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The beginning of the total mess could be traced back to when I reported to the Scene Cleanup Team.
Up until then, everything had been going smoothly.
“All right, all right, say hello to each other. This one’s our rookie. Agent Hwagak.”
A middle-aged female superior with the air of a kindly scholar introduced me and Jang Heowoon, and the two of us talked to each other as if it were our first time meeting while exchanging our agent names.
“Uh, I’m Grape…. N-nice to meet you….”
“…?! Hhk, kgh, yes….”
For some reason, there was one incident where Jang Heowoon seemed to choke on nothing, but we got past it safely enough, and everyone exchanged greetings with smiles.
The team leader of the Scene Cleanup Team, Jujak 2, chatted with Agent Bronze, and since he seemed to have heard from him that this team was the one I was hoping for, parts of a related conversation drifted over to my ears too.
“Haha, our kid here is still a rookie too, so it’d be nice if someone around the same age joined the team.”
“Yes. I’m in your care.”
Thank you, Agent Bronze…!
Suppressing the urge to grin from ear to ear, I hunched my shoulders and pretended to look nervous. Jang Heowoon glanced at me, then hurriedly managed his expression.
“Now then, the place we’re going into today is… right, it’s not difficult, so the two rookies should be perfect for it.”
The team leader smiled and patted both our shoulders.
“As it happens,…