“What the hell is he planning?”

When he learned about it, the Mayor reacted the same way as Sungyoon did.

Plu-El had told them about the Mage Gem, which was the last missing special Gem. So, Sungyoon acquiring this Gem was a welcome development, and the Mayor had even cheered when he heard Sungyoon had acquired it. However, when Sungyoon explained how he got the Gem, the Mayor's expression soured.

A lot of words were exchanged, but Sungyoon could only say one thing.

“I have no idea.”

“Anyway, it's good that we obtained the Mage Gem. However, of all the people, it came from...”

The bundle Sung Hyunwoo had given to Sungyoon didn't only contain the Mage Gem.

“What’s in the USB stick?”

“I’m having it analyzed. The file on it isn’t big, but they want to be careful in examining it. There might be something nefarious on it, so it’ll take them some time.”

Apart from the Gem, the bundle contained a USB stick. It was an item that might explain Sung Hyunwoo’s odd behavior.

“The result is in!”

An employee yelled as he opened the door. Sungyoon and the Mayor shot up to their feet. 

***

“This came out from the USB Sung Hyunwoo gave to us?”

“That's correct.”

Plu-El slowly looked over the documents.

She fluently spoke Korean,...