Chapter 161 – Chapter 161 the Pseudo-Cult

When I came out of the shower after washing myself, Seonhwa Chae, who had changed her clothes, was sitting on a chair in front of the desk doing her work.
No, she was pretending to do business.
She showed a trick to somehow pretend not to know the awkward atmosphere.

“I know you are not working. Come on.”
“…”

Contrary to her eyes, she stared at me for a while and stood up from her seat.

“Kuh, keuh, how did you know?”
“I knew it when the guy who said he was working didn’t look at the paperwork and only looked at me. And where’s the guy who works right after having sex? No manners.”
“Sah, don’t call it sex!”
“Why? You were crying so vulgarly earlier.”
“That, that…”

Chaeyoung couldn’t say anything more.
She just stared at me for a moment, her mouth pursed.

“Come on. Because we have something to talk about.”

I sat down on the sofa cleaned by the cleansing magic and said.
Seonhwa’s face turned red as she saw the spot where her violent act had taken place, and her pupils shook.
Does not matter.
Rather, I just wanted her to be a little more embarrassed.
That way the negotiations will go better.

“What are you talking about?”

Chae Seon-hwa sat right next to me.
It felt like the distance had definitely narrowed.

“I would like to ask you a favor.”
“Please?”
“Okay.”

She looked at me for a moment with her meaningful eyes.

“… Is it illegal by any chance?”
“Are you going to do anything illegal?”
“…”

After thinking about her for a moment, she raised her head.

“As long as it doesn’t kill and injure people, I’ll help.”

It was a word that made me feel determined.
I lightly punched her on the forehead.

Bean.

“Ouch.”
“It’s not like that. Why would I ask a favor to ruin the future of a successful student president?”
“Wasn’t it like this?”
“Do I look like that guy?”

Chaeyoung couldn’t answer.

“I guess you really thought so.”
“Rather than that… I mean, his expression was too serious. Like killing someone.”

She wasn’t wrong.
If only we could find convincing evidence of the Great Star offering people as sacrifices to the Watchers and put pressure on them…

I will kill you without hesitation.

“It’s similar.”
“… Isn’t that really illegal?”
“No.”
“Then I will listen. Because he, too, accepted my request.”

The end of her words crawled.
Her last words were barely audible.

“This is the information I want.”

I took out the paperwork for the information I wanted from my briefcase and turned it over.
Data on Watchers, Daesung, and River Gate’s hero Shin Seo-ah.
There might be data in the Guild Association that I don’t know about.

“Daeseong, Shin Seo-ah… What is a Watcher?”
“A monster from another world? That would make it easier to understand. I’m thinking that he might be the one who created this gate.”

And she bit her lip when she saw the pattern of the Watcher drawn on the next page of hers.

“This pattern…”
“Do you know anything?”
“I don’t know the details, but… I heard some inside information. Recently, a pseudo-religion started in Gangneung and spread to various cities in Gangwon-do. The pattern of the person they claimed to be a god was the same as this picture.”

Returning to her table, she turned her monitor to me, her fingers busy searching for one of her data.
The pupil pattern drawn on the monitor was not much different from what I saw in the dungeon.

“You mean a pseudo-religion appeared in Gangwon-do?”
“That’s right. By the way, they said they believe that a new god will save them. The current hunters are the ones who prevent such a god from coming.”
“… Are you crazy? How did the association say it would deal with it?”
“No talk yet. It’s not a very strong force, so I think I’m just trying to keep an eye on it.”
“You never know.”

They may be sitting by their sidelines for other reasons.

“Anyway, I want you to find out about these people, right?”
“That’s right. It won’t be as easy as you think.”
“But I am surprised. Why are you trying to find out who the River Gate hero is?”
“I can’t tell you that far.”
“All right.”
“Be careful. Never leave any trace that you read the information.”

Seeing my serious expression, Chae Seon-hwa shut her mouth for a moment.

“I don’t know why, but I understand. My safety is important to me too.”
“Then please.”

Chae Seon-hwa grabbed me as I tried to get up.

“Excuse me.”
“What?”
“When I’m done, can I ask you one more favor?”
“… Okay. Okay. That’s about it.”

A blush came over her face at my words.

“Then I’ll fix it within a week, so wait.”
“I still have two days left for her breast massage.”
“Ah… That’s right.”

Once again, her face turned red.
Contrary to expectations that I would be able to role-play again, I ended up giving only a chest massage for the remaining two days.
It should be moderately rare.
If you do it too often, it won’t bother you.

It was also fun to see her expression as she looked at me leaving with a face of disappointment.

Chae Seon-hwa, who became a proud D-cup, became a nice body that perfectly boasts a sense of volume without adding mulberry.
The Millennium essence that hasn’t been used up yet will have something to use someday.

***

After hearing about the pseudo-religion in Gangwon-do from Chae Seon-hwa, she couldn’t stay still.
This was the only opportunity to go on a long business trip now, when the extracurricular students had classes once every other week.

“We need to verify their identity.”

It was necessary to find out what the cults believed, who their founders were, how they came about and what their goals were.
You could get information from Chae Seon-hwa, though.

‘I need to cross-validate.’

The information of the guild association could not be trusted 100%.
If Daesung is really involved, it must mean that the association is also having an impact.

“Siwoo, where are you going… ?”

Chungha noona, who was clinging to me as I packed my equipment, looked up at me.

“I’m going out for a while. Team leader Kim Hyeon-jeong will take good care of my sister while I’m gone, so don’t worry.”
“Ugh, I hate leaving Siu. She hates her too.”

It was Cheong-ha’s older sister who was particularly repulsed by Kim Hyun-jung.
Is it because she belongs to Daesung?
If not, is it for some other reason?

“Sister.”

She buried her head in my arms.

“Listen to me. I have to find out why my sister is like this and make those who did this to her pay for it…”
“Doesn’t care. I hate seeing Siu leave.”

She never thought of falling.
It was the momentum that I wouldn’t let go unless I said I wasn’t going.
Still, she couldn’t accept her pampering.

It wasn’t that the habit would get worse if accepted, but it was because nothing had changed since I was complacent.

It may be a bit difficult for Chungha noona, but pain is bound to accompany her growth.
Because I can’t do what I want to do forever.

“Sister.”

I grabbed her shoulder tightly as she grumbled.
No matter how much she was brainwashed by the Watchers and her mental age was young, it was necessary to distinguish between what to do and what not to do.
And at that time, I had to speak as strongly as possible.
Just like you do with other students.

“Stop it now.”
“…”
“I can’t act like a child forever.”

Chungha noona bit her lower lip.
She must have known to some degree what she meant.
It wasn’t that I didn’t know what the words meant.

“Now I have to show my mature side too. I know my sister is like this because of the bad guys, but that doesn’t mean she can forgive everything.”
“…”

I’d say don’t be too stubborn.

“If your sister insists on her stubbornness just one more time like this, there will be no reward in the future.”
“Oh, oh, no… I’ll listen carefully.”

She even stomped her feet as she responded in a hurry.

“You see what I mean?”
“Huh… Sorry.”
“There are times when you have to do things you don’t like.”
“Okay.”
“So listen carefully and wait.”
“Huh. I’ll be patient.”
“Okay.”

I stroked her hair.
Only then did she become Chungha noona, smiling like a puppy again and rubbing her hair in my hands.

Before leaving, I called the Sword Saint.

-What’s going on?
“I’m going to go to Gangneung, Gangwon-do.”
-Gangneung? Why are you there? It won’t be easy to get there because there are a lot of monsters, right?
“It’s okay. I can get over that much on my own.”
-Did you find anything?
“Yes. But I’m not sure, so I’m going to go and get back to you.”
-I get it. Then how are you going to leave the request?
“I’m going to leave it to her trusted subordinate.”
-Then I’ll go and help whenever I can.

The swordsman’s voice was clearly tired.

“Did you find anything?”
– No, there is none. The Guild Association seems to be reluctant to cooperate. Also, Daesung contacted me directly.
“Have you contacted me?”
-Okay. Now they told me not to raise my job by poking at the guild association. It seems they knew they were going after them. Because Daesung put us in the dungeon in Pyeongchang in the first place… Sooner or later, direct sanctions will come. Maybe we should fight.
“If something happens, I will join right away.”
-Are you okay? Aren’t there people in Daesung who know the real you?
“What are you going to do? There’s no way we’re going to reveal the secret and beat them up. Did you get an answer from the Saint Guild?”
-Yet. They just said they were checking. Diana seems to be having a hard time too.
“… All right. Then I will contact you if I find anything additional.”
-Okay. Please don’t

I hung up the phone with Swordsman.
Throughout the call, I smiled at Chungha noona, who was looking at me with twinkling eyes.

“Have a safe trip.”
“I’ll have a good trip. Do not worry. I get along well.”
“Huh…”

After checking my luggage for the last time, I left the door to depart for Gangneung.

“Master.”

Kim Hyun-jung was bowing her head in front of the door.

“You came earlier than expected.”
“I can come anytime for my master.”
“Take care of my sister and the house.”
“Yes, Master.”

I even thought about taking my disciples with me.
It’s just to gain practical experience.
But it was clear that it was going to be a pretty tough journey for her.

‘It’s better to go alone.’

It was burdensome in many ways to bring him to a schedule with too many variables.
I left a message for my students to see you in class next week and got into the car.

Booooong!

The car loaded with equipment headed for Gangwon-do.

***

Fu-wook!

“Keeek!”

The road to Gangneung beyond Pyeongchang was full of monsters.
At least dozens of the ones I killed on my way.

In order to go to the eastern end of Gangwon-do, Gangneung and Sokcho, I had to deal with monsters that suddenly popped out.
This was the reason why Gangneung and Sokcho were called high crime areas.

It wasn’t even a strong monster from the Hunter’s point of view, who had graduated from the academy.
Hardened orcs at best?
However, it was an object of fear to the Awakeners and ordinary humans who had not received an ordinary hunter education.

Gangneung, which was once one of the largest cities in Gangwon-do, has become a land that is not easily accessible.

This is probably why the pseudo-religion started in Gangneung.
There were too many monsters, and the power of the guild association as well as the central government was not greatly affected.

“Tsk. How many times has this already happened?”

Wiping the blood off my sword, I drove back to the entrance to Gangneung.

-Welcome. This is Gangneung.

Passing the signs that were about to break, I entered Gangneung, a city with broken traces here and there, unlike Seoul, which had been restored.

‘It’s a pseudo-religion…’

Hopefully you can find clues related to the Watcher.