Chapter 502 – Chapter 502 Between Family and Family
When he came to the Principality of Peron, where he thought he would leave only memories of his trip, there were more things than he thought.
Orwell, Beatrix, and the Duke of Peron.
Lena and Beatrice were able to release their feelings when they met a family they never thought they would meet.
“Okay then, let’s go back.”
Following Armonia’s opinion that it is not desirable to warp inside the castle, we prepared roughly and started heading out of the castle.
“Again… I will definitely visit again.”
“Everything else is fine… Please don’t mind us, just mind your body.”
“Duke….”
In the process, Lena opened the field of her tears while being sent off by the Duke of Peron and the people….
Beatrice was sent off by her demons and her parents, and her solemn atmosphere was created.
“Hmm. Everyone, don’t relax because I’m not there!”
“All right!”
(Oops, our project succeeded.)
(She’s also my daughter!)
I would be happy to see my children succeed, but I wanted to finish it quickly.
Most of the troops in Peron Castle were lining up to see Beatrice off.
At the end of today, those who have been paying attention to the general will be able to breathe at least.
‘They must be tired too….’
The longer Beatrice stays here, the more her demons will die.
And if the demons were tired, it was clear that as a result everything would go back to the humans under them.
I thought so and looked at the viola.
Viola waits with a bright smile at the sight of the two.
‘Will Viola want to see that brave guy?’
No matter how much Viola hated her brother, her time was well over.
Originally, hatred was bound to fade as time passed.
Even Viola would not have reached the point of hating her hero.
It was just that the longing for the unknown world had a greater effect than the love of family.
I whispered cautiously to Viola, who was staring brightly at the bustling city people.
“Viola.”
“Yes?”
“Family… Don’t you want to see it?”
I started to regret it, thinking that I had said something in vain even after the words came out of my mouth.
I wondered if he was complicating Viola’s mind by saying unnecessary things.
Viola asked, tilting her head.
“Family? You are already watching.”
“….”
As soon as I heard Viola’s words, all the pores on her body opened wide and her goosebumps began to rise.
If that monster was here, even if all the beings here attacked, the annihilation was certain.
But fortunately nothing like the cruelty I thought happened.
“I’ve been watching Lena-san and Bea Beace ever since.”
When we think of family, we naturally think of our blood relatives.
However, it was inevitable that the reference point would be different depending on the person.
For Viola, family means….
“And now Suho is watching too… Armonia-san is over there too.”
It was us now
“Whoops… Suho suddenly says something strange.”
Haha… Sorry. I said something strange.”
“Whoop whoop.”
I looked at Viola’s smile and gently held her hand.
“Yes, family.”
We are no longer just colleagues.
In a sense, it was no different from family.
While staying together, building affection, and struggling together to solve everything.
I replied happily and started looking at the two people in the distance.
Lena and Beatrice may not have regrets about parting ways with their families, but they were able to shake off their regrets quickly with the thought of being able to come back.
I thought while looking at the two of them.
‘Even when I’m not there, I’ll have them stop by when I have time.’
There is no reason why I have to accompany you every time.
I thought so and told the two of them.
“Now, shall we depart soon?”
“All right.”
“I got it!”
That’s how we ended up returning to the ship after a long vacation.
***
Armonia looked at me with a calm expression and slowly opened her mouth.
“Anything is possible.”
“Oh oh!”
“With Enel, anything is possible.”
“Shh….”
I collapsed on my desk in the office and started muttering in a voice that seemed to have lost the world.
“Dirty Enel….”
“….”
As soon as I got back to the ship, I had an executive meeting with Armonia.
Speaking of executive meetings, it was just Armonia and me….
Armonia began to calmly explain the question I said earlier.
“It is still possible to make a piano, but it requires a space with sound insulation. And, of course, a flower garden also needs a space to maintain it. Both facilities consume energy depending on their size. However….”
Armonia looked at me with an expressionless expression and nodded her head.
“In particular, increasing the number of warps consumes a large amount of energy.”
“Ah-oh….”
Enel, Enel, Enel.
Everything comes down to Enel.
It wasn’t an exaggeration, but the reality was that without Enel, you wouldn’t even be able to find food for the next day.
Even the food served on the ship was made with Enel.
“Personally, I like the piano room and flower garden. But more important than that is increasing the number of warps.”
It was a natural idea from Armonia’s point of view.
What matters to us is safety first, safety second, and safety third.
As the number of warps increases, the safety of the mission will increase significantly.
“Didn’t I say the cost of adding 1 warp last time was 500,000 energy?”
“You’re right. And once added, the time required for a single charge is reduced from 12 hours to 8 hours.”
Originally, the time required to use one warp was 12 hours.
However, if you upgrade the warp chamber, the energy charge time for one warp will be reduced to 8 hours.
It was a dramatic increase in efficiency.
“I need to upgrade one step….”
But the Enel we have now is only 100,000….
It was a story that I had to run at least one more mission.
However, the problem was that in order to obtain 500,000 Enel, a certain amount of performance had to be accompanied.
If you go and come back without any results, you won’t be able to recharge the warp and you’ll just waste your time.
As I was sitting at my desk and having a headache, Armonia calmly approached the side of her desk where I was sitting.
‘Uh? What? I hope to comfort you….’
Hug? Skinship? No way… Kiss? If not! Fella!? Sex!!!?
My wind, which was pure, changed into a low wind in a short time.
As Armonia approached, she saw my expression and hesitated for a moment, but she quickly approached and started displaying a screen on my desk.
And she started explaining without expression.
“There is a way out of the situation now.”
“… It is no consolation.”
“It is a short-term mission.”
“… Don’t ignore it.”
“What I am showing you now is a list of short-term missions commissioned by Zodiac.”
“….”
Armonia, ignoring my words not to ignore them, continued the story.
Short term mission.
I’ve only had one short-term mission so far.
That was Viola’s first mission, the first time she met her.
Since then, he has not set his sights on short-term missions.
There were several reasons why Armonia and I didn’t pay attention to short-term missions.
The first reason was identity.
“Long-term missions are basically providing identity on the Zodiac side. Because that’s how much you can afford. But most short-term missions don’t have that.”
In the case of Yggdrasil, he did not provide his identity, but it was requested with safety in mind at the beginning.
‘I bet even the Zodiac didn’t know that a monster like Shock Bee would come out….’
In contrast, in the case of Strawa Consulate, I started with decent status.
Just having a decent status at the start of a mission gives you tremendous merit.
Imagine if I entered Stra as a cleaner and entered the consulate as a security guard.
As a cleaner, you have to seduce Luna, and as a security guard, you have to seduce Seong Soo-ah and Cho Seo-hyeon.
‘See how the difficulty is merciless….’
Just imagining it was terrifying.
As I was imagining seducing a woman, assuming that I had no identity, Armonia continued her words.
“Above all, there is no subsidy for short-term missions. In other words, the moment you fail, you only waste the time you worked hard for.”
Actually, that was the biggest reason.
Long-term missions have a large success reward, but what attracted me the most was the subsidy.
It was because we, who were struggling without Enel, needed at least a small amount of Enel.
First of all, isn’t it something to eat and live on? .
But now it’s different.
“But right now we’re not so tight that we’re struggling with the grant money. I think it’s okay to do short-term missions now.”
“But….”
When I answered with a nod of my head, Armonia continued the conversation while reducing the list on the screen.
“While I was in the Peron Duchy, I went through the list and reviewed the missions and rewards.”
“Five….”
It was a story that Armonia worked hard while I was walking my dog at night.
Also elite.
The list that Armonia gave me decreased and decreased, and before I knew it, only one sentence remained on her list.
Armonia responded by unfolding her remaining sentences and showing them as her documents.
“This is the mission.”
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Mission: Character Search
Reward: 1 million Enel
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On the screen, only the missions and rewards I was given were written.
The moment I wondered if there was too little information, Armonia immediately started explaining.
“The outline of the mission will not be shown as a printout, but I will explain it separately.”
The background of the mission site is similar to the world I lived in, and the scientific power is almost the same.
There were no monsters like the consulate, and it wasn’t a place where magic was the main thing like Stra.
A really simple modern….
As I listened to the explanation, I wondered.
“Do I really need a place like that? It doesn’t look particularly dangerous….”
“Obviously the risk is low compared to other areas. The problem is identity.”
“Identity?”
“Your connection to your zodiac sign should never be exposed.”
There was no separate status for this mission.
It was to find the other person by hiding without outside help.
“According to the Zodiac side, the other party’s intelligence is so good that if the connection point is discovered, it will not be easy to put them back into the mission.”
“It’s not like you’re failing to get caught, but is it the same as failing?”
“According to the Zodiac, yes.”
Even listening to the story, it seemed that the temple had already found a person from the zodiac side.
Currently, Zodiac is in a situation where he is helpless because he does not know information about the other person despite the identity of the main character being exposed.
Armonia organized and explained everything.
“This mission is all about finding the person in the temple without revealing your identity as much as possible. I have notified that more detailed information will be provided after being requested.”
“But… Secrecy seems like an important mission, so I won’t tell you everything right away.”
The mission itself was simple, but by no means simple.
“What would you like to do?”
“….”
Nevertheless, the fact that Armonia offered me this request could be said to be proof that she trusted me too.
I didn’t really have a choice.
“Great. Lets do it.”
I have to do it to earn Enel….
