Chapter 476 – To the Tiger’s Den

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The three of them gather in a shabby motel after an investigation.
Han Seo-ah, who had checked all rooms for wiretapping devices, took off her coat with confidence when there was nothing wrong.

“Report.”

“I’ll do it first…!”

Da-in, who was disguised as an office worker who came home from work after a night shift, raised her hand.
A look full of enthusiasm. Han Seo-ah said with a smile.

“Yes, starting with Agent Dain.”

“While moving along the traffic line, I saw a scene where about ten women came out of a parking lot of a detached house. All of them were in their early 20s, and the atmosphere was very friendly. They were all wearing expensive brands, but they didn’t look like office workers.”

“Okay?”

“Yes. The house itself seemed to be used as a lodging rather than a family home, and when I glanced at the open parking lot, there were five foreign cars produced on a high-end line. And they all had thick books in their hands.”

“A thick book?”

“Yes. It was like a bible… That size. And on a special note… I found a familiar face in the group of women.”

“Are you used to it? Anyone you know personally?”

Idain shook her head.

“No. There was an actor I liked before joining the company. She was heartbroken when she heard that she had retired without much experience in her acting career due to personal issues with her agency… And the actress was there.”

“There was even an actor…?”

“Yes. My report ends here.”

“Okay, Agent Seoyeon Kim next.”

Kim Seo-yeon was embarrassed when Lee Da-in mentioned her actress.
After being pointed out by Han Seo-ah, she cleared her throat a few times and then started reporting.

“There was a person standing at the entrance of a very large house. She was a very pretty woman… She seemed to be waiting for someone of hers with the door open. She had to pretend to be running, so I didn’t get a good look at her, but when I hid her body and watched her from afar, she let the other girls in.”

“Tell me in detail.”

“Yes. Just like Agent Da-in’s report, all the women held thick books in their hands and showed something to the person guarding the door before entering.”

“You show me?”

“It… To me it looked like it was showing her belly, and it was like the guard woman was checking something on her by putting her hand on that belly. She wanted to take a picture or video, but for some reason she was uneasy, so she just watched it.”

Han Seo-ah’s eyes sank.

“Well done. By the way, you showed me… Is it like a marker for identifying friends or family?”

“I think so. It’s strange that it’s the belly.”

“Okay. It sure is strange.”

Combining what we learned from prior reports and field investigations, it was clear that a strange religion was on the rise here.
It is also an extremely closed pseudo-word.

Pseudoism that misleads the general public by interpreting the scriptures of a certain religion arbitrarily and plausibly becomes a problem.
It even recruited only one gender in a certain age range, so it seemed that it would throw society into great chaos if it was allowed to grow without rooting in the grass.

‘I don’t think it has anything to do with rare energy…’

However, the headquarters’ sensing technology is several orders of magnitude higher than that of the World Alliance.
It’s not public, but most people know it.
Unless their machinery was broken or they lied, I couldn’t help but think that this cult had a good chance of discovering rare energies.
The possibility that this group may have colluded with a criminal organization cannot be ruled out.

“I have to report it first.”

After saying that, Han Seo-ah manipulated her cell phone.
Then, a black translucent screen appeared in the air, and soon after, the blue noise and the sleepy-looking branch manager appeared.

Looking at the expression of her branch manager, Seo Ah Han let out a shallow sigh.

“Are you sleeping again? The branch manager is still lazy.”

-Umm… Please refrain from saying such things in front of new recruits… Do you have anything to report?

“Yes.”

– Talk to me.

Knowing Han Seo, she conveyed everything she had investigated so far to the branch manager.

– Certainly a suspicious group… Is it an officially registered religion?

“The name of the religion has not been confirmed… But I don’t think it was registered.”

-Um… Do you think it’s dangerous?

The branch manager spit in the face of her now drowsy face.
Seoah Han shook her head and said.

“Yes. It is expected to be very large.”

-…. Great. She just sent me a picture from the Beast Slayer headquarters, so take a look at it.

When the branch manager operated a certain screen with one hand, a floor plan of a certain building appeared on the screen with a beeping sound.
At first glance, the structure looks very spacious.
Han Seo-ah, who twitched one eyebrow, said.

“That’s…”

– You seem to have figured it out. That’s right, it’s the biggest detached house in the neighborhood.

“They say private housing inspections are illegal. When did you take a look?”

-It’s data sent from headquarters.

“Oh… Looking at it like this, it strikes me that the headquarters is a private company. An unauthorized internal investigation… I’m full.”

– We protect the earth without paying taxes, but we have to overcome this much.

“I think so too… But what about greetings from the United Nations?”

– How are you? They make things easier for us by doing things we can’t do. See that green dot over there anyway? It is the energy emitted by the energy source. It was detected by headquarters.

Near the green dot in the middle of the floor plan were a few orange dots.
Seo-ah Han, noticing that it was human body temperature, asked.

“To think of them as guards… They are few in number?”

-Okay. It’s just like a civilian. According to your reports… They must be followers of the cult.

“It’s not like the civilians are guarding something important… Maybe they don’t know that there is energy over there?”

– There is no possibility. Do you have a scout drone?

“There is, but… The investigation is illegal, right?”

-Since the situation is serious with the pseudonym itself, let’s report after taking first measures.

The risk is what you say you will take.
This is why I like the branch manager of the Korean branch.
He looks lazy, but he’s more driven than anyone else, and he takes good care of his men.
Thinking so, Han Seo-ah replied.

“All right.”

-Retrieve the drone right away if you think it will be caught under your judgment.

“Yes.”

-HQ doesn’t want energy to be wasted. A trade that is extremely rare and will be of great help in crafting heroes’ equipment.

“It sounds like you need to retrieve it quickly.”

-Right. Report back when you have an outline of what to do. I’ll support you if it’s a way that doesn’t hurt the citizens.

“Yes, branch manager.”

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“It appears unarmed.”

Lee Da-in’s words after checking the inside of the house illuminated by the micro-reconnaissance drone.
Han Seo-ah, who looked at the faces of countless women, agreed.

“Yes. I see.”

“There are no security guards at all. It’s just full of civilians who fell into pseudoscience…? Why are the clothes so obscene…”

“Some women’s belly patterns are dark.”

“Ah…! Is that so? Other people can’t treat women with red patterns. It seems to indicate rank…”

“I am of the same opinion. Wait… Seo Yeon-ah, send the drone to that fancy room over there.”

Kim Seo-yeon operated the drone.
It was so small that it was barely visible to the naked eye and soon slipped into the ornately decorated keyhole of the door.

There were two people there.
A very cute and pretty woman sitting astride a bed with her blonde hair hanging down her shoulders, and a woman in a revealing black dress bowing her head respectfully in front of her.
Among them, a woman in a black dress said.

– Holy Maiden. Your meal is ready.

An attitude as if serving a king… No, a princess.
The cute woman stood up from her seat with a satisfied look on her face.

– Mmmm. Yes. Have our believers got all their housework done?

-Yes…! Thanks to the grace of the saintess and the religious leader, everything has been resolved recently.

-Since you have high expectations, I told you to deal with it especially well, but I’m glad it turned out well.

– Go, thank you…! I will devote myself with all my body and mind, Holy Lady…!

-Okay.

A woman with a benevolent smile held out her one hand loftily, and Shindo held out her two hands with her thrilled face.
Then she opened the door and escorted the woman outside, to what appeared to be a restaurant.

Dain, who was watching the scene, turned on a blank laugh.

“A saint… What… Is that person a victim too?”

“I don’t know. Most people seem to be brainwashed. It would be really dangerous to leave it as it is.”

“Then what…?”

“We can’t handle it on our line. If you contact the branch, they will rob this place in connection with the government. Let’s focus on recovering energy. Seo Yeon-ah, did you check where the energy is coming from?”

Seoyeon Kim nodded her head.

“Yes. It was faintly detected from the kitchen side. I scanned the route and it seems to lead underground… But I can’t find the entrance.”

“Keep looking.”

“Okay… Huh? I found it…! There’s a secret passage on the study side… There are so many rooms in the basement, right? There are no vital signs.”

“It’s different from the screen the branch manager sent me… What about the risk factors?”

“I don’t know that far. I will check more.”

While Kim Seo-yeon was concentrating hard, Lee Da-in opened her small lips as she noticed Han Seo-ah.

“I… Senior.”

“Yes?”

“May I ask what you plan to do…? I’m sorry if that was rude.”

“Excuse me… First of all, the headquarters is urging the recovery, so if there are no dangers, I’m going to infiltrate and get it out quickly. There are a lot of people, but the house itself is large and the security is weak, so I think I can go in at dawn.”

Kim Seo-yeon and Lee Da-in made faces full of anticipation.
He seemed to be thrilled with the idea of ​​a special mission.
Han Seo-ah, who looked at the two of them, burst into laughter.

“Let’s prepare thoroughly and think again. If a variable is likely to occur, we will use a different strategy, so don’t expect too much.”

“Yes…!”