115 – Symbol of Peace (12)
“What do you need help with?”
Even if I suddenly kneel down, this will only be a problem.
“For sure. I owe you a favor. You are entitled to some suggestions from me. Maybe it’s me who has no shame. But, I don’t have enough time to listen to your request right now.”
I’m probably not the only one who moved. Other magical girls must have moved too. It would be better if everyone gathered together as a group, but if everyone was scattered, it would be a problem. They fight each other without being able to communicate properly. The future was clearly visible.
“Right now I have to find someone. I’m sorry, but we’ll talk about it later…”
“The people you’re looking for are the women you were with just now, right?”
Jason opened his mouth without hesitation from his kneeling position.
“If you cooperate with me, those women will be safe.”
“…Is this a threat?”
“That’s not true. Literally, you could help the women by cooperating with me. “While my brother was transporting you to Colchis, I used my powers to divert you from your original destination.”
“Colchis?”
“Oh, you’re talking about these islands. Anyway, rest assured that you are out on your own. The women will probably be together. And the place I targeted is also where they are.”
Jason lifted his head and looked him straight in the eyes. Although his eyes were just inorganic, made of a visor-like material, his gaze conveyed clear emotions.
“I swear on this vast sea. “I have no intention of harming you or anyone around you.”
What a grandiose oath.
“Even if I have to be swept away by the waves of this aimless ocean and lose my way for the rest of my life, I will not break this oath. How about it? Doesn’t it seem quite plausible? “It’s an oath law I just thought of.”
“The damn disease hasn’t gotten better.”
I thought it was something grandiose, like swearing on the River Styx, but I guess it was just a random thing.
“Ah, anyway, I’m serious. It’s true. “It really won’t hurt you…”
“Oh, okay, I understand.”
I am dying from the burden. What on earth is the purpose of using that kind of language in modern times? I sighed and sat down on the sand. I made eye contact with him as he knelt down. Jason is also a member of the Argo family. It is also an opportunity for him to gain information on enemies that need to be eliminated.
“Tell me. What.”
“…! Thank you! Yeah, it’s nothing special…”
Jason paused for a moment and then started talking again.
“Save the lives of the people trapped on this island.”
“I don’t think it’s anything special.”
How can a story about people’s lives come and go not be a big deal? Jason tilted his head as if he didn’t understand.
“Is that so…? Anyway. Let me explain. There are slaves on this island. “To be exact, it’s the next island.”
“This place is spacious.”
“After all, it is the sea.”
“So? “What are those slaves?”
“The brothers are kidnapping people. The men were secured as soldiers, and the women, children, and the elderly were made into slaves to secure food. “There are people who want this kind of life, but there are many more who do not want it.”
“I guess so.”
“The brothers are sinning. I plan to make them join their ideals whether they want it or not. This is not right. “There’s no romance.”
“…So, ask me to make those slaves free.”
Jason nodded his head.
“How?”
“It’s simple.”
Jason said calmly as if it was no big deal.
“Just beat up all our brothers. Violence is a question, and it always leads to an answer. Let me get the answer like that. “It’s our way of persuasion.”
“Oh, that’s good.”
This is a method of persuasion that I really like.
“But wait a minute. “Then where did the magical girls that were with me go?”
“Oh, I didn’t mention that. “We are somewhere to go.”
“Where?”
“Where can I go?”
Jason raised his finger and pointed somewhere. He moved his gaze in that direction and a huge building came into view. It was an artificial building that did not fit in with the natural landscape at all. I didn’t see it until just now. Is this also the ability of a monster?
“It’s over there. “It’s our base.”
Jason moved his finger to draw a line across the building.
“Please destroy that place.”
**
“…W-what is it?”
Orange Altair looked in vain at the spot where the pink monster had disappeared. If his eyes were not mistaken, the outline he saw before turning into a monster was Jo A-yoon’s body. I could see her always following with her eyes. If what I saw earlier was really true…
But that doesn’t make sense. Jo Ayun has definitely retired. It means that I used my life as a sacrifice and with my last struggle saved thousands and lost my light. The test results were also confirmed. She had an unmistakable human body.
But why on earth did that just happen?
“Ah, aha! Okay!”
She makes sense if what she sees is not true. It could be some kind of illusion or misunderstanding. There is also a possibility that it is confusion or hallucination due to the strange abilities unique to monsters.
Orange Altair denied her excellent eyesight, which she had always prided herself on, while at the same time affirming Jo Yun, whom she had always ignored.
“…Yeah, that’s it.”
In the first place, the monster was Han Jae-joong. It has to be that way. He must be someone who deceives Jo Ayun, deceives others, and always puts the magical girl in danger.
Wait a minute, when did you push him to such an unreasonable level just because you saw him? Have I seen him long enough to judge him accurately?
“No.”
Let’s not be sure of anything. Let’s not judge anything. All you have to do is gather information and check it. Orange Altair scolded himself.
However, I could not erase the doubts that had sprouted in my mind.
What the monster said before going to the cafe. He said he had his comrades inside his cafe. What if that ‘comrade’ is Jo Ayun, not Han Jaejoong?
Oh yes. That pink monster was always accompanied by a monster who called himself the Watcher. What if the approaching monster is Watcher and Jo Ayun is his partner?
It turns out that Han Jae-joong was a civilian who knew nothing, and Jo Ayun was using him?
“No!”
There are still countless strange things remaining. It has not yet been revealed why someone claiming to be a member of the Argo Family would attack him.
But aren’t monsters inherently spontaneous? What if it was not just revenge but an indiscriminate act of attack?
“…Oh, my head hurts.”
My head hurts and I feel nauseous. It feels like I have a fever. He feels like everything he has ever believed in has been denied. Feel bad.
Ayun Jo could be a monster. What kind of nonsense is this?
Even though her words were harsh, she was always someone who put her life first. She is a person who is confident even among many haters. She envied that, and that was why she was jealous. For what reason did she, her cabal, degenerate into a monster?
“No. No. The monster is that guy. The monster is that guy…”
Breaking her resolve not to be certain, she brainwashed herself. Jo Ah-yoon is not a monster, and the monster is Han Jae-joong. It was much easier for him to think this way.
It was a decision that broke my previous resolution, but it had to be done. Of course, it didn’t have much effect and it didn’t completely erase my doubts, but it was better than not doing anything.
She was walking down the forest path mumbling like that. Before we knew it, we had reached deep into the island. Someone touched her dazed feet.
“…?! Who.”
“Ah.”
Orange Altair came to her senses and looked down. There was a girl holding an armful of what looked like fruit.
“Ah, ah… Wow! Wow!”
The girl even dropped all the fruit she was holding and her body trembled in surprise. She was embarrassed. Why is there such a small girl here? Could it be that this child is also a monster?
Her child asked the sun clear to her, who condensed her starlight and created her arrows so that she could attack at any time.
“She’s a magical girl! “Are you here to save us?”
“Yes, yes?!”
“Woah, you were right! “Someday, a magical girl will come to save us!”
“Oh, no, I….”
“I will guide you!”
The child lightly ignored her words and took her hand, leading her on her way. At that moment, any remaining caution she had disappeared as if washed away by her water. She said it was partly because of embarrassment and partly because of innocence.
I didn’t want to doubt these kids either. First of all, she is also a magical girl. Because the most important thing to protect is children’s dreams and hopes. She still had a conscience at the time when she became a magical girl. She also couldn’t throw it away.
The arrow in Orange Altair’s hand turned into light again and disappeared.
I didn’t come to save you, but I was caught too. I couldn’t tell the truth like this, so I held back and only asked what I was curious about.
“…Why are you here?”
“Scary monsters have invaded the house! And suddenly it moved here! Uh, her mom and her sister came too. I don’t know where Dad went… Ugh, her mom said not to worry! “I’ll come back someday!”
Although the words were not properly organized, Orange Altair was immediately recognizable. This child is one of the missing victims.
“Oh, there are adults where I’m going now. “There are so many people besides me who can be saved.”
Orange Altair, who listened to the child, had no confidence. How can I save you?
It’s too much to take care of my body, and there are more things I don’t know than what I know. I don’t even know how to get out of here right now. She was separated from her colleagues. Even if you have excellent sniping skills, it takes a month for a monster to catch up with you. Now that I’ve heard the story, it seems like this kid isn’t the only person. How can he save so many people by himself?
If you want to save it, of course you want to save it. But I don’t have the ability to do that.
‘If I were as strong as Red Vega or Blue Sirius…’
If only Hongik Oh was there so we could contact them.
When I compared myself to others, my self-esteem fell again. Ambiguous military power and ambiguous support capabilities.
“I know everything. Magical girls can easily defeat monsters, right? I saw it before. A huge monster exploded in an instant! It was amazing! It was like fireworks, and oh, anyway, it was awesome! It was so cool! “Me too…”
He is not worthy of being a hero.
“I want to be like that!”
“….”
Orange Altair could not say anything. If it were someone else, they would either say something positive or say something if it wasn’t such a good thing.
She wasn’t sure what to say or whether she was qualified to say it.
At some point, the girl’s steps became faster.
“There it is! Excuse me!”
It definitely looked like a village with dense buildings. People over there…..
“Now, wait!”
“Everyone, come here!”
The child headed inside without hesitation, and the attention of everyone there was focused.
This child is still young, but I know Orange Altair. He knows that he is not famous and that he is just a person who does not perform much.
“The magic girl has arrived!”
What would these adults think if the magical girl who came to save them was such a weakling? How could she be disappointed.
Orange Altair raised her head in fear.
As always, I felt a cold gaze.
