episode_0025

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Hello, this is Mair! Can you hear me, body? Can you hear me?

… Hmm, it seems like the main body isn’t paying much attention to this right now. I was given a mission that felt like a mission.

But, it doesn’t really matter since it happens all the time. Anyway, if you record it in the letter of marriage, the body will read it on its own later.

Now, let’s start the real-time reporting. Normally, I would have written that today was an uneventful day at hero school, but today I am broadcasting my actions live through a real-time report.

Such a hassle—hmm. There are many reasons to do worthwhile work.

Four days ago, I received a rough plan from the main body. It seems that the reason my team and the target’s team are working together this time is due to manipulation on the part of the main body. This plan is largely divided into three stages.

Step 1, the goal is to lure the newly transferred hero Fafnir to a specific location with the team. Although Korea has eliminated chaos and established a period of stability at a speed unprecedented in the world since the era of great chaos, there are still places where public security cannot properly reach.

I don’t need to touch on this part. Because that specific location is already included in the patrol route.

Since it has not been rebuilt after frequent terrorist attacks by awakened criminals, there are not many people around, so it is a place that you would not necessarily come to unless you are from the underworld.

But is it really okay? It seems like some politicians were used to create this movement, but wouldn’t it have a big impact on whether it succeeds or fails?

This operation is definitely worth it, right? The main body, think properly and get things done, right?

Let me explain step 2, feeling a little anxious. Step two is to sow the seeds of discord in the situation. This is where my abilities become important. It will also be related to what we will report today.

I heard that there will be diversion support on the main body, so I don’t think it will be too difficult if you work hard. The main body is truly blessed to have a powder body as capable as me.

If this goes well, I suggest increasing the soul share. Aim for major shareholders!

Finally, step 3! The plan for this part varies depending on the success of stage 2. If step 2 is successful, you will be able to knock the party away from the objective, and if it is half-successful, you will be able to take the party hostage.

If possible, I’d like to do it electronically. In the latter case, I’m going to end up being sick. I think it’s necessary to avoid suspicion, but I still hate being in pain.

The main body seems to be doing something after this, but this is the end of my work. I want to finish it quickly and go eat something delicious.

As a devil, I don’t need to eat food, but I am a human being with a true spirit. If you don’t eat, you will die. really.

As I was running the happiness circuit about what to eat, I looked around. I can see my dear teammates who have been with me for half a year. They’ve become so attached that they don’t even say a word out of consideration for each other.

He infiltrated the hero school under orders from the main body, but quickly became a nuisance there, so he sat idle for half a year, and the result was terrible teamwork before his eyes.

But usually, when you’re together, don’t you just start talking without even trying? This isn’t my fault, right?

“Ugh~ Hey, why don’t we go have coffee together for the first time in a while?”

It’s just now after a day’s patrol. The target team seems to get along well and always go somewhere to play together after patrol.

If I hadn’t been afraid of my identity being discovered, if I hadn’t played alone because I couldn’t be bothered to work, would I have been able to live a vibrant hero life under a team like that?

“Coffee? What a bother again. Whether you do it on your own or not, do it yourself.”

It was probably impossible. Even if you don’t watch it, it’s a video. Look at the attitude of this damn leader who shows no signs of cooperation.

I already heard from the main body that they didn’t send this person’s information this time. How can I know whether he can feel divine power or not?

I don’t even know if he ate lunch today!

Ah, when I first saw the trainer, I thought it was great because he had a bad attitude and was said to be the successor to a large company.

Actually, he doesn’t care about his teammates, and he’s unnecessarily strong, so hints and such don’t even work… . I can’t see the answer, in many ways.

“… … .”

And Quickle, who doesn’t say anything as usual. It’s cool today too, it’s cool and cute! hug me! Ah, it’s an overwhelming oasis, different from those messy men’s houses. If possible, I’d like you to take off that hood.

Of course, even though Quickle has a huge impact on mental well-being, it is the same in that it does not help much with the mission. Because I’m extremely reluctant to interact with people, I’ve only talked to him more times than I can count over the past half year. Even if you talk to them, they are usually ignored… . Ah, this damn team is really real!

“… Yeah, good. Coincidentally, I also had something I wanted to talk about.”

Still, I believe that there will come a day when I can chat with her. No, not just her, I will create my own harem at the hero school.

Cool Beauty’s Quirk, the small but confident Fafnir, the lively and bright Raon, I like them all──

──Huh!?

“Qui, Quicle, could you say it!?”

“… I’m being treated like a huge fool right now, right? and… , call me by name. I hate hero names.”

“Ah, that’s right. I’m sorry, Marie. It’s been so long since we talked.”

“Respectful language too… . … No, it’s okay, that’s it.”

I smiled bitterly at the words of Quickle, no, Marie, who knew the situation.

My honorific language is neither a concept nor a way of speaking. I don’t know what went wrong, but the family registration I received was not fast, but one year younger than me, so when I first joined this team, the trainer asked me to use the honorific language. It was strange to only use polite words with one person, so I ended up using polite words with everyone.

Really, please prepare the body properly. Since I’m used to talking to the main body, it’s not difficult to use polite language in my mouth. Plus, I haven’t had much to talk to my teammates over the past half year.

change! Change teams! But since it’s a mental potential, no one will take it!

Anyway, I left the trainer and went to the cafe alone with Marie. Wouldn’t it be okay to call this a date now? Well, since it’s a group of women, they probably won’t think that way at all.

“… Hey.”

“Yes, yes?”

“Do you like being called mare? Or, your real name?”

“Hmm~, it doesn’t matter anything. Please do whatever you feel comfortable with.”

“… Yes.”

Marie closed her mouth again after saying those words. uh… , Is that the end of it? Do you have something to talk about?

While I was at the cafe, I gave him advice and since we’ve gotten so close, I thought about gossiping about our goals, but I don’t feel like we’re getting closer at all.

If I had to, I could just force him to make a fuss tomorrow, but I feel bad about doing such a violent thing to this poor child.

“That… . I’m not saying we’re going to talk about it.”

Fortunately, it seems that wasn’t all. No, it’s natural, but Marie is a bit unusual, so I just thought it might happen. Anyway, Marie took the coffee from the waiter and continued speaking.

“Fafnir, you know?”

“… ? Yes, of course I know. We were on a patrol mission together just a little while ago, right?”

“I want that kid to leave Surtur’s team.”

I bowed my head at Marie’s words that came out of nowhere. It’s not because it was such an absurd thing. Quite the opposite. I hid my expression because I thought things would suddenly go well and I would laugh without realizing it.

Big. Clearing my throat and controlling my expression, I looked into Marie’s eyes. Even so, I am confident in looking at people because I inherit the experience of the main body.

Wow, this guy is talking very seriously. Even without experience, anyone can tell that what he just said was sincere.

“Umm, I understand what you’re talking about, but why all of a sudden… ? As you saw today, Fafnir seemed to be getting along quite well with his team. Could you please tell me the reason?”

“… Are you helping me?”

“Of course. Marie and I are a team, right?”

It seems that the attitude of helping people regardless of the reason has worked quite well. hmm. It seems like I just saw a gap in your heart, so let me give you a little hint. Something light that increases likeability. Yay, yap.

“Thank you… .”

Marie’s blush, it’s a spectacular sight I’ve seen for the first time in half a year. I have to thank Goal for this. If we keep hinting like this, won’t we be able to complete the attack someday?

I wanted to inadvertently make a stronger hint, but I held back with all my will. Awakened people basically have strong resistance to mental magic such as suggestion, so it is easy for them to resist or notice abnormalities nearby.

More cautiously than a light rain. This is the basics of being a dark magician.

“Why this much! Rather, could you tell me why? Of course, I’ll help you even if you don’t know, but if you know the reason, I might be able to tell you a better way.”

“Yes. But, that… , I think you might not believe it… .”

“I believe it.”

Here, hold Marie’s hand with both hands! Both eyes are looking straight at the opponent! Look serious!

Kya~, I like it, I like it~. If this were a game, I would have heard the sound of favorability rising here.

“Okay, then I’ll talk about it… .”

So, taking advantage of Marie’s hesitation, I listened to her story for a while.

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“Thank you so much for talking to me today. I will also try to find a solution, so please check the text later.”

“Yes… . I really am grateful. There are a lot of people who don’t believe the story about these eyes… .”

“Rather, since it is the ‘eye’, it is highly reliable. Be more confident.”

“Sure. … What are you going to do after this?”

“Oh, I have some other appointments. Please return to the dormitory first.”

“Okay… .”

Marie gave a small bow as if she was disappointed and disappeared into the crowd. I also waved at them until they were no longer visible.

… hmm. I guess this is enough. Hey, is there a main body?

[The main body has arrived~. Is there any good news~?]

You know it when you see it.

[I see. I wondered if it would be a success if I could catch a random child and make him run wild with hints, but this can be considered a huge success.]

All I can say is that I was really lucky. The trainer can’t even think about touching them, and other kids have little opportunity to talk to them.

I wondered what would happen if Mari had the constitution to not be influenced by suggestions, but I never thought she would be such a big deal.

[Anyway, you did a good job, really. You can look forward to this soul share settlement.]

and! Did it!

[Detailed operations──]

I’ll tell you later, so you have to convey it to Marie properly, right? Yes, I understand. Communication is over!

[It is my authority to terminate communication.]

Having said that, I really like the main body that cuts off communication without any gaps! Well, it’s just me.

If the main body and I meet each other, will it be sex or masturbation? Someday, if the market share increases, I would like to try it at least once.

Okay, I’ve finished my work. Let’s go back to where we’ll be patrolling tomorrow and enjoy some private time. Well then, finish watching!

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Joint patrol training between the trainer team and the Surt team. Even though I and the trainer knew the situation, for the other kids, the training was decided quite unexpectedly, but it was going smoothly.

hmm. I was wondering if something would happen since the original team of main characters was chosen. Was it just a politician taking care of himself?

Watching kids who like to eat evaluation scores every day makes me wonder if I’ve thought too deeply about it.

“Ah, I wish I saw reviews like this every day~.”

“Still, it’s annoying that it’s a bit long. Fine, how long have you been doing this?”

“I heard it will be held until next Wednesday.”

“Then it’s just before Chuseok! Army, what are you going to do on Chuseok?”

I was momentarily speechless at Raon’s words. Chuseok, um, is it Chuseok? Now that I think about it, there was something like that.

“… Chuseok was a day off, right?”

“What an obvious thing to say! I know that Chuseok is a day off!”

“That’s not necessarily the case. Because Chuseok was not a public holiday more than 10 years ago. Raon, you just don’t remember, but when we were very young, we didn’t rest during Chuseok.”

“Uh, really?”

That’s because monsters came pouring out of the cracks every day and the surroundings became a mess, making it impossible to rest.

I had briefly heard that the holiday had been revived, but I thought it was someone else’s business that had nothing to do with me. I can’t believe I’m planning a holiday with my friends now. It’s a strange feeling to receive an unexpected gift.

“Hmm~, well. I guess all I’ll do is lounge around at home anyway.”

“Really? Then, why don’t you come over to my house?”

“You… .”

How many times do I have to tell him that I am a man before he gets angry? Hwain saw my slightly bored expression and hurried out.

“Hey, if you talk like that, people will misunderstand. Don’t worry too much about what you just said. Raon and I were living together in that facility. Even though we graduated, it feels like home to us. You go back to your hometown for the holidays, right?”

ah. If you think about it, it was like that. Hwa-in grew up in an orphanage after a serious accident, and Ra-on was left there with amnesia.

The orphanage facility didn’t come up in the original work, so it didn’t come to mind right away.

“Well, if that’s the case. Sorry, I thought I was careless and invited it like it was a slumber party with women.”

“Ahaha, actually, I invited you with that feeling.”

I thought so. Ugh, so what’s wrong with you? It’s my fault it’s like this. How could there not be a way to quickly return to the original body?

“What do you want to do, Jeongyoung?”

“Sure. Chuseok, I mean… .”

Why is Jeongyoung so quiet ever since the Chuseok story came out? In the original, Jeong Young had an ordinary family, but what about here?

“… Should I go to your house too?”

“I am welcome. Then, let’s all come to my house together.”

Jeongyoung accepted Hwain’s invitation with a slightly shady expression. Well, if we keep hanging out like this, I’m sure I’ll hear something someday. At least it won’t be something to ask about while on patrol.

“There’s still quite a bit left before this is over, so it won’t be too late to talk about it in detail next week──huh?”

“? What’s wrong, Ami?”

“Wait a minute.”

Jirijirit. I get a feeling. After feeling this a few times, I feel like I’m getting the hang of it. It is not much different from feeling magical power through the skin or eyes. I’m just not familiar with the existence of the sense organ called horn.

The direction is northwest. The distance──is quite far. It seems like it’s almost going to the outskirts of Seoul.

Honestly, I was quite surprised. Did you really use ‘seeds’ again? I don’t think we’ll know until later, but it won’t be that easy to make now.

Of course, no matter what my expectations are, it is undoubtedly true that I am feeling divine power right now, and if so, I will have to deal with it. I looked at Hwain as if asking for permission.

“Ugh. Even if I ask you to tell me what’s going on, you won’t tell me, right?”

“… huh. sorry. I don’t think it’s possible yet.”

“What do you have to be sorry about? You too are caught up in the situation.”

When this training started, we were given one instruction. If I or the trainer detects something, the response is limited to me and the trainer.

I am grateful for Sia’s consideration in preventing these children from getting caught up in dangerous situations. Still, it wouldn’t be very happy to just have to watch while a teammate goes to a dangerous place. If it can’t be helped, it can’t be helped.

“That’s true too. I hope you get stronger quickly.”

However, for now, I return the joke with a hint of bravado. Even if I show some strange consideration here, it will only endanger the children.

In that case, one way would be to show that I believe they will catch up to me quickly.

“Then I’ll come back!”

Using the gaze of the three as a trigger to amplify my magical power, I quickly ran towards the direction where I could feel the divine power.

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“… Ami, you’re gone.”

“Sure.”

Of the three remaining, Hwain and Raon looked in that direction even after Ami was no longer visible. Looking at that speed, it seems impossible to beat it.

“What are you doing, you guys? We have to move quickly.”

Jeong Young was the only one who urged them to move as if nothing had happened. Once Fafnir and the trainer moved, the remaining personnel were to join and continue patrolling.

“You look at that and don’t think anything?”

“What? It’s good if your team members count. Have we already forgotten that our noses are as big as stone? If you don’t want to get expelled, let’s go earn some points.”

It was cold, but it was also true. Most of the Surt team, which was caught up in various incidents including Genesis in the first semester, did not have very good scores. However, as Jeongyoung said, it wasn’t to the point of being expelled from school, but it was also true that there was no time to relax.

However, even while moving, the atmosphere showed no signs of improving, and eventually Jeongyoung, who could no longer bear it, clicked his tongue and opened his mouth.

“I told you about it last time. You guys are strong enough too. Even when I occasionally went around hunting monsters, there weren’t many heroes like you.”

“That’s true, but.”

“He only says he’s a student, but he’s clearly an ace hero sent by the association. The object of comparison itself was wrong in the first place.”

“I heard you said no when I asked you last time?”

“Then, if you were to ask someone who secretly infiltrated you, would you say yes?”

Of course, some degree of praise was also included. Putting aside Raon’s case, Hwain without the flame would be slightly behind the hero average. The painter’s expression did not completely relax as to whether he was aware of it.

“It seems like it is, considering that it is very strong and that it knew about my flame.”

“Okay. So don’t worry too much. Raon, you too.”

“… That’s not why I did it.”

“Then what is it for?”

Raon sighed in response to Jeongyoung’s question, which seemed like he really didn’t know.

I didn’t want to tell you that I felt lonely because I thought that the reason Ami was with us was because of a mission, or that she would just go somewhere else once the mission was over. One of them will make fun of me with a blunt face asking “What’s that?” and the other will make fun of me with a smiling face saying that I understand but that’s still not the case.

There would probably be nothing more to say since the two of them knew that they were thinking the same thing as Raon himself. If we’re together because of a mission, we just need to make it not because of the mission. However, I just couldn’t cut out Raon as well as those two.

“That’s it. Rather, aren’t those over there the trainers?”

“That’s right. It’s strange, the confluence is still a bit further away. Did you come to meet me?”

A muscular young man with squinted eyes, a busty woman who was tall for a woman, and even a girl wearing a hoodie. It was a face of the trainer team that I had become familiar with as I had seen it often over the past few days.

“The joining may still be some time away. What’s going on?”

As the Surt team stopped, its leader, Hwain, came forward. Inwardly, Hwa-in thought that the person who carried his words would respond. Until now, Cyclops had never done anything, either in class or in outside activities.

But it was the girl in the hoodie who came forward.

“… no. I have something important to say.”

The girl, hero Cyclops, opened her mouth towards the Surtur team with eyes filled with determination.

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