episode_0009
by fnovelpia“Whoa..”
“You seem very nervous.”
“Ah, Mr. Maker..”
Inside the organization’s helicopter heading to Area D.
This was a modified military transport helicopter, larger than a normal helicopter and capable of carrying dozens of people. She and I were the only passengers.
Swish.
“..? Ah!, oh, thank you 42..”
“42, 6th Platoon, Combat Unit. Nothing much.”
..I will correct it.
Because there was another character I brought in for this mission, 42.
‘One last thing, I’d like to add one more person to this mission.’
‘Are you a person?’
‘Yes, as far as the mission goes, I have to stop the researchers before they delete the data. So after we split up, I have to find the control room.’
‘Right?’
‘I thought it would be good to have someone to protect the trainer since we would be defenseless until the trainer cracked the code.’
‘Hmm… That makes sense. Then is there anyone who wants it?’
Ugh.
The guy who handed water to the trainer with a blunt expression even handed iced tea to me, who was next to him.
“Thank you 42.”
Nod.
Then he says a short greeting and goes to the corner to sit down again.
‘Maybe he went to a corner so we could talk comfortably among ourselves.’
Just like in the last terrorist attack, he is a guy I like because he is very quick-witted.
I turned my gaze away from 42 and looked at the trainer who was sipping water.
“Trainer.”
The trainer turned his head at my call.
But as she listened to what I had said, she pursed her lips as if thinking for a moment, then straightened her back and opened her mouth slightly.
“…lee.”
“Yes?”
“Ah, it’s An Ye-ri..my name..”
“?”
I was suspicious of the trainer who suddenly revealed his real name.
‘Why are you suddenly telling me your real name? Are you asking me to call you comfortably?’
“Just call me whatever you want..”
That’s right.
Was this her way of signaling that we should become closer?
I looked at her with a smile.
“Unfortunately, that can’t happen right now. After all, we’re on a mission.”
“Oh, is that so..”
The back that had been straightened as if it had gathered courage hunched over again at my words.
“..When we’re not on a mission, I’ll call you Yeri. This isn’t the only time we’ve met.”
“…!! Yes..!”
At my words, An Ye-ri opened her eyes wide and laughed heartily.
“But, why did you call me…?”
“Ah, it’s nothing special, but I thought it was important to accurately understand each other’s abilities before going into operation.”
“Oh, I see..!”
Actually, I know the original work, so I know a little about her abilities.
‘When I first decided to join a villain organization, I thought a lot about how to effectively use my abilities.’
Simply taking elixirs to increase your mana, or finding items or characters that can help you with your abilities.
I was thinking about how to use the original knowledge to gain the minimum amount of force.
And among them, I thought about contacting the training officer, namely An Ye-ri.
“…My ability is to share knowledge..! I can share my knowledge by connecting with the target I want..and…”
Knowledge sharing.
The ability of a person with abilities to share their knowledge with others.
The more I understood and knew about the subject, the less magical power was needed to create the object, and it was a skill that fit perfectly with my creative ability, allowing me to drastically increase its duration.
‘But there’s a reason I didn’t go to her.’
“…But, if I, if I were to pass on knowledge with my abilities, the brains of the people who received so much knowledge at once would be overloaded…”
The more the amount of knowledge increases, the more strain is placed on the brain of the person who has acquired the knowledge.
Besides, all I want is knowledge of weapons or weapons with complex principles, so if I were to share that knowledge with her, the overload I would feel would be enormous.
‘So, I thought about going there, but then gave up.’
But if you ask if she is a useless character, then no.
“…So, I, I thought about how to control the output of this ability.”
“Adjust the output. It wouldn’t be right to reduce the amount of knowledge being transferred, so instead of completely transferring the knowledge, should we make the effect of the ability disappear over time?”
“Yes, yes..! That’s right… Yes, you know so well.. Wow.”
Well, I’ve seen all the ways you can apply your abilities in novels.
I looked at An Ye-ri, who was looking at me with sparkling eyes, and smiled brightly as I faced her.
“We seem to be a better fit than I thought.”
I’ve already been thinking of ways to use your abilities to make mine stronger.
“Please take care of me.”
“Yes..it’s not enough…but please take good care of me..!”
He clenched both fists and took a cheering stance.
Yeah, just trust me, Oppa (or not), Yeri!
Oppa (I’m younger than you) can ask for your help to get you on the bus!
“I can do it, right..?”
“You are an executive of Eclipse, so you can’t do this, right?”
‘But it’s a bit cheap.’
Something feels like the plan is perfect right now, but there’s a big variable involved.
..is it because I’m in a good mood?
***
“Ah! Heroes! It’s here! It’s here!”
A research lab in Sector D.
A man dressed in shabby clothes came out to greet the heroes with a bright smile.
“Are you by any chance a member of the research institute we are tasked with protecting this time?”
“Ah! Yes! Nice to meet you! My name is ‘Chu Seo-ho’ and I am the research team leader of the research lab, Regener, in District D!”
Regener.
A research institute with the dream of restoring people who have lost body parts or lost their functions due to accidental injuries, physical defects, etc., to their original healthy bodies.
Today, it was the name of the research lab that the Ice Queen and a dozen other heroes were tasked with protecting.
“Is it okay for someone like the research team leader to come out like this?”
One of the heroes, surprised by the man’s rank who revealed himself as Chu Seo-ho, opened his eyes wide and looked at the man.
“Hey! I’m a human too, so shouldn’t I be resting? This is an opportunity to confidently dodge, so of course I said I’d do it first.”
Puhahaha!
The heroes burst into laughter at Chu Seo-ho’s ridiculous attitude.
They headed to the research center under Chuseoho’s guidance with a much more relaxed atmosphere.
“Welcome to our lab, heroes!”
The heroes were amazed at the size of the laboratory when they saw it up close.
“Wow, wow.”
“Is it this big?”
“Haha, since the surrounding area is a slum, I guess I could buy it cheaply and expand it.”
The man chuckled, wondering if the reaction from those heroes was bad.
“Then, now let’s divide the work into teams for each hero..”
Ice Queen, who had been watching them like that.
She slowly began to gather heroes to carry out the mission.
“Ice Queen, are you going to work already? You can rest a little!”
“Yes? But..”
“No, don’t do that! Let me show you around!”
I was stopped by Chu Seo-ho’s words.
The Ice Queen had no choice but to turn her head and ask the heroes for their opinions.
Honestly, she wished she had strategized to prepare for the attack.
It is important to know the location, but if they move around in groups like this and an attack begins, the response time will be delayed.
I thought it would be better to pair up with a few people and memorize the geography while changing locations at regular intervals.
“Oh. Sounds fun?”
“Looking forward to it!”
But the rookie heroes who didn’t know her heart just followed Chu Seo-ho in excitement.
“……”
Ice Queen was forced to go on a tour of the lab.
“This is our office. I mostly use it to send and receive necessary documents, but, well? Other than that, it’s a place where researchers secretly play games, so it’s a real headache for me.”
“This is a rest area. When I work here, there are many times when I have to stay up all night, and this room is very helpful at those times. Haha!”
“This is our lab’s…”
“Ah, we can’t leave this out when introducing our lab!…”
“Here is…”
“Oh, over there…”
The group of heroes were dragged around by Team Leader Won-gu for a long time.
“…Well, that’s all for the lab tour. Research Team Leader Chu Seo-ho.”
After a seemingly endless tour of the lab, Ice Queen finally gave up and stepped forward.
“Yes..? But…”
“We came here to protect this lab, not for field study.”
I know you are proud of the lab, but I would appreciate it if you could show a little self-restraint.
Chu Seo-ho was speechless at the extremely harsh and direct words.
“You too. We didn’t come here to play.”
““……””
“At first, we were just trying to lighten the mood, but do you think it’s right to be defenseless like this in a situation where you don’t know when you’ll be attacked?”
““……””
The Ice Queen turned her head and immediately looked away, then spoke her thoughts to the other heroes.
Then, the previously cheerful atmosphere subsided and a cold atmosphere set in.
‘Was it a bit harsh..? But, someone had to say something..’
The Ice Queen felt sorry for no reason, but soon pulled herself together.
Today, her job is as one of the safety supervisors, and it’s her job to make sure that the new recruits can safely complete their missions and grow into full-fledged heroes.
That’s why she even dared to say bitter things.
“Ice Queen… Isn’t that a bit too much?”
“…Huh?”
I never imagined such an absurd reaction would come out.
“But I’m introducing the research center with good intentions, so saying something like that is a bit…”
“I think you’re too serious.”
“Why are you overreacting when nothing has happened yet?”
“If you know this, you can use it later~ Why is that?”
The Ice Queen was speechless at the sight of her, who seemed to have no sense of crisis whatsoever and no even the slightest sense of heroism.
“Are you serious about what you’re saying right now?”
“Hey, what’s wrong, Ice Queen.”
While she was looking at the heroes in amazement, a man called her friendly.
His true identity was Iron, a B+ class hero who had been given the same mission as him this time.
“If you act too rigidly, when something really happens, your body will be stiff?”
“… Mr. Iron, are you aware that you are on a mission right now? We are in a position to train and supervise new recruits.”
“Well, how about this kind of atmosphere? The villains didn’t announce their arrival in advance, so isn’t it possible that they won’t come?”
“On the other hand, it’s a situation where it could easily happen. It’s not like these people called me for nothing.”
“That’s really hard~”
That’s why I got ripped off by the maker.
Shudder.
A word thrown out lightly and grumbling.
The Ice Queen’s face hardened in an instant and she glared at Iron.
“Now, what are you saying…”
-Whaaa …
– Intruder detected. Intruder detected.
When their standoff was about to become prolonged,
A loud alarm sounded throughout the city.
“What, what is it!”
“The villains are here?”
“What should I do..”
The rookie heroes are startled and confused by the loud noise.
“Oh, no!! It looks like the villains are here!”
“All heroes, focus!”
As the research team leader shouted loudly,
The Ice Queen, who had been glaring at Iron, turned her gaze with a stern face and began to lead the heroes.
“…Tsk, you really came.”
The Ice Queen leads the heroes who are in disarray.
Dalgrak.
Iron, who was looking at her beautiful back, felt regretful and licked his lips as he fiddled with the bottle in his pocket.
***
“That’s the research lab we were aiming for.”
In a place filled with abandoned houses, this building stands alone in its cleanliness.
We’re going to wreck that place today.
“Trainer.”
“Yes, yes..?”
I reached out to her and smiled.
“Can you lend me some strength?”
“..Uh, what kind of knowledge can I give you?”
“The lab building wall over there is something that can be easily broken. Can you set a time?”
“Uh, to what extent…?”
“Then, lend me the plasma bazooka for 1 minute.”
An Ye-ri nodded and took my hand.
Tingling.
Feeling the slightly warm sensation on your fingertips and at the same time feeling the knowledge rushing in like water,
I activated my ability.
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