episode_0067
by fnovelpia“Oh, that’s really fortunate.”
“It became the original speech.”
After throwing a smoke bomb and running away.
I quickly changed my clothes and joined Chise naturally.
While running away, Gayeon teleported and picked me up a little distance away.
Fortunately, Chise was so focused on checking on the status of the heroes that he didn’t even realize I was gone.
‘..But is it okay to show it like that?’
“Mr. Tsukino.”
“Ah, Southern Lord! Gayona!”
“Yes..but, what are you doing?”
“……”
Chise smiles brightly at me.
When I asked her about that, she kept her mouth shut.
Anyone can see that he never thought about the future, but is only now starting to think about it.
‘..I can’t help it.’
“You want to help the heroes? I can’t help it. It’ll be better if we do it together.”
“Yes, yes..? Yes..”
“Is there anyone among you who has a body-enhancing ability? I think we need to clear some of the building debris!”
“Ah, here I am!”
“The person with purple hair eating tteokbokki, the woman with yellow hair next to her, and the person wearing a goral mask, please contact the police, hospital, and association!”
I had no choice but to pretend to help the hero and started helping him too.
Kind-hearted people also naturally helped, so before I knew it, I was helping many other people.
Contact the police, associations, and hospitals, and check on missing or injured people.
In this way, the amusement park was able to recover quickly with the help of many people.
***
On the way back from the amusement park.
We were taking the subway and going to our respective homes.
“Still, I’m glad things got resolved quickly!”
“That’s right.”
Chi-se, smiling contently, swings her legs next to me.
‘Is helping people that good?’
When I see him smiling brightly, I think that being a hero is truly his calling.
As I stared at Chi-se with that thought in mind, I lowered my head and turned on my cell phone.
[Amusement Park Terror in Area C!!]
[Thanks to the mature citizens’ response, the damage was minor.]
[“Because we can’t just receive help forever..” Citizens who became heroes themselves.]
Helping her was a bit of a hassle, but it wasn’t a bad situation for me in the end.
‘Thanks to you, I was able to ask.’
Who would suspect that there are villains among the good citizens who take care of the aftermath?
‘Please briefly write your name, age, and what it was like when you helped people directly~’
‘..Any other questions?’
‘It’s the same since everyone else is there anyway~ Just write it down and go.’
I was able to get out of the office after just a quick Q&A.
‘Is Southern here?’
‘Yes, what about you, Gayeon?’
‘I heard it’s still under investigation..’
Unlike me, perhaps because Gayeon was a hostage, we had a more in-depth conversation.
But even so, the victim was a child.
‘The organization has already created a new identity for him, so there are no issues related to his past. There are no suspicious circumstances, so he will be released soon.’
And just as I expected, she was able to come out shortly after without any problems.
The current situation is that we rode the subway together like that.
“..So what I’m saying is!…Sazan? Are you listening?”
In the brief moment that I glanced over, Chise was already chattering away next to me.
Chise puffed out her cheeks and glared at me, as if she realized I wasn’t listening to her story.
“Ah, I’m sorry, Mr. Tsukino. How far did we go?”
“..That guy. That Akaoni!”
“…Akaoni?”
Take a moment to ponder what she means.
‘You’re talking about me.’
I soon realized that it was referring to me.
Akaoni.
If translated, it should be interpreted as red ghost or red ghost.
Overall red and black clothing, with a sharp-shaped mask like a monster or beast.
And since he even used a bat, it was easy to think of him as an oni or a goblin.
‘Still, it’s a good thing I’m wearing red.’
If I wore blue, it would seem like I would become a monster that eats people who say, ‘It’s cleaner than I thought inside.’
“Did you see that too, Mr. Sazan?”
“Yes, I saw very clearly that Mr. Tsukino was about to rush in dangerously.”
She speaks in a grumbling tone.
To hide my mistake, I threw out a topic that was perfect for scolding her.
“……”
“If that guy hadn’t run away, I might have met him face to face. I would have tried to stop Tsukino-san.”
I looked at Chise with a slight smile.
Then, she slowly avoids eye contact.
‘It’s easy.’
“Ah, anyway! What does that person do? What do you think, Sazan?”
She quickly changed the subject as if she hadn’t heard anything.
‘..Should we just let it pass?’
There’s no point in digging any further.
It was already a win-win just to get past the annoying nagging topic.
“Akaoni.. But he’s not a bad person, right? Thanks to him, Gayeon was able to stay safe.”
“Still, it was a dangerous situation! It’s fortunate that the situation was resolved well, but if the villain had noticed it along the way, it would have been a big problem!”
“Even so, I think it’s better than heroes who don’t do anything.”
“That’s..!”
I can’t refute that.
If nothing else, these heroes were a real waste of time.
The same thing happened when I checked the internet reaction for a while.
The heroes are trash, and the new unidentified guy seems to be the best.
Maybe because it wasn’t the maker’s story, but there wasn’t that much information due to control.
That was the case with this amusement park thing.
‘Well, there are also some who simply want to insult the hero, so it’s hard to say that everyone has the same opinion.’
“Hmm… I guess that’s right… No, still… No, these heroes are definitely… Still… ”
Chi-se muttered with a look of hesitation on his face as if he was thinking about what I said.
And while I was looking at her like that for a moment.
Tiring ringing …
[The next station is…]
“Ah, we’ve arrived now.”
“Oh, already!”
It was almost my turn to get off, so I got up from my seat and packed up Gayeon and our few luggage.
Chiiik-
The door opens shortly after.
“Sazan! Today…was okay!”
“I had fun too, Mr. Tsukino.”
After a brief greeting, Gayeon and I got off the subway.
““……””
A moment of silence.
“..Then go and get some sleep.”
Tub.
“Use teleportation quickly. We need to talk.”
“..yeah.”
As I held onto the neck of the clothes and lifted them up, Gayeon nodded as she dangled them towards me.
Where are you trying to run away to?
I absolutely must preach today.
***
Just after returning to the cafe.
I sat Gayeon down on a chair and began to preach for a long time.
“Why on earth is that happening?”
Gayeon always acts strangely, but at least she’s not stupid.
I try not to do anything that might cause trouble to me.
So, I was curious as to why she acted like this.
“…this.”
A fox-shaped badge handed to me with a slightly gloomy expression.
“…I was going to give it as a gift.”
It was a badge that didn’t look new at all.
The fox, which should have been originally white, was stained with vivid shoe prints, and the ends had peeling paint and large scratches and wear.
“..So, it’s because of this.”
“Yeah…”
The reason she suddenly became attached to a villain was simpler than expected.
The first place the villain appeared was in a souvenir shop.
Gayeon, who was inside the souvenir shop, was immediately caught up in the villain’s terror.
For the first time, Ga-yeon was so angry that she started harassing the villain after being interrupted from giving gifts to her close friends with her own money and seeing the gifts ruined.
“How specifically did you harass me?”
“…You can destroy buildings with your powers like the old man does, and control them with your telekinesis?”
“Wait. So you were controlling it from the moment the building exploded?”
“..right?”
When I tried to leave the park to find Gayeon.
From the moment it appeared, it was already being controlled.
“Then, what the villain was saying was…”
“He said he’d kill me if I didn’t do it.”
‘So you were a puppet from the beginning.’
There were more than one or two strange things.
He flinched excessively, even though some of the explosions were intentional and he had caused the terrorism himself.
He doesn’t even pretend to threaten Gayeon, who is right next to him.
To be honest, unless you’re a full-fledged enemy, you shouldn’t have been preparing for a surprise attack.
If that was all, if it was just a doll play made by Gayeon, then the point that I felt was strange would be resolved at once.
‘..write it.’
He was bullied to death for no reason, and ended up dying.
It seemed like she suddenly felt sorry for him, but if she really did feel sorry for him, Gayeon wouldn’t have been this angry.
‘But, was Gayeon’s ability that strong?’
Even with telekinesis, it was only limited to levitating and anchoring light objects, and it was impossible to do anything like anchoring a human body.
Thinking about this incident, it doesn’t seem like that’s necessarily the case.
‘no way?’
I threw a question at Gayeon just in case.
“Mr. Gayeon.”
“..Huh?”
“Whenever you get angry, do you ever feel like something is piercing and your powers get stronger?”
“…Wait a minute.”
At my words, Gayeon closed her eyes for a moment.
“Huh?”
Soon he opened his eyes with a surprised expression.
“..Your powers have gotten stronger, and your flames have gotten stronger.”
Gayeon stretched out her hand, turned her palm toward the sky, and activated her ability.
Hwaruk-!
Then, a flame appeared on her palm.
A flame, much larger than the lighter-sized flame I had shown you before, now appeared before my eyes, the size of a campfire.
‘You’ve grown up.’
The abilities of those with superpowers could be developed.
From simply mastering the ability through repeated use, to pushing the ability to its limits, such as deliberately injuring muscles and making them regenerate and become stronger.
Of these, the one that allowed for the most rapid growth was the use of abilities based on intense emotions.
‘How angry did I have to be to even grow up…’
Well, that’s probably why they made such a fuss.
“It’s good news that Gayeon has grown up.”
“Yeah..”
“But you know your own mistakes, right?”
It was fortunate that Gayeon had been in control from the beginning, but eventually Gayeon’s face ended up on the internet.
Of course, it will be mosaic-processed on regular broadcasts, and I have already asked Narin to erase as much as possible.
Once your face is sold, there’s nothing you can do about it.
“What do you think would have happened if Gayeon had not covered her face while working? If she had not suffered from reduced recognition?”
“……”
“You will be branded a villain right away, and you will live a life where you can’t rest even for a single day. Of course, you won’t be able to go to the cafe either.”
“!!”
Of course, in our large organization Eclipse, we cannot avoid causing a decrease in awareness, but when we need to intimidate, we definitely need to intimidate.
So that next time I can think a little more and act with patience.
“That could have put me in danger, being right next to him.”
“…I’m sorry.”
As soon as I finished speaking, Gayeon lowered her head with a gloomy expression.
‘I guess you’ve reflected on it to some extent.’
I hugged her carefully.
“You know your own mistakes, right?”
“Ugh..”
Then she starts to bury herself in my arms like Lir.
“Will you do that from now on, or not?”
“..I won’t do that.”
“Right, good job. Thank you for the gift.”
I stroked Gayeon’s head with one hand and patted her back with the other.
‘Yeah, I have a stronger shield to protect me, so what’s the problem with the amusement park?’
I’m a little worried that Gayeon’s face has been sold, but it’s not my face, and since I warned her once, I guess it won’t happen again.
“You didn’t leave any traces, did you?”
“Yeah. You probably don’t even know I used this ability.”
“Well done.”
I patted my belly button with a happy heart.
‘..I came to the amusement park for the first time and grew this much, so if I go around and break a few more things, won’t I become stronger?’
For a moment, I seriously considered the idea of a nationwide tour of amusement parks, but I soon shook my head and barely managed to resist the urge.
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