110 – Symbol of Peace (7)
“Yes…?”
I barely suppressed the swearing that was rising to my core. There was more bewilderment than anger, and more embarrassment than absurdity. Where on earth and what did you see to arrive at such an inference?
I tried my best to think, but I couldn’t come up with an answer. Is it because the brain lacks oxygen, or is it because of clues that are lacking in oxygen?
“What is that….”
“Recently, there have been sinister rumors circulating in this city.”
Orange Altair calmly pressed her neck and continued her words.
The force applied to the neck was so specialized that it moderately suppressed breathing and made the body feel drowsy, but it did not lead to death.
[Transformation is recommended.]
‘…Shut up.’
This time, I just muttered to myself so as not to raise suspicion. In this situation, wouldn’t it be like affirming that what you say is correct? Not now. I was still just at the suspicion stage.
“Rumors…?”
“There are rumors that monsters are living among humans… “And that’s because I recently came to this city.”
Orange Altair’s hands trembled like aspen trees. Her guilt and fear that she had attacked a citizen co-existed, causing her to vibrate with her touch. She was like a ripple created by throwing a stone into a lake.
“…They are said to be one of the main culprits of this disturbance. “To be exact, they are the culprits of this incident, which continued from the disappearance incident.”
She pointed to an organization other than Libra, which had attacked. It probably refers to the Argo Family, the culprit behind Libra’s arrival in this city and the culprit of the recent disappearance.
As expected. I wasn’t talking about Watcher. Han Jaejoong felt truly fortunate.
“I think it’s you.”
“There is no basis….”
“No! “It’s full and overflowing.”
Orange Altair raised her voice as if she was suddenly filled with confidence.
“Because you are the most suspicious person in the city right now!”
“No, that’s….”
Han Jaejoong was about to rebut something but stopped. He had nothing to say. Orange Altair seemed to be more confident after seeing him give up his self-defense, and became even more elated.
“Look! You probably can’t say much, right? Because it’s true! The time when you came to this city overlaps with the time when disappearances became more frequent. And strangely enough, you came out unharmed during the attack today. Vega and Davih were injured after being bombed. Of course, that’s Ayun… no, Deneb is there too, but let’s leave that aside for now.”
Her grip became stronger. In her other hand, a cluster of lights came together and stretched out like long thorns.
“When Deneb was retiring, he suddenly appeared and said, “The cafe we opened together is in this city?” Isn’t it too suspicious to win? You have no experience or record there. “Isn’t it weirder not to have any doubts?”
They didn’t even glance at me the whole time inside the cafe and treated me like an invisible person, but they actually did a proper background investigation. Han Jaejoong laughed bitterly.
‘Should I call him a good kid who cares about his friends, or should I call him Ki Inji-woo, who worries a lot unnecessarily….’
Well, it wasn’t unexpected. Considering her interest in Jo A-yoon, there was a strong possibility that she would conduct her investigation without doing anything illegal.
“Did you trick Ayun?!”
But I never imagined that such an outrageous theory and outrage would be committed.
“No, it’s suddenly so illogical….”
“Aren’t you a monster even before you met Ayun? She approached him dressed as someone she knew and then persuaded him to set up her own shop in the city. Ha, that gives me goosebumps.”
“What benefit do I get from doing something like that?”
“I don’t know that either. But I am certain that you are deceiving Ayun.”
A strange situation where the reasoning process was all wrong, but the conclusion was similar to the facts.
“Otherwise, that smart kid wouldn’t have done such a foolish thing as setting up a store in a place like this!”
That store, Ayun, is your destiny. Han Jaejoong barely suppressed the words that were welling up in his throat. There is no benefit in provoking him for no reason.
“What is the purpose? Money? Or the reliability of being an acquaintance of a magical girl? Whatever happened, it probably didn’t work out right. “If Ayun is in danger because of you…”
Orange Altair’s psychological state is not normal right now. No one in their right mind would push civilians like this just out of curiosity.
She pushed the arrow she was holding in her other hand close enough to pierce Han Jaejoong’s eyes.
“The next time, it won’t be a soft interrogation like this one.”
With those words, Orange Altair put Han Jaejoong down. The arrow also turned into light and disappeared.
“Ugh, clack… clack…”
“I am sorry for my violent actions.”
“Oh yeah… I think that’s possible.”
Knowing that every magical girl is mentally ill, Han Jaejoong took her into account. It is completely natural for sane people to do sane things.
Han Jaejoong looked into her eyes. In his sparkling eyes, sharp and distorted emotions were shining like pieces of broken glass. Rather than feeling her anger toward Han Jaejoong, he felt sorry for her.
‘You’re good at quick acceleration. He held back his anger well in front of monsters.’
I was even a little impressed. He cried and tried to kneel in front of Libra, but he became a bully and a threat to civilians.
Of course, I didn’t go crazy like this today because I was immediately suspicious.
It is probably safe to say that the suspicions that had been building up for so long became the catalyst for this attack.
The Argo Family is a huge organization that the already infamous Libra can keep in check. And the cafe that was naturally located when the Argo family started running amok. The employee is a man who doesn’t even know his former co-worker.
She did not respond properly to Libra, the culprit of today’s attack, and although it was a monster who actually finished the job, she was the one who was admired.
Nothing has been resolved and my friend still remains in this dangerous city. There are even rumors that there is a monster disguised as a human in this city.
How self-destructive you must feel.
Today, you must have realized your weakness and at the same time felt great anxiety.
“But, don’t do this to anyone but me. “It will go to hell in an instant.”
“Is this a threat?”
“It’s a guess. “How can I threaten you, Altair?”
Is it because he doesn’t like this polite attitude? She frowned nervously and pointed a finger at Han Jaejoong.
“Today it was just a warning, but next time it won’t be.”
Han Jae-joong’s body trembled exaggeratedly at the murderous look in his eyes. To me, it was an appropriate reaction, but to Orange Altair, it felt like a provocation.
“It’s scary.”
“…Yes. Be scared. And be careful.”
Raindrops scattered along her lightly tousled hair, just like at the cafe. The soft orange light like starlight in her hair was also scattered along the drops. It looked like a very small firework, a firework that exploded once and then disappeared.
“I will keep a close eye on you.”
Orange Altair muttered that and jumped from the rooftop without the slightest hesitation. If someone else had done that to her, they would have been shocked and said she committed suicide, but she was none other than a magical girl. There’s no need to be surprised when she goes from jumping on a rooftop to standing in front of a train with her bare body.
“Your personality is so damn good….”
It was only after Orange Altair disappeared that Han Jaejoong was finally able to reveal his true feelings. He was truly offended. He tilted his head, examining his face reflected in the puddle.
“How can you look at me and think I’m a monster?”
[I think she is a magical girl with very good sense. Pay special attention to your words and actions until you gain her trust.]
It was a very complicated feeling. It was unfair to her that she was accused of being a monster, but if I felt unfair, I thought she would feel unfair this time. In any case, it wasn’t such a wrong guess.
Han Jaejoong sighed and muttered.
“Now how can I go back and make excuses….”
He didn’t feel the slightest threat from Orange Altair’s declaration of surveillance, and was worried about Jo Ayun’s nagging after he went to get an umbrella and came back battered by the rain.
This prediction turned out to be true, and right after his return, he had to be ripped off a lot by Jo Ayun, who was already on edge.
**
‘Are you not that scared of my eyes?’
That’s what Orange Altair thought as he looked at Han Jaejoong’s gaze today. I thought it looked scary to me, but I guess it just looked funny to others.
Looking in the mirror, she reproduced the expression from before and let out a small laugh. She thought it was funny even to herself.
Well, who would think that’s scary?
Who is the magical girl who threatened and threatened a person who came to take an umbrella out of fear of getting caught in the rain?
‘No. ‘Let’s not regret it.’
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If he is truly a monster, it is Jo Ayun who becomes dangerous. Even though he was radical, it was something that had to be done. Something that must be done…..
Party! I slapped my cheek hard and composed myself.
Orange Altair. Real name: Ara.
A newcomer who appeared like a comet in Korean society, where there had been no newcomers for a while after Pink Deneb.
A rookie who literally appeared like a comet, sparkled for a moment and then faded away.
Now, I am a mid-level magic girl with enough free time.
Pink A magical girl with the lowest win rate now that Deneb has retired. Although she is dispatched frequently, she is not performing as well as she should.
She is not free from the gaze of others. She is different from Red Vega, who accepts any swear word as legitimate criticism, or Pink Deneb, who has her own standards and is not swayed by reputation.
Of the three who are often grouped together as part of the summer triangle, only she is ambiguous.
Red Vega, who came out as a big rookie and became stronger than himself, is at least better. People on a completely different level have nothing to be jealous of or let down.
But in the case of Pink Deneb, it was different. A typical support magic that has almost no help in battle and is specialized only for tracking and moving. Also, he is short and has a bad personality. He has no hesitation in his words and actions even on official occasions, and his win rate is the lowest. The debut period is not that different either.
Nevertheless, she was confident.
The bridge where she bowed her head to connect her Gyeonhero and Jiknyeo, she was truly proud.
Orange Altair didn’t like that. She has everything from her magical girl side to her human side.
Human Ara could not like human Jo Ayun that much.
Even though he is no better than me, he is confident and not intimidated.
Unique attitude, way of speaking, and even abilities could never contribute to creating a good image for the profession of a magical girl, yet they were needlessly shameless.
The one who is tied together doesn’t think about it at all. It’s absolutely embarrassing.
Orange Altair could never tolerate that.
But….
“You’re going to retire and say you don’t know anything about magical girls?”
This is absolutely unacceptable.
“Tweet. “Is there anything special?”
[Yes, Guardian. Well, I don’t see any movement.]
Is it because of the magic specialized for sniping? Unlike other magical girls, she can send her mascot far away.
Using this, she was now watching Han Jaejoong from afar. Due to the nature of the mascot, which cannot be seen by anyone other than the contractor, he may not even know that he is being watched.
No, I warned you that I would be under surveillance, so I guess they are on guard in their own way. But you can never see the Watcher.
Like a panopticon.
It is the relationship between a guard who can watch the prisoner at all times and a prisoner who has to fear where and when they will be watched.
Orange Altair, Ara smiled sinisterly and took a sip of bottled water.
‘Pink Deneb. ‘You can’t be a normal person.’
Forcing the huge gap in power I felt while seeing the monster today to the back of my memory. I emptied a bottle of bottled water.
‘You should be grateful to me. If you have no understanding of how much danger is around you, you will not understand me.’
Retired magical girls often become targets of revenge for monsters. Even Jo Ayun cannot escape that danger.
‘Later, let’s compare whether it’s you or me who’s smiling.’
Your happy business has collapsed. It is clear that what is around you is not a person but a monster. That’s probably true…
‘Because that guy is from Dark Matter.’
Dark Matter that ordinary humans will never be able to survive. He is a human who survived within it. What does this mean? In other words, it is proof that he is not an ordinary human being.
‘Ayun Jo. ‘I guess he’s not the older brother you knew?’
-The man in that store is my comrade. Can you convince me?
While I was going to a cafe, a disguised monster approached me cautiously. She didn’t know she was a magical girl so she naturally imitated her human form. It was a stupid decision. For a magical girl, the discomfort of the disguise is clearly felt.
It was a good thing for her. Because I found out the identity of Jo Ayun’s man who was already suspicious.
‘How funny is that b*tch’s distorted expression?’
Ara spent the night with such pleasant imaginations.
**
Orange Altair trembled with a distorted expression.
“Altaïr. “What do you want to do?”
“No. That, no. Excuse me….”
Orange Altair lowered her head, swallowed in fear.
How did this happen?
Today should have been a good day. It should have been a day to reveal Han Jaejoong’s identity, elevate his status, and receive recognition…
“Should I accept this as a complaint against me? Or not….”
I felt like I was in a sub-zero freezer. The longer those gazes pierced my body, the stronger the biting cold became.
“Should I accept this as a challenge to myself? “Altaïr, you choose.”
Her Blue Sirius’ heavy gaze weighed down on her.
“Do you just want to talk nonsense? Or, do you want to fight me?”
