episode_0095

“Hyeri’s older sister?”

She was holding her hand tightly on the table.

In response to Hyeri Lee’s sudden violent reaction, I called out her name.

“Hyeri, what’s wrong with you?”

“Don’t go…”

“Huh?”

She lowered her head and was muttering something.

I leaned over and got closer to her.

“What did you say?”

“Don’t go…! Stay here…!”

A trembling voice, as if it was being squeezed out forcibly.

Looking closely, I could see that Hyeri Lee’s complexion had become very pale in that short period of time.

This was the first time she was in this bad condition since I was unconscious in the hospital for a month.

‘Ah… Is that why?’

It seemed that the loud noise and people’s screams stimulated Hye-ri Lee’s trauma.

There was no sound as loud as the first, but the sound of a car hitting the brakes was heard continuously, as if something had happened on the road.

Kwaik-thud!

I thought there wouldn’t be a problem as I was easier to understand than going around trying to catch villains, but I guess that wasn’t the case.

The first priority was to stabilize Hyeri Lee.

I lifted my other arm and covered her hand that was holding me tightly.

“Okay, I won’t go.”

“You’re not going…?”

“Yes, it’s right here.”

Her grip, which had been holding her so tightly that her fingertips turned white, loosened a little.

She raised her head and looked at me with a confused face.

I guess she thought I was a hero who protected citizens and caught villains, but I never once called myself a hero.

‘I don’t know if it’s an anti-hero.’

Antihero.

This refers to a character whose behavior and way of dealing with villains and citizens is far from the traditional hero who sacrifices his life for justice.

He kills annoying villains without mercy, and depending on the situation, he may even take the villain’s side.

The reasons are varied, including revenge, side effects of experiments, brainwashing, twisted beliefs, etc.

In my case, is my personality the reason?

If something like this had happened in real life, I would have somehow used my power to stop the terror that is happening outside, but this is a travel destination.

What I consider most important in Namhira are the Lee sisters.

It’s unfortunate for the people who get hit by the villain, but for me, Lee Hye-ri comes first.

If what she needed now was not a hero to stop the chaos, but Lee Min-ho to be by her side, she had no intention of stepping forward.

This is a cafe on the second floor of the movie theater building.

We happened to be sitting next to a window, so we peeked out.

Buzz, buzz!

I could feel the noisy atmosphere even through the closed glass window.

The road in front of the building was full of cars parked as if it were a parking lot.

It seemed that the loud noise was probably caused by a car accident caused by Villain.

I concentrated my energy and strengthened my hearing.

Even though he couldn’t create sword skills, he was able to strengthen his body to this extent.

“Run!”

“The mannequin is moving!”

“Ghost, it’s a ghost!”

“How on earth can a mannequin destroy a car!”

‘mannequin?’

At the end of the road in the direction the citizens were fleeing, something resembling a human approached.

A white doll that walks upright.

As the people running away said, it looked similar to a mannequin.

The problem is that the number is very large.

‘One, two, three……’

A total of 11 mannequins were occupying the road.

‘Summoned beast? ‘Are you controlling the mannequin?’

It’s a pretty interesting ability.

If it can even destroy a car, the strength of each mannequin must be above a certain level…

Then, it may actually be compatible with Stone Golem.

As I was looking around, I saw a number of police motorcycles passing by with loud sirens blaring.

The number was quite large, perhaps because they were prepared for a situation where the road would be blocked.

And a line of police officers on foot followed.

“There, stop!”

“I can’t see the villain?”

“Are all those mannequins villains?

“For that to be the case, everyone looks too similar. It’s definitely the work of one person!”

Out of habit, I asked the guidebook.

‘Can you guess who it is?’

[Villain name: Apostle. He is a superpower who can use up to 12 alter ego mannequins at the same time. Although the mannequin is not very durable, it does have the ability to self-repair. Thanks to this, the power of its unselfish attack is considerable, and it cannot be completely destroyed by inflicting ordinary damage.]

As always, the guidebook provided simple information in an easy-to-understand manner.

‘There are a maximum of 12… I guess one is hiding somewhere. ‘Then what do we have to do to completely destroy it?’

[You must use the mannequin’s body parts and strike directly with it. When all 11 mannequins are completely destroyed, the last mannequin will return to the body of a psychic.]

It seemed like all you had to do was remove the head and throw it, remove the arm and swing it, or make the same materials collide.

If you don’t know the abilities of that villain, Apostle, it’s a superpower that will inevitably lead to quite a struggle.

Conditional infinite regeneration for a powerful alter ego.

It was a superpower with a very strange gimmick.

‘This is going to be difficult.’

Ta-da-da-dan!

While I was asking the guidebook about the villain’s abilities, the police, after warning several times, opened fire on the mannequin.

Burbubbuk!

Mannequins being smashed while making cool sounds.

However, as the guidebook said, the broken part quickly regenerated and began to move normally again.

“What! It keeps happening!”

“Damn…! Guns are useless!”

“For now, keep shooting! Don’t let it move!”

“Reload!”

Thanks to the number of police officers, the cordon was maintained, but in the end, if the mannequins were not destroyed in the prescribed manner, it would only lead to a war of attrition with no end in sight.

‘What are we going to do now?’

I looked at it while stroking Lee Hye-ri’s hand.

***

‘Again… another villain has appeared…’

After the meteorite fell, society was in a state of considerable confusion because all kinds of people gained superpowers.

Not to mention all over the world, in Korea alone, dozens of crimes involving supernatural powers occur every day.

In most cases, the damage was minimized thanks to increased police forces and psychics collaborating with the government, such as Lee Hye-ri and Yu-ri Lee.

But still, every time I go out with Minho, I meet a villain who causes a huge commotion.

Hye-ri Lee thought she would be okay, but as she fell directly into the scene of the terrorist attack instead of on the screen, the memories of the accident came back to her.

The image of the car exploding and Minho pushing himself, and the memory of Minho colliding with the flying car door and being thrown out.

Just thinking about it again is a memory that makes my head heat up and my breathing become short of breath.

I didn’t feel it when I watched Minho defeat the villains on the screen at home.

The screams heard were only from the villains, and unlike before, it was because they knew that they had awakened powerful supernatural powers that were seemingly powerful.

Although I was worried in the back of my mind, I was able to feel at ease because I and Yu-ri took care to make the equipment.

At least I thought so… but it wasn’t.

Hyeri Lee has not yet overcome the memories of that time.

So, he told Minho to stay with him instead of going to fight the villain.

A woman, especially a sister, trembles and asks a man to stay with her.

Hyeri Lee thought that it wouldn’t be surprising if Minho was as disappointed by her weakness as she was.

But instead, Minho said, unknowingly comforting the hand that was clenched to the point where the blood stopped flowing.

“Okay, I won’t go.”

Meanwhile, Minho’s eyes looking at Hye-ri Lee were not disappointed in her at all.

The same calm yet warm eyes as usual.

I remembered the conversation I had with Lee Yu-ri about Minho.

After learning that it was Minho who killed the stone golem, we had a conversation filled with concerns that his ability to empathize might be a little low due to his experience of being abused.

It was a hasty guess.

‘Minho is not a psychopath or anything…’

He just doesn’t have any sympathy for villains and criminals, and he always treats sisters Hye-ri Lee and Yu-ri Lee with respect.

Even in the square where the Ice Queen was confronted, it can be seen that rescuing citizens was prioritized over catching villains.

But here, he couldn’t keep holding on to Minho’s ankles.

Hyeri Lee looked at the citizens running down the road and running away.

Mannequins could be seen slowly approaching the police cordon, with their bodies breaking apart in bizarre movements.

Minho was also seen holding Hye-ri Lee’s hand and gently stroking it, observing the scene from the side.

Now, a bag containing a hero suit and a superweapon was placed at their feet.

“Minho…”

“Huh?”

“I’m fine. I’m calmed down now.”

Hyeri Lee spoke with a determined voice.

“So, you can go rescue the people outside.”

“……”

Minho looked at Hye-ri Lee strangely as she seemed to be deciding on something and then suddenly changed her words.

But soon, as if he thought it didn’t matter, he smiled and picked up the bag placed below.

“I’ll be back soon.”

With those words, Minho left the building.

As soon as Hyeri Lee saw Minho going down the stairs leading to the first floor, she leaned against the window.

And I was able to see an amazing scene.

Minho, who came out of the building, changed into a hero suit in the blink of an eye.

Minho naturally changed into a suit before even realizing it, as if he was editing a cut.

“I’ve never added a feature like that…?”