64 – You Come Back (2)
After hearing unexpected news.
I came face to face with the office computer that had been away for two weeks.
What I immediately checked after turning on the computer was the list of villains that the Hero Bureau updates every day.
“Uhm… ….”
Looking at the list on the monitor, I skimmed through the changes that had been made.
Naturally, all six high-rank villains of the Paranormal Abilities Research Society had horizontal red lines drawn on them.
Since all the key executives were killed by Ruina, the chances of these guys making a comeback in the future are infinitely close to zero.
Next is the list of new villains.
Normally, when someone is designated as a villain, the committee determines their criminal history and abilities, gives them a code name, and notifies us.
However, the code names of the new villains were all written with numbers.
For example, the C-level villain designated for the first time this month.
This guy had the dull code name C105.
“Ah. You mean that? “Did you see the news too?”
I didn’t really ask, but Gyeongtae sitting next to me poked his head through the partition and opened his mouth.
“News?”
“The committee members were terrorized.”
“Ah.”
That’s also what my girlfriend did.
To be precise, it was emphasized by Ruina that Team Leader Jang Se-hee was responsible for the explosion.
“That’s why it’s called that.”
“I guess so.”
Again, the code names of the villains are notified by the committee.
But maybe it’s because they gave us more plausible names than expected.
Villains like Ruina have quite good naming sense, so much so that they use code names as their names instead of their real names.
However, the top of the committee literally exploded, so now they are code names and they are just concentrating on resolving the accident that happened to them.
“Still, they were cheap.”
“What did you just say?”
“Maybe it’s because I also suffered from a villain. “I just thought the atmosphere was a bit scary these days.”
“That’s true. Right around the time Ruina disappeared, the villain’s crime rate soared, but as soon as he reappeared, it went down. “Actually, isn’t Ruina specialized in villains and George is a dark hero?”
“hahahaha… ….”
There were quite a few people in the world who thought that way, as Gyeong-tae said.
In fact, there was speculation that the reason for the indiscriminate destruction of the city was to eradicate the villain groups that were spreading like a spider’s web within it.
“……… ….”
And right now, it’s as if I don’t need to be silent.
Surprisingly, the story was true to some extent.
Information about the behind-the-scenes world that team leader Lee Tae-seok and Ruina herself told me.
Most of the deaths caused by Ruina were the same villains.
That he had no choice but to make some sacrifices in order to catch the villain, etc.
Of course, the ‘somewhat’ part is an enormous amount of damage, amounting to about 5 trillion won, but… ….
“I guess that’s why. “Heroes also seem to have different opinions on Ruina.”
“Atmosphere?”
“I heard it from Si-eun, and it seems like opinions are divided even among the heroes. In the case of Masquerade, it is said to be a hard-line stance to think about it after striking it down.”
“That hero is even stranger in that he is not a hardliner.”
Masked hero, Masquerade of Holy Light.
An unidentified human who is so fanatically obsessed with Ruina that she thinks she is her friend.
I wonder if the sight of her aggressive attack as soon as she met Ruina left a strong impression on everyone.
He was a top tier hero currently ranked 2nd in the unofficial rankings.
Well, it can’t be popular to attack a villain so aggressively who destroys everything in the world as soon as he touches it.
“But you really call Si-eun by her name without hesitation. “I’m sure they’re dating.”
“Ah. hehehehe… ….”
At my point, Gyeongtae twisted her body like Ruina and made a melting sound.
Write.
I really didn’t want to see the man look so embarrassed.
* * *
Lunch at the company after two weeks.
Although it was a little chilly, I deliberately went up to the Sky Garden to feel the atmosphere after a long time.
“hehehehe… ….”
And next to me is Gyeongtae, who has been smiling like that the whole time.
There was a pretty, clearly handmade lunch box on his lap.
“It’s no big deal. “You’re a lunch box.”
“hehehe. This is it. “Si-eun gave it to me last night.”
“Last night!?”
Then, those side dishes.
This means it was aged in the refrigerator for over half a day.
“No…. Under… ….”
I was about to say something, but immediately closed my mouth.
A man and a woman in love have nothing to hesitate about.
Wasn’t it the same for me too?
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Still, what does it feel like to finally eat a refrigerated lunch box? ….
“But I ate breakfast in the morning. “Did you also warm up the side dishes in the microwave?”
“Ah, yes… ….”
You must have read my thoughts all of a sudden.
Gyeongtae put a side dish in his mouth with a happy face and added an additional explanation.
“Anyway, how are you and Yuri?”
“What do you mean?”
“They clung to me and nursed me for two weeks. “Has there been any progress?”
“You can even call it progress──.”
While saying
.
A lustful incident at the hospital suddenly came to mind.
“Uhm… ….”
“I thought I had become more dignified than before I was hospitalized. “Could it be that this bastard has stepped on the steps of adulthood?”
It was as if he read the memories hidden in my expression.
Gyeongtae opened his eyes and glared at me.
“No, what’s wrong? Besides, you have a girlfriend now. “How long are you going to be solo?”
“Huh?”
Gyeongtae, who was suddenly counterattacked, was startled and pulled her body back.
Then her face turned red again.
He sang a girly girl song like that.
Once he got a real girlfriend, she became a total loser.
“Well, is that more than enough for you?”
This guy. In the end, I turned her back on her words.
This time, what Gyeongtae was looking at was the lunch in my hand.
It was a round cream bread filled with yuzu cream inside.
“This is delicious, why?”
“No dude. Would that bread be enough for lunch? Rice is?”
“Specifically?”
“You should also ask Yuri for a favor. “A lunch box or something.”
“It would be nice if you did it… ….”
She started learning how to hold a knife yesterday.
You can’t make any dish without me yet.
Even if it were made, it was obvious that it would take a lot of time since it would have to be done with great care.
“Yuri can’t cook. You know? “When I came here, he showed up with a convenience store lunch box.”
“Ah. Come to think of it, it was like that. “At that time, Si-eun and I were with someone.”
My words seemed to bring back old memories.
Gyeongtae nodded and agreed.
“When I think about it, that was exactly when the four of us first met.”
“That’s right. “It’s already been a month.”
“Ah, yes, yes. It’s a good thing. “Shall we get together once to celebrate my discharge?”
Gyeongtae once again ate his side dish deliciously and said something.
“What if we get together?”
“Of course, you and me. “It’s each of my girlfriends.”
“Uhm… ….”
“Ah…. Sorry. Was it a trauma?”
“Huh? No no. I don’t really care. “That part.”
Perhaps what Gyeongtae is talking about is the time when I was attacked by a villain.
That time too, four people gathered together and were unexpectedly attacked.
But like I told Gyeongtae, it was a past I didn’t really care about.
What I’m interested in right now is the flat relationship between women.
Let alone that they are villains and heroes.
Ruina used to be very wary of me and Si-eun, her classmate in the past.
Well, now that Si-eun has her own partner, she won’t be too clingy to me, but…….
I wonder if it’s really okay.
“I don’t really care. “Rather, I don’t know if Blaze’s time is right.”
“Just wait a moment. “Let me ask you something.”
Gyeongtae immediately picked up the phone and tapped her thumb.
And about 3 minutes passed?
Buuung!!
The cell phone vibrated.
My cell phone vibrates.
“Huh?”
“I told you that you were discharged from the hospital and went to work.”
“I see, that’s right.”
When I glanced down at the screen, there was a long text about Gobongbab.
Omitted.
To summarize… ….
It’s true that I’m dating Gyeongtae.
It’s difficult to meet Ruina, but I will definitely go when the time is set.
It was roughly like this.
“What did Si-eun say?”
“Please let us set a time. And I convinced him that I was dating you.”
“hehehehe… ….”
Gyeongtae gnaws at the back of his head and turns his body over.
Child. Is it really that good?
That was when she again put the citron cream bread in her mouth.
“Huh?”
Buuung. And the cell phone rings again.
Is there something Si-eun couldn’t say?
“Huh?”
But the next text message was not from Si-eun.
“Restrict caller ID display… ….”
Characters like hard stones.
Although the name was not indicated, it was clear who had sent it.
“Team leader Lee Tae-seok?”
Ruina and I are familiar with this.
It was clear that he was the leader of the Strategic Crisis Response Team who had returned.