Episode 18. Central Agras (4)
“Huh… … . I’ve been waiting for this for a year.”
Alicia looked troubled as she held the ‘Tanya Tudor Rare Edition’ in her hand.
“Would you like to have that?”
“uh.”
“then… … In front of the word sister, put a rhetoric that describes my appearance.”
Dante thought, catching his breath.
‘Only once! You only have to bow down once. Cheer up, brother!’
Tanya Tudor said this was the last rare edition. It meant that in the future, even if there was money, it could not be obtained.
‘Isn’t the price of a rare version 100 times higher even after 5 years? okay. can do!’
Dante opened his mouth as if he had made up his mind.
“My beautiful Alicia sister.”
“More detail.”
“Alicia sister, whose hair is as fine as silk.”
“hey. The only thing to praise is the hair?”
slowly reaching the limit
In short, you have to see the match.
“He has a great body, long legs, and a smile that resembles an angel… … don’t do shiva I will not! What kind of devil are angels!”
I can’t do this.
have self-respect Should I even lie?
That rare plate… … what is this
Alicia, who had been listening, giggled.
“Do not laugh. Because he’s like a real devil.”
“If you want this rare version, build up your inner skills and try it, kid.”
“bantling? frame.”
“what. It’s a phrase that BS often uses. Are you exposed to BS?”
Alicia put the DVD into her handbag with a nasty look on her face.
ah… … .
great humiliation.
Taking today’s numbers as a lesson, I promise to aim for a powerful blow from next time.
‘Someday I’ll have it.’
Alicia spoke to Dante as if nothing had happened.
“Then, shall we go for a walk? It would be nice to go in and look around after coming out.”
“That’s it.”
The two exited the department store and came out into the street.
There were many ping suns in the streets.
There were so many.
Dante asked.
“Do you like doing the same thing as those kids?”
“Before they did, I did it first. Strictly speaking, Kamyu also followed me, right?”
As it turned out, Alicia said that Kamyu had pink hair and brown skin even before the album was released.
The streets were covered with artificial turf. Although fake, Dante liked the green streets.
“But why are people black?”
“It’s kind of a privilege. Shall we say that tanned skin is a symbol of wealth here?”
“By the way.”
“Especially those who have just come up from the provinces are very dark. You suck up all the sunlight you haven’t received in your entire life.”
“Academy too? Are you all black?”
“Just half and half? Because everyone has different tastes.”
Alicia, who was walking in sync, suddenly stopped.
“Look at this.”
“What?”
Alicia pointed to a curved passage along the sidewalk.
“This is an oxygen emitter. Oxygen is just f*cking pumping out from here.”
“no wonder. The air was too clear.”
That the air was clear was information obtained through magic.
There were gray patterns of carbon dioxide and soot, but no toxins in the air. It was thanks to the purification magic surrounding the city.
It was then.
A man walking in front of me said ‘pick’ and fell to the floor.
“uh?”
Alicia ran straight for the man.
She checked the man’s state of consciousness and immediately attempted CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
Dante did not pursue Alicia.
‘… … what?’
The man wasn’t just knocked down, he was attacked.
Even to superhumans with very complex and sophisticated attack patterns.
Dante tried to look around and changed his mind.
‘The culprit will be around. If you think you’re exposed, even I could be attacked.’
Break through the crowd and reach Alicia and the man.
The mana pattern that had been stuck in the man’s heart had already disappeared.
Alicia was still doing CPR. It was desperate.
Meanwhile, 119 arrived.
The man’s heartbeat never returned.
The people around gave Alicia a brief applause and then scattered.
Alicia took out a handkerchief and wiped away the sweat.
“Whoa… … I feel sorry for that man at such a young age. right?”
“I know. You look like an office worker. Why did you suddenly collapse?”
“well. Sudden deaths of office workers are often in the news these days.”
Dante thought for a moment.
‘Alicia didn’t even notice that it was an attack.’
The culprit is strong enough to kill a person even with minute mana that Alicia doesn’t even notice.
“Hey, Alicia.”
“huh?”
“I must have seen something just before he collapsed… … .”
“Oh dear! I told you not to look at my chest from the outside. Let’s go to my house and talk.”
Alicia laughed and crossed her arms at Dante.
thought Dante.
Has he finally gone mad?
However, I seemed to know the reason. So I got on the Sky Taxi and returned home.
Dante’s living room.
“self? chest? Did you turn?”
“I’m not recklessly interfering in a superhuman fight.”
“Anyway, it is. Did you really say that kind of comment?”
“I don’t know. Wasn’t that just the thought? Straight up~ boom. Boom.”
Alicia made a very bad gesture with a greasy expression.
“Oh Mr. really!”
Whoa.
Dante calmed down and sat down on the sofa.
“It wasn’t a fight, it was a one-sided slaughter.”
“The case is the police investigating, not us. I’ll contact Ray.”
The violent crime rate in Central Agras is very low.
CCTVs were tightly installed without blind spots, and tens of thousands of micro drones scouted the city 24 hours a day.
But a murder case in the middle of the city in broad daylight?
The odds were slimmer than being struck by lightning ten times.
So sometimes, whenever there was an incident like this, there were people who doubted it.
Could the culprit be a superman?
But that’s it.
When it comes to murder, there are only a few cases per year.
Central Agras was the safest country throughout the old days and the country with the lowest crime rate. Not many people took it seriously.
Dante and Alicia had only witnessed those few murders quite by accident.
“You are great too. I didn’t feel it at all. How in the world can you detect even the tiniest amount of mana?”
“I don’t know for sure either. just… … .”
“Wow. don’t elaborate I am your future competitor. Even if you don’t say it, I’ll roughly understand. What abilities do you have?”
“But if I talk to Ray, can I catch him?”
“The odds of not getting caught are much higher. just reporting That way, the higher up will also prepare for something.”
I couldn’t see the culprit’s face, but I remembered the pattern he used.
‘Because we might meet someday… … .’
“I have to go. Call me later when something arrives from the department store.”
“Can you help me organize it? I’ll do it.”
“You have to organize your luggage.”
“But why.”
“You bought a lot of clothes. Aren’t you doing a fashion show?”
“Why? I already tried everything on at the store and bought it, so what? Guys don’t do that.”
“You, not the men. Alex liked it… … .”
Alicia stuck her snout out.
It was very disgusting to see her acting as if she was in grief, but since she helped me today, I decided to accept it.
“ah… … Then come and have a look.”
“okay! Then see you later!”
Alicia’s house.
She threw her handbag on the floor and lay down on the sofa.
‘Dante that. You have a lot of sense. How could you be so calm?’
When the man collapsed, he panicked and said, ‘It’s an attack!’ It could have been like this. But Dante judged soberly.
Of course, if it was someone else, there is a 99.999% chance that he would have gone over without even knowing it was an attack.
Just like Alicia herself.
‘He knew in that brief moment. If we pretended to know for nothing, we could end up in danger together.’
Dante was a fast-growing kid.
It was clearly visible even in Alicia’s eyes.
Didn’t he hug himself in embarrassment just a few weeks ago during the Old Town attack?
‘ha… … It was really warm… … .’
“What is Shiba saying! nope really What the hell are you thinking about? Alicia you crazy b*tch!”
Alicia hummed an unknown song as she headed for the shower.
“A good harvest has come~ A damn good harvest has come, Mr. Singing that doesn’t make sense was passed on to my dad. it’s annoying!”
evening the same day.
Alicia visits Dante’s house again.
“Hey, start wearing it like this! It suits you perfectly!”
“Pretty pretty, so pretty!”
“That’s the perfect boyfriend look. Girls will love it if you wear it on a date. Only your clothes.”
“hmm… … How about matching that shirt with that green cardigan?”
“I knew it! It’s perfect, it’s perfect.”
I know you’re making a fuss.
Dante felt so good that he had to consciously lower his lips.
‘Are you doing a fashion show inside the house for this taste?’
“Then the clothes are done. I need to sort out the rest.”
“What is this theorem? Why don’t you put it in a warehouse and use it when you need it? The house isn’t even 30 pyeong. Wouldn’t it be that hard to find?”
After hearing the story, I suddenly thought that I should visit Alicia’s house someday.
‘That seems to be the style of living without tidying up.’
Alicia took two beverages out of her pocket and took them out.
“What is this?”
“Strawberry juice?”
“No, watermelon juice.”
“That green stripe. A fruit the size of your head?”
“huh! Absolutely delicious. Drink it.”
Dante gulped down the iced watermelon juice.
Cool and sweet juice. It was a taste that made me feel better.
“oh… … . oh my god.”
Was it in kindergarten?
Although he had learned about a fruit called watermelon, it was the first time that Dante had tasted it himself.
Alicia stared at Dante with a warm smile.
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“Let’s watch the news together while sipping watermelon juice. Do you also watch the news every day?”
“of course.”
“What about the channel? Say one, two, three at the same time. One, two, three. AMBC!”
“ABS.”
Alicia sighed and spoke.
“We don’t fit either.”
“Right, what do you do? dating?”
“Crazy? Then you play AMBC?”
“Oh, if you’re going to do that, go home!”
ABS is public broadcasting.
AMBC was famous for its superhuman-biased broadcasting, to the extent that it was said that it was created by a superhuman fanatic.
Eventually, the channel was fixed on AMBC.
Dante realized why there should be two TVs in the house.
Maybe 10 minutes passed.
A murder case in the city center was reported.
Alicia picked up the remote and turned the volume up.
[This is the next news. At around 4pm today, a man in his 30s who was walking on Gold Avenue collapsed and died at the scene. According to eyewitness testimony, one citizen… … ]
“Is this incident also on the news?”
At Dante’s question, Alicia brought her index finger to her lips.
“Shh!”
The studio screen switched and the data screen flowed out. It was Alicia, a citizen hero who ran to a passerby who had fallen on the street without hesitation.
“omg! oh my god!”
“what?”
“Awesome awesome! Is that me?”
“Then it is you. will it be me? What happened?”
“Someone took a video and reported it.”
It didn’t even come out on the face. Still, Alicia was very happy.
“Now the Netizen Investigation Team will track down who that citizen hero is? many fortunes. It’s me! Alicia Smith!”
“It was very fast. Not even embarrassed.”
At Dante’s praise, Alicia shrugged and drank the watermelon juice.
The news continued.
[As a result of the investigation, it was revealed that the deceased was a criminal with a previous criminal record of 7. ]
On one side of the screen, the face of a deceased man appeared wide. There was no respect for the deceased.
There was such a country in the old days.
Taxes are all done by politicians, punished with cotton bats, and taking care of the human rights of criminals and the rights of other citizens. A country that went bankrupt for treating people who pay taxes as dogs and pigs.
But not Central Agras.
Criminals have no human rights.
The reason is simple.
Because the people are the owners of the country and they have the right to know.
To prevent criminals from sneaking into my workplace.
so as not to approach my family.
It was a rule to disclose the identity of the criminal in detail.
The contemplative Alicia sighed.
“and. 7 criminals? crazy… … Did I do CPR on that bastard?”