Episode 84
“wait for a sec.”
My gaze slowly moved up along the caught arm.
Eyes that capture the sky outside the window. Timothy Lillywhite, the son whom God loved so much that he came to earth.
He whispered urgently. Wait a minute, wait.
‘… … Hmm, did you notice?’
I just used my magical power without realizing it. It was magical power that I was momentarily possessed by because I was surprised.
But it was such a tiny amount that I barely noticed.
Timothy holds onto his arm and says nothing. A few seconds pass by like that.
‘What strangely shaped eyes you have.’
I heard that it captures the state of the sky exactly? If it’s dark clouds, it’s dark clouds, and if it’s bright, it’s bright.
I heard that when you look into her eyes, you can see the sky that day.
Anyway, the appreciation is over. Geo shook his caught arm while facing him. Over there.
“Do you have anything to say?”
“… … No, that’s not it.”
Swish. Timothy let go of his arm.
But he still looks at Geo intently and says:
“Wait, I thought you were someone I knew. … … You can go and see.”
“Then that’s it.”
Dude, you speak Korean really well. Geo put on his bellboy hat and quickly left the suite.
* * *
If you know yourself and your enemy, you will win every battle.
Before meeting Timothy, the number one ranked magician king, Gyeonjio, thought.
‘I’m sick of it.’
The world is a mess. There are enemy lines and minefields everywhere.
I couldn’t just go on like this, ignorant of anything.
The Regressor, The Fox’s Dark Curtain, ‘That Monk’, etc.
Look at this dense list. There’s not a single person you can trust.
Aren’t there only conscientious bastards everywhere in the world who want to prey on these poor, innocent munchkins?
Let’s say that King Geo’s subordinate, Director Jang Il-hyun, begs and begs and we have no choice but to meet. What if it’s a bomb this time too?
Who’s going to take responsibility for that? What if they keep asking the Magic King to help them solve this problem?
‘Humans must become strong on their own. King Geo can’t take care of the world forever.’
Planetary representative? What have the planets done for me! Babel, you, take care of your conscience! Earth, you’re the same!
Even though I’m a munchkin, huh? Even though I’m the strongest in the world, huh? I can’t take responsibility for everything from A to Z. Yeah. I can’t live like that.
‘This time I’ll be the first to strike.’
Let me get the information out of you first.
I will thoroughly vet and verify and determine whether or not you are a person I can meet. There should be no more painful mistakes in life.
That was the background for why Gyeonji Oh, a third-year student, suddenly started working two jobs.
Geo first contacted Director Jang Il-Hyeon.
“Let’s start the game.”
“……yes?”
“Okay, players, get into position! Ready, action!”
“… …Huh? What the heck?”
“Huh? What the? In movies, if you say a line like this, they’ll know everything and prepare everything for you.”
「… … .」
Excuse me, Miss Gyeonjio.
I’m sorry, but your life isn’t a movie, so please grow up and take some of the verbal abuse (like insults) that comes with it.
The board was finally ready.
“So, the bottom line is, you’ll have to see for yourself what kind of person he is and then decide whether or not to reveal that he’s ‘Joe’, right?”
“huh!”
“Ultimately, since observation is necessary, we have to get close and look, but in the process, our identity must never be revealed or we must never be suspected.”
“huh!”
“Are you kidding me? You do it!”
“I just don’t want to see you.”
“There, you! Yes, you who’s passing by! Oh, I’m sorry, Hunter Gyeonjio. You didn’t mistake me for talking to Miss Geo, did you?”
“I can’t act.”
「… … No, what I mean is, isn’t that ‘Timothy’? Ranked #1 in the United States. The son of God! He’s already proven to be a man. If you have any questions, I’ll answer them all. Our information on ‘national-level people of interest’ is also quite impressive.」
“I’ll go and see. Adios.”
“Sleep tight!”
「… … .」
「… … .」
I lost. Do whatever you want.
Thud, the nation was brought to its knees.
“Egye. What is this?”
The country with the lowest gate death rate among developed countries. Ranked 1st in the ‘Urban Safety’ category of the SPI survey every year for nearly 10 years.
South Korea may not be the best country to live in, but it is at least the safest country in the world.
As befitting a place known as the world’s best place for rankers with a large number of rankers per population and excellent quality, after the Babel era began, foreign capital poured into Korea like a tidal wave.
This hotel in Seoul, ‘Shapasi Seoul’, was also a representative example.
This ‘Shafa’, which was built by an Arab prince for the purpose of staying in Korea, was the only 7-star hotel in Seoul, befitting an Arab scale.
Because of its magnificent splendor, it is often used as a movie backdrop, so when Director Jang called Geo here… … .
“Isn’t it natural to have some level of expectations?”
“What are you talking about?”
“You know, when you watch spy movies, they put on a fancy suit and put those strings in their ears.”
But what is this?
As soon as it struck 6 o’clock in Babylon, I left work on time and went upstairs, keeping it a secret from the person who brought me there.
“Kitchen dishwasher?”
Geo waved his rubber-gloved arms with a sullen expression. It was a silent, violent protest.
“Hey, why is the apron so long?”
‘You’re small… … .’
Jang Il-hyun, who was looking at the sight with a trembling face, sighed and corrected himself. It’s not a dishwasher.
“I’m a kitchen assistant. I move dishes and clean up the banquet hall. It’s a 21st century multi-job.”
“Hmm.”
“According to our information, Timothy, who is usually shut in his room, comes down here to eat, so you will probably see him naturally.”
“But still, this is a bit… … . Couldn’t it have been a bit more stylish?”
Rather than hiding his disappointment in the way things were being done, his eyes were blatantly appealing. Jang Il-hyun cried out in frustration.
“You wanted to go unnoticed!”
“Oh. Okay, okay. Is there any trouble at home, Jang-ah-jae? You’re really grumpy. By the way, what’s your code name? What’s my spy name?”
‘… … You’re taking everything you need to take.’
“What would you like to be called?”
Yeah. Just try it once.
Jang Il-hyun asked, putting down everything in his heart. Geo responded with an expression that asked what he was asking.
“I don’t really have anything in particular I want to be called… … I’m always the same.”
[“King Cat, King Cat moves.”]
“… … I told you to keep quiet about the cat behind you. What if you get caught? You don’t know the King’s temper, do you?”
[“Oops, sorry. I’ll be careful.”]
A boiler room in a deserted basement, a temporary monitor room set up there.
It was a rather shabby place for the director of the Korean center to sit, but there was nothing he could do about it.
‘If they find out that I was spying on a state guest, I wonder what the US will find out about me… ‘
Even if they were the closest allies, they wouldn’t be able to help it. If you look at it from the other person’s perspective, if by any chance the US were following and monitoring ‘Joe’, they wouldn’t have stayed still either.
The code name ‘King Cat’ is seen scurrying into the hotel kitchen.
Hmm. Jang Il-hyun, who was looking at the monitor, sat up.
“I’m going to the bathroom for a moment, so keep checking.”
and…….
I just went to the bathroom for a bit.
Jang Il-hyun asked without even wiping the water off his hands. X was so embarrassed. Why?
“Why did you come back?”
Instead of King Cat sitting in front of the monitor, the agent answered with a miserable expression.
“You were kicked out.”
“… … .”
“In 7 minutes and 28 seconds… … .”
Geo looking at the distant mountains.
‘No, that’s why you’re stacking the dishes there!’
It was unfair. I just walked because there was a path, but they were asking me to do something when they saw me collapse.
[Your Covenant, ‘The Reader of Destiny’, is absolutely right, our King Young never makes a mistake, he says that he just misstepped as soon as he got there, grabbed the wrong tablecloth, and broke a bowl and ate it all, but that’s not a problem in living life, and he boosts his confidence.]
‘… … .’
After that, she worked as a kitchen assistant, room maid, cleaner, etc.
After working in various hotel industries as if I was experiencing a theme park job, I settled on the job of a bellboy.
Geo thought as he stroked his fake mustache. This is… … better than I thought.
‘Isn’t it good?’
The tip is more than expected.
After pushing a few bags and carts, the denomination of the bills in my pocket has already changed.
‘Isn’t this low labor, high profit?’
In reality, it was a rain of warm tips pouring down, saying that the little one was cute because he was moving around so much and that he must have worked hard.
Haha, Geo got on the bus and was busy running through the illusion world.
‘Should I take this opportunity to become a full-time worker? Should I really do it?’
I think I finally found my calling. The Magic King, Gyeonjio, seriously considered changing jobs.
[“King, moving ‘Shield’ to the banquet hall.”]
“… … Go away.”
A very serious answer. Geo answered with a serious voice and shrugged his shoulders inwardly, feeling proud.
‘I wanted to try saying this line… …!’
‘Shield’ refers to the shield, that is, the guild ‘Aegis’.
This is the code name for Timothy, the guild leader of
Has it been finalized that you will be leaving the country tomorrow?
Thanks to this, it seems like they are holding a kind of dinner party at the request of many figures in the Korean political and business world.
The banquet hall was spacious and had a lot of people, so it was perfect for observation. It was a good thing.
Well, obviously… … I thought so.
“Hey, why are you acting so suspicious?”
Until this Marine Corps ex-Jeolla Province guy showed up.
‘F*ck… … .’
Kyeonjioh thought.
They say that when you’re among foreigners, your own countrymen are the scariest.
There is nothing wrong with old sayings.
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