chapter 9
9 – Why are you here? 3
Every physical phenomenon in the world is expressed in two ways.
A vector representing the direction of the force, and a scalar representing the magnitude of the force.
Among them, my ability was to convert the value of the scalar at my will.
Reduce the energy of the power flying toward me to nullify the blow,
Conversely, by explosively increasing the scalar value contained in the flow of air that occurs naturally in the atmosphere, it was possible to derive destructive power as if struck with a wooden stick.
The only flaw was that the range of abilities was only 3m, and there was a limit to the number that could be changed.
Nevertheless, through this powerful ability, I was able to rise to the top of the villains, Corps Commander.
Now that the overall specs have gone down as the age has decreased, the range has been significantly nerfed to the level of 1.5M to the extent that it can barely block A-level lightning, but it is still a useful ability.
And this kind of accurate information about my ability, I have never disclosed even once from the past to the present without distinction.
In the first place, hesitantly arguing about his abilities or plans is something only idiots who desperately want to lose do, so this was a very natural thing for a professional villain.
Thanks to that, many people see my ability as simple telekinesis, absolute defense, or supernatural power, or as a rare multi-talented person.
And in this respect,
I am this little girl in front of me,
A girl who accurately recognizes my ability just by watching a simple battle, and at the same time even talks about my real name.
I couldn’t help but be wary and concerned while watching Oh Yuri.
‘I knew he was talented, but he couldn’t have reached this level.. Ah.. No, more than that, first of all, I need to think about how to answer this question..’
She seemed to be beginning to question my identity through her abilities.
I said it wrongly. If my identity is exposed, I could really get into trouble.
If he knew who I was right away without looking far, he would try to cut me to pieces, starting with the person who was waiting for me at home.
Of course, if the young student in front of you talks about it, there will be limits, but once doubt is planted, it carries the risk that it can really expand indefinitely.
In the process, if someone decides to investigate my identity, something might really come out.
In such a tremendous tension,
Yuri asked if I knew Namgoong-jin, the commander of the Villain Alliance.
I started brainstorming as quickly as I could to come up with the best answer I could.
It wasn’t a good idea to make a clumsy excuse like I don’t know someone like that, or I’ve never heard of it.
If you insisted on being irrelevant to someone who already had this much doubt, it wouldn’t work well, and it would only amplify the suspicion.
In this situation, it could be said that the right way was to solidify the idea by throwing an appropriate bait.
‘There are things I want to ask anyway… As expected here…’
Immediately after that brief silence.
I spoke to her in a voice full of discomfort to lay the groundwork for her on my side..
“Yes, I know, and that his ability is similar to mine. But what does that mean? Are you going to threaten me with this?”
“Ah.. No! I… Never was like that… “
Yuri hurriedly responds with embarrassment at my harsh tone of voice.
As soon as she saw her like this, she confirmed that she took the initiative in the atmosphere,
“Haa..”
I let out a small sigh and spoke to her in a voice that seemed to understand her intentions.
“Are you from the Villain Union? That Namgoongjin was your teacher.”
“N.. Yes?”
At my words, Yuri Oh put on a tense expression for a moment.
About this she immediately told her with a feeling of reassurance.
“Well, there is no need to be so afraid, you and I are in the same situation anyway? I heard your story from Corps Commander Namgoong Jin. There was a student of hers named Yu-Ri Oh, but she was kicked out because she didn’t fit the villain.”
“!…That.. That means.. As expected..”
At that story, Yuri’s expression begins to relax, like snow melting on a spring day.
Looking at her like that, I put a bitter smile on her lips and said.
“Yes, I was originally in the Villain Union. Well… In my case, I was originally a talented person, but after being recruited, before I could do anything in earnest, the corps commander was purged and the test subject was scheduled.”
I, without blinking an eye, recited the past made up of lies.
However, in reality, my paper history was like this, and as the 7th place who took me knew that, there was no particular factor that this would be a problem.
The result of selling a drug made of pure Gura to an innocent girl in front of me…
“I see.. For some reason, from the first time I saw it, I felt a little different, so…”
Perhaps thanks to the medicine’s effectiveness, Yuri’s expression was much more favorable than before.
No, more than that, he started to put on an expression of clear trust.
And seeing her like this, I started to feel relieved that I had dispelled her ‘doubt’ that might arise.
In addition, as much as I came to have a sense of identity as her ‘former wannabe villain’, I began to carefully ask her what I was curious about while looking at her.
“So, now I want to ask you some questions, is that okay?”
“Ah.. Yes, of course. Ask anything. Doyoung.. Senior.”
Yuri responds to my words with a voice that is as hoarse as possible
Seeing that she became more comfortable with me than before, I opened my mouth in a quiet voice.
“As you may have already heard, in my case, I was quite lucky and was adopted by an S-class hero. How are you doing? It’s true when you say this, but it doesn’t seem like you’re getting along very well.”
“That… “
A shadow started to fall on Yuri’s face, which had been slightly relaxed at my question.
Watching her show her emotions in real time on her face, I began to feel that I did well to get her out of her villain alliance once again.
A kind-hearted personality who can neither lie nor take advantage of others.
To put it bluntly, a guy who would rather play a hero than a villain would have a sequel.
In that respect, I didn’t recommend it so much in the past, but in the end, she said she wanted to become a hero, so maybe it was a natural choice for her to enter this academy.
However,
Looking at the girl in front of me right now, things didn’t look good at a glance.
Clearly, it provided a foundation for me to live without scarcity until I became an adult economically. To the extent that the word poverty is dripping down.
While questioning that fact.
At the same time… In the meantime, I thought that there might be some problem in her life that I don’t know about.
I asked her, who was hesitant to answer my question, in her calm tone.
“It’s okay. Tell me if there is any problem You and I are colleagues from the same villain. Aren’t we able to talk enough if we have concerns or problems?”
“….Colleague..”
Yuri repeats the words in a trembling voice.
Then she kept her silence with her head bowed for a moment.
She looks like she’s trying hard to bring out something she can’t tell others from inside her heart.
And after a while,
She slowly raised her head, looked straight into my face and slowly began to open her mouth.
With an expression of chasing after a thread of hope in deep despair.
“I… Actually… “
Then…
“Huh? What.. Is that a villain?”
“Oh, is that so?”
“!”
The next moment, someone’s arrogant voice suddenly reached my ears.
At this, Yuri’s face, which was about to say something with a ray of hope, began to harden in an instant.