Episode 148. Idols of first graders (3)
By the time Nam Man-hyuk was dealing with the Spirit Tower case, the medal award ceremony, which had been delayed due to the absence of the protagonist, resumed in Washington, USA.
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President Jack’s head snapped.
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A crackling sound echoed through the East Room of the White House and a flash of baptism as if waiting.
“Wait, are you okay?”
Grace Mellon was startled by the excessive rotation of his head, even though he had controlled his power, and Jack looked at her kindly, touching his cheek.
“Of course. This is nothing compared to your friend’s harsh words.”
When Grace Melon heard Nam Man-hyuk say that he would blow the president of the United States in the face, he thought he had finally lost his mind.
Although the president is scheduled to be impeached, he is still the most powerful person in the United States with the final decision-making power.
Moreover, in this case, it was revealed that the guilt of the current president was minimal, so this performance was really burdensome for Queen.
“I’ll be honest, our American hero is so shy.”
When Jack, who has a hardened expression on his face, wipes the flowing nosebleed with a handkerchief, and speaks seriously, the reporters’ throats twitch at the same time.
“Give me some more power. Aren’t you weaker than your ex’s slap?”
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Grace moved the corners of her lips awkwardly as the president and reporters laughed and seemed to have relaxed only then.
“There will be an award ceremony.”
As the atmosphere calmed down, the moderator, who received the president’s glance, gave a prepared remark, and those who contributed to this nuclear missile defense are called out and stand next to the Queen.
They were members of the cabinet chosen by the elected elected a few days ago.
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Jack knew there was no better moment than now to lay the groundwork, so he smiled bitterly and hung medals around their necks.
“Hero Queen.”
Finally, a hero who solved the problem by sending a nuclear missile into space with his bare hands.
“Yes, President.”
Countless people came forward to protect the world, but they were not as swift as her.
“You want to be a hero.”
“Yes. Because I promised you that.”
Grace’s pupils, shaking with tension, firmly hold their place as they mention the word promise.
Guess who made the appointment, Jack tapped her on the shoulder.
“Please protect your homeland and the earth.”
“Yes.”
“Will you pass it on to someone else in Miracle?”
“I can talk, but… .”
“Is it a different matter to protect? hahaha, I see. Still, please.”
“Yes!”
President Jack reaffirmed that he had been impeached as reporters didn’t rush their fingers.
‘I’m sorry. If it was before, please take care of your country. The same comment would have unconditionally become a gossip article.’
“The medal winners will have a short interview. Tracey Kim, please come forward.”
Following the guidance of the moderator, each reporter asked questions one by one.
As the next member of the cabinet, political questions should be poured out, but for some reason, the interview ended briefly with everyone asking about their determination.
“Next is Hero, Queen. Please get on the podium.”
When Grace put her feet on the place where the first president was speaking, the flash baptism continued endlessly.
It was only after the moderator stopped him that Grace was able to grab the microphone.
“Please start asking questions.”
Reporters desperately appealing with their arms next to their ears, like a racetrack with a signal.
Since there was no prior arrangement, this was an opportunity for reporters to ask raw questions.
“Ugh.”
The moderator calmed the reporters with a sigh inwardly at the sight of a girl the size of his daughter surrounded by wolves.
“Be quiet. This is the White House. and Queen. You just have to nominate one person per table.”
At the host’s advice to call out the company name placed in the center of the table and point at a person, Grace thanked him and pointed to the reporter in the front.
“This is Anna Kaya from HNN. First of all, I would like to congratulate you on being the youngest person to hold the title of Medal of Honor, and thank you as one of the citizens of the planet before the United States.”
Anna Kaya, who opened with a light greeting, felt the need to lighten this rigid atmosphere before raising the question she had prepared, so she made a joke.
“Excuse me for the Hero Queen, but as a reporter who follows the truth, there is something I can’t get over, so I’m going to say something to the President.”
“Well, try it.”
“I was at the party where you were slapped 20 years ago, but Queen’s slap is stronger.”
“What? ha ha ha. Is that so too? I admit it.”
When the most powerful person laughs, the atmosphere in the entire East Room loosens. The face of the presenter, who had been rigid, also loosened a little.
“Thank you for humbly accepting the comments of a small Inbae like me. President. Also, because you have a lot of experience, the distribution is huge.”
Anna Kaya turns Jack, who was strongly attracted to women when he was young.
“Anna, I am the president.”
hey do it in moderation
“Yeah, the president is about to be impeached.”
Yep, you’ll be cut soon.
“Great.”
There was no one who couldn’t read the insides of the two of them. The medal recipients, who had been desperately holding back their laughter, burst into laughter.
17 years as a war correspondent, 25 years as a political journalist. Anna Kaya was selected as ‘Reporters admired by reporters’ and ‘Citizen’s vote, as trusted reporter’.
Ever since she started working as a political journalist, she has always assaulted the president with jokes and factual assaults.
Of course, this is a huge disrespect from the president’s point of view. But the people’s trust in her makes the rudeness tolerable.
Anna Kaya, who was waiting for the commotion to subside, took off the microphone her secretary gave her, and opened her mouth, staring straight at Grace Melon.
“Grace Melon, do you know Citizen Awakening?”
There was a time when everyone wanted to be a hero. Early stage of awakening society. The most chaotic times.
At that time, there was no law on the Awakened, so all kinds of extraordinary crimes occurred.
Then one day, a passing citizen Awakener A caught attention by arresting a villain with his characteristic teleportation, which opened the ‘hero era’.
However, Citizen Awakener A left these words while holding the hand of his colleague at the last moment.
‘That villain, don’t take it.’
He said that his life, which should have been ordinary, became so special that he became unhappy.
Heroes are forced to make sacrifices out of intention.
Under the title of “First Hero, Citizen Awakening A”, his family, his lover, and even himself were killed by the villain.
It was the words of ordinary citizens who had the mask of a hero nailed to their face by the times.
Instead of the obvious question of ‘Are you ready to become a hero?’, Anna Kaya increased the weight of the question by referring to Citizen Awakening A, which is virtually taboo to mention.
“I know.”
“Would you like to live like Citizen Hero A?”
When asked if she would become a hero even if she sacrificed everything, Grace could not immediately affirm.
“for awhile… , could you give me time to think?”
“My question time is not long. Please answer it.”
Anna Kaya has always asked this question to a rising hero.
It’s a kind of warning and I’m trying to hear a resolution, but this is the first time I’ve ever received an answer like this.
‘Be careful. This child is going to be big.’
There are many one-hit wonder heroes. People whose name is widely spread by solving one big event by chance or assistance.
Such a hero’s name, costume, and lines have become memes for a while and make the world buzz, but just like memes are. If the creator does not reproduce it, it is easily forgotten.
When they heard this question, they had a common reaction.
‘Absolutely!’
The tremendous confidence that comes from great success makes it easy to answer.
‘But I can’t say no.’
Whatever the personal circumstances, the existence of Citizen Awakening A is the foundation of the current hero society and the great man of all.
“… no.”
“yes?”
It was Anna Kaya who hated not hearing and asking questions, but for this moment, she doubted her ears.
“I am not a great hero like him.”
Whatever the result, the teleportation property of Citizen Awakener A was a very specialized ability to capture villains, and the number of villains he caught alone is listed in the Guinness Book of Records, and it is an untouchable score that has not been broken even after more than 100 years.
“Why do you think so? You are a triple gift holder. It can be a deception for other Awoken.”
“I told you the truth. Even if it is a triple gift, the image itself of winning does not come to mind for one person and one person I know. There are many people in the world who are stronger than me and fit for a hero. The reason I am where I am now is thanks to the help of the people around me.”
“On the front lines with such a soft mind—”
Anna Kaya suddenly thought that she was interviewing her like a hero working in the office rather than a student, so she quickly shut her mouth.
“Right. But I promise.”
“What promise?”
“Superhero.”
In the past, Grace would have turned red the moment she spoke these words, but now she looks at Anna Kaya confidently.
“Even if I can’t be like Citizen Awakener A. I want to become a superhero.”
The world is teeming with Awakeneds, and Heroes have become commonplace, living one by one in the neighborhood.
Gone are the days when everyone wanted a hero, and those who were passionate about superheroes disappeared.
Those who have cried out for superheroes alone in such a current are just vain sounds.
“No one wants a superhero. Such an existence appears only when such a disaster occurs. Moreover, the system we have built is organically moving to prevent such an event from happening. The Hero Association does not exist for nothing.”
Although it has recently lost its credibility, the Hero Association is a multinational organization. No matter what the president of the association does, it functions on its own under their own precisely crafted rules.
“I want to be an individual superhero, not everyone’s superhero.”
If you save a citizen who was a villain’s hostage, the citizen thinks that the hero who saved him is a superhero.
Grace’s answer was an expression of her will to build it up.
“I cannot agree with you from a macro perspective, but personally, I will cheer for you. Hero, Queen. My question is ideal.”
Calling her by her name rather than her first name means that she has been recognized by Anna Kaya, so reporters around her looked at her with unexpected eyes, and then quickly raised their arms at the host’s ‘next reporter.’
“This is Justin from AAC. The culprit who pressed the nuclear bag switch was arrested… .”
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[17-year-old girl blames the US president.]
[Hero Queen, “I will be a superhero.” Reveal your bold aspirations.]
[nucleus. Shocking that the culprit who pressed the fire button turned out to be the former director of Bolt Corporation!]
“Hey, look at how gorgeous the knights are.”
After seeing the name of the queen on the headlines, I called the queen to return to my container after the duel with Balarka.
And show the article.
“Did you do well?”
I called him to tell him to be careful now because he’s a villain if he talks too much, but seeing those bright eyes like that makes me want to do it again.
“… okay.”
“Fufu.”