Meanwhile, at the moment when Parang shouted, “I’m late!” and jumped into the sea.
The world was slowly experiencing waves of change.
[ Diving Beep beep.
Click.
“Hello? Dad?”
“Si-ah! I got it!!! I secured an interview with the Yu Parang hunter!!!”
“Really?!”
“Yeah! It’s all thanks to you. Our remarkable daughter…”
The reason he was able to propose a “submerged interview” to the Yu Parang hunter was that his daughter, a college student and a C-rank underwater hunter, had played a crucial role.
Upon hearing the good news from her father, Lee Siah felt like she was dreaming.
She would get to meet her idol, the Yu Parang hunter in person. She thought she wouldn’t be able to sleep because of the excitement.
After expressing her love and gratitude to her father several times, she hung up the phone.
Of course, while she’d have to follow the script her father prepared for the interview, she hoped she could chat a bit before or after.
Her shared apartment was covered in pictures of monster fish. While there weren’t many just yet, only Galecus pictures.
Siah pulled a book from the shelf.
It was a collection of photos taken during her dives. Various fish, corals, and occasionally photos of sharks.
Despite being a fish enthusiast, she didn’t have the ability to dive deep like Parang, so she had been keenly observing only surface fish.
If she could connect with the Yu Parang hunter on this occasion, she intended to soak up as much information as possible about deep-sea fish.
And maybe some of the mysterious phenomena and objects of the monster fish layer as a bonus.
She hugged her photo album, lost in a blissful dream.
#
And now in the Pacific skies.
Five transport planes appeared above the endless sea, where not even an island could be seen.
“We have arrived at the target location.”
At the report from the pilot sitting in front, the man sitting behind responded.
“Drop it.”
“Understood.”
Then the cargo bay of the transport plane opened, and something began to drop into the sea.
Gold coins, jewels, low-grade artifacts, equipment, etc.
The treasures packed tightly in the five transport planes were now plummeting into the sea.
Floating along the currents, those treasures would eventually reach the coasts of various countries.
“Drop completed.”
“Return.”
“Roger.”
At that moment, the radio in the man’s possession suddenly crackled.
Crackle— crackle— beep.
“Report.”
“A fisherman was bitten by a shark.”
“…What?”
“Th-they….”
The atmosphere inside the plane instantly froze.
“What’s the loss?”
“Nine.”
“Were there any other fish next to the shark?”
“…Yes.”
“What kind of guys are they?”
“…Still being identified.”
“Still identifying?”
“……It was ambushed in an instant,”
“Phew….”
Nobody inside the cabin dared to breathe.
“Compile a complete list of every involved person, including the one who planned this operation and the commander, and send it to me within three hours.”
“…Understood.”
“Make up a good story for the families and proceed with the compensation payment.”
“Yes.”
Beep. The radio went silent.
Then, the expressionless man’s face turned crimson with rage.
Crack, crack!!!
As he clenched his fist tightly, the radio he held smashed to pieces.
“Guh— cough—”
The pilot, affected by the man’s murderous aura, suddenly began choking and gasping for breath.
Then the man gathered his composure.
“Ah, I’m sorry, I didn’t think of you.”
“It’s fine.”
“When a boss doesn’t take care of his subordinates, that’s how they get stabbed in the back. Take this.”
He handed the pilot a briefcase.
It was a briefcase packed with cash.
“No, I can’t take this.”
“Take it.”
“But….”
“Take it.”
“…I’m sorry. I’ll gratefully accept it.”
The pilot finally realized.
The sum in this briefcase was meant to silence him.
He understood that if he were to disclose anything about sharks or fishermen he just heard here, his life would be in danger.
Meanwhile, the pilot, who had been pondering what a shark might even be, realized his mistake and quickly erased those thoughts from his mind forever.
#
And in Seoul.
Hunter Association Asia Headquarters, Branch Head Office.
Vroom—
On the desk, his cellphone rang.
A sharp-looking man sitting in a chair paused his paperwork and glanced at it.
[ Choi Janghyuk ]
It was Manager Choi.
Making a call to the Pohang veteran manager from the phone of the Asia branch head.
Not a normal scene.
“Yeah, Janghyuk.”
“Yes, Branch Head.”
“Call me Sunwoo.”
“Right, Sunwoo.”
Of course, they both understood that this was an unnatural scene. That’s why they were pretending to be high school classmates.
“So, what’s up?”
“Thanks to you, I can take a breather. Appreciate it.”
I conveyed that well to Yu Parang.
“Appreciate what? Your friend’s daughter is getting married; this much is natural.”
Well done.
“So when’s the ceremony?”
“Next Sunday, August 4th, at 2 PM.”
“Okay. I’ll definitely be there.”
“Yeah, sorry for taking your time when you must be busy. I’ll hang up now.”
“Alright. Let’s have a drink sometime.”
Click.
The smile on the branch head’s face instantly turned as cold as steel.
Seo Sunwoo, the Asia branch head, quietly stared ahead.
#
And now, the mastermind behind these incidents around the world. Yu Parang.
“Ugh, it’s cold….”
She suddenly appeared at the warp gate located in Wales, Alaska.
“Why did it have to be the Arctic, for real….”
Achoo! After sneezing, she dashed and jumped into the sea.
