Let’s Be a Little Tough.

 

Hero Special Law.

To summarize simply, it’s a slightly more special police force.

Punishment and excessive suppression are still impossible.

Instead, arrests and follow-up measures can be taken without a warrant.

“Really nothing special.”

They must wear body cameras, and drones monitor their actions.

Regulations even stricter than for the police.

In return, they promise thorough personal protection.

‘Is that even possible?’

If someone was a hero from the beginning, maybe, but if someone already famous becomes a hero, they’ll be discovered immediately.

“I wonder if they have recognition inhibiting devices.”

High-ranking hunters often use them, so they probably exist, but I wonder if there’s anything that won’t break during combat.

Well. I’m sure they’ll figure it out.

Next is sentencing.

Minor sex trafficking, minor rape with injury or death, etc. The minimum sentence has increased in all areas.

Besides special assault with weapons, there’s also a strange term called “awakened assault” for using abilities, which is similar to what I had requested.

It seems a bit lacking, but I suppose we can improve it gradually.

Since it’s still in the early stages, I’ll watch for a while.

Though I don’t think it will go well.

“Everyone stand up. We’ll resume training.”

“Team Leader… please spare us.”

“You truly are a monster.”

“Even during the war, it wasn’t like this.”

“I feel like all the training until now has become useless.”

Currently, I’m taking on the villain role for teamwork training with the four members.

Basically, they’ll work in pairs, but we’re also conducting four-person formation training in case the opponent is strong.

“Now we’ll proceed with two-person teams.”

The assault team: Fran and Song Haran.

The defense team: Six-Two and Kang Hyun-sik.

In the assault team, Fran handles close-range combat while Haran assassinates from a distance, creating a path to capture the enemy boss.

In the defense team, Six-Two establishes a position and eliminates enemies while Kang Hyun-sik protects her.

Only Kang Hyun-sik has a regular name, which seems odd.

… Should we decide on a separate name?

Human names can be confused with enemies.

“Team member Kang Hyun-sik will use the activity name ‘Builder’ from now on.”

“Yes. Understood.”

“You’re accepting it more easily than I expected.”

“Childhood comic book heroes had activity names, so I’ve thought about it a bit myself.”

Superman, Batman, Quicksilver, etc., there were many intuitive names.

… Kids these days don’t seem to know them well.

‘Am I getting old?’

I went to another world at 17, spent 30 years there, and lived another 10 years on Earth.

My appearance is in the 20s, but I’m actually nearly 60.

‘But I’ve lived young.’

Many strong Awakened maintain a youthful appearance, so I probably don’t need to worry about age.

“We’ll start with the defense team.”

Six-Two’s ability allows her to handle advanced equipment with the help of artificial spirits—let’s just call them AI.

She snipes from a distance while the AI prevents approaching enemies.

She sets up cutting-edge barriers around the sniping point, and Builder uses his reinforcement ability to maintain the barriers.

The AI can focus on attack rather than defense, enhancing its computational power.

‘Let’s focus on defense for now.’

Later, I’ll train them to be deployed in other teams, but for now, these two are sufficient.

“Then we’ll begin.”

The training room vibrates and creates structures.

A place modeled after the old warehouses that villains often use.

To focus on ability user combat, today I charge with a sword instead of a gun.

Bang-

Rat-tat-tat-tat-

I gather mana while avoiding sniper fire and drone volleys.

[Activate]

A fireball appears from the left-hand glove and flies toward Six-Two.

Power is D-rank. Five in number.

This much can be blocked without damage if reinforcement is used.

What I’m aiming for is the smoke that rises with the explosion.

Six-Two has a lot of practical experience, so she’ll handle it well, but Builder is likely to struggle.

‘I should ask Phantom to create an AI later.’

Even if I use various equipment, I’m still just one person, so her ability is necessary to experience chaotic battles.

Bang-

Rat-tat-tat-tat-

Through the smoke, drones fly in and spray machine gun fire.

And simultaneously, a visible red light.

Boom-

I thrust my sword forward to block the impact of the explosion.

‘I can hear it.’

Rat-tat-

Despite the self-destruction, bullets continue to fly.

‘The drone isn’t completely destroyed.’

As the smoke clears, the visible drone has its front torn off, but the parts responsible for weapons and flight remain intact.

Using reinforcement to concentrate the destructive power of the self-destruct to the front, it gave the illusion that it couldn’t fire, but the aim wavers, suggesting that it did sustain some damage.

Bang-

With the sound of the sniper shot, the bullet pierces through the damaged part of the drone.

Six-Two has a routine of firing the machine gun after sniping.

It doesn’t matter if the drone is in normal condition, but when damaged, there’s a gap in that interval.

“Even though I made this equipment, it’s quite troublesome.”

Electricity generates from the barrier, with its end aimed at me.

‘The power has increased.’

Is it because the AI’s computational ability has improved? Or it could be due to the reinforcement ability.

Though it’s called reinforcement because it focuses on durability, there’s a good chance it has minor enhancement effects inside.

Spark-

Bang-

The moment lightning is fired, I throw the sword I was holding and twist my body to avoid the incoming bullet.

“You’re too predictable. Builder, think of other methods too. Operations don’t always flow according to plan.”

This time, I aim fireballs not at the barrier but at the surrounding structures.

Divided between areas that could affect the barrier and areas that could affect the structure, all the fireballs hit and caused explosions.

This is possible because Six-Two can hit targets even with smoke, and believes that Builder will block everything.

Unfortunately, this time Builder’s ability was insufficient.

He protected the structure, but the right barrier tilted, creating a gap.

‘With two more weeks of rigorous training, it should be enough.’

Having worked in construction-related jobs, he has sufficient knowledge, but seems unfamiliar with using his ability.

Now that I’m back, I should also conduct ability-related training.

Haran had no talent for teaching that aspect.

Also, I’m the only one who uses abilities as weapons.

‘Should I continue a bit longer?’

Thus, the defense team’s training continued for over three hours.

“It’s today.”

It’s the second week since the Hero Law passed and the day scheduled for their first deployment.

With the purpose of clearing out the Yangdong-i faction causing crimes in the outskirts of Seoul, they even received help from S-rank hunter Haewol.

I don’t understand why they set a deployment date, allowing the opponent to anticipate it.

“Team Leader, are we really not doing anything?”

“Fran has been streaming occasionally, hasn’t she?”

“That’s true, but there are too many requests to show the new members lately.”

“It’s because we haven’t had an official broadcast for a long time.”

Watching Fran does seem fun, but the timing wasn’t right back then.

“After this deployment ends, we’ll also take on a job. We’ll turn on the broadcast then, introducing the new members.”

But staying idle for too long could also generate criticism.

“Do you think the heroes will fail, Team Leader?”

“90% chance they’ll fail. Finding the perfect hero is impossible.”

If my prediction is correct, problems will arise within a month.

No matter how righteous a hero is, there will always be people who dislike them.

Nonsense like “everyone’s hero” is impossible even in comics.

And from the moment they’re bound to the government, not individuals, it’s impossible for the heroes people want to emerge.

To begin with, a hastily created system is unlikely to function properly.

Even the hunter system, after 10 years, still has creaking parts, and the hero system won’t be any different.

If they had proceeded more slowly, perhaps.

“Do you dislike heroes, Team Leader?”

“No. There are many people called heroes… They all deserve respect.”

Who would criticize a firefighter who jumps into a fire pit to save a child?

But if it’s a manufactured hero, that’s a different story.

“And famous heroes have it even harder.”

-This is the outskirts of Seoul, a poor hillside neighborhood. Now many buildings have been demolished, leaving only construction sites.

-This area, where only gangsters roam now, was originally a place where low-income people lived…

-About a month ago, the Yangdong-i faction of gangsters swept through the neighborhood

-Three weeks ago, the police were dispatched and fought

-Eventually, in the National Assembly, heroes…

-Now heroes have gathered for action.

Television is showing all the heroes’ activities.

I wonder what’s the point of hiding if they show everything.

If someone was famous while active as a hunter, there’s a high chance of being recognized, and even if not, it’s difficult for two people to have the same ability.

From the beginning, if it’s not a choice between hero or hunter, hiding actually stimulates people more.

-Hero names: Warrior, Ice Man, and Blood Queen.

“Does Fran need a name like that too?”

“No. Way. I’m fine with just Fran.”

-As I speak, heroes and gangsters have clashed.

The beginning of the fight flowed in favor of the heroes.

With solid basic equipment and professional training, the difference between heroes and gangsters is clearly evident.

Plus, heroes are at least B-rank.

“It’s doomed.”

“What? Aren’t they winning?”

“If you look at what’s visible, yes.”

It’s fine so far, but there are several problems.

“The biggest problem is that there are many civilians around.”

Not only the journalists who came to report but also a high possibility of original residents still living inside.

“Second, the area is too wide.”

Because the area is so wide, heroes are dealing with gangsters from various directions.

The journalists are also spread out over a wide range.

“Third, there aren’t enough heroes.”

If they had brought police along, maybe. There’s insufficient personnel to protect the journalists.

Allowing journalists access to the operation area is also a problem.

If hostages appear in front of heroes who follow a no-kill principle, and that scene is broadcast live, a major problem arises.

“Finally, they lack practice.”

When hostages appear, is it possible to proceed according to the manual?

I think not at all.

“Tsk. I wanted to see the government eat crow, but if actual people get hurt, it’s a big problem.”

Aside from the repercussions coming my way, it could provide an opportunity for villains to act more recklessly.

‘This is why a trial operation is necessary. They were assigned to too big a task from the start.’

No choice.

“All members of Team Execution, gather your equipment and stand by.”

I didn’t plan to be active yet.

Nothing in life goes as I want it to.