Chapter 89: Knowing You (1)
“Why do we have to escort them? Haven’t the White Sparrows been moving independently all this ti?”
Haven’t they always done so?
Were they perhaps captured?
Seo Hyeon-yul harbored doubts.
“The managers who infiltrated internally to obtain information aren’t only in places like the last cult mission.”
“They aren’t?”
Seo Hyeon-yul asked back.
“Broadly speaking, there are managers who obtain information by cooperating with the police, managers who obtain information by infiltrating suspicious spaces, managers who periodically patrol suspicious locations, managers who are deployed before and after mission situations, and so on, their roles are different.”
Oh Hae-ryeon briefly introduced them, then continued.
“We’ve received news from the managers who infiltrated the villain company that they can’t escape. That’s why an escort is needed.”
“But why are they lumped together under the na White Sparrow?”
If it was that detailed, shouldn’t they have individual nas?
It felt quite inefficient.
“They are also organized into teams like us, Team 1, Team 2, and so on. They aren’t designated as specific departnts, but the teams rotate and handle the relevant tasks.”
“Like the Black Eagle?”
It was the sa here.
Although Mr. Ji-hwan had subtly ntioned that Team 3 handled more dangerous tasks, they weren’t doing specific tasks.
It was just to the extent of ‘a little more’.
“The White Sparrow isn’t a Black Eagle, so isn’t it strange to divide them like that?”
Oh Hae-ryeon smiled lightly.
“Is there a reason?”
“Not long after the Black Eagle was founded, a specific departnt once gained power.”
“Power?”
Seo Hyeon-yul blinked.
“Back then, it was very detailed. It wasn’t divided like Team 1, Team 2, but for example, infiltration team, penetration team, chemical attack response team, sothing like that.”
Chu Na-yoon continued Oh Hae-ryeon’s explanation.
Ah.
Seo Hyeon-yul understood what she ant.
Important departnts existed everywhere.
It seed they had strutted around, trying to wield power in their own self-importance.
“The Black Eagle and White Sparrow were also like Chu Na-yoon explained, but there was a ti when a specific departnt caused a ruckus by declaring a strike, citing their workload. At that ti, unfortunately, an ergency mission occurred, and many people died. After that day, the Empire confird the problems with that system, and it changed to how it is now. Everyone rotates tasks.”
“Lest you misunderstand, not everyone in that departnt agreed to the strike. There were people who didn’t agree and were deployed on the ergency mission. They couldn’t prevent the disaster due to a lack of manpower, but it would have been difficult for ordinary citizens to know. Many people criticized them. …A lot.”
As Baek Shin-woo quietly added, Oh Hae-ryeon briefly looked at him.
When her gaze deepened, she nodded.
“That’s right. The Black Eagles who were kicked out back then are presud to be the forr Black Eagles identified through information obtained recently.”
Baek Shin-woo reacted strongly.
“……Is that really true?”
He asked as if he couldn’t believe it.
“It’s information from the eting. I’ll tell you when it becos more certain. We have the list, so it will probably co out sooner than expected.”
“Definitely. Please tell . Definitely.”
As Baek Shin-woo urged, Oh Hae-ryeon smiled.
“Don’t worry, Mr. Shin-woo. I’ll definitely tell you.”
Seo Hyeon-yul looked from Baek Shin-woo and Oh Hae-ryeon’s expressions to Chu Na-yoon and Mr. Ji-hwan.
He thought sothing was dark.
“To continue, what we have to do is safely bring back the White Sparrows who are in the villain faction. If it’s a group that’s about to be dismantled, there’s no reason for them to be there anymore.”
“So, you an it’s a rescue operation?”
Seo Hyeon-yul asked, feeling a sense of unfamiliarity.
Rescue?
He had never done it before.
“It looks difficult, but it’s not difficult.”
Oh Hae-ryeon read Seo Hyeon-yul’s unfamiliarity.
“You just need to bring the target back alive. Uninjured is best.”
“As long as they’re not injured?”
Seo Hyeon-yul’s gaze fell downwards.
Oh Hae-ryeon imdiately noticed what he was referring to.
“No, their mind has to be intact too.”
Wrinkles ford around Seo Hyeon-yul’s eyes.
Mr. Ji-hwan, who had been glancing at him, raised his hand.
“Team Leader. Are the four of us going like this?”
“That’s right. It may or may not be the real location of that faction, but judging by the scale, it’s quite large.”
“Then don’t worry. I’ll make sure I can bring them back well.”
As Mr. Ji-hwan smiled, Seo Hyeon-yul nodded.
He was a magician.
He thought he could do anything.
“There’s sothing else you need to know before we go.”
“Team Leader. This is a bit scary. It’s not good for things to co out like this.”
Chu Na-yoon fiddled with the desk.
If it was an ergency, it was one thing, but for various things to co from Oh Hae-ryeon’s mouth was not a good sign.
It ant that things they didn’t know about were progressing rapidly.
“You said there’s a faction moving now, even though the Poison King was recently arrested, right?”
Oh Hae-ryeon didn’t smile, and Seo Hyeon-yul looked at her.
‘Didn’t she say not to provoke the Black Eagle?’
He hadn’t thought the Poison King’s forces, due to their size, could escape the Black Eagle’s notice.
What was it now?
“We still don’t know who the leader is, so we’ve decided to call it the ‘New Faction’. Just know that. End of story.”
As soon as Oh Hae-ryeon concluded, Baek Shin-woo raised his hand.
Oh Hae-ryeon looked at Baek Shin-woo.
“If they’re strong enough to swallow the Poison King’s forces, I think they should be the most guarded against target.”
“ too. However, they don’t make contact with us. If they’re large, they should be caught, but they run away whenever they see us.”
“Run away…? A villain runs away upon seeing a Black Eagle?”
Chu Na-yoon expressed her bewildernt.
Weren’t Black Eagles what villains hated the most?
It was even said that they wouldn’t even wear black clothes.
“What’s more surprising is, there’s no record of damage.”
“…Yes?”
Baek Shin-woo’s eyebrows rose.
“I understand it’s baffling. So, we’re keeping an eye on them too. They run away when they see a Black Eagle, and they don’t even touch ordinary citizens. If this is the case, we have no justification to touch them either. They just beco ordinary criminals. It’s strange for the Poison King’s forces to beco ordinary criminals, isn’t it? That’s why we decided to call them the New Faction.”
“But they do provoke other villain factions.”
At Mr. Ji-hwan’s questioning words, Oh Hae-ryeon made an uncomfortable expression.
“That’s the problem. They’ve taken down the big shot, the Crimson Witch, so it’ll be instantaneous for them to beco even more massive than now. They’re already large, and they’re going to grow even more than this. There’s nothing more horrifying than this.”
‘Does it look like they’re expanding their scale?’
Seo Hyeon-yul thought at Oh Hae-ryeon’s words.
He was just helping the Black Eagle see better.
“Whether they’re saying they won’t look our way until their scale grows, or they’re genuinely not interested. Anyway, thanks to the New Faction, two factions have been revealed.”
“There’s a saying that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, but it doesn’t fit the current situation at all, does it?”
Chu Na-yoon swept her hand across the desk, the corners of her eyes raised.
A villain?
That was the first thought that ca to mind.
“For now, we’ll keep monitoring the situation. I’ll let you know as soon as new information cos in.”
As soon as Oh Hae-ryeon finished speaking, she imdiately pointed outside the door.
Seo Hyeon-yul stood up first.
“Mr. Hyeon-yul is first again today.”
“It’s not that, what kind of places are the two factions?”
He wanted to at least know what kind of places needed to be dealt with.
“Neither of them are big shots. It would be easier to understand if you think of them as places struggling to beco big shots.”
Oh Hae-ryeon explained briefly.
This was correct.
What they sold and what they focused on wasn’t important.
The faction’s real company might be selling completely different things.
The rest were dummies to hide that one thing.
“It seems they aren’t completely insignificant places.”
“If the two factions combine, they could beco a big shot. That’s why we need to get rid of both of them quickly.”
“Understood.”
Seo Hyeon-yul bowed his head and went outside.
“Mr. Hyeon-yul is indeed first, huh?”
Oh Hae-ryeon looked at the remaining team mbers who hadn’t budged.
「Incident Start
—Due to recent fights between villain factions, the forms of two villain factions have beco prominently revealed.
Incident Progress
—A return order was issued to the White Sparrows deployed in the suspected villain companies A and B (temporary nas) to deduce the main base of the two factions.
—Both revealed factions are currently engaged in territory fights with other villain factions.
—Internal security at villain company A (temporary na) has tightened, making voluntary return impossible.
Points to Note
—The safety of the White Sparrow is the top priority.
—Avoid being noticed by villains as much as possible.」
Seo Hyeon-yul, holding back his churning stomach, reviewed the summarized incident details and then confird the faces of the White Sparrows who needed to be rescued this ti.
A total of 4 people needed to be rescued.
‘I don’t know if the entire team needs to be deployed to rescue 4 people.’
Seo Hyeon-yul thought Oh Hae-ryeon had sent too many.
Co to think of it, identifying the location wasn't that difficult.
There was one problem.
When put into darkness, the ti it took for people to go mad varied.
Recovery would happen over ti, but it didn’t fit the mission.
He himself didn’t want to put them in if he could help it.
It felt like putting filth inside himself.
Seo Hyeon-yul looked at the other team mbers.
“What should we do?”
If he could go out independently, he would, but it was right to ask first.
“Hyeon-yul, first, I’ll tell you what we usually do.”
Chu Na-yoon explained the thod they had coordinated.
That was correct.
“First, Ji-hwan uses space magic on that building itself. That much can be called Ji-hwan’s domain.”
“To be precise, I can only affect the space itself. People are separate.”
Mr. Ji-hwan supplented the missing part.
“Ji-hwan connects that space and . I don’t know what to call this, but with that magic, I can adjust the transparency of the building itself. Simply put, it ans I can see through it. Understand?”
“Yes. I understand.”
Seo Hyeon-yul nodded.
If one could dominate space itself, he thought that much could be done.
“My gun doesn’t hit the opponent’s head by jumping through space. So what’s needed is Baek Shin-woo’s power.”
“Because my sword can ignore space itself.”
Baek Shin-woo summoned a sword, held it in his hand, and waved it.
“If Baek Shin-woo’s power captures the villain, Ji-hwan will open a door. Then catch them and bring them here. That’s how we’ve done it until now.”
At Chu Na-yoon’s explanation, Seo Hyeon-yul finally understood why Oh Hae-ryeon had sent 4 people.
Originally, 3 people had always coordinated like that, but since he had joined, she intended for 4 people to coordinate.
However, it seed there was nothing for him to do.
Wouldn’t he just unnecessarily break the established coordination?
“Hyeon-yul, if it were you, how would you solve this mission?”
When Chu Na-yoon asked, everyone’s gaze focused on him.
It seed they would listen to anything.
However, Seo Hyeon-yul didn’t accept that gaze as it was.
“Are you really asking for a solution?”
Seo Hyeon-yul asked back.
“That’s right. We need to coordinate.”
“Then you don’t need to ask.”
Because Seo Hyeon-yul threw an ambiguous statent, no one could open their mouths.
“I can do anything.”
He could see like Chu Na-yoon, attack like Baek Shin-woo, and move like Mr. Ji-hwan.
He could do it all.
“You can put in where there’s a gap.”
Anywhere was possible.
He could be useful anywhere.
That itself was his ability.
“Good, isn’t it?”
Baek Shin-woo spoke up.
To be able to do anything, anywhere.
Finally, a speed battle beca possible.
“It ans faster acquisition is possible, right?”
“That’s right. We can pick up the pace.”
Mr. Ji-hwan nodded at Baek Shin-woo’s words.
Usually, Baek Shin-woo handled deploynt.
With Seo Hyeon-yul joining, it was as if they had obtained a sword that could move freely.
“Hyeon-yul, for now, you’ll be in charge of bringing them back with . Other things can be handled flexibly. Can you do it?”
At Baek Shin-woo’s question, Seo Hyeon-yul willingly replied.
“Yes. I can do it.”
There was nothing he couldn’t do.
He could do more.
Before the mission, Seo Hyeon-yul took out a syringe and dicine.
The target location was a 10-story building.
It was unexpectedly large, enough to be called a mid-sized company.
Chu Na-yoon moved to a place where the building was clearly visible.
Even if it was clearly visible, it was a position where the building could be hidden within the palm of her hand.
The black uniform fluttered in the wind.
Nurous people existed inside the building, whose transparency had increased.
It was as if they were moving in mid-air.
Their faces were different, but when they were all together, that person sotis looked like that person.
The only thing that could indicate they were White Sparrows was their faces.
The teeming appearance was like a swarm of ants, but Chu Na-yoon didn’t waver.
Such scenes had already been nurous.
‘Horrible.’
Instead, it was a scene that couldn’t just be passed over.
Even though it was dawn, the lights were on.
Everyone was working.
Even the closing ti wasn’t observed.
How was it different from the place where Seo Hyeon-yul had worked in the past?
After receiving confirmation from Mr. Ji-hwan, Chu Na-yoon moved her eyes.
If her eyes lingered for a mont, Mr. Ji-hwan’s magic automatically marked the location.
Starting from the 10th floor and going down to the 1st floor, Chu Na-yoon’s pupils moved without hesitation.
No matter how much they hid it, the distinctive red light of a CCTV could not be hidden.
Chu Na-yoon turned her gaze towards the control room.
It was faster to corner the control room staff than to eliminate the CCTVs individually.
Chu Na-yoon saw one White Sparrow sitting and working.
One White Sparrow cleaning the building.
One White Sparrow eating sothing in the break room.
Finally, while looking at one more person, she hesitated.
At Chu Na-yoon’s statent, ssages scrolled up.
Baek Shin-woo and Mr. Ji-hwan asked alternately.
Baek Shin-woo’s ssage appeared.
As Seo Hyeon-yul’s ssage followed, Chu Na-yoon also agreed.
Chu Na-yoon spoke and lowered her gaze.
At a glance, they looked like guards around the building, or just people wandering around, but Chu Na-yoon’s eyes saw sothing different.
It was caught in her sight just now.
Among the people walking ahead of the man leaving, two suddenly turned around and quickly followed the man.
Seo Hyeon-yul’s ssage appeared.
Chu Na-yoon inford them of the fact.
Guns were held in the hands of the 4 people.
Weren't they sniper rifles?
Currently, that place was fighting with other factions.
How else could one explain the appearance of preparing for that, other than that?
Baek Shin-woo asked.
Seo Hyeon-yul’s ssage appeared.
Mr. Ji-hwan’s reply was heard, and the rooftop door on the side Chu Na-yoon was looking at opened.
Seo Hyeon-yul quietly walked out.
Seo Hyeon-yul’s composure was felt.
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