episode_0247

I was born with this ability.

Society demanded that people with special abilities become ‘heroes’.

Those who think this is a natural duty of the chosen ones will become heroes, and those who become that way are heroes.

But not everyone always wants to be a hero.

There are those who think that sacrifices should not be forced for the sake of the whole or the group, and there are also those who want to have their individual lives respected.

Such people live by hiding their abilities.

As we live, all of these abilities will be revealed, but at least in many parts of the world, there are probably still many people who live with these abilities hidden.

however.

There are times when there are people who do not meet the standards of ‘hero’ that society demands.

A person is born as a person with special abilities, but does not meet society’s standards for a person with special abilities.

To put it in the extreme, an example would be a being born with mana.

What if driving forward at full speed is slower than a car also running at full speed?

-Can a person with special abilities who gets hit by a truck and flies away be called a person with special abilities?

-Can a person with supernormal abilities who can block one gunshot with his body, but suffer a gunshot wound to his body if he gets shot six times in a row, be said to have supernormal abilities? Just a strong ordinary person.

There are people who do not meet society’s standards of ability.

They are simply classified as those born with mana, and live lives no different from ordinary people.

Without getting sick.

The body is strong.

Even with just a little bit of training, they can have physical strength slightly higher than that of a special forces mobile team.

To use pyromancers as an example, they are people whose only ability is to light a flame from a lighter to light a cigarette.

Society doesn’t even want them to be heroes.

Korea proposed positions in which they could be responsible for the safety of citizens in various parts of society, such as military non-commissioned officers, police officers, emergency room residents, or school security guards.

However, that is because Korea, in this country, presents them with a sufficiently attractive carrot, while in the case of other countries, it can be said to be the ‘worst’.

You risk your life to work, but your salary is less than minimum wage?

No matter how much magic you have, if your livelihood is unstable, it is easy to fall into other temptations.

For example, degenerating into a villain.

For example, taking advantage of the value of the body of ‘new humans’ who are born with magical powers that are invincible even if they rot.

The people with superpowers in front of me right now, like a succubus.

[You probably know that Laplace is dead. And it looks like the person in charge here has closed this place down. Maybe…you.]

I aimed the bat at the oldest woman, a succubus who looked to be about 25 years old.

[You are the ‘Madame’ here.]

“Pfft…!”

It seemed like they were trying to hide their identity among the succubi, but with my appearance, the succubi were already sending out all kinds of signals, gesturing with their eyes and hands towards Madame, who could be said to be in charge.

[I guess the reason you hid in the basement of the island like this, rather than killing them all, was to see what was going on outside and try to escape, right? That’s right, because you are Laplace’s collaborators.]

“You bastard!”

Madame Succubus aimed her hand at me.

The magic crystallized into blade-sharp nails and flew towards me.

[no use.]

Kaaaan!

The nail-shaped magic bullet bounced off to the side without even making a scratch on my mask, and I lightly swung the bat forward.

Phew!

Madame fell sideways with a dull sound.

Obtaining information is important, but we cannot just leave alone someone who fires magic bullets with the same lethal force as a pistol at people.

[Rest assured. Not dead yet.]

As he draped the bat over his shoulder and released magical power, the succubi became frightened as if it were their turn next.

“Human flesh-”

[I will break the head of the one who screams first.]

“…….”

Immediately everyone fell silent.

As they knew it was real and not a threat, the succubi remained silent and began exchanging glances with each other.

[There is no need to fuss. I came here knowing everything.]

The information has already been obtained.

It’s just that there was no real-time information about what happened on Succubus Island from the time we attacked God’s Rest until now.

We have also figured out the route through which people enter the island of the succubus and how they seduce men.

[I am not a hero. The executioner.]

“…….”

[But he is not an indiscriminate killer who kills just anyone. He is clearly a businessman, and only deals with those who interfere with the world that the association is leading.]

thud.

I lightly hit the bat down.

[Among these, only those who say that I was forcibly taken, that I was kidnapped and brought here, or that I was on this island when I opened my eyes and came to my senses should raise their hands.]

The succubi begin to notice each other.

Even though they are the same succubus, they all had different beginnings, so not everyone here must die.

[Is there any?]

“Me, me!!”

A succubus quickly raised her hand.

“I went on a trip to Thailand, and after drinking, I opened my eyes-”

Per– billion.

Next to Madame, a succubus falls down.

Instead of being remotely hit on the head like Madame, she is hit directly on the head with a bat and falls down.

[Say hello. It’s a bat detector. You can easily tell if someone is lying.]

“…….”

[A woman who came in for money even lies. So, how much did I get paid to become a succubus here? About 1 billion won per year? If you include incentives, it will cost billions.]

Do you work at the lowest level of society, receiving a salary of less than 1 million won per month, and live only with satisfaction and passion?

Or do you enjoy luxury and pleasure, earn 100 million won a month, and cooperate with Laplace’s system?

We cannot arbitrarily judge whether their choices are right or wrong.

Each succubus has different criteria for choosing this path, and some of them are truly kidnapped here.

[Gunggi. What about selection?]

[it’s over. There are only about 30% of chicks that can be revived.]

However, if that number is less than 30% of the succubi here, the rest are at least those who came here on their own.

Even though this place was full of all kinds of luxury and pleasure, behind it all, there were all kinds of unspeakable ‘deaths’.

[Chicks? It doesn’t mean that what you did when you came here was good. But hey, what would have happened if you hadn’t done that here? It must have been turned into mana powder by Laplace and his subordinates and sprinkled on rice noodles as a garnish. is not it?]

Gunggi’s words were very bitter, but they were true.

For those with special abilities who do not listen, use mana powder.

Just as the children were like that in God’s Rest, so was the Succubus Island.

No matter how talented he may be, when his own life is at stake, he takes care of himself by weighing the lives of others and himself.

In movies and novels, people who sacrifice themselves for others are righteous people and heroes, but we cannot say without caution that this is the norm.

In the end, they all die.

[How can you resist in the face of death? So I’ll give you a chance. Chicks are reborn. I will carry the original sin of this place in my heart for the rest of my life, and return to the way it was before I was kidnapped here. Of course, that will vary depending on the case.]

[I will take you somewhere else first. And we will identify the chicks. Well, I don’t think there’s any need to say more about the details in this gutter.]

Hwareuk.

The palace ignited a fire.

Soon, the embers turned into small birds and spread in all directions, and while I was wasting time talking, each gunman who had finished identifying them personally placed a small bird of flame on their head.

[Those who say that my flame is rising above their heads should go forward. congratulations. You are people who deserve to be identified at least once.]

“Ah….”

“Well, then what about the rest?!”

[It’s simple.]

I passed the bat over my shoulder.

[Everyone will die.]

thud!

When I struck the floor with the bat once more, a sphere of magic exploded from the tip of the bat.

Paba babang!

The sphere, flying in a straight line, began to fly around the indoor space like an atom, and soon hit the back of the head of all the succubi except those selected by the archer, stunning them.

[Gunggi. Please ask first.]

[When to get out?]

[The same way as always.]

Escape by becoming a spirit is not a problem.

[Release the information as soon as you leave. In the first place, the rice cakes should be slowly rising by now. Among Laplace’s collaborators, those spread all over Thailand, or those who enjoyed pleasure on this island of the succubus, are pretending to be good and making a living.]

I’m sure there’s information floating around on the Internet somewhere.

-On a place called Coral Island, there is a brothel created by Laplace.

-Only VIPs can enter there, and prostitutes with special abilities are staying there.

-And there…

[……]

Gungi created a large-scale transfer camp and teleported with the chicks that needed to be identified, and I figured out the terrain based on intelligence and headed inside.

A place deeper than underground, like the entrance to a tomb.

There I saw.

A warehouse measuring dozens of pyeong is filled with bookshelves, and small dolls are placed on each bookshelf.

Perhaps it was impossible to place a life-size doll on it, or perhaps the conditions were not conducive to doing so.

Or perhaps it was Laplace’s consideration to prevent the succubi who suffer mental breakdowns while living here from becoming devils.

The dolls, which were made like worry dolls, each had different names on them.

There was no smell of blood or corpses, but I smelled a stronger smell of death here than anywhere else.

The number of dolls was almost hundreds, and there was no need to say what the dolls meant.

[……I don’t want to sympathize, but I have no choice but to sympathize.]

The end of this world.

They say the meteorite was right.

but.

Now that we know a more certain answer than a meteorite, we must never let a meteorite be the end of the story.

[The meteorite ending is not possible.]

Just like it was during the time of Duoksini.

All the culprits who created this situation must be executed.

[…You can’t kill it gracefully.]

They must die painfully, in their opinion, the most terrible death.

So, you have to kill it.

Hwareuk.

I lit the end of the goblin bat on fire.

After a while.

Flames covered the entire island, and black smoke began to rise above the coral island.