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Revenge (3)
“Everyone is like this in the dramas Sandra watches.”
Alex said, pretending to take out his wallet. Even though he kept his voice low, it still sounded ridiculous, like a child imitating an adult.
“This is the FBI. Requesting your cooperation… was it?”
The three hunters, all wearing identical FBI jackets, sighed simultaneously.
“We’ll take care of that, so just… please stay quiet. Got it?”
“Can’t I do something fun too?”
“This isn’t something you do for fun!”
“I know that too.”
“I don’t think you know.”
“If it’s something you have to do anyway, you might as well do it enjoyably.”
Alex turned his head away with a bored expression. Even so, the scenery outside the window was incredibly boring.
But soon Alex opened his eyes wide and asked.
“Can I play some music?”
“So… No, turn it on. Okay. Turn it on… .”
Team leader Kang So-yoon, a veteran hunter of eight years in the Special Activities Division of the Korean branch of the International Association of Abilities, muttered in frustration during that short moment. Soon, a bright melody that did not fit the gloomy atmosphere in the car began to flow out.
‘Why did the Master say we have to take this guy?’
Actually, I know the reason. I know the reason, so I am just quietly letting you ride in the car. If it weren’t for that…
Unlike Choi Max, who was equally uncomfortable with the situation, Ji Yu-geon, who was a little younger, was trying to draw something out of Alex.
‘It’s a time when I’m brimming with motivation.’
Kang So-yoon looked at her junior with lukewarm eyes. He was a person who would live well no matter where he was placed. Honestly, looking at what he had been doing at Yangseong High School for the past few months, I thought he should have opened a cafe or restaurant instead of being a hunter.
“But is there anything you can find out if you go there?”
“Can you tell?”
“I heard that it was Mr. Hope who warned that Lehman had noticed the kids… ”
“Mr. Hope? You look really old. I’m not your dad, so just call me Alex.”
Alex said with a chuckle.
“I left a mark before sending the kids out.”
“mark?”
“Sandra checks on the kids periodically, but you never know. It wasn’t Henry I was worried about, it was the Dungeon Break.”
“Dungeon Break… .”
A surprisingly realistic danger had emerged. In fact, this was more likely than the head of a criminal organization that ruled America.
“It’s dangerous if you get involved by mistake. It’s a life I saved by going through all that trouble!”
Alex went on to explain at length the trouble he had gone through to sneak the children away.
Kang So-yoon, who had been listening to the conversation without paying attention, also listened in. She knew that Alex and Sandra had saved the children, but she didn’t know the details of the process. It wouldn’t hurt to know, right?
“… That’s what I did!”
However, Kang So-yoon’s expression became subtle again after hearing the explanation. It was the same for the other two as well.
“Is that possible?”
“huh!”
“how?”
“Just fine?”
“well?”
Choi Max-hyun, who was holding the steering wheel, asked quite seriously.
“Are you… a wizard? Is that your unique magic?”
“Ahaha, no. I’m not a wizard. I don’t have any special magic either.”
“but….”
“People’s minds are not as strong as we think.”
Alex smiled peacefully.
“It’s just a little bit of interference. It works surprisingly well for first-time viewers.”
“So that’s….”
“Is it hard to understand? But there are so many secrets in the world! What fun would it be to try to know them all?”
If this was something I did for fun, I would have quit a long time ago.
But before that protest could continue, Alex wiggled his fingers.
“Or you could just think of it as a unique magic. I’m not a wizard, nor a great wizard, but I can at least imitate something similar.”
“…Imitate.”
Yeah, that could be possible.
… … Is there?
…is there one?
That can’t be happening!!
Squeak!!!!
The car skidded roughly on the road. Choi Ma-hyun turned around quickly. Seeing Ji Yu-geon standing close to the window, guarding Hope, it seemed like everyone felt the same way.
Hope smiled calmly.
“how is it?”
“What, what just now, that is?”
“Since we’re acquaintances, the effect wears off quickly, right? But if you can’t sense magic, or if you’re tired or distracted… it lasts a long time. And there’s nothing else to do to break the distortion.”
Hope looked around.
“It’s a good thing there’s no one else there. If I have an accident while wearing FBI uniform, it’ll be a big problem.”
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“……you.”
“It’s an instinct, so I can’t control it much, but I can guide it. That’s why I was able to fool the investigators even with a crude fake corpse.”
Hope put her voice back into her usual tone, imitating the FBI she saw on the show.
“The children are dead. It must be the work of a monster that came out of the dungeon. It’s such a shame…”
“… … .”
“When I get older, this method won’t work. I’m much weaker now than when I kidnapped the kids.”
Hope shrugged.
“Anyway, it’s true that I had a hard time. Who do you think was it that placed the fake corpse and followed me around until I cleaned up, obstructing my perception? I put in so much effort, so Henry shouldn’t be interfering with that!”
Kang So-yoon came to her senses.
And then he tapped Choi Max-hyun on the shoulder. The car started to drive towards its destination again. It was a bit slower than before.
Hope continued speaking without noticing the reactions of the three hunters.
“Ah, well. Anyway, it wasn’t originally because of Henry, but because of the dungeon break. I used that as an excuse to get you out, but if you get caught up in it and get hurt, I’ll feel a little bad about it. It’ll be unfair, right?”
“… … .”
“That’s why I left a mark!”
Hope spoke calmly, unconcerned with the commotion of others.
Kang So-yoon belatedly remembered what question Ji Yu-geon had first asked Hope.
Hope asked why I was coming here with her.
“I made it so that I can tell if I come into contact with an abnormally strong magical wave. Whether it’s a monster or something else…”
For the first time, Hope’s face distorted.
“But I get alarms from the kids I stole at the same time?”
“…They came at the same time?”
“I know. It must be a trap.”
Hope returned to her calm face again.
“… … You must have told this to someone else, right?”
“Ahahaha.”
Hope burst out laughing.
“But that doesn’t mean I can’t go, right?”
* * *
Alex Hope’s ‘ability’ shone through when he arrived on the scene.
“This is the FBI. They should have contacted you.”
“Yes, well… .”
The police officers in the jurisdiction exchanged subtle glances.
“But is that the FBI too?”
The officer looked at Hope, who was standing blankly behind the three hunters.
No matter how well he was treated, he still looked like a runaway teenager under FBI protection.
Before Kang So-yoon, who uses the alias Robert Kim, could say anything, Hope took a step forward and greeted her warmly.
“Hello! My name is Gabriel Blake. I’m not an investigator, I’m an analyst, so I’m not as stiff as these guys.”
“Aha… But then why…?”
The officer asked, still nervous, but noticeably less alert.
“Do you know why that guy is in witness protection?”
The police officer nodded.
“I protected that friend in the previous incident. I think the child will feel safer if he or she has someone he or she knows.”
“The child was already very scared.”
“Oh, really? The last time I saw you, you were such a bright and smiling kid.”
“It’s the same here. But there’s nothing we can do since the environment has suddenly changed… .”
“It was a good thing I pushed myself to come! Actually, it wasn’t really that hard. It’s a case I’m in charge of.”
Hope smiled shyly.
The three hunters, who thought back on their past history with Hope at first glance, furrowed their brows to control their expressions.
From what I’ve seen and heard, Hope wasn’t the most sociable person. It was as if she had entrusted her personality and social skills to Sandra Gamble!
Fortunately, Kang So-yoon, the team leader, came to her senses first.
“Oh, here are the documents you need.”
“Where… Yes. Would you like to check the child first?”
“may I?”
The police officer looked at the documents Kang So-yoon handed him and then started talking to Hope again. Kang So-yoon blankly stared at him and followed Hope.
And what did you find out?
It’s strangely quiet.
Choi Dae-hyun was looking at Hope as if he was looking at a possessed doll. Kang So-yoon couldn’t say anything to Choi Dae-hyun because she was looking at him with the same eyes.
Since it was a problem that even involved a child, it wouldn’t be strange for them to be very angry, but the police who had been glaring at Kang So-yoon quickly became friendly when Hope came forward and spoke.
Even Hope was holding coffee in his hand at some point. And not the tasteless coffee that had been brewed for hours in a restaurant coffee pot, but the coffee that had been ordered at a specialty cafe and had whipped cream on top.
Of course, nothing was given to the three hunters.
“… … .”
As the smile on Hope’s face grew deeper and the police finally came out to escort her, Kang So-yoon became keenly aware of what that ‘distortion’ was.
And it gave me goosebumps.
“I’d rather have magic.”
Jiyu Geon whispered softly so that no one around him could hear.
“If this isn’t magic, then it’s scarier….”
Kang So-yoon also agreed.
Hope, who had been weaving between police officers regardless of what the three hunters thought, was finally able to meet the child she was protecting.
The child, who had her hair tied up neatly, smiled brightly as soon as she saw Hope’s face, as if she had not lied when she said she knew the child.
“Oh! What a pretty brother!”
“Hello, Sohee. No, you changed your name, right? Sophia? How have you been? Were the police officers nice to you?”
“huh!”
The girl started to cling to Hope’s waist and started to chatter. If the police had any suspicions about Hope, they would have been completely relieved after seeing that sight.
In fact, it was the same for the three hunters. They knew that the children they thought were dead were alive and well, and they heard from Hope how they were taken away, but it was different to actually see the evidence with their own eyes.
“You must have been really surprised by this sudden turn of events. Are you okay? Is there anything bothering you? If you tell my brother, I’ll tell the police officer and the policewoman.”
“No, it’s okay.”
The American officers nodded as the conversation was conducted in Korean. They probably knew that the child was from Korea and thought they had become close because they could speak the same language.
Well, if you think about it that way, it’s convenient. It’s appropriate because it’s the reason why three Asian FBI agents were dispatched.
Kang So-yoon approached the child and bent her knees.
“Hello, Sohee.”
“…hello.”
The child who had been so attached to Hope was very wary of the three adult men. It couldn’t be helped.
But Kang So-yoon had a secret weapon. Kang So-yoon took out an envelope that she had carefully brought with her from Korea.
“… … ?”
“Taewoo oppa told me to give it to you.”
“Sir, do you know my brother?!”
The child let his guard down and smiled brightly.
Fantasy, contemporary,