I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul - Chapter 87

Episode 088:

Tok, tok, tok.

A small flea quietly hiding behind trash in the alley.

That’s me.

Now I have become a flea that no one can see.

This is because Korea practiced jumping in the form of a flea on the lakeside until morning.

Okay, the situation is like this anyway, so let’s think positively.

What’s the big deal about being a flea?

It’s a transformation anyway.

Yeah my flea jumps are the best in the world. That’s so fast!

No one knows I’m here!

It’s a flea’s mouth, so I can’t sing, but I feel better by humming it in my head.

I tightly held Seo Ji-han’s soul stone on my front leg.

The soul stone had shrunk to the size of a grain of sand, matching the size of my body as a flea.

Not only the soul stone, but all consumable items such as scroll potions taken out of the inventory in this state were taken out in a state in which they had shrunk to the size of a flea.

Chet, if I couldn’t adjust the size, I was going to use that as an excuse to put Sergihan in my inventory.

Anyway, I brought it with me to respect his claim that I wanted to go with him.

Anyway, it seems like it’s been a really long time since I came to Korea.

I am glad to see these sidewalk block buildings and even the trees along the road.

The morning scene of office workers walking quickly, each holding a cup of coffee, was also nice.

Actually, in terms of date, I wasn’t away from Korea that long, but I guess I missed Korea more than I thought.

– It’s over there.

Seo Ji-han, who shrunk his body to fit the size of the soul stone, pointed to one side.

Even before he gestured, I already knew.

A familiar figure was walking towards me from afar.

The building in front of me is the Dungeon Management Office.

It was rush hour, so there were a lot of people.

Nevertheless, I was able to immediately find the person I was looking for among all those people.

I couldn’t see his face and even his appearance was obscured by passers-by, but strangely enough, I was able to be sure.

It’s mom.

The mother, who walked helplessly, stood in front of the Dungeon Management Office and held out a picket sign.

The mother I saw in person looked even more haggard than the photo in the article.

Frizzy hair and dull skin.

The mother, dressed as if she was wearing nothing, looked so dangerous that she was barely visible.

But the earnest emotion on his face was strong.

The passers-by seemed uncomfortable with the stares they were giving me, so they hurried into the dungeon management office without making eye contact with my mother.

Occasionally, there were people who clicked their tongues or gave cold stares.

– are you okay?

I nodded, but I don’t know if Seo Ji-han saw it.

When I saw that scene, my heart felt like it was going to break.

Even though it might be a bit risky, it would be better to tell my mom that I’m alive.

I recalled the note in my inventory.

Since a flea cannot talk to its mother, it was prepared in advance.

In it, there was a brief summary of what happened so far and a story about how I was alive.

Normally, I was going to run away and take out this note and put it in my mom’s pocket, but…

“I told you that you shouldn’t be here, ma’am.”

Two well-built men appeared from nowhere and suddenly blocked my mother’s path.

Suit and sunglasses. He is a typical security guard.

Judging from the energy he feels, he is an awakened person.

Seeing as he didn’t feel any special magical energy, it seemed like he was a close-range hunter.

At once, all eyes gathered, and passers-by began to whisper.

I was watching the scene with a nervous feeling.

“This is done with permission.”

My mother spoke calmly in front of a figure so large that even a young person would be daunted.

But it seemed to be of little use and the atmosphere became increasingly hostile.

“permission? Who got permission? “Did you get permission, Commissioner?”

“This is a very funny lady.”

The two men who were sarcastic ended up holding up picket signs and forced the mother to move.

By that time, it was almost past rush hour and the number of passers-by had decreased significantly.

As the number of eyes watching decreased, the two men acted more roughly.

“If you want to do something, do it here in the corner. yes? Don’t be an eyesore.”

“If you come out in front and stand out, you’ll be right! Do you understand?”

When I saw the guy raising his hand in front of my mom, I almost threw everything away and ran in front of him.

But Seo Ji-han, who had a younger-looking face than me, reached out his hand and desperately tried to comfort me.

– Let’s hold on for now.

But the next moment, one guy threw a picket across my mother’s chest and pushed her away.

My mother, who had no energy, just rolled around in the corner of the alley.

– Porridge… Seo Ji

-han barely swallowed the words that rose up in his throat and then took a deep breath.

I was in a similar situation.

If I were in human form right now, I would have bitten my lip until it bled.

I glared at them intently until they left the place.

I will clearly remember that face.

I kept my eyes on the two men until they disappeared into the distance inside the security post building.

And when I looked for my mother again, she was standing up using a picket as a walking stick.

The dust and dirt from the morning dew-soaked floor got on my clothes, making everything a mess.

The mother, who had a much older-looking face, sighed silently and stared at the tall Dungeon Management Office building, then silently gathered up her picket and turned away.

The place the two guys forced my mother to be was in an old narrow alley near the Dungeon Management Office.

It’s an isolated road that doesn’t seem to be used by cats, let alone people.

There is no point in standing here because no one is watching.

It would have been heartbreaking to be standing alone in this shady alley, but fortunately my mother seemed to be planning on going home.

The picket in my hand must be quite heavy, so I take care of it for fear of it being dragged on the ground.

Meanwhile, one leg was limping, as if he had injured his ankle when he had been pushed earlier.

When I see my mother limping, I want to go back and punch those guys in the face at full power.

But now I have to follow my mom.

My mother, who caught a taxi on a nearby road, told me a familiar address.

This is Seungju’s house.

After a narrow jump, I got into the taxi with her and looked restlessly at my mother’s face.

Seo Ji-han was looking at both faces between me and my mother.

The taxi drove down a wide road and entered a narrow and dirty one-room apartment in a university district.

The taxi driver showed interest when he saw the picket my mother was holding, but my mother seemed to have no energy to respond and just nodded mechanically.

When he finally arrived at Seungju’s house, he quickly clung to his mother’s pants.

When I entered the building and looked, the surveillance cameras and invisibility removal items that had been installed last time were still there.

I also saw a few cars with particularly dark tint.

At first glance, it seemed like a person’s shadow was shining inside.

“mom!”

As soon as I opened the door and entered, Seung-ju, who had been pacing around anxiously, ran up to greet her mother, who was lying in the dirt holding a picket sign.

Seungju’s face was also very haggard. The lively voice I heard last time felt like an illusion.

“Why did you go alone? You were worried. “Are you hurt anywhere?”

Despite her frustration, Seungju quickly sat her mother down on a chair at the dining table and poured her a glass of water.

They took out various foods and placed them on the table.

I quickly stepped forward and said, ‘Mom, I sprained my ankle. I wanted to intervene, saying, “Those guys earlier,” but after making eye contact with the small camera lens under the shoe rack, I just hid behind the laces of Seungju’s sneakers.

These crazy people even installed cameras in their houses.

“What’s wrong with your ankle? Did you fall? “I’ll get some medicine in a moment.”

Seungju must have noticed that her mother’s gait was strange in a short while and quickly brought her some medicine.

After applying medicine to her mother’s motionless ankle, Seungju sat down at the table and carefully offered her some water.

“Mom, I’m going to collapse. Drink some water. huh?”

Despite Seungju’s earnest urging, her mother just shook her head helplessly.

Seungju, exhausted from mourning, eventually complained with a tearful face.

“Mom, how sad it would be if my sister found out that I was doing this. “I didn’t even eat…”

Seungju trailed off.

This is because my mother’s eyes turned red and she burst into tears.

I was looking at that scene with indescribable despair.

Seo Ji-han also walked around the table with a sad look on his face, as if he had become part of our family.

“Moa, Moa, probably can’t even eat…”

“Mom, sister…”

Seungju only bit her lip as if she didn’t know what to say.

But it seemed like Mom knew what was going on.

“Do you think so too? Seungju, do you also think Moa is dead?”

“That’s not it, Mom, I…”

“You said that. Moa is a very strong hunter. So, you won’t die. It did? Is that right, Seungju? Look mom. I told you so. “Moa is very strong.”

Seungju looked like she didn’t know what to say.

Just twenty-one years old.

This is a difficult situation for Seungju, who still has more high school friends than college friends.

It was admirable that he was this resolute.

“I don’t believe them. Seungju. I won’t believe anything until I hear it face to face with that lady, Hunter Ban Seo-jin. They say my daughter is dead without any evidence or context. I can’t accept it. I can’t do that. Seungju.”

In the end, Seungju also burst into tears at her mother’s tearful words.

I felt like I didn’t know what to do.

In fact, I’ve been missing for less than a few days.

It had been a little over a week, but I had no idea that my mom was having this much trouble.

I opened my inventory and checked the note.

Normally, I would have left this note in my pocket, but I changed my mind.

I will personally tell my mom that I am alive.

In this situation, I doubted whether my mother would even believe this note in the first place.

The mother, who was shedding tears, suddenly felt dizzy and stumbled while sitting.

When Seungju, who was surprised, helped her up, she waved her hand to indicate that she was okay and then got up hurriedly.

“I need to get some rest.”

“Yes, Mom. rest. You couldn’t sleep last night because you were crying. “How about eating something and sleeping?”

“No, I’m not feeling well.”

“okay? I’ll even buy you some porridge. “Lay down, Mom.”

After finishing speaking, Seungju quickly put on her coat and left the house without any time to catch up.

I stared at my mother’s lonely back.

And then I saw him go into a small room and lie down on the blanket.

You have to appear in front of your mom.

My decision was firm.

But before that, there was something I needed to check.

I stuck to the wallpaper and crawled across the ceiling and walls to check for cameras.

– Looking for a camera?

Seo Ji-han was quick to read my movements and helped me find the camera.

As a result, two cameras were found.

One on the door hinge and one in the corner of the ceiling.

I am taking pictures of the room without any blind spots.

But it wasn’t that there was no way.