71 – The Nature of Heroes
He said the recordings wouldn’t have any effect.
But he doesn’t think it will be completely ineffective.
A conversation with suspicious circumstances is just as effective when there is no clue as to why this happened.
I held up my smartphone containing this recording and was lost in thought.
ㅡ I thought I would spread it right away to the media or upload it to the internet community.
Because the mention of flash bothers me.
ㅡ ….
Even if I cut out names like Flash, Yongsu, and Insu from the conversation I had with that madman, it’s enough to be inferred.
Aside from that, this recording alone causes social confusion.
Why monsters appeared, how supernatural powers are manifested, and so on.
This recording file should not be disclosed carelessly.
I thought that there was nothing good about it, at least in the ears of ordinary citizens.
ㅡ Then what do you plan to do?
First of all, I need to find someone who will listen to my story.
The content contained in this recording is not easily reliable.
If I were a hero with a little more social influence, it would be a story that could not be easily overlooked.
But I’m still a rookie hero, even though I’ve been involved in some cases.
I need someone to add weight to my story.
ㅡ You have changed.
Because I can no longer be the current me.
The person near me who can give the most strength to my story is Yuna.
I hurried on my way home.
It was a little after noon when we arrived in front of the house.
Even Yuna, who sleeps a lot in the morning, must have woken up at this time.
I carefully sent a KakaoTalk message to Yuna.
ㅡ Can I have some time now?
After a while, a reply came from Yuna.
ㅡ What are you doing?
ㅡ We need Yuna’s help.
I don’t know what he’s doing right now, even at this moment.
So I had to hurry.
ㅡ I’ll call you back in 30 minutes. Did you eat?
ㅡ No, not yet.
ㅡ Then let’s talk while eating.
ㅡ I understand.
As I put my smartphone in my pocket, rain started to pour from the gloomy sky again.
I went inside the house, sat on a chair, and stared blankly at the raining sky.
The world, which had been so clear just a few days ago, looked infinitely gloomy.
I was staring blankly at the sky when Yuna sent me a KakaoTalk message saying that preparations were complete.
I picked up my umbrella and opened the door.
Then I met eyes with Yuna, who was coming out just in time.
“That… Are you okay now?”
“Yes, thank you for caring.”
“….”
Ms. Yuna looked at me with eyes that seemed a bit like looking at a stranger.
“What happened… Did you?”
A lot happened.
Now the irreversible has happened.
I replied with a slight nod.
“Let’s go first.”
When Yuna went outside, a man holding an umbrella was waiting outside.
Now, he is a very familiar limousine driver.
I got into Yuna’s limousine without a word.
“Are you used to it now?”
“….”
“Uh, um… That, ah, ahahahaha….”
“I’m sorry, Yuna-san.”
“No, that, uh, ugh.”
It felt like Yuna’s eyes were spinning.
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Normally, she would have accepted it a little more gently.
They were now so crowded that even a joke was unacceptable.
Even though I knew I shouldn’t be doing this, my head was already full of other thoughts.
“Really… What happen… ?”
Ms. Yuna asked very carefully.
I glanced at the seat where the driver was.
“It’s okay. It’s basically soundproof.”
Then it should be fine.
I put my hand into my bosom and took out my smartphone.
Then I played the file I had recorded at the bar.
At first, Yuna looked at me with an expression of wanting something, but her face began to change seriously.
From the recording files, the madman’s bizarre instance began.
A story assuming that there is someone important to me.
It was the story of asking if you would like to see the despairing expression of someone dear to you.
Today, as usual, Yuna-san, who was decorating herself with an appearance that was not suitable for her age, gradually lost her expression.
I stopped the recording file.
“That… Ugh, ugh.”
Ms. Yuna covered her face and turned her head to the side.
Judging by the slight trembling of her body, she seemed to instinctively realize how dangerous this man was.
After taking a deep breath for a while, Yuna held out her earphones to me.
“This?”
“….”
Yuna sent me a signal to wear these earphones with her eyes.
I took the earphone that Yuna held out to her and put it in her left ear.
ㅡ Brave?
“… Who are you?”
ㅡ I am Seo Joo-won, president and general manager of GB Foundry Business.
“Uh, um….”
ㅡ And Yuna’s older brother.
“Ah.”
ㅡ This seems to be something that should interfere with her sister’s date. Talk to me.
“Okay.”
If I brought up this story to Yuna from the beginning, she approached it thinking that the story would be connected to Yuna’s family.
I didn’t expect the feedback to be this fast, but it’s as planned.
I gave Yuna her earphones back.
Mr. Yuna glanced at the earphone I handed her and looked at me.
“Sorry.”
“Yes?”
“I asked for help because I knew Yuna’s background. It was used.”
“… I knew.”
“….”
“So don’t worry about it.”
“Sorry.”
To me, who has no power, this recording is not worth much.
In order to use this recording file, more power is needed.
However, it is difficult to leak it carelessly.
Right now, Korea is in a situation like a powder keg on the verge of exploding.
If it had not been for the rainy season that started just in time, there might have been protests to impeach the president.
The fact that the monster invaded the research center to that extent was a serious matter.
The research center is the safest place in Korea.
There are even rumors that whether an S-class monster appears on the Korean Peninsula or a nuclear explosion, the underground research institute will be safe.
The most secure underground laboratory built with cutting-edge technology beyond the reach of modern humans has been breached.
There must have been a machine more precise than the monster detectors installed on the ground, but it failed to detect the monster.
That means that even if there are monsters in this society, there is no way to find them anymore.
That fear is beyond imagination.
I am afraid of monsters.
A grade S or A is a national disaster.
However, even such a monster can escape the threat because it is revealed on the outside.
However, if there is a monster that cannot be detected by any detector, the story is different.
The neighbor who was laughing and chatting was actually a monster.
Once he comes to his senses, he might turn into a monster and attack himself.
That vague fear pervades society as a whole.
Citizens tried to alleviate this fear.
I tried to find comfort in my heart by confessing my fear to someone with hatred and anger.
I thought someone should take responsibility for this.
And that’s bound to be the most iconic figure.
So it was natural for the political world to be attacked.
That’s why the bureau was opened.
The state tried to avoid criticism somehow by honoring the victims as national merit.
But even that was not enough.
That’s why stories about heroes often appear.
When a political problem arises, the act of diverting the attention of citizens by making them immersed in sports such as the Olympics is still used well in this era.
A certain hero caught a monster.
A certain hero caught the villain.
A certain hero did a good deed.
A certain hero won an award.
Such obvious, nonsensical stories decorated the news every day.
It was to somehow overturn the theory of judgment that had melted into society as a whole.
What would happen if the story of Flash came to mind in such a situation?
In fact, there is a heinous villain who led this case.
And there is a hero tricked by the villain.
That’s how the news will flow.
Netizens will guess who the hero is with just that.
Then it is clear who the anger and hatred born from the fear of the political world will be directed towards.
It cannot be said that Flash is not at fault in this situation.
But I don’t think you can hold Flash accountable.
Even if he didn’t have to be Flash, he could have done the same thing through someone else.
He asked if he knew why he didn’t target my parents.
When attacking a person, there is nothing more rational and efficient than the action of targeting a weakness.
This is the most effective method, to the extent that there is a case where a hero does not make a lover out of fear of retaliation from the villain.
Even so, I couldn’t remember why I didn’t.
I couldn’t answer, so he said it was because the act wasn’t very fun.
He enjoys playing more than efficiency.
Flash must have been the victim of that game.
Consolation, encouragement, and new strength to Flash, who was suffering from being ignored by the public.
Thanks to that, Flash flew up again.
I showed the truth to such a flash and tore off his wings and made him crash.
And at the moment of the fall, I enjoyed the expression of Flash who lost everything and despaired.
The guy mocked Flash, laughing as if he was having so much fun.
I drove the flash to my limbs.
That’s a bastard.
So this recording should be handled very carefully.
For political reasons, it must fall into the hands of those who will not make the Flash a scapegoat.
Even if it is not announced to the world, there is a dangerous enemy in this society, and a deterrent must be formed to deal with it.
A presence with power despite being distant from politics.
As an ordinary person, there’s no way I could have such a network.
… Except for Yuna.
I decided to use Yuna’s background.
It was the form I detested the most, but I had no other means.
***
The limousine headed for the headquarters of GB Group.
ㅡ It’s quite grand.
It’s a building I thought I’d never come here in my life.
As I followed Yuna into the building, people who seemed to be elite were busy walking around.
ㅡ Was the drama a drama?
In dramas, there are often scenes where the employees form a line to greet the chairman’s family.
I was also worried that I might be seeing such a strange sight, but fortunately the drama was a drama.
Ms. Yuna walked toward the information desk on the first floor with a somewhat proud expression.
“Excuse me.”
When Yuna spoke to her, the staff at the information desk smiled and asked what she had come for.
Then, with a slightly rigid feeling, I said something to the staff next to me and left my seat.
“Come this way.”
Then he hurriedly began guiding us.
ㅡ Even though it’s different from the drama, it feels similar.
This must be power.
Ms. Yuna walked ahead, making a clicking sound with her shoulders feeling stronger than usual.
I got on the elevator following Yuna.
The staff at the information desk got on the elevator and pressed it to the floor.
I felt sorry for showing a little nervousness.
The elevator stopped and the person working at the information desk walked out first and talked to a nearby employee.
The staff member nodded her head knowingly and began guiding us to come this way.
“Boss, the people I was planning to meet today have come to visit.”
ㅡ Please let me in.
“Okay.”
When the employee opened the door, a sharp-looking man in his late twenties was sitting at her desk working on paperwork.
“Nice to meet you, Seo Joo-won.”
“Nice to meet you, this is Jinwoo Lee.”
Mr. Joo-Won got up and offered us a sofa and sat down.