episode_0221

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During last night, Baek Seol-hee and I studied self-immolation.

It took quite a long time.

The alter ego keeps being created and then destroyed.

When I hit it with a bat, the alter ego broke.

Fortunately, I was not injured when the clone broke, and we were able to check out the clone’s abilities in various ways.

“For now, you can only make one. check. You can recover mana by breaking the clone. check. If you are close to your clone, you can link your senses. check. And….”

I organized Baek Seol-hee’s alter ego abilities so that she could use her alter ego more comfortably.

“You can move to where the alter ego is. This is an ability that transforms the body into frost fog, so it is impossible to move over like moving through space.”

“I will make it possible someday.”

Perhaps because she was truly envious of Ymir’s ability to move through space, Baek Seol-hee hoped to move her main body to the doll, regardless of the distance from her alter ego.

Right now, I just hope that I can come over to my house where my alter ego is at any time.

“Definitely. certainly. I also want to come and go as I please. You can’t keep asking Ymir for forever.”

“Isn’t that what Ymir says every time he moves through space?”

“Not like that. If that were the case, I would have said something to Ymir. In fact, I feel more sorry for not doing so. Especially when I did that with you last time… Tsk.”

“I felt really sorry for breaking the mood. are you okay. From now on, you can just come over to me like this.”

The method is much more complicated and difficult than Ymir, but the fact that Baek Seol-hee was able to leave the Taegeuk Watch at the official residence and come over to my room is an encouraging achievement.

“Also, although the clone is very weak, it can use this ability.”

Not only can he make hand and foot gestures, but he can also fully use his abilities.

Instead, the limits of this ability were clear.

“The special ability that the clone can produce is the total amount of magical power given to the clone. If you put in an E level, you will get E-level power. If you put in a C-level amount, you will get C-level power.”

“…If I created an clone by putting all of my magical power into it, I couldn’t move while it was recovering and had to control only the clone. Ah, this is a little different. Please correct this part. Rather than feeling like that…”

Baek Seol-hee was lying on the bed, watching me organize things on my laptop and helping me organize my alter ego abilities.

“The connection between the senses of the alter ego and the main body varies depending on the distance. I thought it was something like a walkie-talkie. Because even if there is only a distance between the entrance and the veranda, I can’t feel it.”

“…You just need to train.”

“Okay. From now on, I just need to train and go out in front of people as an alter ego. During prenatal education, all you can do is lie quietly in bed or take a light walk.”

Someday, if I just sit still, my alter ego, Baek Seol-hee, can take care of everything.

To do that, you would have to consume a lot of magical power to create an clone every time, so if there was a way to quickly recover mana-

“…Ah.”

One good idea came to mind.

“Seolhee. How much cash do you have?”

“……Shall I give you everything?”

“No, no. What are you talking about? If you say that, it makes me sound like a piece of trash who approached you for your money.”

I lightly flicked Baek Seol-hee’s forehead with my finger.

“The question was whether you have the money to buy a 1,000 pyeong building on Ulleungdo.”

“…How much does it cost?”

“If you want to buy about 1,000 pyeong… If you just keep it simple, the rent alone is 100 billion won?”

Amazing, Ulleungdo.

100 million per pyeong.

This price is possible because the spirit of ‘patriotism’ in the land is so strong.

Considering the pension and hotel above, it would cost at least 200 billion won.

“There is a pension that I often go to.”

“Yes.”

“The hot spring there is actually a mana recovery spot.”

“……?”

“That’s why I go often.”

“Just by entering the water, your magic power is restored…?”

“Yes.”

“Then…!”

Baek Seol-hee immediately tried to get up.

“Let’s go to Ulleungdo. I’ll take you with me.”

“Calm down.”

“If you go into the sea water, no one will notice. Or-”

“I told you to calm down.”

I held Baek Seol-hee tightly in my arms and lightly stroked her head.

“You can go to Ulleungdo any time. I should be able to go now. But can you go and have fun now?”

“…….”

“Let’s go later when I have recovered my stamina. Got it?”

“…Yes.”

She buried her face in my chest, blinked for a moment, then blushed and clung to me.

“Can I buy a pension in Ulleungdo?”

“No, no. Instead of that, buy a hotel where no one can come in. And while pretending to live there, you are actually staying at the pension. With me.”

“It’s the best deviation. Paparazzi will be walking around near the hotel I bought, and if I send an impersonator there, everyone will think Baek Seol-hee is there. …But shouldn’t I just buy the pension?”

“No.”

That place is an asset of the organization.

“Anyway, at least place your E-class clone somewhere else and make it behave similarly to how you normally act. At the same time, what if you don’t mind soaking in Ulleungdo’s hot springs or being patriotic? If you just keep it that way, there won’t be any major problems. Unless someone attacks you or something.”

“…Wouldn’t there be someone who thinks it’s strange to have an alter ego? Why can I only feel E-class magical power? And so.”

“That’s something to think about then. Or hire someone around you like a bodyguard.”

It would be nice to have a desperate agent, but I don’t know if Baek Seol-hee would like having a desperate agent next to her.

“Seolhee. Can you fight as an alter ego?”

“It would be possible for the alter ego to only show his face in snow white, but it would be impossible to fight in earnest like he fought in Jindo. Because the magic power of the alter ego is the life force.”

“Magic power is life force….”

“…Is there anyone that comes to mind?”

“Just. If that happens, I think I will be very reluctant to use mana.”

It was a restriction that anyone could think of.

“It would be good to use magical power to protect people, but if the more mana you use, the more your lifespan decreases, wouldn’t it be difficult for even an S-class hero to be active?”

“…I guess so. And if you are an S-class hero, the government will also manage you. Do not come out carelessly under any circumstances, but come out only when the country is in danger.”

Baek Seol-hee looked up at me with a meaningful look.

Perhaps, if my prediction is correct, she probably heard information about ‘that man’, whether he was the president of the association or the president.

“Being the ultimate weapon is a very difficult task. If you announce your condition, the world will become more confused.”

Is the #1 ranking the same wherever you go?

Because he is a hero with a strong sense of justice, he leads his dying body to fight against villains with the strong conviction that the symbol of peace must not be destroyed.

The difference is that there are many people in this world who will follow in his footsteps and become symbols of peace.

“Seolhee. If it becomes known to the world that you are pregnant, the next S-class will represent Korea for at least a year.”

“…So Tushin is Korea’s representative?”

“Can you leave this country to Tushin?”

“…….”

Baek Seol-hee kept her mouth shut.

“It is true that Tushin has a great sense of justice, is handsome, and is clearly talented, but he feels like he is not good enough to take the place of Gwangyukgong or Snowwhite. Right?”

“…….”

“Someone said that. If you divide Korea’s S class into tiers, it looks like this.”

S+ level, Light Wing Gong, Snow White.

Jump to S class, Baridegi, Scope, Brain Emperor.

S-class armored Taejo.

“Would you like to tell me an interesting story? What is the standard by which people classify the two into S+ class?”

“Performance…?”

“The question is whether or not one person can subdue all the S-classes of neighboring countries. For example, can one Snow White subdue all five S-class members of Japan?”

“……It may be difficult, but it may not be impossible.”

“Okay. That’s S+ class dignity.”

According to the Hero Association’s classification, they are all S-class, but of course there are divisions even within S-class.

“What if someone who is more trustworthy than a warrior becomes an S+ level and becomes a talented person representing Korea?”

“……Then I want to announce it openly.”

Baek Seol-hee tapped my cheek with her finger.

“Even without saying who the father of the child is, Baek Seol-hee will finally announce that she is pregnant as the entire nation wants. If the reason the world is anxious is the absence of S+ level people, wouldn’t everyone feel relieved if there was an S+ level person to protect this country during my parental leave?”

“Who are you thinking of?”

“How about the person who made Baek Seol-hee take childcare leave take responsibility?”

“……That doesn’t make sense.”

Just as Baek Seol-hee rejected my offer to recruit him, I also cannot accept that.

“It would be better for me to raise a few S+ level people and stick to them.”

“Really?”

“Okay. I’m already looking for one person right now.”

“It’s a woman, right?”

“Why do you think it’s a woman?”

“Because you will never have to teach with a man by your side.”

“……How do you know people?”

Although it is easier to teach women, I am not the kind of man who would hate men and refuse to teach them.

“Or should I ask Platinum Taeyang? I want you to protect this country while I am pregnant and giving birth.”

“And when Platinum Taeyang becomes pregnant, you will be at the forefront then?”

“Couldn’t we just take turns for a year?”

“Eolssi-gu. You don’t want to end it with just one person?”

“Getting the kids together to play soccer?”

“…….”

I covered Baek Seol-hee’s mouth with my hand.

“To do that, you are essentially retiring, retiring. Are you just going to have a baby and be done with it? Mom should be by my side. If dad and mom go out on a business trip together, who will be there for them?”

“…….”

“Don’t look at me like that. I am not the type of person who will give up on my path just because I have a child. Rather, I will move more actively. If I did it for my woman before, then I will have to do it for my children.”

I’m still moving with that mindset, but when I feel more responsible than I do now, I’ll have to do my best.

“So the answer is simple. So that you can raise your child with peace of mind…”

I have one conclusion.

“We are raising S+ level people who can dedicate themselves to work for this country instead of you. As quickly as possible.”

Basically, work is done by the successor.

“It’s not about waiting for S-class new recruits to join, it’s about creating S-class new recruits.”