episode_0599
by admin
“Ignis… !”
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, but since you recognized me right away, it looks like what I did in Japan has become quite a hot topic here too.”
He said this knowing that Korea was already enjoying a surge of nationalism after having eliminated the Japanese villain organization.
It hasn’t been that long since then, and if you go online, you’ll still see people abuzz about it.
On some sites with a somewhat extreme tendency, there was even talk of Korea conquering Japan…
The tension was seen leaving the hands of Detective Seo Min-jeong, who had been trembling.
Of course, from my perspective, she was shivering, but her gun wasn’t pointed very far in the direction of me.
At this distance, he probably could have easily hit the target by pulling the trigger even in that tense state.
I could guess that her judgment was excellent because she was aiming for the larger body surface area rather than the head.
She asked me, her body noticeably relaxed, but without lowering the gun she was aiming at.
“Who are those next to you? Why are they here all of a sudden?”
I also liked the fact that he didn’t let his guard down just because the other person was a hero.
We should have more police officers like that in Korea.
I was lost in thought as I looked at Inspector Seo Min-jeong standing proudly in her police uniform.
‘Why did you come…?’
I resisted the urge to scratch my head, fearing that I might scare her for no reason.
As soon as I heard the word “Jeong-ui-maeng” from Yoon Se-mi, something came to mind.
‘Maria, did Namhira mention other countries?’
-No. It’s a work set purely in Korea.
‘Really? Is that so?’
Originally, the purpose of works like Namhira was to show the main character having sex with women, so it was common to intentionally avoid including headache-inducing elements like overseas situations or international politics.
And then I had a good idea there.
‘Then you can just play in a foreign country instead of Korea?’
Anyway, I was trying to take it easy compared to before when I would be running around here and there unless it was related to meteorites.
Among them, the reason I tried to refrain from being active in Korea was to avoid needlessly provoking existing characters and causing the ending to come at an unpredictable time.
Then, wouldn’t it be better to change the main stage to overseas?
Anyway, the only meteorites left in Korea are fragments broken up for research purposes.
You can fight outside, tear up meteors, and if you get tired of it, you can always return home with your keys to anywhere and rest.
This plan to play outside also had something in common with the plan to launder Bae Yeon-hee and Seo Na-young.
In Korea, you’re a villain, but outside, if you’re beating up villains, you’re just a hero.
What if Ignis, the most favorite hero of Koreans, is right there next to him…
Even if the activities were a bit rough, since it was happening overseas anyway, there was less chance that Koreans would feel threatened.
Most people would likely think of it as an activity to promote national prestige by subduing villains overseas.
However, I think my name is known to some extent not only in Korea but also in other countries.
Male heroes who run the field are not only rare in Korea, but are also hard to find overseas.
So there was a very, very small possibility that my rampage would cause diplomatic problems.
I don’t think I’ll ever exercise patriotism and restrain myself when problems arise… but I still have to say something.
Rather than getting hit without even knowing, shouldn’t we give them time to grit their teeth?
The reason I appeared before Inspector Seo Min-jeong was to warn her of this fact.
“Why… why on earth are you telling me that?”
However, when she heard that I was planning to work overseas in the future, she looked extremely confused.
“The only person I know among the government officials is Superintendent Seo Min-jeong. I came to see you after a long time to say hello.”
“Were we that close? We only met a few times… and we even met in private.”
“I’m shy, so I feel more comfortable with Inspector Seo than with politicians I don’t even know. And wouldn’t it be surprising if someone came to visit me in the middle of the night? It would be difficult if old politicians had a heart attack for no reason.”
“What is that… Does anyone know that…?”
Inspector Seo Min-jeong opened her mouth in disbelief.
The person who knew that reacted as if someone had suddenly surprised him from behind without even coming in through the main gate.
I know that I wouldn’t have been treated rudely if I had come in through the main gate since I’m a hero by name, but it’s the rule that these things happen quietly.
I shook my head, feeling sorry for her reaction that seemed to lack understanding of emotions.
Anyway, when she realized that I hadn’t come to her for any terrible purpose, she lowered the gun she had been aiming at.
I saw that and my eyes lit up.
‘Is that… a pistol made by Yuri?’
The Lee sisters have mostly retired now, but back in the early days when superpowered people were awakening, they worked with the government to create various items.
From the special restraints I use to capture villains, to the super weapon set I use, to some of the security equipment in the facilities that house the villains.
It wasn’t an achievement that the two sisters led the way on, but they each had a foot in the door.
The pistol that Detective Seo Min-jeong had put in her hand also seemed to be a similar type of super weapon that I had used several times in the beginning.
The one I wrote is the original, and it’s been around for a while, so it may have undergone some modifications.
What was mine was now handed over to Maria to play with.
If you increase the output, it can produce enough power to melt a decent amount of iron plates, but since that’s something I can do with one finger, it’s easier to just use a regular firearm.
Unlike guns that have near-infinite ammo in your inventory and can be thrown away and replaced when they break, the superweapon, although it never breaks down, has to be exposed to sunlight to recharge after firing all its ammunition and using up its energy.
‘Even if you say it like this, it is still a good weapon.’
It was useful as a means to deal with villains that would be difficult for ordinary people to subdue with the firepower of a regular pistol.
I took my gaze away from the gun and slowly took out the object I had prepared in advance from my bosom.
It was unavoidable for Detective Seo Min-jeong, who was feeling unnecessarily nervous, to aim her weapon again.
Bam-
“… What is this?”
“This is a pager.”
“Caller?”
What I took out of my arms and threw on the table next to her was a small device that looked like a pager.
“As I told you, I’m planning to go abroad. If anything happens, just call me with that item. Then I’ll come back and solve any problem.”
“… I am just a police inspector.”
When Detective Seo Min-jeong realized that I was being sincere, she shook her head with a slightly hardened face.
I didn’t say anything about why you, a mere hero, would give me something like this.
She also has eyes and ears, so she probably already knows that I am an exceptionally strong type of human among heroes. The splendid battle I fought in Japan had already spread like wildfire online.
Rather, that must be why she is showing signs of rejection.
It is beyond my authority to arbitrarily command such a powerful force to come and go.
Moreover, it was true that even the heroes belonging to the office sometimes had to go through a process of sending a request for cooperation and obtaining consent in order to be used in arresting villains.
But her timid refusal was meaningless.
Because I had already made up my mind and came looking for you.
“So who should I give this to?”
“Not me, but someone a little higher up… ”
“Ah, I don’t know those people and I don’t trust them. I trust Inspector Seo who is running in the field. This is a last resort in case of an emergency, not something I’m giving you to use when it’s convenient.”
“… … .”
“Even if Superintendent Seo Min-jeong were to hand over this caller to them, would they really use it properly? There’s no guarantee that they won’t end up like the Blue Dragons in China.”
When I pointed to her smartphone, still showing the news screen on the table, she said nothing and kept her mouth shut.
She also wouldn’t want the pager I gave her to end up in the hands of politicians or other powerful people.
There is a high possibility that he will call you to become friends with Ignis or use you for personal purposes.
Of course, I won’t let you call me that, but if you don’t want to waste a card that could be used to power a powerful hero, you’ll have to use your own judgment.
‘You must have that much brain power.’
The pager I gave to Inspector Seo Min-jeong was really a precaution in case of an emergency. For example, when an irregular villain who would be difficult for existing heroes like Kang Da-kyung to deal with appears.
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