episode_0329
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‘Starlight?’
-yes. In that case, it’s Hoshinomegumi (star no megumi), so… Although they call it something like Star Grace.
‘It’s the grace of the stars. There’s nothing wrong with that.’
Maria also knew what kind of mineral starlight was because she had looked at Namhira’s work.
A mineral that is stronger than steel, yet light in weight, and absorbs energy surprisingly well. The energy referred to here was supernatural energy that went beyond ordinary common sense, such as internal strength, magical power, superpowers, and supernatural abilities.
‘But you refined the meteorite?’
-yes. Although it is a small amount.
‘That’s surprising. I thought it would be quite difficult unless you have superpowers like Yuri Lee.’
Even when Lee Yu-ri used her supernatural powers to extract only starlight from a meteorite, other mineral components accounted for a significant portion. Even if I could filter them all out, I thought it would take more time to separate Starlight, whose properties I don’t know.
-I don’t think Starlight was refined exactly as the owner said. They probably knew that the meteorite contained a new material and isolated it through various experiments.
‘Right. So that’s what the villains were aiming for?’
-yes. Thanks to this, the Japanese government lost a significant amount of meteorites and starlight samples and declared war on the villain.
‘It seems like you don’t know exactly what kind of material starlight is. I probably wouldn’t have reacted more violently if I had known.’
-I think so.
I thought to myself that I had made a good decision to go to Japan.
A significant amount of Starlight in Korea is already monopolized by me. We invested generously in equipment, and the remaining items are stored in inventory.
But now, according to what Maria said, it seemed like she could get more Starlight if she went to Japan and beat up the villains.
Of course, the Japanese government won’t welcome it, but what can they do if they put it in their inventory and act like a fool? They will have to be content to thank me for taking care of the villain organization.
Of course, this is assuming that I take care of the villain organization without it being taken over by another hero.
‘Maria, have you figured out the whereabouts of the villain organization?’
I asked the question, naturally assuming that Maria had already figured out the whereabouts of the villain organization. But Maria gave an unexpected answer.
-that is… That part is a little strange.
‘what?’
-Maybe Rep. Kang Hye-won in front of us is connected to a villain organization.
‘what?’
At Maria’s shocking statement, I looked at Representative Kang Hye-won, who was still talking to herself with a blank face. I was lucky that the other person couldn’t see my expression because I was wearing a mask.
‘It’s true that it’s hard to see a politician these days without some stinking aspects, but is this a villain organization? Are you saying that it’s also related to those who carried out terrorist attacks in Japan?’
-In the movements of the villain organizations, we were able to discover supernatural powers similar to those used by those who had previously clashed with the master.
‘… … .’
It wasn’t long before Maria joined me. For her, this was her first time in Namhira.
However, so that she could provide appropriate support, I briefly explained to her what happened here.
So, what Maria said was a guess with some basis.
-In particular, the villain called Apostle, who uses mannequin-based self-immolation techniques, and the unidentified villain who is presumed to use spatial movement appear to be located in Japan.
And that thought became clear when Maria specifically spoke about the villain.
‘If those guys exist, Maria, you’re probably right. It seems clear that the villain passed over from Korea. But that woman’s daughter is a hero. I also heard her name because she is a woman who leads a famous team in Korea. That lady seems to be raising her approval rating by selling the hero’s daughter, so is there any reason to get involved with a villain?’
-Are you talking about Kang Da-kyung of The Hand?
‘Oh, right.’
-Her superpower is presumed to be telekinesis, which allows her to exert powerful physical force. Look at this. This is a video I copied from the Japanese government database.
Jiingㅡ
As soon as Maria finished speaking, a video that filled her vision was played.
The video may have been filmed by a passerby, but it was constantly shaky and out of focus. The video that had been shaking wildly for a while was directed to the street.
There, there was a scene where the Self-Defense Forces and heroes were shooting bullets and superpowers at somewhere. Watching the scene where modern weapons and supernatural powers are used together, I was reminded of the time when the mutants were wiped out in Aka the Fallen Kingdom.
Although it wasn’t as powerful as me, it was a pretty powerful attack.
‘But why are all the facial expressions… ‘
The expressions on the faces of the Self-Defense Forces and heroes seen through the shifting focus of the video were never bright. Rather, his heavily distorted appearance seemed to be filled with fear, rather than the guilt and pity he felt for the villain who would be caught up in the attack.
And after a while.
‘!’
Wood-dud-dud-duk… !!!
A scene was filmed where the Self-Defense Forces, heroes, and the building seemed to be crushed by an invisible hand all at once in the air.
The process of a human being being squeezed by something transparent was not a sight that could be seen with a smile, no matter how kind-hearted I was.
The person filming the video must have been so shocked by the scene that he dropped the filming tool, which was either a smartphone or a camera. Thanks to that, the video ended there.
I could guess what Maria was trying to say from what she said and the video she just showed me.
‘Then I just couldn’t believe it… ‘
-that’s right. This is a video that appears to show The Hand Kang Da-kyung using her supernatural powers.
‘… … .’
-It’s faint, but there was CCTV footage of the villains in their uniforms. It was also filmed all over Japan. The method is presumed to be the villain’s supernatural ability to move through space. It took a long time because the amount of data that had to be reviewed overall was too much, rather than the level of security.
‘Did they even hack the CCTV?’
-CCTV (Closed-circuit Television) is an abbreviation for closed-circuit camera, but these days, most CCTVs are connected to the Internet through an IP system. You can look as much as you want. There are many cameras that are open to the public so that anyone can inspect them without having to hack them in the first place.
As expected, in this modern society, Mary’s abilities were almost omnipotent. Unless you really pour everything into security and operate in an analog manner, or build your own closed system, there is no way to prevent her attacks.
As Maria said this, several pictures appeared in my field of vision.
Although the image quality was not good, it was not difficult to understand the data because she organized and showed the matching rate of the face, skeleton, and even gait.
According to the data, Kang Da-kyung was truly a villain. Looking at his powerful telekinetic powers, it was clear that he would have a big place in the villain organization. Maybe Kang Da-kyung was the boss of the villain organization.
Suddenly, I remembered the encounter I had with Kang Da-kyung while chasing the villain.
Strangely, I had the feeling that he was targeting the villain I was chasing, but to a certain extent, I could understand if he had stepped forward because his little bastard was in danger of being caught by me.
The location and situation were not conducive to fighting over the villain, so I eventually backed out.
‘for a moment… So does this mean that it was Kang Da-kyung who sent the villain to attack the office?’
If so, the attitude of the villain who was strangely afraid of Kang Da-kyung could also be explained. I guess he was afraid of punishment because he made a mistake that got caught by the hero. At that time, the guy’s reaction seemed excessive for simply being afraid of the hero.
When I found out all the hidden circumstances, I was so dumbfounded that I sighed.
‘What kind of villain is pretending to be a hero?’
I didn’t expect this at all since he wasn’t the character who appeared as a villain in the original work, nor was there a villain disguised as a hero like that.
If it weren’t for Maria, the truth would have been discovered only after arriving in Japan and fighting each other.
‘… No. Considering that Kang Da-kyung’s mother, Kang Hye-won, is here, we may never meet her again. As Maria said, there is no way a man who is a member of the National Assembly would not know that his daughter is a villain. If Kang Hye-won has the authority to coordinate the Korean hero’s schedule, there is a high probability that this dispatch will be a staged play.’
If so, there was no telling how much time it would have taken to reach the truth.
‘But why on earth did you suddenly move to Japan after working in Korea?’
-I don’t know that part exactly yet. But I have a guess.
‘What?’
-It’s the owner.
‘me?’
What did I do?
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