Chapter 19
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The night grew deep. Hong-ryeon gazed at the sky alone outside.
“—Ha, what’s this? Ridiculous.”
The day before, she had been swept up with the new recruit and the manager, and before she knew it, they ended up having dinner together. She had never really had the time to lounge around like this.
However, it wasn’t all that bad. Her relationship with her manager was merely a contractual one based on money; there hadn’t been any emotional exchanges, so to speak.
But today was the last day for that kind of relaxation. It was just a chance encounter that she had unwittingly gotten caught up in; starting tomorrow, she would return to her original routine.
…Well, it was a bit refreshing to be surrounded by people who usually found her intimidating, and to be so openly mischievous; that was somewhat amusing.
In other words, she wasn’t feeling too bad at all. That was quite surprising for Hong-ryeon. Hadn’t she always enjoyed watching people tremble at her every word? Yet here she was, feeling no discomfort despite the presence of someone she couldn’t control.
“Eh, whatever.”
It wasn’t something she cared much about. After all, she didn’t plan to get entangled again starting tomorrow. The new recruit should just focus on doing his job. Especially since she wouldn’t have any further dealings with the new recruit’s manager.
As she thought this, she suddenly spotted the silhouette of a man—the new recruit’s manager. His name was Baek Seung-hyun. She raised an eyebrow at his unexpected appearance outside.
What’s he doing suddenly out here? There’s nothing around here anyway, so there shouldn’t be a reason to come outside.
As she watched Baek Seung-hyun head toward a secluded area, Hong-ryeon narrowed her eyes.
No, this won’t do. I need to see what he’s up to to satisfy my curiosity.
Thus, Hong-ryeon began to cautiously follow him. She pondered whether he was going out to meet a woman, given his flirty demeanor.
And just as she cautiously turned the corner—
“What? Where did he go?”
He was nowhere to be seen.
Where had Baek Seung-hyun vanished to in that short time?
That’s strange. How could I lose sight of an ordinary person?
Though such thoughts crossed her mind, there was nothing she could do to pursue a man who had already disappeared.
Eventually, Hong-ryeon gave up on chasing Baek Seung-hyun.
…
Bang! With each step, it sounded as if a bomb were going off. This wasn’t unusual; the Black Knight’s physical abilities, when fully exerted, produced such sounds.
What troubled me was the trace of Baek Seung-hyun as a “magical girl’s manager” that echoed in my head from when I had been in the market.
He had killed the overflowing monsters and wiped-out groups of monsters trapped in pits. However, memories of having been someone’s manager didn’t easily resurface.
…I didn’t know why. It could simply be that other memories took priority.
But I couldn’t just dismiss it like that and move on. I needed to retrieve Baek Seung-hyun’s memories as soon as possible.
The result of that was this.
I was slaughtering the gathered monsters as I descended into the border.
— “Graaaah!”
— “I-I’m sorry! I won’t dare to invade the South Korean border again—”
— “Run, comrades!”
Regardless of what the monsters were saying, I continued to massacre them. After all, monsters only brought harm; there was no reason to let them live.
And above all, I had to find those memories as quickly as possible.
After committing the massacre in that way, I found myself awake, only to realize that all the monsters had already vanished.
[…What should I do?]
I asked myself. I still hadn’t regained the memories I desired.
…It can’t be helped. It seems impossible to recover my memories from the past right now.
Instead, how about getting a clue about what the New Humanity Association is planning in this situation?
Reina is sleeping, so I have time until dawn.
Alright, then I should start by investigating this ‘leader’ figure. It was clearly stated that the sudden increase in the monsters heading south was due to this ‘leader.’
The involvement of the New Humanity Association in their southward movement was highly likely. I had to find that entity as quickly as possible and stop the New Humanity Association. After all, the reason I came to this area was precisely because of that.
I moved deeper into the North Korean region.
…
“So, you’re saying the monster group suddenly vanished?”
— [Yes. As if their existence was erased in an instant, the magical responses disappeared all at once.]
Hong-ryeon, who received an unexpected call from the military, furrowed her brow. They reported detecting a monster group quite far away, but during their movement towards South Korea, the entire group suddenly disappeared. It was something that was difficult to accept logically.
But what could be done? The fact that the monster group had vanished was already an established reality, and her task was not to deny reality but to think about the countermeasures for the future.
Hong-ryeon was the unofficial leader of the magical girls in the North Korean region. Among the two A-rank magical girls in North Korea, Atillari only knew how to follow orders, so it could be considered natural that she was chosen as the leader in some sense.
Since the military was uncomfortable giving orders directly to magical girls, they wanted someone to unify them, resulting in Hong-ryeon being appointed as the leader of the North Korean region.
Just as Bing Seol Hwa greatly influenced the Monster Prevention Association from the rear, Hong-ryeon was the magical girl with the most influence at the forefront.
In other words, she was responsible for being the first to communicate with the military during sudden incidents and to formulate countermeasures. Thus, the sudden disappearance of the monster group twisted her insides.
It meant that those enemies, for whom she had already prepared countermeasures and was about to engage in battle, had vanished completely. Of course, the disappearance of the enemies themselves was not a bad thing, but the problem lay in the hidden implications behind it.
It implied that there was ‘something’ capable of annihilating that many monsters all at once. Since there couldn’t possibly be magical girls in the North Korean region, it meant that this ‘something’ was indeed the monsters.
Suddenly, a particular monster came to mind for Hong-ryeon.
The Black Knight. The monster that had overpowered her in an instant and slammed her to the ground, embodying terror itself.
Although the media referred to it as an A-rank monster to soothe public sentiment, she knew. The Black Knight was probably a creature far surpassing S-rank.
Of course, there was no guarantee that the Black Knight was behind this incident. However, Hong-ryeon was already suspecting that the culprit was the Black Knight. Even if there was no concrete evidence, her intuition was pointing toward the Black Knight.
…This is not good. The Black Knight is a monster whose motives are entirely unknown. Allowing such a being to rampage freely could lead to a disaster.
“I’ll check out ‘that thing’ and return.”
— […What?]
A surprised voice came through, but Hong-ryeon swiftly ended the call and transformed. Entering deep into the North Korean region inevitably accompanied many risks, but that was the case for other magical girls.
Hong-ryeon had confidence in safeguarding her life, no matter what the situation was. Of course, she had been overwhelmed by the Black Knight, but… that was merely a rare exception.
She swiftly soared into the sky and crossed the border.
After flying for just over two hours, Hong-ryeon finally spotted something.
A figure of a monster committing a massacre against countless other monsters without a hint of hesitation.
The size of the monster was relatively small among other monsters, not much different from a human… but Hong-ryeon knew. That was the “Black Knight” she had been searching for.
In the blink of an eye, all the monsters had been slaughtered, their blood and flesh splattered everywhere. The Black Knight, having dealt with all the monsters, pointed his sword to the sky and spoke.
[Who are you?]
Damn it, I’ve been discovered. Hong-ryeon bit her lip as her heart raced, warning her of the crisis.
Could she win if she fought now? What if she attacked when he was not on guard? No, it would be meaningless. Instead, she would likely be recognized as an enemy and be done for.
Ultimately, Hong-ryeon landed softly on the ground.
Then the Black Knight spoke.
[What’s this, it’s you.]
“Yeah, do you have a problem with that?”
[Why are you here? It must be dangerous alone.]
“Isn’t it only dangerous for the others? It doesn’t matter to me.”
At that, the Black Knight lowered his sword.
“Actually, I want to ask you. Why is the monster that was rampaging in the back here in the front?”
[I see you don’t plan to fight right now.]
“…!”
Damn it, he’s onto me. Just as he said, she had no intention of fighting the Black Knight at this moment. The probability of winning was low, and the risk was too great.
However, the Black Knight seemed to have no intention of continuing the conversation on that subject, turning his back as he spoke.
[Follow me.]
“Eh?”
A startled voice escaped from Hong-ryeon, who was gripping her staff tightly.
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