Chapter 645 – Chapter 645. Eliminate the Demon Cult (3)

The time when classes would normally be held at the academy.
Lee Ho-yeon entered the academy building after a long time.
Unlike outside where no one was walking around, inside the building, employees were working.

The Gates of Hell appeared in the Pacific Ocean and disrupted daily life.
With the academy closed, cadets jumped into practice instead of classes, and professors naturally broke down.
They usually took charge of the administration of the academy or hunted monsters of hell with the cadets.

‘Still, there are many professors who go to work.’

Dr. Kang Hyo-rin is also one of the professors who come to work.
She’s in charge of the Iris Guild in addition to her professorship, so she won’t have time to catch the monsters in Hell.
When you think about it, he is a really great person.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve been here. I’ve been here once or twice before.”

When I met Im Sol, I had to go to the Magic Hall where magic professors were gathered, so I rarely came to the lab where ordinary professors live.

Smart.

[Yes. Come on in-.]

It’s been a long time since I heard Dr. Kang Hyo-rin’s voice.
When I opened the door and entered the lab, I saw Dr. Kang Hyo-rin’s smiling face.

“Cadet Lee Ho-yeon? You should have said something and came.”

“I didn’t come for a particularly important matter. I want to hear how the investigation of the Demonic Cult is progressing.”

“Hmm. Originally, the principle is not to share the investigation process… If you’re a Hoyeon student, it’s okay, right? Iris’s son-in-law.”

“… Please don’t say anything strange and show me the data.”

“Okay. Sit there for a minute.”

Lee Ho-yeon looked at the teacup on the table and smiled incredulously.
The steaming coffee seemed to have just been brewed.
She wouldn’t put her own coffee on the table for her reception, which means that Hyo-rin Kang knew she was coming.

‘Because that person is really strange too.’

Do I have to be a bit weird to get a place in the Iris Guild?
If so, she is too far away from herself.

Sniffling-

While drinking her coffee, I stared blankly at Hyo-rin Kang’s back as she searched for her data, and suddenly felt something strange.
A faint stench was emanating from the laboratory.

‘Huh?’

Open eyes.
Lee Ho-yeon’s eyes shone with golden light, and he scanned her lab.
And soon she was able to find the source of the stench.

“Ha…”

Okay.
Something was strange.
The Demonic Cult members were openly revealing their identities, so why was there no investigation?

… It was this person who suffered.

*

The progress of the investigation was slow as expected.
Even the head of the Korean branch was brainwashed, so it must be natural.
Wouldn’t it be a miracle just to find out that the investigators had disappeared?

“You don’t know how much the assets of the Iris Guild have increased thanks to the Hoyeon cadets. Next time I meet Lady Elise and the 1st team leader, it’s okay to condescend.”

“…You are good at talking like that.”

“Didn’t the first team leader come to Korea not long ago? No matter how much he’s been wanting these days… No one can run a Korean branch as well as I do, but he sure does. Hoyeon cadet, please stop it.”

“I’ll try.”

Dr. Kang Hyo-rin constantly chatted while reviewing her data.
I don’t know how strong brainwashing she is, so I looked at her condition while chatting.

“Have you finished your coffee already? Would you like another cup?”

“Um… Dr. Kang Hyo-rin.”

“Yes?”

“Remember that? The brainwashing I talked about at the press conference.”

“Of course I remember. I can still see figures from each country vomiting in front of reporters…”

“Tell me once.”

“…? Tu Arma Maestro. Why?”

Lee Ho-yeon raised her magic with her reluctant eyes.
Since she said she remembers vomiting, she would understand even if she used her magical powers.

“Cadet Hoenn. Suddenly what…? Big. Eup…?!”

Lee Ho-yeon absorbed the mana that escaped from Dr. Kang Hyo-rin’s mouth and created her magic sphere.
Fortunately, unlike the high-ranking officials Kang Hyo-rin had seen, Lee Ho-yeon was by her side.
She won’t vomit ugly because she’s by her side controlling it.

“Ugh, ah… That’s it…”

“You just need to take a deep breath. Dr. Kang Hyo-rin.”

After gagging for about 10 minutes, Kang Hyo-rin’s breathing slowly returned to normal.
When she is brainwashed, her faint memories come to mind, and she feels a strong headache.
Kang Hyo-rin, the head of the Korean branch of the Iris Guild, also knew such information.
She just never imagined that she would be brainwashed.

“Dr. Kang Hyo-rin. Are you awake?”

“… Thank you. Hoenn Cadet. This is what it felt like to be brainwashed. Ordinary people can’t stand it.”

“It’s not necessarily like that. Hunters have stronger brainwashing because they have resistance.”

Lee Ho-yeon crushed her magic orb and examined her expression.
Being brainwashed by her as the head of her Korean branch may hurt her ego.
Fortunately, she didn’t seem to have any of that.

“Your memory isn’t confused, is it?”

“Yes. It’s fine. Thanks to Cadet Hoenn’s help, the headache went away quickly.”

“I’m sorry, but can we talk about work right away? I’m in a hurry.”

“Of course. As the head of the Korean branch, I almost made a big mistake.”

Kang Hyo-rin shook her head and stood up from her seat.

Pandemic’s boss, Maestro’s brainwashing ability.
She knew it existed, but it was so amazing that she actually experienced it.
The feeling of someone else’s memory being forced into your head.
However, this memory was something Kang Hyo-rin experienced herself.
She brought back her papers, which she had thrown in her trash a few hours ago.

“This is the headquarters of the Demon Cult.”

She had met the Maestro in person.

*

What Kang Hyo-rin opened was a map.
The outskirts of Seoul were marked with bright red Xs.

“You met the Maestro here?”

“Yes. I definitely remember. I don’t know his face… But as soon as the man’s enchantment enveloped her body, her memory was cut off.”

“It’s a black-haired young man. If it’s clear-eyed and lifeless skin, he’ll be right. Do you have any other memories?”

“It’s my feeling… It was the look of someone who gave up.”

“Give up?”

“Should I say that I’m a reckless person because I have nothing to lose? Due to the nature of my job, I often meet people who are cornered. You can tell that kind of person just by looking at their eyes.”

The demon king will soon descend into the world.
In other words, the Maestro’s long-cherished wish came true.
But why does the maestro show such an attitude?
I couldn’t tell from Lee Ho-yeon.

“First of all, let the Iris Guild know about this. I think we should join hands with the Korean Hunter Association and form a subjugation party.”

“Okay. I’ll tell you.”

Lee Ho-yeon clicked her tongue and drank her coffee.
She got an unexpected harvest from a place where she stopped thinking.

‘I was thinking of going to see Ah-yeong today.’

It looks like the plan will have to be scrapped.
I’ve been with you for a week in America, so you’ll understand.

*

Next day.

The Devil Cult subjugation party was created in just one day.
Victoria Academy and Iris Guild requested it at the same time, so the Korean Hunter Association had no choice but to create a subjugation party.
Thanks to Kang Hyo-rin’s experience of infiltrating the Devil’s Church and Lee Ho-yeon’s opinion, the plan was quickly created.

“Nice to meet you. I am Taehyung Kim, the leader of the Sangvis Guild, who is in charge of the operation to subdue the Devil Church.”

Demonic Cult subjugation operation.
The subjugation was supported by the Korean Hunter Association, Victoria Academy and the Korean branch of the Iris Guild.
The Hunter Association also drew a knife properly when the news that a pandemic that had been terrorizing the world was in Korea.

This is because Taehyung Kim, the leader of the Iron Blood Guild, was selected as the commander of the operation.
The Iron Blood Guild leader looked around and continued.

“The opponent is an illegal organization of demons. The strategy is simple. After pretending to be members of the Devil Church, infiltrate and attack them. Everyone knows the strategy, right?”

“””Yes!”””

The team was mostly composed of elites from large guilds.
Among them, the most common was the Iron Blood Guild.
The strongest iron blood guild in Korea also had a relationship with Lee Ho-yeon.
Ye-ji Min, the team leader of the Iron Blood Guild, is a friend of Im Sol and Baek Ah-yeong, so she has met her a few times.

For reference, Lee Ho-yeon stood still between them.
He originally offered to take command, but declined.

‘I have to kill the maestro.’

The only person who can resist the Maestro’s brainwashing and face him is himself.
So, the leadership has to be taken over by someone else.

Lee Ho-yeon turned his head to see if there were any familiar faces around him.
All the heroines told me not to follow them, but sometimes the faces I see come and go may be in the subjugation party.

“It’s been a while. Lee Ho-yeon. No, should I call you genius wizard?”

At that time, he met an unexpected face among the members of the Iron Blood Guild.
A man with blonde hair and tattoos.

“Are you alive?”

Younghan Kim.
Lee Ho-yeon’s only boyfriend greeted the members of the Iron Blood Guild.
To be honest, he had forgotten about his existence, but when he was greeted, he felt glad.
It looks like you put a lot of effort into it anyway. He joined the Iron Blood Guild.

“Alive. That’s too much to say.”

“I’m kidding. But you’re more amazing than me? How did you get into the Sangvis Guild?”

“Ah… Haha, actually, that’s my dad.”

When he turned his head, he saw a passionate-eyed man directing the operation.
I am Taehyung Kim, the leader of the Iron Blood Guild.
Now that I see it, it’s the same Mr. Kim.

“You must have been a gold spoon. You should have been more friendly.”

“Sorry for hiding it.”

“It’s okay. It’s not particularly important.”

If I had known him at the beginning of Bing, we would have been closer… Now Victoria Academy is behind him.

And that’s not all.
Iris Guild in France, Wizards Association in America.
Lee Ho-yeon already didn’t need a bag.

“Cadet Lee Ho-yeon! Long time no see?”

The voice I hear right next to me is Team Leader Min Ye-ji.
He was a close friend of Im Sol and Baek Ah-yeong.

“It’s been a while. Min Ye-ji.”

“To be so dignified while not seeing it. As expected, the news doesn’t say anything wrong.”

“Ha ha, thank you.”

It’s been a long time since I’ve had my face painted with gold, so I felt very strange.
In fact, the members of the subjugation party were staring at this in awe.
The name Lee Ho-yeon has become so famous now.
Before my face got hot for no reason, I brought out another word.

“Yeji and Kim Young-han also participate in the subjugation operation?”

“Of course. Mr. Yeji is the leader of the 1st team, and I am the successor of the guild.”

“Yes. Take good care of yourself. Don’t die.”

What she says to a friend she hasn’t seen in a long time is, don’t die.
It’s a very difficult world to live in.

Lee Ho-yeon smiled bitterly.