Chapter 82
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 82
Chapter Title: Monster Tale Specialist Office: The Invisible Person (17)
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Crash!!!
“Aaaah!”
Yeongmu soared through the air.
Woli had grabbed the two of them and leaped over the school wall, shards of glass scattering like starlight around her.
Beep-beep-
Leaving the blaring security alarm behind, Woli landed gracefully with one person tucked under each arm.
Yeongmu gaped, speechless.
“…Isn’t this a bit much??”
Even Seol-i, who had heard the plan in advance, couldn’t help saying it.
Woli gently set the two down on the ground and offered an excuse.
“It was the deal we agreed on. I did say I’d break in, didn’t I?”
“I thought you meant just one or two…”
“Come on, one or two wouldn’t cut it. We had to make enough of a mess to force them to hunt for the culprit.”
“But you broke way too many…”
“Hmm…”
Woli had no comeback for that.
In the meantime, Yeongmu, who had regained his senses, staggered and plopped back down.
“…I never imagined…”
Yeongmu was stunned. He couldn’t wrap his head around it. He didn’t like being dragged out against his will, but at least he understood why.
But why smash all those innocent windows?
“I had to make sure you could never go back inside there.”
Woli said, sensing his gaze.
“All the windows were broken from the inside out. That’s why every shard fell outside.”
She had pulled open that first window for the same reason.
“Then! It’ll obviously look like someone was inside!”
Which meant they’d have to investigate if anyone could have been in there. They couldn’t ignore the possibility that the window-smasher was still at the school.
“But they won’t find anyone. I carried you out right now. There might be some minor traces, but they’d never pin it on you for sure.”
Yeongmu managed to steady himself and stand again, though he was still a bit dizzy.
“Wow… I can’t believe you went all out like this…”
“We always go all out. But aren’t you the one who made things this messy in the first place?”
Woli shot him a look that said, *You’re the one who caused all this trouble.* Yeongmu flinched and shrank back.
“You scared me! What kind of thing is that to do to someone who finally worked up the courage?”
“No! I was just watching!”
Woli protested innocently, but she had done enough to warrant the fear, even if she’d only been watching.
Climbing casually through windows in the dead of night, and now smashing them like a maniac—who wouldn’t think twice about getting close to someone like that?
“Who the hell is this person?”
Yeongmu whispered shakily to Seol-i.
“Hmm, my friend. As you saw, she’s not exactly ordinary.”
Not a very helpful answer. Yeongmu hung his head.
“Sorry for dragging you out like this, but you did want to leave, right, sunbae?”
Seol-i said apologetically.
“There was no other way to help you settle somewhere new. I’m sorry.”
Yeongmu fell silent for a moment.
“Why did you guys decide to help me?”
He couldn’t understand the reason.
It wasn’t weird to help a stranger—that much he got.
But going this far? No sense at all.
“I get the grandma. But what about you two?”
“Well, we just do this kind of thing. And for me especially, I’ve received help for no reason, so I want to help others the same way.”
“Help for no reason?”
“There are plenty of people in the world going through stuff like this—not just you, sunbae.”
Seol-i explained.
“I work at this office. Me and her live there too.”
“What office?”
“It doesn’t have a name yet. Haven’t settled on one. But it specializes in monster tales.”
“…So it’s your job.”
“Nope.”
Woli shook her head from the side. Yeongmu flinched. Sensing his fear, Woli snapped irritably.
“I’m not gonna eat you. And this one’s pro bono anyway, so it’s not even work. Just nosiness.”
In the end, with no pay involved, it wasn’t work. More like volunteer work.
“If it’s not work, then why help me?”
Yeongmu knew it too. There was no reason for them to go this far for him.
“I just couldn’t stand the idea of being able to help and not doing it.”
“She said she would.”
The two gave their separate answers.
“What about the other one?”
“Boyoung… well, her reasons are a bit different from ours.”
“A secret or something?”
“Not really, but it doesn’t feel right talking about it without her. She says it’s for fun, though—why not ask her yourself later?”
Seol-i smiled apologetically.
“Anyway, she’s the one handling the rest of the ‘realistic’ stuff. For the record, she doesn’t know much about our kind of ‘unrealistic’ work.”
So please keep it secret, Seol-i added. Yeongmu hadn’t planned on blabbing anyway. All it’d get him was people calling him crazy.
That’s why he asked about something else.
“The rest?”
“Yeah. She’s the one who said she’d find you a place to stay.”
Seol-i said with a slight smile. But Yeongmu couldn’t just nod along.
“There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world.”
“She probably has her own angle, but I don’t know what it is. Still, it’ll be way better than crashing at school.”
“Better?”
“Yeah. You’re not invisible anymore. People can see you now.”
Seol-i said.
“The invisible person in the school is gone now.”
* * *
“You crazy bitches!”
When they arrived at the meeting spot, Boyoung was fuming from head to toe.
“What the hell did you do, trashing the school like that!”
“No! Just a few windows… sorry…”
Woli started to make excuses but realized it wouldn’t fly.
“A few windows? One or two—generously three or four—that’s ‘a few’? You smashed nearly twenty!”
Honestly, she’d gotten into it halfway through. Woli averted her eyes and mumbled.
“Call it necessary security measures… But… it’ll be fine, right?”
“No, it won’t! What were you thinking!”
“But look, we got the guy out!”
Woli said, sweating bullets.
“You want a medal or something?”
Under Boyoung’s sharp glare, Woli shut her mouth.
“Hey, and you—why didn’t you stop her?”
With Woli silent, the heat turned to Seol-i.
“Uh, how was I supposed to stop it? It happened so fast…”
Seol-i said glumly.
“You two are exactly the same, exactly. Any injuries? You’re both fine, right?”
Smashing that many windows, you’d expect cuts. Dozens of them—plenty of chances for glass to slice hands.
“Uh, yeah, no injuries.”
“Good, glad to hear it. Then get over there and stand with your hands up.”
“Seriously…? I have to stand there with my hands up?”
Woli said, flustered, but Boyoung was adamant.
“You don’t have to if you don’t want to. But then don’t expect to hang out with me anymore.”
“Ugh…”
Woli glanced at Seol-i, who was already innocently holding her hands up.
“Ugh, for real?”
Woli reluctantly raised her hands. For some reason, she could never stand up to Boyoung.
“Alright, that’s settled over there.”
Yeongmu nodded. He’d realized the real boss among the trio was this girl right in front of him.
“See? You weren’t really invisible after all.”
Boyoung nodded. At her words, Yeongmu sneaked a peek at the two behind her, hands raised. They shook their heads furiously. Seeing that, Yeongmu nodded slightly and kept quiet.
“You look more normal in person than I thought. A bit grimy, sure.”
Boyoung observed him from all angles, intrigued. His condition wasn’t great, so Yeongmu squirmed uncomfortably.
“W-what are you doing?”
“Observing. I was curious who that person was that I saw at the entrance ceremony.”
“Entrance ceremony…”
He remembered going to watch out of envy. People who could stay at the school, unlike him who had to leave.
“You were definitely sitting there back then too.”
“See? I was right.”
Boyoung grinned.
“Yeah, I wanted to confirm that. Mission accomplished!”
Boyoung stretched. Yeongmu felt deflated. He’d thought her reason might be something grand, but it was trivial.
“That’s all you were curious about?”
“Yep, that’s it. Isn’t it fun, figuring stuff like this out?”
For that one reason alone, Boyoung had gone to all this trouble.
“No matter who you were, I would’ve dug you out. The reason I started this was just simple curiosity.”
Boyoung said.
“And once I figured out who you were, I thought of something even more fun.”
What was she getting at? Yeongmu looked uneasy.
Boyoung laughed at his expression and tossed him something.
“…Here.”
It was so sudden, Yeongmu barely caught it without dropping.
“Ooh, nice catch~”
“What do you mean?”
“Just talking to myself. Check out what it is first.”
Yeongmu looked at the object in his hand.
“A key?”
“Yeah. Key to a house. Cheapest one I could find. Do a little part-time work, and you can cover the rent. It’s crappy, of course. In this day and age, a place without a digital lock says it all, right?”
“You’re giving this to me?”
“Yep. They said they’d waive the deposit since your situation’s pitiful. You’ll have to pay rent and utilities, though.”
It’s a dump that doesn’t rent easy, so they’re being generous, Boyoung added. Then she stared him down, appraising him.
“Why?”
“The place I just introduced you to—you didn’t think it’d be free without a referral fee, did you?”
Boyoung smirked. It was a slightly ominous smile.
“No such thing as free… right?”
“Of course not.”
“So what do you want from me? I’ve got nothing to give.”
The two with their hands up whispered behind her.
‘She would’ve been great at this job.’
‘Just like the Director says!’
“Hey, are you reflecting properly?”
“…”
They clamped their mouths shut.
“Anyway, yeah. Not free, obviously. Stick with me for a few days.”
“Stick with you?”
“Yeah. You’ll need to do some part-time stuff, right? It pays daily, so no loss.”
“…Fine. That much, sure.”
He had nowhere else to go anyway.
“Great, then we’re good?”
Boyoung said, then added.
“Noon tomorrow, at the place I mentioned. I’ve got work every Sunday.”
“…Got it.”