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Chapter 30
Having formed a plan, the three of them moved quickly.
They immediately left the house and headed to the location written on the paper.
It was a gloomy place where several Abandoned Buildings were clustered together.
A location that looked like something straight out of a noir film.
It was a place that perfectly suited China's Black Dragon Society.
"Our Younger Siblings are here......."
"......Let's go."
Gulp-
Now that they were actually here, they couldn't help but feel tense.
Their opponents were fully armed.
A dangerous situation could unfold at any moment.
Yuna and Mina entered the Commercial Building where the Abandoned Buildings were gathered, wearing resolute expressions.
They hadn't walked for long when.
"......Hold on."
At Mina's words, Yuna stopped in her tracks and hid behind the building's exterior wall.
"......I think that's the place."
"Yeah......."
The two slightly peeked their heads out to look at the front of a building that resembled a Warehouse.
Over there.
Two burly men were standing guard with guns in their hands.
"......They really are armed."
"What should we do? Should we use Magic?"
"......No. The noise will attract people. If that happens, our plan will fail."
"What should we do......."
It was right when the two were worrying so much.
"It looks like it's finally my turn to step up."
Joohyun, who had been observing the situation from inside the bag, poked his head out and smirked.
Joohyun hopped out of the bag and stared at the men.
And shortly after.
Joohyun's figure gradually faded until he was completely invisible.
Stealth Mode.
It was a unique skill that only Joohyun possessed.
While in Stealth Mode, Joohyun waddled over to the men standing guard.
Completely unaware of Joohyun's approach, the two men were happily chatting.
"Hehehe. A Magical Girl, huh. A Magical Girl must be super pretty."
"Exactly. Wonder if we can have some fun before we take her in."
"Cut it out. Lanye Hyungnim doesn't really like that sort of thing."
"Tch. He's way too strict."
Of course, since they were speaking in China's native tongue, the content couldn't be understood.
It happened right when the scrawny man was smiling a fishy smile.
Sizzle-!
Hiss.
Smoke billowed from the head of the man who had just been laughing, accompanied by a burning smell.
His fellow companion, who had been watching this, couldn't comprehend the sudden situation.
While he was just staring, unable to even react.
Thud-!
When the scrawny man collapsed powerlessly onto the floor, the Remaining chubby man finally tried to shout that it was an ambush.
"You shouldn't do that."
Joohyun climbed up On the Shoulder of the Remaining man and used Magic once again.
Sizzle-!
Soon, a small Spark flew, and steam rose from the man's head.
His hair turning into a blown-up afro was a bonus.
The Silhouette of the man collapsing weakly.
In an instant, the two were subdued without even being able to lift a finger.
Confirming that the men had fallen, Yuna and Mina quietly hurried their steps.
"Nice one, CEO."
"......Good."
The two approached and gave Joohyun a thumbs-up.
Seeing this, Joohyun felt good, and the corners of his mouth twitched upward.
"Well, this much is nothing. More importantly, let's hurry."
Joohyun pretended to be unfazed, acting nonchalant as he started to move.
Yuna and Mina also followed Joohyun as he walked ahead.
Keeping their heads down, they approached a window that showed the inside of the building.
They slightly lifted their heads and peered into the interior.
Starting right from the doorway, the place was swarming with armed men.
They appeared to be armed not just with guns, but with artifacts as well.
Since their firepower was better than guns, they were highly dangerous weapons.
'That guy is Lanye.'
At their center was a man who stood out.
A man who looked exactly like the photo included in the Letter.
He was wrapped from head to toe in armor made of artifacts.
He likely prepared it in anticipation of an armed clash with a Magical Girl.
"Kids!"
Yuna shouted in a low voice and looked at the children behind Lanye.
Fortunately, they didn't seem hurt anywhere and appeared to be simply asleep.
Yuna initially breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of the children, but her expression soon colored with rage.
"I absolutely won't let them get away with this."
"......I agree."
Mina nodded at Yuna's anger.
"Yeah, we need to make an example out of them so they can never pull a stunt like this again."
Joohyun felt the same way.
His plan was to first rescue the Younger Siblings and then deal with those guys.
The three looked at each other and nodded before moving As Planned.
Joohyun rummaged through the Slime Subspace Pouch hanging around his neck and pulled out the artifact needed for the Tactic.
'It's a relief that a useful artifact dropped on this floor.'
What Joohyun held in his hand was none other than the Spore obtained from hunting the mushrooms.
[Slim Mushroom's Spore : Puts the opponent who inhales the Spore to sleep! (Duration varies depending on the amount of Spore.)]
The plan was to put the guys to sleep with this and secretly bring the children out.
'The problem is the amount, though.'
Anyone could see that the amount of Spore was minuscule.
It only filled a Bottle about the size of Yuna's palm.
If they messed up, the enemies could wake up in no time.
"Accountant Yuna, take this."
Joohyun held out the Bottle to Yuna, his hands trembling.
After taking the Bottle Joohyun offered, Yuna slightly opened the window and let the Spore drift inside.
The Spore drifted into the building where the guys were.
Adding to that.
"......Thunder Blast."
Mina murmured and blew wind into the Spore.
Crackle-!
A low voltage, just enough not to destroy it, sparked as the Spore spread at lightning speed.
It was a new skill Mina had learned when Yuna learned her Photosynthesis skill this time.
As the Spore spread rapidly, the people inside the building Repeatedly coughed before collapsing powerlessly one by one.
Confirming that the guys had fallen asleep, Joohyun immediately moved.
"I'll go in first and untie the kids. You two come in through the door."
After finishing his words to Yuna and Mina, Joohyun hopped right through the window.
Naturally, when Joohyun took out the Spore, he had also taken out and put on a Gas Mask.
It was an artifact Mina had made for him.
He had been worried since it was an artifact she whipped up with a single magic stone right before they left.
'Thankfully, its performance seems alright.'
Joohyun had been secretly suspicious because Mina had only been in her room for a few minutes before coming out.
However, as soon as he entered the building, his doubts immediately vanished.
The mushroom Spore particles couldn't penetrate the Gas Mask.
'As expected of a Genius Girl.'
Her Ability was undeniably top-notch.
Joohyun ran straight to the children.
Their hands were bound by ropes.
The areas bound by ropes had turned bright red from the pressure.
'These bastards did this to kids.'
Joohyun directed a Glare at the sleeping Lanye.
Then, he aggressively kicked Lanye's cheek with his soft foot.
"Die, you piece of trash."
After panting and finishing his venting like that, Joohyun clicked his tongue and quickly untied the ropes.
The ropes were Subtly tied with great care, making them a struggle to untie.
By the time he finished untying them all, Yuna and Mina, wearing Gas Masks, had already entered the building.
The way they tiptoed made it seem like they were afraid the men might wake up.
Dodging the unconscious people here and there, Yuna and Mina made their way to where Joohyun and the kids were.
Yuna immediately embraced the sleeping children in her arms.
"Kids......!"
"......Thank goodness."
Watching them, Mina also let out a sigh of relief.
"I'm so sorry, kids! Your Unnie, your Noona is sorry!"
Yuna rubbed her face against the sleeping children's cheeks and shed tears.
"There don't seem to be any injuries on the outside."
At Joohyun's words, Yuna nodded and sobbed.
"First of all, we've confirmed they're Safe, so let's get them out."
"Yes......."
They couldn't afford to delay any longer here.
There was no telling when those guys would wake up.
They had to move the children to a safe place.
That was when Yuna and Mina, holding the kids in their arms, were about to head outside.
"Ugh-"
The sleeping Lanye let out a groan.
'Did he wake up because I hit him?'
Starting with Lanye's groan, groans began to echo from all around them.
'No. They woke up because the amount of Spore was insufficient.'
Compared to the size of the building, the amount of Spore was indeed significantly low.
Adding to that.
Unbeknownst to Joohyun, a small Ventilation Fan was spinning above, sucking the Spore outside at a rapid pace.
The fallen men were getting up one by one.
Showing signs of panic, Yuna and Mina looked around.
"Stop!"
Lanye, who had staggered to his feet at some point, was looking their way.
Lanye muttered in the awkward language of Korea, wherever he had learned it.
"If, if you move even a single step from there, I'll break this bottle!"
Pulling a small bottle from his pocket, Lanye waved it around and shouted at Mina and Yuna.
Joohyun was already hidden with Stealth and could not be seen.
The two naturally looked at the bottle Lanye was shaking.
"This is the antidote that can cure the poison injected into your Younger Siblings. If you resist even a little, I will break this bottle."
Hearing Lanye's words, the two looked down at the children.
To say they were simply asleep, their complexions had definitely turned slightly Bluish.
Only then did Lanye, having regained some composure, smile a fishy smile and shout.
"You should have a grasp of the situation by now, right?! Obediently follow our words."
'To think a real Magical Girl would show up, this is a jackpot.'
Hair blazing red like flames and fierce, burning eyes.
And next to her, swaying purple hair with shimmering blue eyes.
They were definitely the Magical Girl he had seen in the videos.
Honestly, Lanye hadn't been expecting this.
He hadn't thought a Magical Girl would actually come.
Because no one had been able to accurately pinpoint the Magical Girl's whereabouts.
'Still, it's a good thing I prepared just in case.'
He had injected the poison in advance to prepare for a situation like this.
Feeling proud of his own meticulousness, Lanye smirked.
'The Magical Girl is now in my grasp.'
No matter how much of a Magical Girl she was, she had to follow him if she wanted to save her Younger Siblings.
Since Lanye was the only one in possession of the antidote.
If they tried to take it by force, he could just break the bottle and that would be the end of it.
In the end, the Magical Girls had no choice but to follow him.
"Ohh! As expected! My thoughts were right after all!"
Liuran, who had gotten up at some point, was also looking at the Magical Girls with a voice full of excitement.
"Yeah, Liuran. It really was a good idea to listen to you."
As if he couldn't hear Lanye's voice, Liuran simply stared blankly at the Magical Girls.
Lanye didn't like the fact that he was being ignored, but he didn't want to ruin such a pleasant moment, so he just let it slide.
All of his Subordinates around him had also gotten up and were surrounding the Magical Girls.
'Things are going too smoothly~. I can become Hyungnim's right-hand man now!'
A bright future was painted in his mind.
Lanye slowly approached the Magical Girls with a despicable smile.
The two had their heads bowed, so their faces couldn't be seen clearly, but they were definitely sunken in despair.
Lanye had one particular hobby.
It was seeing the expressions of people falling into despair.
That expression of frustration at their own helplessness.
He could clearly picture the Magical Girls clinging to his pant legs, begging him to spare them.
Just like that, Lanye closed the distance to get a closer look at the Magical Girls' expressions.
Yuna, who had her head bowed, muttered quietly.
"Fireball."
"Huh?"
Simultaneous with Yuna's shout.
"Keuhuk?!"
His eyes wide open, Lanye was hit by the Fireball and sent flying into a corner.
The eyes of the surrounding Subordinates widened as they watched the scene.
Thick dust and burning heat spread throughout the building.