Ch.104There’s No Normal People Here – 5

The golden flash unfolded before my eyes. Without a doubt, it was Rina Lee.

Yes! This is when that Yellow Madwoman… excuse me, this S-rank ability user actually becomes useful!

She must have sensed the ominous energy from the Elder, from Sujin Hyun, and appeared. Just like last time…

‘…No, wait. This is different from last time.’

Back then, even Sujin Hyun had shown clear signs of urgency.

I didn’t know why then, but seeing Rina, I realized she had been in pursuit.

But now, even Sujin Hyun didn’t know Rina had come this close.

She wasn’t being chased. That woman just snuck all the way here in secret.

Then why on earth did Rina appear near my house?

KWAAANG—!!

…How stupid. I was worrying about something completely meaningless.

Right. Why Rina is here isn’t important right now.

The real problem is that Rina and Sujin Hyun are both right ‘here.’

KWAGWAGWAGWANG—!!

I saw it. The moment the golden flash, Rina, charged in.

Everything in the room except the ceiling collapsed… no, the ceiling is coming down too.

I quickly threw myself to safety. Getting crushed under that would really hurt.

Right beside me lies the crumpled front door, folded like a piece of paper.

Not satisfied with just that, Rina is punching through walls with her bare hands.

I remembered the car driving recklessly in front of Rina not long ago.

Hmm. That bastard probably used up all his lifetime’s luck back then.

KWANG—!!

Sujin Hyun, having taken a hit, predictably crashes through the wall and tumbles outside.

Rina lunges at the Elder again, spitting out thick curses.

“…”

While the golden flash and black shadows collided with thunderous noise,

I lay prone, blankly looking around.

Just yesterday, this was my happy home.

Now everything is completely destroyed as if it had been bombed.

They even smashed through the walls. This has become forced outdoor living.

‘Wow. What am I supposed to do about this?’

At least I’m fine. I’ll be saying goodbye to this place tomorrow anyway.

The real problem is the building owner, the laundromat owner downstairs.

I can clearly see them coming tomorrow morning and screaming, “What is this?!”

But they must have insurance, right? Surely they wouldn’t go without it.

Even if the sky falls, there’s always insurance in South Korea.

Hang in there, home comprehensive insurance! It wasn’t me! It was those women!

KWAAANG—! KUGUGUGU—!

I hear another crash and something else collapsing.

Those fighting over there aren’t just ordinary women.

One is South Korea’s strongest ability user, the other is the Elder, a disaster incarnate.

Most importantly, they’re both “crazy women”!

They’re not the type to be mindful of their surroundings during a fight!

I came to my senses and quickly jumped through the collapsed wall.

Oh, my knees. Shit. Maybe I should have just used the stairs.

“Hey, you’re insane!”

The horrific scene before my eyes made me curse involuntarily.

Not far from my room, there’s an elementary school. No, there was one.

Why past tense? What’s the point in explaining? These things fighting aren’t human!

‘Aren’t ability users supposed to lure villains to remote areas?!’

Whatever they did, half the school had collapsed in that short time.

It’s late evening, so there shouldn’t be any children or teachers around.

In this era, machines handle everything, so there probably aren’t even security guards.

Yes, that must be the case. There absolutely must not be any casualties!

KWAGWANG—!

With another thunderous noise, the remaining half of the school collapsed.

Not satisfied with that, the two entangled women headed toward another building.

What are they, bowling pins? Why do they keep rolling around?

When you roll around, you’re just disaster balls flattening everything!

“Rina! Ms. Rina!!”

I called desperately, but there was no way she could hear me.

Not when she’s busy destroying everything in sight.

So far, it’s just been the school, empty buildings, and roads with a few cars.

Rina and Sujin Hyun were methodically demolishing all of it with just a few physical blows.

They weren’t called the Crimson Witch and disaster for nothing.

Really, how can people fight like that?

‘…Huh?’

Hey, you’re insane! There’s an apartment complex that way!

“Ms. Rina! Going that way will cause a catastrophe! Ms. Rina! Hey! Rina! Hey, you crazy woman!!”

Blinded by her fight with Sujin Hyun, Rina just kept charging.

With each punch she landed, Sujin Hyun’s head whipped around.

Thanks to that, both the one getting hit and the one doing the hitting kept moving toward the apartment complex.

I desperately called out to Rina. At the top of my lungs, no, until my throat was about to burst.

Telling her to come to her senses and see where she was heading.

At this rate, there would be a catastrophe with hundreds dead or injured!

‘It’s no use! That crazy woman!’

She was really living up to her nickname.

No wonder she’s called crazy. There was a reason Hakjun Ma shook his head.

I ran and ran until I was out of breath.

And once more, I shouted at Rina.

“Hey, you crazy woman! Are you trying to kill innocent people?!”

But my last desperate attempt was still futile.

Either she couldn’t see anything else, or Rina was still in combat mode.

Sujin Hyun seemed to grasp the situation somewhat, but she didn’t seem to care either.

This could really turn into the worst-case scenario.

If it were just villains causing terror, that would be one thing, but ability users are involved.

And they’re fighting without any consideration for civilian casualties!

‘I have to stop them.’

This isn’t just for the innocent people.

It’s also for Rina who would be cursed by everyone, and her parents who would suffer because of their daughter.

There are too many people at stake, so definitely, yes.

I absolutely had to stop these crazy women.

– The Third Eye is activating.

◎ The Silver Gatekeeper

: Characteristic activation conditions have been met.

: Characteristic is activating.

*

“Kugh!”

Sujin Hyun bit her lip until it bled.

Her opponent was already a bad match, and now she was truly cornered.

“You bitch, eyeing what’s mine like a stray cat?”

A fierce killing intent rose in Rina’s eyes.

Truly, every time I see her, she seems more villainous than the Elder.

It’s amazing this woman hasn’t become a villain yet.

“…! …! …!!”

From a distance, Seojin Baek was calling out to Rina.

Sujin Hyun roughly knew what he was shouting.

In fact, if she wanted to, she could redirect Rina’s attacks with a few actions.

That might prevent the worst civilian casualties.

But why? Why should she bother?

Rather, if innocent victims were harmed because of Rina, there would be many benefits.

First, it would worsen public opinion about ability users.

Second, it would give her a reason to persuade Seojin Baek.

‘Yes, better to let them reach the apartment complex…’

Just as she thought that, both Sujin Hyun and Rina’s eyebrows twitched.

Almost simultaneously, something shot like lightning in front of the two women.

“You crazy women!”

KWAAANG—!

With a thunderous noise, Rina and Sujin Hyun scattered in opposite directions.

Barely suppressing a groan that tried to escape her lips from the impact, Sujin Hyun…

‘…This can’t be an ordinary human.’

That’s what she thought as she looked at Seojin Baek standing before them.

He had jumped into the middle of two S-rank ability users fighting and managed to separate them.

Impossible physical abilities and unrivaled combat sense.

A B-rank who could perform like this against such monsters couldn’t possibly exist.

‘Yes. That person was also like that. In crucial moments, he displayed ability levels higher than his assigned rank. I’m certain. Seojin Baek, that guy is the one that person was looking for…’

Thinking this, Sujin Hyun suddenly remembered and quickly looked at Rina.

The Yellow Madwoman. The nickname villains gave her with disgust.

Why such an identification code? Because she was, literally, a crazy woman.

Like now, if someone interfered with her fight? Openly hindered her?

Even if it were an ally, she would charge at them like she wanted to kill them and beat them to a pulp.

Screaming that they should know their place, how dare they interfere.

Even the Elders were fed up with such psychotic behavior.

“Ah, really! Why are you interfering?!”

So when she saw Rina just sounding wronged, Sujin Hyun had to make a very confused expression.

Rina, the Yellow Madwoman, was being controlled so naturally.

The killing intent that had been overflowing just moments ago had completely disappeared.

She had suppressed her will to fight and returned to being just a person.

She wasn’t strangling him for interfering, nor was she desperately lunging to not let her prey escape.

She was just looking at Seojin Baek standing in front of her and shouting normally.

“Why are you doing this?!”

“Is that what you call talking?! Do you want to act like a crazy woman?!”

“Ugh! Don’t call me by that nickname too, Oppa!”

“Huh?”

“I, I get hurt too, you know!”

“Then don’t do things that earn you that nickname!”

The Yellow Madwoman. Once she enters combat mode, her eyes go wild.

A fighting machine that never stops until she beats her enemy to a pulp.

That woman was being handled by Seojin Baek as if it were nothing.

And he was controlling her without much difficulty.

Even this alone was an incredible discovery for Sujin Hyun.

‘For now, let’s retreat. I can’t guarantee victory fighting that crazy woman anyway…’

Above all, she had revealed the truth to someone like ‘that person,’ so it was enough.

With that thought, Sujin Hyun called out to Seojin Baek, who was bickering with Rina.

“Seojin Baek! Think carefully. From now on, the world will completely change. Let me tell you something special: even the Elders will move differently now. And the cause is none other than you.”

“More nonsense! Hey, you wait right there! I’m going to…”

“My offer to you is still valid. So think carefully. Who you should be hostile toward right now.”

With those words, Sujin Hyun turned into a shadow and disappeared.

It happened so quickly that Rina couldn’t even catch her, in an instant.

“…Ah, ah. Really! I lost her because of you, Oppa!”

“Good! Were you planning to continue here? Killing or injuring innocent people?!”

“It’s just catching one Elder… Argh! And I was helping you out of consideration!”

Rina shouting, and Seojin Baek not backing down, scolding her in front of her.

“…Haha. We’re doomed.”

And the executive secretary who had been waiting in the car, suddenly witnessing this catastrophe.

In many ways, there wasn’t a single normal person among them.