By Zephyria 
Ra Ho-yeon and Cha Si-yoon were shocked by my determination to get out by any means necessary, even if it meant resorting to brute force.
“You’re saying you’ll… break the window and leave?”
“I don’t see why not.”
The fledgling Espers seemed to have forgotten, probably because I’d been looking sickly lately, but I wasn’t weak.
If I used strength that couldn’t be compared to that of an ordinary Guide, there was no way I couldn’t break a window like this.
‘If logic and appeals don’t work, then I’ll have no choice but to push through with force.’
I’m simple and ignorant, so this method is actually more comfortable for me.
Above all, even if I get hurt, I’ll be able to Self-heal quickly thanks to ‘Resurrection,’ so I just have to endure the momentary pain. Isn’t that easy?
As I rolled up my sleeves, the two guys’ faces turned pale.
These guys know it too. That I’m a crazy psycho who does what I say.
Ra Ho-yeon pinched his forehead and said,
“Are you really going to do this?”
“I promise there won’t be any bloodshed if you just let me out.”
“Haa….”
The troubled guy took out his cell phone from his pocket. And he asked Cha Si-yoon, who was fidgeting and looking back and forth between me and Ra Ho-yeon.
“Si-yoon, wake up Tae-beom and Yoon-chae, who are still sleeping, and stop Yujin.”
“Ah, okay. Hyung.”
“I said I’d stay still if you just let me out quietly?”
Ra Ho-yeon didn’t seem to believe me at all. But it’s true.
Cha Si-yoon quickly ran and dragged out Shin Tae-beom and Seo Yun-chae. As soon as they heard that I might cause another accident, even in their drowsy state, they rushed out, their hair disheveled.
Shin Tae-beom and Seo Yun-chae grabbed my arms and sat on the floor, just as Cha Si-yoon had told them to do.
“Couldn’t you at least wipe the sleep from your eyes before coming out?”
When I scolded the two guys who came out without even washing their faces, Seo Yun-chae’s face turned red.
“I-I was going to wash soon anyway? If only someone didn’t say they were going to do something weird again?”
On the other hand, Shin Tae-beom quietly wiped his sleep away with his hand.
“Is it okay now?”
“Uh… yeah.”
I don’t know why he had to confirm that with me.
Even with Shin Tae-beom and Seo Yun-chae hanging on either side of me like sandbags, I was still very relaxed.
‘It’s nothing to shake off guys like these.’
Compared to the training I received in my past life to prepare for being captured by monsters, this was a piece of cake.
Unlike the ferocious Espers who struggled to survive for the sake of survival, the Secrety members were too soft and came from a greenhouse.
Ra Ho-yeon, seeing my triumphant expression, must have thought it wouldn’t work, so he made a phone call.
“Yes, President. Yujin says that if you don’t allow him to go out, he’ll break the dormitory window and run away.”
-What?!
He said it exactly as I said it, not missing a single word, annoyingly.
In the end, the President surrendered.
-I’m letting you out because you’re so stubborn, but don’t cause any accidents! The situation is what it is, so don’t go to any dangerous places. Got it?
Only after receiving a barrage of nagging mixed with concern was I allowed to go outside the dormitory.
Until I stepped out the door, the members repeatedly told me to contact them immediately if anything happened.
“The center isn’t too far from here. We’ll be there as soon as you call.”
Another Guide might have been touched, but not me.
“Yeah, okay.”
When I nodded indifferently, Seo Yun-chae looked dejected with a ‘this isn’t it….’ expression.
Frankly, if something happened when I went to the Management Bureau, it would be something I’d welcome.
The crimes currently being committed against Ability Users are the work of X. It’s impossible to know the extent of X’s influence, but if he’s watching the trends, whether it’s me or the Management Bureau, there’s a possibility he’ll appear again this time.
‘I wonder what it’ll be like.’
My heart pounded as if I were facing an unknown battlefield.
When I came outside, a black sedan was waiting for me. It was a vehicle sent by the Management Bureau.
Originally, I was going to take Manager Hyun-soo Hyung’s van, but President opposed it, saying it would be too conspicuous, so I ended up getting a ride in the Management Bureau’s car.
When I got into the car, Director Shin Yun-hui was in the passenger seat.
She looked like she was in a bad mood even before she saw me, her face covered in dark clouds.
“You’re really coming….”
“Should I say I’m coming as a fake, then? It’s a promise with an employee of the Management Bureau who’s responsible for the safety of citizens, so of course I have to keep it.”
Knowing that it was just lip service, the Director let out a hollow laugh and ordered the employee in the driver’s seat to start.
On the transparent screen installed in the running car, a reporter in a safety suit was delivering breaking news.
-Breaking news. Following the XX Park Dungeon Break incident, new Dungeon Breaks are occurring one after another. Currently, private guilds and the Management Bureau’s Hunters are working to suppress them, but the situation is still tense. Police authorities are warning people not to be complacent just because a Gate has been captured and to avoid approaching the area as much as possible…….
The Management Bureau employee who heard the breaking news expressed anxiety.
“Director… no, Seonbae. Don’t you think the Dungeon conditions are strange these days? I should say it’s ominous…. How can a Dungeon Break suddenly explode without any warning signs?”
Director Shin Yun-hui took out a bag of snacks from the car’s glove box, tore it open, and replied in a disgruntled voice.
“I don’t know. The investigation results haven’t been revealed yet. Take the Jin Eu-tteum disappearance case, for example. The police and the Management Bureau, who were investigating, didn’t even think about looking for him anymore and immediately concluded that Jin Eu-tteum was dead. But when they finally found the body, it was burned to death with his cousin, Jin-irang….”
“Wasn’t the investigation result that it was a planned crime committed by Jin-irang due to his inferiority complex and delusions of persecution towards Jin Eu-tteum?”
“It’s not enough for that. Jin-irang was only an E-class Hunter. He was an Esper in the lowest class, known as trash among Hunters. But how could he have moved Jin Eu-tteum’s body, which had disappeared in the Dungeon, to an abandoned factory in a deep mountain corner?”
“Are you saying there was an accomplice…?”
“That’s what I think. It was a crime that couldn’t have been committed without an accomplice. And the most suspicious thing was the traces of ‘lightning’ left all over the abandoned factory.”
“Yes? But ‘lightning’ was… the ability of the dead Hunter Jin Eu-tteum, wasn’t it?”
“That’s right. That’s why it’s strange…. Jin Eu-tteum’s ability should only be usable by Jin Eu-tteum. When an Esper dies, the ability they possess also disappears, so why are there traces of ‘lightning’ being used? It’s a mystery.”
“Could it be that Hunter Jin Eu-tteum was actually alive until then, and he used ‘lightning’ while fighting with Jin-irang?”
“Well, if he were alive, only Jin Eu-tteum could have returned alive without being burned to death with Jin-irang, right? Moreover, Jin Eu-tteum was found vacuum-packed, wrapped in a sleeping bag and plastic. Judging from the estimated time of death, the possibility is very low. It’s a ridiculous case in many ways…. Strangely, the higher-ups don’t want to dig any deeper.”
The rampage of an ability without an owner.
As soon as I heard their conversation, I realized they were talking about the scene where Jae-ha and X fought.
However, what was also puzzling to me was the government’s intention not to investigate the matter in detail, even though an Esper, a valuable human resource, had died mysteriously.
‘Jae-ha guessed that X was someone in the political and business world.’
Is it X’s doing?
I got goosebumps at the thought that X’s influence might be greater than I had imagined.
‘If there are a few more powerful mental abilities like the Brainwashing that Jae-ha mentioned he used on Jin-irang, it’s not an impossible story.’
Rather, it might be more surprising that he’s been quiet until now.
Director Shin Yun-hui, seeing me staring silently at the news on the transparent screen, asked,
“What does Guide Yeon Yu-jin think about this situation?”
“Well, I hope no one gets hurt because of the Dungeon Breaks.”
And….
“I don’t want to believe it, but if someone is artificially creating these Dungeon Breaks as a serial crime, I’d like to see that bastard’s face.”
I arrived at the center.
The center, the heart of the Management Bureau, was a beautiful building with sparkling glass windows, as splendidly built as any famous building.
‘Did Espers and Guides pay a lot of taxes to the country?’
As I followed the employees while having unnecessary thoughts, an entrance that only a few were allowed to enter appeared.
There was an elevator there.
The Director gave me a temporary access card and repeatedly told me,
“We’re going to enter the Management Bureau’s deep underground. The only thing Guide Yeon Yu-jin is allowed to do is to go to the information officer to view the Database, so don’t stray anywhere else.”
“What happens if I do?”
“You’ll be treated like a rat trying to invade the Management Bureau and be sent to the interrogation room. Of course, to the interrogation room operated within the Management Bureau.”