Chapter 452 – Finding the Maid’s Silver Star (3)

Finding the location of Eunbyul itself was not as difficult as I thought.

It was enough to follow the red arrow pointing to her current location according to the function guide of the current sexual desire management hunter.

Perhaps thanks to the mysterious mask, the other users didn’t find my existence too strange, and thanks to that, I was able to climb up to the 4th floor of the mansion without much doubt.

… The problem was, after that.

“Um…”

The arrow was still pointing almost vertically up, but the problem was that there was no way I could go higher than the 5th floor from inside the building.

I could go up and down the stairs somehow to the 4th floor, but from the 5th floor onwards, I had to use the elevator unconditionally.

It seemed that the elevator in this mansion would not work without the designated card key.

“Should I get the card key first? The question is where to get it…”

First of all, it was unclear where to get it, and it might not be a problem that could be solved simply by stealing the card key.

There was a good chance that there was a security-related facility on the upper floor by the elevator.

In the first place, the area that can be accessed by stairs is up to the 4th floor, so there must be a reason that no one else can enter the area above the 5th floor without permission.

Perhaps the cause is related to the awakening abilities of the two sisters I mentioned on the way here.

In other words, since it was such a place, there was a high possibility that Eunbyeol was confined upstairs.

It was also the reason I had to somehow get upstairs in this mansion.

“… For now, we need to find another driveway.”

Taking a quick look at the malfunctioning elevator, I gave up on the elevator route at the right time instead of wasting time.

I walked out of the elevator that didn’t work, leaving a little regret.

If it is impossible to enter by elevator, the only option is to use an external route…

“… You there!”

‘Oops.’

I tried to move as inconspicuously as possible, but I ended up getting caught in the eyes of other servants in a bad situation.

After hesitating for a moment on how to respond in this situation, he quickly made a decision.

If you run away or pretend, you will only get more suspicious, so for now, you have no choice but to gloss over it somehow.

“Yes yes!”

“… Hey, it’s the first time I’ve seen your face. Where do you belong?”

“Ah, I…”

“That?”

“That’s the new butler who will be working as a butler at the Yecheon branch of the Geumhyang Group!”

“…”

He almost introduced himself as Do Ye-hee’s butler, but immediately changed his words and stopped.

The fact that Do Ye-hee’s butler, who is currently in the parlor on the 1st floor, snooping in front of the elevator on the 4th floor, is a funny story in itself.

There was a possibility that this butler, who felt suspicious if he did something wrong, would think not only me but also Do Ye-hee as strange.

If I were to say my affiliation, saying that I belonged to the Geumhyang Group had a chance to lessen my doubts.

“… Dude, you made a mistake.”

“… Yes?”

“This is not the Yecheon branch of the Geumhyang Group, but the Geumhyang Shinga. Make no mistake next time.”

… Haha, that was cool You thought you were caught at once.

At the words of the male butler, who seemed to be in his late thirties, I nodded and somehow evaded it.

“Yes yes! I’ll be careful next time!”

“And when asked about affiliation, make sure to state your name together. Hey, what’s your name?”

“Hey, this is Kim Min-soo…”

“Hmm. I think I’ve heard of it… I don’t know.”

Well, I just spat out one of those common names on purpose.

It was a name that at least one or two would have if 100 men in Korea were randomly selected.

Conversely, it was a name with no characteristics, so it was enough to confuse memories.

“Well, let’s just say that. Why are you hanging around here in the elevator?”

“Seo, there was something that the senior asked me to bring from the warehouse, but I saw an elevator and thought I was going to use it…”

“Haven’t the employee received basic training that says not to use the elevator?”

“Sorry! I made a mistake!”

“I really want it. Where did such a degraded fellow get appointed as a new family…”

It was a clumsy performance in many ways, but the butler in front of me muttered in a sighing voice as if he hadn’t expected that I was Do Ye-hee’s servant at all.

In my heart, I let out a sigh of relief at the fact that I had succeeded in cheating for the time being.

“Anyway, when moving between floors from now on, use the stairs. It’s a shame because I saw it this time, because if the big master or the little master had seen it, it wouldn’t have looked good.”

“I will keep that in mind!”

“Okay, go in.”

… Took ten years

Still, somehow it went unnoticed, so it’s a shame.

It is a bonus that Do Ye-hee and I, who are in the enemy camp, are in danger.

As they were already on the same boat, Do Ye-hee was the one to take care of as much as possible. At least in the current silver star rescue operation.

For nothing, she was the one who made the situation this far, but she didn’t want to make it difficult for her now.

The way to go up to the 5th floor is probably by using a window from the outside of the mansion…

“… Wait there.”

“Yes yes?!”

“Looking at it again, it’s a bit awkward as expected, come back here.”

“… Yes.”

What… ?

My head slowly turned back at the voice of the man who suddenly called me again.

Could it be that you’ve noticed that I’m a face you haven’t seen in this mansion?

Of course, since I’m wearing a mask of unknown identity, my impression itself will be blurry, so you won’t be able to figure out that I’m an outsider just by looking at my face.

If you noticed, it meant that my dubious acting skills aroused suspicion.

‘… Should I subdue it?’

It wasn’t even a matter of subduing him and running away if he wanted to.

With men of the same age, I, who has the ability to wake up, would of course be physically superior.

If the ‘Blessing of Sleep’, one of the skills of the protection ability, went well, it might be possible to subdue it without fuss.

The problem was that he had never used the Blessing of Good Sleep on a person before, so using that skill was also a kind of gamble.

If it doesn’t go in properly, it will lead to a big commotion, or it will end up with some violence.

‘I wanted to rescue Eunbyeol without disturbing anyone else as much as possible.

With that thought in mind, I moved closer to the unknown butler again, preparing to use the Blessing of Good Sleep and other techniques at any time.

The moment his hands suddenly grabbed my nape, I was almost reflexively alert to cast a spell.

“As expected, the length of the tie is off.”

“… Yes?”

“The length of the front and back of the tie should be adjusted in a ratio of 2 to 1. Those are the basic virtues that employees of Geumhyang Group should possess.”

“Ah, I see.”

“It’s done. Let’s go back.”

Unexpectedly fixing my tie, I lowered my head and slowly withdrew from him.

… Seriously, I was horrified knowing that I would be caught.

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Some time later, from the moment when he tried to operate the elevator going upstairs and was in danger of being caught.

For now, among the places that can be reached on the 4th floor, I moved to the location closest to where Eunbyeol was trapped.

‘If you look at the location, it’s right up here…’

Seeing that the arrow appeared exactly vertically above my head, there must be a silver star up here.

It was not possible to confirm whether it was one floor above, two floors above, or more.

‘It would be better to check directly outside.’

Of course, since I was already inside the mansion, it was impossible for me to go out and check it myself, so I had to enlist the help of Si-hee, who was searching outside this time.

After putting her pre-prepared small earphone into one of her ears, she contacted her outside.

Even before the first beep had stopped, Si-hee’s voice came from the other side of the receiver.

“Yes, Mr. Seongcheol.”

“I roughly found Nari’s location, but it seems that the structure is such that ordinary people cannot enter and leave freely.”

“… Is that so.”

“So, from now on, we plan to enter through the outer wall of the mansion.”

“Yes… ?”

“You don’t have to worry. I have my own way.”

Plant magic and cold magic that I learned how to use today. And with Sihee’s awakening ability, it wouldn’t be impossible anyway.

“First of all, Sihee. Check out my location. Can you see where I am?”

“Yes. You’re waving at me from the fourth-floor window of the mansion.”

“Then can you find the ‘open window’ upstairs from where I am?”

“… One diagonally on the 5th floor, and one on the 6th floor right above it seems to be unlocked. Maybe it can be opened from the outside as well.”

“Then let’s go up there slowly. Mr. Sihee, check the direction I’m going up from the outside and tell him. And prepare to shoot the arrow.”

“In the upward direction, what is that…”

Thinking that it would be much better to show it in person than to explain it in words, I used plant magic outside the 4th floor window and through the outer wall of the building.

The thick ‘vines’ created by my magic began to grow upwards along the exterior walls.

In this way, plant magic is definitely difficult to use for hunting, but in other ways it is useful in many ways.

Of course, there was no handle to support the body, so there was a risk of slipping while climbing.

I called her name again, asking me to make a handle that was just right for me.

“Mr. Sihee.”

“… Yes.”

“Make a ‘handle’ by shooting arrows in the direction of the vine growth at appropriate intervals.”

“… It’s too dangerous, Mr. Seongcheol. A slightly safer way…”

“If it is not now, there is neither time nor opportunity. Hurry up, Sihee.”

“…”

“As much as Mr. Shi-hee thinks of her Mr. Na-ri, I am sincere in saving her. If she had been in a situation where Shi-hee had to make the same judgment as me, would she have given up saying it was dangerous?”

“… I will shoot from now on, so please be careful not to injure your hands.”

With Sihee’s last words, an arrow flew through the wind in the darkness.

I got right into the creeper that I had stretched out of the fifth floor window.

Then I used my freezing magic to make sure the arrows I shot were anchored to the walls and vines so that they could act as handles.

… If it’s driven in this deep, I think it’ll be able to support my own weight.

“Great. Please continue like this.”

“All right.”

After that, several arrows flew through the darkness in succession.

Thanks to Sihee, who accurately inserted arrows through the darkness even from such a distance, the improvised temporary ladder gradually led upstairs.

Breathing in the cool winter air, I slowly stretched one arm upstairs.

It would be a lie to say that I did not feel fear, but now was the time to overcome it all and rise above.

Maybe, even thinking of the farewell that is waiting for someone to come to save her.