109 – Symbol of Peace (6)
“As expected, he was alive.”
Libra exclaimed as she pulled her body out of the smoke created by the lightning strike. Much stronger than before. This isn’t even a skill, just an ordinary swing.
Then he turned his eyes upward. Bloody red eyes were watching this way. A new type of monster that created a constellation by forcibly gluing different stars together.
A shape-shifting monster that arose after the Watcher. Commonly known as Cassiopeia.
Despite the shock of losing all of her men in an instant, Libra’s response was calm. As always, gold coins and stars were placed on the scales.
“Shouldn’t disputes that arise between monsters be resolved by the monsters themselves?”
Before the scale even tipped, the lightning struck his shoulder. Kwasik! The white, rough line drawn with a single stroke continued to be drawn even after it was firmly embedded in Libra’s shoulder.
Libra moved for a while from where she was hanging on the tail of the line.
“There’s no need to touch people.”
“It was a necessary sacrifice.”
“Bullsh*t.”
I gathered the inertia of movement into the tip of the ax and swung it. Let’s hit Libra down like chopping firewood, Kwakwang! Libra’s body rolled on the ground with a huge sound like an earthquake, and sparks erupted like gunpowder exploding.
“There are no sacrifices necessary. Since when is something unilaterally forced a sacrifice?”
Watcher threw one of the monsters he was carrying over his shoulder onto Libra.
“Do you know how many people have suffered because of your foolish play?”
Libra looked at the monster on top of her.
“Ugh… Ugh….”
Unique appearance, as if parts of an old sailing ship were torn off and made into armor. The hat had a pirate hat on it, and the fishy smell was terrible.
He was one of the key executives of the Argo Family, which was the purpose of this expedition. Because of their similar appearances, it would have been difficult for someone who met them for the first time to tell which sibling they were, but Libra had prior knowledge.
I saw that there was a blue feather on the hat, so it was the second child. The second-in-command of the Argo family, October of the Sails.
“It’s funny to play brothers with a monster, and it’s also funny to imitate a capitalist. “It’s so disgusting that things that use humans imitate humans.”
The Watcher raised the dazzling blue ax as it was. There was no mercy to listen to their stories.
“Let’s have fun in the afterlife. I will make you a friendly ghost. “Wouldn’t it be a good ending for everyone if we fought to the death after death?”
“You coward!”
October, who had fainted just a moment ago, was indignant.
“Return favors with vengeance? Because of your evil deeds, our brothers will make your neck bleed! “I will spit on your corpse and throw it into the sea!”
Watcher didn’t care at all and gathered lightning into his axe. Looking at that majesty, October quietly regretted it.
I wasn’t listening to what the youngest guy said.
“Who do you think saved you from that bombing? It’s us! “Our brothers…”
“You guys also did something really useless.”
Libra giggled and grabbed his neck from behind. The Watcher immediately struck down the axe, but it was too late.
“How could that madman tolerate a monster?”
Rattle. Libra could be heard shifting the scales on her shoulder. Soon, black smoke like soot was billowing out of his body. The ink-black smoke was enough to obscure and impede visibility.
“The plan is a failure. However, there will be a harvest.”
An ax cut into the place where smoke flowed. A split second was enough to clear the smoke. But for Libra, that moment was enough.
There was no one where the black smoke disappeared.
“You’re still quick at one thing that stands out.”
It was always ugly, but it looked even uglier today. It was uniformly ugly. It seems like it was just yesterday that he was bragging about being strong, but now he is a mafia boss who is in a hurry to run away.
Well, so he’s a mafia boss.
“…I’m going to turn.”
Her left eye hurt even more today. It’s been that way since I saw Libra.
‘Ayoon, it looks like you opened a store in a more troublesome place than you imagined.’
For some reason, my fever rose, and I kicked an innocent rock towards the spot where they had disappeared.
**
Han Jaejoong shook his legs as if he was annoyed.
“Oppa. “It’s bustling.”
“…I’m sorry.”
After Jo Ayun’s scolding fell, I was able to stop shaking my legs. Han Jaejoong looked at her. It’s not just you that’s having a hard time.
“Ugh.”
A breath filled with indescribable resentment came out from his small mouth. She must be the most upset person, having invested her own money.
“For these monsters, extermination is the answer….”
It seems like her dream has come true. The dream of annihilating monsters. It was a psychological state sufficient to have a more humane connection with Yun Seol-hwa.
“Why the f*ck are you guys fighting for power here!”
“Ayoon, that’s a store item. Let’s put it down. Put it down…”
“I am the owner of this store!”
Wow! Vandalism occurred before customers arrived. Han Jae-joong fell silent at this shocking situation. This is a store where we have been told to treat you with respect, and we are sorry.
In my heart, I apologize to my former boss.
“And this is my land! “My land!”
She shouted, stamping her foot nervously. She didn’t say anything wrong.
A large-scale attack is an unusual situation due to a bombing caused by a monster. And the cause turned out to be a fight over territory between monsters.
Monsters fight over human land, which is not Dark Matter. These words meant more than just a dispute.
This is a case that clearly shows how much monsters ignore humans.
People would be shocked if two idiots were fighting in their own yard, but this is done at the city level.
Fortunately, there were no casualties in this incident, but will the same result occur next time?
No one would have such optimistic imagination. Even if there are, there will be only a small number of people, so people will gradually leave this city.
“Be quiet. “Don’t destroy the store you just opened.”
“Who cares?”
A person who was quietly sipping tea spoke to the indignant Jo Ayun.
“Why did you come to a well-established store! Listen to denial! Get out!”
“What, what?! “I personally came to you, but you didn’t say thank you!”
Bombing and large-scale military raids. Despite a series of incidents that would have made headlines even if just one occurred, the reputation of magical girls rose.
Of course, sacrifices followed.
Representative examples include Red Vega and White Davih. They suffered multiple injuries from the bombing and are now in the hospital.
Han Jaejoong frowned as he thought of them.
Just before he manipulated the belt to transform, White Davich wrapped himself around him and Jo Ayun and threw himself. The animal zombie that was riding also threw itself as if to cover them.
‘If I had reacted a little quicker, I would have gotten over it without any damage…’
Thunderbolt and teleportation. Whatever it was, he would have been able to escape. Jaejoong Han reflected on his past, when he was so distracted by the fear of being discovered that he couldn’t move properly.
The two retired without a proper performance, but the media portrayed them as courageous people who stood up to minimize the damage from the bombing.
And one other person. There was a person who raised his reputation even though he was no better than a fisherman.
“Don’t you complain that I didn’t post about your cafe on my personal SNS later?!”
“If you use things like that, the store’s reputation will suffer. No. Is there anything that will ruin my image?”
“Who, who did it for you?!”
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Orange Altair. She was the one who proudly showed her face in response to Libra’s threats.
Although it was a misunderstanding, it is true that in the end, it provided hope and courage to citizens who were dragged outside and threatened.
They even performed a performance of blocking bullets.
In fact, what ended this incident was a dispute between monsters, as was the cause, but looking at the result alone, it can be interpreted that the heroes protected the citizens.
It is expedient, but valid. There are people who become more pessimistic when times are difficult, but there are people who somehow try to hold on to hope and peace.
Society in need of heroes was generally the latter.
“If you recommend pardon to a b*tch who cries in front of a monster, you will be called a shelter for cowards.”
“Who, who is a coward! When did I do that! When did I!”
Although they were tired, the two continued to make aggressive remarks toward each other without any sign of fatigue. One was an outcast who was timid and had a low flashpoint, and the other was a coward. In fact, my personality itself did not change much even as I grew up.
Han Jaejoong used their argument as white noise and recalled today’s events.
‘The fight between monsters….’
Just before the bombing fell. A high, steep sound was heard tearing the air. The tone was close to the sound of birdsong.
White Davih caught the arm that was reaching towards the iron ball to transform, and it fell down.
The disaster, disguised as the sound of birdsong, got closer for a while until a huge roar reached my ears.
Soon, I could hear real birdsong.
The sound of colorful parrots that can only be seen on the southern islands. Without any time to panic due to the sudden bombing, Han Jaejoong realized that he had moved somewhere.
White Davih, who had wrapped himself, had lost his transformation. He fainted, as if he could not have survived the bombing. It wasn’t a serious injury, but it wasn’t one to be downplayed either.
Red Vega was lying next to him. He had suffered injuries similar to or more serious than those of White Davich and was unconscious.
Han Jae-joong and Jo Ayun shook off the sand and stood up.
What you can see is a white sandy beach and a wide ocean. In the background, I saw a lot of palm trees and green, large-leafed plants unique to tropical rainforests. What stands out more than that is the large building erected in the middle of the center.
The Goldilocks zone I saw before. It is a space for monsters.
Argo Family. When I’m thinking about the name I remembered.
“Welcome, comrade!”
He turned his attention to the voice welcoming him. Jason was smiling brightly and welcoming them. I wonder if the joy started from the joy of reunion, and there was a faint anticipation and desperation in his voice.
“Help us!”
Of course, I ignored it.
It wouldn’t have been a bad idea to listen to their stories to understand the situation, but unfortunately, they didn’t have much time to spare.
It was also easy to get out. Jo A-yoon has a butterfly in his cafe. It is a butterfly that is hidden out of sight. It was simple to use that as a starting point and move the body.
But in order to forcibly hold them back, the second person, October, appeared.
“Ahh! No, brother! Don’t do that! Now is the time to fight among ourselves….”
Han Jaejoong had no choice but to move in October.
‘I also found out a fair amount of information.’
Thanks to Jason being so noisy, they succeeded in finding out that there was a dispute between them and Libra.
‘…Will he come for revenge?’
Originally, I was going to kill them both at once to get rid of Huhwan, but I never thought Libra would suddenly run away. Jaejoong Han was confused.
The Argo family, which lost its key executives, will also keep this side in check, and Libra will, as always, make this side the top priority for exclusion.
My head was complicated. I don’t want to do anything like politics or power struggles.
[If you don’t want to do it, I recommend not doing it. Violence will always lead you to a good answer.]
“Shut up.”
The belt is strange these days. I don’t do as many quests as I did before, and I don’t detect crises as much. If it had been the same today, the existence of the bombing would have been announced in advance and the situation would have been transformed.
Where did they sell the great principle of protecting magical girls?
“What? “Do you think you don’t want to listen to me too?!”
“Yes?”
Orange Altair, who mistakenly thought that Han Jaejoong’s words just now were directed at him, reacted sharply. Han Jaejoong was quite embarrassed and stuttered his words.
“No, I wasn’t talking about Altair.”
“Ah, yes. All right. I understand! Well, you probably want to take your friend’s side! “They said they were going to be with each other, but that’s rude!”
“Oh, no, that’s not it.”
“This bastard is still fighting with my brother? Do you want to search?”
“I’m sorry, but I want to pursue natural history! “I don’t want to be killed by you!”
Orange Altair snorted in amusement and stood up.
“I was worried because I heard that I was attacked by a monster… No, it was my loss who came to make fun of me! “Excuse me!”
And then he left the store without even looking back. The weather outside didn’t look very good.
The sound of rain hitting the window was stronger than the sound of the waves.
“It’s raining outside right now….”
Han Jaejoong took his umbrella and got up.
“Leave it alone! “Just tell that b*tch to catch a cold!”
“You can’t do that to someone who came because you were worried about us. “I’ll have to send you an umbrella.”
Han Jaejoong can carefully guess her feelings. It was obvious that he was worried about Jo Ayun, so he threw away all the post-processing and ran to this store.
He took two umbrellas and left the store, following Orange Altair. I probably didn’t get far.
“Hey! Master Altair… Huh?”
Did he transform and fly away? She was nowhere to be seen on the street. Even if she ran away, she wouldn’t be able to move this fast.
“…Did you really fly away?”
Han Jaejoong turned around curiously. Then, pee. And an arrow was stuck at his feet.
“What is this….”
And immediately, a strong light flashed from the arrow like a flash of light.
“Ugh!”
“Hey you.”
Right after losing sight, someone snatched his body and flew into the sky.
“Who are you?”
It was possible to determine by voice. It was Orange Altair.
“I’m truly sorry for the rudeness of suddenly kidnapping you, but I couldn’t help it.”
What are you talking about? Without any time to judge, he was thrown into the wall.
“Tell me straight. “You are now suspected by me of being a monster.”
At the end of the field of vision that I barely regained, there was a terrified Orange Altair.
“Let me ask you again: Who are you?”
