episode_0003
by fnovelpiaImmediately after the Maker’s terrorist broadcast was turned off,
The operational analysis room was filled with a cold atmosphere.
“You crazy guy.”
The Ice Queen, who had been sitting silently in the gap, frowned and glared at the turned off screen.
The fact that the terrorist was unusually polite, that he set off a bomb solely to threaten the building he was in, and that he kept smiling and maintaining a relaxed attitude, all of it.
‘I’m not in my right mind.’
The guy wasn’t in his right mind.
Rather than being angry about the world, the guy on the screen seemed like a crazy guy who was motivated by fun and such.
“Sigh..”
I’m already busy…
Ice Queen sighed involuntarily at yet another new villain.
“..What should I do?”
At the sound of someone’s voice, the Ice Queen turned her gaze and looked at the people in front of her.
She is currently one of the few A-class heroes in the Korean branch.
Currently, most of the A- and B-class heroes are on business trips to other countries or in areas other than Area B, so she is essentially the one who has to take on the role of leader in resolving this terrorist attack.
Ice Queen, who saw the new heroes looking at her, sighed deeply and continued speaking.
“First, let’s go first. We can think about the plan later.”
At her words, the heroes began to rush to the scene.
***
The group of heroes soon arrived near the B District Department Store.
“Is it okay?”
“What is it?”
The Ice Queen turned her head for a moment at the sound of a hero’s voice.
Then, the heroes with anxious expressions are visible.
“Everyone here except Ice Queen is C-class..”
Seeing that sight, the Ice Queen replied curtly.
“It’s okay because the recommended level and number of people have been exceeded.”
“But, that villain hasn’t even been ranked yet.”
Villain rank.
A new ranking system was created, abolishing the ranking system based on the existing hero rankings.
While a hero’s rank is entirely determined by his or her abilities and combat prowess,
Villain rating checks the threat level including supernatural and combat abilities.
Even if the ability is weak, the higher the villain’s influence in any way, the higher the rating.
“Do you know the countermeasure manual according to the villain tier list?”
“Yes, yes.”
“You can take down C-class villains one-on-one, and even B-class villains can be taken down if you have multiple heroes.”
In my case, I can usually deal with grades A and below.
She turned her gaze again, asked the police officer in front of her for a situation report, and began to relax.
‘If that guy is above A+ rank, I won’t be able to catch him…’
“As you know, our goal this time is not to defeat the villain, but to rescue the citizens. Besides, I’ll distract him, so don’t worry too much.”
Here, on the way to the B District Department Store.
The association’s members discussed how to respond to this terrorist attack. And.
‘Rescue the citizens first.’
‘Are you sure it’s okay?’
‘There’s no chance that the citizens will be safe if we follow that guy’s words, right?’
‘So you’re saying we should ignore the villain’s words to come within the time limit. But what if he finds out?’
‘We just need someone to attract attention until we rescue the civilians.’
A character who is strong enough to take on villains one-on-one, but also represents the heroes.
Ice Queen.
As they are A-class heroes, it wouldn’t be strange if they chose one person as a representative.
Plus, it would be easy for him to control the variables of the ‘game’ he’s playing.
‘While the Ice Queen is distracted, the C-class heroes can quickly rescue the civilians. Got it?’
‘yes!!’
Rather than negotiating with a villain whose moves you don’t know, it’s better to pretend to give them what they want and then hit them in the back of the head.
This is definitely the right way. It seems like the right way…
‘Why do I feel so uneasy?’
The Ice Queen felt strangely suffocated, but soon shook her head and erased it from her mind.
– 3 minutes before the time limit set by the villain, all heroes return to their positions.
-C-class heroes, go as secretly as possible to the ’15th floor restaurant where the villain showed the screen.’
Soon after, at the words of the association staff member that rang through the communicator, one of the C-class heroes with the ability to hide casted his power on about fifteen heroes, excluding the Ice Queen, and secretly entered the department store.
“…whoa.”
-A-class hero Ice Queen immediately heads to the rooftop and draws attention to the target without provoking them.
Ice Queen took a deep breath for a moment, then increased the output of her ability when she heard a voice from the communicator.
Tsk tsk tsk!!!
An icy climb that takes you from the flat ground to the rooftop in an instant.
Ah, warm.
With a snap of her fingers, the uphill climb turned into stairs again.
“……”
The Ice Queen ignored the gazes directed at her and headed towards the rooftop.
***
“It must be about time for you to come~”
I shook my legs lazily as if expressing my boredom.
‘Surely the hero wouldn’t come when there’s so much chaos on the news?’
For a moment, the worst-case scenario occurred to me, but I quickly shook my head.
‘He caused this much of a fuss and revealed that he was an executive at Eclipse, so he should have been caught with at least a B+ rating.’
In that case, even if you can’t do it, you might be able to meet a B or A-class hero, or if you’re lucky, you might be able to meet ‘them’.
..You’re really coming, right? I think I’m going to start dropping bombs now.
‘Should I reduce the number of touches and give you another chance?… No, let’s give that a try.’
A villain needs a worthy opponent.
That way you look more attractive and strong.
If you commit terrorism without anyone to stop you, unless you are very strong, you will just end up playing the role of an extra villain.
‘Whew… I can’t even see the situation because communication and the internet are blocked.’
I thought the hostages might be able to tell us about their situation, so I cut off the transmission as soon as the broadcast ended, but I wonder if it was a waste of time.
Let’s lament like that for a moment.
“Are you a maker?”
A being that appeared with a “creak!” sound.
When I saw her, my eyes opened wide.
‘A beauty with light blue hair and eyes and a cold impression.’
He was wearing a tight-fitting shirt, leather pants, and a fur-covered cape, which didn’t look like much of a hero outfit.
That’s right.
That woman, for sure.
As a former reader, I continued speaking with a barely composed smile on my face, hiding my trembling heart.
“Hey, I don’t know what to do with myself since a class A hero came to me in person.”
“..Do you know me?”
As you know.
It was a unique, yet secretly national hair color.
“A-class hero Ice Queen.”
Real name: Seo Yoon-hee.
One of Korea’s few A-class heroes.
‘One of the original heroines.’
I was lucky to meet you like this right at the first terrorist attack.
I smiled and tapped the table lightly.
“It looks like you had a hard time getting here. Why don’t you sit down here and have a cup of tea?”
As I snapped my fingers, one of the staff members, who had sensed it like a ghost, set up a chair and an empty teacup.
“……”
Then she came over without saying a word, sat down on the chair, crossed her arms, and crossed her legs.
I looked at her with a big smile and asked.
“Are you here alone, without anyone else?”
“..Most other people were busy, so I came alone.”
“Hmm~”
A blunt look.
It’s funny how he answers obediently even though it’s obvious that he doesn’t like frowning.
“There must be a lot of C-class heroes, right?”
“Heroes don’t make meaningless sacrifices.”
In the end, it means that he was excluded from the force because he was no match for the villain.
I said it indirectly, but if you think about the meaning, it seems like a really cold-hearted thing to say.
‘It seems like it applies to myself too.’
“Besides, you are an executive of ‘Eclipse’, right?”
The Ice Queen looked at me coldly.
A cold expression contrasting with the eyes and hair that are reminiscent of a clear sky.
“I’ve seen quite a few members of organizations and platoon leaders, but this is the first time I’ve seen an executive level person committing a full-scale terrorist act.”
‘Was it like that?’
Since Astra gave permission without saying anything, I thought it was a common occurrence.
I thought for a moment about the other executives besides Astra.
‘..hmm.’
“Certainly, they are people who prefer emotion over reason.”
I wonder if they would have acted wildly on their own, but they weren’t the type to use their head and move like me.
I shrugged and continued.
“As you can see, my own military power is poor. That’s why I have no choice but to commit this kind of terrorism.”
Then he picked up the teacup and sipped the tea.
Maybe it was because the woman in front of me was blowing away the cold air, but I almost had to call it iced tea, but it was surprisingly tasty, so I drank it anyway.
“By the way, it’s too bad. It’s good that Ice Queen came as the only representative, but it would have been better if several other heroes had come.”
“……”
Actually, it doesn’t matter.
Rather, it’s a good thing because things have turned out better than I had hoped.
I got up from my seat and slowly walked past her.
“Hmm~ Then what game would be good to play..”
“Wait a minute.”
While I was walking around like that, looking troubled, the Ice Queen looked at me with a blunt face.
“Before that, you have to keep your promise. The promise to release him if the hero comes. Have you forgotten?”
“Ah~ I did make that promise.”
I kept moving without stopping.
“Promises are important. Of course, you should keep them.”
Thud. Thud.
To liven things up a bit, I walked around a bit loudly.
“But.”
Towering.
“To those who broke their promises first, why should I keep my promises?”
“…!”
I distanced myself from her and stopped in my tracks, then turned around with a smirk.
Before I knew it, I had a detonator switch in my left hand.
“Did you really think I didn’t know?”
“…Wait, just calm down for a second.”
The Ice Queen suddenly got up from her seat and looked at me with trembling eyes.
I snapped my fingers without saying a word.
-Click. Click.
-Is this the one over here?
“!!”
Then a sound was heard from the direction where the department store’s electronic display board was hanging.
There will probably even be a video playing on the scoreboard.
-Found it!! Everyone, they’re here!
-Click. Click.
-It’s okay now, everyone! Our hero is here!…
A bright man’s voice and a small creaking sound.
As if sensing something, the Ice Queen ran towards the switch I took out of my pocket with an urgent expression.
-Creak. Creak. Creak. Creak. Creak. Creak. Creak. Creak. Creak. Creak. Creak. Creak.
“The whip is the cure for liars.”
-..Hey, Emma, that’s not a hostage!! It’s a mannequin!!!
“Game over.”
Kwaaaa …
Actually, I hadn’t even prepared for the games they were talking about on the broadcast.
I knew this would happen.
I smiled brightly and used my power to quickly greet the approaching Ice Queen.
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