I Will Save the World and Retire Chapter 281

Revenge (1)

“What did Noah Michelle make you do?”

When Sandra Gamble heard about Noah Michel’s errand through Alex, she knew this was poison she absolutely could not eat.

Judging from the way he was sneaking glances, Alex must have known. But he’s not stupid because he doesn’t think. It’s been worth all the hard work training him.

“so.”

“so….”

Alex kept his mouth shut. Yeah, it’s just a good thing he didn’t go wild and try to figure things out on his own. He’s learned to be considerate of other people’s feelings now.

When I first met her as a child, she was indifferent to the world and only smiled brightly when her mother saw her, like a doll. Now, doesn’t she seem much more human?

Sandra sighed.

“Children are not allowed. In fact, even if you’re not a child, you shouldn’t hurt innocent people. You know why that’s not right, right?”

“I know that much!”

“Yeah… I really wish I knew. Didn’t Michelle mention any conditions when she said that?”

“condition?”

“How long should I do this or something like that.”

“No? I told you to just deal with it.”

“That’s right.”

Should I consider this a blessing or… .

Noah Michelle knows about him. Alex didn’t try to hide that part. Sandra also let him talk about it on purpose. She wanted to let Alex know that there was a smart person next to him.

The fact that if you give Alex some strange orders, there’s someone who tells him whether he can or can’t do it.

So what about this time?

Did Noah Michel really think Alex would just sort out the children?

I don’t know how Korean society works, but if children continue to lose their lives in suspicious circumstances, it can’t go unnoticed.

In addition, as far as Sandra knew, there were those who investigated the truth because the Korean research institute had been kidnapping children of high-ranking officials for some reason.

Didn’t Noah Michelle think that far ahead?

Sandra has never met Noah Michelle in person. From what she hears from Alex, he seems to be a very sloppy and impulsive person… but she learned a long time ago not to believe everything he says.

Either way, this is a trap. Whether you really have to clean up the kids, or reject them, or somehow come up with a third plan. Either way, if you wait for them to do something, no matter how much you try to hide it, they will get caught.

“Then what should we do?”

As Sandra’s thoughts grew longer, Alex became anxious and asked, rocking his body slightly to the side.

Sandra forced herself to stop thinking. No matter how complicated her thoughts were, she couldn’t touch the children.

Because I decided to take a different path from Noah Michelle.

“Just… wait.”

“wait?”

“Since Michelle has decided to clean up, the children are in danger even if you don’t. In that case, it would be better to… .”

Sandra pressed her fingers together and steeled her resolve.

“It’s earlier than expected, but let’s get started now.”

* * *

About a year later, now.

“… Didn’t Sandra Gamble’s foundation go to this hunter? Do you know where the information came from?”

I hate meetings.

I don’t like being called in, and I don’t like opening meetings. Even if I open a meeting, half of the participants will just keep their mouths shut and roll their eyes, the other half will actively spout nonsense, and the other half of that half will pretend not to care and sleep, and even then, only the remaining half will give opinions that are worth listening to.

Yeah, well. Opinions. It’s good to hear opinions from the men. Talking to other people can lead to better ideas, and I can get pointed out things I hadn’t thought of. If it’s a productive meeting like that, I welcome it.

But unfortunately, when an accident happens and a meeting is held to discuss countermeasures, most people are busy blaming others.

“It’s not yet certain whether the information was leaked from our side. It’s forbidden to make hasty judgments.”

Humans from the future, the world’s greatest hunters, great magicians, and unparalleled geniuses were no different.

“You can tell just by looking at it! There were no problems when I was managing it!”

“How do you know there was no problem? You could have been tracking it since then! You just blew it up now!”

“It would have been better to do it back then because the scale was smaller!! But you’re just going to sit there and do it now? Hmm?! I was against that from the beginning! The more people who know about it, the more dangerous it becomes!!”

“Then let that ghost company just stay like that?! You have to think about the kids! If there’s a problem later, the kids will be the ones who suffer the consequences!”

“That’s better than being killed by a psychopath! I can handle that!!”

“Hey, Mr. Gamble. How can you be sure of that?!”

Honestly, I wonder if it’s right to be doing this.

It all started with a phone call from Alex Hope.

Henry Lehman found out about the children Gamble and Hope had stolen.

I didn’t think we could ever hide the fact that we were holding hands. Alex Hope had been pretty clear about that from the beginning. His warning about Sem Bloom was probably part of that.

At first, Gamble was somewhat lukewarm because of Hope, but he recently made his stance clear. It must be because he realized belatedly that once you cross over, there is no going back, and if you want to gain something, you have to give up something on the other side. … The magic meter blueprint that he received through Kim Chae-min may have had some influence.

Anyway, everyone expected that Alex Hope, who was not very cooperative with him, would get caught someday since he had Sandra Gamble on his side. Especially if her collaboration with the guild run by Hope’s parents was revealed.

… Okay, let’s admit it. In all those meetings, there was not a word of concern about the children’s identities.

It can’t be helped that I get scolded for being indifferent to the children. The people on the other side were the ones telling me to deal with the innocent children, but I was complacent.

But Sandra Gamble was also careful to keep it hidden.

The children whose deaths were faked by Sandra Gamble were orphans with no relatives. They either grew up in an orphanage belonging to the institute or, like Kang Tae-woo, were from the institute.

Kidnapped children were not a priority. If they were children whose parents were looking for them, they might never be able to return to their families if they were taken away like that. That’s why they were preparing to report the orphanage so that the children could return home.

For someone in her mid-twenties, fresh out of graduate school, she did everything she could. She did it well. We can’t even look at what’s happening on American soil, but even considering that, she didn’t even notice that the kids weren’t dying.

Although they tried to hide it as much as possible, the hunters of the other lines, including Yimiseon, seemed quite offended by the fact.

If anything was wrong with those kids, I would have expected it to be Noah Michel, not Henry Lehmann.

“Then how do you explain this? This chaos broke out as soon as we handed over the kids’ information to the Association!”

Ultimately, the reason you raise your voice is because you think you are at fault. Whether it is a real mistake, a mistake, or an unexpected misfortune.

“That’s…! We’re also currently assessing the situation.”

“You’re figuring it out? When will you figure it out? Do you know where Lehman is? What is he doing now? You’re just foolishly poking Lehman in revenge without even being sure!”

Gamble shouted at Yimiseon with the veins on his neck rising.

When the meeting started, I already asked Yimiseon how things were going… but when it got to this point, my mind became more calm.

“Stop… Dr. Gamble? Calm down.”

“… … .”

Gamble glared at me. His bloodshot eyes looked as if he was going to tear me apart to death.

“We can’t conclude that this is the hunter’s fault.”

“……sure?”

“We need to check if the information was leaked from this side. But Henry Lehmann wouldn’t have stayed still either. He would have continued to try to exploit our weaknesses in some way.”

It is an organization where those who can be called executives are busy fighting among themselves.

Didn’t Noah Michel, Henry Lehmann, and even Alex Hope all say to each other’s faces that they were going to screw each other?

Even if there had been no mistake on this side, I would have been on edge trying to get information somehow.

“and….”

I thought back to my call with Hope.

“Lehman hasn’t done anything yet, has he? Let’s all calm down and come up with a plan.”

Fortunately, Gamble agreed with what I said. The atmosphere became much more relaxed.

Although Yimiseon couldn’t completely hide her displeasure, she regained her composure and opened her mouth in a calm voice.

“I’m sorry. We’re still trying to figure out what happened. We’ll let you know as soon as we find out.”

“… No. I was too excited. It’s not your fault, Lehman is crazy. I guess I’ve grown too attached to the kids.”

Gamble accepted Yim’s gesture of reconciliation.

Kim Chae-min, who had been watching me closely even though she had done nothing wrong, made a worried expression and then our eyes met.

Kim Chae-min half-raised her hand and looked around.

“Okay, so let’s all think about it. What would an author named Henry Lehman do with this information that would make us the angrier?”

“… Isn’t that touching the kids?”

“Isn’t that a travesty against a heinous criminal who preys on innocent children?”

Kim Chae-min shrugged.

“But we must consider the relationship to the Ark. What can Henry Lehman do with the information that the children who should have died are alive?”

“…you’re tattling on Noah Michelle?”

“It was Noah Michel who told you to kill the children?”

“Then, when we find out that the children are alive… .”

“But Lehmann and Michelle aren’t on good terms. No, they’re bad. No matter what, I don’t think Lehmann would do anything good for Michelle.”

“… … .”

Gamble also cautiously agreed.

“If there is evidence that Alex disobeyed the order, it will be easier for Michelle to sanction Alex, since it is a violation of the terms we initially set out.”

“Let’s make one thing clear.”

Hong Seok-young, who had been quietly watching this chaos, finally spoke for the first time.

“yes?”

“Is there any way Michelle could physically affect you? Aside from the hostages. Like, she could remotely control Hope’s life and sway her.”

“… No. As far as I know, there is no such thing.”

“So the safety of Hope’s family is a concern? That was helpful.”

“… … .”

To be honest, I was worried that Hong Seok-young would cause a ruckus by saying that if he killed Henry Lehman and everyone else, there would be no more psychopaths who prey on children.

“And the Henry Lehman thing.”

However, Hong Seok-young opened his mouth in a cold voice, unlike usual.

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