Chapter 250 : Perfect Revenge (5)

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Alex spotted Light on the hill. Soon, the two locked eyes.

"Before I decide, I have one question."

"Hm?"

"If the Hired Gun was your target..."

Alex's gaze returned to Romwell.

"Why did you burn our village?"

He did his best to suppress his wrath.

At the question, romwell's eyes twitched.

"Ah, right. That happened back then, didn't it?"

Annoyance crept onto Romwell's wrinkled face.

― That happened?"

― He massacred people, and that's how he puts it, ffs."

― Instant. Re. Venge."

― Lol, I'm itching for express delivery, man."

― Express delivery (for real)"

While the viewers were dumbfounded by his attitude, romwell continued speaking.

"To be honest, that wasn't the original plan."

"... What?"

"I said it before, right? Our goal was the Hired Gun. If things had gone as planned, it would've ended there."

Romwell clicked his tongue and shook his head.

"It was just bad timing, that's all. Remember? There weren't many people at the hideout that day."

"Yeah, not many."

"They were all small fry."

Romwell shot a question at the other gang members, and they nodded.

"So, I really debated it, you know? I thought about waiting in ambush until they returned, but there really wasn't a suitable place. Oh, you remember, right? There was a cliff inside, so we were actually trapped."

He laughed while throwing a question to Alex, as if he found it all funny.

― Usher?"

― No ffs, how could you forget having a noose put around your neck lol"

― Romwell bastard stacking up karma points lolol"

― Hyung! Instead of just shoot-and-kill, can't you torture him a little!?"

The viewers raged, but none of it reached Romwell.

"So I changed the plan. We moved the gold bars to choke these people out, and decided to leave the rest for later. Oh, right. You wanted to know why we burned the village."

He was still mocking, acting brazen.

"Might as well do it thoroughly if we were going to cripple them. Even if it's just a tiny village, if a whole town disappears, the detectives and sheriffs would be more proactive."

"Mmph! Mmmph!"

Billy thrashed in response. Although his gag muffled the meaning, his emotions were clear.

"Geez, what a spicy little brat. Even that part of the plan went wrong. Why? You and your boy survived. Thanks to that, we got wanted instead."

Romwell twisted his face and aimed his gun at Billy again. Alex trembled in rage, and Romwell laughed louder.

"Just kidding, relax. We don't have any grudges left at all. The past is the past, right? If you join us, we'll treat you like a brother. Think it over."

Laughter burst out from those around as Romwell's mood soared.

"This is all for the sake of upholding the law, you know. Sometimes, outlaws like us are needed, aren't we?"

His last words sent the chat into a frenzy.

-(a barrage of curses)

― No ffs, you're the last person who should say that!"

― Hey manager, can you please disable the filter just for a moment?"

― Let's go, one big curse session?"

― Random gibberish in Hangul"

― Behold the glory of Hangul's versatility?"

― Oh? Light is giving the signal!"

― Revenge is on"

The chat's mood turned grim, but then shifted at the sight of Light on screen.

She readied an arrow on her bow and nodded. At the same time, alex nodded back.

"Yeah, that's right! Just nod and this'll all be—"

Before Romwell could finish, thinking she was agreeing—

"Gkk!"

Swoosh! The sound split the air as an arrow pierced through another thug's neck. As the body slumped sideways, the bleached snow turned slowly crimson.

"... What?"

"What the fuck?"

While the others processed what happened a beat late, alex, who was ready, drew his pistol.

"Billy!"

With his shout, the cutscene's movement came to feel like slow motion. As he fired, the muzzle flared and Romwell's twisted face was in the bullet's path.

― No! Don't!"

― No, right? Ffs, no!?"

― Please! Please!"

Romwell's finger, curled on the trigger, was shown in close-up. If he fired, billy would die.

But Alex's bullet was faster, hitting Romwell's wrist.

"Gaaah!"

Time snapped back as Romwell screamed and staggered back. Billy kicked the swaying Romwell away and ran to Alex.

"Damn it! Take cover!"

"They're up on the back hill!"

"The kid's getting away!"

With Light providing covering fire and Alex shooting, the remaining gang found it hard to raise their heads.

"Fuck! I'll kill every single one of you!"

Regaining his wits, romwell bellowed and retreated into the cabin.

Thus, the cutscene ended.

"Billy!"

"Father...!"

Lee Gyeongbok quickly untied Billy's restraints, his eyes darting.

"Thank goodness you're not hurt."

Billy nodded.

"Stay here. I'll handle the rest and come back."

– Lesson ON!

– Finally!

– [Webtrans] [P-market] Your bullet delivery has been dispatched.

– See, only bullet delivery can be this satisfying lol

– Wow, even free delivery, it's a steal!

The chat roared in celebration, confident Lee Gyeongbok would punish these outlaws.

But something happened no one expected.

"Father, your pistol! I want—no, I will avenge us too!"

Billy, too, wanted revenge.

Both Lee Gyeongbok and the viewers were briefly thrown into confusion.

-??????

― What, after we went to all that trouble to save him?

― Nononononononono

― It's commendable! But too dangerous!

― Never, not until I'm dead!

― What is this, giving permission to marry or something? lol

Instant pushback flooded the chat. But it was a hasty judgment.

[Billy's shooting skill is set to the player's skill.]

A message popped up as the game paused, and viewers instantly changed their tune.

― Lolol, that changes everything!

― So Billy is also a shoot-once, kill-once?!

― The bloodline meta is real!

― Is this what an inheritor is?

― Umapyo~I?

― Nds!

― I put dirt in my own eyes, go ahead!

― Lol, did you come back after doing that yourself?

― We ought to give Billy a chance for revenge too~

The message assured the audience. Lee Gyeongbok smiled.

"Then I'll count on my son."

He dismissed the message and handed the pistol to Billy. Then picked up his repeater.

"But you stay behind me."

"... Yes!"

With Billy's answer, father and son advanced. Outlaws rushed at them, thinking they were easy targets.

– Whoa, ffs, billy's reaction speed?!

– Like father, like son, shoot-once-kill-once, damn

– Poke your head out and get shot, lol

– Where's the mad scientist? I want my son to be like Godple too!

– Troopers can only dream of this scene

– "Dad, why can't I shoot?"

"Sorry you have a useless dad—augh!"

The outlaws never matched Lee Gyeongbok and Billy's reaction speed. One after another, they fell, and chat was filled with applause.

Soon they arrived at the cabin where Romwell hid.

"Gone, as expected."

Romwell was not there.

Only snowflakes fell from the open window.

"Father, bloodstains!"

Billy pointed to the red snow on the window frame—a clear trail from a wounded hand.

"It leads toward the hill where Light is. Let's hurry."

As he finished speaking, gunfire erupted from outside the window.

― Wait, is he after Light?

― Don't let them hurt her!

― Hyung! You're saving her, right!?

― Protect Light!

― Loyalty! Us too!

― It's Godple, of course he'll save her!

Before impatient chatters could continue, the two started following the blood.

'Enemies lurking along the way, too.'

With divine energy spread out, Lee Gyeongbok sensed the outlaws lying in ambush. If he got delayed, light would be in danger.

'Time to pick up the pace.'

Billy's shooting reflected Lee Gyeongbok's skill; he also analyzed the outlaws' hiding spots and both guns' specs.

Data lined up and came together in his mind. At last, having deduced a result, Lee Gyeongbok smiled.

"Billy, shoot right at the center between that boulder and tree."

"Huh?"

Both the following Billy and the viewers were confused, but Billy obediently took aim.

"Now."

With Lee Gyeongbok's aim and cue, billy pulled the trigger. His shot followed the instruction to the letter.

Almost simultaneously, Lee Gyeongbok fired his repeater. As shots rang out, a spark jumped in the air.

"Father?"

Outlaws slumped behind the tree and boulder.

"Well done. Let's go."

Lee Gyeongbok patted Billy's dazed shoulder and hurried on.

-????

― Huh?

― Hyung? Hyoeong?

― What did he do well, exactly!?

― How did he know they were hiding there?

― How did that happen, how did that happen?

― Lol, you can tell at a glance—it's instant-kill magic

― Is Roderi turning into fantasy now?

― It really is an instant kill for them, lol

But the viewers needed an explanation. Lee Gyeongbok answered simply.

"The snow was scattered, so it seemed like someone was hiding there. I figured if the bullets collided midair, the ricochet would take them out in one go."

Of course, their reactions were anything but simple.

― Excuse me? Collided what?

― He made bullets hit midair and redirect?

― Wow, so that spark in midair was that?

― Arrow parrying was wild, now we have bullet parrying?

-(Kemalcon)(Kemalcon)(Kemalcon)

― Why do you explain that so casually!

― You need Godple-level skill to pull this off!

― Godple's skill, right there!

― This is what happens with two Godples?

― No, billy just followed the cue—Godple did the rest of the math!

― Is the mad scientist watching this?! Let me out!

― Wait, didn't you beg to be put in?"

While the viewers crowed in awe, Lee Gyeongbok and Billy finally found Romwell.

There were outlaws sprawled, killed by arrows.

'She's run out of arrows.'

Light had no arrows left, so she was holding out under fire in cover.

Romwell, firing at the hill, knew the two had arrived and scowled.

"You morons! Can't even handle those two...!"

Lee Gyeongbok sprinted.

Even for him, he had to get within range of his repeater to finish Romwell.

Meanwhile, romwell, hand trembling and bloody, took something out of his coat.

"Father! Dynamite!"

Billy shouted in alarm.

Romwell, eyes wild, lit the fuse.

"I'll kill you all!"

He hurled the dynamite at the hill where Light was.

– What the—!?

– He's escaping!

– No choice! Open fire!

– We gotta deal with the dynamite!

– If that explodes, won't it trigger an avalanche?

– What do we do!?

A split arose in chat: should Lee Gyeongbok stop Romwell or the dynamite? Everyone watched for his decision.

His answer:

"Everyone, remember this when hiking."

Both.

– Rope?!

– Lololol

– Insane judgment!

He had planned to shoot the fuse like before, but this time Light was in the line of fire. Even if he stopped the blast, she'd get hurt.

'That defeats the purpose.'

So Lee Gyeongbok grabbed his lasso instead of his repeater. The spinning lasso snagged the airborne dynamite.

"If you brought trash, you have to take it back with you."

With a twist of his body, he flung the lasso and dynamite back at Romwell. Romwell turned just in time to see it coming.

"Wha—"

Before he could finish, an explosion lit the air and engulfed him.

His body was flung, then swept away by a roaring avalanche.

– Wow, perfect toss, lol

– Romwell bastard gets swept away and I feel so much better!

– Took out the human garbage too, huh?

– Was that a shot put throw, or what? lol

– Accuracy on another level!

With things wrapped up cleanly, viewers rejoiced.

As Lee Gyeongbok caught his breath, a cutscene began.

"Light!"

"Alex."

Light, coming down the hill, smiled at the two.

"I'm glad you're okay."

"Really, thank you. Thanks to you, billy..."

"Thank you, for saving me!"

Alex and Billy expressed sincere gratitude. Light nodded, but soon her expression turned grave.

"Alex, not everything is over yet."

"You're talking about Harold..."

Even the viewers, happy a moment ago, saw reality anew.

– Oh right!

– Got so focused on killing Romwell, I forgot

– Still need to teach that mastermind Harold a lesson

– He's the one behind all this

– For real, both the Hired Gun and the shapeshifter, all Harold's fault

Alex turned to Billy. Then silently hugged him.

"Father?"

"Billy. As long as you're safe, that's all I care about."

Saying that, alex turned to Light.

"Light, you've already helped us so much, but can I ask one more favor? Hide Billy with your people."

Both Light and Billy were startled.

"Father! I want to go with—!"

"No, you can't. Billy, you haven't been pardoned yet."

Billy, who had started to protest, clamped his mouth shut at that.

– Oh yeah...

– Now that Romwell's dead, the pardon is dead too...

– Billy's a wanted man now

– Alex will probably try to silence him?

– Only after Harold dies will things settle

The viewers accepted this quickly. So did Light and Billy.

"All right. Don't worry about Billy. But what will you do alone?"

"It'll be hard alone. That's why I'm asking for help."

"Help?"

"If Harold's plan succeeds, the Federal Marshals will absorb the Investigation Bureau and the Detective Agency will disappear."

Alex patted Billy's shoulder to reassure him.

"So Alan will surely help us."

The enemy of my enemy was a friend.

Especially since they'd had a good relationship previously.

* * *

While Light and Billy headed off to her tribe, Lee Gyeongbok returned to Saint Cloud.

He made straight for the Preston Detective Agency, the screen switching to a cutscene.

"All the stories connected to you and those you tell yourself are hard to believe."

The location was the same Agency basement as before. Under dim lighting, alan cleaned his hands with a red towel.

"The problem is, none of them are lies."

"Have you finished your verification?"

Alan didn't reply right away, instead lighting his cigar. He exhaled, then nodded.

"I told the guy you caught that Harold's coup failed and all the Hired Gun were arrested. He freaked out. His reaction wasn't denial—it was disbelief."

– So he fed that coachman fake info and watched how he reacted?

– Oh, right, he doesn't know what's going on outside lol

– Come to think of it, there's no physical evidence

– Great improvisation!

– Founders never lose their touch!

– Now, that's a detective!

Stubbed out almost unused, alan spoke to Alex.

"Let's continue this upstairs."

"Sure."

They moved to the top floor. Only when the door shut did Alan speak again.

"Alex, do understand how great the task you're about to take on is?"

"Of course."

"You know how difficult it is, too?"

"Yes. That's why I'm here to ask for help."

Alan sighed and nodded, then massaged his forehead.

"The situation isn't good. I've had all kinds of requests over the years, but I've never even dreamed of going after the Chief of Investigations."

"But it must be done."

"I know, and that's what makes it a bigger problem. Even if we try to arrest him legally, we have no evidence. Your testimony alone isn't enough. And the ones arrested aren't going to cooperate as long as Harold looks untouchable."

"Then..."

"Improvise? That's even harder. Do you know where Harold is right now?"

Alan snorted and shook his head.

"He's with the President in the official residence. Piercing that security detail is impossible. And if we got caught, we'd all be branded would-be assassins."

Normally, that would be an understandable explanation. But not for Lee Gyeongbok's channel.

– Getting past security is no big deal!

– Godple could probably sneak in and out undetected, lol

– Not even a problem, he could just wipe them all out if he wanted

– Outlaw playstyle, stop!

– This isn't that kind of stream^^

– Godple is doing lawful play, you guys!

Given Lee Gyeongbok's skills, alan's words were less convincing.

"I'm sure you have something in mind."

Lee Gyeongbok smiled at the chat, half-joking but not entirely.

'I get the feeling someone useful is on the way.'

He sensed a positive presence approaching outside the cutscene.

"Director!"

Sure enough, the door burst open and someone rushed in. Alex and Alan turned.

"Saul?"

"What is going on?"

The one who arrived was Saul, the Grade 1 agent from Rich Hills. He was surprised to see Alex, but strode in.

"It's urgent!"

He barely began to explain when—

"Director Alan? Detective Alex?"

Someone else entered—not just Saul. The newcomer was also familiar.

"Sheriff Herbert?"

"What now..."

Alan frowned.

Saul belonged here, but Herbert was with the Federal Marshals. Busting in like this was bound to annoy Alan.

– What's this foreshadowing?

– An ally?

– Aren't these two on our side?

– Yeah, they treated Godple well

Viewers were confused but watched on.

"I apologize for the intrusion, but this is important. May I speak to you privately...?"

Herbert glanced at the others. Alan snapped,

"These two are both trustworthy agents. Speak, or leave."

"Okay... understood."

Herbert steadied himself, then closed the door quietly.

"You remember the gang attack in Rich Hills, and the Gatling gun that was used?"

"Of course. But why bring it up?"

"While trying to trace the source of that Gatling gun..."

Dropping his voice, as if afraid of eavesdroppers, herbert continued.

"We found evidence connected to the Investigation Bureau."

"The Bureau?"

"What do you mean?!"

As the others reacted, herbert pressed his finger to his lips as if he'd expected this.

"It's clear the Chief of Investigations is involved. The police station doesn't know whom to trust, so we came to you."

"I—I also have something related to the Bureau."

"What? What's that?"

Now Saul spoke up, and Alan couldn't hide his surprise.

"Here—Detective Alex captured a member of the Hired Gun, you know, big Guy and Johnny."

"Big Guy? I thought he supposedly committed suicide in prison?"

"Yes, but... Investigation found signs suggesting it was murder."

"Murder?"

"The suspect was a sheriff. When questioned, he admitted he was just following orders. And those orders came from the Investigation Bureau."

At that, alan and Alex exchanged glances.

"Covering up evidence...!"

"And the witness was silenced."

Now Saul and Herbert wore question marks on their faces.

"The Chief of Investigations was the gang's backer?"

"My God..."

The screen blinked as Saul and Herbert processed the shock.

"Thanks to you two, the situation has changed. Even if we can't prove everything, this evidence should be enough to arrest Harold right away."

"You mean—?"

"Once it goes to court, there'll be a formal investigation. Then the rest of his crimes will come to light and he'll be judged!"

Alan's face shone with energy.

"No telling what measures Harold's planted in the police, so we'd better report straight to the President!"

Viewers were very pleased.

– Our Hyung's achievements are paying off right away!

– The snowball really is rolling now, lol

– What if Godple hadn't captured Johnny in Chapter 3?

– For real! If they hadn't jacked the Gatling, herbert or Saul could've died too!

– Is this the perfect butterfly effect?

– Justice always prevails!

Lee Gyeongbok felt the same way.

"So after this, capture Harold the final boss and roll credits, huh?"

– See, if our hyung does it, only happy endings!

– Told ya, perfect Ending incoming!

– Harold bastard's headed for the noose!

– Let justice prevail!

– Perfect Revenge ON!

The ending to this story would surely be a satisfying one.