Hunter Kindergarten, Dolphin Class! - Chapter 103
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Episode 103
“Open it and check.”
At my words, Supervisor Park opened the zipper on the backpack with determined eyes.
Then… inside it was.
“Wow.”
“…This is insane.”
It was literally a field of dozens of external hard drives.
Palm-sized external hard drives were packed tightly inside.
As I watched Supervisor Park quickly take out one external hard drive to check it, something strange caught my eye.
Writing scrawled at the bottom of the external hard drive.
The writing was so small that it would be difficult to confirm unless you looked closely…
“…Mugang?”
“Mugang?”
Supervisor Park asked in shock at my muttering.
“Uh… I don’t know Chinese characters well. But this one is so famous.”
I quickly pointed to the writing and showed it to Supervisor Park.
She frowned as she peered at it, then spoke with a startled expression.
“…You’re right, it’s Mugang. Wow… We almost got robbed by our rival company?”
Mugang.
Unlike BOND, a Hunter company that had steadily climbed up from the bottom.
While BOND takes first place in everything money-related…
In terms of reputation and image, Mugang surpasses BOND.
A truly good Hunter company recognized by the people.
They donate a lot, often conduct joint investigations helping the police, and as a result, have solved various unsolved cases…
Perhaps because of their completely opposite atmospheres, the media pours out articles comparing these two daily to drive clicks.
That’s probably why people think of BOND and Mugang as rival companies…
‘But such a company did something like this?’
The childish and despicable act of deliberately entering a rival’s headquarters and sweeping away confidential data?
Behind Supervisor Park, who looked dazed, other employees were busily checking the external hard drives they received.
“Is it correct?”
“It seems correct. There are no traces of… external leakage.”
“Ugh… Thank goodness.”
“Can we go home now? Finally?”
Like people who had successfully launched a space rocket in the past, the employees patted each other’s shoulders and cheered about their hard work.
‘Uh… This is good, right? Everyone looks happy.’
I quietly watched that scene, then turned my gaze.
Six dirty potatoes.
Six children with soot smeared on their faces were looking down at me with worried eyes.
‘They’re unusually quiet, maybe they’re reading the situation…’
Kids… Please.
You get hurt, so don’t run!
Don’t just jump out recklessly!
Don’t rush into dangerous situations!
Though I desperately wanted to nag them, the sound that actually came out of my mouth was the same as always.
“Everyone… Are you hurt anywhere?”
“…No, we’re not.”
“Teacher got hurt!”
“Teacher! Your face is pale!”
“Should I heal you?”
“The teacher was definitely winning!”
Right… he seems to be gone.
Good. Yeah…
But for some reason, Nabi was unusually quiet among the excitedly chattering children.
Instead, she squeezed out from between her friends and slowly snuggled into my arms…?
“Hm?”
“I listened well. Buy me snacks.”
“…Ah.”
…You really do love snacks.
“Alright, I understand.”
I chuckled and patted her head.
‘She did listen well this time.’
Of course, it would have been easier if Nabi hadn’t suddenly burst out of the restroom… but let’s not mention that given the mood.
A little later, I nodded readily when Supervisor Park asked if I could wait for the situation to be sorted out.
Thankfully, Tae-jae had healed me during that time, so my injured palm and scratches had completely disappeared.
With my somewhat recovered body covered by a blanket an employee had brought, I was starting to think I wanted to go home when…
I spotted a familiar figure in the distance along with the murmuring voices of people.
‘…He said he was overseas, but he came back quickly?’
I could see a tall man with an expressionless face receiving reports from people at the entrance to the underground parking garage.
‘He looks exhausted.’
I don’t know where he flew in from, but being a company representative really isn’t an easy job.
While I, soaking wet and forced into overtime, was worrying about a man who was rich, capable, and had a bright future ahead of him.
Having roughly finished his business, the man was now approaching me.
Seeing the man stride closer with his long legs, I hurriedly looked back at Nabi.
“Na…”
Fast.
Nabi had already turned back into a doll in that brief moment.
As expected!
‘I’m glad I trained her in advance.’
“Huh? Where did Nabi go?”
“Nabi said she was going to the restroom a little while ago. The teacher checked.”
The suspicious Baek Cheonhyeong and the somehow unsettling Lee Gyeon.
I had trained Nabi in advance to quickly turn back into a doll when these two, who would bring nothing good if encountered, appeared.
‘I went into the company profiles and pulled out their photos one by one to teach her…’
Even if the Principal had already informed Baek Cheonhyeong about ‘Nabi’s’ existence…
‘Nothing good would come from Nabi standing out in this situation.’
I’m already drawing unnecessary suspicion from Baek Cheonhyeong as it is.
‘Even though it was for a good reason(?), he did see me climbing over the kindergarten fence in the middle of the night…’
I couldn’t help but notice it from his meaningful words and actions.
‘Maybe this opportunity will at least get me off the ridiculous suspect list of being an industrial spy.’
“I heard Teacher caught the spy.”
Let me just answer the questions properly for now.
“…Unfortunately I let him escape, but I did catch him.”
“You let him escape… Why?”
Why?
I didn’t expect him to ask that.
Does there need to be a reason for letting him escape?
Probably because I stupidly let my guard down, right?
“When I let my guard down… he pressed something that looked like an electric shock device against me. It seemed to have a similar effect to a control phrase, and I lost strength for a moment and let him go.”
“…I see.”
A somewhat deflated emotion briefly passed across Baek Cheonhyeong’s face.
However, he quickly returned to his characteristic expressionless face.
And in the momentary silence that followed.
I could see his personal secretary and several other field team hunters who had just joined behind Baek Cheonhyeong.
‘Huh? Lee Seo-hyeok is there too….’
Swoosh.
A large palm blocked my view, lightly waving through the air.
It was quite a playful gesture, but the person doing it was utterly emotionless.
“May I put my hand on your head for a moment?”
“…Excuse me?”
What kind of crazy talk is that?
The other person still showed no change in expression.
Then it’s not that I misheard.
‘Put his hand on my head?’
Is he saying he’ll crack my head open?
However, before I could even interpret the meaning of those words through various thoughts, he moved first.
Literally, he just placed his hand on my head.
“…What, is this…?”
After the absurdity, as I stayed still like that, an inexplicable irritation began creeping up.
‘I shouldn’t be in a position to receive this kind of treatment, should I?’
I’m not a little kid, and strictly speaking, it’s questionable to even call me a subordinate employee, isn’t it?
It’s like I’ve become a dog….
Then.
“!”
I felt something indescribable boring into my head.
Then came a sensation like being ruthlessly stirred.
It was similar to the pain of scraping and gently stirring the brain with a rake. Within that, there seemed to be signs of trying to find desired information somehow.
Slow, but persistent.
-Drip.
Cold sweat that had formed on my forehead fell below my chin.
Survival instinct that had climbed up my spine struck my brain hard.
‘…St, Status Window.’
At that moment, I instinctively called the Status Window without realizing it.
I nodded my head as if resisting.
Sparks fly.
The Status Window made strange noises, and the screen shook as if it would collapse at any moment.
Then.
There was a sound like a tape that had been stuttering for a while finding its place and returning….
It returned to its original state as if nothing had happened.
With him formally registered.
Baek Cheonhyeong had already removed his hand from my head.
“….”
“….”
I raised my head and glanced at the Status Window floating in the air next to Baek Cheonhyeong’s head instead of the favorability rating.
More than that, this.
Blink. Blink.
***
‘What is all this…’
I was inwardly flustered looking at Baek Cheonhyeong’s long and strange Status Window.
At the same time, I also realized that the unsettling sensation that had been stirring in my head just moments ago had disappeared.
‘It didn’t work when I used it on Spy… What exactly is the criteria?’
Right, I definitely called up the Status Window against ‘Spy’ who was throwing punches at me.
But it didn’t respond then.
To be precise, the names that appeared in the Status Window were all no different from usual.
‘It was just the kids from our class and Nabi.’
No other names appeared no matter how much I called up the Status Window.
I thought about it.
The common trait of those who had appeared in my Status Window so far.
From unregistered individuals to official registrants.
‘Excluding Nabi…’
The kids from our class.
From Kwon Hae-seong and Yu Jin-chae to Moon Chae-yeong and Kang Ho-won… And also An Param and Lee Ju-shin.
As I carefully recalled the individuals, suddenly like lightning, the puzzle pieces clicked together.
‘Their common trait is…’
…they all have awakening abilities.
While I was gradually getting a grasp on my real ability, bit by bit.
Baek Cheonhyeong, who had been maintaining an expressionless silence, looked down at me and asked.
With slightly crazed eyes.
“What the hell did you just pull on me?”
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