Chapter 33

### **Chapter 33**

**Mastermind**

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Yuria suggested first.

"How about Madam-yeees? Or Noona?"

"Madam is okay. Speech style is on the elegant side so it suits. But..."

Nogada, who scanned Kim Hyun-a, continued speaking.

"Shouldn't Madam have a somewhat sensual feeling? She is too graceful."

"Uh... is that so? Madam was okay."

"Or how about Teacher-yeees?"

"Teacher is okay. Feels somewhat professional. And feels like communication would go well. First off it's good because it's not common."

"Then well... please call me Teacher."

"Yeep!! Teacher!"

Du-du-ri, who revived alone in the meantime, answered.

Perhaps satisfied with Du-du-ri's attitude like that, Kim Hyun-a expressed gratitude to the two.

"You brought a good person. Was so hectic couldn't even pay attention..."

"Just doing what each has to do. More importantly do you have any questions? Or something you don't like or complaints are fine too."

"Speak comfortably-yeees."

Kim Hyun-a, who stayed silent for a moment at the question of the two, soon spoke breezily.

"Uh... I don't have either?"

"Eh-eh? You don't-yeees? Really-yeees?"

"Yes. Not particularly?"

At Kim Hyun-a's calm answer, Nogada and Yuria faced each other.

"Didn't I definitely say there would be complaints."

"No it's strange not to have any-yeees. Suddenly some outsider is giving orders wildly-yeees. Usually it's normal to have backlash right-yeees?"

"Actually I thought so too. She split from her boyfriend to save the kids isolated in the North, so of course she should have complaints."

"Right-yeees? Furthermore, distancing from colleagues she was with in the South and telling her to make a gang including total strangers, why is there no backlash-yeees?"

"Perhaps she doesn't know we have an ulterior motive?"

"Even if she didn't know wouldn't she know now-yeees?"

"Insight is better than thought."

"No no, you said it yourself-yeees."

"Ah right."

"Only Mr. Nogada sees our words as text, we hear Mr. Nogada's voice perfectly fine-yeees."

"I forgot."

"Ahaha. I roughly knew so it's okay."

"True. It was blatant right-yeees?"

"You didn't seem to have any intention of hiding it. But I just didn't say anything because that method seemed to be the best."

"Then doesn't it mean you have complaints?"

"No?"

"Eyyy. You don't have to hide it-yeees. Because we don't care about such things-yeees."

At Yuria and Nogada's words, Kim Hyun-a stayed silent for a moment then opened her mouth again.

"To tell the truth, I am rather thankful."

"... Yees?"

"Thankful?"

"Yes. Because I was promoted from gang member to gang boss, right? Of course I'm thankful."

It was a casual tone, as if really not ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠knowing why they were feeling sorry.

Kim Hyun-a tilted her head repeatedly.

"Actually I don't really understand the talk about ulterior motives or whatever. You're giving money and even finding people together. Perhaps do you have thoughts of waging a war with our gang? Or maybe contract killing? Controlling construction or something?"

At the abruptly popped out atrocious hypothesis, Nogada denied it immediately.

"Of course not."

Yuria felt slightly pricked but calmly denied it.

"Don't have any-yeees. Just the level of being protected is exactly enough so-yeees."

"Then what's the problem?"

Nogada and Yuria turned their heads and faced each other.

Indeed.

What was the problem.

It was sudden if you call it sudden, but listening to it there were no wrong words.

Actions and process were grand but purpose was consistent from before.

Just hoping no one touches our construction site.

The reason for splitting the gang into two now?

Just... somehow felt like it would work.

Because this seemed like the best method.

But actually splitting them, a thought that comes to mind.

Isn't it excessive to protect just one construction site?

Is there... nothing else?

Actually Nogada had no particular thoughts.

Nogada was an impulsive person rather than a planning one in the first place.

The main body also had such tendencies, but when acting as Nogada even more so, a capital P [Perceiving type in MBTI] human.

An irresponsible human who, if a direction is set, makes a plan, but leaves choices to sense.

Therefore he had no thoughts.

Just doing his sincere best at the newly arisen task.

But the problem arose from Yuria.

"Come to think of it why did we act like masterminds-yeees."

"Actually I did want to ask."

She was a kind of human who absolutely needed justification.

Yuria needed a reason for the suddenly proceeding creation of 2 gangs, and what came to mind just in time was a mastermind.

Created a justification according to preceding actions without even knowing herself.

Created unconsciously but Yuria who definitely knew this felt guilty.

Nogada, I mean Eating Bear, was just bothered by the fact that he gave an order.

Until now, doing as he pleased was entirely his own action.

But somehow he ended up forcing the opponent's action, so he was walking on eggshells.

Becoming like that, the present.

"Ahahahahah! You are cuter than I thought, you two."

"It is an obvious fact that I am cute-yeees."

"Not me."

"Anyway yes. Not all of it. Like I said earlier, if anything I am on the thankful side. I have ambition too. Since it turned out like this, trying out gang boss once."

"Splitting from Kwak Du-pal is..."

"Actually that is the only regret but... just being dragged around has no charm right? Rather there is a good feeling too, should I say."

"Just being dragged around has no charm huh... True words."

Nogada rolled that sentence in his mouth a few times then scattered it.

"Right-yeees? Because someone taking initiative is better than someone being dragged around-yeees."

Yuria also excitedly chimed in.

Didn't forget to glance at Nogada.

"When we're together he handles everything without me having a chance to do anything. Should I say strength drains from my body."

"I also feel like I'm gradually getting dumber because of Yuria."

"I am also gradually hating stepping forward-yeees."

At the sudden empathy Kim Hyun-a thought for a moment then realized.

This is humblebragging right?

"This is... seems like you just fit together normally well. Because you complement each other's shortcomings."

Unlike Kwak Du-pal and Kim Hyun-a where one side's ability was too outstanding, these two had their roles thoroughly divided.

"No matter how I look at it seems you just wanted to brag..."

Of course there was no intention but the result was like that so it wasn't wrong words.

Strictly speaking Yuria even had intention so it was half right words.

"That is true."

"Hehihih... Should I say those were the words I wanted to hear-yeees."

"I really didn't know."

"Eyyy while you knew-yeees. Anyway shy boy I say-yeees."

Nogada and Yuria, as always, started with something trivial and gradually fell into a world of their own.

Kim Hyun-a, who was watching those two as if they were cute, brought out the story she kept inside matching the time the conversation ended.

"And the 4 in the North are equally colleagues. Someone had to take care of them. Only have thankful things really. Don't worry now and in the future."

"Understood. I will use you comfortably."

"Uuuhmm... well hearing you say it to that extent is a relief-yeees."

Du-du-ri, who was reading the room in the warmed-up atmosphere, finally cut in.

"Don't know what it is but it's a relief!"

"Really cute."

"Me? Thank you!!"

"No. I was talking about Ms. Yuria."

"That's excessive self-consciousness."

"Sorry..."

"It's a joke, a joke."

The tiki-taka that continued while teasing the newly joined Du-du-ri ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠was ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠soon cut off by an incoming phone call.

"Ah I'll go take a phone call a bit."

"Keep up the good work-yeees."

"Keep up the good work!!"

As Kim Hyun-a left like that, Nogada opened his mouth.

"That will take quite a while."

"Probably-yeees."

"Then let's look again during this time. Still have two people left."

"Shall we-yeees? Ah right. Asked to pick one combatant-yeees."

"Combatant? Is it fine if it's just fist fighting."

"Actually intended to do that-yeees."

"But if it's a gang, shouldn't they shoot guns well?"

"Because we have no way of knowing that-yeees."

Of course there was a way.

Because if they don't know, they can't adjust the balance.

This was one of the reasons why a gang boss had to be a large corporation [big streamer].

Because they have to form a gang by gathering appropriate personnel, they had to know their skills even roughly.

"First shall we look for a person who uses fists well-yeees?"

"Understood for now."

Nogada, Eating Bear, was a layman.

Even seeing the streamers' original nicknames, he absolutely didn't know who was good at what.

Naturally Yuria had to carry this out, but her mind was light.

First lay them down and think.

Since there would be no one to beat Nogada with fists anyway, intended to lay them down and choose comfortably.

If they lose but are someone who can't shoot a gun, eliminate just like that.

If they shoot a gun well, pass by making up an excuse.

That would be enough.

When Yuria was organizing her thoughts, Du-du-ri voiced out timidly.

"If combatant... there is a person I know but..."

"Are you close-yeees?"

"No... just getting hit a few times while passing by is all so..."

"Yees?"

"Among the people doing electrical facilities, there is Kang Tae-san. A person who throws a fist just by making eye contact, probably will come here soon..."

"What are you. Didn't I tell you not to stand out in my eyes."

"That person!!"

The man who appeared as soon as she spoke, Kang Tae-san.

Kang Tae-san, who showed a firm voice like his name, approached without hesitation then stopped for a moment.

"What are the two next to you."

He checked the existence of Nogada and Yuria and hesitated for a moment.

Because he realized only now that the people standing next to Du-du-ri were strangers.

If not a person doing electrical facilities, he doesn't throw a fist.

Having reaffirmed his self-determined belief, he opened his mouth again.