Chapter 339 – Episode 339 – Hyundai (5)

Episode 339 – Hyundai (5)

Near the end of the admission ceremony. One of the researchers raised his hand.

“Wait a minute. “I have a question for Director Choi Si-woo.”

The microphone was handed over to the host who was watching me carefully.

“Please tell me.”

“I heard well about the lab facilities. However, there was no explanation about the ongoing project. “What is the topic we are researching?”

“Nothing in particular. You can decide your research topic yourself. There is only one standard. Useful in fighting against cracks. That’s it. “Research can be done in a team or alone.”

“Is that true? “Are we going to decide our own research topic?”

“Yes. Any legitimate research is fine. “Do whatever you want.”

“···Even research that doesn’t make money?”

“It doesn’t matter. Feel free to research to your heart’s content. Artifacts and magic circles are okay, not just magic circles, or you can study magic power itself. “We will support you in anything.”

The man asking the question shook his head. He seemed to like the refreshing answer.

I tried to return to my seat but stopped. He grabbed the microphone again.

Now that I was on stage, I decided to tell you about the goals of the research institute.

Grumble!

A blue flame burned in the palm held out in front of him.

“Huh?”
“Hmm···.”

The cold flames chilled the auditorium. The air temperature dropped rapidly due to the small flame.

“Chu, it’s cold?”

Damn it!

The frost that formed in the air drew letters.

Miracle.

Tuk. When I hit the table with my finger, a warm wave spread out. The cool feeling disappeared like a lie.

I said this to the researchers who were looking at me blankly.

“Magic power can do anything. “I hope you study with that mindset.”

***

Time passed quickly. It’s already been a week since I’ve been solving minor problems that arise in the lab.

The secretary temporarily dispatched to the research institute spoke with a tired face.

“Chief. “There is a fight between researchers. What should we do?”
“Also?”

A sigh came out of my mouth. When people with strong egos were brought together, there were frequent conflicts. I think it was because I grew up being praised as a genius. We fought over something that was no big deal.

‘Ugh. They say geniuses are like children.’

I tried to just ignore it, but then I asked, just in case.

“Who?”
“This is Angelica and Sonny.”

Angelica was the white beauty I was after. She was wondering how to approach her, but it was a good opportunity.

“···I will go there myself.”

I took a step right away.

When I arrived at the lab, I saw two women screaming. No, to be exact, it was just a skinny woman yelling in one direction.

“Ahh! “What do you say you know!”

It was a researcher named Sonny, and her face turned red from excitement.

Angelica spoke to her with her calm face.

“This is more stimulation than the nerves can handle. “The nerves will die.”
“I know that! “It’s okay if we solve it!”

Angelica sighed. She spoke in a bitter tone that did not match her expressionless expression.

“Well···. Can you do it? “It seems like a waste of time. Why don’t you quit and do other research?”
“Profit! “What do you know about non-awakened people?”

Whick!

Sonny lost her senses and waved her hand. It was a rough touch that contained even her magical power. It was so intense that her mouth would explode if she had been hit as is.

Just before the palm hit Angelica’s cheek.

Wow!

I got in between and blocked it.

“What are you doing now?”

Sonny, who was embarrassed, soon raised her eyes venomously.

“Chief! “She insulted my research!”

“Ha. It wasn’t an insult, it was pointing out a problem. “You are sure to fail.”
“Profit! Still a bitch!”

“Stop.”

The high-pitched sound that sounded like glass was breaking was painful to listen to. She called a researcher who was watching and asked her about the situation.

“Are you saying your emotions got stronger while discussing how to use magic power?”
“···That’s an extreme summary.”

Grown adults can barely fight over something like this. It was absurd. I sighed internally, but decided to do it. They were people who were that serious about research.

I looked through the project of a woman named Sonny.

‘It is amplification of reaction speed using neural activation.’

After reading it briefly, I could see both problems and advantages.

“···It’s definitely too much stimulation to the nerves. Some side effects are expected. It seems useful. “Wouldn’t it be better than dying from a monster in a rift?”

Angelica’s brow twitched. The skinny woman shouted in triumph.

“Okay! What if my nerves become necrotic? Someday, medical technology will develop. “At that point, these side effects won’t be a big deal!”
“···.”

Angelica closed her mouth. After seeing her sitting still without responding, I sorted out her situation.

“As I said before, feel free to do whatever research you want to do. I won’t touch anything unless it’s illegal. It’s good to be vain. “No one knows how technology will develop.”

She was silent for a few seconds, then looked at the skinny woman and spoke.

“This is the end of the research. Are you done?”

Sonny crossed her arms and lifted her head haughtily.

“Joy. “What do you like?”
“Then apologize now.”
“Yes?”

I said this to Sonny, who blinked as if he couldn’t believe his ears.

“No matter what, violence is wrong. Please apologize to Angelica.”
“What did you say? “That bitch first!”

“Stop. That bitch, be careful what you say. And I don’t think Angelica did anything wrong. Mr. Soni, are you planning on hitting someone every time your research is criticized?”
“Ugh.”

“Of course, it is up to the victim, Ms. Angelica, to decide whether or not to receive an apology. Even if legal proceedings proceed, I will not interfere.”

Sonny looked around in confusion. The researchers watching her were nodding their heads.

“Sin, sin… I’m sorry. Hehe!”

With her distorted face, she lowered her head and ran away. When the situation was over, the researchers dispersed in all directions.

She approached Angelica and asked.

“What should Sonny do? If Angelica is uncomfortable, she will be removed from the laboratory.”

She looked at my face and shook her head.

“···Are you okay. Actually, she wasn’t particularly interested. “I’m not even angry.”
“Hmm.”

I felt it earlier, but she was only looking at me. Her emotions were calm, not like someone who was involved in a fight.

“You didn’t seem particularly excited. Why did you fight?”
“I want to meet the director.”

As I looked at her bold eyes, I became interested.

‘I don’t know what the real thing is.’

“If you wanted to meet me, you could have just requested an interview.”
“Oh? “She kept putting it off because she was busy, right?”
“···.”

There were so many requests to meet with her that she turned them down, and it seemed like her request was among them.

He said while scratching the back of his neck.

“Sorry. “Now is the time. Should we talk about it together?”
“Great. “I also have a lot of questions for you, Director-“

Quang!

“Come on, let’s sleep!”

The door opened roughly and a man barged in. He was panting, as if he had run from quite a distance.

‘Is that guy… Daniel?’

It was a man with dark eyebrows who came as Angelica’s escort. He frowned at her and said.

“This is absolutely not a meeting!”
“Yes? “As the director, I want to provide some consultation, so why are you saying I can’t do it?”

Danny Earl, who had been soothing his mouth, rolled his eyes. As he was contemplating, he closed his eyes and shouted.

“Oh, Angelica is my fiancé!”
“Hmm?”

“Choi Si-woo. You’re not very good at gossiping about girls. Let me be blunt. “Please stay away from my fiancé.”

The guy’s face was so red. His eyes widened as if he were making the once-in-a-lifetime confession.

“Huh.”

He stroked his chin and looked at Angelica. She frowned and kept her mouth shut.

‘Be fiancé…’

After thinking about it for a few seconds, he put it out of his mind. It didn’t really matter whether it was true or not.

What mattered to me was Angelica’s thoughts. I wasn’t interested in what the man I didn’t know very well said.

“What?”

He passed her denial and came close to her. Just within reach with her hand outstretched. She asked directly, looking into her eyes.

“What do you want to do, Angelica?”
“…Can I talk to Daniel for a moment?”
“Of course.”

Again and again.

Daniel followed Angelica as she headed towards a corner like a criminal.

“Daniel. “Could you please give me a hint?”
“···I already hit it. “That guy can’t hear.”

Her face was filled with annoyance.

“Ha! What are you doing now? The closer I get to Choi Si-woo, the easier it will be to obtain quality information. “Why are you interrupting me?”
“Well, that’s… So…”

“You’re worried about me? Have you forgotten why we came here in the first place? There is so much to find out from him! To begin with, he has no ill will towards me. So do I. “But why are you overreacting so much?”
“···.”

She chuckled as she listened to the conversation. A guy named Daniel Earl pulled off a trick, but I could hear him.

‘He was a spy after all.’

As Angelica fired back, Daniel spoke in a crawling voice.

“I just heard that guy is a lecher and I’m worried… I’m afraid he might do something harsh.”

“I am not a childish child. “I’m afraid I won’t even be able to control my distance appropriately.”
“···.”

“If you understand, please don’t disturb me. Plus, you’re my fiancé. “Since when were we fiancé?”
“···Sorry.”

“Ha. I will come after consultation. “Please cool your head.”

Again and again.

Leaving behind Danny Earl, who lowered her head, Angelica approached me.

“The story is over. Can I ask for an interview now? “I have a few questions for you, Director.”

Of course it was possible.

She left Danny Earl alone with his sour expression on his face, and headed to her director’s office with her.

To a place where we can be alone.