Chapter 15: Commission (2)

We arrived at the Association.

I never thought I’d come here again.

“Did you do something wrong?”

“Wrong? They were the ones who asked for help first.”

“From Older Brother? That’s unbelievable.”

I agree.

Why would they ask me for help when national classified information was leaked?

‘Besides, the last thing they said was…’

-“I can’t tell you the details because it’s a phone call, but you might regret it if you don’t come!”

I couldn’t possibly ignore that.

If it turns out to be nothing, I’ll curse them with kimchi juice on their white clothes.

As soon as I stepped into the Association, men in black suits and sunglasses came towards us.

“Welcome. The Vice Association President is waiting.”

“…Alright. Let’s go quickly.”

The Vice Association President is waiting, could it be that he betrayed me?

When I arrived at the meeting room, an old man was waiting for us.

“Pleased to meet you. I am Vice President Yoon Cheolsoo. It is an honor to meet the Returnee, Ms. Seonga.”

“…Yes, I am also pleased to meet you.”

We shook hands as if we were glad to see each other.

Honestly, it felt a little awkward.

The appearance of the Vice President…

‘If he really did betray me, I’ll put a curse on him that will ruin his next three generations!’

The Vice President turned his head and smiled at my sister next to him.

“It’s been a while, Ms. Haim.”

“Ah, yes.”

“I heard the news that you defeated a Grade 2, by yourself. There is no one among the A-ranks who can stand against you now.”

“…Thank you for the compliment.”

Haim turned her head and made an awkward expression.

We sat down and listened to the story.

“Why did you call for me?”

“Haha, you get straight to the point. First, as an experiment, I’ll ask. What is the limit of Ms. Seonga’s fortune-telling ability?”

“……”

The first feeling I felt upon hearing those words was relief.

‘At least he hasn’t betrayed me yet.’

If he knew the extent of my fortune-telling ability, he wouldn’t ask such a question.

The guy, the Vice President, put on a relaxed expression, but he couldn’t fool my eyes.

‘He looks like he’s in a hurry.’

In that case, I have the upper hand.

“I heard before I came. You’re saying the documents were stolen?”

“Yes, important data like that is stored as documents, not data, due to the risk of hacking.”

So, in short, it meant they wanted me to catch the thief who stole those documents with my fortune-telling.

‘How unpleasant.’

To call me for such a thing is extremely unpleasant.

To convey my message, I silently pushed back my chair and stood up.

“I’m sorry, but my fortune-telling can only see fortunes, so I don’t think I can help.”

“…….”

“Hey, let’s go. If we stay in a place like this, we’ll pick up bad energy.”

At my words, Haim panicked, packed her things, and followed behind me.

“O-Older Brother, wait! Where are you going?”

“Where am I going? To where those guys are.”

“……?”

“They’re right there.”

As I walked down the hallway, I saw the Team Leader and Lee Jiwoo, and they ran towards me.

“M-Ms. Seonga, something big has happened!”

“Geez, calm down. Why did you call me?”

How could someone become a public official when they’re so flustered?

“D-don’t get angry…?”

“……?”

What is it that they’re acting like this even when I’m getting angry?

Now I’m just curious.

“Don’t tremble. I’ll just say it.”

The Team Leader calmed down the trembling Lee Jiwoo and got to the point.

“First, you must have heard that classified information was leaked.”

“Yes.”

“The problem is that information about Korean Awakened Ones is written in those documents.”

According to the Team Leader, all information about all Korean Awakened Ones, including the abilities, weaknesses, and strategies of at least A-class Awakened Ones, was included.

“Then isn’t that a big deal?!”

Haim suddenly interrupted.

Well, it’s natural for her to be surprised since her information must be in there too.

“Yes, it is a big deal.”

The moment it crosses over to another country, it’s over.

That’s why the Association is probably desperately searching for the culprit.

But I am different.

‘What does that have to do with me?’

Information about Awakened Ones had nothing to do with me.

I was a Returnee in the first place and wasn’t someone who needed to care about Awakened Ones.

“The problem is that information about Returnees is also written in there.”

“……!”

Huh?

“You mean my information…”

“Yes. It’s going to another country.”

There didn’t seem to be any strong Returnees in Korea, so it didn’t seem like they stole it to make fun of it.

“S-surely, you didn’t write about it, did you? Like about me guessing stocks or lottery numbers?”

At those words, the Team Leader smiled slightly.

What was the meaning of this smile?

I suddenly felt uneasy.

“Ms. Seonga, what were the terms of our contract?”

“Not reporting to the higher-ups?”

“Yes, you didn’t specifically mention not writing it down.”

“…….”

These bichs?

How dare they handle things this way?

This won’t do.

I’ll put a curse on them so they step on gum!

‘…Calm down.’

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

“Huu… Huuu…”

Nothing changes by getting angry.

I need to find a way quickly.

“What kind of person is that guy?”

“Yes, we expected you would ask, so we prepared beforehand.”

The Team Leader handed over the profile he had prepared.

He made such a promise, but prepared something like this beforehand, which annoyed me.

Name: Unknown

Nationality: Unknown

Ability: Spy

In the documents, basic information like face and nationality were processed as unknown.

Furthermore, the ability name was unusual.

“Spy?”

“There should be an ability description below.”

I lowered my eyes and read the detailed description of the ability.

• Transformation

• Invisibility

• High-speed movement

‘That’s why they asked me.’

At first, I didn’t know why they were asking me for something like this.

After all, among the many Awakened Ones, surely there must be at least one with a detection ability?

Of course there would be.

But they couldn’t find him, and in the end, being unable to do so, they clearly came to me, a Returnee, clutching at straws.

“…Please prepare a map and some darts for me to tell a fortune.”

“A map and darts? A map is easy to get, but darts…”

“Ah, you know those darts we used for the drinking game!”

“Right, we had those.”

The two people quickly went to prepare the map and darts.

Haim tilted her head and asked.

“But what if he already escaped to a foreign country?”

“Tsk, then we’ll have to go to a foreign country too.”

“Me too?”

“Of course. I don’t know how to speak English.”

Although my younger sister is incredibly foolish, she attends S University, so she can probably speak English fluently.

“Over here, everything is ready!”

The Team Leader’s voice was heard from afar.

Since everything was ready, we went to a meeting room that no one was using.

“Can I use an online map too?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Whether it’s an online map or a paper map, my fortune-telling won’t miss.

Lee Jiwoo immediately turned on the beam projector and displayed a world map on the screen.

I sat down, closed my eyes, and threw a dart towards the screen.

“Which country did it hit?”

“S-South Korea!”

Fortunately, it seemed he hadn’t left Korea yet.

I zoomed in on the map and threw the second dart.

“Where did it hit this time?”

“S-Seoul!”

‘Hmm, Seoul, I thought it was Incheon…’

Soon after, I threw the third dart.

“This time it’s towards Mapo District!”

Mapo District was quite close.

This time, I zoomed out to the entire metropolitan area, then wildly threw the remaining darts at the screen before opening my eyes.

“Draw a red line on the part where the darts hit.”

“Yes.”

Lee Jiwoo drew a line with a red pen from the dart on the right to the dart on the far left, totaling 15 darts.

“What is this?”

“The thief’s movement route.”

“……!”

Seeing that the final destination was Incheon, it seemed he was heading towards the airport.

Haim next to me vented her passion.

“I’ll go catch him right away!”

“Don’t bother. He’s someone who’s mastered hiding. There’s no chance of finding him.”

His ability itself is a scam for being a spy; how are you supposed to catch someone who changes their face?

It’s too much for Haim to handle.

“Then what do we do?! My information is in there too!”

Our gorilla protested, saying we had to catch him quickly.

I can only sigh.

This foolish kid, doesn’t she know something so simple?

“It’s simple. We have to make him come to us.”

***

‘He’s f*cking persistent…!’

A man was walking on the road pretending to be an office worker, carrying a briefcase.

Look at the people on that rooftop; it seemed like they had gathered all the detection ability users in Korea.

It had really become troublesome.

‘Tsk, I need to take pictures and send them quickly…!’

However, doing anything suspicious on this road would likely lead to being caught by them.

I checked my watch.

‘10 minutes until the appointed time…’

I was going to be late for the appointed time.

I had no choice but to use my ability.

The man turned invisible and ran at full speed.

“Found him! Chase quickly!”

Aware that the Awakened Ones with sharp unique senses were using their abilities, I was already far away, and they couldn’t find me, who was invisible.

‘Heh, they’re so slow, how can they catch up?’

Thinking about the money I would make if I succeeded in this request, I ran without looking back.

After 10 minutes, 20 minutes, an hour passed like that, my stamina was depleted, and I gradually became exhausted.

I bent down for a moment and caught my breath.

“Huff, huff, why isn’t the distance decreasing? And there’s even fog…”

I looked around for a moment.

The entire city was covered in a thick fog.

‘Even my phone…!’

Because of this fog, I couldn’t see properly, and my watch and phone were also useless.

Furthermore, the people who would normally fill the streets weren’t visible either.

It seemed I was trapped.

In this fog.

“Kiiiiaak!”

An unknown scream echoed from the sky.

When I raised my head, dozens of strange birds were flying in the sky, and hundreds of ghost-type monsters were roaming the ground.

‘Where is this…!’

No matter how much I thought, it didn’t feel like South Korea.

But without time to think, ghost monsters were climbing onto the rooftop, and strange birds were also descending towards me.

“……!”

The man ran away.

At a faster speed than before.

Fortunately, after running for about 5 minutes, the monsters no longer chased me.

‘I have to get out of here quickly!’

Otherwise, I would either be sucked dry by a Wraith or become food for a strange bird, one of the two.

After diligently moving around like that for about 2 hours, I saw a shadow in the distance that resembled a human figure.

‘Is that…?’

I didn’t know who it was, but I quickly ran towards it.

Getting out of here was the priority.

“Excuse me! Over here—!”

“It’s you. The one who stole my information?”

“……!”

The enchanting woman with black hair who appeared before him slowly approached the man, and then placed her finger on his forehead.

‘My body…!’

It didn’t move.

He couldn’t even twitch a finger.

It was as if his nerves were paralyzed.

“I will tell you, the knowledge of the other world.”

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An unknown and incomprehensible language filled my mind.

It was a terrible sensation of new knowledge flowing in and existing memories disappearing.

If knowledge that rushes in like a wave is forcibly injected into an ordinary person, what kind of outcome would they meet?

Pop!

The man raised his head and his nose gushed blood towards the sky.

In the end, he collapses.

Even if he is an Awakened One with outstanding mental strength.