81 – Two people who resemble each other (2)
Masquerade, masked hero.
Real name unknown.
Age unknown.
Gender unknown.
Residence unknown.
Family relationship unknown.
The only person in the list of heroes handled by the Hero Bureau whose information fields are left blank.
He had been a member of Si-eun’s agency for several years, and was a windbreaker who punished the evil of the world in the name of justice.
The ability of such a masked hero is Seonggwang.
As the name Starlight suggests, it was a body strengthening ability that boasted extremely fast body movements.
Although it was far less sustainable than other speed-related abilities, its instantaneous speed was unrivaled.
How fast is it?
He was the only person who could fight without being touched by Ruina, who had the physical strength of most people with body enhancement abilities.
So the nickname he got was Ruina’s Stalker.
He is the only one who can face the villain of SSS level destruction.
He was the one who, when Ruina appeared from somewhere, would drop everything he was doing and go deal with her, so it was a natural nickname for him.
Her hero, who resembles Ruina in many ways, is obsessed with her to the point where Ruina displays her twisted affinity for her.
This is what he just said to me.
“Can you help me?”
Say, once again.
“I understood it well without you saying it twice… ….”
I was surrounded by even bigger questions than before.
You must catch Ruina?
That’s natural for a hero. Ruina, who is well known to the public, is a super villain who is extremely vicious.
But why?
Why are you telling me that seriously?
To a half-baked hero full of flaws that can’t be used in real life?
Is it because of the strong question, “Why?”
Even in the chilly winter wind, a trickle of sweat flowed from my forehead.
“Uh, why are you asking me to help you?”
I swallowed hard and asked an obvious question.
“If I want to catch Ruina, I definitely need your nullification ability. You see, her Ruina ability is a fearsome ability that destroys everything she touches.”
“So she wants to block that ability? Looking at me…… ?”
“Hero Handler. “As long as you help me, I will spare no effort in supporting you for the rest of my life.”
An unconventional word suddenly came out from Masquerade.
I’ve heard something similar before.
From the black suits who said that if I participated in the operation, they would provide unprecedented support in many ways.
And I was hearing something similar to that from the hero ranked second in the unofficial rankings.
Considering that Cheonri’s Command, the current number one, is ranked number one with a smile on his face, this is true for the hero who is actually number one in terms of military power.
“Will you help me? Will you help me? Hero Handler.”
Yes, I am being forced.
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The flashing eyes of the mask helmet were increasingly driving me to my death.
“Now, wait a minute…” …. Wait a minute… …. Well, it was so sudden……. Time to think…….”
I extended my palm to cover Masquerade, who was giving me a burdened look.
Masquerade crossed her arms tightly again.
“Hmm! “I’m sorry for asking you so suddenly!”
The serious tone from just now had disappeared, and the usual loud, booming voice was heard again, full of noise.
“Ugh… ….”
For now, I let it go for an hour.
Masquerade took a step back on its own.
“After all, the problem is that the risk is too great to ask us to deal with an SSS-level villain, right?”
Of course, there was that as well.
If you were asked to deal with a villain who would be destroyed as soon as he touched you, who would immediately respond?
No matter how passionate a hero was with his sense of justice, his own life was precious.
But there was a more important issue than that.
Ruina of Destruction, an SSS-level villain that Masquerade is constantly targeting.
She was now living with me and lounging around at my house.
I am giving my lovely girlfriend to the hero with my own hands.
There was no way I could do it, and I didn’t want to do it.
“As expected, I… ….”
It was a time when I was trying to euphemistically express my intention to refuse.
Before I knew it, Masquerade grabbed both of my hands at the speed of light and thrust his inorganic iron mask closer to me.
“This ability!!”
“Yes, yep!?”
I was overly surprised by Masquerade who made a loud noise.
“I absolutely need this nullification ability of yours. It doesn’t have to be right away, but I hope you will listen to my request. Of course, we will definitely guarantee your safety.”
“Ha, but…” …. No matter how much you say…….”
“I walked out of hell where everything was destroyed, even losing myself. But just one. Ruina’s ability to destroy is strangely stimulating to me. I must know the cause. To do that, we must capture Ruina.”
“Masquerade… ….”
“This is my secret that I haven’t told anyone. Talking to others is a hero handler. “You will be the first and the last.”
The strength of Masquerade’s grip, which was holding both of my hands, was felt with a crunching force.
“I hope you can help me get it back. Hero Handler.”
* * *
The alley on the way home.
“Haaa… ….”
On the other hand, I am trudging along.
A heavy sigh was released onto the asphalt floor.
Following the burdensome request, he also revealed the hero’s secret that others did not know.
I had heard those words, but there was no way I could easily say no to his face.
In the end, I was able to be liberated by receiving Masquerade’s personal contact information.
The contact information was not a phone number, but an address.
[Because I don’t use phones or anything like that! I’m sorry, but I want you to come there!]
If you feel like doing a favor, please come and visit us.
Masquerade left behind those words.
As Si-eun said, it was truly a hero-like exit with extreme caution in soloing.
“Ahh. Why did I suddenly hear something like that…….”
I messed up my hair randomly.
My thinking center was so twisted with various thoughts that it gave me a headache.
Please help me regain the self I didn’t even know I had.
What on earth does self-discovery have to do with Ruina, and why did she say such meaningful things?
“Do you think Ruina knows…? ….”
As expected, I have no choice but to talk directly with the villain of destruction who is involved in this matter.
Before I knew it, I had arrived in front of the four-story villa.
After Team Leader Jang Se-hee moved into the house next door to us.
Unlike before, I could not feel the gaze of the black suits hiding around the villa at all.
According to Team Leader Jang Se-hee, he can handle most situations on his own, and in emergency situations where personnel are needed, he has them on standby where they can come within 3 minutes when called.
Okay, whatever.
There is a dedicated maid right next door to us, so there is no need to waste manpower for 24 hours.
Because of the problem of wasting manpower, even within the National Intelligence Service, there was a feeling of opposition against Inspector Lee Tae-seok.
“Oh, I guess I should ask team leader Jang Se-hee as well.”
Ruina may not know, but the National Intelligence Service may know.
About Masquerade information.
I skillfully typed in the password and walked up to my house.
“hehehe.”
About halfway up the third floor.
A familiar and cute sound of laughter was heard from the top of the stairs.
“Did you come to meet me?”
When I raised my head and asked, Inyoung jumped down the stairs.
Bare legs, missing smooth bottoms and a wide boxy hoodie.
Ruina, dressed in standard homewear, spread her arms wide and smiled brightly.
“Welcome. “I thought she was dying from waiting for her ♡.”
Louis I opened her arms and she jumped into my arms.
As I stroked her head, she then closed her open arms and hugged me tightly.
Her body was so cozy, soft, and pleasant whenever I hugged her.
“Did anything happen?”
“Yes. “There wasn’t anything special about it.”
I walked up to room 402 with Ruina and reported the results of the field trip.
Beep!
Meanwhile. Naturally, I pressed the front door code and opened the door.
As soon as I opened the door, I heard the loud noise of the vacuum cleaner motor.
“You’re back, Handler.”
As I entered the living room, Team Leader Jang Se-hee, who had been sweeping the floor with a cordless vacuum cleaner for a while, bowed and politely greeted me.
Before she was a secret agent, she was our exclusive maid, and she seemed to be faithful to her new role.
“Did anything special happen?”
“Yes, what? “The heroes only talked about business and such.”
“If it were such a boring place, wouldn’t I have gone there too?”
Ruina muttered, pressing her face against my chest.
“Uh… …. Hmm… ….”
If I had gone, I probably wouldn’t have been able to breathe because of the awkward atmosphere with Si-eun…….
And there must have been a problem with the masked hero who came later.
This would have been a much bigger issue for Ruina.
“Ah. Okay, okay. “Please stop cleaning for a moment.”
“Yes?”
At my command, Team Leader Jang Se-hee tilted his head and turned off the vacuum cleaner.
Finally, I sat down on the sofa and stroked Ruina’s head, her upper body resting on my thighs like a cat, and she opened her mouth.
“Do you know anything about Masquerade?”
I immediately said what I had been thinking about asking when I got home.