78 – I couldn’t go back.
The day came to an end and Yumi returned to base.
“-What happened?”
“It must have worked out somehow.”
As soon as she returned to her base, she passed by the villain who asked and answered coldly.
“…Have you decided?”
“Decision?”
“Yes, a question about what he said back then-“
The villains asked. Did you have a change of heart after meeting Hangyeol?
“Work continues as is.”
“…I understand.”
But Yumi answered bluntly, and she soon walked into the room – the villains who saw her smiled bitterly, thinking that it didn’t go well, but nodded at her and sat down. It was just moved.
“Whoa.”
Sharp.
Yumi threw herself onto her bed and immediately held her head and closed her eyes.
“Damn.”
The villains’ predictions were wrong. Things went better than expected – both as the villain Silence and as the person Jo Yu-mi.
The conditions of being from the same region, the fact that they are of the same group who suffered damage due to the same incident, and even the fact that they had a relationship in the past.
Hangyeol’s vigilance was noticeably lowered. I got close enough to her that I could recognize her favor with her eyes. That could be said to be good news, as the possibility has grown to the point where it seems possible that she, the villain, could brainwash him on her last day.
It’s just that I couldn’t help feeling anxious.
“Damn…”
She admitted. He is a real hero, unlike the fake people she hated who advocated justice on the outside but were snobs on the inside.
A person with a just mindset and the skills to carry out that justice. The hero she had longed for as a child, someone who was like her own parents and could have saved them.
If you don’t do anything – someone who can truly change this damn world, making sure that there are no victims like her in the future.
“I wasn’t going.”
Would it have been better if I didn’t know anything?
“No, no.”
No. Even if I didn’t know anything, it wouldn’t have made much of a difference. If that were the case, the plan would have failed and she would have met her death somehow.
-Honestly, it’s more realistic to surrender to a hero than to brainwash a hero, run away with him, and then return to headquarters!
For a moment, the words of her now deceased subordinate lingered in her mind, but she soon gritted her teeth and shook her head.
They don’t know. No matter how important he is, who can be called an executive, or even if he is a subordinate who has been with him for a long time – he never gives trust to his subordinates.
A subordinate’s advice, a shaky heart. The leader will already know this. The leader she had seen all this time was someone who grabbed people’s hearts and laughed at them. He is a monster who, if he doesn’t like it even a little, can blow it up with his fist.
“…You just have to do it.”
As her momentary hesitation lingers in her mind, a pain that seems to clench her heart surges, and she soon groans softly and shakes her head to erase her hesitation.
“Okay, you just have to try. “If it goes well, it’s good, and if it doesn’t, you die.”
Pain that disappears when distracting thoughts are erased from the head. The smile on her lips – is it relief that she is still alive, or is it a feeling of self-destruction towards someone?
“…Don’t forget your hatred. Otherwise, you won’t be able to endure it.”
Or, rather than her revenge, it could be a bitter smile she makes when she thinks of her own parents, who may end up in vain.
She soon closed her eyes and collapsed, burying her face in her pillow, and tried to sleep, but-
“Never.”
She couldn’t sleep for a long time.
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“Oh, are you here?”
“…Aren’t you going home?”
“What should I do when I go home? I live alone anyway. “I came to review the plan and hear your thoughts.”
When Hangyeol came into the dorm with a blank expression, a handsome man who was drinking greeted him.
“-What is it? You don’t look good.”
“It’s no big deal.”
He chuckled and looked at Han-gyeol and made a joke, but then he realized that his expression was dark and he frowned, and Han-gyeol passed him and threw himself on the sofa and sighed.
“Hey, is that the behavior of someone who doesn’t think anything of it?”
“It really wasn’t a big deal.”
“What have you been doing?”
“It’s been a while since I went to the house that raised me.”
“Oh, now that I think about it, it was around here, right?”
Han-gyeol makes groaning noises while talking. Handsome chuckled and moved to the sofa next to him, putting down the bottle and glass.
“…Is it okay to drink alcohol in the presence of students?”
“You still have less than a month left until you become an adult, right?”
“That’s true.”
“Well, your reaction is the same, and the crazy b*tch who just happened to come down with an official letter – no, it’s just like what your senior said, there’s a lot to talk about. “At least that’s because I don’t think I can hear it in my right mind.”
Would you like a drink? That’s it. Or not.
Handsome smiled mischievously as he handed over the glass, and Hangyeol held out his hand. Looking at his student’s grumbling face, Handsome poured soju into his mouth in one go and sighed deeply –
“So, how did it go?”
“…I want to hear your story first.”
“This is a message from my senior. I’ll follow the kid’s plan. It ended with just that one word – I heard from my juniors a few hours ago that they were catching villains right next to me. “I think he will probably be with me until the last day.”
Hero Gladius said that he would follow Hangyeol’s opinion, and the heroes and police noticed that. If the current No. 1 Hero follows his opinion, others will also join Hangyeol’s plan.
“That’s good news.”
Of course, if Hangyeol still hasn’t changed his mind-
“I was sure.”
“…Are you a villain?”
“About 98%.”
Hangyeol, who was sprawled out on her bed by now and unable to sleep, uttered words that would have made her faint if Yumi had heard them, was still suspicious of her.
“What is the evidence? “You’re not planning on calling it just a gut feeling, are you?”
“It is not physical evidence. However, the fact that he was involved in a terrorist attack when he was young, and the gap between when he emerged again as a promising vocalist.”
“…Again?”
“The fact that she lied about having her even though she clearly had no relatives, and finally, the hatred she had for the hero that was evident in her words.”
“It’s not solid evidence.”
“That’s right. However, we cannot just ignore it.”
The police have not been idle all this time. The investigation into Yumi has already been completed. She already knew that she had no relatives, so it was natural for those who heard that to be nervous.
Han-gyeol explained by combining what had happened so far with the current situation, and upon hearing that, Handsome sighed and laughed bitterly.
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“I’m a waste product too.”
“If the teachers are retired, half the heroes will have to retire.”
“…Thank you for saying that.”
Handsome has already read her memories after the last terrorist attack. Nevertheless, she didn’t find anything strange at the time, but that means that if she had the mental abilities she had – and if she had reached a level similar to Handsome’s – she would be able to fool him.
However, Handsome is not incompetent. Yumi- The evil brigade is just strong enough to be suspicious. The group that is spreading notoriety not only in Korea but also around the world is not just a group of robbers.
Handsome is drinking alcohol repeatedly and Hangyul is looking at him. With only silence flowing in the space they are in –
“So you don’t look good?”
Handsome broke the silence and looked at Hangyeol, whose expression was still stiff, and asked.
“…What is it?”
“You just said that.”
She is a victim who suffered loss due to the same terrorist attack. It would be natural to feel a sense of kinship. Or maybe he feels more betrayed because he was a fan before.
So Handsome looked at her with sad eyes and tried to continue her words, but-
“I just feel sad. “It’s also scary.”
“…What.”
“I also think that if she had thought differently back then, I might have walked the same path as her.”
Hatred towards heroes and villains. If that were the shackles that were moving Yumi, she could have walked the same path.
However, he became a hero because he overcame the pain and moved forward thanks to the good people around him, and she became a villain because she did the opposite.
“That fact is both scary and sad.”
Would it have been different if there had been someone who could help her? If he had been strong back then – if there had been a strong hero with the same mindset as him, could she have been saved?
“…I see.”
“It’s just… That’s how it is.”
IF meaningless. Regrets that are already too late.
But Hangyeol couldn’t easily erase that thought, and Handsome just nodded at her and tipped his drink.
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“How do you feel?”
-There is a reaction. However, if you dig any further, you might get caught.
The boy nodded at the man’s words, then put his hand on his in-ears and stroked his chin.
-Rather than that, is it okay?
“What?”
– Doesn’t the boss know too? I’m asking if it’s right to put Ash in now.
“Then what should I do? He’s the only way to cause confusion.
Villain Ash. Kim Eun-ji has already been infiltrated for a long time. He laughed bitterly, saying there was no way to turn it back and it was too late.
-…Are you sure you know everything?
“Of course.”
The place where they are now is Incheon. Among them, the so-called Cultural Plaza is where a large number of people flock to see Yumi’s last performance.
-I always think about it.
Hyeonwoo looked out the window in the car, and then smiled bitterly as he heard a voice in his ear.
People moving around with faces filled with anticipation, and even familiar faces seen among them. A sight of people enjoying a false peace without any anticipation of what the future holds for them.
-The boss has a really bad personality.
The fact that he is one of the people who will directly destroy it, and-
“I know.”
He knew that the plan to be executed in the future was of poor quality, so Hyunwoo quietly closed his eyes in response to his voice.