Chapter 506 – Hands on Command #2

[This is David Herschel, the chief of staff. How have you been, Doctor?]

Herschel is making a grave expression.
The doctor, who was sitting on a futuristic desk that could cover the entire lower part of his chest, asked how he was doing with a bright smile.

“Hello. How have you been?”

[I’ve been doing well, but… I’m not in command. Do you have any information about the monster that appeared this time?]

“Are you referring to the B-class monsters detected by the North Pole Headquarters’ explorer?”

[You’re right.]

“I know that your Beast Slayer handled it.”

[Not processing. The monster has escaped.]

“Did you just say run away?”

[Yes. The monster that appeared this time has tremendous intelligence. They can speak human language, and they can hide their powers. His power at the time of appearance was B-class, but when fighting Beast Slayer, it instantly rose to S-class. Wasn’t it detected in your navigator?]

“I sensed it. There was a temporary rise. But are you saying that it even speaks human language?”

[That’s right. They even look similar to humans. According to our Beast Slayer, he said he would return after fighting. I have no idea what the purpose is.]

There was tension in Hershel’s tone.
A monster never seen before has appeared and shakes the headquarters, so it’s only natural.
The doctor, who knew very well that the monster was me, consciously twisted his eyebrows to deceive Herschel.

“You went back on your own will?”

[You’re right.]

“Did you run away because you judged that there was a difference in strength?”

[I don’t think so. According to the Beast Slayer who fought the monster, they had an equal duel until the monster ran away. Not only that, but Evilian energy is left in the area that the monster attacked. It can be destroyed with the power of Aether, but it took time.]

“What is the effect of Evelyn energy on the Beast Slayer?”

[Currently, Dr. Clark and other doctors within the headquarters are conducting research, but no meaningful results have been achieved.]

“Hmm…”

The doctor who bursts into salivation with a serious face.
She said, resting her chin on her desk and keeping her head slightly bowed.

“It sounds serious just by listening to it.”

[Yes.]

“The reason you contacted me is because you need help, right?”

[To give at the same time as asking for help. I was able to capture the scene when I first encountered the monster with my camera, and I’m going to send it to you. It would be good to refer to it.]

“Are there any battle scenes?”

[Just before the battle, a strange energy that seems to have been emitted by a monster broke the camera.]

“Okay. I just want to check it out.”

[I will send it right away. Also, I would like to move up the next tangent date, would you mind?]

Command seems to be getting a lot of shit.
As long as the things that made contact seldom after the technology was taken away asked to meet again.

“It’s important, and that’s how it should be. How about two days later?”

[We are good. Thank you for your understanding. If you meet with Dr. Clark, please have a good discussion about this.]

“All right. Good job.”

[Yes, then…]

As soon as the doctor ended his communication, a video file was sent from Herschel.
The doctor who deleted it without even looking at it looked back at me, who was sitting in a place where the camera couldn’t see it.

“What are you going to do now? Just wait until the headquarters agents are brainwashed enough?”

“Until Charlotte comes, she intends to keep quiet.”

“After that?”

“They should appear here and there in our area.”

“Directly?”

“No. You just have to pretend.”

The headquarters dispatches Beast Slayers and pretends to fight with me, making the Magi possessed by her wives invisible to the headquarters.
Afterwards, he planned to meet with Yoo Seung-hyun and other fakes from the headquarters.

Charlotte, she said, said that the time when my demonic energy buried in Irene was erased was quite short.
So, you should prepare well in advance.
Fighting only with her wives too much might arouse the command’s suspicions, so I’ll try contacting the fake again at least once while sending out the monsters.

Beep-! Beep-!

While we were having an in-depth conversation with the doctor about her future plans, Marcella from the lab communicated to us.
Among the many buttons placed in front of her and her own eyes, the doctor who pressed the green concave button brought her mouth to the microphone.

“What’s the matter?”

-I have something to tell you about Irene’s blood. Could you come over here for a minute?

“I’ll be going soon.”

-Yes.

**

Arriving on the laboratory floor of the new headquarters, the doctor and I entered a room guided by brainwashed scientists who belonged to the existing Korean branch.

Swoop.

A door that opens and closes quietly from side to side.
From inside, Marcella in a white coat greeted us with a weak smile.

“Are you here?”

“Okay. The expression is not very good. Do you think the results are good?”

“Yes. Just like how the Demon Lord corrupted the queens, I tried to transform Aether into demons, but it doesn’t work.”

“It sounds like you tried putting Magi in.”

“I injected my magic. Like this.”

After her words, Marcella displayed something on the big screen next to her.
There, a golden rim encircled by something that appeared to be a cell was attacking something gooey and black that had infiltrated into the blood like a white blood cell.

Something black was immediately extinguished like dust by the onslaught of the golden rim, and the golden rim, which had lost an enemy to attack, soon became calm and roamed around in the blood.

I asked, watching the scene in silence.

“Is it the fake Aether and your Magi?”

“That’s right. Even though it is very concentrated magic that contains the power of the demon king, it quickly disappeared. The same process must have appeared when the demon king injected demonic energy into Irene’s body.”

“It looks like it specializes in capturing demons.”

“Exactly.”

“Then, the reason why I was able to corrupt the queens was because I injected demonic energy directly into the essence of Aether that was sleeping in the device?”

“Yes. After Aether accepted Magi as a part of herself, the components gradually deteriorated due to the continuous arrangements of the Demon Lord. Right before the fall, the roles were completely reversed.”

Unlike ordinary humans, in the case of Beast Slayers under the protection of Aither, it meant that it was difficult to corrupt them with normal methods.
Well, I wasn’t surprised because I already knew that.
However, it was interesting to see firsthand how Aether removes demonic energy.

“To turn the fakes into followers, is there no other choice but to inject demonic energy into Aether’s main body as before?”

“For now, yes. Aether protects his master from all sides… As the Demon King said, it is believed that becoming a follower is impossible unless the demonic energy naturally melts into his body.”

“You seem to be regretting it.”

“Yes… I thought that this would have many applications, but it wasn’t so… I want to continue the experiment, but the Aether in Irene’s blood has completely disappeared…”

It must have been destroyed
It must have lost its power as much as it fell from its body.

“If it had disappeared, Irene’s blood would have the same characteristics as human blood right now, right?”

“They’re the same except they have stronger immunity.”

“Right. I’ll get you more blood from the fakes so we can continue the experiment.”

“If the Demon King intends to step forward himself, it is the opposite.”

“Do I need to go out on my own? Charlotte is sitting in an important position in command. She’d have to ask to get some samples out of the way for testing. I will contact her in two days, so tell her directly.”

“Ah yes…! Thank you.”

The person who should be thankful is rather me.
I think about it every time, but I wouldn’t have come this far without Marcella.
When I’m done with all of her work, I’ll have to find a place to spend special time with her.

**

Two days later, the old headquarters.
I met Charlotte, who was spending her quiet days, and asked about the situation at headquarters.

“Is Command still in chaos?”

“Yes. All insiders are working day and night. I’m scouring all over the world.”

Even though you know that there are no monsters on Earth, you are doing unnecessary things.
I get it though Since it was a humanoid monster, he must have been concerned that he would hide among people.

“How many brainwashed agents are there in the current command?”

“Three. They are all low-level agents, and they are in insignificant positions.”

Three… Considering that Han Seo-ah is moving extremely carefully, she is exactly what she was expecting.
It seems slow, but considering the total number of people in the headquarters, it could be said that it was fast enough.

“If the agents work day and night, will they be tired and rest when their shift is over?”

“Yes. It is as you say.”

“I need to speed up. Tell seora Give the device to Aram as well.”

“All right.”

With their eyes on the outside, now is the right time to erode the headquarters.
We just need to make the command staff more busy pretending to cause an incident so they can’t look inward.

“Can we get more fake blood?”

“It would be possible if we called for a check-up in the name of it, but too often it is not possible.”

“Does not matter. Bring the rest of the blood samples except Yoo Seung-hyun’s by the next date.”

“Yes, Master.”

“And take this with you.”

I took several cylindrical flasks from her arms and held them out to Charlotte.
It contained a dark, steamy liquid that felt fresh at the same time.
It was my magic that I extracted by asking Marcella.

“This…”

“When you return to headquarters, divide them into small portions and give them to the brainwashed agents one by one.”

“Ah yes…”

Charlotte received the flask and carefully kept it in her bosom.
That Magi was the last arrangement to give despair to Yoo Seung-Hyun and other fakes.

Imagining the facial expressions the fakes will make after realizing that they are enemies in all directions, the corners of their mouths rise.