92 – Interlude
Jo Yu-mi, a world-famous vocalist.
The heroes, who suspected her of being a spy for her evil brigade, eventually found evidence of her during her last performance and began a fight with the villains who revealed her identity.
The fight turned into such chaos that the Cultural Square was completely destroyed without a trace. In the end, Yumi disappeared along with the Repentance villains who suddenly appeared, and the heroes ended up missing them.
“…So?”
“What’s wrong? It means I failed.”
In conclusion – terrorism ultimately ended with the hero’s defeat.
Of course, there are no victims. Although there were injuries to the police and heroes, there were no casualties.
“Citizens?”
“Anyway, they were all prepared by us, so what?”
Would they have accepted ordinary citizens knowing that there was a villain, or even knowing that there was a 99.9% Chance of a terrorist attack occurring there? They were all prepared by the police.
I don’t even know if I should be happy that there were no casualties among them, or if I should be sad that we failed after preparing so thoroughly –
“Well, there was a harvest, so it doesn’t matter.”
“…Harvest?”
One thing is certain, even if we couldn’t catch them, there was a harvest.
Chaeyoung put her tea cup down in her mouth, and then she looked at Seokhun, who was looking at her with his chin resting in front of her, and spoke.
“Repentance’s villains. We obtained at least executive-level information, and we even confirmed that the villain called Zero is Chanyul-“
Zero is praise. Although there was no trace of her child following her, it was clear that he was the son of her friend Yeon-seo, judging by the reaction she showed at the time.
“…In addition, we found out the identity of the villain Guardian.”
“-Are you sure?”
“I’m not sure. No, you knew from the beginning, right?”
“I had a mental illness, but there was no physical evidence.”
The villain Guardian is a student who once attended Justice Academy. This is Hyunwoo Lee.
“What is the evidence?”
“Unfortunately, there is none.”
However – as expected, Chaeyoung couldn’t find any evidence, so she has no way to prove it.
“But the reason I’m confident is-“
“She was taking very good care of the heroes who were her friends.”
Han-gyeol loses his mind while protecting the safety of people during a battle with villains. Isn’t the fact that he didn’t die enough of a reason?
Furthermore, it would be okay if So-ah’s ability was obvious on the outside, and even more so if Hyun-ah’s ability was realized and immediately destroyed.
“Let’s point something out here. Those guys from the golden generation haven’t announced their abilities yet, right?”
“At least Han-gyeol and Ji-hyeon’s abilities are known to the world.”
“Okay, as long as it’s just the two of us, that’s fine.”
Except for the very famous heroes Shield and Ice Princess-Hero Snow Maiden, only their appearances and hero names are spreading little by little.
Proper information had not yet been distributed to the public, so it was enough to turn her suspicion into certainty.
“Isn’t there a possibility that the villains realized this through preliminary research?”
“I know. If it wasn’t for that, I would have been wanted a long time ago.”
However, the unfortunate thing is that there is no evidence.
It was difficult to determine who exactly was due to the mask on the face and voice modulation, and eye color would be determined by wearing contact lenses.
“Still, you have to be suspicious. Not knowing the identity at all and having a vague guess as to the identity are completely different things.”
Still, if it’s a harvest, it’s a harvest. If the villain guardian is Lee Hyeon-woo, then all the information she is looking into is true.
“This is enough. I can clearly see what Repentance is an organization.”
“…I see.”
“Why are you reacting like that? You were the one who gave me this information in the first place.”
Repentance’s villains that he personally researched. And information about them.
There is a high possibility that all the information that Hero Judgment investigated is ultimately true.
That alone was enough to determine how the heroes should behave and how she should behave.
“It’s completely a gathering of victims.”
“…Do you sympathize?”
“Are you going to sympathize with me? I’m sorry, but I’m still a person without blood or tears. Are you saying I keep a strict distinction between public life and life?”
Villain Jewel. In the past, he was known as a famous criminal in the evil brigade, but at some point, he blew up a factory that appeared to be a laboratory, took the test subjects with him, and then disappeared.
Considering what the villains of Repentance have in common, the test subject appears to belong to Repentance – perhaps the traces of the experiment discovered in Cheongju and the test subjects are also in Repentance.
Villain Ash. The child of the worst hero couple who caused the Great Incheon Fire. Yumi also appears to be related to this.
Villain Zero passes, Guardian passes too-
“Still, I feel sorry for him. Except for that kid with the big beard.”
“…Villain Jewel?”
“Yeah. That guy doesn’t really impress me, but the other guys – it’s a shame.”
Anyway, what is certain is that most of them are people whose lives have been ruined by the evil brigade.
Did you say that it only takes a moment for a victim to become a perpetrator? They eventually became villains, gathered together in one place – and what they are moving for must have already been clearly decided.
“But since you become a villain, you have to be prepared.”
Even if they are targeting a villain organization, the fact that they are villains does not change. Chaeyoung put the tea in her mouth once again, and then she quietly closed her eyes and let out her curse.
“…Is there something you don’t like?”
“Uh.”
I have already made up my mind. Because she was a hero, she was just doing her duty as a hero.
However, if there is something that still bothers you-
“Among those bastards… Is there anyone with the ability to create clones?”
“…At least I don’t know.”
“Yes, that’s right…”
The ability to create an alter ego that was seen while escaping this time. Strange things that looked just like them and were enough to disturb the heroes.
Chaeyoung bit her lip and muttered something before standing up, and then she turned her back and started walking towards where her door was.
“Why? Is there something on your mind?”
“It exists, but.”
In fact, she did not have the ability to create copies of herself at all.
There is also a way to create a duplicate of herself through her illusion, or to create an exact same thing through her shadow.
However, the alter egos of those guys who were recently caught by heroes and disappeared without a trace are-
“Probably not. What’s wrong with that guy that he would do something like this?”
“…No way?”
Because it looked very similar to her alter ego created by someone she knew.
“-Are you doubting him?”
“I wish it wasn’t me either.”
In response to Seok-hoon’s question, Chae-young shook her head and opened the door –
“Being betrayed by a friend once is enough.”
With the last words, the door closed.
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“…Then what? Um, so-“
“You can call me Yumi.”
Eunji smiles bitterly as she scratches her chin, and Yumi smiles warmly as she looks at her.
“-I’m truly sorry.”
“Oh no! You really don’t need to apologize!”
“Still, it happened because of those trashy parents and bastards, and although I hate to admit it, I, as a child, apologize-“
“It’s really okay! Really!”
And even those who look at Yumi, who is surprised to see Eunji bowing her head and apologizing, and waving her hand.
“No matter how much I think about it. Aren’t I the only real villain-like bastard here?”
“Brother, why again?”
“No, I really started doing villainous things because I was desperate for money, and I didn’t have a reason like other kids-“
“What do you think? It’s not like there’s anyone here who hasn’t killed someone before.”
Starting with the story related to Zero, to the story of Eunji and Yumi.
Sang-hoon was blaming himself for becoming a villain for the trivial reason of needing money amidst many complex and headache-inducing situations.
Hyunwoo looked at him and shrugged his shoulders.
“Plus, my brother became a villain because he needed money to pay for the treatment of his sick parents. Why?”
“You could have paid enough money even if you earned it legitimately, right?”
“In that short a period of time? It’s quite possible.”
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Hyunwoo shook his head, denying what he said, but then smiled as he looked at them awkwardly interacting with each other.
“Oppa. So you were experimented on even though you are your biological child…?”
-That’s right.
“I’m so pitiful, what should I do…”
-It is not enough for Su-ah to worry. A long time has passed.
We sympathize with each other, share the pain, dilute our emotions, and laugh again.
A place where truly human aspects abound. Who would see this place and think they are villains?
“Okay, everyone’s done with that. Now we have to discuss.”
“Yes, boss.”
Hyunwoo looked at them and slowly shook his head, then clapped his hands and shouted, attracting the attention of those around him.
“As you all heard, that’s how Yumi joined here. Is there anyone who doesn’t understand?”
“Could it be there?”
“Okay, then – is there anyone who is dissatisfied with this?”
Is there anyone who is dissatisfied with Yumi joining Repentance?
They looked at each other in response to Hyunwoo’s question, then looked at Hyunwoo again –
“I take it you don’t have one. Then – welcome to Repentance.”
“…Yes, boss.”
Hyunwoo smiled at the sight of no one raising their hand and immediately looked at Yumi and expressed his welcome.
“In the past, people would look at me with distrust, and they would constantly talk back to me. Do you think there has been a big change in their mindset?”
“…I heard that he is Hangyeol’s friend. I heard everything about the situation and what he was trying to do, so I have no complaints.”
“Really? Then it’s okay.”
The self-introduction is now over. What needs to be done now is a story about what they should do in the future.
“Everyone knows, right? It’s almost Christmas.”
Hyunwoo immediately opened his mouth and tried to explain his plan, but-
Rumbling. Mei profit-
“I’m sorry. Are you late?”
“What, you say you can’t come?”
“Hmm. Something quite important happened.”
“Work? What on earth is happening?”
A middle-aged man suddenly opened the door and came in.
When the intelligence merchant suddenly appeared, Hyunwoo reacted strangely and asked him-
“The movements of the evil brigade are unusual.”
“…Sit down first.”
Hearing his words return immediately, Hyunwoo sighed and grabbed his forehead.