30 – Incident (4)
“Kyaaa!!!”
“B. Villain! Villain is here!!!”
“It’s a bomb attack!!!”
In an instant, the inside of the department store became a mess, and people were at a loss, not knowing what to do.
The image of a tall building collapsing in an instant was so deeply imprinted in people’s minds.
I cried out in despair that the disaster would happen again.
“Run! Run!”
Someone screams and moves in a hurry.
Then, a large number of fear-infected people began to flock to the entrance of the department store, and accidents began to occur.
I stepped on someone who had fallen.
I pushed someone to pass by.
He raised his voice, saying that he would go out first.
The entrance to the department store soon became saturated and blocked.
─Ah~ This is true. How many people are already afraid of this? Shouldn’t that be the case? Everyone please stay until the end~?
At Neutral’s words, everyone’s movements and turmoil subsided for a moment.
Everyone looked around, afraid of what might happen, and there was silence.
But nothing happened, so I hurried to get out again.
─Stay still.
Are you watching everything inside?
I heard the words of a cold, hardened neutral.
An explosion soon followed.
Bang—!!!!!
“Seo Eun-ah!”
“Oh. Brother!”
Lee Seo-jin hurriedly embraced Yoo Seo-eun.
Fortunately, it was an explosion that occurred on the second floor, not on his own floor.
But one side of the building was destroyed and debris fell.
“Kyaaa!!”
“A person. A person is dead!!!!”
Some of the people who fled were caught in shrapnel and died in front of many people.
─Be quiet and stay still inside the department store… Or just blow it up?
The neutral giggled as if he was having fun with an evil smile.
Everyone knew that the words were the final warning, and the people, terrified and confused, did not want to go any further.
Rather, they seized the person who was about to leave and forcibly pushed them in, sealing the department store on their own, so there was no quarrel.
─Phew~ Looks like everyone has calmed down now. Why are you so scared
—Smile. It’s a show anyway, right? It’s a fun broadcast, but can the viewers leave?
An evil villain who only does what he has to say without caring whether people die or not.
At this moment, hundreds of lives are seized by the absurdity of bombing.
Of course, Hero and the company did not stand still.
“It’s a wartime situation!! Switch to emergency system!!”
“Which S-class hero do you currently have? Is there an EX-class hero?!”
“Establish a plan! Gather everyone!”
Inside the association, countless people were moving around and taking countermeasures while watching the broadcast.
“At the Association! Anything?!”
“Did you know the number of people in the department store?!”
“Recruit all available individual heroes!!!”
H&A was also struggling to resolve the situation in an emergency.
However, neither group could make a quick move.
You don’t even know where the bomb is, and even if you try to find it, there’s no guarantee that you can dismantle it.
Above all, I had no choice but to watch the situation because I did not know the villain’s intentions.
The same goes for the inside of a department store.
There were a few heroes and company personnel, but they couldn’t move.
Even though they were on the roof, they spoke as if they could clearly see what the department store was doing, so they didn’t know what the consequences would be if their actions were caught.
─Now~ Everyone is paying attention, so we should start a full-fledged show now, right?
Neutral smiled and turned his head.
After the drone shot a small facility building on the roof, the perspective shifted again.
—There are all the people on the rooftop! Are you in that building? Hey, that was quite a lot.
There was a person that came to Lee Seo-jin’s head at those words.
‘Sua… !’
I want to go get it right away.
I wanted to turn off the broadcast now and go up and slit that villain’s head.
However, I knew very well that I shouldn’t move rashly, so I just persevered and watched the broadcast.
─By the way, I mean. Why did you bring people together? Are you curious?
─That’s right~ This terror is because you have been given a choice!
As if it were a home shopping advertisement, the neutral winked and smiled.
At the word “Choice,” People’s murmurs grew louder.
What is the option?
I didn’t know that, but I just prayed for them to be safe.
Even if it is the selfishness of sacrificing others to save her own life.
─There are two options. First. Detonate only that building on the roof. Then only the people inside that building will die.
─Then, of course, the second would be to blow up the entire department store building, right? Simple! You just have to choose!
─Kill the few and survive the many. Many all will die! Oh, of course, if you have an idea, it’s the first one… Do you want to be second to someone who has someone important to you?
Neutral’s proposal was absurd.
The sacrifice of the majority and the minority seen on the Internet or in books.
Trolley dilemma.
The situation was unfolding right in front of my eyes.
─You only have 1 minute to choose. In less than a minute, someone can come up on this rooftop and speak. Let’s start!
As soon as Neutral snapped his finger, the screen went back to black and the [1:00] Timer appeared.
[0:59] [0:58]… Time started to run out.
Then the quiet uproar began to rise again.
People talked about what was right and how to do it, but…
There was only one main conclusion.
“What are you doing!? Hurry up and tell me you’re the first one!!!”
A rough male voice came from the bottom floor.
Frightened, he looked up and shouted, hoping someone would hear and move.
One person’s remarks immediately stimulated the psychology of the panic-stricken crowd.
“That’s right! It’s better for a few people to die than for everyone here to die!”
“Somebody come up and talk to me!!!”
“Everyone will die like this! Only 30 seconds left!!”
The voices grew louder and seemed to unite into one opinion.
But not everyone is like that.
I can’t do that. Let’s wait for the hero. There is a family above, etc… Even though there were unwanted voices.
The crowd psychology once set was enough to trample the voices of the minority.
However, no one moved while voicing the sacrifice of others, so only time passed in vain.
Beep
When the timer expired, a noise rang out.
“Hey!!”
“Explode. Explode!!”
“Someone tell me!!!”
“Kuh!”
Lee Seo-jin wrapped her arms around Yoo Seo-eun again and looked around.
People were terrified, shuddered, and trembled in fear, even at the end, with voices sacrificing others.
Please live. Earnestly wishing not to die.
If there is an experiment that shows how ugly it can be if your life hangs on the alert, this is it.
Beep
The noise continued.
And when the noise is over.
─Bread!!
A neutral appeared laughing and pretending to shoot.
─hahahaha!! Everyone. What are you so afraid of? It’s a show. Show. It’s not going to end so blandly.
When the broadcast started again and nothing happened, people regained their sense of relief.
However, their faces were dark as they realized that they were still in a crisis situation.
Has the mind to play pranks gone now?
The neutral who stopped laughing became serious.
─But if there is a show, there must be a purpose, right? There is no show without a theme.
─Now let’s get to the main point.
Just right.
As Neutral snapped his fingers, the broadcast screen changed.
What is reflected on the screen… It was the situation inside the department store.
That also happened a minute ago.
[What are you doing!? Hurry up and tell me you’re the first!!!]
[E. Right! It’s better for a few people to die than for everyone here to die!]
[Someone go up and talk to me!!!]
Voices to sacrifice people grow louder and many people shout.
The people who spoke up bowed their heads when they realized that it was their appearance just now.
Even in a large crowd, I felt ashamed.
─Isn’t it fun? Everyone. Would you kill a few to live your own life? This is true… I can’t say anything. Not even a villain
A dry, neutral voice.
An ironic situation unfolded in which he scolded him even though he was committing a terrorist attack.
Neutral, frowning and expressing displeasure, continued his speech.
─Are all of them ordinary people? At the point where 90% of humanity is called superhuman, is there no hero among them? No. There will be. Even though he was a hero who said he would live on his own, he did not step forward and joined.
─What kind of hero is that? Aren’t they different from us called villains?
─So I thought. There is no difference between a hero and a villain. Why are you making a distinction in the first place? Hero or Villain… Aren’t they all the same superman anyway?
No one disputed Neutral’s words.
It wasn’t just because it was broadcast on the screen.
Something was cleverly persuading and stimulating people’s minds.
─Think about it. A hero protects people, eradicates crime, and protects from the villain called evil. But what are you doing now? Not a single hero is showing up!
─What kind of hero is this? Is it really a hero to play in the hands of a villain while worrying about what will happen?
─It makes no sense! Villain or Hero! It’s just that each other’s position is different, but they are all the same! However, they define us as criminals and oppress us!
─Truly… It can’t be a pity. That’s why I’d like to negotiate once.
Neutral raised his finger and made a suggestion.
If the devil made a proposal, would it look like this?
It was the most evil smile I’ve ever had.
─Please free all the villains trapped in the villain camp.