150 Monster and Tide
“…Hey, Kang Ha-neul.”
“Why?”
“What are you doing after the academy today?”
Time has passed quite quickly since I, a monster, first entered the world of heroes by rescuing Mystic Shine.
“…I’m going to Mr. Justia’s office.”
“f*ck it. Let’s spar with me.”
“…Don’t be damned.”
Over the years, it was natural that Mystic Shine and I became somewhere between enemies and friends.
“We sparred yesterday too. We should do it in moderation…”
“…Then you should ask Justia to spar.”
“f*cking b*tch…”
Of course, if either of you, me and Mystic Shine, were asked by someone if we were close friends, we would both burst into laughter and throw a fit.
But now that I think about it, in the eyes of academy students, the relationship between the two of us, always growling but still sticking together, seemed strange enough.
“Are you done with what you said, you idiot?”
“…What do you mean, you want to walk around the school wearing maid clothes like you did at the last festival?”
Actually, to be honest, it is clear that although we only growled on the outside, we thought of each other as friends on the inside.
“This bastard!!”
“Okay, since we’re talking about it, let’s dress up as dogs this time. Put a tail on your butt… And ears on your head…”
“It’s over!!!”
Still, there were times when we fought until blood broke out, but we never crossed the line.
I gained control of Mystic Shine, and she learned her secret, which was my true self.
It was natural because they knew each other’s weaknesses and secrets very well, and because they had helped each other once in a while.
– Purge support…
“I’ll eat your insides… You f*cking bastard…”
“No, since you have a terrible personality, you might look better in a cat costume than a dog…”
“Kyaaah!!!”
A completely different scene from what I remembered was unfolding in my mind, but in reality, it was no different from an everyday fight.
Justia calls it ‘sporadic flirting’, so hasn’t she said it all?
No, in fact, by her standards, all fights seem like a joke.
“Okay, everyone. Let’s stop now, shall we?”
“Ah, Mr. Justia.”
“…Tch.”
But, I think this fight was a bit harsh.
“The new students are surprised, right?
Well, she said all she had to say, to the extent that Justia, who had been quietly watching the situation from behind, intervened.
“Okay. I’ll be quiet.”
“You and I are in a relationship, so why are you treating me in such a harsh tone?”
“But you also use this tone when we’re alone, right?”
“…That’s right.’
For your information, I remember that Justia was the student council president at the time.
Looking at the red armband around her arm, I think it’s probably true.
Originally, I should have graduated by now, but it was possible because I repeated a grade.
“Alright, freshmen. Don’t be scared and follow me.”
“…They’re shaking like chicks. These days, they don’t have any venom at all.”
“We’re only a few years older, but they’re already acting like a brat, and I can only imagine the treatment a junior magical girl would receive…”
“…I told you to shut up.”
Anyway, I was looking at the new students walking to the sparring hall with Justia, and I was arguing with Mystic Shine who was next to me.
“…Hmm.”
– Rattling…
I found a freshman who was unusually shaking, and muttered while scratching her head.
“He’s shaking a little bit.”
“…So, where does it hurt?”
“Managing one’s physical condition is also a virtue of a hero. You should be able to handle poor physical condition yourself.”
It wasn’t something I specifically asked to hear, but it seemed like the words could be heard quite clearly in the ears of the guy who was very nervous.
“Is he giving me a downcast look because of you?”
“…….”
“Don’t you know that the person who told you not to act like a brat is still allowed to do that?”
“…It’s noisy.”
I felt a little sorry for that, but he had already entered the exam room among the group of freshmen.
“Now that I think about it, it reminds me of old times…”
“…..?”
As I was looking at the closed door of the exam room with a strange feeling that I didn’t know why, I heard Mystic Shine’s low voice coming from next to me.
“…This is where we first fought, right?”
“……..”
Now that I think about it, this is the testing site that I destroyed when I went on a rampage.
“Don’t you remember the old days?”
“Tsk.”
I was frowning at the thought of the old days when I lived with my older sister, but the girl who was quietly lowering her head on the railing continued to talk to me.
“If you think about it, it’s a sh*tty memory for both you and me…”
“…….”
“It’s such a strange thing to share the past with someone…”
Did he eat something wrong? In broad daylight, why are you suddenly saying something that suits the mood of early morning?
“…Hey. Kang Ha-neul.”
“Why?”
While I was thinking about this and looking at him, Mystic Shine, who called me, suddenly started rummaging for something in her arms.
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“Let’s go see a movie.”
“…….?”
Eventually, she held out her ticket to me and muttered in a low voice.
“Why is the movie suddenly…”
“…I was going to go see it with a friend, but they said their schedule had changed.”
“……..”
“What’s the point of going alone? So I’ll go with you as a solder.”
At first glance, it was a fairly reasonable statement.
“But you don’t have any friends.”
“…………”
Except she doesn’t have friends like me.
Of course, I am reluctant to play with children, and Mystic Shine is so enviable that children find it difficult to deal with it.
Actually, if you think about it, that might be it.
“…And you said we were going to spar earlier? Why are you saying something wrong?”
“……..”
“What are your intentions? If you have anything to say, say it here and now.”
Anyway, I personally wasn’t convinced, so I insisted with a blunt expression, and Mystic Shine looked at me blankly for a moment.
“Ha…”
Then, she quietly sighed and began to walk next to her.
“You idiot.”
“…….?”
“Go out and search.”
For some reason, it was a bonus to spit out swear words in a slightly different atmosphere than before.
“…Why the hell?”
Neither then nor now, I didn’t know why she did that, so I scratched her head for a moment and then moved on with her, with the intention of watching her sparring in the exam room.
– aaa!!!
“…….!?!?”
Suddenly, she heard a scream coming from inside the exam room, and her eyes widened and she turned her head.
“The ability responded. The source is in the center of the test site.”
“…Is this a runaway of abilities?”
“That’s very likely. They’re new students who are bad at controlling their abilities.”
Soon, I sensed a call for help and, along with Mystic Shine, who had changed into a magical girl’s outfit, I was running into the exam room.
“…..Don’t make that face.”
“…………”
“Everyone inside will be safe.”
The woman who was always talking sh*t to me said that to me at the time, so it seems like I was still suffering from the trauma of the past.
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Meanwhile, at that time. Inside the exam room.
“Uh, why…”
“W-what have you done!!”
“Why is this happening…”
A new student, who had entered the exam room a few minutes ago trembling exceptionally, was trembling at the unbelievable situation that unfolded before her eyes.
“Mo, everyone evacuate…!”
“If you stay still, you will be crushed to death!!”
This was because all the inorganic substances around her, including soil, weapons, and concrete, were proliferating at a serious rate and spreading in all directions.
“My, my ability is…”
– Kugwagwagwagwa…
“It’s definitely a ‘transformation’…?”
She was faced with a situation for the first time since she was born, her face turned pale, and she sat down in her seat and muttered, not knowing what to do.
– Kkei Iik…
“hehehehe, hehehehe…!”
Next to her, the tower of abnormally proliferated inorganic entities creaks, loses its balance, and begins to collapse.
“Save me, save me…”
Her surroundings were full of inorganic entities that proliferated even though she wanted to avoid them, so she looked at the tower of inorganic entities that were attacking her with her eyes filled with fear.
“Please save me…”
That was the moment when she closed her eyes tightly and muttered in a tearful voice.
– It’s so hard to break it…!!!
“…….!?”
Suddenly, a brilliant flash of light came from somewhere and began to fill the sky above her.
– Oh my…!!!
“Ah…”
The next moment, as the piles of rubble, which there was no way to avoid, were suddenly covered in light and began to disappear, the freshman’s mouth opened blankly.
“Tsk.”
“……..!”
At that very moment, a presence began to be felt behind her.
“…It’s serious. It’s enough to be included in textbooks as a bad example of misperception of ability.”
“Who, who…?”
The new student, who turns his head with a frightened expression, manages to break through the land that is multiplying and being pushed out in real time and asks a question to the person who appears in front of him.
“…I don’t know anything about that.”
Looking down at her, she silently stretched out her hand and opened her mouth.
“Tell me your name first.”
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“Yes, yes…?”
“Even a professional trainer can’t control a chick that he doesn’t know anything about. Whether it’s a chick or a wild animal, you have to at least understand its habits and habits to handle it properly.”
Her Kang Haneul held out her hand to her new student, who was seriously running away just like her self a few years ago, and began her explanation to her in her calm voice.
“So tell me your name so I can control you.”
“Well, I…”
“I’m speaking in a calm voice, but time is running out. If we continue like this, you and I will both be buried in this pile of rubble.”
She could barely get her trembling voice out of her mouth in response to his blunt remarks.
“This is it.”
“…….”
“Kigi-gi, this is Kim Ira…”
“Okay, I’m Kim. That’s a cool name.”
Her river sky, one step closer to her, begins to whisper to her in a soft voice and pat her on the back.
“But, if you don’t want to die, you need to come to your senses from now on.”
Then, Kang Ha-neul whispers in her ear in a cold voice.
“Ira Kim. What is the answer?”
“…Yes, yes, yes, yes.”
She shrunk at the sound of that voice and urgently nodded her head. She was the girl who would later be called Kang Haneul’s eternal sidekick and the self-proclaimed mascot of the Justia office.
“Well, but… I think it would be better if you called me by the hero name Dice rather than an old-fashioned name like Ki or Kim Ira…”
“It’s noisy.”
“…Yes.”