Chapter 74

After drinking a bit in the living room, I went up to the 2nd floor to check if Jujijoa had properly found her room.

“From the outside, she seemed fine… but maybe she was actually drunk and putting on a tough act.”

Reaching the end of the hallway, I opened the door to the main bedroom.

Carefully, so as not to wake the sleeping women.

“…Good, she made it here safely.”

On my bed.

I saw Maehwa and the Cat-eared Woman passed out.

“But why are they naked? Is the room a bit hot?”

They were sweating profusely, wearing only panties.

It seemed the room was quite stuffy.

*Beep.*

I turned on the air conditioner for their sake.

Then I left the room, leaving the door slightly ajar.

“Come to think of it, where did Juji go?”

That’s when the question hit me.

I hadn’t seen Jujijoa in the room.

“Maybe she went to another room to sleep?”

That could be possible.

Some people are uncomfortable sleeping in the same space as others.

To check, I decided to walk down the hallway and inspect every room.

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Jujijoa was nowhere to be found.

Just in case, I even checked the sub bedroom where Balloon Gum and the Maid were sleeping.

But even there, I couldn’t find any trace of Juji.

“Where the hell did this girl go?”

For now, I decided to go back down to the 1st floor.

While I was drinking in the kitchen.

She might have come down to the 2nd floor and was sleeping on the living room sofa.

***

Sub bedroom.

After Gye Se-hoon suddenly entered and spent a while inspecting the room before leaving.

*Thud.*

Jujijoa, who had been hanging from the ceiling, quietly landed on the floor.

In her hand, she still held a sharp dagger.

“Why did he look under the bed? If I had hidden there, it would have been a disaster.”

Jujijoa stared at the room door, wiping the sweat from her forehead.

Then she turned her gaze back to the bed.

“Mmm. I like the Maid. I like Se-hoon… Juji and Maehwa are dumb but kind…”

Watching Balloon Gum mumble in her sleep, Jujijoa’s heart grew complicated again.

After pondering for a while, Jujijoa finally,

“…Fine.”

Let out a sigh and sheathed her dagger.

Sparing a target due to personal feelings was an unusual event in her hitwoman career.

***

While inspecting the living room.

A familiar voice came from behind.

“What are you looking for?”

Turning around, I saw a blonde woman.

It was Jujijoa, the one I had been looking for.

I frowned slightly and spoke.

“Where the hell were you? I’ve been looking for you, you crazy woman.”

“Me? I just wanted to get some fresh air, so I was in the garden.”

“You should’ve said something before leaving. You made me worry for nothing, you jerk.”

“Sorry.”

“But why did you change your clothes?”

Instead of the clothes I gave her, Jujijoa was wearing her original black suit.

“Something came up suddenly, so I have to go.”

“At this hour?”

“Yeah. My job tends to get busy at night.”

I thought about asking what her job was but decided against it.

It clearly wasn’t a normal job.

Even the always confident Jujijoa couldn’t openly talk about it.

“Ah, and take this.”

“What’s this?”

“I found it in the yard. I sent a photo to a friend, and they said it might be a drone with a camera.”

“A drone? This tiny thing?”

What she handed me was a small piece of metal.

It was too small to be a drone.

As I examined it closely, Jujijoa spoke again.

“Se-hoon said you’ve been feeling strange gazes lately, right? It’s not certain, but maybe this is the source of those gazes.”

“…Really?”

It wasn’t an absurd idea.

If it were a normal person spying on me, I would have caught them quickly.

‘No wonder it didn’t feel like a human gaze.’

If it were a mini drone of this size.

It made sense that I couldn’t catch the source of the gaze.

“By the way, can current technology even make this drone?”

“Of course not with known science. But the underworld is full of things ordinary people don’t know about, so it wouldn’t be strange if there were scientists who could make such a machine.”

Jujijoa paused for a moment before adding.

“…Or so my hacker friend said. Honestly, I find it fascinating too.”

“……”

“Anyway, if you don’t feel those strange gazes after today, you can assume the drone was the culprit.”

“Is there any way to find out who owns this drone?”

“Maybe…? My friend said tracking it would be impossible. He’s a skilled hacker, so if he says it can’t be done, it probably isn’t easy.”

“Then there’s nothing we can do…”

I pocketed the drone’s remains.

‘I’ll have to ask Drifting later. The only hacker I know is him.’

As I was thinking that.

Jujijoa adjusted her clothes and headed to the entrance, waving her hand.

“I’ll be going now. It was fun meeting you today.”

“Alright. Take care.”

“Yeah. Let’s meet again if we get the chance.”

And with that, Jujijoa left the house.

***

A country road not far from Gye Se-hoon’s house.

Jujijoa was walking the night path while talking on the phone with her friend, Meng Yao.

“Meng Yao.”

[What?]

“…You know. Maybe I should just quit this job.”

[What are you talking about all of a sudden?]

“Lately, I’ve been feeling like this job doesn’t suit me.”

[What nonsense are you spouting? Who else is as suited for this as you?]

“That’s not it. It’s not that I’m suited for it, but that I was raised from birth to work in this industry.”

[……]

“When other kids were playing with dolls in kindergarten, I was locked in a facility learning how to kill people.”

[Jujijoa… no, Olivia.]

“What.”

[I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that this time. If you don’t want to get disposed of, don’t talk about retiring so carelessly.]

“…Just as I expected. Alright. Don’t worry about it, it was just a thought.”

Stopping in her tracks, Jujijoa looked up at the night sky.

After reflecting on her life.

She fell into deep thought about whether continuing to live as a hitwoman was the right path for her future.

Until the break of dawn.

***

The next morning.

After waking up and preparing breakfast.

I turned on the broadcast and went up to the 2nd floor to wake Balloon Gum first.

“Balloon Gum. Come down and eat breakfast.”

“Sleepy…”

Balloon Gum, with her hair disheveled, sat up in bed.

“And bring the Maid’s food separately.”

“Mm.”

“Open your eyes and be careful. You might fall down the stairs.”

“Mm…”

Balloon Gum rubbed her sleepy eyes and went down to the 1st floor.

Next.

I moved to the main bedroom and shook Maehwa and the Cat-eared Woman awake.

“Wake up, dammit.”

“I want to sleep a bit more…”

“Ugh, me too…”

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]─Damn, you’re sleeping in late.

[Drifting AI]─I’ll say it. You’ve overslept way past the recommended sleep time.

[Yoho]─You’re all lazy.

[Se-hoon Defense Team]─The early bird gets the worm!

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]─Eats the worm!

[Qkrnfl892]─?

[Handsome Licker]─Lick.

[Min Ji]─Why is the screen so dark? I can only hear the sound.

[BigGirl]─They probably turned off the cam.

[Qkrnfl892]─So why did they turn it off?

[Jujijoa]─They’re sleeping naked.

[Reverse Rape Mania]─Juji’s awake.

[Jujijoa]─I didn’t sleep at Se-hoon’s place because of work.

Currently, while holding the camera, the cam was off, and only the sound was being broadcasted.

The reason, as Jujijoa said.

Was that Maehwa and the Cat-eared Woman were only wearing underwear.

“Hurry up and get dressed, then come down. Breakfast is ready.”

Leaving those words, I went back down to the 1st floor and had breakfast with Balloon Gum.

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After feeding and sending off Balloon Gum, Maehwa, and the Cat-eared Woman.

I sat quietly in the living room watching TV.

With a morning cola by my side.

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]─What the hell is this new content? The broadcaster is just watching TV and ignoring the viewers, damn it.

[Min Ji]─He’s not even looking at the chat, Se-hoon…

[Reverse Rape Mania]─Not looking at Se-hoon. LOL.

[Yoho]─This is boring.

[Se-hoon Defense Team]─Oh. Just checked my phone.

“……”

After briefly checking the chat, I went back to watching TV.

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The TV was broadcasting sensational news.

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