episode_0173

Why on earth did the museum choose to be closed today?

There was definitely something there.

I thought as I ran.

The body, engulfed in blue light, runs without stopping.

Short, continuous ripples spread out from my body.

As I ran towards the museum, I tried to check for signs of Amy around me.

But no matter how hard I looked, I couldn’t detect any trace of Amy.

Could it be because of her abilities?

After running for a while, I was able to stop near a large museum.

Phagecic-!

I stopped with the blue light and took off my hot shoes.

Because I ran out suddenly, my shoes were hot and emitting smoke.

I should have worn at least some training shoes, these ordinary shoes couldn’t hold up to my abilities any longer.

A little away from the museum, I look around the road in an alley between the buildings.

It was an ordinary, very ordinary street.

Where did Amy go?

As I was looking around for a while, I was able to find a cargo truck parked in a place with lush trees next to the museum.

The large, extremely large cargo truck looked like it could easily move a lot of cargo.

But why don’t you park it in the parking lot?

Because of the trees growing near the truck, the view was very blurry.

If you don’t focus and look for it, anyone can pass it by.

I walked forward slowly.

The museum’s doors were firmly shut, and a sign indicating that it was closed was posted in front of it.

There was no need to go out and take a look.

I immediately spread the current field.

A wide, thin, spreading sphere told me everything around me.

The interior of the truck is spacious but empty.

There was no sign of life near the truck.

And I was able to discover one peculiar thing.

A strange radio wave was picked up around the truck, above the trees.

Familiar wavelength. It’s a surveillance camera.

Why on earth would they install a camera on top of a tree?

There was still so much I didn’t know.

I took out my phone and texted Amy.

[Amy! Where are you?]

The reply that would normally come quickly is not coming.

Is she busy? What for? Judging from the way she ran towards the museum, there was a good chance she received a text from Victor.

As I was about to move to the next location, a message popped up on my phone.

It wasn’t the message from Amy that I was waiting for.

A message from Shine and Rain.

Short words and numerous exclamation marks convey a sense of urgency.

[Jeff!!!!!!!!]

I put my phone in my pocket and moved on to the next location.

Phazijik – Blue lightning that envelops the entire body,

At the same time, I kicked the ground and found myself on the roof of a building next to the museum.

Pajijik- Pajijik-

The ground I stood on was blackened and emitted blue electricity.

I stepped back slightly and looked around the museum.

The windows were tightly shut, and there was no way to see the interior of the museum from outside.

I thought.

Amy and Victor probably went inside there?

I came running here with a desperate desire to help Amy, but when I actually arrived, I felt lost.

I had no idea what might be inside the museum when I barged in without thinking.

While I was fidgeting like that, I was able to see the back door of the museum, which was usually a cargo-transporting passage, opening.

There was a man walking out.

These are the clothes I saw at the electronics store.

And it was a strangely familiar face.

He opened the door with light steps, came out, took a quick look around, and then started walking towards the truck.

It’s strangely light and strangely refreshing.

And it’s also strangely leisurely.

I definitely know that person.

No, really?

The vague memories that came to mind were not perfect.

I shook my head and went down the building.

Pajik – The body wrapped in blue light was standing in the alleyway below the rooftop with a single blink of an eye.

Because I wasn’t wearing anything, my socks were dyed black.

I even took off my socks while I was at it, so I was barefoot.

The feeling of the cold floor, the tiny grains of sand sticking unpleasantly to the soles of your feet.

I had to catch that guy somehow.

At least, that’s what my instincts told me.

But there was no chance.

If I wanted to, I could disable the surveillance cameras on the trees, but my abilities weren’t good enough to subdue someone else silently.

I thought about that and hid in an alley for a while, wiggling around.

The man, walking towards the truck, took something out of the truck, took out his cell phone and started talking.

I immediately tapped his phone.

[Chick- It’s over.]

His voice on the phone, with a little noise, pierces into my head.

[Did you deliver it safely?]

[Yes. I checked inside to make sure there was nothing wrong with the item.]

[I didn’t leave anything out this time.]

[I checked it three times before departure~ There will be no problem this time.]

The voice was also familiar.

But I don’t remember.

I trembled slightly from the unpleasant feeling of foreboding, and ran down the alley following the slowly moving man.

The man walked down an alleyway with a cigarette in his mouth.

The content of the call was nothing special.

The voice on the other end of the phone sounded like a boss worrying about a subordinate who had gone out on a delivery mission, and the man with the cigarette in his mouth looked like a subordinate who was just being a little sullen.

The ordinary street is a non-smoking area.

So, if the man wanted to smoke comfortably, he had to move to a back alley where people couldn’t see him.

I followed him.

This is my first time being followed.

Although I had been trained to kill the sound, I had no confidence.

Fortunately, I have a bracelet that can assist my actions now.

I checked the bracelet and nodded.

I approached him from a fairly close distance, but the man seemed not to notice me and started smoking a cigarette.

White smoke starts from a red light and disperses into the air.

The gently blowing wind carried the lingering scent of cigarettes.

A familiar smell.

I distorted my face.

The understanding of the surrounding structure was complete.

So, this means that we know that there is a blind spot here where surveillance cameras cannot reach.

I took out of my pocket the five iron bars Victor had given me.

Something moderately small and moderately heavy.

It was my weapon, which, if I used my ability, would become a single bullet and fly towards the target.

There is no need to kill.

My purpose is to collect information.

As I raised my hand and drew forth my power, the iron bar on top of my hand began to vibrate and rise into the air.

PHAJIJIJIK – The iron bar, engulfed in blue light, begins to glow.

The noise generated by the operation of the ability could not be hidden.

So, it was natural that the smoking man’s gaze turned to me.

“Huh?”

As soon as I heard the man’s dumb voice, I ejected the iron bar.

A blue light trail extending in a straight line.

It was shot in five directions and pierced the opponent’s clothes.

Pavababak!

With a weak electric current, the opponent was blown to the wall and pinned.

Your opponent won’t be able to move unless you rip off all of his clothes.

The man who was hit by the wall flailed around and dropped the cigarette he was holding in his mouth.

It was clear that the electricity contained in the iron rod had flowed through his body, paralyzing his entire body.

He looked at me with trembling eyes.

Victor said.

Always make sure to handle it properly.

I took two more iron bars out of my pocket and fired again.

Papak-!

One at the opponent’s feet, and one just above his head.

The heptagonal iron bar that was completed by shooting like that paralyzed the opponent’s movements while sending out sparks.

“Excuse me. Just answer my questions.”

As I said that, I took a coin out of my pocket.

As I began to slowly approach, the other person’s eyes began to shake violently.

His gaze was on my right hand.

The coin I took out began to spin rapidly and glow.

“If this is true, it will hurt. So. Just answer the questions. Okay?”

He couldn’t even answer and just drooled.

I adjusted the output of the iron rod slightly, allowing him to move his mouth.

“Ugh… ugh…”

An unfinished, dull, and stupid voice flows out slowly.

I waited for his mouth muscles to recover from paralysis.

“Did you deliver something inside?”

“Ah. Ah. Yes. That’s right. I delivered it.”

Although he was pretending to be calm, there was an unmistakable fear in his voice.

I felt somehow better.

“Okay. You answered well. Please keep doing that.”

I waved my hand threateningly in front of the opponent.

Then the coin’s rotation became faster.

Shhh!

“Do you know what the item you delivered is?”

“Excuse me. I’m just a delivery person. So…”

Eyes that roll while talking.

Avoid eye contact.

Lie. The other party seemed to know very well what he had delivered.

I took a breath.

I hate lies the most.

“Ah! Sorry! Sorry! I’ll tell you! Wait a minute!”

As I began to move little by little, the man shouted urgently.

I said, putting my finger to my lips.

“Shh. Okay. Go ahead.”

“That’s the thing I ordered from the museum. No, not even the thing. Should I say people? Those…”

His once urgent attitude strangely begins to calm down.

As his trembling eyes regained their composure, the way he spoke changed strangely.

“Those. Probably people? I didn’t let you see the details. You know that, right?”

You know what?

I wiggled my eyebrows at his words.

“People? You moved people?”

“Because you said it was necessary. I had no choice.”

“What on earth are you doing in there?”

He answered my question with a strange smile.

“You know, right?”

“What do you know!”

As I shouted that, something flew behind me.

The electric field that spread around my body made my body move reflexively.

My body twisted slightly, and at the same time something passed over my head.

A large, round object, iron?

Manhole cover?

Tata dang!

As I was checking the flying object, a sudden metallic sound was heard.

Startled, I turned around to check on the man, and the iron bars that had been holding his entire body in place were rolling on the floor.

Of course, the man wasn’t there.

But I knew where he was going.

The moment I desperately stretched out my hand to shoot a coin, he waved his hand as if he already knew what I was doing.

Weak physical force, the trajectory of the hand was slightly distorted.

Kwaaang!

The coin, which had been spinning, soared into the sky with a loud noise.

The coin flew into the sky, not in a straight line but in a diagonal line, melting away all the obstacles the opponent had gathered, and scattered while shining brightly.

Telekinesis?

The man quickly ran down the alley, riding on the manhole cover that had flown in earlier.

I became anxious and quickly started to roll my feet.

Pajik- A blue light flashes and surrounds my body.

At the same time, I was standing on the roof of the building at the end of the alley.

My eyes quickly scan the road.

But I couldn’t find an opponent.

does not exist.

I hid my body in that short time.

But it was still too early to think I had missed it.

I closed my eyes and put my hands down on the floor.

Radio waves spread out from the body, forming a wide net that covers the surrounding area.

Saaak-

Flow. Trace the flow you just identified.

Although I couldn’t completely detect the brain waves flowing through the man’s body, I was able to detect the radio waves from the cell phone he was holding.

I moved towards the radio waves emitted by the cell phone.

A three-dimensional map drawn in your head.

The surrounding area is depicted as is.

I kicked the ground right away.

Dismissal-

Following the signal from the cell phone, which was enveloped in blue light, I found a half-broken cell phone lying on the floor.

Near the cell phone was a pack of cigarettes he had been holding.

I missed it.