episode_0007
by fnovelpiaFinally, the end of the long, long way home came into view.
I got off work at 6 and was supposed to arrive around 7.
But the time now is 9:30.
It was a whopping 2 hours and 30 minutes of overwork.
Of course, it’s just that it’s gotten a lot later.
The road itself hasn’t changed.
There shouldn’t be any change.
The only thing that changed was that I always passed by this road.
Beyond the routine of home and work, a civil servant who was briefly taken to a side street has overcome the wall of not being able to hold multiple jobs and returned as a hero.
And next to me like that.
The SSS-class villainess who had disappeared about a week ago was crossing her arms with a happy expression.
I’ll be taking Ruina to my studio soon.
I never brought a woman into the house except for my mother or my younger sister.
Is it okay to bring Ruina in like this… ?
“… … … … .”
When I actually thought about that, all kinds of concerns started to come to mind.
Is the house being cleaned properly?
Do you have any smelly laundry?
Do you keep all that porn hidden on your computer?
Etc. etc.
But that doesn’t mean I can just leave Ruina outside the front door and clean it up…
“Honey? Are you worried about something?”
“Oh, no, nothing.”
“Are you worried that I’ll be uncomfortable when I go to your house?”
Could it be that my thoughts are written in bold letters on my face?
Just like before, she was looking right through me.
“That, what is it? I just wondered if the cleaning and laundry were being done properly.”
I didn’t bother to bring up the erotic collection on my computer.
You never know, right?
He might even destroy the computer itself, asking why you’re looking at other women when he has me.
“Don’t worry about that! I’ll be fine even in a garbage dump with you!”
Ruina laughs broadly, hitting her chest.
She looks so optimistic, so how could she be okay?
I just need to figure out how to handle the erotic collection.
Soon we stopped in front of a piloti-style villa.
As I skillfully entered the password for the common entrance, the glass door opened silently.
My studio apartment is located on the 4th floor here.
After graduating from the Hero Training Academy.
It was my second hometown where I have lived ever since.
Fortunately or unfortunately.
There is no elevator in this villa, so I had to walk up the stairs to the 4th floor.
But why is that a good thing?
If there is an elevator, they secretly rip you off as a management fee.
We finally arrived at our house.
In front of room 402.
“This is the house where my destined person lives… … .”
Ruina was looking forward with both hands clasped to her chest.
How great is the anticipation?
I only glanced at him from the side, but I could see a light pouring out of his eyes.
“Don’t expect too much. It’s just an ordinary house.”
“Hehe. But it’s still good because I’m with you~”
I agree with that.
Because I never dreamed that I would bring a girlfriend home with me in my entire life.
Tiddididick.
Tiroling~♪
As I pressed the four-digit password that my fingers remembered, the door lock unlocked and an electronic bell sounded to greet us.
“Okay. Listen without any hesitation─.”
I opened the front door wide and was trying to show my kindness to the landlord.
Bam.
And then something heavy touched my feet.
“What is this?”
I looked down.
In the hallway was a cardboard box that I didn’t remember seeing.
I definitely don’t remember receiving the package in the morning… … .
In the first place, I haven’t even ordered any delivery in the past few days.
I carefully opened the suspicious box of unknown identity.
The contents that were soon revealed were… … .
“Ouch! My clothes!”
Ruina, who had been peeking out from behind to watch, pointed to the box with her index finger.
What I finally held in my hand was definitely something I remembered.
A strangely shaped mask with only two round eye holes on a plain background.
It was that mask that you would always see at least once when they showed villain videos on TV.
That wasn’t all.
Villain Ruina always wears a puffy hooded coat, women’s underwear, etc.
Anyone could tell that it was filled with his girlfriend’s personal belongings.
“I heard that the team leader collected all my clothes.”
“Team Leader Lee Tae-seok?”
“Yeah. Team Leader Lee Tae-seok.”
Ruina and I looked at each other blankly and mentioned a name.
I can’t believe it, but those NIS guys…
“… … Do you want to go inside first?”
“Where are you going?”
“I have someone to call for a minute.”
“But I, if you’re not here, your powers will come back… … .”
Ruina’s expression of genuine concern.
I smiled slightly and placed my chin on her worried head.
“I’ll be back in 3 minutes.”
“Uh, yeah. Then I’ll try not to touch anything as much as possible. Should I come soon?”
Ruina forced a smile and held my hands tightly until just before entering the house.
This is probably an attempt to extend the sealing time a little more.
Seriously. He’s cute for a villain.
After the front door closes.
I ran down the stairs and out of the villa.
Then he immediately took out his cell phone and called the number he had called earlier again.
After exactly two beeps.
[This line is encrypted.]
After a friendly guidance voice called “.”
“Yes, handler. What─.”
“Did you come into my house?”
As soon as I heard Team Leader Lee Tae-seok’s calm voice, I immediately snapped.
A moment of silence passed across the sign language barrier.
and,
“Yes.”
A short answer came back.
“No… … . There… … .”
The answer was so confident that I was speechless for a moment.
Even though the operation I’m participating in as a hero handler is a top secret mission.
Shouldn’t we maintain some level of privacy?
“Did you really just come in?”
I tried to ask as if I knew something, just in case.
“Ruina has installed surveillance video equipment in several locations.”
“… … … … .”
What the fuck!?
Was it true that you said something was off about it!?
“All handlers, for your safety and the safety of the country. Please understand─.”
“I will find the whole thing and remove it. Do you understand, Team Leader Lee Tae-seok?”
“… … … … I see. It’s okay since Ruina trusts you completely.”
Did he transmit my secret anger through the phone?
Team leader Lee Tae-seok surprisingly readily accepted my promise.
“If you need, I will send you the installation location.”
“Then of course you should send it to me.”
“And just in case, I deleted all the adult videos and print media from the handler’s PC. If you need it─.”
“Give it back now!!!”
I ended up exploding with anger at Team Leader Lee Tae-seok’s unnecessary kindness.
* * *
Exactly 2 minutes and 52 seconds from the time I finished the call until I returned home.
I unlocked the door and quickly entered the house.
“Welcome~!!”
It seems like you’ve been waiting for me without fail.
As if she were a pet raised in the house, Ruina came running into the living room.
“Just in case.”
Instead of hugging me straight away, Ruina.
He suddenly poked his head in.
It was a very reasonable action.
By any chance, the seal on my ability was released while I was away.
If I had rushed in without knowing that, I might have been turned into a handful of dust.
It was typical of her to be talking shit about her own uncontrollable powers.
I gently stroked Ruina’s head.
Immediately after that.
As if she had been waiting, she suddenly hugged me.
“Ehehe. As expected, you’re the only one. The only man in this world who can make me a normal woman.”
“Haha… … .”
When I was receiving hero training at the academy, I often heard people say that I was a really pitiful guy.
I don’t know what to do with myself when someone who has even received international recognition as a SSS-class villain praises me.
“Over there. Ruina.”
“Yeah, yeah. Why~?”
“There’s something we have to do first.”
“What to do?”
Ruina tilted her head naturally.
I just received an encrypted photo file on my phone.
I put it on the screen and showed it to her.
“Is this… … a drawing?”
“To be exact, this is the blueprint of the house we are currently in.”
The file I showed to Ruina was a list of the locations of the spy equipment that the Strategic Crisis Response Team had left behind after illegally intruding into our house.
“The black-suited Nari’s were planning to find out every single bit of our private life.”
“It’s familiar to me.”
Oh. Now that I think about it, that’s what happened.
Ruina is a villain of interest who is being tracked by the entire nation.
“But I can never forgive myself for being watched. … … Should I kill you, honey?”
Ruina showed her fists with a genuine murderous intent.
I lightly patted her forehead like that.
“Ouch.”
“You’re under surveillance because you’re saying such mean things. Let’s get these things out of the way quickly.”
But you arrived home safely.
It still felt like a long way to go before I could rest comfortably.
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