138 – First’s press conference
Before leaving for Italy, there was an assassin attack.
That’s why the boss told me to go home safely because he’ll find a new house for me to live in.
“Ow….”
I was wondering if you said to expect something because it is such a great house, but it was great.
“Detached house!”
Since the appearance of the monster, the centralization of the capital has been resolved a lot.
The number of floors in the building has also decreased, and the number of people living in detached houses has increased.
Still, this is a bit….
“hehehehe!”
Grid started running around excitedly.
Yes, it means that it is wide enough to run around.
Very wide and spacious.
“Training room! Dress room! Multi Room! Audio room!”
Grid made a loud noise over and over again, saying that he really liked the condition of the house optimized by AI.
There is a sturdy training room in the basement and a soundproofed audio room.
In the multi room, you can lightly play party games when your friends come over, and there are so many clothes in the dressing room that you won’t be able to wear them all in your lifetime.
“Wabara, Brave!”
Grid beckoned, so when I went nearby, it seemed that there was something gimmick in the dressing room.
I wondered what it was, and when I looked it up, there was an elevator through the dressing room to the basement.
And in the basement….
“There are cars, motorcycles, and even moving walks.”
This means that you can head to the desired area without actually leaving the door of your house.
“You are clever.”
This will no longer be able to identify where I live.
Because you must have a Brave Belt to descend into the basement, the number of people who can use it is limited, and it is free to come and go to the headquarters.
“It feels like the security system automatically activates when you are not there. Perfect! This is what superheroes deserve!”
Grid laughed loudly and started fiddling with the motorcycle.
I was just staring at it blankly, but Grid looked at me with a slightly subtle expression.
For some reason, this is the expression the children make when they are eating delicious food and someone asks them to share it.
“Wouldn’t a hero say he shouldn’t accept something like this?”
Ah, you’re afraid I’ll react that way.
“No, I will use it if necessary.”
“… Okay! It should come out like that!”
Grid let out a rough breath, saying nonsense that a motorcycle is more suitable for a hero than a car.
Looking at that scene, I felt complicated in many ways.
Thoughts about myself who have changed to the point of accepting this kind of thing.
The grid looks like I’ve been giving up a lot of things to suit myself up until now.
Aside from that, I feel sorry for my parents because I live in a place like this by myself….
The owner prepared the building and told me that he had safely taken care of my parents and that he had retired from work.
It must not have been solved simply with money.
Because my father hated that kind of thing.
“You look like a pooping bastard again. Are you uncomfortable?”
Grid glanced at the motorcycle as if he was a bit regretful, then asked.
I felt like I would give up all of these things if I said I was uncomfortable.
“No, not that.”
It’s said that it’s so good, but it’s a bit like spraying cold water on it.
Headquarters is preparing for First’s press conference in two days.
Hackers A and B are still spreading rice cakes called future foresight, and Ji-eun and Psycho are in a hurry to supply hero equipment.
The boss is planning a volunteer activity to help people who have suffered damage in Gangnam at the company level, and everyone is busy doing other things.
And Elena.
Her ex-assassin was also very strong in her psychic powers, so it was very difficult to dispose of her.
Everybody knows the most convenient way.
Still, no one expressed an opinion to use that method.
All of them were righteous people gathered to catch a dangerous being called Humbert.
Instead of that.
“Oh, Galvo says Korea is worth living in, too.”
We decided to hire Elena as our bodyguard.
Of course, I didn’t bring Elena to the headquarters.
If Elena betrays you in that situation, no one but me can stop it.
Elena’s sister is locked up at the headquarters in the name of protection.
As for Elena, when our party leaves for outside work, she is assigned to work as a bodyguard.
An example is when I go to treat a patient with psychic syndrome in another country.
The contract was for one year, and it was a fairly generous condition that it could be renewed in some cases.
At first, people said it was a bit short, but I didn’t feel that it was that short.
The final battle with Humbert.
Because I had a feeling it wasn’t that far.
***
The day before First’s press conference.
We decided to gather at the headquarters to discuss countermeasures.
“What kind of story will FIRST bring up?”
When the president said that, the executive, the professor, and the negotiator opened their mouths in turn.
About Phantom.
Content related to future poetry.
Kaiju and tolerant content.
As long as you don’t know Humbert’s true purpose, you must have picked out the most likely story.
“Perhaps, like last time, he will try to entice the people or the government to his advantage.”
I don’t know how, but Humbert is clever.
I don’t know how to move the hearts of the people.
So, when Humbert shows signs of that, he needs to break the flow.
“I will do it.”
The eyes of the people at headquarters turned to me.
“I went into hiding as a reporter.”
“Ah.”
Anyway, all reporters gather at First’s press conference.
That’s why he’s the most popular hero in the world right now.
There won’t be any problems if First sneaks in and asks questions.
“Then you should prepare questions that can be asked by First.”
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As soon as the professor said that, the materials from each research on First were prepared on the table.
It seems that while everyone was doing their jobs, they were gathering data centering on First’s actions and remarks.
ㅡ You are strong.
Sure.
First of all, it was related to the moment First appeared.
“S-class monster spider. The monster moved from Gangnam to the Han River when the monster we decided to call Demon appeared.”
The executive explained the data in a way that we could easily understand.
The A-class monster I hunted was on its way north, and the location of the S-class monster was not far from the Han River.
So it’s not that unnatural to move to the Han River….
“But there is no need to move.”
That’s right.
The size of the monster was bigger than most high-rise buildings, so the buildings hit by the bridge didn’t seem to be obstacles.
So there was no need to go to the Han River.
To get rid of the demon clinging to your leg?
Then it should be enough to just run to the place.
If the spider’s opponent was a hero, his behavior could be understood.
Heroes can use buildings as scaffolding or as shields to block their eyesight, so it will be cumbersome.
But even though the daemon was smaller than a spider, he wasn’t small enough to use a building, so he wondered if he needed to act like that.
“You mean it looks like you moved to avoid taking extra damage.”
When the boss asked that question, the executive nodded heavily.
The meaning of the action becomes clearer if you think that the monster moved considering the appearance of the first.
If First’s overwhelming power had manifested itself in the middle of Gangnam, something terrible would have happened.
“The power of First was overwhelming. But please look at this.”
The hologram floated by the executive recalled several photos presumably taken by drones.
“The things you see here on the left are blood produced by spiders.”
Several pictures came to mind of what appeared to be the damage caused by the straight line breath shot by the spider.
I thought the breath he shot was a miracle of Moses, but it was truly unbelievable.
Even though it was shot in the middle of the Han River, does this amount of damage occur? .
“And this is a video of the moment First appeared.”
I heard from the author that the headquarters was checking what was happening on the ground with a reconnaissance drone.
This is probably the recorded video.
The water of the Han River soared upwards as if it were exploding, and First appeared in the middle.
First took a stance and swung her fist at the place where the two monsters were intermingled.
At that moment, two monsters were erased from the Han River.
If such an attack was used in the middle of Gangnam….
I waited for the next picture while listening to the manager’s explanation.
If it went according to the flow, the picture on the right would be the scene of the damage that would have been caused by First’s attack.
But even after time passed, the executive did not upload the next picture.
“No.”
“Yes?”
As if he had read my thoughts, the executive brought up the story of no.
“There was no additional damage from First’s attack.”
I used that kind of attack, but there’s no additional damage?
Since everyone had the same opinion, there was silence in the conference room.
“At first, I thought it was a problem with the attack angle of the first.”
There was no additional damage because First’s fist was directed toward the sky at an angle.
To think so….
“Then the monster’s lower body should have remained.”
As Psycho said, if First’s fist was pointing toward the sky, the monster’s lower body should have remained.
However, when First’s fist was swung, the monster disappeared without a trace.
“I didn’t think it was simple physical force….”
The executive played the video of the moment First swung her fist on repeat.
It was to find out how far Furst’s fists would affect him.
ㅡ Fortunately, we didn’t get a picture of us.
Sure.
“Maybe they moved to the Han River to avoid being caught by this strange phenomenon?”
If the monster had stayed in Gangnam, the weirdness would have caught the eye the moment First’s punch hit him directly.
The monster was wiped out in one blow, but the buildings behind it are still intact.
Is that why the monster was moved to the Han River?
I couldn’t come to a conclusion, but there is something.
“If you dig into this in detail, there are a couple of strange parts. If we dig into that part, I think we can break the flow that First wants to create.”
Yes, if you dig one by one like this, you can find some loophole.
We followed in Furst’s footsteps and started gathering material to press him.
ㅡ Brave. We leave it to them and we prepare for tomorrow.
Okay, then.
I told the people in the conference room that I would refine my psychic powers to infiltrate the press conference tomorrow and headed to the training room.
“Using autosuggestion….”
After using autosuggestion for such a long time, I realized something.
“It’s a bit different from what Elena uses, isn’t it?”
Elena said she couldn’t use electric power, but when she thought she could use it, electricity came out of her hands.
But the autosuggestion I used felt different.
“I can use telekinesis.”
Muttering that, I tried to float a distant object, but there was no response.
“What is this….”
Elena was even able to use her psychic powers to hide her own appearance around her.
But no matter how much I thought about my abilities, I felt like I couldn’t reach that far.
“I can use lightning ability.”
Chijijijik!
My autosuggestion, unlike Elena’s, was really close to autosuggestion.
I think it can be described as a feeling of becoming a little stronger when auto-suggestion is added to the power I can originally use.
ㅡ If you think about it, it feels similar to trying to imitate Yuna’s future poetry, but getting nothing….
Didn’t you just shout ‘Okay!’?
ㅡ The strengthening of psychic powers through self-suggestion has been successful, so it’s half-successful!
No matter how you look at it, this ability is a minor copy.
It’s 1st’s press conference soon, and I was already feeling anxious.