Chapter 19 (1/2)

Chapter 19 – Day 6, 6th Floor

I heard the sound of a door opening. A neighbour who came out to throw away his trash pa.s.sed by me and gave me a look that said, 'You are capable. Hyung.'

I was capable. No, was it right to say that? I didn't care about the looks of other people as Yoo Su-jeong stayed on her knees in front of me. I asked simply, ”For free?”

It was a baited question. “Of course not!” The answer came straight away. A pair of gloves fell into Yoo Su-jeong's hands. She stretched them back and forth for a bit like she was thinking, before extending them to me.

[Vicious Advisor's Leather Gloves. Equipment item. Rank C.]

[The weapon of an adviser who has a notorious reputation as a torturer. After the death of its master, it has pa.s.sed through the hands of many men and women. The fact that the leather hasn't changed for centuries has produced lots of ghost stories. After the death of its last owner, a merchant, the whereabouts became unknown.]

[Additional damage to the opponent is applied in proportion to the pain dealt by the gloved hand.]

I immediately put it in my inventory. Of course, the gloves were mine now. Therefore, Yoo Su-jeong hadn't offered me anything to negotiate with yet. ”Now tell me why I shouldn't kill you.”

She had given me the gloves first to buy my favour, so she wasn't stupid. “You are as shameless as I thought. I like it though. That item was just my personal courtesy to you.” She said with a constant smile. ”Include me in your plan.”

”&h.e.l.lip; You really are straightforward.”

“Uh, do you like that?” She put a finger on her lips in a manipulative gesture against me.

“Don't you know that I hate unnecessary words and gestures? Don't try to flirt and use your body against me.”

”You are over-rating me.”

“I think that it is a proper evaluation. I noticed that your eyes are quite disciplined.” Well, at least I could get the gloves.

“What if I don't want to involve you?”

“Will there be any other choice? As soon as I go down to the sixth floor, I'll scream.Kim Hee-chul is going to betray us.” Yoo Su-jeong got up from the ground. It seemed like she was going to start trying to making a deal.

“I don't want a lot. Just one person as my share&h.e.l.lip;”

“I have no intention of agreeing. Do what you like.” I pa.s.sed by Yoo Su-jeong. I took one step into the elevator. “Shouting is good. I'm looking forward to it.”

Yoo Su-jeong looked at the elevator with a shaky expression. Did she think my words weren't true? I was a bit sorry, but I was serious.

”Then let's see at midnight.” I pressed the b.u.t.ton to close the elevator doors. Just before the doors closed, Yoo Su-jeong stepped in, her steps clearly impatient.

“This is going down. Are you going to the first floor?”

”Are you really not bothered at all? Even if you have that girl, won't it be two against five?” Oh look. Her relaxation had disappeared. Her impatience was a sign of defeat.

“Why do you think it will be two against five?” If she said that I would betray them, everybody would be on guard. However, these people had come to me with the att.i.tude that they would be subordinates under me. Would they believe Yoo Su-jeong that easily?

“Even so, it won't be possible to kill all five people. I'll be vigilant all the time.”

“It doesn’t matter. Because you are you.” It sounded romantic if a third party had heard it. But Yoo Su-jeong's expression completely hardened. She realized her mistake.

“If I use the excuse that you are promoting dissent, I can publicly execute you. Of course, I will take your talent.”

As Yoo Su-jeong said, it would be difficult to kill her if she was vigilant. She would pay close attention. But she had something to lose. Third ranked talent. It was a chance to handle the most annoying human among the five people. Yoo Su-jeong's mistake was coming to me in the first place.

“It is better to pursue my own path than have a snake constantly aiming for my back. Well, thanks for the courtesy. Thanks to that, one of the unstable elements I was worried about has disappeared.”

The elevator arrived on the first floor. Yoo Su-jeong left the elevator with a face that was paler than it was 30 seconds ago. I was calmer than I thought, which surprised me. I'd realized that I had been really embarra.s.sed when Yoo Su-jeong fell to her knees.

If I was my usual self, then that embarra.s.sment would have taken a while to disappear. Yoo Su-jeong would use that loophole. Fortunately, I obtained concentration from the dungeon. It was thanks to my various abilities.

”What if there is one more element to be anxious about?” Yoo Su-jeong stopped walking and spoke without looking back. “Among the four people besides me, there is one who managed to conceal their ranking. I overheard them talking when I was by other people.”

That's right. This was what she really intended to do. Originally, I would have been thankful for the information. ”The second ranked person? It's obvious they hid their rank so you wouldn't know who they are.”

Was she planning to inform me? I looked at her back. Her body didn't turn, only her head. I only had one thing to say. ”Thank you for that as well.”

”&h.e.l.lip;”

I left the building.

“This isn't a matter for me to interfere in.”

”Huh?”

“Did you skip school?”

“Ah, no.” It was a reasonable question. Although I saw high school uniforms on the streets, she was wearing plain clothes after school. ”Just&h.e.l.lip; I don't like wearing a school uniform outside.”

Well, I guess it made sense. I explained what happened in the morning. Yoo Su-jeong had come to find me. She ignored the part about Yoo Su-jeong and exclaimed with surprise. ”Amazing. Indeed!”

“Is it so good that you have to react like this?”

“Of course!” Yang Su-jin's eyes lit up.

“Then you will kill her?”

”Eh?”

“I knew it when I saw her yesterday. I got an impression just looking at that woman. She is the type that will be a cancer if she is with us.”

A disease like cancer? In fact, there was no need for Yang Su-jin to speak since it was already confirmed that I would kill Yoo Su-jeong. “Oppa, you don't need to do any work since I'll take care of it. I can't die even if killed so can't I be a suicide bomber and spread poison?”

”&h.e.l.lip;” Yang Su-jin was more ambitious than I thought.