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[Guide Boy (3)]
The next morning.
“…being chased by superhumans?”
Joo Sang-wook’s expression hardened when he heard about the incident that occurred the night before.
And in front of him, Kurodama God was kneeling.
“sorry. I’m really sorry.”
The boy bowed until his forehead touched the floor and asked for forgiveness.
“I didn’t mean to deceive you on purpose. “I didn’t have a chance to talk, so I really committed a deadly sin.”
In the end, the boy who failed to escape last night explained everything that happened during the night as soon as Joo Sang-wook woke up.
Before Lily or Daein spoke first, he confessed the truth himself.
“What is this….”
“Musa. “Please just save me.”
Watching the boy lying flat like a slave, his small body trembling, Joo Sang-wook felt pity, not anger.
‘What kind of life has this child lived that makes him kneel down as if something like this is natural?’
Joo Sang-wook let out a long sigh and said.
“Who would kill someone like this? “Get up quickly.”
“Until you forgive me…”
Joo Sang-wook personally helped the boy stand up. And he looked straight into his eyes and said.
“I won’t kill you or beat you. I just want to know the truth. Did you understand?”
“…….”
Shin looked at Joo Sang-wook’s eyes.
The boy looked very intimidated, but inside he was desperately thinking.
‘I will survive somehow. ‘No matter what I do…’
If it was to survive, lying or acting scared was nothing.
Joo Sang-wook said, firmly holding the shoulder of the boy who was trembling with anxiety.
“No matter what you say, I won’t hurt you. From now on, just tell us the truth. “That’s all.”
“Thank you, thank you so much…”
After a while, Shin finally regained his composure and opened his mouth.
“…I was a member of Orochi, one of the tribes in Tokyo.”
“Tribe? Orochi? satellite?”
Joo Sang-wook tilted his head at the words he had never heard before.
The moment he saw their reaction, Shin realized that they knew nothing.
‘These people really don’t know anything.’
“……”
On one side, the great man was quietly watching the boy, but Shin had no power to pay attention to that.
“Tribe is….”
Shin explained the changes in Japan after the First Gate.
A class divided into lords, warriors, and commoners within the tribe.
And he talked about how the lower class is treated and lives there.
“Commoners are like slaves. If you don’t do as your lord tells you, you will die. The samurai beat us just because they were in a bad mood. And the girls…”
As the story continued, Joo Sang-wook looked in disbelief.
“How can it be the same person…!”
“…it’s all true.”
God bowed his head.
Joo Sang-wook couldn’t bear to speak at that sight and finally asked again.
“So you ran away from there?”
“yes. From Tribe Orochi…”
Tokyo was currently dominated by four large tribes. Divided into
Izanami in the east,
Orochi in the west,
Musashi in the south,
and Mandala in the north,
they were divided into east, west, south, and north, and ruled Tokyo, making them one of the ten largest groups in the country.
The power and authority they possessed was such that they could easily ignore the law and order of the central government, which only existed in name.
“There are as many as four kings in Tokyo…”
When the story progressed to this point, Joo Sang-wook realized how difficult his mission was.
‘Mr President. In this situation, are you asking me to form an alliance with Japan? ‘There are four lions in the cage?’
From what I heard, it was said that although the Japanese government exists in Tokyo, it has little influence due to being overwhelmed by the power of the four major tribes.
‘Is this alliance meaningful?’
Joo Sang-wook already felt skeptical, but he couldn’t go in empty-handed.
At that time, Shin looked at Joo Sang-wook’s eyes and said.
“I’m the only one chasing the Tribe. “If I leave, I won’t cause you any more trouble.”
“What is that…”
Shin stood up and bowed deeply to Joo Sang-wook and Dae-in.
“Just tell me the way and I will leave. You will be able to get to the provincial office without any problems. “All you have to do is show a little of your skills as a warrior at the checkpoint.”
“So…”
Shin bowed his head after explaining the route to Tokyo to the group.
“Then I’ll just leave…”
Joo Sang-wook just watched the boy walking away.
‘That kid is right. But… what will happen to that child if I send him away like this?’
A young boy being chased by superhumans.
If we let things continue like this, that child will die before long.
‘I’ll either be caught by my pursuers and killed, or I’ll be killed by a monster.’
“Sleep…”
However, Joo Sang-wook could not continue his words and pursed his lips.
‘If we continue to take that child with us, we may become enemies with one of the biggest powers in Tokyo. In the current situation, that kind of thing….’
“…I’ll just go.”
Shin watched Joo Sang-wook’s attention and gradually retreated.
If Joo Sang-wook doesn’t say anything, that boy will disappear on his own.
Joo Sang-wook bit his lip.
‘I’m not a hero. At best, they are just civil servants. Besides, this isn’t even my country.’
“…….”
In the end, I turned my head away from Joo Sang-wook’s boy.
At that moment, cynicism appeared in the boy’s eyes.
‘okay. In a situation like this, there’s no reason to take a kid around who doesn’t have any benefit.’
God himself intended this situation. I had no intention of returning to Tokyo with the unfamiliar travelers.
‘I’m glad you didn’t sell me out.’
Shin turned his head and looked at Lily.
The girl looked like she wanted to say something, but stayed quiet as she looked at the man next to her.
‘I said Lily. ‘I was thankful for yesterday.’
Shin gave Lily a bow and turned around.
The boy planned to get as far away from Tokyo as possible.
But I didn’t plan on leaving Tokyo forever.
‘I will definitely come back someday. Then I will kill them all.’
“Little. at there.”
It was then that the great man called God.
“yes…?”
When Shin looked back with a puzzled look on his face, Daein chuckled and said.
“Where are you going? “Did you forget I was supposed to give you directions to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building?”
“But my presence would be a hindrance to you all…”
Shin said with a puzzled look on his face.
However, the great man just gave an expression of ‘So what?’
“The ghost said he saw the little boy’s face here too. “Then wouldn’t our identities have been discovered anyway?”
Lily, whose mouth was constantly itching, joined in next to her.
“that’s right! “That blue ghost told me I was his favorite!”
That was the first time I had heard of it.
“…what?”
The man with a stern expression muttered in a low voice, “What kind of bastard…” and then spoke to God again.
“Just wait here for now. kid. “Hold that guy so he can’t escape.”
“huh!”
Lily, who was somehow excited, ran towards God and crossed her arms. It was an action to keep him from escaping.
“!!”
The boy froze like ice at the feel of his soft and warm arms.
Meanwhile, Daein approached Joo Sang-wook and spoke.
“Team Leader Joo. “Please talk to me privately for a moment.”
“…yes.”
The two walked away from the boy and girl. Dae-in, who pulled off a trick so that no one could hear, spoke to Joo Sang-wook.
“That kid named God. “We will continue to take you with us in the future.”
Daein had a reason to do so.
To be exact, it happened just recently.
‘If that guy is the guy I thought of…’
But Joo Sang-wook shook his head.
“Vice President. “You can consider me cold-blooded.”
Joo Sang-wook calmly analyzed the situation the group was facing and spoke.
“We must reach our destination without any trouble with the local superhumans. “If we cause trouble and cause trouble, it will be much more difficult to achieve our goal.”
“…….”
As Daein stared at him, Joo Sang-wook sighed and continued.
“I also heard rumors about how strong the Vice President is. But now… it is not a situation that can be resolved by force.”
The great man shrugged his shoulders and asked.
“So, since I don’t want to get caught up in trouble, shall we just leave that kid behind? “It’s not wrong.”
“…….”
“Well, if there’s no other way, that’s the way it should be.”
At that moment, Joo Sang-wook remembered what kind of person the man in front of him was.
“…Is there another way?”
Landlord.
A man who solved nearly impossible missions several times, went to another dimension several times, and returned alive.
In Busan, there was even talk that he would single-handedly slay a monster called the Demon King and a statue of him would be erected in front of the new Busan City Hall.
‘Perhaps this time too…’
Joo Sang-wook had been watching Dae-in’s movements and was doubting his true purpose.
But I also knew very well that the man who was the landlord had always solved problems in surprising ways.
“Of course there is a way.”
The great man nodded as if it was obvious.
At that moment, Joo Sang-wook felt a strange sense of anticipation rising at the same time as resentment.
I wonder if this is why everyone is a landlord and a landlord.
“As I told you, solving problems with force is…”
“You may be misunderstanding, but I don’t really like fighting.”
Daein suggested a peaceful method.
“You just need to disguise the kids so they can’t be recognized. “Then it goes through Tribe’s inspection.”
“…Is this a disguise?”
Joo Sang-wook said as if he was a little disappointed. He turned his head and looked at God.
A skinny boy with messy hair who looks like he’s about 13 to 4 years old and has a small build compared to his age.
“I don’t think I can hide my features by disguising myself, but… I’m just a child.”
“It depends on what you do. I am also an expert in this area. “There’s nothing to lose by trying it once, right?”
At that confident tone, Joo Sang-wook nodded, thinking that he had to lose to make up for it.
“…All right.”
Daein disarmed the surprise. And called Lily.
“kid. How many clothes did you bring in your suitcase?”
“Um… five suits? why?”
Lily said, tilting her head. Shin was frozen like a stone next to him and could not properly understand their conversation.
“Go and get one of them. “Something a little bigger.”
Joo Sang-wook, who understood the situation, looked at Dae-in with a shocked expression.
“No way… are you serious?”
Sigh. The smile on the great man’s lips grew deeper and deeper.
“I’m not the kind of person who jokes about things like this.”
“…….”
The two approached God, who was waiting with a nervous expression.
The great man said.
“Little. “We will protect you from now on, so continue to lead the way.”
“But if I’m there, I’ll cause trouble to you all…”
“That’s why I’m going to disguise myself. “Okay then?”
“…yes?”
“You have nowhere to go anyway.”
“Oh, that’s it…”
“Okay, let’s take a shower first. “When was the last time you showered?”
“Now wait a minute!”
Shin lost the timing to reject Daein’s reckless hand.
***
God wanted to ignore the reality he was facing.
‘This is…’
I thought I could do anything to survive.
But I never thought I would do something like this…
“It’s so pretty!”
Lily was making a fuss next to her. That’s how pretty the girl looked in the mirror.
White dress and denim jacket.
Her long straight hair (wig) hung down to her waist.
The clothes were a little small, but since I had a very thin body, I was able to wear a slightly shorter style.
After washing it cleanly, I noticed that her facial features were quite pretty.
“Is it better than you thought?”
The great man gave a thumbs up to the boy who had transformed into a girl with a proud expression.
“This is…”
Shin looked at the boy, or rather the pretty girl, in the mirror.
“This isn’t real…”
The boy truly regretted not being able to run away last night.
[Guide Boy (3)] End
ⓒ Ganjjajang
