Chapter 425 – Karma #2

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“Wow… Why is this place so nice…?”

Alex, who looked around the house he had just moved into, burst into admiration.
Stella looked at his brother’s reaction with a proud face and said.

“Are you fine?”

“It’s so big… There are bathrooms in each room… How much is the monthly rent here?”

“Bo-young’s sister gave it to me. Still, she has to pay it back when she gets paid later.”

“My real sister is Bo-young. Without her, she would have been in big trouble. Is not it?”

“What are you saying… This wouldn’t have happened if you hadn’t had an accident.”

At Stella’s scathing criticism, Alex scratched his head.

“There is nothing to say about that. Where is my school?”

“A high school affiliated with Korea University. It’s across from Korea University. You kicked the chance to graduate right away, so don’t be dissatisfied and go for another year. Okay?”

Alex had to kneel for another year due to lack of attendance.
He almost had to take the GED because the school didn’t want to accept it after seeing the register, which clearly showed that he was a delinquent student, but Ji-hyeok worked hard and somehow managed to get him into the school.
So please! He wished that he would graduate safely and not run into accidents so that he would not have the face to face Ji-hyeok.

“Okay… I have no complaints. Am I really awake now?”

I don’t have the credit to believe that word straight away.
Still, well… In the past, I would have been furious at the word that I would go for one more year, but this time I seemed to have come to my senses when I saw that he calmly said that he would understand.
It’s just a guess, though.

Stella lowered her head slowly and pointed to the room in the corner.

“That’s your room, so go unpack.”

“Okay.

Alex enters his room excitedly.
Stella, fed up with seeing her younger brother showing a childlike appearance, left the carrier in her room.
Then I sat down on the bed and crossed my legs several times.

Finally came here
He himself now lives under the same roof with Jihyeok and his colleagues.
When he is bored, he can go to his colleagues’ house to play, and Ji-hyeok will be happy to be able to relieve Ji-hyeok’s trouble of working both as a manager and at the head office.

The only problem now is Alex’s management.
My brother had gotten much better the past two days, but he still couldn’t let go of his attention.
If he flirted with his co-workers, there wouldn’t be anything as terrible as that, so I thought it would be good to set a time when I can go out before school starts.

Although I feel sorry for the feeling of being confined and raised like an animal, this is what I thought until Alex was properly ironed.
This topic should be discussed with Jihyeok.
Thinking so, Stella took up her phone and left a message for Ji-hyeok, whom she loves.

[Brother, are you still going through the procedures? Contact me when you’re done.]

As soon as I sent the talk, less than 10 seconds later, my phone vibrated.
The sender, of course, was Jihyeok.
Stella’s heart was filled with excitement as if she had been waiting patiently for him to come.
Taking a deep breath and calming her pounding heart, Stella answered the phone.

“Yes, brother.”

-Have you arrived home?

“I just arrived. Did you finish the last formalities well?”

-It’s over. I bought a school uniform… But I’m worried about Alex. He will be graduating at the age of twenty-one, so I don’t know if he’ll be angry.

Behold, the kindness of Ji-hyeok, who even worries about Alex’s future.
I wanted Alex to know Ji-hyeok’s good intentions, but… Ji-hyeok told me not to say anything, which was a pity.

“That’s karma.”

– If it’s you, then I have nothing to say…

“You can stop worrying about Alex. Thank you for making it this far.”

-Of course it’s something I have to do, but thank you… I heard that Adele is coming to meet me. Did you meet her?

Is it something you should do? Why?
Because you’re a brother-in-law? Are you a family?
Stella, who had pictured a future that made her feel better just by imagining it, answered.

“I asked you not to come out. I don’t want to run into Alex.”

-Alex would be sad if he found out.

“I can’t help it because I did something wrong. Can I unpack now? Or do you want to meet my brother?”

-What do you want to do?

“Let’s meet and unpack.”

Did you like the answer?
A low laugh came from the other side of the phone.
Stella opened her mouth involuntarily at the profound voice that was so pleasant to hear.

“I’ll leave now…”

-Yes. Come downstairs

**

Stella may not be aware of it, but she was, implicitly, embarrassed by her sister.
No, rather than being shy, it would be more correct to say that I sincerely doubt it.
The proof is that she hates introducing her beloved sister to her precious co-workers.
She pretends to be for the sake of her colleagues and for Alex’s education, but the truth is this.

Alex, why don’t you just stop messing around?
No matter how much it is because of my plan, your fault for falling into the temptation in front of you is bigger.
Like Stella said, it’s karma.
I giggled slyly in the car, and when Stella opened the passenger side door, I managed my expression.

As soon as I closed her door she put her own lips to my lips.
After closing her eyes and accepting her affectionate kiss, I opened the glove box and showed Stella the documents.

“It’s Alex’s admission form, I’ll give it to you when I get back later.”

“Ah, yes… Where are we going?”

“It’s still raining, so it’s too much to go for a walk, and let’s watch a movie. Are you fine?”

“I like everything.”

The way he smiles is so pretty.
I also like the light makeup.
After holding Stella’s hand tightly, I started the car.
After that, I carefully conveyed what I was thinking.

“Little.”

“Yes?”

“You train with Sylvia next time.”

“Is not it.”

“Then I have to go somewhere. I want to do practical training, and I also want to take care of public safety…”

At the cryptic words, Stella tilted her head.

“What are you talking about? Peace of mind?”

“Recently, organized crime has been rampant all over the country. The government and the World Alliance are busy with other things and don’t have a lot of manpower to turn to them. That’s why we clear out organized crime groups about once every three months as if it were an annual event.”

“Ah… I think I heard that from the doctor… Did you do it regularly?”

“Right. I want you to take care of the organization in Incheon with Sylvia.”

Stella’s face trembled.
She must have misunderstood the word ‘process’.
My little girl, you’ve seen a lot of crime movies.
Right now, just discipline them, and after some time, do a real ‘handling’.
Seeing her cute reaction, I continued.

“What bad thoughts do you have on your face? I meant just hold it and hand it over to the police.”

“Ah… Is that so…? I again…”

Stella let out a sigh of relief.
Rolling her eyes, she asked her question.

“Are you asking me to fight against people?”

“It’s not dangerous. When he transforms, his basic defense is very high, and he is protected by a suit, so he cannot be harmed with the firearms used by criminals.”

“But do you still have practical experience?”

“It will never be as much as training like real combat, but you will still gain experience. Since it’s your first time, I’m thinking of sticking with Sylvia… How, do you want to do it?”

Stella burst into an exclamation of ah… And shook her head with a firm expression.
It seemed that he was very nervous because he was dealing with a human, not a monster.

“Do it. I can’t be left alone.”

In the name of maintaining public order, it is linked with training to wipe out criminal groups.
Then, naturally, she finds Alex, who has set her foot there.
Of course, it’s not something you discover on your first outing.
The goal is to explode when I judge that I am good.
Until then, Stella’s dislike for Alex will be steadily accumulating.

“Okay. Then you know that?”

“Yes. And I have a question.”

“Say it.”

“Aren’t we in a position to protect people? No matter how criminal… Can I intervene like this? Leave it to the government or the World Union…”

No need to worry.
If you know what they’re up to, that thought will disappear.
And you know your brother bought drugs from criminals.
So what should I do? Shouldn’t we work harder to make Korea a drug-free country?

“You said there was no manpower there.”

“Ah, that’s right… But Sylvia senior is the fastest among us. Then don’t people faint if you just swipe past them and hit one? Do you still need me?”

Seeing Stella describe it even with hand gestures, I burst out laughing, giggling for a while before answering.

“Well. I’m not on site so I don’t know. Sylvia-san will take care of it.”

“You don’t have a brother? Why?”

“If it’s a monster, you can get on a fighter plane and help out, but people aren’t the kind of beings who can attack relentlessly. I could go out naked, but if I get hit in the head by a blind bullet, I’ll die instantly that same day. It would be more helpful not to have it.”

Stella’s eyes closed tight.
Judging by the fact that he used up his 50,000 prizes, he seemed to have fantasized about dying.
I said as I placed my hand on her leg.

“Still, I will be watching the situation from inside the lab. I’ll leave the communicator open, and I’ll figure out the situation myself when I’m done. So don’t worry too much.”

“Yeah… Don’t be sick, oppa…”

The sincere concern that came out of Stella’s mouth out of nowhere.
It seems that the big and small will come out again.
This is why I love Stella so much.

**

Late night.
After sending the main character to Stella’s welcome party at Adele’s house, I thought about scratching Alex’s temper, who was clearly playing games at home, but gave up.
It was because of an important phone call.

– This is Watson. I found out new information and contacted you.

“Report.”

– The World Alliance is said to be creating a new organization against the Beast Slayer Headquarters. Combat agents said that they were recruiting for that reason.

It was expected, so it wasn’t surprising.
However, the prediction is completely certain, so it is not meaningless information.

It is the nature of humans who boast a long history to try to bring down a being higher than themselves and stand in their place.
If I let go of greed, I would be able to live peacefully and happily… What is his lust for power… It’s really pitiful.

“The source of the information must be the commander of the Future Command, right?”

-Yes. Yesterday, it was my wife’s birthday, so I drank more than usual, maybe because I was excited, and I was discussing today’s work late at night… At that time, I hinted at it in passing.

“Anything else?”

– Yes, no.

“Good work. Keep looking.”

-Yes, master.

After hanging up, I lightly tapped my forehead with the edge of my phone.
Now, slowly, the World Federation is moving in earnest.
It would be great if we could find and capture the recruited combatants… Don’t we have a chance?