episode_0009

by fnovelpia

Tsk tsk. Tsk tsk. Tsk tsk.

The chirping of birds tickles my ears.

“Kooo… .”

And the thin breathing sound of a soundly sleeping person.

I woke up with a start to a noise that I couldn’t hear in my room yesterday.

The small, soft, streamlined body typical of women immediately came into view.

Ruina is still lying with her back turned away from me.

He was sleeping with his arms tightly crossed.

“I could have let go of my arm… … .”

This must be a habit.

A habit I’ve developed while living alone to avoid destroying things without realizing it.

I gently touched Ruina’s shoulder and whispered to her.

“I’ll stay by your side like I promised. Ruina.”

“Ugh… … Hehe.”

Did you hear me while you were sleeping?

Ruina smiled brightly and mumbled again.

“Ugh. What time is it now?”

I stretched and picked up the cell phone that had been on the nightstand.

I was so tired, but I woke up before the alarm went off.

I too am truly special──.

“Oh.”

My phone’s screen won’t turn on.

No matter how many times I touched it, no color came into the black screen.

“… … … … .”

Assuming the worst case scenario I could think of, I picked up the charger cord strewn across the floor.

Boohoo!

There was a vibration and the manufacturer’s logo appeared.

It was the startup screen you see when you charge a phone with a dead battery.

“Haha. No way.”

Soon the screen turns on.

The current revealed time is… … .

“Eight o’clock… … thirty… … !!?”

I only looked at three of the four digits, then instinctively jumped up from my seat.

And then, as if drawn by something, he ran straight into the bathroom.

“Fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck… !”

It only takes 3 minutes to wash your face, brush your teeth, and wash your hair!

As I burst out of the bathroom door after three minutes, I came face to face with Ruina, who was leisurely coming out of the room, scratching her stomach.

“Ugh… . Sleep well… … .”

“Did you sleep well!? Sorry, I’m a little busy right now!!”

“Huh… … ?”

Ruina tilted her head as if she had no idea what I was doing.

Now that I think about it, I never told her what my original job was.

From the morning breeze, I couldn’t understand why I was in such a hurry.

“Ruina! I’m really sorry, but I have to go out! Can you be home alone!?”

I changed my clothes faster than I ever had in my life, and shouted while grabbing Ruina’s shoulders who was standing there with a fierce expression.

“I’m used to being alone… … .”

“Okay! Then!”

I was about to leave her behind and run out the front door.

Chin!! A strong force grabbed my forearm.

“Wait a minute!”

“Huh, huh?”

Did I do something wrong, Ruina?

In the midst of confusion due to being late.

I soon came face to face with Ruina, her eyebrows drawn together and her lips pursed.

“I don’t know what’s going on, but.”

Ruina stands in front of me, lifting her hooves tightly.

And then,

side.

He left a light kiss on my cheek.

“Hehe♡”

She leans in and smiles bashfully.

I gently caressed the cheek that had received the morning kiss and stared blankly at that lovely sight for a moment.

“All right, I’ll be back… … .”

“Yeah!”

It was my girlfriend’s encouragement that truly gave me strength on my dreary and busy morning commute to work.

* * *

“The cheering was really good… … .”

Holding on to the handle tightly.

A latecomer inside a subway car, stamping his feet in frustration.

In order to buy some time, I received Ruina’s cheering buff and ran back as fast as I could.

As expected, it was a situation where it was impossible to reduce the physical distance.

For some reason, it feels like the train is running slowly on purpose today… … .

“Haa… … .”

I was late anyway.

Should I have asked Ruina to carry me?

“No. That’s not it.”

I immediately shook my head, dispelling the harsh thoughts that had been absentmindedly coming to mind.

No matter how urgent it is, that is strictly forbidden.

It was the same reason last night, but I didn’t want to use Ruina’s power in a place where there would be a lot of eyes watching.

Especially in the densely populated metropolitan area, there are bound to be many heroes as there are many people.

The moment you are unluckily caught by a hero on patrol.

Things were sure to get complicated in many ways.

“But I can’t ask Team Leader Lee Tae-seok for help… … .”

It is rejected as expected.

I don’t know if it has anything to do with Ruina.

There was no way those blunt, big-headed gentlemen would know my extremely personal circumstances.

“Haaa… … .”

Another long sigh escaped me.

Because of that, the lady sitting in front of me started looking at me like I was a weird person.

I kept talking to myself without realizing it, so it was just karma.

[We apologize to all passengers for your understanding. Our train is currently running at a slow speed due to trouble on the elevated tracks.]

Huh? What did you just say?

A noisy voice came from above my head.

I looked up at the ceiling, twitching my facial muscles.

Was it my imagination or was it real that I seemed strangely slow today?

“Haaah… … .”

Since I don’t even have time to charge my phone, I can’t even check the time.

I don’t know how much longer I’ll be stuck in this subway situation.

A deeper and more intense sigh flowed out like the fiery breath of the dragon hero, ‘Draconius’.

Meanwhile, the train was gradually slowing down.

Now, the speed was so slow that it would have been faster for a person to run.

Other passengers also began to feel something was strange and started looking around or staring out the window.

Each one of them was showing their own sanctity.

“Oh my… .”

At that moment, the lady who had been looking at me like I was a strange person let out an exclamation.

The cell phone was held horizontally in her hand.

On the screen, a very familiar-looking elevated railway was visible.

“Excuse me. Can you tell me what the situation is?”

I dared to speak to him, even though he treated me like I was some kind of weirdo.

“I think the villain has appeared. At the station a little way from here.”

“Villain?”

Then the woman turned the screen towards me.

Real-time news video with “LIVE” written on the top right.

In the middle of the elevated tracks, a man wrapped in flashing electricity and heroes in shabby costumes were facing off.

“Electrica… … !”

A list of national villains updated daily by the Hero Nation.

The screen featured a number of A-list villains who were consistently on the list.

[Electrica! Today is the day I arrest you!]

[Why don’t you just be quiet and catch me!?]

[Kikki. Who are the nameless heroes Nari catching?]

Phagec!!

A villain with the ability to absorb and release electricity.

A fierce electric current surged around the electric car.

If you just look at his abilities, he’s strong enough to be ranked S-class.

He was a guy who had been evaluated one level lower because he had only committed minor electrical crimes up until then.

“Ugh, so gross… … .”

But to me now, that damn kid who was interrupting my commute to work was a villain worse than any S-class or higher villain.

[Wow~ I had a lot of fun eating today too. Thank you so much, everyone.]

The electric car is intentionally shown to the citizens.

He gave a polite, aristocratic bow to the cameras filming him.

Soon blue electric rings began to wiggle around the boy’s feet.

It was an attempt to escape using its unique electrical abilities.

The way he escaped was very simple.

By taking advantage of the repulsive nature of the electrode, it jumped up like a spring.

The speed is a bit of an exaggeration, to use the analogy of a railgun.

It was comparable to the physical enhancement heroes who focused on speed.

It’s a good thing the guy is a weirdo who just really, really likes electricity.

If he had used that ability to commit a large-scale crime or terrorism, it would have made him an S-class.

“Am I going to miss it again in the end… … .”

An agency under the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, such as the Hero Bureau.

Something that had been discussed quite a bit at the National Heroes Committee was about to happen again.

Even if he’s a villain who hasn’t committed any major crimes.

The content was about whether it was okay for heroes to be lost in vain in front of the people.

But the heroes who were currently fighting Electrica were unable to catch up to him.

Because they were practically nameless, extremely ordinary heroes.

[Gentlemen. Okay!]

It was when blue sparks were flying on the ground where the electric car was standing.

A red flash of light appeared in the sky, aimed at the villain.

[Got it!!]

Kukuaaang───!!!!

Immediately afterwards, there was a tremendous noise and explosion of smoke.

Ultra-high power conversational skills.

It was definitely the ability of a famous hero that everyone knew.

“Blaze!!”

“Electrica little bastard! This time, you’ve found a real owner!?”

Soon after, cheers erupted from passengers watching the same news here and there on the train.

[Hero Blaze! We have just successfully captured the A-class villain, Electrica!]

Soon the smoke cleared.

With a bold female voice.

The charred figure of the villain held in the hand of the red costumed hero began to appear.

She is an elite from the hero training academy that is currently very popular.

The Explosion Hero, Blaze of the Island Flower.

“Still the same… … . Han Si-eun.”

She, whose instantaneous firepower is unrivaled, was a woman who was my academy classmate in the past.

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