Chapter 331. Ten Days (3) (1/2)

“I….”

I studied the situation from the watchtower. Boss and Shimurin were munching on snacks from a street stall, and Yi Yeonjun was wandering about nearby.

Not causing a huge commotion seemed to be most important.

“I found Yi Yeonjun.”

—What? Really?!

Aileen’s surprised voice rang out from the crystal ball.

“Yes, but we need to act reserved. For now, I’m just going to keep an eye on him.”

I would never let Yi Yeonjun meet Boss. At least, not until I killed him.

—The plaza is filled with tons of people right now… Can you keep tracking him, Hajin?

Yun Seung-Ah asked.

“Don’t worry about that.”

I answered and slowly released my spirit power. With my stats fully recovered, my ability to wield spirit power returned as well. I should be able to use ‘Miracle Creation’, the ability engraved into my spirit power as the original author.

「Observer」

[Summary – Summons a small bird to monitor a target]

[Activation Condition – User must call the ‘Observer’ directly.]

[Consumption Value – 1% of Kim Hajin’s spirit power per 24 hours.]

[Effect – The Observer can conceal itself while watching its target. It also shares what it sees with Kim Hajin]

I created a Miracle with my spirit power. Since I didn’t have Spartan with me, I needed something to replace it.

“Observer.”

The moment I called its name, spirit power leaked out of my body. The minuscule amount of spirit power formed a small bird which smiled at me.

—Coo.

The cute fuzzball resembled a Korean crow-tit.

I strengthened it with [Random Consolidation System] and set its target to Yi Yeonjun.

“Fly.”

—Coo.

The Observer left my hands and flew into the sky. I closed my eyes and shared the Observer’s vision.

It began to track Yi Yeonjun.

“It’s all good now.”

—I don’t know what that means… but fine. Just to be sure, Yi Yeonjun really is alive?

Aileen’s high-pitched voice rang out from the crystal ball.

I replied with a bitter smile, “Yes, he is. You don’t believe me?”

—I believe you, of course. It’s just that… Ehew, fine, fine…. Huh? No, I ordered a chicken kabob. No, not spicy….

Tk. The communication cut off in the middle. It seemed Aileen was busy eating street food as well.

“…Pft.”

I let out a chuckle and went back to observing Yi Yeonjun.

However, my face went stiff when I saw what happened next.

—….

Boss was staring in a daze with a kabob in her hand. She was looking at a spot 500 meters away, where Yi Yeonjun was standing. Yi Yeonjun had his back toward her. With the grey robe covering him, Boss shouldn’t be able to recognize him.

I quickly took out the crystal ball connected to Boss.

“Boss.”

I called her. Boss flinched for a second and then took out a crystal ball from her pocket.

“Boss, where are you right now?”

—Me? I’m…

Boss took a look around and continued.

—…in front of a street vendor.

“And you haven’t spotted anything strange?”

—No, nothing. What about you? Are things going well?

“Yes, of course.”

I continued to drag out the conversation until Yi Yeonjun grew farther away from Boss. Thankfully, Yi Yeonjun didn’t see Boss, as he left for somewhere else.

I let out a sigh of relief.

“Boss.”

—Hm?

“…I think you should go home for today. I think Aileen is near you. Also, contact Jain for me.”

I heard that Jain was now a general for the Arunheim Kingdom.

—Sure, what do you need?

Boss answered. But her complexion seemed dark. The grey-robed figure she saw must be bothering her.

“…Ask her when she’ll arrive at the Republic. You should go back home for now.”

Boss hesitated for a moment and looked around her surroundings. But Yi Yeonjun had already disappeared, and Boss had no choice but to agree.

—Got it.

**

[Sword Commander’s Office]

At the same hour, Kim Suho was in a meeting with Yoo Yeonha about Baal.

“We’ve recovered our strengths for the most part… but Baal’s strength is on a level of its own.”

Yoo Yeonha said seriously.

“There’s no way for us to confirm stories about Baal, but according to Jin Sahyuk, he destroyed the world he descended upon in just four days.”

“…Yeah.”

Kim Suho nodded his head.

An evil god capable of destroying the world in just four days was shocking to hear, to say the least, but that didn’t mean he could sit around and do nothing. If Baal wasn’t stopped here, he would undoubtedly descend on Earth.

“So after hearing about this, I started looking into items used in history for exorcisms. I figured we would need these powerful artifacts to combat such a powerful foe.”

Yoo Yeonha took out a catalog from her desk. Listed on the book were ancient artifacts used for exorcisms that she found out through her merchant group’s connections.

Kim Suho glanced at the catalog, which showed pictures of a sword, bow, spear, talisman, fan, and others.

“Contact the president’s daughter and ask her if she can find any of these.”

“…Seraine-ssi, you mean?”

“Yeah. I would buy them myself if I could, but they’re too expensive. We’ll need assets on the level of a nation to acquire them.”

“Mm… I’ll try to ask her.”

Hearing this, Yoo Yeonha scowled.

“Don’t just try. We need these items. There’s only one week left.”

Yoo Yeonha was more serious than ever, and Kim Suho knew he shouldn’t be indecisive.

“…Okay, I’ll ask her even if I have to risk my position.”

“Perfect.”

It was then. Just as the duo were discussing their plans, Tok, Tok— someone knocked on the door.

Speaking of the devil, Seraine’s voice rang out from the other side of the door.

—Sword Commander, it’s me, Seraine.

“…?”

“…?”

Kim Suho and Yoo Yeonha stared at each other in bewilderment. Then, they both grinned and nodded their heads.

“Come in, Lady Seraine~ I’ve wanted to see you so much~”

“Aiya! If it isn’t Lady Seraine, the future of our Republic~”

“…Eh?”

The duo warmly welcomed the ‘guest’ into the office.