Chapter 55

< Chapter 55: Vagabond (1) >

That night.

I returned home and stroked Goldie, who was curled up on my knees, lost in thought.

[Why did Vagabond attack the Investigation Team?]

I scribbled my thoughts on a notebook and repeated them over and over.

Unknown’s goal is to analyze the system, a transcendent being, perfectly.

The thing he needed to achieve that goal was the National War MVP reward [Random Trait Change Ticket].

That’s why Unknown attacked the National War, a massive festival.

National War is a place where all countries gather. Of course, the security is extremely strict.

It takes a lot of preparation to break through that security, and he is pouring all his manpower into it for that preparation.

In such an important time when Unknown was preparing for the National War attack, he took out one of the seven executives and gave him a task that was just an attack on the Investigation Team.

I couldn’t understand it at all.

“…Did I miss something?”

There must be some reason.

Why did Unknown order Vagabond to attack the Investigation Team?

“Ah.”

I clicked my pen and squeezed my head.

Original. I reviewed and reviewed the story that was done from Unknown’s point of view.

Since God or hyung wanted feedback, I read it more than a dozen times, so I remember most of the stories.

There must be something.

Something I missed.

Why did Unknown change his behavior?

Did he find something to replace the root of the world?

No. There’s no way there’s something to replace the root of the world in the new Investigation Team.

Then what is it?

Investigation Team.

The Investigation Team was born to investigate angels and demons.

Angels and demons.

“…Angels and demons?”

At that moment, something flashed in my head. But I wasn’t sure what it was.

My thoughts were soft and fluffy.

My head was cloudy.

…It seemed like it was in the conversation I had with Maestro from Unknown’s point of view.

I kept squeezing my head.

“Ah!”

How long had it been?

I remembered.

“…That’s right.”

There was this content in the conversation between Unknown and Maestro.

“What are you going to do after you analyze the system completely?”

“After analyzing the system completely… I don’t know when that will be, but if I achieve that goal, I want to dig up the truth of ten thousand years ago.”

“The truth of ten thousand years ago?”

The dialogue is not accurate.

But it was definitely this kind of conversation. And Unknown said this at the end.

“Yes. The blank of ten years is not recorded anywhere in this world. The unknown past where no information or clues remain.”

“The blank ten years.”

It was a very short mention and an insignificant content that passed by without much attention.

But he definitely said that.

I tapped my forehead.

It was a blind spot.

I couldn’t imagine it because it wasn’t dealt with so importantly in the original work.

[Unknown’s goal is two.]

[Analyzing the system.]

[Digging up the blank ten years.]

“Unknown’s goal was two.”

The puzzles that were scattered in my head as questions began to fit together one by one.

[Unknown in the original work died before the mixed races reappeared.]

[Therefore, there was no clue to solve the secret of the blank ten years in the original work.]

[So I lost interest and focused only on system analysis.]

I quickly wrote down my thoughts in a notebook.

[But there is a clue in this world.]

[Unknown appeared before he died.]

[Angels and demons appeared.]

[Unknown got hope that he could solve the truth of the blank ten years.]

As I wrote, I got goosebumps all over my body.

The front and back fit perfectly.

[That’s why Unknown sent Vagabond to Korea.]

[To find information about angels and demons.]

[To achieve both goals at the same time.]

I stopped my pen.

I stopped and looked at the words I wrote.

“…This is it.”

That’s for sure.

Unknown’s behavior changed because of this. The butterfly effect was caused by the things I did.

Because of that, Unknown remembered his second goal again.

“…Butterfly effect.”

Variables call for a variable, and that variable caused a change.

That was it.

I tapped my forehead.

“It’s a mess.”

Fortunately, Unknown only has one person working on the mixed race investigation right now.

He doesn’t have the resources to send more than two executives to prepare for the National War.

If he had sent more than two, one of them would have been Hermit, the master of infiltration and investigation.

Then he would have shown up in front of me.

And finally, the decisive evidence is that Vagabond attacked the Investigation Team.

Vagabond, a battle maniac who is crazy about combat.

His personality is not suitable for infiltration or investigation at all.

He sent such an executive to investigate, which is evidence that he is short of manpower.

In such a situation, he sends more than two executives to investigate?

There’s no way.

Therefore, it is certain that only one person was deployed.

“Hoo.”

Then there’s nothing to worry about.

Vagabond alone can’t investigate and reveal my identity. The possibility is less than 0.1%.

That means there’s no big problem if I leave it as it is…

“…No.”

I shook my head.

Leaving it as it is is a low-level strategy.

Now is the time to grab this variable and use it as an opportunity.

Vagabond is one of the strongest among the executives in terms of combat power.

This situation could be a great opportunity to eliminate such a strong man early.

“…There’s a possibility.”

I quickly rolled my head.

I thought about Vagabond’s character and combat power, analyzed the information about angels and demons known to the world, and referred to the information taken from the Investigation Team.

Sak- Sak-

Only the friction sound between my pen and notebook echoed in the room.

* * *

Yu Hwa was lying alone in bed. It was a strangely lonely night.

Usually, Goldie would be lying next to her, and just stroking him would calm her mind.

“…Vagabond.”

Yu Hwa recalled the conversation she had with Kang Seo-yul a while ago.

He recognized the Saviors of Truth’s executive at a glance, just by the window’s appearance.

He accurately named a villain that was not even in the database.

“…Really, his information skills are something else.”

Yu Hwa muttered blankly as she turned to her side.

Doppelganger, Pyo Ilchan, and now Vagabond.

‘…Maybe he knows Piale too.’

His information skills about the Saviors of Truth were really tongue-tied.

‘But on the other hand, he doesn’t know the information that everyone knows, like the Investigation Team’s raid.’

But he was also ignorant of general information. Not only this time, but he also showed many weak points here and there.

“…Is it because of revenge?”

Yu Hwa was sure.

That Kang Seo-yul harbored a deep hatred for the Saviors of Truth.

If not, there was no way to explain why his information was biased.

“Ah. Aaah.”

Yu Hwa rolled around in bed.

She was frustrated and annoyed.

“What kind of man has so many secrets?”

The more she thought about it, the more questions piled up.

Woong-

The smartphone on the bedside table vibrated then.

The current time was 12:10 am, past midnight.

Who is this rude person who calls at this time?

Yu Hwa picked up the phone with an irritated face.

[Kang Seo-yul]

“…?”

What did Kang Seo-yul call for at this time?

Yu Hwa got up from bed and answered the phone.

“Hello―”

―Yu Hwa. Can you lend me some items?

“…Yes?”

Kang Seo-yul’s voice sounded strangely excited.

―And while you’re at it, lend me some guild members too.

“No, you have to explain why before I lend you anything or not.”

―The Saviors of Truth’s executive.

Yu Hwa’s pupils dilated.

―I want to share the glory of taking care of Vagabond with you, Yu Hwa.

His voice was quite innocent.

* * *

“So.”

Yu Hwa looked at me with a scary smile.

“Why is Shin Jia here too?”

She then turned her gaze to Jia, who was sitting next to me.

Jia responded with her usual expressionless, silent demeanor.

I stepped in before Yu Hwa’s irritation grew further.

“Didn’t I tell you? The Shinwa Group will also lend a hand in this operation.”

“The Shinwa Group?”

Yu Hwa’s expression softened a bit.

“Yes. The so-called Shinwa Group, a joint operation with the Bihon Guild.”

“…”

“…”

At the same time, they both made sour faces.

They looked like they hated the world.

It seemed like their pride was subtly hurt.

“Well, I know what you two are thinking.”

I intervened for now.

“This operation requires your cooperation, you know?”

If I could solve it with the help of just one of them, I would have done that. It’s because that’s not possible.

“Let me explain first. You can decide later.”

I handed each of them the profile of Vagabond that I had prepared in advance.

“Villain name Vagabond. Feature strong physical ability. Weapon spear.”

The pupils of the two who were scanning the profile grew at the same time.

“Estimated combat power…”

“SS rank…?”

“Yes.”

Vagabond.

One of the strongest among the executives of the Saviors of Truth.

“Seo-yul. Is there such a thing as SS rank?”

“I thought there was no rank above S in ability.”

“Yes. There isn’t. It’s just a number I wrote down arbitrarily.”

In this world, S rank is the maximum for ability. There is no way to go beyond that yet.

Of course, that’s in terms of numbers.

There is a clear hierarchy among the same S rank superhumans.

“You just need to know that he’s that strong. Roughly, you’ll need five S rank superhumans to fight him. Or superhumans within the top 10 ranking.”

“Within the top 10?”

“Five S ranks?”

Yu Hwa muttered quietly.

She seemed to have figured out why I called both the Bihon Guild and the Shinwa Group.

Bihon has two, Shinwa has four S rank superhumans, so a solo operation is impossible.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes? What do you mean?”

“The combat power of this villain named Vagabond.”

Yu Hwa tapped the profile with her index finger.

“Yes. I’m sure.”

There was a scene in the original where he fought fiercely with five S rank superhumans. It should be around that level.

Yu Hwa looked over the profile with a nervous expression.

“Okay. I understand why we need to cooperate with the Shinwa Group.”

“What about you, Jia?”

“Yeah. Me too.”

Jia was very cool.

She seemed to trust my words and see for herself.

“But can I ask you one thing?”

Jia glanced at Yu Hwa and asked.

“Why do you believe Seo-yul’s words as they are, Yu Hwa?”

That’s because I gave her various information including Doppelganger and raised my credibility.

“That’s none of your business, Jia. Why do you believe Seo-yul’s words, then?”

That’s because I’m a half-elf of elves and celestials and receive blind faith.

“I’ll give you back your words. That’s none of your business, Yu Hwa.”

“…”

“…”

They glared at each other as if they wanted to kill each other.

“Well, let’s just move on with the fact that we both have something to do with me.”

I mumbled.

“Yes.”

“Yeah.”

There is a possibility that my lie will be exposed if they exchange opinions with each other.

Well, neither Jia nor Yu Hwa are people who go around talking secrets, and they hate each other so much that they won’t do that anyway.

“Then let’s move on to the detailed briefing of the operation.”

I handed each of them another printout.

“The operation will start at 22:00 the day after tomorrow.”

If it gets any later, Vagabond might move somewhere else.

“You know where Atlantigo attacked five years ago, right?”

“You mean near Dobongsan?”

“Yes.”

The place where I first met Goldie, the Golden Resting Place.

“We’ll set a trap there.”

There is a hideout of the Saviors of Truth there.

“It’s good to set a trap, but will Vagabond show up there?”

“Yes.”

I smiled faintly.

“I’ll lure him there.”

It’s not hard to lure a madman who loves fighting.

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