Recently, a franchise cafe opened in Gwangjin-gu.

[As reported yesterday, he's in Gwangjin district. The weakening potion didn't work, so he's only wearing a bracelet. His abilities are currently being measured]

Do you want to send? Yes.

Min-ki, who had sent a text message to the guild leader, looked around as he pushed up his sunglasses.

He was at the cafe to keep his one-sided promise to Ui-jae. Since it was late afternoon on a weekday, the franchise cafe was quiet. It was pleasant, since it had to be done secretly. Then the cell phone rang briefly.

Lee Sa-young, the guild leader: ㅇ

"Min-ki, your coffee order from Smart Order has been delivered, Americano Grande with java chips and a green tea Frappuccino Grande with a shot."

"Thank you."

He'll have to report further when he gets back to Yongdal. Holding the coffee in both hands, he pushes out the glass door of the cafe with his shoulders and moves quickly. The survey would not take long. So he had to get to the truck quickly to check the situation and prepare for an unexpected situation.

Min-ki drank a green tea frappuccino with whipped cream.

Did Cha Ui-jae get a D-rank easily? Unfortunately, even in his own opinion, it was highly unlikely. Even if he drank all the weakening potions, he still only wore the bracelet. Min-ki's face was filled with solemnity.

I am sure you sent me in case like this.

Hunter name very small miracle, real name is Seo Min-ki. Ranked 34th in South Korea, a man who ranks higher than his boss, Lee Sa-young, at least in the annoyingly memorable hunter name poll.

Don't worry, Guild Leader.

He says,

I will maneuver him perfectly.

He was an expert at stealth and infiltration.

A long shadow stretched behind him.

There was a reason why Lee Sa-young had assigned the 34th ranked hunter in Korea to Cha Ui-jae. The measurement developed by the world's leading researchers had a small margin of error. Even if you cheat the machine with a weak curse, there is a limit.

Then the only way to change the results is to manipulate them.

Min-ki was a person who had been sent with the assumption of the worst possible situation.

It would take a lot of effort to infiltrate the high-security Awakening Bureau, but a temporary registration center was another story. In such an environment it was a piece of cake for Min-ki to infiltrate and manipulate information. Of course, he would have a meeting with Jung-bin if he got caught, so he shouldn't get caught.

Don't worry, Cha Ui-jae, I have a last resort.... Even if you get caught, I can take care of it.

Min-ki's mind was very calm as he drove to Bibil Hill. But when he returned to the parking lot, he saw a shocking sight that made his eyes glaze over. He couldn't believe what he saw, so he pulled down his sunglasses.

There were no containers to enter for information manipulation, just a blue rift in the air....

"Why?"

I asked coldly.

Min-ki's hands were shaking without realizing it, and hot coffee was flowing around him, but that's not important now. Crack Management Agency employees in fluorescent safety vests were busy running around and checking the area near the crack.

A familiar face also appeared there. For example, Yang Hye-jin, an A-rank hunter from the Crack Management Agency. She wore a yellow safety cap and a fluorescent vest and waved the safety rods around.

"Move fast!"

"Grade 5 crack at the temporary registration center in Gwangjin-gu!"

"We've contacted the office!"

"What about the disaster report?"

"It will be sent soon."

"It may be an absorption rift, so be sure to check the area."

"How many civilians were swept away?"

"Are there any hunters nearby who can help?"

"Oh, there is Matthew nearby!"

"There's also Lee Sa Young, but..."

Yang Hye-jin's eyes, which had been commanding the hunters with a serious expression, turned to dynamite when she heard the name.

"There's no way he's coming. Don't get your hopes up. Call Matthew immediately!"

"Well, there can't be a rift in the middle. This isn't a movie.

He tried to block out the sounds of panic. He must be looking at the wrong thing.

The effects of yesterday's experimental weakening potion don't seem to have worn off. Well, he drank a little too much of it. It must have weakened his body and mind. It was the moment when Min-ki, who had finished rationalizing, opened the door of the car.

Beep - a loud emergency text message broke his escape from reality. He put the coffee down on the car seat and quickly took out his cell phone.

[Crack Management Agency]

15:34 Seoul, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul Temporary Awakening Registration Center Grade 5 crack has occurred, perimeter under control, stay away requested.

What a lie.

Min-ki was in despair. He composed a question and answer for Self-Knowledge ON in his head.

<Knowledge ON>

Q. [Question] Hello, Guild Leader. My target got caught in a rift while I was out buying coffee, what should I do?
A. Die

With his legs weakened, Min-ki collapsed in front of the car door in a mermaid pose. After receiving a special order from Lee Sa-young, he ran a simulation based on the number of cases, but... never thought of the crazy situation of rifts appearing at the measuring station!

Faced with a huge crisis, his cerebrum began to spin rapidly. In a rather extreme way.

Should I jump into the crack?

Crack Management Agency staff camped out and blocked access. Journalists rushed to the scene.

Of course, he can ignore everything and jump in, but if he jumps in like this, the front page of tomorrow's newspaper will read, very small miracle (Korea, 34th...) that bravely jumps into the rift, and a YouTube video of you jumping into the rift will have almost 1 million views. He could even imagine the comments that would be on the video.

-His nickname is unrivaled.

-Why is he being criticized? Shouldn't the hunter be able to enter the rift by himself?
The person who went to Jongno Rift in the morning was criticized for doing a crack dive in Gwangjin-gu in the afternoon.
How did the person who entered the rift get back in?
ᄂI'm really curious about that too^^

Never.

Min-ki shivered with goosebumps just imagining it. It was too hard for a man who earned his living by hiding. And to make matters worse, this morning he had entered the Jongno 3-ga rift with Bae Won-woo!

The alibi he had prepared just in case didn't work.... Min-ki was frustrated. The sunglasses that distort perception have their limits, so he had to refrain from getting stuffed in front of the public and having his best alibi destroyed.

Damn it! Min-ki grabbed his head. He shouldn't have ordered a green tea frappuccino with extra shots, lots of whipped cream, half ground java chips and half drizzle! He should have just ordered an iced Americano.

If he had come earlier, he could have jumped in before the Crack Management Agency staff arrived. As he struggled endlessly in the depths of regret, the cell phone rang just in time to stop him.

[Guild leader Lee Sa-young]

Sensing his fate, Min-ki stared into space for a moment.

If I take this... And if I don't, .... he could only imagine his future of being broken five more times and being taken to the meeting. Min-ki folded his hands and politely pressed the call button.

"Yes, very small miracle Min-ki..."

-You replied?

"What?"

-Then you're not in the rift.

Min-ki swallowed his saliva. A deep voice asked softly.

-What is the situation?

After a moment of silence, Min-ki answered.

"First of all, everything that happened is my fault. I'm so sorry."

-Hm, sorry?

"...the, the target seems to be in a rift."

-See?

"Yes. A temporary center container and some of the district office parking lots are caught in a rift. The rift management agency is in place and the entrance to the rift is restricted. It's a rift in the registration center, so the Awakening Management Bureau will also be able to provide support soon."

-The same?

He didn't know if he was talking or sympathizing with him. Lee Sa-young also seemed to have mastered the art of drying people out and killing them with just words.

Min-ki looked at his increasingly bleak future and banged his head against the car. As soon as he hit his head, the precious body of the car was dented slightly.

"Sorry. Should I kill myself?"

-That's enough.

Lee Sa-young interrupted in a sour manner.

-I'll be there soon, so wait.

"What?"

Ttuk. The words were cut off and the phone was disconnected. Are you coming soon? The guild leader? Here? Min-ki rubbed his ears to see if he had heard it right. Still looking grim, he asked back at the silent cell phone.

"Whaaaaat?"