148 – Monsters and Heroes
“…hehehehe.”
“Well, it’s that easy.”
The man hidden in the shadows who was strangling Mystic Shine said so and let go of his hand.
“Cluck, cough…”
Then Mystic Shine falls to the ground helplessly and coughs.
“…Tsk.”
Even though he was right next to her, she seemed unable to even think of resisting the man who was clicking his tongue.
‘How strong is it?’
No matter how much he lost to me in the last match, Mystic Shine’s abilities are by no means worthy of being undervalued.
The concept of a ‘magical girl’ that she possesses is one of the few abilities that is not easily exploited even though her abilities are known throughout the world.
‘It looks like he has no intention of using the skills he has been using at home…’
To roughly explain her abilities, she can do most of what a magical girl can do. It is correct to refer to the magical girl that appears in manga or animation.
From what I’ve seen with my own eyes so far, he has deceptive abilities that are literally no different from those of a wizard, such as firing lasers, flying in the air, summoning weapons, and strengthening muscle strength.
Before Justia appeared, she was mentioned as the next No. 1 In the rankings, so she said it all.
“I don’t know what you’re thinking for so long, but I don’t really like silence.”
Yes, the man in front of me right now is strong enough to single-handedly fool a magical girl with such deceptive abilities.
If not, at least she is a capable person who has the ability to control her incredible physical abilities.
Therefore, if she lets her guard down even a little, I will end up rolling around on the floor just like her.
“But it looks like you have a lot of questions, so I’ll be considerate.”
“…………”
No, rolling around on the floor would be better. Assuming the worst, her life might be in danger.
“Well, if you have any questions, feel free to ask.”
“…Who are you?”
“Yes. Such a typical question, I expected it…”
But we can’t just sit still. If I was afraid for my life, I wouldn’t have stopped after seeing this scene.
“…That’s fun.”
“Ugh.”
With that in mind, I caught him off guard and punched him with all my might, but he easily caught my wrist and blocked the attack.
“You really know how to catch me off guard by attacking me just as I was about to start answering questions.”
“…What?”
Of course, I expected that up to that point, but there was something strange about the man’s sudden words after that.
“I truly respect you. I wouldn’t be able to do a surprise attack like this even if I wanted to…”
“…………”
An average person would not force himself to praise others and show humility in a situation like this.
“Isn’t that right?”
Then, there is only one possibility left. It’s obvious that it’s an action related to his abilities.
– Sigh…
Of course, I don’t know what kind of ability it is. There is too little information to find out.
“Anyway, to answer the question, I can be said to be the person in charge of managing all magical girls. Oh, of course, there is only one magical girl currently active, so if you really count it…”
“I guess you don’t have much combat experience?”
“…What does it mean?”
“It’s not good to talk too much.”
In that case, you have no choice but to find out by directly encountering it. If a non-combatant like me wants to survive, he has no choice but to fight with his body.
– Sigh…
Of course, I have no intention of using my own physical abilities to overcome it.
In this world where science is extremely developed only in the field of combat to deal with the demonic beasts rampaging from all directions, not using support items is tantamount to arrogance.
Yes, for example. My fingers now…
“Are you planning on using the paralyzing venom-injected blade stuck in the tip of your finger, which looks no different from a fingernail?”
“…..!?”
The moment I heard those words, I couldn’t help but believe my ears.
“I’m sorry about this.”
“What…”
“I can’t match your experience and equipment, but I had similar equipment.”
This was because a man with exactly the same equipment as the one I was hiding… No, rather sharper and sharper equipment at his fingertips was aiming it at my artery.
“That’s ridiculous…”
“There’s nothing to be surprised about. It’s a humble piece of equipment that’s just a copy of your self-defense equipment…”
For your information, I checked just before approaching him on purpose, and he was clearly not wearing any equipment.
“That’s right. Don’t you think that if something goes, something must come?”
“…What is that again?”
“Now it’s my turn to ask a question.”
While I was quietly breaking out in a cold sweat due to such an abnormal phenomenon, a man asked a question in a low voice.
“Why are you here now?”
“…What?”
“Why did you decide to save Mystic Shine?”
I tried to remain tense and give a simple answer, but soon found myself speechless.
‘…Why?’
If you think about it, there was a choice to go back and call Justia, and although I felt a little guilty, I could have chosen to ignore it.
But why did I leap forward without realizing it when her struggles began to slow down?
A sense of homogeneity? No matter how much you think about it, that’s not true.
Not only was the intensity of the abuse too mild for me to feel a sense of kinship, but my whole body did not tremble.
What on earth is this strange feeling, where even though the body protrudes before the head, all senses become calm?
“I just… Think that’s how it should be.”
“…Ha.”
I couldn’t explain it at all, so I gave it a vague explanation, and suddenly the man in the shadows started raising his eyebrows.
“hahahaha, ha…!”
The sound of his laughter begins to fill the alley.
“This is so funny…”
“What…?”
“Can even monsters develop heroism?”
Eventually, a man asked me a question with his eyes wide open.
“…What is the purpose of doing this sh*t?”
I felt that the question was born out of pure curiosity and no malice, but that didn’t mean I had any reason to consider it.
“Can people born as monsters really become heroes?”
“…….”
“Can I become a great being respected by everyone?”
While this unknown bastard was talking nonsense, my plan was slowly coming to an end.
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“My goal is to find answers to these questions.”
“…I see.”
“If it’s okay with you, would you like to join us?”
This guy doesn’t know yet.
“Are you asking me to join you?”
“Even monsters can be heroes and great beings. Of course, if they join me…”
“Even after seeing what you did to Mystic Shine earlier?”
I punched and threw my smartphone at Mystic Shine, who was sitting on the floor gasping for breath.
“Aren’t you different from those monsters?”
“……..”
“You have endless possibilities. So…”
“…Now.”
And there was a hypnosis app running on my smartphone all this time.
– Sigh…
“……..?”
The output was enough to instill courage in Mystic Shine, whose resistance was being controlled for some reason.
“Screw it.”
“…Uh, huh?”
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“Ha, ha…”
“…Cough.”
The situation is not very good.
“Is this your first time fighting together? We work well together.”
“Ugh…”
“I was painfully aware that compared to your ability to unite, my abilities are nothing more than child’s play.”
I never thought he would have such deceptive abilities.
“…This is so shameless.”
The guy, who has just finished showing off his humility from earlier, quietly lifts the magic wand he was holding in his hand.
“Wrong…”
“…Yes?”
“We can’t beat that guy…”
At that very moment, Mystic Shine’s cracking voice came from next to me.
“That guy is the guy who can do everything with the other person’s higher compatibility…”
“…Was that really it?”
“I haven’t been able to find a weakness or strategy so far… No, I don’t even know if there is such a thing…”
As she said that, she muttered, wiping the blood flowing from the corner of her mouth with her sleeve.
“So listen carefully, asshole.”
“…………”
“I don’t know how you took control of me, but from now on, you will order me to do whatever I want.”
She wanted to say something, but the words she whispered with her secret eyes were as follows.
“Fight that f*cking bastard until you die. That one word is enough.”
“…….”
“You run behind me. Call someone, Justinia or something. You can do that, right?”
At that time, I had a blank expression for a moment after hearing those words.
– Purge support…
“…f*ck.”
The sound of the magic wand starting to overload began to be heard in front of us.
“Order it quickly! Before you and I both die!”
“…Ha.”
I let out a quiet sigh, looked at her as she shouted urgently, and gave her command clearly.
“Run away with all your might right now.”
“…What?”
Yes. As my sister said and as that man said, I might be a monster.
“I’ll take care of this, so please call Justia.”
“Now, wait…!”
But what does that mean?
“You know, right?”
“Wait!!!!”
If a monster can receive help, then a monster can also help someone.
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“It’s cool, Kang Ha-neul…”
– It’s not easy…
It was at that moment that a low voice began to be heard next to Kang Ha-neul, who had a determined expression on his face, and a man who was almost finished charging his magic wand.
– Pubububung!!!
The next moment, red sparks and flashes filled the back alley.
“……Ugh.”
Less than a second later, the man who felt invincible bent forward, coughing up blood.
“Justia…”
“As expected, I think it was a good thing I was with you.”
This was because the truly invincible hero had just begun to light up the sky.