episode_0030
by admin#30
“Hey. Hurry up and chase after those kids who just went underground!”
“Yep!”
At the leader’s command, the members of the organization immediately run towards the passage where Do-han and Yun-seol disappeared.
but,
Hwarurur. As Hwayoung lightly gestured in the air, a red line was drawn between her and the organization members.
“This is a person with superpowers…!”
Although Hwayoung controlled the fire herself before it spread to other areas, the psychological effect was significant.
Organization members who hesitate and cannot move forward.
The boss clicked his tongue at the sight of such guys and said to Hwayoung.
“What? You? Are you a hero?”
“Oh. Ah. I can’t recognize you because of the mask.”
After Hwayoung took off the mask she was wearing, the members of the organization who recognized her started to murmur loudly.
“That person, it’s Hwayoung… .”
“That’s ridiculous. Why are you here.”
Unfortunately, the boss didn’t know Hwayoung, but he had an inkling of it from the other members of the organization.
‘…He seems to be a pretty famous hero.’
He also had aspirations of becoming a hero at one point in his childhood.
Of course, it wasn’t because of a sense of justice, but because he coveted the wealth and social prestige that heroes possessed, and so he was confident in his own abilities.
The reason he failed the hero qualification test was because of his frequent violent crimes.
Eventually, he, who was originally born with a vicious nature, fell into the path of organized crime… and eventually rose to the position of leader.
The boss, who had such a past, spoke with baseless confidence that he too was in no way inferior to the hero.
“Even if you’re a hero, if you cause trouble like this at someone else’s workplace, you must be prepared, right?”
After hearing his words, Hwayoung answered with a cold smile.
“Ready? Do I really have to do that? … To trash like you?”
Hwayoung was also angry.
The first reason is the behavior of those who treat people like objects.
And the second reason is.
“… But I can’t just wait. Jia is a part-timer at our store… No, she’s family. Please. ”
That Dohan, who had been so kind to him, had such a desperate expression on his face.
“This fucking bitch. What did you say?”
The boss’ face turned red as if he was angry at the word trash.
When he couldn’t control his anger and hit the wall next to him hard,
Quagmirah─!
The wall collapsed like a cardboard box. At the same time, a vibration resonated as if the building was shaking slightly.
“Tongue, bro! Hey, the building’s gonna collapse!”
“Shut up!”
‘I guess you have a body strengthening ability.’
This is the most easily seen type of ability among those with abilities, which account for approximately 1% of the total population.
When heroes awaken, their physical abilities increase dramatically, although not to the extent of breaking an iron door with a kick, but those with physical enhancement abilities show even greater performance.
Examples include showing incredible speed, or showing strength beyond common sense like that boss.
That is why it is called a strange ability.
‘…Your body will probably be strong too.’
While Hwayoung was thinking to herself, “This is actually good,”
The boss spoke as if he thought Hwayoung was scared of him.
“What the heck. Did you lose your mind after seeing my [Earth Quaker]?”
“… Earth Quaker?”
Hwayoung looked at the guy with dumbfounded eyes at his miserable naming sense.
Then suddenly,
A somewhat funny thought occurred to her mind.
“I’m here. I really hate naming my abilities. It’s funny.”
“This fucking bitch… ”
The leader, whose words seemed to mock the skill name [Earth Quaker].
I was overcome with the desire to make Hwayoung’s face a total mess right then and there.
But whatever.
Hwayoung pointed to the leader and the large, bulky men behind him with her finger.
“But just now, did you remember the name of a skill? While looking at you guys?”
“… What is it?”
Hwayoung couldn’t hold back her laughter and spoke softly.
“[Whole Pork Barbecue]”
“This, this fucking bitch!!!!!!!!!!!”
After that, the leader’s heavy body rushed towards Hwayoung.
***
“The iron gate is completely broken… . What are those guys doing? ”
“That’s ridiculous… … .”
While two members of the Ground Spider gang were shocked at the sight of the iron door crumpled like a piece of paper,
“Jiaya… .”
I stared at the girl lying on the floor without moving a muscle.
Her mouth was taped shut and she had a blindfold on, but I could tell at a glance that it was Zia.
“Jia!!!!!!”
I hurriedly headed towards where Zia was, past the guys who were still trembling in fear at the sight of the crumpled iron gate.
“Okay, wait a minute. You, Yunseol… !”
“Tea, it’s cold. What the, my body is freezing…?! Sa, save me!!!!!!!”
The guys who tried to stop me as I ran out in a hurry were quickly subdued by Yunseol.
More than that. Jia.
“Jia! Come on!”
Even though I was right next to her, Zia didn’t move at all.
An ominous thought came to mind, so I hurriedly removed the tape and blindfold covering Jia’s mouth, then grabbed her shoulders and shook her…
“… .”
… there was no reaction at all.
Zia’s face was calm, as if she had fallen into an eternal sleep.
‘no way….’
The last image of the guy overlaps. He looks like he’s dead, having taken an overdose of sleeping pills.
“Ah, ahh… .”
This time too,
Are you late?
Thud. The moment my thoughts reached that point, my legs gave out and I collapsed on the spot.
I felt my breathing become short and then I crouched down.
‘uh?’
It was a little cold, but a soft sensation enveloped me. It was Yunseol.
“Boss. Calm down and take a deep breath. Okay, one. Two.”
One, two.
As I followed Yunseol’s words and calmed my breathing, my blurred vision gradually returned to its original state.
Yunseol smiled faintly as if relieved to see me like that.
She said, gently stroking my back.
“Jia, you’re not dead. I can hear you breathing.”
“Yes?”
After hearing Yunseol’s words, I immediately put my ear to Jia’s face.
‘It’s true.’
A faint but clearly audible breathing sound.
Yeah, if you think about it, those guys had no intention of killing Zia.
Because the guys treated Zia like a commodity.
However, I was the only one who overreacted because the sight of Jia lying there as if she was dead reminded me of when I found the body of the guy from before.
And after a while.
“Um… .”
With a voice that was filled with languidness, Zia slowly opened her eyes.
I immediately untied the ropes that were binding Zia’s hands and feet.
“Thank goodness… … .”
I was so touched that I hugged Jia tightly.
“Keehee?!”
Jia’s pupils shook violently, as if she still couldn’t quite grasp what was happening.
“Oh, oh, mister…? Mister… right?”
But after a while, Jia met my eyes,
“That’s right. Jia.”
“Really, really? This isn’t a dream, is it?”
“It’s not a dream.”
As the tension eased, tears began to form in his eyes little by little.
“Ugh… Ugh… I was scared… .”
Soon, she hugged me and began to cry sadly.
.
“Sigh.”
After comforting the crying Jia, I realized that Jia was not the only one who had been kidnapped.
In the corner of this basement, there were two more people with their hands and feet tied just like Zia.
One was a man with obvious signs of having been beaten savagely, and the other was a girl with unusually white hair. There were two of them.
“Excuse me, are you okay?”
While I was comforting Jia, Yunseol approached them and asked them how they were doing.
“Oh my… Thank you… . Thank you… .”
A man who sheds tears of relief and repeatedly expresses his thanks as soon as he removes the tape from his mouth.
The night shift seemed to be roughly the same age as Min-ah.
Did the guys use it as a sandbag? His face is a total mess.
and,
“… Thank you.”
A girl who looked normal, unlike men, and was treated like a commodity like Jia.
When Yoonseol took off the tape and blindfold that had been stuck on her mouth, she looked a little embarrassed and bowed her head to express her gratitude.
“… .”
Gianna, who is sobbing next to me right now, looks strangely calm compared to the man who is still repeating his thanks over and over again.
‘no way.’
Well, that could be true. By the way, white hair? That’s strange.
Thinking like that, I got up from my seat and approached the two people who were frozen by Yunseol and had their eyes half-revealed.
“Ugh… It’s so fucking cold… .”
One person spits out curses.
The remaining one was already unconscious, his lips turned blue and he didn’t move at all.
‘He’s not dead, is he?’
Knock, knock. I kicked the guy’s head a few times and he flinched, so I guess he’s not dead.
‘uh.’
Then suddenly, looking at Yunseol, I started to feel a little worried.
“Hey, Mr. Yoon Seol. Isn’t this what the media is saying again, that this is excessive suppression?”
Some malicious internet articles about Yun Seol that I’ve seen before.
Among them, there was also content that forcibly put her down for the ridiculous reason that she used excessive force in the process of subduing the villain.
I was a little worried that she might try to rip me off like that again, so I asked her,
“It’s okay. Just listing the things these guys did, human trafficking, kidnapping, and… If you think about it, it was all part of a hostage rescue.”
In reply, Yunseol smiled slightly bitterly.
at that time,
Kugu-kung─!
The entire basement shook as vibrations were felt from the walls. Then came a loud noise from above.
Yunseol, who heard that sound, looked up and said to me.
“… Boss. Please stay here for a moment. I’ll go see Hwayoung.”
“Yes.”
I said to her, thinking that I’ve gotten used to calling her Unnie Hwayoung now.
“Be careful, Mr. Yoonseol.”
Then, Yunseol smiled gently and headed straight to the ground where Hwayoung was.
.
After that, only me, Zia, the two remaining hostages, and the organization members remained in the basement.
“… .”
Ah. We made eye contact again.
A white-haired girl who keeps making eye contact with me for some reason.
Just as I was thinking, “Should I at least try talking to him?”
“Hey, sir. How did you know about this place…?”
Zia, who was crouching next to me, spoke to me in a voice that still had traces of tears.
“Um… Hwayoung helped me a lot. And Yoonseol.”
“… Thank you to all these people.”
“That’s right.”
I wonder if the sleeping pill is still taking effect. The way Zia looks at me is a little hazy.
“Are you sleepy?”
“Oh, no.”
Zia hurriedly avoids my eyes.
‘Yeah. You cried so much…’
It would be embarrassing to show your face to others.
“Heh heh heh… . You guys are lost.”
Just then, one of the members of the organization, whose complexion had returned a little since a moment ago, spoke with an unpleasant laugh.
“Why?”
“It’s almost time for our boss to come. When he comes, you guys are finished. Heh heh.”
… What kind of confidence does this kid have?
Don’t you know that the person who made you like this is that hero, Yun Seol?
I think I recognize the guy passed out next to me.
“Our boss is a Class A criminal designated by the Hero Association. I think he was that year’s hero. That’s all… ”
While I was listening to the guy talking nonsense, I was dumbfounded.
“Can you beat our boss… ”
At that moment, Yunseol and Hwayoung came into the basement where we were.
“Honey, we’re here. Ugh. I’m tired.”
“That’s right. Ugh.”
Dragging a strangely shaped giant with both burn marks and ice marks all over its body.
“… not there?”
The organization member stops talking and stares blankly at the giant thing they brought in.
It was quite interesting to see his confident expression gradually distort.
“Uh, uh…? Boss?”
“What the heck. Was this guy the boss? Somehow. He’s a little too strong. You saved me some trouble.”
At Hwayoung’s continued words, the organization members now almost had tears in their eyes.
‘Idiot.’
… It was almost time to go home.
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