203 – A slip of tongue
Silver Luna has always looked at the Internet since returning to Japan.
Except when she had to concentrate, such as talking to her family or doing magical girl activities, she would always explore the world of the Internet.
Her reason is one, her own benefactor.
She gathered information about Watcher by looking at Korean articles and Internet bulletin boards.
“Uh, uhm….”
She
Of course, she couldn’t read Korean so she had to rely on her translator, but she was generally able to understand most of it.
That’s the conclusion we came to.
“The evaluation is… Not good…?”
An S-class monster that first spread its magic over Korea, which had been in a period of peace for a while. After his appearance, the frequency of S-class monsters rapidly increased.
Furthermore, the first opponent to attack was the highly anticipated divine Red Vega. Not only did she break her undefeated record, but she also succeeded in escaping the attacks of magical girl veterans.
At one time, during the battle of Libra, he rescued a citizen and almost raised questions about whether he was on the civilian side, but immediately after that, he was seen attacking civilians during a revenge battle against Red Vega, and in the end, he was evaluated as a monster.
There are rumors that it is an unusual monster that only attacks monsters and magical girls and is not interested in civilians in general.
He defeated several strong monsters on his behalf, but the fact that he was dangerous to humans did not change.
In fact, it is considered more dangerous because you don’t know where it will land.
In particular, it was treated as a signal to reopen the era of chaos, so it was not evaluated well in many ways except by a few hipsters.
In contrast, the evaluation of Odette, whose activities often overlapped, was quite generous. This seems to be because he is often seen directly helping civilians during the Scorpion War.
“Uh, um…..”
Silver Luna was embarrassed.
Of course, I thought the local evaluation would be a dark hero with a feeling like, ‘The villain is… Familiar…’.
However, that evaluation really treats us as a troublemaker who has reopened an era of chaos.
“I cannot forgive!”
“Luna-tan, why are you doing this?”
“Don’t call me Luna-tan!”
On that path, Silver Luna made plans to return to Korea.
“Is it because of that strange monster again? “Mitsuki.”
It was all thanks to him that my sister stopped giving me her honorific title and called me by my first name.
Silver Luna is the person who reigns supreme among magical girls. It was as if he reigned at the top of the social hierarchy. If he is an influencer like himself, he should be an example to others.
‘If you have received a favor, of course you have to repay it… Yes, that’s right.’
Silver Luna rationalized herself like that.
“I’m not a weird monster, I’m a cool monster, sis.”
“You weren’t cursed to go crazy instead of us becoming normal, right?”
But unfortunately, there was a mountain of work assigned to Silver Luna.
Despite the fact that it was an overseas expedition that lasted only about five days.
Extermination of monsters, interviews, countless advertisements and TV broadcast casting, etc….
The demands of being at the top of the industry were so great that normal sleep time became a luxury.
She did that when it had been about a month since she left Korea.
She heard a reason to return to Korea again.
Silver Luna did not hesitate at all.
She returned to Korea with Magenta Helios on her back, shaking off the hands of her sisters who were crying and clinging to her.
**
“…Why?”
“Wow, aren’t magical girls supposed to help each other? It’s close too, right? Oh, oh hoho…!”
It looks suspicious. Yun Seol-hwa looked at her Silver Luna, who had abandoned Japan and came to visit her.
“Why, why do you look at me like that!”
“No, not really.”
Yun Seol-hwa was extremely generous to those close to her, but extremely cold to others. As she had a record, her suspicion level was at its peak.
“Oh. Kid!”
“Seeing that he is not a kid….”
As soon as Haru saw Helios, she greeted him warmly. Helios’ expressionless expression wavered slightly.
She looked about five years older than she had ever seen her body before. Appearance of a student.
Although she regained her time, she did not completely return to her old self.
If her years were returned in their entirety, the amount of time she had lived would be overlaid on her ten-year-old body.
Several side effects must have occurred due to her body’s rapid growth and aging.
In order to prevent this, the time when her magical power returned was safely filtered out and slowly introduced into her body.
So, for an ordinary person who has not yet transformed, the limit is around fifteen.
Of course, he will gradually grow bigger, but completely regaining his body at its peak seems to be a long way off.
“But he’s still smaller than me, so he’s a kid!”
“Okay. Okay.”
Helios also knew how to deal with Haru. She just needs to admit it and move on.
It is the same truth of life that you will be happy if you do not deal with fools.
It would be better to be smart instead of stupid. Helios turned her gaze from Haru and looked at her Yun Seolhwa.
“Our princess’s goal is to see the monster of Ursa Major called the Watcher.”
“Well, why do you say that?”
“You hid it before and revealed it, but it all broke down.”
Yun Seol-hwa opened her eyes wide and flinched in surprise.
“Do you know how to speak Korean?”
After hearing that, Silver Luna also looked at Helios in surprise. She looked even more surprised than Yun Seol-hwa.
“Eh?! “When did you learn it?”
“It’s just talking and listening. I can’t read and write yet. Anyway… I thought there would be more cooperation after Scorpion, so I learned it in advance. “I didn’t know I would write it so quickly.”
Even so, it is only for one month. I never thought I could improve my skills so quickly in just one month. Yun Seol-hwa was impressed.
Silver Luna was not only impressed but also envious.
“I, too, can communicate….”
“Once the transformation is over, I can’t even talk. You should also study in advance. “It will be a big problem later when there is danger.”
Jeonggok. Silver Luna is unable to communicate unless she borrows the communication function of her starlight. It was a fatal flaw in her daily life or in emergencies such as detransformation.
You are competent because you have studied the language in advance. Moreover, compared to her secretly hot-headed nature, she is even more relaxed.
‘Wow, that’s cool… Is this what adult leisure means…?’
Silver Luna looked at her with half jealousy and half admiration. Helios turned his head as if that gaze was burdensome.
“Anyway, if it’s a beast-level monster, wouldn’t a monster called Watcher also move? Well, I have no intention of causing any inconvenience. “Our princess just wants to meet and talk…”
“That’s troublesome.”
Yun Seol-hwa cut off Helios’ proposal with a cold voice.
“…?”
“Se-senpai, are you okay? This is how I cut off Senpai’s conversation. “If I go back later and get caught by the military…”
“What does that kid who is acting like a kid say to me… I won’t get angry over things like this.”
After regaining time, Magenta Helios had no choice but to confess that he was Red Helios himself.
Because it’s something he can’t hide forever.
Any secret is bound to be revealed someday.
The face didn’t change in the first place, so if you looked at the photo, you would have assumed it was the same person even if you didn’t know them. Since it was something that would be discovered in the near future, he announced it in advance.
Everyone was surprised, but most of them understood because they said it was scorpion poison.
I was so busy handling the aftermath of the Scorpion Battle that I passed on it, but my attitude changed a little after that.
Some people were suspicious, strangely hesitant, or even scared. I think it can’t be helped since I’m a senior and a first-generation magical girl, but it’s true that I’m a little disappointed.
“For what?”
It would be nice if such an open and equal conversation was possible. Helios was not displeased and waited for Yun Seol-hwa’s words.
“The Watcher… Is a dangerous monster. “He is an unusual monster who claims to be an ally of a magical girl.”
“Why is that dangerous?”
“Because there is a risk of being deceived. In the end, he too is a monster. There is a high possibility that he will be betrayed if he lets his guard down. No. Since he is a monster, we can say that his betrayal is confirmed.”
“….”
“The ethics of humans and monsters are different. There is a good chance that he will commit evil deeds to protect us. “The risks are enormous as we do not know the purpose in the first place.”
Helios had a headache.
How should I explain this?
‘Hostility toward monsters is no joke.’
It is not simply instilled disgust. Disgust born of experience. Perhaps you have lost a close relative to a monster or have seen something like that.
If you reveal your identity for no reason, it may cause strange behavior.
‘What about those babies….’
Helios sighed, thinking of the young people who were still like a lump of blood.
“I almost got fooled at one time, but not anymore. I’ve definitely decided. I have to do it before it happens. The debt has been paid off and we are now equals. Next time we meet, I will definitely…”
Yun Seol-hwa’s eyes were as cold as her own ice. Just like the ice that never melts, it seemed like her heart would never change either.
“I will kill you.”
Yun Seol-hwa declared firmly, with the sharp coldness of her metal on her tongue.
“…I see.”
Helios nodded her head with an expressionless expression.
Her face was peaceful, but her insides were very upset.
‘What should I do? It would look strange if I defended it now. Should we use authority to force them to reconsider? No, this is a bit like that too. ‘I don’t want to look scary to cute babies… But I can’t just watch them attack people… What should I do?’
While she was pondering this, Silver Luna’s mouth opened.
“Then you are my enemy?”
“…Yes?”
Yun Seol-hwa asked back in a dumbfounded voice.
“Oh, no, that’s not it… I’m just saying it in vain.”
Silver Luna mistook the panicked voice for irritation and quickly curled her tail. Fighting is scary…..
“Hmm, I, too, am aware of the fact that the Watcher is a monster, right? “Of course, I also thought about the possibility of being betrayed while pretending to be an ally.”
It’s a lie. I didn’t think about it at all. All I could think about was how I would say hello when we met again.
“So! I was thinking of interrogating that suspicious monster. Regardless of my personal support, only for public purposes. “It would be difficult if citizens continued to be anxious because of an unknown monster, right?”
It’s an impromptu excuse, but it’s pretty good. Silver Luna answered, feeling proud of herself.
“In other words… Is it better to arrest and interrogate rather than immediately proceed to kill? “There’s no reason to do that…”
“Throw away! If you find it useful after talking to it, you can use it to understand the monster’s combat power. Since he’s a monster, there’s no problem if he dies, right? “Wouldn’t this be quite useful for Korean magical girls?”
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.
What did I just say? Silver Luna silently apologized to the imaginary Watcher several times. I had no intention of thinking like this…
“Did you hear?”
“They are trying to use even monsters… Is this the mindset required of a top magical girl?”
“It’s cruel… That’s why I have faith.”
Her evaluation rose in a completely unexpected direction. Although it helped her initial image of being a ruthless and arrogant magical girl, it was not news that would comfort her now.
“That’s… definitely true. Yes, I like it. “Let’s consider it.”
“Oh, oh hoho… That’s how it should be… That’s the brilliant eye of this genius magical girl princess, Silver Luna…”
Ugh. Helios sighed after reading the whole story.
“This time, it’s not as urgent as the scorpion. The information that the contradiction and the lion teamed up is not yet confirmed. “Let’s set a time and have a meeting later.”
She left her place, dragging the depressed Silver Luna with her.
“We’re going to go get some rest.”
She was planning to give her a small consolation gift for making a mistake again.
**
“Where is…?”
“This is a cafe that I was indebted to when I came to Korea. “I want to introduce it to you too.”
Helios brought Silver Luna to her cafe ‘White Tiger’.
I don’t know if she came here, but the person she was indebted to was working here.
‘You would never dream that your benefactor was a person and not a monster.’
She slightly raised the corners of her mouth, grabbed Silver Luna’s hand and brought it inside her.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t feel like drinking tea today…”
“You have to drink that much. “The scent of good tea calms the mood.”
She entered the country saying she would stop the slander, but instead encouraged the slander. Silver Luna was blaming herself in despair at her pathetic defense skills.
But it is also against etiquette to refuse Helios’ offer.
She emerged into her cafe, trying as hard as possible not to show this despair on her face.
“Welcome….”
And then, along with her clerk, Silver Luna also stiffened as she looked at her clerk.
“It’s been a while, huh?”
“No, it’s been a while… And he’s got a big guy next to him. And what, did you learn Korean?”
“Yes. “A little bit.”
“I’m doing better than Haru.”
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The two chatted happily in Korean. Silver Luna is a story that cannot be understood. Helios looked at Silver Luna with a slight sideways glance.
I can’t reveal it to you, but there is a benefactor here before your eyes. With that in mind, she looked at Silver Luna. But right now she had no time to think about her benefactor.
‘I’m scared!’
The two clerks in the cafe have a very scary impression.
One woman has two-tone hair, her makeup is heavy, and her ears have quite a few piercings. If she had been tall instead of short, she would have been much scarier than she is now.
The man next to her is also formidable. Sharp-looking eyes and brownish hair. He is a typical gangster with a sharp look. His handsome face gives the impression that he has hit on several women. He looks like he’s going to beat up a woman in the corner of the room and take pachinko money or entertainment expenses.
No matter how much you create your own image, the timid mind you were born with does not disappear.
‘Why did you bring me here…!’
Jinta’s fear was triggered in front of people who looked bad.
Jo Ayun was also the same.
‘That’s Silver Luna, right? It’s Silver Luna….’
When dealing with the scorpion, a completely broken memory of Silver Luna came to mind. Memories of being helplessly thrown to the ground in the face of overwhelming power.
The PTSD from her school days comes back to mind.
‘He must have stolen money from somewhere… Oh really, why did that person bring him here…!’
As the two idiots were growing anxious with a creeping sense of fear, Han Jae-joong approached Silver Luna with a kind smile.
“Hello?”
“Hey, Japanese…?”
Han Jaejoong was an otaku who could speak Japanese except for reading and writing. However, such smiles and considerate hospitality only raised Silver Luna’s alertness.
“Yes. “I learned a little bit.”
“As an otaku.”
“It’s noisy.”
‘Oh, you brat who calls himself an otaku…? This is a reverse version of a gyaru that is kind to otakus… I won’t be fooled… I won’t be fooled by people like that…’
Silver Luna took a step back, raising her alertness to the extreme.
“…?”
Han Jaejoong couldn’t understand why he was wary of him, so he was just curious.
“Don’t approach me…!”
Silver Luna said so.
“…Yes?”
“Why are you doing this again?”
“Well, I’m not letting go. “You don’t fall for me so easily like Mr. Helios!”
It seems that Helios fell in love with Han Jae-joong’s appearance and decided to visit this cafe again. Helios, who had read his thoughts so easily, sighed deeply.
“It’s like that sometimes. Understand me.”
“Oh yes… Well.”
Han Jaejoong, who knew Silver Luna’s true personality through conversations in the original work and in the past Scorpion Battle, also didn’t have any problems with it.
“…? What.”
Jo Ayun, who does not know Japanese, could not even guess what had happened in the first place.
“Ta, let’s go somewhere else! “I don’t think this kind of shabby cafe suits my dignity!”
Silver Luna had no idea that this was her second slip of the tongue today.
**
Crackling. The sound of typing echoed loudly throughout the room.
The room was full of computers and monitors, and influential SNS and community sites were visible on each screen.
“I am working as you ordered….”
Public opinion workshop subcontracted by Libra. Okay. One of them stretched and yawned.
“When will the next order come….”
He smiled as if it was interesting and looked at the data handed over by Libra.
A photo of a handsome young man seen through the monitor. Beside him, his past actions are being recorded as researched.
Community and SNS posts from when the controversy was at its peak are written.
“That’s how it explodes.”
“Wouldn’t it make money if I sold this to a reporter? Man A, controversial for preferential treatment as a magical girl acquaintance, is working part-time at a cafe just fine… Where are the reflections on the past?”
“Stay still, dude. Then our necks will be cut off. “Physically.”
“Of course it’s a joke.”
Han Jae-joong. I already searched everything I could about his past.
Public opinion efforts to make the monster called Watcher unfavorable are also steadily underway.
I have no way of knowing why they ask me to do both at the same time, but I don’t need to ask. There are many things in the world that you don’t need to know.
“Anyway, it’ll be fun if it explodes.”
“Right?”
Still, it was always exciting when a secret was revealed.
The room was filled with laughter.
