Chapter 66 – Day 66

Day 66

The place where Cheon Seoa arrived after tearing through space was the Korean Hero Association.

Blending into the bustling crowd, Cheon Seoa entered the association and realized that the interior was particularly noisy.

“Hello? Is something happening?”

“Huh? Who are you?”

“Oh, I’m Cheon Seoa, a 7th-grade hero.”

The other person answered her question with another question.
However, Cheon Seoa, as if it wasn’t a big deal, introduced herself while taking out her hero license.

The suspicion in the other person’s eyes disappeared as they confirmed the hero license in Cheon Seoa’s hand.

“So you’re a hero. Yes, you asked what’s going on?”

“Yes.”

“It’s a big deal. Of all things, a madman who was active in Japan has come to Korea.”

“A madman?”

“Yes, a madman. As if he thought he was some kind of heart devourer, he killed heroes, villains, and civilians indiscriminately in Japan and ate their hearts.”

Ah.

Cheon Seoa nodded as if she understood the other person’s explanation.

By the way….

‘The news spread quite quickly.’

Clearly, it’s been only a few minutes since the child who committed heart predation left Japan.
Yet, the news has already reached Korea, causing a stir among Korean heroes?

Even in this modern age where information is exchanged in real-time, this was too fast.

Therefore, Cheon Seoa asked the question once again.

“But how did that information become known?”

“It’s simple. The chairman of Chilsung Enterprise directly requested cooperation from the Hero Association.”

Chilsung Enterprise.
It was a company that Cheon Seoa was also familiar with.

An ultra-large corporation maintaining an undisputed first place in the business world.
It’s a company with a size and influence comparable to the mega-corps often appearing in cyberpunk.

And.

‘The Seven Sword Emperor, it was also a company he created directly, wasn’t it?’

Come to think of it, in Japan, Kenma and Mio were pursuing the child who committed the great sin of heart predation.
And when that child who committed the great sin escaped to Korea, Mio said.

From now on, the Seven Sword Emperor himself must move to catch the child who committed that great sin.

In other words, the Seven Sword Emperor, not wanting to move himself, dumped the task onto the Hero Association.

Cheon Seoa, having understood the whole situation, bowed and thanked the person who explained it to her, then moved on.

Thus, as Cheon Seoa went around the Hero Association gathering more detailed information, she was able to grasp the situation more clearly.

Currently, the child who committed the great sin of heart predation has been classified as a villain.

And, the Hero Association and the Villain Association.
Both sides were chasing after that child.

The Hero Association wanted to deal with the villain who committed heart predation before they became an absolute villain like the Heart Predator in the future.

In contrast, the Villain Association aimed to rescue that villain from the heroes’ hands and persuade them, as they had the potential to become an absolute powerhouse like the Heart Predator in the future.

Thus, Cheon Seoa, who had finished gathering information to some extent, also made her move.

Before the Hero Association.
And she had to find that child before the Villain Association.

Really.
If that child was really learning the Heart-Eating Soul-Stealing Great Power Technique.

“I need to know how they obtained the Heart-Eating Soul-Stealing Great Power Technique.”

Muttering that, Cheon Seoa disappeared in an instant.

* * *

The Hero Association, in cooperation with the police, began to intensively investigate the illegal entry routes from Japan to Korea.

Since a person cannot cross the sea with bare hands, the target must use a ship or airplane to enter Korea.

However, due to the nature of airplanes, which have a high chance of exposing one’s identity, ships are the preferred means for ordinary criminals.

Therefore, the Hero Association was focusing on investigating illegal entry routes via ‘ships’, and the same was true for the villains belonging to the Villain Association established in Korea.

While numerous people were searching with gleaming eyes for the villain who committed the great sin called heart predation.

“Sa-save me! Please! Please spare my life!”

In a deserted alley somewhere in Seoul.
A man who had lost both his legs begs for his life with a terrified expression.

The man’s gaze was directed towards the alley where thick darkness had settled, without even a single common streetlight.

In response, as if on cue, two red glowing eyes flickered in the darkness, and a strange laughing sound, “Kihihi!” echoed through the alley.

A strange laugh that stimulates fear in the listener.
The fear on the face of the man crawling on the floor, begging for his life after losing both legs, intensified.

What on earth.

“Why are you doing this to me!”

The man shouted angrily.

He hadn’t done anything to deserve this.
He hadn’t done anything to become the target of such a madman!

As the man expressed his indignation along with fear, thinking there was no reason for him to suffer such a terrible act, the one who let out the bizarre laugh said.

“You have an ability, don’t you?”

Flinch-!

A strange voice coming from the darkness.
The man’s body flinched at that.

Having an ability.
It’s true.

However, the man didn’t become a hero using that ability.
Or rather, he couldn’t become one.

Although he had an ability, it was because the ability was too insignificant.
Thanks to that, the man who couldn’t even become a villain committing crimes with his ability had just lived as a small citizen of society.

“It doesn’t matter how great or how trashy your ability is. For me, only the ‘presence or absence of an ability’ matters.”

Saying that, a young man walks out of the darkness with heavy steps.

The young man appeared to be in his early twenties at most, judging by his outward appearance.
However, there was one thing, just one thing, that made it impossible to consider him an ordinary human, and that was his teeth.

Reminiscent of shark teeth, hundreds of sharp, pointed teeth made a chilling sound as they clicked together.

“I’ll enjoy my meal.”

Chomp-!

The young man walked towards the terrified man and opened his horrifying mouth wide.
As the sharp teeth clicked together, continuously making an eerie sound…

“Aaaaarghhhh-!”

A terrible scream erupted from the man’s mouth.

* * *

“Well then, everyone, I’ll be counting on you.”

Whoosh-.

Cheon Seoa, who had appeared in the skies above Seoul, said while admiring the nightscape of the city spread out below her feet.
In Cheon Seoa’s hand was a small precious stone, simply named the Soul Orb.

The Soul Orb contained the condensed souls of humans that Cheon Seoa had collected so far.

Cheon Seoa released some of these souls and furthermore, gave them one command.

‘Find the human who eats hearts in the country called Korea.’

That was the order given by Cheon Seoa to the souls released from the Soul Orb.
Millions of souls that had been wandering around Cheon Seoa spread out across the country to carry out her command.

As a result, untimely ghostly wails echoed throughout Korea, giving rise to numerous ghost stories.

“Oh…?”

Sitting on a cloud in the sky, Cheon Seoa tilted her head while lightly eating dessert.

How long has it been since the souls were released, and already a ‘human who devours hearts’ has been discovered.

The location is.

“It’s Seoul.”

Seoul.
The capital of South Korea.

Who would have thought they’d already entered Seoul.
Cheon Seoa wore an expression of surprise.

It was around morning when that villain left Japan.
If we simply consider the time, it’s certainly possible for them to appear in Seoul.

“Evading the gaze of numerous heroes and villains, not to mention the police, and sneaking into Seoul. This is…”

Is it simply someone who learned the Heart-Devouring Soul-Stealing Great Force technique that flowed in from the Cultivation World, or is it a cultivator who learned magical techniques including the Heart-Devouring Soul-Stealing Great Force in the Cultivation World and then flowed into Earth?

But if so, why continue to eat hearts even after coming to Earth?

Whether they flowed in by chance.
Or intentionally crossed dimensions to arrive on Earth.

At any rate, if they’re able to withstand the pressure of dimensional travel, their level must be at least that of an Avatar.

No matter how excellent the Heart-Devouring Soul-Stealing Great Force technique is as a magical method, and how easily one can gain power from it.

“If they’ve reached that level, it shouldn’t be of any help anymore.”

Perhaps it’s simply an unusual appetite?

Well, that’s.

“I’ll just have to ask them directly.”

With that murmur, Cheon Seoa moved to clear the table filled with various desserts in front of her.

The moment she took a step, Cheon Seoa disappeared without a trace and reappeared in a deserted alleyway.

It was an alley devoid of even a single streetlight, with only a desolate darkness settling in.
From within, a chilling sound of “crunch! crunch!” kept echoing.

Thud. Thud.

As Cheon Seoa silently entered the alley, the eerie sound that had been constantly echoing suddenly stopped.

Simultaneously.

Kihihi-!
Food. New food has arrived.

From within the darkness, a terrifyingly eerie sound that gripped one’s soul echoed.