Chapter 370.

Three months have passed by since the end of the ‘Great Devil War’ .

This war had forever changed faiths, cultures, values, and ways of living for people all over the world . As this event had an influence as big as the ‘Great Change’, the world was moving with cooperation and reconciliation transcending borders . This was because they still shared common enemies in the ‘New Evils’ and the devils ‘Leraje’ and ‘Vassago’ .

On the other hand, as if to reflect this peaceful international atmosphere, here in Korea’s North Gyeongsang Province, many apartment buildings were lined up in a complex . They were a part of ‘Healing City’, created under the sponsorship of [Colored Paper Charity Foundation], where Yi Byul was its leader .

In these hundreds of apartment buildings, tens of thousands of war victims were staying . Around them were hospitals, schools, convenience stores, playgrounds, and others .

This 10-square-kilometer plot of land used to be a forest inhabited only by monsters . Now, it had transformed into a welfare city inhabited by 100,000 children and 30,000 adults to take care of them .

Yi Byul’s terrifying wealth was truly funding an entire city .

“Ahaha, then… would it be possible to see the Foundation Head?”

However, hyenas naturally flocked to money . Countless businessmen gathered to meet the person who single-handedly possessed trillions of Korean won . They added the words ‘potential investor’ to the Foundation Head, just because she was rich .

“No . ”

Of course, the Foundation Head refused most meetings . But 2~3 lucky businessmen succeeded in meeting the Foundation Head . By coincidence, of course . Although the Foundation Head drew a hard line saying she wasn’t interested in investing, these few meetings made the rumors spiral out of control .

The rumors were related to the Foundation Head’s appearance .

“We didn’t come here to ask for investments . In fact, we wanted to donate too—”

“Then give it now . ”

“Uh… . ”

This being the case, Droon treated a son of a young chaebol coldly . The man wearing a luxury business suit was ‘Sim Hawon’ . As the successor of Bingjung Corporation, he would have received appropriate treatment in most places . But in this place, he was no one extraordinary .

Of course, given his status, Droon wasn’t the only one who came out to greet him . Yi Yuri, who was his fiance, was next to him .

“…Well, I was expecting as much . Director Kim?”

Director Kim gave Sim Hawon a check, and Sim Hawon showed it to Droon . Although the check was for an astronomical amount with nine 0s, Droon didn’t bat an eye . After all, the Foundation Head had enough wealth to buy this man’s business and have more than enough leftover .

“How is it? I heard that the Colored Paper Foundation has been full of vitality lately, so we prepared this . I was thinking—”

“Thank you~”

At that moment, Yi Yuri, who had stayed silent until now, suddenly stepped up . She smiled brightly, then snatched the check out of Sim Hawon’s hand .

“…What?”

Sim Hawon blinked his eyes and stared at Yi Yuri . Meanwhile, Droon praised her with his gaze .

Yi Yuri spoke as she put the check into her pocket .

“We’ll put it to good use . We were thinking about getting more medicine, you see . ”

For the record, Droon and Yi Yuri were heads of security, teachers, and doctors simultaneously . They had reached adulthood and became someone who could support others while relying on each other .

“Uh… well, kuhum . ”

Sim Hawon let out a dry cough . He fought a strong urge to spit out, ‘Arrogant little brat—’

“Then can I see her? The Foundation Head, I mean . ”

Droon laughed at this question before replying .

“…We’ll think about it . ”

His voice was laced with playfulness and a little bit of mischievousness .

After all, the check had nine 0s .

*

After slipping away from Sim Hawon, Droon climbed a small hill behind the housing area .

A sky so blue that it looked like it was painted and green grass that swayed with gentle breezes . He saw a woman with long, flowing hair amidst this beautiful scene of nature .

She was kneeling in front of a tombstone, staring at it fixedly . Her dark hair fluttered in the air like clouds .

Her slim jawline, tall nose, pair of eyes that shone with a black light, and her thick, beautiful eyelashes . It looked like she came straight out of a painting .

Droon walked up and sat down next to her .

“Why are you staring at this tombstone every day?”

She tilted her head up slightly . She remained still, as though she was thinking about something, before shaking her head .

“…It’s not every day . ”

“It’s practically every day . ”

A gentle breeze blew . She spoke while straightening the hair that continuously fluttered in the air .

“…Who knows . ”

“This person is already dead . He was an evil person too . ”

Droon couldn’t understand why she was so tied to this tombstone carrying the name [Yi Yeonjun] . No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t understand . Would he be able to if he got older?

The woman smiled faintly and shook her head .

“It’s not this person . I’m looking for someone else . ”

“…And who’s that?”

“I don’t know . ”

Droon furrowed his brows and glared at her . However, she spoke gently with conviction .

“But I’ll find out soon . Finding someone is my specialty, after all . ”

“…What?”

“Yep, I’m going to remember soon . I believe I will . Without a doubt . ”

Speechless, Droon stared at her – Yi Byul . As if she had completely parted from her past, she had changed too much .

No matter how rude he was to her, she didn’t react . She only smiled gently . Although her face stiffened for a moment when he flicked her forehead, she still smiled like a fool and said it was okay . Of course, this was only a punishment for a game they were playing .

Droon didn’t hate this new Boss . Of course, it would be a lie if he said he didn’t miss the past at all, but he knew they couldn’t go back to the past .

“Then… let me try it too . ”

Droon smiled playfully and glared at the tombstone . Boss smiled faintly and offered him a seat .

It was then .

“Ahaha~ Here you were . Aigo, I finally found you . ”

A clear voice swelled up from behind and entered their ears . Droon pretended to be surprised and looked back .

The successor of the Bingjung Corporation, Sim Hawon, was walking up the hill .

Yi Byul spoke .

“Droon, did you bring him here?”

“Eh? No, no, no . I would never . He must have come here on his own . But how…? Does he have good intuition?”

Droon shot up and walked up to the man . He planned to chase him away . However, the man had already seen Yi Byul, and his entire body went stiff .

He stared at Yi Byul in a daze . Then, he murmured in a fleeting voice .

“…So the rumors weren’t false . My god . How can there be such a beautiful—”

However, Yi Byul didn’t give him a chance to finish . Her shadow extended out in the form of a tentacle . It wrapped around the dazed man’s waist and dragged him away .

“Uaaaaah—”

“Oh, looks like my noona hasn’t lost her touch… . ”

“This place is off-limits to non-administrators . He must not have read the sign . I sent him there so he could read it . ”

Looking away from the screaming man, Yi Byul turned back to the tombstone .

Someone who was more important than [Yi Yeonjun] . To search for him, to remember his name, she began to think once again .

**

In Seoul’s Dongjak-gu Heukseok-dong was a mansion Yoo Yeonha personally built . It was fairly big and fancy from the outside . But considering Yoo Yeonha’s wealth, it was rather plain .

In this mansion’s main room, Yoo Yeonha was listening to a tape Hassan-i Sabbah recorded last night .

—Essence of the Strait has gotten too big . We should have suppressed them when we could… . But that doesn’t matter now . They will fall from grace soon enough .

Kim Sukho’s voice rang out .

—How can you be sure?

This was Yi Yukho’s voice .

—How? …In various ways . Their Heroes suddenly killing civilians, Djinns being amidst their affiliated Heroes, corruption in the Essential Pharmacy’s new medicine, and so on… .

—Hm? There are Djinns among their Heroes?

—Hahaha, friend, when did you get so naive? If there aren’t, we’ll just have to make them . The new hunting dogs I found made contact with the New Evils . Using them, we should be able to deal with them easily, just like last time .

The moment Kim Sukho said this, a new voice cut in .

—…Essence of the Strait won’t be so easy . Especially that young woman, Yoo Yeonha .

It wasn’t Yi Yukho . This voice belonged to the power behind the curtains – Yoo Jangwon .

Kim Sukho cut in again .

—What are you worried about? Yoo Yeonha is too young . Plus, Yoo Jinwoong has deep relations with us . Chae Joochul doesn’t seem to be looking at them favorably either, so Yoo Yeonha will lose everything before she realizes what happened . It’s time to snap the neck of a baby hen not knowing her place and crowing .

The recording ended there .

Yoo Yeonha was truly thankful that she had contacts with Hassan-i Sabbah . Who else but him could record a secret conversation happening at the highest floor of the Tower of Heroes?

“…Baby hen, he says . ”

Besides that, Kim Sukho sure knew how to infuriate someone .

Yoo Yeonha clenched her teeth .

She could understand where his confidence was coming from . Since he’s ruled over Korea for dozens of years, he most likely didn’t place anyone on his eyes .

But this arrogance would be their demise . After all, twisting the neck of a rooster wouldn’t stop the sun from rising .

…No, they wouldn’t be able to do even that .

“Sechan-ssi?”

Yoo Yeonha called Jin Sechan .

—Yes .

“How is the preparation for the party going?”

Yoo Yeonha asked with a smile .

Jin Sechan replied while chuckling faintly .

—It is going smoothly .

“Great . ”

This was related to the scenario Yoo Yeonha scripted .

She slowly turned her head and spoke to the women who were staring at her from the couch .

“Next Saturday, I will host a party at the Yoo family’s mansion . It will be called Post-War Societal Leaders’ Ball, or something like that . I’d like to go with a name that does the job but isn’t too snobby,”

Yoo Yeonha wanted to take care of this matter in one fell swoop .

The coup d’etat would have to successfully round out all corrupted executives to become a revolution . Not only the chairman but anyone who was involved in the corruption had to be arrested .

This party would become the stage for their punishment .

Yoo Yeonha pictured the revolution she constructed in her head .

While they were enjoying the party, Yoo Jinwoong’s whistle-blowing would reveal the Association’s corruption to the world . Even if the executives somehow found out and tried to escape the mansion, they would be caught immediately . The reason was rather obvious .

The Chameleon Troupe would play a pivotal role . As the past hunting dog of Chae Joochul and the Association, they would expose the evil deeds committed by Kim Sukho and the corrupt executives .

Pushed to the corner, Kim Sukho might call the New Evils or his new hunting dogs . Regardless, the ‘Heroes of the Generation’ – Aileen, Kim Suho, Yun Seung-Ah, etc . – would suppress them .

It was a perfect plan .

It seemed flawless so long as she didn’t let her guard down .

But there was one thing she was worried about – Yoo Jinwoong .

That was her father .

She had already talked to her father . He had committed grave sins . The Kwang-Oh Incident wasn’t the only time he acted as Chae Joochul’s hunting dog . As such, it might be impossible to pardon him with her power .

But her father had told her that he would gladly accept his punishment . He had already resigned from his position as the guild leader, and he had even given up the coveted position as a Master-rank Hero with the excuse that ‘he felt his limit during the Great Devil War’ .

As such, she couldn’t fail .

She had to succeed and make amends .

Yoo Yeonha spoke with determination .

“Distribute the invitation letters . Only to the 300 people on the list . Since they can bring two people with them, about 900 people will participate . ”

—Understood .

“Place our Heroes around the mansion . Confirm everyone’s invitation letter before letting them in, and once they do, do not let them leave again . ”

—Yes, of course .

“Don’t forget to make sure ‘Electronic Manipulation’ is working . Jamming them won’t do . We need to make sure the Internet they see is different from the one we know . For that, you will have to set up a broadcasting station and a base station . You don’t have to worry about the cost . Feel free to use however much you want . ”

—Understood . I will do as you say .

With that, Yoo Yeonha ended the communication line . Then, she turned to the two women sitting on the couch .

“A grand party will be held . ”

A satisfactory reply rang out .

“Hehehe~ Great~ I’m a big fan of parties~”

It was Jain . Jin Seyeon was also sitting next to her . Unlike the brightly smiling Jain, Jin Seyeon seemed deep in thought .

Jain asked .

“Is Yun Seung-Ah coming too~?”

“Probably?”

“Hnng… . I’m not really good with her . ”

“Won’t you be disguised anyways?”

“I don’t know how, but she can see through my disguise~”

Kkeeung~ Jain stretched her arms and legs out . Then, she murmured in a tired voice .

“This is interesting~ It’s perfect as the Chameleon Troupe’s last mission~”

A bittersweet smile emerged on her face .

**

The plan progressed smoothly .

The VVVVVVIP party Yoo Yeonha hosted already became a noteworthy event among the society’s elites .

Although the elites amongst elites like Chae Nayun were personally invited, ordinary elites were in the position of begging the ones with invitations . After all, only 300 people had been invited, with each invitee only able to bring two guests .

[Jonghak said he won’t be coming . ]

Chae Nayun received Yoo Yeonha’s message from her Hanok . Although Shin Jonghak said he wouldn’t come, she wasn’t worried . Knowing his personality, he was likely waiting until the crucial moment to appear and steal the spotlight .

“Huu… . ”

Regardless, now was the time to focus on herself . Chae Nayun turned off her smartwatch and took a deep breath .

In front of her was a door, the sliding kind made out of wood .

Beyond it was her grandfather, who had far too many sins .

Chae Nayun had something to tell him . She had written down what to say to practice them dozens of times .

But at the moment, she couldn’t remember a thing .

No, she didn’t need to .

She decided to convey her feelings as his granddaughter, the feelings that would come out from the bottom of her heart .

Although her grandfather didn’t have emotions, that might just make convincing him easier .

Previously, he said he only felt 1% of his emotions . And 1% of emotions was, of course, meaningless .

But when it came to his feelings towards his family, wouldn’t 1% of his emotions equal at least 2% of emotions towards other things?

If that really was the case, she was in an advantageous position .

Chae Nayun planned to bet on this possibility .

Knock, knock .

Chae Nayun knocked on the door . After about three seconds, the sound of a brush being put down rang out . Was her grandfather practicing calligraphy?

—It must be Nayun .

“Yes . ”

—What are you doing here?

His voice was warm but carried something else .

Chae Nayun clenched her fists and spoke after taking a breath .

“There’s something I need to say, Grandfather . ”

—Hoho, is that so?

Chae Joochul spoke like a normal grandfather, one that was proud of his granddaughter for coming to see him .

—Then come in .

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