Bailonz Street 13-Chapter 252.3

This was also a big reason we agreed to include Ho Yoowon on the team.

Because at this rate, we’d all probably end up dying together again, only to wake up wrecked in the bureau’s main building from the aftermath.

“Ah, right.”

Assistant Manager Eun Haje spoke up energetically.

“Director, can you smuggle out our Section Chief from the D-squad?”

“Do you mean Section Chief Lee Jaheon?”

“Yes, that’s the one. You know his reputation, right? You can guess his skill level. We’ll absolutely need him for this exploration.”

Eun Haje must have expected a response like, ‘For the Sekwang City exploration? Of course! I’ll kidnap him right away!’

However.

“Hmm… that might be a little difficult.”

“Eh?”

“Lee Jaheon-ssi seems to be unable to come out of the Darkness he last entered.”

“……!!” 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

I knew it.

Question : Prior rescue attempt

“Ah, surely the company would be considering a rescue, right? Lee Jaheon-ssi is a capable employee, after all.”

Naturally.

But the way this is being introduced means…

“However, it seems they’ve judged that a rescue is impossible for now.”

Haa.

Question : Rationale

“They say that particular Darkness can no longer be entered by the methods we used before.”

…!

“Because of that, the company is regretful about losing a C-grade Dream Essence source.”

Wait a sec.

So… they plan to dispose of that Darkness entirely?

Assistant Manager Eun Haje’s voice sounded urgent.

“You mean they’ve given up on it completely?”

“It was probably handed over to the Research Team… but if the holding period runs out, that could happen.”

……

Request : More detailed information immediately available

“Hmm… oh, right. One of the staff who last explored that Darkness with Section Chief Lee Jaheon is someone Roe Deer-nim knows personally.”

Huh?

“The one wearing the goat mask.”

……!

‘Baek Saheon!’

* * *

That evening.

Mr. Civilian

I wish to give you the item I promised.

Where should I deliver it?

Apologies for my tardiness.

You said you couldn’t give it.

Hey, just asking

Did you get out of the cult?

Yes. It was not long ago

that the escape attempt was made.

Thank you for your concern.

What d’ya mean concern

Anyway

Just hand over the item then

How should I transfer the item?

If it’s small

fold the sheet back into a paper boat

and fold the item into it too

You can send it that way

Understood.

Then, after sending the item.

Is this a joke?

A strap that clears the head?

Ive got that kind of thing too lolol

My apologies

I hurried to get it as soon as I came out

but maybe it wasn’t that good after all.

Please just accept it as a gift.

You don’t have to return it.

Don’t get ahead of yourself

I never intended to return it in the first place

Well this time too

You contacted me because you want something in return right?

May I ask you about a

specific supernatural disaster?

It seems to be a Darkness

under your company’s jurisdiction.

Oh wow

You expect me to tell you? lolol

A civil servant prying into company info? This a joke?

My apologies.

A few minutes later.

Fine whatever

This company doesn’t care about this kind of thing anyway

Pardon?

They don’t even catch people who divert items and resell them secondhand there’s no system at all

So what kind of Darkness are you curious about?

Oh.

‘So this works too.’

I read the words with a renewed look.

It seems Baek Saheon had just reached the point in his career where the corporate buzz was wearing off… and Daydream was not exempt from the frustrations every worker complains about.

‘They really do have no systems in place.’

If the company that grinds employees into ghost stories had any order at all that would be surprising…

‘No, maybe pushing people into ghost stories just created a mystique and a weird illusion of grandeur.’

Anyway, I was grateful it got through. Looks like he wants to keep trading.

‘Saying the item wasn’t up to par might have been partly bargaining.’

Ho Yoowon had apparently given project members items like rations, and I grabbed one to send to Baek Saheon. Anyway…

Then just ask

Stop making people wait

Alright.

It’s a supernatural disaster set

in a certain boarding school.

Have you entered a disaster

such as this recently?

Amazingly, the reply came right away.

The insane school that makes you take groom lessons?

…?!

Yeah I’ve been there before it’s one of those nauseating places where darkness tries to act all prim and proper but why do you ask

Hold on.

Groom lessons?

‘If that’s the place…’

I suddenly realized which ghost story Baek Saheon was talking about.

And then, one after another, the pieces clicked.

‘Ah!’

Why Section Chief Lee Jaheon can’t come out…!

* * *

A few days later.

Question : Location of the boarding school Darkness where they teach groom lessons

“…!?”

With Ho Yoowon’s help, I squeezed information out of Kwak Jekang about that Darkness and the current status of the Security Team.

‘Done.’

Thus I devised a single method of entry.

To go and rescue Lee Jaheon.

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