94 – The reason for the fight (4)
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I don’t think I will be able to go to the training room anymore, so I announce my intention to quit and go home.
Grid has been pinching my back, saying that I should be able to finish it over the phone, but I am making troublesome steps.
As a person who has been indebted to me in many ways, this is a case in point.
ㅡ Damn it.
Thanks to you, I received the training menu, so it’s a benefit, jasik.
I sent greetings to my acquaintances, saying that I was going to be busy in the future, and thanked them.
Since I won’t be able to return to Korea for a while, I’m sure this is the end of my personal affairs.
ㅡ I ran out of ice cream, Brave.
… Annoying guy
I bought a bunch of ice cream from a nearby mart and went back to my room.
“Whoa.”
“Ice cream!”
The grid fell off my body and I picked up the ice cream as it was.
“Don’t spill.”
“I am not a kid, Brave.”
“Don’t eat while sitting on the bed.”
“… You are very strict.”
Since Grid has been able to completely mimic the human body, he has often taken himself out like this.
According to my own personal opinion, it tastes better when eaten with a human body.
“Mmm, mmm, that’s good!”
Grid, who was tapping the keyboard with an ice cream in his mouth, shook his shoulders about what was so good.
“What is it?”
“Look, Brave. We are the center of the world!”
The place Grid pointed to with a smile was a community where stories about us were active.
Grid was laughing at the words praising Brave or even praising Brave.
It was as if I was watching the video of when I stopped the bus in front of Eunseong Hospital over and over again and it reminded me of myself.
The complete opposite of me back then.
“Is it good?”
“It’s a story praising the superhero Grid, so it’s fun!”
“It says Brave?”
“You would be an asshole without me, so it’s like a story praising me.”
You’re just making noise at night, son of a b*tch.
I hit Grid on the head.
“Evil! This trash!”
You speak harshly.
I hit Grid in the head two more times.
“Bur, buggy bastard….”
Is it okay if I make fun of my mouth?
As I quietly raised his fist, Grid shrank and turned his head back to the monitor.
“Bastard.”
“You want another shot?”
“….”
Grid’s intelligence is more developed than before, probably because it traveled all over the country and consumed energy.
No, rather than intelligence, it would be more accurate to say that emotions have changed more dramatically.
The joys and sorrows have become clearer than before.
I was really scared when I saw him blushing while watching a sad movie alone.
“What are you trying to do, Brave?”
“I don’t know, man.”
“I hope people know that Brave is quite violent and a son of a b*tch.”
“If you talk nonsense, I will eat all the ice cream.”
“Aagh!”
Leaving behind the noisy grid, I packed up.
The grid will only appear inside the hotel anyway, so there’s no need to bring any clothes.
As I packed my luggage, I checked the itinerary sent by the government and headquarters.
Most of the guides are attached, so I don’t think I’ll be too tired.
“Is there a schedule?”
“Yes.”
“Humbert, I hope what he warned doesn’t happen right away.”
“Japan is also a country with stable security, so it should be fine.”
What I am worried about is China, which will be the next destination after Japan.
China is a country with a large land area and a large population, so security is a concern.
“Don’t worry, Brave. Because we won’t be beaten by tolerable guys anymore.”
“Isn’t it?”
“Trust me.”
Grid said that and patted his chest.
It was quite voluminous, so it was harmful to the eyes.
I should get used to this guy soon.
***
One day until leaving for Japan.
I headed to the place where the Hawkeye Hero office was located after a long time.
Since I won’t be able to do leisurely hero activities here anymore, I thought I’d have to say goodbye to the people I’ve become close with here.
As I walked along the usual patrol course, the market caught my eye.
These days, large and small incidents are happening every day in Korea, so it is in a very chaotic state even if it is not revealed on the surface.
However, this place did not seem to have changed at all from before, as if it had nothing to do with that place.
“Oh, Brave!”
I didn’t want to be disturbed by the last greeting, so I pulled my hat down, but someone recognized me.
He was the man at the fruit shop that I often helped.
“How did you find out?”
“Brave is tall, so of course I recognize him!”
He patted me on the back and made me sit down in a chair.
“Hey! Brave is here!”
As the man shouted, the men and women who were sitting in the store rushed in.
“Oh, are you really here?”
“I thought you wouldn’t come just because you’re famous now?”
“Kiya, I knew it would end like this, so I was going to introduce you to my daughter-in-law.”
“I don’t think there are any other options for your daughter-in-law anymore.”
“Don’t worry about your daughter, you bastard!”
“What?!”
ㅡ Ahahahahaha!
The market felt like time stopped at that moment when I was a hero like a kind neighbor.
The same people as back then were making the same laughs and creating a warm atmosphere.
Even though it was natural, it felt strangely unfamiliar.
“Brave, why is your expression like that? Ah, this bastard… You don’t want to hang out with us just because you’re doing well these days, do you?”
The old man said he was Goyan, tapped me on the shoulder, and brought out a large watermelon.
“It’s a Brave that protects your wallet, but you don’t have to protect your wallet today!”
Then he cut the watermelon into large chunks using a knife, cut off the most appetizing part, and handed it to me.
“Ah….”
“Eat. Don’t worry about money.”
When the uncle and the aunt laughed, asking why they were like this, the uncle laughed as well.
That was very unfamiliar.
I stared blankly at the sight and bit the watermelon into my mouth.
… Sweet.
Was the watermelon this sweet?
About a month has passed since the underground laboratory was attacked.
I’ve never been hungry, and the weather was hot, so I often bought ice cream.
I held a press conference to help people with psychic syndrome and received government help.
We were guaranteed everything from transportation to food and shelter, and we stayed in a suite that we thought we would never go to in our lifetime and tasted several desserts.
I ate so many different things… This watermelon feels sweeter.
“Hey~ It’s free, so it tastes even better!”
It doesn’t taste better because it’s free.
The food I ate across the country for at least a week wasn’t bought with money from my own pocket.
“Ah, you’re finally laughing, Brave!”
“Yeah, you have to laugh like that, huh?”
“Wasn’t it hard to walk around all over the place these days?”
ㅡ Ahahahaha!
I said I laughed?
Until now, obviously….
I slowly reached out my hand to my face.
It’s a little bit, but I felt like the corners of my mouth went up.
ㅡ Being a little emotional doesn’t change a person drastically.
What?
ㅡ Brave. That kind of expression suits you more than a gloomy and annoyed expression.
That’s… What….
ㅡ Raise your head and look.
I raised my head, which had been buried in Grid’s words.
The man asks for another watermelon.
A man who will bring it to you if you pay.
The lady asks if you want to eat even a twist since the watermelon is empty.
The man who brought up the story that it would be nice to have drinks.
The atmosphere is very different from the atmosphere in Korea these days.
But I’m so glad and thankful… Strangely, tears seemed to come out.
“Uh uh… Brave, wow?”
“No, that… Watermelon is so delicious.”
The watermelon was cold enough to make my teeth ache.
Still, it felt strangely warm.
At one point, he longed for First and wanted to become a hero.
But since she became a hero and received attention, I felt that this did not suit me.
So this is where we arrived.
Too many things have happened in the past.
So I forgot the atmosphere of this place.
Being a hero, my goal was to become a hero like a kind neighbor who gets along with people like this….
I have no intention of forgiving Humbert.
Because he is preparing a monster that will throw this society into chaos even at this very moment.
But let’s not forget my goal.
The reason I’m trying to defeat Humbert is to protect this scene right here.
You don’t become strong to kill someone.
Being strong to protect something.
Because that’s the true attitude of a hero.
ㅡ Yes, a hero is a hero because he always protects someone.
… The one who always shouts that it’s monster hunting time?
ㅡ I’m a monster so it doesn’t matter!
A comfortable guy.
ㅡ Oh, have you stopped swearing now?
Looking at these people here, I feel like an asshole.
Everyone here will have hard times, and there will be things they can’t talk about.
But you don’t show it outwardly, do you?
As if I was carrying everything in the world on my own, showing off that I was having a hard time, spitting out disgust, getting angry… I don’t think so.
ㅡ Brave.
Why?
ㅡ You were originally an asshole, keuhehehehe!
This bastard?
From now on, Coke will be replaced by Sol’s eyes.
ㅡ Garbage aaa!
The purpose is not to kill Humbert.
My goal is to restore this gentle daily life.
Let’s not forget that.
I made that promise.
***
Joo-Won was hit by a storm of work.
I had to stay at the headquarters to stop Humbert’s monster commotion, and I had to deal with the aftermath of Jinwoo’s press conference.
Because it was judged that the old bureaucratic system could not respond to a dangerous entity like Humbert, it also worked behind the scenes.
At the same time, as the president of the company, he had to take care of his work.
Faced with a situation where even ten of her bodies were missing, her sister, who had asked her to stay at her house, was completely forgotten.
Joo-Won had some time to spare after Jin-Woo finished his schedule in Korea and left for Japan.
Joo-Won has returned to his hometown after a long time.
“Oh, is your son here?”
“I’m back, mother.”
Joo-won and Yuna’s mother, who once worked as the president of a subsidiary, retired and stayed at home to take care of Yuna’s illness.
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Joo-Won let out a sigh of relief as he felt much better now.
“What about Yuna?”
“Uh… uh… That, you know… Joo Won.”
… Suspicious
Joo Won was well aware that her Yuna personality came from her mother.
It’s the same as the appearance, but the part where loopholes are pouring out when embarrassed.
“Where is Yuna?”
“That… Isn’t Yuna very tired these days? She says she goes on some trips so she can de-stress….”
“A trip? She should have started classes now?”
“….”
‘This year?’
Joo-Won felt dizzy from the sudden rush of blood.
“Where did you go? Isn’t that Japan?”
“… That’s right.”
‘Oh… !’
Joo Won frowned as his head hurt.
“When did you leave?”
“The day before yesterday?”
‘Brave….’
It was two days ago that Jinwoo left Korea.
“You should have stopped it….”
“I made a reservation two weeks ago, so I knew the day before yesterday….”
“Yes?”
‘Two weeks ago?’
Two weeks ago, it was even before the announcement that Jinwoo would go to Japan?
‘A coincidence?’
To say it was a coincidence, I was puzzled by the fact that he even took a leave of absence for a trip.
If that was the case, I would have gone on a trip right away and went to school in September.
How likely is it to coincide with the date Jinwoo left for Japan?
Joo-Won grabbed her head, which was starting to hurt, and headed towards the room.
His keen intuition has been telling him to pay more attention to this part, but he can’t beat his drowsy sleep.