49 – Hero Suit (3)
He patrolled as usual and reached out to those in need.
As June began, the humidity and heat incomparable to that of May plagued my body.
I heard that a hero suit protects the wearer from such things, so I wanted to choose a hero suit as soon as possible.
ㅡ … Mmm.
What’s wrong?
ㅡ Among the samples, there were items that felt familiar.
Friendly?
ㅡ Maybe… My original body may be among the samples.
Oh yeah?
ㅡ As you know to some extent, each monster’s core and corpse tend to have different properties. If my corpse….
Grids can now spawn periodically.
It can also be made more efficiently than before, and it is said that it does not have to absorb the energy of people with psychic syndrome.
You can replace those calories by eating.
Honestly, I doubted that he was lying because he wanted to eat something delicious, but I have to believe it.
It was said that at the moment of his crisis, Grid reorganized his body around his core and fled.
That’s why I couldn’t find the core in my last part-time job of disposing of monster corpses.
It seems that a corpse without a core is subtle for use in a laboratory.
This is because the part where energy is directly extracted is the nucleus.
That’s why suits using that core are expensive.
Since Grid’s corpse didn’t have a core, there’s a high probability that it was reprocessed as a material for a hero suit.
Then you should look for that sample.
Unexpectedly, it doesn’t take a week, and it might end soon.
To cool off, I ordered an iced tea from the store and stood in the shade.
“Huh? Brave!”
As I was standing there blankly, the little girl who was walking holding her mother’s hand pointed at me and shouted.
For some reason, the little boy’s eyes were very familiar.
Ah, that’s right.
This is the expression on my face when I dreamed of becoming a hero while watching First’s video.
“Brave! Sign me!”
The kid ran at me, ignoring her mother’s restraint.
I stroked the little boy’s head and asked where he could get his autograph.
“Hey… Please do it here.”
After the mother stopped her child from asking for an autograph on her palm or back, she handed me a small notebook.
But the kid frowned at the size of the notebook, and she started to get angry.
The mother tried to stop her child with a puzzled look on her face, and her child began to cry more and more.
I looked around and found a convenience store nearby.
“Me, Mother. I ordered a drink, so could you wait here for a minute?”
“Yes? Oh yes….”
I apologized to the little girl’s mother and ran to the convenience store.
Since the appearance of the hero, convenience stores have been stocked with pens and drawing paper for autographs.
A hero must be able to handle situations like this skillfully.
ㅡ Is this a hero? The hero I was thinking of….
You guys, work on the internet a bit.
Every time he spit out some strange drip or squeak.
These days, the electricity bill is so high….
ㅡ I am a hero thanks to you, so think of this as an investment.
Whoa.
“What’s your name, kid?”
“No kid! Kim In-cheol!”
“Yes, you are Incheol? Here you go.”
I handed Incheol an autograph and gently patted him on the head.
Then I squatted down and made eye contact with Incheol.
“Incheol-ah. A hero is someone who sets an example for others. Cool, reliable, kind… Know?”
“Yes, I know!”
“A cool, reassuring, and kind person doesn’t shout or cry. Parents are proud of you and your friends are envious of you.”
“Ugh….”
“Shouldn’t you listen to your mother and not cry or scream?”
“….”
“Hyung also became a hero at the age of 23. He would have become a hero sooner if he hadn’t cried and cried too.”
“Me, really?”
“Sure. You have to be strong, confident, cool, and live in style. Help someone in trouble… Then you too have already become a hero. Got it?”
Incheol walked out bravely, shouting, “I want to become a hero starting today!”
Incheol’s mother, a little moved, bowed her head to me and thanked me, then hurriedly ran after Incheol.
A hero isn’t just an existence that catches monsters and villains.
Like idols on TV, they are also existences that instill longing in children’s hearts.
I felt proud that I did a great job as a hero today.
Anyway, a hero… It’s the second quarter hero test soon.
Honestly, when I found a child crying during the second exam, I thought I was wrong, so I thought I would try again this quarter.
ㅡ Why do you care about this hero test?
The place I go to is also the Hero Office, so there might be an intern coming in, right?
ㅡ You mean the paper company?
… The bigger the dream, the better.
When a strong enemy appears, it is also a romance to work together with your teammates to catch it.
ㅡ Go on patrol.
Whoa, a guy who doesn’t know romance.
ㅡ I know more than you.
You know what.
ㅡ You know better than you who don’t even know a woman’s heart. Heh heh.
….
***
When I returned to the Hero Office after patrol, Yuna and the author, who looked tired, were slumped on the sofa.
Hawkeye is making a somewhat liberated expression….
When you choose a hero suit, you think about it for about a week before choosing it.
I feel sorry for nothing.
I already had a conversation with Grid about what material to choose, but I mean.
After seeing my arrival, I told Yuna and Jieun, who were trying hard to smile, to just rest, and then took the tablet PC in hand.
Then, among the materials without monster cores, I changed the sorting by date of eradication and found a sample of the monster that was hunted in early February.
A total of 7 materials came out, and I put them on the table one by one.
ㅡ That’s it.
The moment I unsealed the third material, the grid reacted.
I put the material in my hand and pretended to check the information on the tablet PC.
“I want to do this.”
“”Yes?””
Yuna and Jieun both looked at me with dazed expressions.
Ah, that’s right.
Yuna and Jieun worked hard until this happened because of my hero suit.
I didn’t think of that.
“That… This is the last part-time job I did before awakening my psychic powers, right? At that time, it was a material made from the corpse of that monster. Somehow, this attracts me.”
After hearing my words, the author let out a short sigh and shook his head slightly.
It was a signal to do as I pleased.
“Yeah, but it’s important to be safe, right? Brave has a track record, so the subsidy is increasing, but considering the safety of the body….”
“It’s okay. I think this will suffice for now. Thank you for your concern, boss.”
“Yes, yes, yes….”
As for Yuna, she was trying to say something, but she must have decided that she couldn’t defeat my will, so she hung her head sullenly.
Ah, I’m sorry about this.
I finally checked the sample number of the hero suit and the information on the tablet PC, completed the check, and organized my luggage.
“That, I’m sorry.”
“….”
“….”
The gaze mixed with a little resentment, as if someone who knew that was like that, was uncomfortable.
“Well, if you haven’t had dinner yet… Would you like to eat together? I will shoot.”
I thought I should treat Yuna and the author to dinner, so I said that.
Then Yuna and Jieun stared at each other, then nodded slightly.
“Then.”
“Let’s go where we want to go.”
“Huh? Uhh… I will. Will Hawkeye go too?”
“Well, I have dinner plans with my family….”
“Ah, then I can’t help it.”
Hawkeye left with the words that he would go first, blurting his words for some reason.
Ms. Yuna and the author stared blankly at Hawkeye, then glared at me slightly.
Then they met each other’s eyes again and smiled.
Did I become attached to something while choosing my hero suit?
ㅡ Ha ha.
What is it?
ㅡ A monster who does not understand the human mind.
Is it time for self PR?
ㅡ I think Idiot suits you better than Brave.
Why does this bastard strangely get on people’s nerves by rolling his tongue only when he pronounces the idiom?
“Let’s go.”
Yuna got up first, and we followed her.
Looking at the way she turns off the lights and locks the door, Yuna really is the president… I had a feeling I wanted to.
“Where are you planning to go?”
“I will do well on my own.”
Yuna only said that with a slightly chilly feeling.
As soon as I left the building where the Hero Office was located, the very familiar vehicle was waiting.
“Get on.”
Do you have to go there by car?
I glanced at Ji-eun, but Ji-eun calmly climbed into her limousine.
Oh… That’s great.
I rode the car trembling, just in case I got hurt.
Even after getting on the limousine, the atmosphere remained rigid.
No, it wasn’t rigid, it was chilly.
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Even though summer had definitely begun, I felt my skin stand up to a strange degree.
Is the air conditioner too strong?
… No, I think this is the emotion felt by them.
ㅡ Ho?
I don’t think so.
ㅡ Oh….
We talked all day until we had green onion kimchi, and then the person in charge came and made a decision in 5 minutes, how angry I must be.
Today, I will try to be as unobtrusive as possible.
ㅡ aaah!
Grid suddenly went into a fit and created a little hand to pinch my back inconspicuously.
“Ugh!”
“Huh?”
“Why is that, senpai?”
“Oh, nothing.”
This bastard?
The limousine that picked us up stopped after about 10 minutes.
“This is….”
Uh… Isn’t this a store that college students can easily come to?
“30 Million won. All Brave… No, I put it in Jinwoo’s account. You know?”
“Oh, yes. Thank you.”
“Materials selected by seniors… 20 million won, right? It’s the cheapest of all the materials I’ve come across.”
“Isn’t it?”
“This much,”
“Are you okay?”
I don’t know when Yuna and the author became so close.
It costs quite a lot of money, but I’ve been indebted to you so far, so this much….
I finished the meal thinking that I should be more considerate of the other person next time.
And when I saw the amount printed on the receipt, I hiccuped without realizing it.
Oh… I’ll have to be really careful next time.
It was a mind-boggling amount of money.
Woman… Scared.
It seems more terrifying than the mimicking monster I caught last time.