I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 389

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Episode 389
Ep. 389
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As the door swung open, the interior of an isolation chamber filled with all manner of protective devices was revealed.
Inside, I could see a sinister dagger with a forked tip that resembled a serpent’s tongue, and a Spirit whose face was covered entirely in grotesque tattoos.
“How many times must I say it?! I don’t listen to you human bastards! Release me at once! If you don’t, I’ll cut you all to pieces!”
The Management Bureau must have truly vexed this Spirit, for irritation spilled forth the moment the door opened.
“Eek!”
Minjeong instinctively recoiled from that murderous aura, but Roel was different.
“…How have you been, Pintoo.”
“What? How do you know my name… Roel, sir?!”
The Spirit named Pintoo recognized Roel at a glance, despite the hood pulled deep over his head.
Moreover, his tone became exceedingly respectful.
Witnessing this, Seongnyun turned to Minjeong with an expression of considerable surprise.
“This Spirit called Roel—he truly does have ability, doesn’t he?”
Minjeong, who had been trembling in fear mere moments before, suddenly puffed up with pride as though she’d never been frightened at all, shooting a pointed look at Seongnyun.
It was that feeling of “you can criticize my Spirit, but only I can.”
“Ha! Director, of course! If Roel hadn’t been there during the simultaneous Seoul Gate incident, the rescue operation wouldn’t have gone nearly as well!”
“Ah, yes, of course that’s true, but….”
“More importantly, don’t forget! You promised to provide full support to the Korean branch if Roel handles this properly.”
“Of course. Once you resolve this matter, I’ll take care of anything you need.”
I had already secured sufficient cooperation from the higher-ups.
They couldn’t possibly be unconcerned about these rampaging Spirits, so if the problem was solved, there was nothing they wouldn’t be willing to do.
In any case, both their gazes shifted back to Roel and Pintoo.
“Roel, sir! Have you come to rescue me?!”
“…No.”
Roel couldn’t bring himself to add, “I’ve been captured too.”
The left hand of the Overlord, one worthy of respect and trust… in any case, such pride existed. How could I reveal the truth so plainly?
However.
“I understand your feelings, but… let’s stop this now and come with me.”
“Of course! If it’s with you, Roel sir, I welcome it! Surely we’ll blow up this wretched city entirely and cover it in death, yes?”
“That’s not quite it….”
“??”
Pintoo’s expression asked: then what’s the point of going together?
…Roel couldn’t bring himself to say, “Let’s go watch dramas together.”
But Pintoo was perceptive enough to realize that Roel wouldn’t now speak of world conquest, chaos, or such things.
Pintoo asked with a deeply suspicious expression.
“Surely… you haven’t already submitted to that Ilgyeok or whoever, have you, Roel sir?”
Flinch—!
At Pintoo’s remarkably accurate and piercing analysis, Roel’s shoulders twitched.
‘How… how did you know…?’
If I admitted the truth so readily, what kind of look would Pintoo give me?
Roel naturally denied it.
“N-no, that’s not… it’s not like that…”
“Really?”
“Yes… actually, it’s the opposite. Ilgyeok made a heartfelt request of me this time, and I came to see you because of it…”
“As expected of you, Roel!”
Pintoo’s eyes grew bright and sparkling, as if to say, “I knew it.”
And truthfully, Roel hadn’t lied out of a guilty conscience either.
It was true that I came here at Ilgyeok’s request.
Whether it was a heartfelt request or a coercive one was something that could be evaluated differently depending on who was listening—hardly a matter worth debating truth from falsehood.
Pintoo clapped his hands together as if delighted and spoke.
“The Overlord was quite worried, but now I can rest easy. So you’ve already brought Ilgyeok under your control, haven’t you, Roel?”
“W-well, you could say it’s almost like that…”
Roel nodded while subtly averting his gaze.
When I thought about it, how much had I helped Ilgyeok all this time?
I created an S-rank Golem for him, and this time I even came to persuade a Spirit.
I created an S-rank Golem for him… and this time I came to persuade a Spirit…
And…
In any case, it was fair to say that Ilgyeok relied on me quite heavily in many respects.
“Wow! How on earth did you manage it? It must be your incredible dark magic, right? Did you brainwash him entirely?”
Pintoo, seemingly excited himself, began chattering away with questions.
Seongnyun and Minjeong, watching from outside, tilted their heads in confusion.
“What are those two talking about, Director?”
“Well, I’m not entirely sure either…”
Pintoo was a madman from the start, so whatever he rambled about didn’t really matter, but I couldn’t understand why Roel was going along with talk of subduing Ilgyeok.
Was this some kind of persuasion process?
“Then all is well. This is Ilgyeok’s country, isn’t it? Surely his influence must be tremendous, so tell those idiots out there to let me out. And then spread the Overlord’s will throughout this world. Yes? Roel?”
“…”
“Roel?”
Pintoo stared at Roel in bewilderment when he didn’t answer immediately.
After staring intently at Pintoo for a long while, Roel nodded.
“Yes… from now on, I intend to uphold the Overlord’s will…”
“Kyaa!”
“So shut up and stay quiet.”
“???”
Pintoo was taken aback by Roel’s sudden change in demeanor.
But what was this “Overlord’s will” in the first place?
Crushing the weak with overwhelming force while elevating the strong ever higher.
A thorough logic of survival of the fittest where only those worthy of dominion could stand above others.
‘When I think about it, I’ve never gone against the Overlord’s wishes until now….’
Roel, who had been quietly listening to Pintoo’s nonsense, found himself growing more confident.
It wasn’t as though I was deliberately betraying the Overlord by fawning over Ilgyeok.
It wasn’t my fault that Ilgyeok was simply too strong, was it?
Meanwhile, Pintoo was clearly weaker than me, so it was absolutely right that he should obey my words.
“Shut up and don’t cause any more problems…!”
Kuuuaaaaahhhhh———!!!
“Y-yes… yes, Roel….”
Pintoo had no choice but to bow his head obediently before Roel, who was threatening him while spewing dark magic in torrents.
If it were someone completely unrelated trying to crush him with brute force, he might have put up a struggle, but since Roel, who held a position akin to a left chancellor of the same faction, was stepping forward like this, he couldn’t even squeak in protest.
Minjeong, watching from outside, let out an exclamation of admiration.
“Wow~ I always knew Roel could be decisive when it mattered, even if he seems a bit dim normally. Honestly, I was skeptical until just now, but I never expected such a turnaround!”
And Seongnyun regarded such Minjeong with an ambiguous expression.
‘It looks like he just crushed her with force because his logic hit a wall….’
Still, Seongnyun was the type who wouldn’t voice such thoughts aloud, having survived his civil servant career thus far by reading the room.
In any case, once Roel spoke with a threatening tone, Pintoo became obedient.
Going forward, he would likely attempt reckless actions at every opportunity, but if Roel disciplined him like this, it seemed worth trusting.
Even for the management agency, keeping such beings locked underground indefinitely was burdensome.
Roel didn’t stop there and subdued the other Spirits, Egos and Hydro.
They were Spirits of a Master with lower standing than Minjeong to begin with, and since Roel himself was someone who earned their respect, the task proceeded smoothly.
“It’s good that the Spirits have become docile, but what will you do now? The Master is a Villain too, so it’s awkward to return her.”
When Minjeong asked, Seongnyun nodded.
“I actually had something to tell you about that.”
“?”
“We’ve decided to have the Frontier Korea Branch manage the Spirits in custody.”
“????”
Why?
When did this happen?
I’m the branch director?
Minjeong felt deep anger at the decision made without going through her, the director.
“This is the legendary being passed over…!”
“The branch only has Hunter Minjeong and Roel as staff anyway.”
“Well, that’s true….”
“So I contacted Claude directly, and he said it was actually something he wanted.”
“Claude doesn’t even understand the situation here!”
“He said he’d provide an allowance for each Spirit under custody….”
“Haha, are there any more Spirits available? The Frontier welcomes them anytime~”
Seongnyun clicked his tongue inwardly as he watched Minjeong’s attitude flip like a pancake at the mere mention of an allowance.
Well, Ilgyeok was so unusual, but this was the normal reaction for most Hunters.
Hunters were an occupation where everyone had to make a living—how could they not be sensitive to money?
Of course, not knowing the sad secret behind Minjeong’s salary made it look even worse.
In any case, a dramatic negotiation settlement between the Management Bureau and Frontier’s Korean branch.
Minjeong returned to the branch office with the Spirits and formally introduced herself.
“Nice to meet you. From now on, I’m Na Minjoo, the branch director of Frontier Korea who will be managing all of you.”
“Mingzhu?”
“Roel, is this person your Master?”
“That is correct….”
“It’s Minjeong, not Mingzhu.”
“Yes, Mingzhu.”
“….”
It wasn’t even a particularly difficult name to pronounce, yet the Spirits insisted on calling her ‘Mingzhu’ no matter what.
‘Sigh, they’re foreigners(?), so I should be understanding. What else can I do.’
Minjeong, who had learned from Claude on the way here just how much allowance each of them received, tried to understand with considerable generosity.
However.
“Kekeke, what a delightfully corrupt aura—truly befitting Master Roel’s owner.”
“Exactly! With someone of this caliber, even the Overlord would understand!”
She could not tolerate them giggling amongst themselves and spouting such nonsense.
Especially when the massive Egos finally touched upon Minjeong’s reverse scale.
“Your ID itself begins with ‘Tarakdwaeji Minjeong’! I’d say that’s practically innate!”
Gooooooo———
“….”
In that instant, a suspicious aura emanated from Minjeong, and the three Spirits who had been chattering away fell silent.
Trembling—
Minjeong’s fists clenched, her hands beginning to shake.
“Hmm.”
“It seems I’m a bit tired from being outside for so long.”
“I should rest inside the item.”
The Spirits hastily tried to flee, but it was already too late.
“You mispronounce my name but have no trouble saying my ID—you must have done this on purpose!!!! Kyyyaaaa!!!”
“R, run away!”
“Sh, she’s stronger than expected!”
Crash crash crash———!!!
Though the building was supposedly Frontier’s Korean branch with considerable defensive facilities, Minjeong’s fury was equally formidable.
“Whoa, is that an earthquake?”
“Right? But it seems like only that building is shaking?”
The fact that passersby outside were thinking this said everything.
After some time had passed.
“Everyone, follow along. One.”
“One!”
“We strive for equality.”
“We aspire toward equality!”
“Two.”
“Two!”
“We prioritize others before ourselves.”
“We prioritize others before ourselves… huh?”
“Ahem.”
“O-others before ourselves!”
Mingzhu was in the midst of educating the remarkably cooperative Spirits about the Frontier spirit.
As for what Roel was doing?
“Where would you like me to install this system?”
“Please bring it to this room….”
…He was occupied with installing the audio system obtained as a condition for persuading the Spirits in the branch’s multimedia room.
Somehow, through whatever means Mingzhu employed, Pintoo, Egos, and Hydro recited the Frontier spirit as if they were truly reformed individuals, kneeling with perfect posture.
“Well, with this, you’ve all become official Frontier Agents, understood?”
“So, being a Frontier Agent means…”
“Helping people in trouble and dealing with Gates, right?”
“That doesn’t really suit us, Mingzhu.”
“Ahem!”
“Ah, if it doesn’t suit you, then we’ll make it suit you!”
“That’s not what I meant.”
“Mingzhu…?”
Nod—
“B-Branch Director.”
Smile—
Three Spirits who once sided with Villains and did their utmost to throw society into chaos.
Now their minds were far more confused than society itself.

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