episode_0172

—This country is strange.

Awakened ones clearly existed even in the distant past.

We speculate that the stories of superhumans or saints, who clearly surpassed the norm, which can be glimpsed in various records, are about those Awakened.

In addition, there are records, albeit unreliable, that clearly prove their existence.

However, the Awakened of that time were few in number, and as such, they were feared, revered, and admired by the people.

That miracle made them heroes, saints, or even elevated them as gods, and religions were founded.

But about 20 years ago, starting on a certain day, the number of Awakened exploded worldwide.

The cause of that trigger is still unknown.

Some say it was due to the movements of the sun or stars, while others say it was the starting point of the approaching end of days.

Either way, it is irrelevant to ordinary people. It must be just a story.

At least, that would be the case in other countries.

But this country was a little different.

Because the number of Awakened was significantly higher than in other countries.

It was about five times more than countries with a similar population size, and although it couldn’t match the Awakened on other continents, whose numbers were in a different league, it was almost comparable.

In this small country, so many Awakened.

It was a difficult fact to understand in many ways.

Some claim that an ‘Awakening Virus’ being studied in this country was leaked for some reason and spread around the world… but this is also nonsense without any basis or credibility.

In any case, a large number of Awakened suddenly appeared in this land, and the number steadily increased over time.

And the administration of this country failed to respond properly to their appearance. After all, the laws and administration of the country were made based on the average ordinary person, who is helpless against the firearms of the police or military.

There was no law that considered monsters who could face dozens of enemies alone, were unharmed by guns and knives, and whose sense of ethics was shattered.

After that, there were many twists and turns.

Amidst the chaos, they quickly created laws and dedicated response teams for them, requested support from other countries, and moved the media to package things carefully or move the media so as not to cause unnecessary anxiety among citizens.

And after struggling like that.

Everything fell apart.

Policies created in pursuit of ideals without properly understanding the reality of the Awakened added meaningless confusion to society, and increased stress without making anyone, neither ordinary people nor Awakened, happy.

Contrary to the country’s wishes, the internal chaos increased, and the people’s cries grew louder.

Villain organizations formed by Awakened rose up, and brokers and mafia from overseas began to get involved, turning the country into an even greater melting pot of chaos.

The snowball of chaos rolled on, and the Awakened were deprived of their human rights, and that became the starting point for a terrible villain terror called the『Great Disaster』.

And after the terror, a bleak 10 years continued to the present.

However, surprisingly, during the 『Great Disaster』, there was so much despair and chaos that it seemed like the country would collapse.

In just 10 years, this country was already regaining stability.

Not only was it regaining stability, but in some fields, it was even showing faster growth than before.

It is said that this is thanks to the research on Awakened, but the truth is uncertain.

This country is clearly strange.

Both the process of falling into chaos and the speed of recovering from it.

In addition, many countries and forces are paying attention to this country, and are secretly supporting villain organizations or sending spies to intervene here.

And Apple was also in the same category as those people.

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“Oh my, Spade. Good morning. Did you sleep well last night?”

In the morning, Apple greeted Spade, who had been dragged into the conference room, with a casual greeting.

Although she greeted her like that, Spade clearly did not sleep well.

Specifically, there were faint dark circles under her eyes, and she looked tired. In addition, there was a faint, arousing scent of a female that could be detected even from a distance.

Delta, who was holding Spade from behind and restraining her, was grinning with a satisfied expression.

It was not difficult to guess what she had been subjected to after being dragged away by Delta last night.

In the first place, Apple went to Delta’s room to check on the situation and was happily listening to Spade’s moans that could be heard beyond the door.

“Hehe, our Delta likes pretty and strong women. Especially, she says the taste of subjugating them is thrilling? Is that right?”

“That’s right, Boss. Thanks to you, I had a very enjoyable night. Hey Hero, you enjoyed it too, didn’t you?”

Delta tried to reach under Spade’s lower body, but Spade twisted her waist to avoid the hand.

As if finding even that resistance cute, Delta grinned and reached out again,

Whoosh

“Huh?”

Before her hand could reach Spade’s intimate area, Delta felt a strange sense of floating and her vision turned sharply.

The next moment, Delta’s back slammed against the floor.

Thud!

“Ugh?!”

Even after falling to the floor, Delta did not understand what had happened for a long time.

Then, after a while, she realized that Spade had wrapped her slender legs around Delta’s ankles and overturned her entire body with a subtle trick.

Apple, who had been watching all of this from the side, exclaimed in admiration.

“Amazing. I should have placed a suggestion so that you couldn’t use magic. Did you just blow Delta away with your own strength?”

“I can beat you punks with just this body. Don’t underestimate heroes.”

“Y, you, damn bitch…!”

“Delta. Stop it. Are you going to show me any more unsightly behavior than that? Besides, lending Spade to Delta was only for last night. I gave you a whole night, but it seems you failed to subdue her?”

Delta was furious at the humiliation of being defeated by Spade, who she had played with like a toy last night, and her face turned pale at Apple’s disappointed tone.

But she was not given a chance to explain, and eventually had no choice but to leave the room alone at Apple’s instruction.

When she left, Delta seemed to have shrunk sadly despite her large size.

“Hehe, our Delta is very energetic. She wasn’t originally like that, but people definitely change when they gain power.”

“…Apple, what are you aiming for?”

“What else? We just want to speak out as villains for the benefit of Awakened. And to do that, the hero group is getting in the way.”

Spade, who had suddenly come to her senses last night and couldn’t understand anything, was able to hear some of the circumstances from Delta, who had dragged her away.

In the first place, Delta didn’t just drag Spade away to harass her.

She explained the whole story to Spade and tried to persuade her.

She was big and seemed stupid, but she wasn’t the type to give up thinking.

Of course, after ultimately rejecting the offer, Delta lovingly tortured Spade, who was unable to move, under the guise of revenge.

In any case, Spade learned the general situation.

That Apple was actually a spy hiding in Squad 7, and that she was the hidden boss of this organization, Lesserat.

And that she was trying to bring villains together to wage war head-on with the heroes.

Apple smiles the same harmless smile that she always had in Squad 7, and reaches out to Spade.

Spade is wearing the T-shirt that Delta gave her, but when she touches her chest over the shirt, she can feel the texture of her flesh through the thin cloth. It seems that she was not given underwear.

“Just in case, should I try to persuade Spade too? How about it, Spade? Don’t you think this world is wrong? Don’t you think the treatment of Awakened is unfair? There are many people in this organization who have been treated unfairly just because they are Awakened and have dangerous powers. We are clearly the weak and need help. Please use Spade’s power to help those weak people.”

A person who helps those in need is called a hero.

If that’s the case, then saving people who have been persecuted for unfair reasons and forced to leave their homes or starve… might be something a hero should do.

Apple’s words may be right. Even if the hero’s job is simply to be a dog of the government and do what they tell them to do, Apple’s words might be convincing to Spade, who truly desires justice.

However, Spade’s reaction is lukewarm.

Rather, she is sending a clear look of caution to Apple, who is saying such things.

“Liar.”

She says it flatly.

At that reaction, Apple, who was fondling and caressing Spade’s chest, briefly widened her eyes, but quickly returned to her original expression.

But the hand caressing her chest was a little more forceful. Enough to hurt.

“That woman who just left is your trump card, right? To fight Captain Rahe. I watched that woman all night. But no matter how I look at it, it’s impossible. That woman to fight Captain Rahe? Apple knows Captain Rahe’s strength well, but she judged that way? I can’t believe it.”

“………..”

“And, I didn’t know it until recently, but now I know. Your eyes right now, they’re a liar’s eyes. I’ve seen a similar guy for a long time, so I think I know now.”

“Hmph. …Who could that be?”

“I’m not telling you.”

“It must be Number 13. Oh my gosh. Did you start to hate it and then end up liking it?”

“Why is it turning out that way?! More than that, Apple’s eyes right now are more rotten than that guy Number 13’s dead fish eyes. They’re definitely not the eyes of someone who cares about someone. You, what the hell are you planning, Apple.”

Even at the harsh words, Apple doesn’t flinch.

She just keeps caressing Spade’s chest, and suddenly touches her nipples, which are protruding through the cloth… and then twists and pinches them hard.

Spade can’t resist and only frowns, trying to endure the pain and the accompanying pleasure.

And then, Spade’s nipples are freed from her hand.

Apple continues calmly.

“That’s right. I’m a liar. I don’t really care what happens to the stupid people in this organization.”

“…In that case.”

“Of course, I have my own purpose. But there’s no need to tell you that. Besides, what can Spade do now even if she finds out?”

That’s also true. Spade has nothing to say.

“Okay, let’s go back to the original docile Spade. From now on, you’ll have to work for me.”

Before Spade could say anything, Apple wrapped her hands around her face and forced her to make eye contact.

Soon, the light disappeared from Spade’s eyes and she fell into the same puppet-like state as yesterday.

There would be no point in saying anything to Spade, who had become like this, but Apple whispered in her ear.

“And… maybe Delta isn’t up to the task? Even so, please don’t underestimate her too much.”

There’s no way to get a response from Spade, who has already become a doll, even if you say that.

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Apple ordered Spade, who was in a doll state, to take off her clothes, and then went out into the hallway with the naked Spade arm in arm.

It would be nice to show her to all the subordinates and take her on a tour, but after thinking about it for a moment, she didn’t want to do that either.

Even after sending her to Delta yesterday, she felt a bit regretful.

First, should I erase Delta’s traces and make her mine again?

Apple thought so and led the naked Spade to the bathroom.