episode_0567
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At Jenny’s words, the noisy atmosphere around Bongraeju suddenly died down, and everyone just rolled their eyes awkwardly.
Olivia, who was the one involved and brought up the subject, was not the type to mind this awkwardness and was just sipping her glass.
I winked at Janie, who was looking at me furtively.
‘I think you have a lot of questions, so if you don’t mind, tell me.’
There’s nothing like a joke to help you get to know each other.
To be honest, the Kingdom of Heylum was a dark place that could almost be called a dystopia, but it didn’t matter to Janie now.
I can say this lightly because I know that you have already made up your mind while following me.
Janie nodded, noticing my nod.
“If you have any questions, ask me.”
“… What kind of work exactly did you live in? I heard a rough explanation, but I don’t really get the feel of it. If it makes you uncomfortable, you don’t have to say anything.”
The first person to ask a question was not Olivia, who had brought up the topic, but Sarah. They called Moon Ji-yu and Olivia, who had a large age gap, sisters, and the other three, who had a similar age gap, seemed to have decided to talk comfortably as friends.
As Sarah said she had heard a rough explanation, she had already explained to the group what kind of place Janie lived in.
What they were curious about was a little more detailed information. After all, since she was a character living in a fictional work, it was inevitable that she would be more interested in her than Olivia, who was a foreigner.
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t curious about people from another world, let alone another country.
Janie answered lightly, as she had no intention of hiding anything.
“It’s a work called Academy of the Ruined Nation.”
“Academy of the ruined country?”
“… It definitely doesn’t seem like a very bright piece.”
“Huh…? Oh…! I’ve heard of it! That’s an American comic!”
When the title of the piece came out, which sounded like it was going to be a ruined world, the expressions of everyone except Olivia darkened.
It’s a pretty famous work, but it hasn’t been made into a movie, so I guess no one has heard of it except Olivia, who is American.
If I hadn’t been in a situation where I was killing time in the corner of my room at the time, looking up whatever I could get my hands on, whether it be comics or novels, I might have passed it by without even knowing.
Perhaps because she had heard of the piece before, Olivia’s expression brightened.
Sarah, who was sitting next to her, asked.
“Have you seen Olivia’s work?”
“Can I call you Liv too? Just like Minho, you can call me Liv. Anyway, I saw this a few years ago. I don’t actually remember the whole story, but I remember the ending because it was quite touching.”
While doing so, he excitedly explained the impressive scenes he had seen, most of which were related to the main character’s actions.
How well-drawn and dynamic the cartoon is, how cool it is to see multiple enemies being instantly subdued using supernatural powers, etc.
After hearing that explanation, Sarah looked at me and said.
“If you just listen to the story, it seems exactly like how Minho oppa fought with those guys called Apophis earlier.”
“Similar. Minho and I both learned the martial arts that appear there. It’s called Albaroi Martial Arts.”
“Eh…?! Really?”
Olivia was shocked when I told her that I had learned the martial arts from the comics. It probably sounded to her like I had learned the ultimate killing arts, or kung fu.
I added some further explanation to Janie’s words.
“Even if you beat them up in the cult camp with your body, didn’t you fight very restrainedly in the transport plane? That’s Alvaroi’s fighting technique. Now that I’m learning martial arts, it’s not the only way to fight, but I still use it well.”
“Come to think of it, I have superpowers, but I can only learn one martial art… ”
I guess it was because of the gap between the cartoon and the actual action that I was slow to connect the dots in my head.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that Alvaroi’s martial arts could be called ‘barely’ a skill, as Olivia had said.
You have to focus all your nerves on the battle and be able to predict the battle from various angles in a short period of time. That’s why it’s hard for ordinary people to learn, so they even gave them medicine. I have excellent physical specs and a superpower called high-speed thinking, so it wasn’t that difficult for me.
Although the primary purpose of the EDP-427 was not to teach Alvaroi martial arts, it does mean that it is not an easy skill.
Olivia was very excited when she found out that Janie was a character from a cartoon she had seen and that I had learned the martial arts from it.
“Then Minho and Janey unnie helped the main character beat up the bad guys?”
“That’s… ”
“Well, you could say that.”
Before Janie could say anything, he answered by striking first.
In fact, I accidentally made the main character a bad guy and ended up dealing with him, but in the end, I did what the main character was supposed to do, so isn’t what I said wrong?
Janie looked at me intently, but I was confident.
‘It seems like Olivia really liked the protagonist, so tell me the truth? That I burned him to death?’
This is a white lie to preserve Olivia’s innocence.
In the end, Janie didn’t deny what I said either.
Moon Ji-yu, who had been quietly listening to the story, tilted her head.
“But if there was a separate main character, would Jenny have been a supporting role? Judging by her appearance, it doesn’t seem like it would have been an ordinary role. Usually, the prettier you are, the more important the role is.”
“… That’s right. That’s weird. If there was a character like Unnie Janey, there’s no way I wouldn’t remember her. Even though it’s a cartoon, so her face might be different. Did you change her name too?”
“No. My name is still the same.”
“Then what? Did I forget… ”
“I’m sure I remember correctly. I’m not someone who appears in the original.”
“… … .”
Olivia closed her mouth at her soft words. Even she, with her lively personality, thought that something unusual was about to come out.
Janie continued speaking without paying any attention.
“I also looked up the original after coming out to reality. I was curious about how our world is reflected in reality.”
Of course, I couldn’t help but be curious about the world I lived in being recorded in a comic book.
After Janie came out to reality, she stayed at home and looked up the original work while adjusting.
But the only thing that comes out there is the main character’s story.
Her face was not mentioned, not even her name.
Olivia laughed awkwardly at that explanation.
“Ha, well. The story in the comic is about the main character. Of course, there are probably more people who don’t appear in real life.”
“That could be it. Or maybe he died on a mission or in battle. It’s not a particularly special past. That’s how everyone lived in our kingdom.”
Janie said that and then looked at me, slightly raising the corners of her lips.
“I’m glad I met Minho. He helped me a lot, not only while I was at the Academy, but also after the kingdom fell.”
Even though she was telling a story about her gloomy past, the mood seemed to lighten up momentarily when the cold-faced beauty smiled slightly.
Sarah looked back and forth between Janie and me, then puffed out her cheeks.
“Uh… That’s foul play.”
“What?”
“It seems like only those two have some special memories… and ordinary people like me feel left out!”
“Haha, who doesn’t have memories here? And even things like this, when we look back later, they become memories we share together.”
As Sarah started to complain cutely, smiles appeared on the faces of the group again. Moon Ji-yu poked her cheek with his index finger.
“Sarah, do you want to cry? If you think about it that way, I have the least memories.”
“Oh, really? But Jiyu unnie and Minho oppa even filmed a variety show together… ”
“Entertainment is a unique experience, but it’s work. It’s all relative.”
Moon Ji-yu played with Sarah’s balls as if they were toys.
Thanks to this, the group became active again and while listening to Janie’s words, they were both angry at the kingdom’s decision to drug its citizens, and felt relieved when they heard that the parliament building had been blown up.
And if we’re going to talk about Janie’s past, I couldn’t leave out the explanation of my superpowers.
As the alcohol began to take effect, the group bombarded me with questions and asked me to perform tricks and magic tricks.
“Fire! Show me your fire magic! While acting as Ignis!”
“So this isn’t just magic, it’s a real superpower? Wow… ”
“How did you bring out Sister Janey? Are there any restrictions on people or objects?”
I listened quietly to the barrage of questions and then dropped a bombshell.
“What if you could use superpowers too?”
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