Chapter 170: Lewd Yokai After School (36)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 170: Lewd Yokai After School (36)
"I never expected the half-yokai's mother to be a succubus."
With that one sentence, I knew she knew about Kim Hyun-woo.
"That man, Kim Jin-ho… he’s a pitiful one, isn't he?"
She twisted her lips into a sickening smile.
"His wife went and had an affair with another man. Hehe."
"An exorcist…" Han Chae-yeon's voice dropped, turning cold as ice.
The woman slowly raised the corners of her mouth and spoke as if she'd been waiting for this.
"That's right. An official exorcist of the Republic of Korea, Oh Si-yeon."
She pulled a badge from her coat, a sly grin on her face.
"Han Chae-yeon, I'm here to state your charges. For the crime of breaking a taboo and giving birth to a half-yokai, I'm placing you under arrest."
The moment she finished—
Thud!
Another man stepped out from the gap in the collapsed wall.
His face was expressionless as he scanned the surroundings before speaking in a low, heavy voice.
"Oh Si-yeon, if you're done chatting, focus on the mission."
Oh Si-yeon winked and replied playfully.
"Yes, yes~ I get it~"
She turned her gaze from him to me.
"We need to take that woman with us, so would you mind stepping aside?"
I let out a short laugh and gave a simple reply.
"And if I say no?"
"If you say no…?"
She stared at me for a moment, then narrowed her eyes and whispered.
"Well, then I guess we have no choice. This might hurt a little."
In that instant, Oh Si-yeon lunged at me.
The fight began in a flash.
I'll subdue her first, then ask about Kim Hyun-woo.
Oh Si-yeon's movements were quite fast. But to my eyes, they were nothing more than slow-motion.
She’s sloppier than I thought.
I twisted my body slightly, easily dodging her fist as it cut through empty air.
"What…?"
Her shock was palpable.
I reached out my hand.
And in a single motion, I snatched her by the throat.
"Keuk…!"
Oh Si-yeon's face contorted in pain.
I lifted her roughly off the ground, tightening my grip on her neck.
"Now, shall we talk? Where is Kim Hyun-woo?"
Oh Si-yeon struggled desperately, her nails scratching at my arm. They didn't leave a single mark.
Just then, the man behind me charged, radiating a fierce energy.
"Oh Si-yeon!"
I glanced at him and whispered quietly.
"Another one?"
The man's movements were different from Oh Si-yeon's. A thick killing intent swirled around him.
He certainly looked stronger than the woman currently in my grasp.
He wreathed his fist in flames and swung hard.
But in that moment—
Swish!
A whip shot out from behind me, knocking the man's fist away.
"Don't you lay a hand on Seo-yun."
A cold voice.
It was Han Chae-yeon.
"Tch, damn it…"
The man scowled and retreated, his eyes wavering.
He's thinking of running.
Not missing the opportunity, I gave a simple command.
"Chae-yeon, subdue him."
"Got it."
Instantly, yokai energy erupted from her body.
Swish!
The whip sliced through the air and wrapped around the man's ankle.
"Hk, this is…"
As he lost his balance and staggered, Han Chae-yeon yanked the whip hard.
The man's body flew backward and slammed into the floor.
Thud!
"You demon…"
The man let out a pained groan. Han Chae-yeon smiled as if enjoying herself and whispered.
"A demon? That's right. I'm a succubus, after all."
Once again, the whip cut through the air.
"Kuaaack!!"
The man's scream filled the room. The whip, infused with a succubus's yokai energy, dug into his skin, searing it.
The whip coiled around his body like a snake before wrapping tightly around his neck.
"Ughh…"
The man groaned and resisted, but it was too late.
Han Chae-yeon turned to me with a calm expression and said.
"Seo-yun, he's subdued."
I looked at Oh Si-yeon, still dangling from my hand, and spoke.
"Alright, time for answers. Why were you targeting us? And where is Kim Hyun-woo?"
"Kgggh… g-go to hell… you think I'd answer…?"
I smirked.
"Oh, really?"
I dragged her over to the subdued man.
Then, I casually lifted my foot and placed it on his face.
"Now, if you don't answer, this man's head is going to pop."
"O-Oh Si-yeon… don't… worry about me… Kgggh…" the man yelled, gritting his teeth through the pain.
I slowly applied pressure with my foot, savoring his reaction.
Crack.
An ominous sound came from the man's jawbone.
"S-Stop! I'll talk!"
Finally, Oh Si-yeon screamed desperately. I eased the pressure on my foot slightly and asked again.
"Alright, start talking."
She gasped for air and finally spoke.
"Kim Hyun-woo is… in the underground prison of the Seoul Exorcist Headquarters. But…"
Her words trailed off. I narrowed my eyes and prompted her.
"But?"
Oh Si-yeon bit her lip hard. But as my grip on her throat tightened—
"Keuk… he's scheduled to be transferred in four days… We don't know where he's going!"
Four days.
With that small piece of information, I began to form a plan.
"I see."
Then I slowly added.
"So why were you targeting us?"
Oh Si-yeon took a shaky breath and said.
"The order came from above… to capture the birth mother of Kim Hyun-woo…"
Her voice grew quieter. But now I had all the information I needed.
I smirked and gave a slight nod.
"See how much better it is when you cooperate?"
And then—
CRUNCH!
I stomped down, crushing the man's neck.
"Ugh…!"
A short scream as his breath was cut off. The man's body went limp.
"Sunbae-nim!" [Senior]
Oh Si-yeon shrieked. I looked down at her and smiled meaningfully.
"Still, you're lucky."
Slowly raising my hand, I whispered softly.
"I don't kill beautiful women."
Thwack!
I struck her lightly on the back of the neck. She lost consciousness instantly and collapsed to the floor.
I looked down at her and chuckled.
"Chae-yeon, let's go somewhere else."
Han Chae-yeon nodded.
"Okay. And Seo-yun, instead of going back home, I know a place. Let's go there. I'll message Mi-ho and tell her to meet us."
We quickly got dressed and left the hotel.
I slung the unconscious Oh Si-yeon over my shoulder.
"Where are we going?"
"To a safe house on the outskirts of Seoul."
We hurried to her car. Oh Si-yeon was tied up in the back seat.
"What are you going to do with this woman?" Han Chae-yeon asked, looking at Oh Si-yeon in the rearview mirror.
"I need to get more detailed information out of her."
*
The area around the motel was swarming with police.
Investigators moved about busily, examining the crime scene.
Cutting through the crowd, two men in black suits approached quietly.
Their steps carried a strange sense of intimidation that ordinary people lacked.
A police officer blocked their path.
"This area is off-limits to civilians."
But the man in the lead pulled a document from his coat and showed it to him.
In that instant, the officer's face stiffened.
After checking the document, he quickly saluted and stepped aside.
"Confirmed, sir! You may proceed!"
The two men walked into the motel without another word.
The lead man found the police official in charge of the scene and spoke.
"We're taking over this case from now on. Have all your officers withdraw immediately."
The police official looked momentarily flustered.
"Excuse me? What are you talking about? This case is currently under direct investigation by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency."
But the man looked down at him with cold eyes and said, "This is a matter of national security. A higher authority has decided to handle it directly, superseding the police."
As soon as he said that, the police official's face went rigid.
He opened his mouth as if to protest one last time.
"But, we haven't even finished our internal report…"
"This is an order."
There was not a hint of hesitation in the man's voice.
He pulled another official order from his coat and handed it to the police official.
At that moment, the official's mouth snapped shut. After confirming the document, he nodded with a bitter expression.
"…Understood. Alright, everyone, we're pulling out!"
Once the police had withdrawn, a quiet stillness settled over the motel room.
The two men in black suits stood in the middle of the trashed room.
Before them lay the body of Kim Kang-soo, already dead.
The man who had been standing silently finally spoke.
"Kim Kang-soo… what the hell are you doing lying here…?"
His voice, unlike usual, trembled slightly.
His gaze on the body before him was cold and deep.
Beside him, the other man bit his lip as he looked down at the corpse.
"This is insane… There's no way Kang-soo would die so meaninglessly…"
He knelt and slowly turned Kim Kang-soo's body over.
"…Fuck, who the hell did this?"
Kim Kang-soo's neck was bent at a gruesome angle, and his body was covered in signs of a powerful impact.
His colleague's hands trembled as he muttered under his breath.
"You… you still had so many dreams. You weren't supposed to die here…"
A brief silence.
But the room was thick with suppressed anger and sorrow.
The first man used his fingertips to close Kim Kang-soo's eyes.
"I'm sorry, Kang-soo… We were too late."
His voice was calm, but he couldn't hide his emotion.
His colleague beside him gritted his teeth and asked.
"What was Kang-soo's mission this time…?"
The first man let out a deep sigh and answered.
"It was to capture the mother of the half-yokai we recently apprehended. And…"
He paused for a moment before adding quietly.
"That mother… is the wife of Kim Jin-ho of the Heavenly Demon Extermination."
Instantly, the air in the room grew heavy.
"Grind…"
The second man clenched his fists, grinding his teeth.
He bit his lip and muttered in a low voice.
"So… you're saying Kang-soo was killed while carrying out that mission?"
"That's the most likely possibility."
His gaze swept across the room.
"More importantly… where is Kang-soo's partner?"
"Right… Oh Si-yeon! Where is Oh Si-yeon?"
At that, the two men once again searched the surroundings thoroughly.
But there was no sign of Oh Si-yeon anywhere.
The room was a complete wreck, but the traces of her disappearance were too clean.
It was as if someone had intentionally taken her. The two men looked at each other, their faces tense.
"Yoo-sung, contact the branch office immediately. Request backup."
The first man said in a firm voice.
The second man, called Yoo-sung, quickly took out his smartphone and called headquarters.
"This is an emergency. Target's escape confirmed. Kim Kang-soo is dead, and Oh Si-yeon is missing."
[Understood. We'll issue a wanted alert immediately.]