I Will Save the World and Retire Chapter 336

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“You’re a real police officer.”

Hong Seok-young said right away.

“… You didn’t say anything.”

“What kind of expression do you want to say?”

“… … .”

Surprisingly, Hong Seok-young noticed my expression.

…Why? Did I do something wrong?

“I told you I’m a real police officer?”

“So who said what?”

Hong Seok-young kept his mouth shut. He never opened his mouth again after that.

I walked quietly down the hallway. The inside of the warehouse was spacious. It was so spacious that it seemed even wider than it looked from the outside.

of course.

It didn’t just look big; it was really big.

These crazy kids connected several of the nearby warehouses underground, which is what kind of magic they used. They may have used real magic. If you have the skills and the know-how to use a wizard, there is nothing they can’t do. I was just surprised because I didn’t think that the self-respecting wizards would do something they despised in this era when the Hunter Academy hadn’t even been properly established.

Since the Academy began to train magicians, the proportion of magicians in society has increased. They called themselves New Age Wizards. I thought that was a great self-consciousness, but I actively supported it because I enjoyed seeing the old people in the Association foaming at the mouth.

Even if it wasn’t exactly that, it would have been a welcome development. How could we reject the increasing number of workers who are helpful to society? With the introduction of wizards into construction sites, the workers became safer, the construction period was shortened, and even the durability of the completed buildings was improved.

… Ah. Well. Even now, it’s hard to think that all magicians have the same principles as the association. There were many who opposed the existing association, and there were also magicians who were kicked out by their families. What would magicians who didn’t have the skills to enter the dungeon do for a living?

It is highly likely that some of them, like Schneider, went over to the underworld and carried out secret construction work.

“A real police officer.”

“I know. Why are you so persistent?”

“… … .”

Hong Seok-young looked at me with a resentful face.

“Isn’t that why you’re making such a sullen face because you don’t like the way this hunter is ordering them around?”

“Oh. That?”

I thought of the police officers who had exchanged greetings with Hong Seok-young calmly.

If you ask whether I like it or not, of course I don’t like it.

Since then, the police have done their job admirably.

The role of the police, who are called the people’s staff? Well, anyway, this warehouse is like a Korean branch of Henry Lehman, which is guaranteed by the US government. Investigating it means that I am doing my job well as a police officer.

And Yimiseon’s… what should I call it? Yimiseon’s nagging? Someone who takes money or something from Yimiseon and takes care of the work she asks of them… right, something like that?

It’s absurd that a police officer working in Busan, not Seoul, is talking to Hong Seok-young in a familiar way. Of course, it wouldn’t have been any better just because it was Seoul.

If they were the police officers from the Awakening Investigation Office, I would understand. They are not like that. It would be better if they were impersonators wearing police uniforms, but real police officers.

After finishing my conversation with Hong Seok-young, I thought about the way he had searched through the warehouse while shouting at me in an overbearing manner.

Either they received bribes from Yimiseon, or they were planted by Yimiseon from the beginning, or they were not Yimiseon but Da-yeon or people from the association.

“I’m a person who tries not to think about things that I can’t do.”

“……her.”

Hong Seok-young made a sound that was difficult to describe.

I shrugged.

“If I think about it, will anything change? Is there anything I can change? After all, aren’t those people going to listen to this hunter who listened to the teacher? It’s not like they’re going to stop doing something because I told them not to. Isn’t that what they’ve been doing since long ago?”

“…That’s true.”

“That’s why I’m trying not to worry about it.”

Hong Seok-young thought carefully about what I said and then nodded.

“That would be better. I think it would be better for me to worry less too.”

That’s different.

“Shouldn’t the teacher be concerned?”

“Huh? Even if I told you not to do it, you’re not a hunter who would listen to me.”

“Didn’t you tell me not to do it?”

“So even if I try to stop him, he won’t listen. He’ll do it without my knowledge. I’m not this hunter’s boss.”

That was not a wrong statement…

“Actually, I did receive help… Do you think this is the first or second time I’ve done something like this? But it’s not something to be ashamed of, so I told you not to learn from it. Honestly, if there was another way, I wouldn’t have done it.”

“… … .”

“I don’t even know what kind of relationship those people have with this hunter. They’re probably people who grew up with Dayeon’s support when they were young. They’re spread out across all walks of life, I think.”

“… It’s Dayeon. Not the association?”

“I would rather be Dayeon than the association.”

I didn’t understand that. At least Da-yeon is a Korean company run by Koreans. The association… is a bit subtle. If it’s the association, wouldn’t it be toying with Hong Seok-young’s investigative power right in front of his nose? I told you, right? This is always the starting point of diplomatic conflict.

So I was convinced by Hong Seok-young’s words that he was not going to go into too much detail. Right now, they are chasing the Ark, but there must have been other criminal organizations before the Ark. The Awakened Criminal Investigation Office in South Korea must have been lacking in many things, and no matter how powerful the Hunter is, there are many who do not want to give field command to a ‘mere’ Hunter.

How many people have I seen ignoring my father when I was first adopted? Even though dungeon breaks were common at the time. They are fearless people.

Anyway, the police officers who had roughly thrown the unconscious member into the police car were walking around the warehouse. It didn’t seem like the guy with broken limbs would come to his senses for at least a few hours, and there didn’t seem to be anyone in charge other than the team leader they had been looking for. Even if there was, it didn’t seem like someone who would show their face openly to a public official wearing a police uniform.

Most of the foreign workers who were packing things in the warehouse didn’t speak Korean. When Hong Seok-young and I followed the police, they awkwardly greeted each other and focused on what they were doing. When I saw that, I could understand what Hong Seok-young meant.

That’s why I said it was easier to report it to the police.

The power of public authority.

“Those people probably knew I was watching them. But they don’t know.”

And while the police were really checking the warehouse, we went deeper.

Hong Seok-young immediately pointed out the suspicious spot, and when he moved the box away, he found a door leading to the basement.

Open the door and go down the ladder? There’s a secret passage that magically connects to the neighboring warehouse!

“It could have happened before I even got there.”

“But I stopped it.”

“Those people said they were real police officers, right?”

“… … .”

Hong Seok-young laughed bitterly.

“I am not an awakened person. No matter how fast or convenient the method is, there are methods that should not be used.”

But Hong Seok-young used that method.

Because it’s fast and convenient.

There isn’t much I can say to Hong Seok-young, who seems to be in a state of depression.

“I won’t learn that.”

So I just blurted out the first thing that came to mind.

“…what?”

Hong Seok-young, who was walking ahead of me, stopped and looked back.

In the underground hallway, there were only flickering lights that had been forcibly turned on. Under the dim light, Hong Seok-young could not hide his surprise.

Surprise, and a strange sense of pride.

“You told me not to learn. I won’t learn.”

“… You’re not going to learn?”

“Why? Learn, then?”

“No. No… No. I said I don’t want you to learn it.”

“That’s why.”

I pulled my hat down. I was worried that the rune would work properly since I was chasing Hong Seok-young urgently, but fortunately it was fine. I had also worn the hat with the shadow rune attached when I passed the warehouse earlier. It was funny how the police kept rubbing their eyes. It must have been a strange experience for them because they knew it was there but couldn’t see it well.

The same goes for Hong Seok-young. When I put on my hat, Hong Seok-young smiled slightly and reached out as if to pat my head. I quickly stepped back.

“Are you embarrassed now?”

“no.”

“Then why do you wear a hat?”

“There’s a door over there. Be careful.”

“There’s no one above.”

“There might be CCTV. Fortunately, there wasn’t one in the hallway.”

“When did you ever say you were careful?”

“I am always careful.”

I passed Hong Seok-young. There is a door lock. I have to enter the password on this side.

As Hong Seok-young said, there is no sign of movement beyond the door. Should I just break the door down?

“But didn’t you want to learn before?”

Hong Seok-young said as he looked at the door I was looking at.

“… Rather than saying I wanted to learn, I would have learned it if I were Hong Seok-young’s successor.”

“hmm.”

Hong Seok-young made a subtle snorting sound.

I realized what I had said a beat later.

“Other than that, there are many things I want to teach you.”

“… I learned everything I could learn.”

“Really? If you’re so confident, you should check it out.”

Instead of touching the hat with the rune on it, Hong Seok-young tapped my shoulder.

“Once this matter is resolved, shall we go hiking together, Heejae?”

* * *

“evil!”

“evil!!”

“Ahhhh!!!”

“AAAAAHHHH!!!!!”

“Oh my, kids. You shouldn’t yell like that!”

“But, Grandma!”

“But, Grandma!”

A boy and a girl, who are not related by blood, raise their heads with the same expression.

Isabella Blake couldn’t stop smiling because the sight was just so cute. Oh my, where did our son-in-law get such cute children?

… Of course, I had heard somewhere that they had been brought from. I didn’t hear the details, but if there had been a family looking after these children, my son-in-law would not have asked them for help.

But no matter what the pain, the two children who were glaring at each other now looked like siblings who were at odds with each other at that age.

Isabella Blake checked the time and consoled the children.

“It’s almost time to go to school. Are you going to make Grandpa wait?”

“eww.”

“no!”

“Then pack your bags quickly. You’re not leaving anything behind, are you?”

“yes!”

Sophia has completed the transfer process to Uirok’s school.

Wooirok, who was staying at his grandparents’ house while his brother was away on a business trip, didn’t seem to like the fact that he had to spend all day with Sophia. He didn’t even realize that the adults thought he was on good terms with her because he kept yelling and complaining from the morning.

“Hey, my puppies. Are you ready?”

Robert Blake led the children to the front door like a sheepdog herding sheep. Before Wooi-rok could put on his shoes, he ran to his grandmother.

“grandma.”

“Yes?”

“Haven’t you heard from your brother?”

Wooirok asked with his eyes wide open. Isabella shook her head.

“Why are you worried?”

“Yes… Haven’t you heard anything from your brother?”

“I heard that Grandma suddenly had something urgent come up and she couldn’t come home for a few days… My brother must be very busy.”

“But… .”

Wooirok sighed, holding the strap of his bag tightly.

“Every time I go on a business trip, my brother calls me once a day. But….”

“What’s happen?”

“It’s been three days since I’ve called you… You haven’t even read my texts.”

Fantasy, contemporary,