Chapter 59

Chapter 59: It seems like something is going on #1

Tae-hyuk finished his shower and looked in the mirror . He could see a half-naked man with a rotten smile .

“Eh? Did I look that bad?”

In fact, he didn’t have a good impression of his looks in the past . However, now he felt like he went beyond the ‘not bad’ level .

“It feels like more characteristics have arrived . Surely it isn’t a side effect of the crime skill…?”

As he gained more crime skills, Seo Tae-hyuk became aware of his stats . It was directly reflected on his body . As intelligence rose, his brain became better, while as agility went up, he could move faster . Perhaps the crime skills affected his appearance as well .

“Aish, it can’t be . ”

Tae-hyuk smiled as refreshingly as possible, forcing out the freshness . The mirror showed a miraculous reflection of how much effort he put in .

“Hmm hmm . Handsome . ”

It seemed like he looked the most wonderful after having a shower . Tae-hyuk looked at himself with satisfied eyes .

He himself was aware that his personality had changed considerably from the past .

He was doing this because he was now going to meet Yoo Ha-yang . They were going out to play, but it was technically a date . He had to maintain the basic courtesies .

“Well . Noona helped me out this time . ”

Tae-hyuk smashed the Death Circus exactly 70 hours ago . In addition to that, he got two blacklist members and a huge 20 affinity points .

[Current affinity points in possession: 20]

Just seeing it caused a smile to appear on his face .

He gained points if he managed to establish a relationship with a person he didn’t know in his past life, or if he saved someone who should’ve died . It was the first time he got 20 points at once . It meant that Kim Joon-young and Choi Sung-yeol killed a lot of people in the future .

As they were caught, the atrocities of the Death Circus became known throughout the country . The shocking thing was that dozens of chaebols were involved in the case .

Like hyenas finding rotten meat, the media started biting at them . Wouldn’t it be a case that shakes the country for a whole month?

After finishing his shower, Tae-hyuk wore his now trademark leather jacket and skinny jeans . They weren’t clothes suitable for a date with a woman .

Tae-hyuk smiled with satisfaction and left his house .

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The plan was simple . First, they would eat likely before stopping at a marine theme park for a few hours .

The two people were eating at a restaurant that Tae-hyuk had previously reserved . However, Ha-yang’s expression was strange . It was the first time he had seen her look like this .

Tae-hyuk spoke as he ate spicy pork stir-fry .

“Uh, Noona . You don’t like spicy pork stir-fry? Then you can buy something else . There are many things

on the menu here . I am paying, so you can eat at will . ”

Then she shook her head with a flustered expression .

“Ah, no . It’s the first time I’ve been here . Wah… You can have the side dishes . Let’s go to the amusement park after eating . ”

The place where the two people were eating was a branch store selling kimbap for 1,500 won . There were dozens of dishes sold at low prices, so it was Tae-hyuk’s main restaurant .

Come to think of it, Yoo Ha-yang was a chaebol . She wasn’t well-matched with common places like this . Tae-hyuk felt sorry at that moment .

Ha-yang had been a big help in solving the Death Circus case . In particular, he was able to secure information about the guests with her ability . Wouldn’t it be better to reward her with a more luxurious restaurant?

‘But I don’t have the money . ’

He could barely afford the theme park admission fee .

Tae-hyuk earned over 100 million not long ago at the casino . However, rumours of a subway being built near his house were circulating and the price of the house had increased by 60% . There were also the living expenses and school expenses for his brother and sister . In the end, he didn’t make any money .

This was why he had to catch one or two more people like Yoo Cheol-ho . Furthermore, he didn’t earn one cent from the Death Circus . Rather, he had to spend money for Moonlight Flower to enter the masquerade party . It was literally a deficit .

‘Ohh . This is really dangerous . First, I need to get some money . ’

It was possible if he used the Gambling and Forgery skills in the right way . If so, what should he choose? It needed to be a low-risk and high-return method . He needed to seriously consider this .

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The two people ended their meal and went to the newly opened marine theme park . It was an amusement park that was a combination of an aquarium and an amusement park .

“Wah! I wanted to come here!”

Ha-yang enjoyed the trip like a middle school student on a field trip .

“Then what do you want to see?”

“Dolphins!”

At the moment, Tae-hyuk remembered that the hippo incident had taken place at an aquarium . It was a completely different place from here, but he couldn’t help but think about it when he saw the water tanks filled with water .

‘Eeit! I’ve been hanging around criminals too much . I just want to relax today . What could possibly happen?’

Tae-hyuk thought and nodded .

Then why?

He had an ominous feeling that something was going to happen . At that time, Tae-hyuk heard the conversation of a couple passing by .

“Did you see today’s news? A huge number of chaebols were arrested for watching a slaughter show . ”

“Oh, I did! At first I thought I was watching the ad for a new movie!”

“Then did you know that there was a man who saved those who were captured? They were all people who would’ve died, but he used his great abilities to lead them to escape . ”

“Wow, great! So what happened to him? Did he receive any commendation?”

“No . The person who saved them suddenly disappeared . ”

“Wah! How perfect! What is his identity? An FBI agent?”

The couple didn’t know that the person they were talking about was right next to them . Ha-yang heard their conversation and paused,

“Ah, over here! He is actually he… Oof!”

Tae-hyuk blocked Ha-yang’s mouth .

“N-Noona . You shouldn’t say that!”

“…Ah . Indeed . Sorry . But Tae-hyuk saved everyone . The fact that no one knows this…”

Tae-hyuk answered with a small sigh .

“Noona knows . Isn’t that good enough?”

Then Ha-yang smiled widely .

“Ah, yes!”

Tae-hyuk used all types of illegal activities to catch criminals, so if he got caught by the police then he would be handcuffed, not rewarded . He would also repeat the same thing until he was promoted to the Noble rank . He had 12 people left to catch on his blacklist before he could be promoted to Noble .

Before that, he absolutely couldn’t go out into the spotlight . There was a need to be as careful as possible .

‘I shouldn’t expose my face now . ’

It wasn’t uncomfortable . He would take advantage of it to make a profit .

Tae-hyuk licked his lips and looked at the huge water tank in front of him . The escalator they were riding passed the tanks towards the basement . The place where the dolphin show was being held was the fourth underground floor .

The Atlantis Theme Park was a huge dome shaped building, and various rides could be enjoyed on the ground . The building was over 30 metres tall, so it was incredible . The marine park, which extended all the way to the fourth basement floor, was very popular because it gave the feeling of being under the sea .

Tae-hyuk got off the escalator and looked around . There were huge tanks holding thousands of tons of water . It was shaped like a donut, and the audience could see various sea creatures in the hole in the middle .

“Tae-hyuk, look at that! Moray . It looks exactly like you!”

“We’re completely different!”

Tae-hyuk’s mouth twitched . He looked just like the fish passing by him .

“But what happens if all of this breaks?”

Yoo Ha-yang tapped the water tanks . It was very thick, but she still had a hazy expression on her face .

“Ahaha . There is no need to worry . ”

A female guide wearing a uniform approached the worried Ha-yang . Ha-yang replied with shining eyes .

“Huh? Really?”

“Yes . Our Atlantis Aquarium boasts an extraordinary water tank made of a special acrylic that has ultra-fine fibres of 90cm in thickness . It can withstand a water pressure of 500,000 tons, and won’t break, even when shot . ”

“I-I see! Then I can look around with confidence!”

“It is natural to feel uneasy . But don’t worry . As long as a bomb explodes in front of it, the tanks absolutely won’t break . ”

“This is the middle of the city so there is no need to worry about bombs . Right Tae-hyuk?”

Ha-yang smiled at Tae-hyuk .

“Eh? Seo Tae-hyuk?”

But Tae-hyuk was muttering something with a serious expression .

“Water Theme Park Atlantis . The super large tanks…”

Ha-yang tilted her head to one side .

“What are you doing?”

However, Tae-hyuk still seemed to be thinking of something .

“Cracked, collapsed, submerged… The cause was a bomb explosion!”

Tae-hyuk managed to remember . Atlantis suffered a tremendous accident half a year after it was opened . The water tanks in front of him were destroyed and the entire underground area submerged . Hundreds of people died and it was a huge disaster . It wasn’t a mere accident, but a bomb attack .

The culprit…

‘Bomber Kim Tae-sung!’

Tae-hyuk looked at the guide with a serious expression . She would know the exact fact .

“How long has it been since the first opening?”

Obviously, if his memory was correct, a tremendous disaster would occur here . It also wasn’t too far in the future . Maybe this was the source of his ominous feeling . The guide kindly gave an explanation of the history of Atlantis .

“Yes . Three years ago, the Water Theme Park Atlantis started…”

Tae-hyuk cut in and stopped a long story .

“So when did you open?”

“Ah, yes! As of today, it is 91 days . Why do you want to know?”

“It is three months . Huu…”

Tae-hyuk sighed with relief .

“Did something happen? That reminds me, you said something about a collapse . What relation…”

Tae-hyuk shrugged . Anyway, it was going to happen three months later . If he spoke now then he would be called a fraud .

“Oh, nothing . Just a mobile game story . ”

“So it is like that! At any rate, what you see in front of you is called the Milky Way of the sea…”

The guide started explaining as she descended the escalator . Other guests were listening to the story as well . But something was wrong . The disaster would happen three months later . He knew the criminal was a blacklist member so he would be able to stop it from happening but that uneasy feeling didn’t disappear . It was like he had closed his eyes and was walking towards the edge of a cliff .

This feeling became clearer every second . It was at that moment .

Biiiik!

Unlike usual, the Demon Revealing Mirror started vibrating violently . It seemed to be a warning . Tae-hyuk projected the screen of the Demon Revealing Mirror in front of him .

[Caution!]

-The Spying skill has detected a danger .

-The special ability has been triggered and 20 affinity points have been reduced .

-Amount of time remaining until Atlantis collapses:

-00:00:29’

Tae-hyuk trembled as he saw the message in front of him .

20 affinity points had disappeared in an instant . But the danger was right in front of him .

Tae-hyuk stopped thinking . First, he had to move to as safe a spot as possible to avoid this .

“Noona . You trust me right?”

“Huh? Yes?”

“Then run! From here…”

The time was dwindling as the two people talked .

27 seconds .

26 seconds…

Tae-hyuk gritted his teeth . He grabbed the wrist of Yoo Ha-yang and the guide and started running .

“Ah, G-Guest-nim! If you act like this here…!”

“I don’t have time to explain! Escape right now!”

“Huh? All of a sudden, what…?”

Tae-hyuk gritted his teeth .

Tae-hyuk activated the Violence skill . People were watching, but he couldn’t afford to worry about that .

[You have activated the Violence skill . ]

-Muscle strength and agility are strengthened .

Suddenly, Tae-hyuk was holding a long iron pipe in his hand .

And he ran .

If he stayed here any longer, then he would be crushed by the falling tanks . Tae-hyuk started to run towards the point where the escalator ended, holding both people’s hands .

-00:00:01’

There was the sound of a huge explosion .