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The sun was scorching. It was definitely summer.

In the cold basement, the sunlight felt unusually intense. It almost felt like the sensation of frozen food being heated up in a microwave.

My girls and I set out to recruit a new girl. As we walked down the street, it seemed like all eyes were on us.

‘Is this what superiority feels like.’

Wherever we went, Han Yoo-ri with her unbeatable beauty, Kim Ye-rin not far behind, and Baek Han-young who had already proven her beauty to the world through movies and dramas.

They were all women with overwhelming looks. Of course, squeezed in between them was me.

‘They probably misunderstand that a small guy like me is involved with them in a different way.’

Although we didn’t look alike, the four of us might seem like siblings at first glance. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be seen with a guy like me who looks dangerous.

“Hmm….”

Suddenly, as we walked, Baek Han-young looked around as if something was bothering her. Oh, maybe she’s dehydrated. I stopped and looked at her.

“Oh, that’s so annoying.”

“What’s wrong…?”

“Let’s go over there for a moment.”

She had an unusually irritated expression. What’s going on. Let’s follow her for now. I followed her briskly as she walked towards a dark alley.

“Of course.”

“Hmm? Do you know them?”

“No.”

As we walked down the alley for a while, we saw three rough-looking guys standing there. Delinquents? Why are they here?

“The number is just right. Three.”

“Really? Then let’s start.”

“Whoa, whoa. Calm down. Calm down. We were going to do it anyway.”

One of the delinquents stepped forward. Wait, where have I seen that face before…?

‘Mind Control!’

He was a villain who heated up the community I enjoyed. He was a B-class villain who used his hypnotic abilities to brainwash women and make them his followers.

I heard that C-class heroes had a hard time against him. But why is he here?

‘Could it be that he’s targeting my girls?’

It’s true that my ability can even work against A-class superhumans. But I can’t guarantee that it can defend against other abilities.

“They all look so damn appetizing.”

“What? Isn’t that Baek Han-young? Why is she here? Are we screwed?”

“Whatever happens, my ability works even against A-class! I’ll take that bitch.”

These guys are really…! But there’s nothing I can do…. I silently called up the status window. Maybe it could display a phrase that could help me.

[TIP: Please watch how the situation unfolds.]

What? What does that mean?

[I recommend covering your eyes. It might be unpleasant to watch.]

The superhuman called Mind Control chuckled and flicked his finger. It seemed like that was the trigger. From the end, a pink substance flowed out and enveloped Han Yoo-ri.

“It’s done!”

The guy reached out to touch Han Yoo-ri’s perky chest.

“Hehe. I wanted to touch it since the first time I saw it.”

But it was impossible. Because.

“Hey, you smell like crap.”

“What?”

A headless body can’t do anything.

Suddenly, Han Yoo-ri’s tail, which had extended forward, whipped at lightning speed like a whip and struck the guy’s head.

Usually, the neck would break. But that guy died much more brutally. It would be like smashing a pile of meatballs with a hammer. Flesh and bones scattered in all directions. I felt like I knew why the status window recommended having eyes.

“Huh? Huh!”

“You. Did you put that damn voice in my head a while ago?”

Crack! One of the man’s lackeys grabbed Baek Hanyoung by the head. Unfortunate as always. Crunch! If Han Yoo-ri was a hammer, the skull was crushed. Over time.

“This damn…! Don’t come any closer!”

One of the remaining thugs approached me and put his hand on my head. Does this guy also have mind control abilities?

But I have no means to resist that ability!

[Exist!]

[All influences threatening you are nullified.]

Wow, there it is.

“If you come a little closer, this guy will die….”

“Yerin? Doesn’t matter, just kill him.”

“Okay.”

Kim Yerin drew a sharp knife from her wrist and pierced the throat of the guy who dared to touch my head. It looked like dismantling a piece of meat.

“All your females are not susceptible to any brainwashing. They only desire to serve your body and if they cannot, they choose suicide.”

“The desire to serve cannot be prevented by your command.”

Yeah, it would have been nice to know that in advance. Then I wouldn’t have seen this damn sight! You bastard!

“Thanks for wasting my time.”

“It’s unavoidable….”

I sighed deeply and left the body. It’s not a big deal for a superhuman body to be found in an alley.

Because they die often. It won’t matter if I leave it like this.

“I don’t know how many more I have to kill in the future.”

That’s true. I’m not sure because I’m a weak-hearted person. But anyway.

I won’t forgive those who disturb me.

***

Victoria, the Ice Witch.

Originally, she is Russian. A woman who was born and raised there. Unfortunately, due to some reason, her country was torn apart and she naturalized in China.

There, she could get her current nickname. She must have even gotten a cool pseudonym. Now, only happiness remained. But then another problem arose.

It was when the Chinese army invaded Taiwan and failed to land, causing the country to split into 17 pieces.

Helplessly, she had to apply for naturalization again…. to the closest country, Korea.

“…What a ridiculous life story.”

My honest opinion is this. Are there really people like this? Even if you have bad luck, it should be just bad enough.

“So before this woman came to Korea, she underwent various tests. We wondered if her true ability was causing ‘misfortune’.”

“Is there such an ability?”

“Of course. It’s not common, but…. it occasionally appears. So far, C-rank superhumans are the highest. But if an A-rank misfortune ability superhuman comes in, it could really destroy a country.”

Superhuman abilities don’t always bring good results. Hmm…. just because it evolves doesn’t mean it brings out the best ability.

“Seonghyun. Do we really have to subjugate this woman, Victoria?”

“Huh? Oh, of course.”

If the Ice Witch Victoria is not subjugated, the penalty is to ‘receive continuous headshots from Baek Hanyoung, Kim Yerin, and Han Yoo-ri for 1234 hours.’

Just saying I’d be better off dead. Damn it.

“I remember meeting that person before.”

“Oh, really?”

“They came to our school as a special lecturer.”

“Huh? I don’t remember that.”

“Back then, the professor was at the casino, so it was a forced cancellation of classes.”

I ignored Kim Yerin’s words and listened to Han Yoori’s words.

“I wonder what to say. They seemed like a cheerful person. They were drunk though.”

“Then it doesn’t matter, right?”

“The problem is the ‘outburst.’ Do you remember when the temperature in downtown Seoul suddenly dropped last time?”

I know. It wasn’t the entire Seoul. There was a time when the temperature dropped to minus 8 degrees Celsius in some areas. And that was in June.

“Someone suddenly asked Victoria a sensitive question. I don’t remember… Probably about family.”

“Family? Nothing special.”

“I can explain that.”

Baek Hanyoung, who was listening quietly beside us, interrupted and joined the conversation.

“Victoria grew up being abused since she was young. It’s quite common. The child who was abused becomes a teenager, awakens their abilities, and kills their parents.”

“So that’s why the talk about family…”

“Yeah. No one died that day, but a lot of people were seriously injured. Some of my classmates had their legs amputated.”

It was truly a horrifying incident. To do such things and not receive any punishment is just…

“That woman is insane. Nothing short of a tyrant. If she doesn’t like you, she’ll try to kill you.”

“How did someone like that pass the naturalization test…”

“Because A-class supers are always valuable assets.”

This time, it seems dangerous… But I can’t stop now. I’ve already boarded the train, so I have to wait until we arrive at the station.

“And perhaps I might be the only one who can punish that woman.”

Burning with a useless sense of justice. I boarded the train to Daejeon.