episode_0069
by fnovelpiaFor the past few months, Phantom Luna and Maker have been clashing at every turn.
“Haat! Stop right there. Maker!”
“We meet again, Phantom Luna.”
“Because I’m your guy! Know that it’s an honor!”
bang!!
Phantom Luna’s eyes were set on capturing her assigned villain, the Maker.
“I’ll definitely catch it today!!”
“If I can catch it.”
Boom! Boom boom!!
The Maker ran away from Phantom Luna.
“Today is the day..!!”
“You’re really persistent.”
…
“Are you cowardly running away again using people as bait?!”
“So, you’re not going?”
“Profit..!”
…
“Fight honestly!”
“When have you ever seen a villain be honest?”
From the hot season when sweat naturally flows, to the season when steam comes out of your mouth.
They continued their game of tag called terrorism.
“Kusot!!”
The result is that Phantom Luna always ends up losing the Maker.
“I’ll definitely catch you next time, Maker!”
Phantom Luna didn’t particularly hate Maker.
Unlike other villains, he appears to be a normal person.
Above all, if you just follow your words, the damage to citizens will be minimized.
A villain who commits terrorism without causing any casualties…
I even questioned whether those words could be put into one sentence.
‘Isn’t he actually a good person?’
There are some circumstances that make him a villain.
To the point where I even wondered if he really was the type of person who hated harming innocent civilians.
Because of this, Phantom Luna was a little bit less cautious towards the Maker.
‘Trust… I guess it’s difficult since he’s a villain.’
At least I thought it was clear that he was a good person.
‘At least I don’t think he’s the kind of person who would do something bad for no reason!’
Obviously, he’s not the kind of person who would do such a bad thing.
I thought he was a good person…
Crunch.
“They suit you well. Our pets.”
“……”
Maker smiles as he holds the leash around Phantom Luna’s neck.
At that sight, she was speechless and could only scream internally.
‘What the heck is this situation!!’
***
“Okay, wait a minute, Maker!”
Was it because I was surprised by the words directed at Polya?
Phantom Luna struggled to get up despite her injuries.
“Is there any problem?”
You lost the game.
“But still! Threatening citizens like this…”
“I’ve always been like this.”
Now that you’ve come this far? It would be right to react first by saying that it’s new.
Phantom Luna also seemed to know that I was right, as she frowned and pursed her lips.
“Do you really think I’m going to help you?”
With Polya’s help, I quickly approached Phantom Luna.
“..Maker…”
As I approached, she looked up at me with bright eyes.
“You are…that kind of person…”
“Are you saying that you are not that kind of person?”
‘I guess this is a case of wrong education.’
At the sight of him clearly misunderstanding, laughter naturally flowed out.
“Hey, Maker? How about us..”
“Oh, I forgot you guys. Thank you for your hard work, guys.”
“Then..!”
“You can go. You don’t have to worry about meeting heroes on the way, right?”
“Yes, yes!! Sa, thank you for saving my life!!!”
“Me,maker..?”
Phantom Luna looks embarrassed as she watches the seemingly friendly conversation between me and the villains.
“Is there a problem?”
“He’s a villain!! Why are you just letting him go!!”
“I just kept my promise.”
Just like I kept my promise to you.
She looked dumbfounded at my words.
“..I can’t believe it. If it were you, if it were you, then it would definitely be you.”
“I don’t know what you know about me.”
The face still has a smiling expression.
But his voice was slightly lowered, as if he was somewhat displeased, and he lightly grabbed Phantom Luna’s neck.
“What do you know about me?”
She misunderstood me.
What I originally wanted to show was a thoroughly neutral character.
I thought of a person who would keep his word, no matter who the target was, and who would even give me the reward I had promised if I carried out my words properly.
‘Of course, only in front of the rolling cameras.’
By solidifying this image, I have built up a reputation that makes it difficult for any hero to easily refuse my words.
Rather than going into an uncertain and potentially dangerous battle, it would be better to choose a method that would still allow you to safely rescue the hostage.
‘But, looking at what Phantom Luna is doing now…’
It seemed as if I had some strange belief that I would ever come up with such a plan.
“..I wonder, do I look like a good person to you?”
“……”
..That’s why the tension is relieved.
‘But honestly, I don’t think I’m someone who would be evaluated as a good person…’
I’ve been killing people, and probably one-hundredth of the national budget is being used to repair the buildings I blew up.
And every time a hero was defeated, he would mercilessly blow up the building.
‘Things got really bad when Phantom Luna was late or couldn’t come, so other heroes came in as replacements.’
Anyway, even if I just list them like this, aren’t they just plain bad villains?
I really don’t know where that guy’s faith came from.
Tub.
“Oh, that’s a problem. You think I’m a good person.”
So what I’m going to do now is a kind of shock therapy.
To put it simply, it makes me feel unfamiliar.
“Me, maker..?”
People usually recognize and judge others through their overall impression of the subject, such as their smile, behavior, speech, and tone of voice.
You could call this an atmosphere.
That is why this atmosphere could have a big change with just a very small change.
For example, you can lower the pitch of your normally bright voice, or change the way you smile or look at others.
“Then, Phantom Luna, who seems to know me well. What do you think I will do now?”
“That, that’s…”
In this way, I will make her feel alienated and quickly tense up.
Is this really the person I knew?
Wasn’t it possible that I had misunderstood him from the beginning?
Etc. to think about.
Slurp..
I lightly stroked her hair.
It feels like raising a pet, petting Phantom Luna, who is half-lying down with her upper body barely raised.
“I think it would be better to just crush it all together..”
“Oh, no!!”
Phantom Luna, startled by my words, grabs my arm.
Unlike his previous confident appearance, his somewhat pitiful appearance brought about a strange feeling.
‘Oh, a good idea occurred to me.’
I continued speaking to her affectionately, stroking her head as if I were talking to a child.
“Why are you doing that? Since you lost the game, of course you don’t get any rewards, right?”
“That, that’s…!”
Let’s speak in a slightly lower voice, Phantom Luna’s body stiffening.
I carefully sat her down on the floor, got down on one knee, and held her chin.
“Let’s make a deal, Phantom Luna.”
“Trade..?”
“Try to offer something reasonable in exchange for the hostages, and I will release them.”
Phantom Luna’s eyes shook violently as she stared at me.
Yeah. That’s the kind of relationship a villain and a hero have.
Now that I had some sense of tension, it seemed like the foolish assumptions made about me had long since disappeared.
“Do, if it’s money..”
“Not necessary.”
“Should I pretend not to see you running away..?”
“Weren’t you able to survive without that kind of help anyway?”
Phantom Luna, who tries to set various conditions for the deal I mentioned as much as possible.
But among them, there was no condition that satisfied me.
“Then, then…then…”
Her eyes roll wide open as if she is gradually falling into a state of panic.
For a moment I chuckled at the sight.
“I have a good idea, what do you think?”
“Good, I think..?”
I pulled her close to me.
“You are sacrificing on behalf of the citizens.”
“Me, me..?”
“Then I will save all the citizens.”
“……”
Phantom Luna turned her head and looked at the citizens and the awl above them.
Looked at me.
“Would you save the citizens or sacrifice yourself?”
Phantom Luna nodded immediately.
***
Knock knock..
Knock knock…
Hearing the sound of something being dragged, Phantom Luna stared blankly into space.
‘..I’m dying now.’
Obviously I’ll get stabbed by those giant awls just now.
Because he volunteered to make sacrifices on behalf of the citizens.
But I had no regrets.
‘Because you’re a hero.’
That was the hero I had seen since I was young, and I was willing to accept it at any time, even if the ending was tragic.
‘Will I get some insurance money? I hope that will help me hold on for a while.’
If there’s one problem, it’s the worries of those left behind.
“…bad person.”
It cannot be seen as being deceived.
I just guessed, thought, and acted on my own.
It was strange to think about both asking for help from the villain and feeling betrayed by him.
‘It was easy.’
The current situation is all caused by Phantom Luna herself.
If I hadn’t used this ability from the beginning and let my guard down, wouldn’t things have been a little different?
Thud thud.
But that’s already in the past.
She thought it was too late to regret it.
Phantom Luna closed her eyes tightly as she heard approaching footsteps.
‘Still, isn’t it a good thing that I can save so many citizens with my life?’
Even if the maker is a villain, he is a person who keeps his promises.
Even if he dies, the citizens will release him.
“Hoo..”
“Are you ready?”
“..yes.”
At the maker’s uselessly affectionate question, Phantom Luna suddenly began to wonder how much it would hurt.
‘If possible, I want it to go away in one go without any pain..!’
At that time, with his eyes tightly shut, his body trembled as he prepared for his end.
Crunch..
Crunch.
Click.
‘?’
Strangely enough, I felt no pain.
All I could feel was something wrapped around my neck and the faint sound of metal clashing against metal.
“You can open your eyes, Mr. Pet.”
“? Pet?”
Phantom Luna carefully opened her eyes at the sound of the voice she heard while carefully stroking her head.
Crunch.
“They suit you well. Our pets.”
“……”
Then, what appeared right before my eyes was the maker holding the leash and smiling brightly.
The direction of the leash extended from his hand to just below his field of vision.
.
.
.
?
“…Why?!!?”
Her question, which burst out belatedly, filled the scene.
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