Modern World Warlock-Chapter 170: JADE Talent Agency

A few days after Dante returned to Novis, he was playing games on his BeamDeck when Camille called him to the briefing room.

The handler had been busy ever since they got back from their vacation, as she was tidying up everything she needed to manage her talent agency.

Megan arrived at the briefing room shortly after Dante, prompting Camille to stop her work for a moment to address them.

"We've spoken to all of our clients, so the transfer is officially done…" Camille said.

"I called you both here to ask for your help," she continued.

Camille had been told that one of the most popular idols signed under her company had been getting harassed and almost kidnapped by the members of the Onyx Cartel.

She got that information from Melinda, and Camille wanted to ensure the safety of her clients, so she asked Dante and Megan to act as the bodyguards of the artists for some time.

"Her name is Kim Mi-Yun… She's gotten quite popular recently," Camille explained.

Kim Mi-Yun was a Korean singer and the leader of a K-pop band called "Smile." However, contrary to the other idols in the band, Mi-Yun was the only one getting harassed incessantly.

While Dante and Megan were going to accompany the idols during their stay in Novaria, Camille still had more plans involving the talent agency.

The name of the company was called "JADE," which was purposely done to warn others not to mess with it, as people knew it was linked to the Jade Dragons.

When Camille read the reports she had missed the past few years, she noticed there was a scandal that had to be solved away from the eyes of the media.

Megan asked for more details, and the handler explained that it had to do with the modeling branch of the agency.

"Apparently, a lot of my models were being threatened by the CEOs of other companies, asking for sexual favors in exchange for being more heavily promoted," Camille elaborated.

Her plan was to use Lilith and the other succubi as models and infiltrate the corrupt companies to take them down from within, and Dante believed that it was a sound strategy.

Lilith and her succubi were extremely attractive in their human forms, so Camille was sure that they would become popular quickly, which would attract the attention of the perverted CEOs.

While Camille still had more projects to take care of, she wanted to start by freeing JADE from any obstacle.

"For now, you two are going to be accompanying the band on their tour around Novaria…" Camille said.

"There are two concerts that are going to be up north in the Azure Rebels territory, so be careful when you are there—The rest should take place in the GTS and our territory," the handler continued.

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After the mission briefing was done, Dante and Megan returned to their rooms, where Dante started to look up information about the K-pop band out of curiosity.

Megan was changing outfits to go to the gym when she heard the pop music coming from Dante's smartphone, making her turn her head and see the warlock squinting while watching the music video.

"What do you think?" Megan asked with an indifferent tone.

"Umm… It's pretty catchy, and the band members are all attractive—Is that normal for K-pop bands?" Dante asked.

"Pretty much… What type of music do you like the most?" said the brunette.

"I really liked the music that was being played at Camille's bar… You know? The first night I got here," Dante replied.

"Jazz?"

"Yeah, that one had a nice melody," Dante continued.

Megan found the warlock's words to be quite innocent, and even though she kept a cold expression, she thought it was a cute side of Dante.

"By the way, can you tell me more about that monster?" Megan asked.

"The ghoul from the drawing?"

Megan nodded affirmatively, saying that they didn't delve too much into the topic and wanted to be on her guard if she encountered it.

"Hmm, honestly, I still have a hard time believing that a ghoul could get to this world… I suppose it's not impossible," Dante muttered, placing a hand on his chin.

"Is it dangerous?" Megan pondered.

"Yes, very dangerous—They feed on humans to the point they leave nothing behind…" Dante said.

The warlock told Megan a story that had happened over fifty years in the past, at least from Dante's perspective.

Dante and his party had been traveling for days on a dirt road when they found a town in the distance, which made the adventurers feel at ease as they could finally stay at an inn.

However, when they passed through the deserted gates, they realized that the entire town had been abandoned.

There were remnants of an attack, as many of the buildings were damaged, but it didn't seem to be severe enough for all of the citizens to flee.

Dante decided to get some water from the well when he heard a strange cracking noise coming from the bottom.

At that moment, he saw strands of umbra flowing from the well, prompting him to peek inside and find a ghoul feasting on the remains of an unfortunate couple.

The warlock deduced that a horde of ghouls attacked the town, and the couple tried hiding at the bottom of the well. However, the monsters had a keen sense of smell to human flesh, so hiding was to no avail.

The ghouls had eaten all of the citizens, and the monsters had already moved on to the next city, leaving behind the one unfortunate ghoul who decided to jump into the well.

Megan was taken aback by the story, which sounded like the plot of a horror movie. Still, Dante clarified by stating that it was a very small town with low security, so a city like Novis or New Arcadia wouldn't easily fall prey to a horde of ghouls.

"In the best-case scenario, one or two ghouls got caught up in the convergence and fell into this world…" Dante said.

"And in the worst?" Megan asked.

"In the worst-case scenario…" he replied, pausing for a brief second.

"A necromancer is here," he said with a humorless tone.