Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 124
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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 124
124. Silver. Four. Gathering
I picked up my mobile phone, pretending to contact Amon.
Currently, I was playing the role of Kang Hee Seong, the guild’s manager, not Amon.
“Yes, Lord Amon. There’s someone who wants to meet you. No, it’s something others shouldn’t hear, so only to Lord Amon… What’s your name?”
“It’s Kim Ju-wan.”
“He says it’s Kim Ju-wan. Yes. Ah, is that so…?”
I muttered from a distance where he could overhear.
It looked like I was talking to Amon to anyone watching.
“Yes, I understand. I’ll do that.”
After finishing my phone call act, I approached Kim Ju-wan.
“You’re lucky. Lord Amon has given permission.”
“R-really?”
“Do you remember where we agreed to meet before?”
“Yes.”
“He says to come there.”
“Ah…”
“What are you standing there dumbfounded for? Aren’t you going?”
“Ah, th-then…”
Kim Ju-wan left the office.
Not long after, I also went outside.
This time I had to act as Amon.
Even when visiting Amon Guild, Kim Ju-wan thought he would fail.
Could he really meet someone by visiting so suddenly?
He had been stood up before too.
But.
‘Finally, I can meet Amon.’
By pushing through somehow, contact was made.
He was lucky, just as the manager said.
‘He told me to come to the place where we met before, right?’
Kim Ju-wan moved to Sadang Station Exit 10.
He remembered standing there blankly a month ago.
‘I waited for Amon but he didn’t come then.’
The reason Amon called him here again was probably to confirm.
Whether he was the person who was supposed to meet then or not.
‘Will he come to meet me this time? Surely he won’t stand me up twice?’
In the past, he would have waited for Amon with an excited heart, but now his position was different.
He had no intention of getting an autograph or taking a photo for proof.
‘I have to bring him to the manager. If I don’t, I’ll die too.’
It was scary, but it was too late to back out.
He had already participated in crimes multiple times with the cafe members and even dragged his friends into it.
In the process, he felt something like guilt, but that was only temporary.
As soon as he saw the cash bundle, it disappeared like a crab hiding its eyes.
‘When times are tough, financial healing is indeed the answer.’
Even if the world was in this state, wouldn’t money still be necessary?
There was fear that he might die following his friend, but if successful, tens of millions of won would come as compensation.
There was no reason not to do it.
‘The problem is how to persuade Amon…’
He was worried about what kind of reaction Amon would show.
Whether he would accept the invitation to join the cafe or refuse.
He didn’t know what Amon was thinking since he hadn’t met him.
“Phew, let’s not be nervous.”
“What are you muttering about?”
Startled by the sudden voice, he turned around.
A man in his early twenties who looked younger than him was staring intently at him.
‘What? Who’s this bastard?’
That thought was brief.
The man’s next words were enough to make Kim Ju-wan’s eyes pop out.
“What are you staring at like that? I’m Amon.”
“Ah…!”
He hadn’t even thought that Amon could be in his twenties.
So it took him a bit longer to recognize the situation.
It was fortunate that he didn’t curse out loud.
“Ah, so you’re Lord Amon? It’s, it’s nice to meet you.”
“Enough of that, I don’t have time, so just tell me what you want. Why did you want to meet me?”
“Ah… well, the thing is…”
Kim Ju-wan suddenly recalled a memory from a month ago.
At this rate, I’ll miss the opportunity again.
“Actually… I have something I’d like to say to Lord Amon…”
“Stop dawdling and speak quickly.”
“Well, how about joining our cafe?”
“Joining a cafe? What cafe are you talking about?”
“Have you perhaps heard of the Silver Apostles Society?”
Amon shakes his head.
He seems unaware.
This actually works out better.
If he doesn’t know, it’ll be easier to lure him in.
“Rather than standing here like this, shall we sit somewhere and talk over coffee?”
[Last night, 500 million won in cash disappeared from a savings bank…]
[CCTV footage shows several masked intruders stealing the money…]
[Bank cash heist took only 5 minutes, even police couldn’t stop it.]
[It wasn’t just the bank. The intruders also robbed a gold and silver shop…]
[Since the Labyrinth incident, Apostle crimes have been on the rise…]
[Experts believe this organized crime suggests an Apostles’ gathering exists.]
[Investigation to proceed into cafes and open chat rooms exclusive to Apostles…]
The surge in crime rates after becoming Apostles was a predictable sign.
Even in the past, Apostles had often abused their power in the wrong direction.
‘The culprits are probably the Silver Apostles Society.’
The Secret Apostle Gathering.
An organization that conspired to commit crimes, they had been very active even before the regression.
Scum like the dregs of society.
‘If I could just catch and kill these bastards, I could fill the remaining core too…’
The currently achieved core is 75%.
If I fill just the remaining 25%, the core will be complete.
‘I found out that killing Apostles raises karma, but I can’t just hunt down any random Apostle…’
That’s why I established the iron rule of only hunting down criminals.
The Silver Apostles Society that conspired crimes was the perfect prey, but the problem was that there was no proper way to find them.
But then.
‘To think an opportunity would come like this.’
When Kim Ju-wan first said he called me with the purpose of joining a cafe.
Honestly, I even thought about punching him.
After going through the trouble of finding me, all he had to say was a cafe recommendation?
How is that different from cult members proselytizing on the streets?
However.
‘To think the cafe he was recommending was the Silver Apostles Society. This actually worked out well. I wanted to join that place anyway.’
The Silver Apostles Society was famous even before the regression.
I could remember related articles without even needing to recall them with Clear Mind Like Still Water.
‘Back then, hundreds of members were caught on charges of participating in crimes.’
It was a cafe kept thoroughly secret that didn’t even show up in searches, so I didn’t know how to join, but it was eventually exposed to the public.
‘The recent bank robberies and gold shop heists were probably these bastards’ doing too.’
But to think Kim Ju-wan was a member of that cafe?
“Have you perhaps heard of the Silver Apostles Society?”
I knew about it, but I shook my head and pretended not to know.
He would judge that approach to be more conducive to getting me to join.
I nodded at his suggestion to sit somewhere and talk, then followed Kim Ju-wan as he opened the cafe door.
Ding—
In a cafe with music playing and bustling noise, there was no worry about conversations leaking out no matter what we discussed.
“Lord Amon, what would you like to drink? If there’s something you want, I’ll buy it for you.”
“One iced Americano.”
“Ah, understood.”
Kim Ju-wan brought two cups of coffee.
“Even in weather cold enough to freeze to death, coffee is still best as an iced Americano.”
“Cut the small talk, I want to hear the main point quickly.”
“Ah…”
Kim Ju-wan sipped his coffee and brought up the main topic.
“Let me explain about the Silver Apostles Society. You’re probably hearing about it for the first time, which is natural. This is a secret cafe that doesn’t even show up in searches.”
“What kind of cafe is it?”
“Well, it’s where Apostles gather to do various kinds of… unity activities…”
Unity.
Well, that’s not entirely wrong.
Criminal conspiracy could be called unity if you think about it that way.
“So you’re saying only Apostles can join?”
“Yes, that’s right. Though you would need to go through an interview.”
“What’s your reason for trying to get me to join?”
“Well, that’s… you’re famous, aren’t you? All Apostles respect you, Amon.”
They’re recommending membership for just that reason?
“Is that all?”
“Pardon?”
“Your reason for trying to get me to join.”
“Um… yes, that’s right.”
[The target is lying.]
It’s a lie.
“Disappointing.”
“What?”
“Telling me to join some cafe where Apostles just gather to socialize. What a waste of time.”
As I started to get up, urgency appeared on Kim Ju-wan’s face.
“W-wait a moment! I still have more to say!”
“One minute.”
Within that time, let’s see you pull out some bait that can persuade me.
I sat back down with that intention.
As I waited with my arms crossed, I could see Kim Ju-wan hesitating about whether to speak or not.
He doesn’t have time to be pondering, does he?
“So, um… the benefits of joining our cafe are…”
“Thirty seconds left.”
He’ll have to reveal it.
The true nature of the cafe.
“Y-you can make money.”
“Money?”
“Yes. If you join our cafe, you can make tremendous amounts of money.”
[The target is telling the truth.]
Cornered, he didn’t lie this time.
‘So he’s saying I can make money through crime.’
But he must have had some conscience since he didn’t bring up crime directly.
I had no intention of pressing further either.
‘If I probe too much and he runs away, that would be bad.’
For now, I need to pretend to be interested.
To conduct undercover investigation, I need to blend in with them.
“You can make money?”
“Yes.”
“How much?”
“We introduce good jobs that pay several hundred per case. Oh, of course since you have status, Amon, you’d probably start from tens of millions. I don’t know the details though…”
“If you don’t know? Who does?”
“There’s a cafe manager. That person handles everything. The instruction to find you and recommend membership also came from the manager.”
Right, so you’re just small fry?
I hate this cowardly mindset of slipping out of criminal conspiracy like this.
But I can’t reveal that yet.
“I want to talk. With the manager.”
“Ah, would you like to? Just a moment.”
Kim Ju-wan left his seat and brought his mobile phone to his ear.
Looks like he’s contacting the manager.
Normally it would be impossible to eavesdrop from this distance, but I have Death God’s Senses.
—Manager. Is it okay to talk for a moment?
—What’s the matter, Joo Wan?
—I’m having a conversation with Amon at the cafe right now.
—Amon? You finally met him?
—Yes. He’s showing interest in joining our cafe.
—Really? How much did you reveal?
—He seemed a bit tempted when I mentioned he could make a lot of money.
—Is that so?
—Yes. He said he wants to discuss the details with you, manager…
—Before that, did you verify that he’s actually Amon?
—Ah, don’t worry about that. Amon is the only one who would know the location we contacted before. I guarantee it.
—Hmm… He wants to meet me? Fine. I’ll meet him. Set up an appointment with Amon. I’ll text you the location and time.
—Yes. Understood.
After finishing the call, Kim Ju-wan returned.
He relayed exactly what I had eavesdropped on.
“The manager gladly agreed to meet with you.”
“Really? Where should I go?”
“I’ll text you the exact location. He said to meet tomorrow at 1 AM.”
“Why meet at dawn?”
“Ah, well, since we’re meeting anyway, he said he’d introduce you to a job as well…”
A meeting combined with job introduction…
‘Are they planning to make me unknowingly participate in crime so I can’t back out? Interesting.’
I accepted the meeting with an excited heart.
Because by tomorrow, the Core will hit 100%.
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