Chapter 201 – SamHyupPa
During the time when Egostic’s dragon terror struck South Korea.
“No way!…K-Katana…I…”
“Shut up!”
The headquarters of the Japanese Yakuza organization, SamHyupPa.
In the underground basement.
In the darkness, a process of dealing with a traitor was taking place.
“Miss Katana, we have gathered all the evidence. Hitomoto Natsuha was betraying us and giving all the information to the Association.”
“It’s a conspiracy! This is all a conspiracy!”
At the far end of the basement, there was a woman dressed in traditional Japanese clothing, with black hair tied up. She was Katana, the leader of SamHyupPa. Underneath her, two strong men were holding a woman, Hitomoto Natsuha, the traitor, on her knees.
And standing next to them was a subordinate reciting Natsuha’s activities.
“Based on what we’ve gathered so far, it seems that this woman is the reason we’ve been losing battles recently. From tactics to weaknesses in our troops, attack positions… She had given everything away.”
“This is… a setup… ummmm.”
The woman’s mouth was soon blocked by her subordinates.
Watching this scene quietly, Katana couldn’t help but think to herself.
…How could this happen?
Her most trusted friend, why?
She never could have imagined.
Natsuha, who had always been by her side, was her companion from the beginning.
In reality, she was a traitor to the Association.
If the man she met at the meeting of S-class villains, Cathedral, hadn’t told her, she would have been ignorant forever. The fact that her long-time friend was a traitor.
With bitter betrayal, Katana looked quietly at her former friend who was now cursing at her. She let out a sigh and ordered her subordinate next to her.
“Deal with her.”
“Yes, ma’am!”
“Ummmmm! Ummmmmmmm!!!”
Although the betrayer was convulsing at her words, she was soon taken away somewhere and disappeared.
And after a few minutes, the subordinate quietly returned.
“Miss, it’s done.”
“Well done. Take a rest.”
“Yes.”
After dismissing all her subordinates, Katana was left alone in the underground basement. She sighed and got lost in her thoughts.
…The shock of her long-time friend being a traitor was immense, but as the leader of the organization, she couldn’t dwell in this shock forever. And when she thought about it, it was actually a good thing. Finally, they found the traitor.
“Yes… let’s think positively.”
Katana closed her eyes quietly and came to that conclusion. Instead of feeling depressed, she should celebrate. Ever since Natsuha started feeding false information to the Association, their SamHyupPa had been winning all the battles against them.
With this momentum, it wouldn’t be too difficult to overthrow the wicked Association and restore Japan to its former glory.
While fiddling with the Japanese knot on her waist, Katana murmured.
“And…”
Yes, that man.
Egostic.
Hitomoto Natsuha, she is the traitor.
The villain from Korea who had given her information.
He suddenly appeared from a neighboring country and said they should get along and share some information. At first, she didn’t believe him. She was rather cautious. She even thought he might have been sent by the Japanese Association to separate her from Natsuha. Considering the corrupt government now, they would easily make deals with villains from other countries.
But there was something suspicious about him.
And the feeling he showed in the conference room… It felt like he was hiding something. It was as if he knew everything, with that relaxed attitude of someone who had everything on their palm. That made her start thinking, “What if?”
After assigning her subordinates to investigate Natsuha, they found out about her betrayal. Since the day they intentionally fed her false information and expelled her, SamHyupPa had been on a winning streak against the Association.
And all of this was thanks to Egostic. That man.
She didn’t know how he found out, but if he hadn’t told her, she would have never imagined it. Maybe she would have lost all her subordinates and fallen apart herself.
“…I owe him a debt of gratitude.”
Katana murmured to herself.
Now that she saw him again, he seemed like a good person. Well, in the beginning, he was the one who approached her first, saying they should get along as neighbors. At that time, they had experienced numerous defeats, and she was on edge, responding with a sharp attitude.
…If she owes him a debt of gratitude, it’s only right to repay it.
As our SamHyupPa values our relationships with allies more than anything else, even more so…
Thinking like that, Katana made a promise to herself to approach Egostic first when they meet at the next meeting. She wanted to express her gratitude and…
“Egostic… he was also like me.”
Despite being labeled as villains, SamHyupPa had risen against the corrupt government, and just like us, Egostic also received support from the Korean citizens. In fact, it was said that there were hardly any casualties in his terrorist attacks.
As Katana continued with these thoughts, she suddenly recalled the previous meeting and got lost in her thoughts.
“Wait. Come to think of it, he mentioned that the time-traveling hero is in the United States.”
It was Natsuha’s confirmation of his words, so there is a good chance that this information is true. …Who exactly is he? How does he know such things?
Such doubts suddenly occurred to Katana.
***
“Japan’s villain organization, SamHyupPa, has recently been achieving victories against the government and the Association.”
“Hmm?”
A few days after the Dragon Terror, at the Egostream Mansion.
I was sitting on the sofa in the living room, minding my own business when I heard a voice from the TV. I looked up and saw Katana’s face on the screen. The anchor’s words continued.
“Despite being at a disadvantage against the government for a long time, SamHyupPa suddenly started winning, putting the Japanese Association in a difficult situation. However, among the citizens, there is considerable support for SamHyupPa, saying they are better than the corrupt Association…”
Ah. Did Katana listen to my words?
“Why are you suddenly focused on the TV? Do you have a thing for that type of woman?”
“No, don’t be negative all of a sudden…”
As I focused on the TV, I didn’t even have time to breathe before I swiftly dealt with Seo Ja-young’s negative comments. Then, I watched the news again.
…SamHyupPa is winning. It’s a good thing. Maybe Katana listened to me and dealt with the traitor.
Now, Japan’s fate has changed a bit compared to the original story. Originally, SamHyupPa would have been completely annihilated, and Katana would have died, but now, that won’t happen.
At least, they will hold out until the Moonlight Gate. That should be enough. Now, Japan won’t be completely ruined by the corrupt Association, which devoured the country and caused some events to affect Korea as well.
Of course, SamHyupPa won’t completely drive out the Japanese Association, but that’s okay. Haha, it won’t go that far, right?
At that time when I was lost in thought, the news about Japan was over in no time.
“And the next news is about the terror attack involving Egostic and the Dragon, which has become a hot topic even abroad! Let’s watch together…”
“No, why do they keep talking about this all day long?”
I unconsciously changed the channel while seeing myself riding a dragon on the screen. Speaking of a dragon, where could the spirit be?
Thinking about that, I went to find the spirit. Perhaps, she would be sitting on the front steps in front of the large house as always.
And there, I could naturally spot her.
“Shin Ryeong, what are you doing?”
A blue forest spread out in front of the big house. With the refreshing scent of phytoncides outside, the spirit had her feet stretched out toward the grass and sat quietly, just like any other time, gazing at the forest.
With her long, black hair pinned with a hairpin, and wearing her usual white robe, she sat with a large gourd in her hands.
Sitting alone, exuding a calm and mysterious atmosphere, she was hardly recognizable as the same person who had been crying out loudly in the sky as a dragon the day before.
“Are you having some impure thoughts again?”
“What? Haha, of course not.”
“Haa…”
Mentally rolling my eyes, I sat down naturally beside her. She slightly moved aside to make it easier for me to sit.
Sitting next to the spirit like that, I gazed at the forest she was looking at.
“…I somehow ended up back in the mortal world.”
“How do you feel about it?”
“Well, it’s not too bad. The people living in this house are all seemingly good people… considering they are villains, that is.”
“If that’s the case, then you’re not a villain anymore either, right? You flew and terrorized with me.”
“…I’ve been a guardian dragon all my life, how did I end up like this? Haa. But still… it’s like you said, this is a form of protection, isn’t it?”
As she grumbled like that, she suddenly touched her forehead as if she recalled something about the dragon’s appearance when it was flying and crying out.
…Hmm, I probably shouldn’t bother her any further. Remembering when Seo Ja-young was teasing her and got hit by the dragon’s breath…
Letting the spirit continue her mental healing while looking at the forest, I decided to return home.
As I walked through the corridor, I suddenly noticed a calendar hanging on the wall.
“Oh… Come to think of it, it’s really coming soon.”
I murmured as I looked at the calendar.
The main event, and soon to be the ‘non-existent’ event.
The day when the world would be destroyed, and the day when the time-manipulator X Makina would die.
Well, I guess I can keep the promise I made to Stardus.
I decided to think positively.
