episode_0003
by fnovelpia“Okay, okay, just a minute.”
“Is there any problem, handler.”
Team leader Lee Tae-seok with a calm expression.
It looks even worse because his eyes are already covered by sunglasses.
“I was kidnapped here for less than an hour and now I have to meet Ruina in 10 minutes? This isn’t just a problem, this is a mountain of problems!?”
“I think it would be better to say ‘accompanying’ rather than the harsh word ‘kidnapping’.”
“More than that…! You’re still in the same clothes you came to work in, you haven’t even washed yet, and you’re in front of a SSS-class villain and you haven’t even had a drink!”
Team Leader Lee Tae-seok nodded to the person next to me again as I continued to chatter.
As if he knew he was going to say something like that, the man in the black suit took out a small bottle of liquid Cheongsimwon.
“Please eat.”
“… … … … .”
He accepted the Cheongsimwon that he politely handed to him with both hands as if he was snatching it away.
Gulp gulp.
The bitter yet refreshing liquid flowed down my esophagus, leaving my body feeling refreshed.
“Haaa.”
A deep sigh escaped me without me realizing it.
I became the hero I always dreamed of.
It’s really good because you can get a lot of money.
As things started so suddenly, the confusion and tension became more and more evident.
From now on, my job is not to do official work at the office, but to act as Ruina’s lover as a hero handler.
I couldn’t help but feel nervous.
To begin with, I’ve never even had a girlfriend before…
I wish I had just one day to calm my mind… … .
“What if Ruina doesn’t like me?”
“Still, please don’t give up and continue to play your role. We will continue to support you as much as possible.”
That’s irresponsible…!!
Right now I have to stand in front of a villain who can destroy everything with just one finger!!
“If you think I’m irresponsible, I have nothing to say to you. But, Handler, you are the only one qualified to handle this operation. We intend to leave everything to you, who can take the reins of Ruina.”
“I… … . the only… … .”
A hero is someone who always overcomes adversity and saves everyone in times of crisis.
I was in exactly that situation right now.
If I handle this crisis well, Ruina won’t run wild, and I might even be able to prevent catastrophic damage.
Team Leader Lee Tae-seok’s words, which seemed to read my mind, made the heart I had lost during my academy days sprout again.
I covered my face with both hands.
He exhaled hot breath forcefully through his nostrils.
“… … Okay. Let’s give it a try. Ruina’s lover.”
I made up my mind.
As a hero handler.
* * *
After the van arrives at the destination.
I was led around by men in black suits, my eyes covered, just like when I got into the car.
When I asked, they said it was a simple measure for security.
I thought I was being treated a little poorly, considering I was the key to this operation.
Anyway, since I’m on the same boat, there’s no way I’d be spreading information about Ruina here and there.
But I could roughly guess where this place was.
Because my eyes were covered but my nose was not blocked.
The smell that was tickling my nostrils right now was the strong smell of grass.
At least I could vaguely tell that this wasn’t the city center.
“These are stairs. Be careful.”
With the help of the black suit, he reaches the stairs leading down.
One side is walking down the stairs awkwardly.
The new scent that was irritating my nose was a musty, moldy smell.
So that means I’m headed underground.
Step by step like that.
After going down and down a staircase that was longer than I thought.
“1828 Arrived at the microphone.”
“Let go.”
“Yes.”
After hearing the conversation between the black suit agent and Team Leader Itaeseok.
My eyes finally met the light.
“Ugh.”
I thought so.
A dark, high-ceilinged underground space with almost no light greeted me.
In front of me was a huge metal barrier tightly shut, illuminated by a faint yellow light.
Is that the Ruina hanging in the coffin that I saw in the video?
“… … Gate open.”
A short order from Team Leader Lee Tae-seok, who was looking down at his wristwatch.
Two agents quickly went to either end of the barrier and retrieved the keys.
They both then simultaneously inserted the key into the keyhole.
“Count. Three. Two. One.”
Click!
The moment when two keys turn at the same time.
Waaaa …
The siren blared, its red lights flashing yellow and its eardrum-splitting blast.
While covering your ears from noise that is beyond a certain level.
The firewall was gradually opening.
But what was beyond that was not an SSS-class villain, but another defensive wall.
Whether the siren sounds or not.
Team leader Lee Tae-seok, who had been standing there nonchalantly, approached the second barrier.
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.
Team Leader Lee Tae-seok put his hand on the digital panel attached to the firewall and brought his eyes close to it.
It was the kind of strict, cutting-edge protection you only see in movies.
Well, considering who’s out there, this kind of shelter is only natural.
While the maddening ensemble of red lights and sirens continues.
The second barrier also began to slowly open up and down.
As I had expected, the next thing I saw was a third barrier.
“Yeah. It’s human nature to not be satisfied with two.”
“Handler! Last one is your car!”
“Yes!?”
When I was muttering to myself.
Team Leader Lee Tae-seok’s shout could be heard through the sirens.
I ran straight towards him.
“The official certificate I gave you is the key to the third gate.”
“Is that so?”
I quickly took out the card I had put in my pocket.
Certainly, I could immediately see that it was subtly different from the qualifications I had been handling at the Hero Nation.
There was a small IC chip attached to the corner of the card, as if it was designed to come into contact with something.
“From now on, it’s your turn as the handler. Please take care of it.”
“… … … … .”
Gulp.
My mind, which had become calm due to the effects of Cheongsimwon, began to feel waves again.
But I had no intention of coming all the way here and backing out.
If you pull out in the first place, there might be a hole in your head.
“Then let’s go.”
Beep.
As I held up my license to the panel, the siren and red light both went off for a moment.
The underground space suddenly became as quiet as a mouse.
The last barrier slowly opened, and only then did the space I had seen in the video on my tablet begin to reveal itself.
“That SSS-class villain right inside me… … .”
A ceiling quite high above your head.
The iron pipe was hanging from numerous chains.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
Because this was a large open space, the sound of footsteps echoed loudly.
As I walked forward, the taut chains began to loosen and the coffin began to descend further.
[Handler. Can you hear me?]
“Yes, yes. I can hear you.”
Team Leader Lee Tae-seok’s voice echoes throughout the room.
The voice crackled as if it was coming through a crappy speaker.
No. Anyone could tell that it was coming from the speaker.
“No way… … .”
When I looked back where I had walked from, the protective wall was firmly closed, as expected.
[As I said earlier, this is your stage from now on. The gate has been closed again in preparation for any accidents that may occur. Please understand.]
Why does it open slowly like a turtle’s cousin, but close so quickly!?
More importantly, the fact that the barriers are closed means that there are only Ruina and me in this space now… …?
“… … … … .”
Gather saliva in your mouth and moisten your parched throat.
He clenches his hands into fists, trembling with fear.
Now I am either a trainer or prey thrown into the lion’s cage.
Anyway, the exit route will be blocked.
I had no choice but to move forward.
Before I knew it, the rough iron pipe had come down to my height.
In the video, the top of the open coffin lid was closed, so Ruina’s face was not visible.
“shi, excuse me… … . I, uh. Ruina… … ssi?”
I knocked on the coffin lid and took a handful of the container into my mouth.
It’s also because I’m in front of a villain who shook the world.
Standing here as her lover, I couldn’t help but stutter.
Soon, the coffin lid began to slowly open with a swoosh.
My heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of my throat.
I began to smell a strangely fragrant scent.
“Hey~ You’re my boyfriend starting today? Hoohoo. It’s much more halved than I expected. Pass.”
Unlike the video, the inside of the coffin is completely open.
A black-haired woman, her whole body bound up in something like a pressure bandage, scanned me with her eyebrows raised.
The strongest and most evil SSS-class villain you’ve ever seen before.
She was a much more slender and beautiful girl than she appeared in the video.
“Okay, please take care of it.”
I greeted Ruina politely and gently reached out my hand toward her head, as Team Leader Lee Tae-seok had instructed me to do.
A villain of absolute destruction.
The trigger for Ruina’s ability is coincidentally the same as mine, both palms.
I meant that I could gauge whether my ability was working properly by touching her head while she was still tied up.
“What the heck. We haven’t even met for a minute and we’re already getting physical? That’s a little rude.”
“… … … … .”
If a man could touch a naturally beautiful girl, it was his natural duty to do so.
But before being a pretty girl, Ruina was a villain.
I was practically risking my life right now.
A pounding heart.
Shaking fingertips.
Rapid breathing.
It was completely understandable that Ruina would widen her eyes and tilt her head as she looked at my little punk.
In a slow flow where one second feels like one hour.
The tips of her trembling fingers touched Ruina’s glossy ebony hair.
And the prison.
Soon, the entire palm was safely placed on Ruina’s forehead.
“… … … … .”
“… … … … .”
A heavy silence fell between us.
Of course, I am like a deer in front of a lion.
Ruina was just blinking her large eyes.
“Just now… … . What did you do?”
After taking your hand off.
Ruina’s words were filled with confusion.
“Oh, no, that’s it. Rice, rice is not different from each other… … !”
“My ability is blocked by something. Is this your ability?”
“That’s true, but… … ”
“… … … … Ahh.”
Ruina’s eyes and mouth began to open wide at the same time.
I still haven’t been able to enjoy the relief of being alive.
I was just squirming in place due to the tension caused by her reaction.
Are you really that angry that your powers were nullified for no reason?
“The person of destiny.”
“Yes… ?”
“You are the one who is destined for me. Finally, finally, we met… … .”
Suddenly, Ruina’s eyes began to turn red.
What on earth is this reaction…?
“I’ve been waiting for someone like you for a long time.”
“People like me… … . Always?”
Before long, a clear stream of water flowed down from Ruina’s eyes.
“Please take good care of me from now on… no, forever. You♡”
Ruina, who had been shedding tears nonstop, smiled brightly.
That smile was so good that for a moment, you wouldn’t think that this woman was a SSS-level villain.
It was deadly beautiful.
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