Chapter 436 – Can’t Live Without Song Ji-Hyeok

“Are you a bit sad? Why do I have to hear from Boyoung that you have something urgent to do?”

“Sorry. At that time, I was in a real hurry… Boyoung left only text messages for my sister.”

“Now is? Did it go well?”

“We have to deal with it now. I think it will take two days.”

Choi Seung-hwan sighed and held out his hand.

“Okay… Give me the car keys.”

“Yes. Where is the interim manager?”

“I am coming now. I’m… Ha… But do you know how much I’ve been running around trying to be a manager with experience? Now the manager is hard to find.”

The salary is the size of a rat, and there is little time to rest, so who wants to do that…
For me, it’s comfortable thanks to Boyoung, a real person, but other managers are different.
You can respect the managers who hold out on this floor.

“You have worked hard.”

“It’s okay, take care of your work and come. You said it would take two days, right?”

“Yes.”

“Stella? Are you with Boyoung?”

“Yes. I’m digesting my schedule with Boyoung noona.”

“Yeah… Chae Bo-young seems to really care about Stella. If it’s enough to take private time and take care of it. Isn’t that enough?”

Well… It’s not wrong to say that she’s the person I’m supposed to serve as the queen in the future.

“I see.”

“So… Wouldn’t it be better to entrust Stella to Boyoung? Would you like to say something?”

“I heard you already found a manager.”

“No… I’m the one who will go back anyway after the mess is over, so it’s better if Boyoung does it.”

“Shall I tell you?”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. If you say it, Bo-yeong will come to me and scratch the bag again.”

Do you mean? Are you telling me not to?
Choi Seung-hwan’s head seems a bit strange these days. Is it an illusion?
It seems that his mind is tired from trying to recruit Stella here and there.

“All right.”

After greeting him with a smile, I approached Chun Hee-joo and said.

“Take care of Stella while I am away.”

“Okay. Don’t worry, I don’t know what’s going on, but I’ll take care of it.”

“Thank you, sister. I’ll buy you a meal later.”

“Really?”

“Really.”

Leaving behind Cheon Hee-joo, whom I liked while babbling, I left the agency.
I left a message for Stella, who was in the middle of her schedule, and stretched.
The sun is bright. Now that I’m free for a while, what do I do?
Just as I was thinking, I got a call from the doctor.

“Yes.”

– Can I speak?

“Is it possible.”

-You know the list of combatants I mentioned last time. I found it while looking for it, and personnel transfers are happening in all countries’ central facilities.

“A transfer?”

-Yes. The target audience is mostly employees. Do you know what I mean?

After hearing the doctor’s explanation, my eyes lit up.
Every organization needs insiders.
The same is true of the newly created organization of the World Union.
Scientists, combatants, and beast slayers alone cannot run it.
Shouldn’t there be internal staff with various roles to share information from headquarters and absorb it into the organization?

So, the World Federation was trying to cull people with clean backs and bring them into the organization.
Because it was not long before the establishment.

“I am surprised. I thought you had already finished that much.”

-You must have been cautious because you moved secretly. And the fact that the World Federation is recruiting insiders means that Aether research is completely over.

“Right.”

-That’s all I’ve found out. I’ll find out more.

“Yeah, thank you.”

I hung up the phone and left a message for Marcella and Madison.

‘I’m going to go to America.’

I need to make one more spy to help the doctor gather information.
Now is the right time for a personnel transfer, so let’s move right away.

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Being able to spy your close associates is a huge help.
However, it is unknown what kind of abilities the replica Aether possesses.
It can sense and purify demons like Adele, or it can end with strong power like Sehwa.
What I’m concerned about is the former.
Rosario’s divine power dwells in the replica Aether.

What if the spy succeeds in infiltrating the secret organization, but is sensed by the fitter of the replica Aether?
You won’t notice that we did it, but it’s clear that the World Alliance will be put on extreme alert.
It’s hard to dig out because there are already a lot of secrets, but it’s annoying if you hide more here.

That’s why Marcella’s machine is needed.
They use this to brainwash their employees and make them subordinates.
Injecting malice is too risky, and propagating the Salvation Truth Church is not guaranteed and takes a lot of time.

But what about Marcella’s machine? It saves time and minimizes risks.
Of course, even if the brainwashing device is successful, something can be found in the aptitude test or mental problem before entering the organization.
To put it simply, this is also a gamble, and it may fail, so you should keep collecting lists of combatants.

‘Still, it is more likely to succeed than the previous method.’

If you can brainwash just one person and succeed in joining the secret organization, the future will be very smooth.
I believe in Marcella’s ability, so let’s think positively.

“Master.”

I was sitting at the rendezvous and munching on a hot dog, when I heard Madison’s voice from behind, I said without turning my head.

“Sit next to me.”

“Yes.”

Madison, who came in front of me with the clatter of shoes, was wearing a beige trench coat.
He was not ordinary on the outside, but looked like a sophisticated office worker in New York.
He had a striking appearance that was unspy, but he was covered with sunglasses, and unlike Korea, it was night and there were no people around, so he didn’t have to pay attention.

Madison, sitting close to me as if we were lovers, pulled out some papers.

“This is the information of the humans that the master said.”

Looking at the documents, the information of the three humans was written along with the photo.
Among them, very promising, so-called geniuses who are active in the center of national defense, public order, judiciary, intelligence, and diplomatic agencies.

Gender, of course, was female, as per my motto.
Being young and pretty is a basic option.
After looking at their history, I asked.

“Can I attract naturally?”

“One is possible…But I think we’ll have to kidnap the other two. The affiliation itself is different from mine.”

“Who are the two people to be kidnapped?”

At that, Madison picked up two people from the paper with her long fingers.

“There are two of them.”

“Where is your current location?”

“I am at home. As the master said, all of them were single women.”

I’ll have to go to work tomorrow, so I’ll just bring one.
Shaking my head, I got up from the bench and pointed at the shabby building across.

“I have to bring one of these first. You go to that warehouse Marcella is there, so she can go home with a brief explanation.”

“Yes, Master.”

I’ll have to use some strength from now on…
I like it because it seems to be moving quickly after a long time.

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“Hello, Ms. Stella. I am Lee Hyo-seop.”

After breaking up with Bo-young and returning to her agency, Stella was taken aback when a strange young man greeted her.
But he soon regained his composure.
Because she was told by Bo-young that starting today she will have a temporary manager.

‘Then that person…’

First of all, the impression is a passing grade. It’s an ugly appearance that’s not even as good as Jihyeok’s toenails, but it seems to be sincere because it looks naive.
The casually dressed clothes and shaggy hair look a bit stuffy, but if you do your job well…

“Hello? This is Stella Haley.”

“I have heard a lot. I’ll take care of you for two days. I checked that you don’t have a schedule. Shall I take you right to your house? I have received the car key.”

“Yes…? Shall we move to our company’s car?”

“Yes…?”

Lee Hyo-seop is embarrassed.
Stella recognized his mistake, but he did not correct it.
It was because he really hated having other people enter his own nest with Jihyeok.
In particular, the driver’s seat… Ji-hyeok’s reserved seat is where the temporary manager rides?
It is horrible. I don’t even want to die

Stella quickly shook her head, asked Lee Hyo-seop for his understanding, and asked Choi Seung-hwan cautiously.

“CEO, can I borrow your car…?”

“Suddenly? Why?”

“Ah, that’s… I think the agency’s car is broken… Jihyeok oppa did that when he was driving me this morning, but the brakes don’t work well.”

“Okay…? That’s a big deal. Wait a minute.”

Fortunately, Choi Seung-hwan believed Stella’s own words.
But the problem started now.
Choi Seung-hwan called Ji-hyeok.

Seeing that, Stella took her thumb nail to her mouth and bit it off.
What will happen if something strange is found in the conversation with Jihyeok?
Choi Seung-hwan doesn’t know much about his situation, but nothing good will happen.

‘Brother… Please…’

Stella, who sent it to Ji-hyeok with a desperate heart, pricked up her ears when Choi Seung-hwan started talking on the phone.

“Oh, Jihyuk. Are you working well? Okay? It’s good… It’s nothing else, is the company’s car broken? Hello? Can you hear me?”

Jihyeok seems to be silent.
He must have been confused by the sudden mention of a breakdown.
When Stella, who wants to be ruined, tries to close her eyes tightly,

“Ah… Is the whole thing badly broken? Why didn’t you talk?”

Unexpected words came out of Choi Seung-hwan’s mouth.

“You said? When? Okay…? Why do you think I didn’t hear? No. Don’t say anything to me I brought it because a brother I know gave it a used car that looked like a new one. The nagging… What? What should I do? I have to tell them to use my car first. I could have been in big trouble if Stella hadn’t told me. Okay. Good job.”

Stella’s complexion widened to the point where it could no longer be bright.
Listening to Choi Seung-hwan’s words, it was clear that Ji-hyeok had grasped the whole story in that short period of silence.
Your heart has gone through! As expected, Jihyeok is the best person with deep thoughtfulness!

After hanging up the phone, Choi Seung-hwan rummaged through the drawer and took out his car keys.
Then, he handed it to Lee Hyo-seop.

“The manager said the car overall tasted bad? Excuse me, take my car today. It’s parked next to the van. Would you like to wait first?”

“Okay. Talk to me and come down slowly.”

After politely greeting Lee Hyo-seop, he left the agency.
After confirming that the door jingled shut, Stella bowed her head to Choi Seung-hwan, who was trying to explain the schedule for tomorrow.

“Thank you, CEO! I’ll work really hard, so I’ll give the CEO a car as a gift!”

Stella’s attitude quickly changed.
Choi Seung-hwan burst out laughing.

“Yeah, I feel good. Let’s work hard together As soon as I go to the broadcasting station tomorrow, Hyo-seop tells the writers…”

It was what Boyeong had heard, at least in outline, but Stella listened to it in silence, fearing that Seunghwan Choi would be offended.

“… Okay, that’s it. Do you understand?”

“Yes.”

“You must be tired, but go home and rest. You worked hard today.”

“The representative also worked hard. Hee-joo unnie, I’ll go!”

After Stella said goodbye to the two of them, when she came out, Lee Hyo-seop, who was waiting in front of the door, opened the back seat door.
Stella, who simply waved to the fans in front of the agency, got into the car with a modest gesture.
Then, Lee Hyo-seop, who sat in the driver’s seat, rummaged through a plastic bag and held out quince tea to Stella.

“Eat this.”

Stella’s eyebrows wrinkled slightly enough that Lee Hyo-seop did not notice.

“Is it quince tea…?”

“Yes. The old manager gave me quince tea every day…”

“Oh really…? Who is it?”

“It was Chae Bo-young.”

Then, Ji-hyeok spoke to Bo-yeong, and Bo-young relayed the message to Lee Hyo-seop…
Annoyance rises
Why does Ji-hyeok tell other people about their secrets?
Of course, he must have said it because he was worried about the condition of his neck, but he is sad.
Stella faked a laugh and waved her hand.

“It’s okay. I will not drink.”

“Then, shall we buy plum tea or ginger tea?”

“No. I’ll be right back.”

“Yes, is the tea temperature okay?”

I want to go with my eyes closed without thinking about anything, but I have too many questions.
After a moment’s pause, Stella answered.

“Like. Thank you.”

“All right. Then I’ll set off. Oh, and feel free to speak. He is the same age as me.”

I had no intention of doing that, so Stella responded with just an awkward smile.
Choi Seung-hwan’s car starts to move soon after.
As Stella looked out the window, her eyes went dark.

The image of Jihyeok is already fading, but how will I survive tomorrow…
When he thinks he is moving with Lee Hyo-seop, he tries to sigh.

‘I really hate it…’

I hated the faint smell of cigarettes in the car, and especially hated the slight smell of sweat from Lee Hyo-seop’s body.
I was feeling really good until just now… Why is this?

This is all because of quince tea.
If I can go back and meet Jihyeok for a while, I’ll have a good argument about this.
No, even if you think like this, if you meet Ji-hyeok, you will be in his arms.

‘No blanket… Cold… Hungry…’

I want to eat the bacon sandwich made by Jihyeok.
Stella licked her lips secretly and lowered her long eyelashes.
Let’s try to sleep. I hope you get home soon.