Chapter 330: Ryo
The private jet landed smoothly at Lee Chae-rin's privately-owned estate. An extremely long runway had been specially built here—more than double the length of some public airports—specifically to ensure safety.
Kaito Shirogane swirled his wine glass, gazing through the window at this nation controlled by chaebols. Due to the obstruction of the wine glass, his eyes appeared crimson and eerie.
"Tsk. Such a small country."
There was a complete service team inside the plane. The translator who had accompanied Lee Chae-rin to Northern Myanmar looked unsettled hearing Kaito's words. However, seeing that Miss Lee showed no reaction and remained seated beside him, she dared not speak.
Lee Chae-rin disembarked from the plane. Returning to a familiar place allowed her spirit to relax slightly. But remembering that Kaito was also with her, she lowered her eyelids; many things had inevitably already happened.
She had no choice but to take it one step at a time.
A middle-aged man in an exquisite black suit waited at the estate. He was a director of the Samwol Group and considered part of Lee Chae-rin's faction, specifically managing various internal group affairs for her.
Seeing Lee Chae-rin appear, he immediately went up to greet her, concisely and rapidly reporting the changes within the group.
The matter of superpowered individuals could no longer be concealed. The Samwol Group had also begun to formulate countermeasures in this regard. The group's patriarch, Lee Seon-hu, had personally spoken, stating that the Samwol Group would venture into the field of high-precision biological research and had chosen Lee Chae-rin's father to personally oversee the establishment of this department.
Lee Chae-rin remained expressionless, her aura imposing. As personnel reported their work one by one, she briefly delegated tasks, reallocating resources based on urgency and importance.
Being able to acquire a large amount of equity in the group's most important smart device sector at the age of twenty-four wasn't solely due to Lee Seon-hu's favoritism or her exclusive, ruthless abilities as a Reincarnator.
Rather, the reason Lee Seon-hu favored this eldest granddaughter so much was precisely because she possessed such capability!
Kaito walked behind her, listening to these people chatter in their language. He hadn't permanently acquired Language Comprehension from the Space, so he couldn't understand for the time being.
But just relying on these people's posture, heart contractions, and facial expressions, he could discern a lot of information.
For example, the first man who came to report would occasionally glance at him discreetly, his heart rate and breathing rhythm changing.
The other party cared about her very much.
Or perhaps, this was the reason why he followed Lee Chae-rin so devotedly.
Tsk~
He looked away disinterestedly. This kind of self-righteous love always bored him.
Usually, guys who followed rules and trailed behind women could never touch a woman's heart.
"Hey, woman. I'm tired. Arrange a room for me."
He spoke to Lee Chae-rin, interrupting their conversation.
Lee Chae-rin remained expressionless but breathed a sigh of relief inwardly. She was glad Kaito didn't call her 'little female slave' or something even uglier like 'slave.'
"Take this gentleman to rest in the estate. Go to Seoul and invite a Chinese cuisine chef to cook."
She thought for a moment and added:
"Arrange Mr. Shirogane's room to be the one with the best environment!"
Her old butler nodded immediately and turned to make arrangements. Several people guided Kaito away. Kaito didn't do anything more terrifying.
He behaved quite calmly.
Lee Chae-rin vaguely felt that he was brewing something—perhaps for the upcoming new mission, or perhaps he was suppressing his killing intent towards Seo Ji-woo.
Regardless, she had gained a breathing spell.
Her immediate priority was to meet her grandfather and take control of that so-called high-precision biotechnology department.
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After resting for a day, Kaito also received a notification from the Space the next day that he would be deployed in one day.
Furthermore, after Lee Chae-rin returned to the Space, she used her connections to find out that many gatherings and teams were sweeping up supplies, various healing abilities, and special items like Scapegoat Scarecrows in the Shantytown on a large scale.
Various signs indicated that many Reincarnators believed the Space was about to initiate a new round of large-scale high-risk deployments.
A so-called large-scale high-risk deployment occurred every few mission cycles, where one or several super-large-scale deployments would happen.
More than dozens or even hundreds of Reincarnators would be deployed simultaneously into a specific world.
Those worlds were extremely difficult, and the mortality rate far exceeded ordinary missions.
But at the same time, the output of such missions was also quite high. Almost every time, among the Reincarnators who came out alive, some would rise rapidly, using the harvest from that world to quickly cross ladders.
Just like when a storm is coming, dark clouds gather in the sky, and the air becomes humid.
Reincarnators were like ants, having sniffed out that sign, constantly preparing for their potential danger.
Kaito remained composed, lying by the estate's pool, sunbathing and eating expensive fruits from this country.
The Goddess's hint, Heart Demon's message, and Luo Xi's commission—all information seemed to converge, hinting at what would happen in his next mission.
This situation was quite eerie, as if fate had ordained it. Before the event arrived, many people had already reacted.
Kaito looked boredly at the white clouds overhead. He felt as if he were the center of the storm. That eerie [Strong Luck] and this ordained arrangement.
All highlighted his specialness and unusualness.
Kaito thought back to the beginning of everything—his good friend who died suddenly.
Before dying, the other party gave that thing to him, then died in a busy downtown area.
Everything seemed very logical.
But this was only limited to after he became a Reincarnator!
If he hadn't become a Reincarnator, after Ryo—a Reincarnator—died, his existence should have been erased, and Kaito should have forgotten his existence.
Then when Sato came to investigate him and asked if he remembered Ryo, that was a loophole.
Or rather, Sato could only rely on that question to confirm if Kaito was a Reincarnator.
But in fact, Kaito wasn't a Reincarnator at that time, yet he could still remember Ryo. And Sato didn't suspect Kaito was a Reincarnator because of this.
Then there was only one answer: when Sato found him, Ryo hadn't died at all!
And Sato knew this point too.
This was interesting. Ryo, who hadn't died, gave that Great Sin Card to him. And Sato, who clearly should have known Ryo wasn't dead, didn't know Ryo gave the card to him.
The relationship between these two seemed like collaborators, yet they didn't share information.
"Tsk. Ryo, oh Ryo, where exactly are you hiding..."
Kaito murmured his old friend's name. He felt that to unravel the mysteries surrounding him, perhaps finding Ryo was the only viable plan.
The problem was, how to operate.
Kaito tapped the back of the lounge chair. The water in the pool rippled out circle after circle, as if waves were surging.
Suddenly, he thought of the special department Lee Chae-rin mentioned. Perhaps he really should have a force that could exist in the open.
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