Chapter 14: Commission

The broadcast ended faster than expected.

It couldn’t be helped, as my broadcast was originally one where I just chatted with viewers and made money through PK.

That doesn’t mean I’ll only do PK broadcasts.

Viewers are bound to get tired if I keep showing the same thing.

“Huff… hufff!”

“……?”

Coming out of the soundproof booth, I saw Haim, who had returned home, panting.

‘What’s wrong with her? Is there something urgent?’

Haim choked up, changed her earring back into a spear, and pointed it at me.

“How dare you use my name in such a vulgar place?!”

‘Ah, I was caught.’

I forgot to tell her.

Helplessly, we circled the living room, repeating the chase for about 3 hours, and when our stamina was depleted, I tried to talk first.

“Haim, let’s talk.”

But the spear was still pointed at me.

The spear, stupidly long like her, was like a snake just waiting for its chance.

“How am I supposed to face people from now on?! Change it back quickly!”

“Nah~ I don’t want to. You changed my name however you wanted too, didn’t you?”

“Ugh…!”

I absolutely didn’t want to change it back.

Since this girl changed my name however she wanted, I also had the right to use her name however I wanted.

“Ughh!! How am I supposed to look Rona in the face now?!”

Our Gochu Wang seemed to have nothing to say and messed up her hair.

Serves her right.

This is the punishment for changing Older Brother’s name so recklessly.

But Rona?

“Rona? The Rona I know?”

How does she know Rona?

“Yeah, she’s my friend…”

“Really?”

I didn’t know.

Come to think of it, she said she was 22, so are they college friends?

If I have time later, I should eat a meal with her.

She finally seemed to calm down and changed the spear back into an earring.

It’s always amazing to see it.

“What is that thing of yours?”

“This? It’s a weapon made from a monster’s corpse, and it’s convenient for storing things, so I’m using it.”

It certainly seems useful for storage.

It truly felt real that the world had changed.

“Hey Older Brother, want one too?”

“Not really. Only you use such an unwieldy weapon.”

“Anyway, you just can’t lose an argument.”

Besides, I don’t think I could even lift it with my strength, and I have the talisman magic learned from my master, so I don’t need it anyway.

“…Older Brother. Want to come along to where I work?”

“Where you work?”

This was an unexpected suggestion.

Does ‘where you work’ mean an Association request?

“Older Brother doesn’t know anything about the changed world. I thought it would be good for you to look around properly.”

Indeed, I didn’t properly know about the changed world.

And I was also curious about how much it had changed.

“…Hmm, alright. Let’s go. I’ll also check how good you are.”

“Tsk, don’t worry. I’ll be ten times better than Older Brother.”

***

We arrived at a sandy beach.

Civilians had already evacuated due to the evacuation order.

“What monster are you going to take care of?”

“A Sea Dragon Tribe, and a Lord at that.”

Deep within that sea was the Sea Dragon Tribe Lord, the target of the Association’s request.

The request was to kill the Lord that appeared on time and caused damage to people.

It appears at 3 o’clock, so it would appear in 5 minutes.

“What grade is that guy to be called a Lord?”

“…Grade 2, lowest tier.”

Grade 2, lowest tier.

Just hearing the words didn’t make it feel graspable.

“How many people usually handle a Grade 2, lowest tier?”

“…3 A-ranks.”

“…….”

Wasn’t that kid A-rank?

Why is she handling it alone?

It was absurd.

“Are you an idiot?”

“D-don’t underestimate me! I’m almost at the top among A-ranks! I can handle it alone!”

What should I do about that baseless confidence?

That’s why Mom nags her to quit.

Our idiot kept glancing at me.

It seemed like she had something she wanted to say.

“…Older Brother, want to tell my fortune? Whether I can defeat that guy.”

“Why, are you scared?”

“W-what are you saying?! I’m testing how accurate Older Brother’s fortune-telling is!”

“…….”

Just by looking, she’s scared.

I guess I have no choice but to lend the wisdom of the great Older Brother to my lacking younger sister.

I placed my hand on Haim’s head and, pretending to stroke it, pulled out a strand of hair.

“Ugh! What are you doing?!”

I put the pulled hair into my mouth.

So this is what it tastes like.

Then, my younger sister looked at me with eyes that saw me as something not human.

“Why are you eating that?!”

“Why am I eating it? I’m telling your fortune.”

It’s roughly coming to me.

Countless words came to mind.

Based on the words that came to mind, today’s fortune, and my sister’s abilities…

“You’ll win”

Lee Haim was very flustered.

“Is that how fortune-telling usually works? Don’t fortune-tellers in comics usually need a crystal ball or some sacrifice?”

At those words, displeasure immediately rose within me.

“Things like that are for fakes or third-rates. A first-rate like me doesn’t need them.”

Comparing me to such things is too rude.

For fortune-telling, an action that inspires intuition is sufficient.

“That’s it?”

She seems to want something more.

I’m debating whether I should give her some helpful advice.

“…There’ll be a gem on its head. Don’t attack it.”

“Huh? Don’t attack that? It looks like a weak point?”

“If I say don’t, then don’t. Unless you want to lose an arm.”

“……!”

Lose an arm?

Gulp!

She got a little nervous.

“If it’s dangerous, send me a text. I’ll help.”

“…Help? Just watching is helping.”

Still, asking for help would crack her pride.

She intended to somehow do it alone, even without being told.

Splash!

The time was up.

Sending up a spray of water, the Sea Dragon Tribe Lord appeared with fierce eyes.

Just as Older Brother said, a large red gem was embedded in the Lord’s forehead.

“Older Brother, stay back, huh?”

Turning my head to the side, Older Brother was gone.

And from the sky, a note fluttered down and landed on my head.

The note said:

– I had a stomach ache so I bailed, good luck..

“…….”

Typical of my damn Older Brother.

Sighing, I looked at the Lord.

‘…Calm down. It’s a Lord, but it won’t be a big deal.’

I had even hunted a Grade 3, highest tier before.

There was no need to be afraid just because it was called Grade 2, lowest tier.

‘No need to be scared…’

Moreover, on such a sunny day, my abilities shone brightly.

Clang!

I gripped my spear firmly and charged at the sea dragon.

I quickly attacked several spots, but not even an afterimage remained.

‘Tch, that armor is really tough.’

It was a short attack, but I could tell.

It was harder than steel.

Soon after, the Lord began to counterattack.

“Kuaaaaak!!!”

As the Lord roared, the gem above its head began to shine, and a magic circle was created next to it.

“……!”

Fortunately, I displayed amazing acrobatics and dodged the magic light cannon coming from the magic circle.

“Huff… hufff”

After dodging the magic light cannon, I landed on the sandy beach and caught my breath for a moment, but the Lord gave me no time to rest.

“…….”

More than 50 magic circles unfolded before my eyes.

It was a truly desperate situation.

“…Sht! This is fcked up!”

I didn’t want to use my ability because I wanted to show a cool side.

I couldn’t lose here.

From the shadow of the apartment building behind the sea, I summoned dozens, hundreds, thousands of black weapons and aimed them at the magic light cannons.

‘Fire.’

Bang bang bang bang!!

The black weapons that sprang from the shadow and the 50 magic light cannons canceled each other out.

We looked into each other’s eyes.

Lee Haim thought.

‘So this is why he told me to endure…!’

Now I understood Older Brother’s words.

Every time a magic circle was created, the gem f*cking sparkled.

I desperately wanted to destroy that gem quickly.

The offense and defense themselves continued, but the one at a disadvantage was me, with limited stamina.

‘Ugh, how long is this going to go on…?’

I was gradually getting tired.

At times like this, I resented Older Brother.

While his younger sister was struggling like this, he ran away saying he had a stomach ache…

‘Wait a minute, saying he had a stomach ache…?’

Dodging the Lord’s attacks, Lee Haim stared intently at its mouth.

Inside the body, it wasn’t there.

The armor harder than steel.

“……”

I finished assessing the situation.

I summoned my clone from the shadow of a parasol.

‘I’ll lure it, and the moment it opens its mouth, all of you go inside.’

‘Understood.’

I waited.

For the moment the Lord opened its mouth.

And now…

‘Go in!’

As the command fell, five shadows entered its mouth simultaneously.

And as I stretched out my arm and clenched my fist, the shadows inside the body turned into thorns, pierced through the armor, and burst out.

“Kuaaaaang!!!!”

The Lord became a complete hedgehog and thrashed its body violently.

It must hurt.

Its internal organs were ruptured, and its entire body was full of holes.

Thud!

The Lord lay down on the sandy beach and closed its eyes.

It was definitely dead.

‘I’m tired too…’

Just as I was about to lie down on the sand for a moment and close my eyes, I heard footsteps from behind.

“What? Why are you so late?”

I arrived at the beach holding coffee and bread.

To defeat it only by now, isn’t that too slow?

My eyes met with Haim, who was covered in wounds.

Seeing me, she got up and jabbed me in the chest, protesting loudly.

“Couldn’t you give me a hint more easily?! Did you have to tease me like that?! And…!”

‘Her voice is f*cking loud…’

Her voice was so loud I covered my ears.

Why was she shouting so much?

My eardrums felt like they were going to burst.

“You shouldn’t live life that easily.”

I also learned talisman magic and sorcery from my master bich, struggling with my whole body.

Compared to what I went through, this is nothing.

At those words, Haim sighed.

“Hmph, if I just get angry, only I lose out… Anyway, can’t you tell me now?”

“Tell you what?”

“Why I shouldn’t destroy that gem. I f*cking endured wanting to destroy it.”

She pointed with her finger at the glowing gem embedded in the Lord’s forehead.

Oh, that’s what she meant.

“It’s nothing much. If you destroy that, a thousand Sea Dragon Tribe members will swarm over here.”

“……!”

It wasn’t called a Lord for nothing.

If that gem was destroyed, the Lord would die, but it would lead to the outcome of all Sea Dragon Tribe members coming here.

And the damage caused by that was unimaginable.

“Y-you should have told me something like that beforehand, Mph!”

Munch munch

She was too loud, so I gave her some bread to shut her up.

Perhaps because she was eating the bread, she made a happy expression.

“I wanted to test it a little. To see how far human curiosity goes.”

Like Pandora who couldn’t suppress her curiosity in ancient times and opened a calamity.

“Anyway, it’s resolved. Let’s go home…”

Ring!

“……?”

My phone rang in my pocket.

I checked who it was from.

-Lotto

‘Mr. Jiwoo?’

Why is he calling?

There shouldn’t be anything to deal with him about anymore.

‘…I feel uneasy.’

I felt like I was going to get involved in something troublesome, but I still didn’t know anything, so should I answer?

-“Ms. Seonga, hello! It’s really a relief you answered the phone!”

As soon as I answered, a voice that was much higher-pitched was heard.

I was already feeling uneasy.

“Uh, has something happened?”

-“Wow… that’s amazing. Is this fortune-telling too?”

“I can tell just by hearing your voice.”

His tone itself changed the moment I answered; anyone with sense would know.

-“I shouldn’t say this, but a problem has arisen that Ms. Seonga urgently needs to help with….”

“Me?”

A problem that I have to help with?

I couldn’t grasp it.

-“…That is, national classified information has been leaked.”