Chapter 450 – Finding the Maid’s Silver Star (1)

The black sedan carrying three people, Shi-hee, me, and Ye-hee Do, started heading south along the national highway.

In order to move to the place where Geum Nari is presumed to have been taken.

“Didn’t you say that the ones in the mansion in Yecheon are the sisters of the Geumhyang Group?”

“Yes yes…”

Do Ye-hee nodding her head at my question from the back seat of the sedan.

Contrary to his usual habit of sitting leisurely with his legs crossed, he still seemed nervous in his voice when dealing with me.

Maybe it’s because I’ve been feeling uneasy for nothing since I found out about making a mess in the yard right before leaving the house.

As long as it was restored to its original state, I had no intention of saying anything about it. Anyway, the important thing right now is not Do Ye-hee, but Geum Na-ri.

To get her back, I put on her housekeeper’s uniform and took my place in the passenger seat of her luxury sedan.

Sihee was acting as a temporary driver wearing a hat and sunglasses.

The experience of riding a car driven by an active member of a conglomerate… It’s not really the first time.

Eunbyeol, no, Geumnari was also a maid and a daughter of a conglomerate, judging from the contents.

While thinking such useless thoughts, Do Ye-hee from the back seat began to explain about the two sisters of the Geumhyang Group.

“I don’t know if it’s Dalrae, but dealing with Jangmi directly would be a bit cumbersome. This, first of all, both of them are kids whose awakening abilities are specialized for interpersonal use, not monsters.”

“I’m not particularly interested in the other Hunters, so I don’t know what the Awakening ability is, but what the hell are those two people’s Awakening abilities?”

“Probably Seongcheol, it’s natural that he doesn’t know. The awakening ability of the two is quite dangerous, and except for a very few people, they are completely unaware of it. That’s all I heard from Nari.”

… Even though it’s not for monsters, it’s for people, but it’s rather dangerous.

Do Ye-hee, who sat in the back seat, continued to explain while a slightly uneasy feeling welled up in her heart.

“Everything, in Dal-rae’s case, it’s an ability related to ‘amnesia’.”

“Memory erase… ?”

“Si, I don’t have time, so let me briefly explain…”

This is roughly what came out of Do Ye-hee’s mouth.

The awakening ability of Dalrae Geum, who is the younger of the two sisters, is to erase some of the short memories of the person she is dealing with.

It was the ability to erase short memories of an hour or two at most, but on the contrary, she insisted that if it was an hour or two, no matter how many people, it could be used without any burden.

Of course, it wasn’t an ability that anyone could use freely, but it seemed to be an ability with some limitations.

“It doesn’t work well against high-ranking hunters, but in general, you can use the Awakening ability with a fairly high probability against C-rank or lower hunters. It can be used against weak-minded opponents even with a slightly higher grade. This is probably how he infiltrated the Dokyung Group’s mansion where Nari was staying.”

“What does that mean?”

“D-It’s difficult to break into Do-kyung’s house without getting caught, but it’s easy to erase the memory of being caught.”

“… Aha.”

“Woah, it would have been an impossible attempt, since I, Shihee, and one of my mothers tend to stay in the mansion… This time, I think I set the execution date to coincide with my vacation.”

Was that what you meant when you said that Nari’s disappearance might have something to do with your vacation?

Anyway, he was a man with a real understanding of how to confuse people.

“Isn’t it a difficult ability to use for Geum Na-ri, on the contrary, that it can only be eaten by C-class or lower hunters? From my memory, Na-ri Geum seems to have been a B-class hunter even as of three years ago.”

And now that the growth that was blocked through sex with me has been pierced, he must have grown much more.

As for the grade itself, it may not be possible to see the promotion screening due to the current status, but it would be more correct to say that the actual skill is close to A-class.

It was a close impression to him even when he actually went hunting for a party.

As soon as I presented the question that naturally popped into my head, Si-hee, who was behind the wheel this time, answered.

“… Perhaps what subdued Na-ri directly, she is a golden rose, she is that woman.”

“Huh?”

“The woman’s awakening ability is the ability to create ‘illusion barrels’, and even the class that specifies her target is not set. That’s why she’s a dangerous woman.”

“… Is that possible?”

“Well, it’s nothing compared to Seongcheol’s awakening ability. According to what I heard from Na-ri, who experienced it herself, she said it was a pain she could feel quite vividly. To the point where I feel like my heart is broken for a moment.”

“Hmm…”

“I’ve never been directly victimized, but if what Nari said is true, it wouldn’t be too strange for her to be subdued.”

“Even if it were a rose, could it have been able to use that ability against you? The moment you use it, you will actually turn Dokyung’s group into enemies. In fact, it has nothing to do with the meaning of going to war.”

In a word, is it painful enough to cause discord between companies?

It was an expression that clearly understood the meaning of interpersonal awakening ability.

“No, of course, since it’s ‘phantom pain’, there won’t be any trauma or aftereffects left on the body, but it’s better to avoid direct confrontation as much as possible. And, taking advantage of momentary weakness due to pain and aiming for gaps is the technique of the golden rose.”

“… Is it possible for a company run by sisters who use such dangerous abilities to function properly in modern society?”

“My, after subduing and eating everything you want to draw, you can erase the memory with Dal-rae’s ability. Soo-rae’s amnesia works well in the gaps where mental strength is momentarily weakened.”

“Actually, secrecy is probably done this way, too. I didn’t know at all until I heard the story directly from Nari.”

… In other words, it means that until now, the two women combined their abilities and managed the group in a not-so-good way.

After learning about their awakening abilities and how to deal with them, I felt like I somehow understood why Na-ri had run away from her family.

First of all, since the company itself was not being operated in a not-so-moral way, it probably didn’t fit well with Na-ri Geum’s personality.

And unlike gold rose and gold dallae, who need each other’s help, gold nari’s awakening ability had a feeling of floating a little.

Perhaps, if Geumnari had remained in the family, she would have been used in some way.

In fact, to the extent of breaking into the Dokyung Group’s mansion and attempting to kidnap it, it was virtually unmistakable.

“Then, if it is not possible to confront those two, how are you planning to rescue Geum Na-ri?”

“That, I don’t know.”

“What… ?”

“My, all I can do is make things easier for Sihee, Gi, and Kim Seongcheol to move around. Now, as for the detailed method, you will have to figure it out on your own.”

“You came all the way here and said such irresponsible things…”

“Ji, calm down, Mr. Kim Seong-cheol. But, I will definitely get rid of the women who are probably the most annoying.”

With those words, Do Ye-hee called somewhere and started talking on the phone.

I couldn’t hear the voice over the receiver, but I was able to infer the contents of the call to some extent just from Do Ye-hee’s words.

“… Soothe How are you these days?”

“…”

“Okay. It’s nothing else, I just stopped by because I had something to do near your mansion. Huh…”

“…”

“I have something to say to you and Jang-mi about the information about Nari, but I wonder if the time will be all right?”

“…”

“Hmm, so? If so, can you take it as meaning that you ignored my sincerity and refused to talk?”

“… ! …”

“… Yes, yes It should come out like that.”

Do Ye-hee, who keeps an arrogant poker face and talks about various things with the person on the other side of the receiver.

If you listen roughly, it seemed to be close to the meaning of talking to Geum Dal-rae and Geum Jang-mi, sisters of Geum-hyang.

After a rather tense call, she put down her smartphone and spoke to me and Sihee.

“With this, you will be able to tie Rose and Dalrae somehow. Of course, the two children have already secured Na-ri’s safety, so the time I can turn off with my false information is about an hour at most.”

“In other words, do you mean that you have to finish everything within an hour?”

“You, it takes an hour to find out where in the spacious mansion the master is being held, rescue that child, and run away.”

“… It won’t be easy.”

“Hey, that’s all I can do for you. The rest is for Sihee and Kim Seongcheol to do. Si-hee, you have good eyesight, so it would be better to search outside the mansion, and Mr. Ki and Kim Seong-cheol…”

“…”

“… You will go into the mansion with me.”

Do Ye-hee, with a serious expression, insists that I go inside the mansion.

After coming this far, I was able to grasp the purpose of using the clothes I was wearing.

From Do Ye-hee’s mouth, an answer that was hardly different from what I expected came back.

“Now, for a moment, you have to play my butler. There will be no other way to get into the mansion together.”

“Is that the case too?”

“Everything, if you are like Si-hee, your face is not yet known to the two sisters, and you can use artifacts that blur the impression. There’s no other person like you who can avoid the pursuit of that, Geumhyang.”

“I guess so.”

“… That, and from now on, you will have to play my butler, so if possible, yes, I would like to ask you to be polite. It’s natural that you shouldn’t use an informal tone, and when addressing me, please use the title ‘Do Ye-hee’ when addressing me.”

… Well, I expected this to happen from the moment I heard that I had to play the butler.

I didn’t particularly like having to use honorifics for Do Ye-hee, but I could understand enough that this was necessary.

And, albeit only slightly, she was considering this woman as being better than before.

“I understand, Do Ye-hee.”

“Yes, do it. If the sisters notice, both you and I will be in trouble.”

“… Yes.”

As soon as I lowered her words, she reverted to her arrogant conglomerate daughter, Do Ye-hee, instead of the woman who had just looked at me.

Indeed, in many ways he was still an elusive figure.