Chapter 38 - Before the Storm (2) (2/2)

“Are we completely done here?”

The woman who took off the hat whipped her head, and laughed.

* * *

“Haaaam.”

Lee Suyeon yawned beside Ghost.

The outline of her mouth’s still wide open.

“What did you do last night?

“Hmm, that’s a difficult question. Can I tell you later?”

“No… were done.”

Lee Suyeon turned her head away from Ghost.

Shortly after departure, the city began to appear overhead.

They were now on their way to Spain to dispatch the European region.

Awakens belonging to Aegis were free to enter and exit any country’s airspace at any time.

Entry and exit permit them from passing without any particular process.

They don’t need a runway, and they don’t need to enter the airport.

However, they have entered Barajas International Airport.

There’s also a schedule for the team when coming through the airport.

When the plane came down and landed smoothly, Ilhyun already carried his bag.

But there were a few other burdens.

I have heard that there is no need to bring any of your items, and in fact, the other team members looked almost as if they hadn’t bought their clothes, he thought.

The team members got off the plane after him.

Ten people waited for them.

“I am honored to meet you. You can come this way.”

A man in a suit that spoke in formal Korean lead them away.

Upon entering the airport, they quickly passed through the relevant passage without going through any entry procedures.

It was Ilhyun’s first time at a foreign airport. He roamed his gaze around, a curious look on his face.

There wasn’t enough time to look at the whole place. Illhyun had never been to a foreign country due to the problematic international travel procedures after the gate.

They headed over the automatic door, and they heard a mumbling sound.

Wow!

Ilhyun frowned at the sudden introduction of the flash.

At the same time, guards from the Spanish government lined up, and beyond that, a huge crowd came to see them.

Some were holding large, welcome banners, while others were cheering and taking pictures of them.

He only recently had adapted to the ways in Korea, but he’s not yet used to foreign people coming at them and doing such things.

After leaving the crowd, he had a brief press conference and interview in front of numerous cameras and reporters.

Ilhyun, who hadn’t thought much about it because it was a one-week light dispatch, had a hard time keeping up.

He said that teams of Aegis dispatches them to different continents, and he’s always interested in which country to go to next.

Due to the rapid development of aviation technology, even within a continent, the difference was usually a few minutes. Still, in an urgent situation, many minutes would be spent on traveling.

Thanks to public demand, the government had the dispatch team bring Aegis in perfect condition.

Reporters bombarded them with questions they only have limited time. They’re quite interested why Sung-Jin Jeong didn’t appear.

It was an expected question since he’s one of the two highly-recognized team leaders within Aegis. They responded smoothly by saying that Sung-Jin Jeong couldn’t come because of his other duties.

However, there was another person in whom the reporters were interested.

It was Kang Ilhyun.

Killing several B-ranked monsters alone, Ilhyun’s introduced these days to the world as the hottest rookie.

Many reporters bombarded him with questions that he had to stay longer than his two other team members, except for Lee Suyeon.

“Are you that popular?”

Ghost jogged toward Ilhyun, who barely escaped some of the offensive questions of the reporters.

“Are they always like this?”

“Well, yes. It’s a weekend, so I think it’s more than usual…”

“Hello?”

Suddenly, the woman who came across the street greeted them.

She wore a coat, had short brown hair, and slightly sagging eyes.

Ilhyun stared at her face. He had seen her face before, but he couldn’t remember where. The woman looked directly at him.

“Have you forgotten about me?”

“Ah…!”

Ilhyun had his mouth opened when he realized who she was.

It wasn’t long before he broke from his trance.

It was Soyeon Yeon, a reporter he encountered before by chance.