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    Ch.105105. Dark Matter, Rebellion.

    “She pretended to be Eli to seduce him and got caught?!”

    Lee Lu-a’s mouth fell open in shock after hearing Lena’s words.

    “I didn’t say I seduced him.”

    “No, anyone would see it as seduction. Why suddenly? You normally wouldn’t let any man touch you.”

    “That’s because Eli gave permission. I thought it was strange that Ui-seok had your scent on him, but I didn’t expect to be caught because of that.”

    “Ah, that. Hmm.”

    Seeing Lu-a avoiding her gaze, Lena sighed, realizing what had happened.

    “The timing was bad. I should have gotten permission from you too.”

    “T-that’s not necessary! I don’t really… want to monopolize Geo, and there’s also Senior Somi…”

    Watching Lu-a fumble with her words, Lena felt something slightly off.

    “You don’t seem very greedy, Lu-a.”

    “Is that so?”

    “Of course, obsession blinds people. But you, Lu-a, put almost nothing in your pocket—excessively so. You haven’t changed since that day in front of Eridanus when you said your heart was all you had to offer Ui-seok.”

    “That’s… true.”

    “As the second-in-command of Vengeance, you could afford some luxuries. Why not buy a house or a vacation home? Take this opportunity to open a bank account too. You always just stash your salary in your room at the hideout, as if it’s not yours.”

    “I’m fine without those things.”

    “You think of everything as borrowed, don’t you? Even Ui-seok.”

    Lu-a couldn’t refute that.

    “So what are you planning to do with Geo, Lena?”

    “I’m going to make him my possession from head to toe. I won’t let even a fingernail’s worth of another woman enter his mind. Well, I could share a small portion with you, Lu-a. About two percent.”

    “That’s really stingy.”

    “I’m being generous because you’re like a little sister. So yesterday was a complete failure in establishing dominance. I’m planning to keep my distance for a while.”

    “Is that a good strategy? I’ll cheer you on.”

    “Such confidence from someone who’s ahead. So, how was your night with Ui-seok? How did it feel?”

    Lu-a glanced around cautiously before lowering her voice to a whisper.

    “…It was amazing.”

    “Describe it in more detail, please. Since neither Eli nor I have experience, we can only simulate it in our minds.”

    With her expressionless face, Lena carefully committed every detail of Lu-a’s experience to memory.

    ***

    I hadn’t seen Lena for a while after that. It was an amusing incident.

    She must be busy sharing a body with Yoo Cha-mi.

    I was busy myself, having to respond to Sulphur causing problems all over the world after our training.

    Stimulated by him, heroes who had been hiding came out and started causing terrorism and uprisings in various places.

    It’s difficult to completely eliminate those who have hidden in conflict zones or lawless areas. We have to consider our own losses too.

    I want to conserve and grow Vengeance’s villain forces as much as possible until the final scenario.

    About 7 months remain.

    It might be a bit early, but holding the 2nd UVC to raise everyone’s rank would be good.

    “Lord, I have intelligence.”

    A sharp subordinate brought information.

    “Let me see.”

    “Recently, the hero terrorists who were rising up around the world have become strangely quiet. Wrap Paper tracked them, and it seems they’re gathering as one organization.”

    “Is Sulphur at the center? Somi, do you know anything?”

    Somi, who happened to be with me, immediately reviewed the data.

    She’s been traveling around the world on various missions, so she understands the local situations best.

    “I don’t think it’s Sulphur. Lu-a is tracking him, and his movements don’t overlap with these.”

    “I’ve left Sulphur to Lu-a since she has the best compatibility with him.”

    “The heroes aren’t desperate enough to need to unite, and there hasn’t been a complete extermination order against them either.”

    “Right. They’re in politically and religiously complex regions that are difficult to touch. There’s concern it could escalate into war.”

    Of course, we could subdue them with Vengeance’s villains, but that would result in too many casualties.

    “Still, for them to unite means there must be a central figure or ideology. There’s definitely powerful backing.”

    “Can you track them?”

    “Give me three days.”

    After handling other matters and spending time scratching Boksil’s chin for two days…

    Somi came to see me urgently. She was quite agitated.

    “Ui-seok, it’s an emergency.”

    “What’s happening?”

    “The remaining heroes are gathering without exception to prepare a major terrorist attack. Right here in Seoul.”

    “Impossible. No matter how many troops they gather, they can’t overcome our defenses.”

    “It’s Lu-a.”

    “What?”

    “The leader of the hero terrorist group is Lu-a. She can teleport into the city center instantly to carry out the attack.”

    “What are you saying?”

    I stood up abruptly without realizing it.

    The information entering my ears was confusing.

    If anyone else had said this, I would have torn their mouth apart on the spot.

    But the person telling me this is none other than Somi.

    She’s not someone who would joke about this or share critical information without certainty.

    “What’s her motive?”

    Come to think of it, I haven’t seen Lu-a for several days. It’s because I assigned her to track Sulphur.

    Before that, there was no change in her attitude. If anything, our relationship had deepened.

    “Deploy the response team. Position them throughout Seoul immediately. Locate the heroes and move the strike team simultaneously. I’ll capture Lu-a myself.”

    “Lord!”

    Deep Dive urgently displayed a screen. It showed Seoul city center in flames.

    The heroes were already on the move. And clearly captured in the footage…

    Was Lu-a, flying in the center, commanding the terrorists.

    ***

    I immediately deployed everyone, leaving only minimal forces to defend the hideout and headquarters. I ordered Prism God, the direct guard unit commander, to exterminate the heroes.

    They aren’t many in number. Being distributed in small groups, they can be subdued quickly. With Boksil and Somi there too.

    The problem is Lu-a.

    The five of us in the evil sentai Vengeance are the highest-ranked villains in this world. Among them, Lu-a can only be stopped without casualties by me.

    No, even I might find it difficult.

    In the footage, Lu-a was hovering high in the center of the city, looking around as if surveying all of Seoul while spreading dark matter.

    I headed to the hangar to board my mecha and move to that location immediately.

    “Ugh!”

    “Argh!”

    I heard combat sounds. Several subordinates were flying toward the wall.

    I transformed and rushed toward the white suit that entered my field of vision, swinging my leg wide.

    Sulphur bent his waist to avoid the kick and did a tumbling move.

    “I’m not here to fight, Gerogius. Your ass is on fire, isn’t it?”

    “Same here, terrorist. Get lost.”

    “It hurts to be lumped in with those guys. I told you, I’m a real hero, not a terrorist. I’ve brought information you might find interesting.”

    I ignored him and headed for my mecha. I had no time to waste on Sulphur right now.

    “Dark Matter came to see me a week ago.”

    “Nonsense.”

    “Haha, believe it or not, it’s your choice. But Dark Matter is too valuable to waste. She asked me, ‘How do I make Gerogius hate me?'”

    “What did you answer?”

    “I told her to break and kill what you cherish most. When she said she couldn’t do it, I told her to get lost, and we had a big fight before parting ways.”

    I closed the cockpit of the mecha and raised the machine.

    “Good luck, Gerogius. Killing disciples is your specialty, right? One more won’t make a difference.”

    I fired the machine gun at the smirking Sulphur. He dodged by rolling playfully. I immediately accelerated the mecha and flew toward Lu-a.

    “Hey, Ui-seok! Where are you going?!”

    A communication came in. It was Lena.

    “To Lu-a.”

    “Just try executing her like you did with Bloom. You’ll have to deal with me next.”

    “Citizens are already dying from the terrorism.”

    “If Lu-a wants to kill ten million or a hundred million, let her. …You know she’s not that kind of person.”

    “I know.”

    “…Can you resolve this?”

    “I have to. Somehow.”

    I ended the communication and my mind raced.

    Even Lena is losing her composure.

    Of course, Lu-a wouldn’t do this of her own will.

    But there’s no one in this world who could control or brainwash Lu-a’s mind. If anything, Lu-a would be the one controlling others with dark matter.

    If there’s a possibility, it’s Sulphur.

    I haven’t fully grasped his abilities yet. His purpose is also unclear.

    Just now, he appeared to enjoy watching my reaction.

    But the content of the conversation was strange.

    Sulphur’s words were always like that.

    Sometimes I wonder if this guy is really on the villain side.

    First, I need clues.

    It would be faster to meet her directly and confirm.

    Since we were both in Seoul, I quickly reached Lu-a. I stopped the mecha in front of her as she floated in the air, opened the cockpit, and stood up.

    “Lu-a.”

    “You came, Geo.”

    Lu-a showed a refreshing smile.

    “Gathering the remaining heroes to drop them on Vengeance’s main base for terrorism. What’s your purpose?”

    “Isn’t it obvious? I did it because I wanted to.”

    “This is an act of coup against Vengeance. Didn’t you expect to be purged?”

    “That would be interesting too. I’ve wanted to fight Geo with full power.”

    “Why?”

    “Because it seemed fun.”

    Lu-a answered with an innocent face. It was the same face she had when playing games and competing with me.

    “Geo always thinks too complicatedly. Senior Somi said so too. Have you seen Lena or Boksil do that?”

    “No.”

    “Ahah, Geo.”

    Lu-a made a “pyung” sound effect with her mouth and shot dark matter toward the city. An explosion occurred, and a huge crater formed with orange particles.

    “That’s what villains are like.”

    “Understood. I’ll purge you.”

    [The End begins]

    [Armaggedon]

    I spread my wings and drew out the spear of jealousy. I immediately shot toward Lu-a and thrust the spear tip at her with full force.

    “Haha!”

    Lu-a laughed, showing her teeth, and deflected the trajectory with dark matter.

    There’s no sign of mind control. She’s in her right mind.

    All these actions are her will.

    That’s right.

    She’s trying to deceive me clumsily.

    The clue is that quantum particles remain after each terrorist attack.

    She’s just pretending to kill citizens by moving them to the quantum realm, not causing any casualties.

    Lu-a, you started this.

    I won’t let you win this time.

    “Ugh—?!”

    I increase my speed and pierce through Lu-a’s shoulder and thigh with the spear of jealousy. I nullify and deflect the dark matter, splitting it apart. Lu-a’s reaction speed gradually slows down.

    “Dark Matter, you were Vengeance’s greatest villain. Farewell.”

    “Hah. It was fun, Geo.”

    Lu-a grinned at me mockingly.

    It’s a face I’ve seen before.

    I thrust the spear toward her heart without hesitation. Perfect trajectory. With the force to pierce through precisely.

    And just before contact—

    As if time had stopped, I halted all movement of my body.

    “Haa, haa! …ugh, uugh…?”

    Lu-a, who had been gritting her teeth, exhaled roughly. I slowly lowered my spear and looked at her.

    “Ha, what’s this? In the end, you can’t kill me because of your feelings? Fine. Let’s finish this now.”

    “Lu-a, I came back because there’s something I wanted to ask.”

    “Huh? Suddenly what… …came back?”

    “I realized. When you asked me to leave the yellow dragon’s switch, it meant you wanted me to come see you.”

    “…ha, non, sense. That switch is, already.”

    “I hid it because it was awkward to say and show such things. I have to go back soon because there’s no time left.”

    “I don’t believe that.”

    Lu-a’s voice trembled.

    “In the end, you put the citizens caught in the terrorism into the quantum realm and didn’t kill anyone. You gathered the remaining heroes who were difficult to deal with in one place so they could be handled.”

    “…Ah.”

    Lu-a bit her lip.

    Don’t blame me.

    You lied first, so I’m lying too.

    Of course, I broke and threw away the yellow dragon’s switch long ago.

    Time for the decisive blow.

    “The moment I stabbed your heart, dark matter burst out and devoured you. I still don’t understand what phenomenon that was. Lu-a, what was your intention?”

    Lu-a’s limbs went limp. The confidence disappeared from her face as she looked at me, and tears began to well up.

    Barely opening her mouth, Lu-a could only say one thing.

    “Geo… I’m sorry.”


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