episode_0326

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I clicked on the title of the article.

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As the web page switched, a picture of a man who appeared to be an announcer appeared on the screen. A video played at the same time, but I ignored it and scrolled down to look at the news script.

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The announcer’s voice hurriedly caught up with the news that passed by in an instant.

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[Breaking News] A terrorist attack by a villain occurred in Kumamoto City, Japan. Largest damage ever.

This is the scenery of Kumamoto City on the morning of the 19th. And this is a photo taken about 6 hours later, at around 3pm in the same place. No one could be seen in the rows of shopping streets, and the buildings had become so ruined that they were no longer standing. A fire broke out when a commercial building collapsed, and an entire block of buildings was completely destroyed. The damage estimated to date is estimated at more than 500 casualties and more than $100 million in property damage. Japanese authorities declared war on villains through a press conference, saying that this disaster was the result of a planned terrorist attack by a villain organization. At the same time, they announced that they would strengthen punishment and response to crimes using supernatural powers. However, at the same time, he declined to comment on reporters’ questions about what the villain’s purpose was, saying that nothing was certain yet. The Japanese authorities are urging residents in other regions to go about their business with peace of mind as the country’s heroes are working hard to eradicate villains… … .

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After that, they talked about the estimated time it would take for recovery, a manual for emergency relief efforts, and hopes for support from the international community.

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Looking at the comments on the article, I was able to get a rough idea of ​​what netizens in this world were thinking.

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-I really hate seeing villains get lucky and get superpowers.

-Because social misfits have power, they have no control.

-The comments above are so rude when they meet a villain in real life, but they can’t even say a word lol.

Ah, there is Ignis in Korea haha.

ㄴNow that I think about it, Ignis hasn’t been seen lately. For a while, photos of sightings were posted almost every day.

-Korea is really lucky. This is thanks to the heroes stepping forward and defeating the villains in the beginning.

Yes, Korean heroes are good at their jobs. When I go to our local hero’s office, they sign autographs and take pictures with me.

ㄴYou go to a place where people work and don’t bother them…

-It’s true that it exploded in Japan this time, but isn’t it the biggest one in history? All large countries are in chaos right now.

ㄴㅇㅇ This is correct. China now has official casualties from villains in the tens of thousands.

ㄴUnofficially, how many people have died? ㄷㄷㄷㄷ

-Perhaps it means Japan’s ‘largest villain terrorism in history’.

ㄴIt’s reporter Jongteuk who plays around with the title.

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Perhaps because it was an article posted on a Korean portal site, most people looked at Japan’s disaster as if they were watching it from across the river.

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I too was able to learn something new thanks to the comments.

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‘Ah, this is the largest damage in Japan’s history.’

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Well, if a villain arose, a country like China or India with a large land mass and without a proper census would be extremely vulnerable to crime.

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Perhaps the entire country is focusing all its attention on identifying villains and responding to them.

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In contrast, there seemed to be no big deal in Korea, as there was no news related to villains.

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If something had happened, Sister Lee, who works with the government, would have told me the news first.

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In some ways, I could have just thought of it as a passing incident and paid no attention to it, but I somehow had an intuition that there might be some hidden truth behind this terrorist incident in Japan.

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Since the tower’s status window was sealed, there was no reason to follow my intuition. This is because the intuition gained through the effect of the title has disappeared. But to satisfy my curiosity, I asked Maria.

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‘Maria, can you hack it now?’

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-Shall I find out what happened?

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‘uh. I think the Japanese government is hiding something about this terrorist incident. Please research what it is. ‘You can do it, right?’

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-yes! However, it will take some time because you cannot receive assistance from equipment like in reality.

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Well, as Maria said, Sister Lee’s house did not have any equipment to assist Maria with her calculations. She has to hack it using only herself and the assistance of my souvenir [biological computer].

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However, it was only that it took time, and I could see Maria’s fear in that she was confident that she would eventually be able to hack it.

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‘okay. ‘Take your time.’

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-yes!

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Maria became quiet after saying those words. Most of the computing power is probably being devoted to hacking.

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I also had no intention of leaving everything to Maria.

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I got enough rest by staying indoors and lying down for a few days.

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Thanks to the ticket’s ability level, my physical ability didn’t decline if I didn’t exercise, but rolling around on the floor with a body of this level was a bit of a pain.

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If you buy a sports car, you have to give it a cool run once in a while.

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I was only able to leave the house after I promised Sister Lee that I would not go looking for villains.

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The place I headed to was the Red Wyvern Hero office, which is responsible for villain crimes in southern Seoul. This was also the office where Ignis was registered as an affiliated hero.

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But when I arrived in front of the office, I noticed a difference. The office sign, which originally only used the second floor of the building, came down to the entrance of the building.

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‘Are all the other stores gone? ‘All I can see is the office sign.’

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I leaned back and looked up at the building where my office was located. People around me were looking at me with passionate eyes.

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Gossip and gossip…

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“Wow… It’s really Ignis, right?”

There was a rumor that “ belonged to this office, and I guess it was true.”

“Can I take a picture?”

“I’d like to ask for your autograph… I’m so nervous I can’t do it… !”

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Among them, there were even women dressed like heroes like me. These were the people standing like gatekeepers blocking the entrance to the building.

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When they saw me approaching, they asked with trembling voices:

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“Kuhm… Are you Ignis?”

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“Yes, that’s right. By the way, are you doing security work?”

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“Yes. As the Red Wyvern office became somewhat famous, unrelated ordinary people kept snooping around the office. It may be dangerous, so we are blocking access altogether.”

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I think there were people in our office like the Jinsang fans I saw in the comments on the article earlier.

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I bowed lightly to them and entered the building.

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He didn’t look at me in my suit openly because he was a hero in his own right, but after I passed by, I felt him staring at me intently from behind.

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‘It’s going to wear out, it’s going to wear out.’

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I don’t think it had attracted attention before, but not to this extent, but the effect of the necklace was amazing. It’s not like I’m wearing a suit and showing my face, but I see this level of interest.

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In the office were Yoon Se-mi, who works under the hero name Kinetic Rope, and Silver Chaser Park Seo-in.

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They were happy to see me come into the office.

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“Ignis! Didn’t you say you would rest for a while?”

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From my perspective, it took quite a long time to visit the office again, but from Yoon Se-mi’s perspective, it seemed like she had just rested for a few days and returned to work.

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I just smiled sheepishly and shook my head.

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“Haha… That’s enough rest.”

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“Of course, a model for heroes… !”

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Park Seo-in seemed to mistake my actions for something filled with a sense of justice, but he didn’t bother to correct me.

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“Haha… Well, that’s right. The office has gotten a lot bigger than that?”

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I said that and looked around. Aside from the two people in the office, other heroes and office workers who appeared to be helping them with their work were visible.

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The office is a little more crowded than before. Considering that there is one more floor above and one below, the number of people working here has actually increased significantly.

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Yoon Se-mi answered with an awkward smile.

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“There were cases where villains attacked the office directly, so the city directly purchased the building and assigned it to us.”

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“Oh… I had a rough guess after seeing the sign outside, but it was a big decision.”

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“Is that so? They said that it would be difficult for them to stay in the case of companies other than Hero, as the same thing could happen again. Fortunately, the city helped us relocate at a reasonable price, so we are now using the entire building.”

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Even though the government is currently sparing no investment in heroes due to villain crimes, it was surprising that they were given a building to use as an office. Isn’t it even a building in Seoul?

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Yoon Se-mi gave additional explanation on that point.

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“Not all hero offices receive this level of support, and it’s all thanks to Ignis!”

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“Me?”

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Suddenly my name appears there?