Hyunmoo 1 Team, Assistant Manager Eun Haje, and me.
The Agency granted permission for this group to go out under conditions similar to last time, but in truth there was quite a difference in their attitude.
‘It seemed like they were trying to figure out how to manage a spirit.’
It was similar to an offering.
Rather than feeling as if they were trying to see whether it was safe to send me outside, it felt more like country elders helping someone come into the city for an outing.
Or, perhaps, like a filial-piety tour….
—Have fun sightseeing in Seoul! But please refrain from handing out theme park money as spending money to passing kids….
…Hm. Thinking back on the words of Agent Sumaksae, who had become my fixed handler, it really did seem that way.
Of course, I had no intention of doing anything insane like scattering Fun Coins among passersby.
The problem was that even aside from that, I was making a choice that would probably horrify the Agency if it found out.
Namely….
Exploring the gigantic extinction-class disaster sealed by the Agency by bringing in a Baekilmong director.
“Roe Deer, so… you really mean you’re going to let Director Ho join the expedition after all?”
[Affirmation.]
I could not expect help from the Agency for an expedition into Segwang Special City.
That said, accept help from Baekilmong?
‘There’s no way that ends well.’
They would probably only research ways to extract dream residue from Segwang Special City.
But at the same time, because I was bound to that company, I needed some way to secure freedom of movement.
To satisfy all the conditions, the answer became this sentence:
A backer with a separate objective, a third party capable of exerting influence over Baekilmong.
In the end, it had to be Ho Yuwon.
Of course, he…