With a small tap, Bae Won-woo set down his chopsticks. Heâd agreed to go to this pasta place to suit his junior colleagueâs tastes, but it wasnât exactly his style. Even so, heâd managed to finish two plates. Across from him, Kang Ji-soo had already finished eating and was engrossed in a game on her phone. She glanced at him briefly.
âAll done, Deputy Chief?â
âNext time, letâs go for some soondae soup.â
âOh, come on. Why is your taste so old-school?â
âHot soup gives you the energy to work, you know? You have no idea how sad I was when my favorite hangover soup place closed down.â
Just then, his phone vibrated. Bae Won-woo quickly pulled it out.
[365-Day Ul#ti#mate Gu#aran#teeâ¦]
It was a spam message. Great. He frowned and blocked the sender. Kang Ji-soo clicked her tongue.
âStill waiting on that call?â
âYeah. Theyâre supposed to be capturing one monster, so it shouldnât take this long. Things feel strange lately, too.â
It had already been four days since Lee Sa-young and J had headed to capture a monster in the dungeon at Jongno 3-ga. Normally, dungeon investigations or clearing difficult dungeons could take a while, but this mission was supposed to be simpleâa single monster capture. Bae Won-woo had expected them back the same night.
Kang Ji-soo tapped on her phone thoughtfully.
âThat mutationâ¦â
âShh.â