Chapter 445 – Changes in Everyday Life.
“It’s not strange!!!”
Choi Da-eun’s ear-piercing scream disrupts the silence of the quiet guild.
We shot her a confused look, wondering what the problem was.
But Choi Da-eun’s gaze was fixed solely on her mobile phone resting on the desk.
Perhaps because she was too busy, she had her phone on speaker.
Thanks to that, we could clearly hear the voice of the person on the other end.
I even figured out who she was talking to.
– “Is the deposit correct?”
“Yes, it is!!! How many times do I have to say it!!!”
That caller was none other than a bank employee.
The banker’s voice was cold and mechanical, as is typical for that job.
But today, it seemed as though there was a hint of something else mixed in.
It was hard to pinpoint exactly what it was.
– “Be honest when given the opportunity.”
“What else do you want me to be honest about!!! Just unfreeze it already!!!”
That feeling was close to disgust.
– “You’re definitely voice phishing, aren’t you?”
“No, I’m not! I’m telling you it’s not!”
Meanwhile, Choi Da-eun was getting extremely angry at the bank employee.
Still, maybe out of respect for the service worker.
Or perhaps just due to her conscience, she managed to keep a minimal level of politeness.
– “Then why is this much money coming in?”
“Because it’s my salary, you dog!!!”
Of course, at this point, her last shred of reason seemed completely gone.
From the looks of it, the bank suspected that the deposit itself into Choi Da-eun’s account was a mistake.
That’s how they were responding to her insistence that it was her salary.
Which led to a fierce exchange of feelings through words like blades.
The banker’s contempt felt so cold it seemed to seep into the air.
And Choi Da-eun’s anger seemed like it would never die down.
However, her anger ultimately fizzled out without her will.
– “So it’s strange. Someone like you couldn’t possibly be receiving a salary.”
“I got a job!!! What’s your name, you btch*!!!”
– “That’s impossible. Please double-check.”
Thanks to the bank employee hanging up abruptly without even listening to Choi Da-eun anymore.
It was as if she had blocked her number; every time Choi tried to call, it was cut off immediately.
That was quite rude and arrogant for a bank employee.
Furthermore, to freeze her account just because money was deposited without even providing an explanation—it was quite unkind.
That was likely not an ordinary bank.
“Tell me you didn’t open an account at a Hunter bank?”
“……uh…”
Most likely, it was indeed a bank run by hunters.
“You idiot.”
“I opened it because of the high interest rates, I didn’t think it would get this bad, fck*…”
Choi Da-eun’s words confirmed my suspicions.
While it’s bitterly unfair for the victim, Choi Da-eun, she was at fault for opening the account knowing it was a Hunter’s bank.
Opening an account at a bank run by hunters is straight-up crazy.
Their high-interest savings products often come with severe restrictions on withdrawals.
And loans advertised at low-interest rates are actually calculated at daily rates, not annual.
If you make a deposit, they might suddenly declare bankruptcy and flee, only to set up a new bank afterwards.
And there are definitely cases where they freeze accounts and take the deposits away.
[Isn’t falling for this kind of thing idiot behavior?]
‘These days, they impersonate first-rate financial institutions too.’
[They really are uniquely despicable dogs, aren’t they?]
Indeed, it’s a world where weak beings can’t survive.
“Hyeji, should we eat now?”
“Sure.”
Anyway, since it was lunchtime, we all decided to eat.
But there was just one problem.
“……But can’t you unfreeze it soon?”
“No, you bastard.”
Right now, I was completely deprived of my freedom.
Previously, Piece had provoked the heroines and fled.
Thus, the punishment waiting for me that day was merciless from the heroines.
No matter where, inside or outside.
[Forced love imprisonment!]
‘You dog, I almost died back then.’
After that, I barely managed to dodge punishment, sweating buckets.
The heroines didn’t believe a word I said back then.
Even when I revealed Piece’s identity, they brushed it off as nonsense.
Well, I could see why they’d think that.
Suddenly, my affair partner disappears, and it’s a fragment of a god that’s parasitizing my soul?
Plus, that fragment gave me abilities and brought me back from the dead?
What a crazy scenario that was.
“Shinwoo, I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were hurting like this…”
“……It was just an affair, fck*…”
After that, I was literally taken captive by the heroines in a physical sense.
I wore the collar I had before and some bondage gear I had no idea where they found it.
Except for my mouth and lower body, I couldn’t find the word freedom anywhere on my body.
Anyone who saw me would probably misunderstand that extreme measures were taken for a severe mental patient.
[You are indeed a mental patient, aren’t you?]
‘Shut up. If it weren’t for you, it wouldn’t be like this, you btch*.’
Also, since that time, Piece has only been trying to contact me in my head as usual.
Of course, even if she shows up, the heroines can’t interfere with her, but.
It was clear that the consequences would truly fall on me, so I begged her not to appear.
Unless there was a real crisis or something, of course.
[Behave well. I might just show up again if you’re not pleased.]
‘You cnt…’
Anyway, that’s that, and lunch is lunch.
Since I couldn’t move my hands, I had to obediently receive food from the heroines, and unexpectedly, a weird thought struck me, so I directed my gaze at Choi Da-eun.
None other than.
“Hey, Choi Da-eun.”
“What?”
“Why haven’t we had requests lately?”
Requests had suddenly dried up recently.
Of course, we weren’t financially desperate, so we weren’t clinging to requests.
I understood that it was awkward for a slightly power-centric guild to apply for requests.
But still, it felt odd that there were zero requests coming to us.
[Isn’t it just that there was plenty to refuse, and we haven’t applied?]
‘That’s true, but having none at all is just too weird.’
Especially, Choi Da-eun’s reaction was a bit strange.
Normally, she would be nagging us to get to work, but.
These days, she hadn’t said a single word about that.
“Is something going on?”
Then Choi Da-eun suddenly shot me a serious look.
Out of nowhere, she pointed at me with her chopsticks as she picked up a side dish.
“This is definitely someone’s conspiracy!”
Choi Da-eun proclaimed solemnly with a serious expression.
Upon hearing those words, we all momentarily fell silent.
Soon after, the heroines began to speak one by one with serious looks on their faces.
“If there’s a conspiracy in our side dishes, we need to file a complaint, you idiot.”
“I’m not involved, so who could it be?”
“It’s obviously that fur-clad Carr, isn’t it?”
“I’m not either. Stop the beastman hate already.”
“I’m not saying that, you crazy girls!!!”
[A conspiracy should be hidden in the same color panties, but looks like the opponent is just an amateur, huh?]
‘Shut up, fck*. My head hurts.’
Though they were drifting off like typical novel heroines,
I still pressed Choi Da-eun for a proper answer since we didn’t get any concrete one.
“What’s the problem then?”
“Look at this!!!”
Choi Da-eun urgently showed me a tablet as soon as I spoke.
After I carefully examined the tablet, I let out a slightly puzzled voice.
“……It’s decreased?”
“What do you mean by that!!!”
Suddenly, Elcia grabbed me and dragged me into the meeting room.
Since I was literally tied up, I had no choice but to follow her lead.
After a bit of time passed, Elcia and I emerged from the meeting room.
Huff! “It hasn’t decreased! Don’t worry, everyone!”
“……fck… you btch… my lower belly really hurts…”
Elcia wiped her mouth with a satisfied expression.
Meanwhile, I trembled and struggled to move, feeling utterly wronged.
Then I shot a disgruntled look at Elcia ahead of me.
“Why did you suddenly drag me away while eating…”
“You said it’s decreased! Checking the amount left is important!”
“Thanks to you, it really did decrease, fck*…”
Of course, that wouldn’t have affected Elcia at all.
[This must be some sort of omen or something.]
‘D*ck.’
There was a trivial incident that happened.
But even setting that aside, the number had indeed decreased.
Specifically, the number of requests had gone down.
More precisely, the number of requests that specifically required power had shrunk significantly.
Most notably, requests for dealing with monsters.
The number of those requests had drastically reduced.
“Isn’t it just a recession, causing an overall drop in requests?”
“Even so, consultation requests have actually increased.”
“……It really is. This seems a bit strange.”
Something unusual was happening.
“Hey Hyeji, did you eat them all?”
“I haven’t eaten anything except Shinwoo lately.”
“Oh, right.”
“Is this really a topic for heroines to discuss? You crazy girls.”
Not knowing the cause was increasingly unsettling.
