episode_0591
by fnovelpia
As I was watching Seo Na-young and Feng Liu keep an eye on each other, Bae Yeon-hee approached me. She, too, was watching the comedy between the two of them, and was quietly stepping back.
“Ignis.”
“Huh?”
Unlike Seo Na-young, Bae Yeon-hee was still more familiar with my hero name, Ignis, than my real name.
She bent down and whispered in my ear as I sat on the sofa.
“I have something to say, can we talk privately?”
“Okay.”
Nodding to her offer, which I had no reason to refuse, I told Feng Liu to rest for now. I would open the door to the next destination again after I finished talking to Bai Yanxi.
I confirmed that she nodded roughly while arguing with Seo Na-young, and then moved to Bae Yeon-hee.
Even if I said I moved, I only chose a real door among the many doors on the wall and went into the next room.
The room, which appeared to have originally been used as a conference room, was furnished with tables and chairs.
As soon as the door closed behind her, Bae Yeon-hee went to the bookshelf against one wall and pulled out a bundle of crisp paper.
It was a movement that seemed natural, as if it had been prepared in advance.
She said, putting the wad of paper down in front of me.
“After returning from Japan, I gathered some information.”
“Information?”
As I turned my gaze to her words, I saw a piece of paper that served as a cover placed at the very top. I silently read part of the title to myself.
‘Major hero and villain information…?’
“Didn’t you say that nothing happened?”
He sat with his butt pressed against the chair and gave Bae Yeon-hee a questioning look.
This is because I wondered if there was any need to collect this information if nothing had happened in Korea while I was traveling abroad.
Bae Yeon-hee calmly shook her head at my gaze.
“Even if nothing happens, you can’t just do nothing. If you start responding after something happens, it’s too late.”
“That’s right… that’s not wrong.”
I muttered and agreed with her opinion.
Perhaps Bae Yeon-hee had a sense of alarm because of the experience of the organization she had previously been a part of falling apart in an instant because of me.
Since he had finally changed his affiliation, it seems he was investigating it out of caution to make sure something like that never happens again.
Bam-
I lifted the wad of paper, waved it in the air, and looked over the information that Bae Yeon-hee had researched.
A report titled ‘Information on Key Heroes and Villains Active in the Nearby Area’.
[Seoul is the capital of Korea and a center of technology and culture. This report was written to contribute to the understanding and safety of citizens by compiling information on major heroes and villains based in Seoul…]
Let’s skip the introduction.
I already understand why this report was created.
What I’m curious about now is what kind of superpowers are recorded in it.
Because of the format of the report, I flipped through the formal pages a few times before the real information was revealed.
「… … List of main heroes
1. Blue Phantom
Superpower: The ability to freely manipulate water and make one’s body transparent underwater.
Area of activity: Around the Han River and waterside areas. Occasionally dispatched to the West Sea via Incheon.
Alignment: A hero who prefers stealthy, low-profile operations, befitting his superpower of near-perfect stealth underwater. Sensitive to environmental issues, he has recently been reporting on corporations that commit environmental crimes.
Status: Kim Ye-in (34 years old, female). Marine researcher.
2. Windrunner
Superpower: The superpower to be able to leap through the air.
Area of activity: Southeastern Seoul.
Disposition: Judging from the fact that he mainly works in emergency response and rescue operations, he seems to find great reward in saving people.
Status: Yang Ga-ram (23 years old, female). Restaurant employee.
3. Ironclad
Superpower: The ability to transform metal objects held in one’s hand.
Area of activity: Southwest Seoul.
Disposition: It is estimated that he awakened his superpowers around the time the meteor struck. He awakened his superpowers early among superpowered people, but he hid his powers until he debuted to the public through Deathstrike’s terror.
Status: Jeong So-hyeon (26 years old, female). Full-time hero.
… … .」
The list of heroes compiled by Bae Yeon-hee piqued my interest.
‘Blue Phantom seems to have some pretty useful superpowers. Windrunner seems to have a superpower that’s a sub-compatible version of [Dew of Yggdrasil], a souvenir I have, and Ironclad’s superpower seems to be a sub-compatible version of Maria’s.’
There was also a list of other heroes lined up below.
But that wasn’t the end.
The next chapter, after the list of heroes, is followed by a list of villains, as the title suggests.
“List of main villains
1. Deathstrike
Superpower: The superpower to create and surround one’s body with energy fields.
Area of activity: Southwest Seoul.
Disposition: A superpowered person who seeks out strong people and challenges them to duels. He is not a villain who directly targets the lives of citizens, but he fights regardless of time and place, causing so much damage to those around him that it can be called terrorism. It is assumed that this is because it is relatively easy to identify the locations of heroes, but he fights heroes more often than villains, so he is classified as a villain.
Status: Kim Seul-gi (35 years old, female), former special forces soldier.
2. CyberGaze
Superpower: The ability to disable electronic devices in a small area.
Area of activity: All of Seoul.
Tendency: Seems to be motivated by academic stress, leading to villain activities. On weekends, he enjoys wandering around Seoul and causing trouble for citizens with his superpowers.
Status: Eun-chae Jo (18 years old, female), high school student.
… … .」
The villains were also interesting.
At first glance, the superpower possessed by the villain named Deathstrike seemed to have similar properties to the power I use.
‘That villain seems to enjoy wrapping energy around his body more than using tools, so should we consider his powers as a superpower?’
If so, then he must be one of the strongest superpowers.
In terms of enjoying fighting the strong, he reminds me of Touma from Toseonhyeophaengnok. However, considering that he doesn’t intentionally kill powerless citizens, he’s a much better villain than Touma.
And Cybergaze’s superpower seemed to be a kind of living EMP grenade. She was more interested in the information written on his disposition than his superpower.
‘You’re saying you’re going around detonating EMPs because of academic stress?’
What the heck is that…
‘hmm…’
Honestly, I think it would be fun to think about myself in that position. If you just be careful in places like hospitals, you probably won’t be directly harming people’s lives. I guess I’m a student, so I’m a little lost.
Anyway, after the list of heroes and villains was finished, a brief analysis of their relationships was attached.
「… What’s notable here is that there are more and more cases where heroes and villains form rivalries with each other. For example, in the case of Ironclad and Deathstrike, Deathstrike unilaterally chases Ironclad and challenges him to a duel. It seems that this is because Ironclad experienced a surge of supernatural powers when he awakened and successfully defeated Deathstrike…」
‘This part now seems to be flowing similarly to the original.’
Namhee wasn’t a supernatural disaster movie where hundreds or thousands of citizens died. It was just a world where the male protagonist flirted with female heroes in a world where the genders were reversed.
I don’t know about other countries, but Korea was like that.
As the initial confusion of the awakening subsided, it seemed that society was stabilizing in this way.
Okay
“Thank you for your hard work. It must have been difficult to find out information. Good report.”
I put the report back on the table and praised Bae Yeon-hee.
Although this information could have been found out in an instant if told to Maria, the fact that Bae Yeon-hee was acting voluntarily was a positive sign.
Isn’t this information that you investigated on your own, even though it wasn’t something I specifically instructed you to do?
Judging from the way she looked for work whenever she had nothing to do, even if Bae Yeon-hee had been an ordinary office worker and not someone with supernatural powers, she would definitely have been treated as an ace at her job.
“… How is it? Is this information helpful?”
“Oh, that helped.”
Bae Yeon-hee let out a small breath, seeming slightly relieved by my words.
“This is what I researched with Seo Na-young.”
“Really?”
That was unexpected.
I thought Seo Na-young just liked to play.
However, if Seo Na-young had been with me in gathering the data, it would have made sense that such detailed information was included.
To be honest, Bae Yeon-hee’s freezing ability isn’t really suitable for researching data.
Perhaps Bae Yeon-hee was organizing information while controlling Seo Na-young, who was trying to run around here and there.
I stroked my chin as I watched Bae Yeon-hee’s back as she reorganized her report and put it back on the bookshelf.
‘…Should I give him a prize?’
Don’t people who are good at their jobs look sexy, regardless of whether they are men or women?
My gaze turned to Bae Yeon-hee’s butt, which seemed to be swaying unusually today.
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