episode_0022

Second Appearance

(rustling)

In Arthur’s living room, Glinda was drawing on a large piece of paper. Even to someone unfamiliar with magic, the drawing looked like a magic circle.

“Is this a magic circle?”

As he followed, Arthur approached Glinda and asked.

“Yes.”

“It really looks like real magic.”

Hector also approached Arthur, holding a cup, and said.

(sipping)

Arthur and Hector drank their tea at the same time.

“Gulp!”

“Cough!!”

And at the same time, they either spat out the tea or pretended to retch.

“Hey!! O Seo-hyun!!”

“Hey!! O Seo-hyun!!”

Arthur and Hector once again simultaneously shouted a woman’s name.

“Huh?”

O Seo-hyun, descending the stairs in her missing pants fashion, looked at them.

“This damn! Did you boil this?”

“O Seo-hyun, did you boil this?”

“But?”

“You boiled the tea, right? Not poison?”

“It’s stronger than herbal medicine?”

“…hehe”

“What’s so funny, you rotten b****?”

“Whoa whoa”

Hector, about to fly towards Seo-hyun, was held back by Jim.

“Let go. That girl will poison us someday.”

“Whoa whoa, it’s your own fault anyway.”

“She’s really good at fighting, isn’t she? Look at me. I’m serious.”

(whoosh)

Arthur emptied his teacup (of course, into the sink) and approached Glinda again.

“…There are principles and formulas, right?”

Arthur cautiously asked Glinda, who was concentrating on the unfamiliar magic circle.

“Yes, it’s like math formulas. The equations and numbers have to be precise for us to get the results we want.”

(swish)

“It’s all set.”

Glinda put down her brush and stood up from her seat.

“Okay, unfold it.”

(rustle)

Arthur spread out a carpet that already had one magic circle drawn on it.

(whoosh, swish)

Then he placed a hat that was lying on the sofa onto the carpet.

(humming)

When Glinda raised her hand towards one magic circle, it began to emit a faint light.

(poof!!)

“…”

Immediately, as light emanated from the magic circle, the hat moved to another magic circle.

“Oh”

(clap! clap! clap! clap!)

As the hat teleported, people applauded.

“Well, how is it?”

Feeling pleased, Glinda covered her laughter and asked Arthur.

“As expected of a witch.”

Arthur also clapped and spoke to Glinda.

“However, living organisms cannot be transferred. Also, things that are extremely heavy or large can be problematic.”

“Don’t worry, we won’t be moving anything that big.”

“What happens when a person goes up there?”

“Uh… their soul will leave?”

“Oh.”

“This isn’t a wizard’s teleportation magic circle, it’s a witch’s magic circle. It would be a big problem if someone other than a witch used it.”

“Mm.”

“But how will we get a living organism out of the bank then?”

“Very well, smoothly, and gently.”

“…Isn’t that the same thing?”

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“……”

In a white space, I was sitting at the only table in that space.

“I was definitely watching a movie.”

I was definitely watching a movie with Alice. But suddenly, I came to my senses in this white space.

“Hello?”

On the opposite side of the table, there was a being that looked just like me, except it had only one black head, and it greeted me.

“It’s been a while.”

This situation is not new to me.

“How many years has it been?”

It appeared in my dreams when I was around 5 years old, after I was born into this world and some time had passed.

At first, I was cautious, but then we started sharing stories, and before I knew it, it became a being with whom I could share things I couldn’t tell anyone else.

His name is Black, a being who lives with me in the depths of my subconscious.

“Aren’t you still upset?”

“Some time has passed, and I’ve calmed down.”

The last time we met, he was really upset. Well, I was quite sharp with him back then.

“What’s wrong?”

(Tap, tap, tap)

Cups and saucers fell from the air, and I picked them up and made tea.

This is a kind of dream of mine, where I can do whatever I want.

“A cup?”

“Sure.”

I handed Black the tea.

Oh, by the way, I named that guy Black. He said he didn’t have a name, and since he looks just like me but with only a black head, I named him Black.

“So what’s going on?”

“That’s up to you.”

While sipping his tea, Black said.

“You had a lot of fun, didn’t you?”

“Did you see?”

“I did, Mr. Villain Mad Hatter.”

“How was it?”

“It was cool.”

“Thank you.”

“So, I helped.”

“…The regeneration ability, was that you?”

I recently acquired a regeneration ability that I didn’t even have.

“I only showed a very small part.”

“I’ve been thinking for a long time, what are you exactly?”

At first, I thought it was something like a ghost. Then I thought it might be a split personality, then a psychic, and even later, a transcendent being.

So, there’s some truth to it.

“Hey, are you a god?”

“Hmm? Me? Haha! As if.”

“Then what are you?”

“It might be a bit difficult for a kid to understand.”

“Hey, my mental age is similar to that of an adult, isn’t it?”

“You’re still young; ask again when you’re older.”

Every time, this guy avoided giving a direct answer.

“Alright, now you seem old enough to hear it, don’t you?”

“Hmm… okay.”

Black swallowed the tea in one go.

“I’m heavy, but if you turn me over, I’m not.

What am I?”

“…A riddle?”

“Try to guess.”

“Ton.”

“…”

“Heavy, but if you turn it over, it’s not. T.O.N turned over is N.O.T, right?”

“Not bad, huh?”

“A little?”

Arthur shrugged and said.

“Alright, let’s do it properly.”

Black raised his arm and struck a pose.

“I can be small or big,

I can appear as water or fire,

I may be wrong, but if lucky, I’m not wrong.

What am I?”

“…”

“Bring ‘me’ next time we meet.”

“Hey, hey.”

(Tap, tap)

At Hector’s words touching my forehead, I slowly opened my eyes.

“…”

As I opened my eyes, I could see Alice lying on my knees and Seohyun sleeping on my shoulder.

“Get up.”

Hector who woke me up took the laptop to the table.

“…”

(Swish)

I carefully moved Seohyun’s head to the other side and even more carefully lifted Alice’s head to get out.

“What’s going on?”

“We are the residents’ hero of Fur Bank.”

“Oh.”

(Swish)

Arthur pulled the laptop closer and looked at the contents in detail.

[Green Shield / A-class hero]

Ability: Defense | Can create a shield that blocks any attack.

Nickname: A 12-year veteran hero specialized in civilian rescue with defense-related abilities. A popular hero among citizens due to a friendly and cozy image.

-Confidential-

When using defense ability, cannot move, and there is no limit to the size of the shield, but cannot create more than one.

When the shield was broken by the villain Swordmaster’s attack, he fled using nearby citizens as shields.

21 citizens dead, incident covered up

Previous sexual assault and numerous prior offenses, management recommends hero’s retirement due to excessive use of “Damas Club”

Green Shield refuses

Hero activity practically retired due to the incident, currently active as a resident hero at Union Bank

“He’s such a bastard, isn’t he?”

“Even high-ranking officials in management don’t know this information. It’s something you can’t find unless you’re exceptionally skilled, right?”

“That’s all part of his ability. So, do you feel like respecting this guy?”

“… ”

(Swish)

Arthur raised his phone to search for something

“What are you doing?”

“There should be a video of when you confessed to the top student back in college.”

(Thud!)

“Respected sir!! I’m sorry for being impudent!”

Hector quickly kneeled down and shouted

“Doing well?”

“Yes! Sir!”

“Prepare, the operation starts at dawn.”

“What?”

Jim, coming down the stairs, asked, looking at Hector on his knees

“I just let him experience your terror for a moment.”

“Yes, and he’s feeling it deeply.”

“The tea party is in two days. Get ready.”

“Okay.”

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(Ding dong!)

“Customer 103”

At the bank desk, a staff member called out to the customer with a ringing voice

“What brings you here today?”

“Oh, I came to withdraw some money.”

“Do you have your bankbook or online banking?”

“Just a moment.”

(Clang!!)

On an ordinary day, sounds that shattered such days were heard.

(Tadadadat!!)

“Everyone get down!!”

Black suits, masks, silk hats. Mad Hatter’s henchmen rushed in.

(Bang! Bang! Bang!)

Mad Hatter’s henchmen fired at the guards.

(Creak!!)

“Ugh!”

“Ugh!”

(Thud!!)

The guards hit by bullets convulsed briefly and then fell.

“Twinkle twinkle little Hatter, horribly shining even in the eastern hell, even in the western hell~~♪”

Following the Mad Hatter’s henchmen, Arthur revealed himself humming.

“Twinkle twinkle little Hatter, shining like crazy~”

“Enter.”

Humming, Arthur stood in the center of the bank, as the Hatters began to occupy various parts of the bank.

(Thud!)

“Get up!!”

The hater lifted the woman sitting on the desk chair.

(Thud!!)

At that moment, something green swiftly flew and struck the hater’s face, causing them to collapse.

“!!”

“!!”

“Is everyone okay?”

The person who had dispelled the green shield, the hero Green Shield, shouted with a determined expression.

“Stand against the villain right now!!”

The citizens’ faces brightened at the righteous cry of the hero filled with the conviction of being good.

“Save me!”

The woman who had been led by the hater ran towards Green Shield.

“Well, don’t worry.”

As the woman embraced him, Green Shield chuckled and said, “I am a hero who protects citizens.”

(Swish)

And naturally, he wrapped his arms around the woman’s waist.

(Hum!)

Green Shield’s ability, the shield, enveloped both him and the woman.

“I will protect you,” Green Shield said, looking at the woman’s face. And instinctively, he did not hide his gaze as it moved towards her chest, driven by his vile instincts.

“Now, let’s finish this quickly as there seems to be urgent matters.”

Thinking of a pleasant place, Green Shield looked at the villain Mad Hater.

(Thud)

The woman placed her hand on Green Shield’s face.

“Haha, now?”

“You, are you really disgusting?”

(Grunt!!)

Embraced in Green Shield’s arms, Seohyun broke his neck with her hand.

“Ugh, disgusting.”

The now lifeless Green Shield, while brushing off the area touched by Seohyun’s hand with a disgusted expression, approached Arthur.

“That’s true.”

No matter how strong Seohyun was, an A-class hero, especially one like Baetaerang, a hero with abilities usable for both defense and offense, was extremely dirty and futile for the final showdown.

“Now! Shall we continue the tea party?” Arthur shouted to the citizens lying down, no, the hostages.

“Anyone for tea?”