221 – Monsters and People (7)
Blue Sirius immediately pulled out his rapier and rushed at Red Vega.
“Go back!”
“Ugh?!”
Kang! The rapier and fist clashed, and powerful sparks flew out. The arms covered in flames were powerful in their own way, but they still fell short of actual military weapons. Let’s go! He pressed the rapier into his fist and pushed Red Vega back.
“Now, wait a minute, sister….”
“I have no intention of listening to you as my sister!”
Red Vega’s eyes, who had no idea that the response would be so quick and cruel, were filled with confusion.
“Does it really come out like this…?”
Red Vega asked his teeth sharply.
“Why on earth do you have to do this!!”
She shook off her sword with a powerful move, then took a few steps back and readjusted her stance.
Blue Sirius watched her with his cold eyes and shook off her sword. There were a few drops of blood on the tip of her sword. Of course it was Red Vega’s.
-[Blue Sirius! Return to headquarters with Han Jaejoong! Things won’t turn out like you thought! Please trust us!]
Communication with headquarters, which had been cut off until now, has been reconnected. A unicorn’s voice sounded quite impatient.
-[We are calling you to stabilize the situation! The media and public opinion have already become uncontrollably extreme! This is the last time! Quick clarification….]
“Explanation, for whom?”
Blue Sirius asked.
“For the people, of course!”
-[For the peace of the citizens!]
“…Peace?”
Ha, Blue Sirius openly sneered.
“Peace is good… But was that peace my peace?”
“…Sister.”
“It’s just the peace of third parties.”
“Sister!”
Red Vega shouted in horror.
“What do you mean… We fight to keep the peace for those people…”
“I am not.”
“Don’t lie! “Sirius has always been cool and dependable… She was at the forefront of the fight against monsters… She was someone who protected many people…!”
“Ahee. So, it was all a misunderstanding. “It was just your mistake.”
Blue Sirius denied her words without the slightest hesitation.
“I was mistaken too. If you work hard as a magical girl, you and Jaejoong will be able to live a happy life again. My hard work will lead to his safety… That’s the illusion. It was all a vain illusion. “It’s funny how they’ve been attacking him so far.”
Blue Sirius, who muttered self-deprecatingly, slightly raised the corner of his mouth.
“Look. What does my effort so far matter? “The things I wanted to protect the most are being bitten by the things I’ve been protecting…”
“Everything, everything will be okay.”
“What? If you explain it, will public sentiment calm down? Yes, public sentiment is good. Peace is good and alleviating anxiety is good. Only when people feel that it is safe will there be consumption and the economy will recover. But, isn’t that goodness enjoyed by things that have nothing to do with me? “What can that peace do for me!”
The last words were almost like a scream.
“If I go to headquarters now, will there be many people who will save Jaejoong or will there be many people who will kill him? Vega, aheeya. “Can you answer?”
“Well, that is….”
“If we go to headquarters now, can we save Jaejoong?!”
Red Vega’s lips were tightly closed. No matter how much I thought about it, there was no such solution.
“If we go back, will it just end with an explanation? No, there will be several procedures. Because we are a legitimate organization. “By the way, are you saying that knowing that Jaejoong’s life expectancy is about three days?”
Huh. I heard someone taking a breath. The owner, of course, was Red Vega.
Three days? I felt it was short, but it was shorter than I imagined.
As expected, the ominous feeling I felt while seeing Han Jaejoong at the factory was not a simple illusion.
The intuition I had hoped would be wrong turned out to be correct.
Han Jaejoong is dying.
In other words, he is becoming a monster in the true sense of the word.
“Do you know that even at this very moment, you are killing Jaejoong?”
“Well, I….”
“Oh, or is it your true intention to kill Jaejoong? Yes, in this situation, Jaejoong’s neck would be enough to make him a hero.”
Blue Sirius laughed at her with a hint of mockery.
“No!”
“Then get out of the way.”
I was so angry that I screamed, but it was a self-defeating decision.
A gap that creates a logical loophole.
“Wouldn’t it be difficult for you if someone else died? You’re a magical girl, right? Jaejoong is also a citizen, so we have to protect him. “I have to protect my lover.”
Blue Sirius spoke with particular emphasis on ‘man’ and ‘lover’.
It seemed like a line was being drawn by establishing relationships.
“…Well, Jaejoong and I are not just strangers…”
Although I was confused, my mouth opened and spat out words.
Reacting in tears at the mere mention of someone else’s name, it’s really nerve-wracking.
Even though I was blaming myself, I didn’t stop talking.
“He is someone who shared promises and secrets… a precious person… like a father or an older brother… and he is also a rival… well, so…”
A voice as unstable as a leaf swaying in the waves. She was feeling extreme pain.
The more she reveals her relationship, the more she feels that she is now a villain to him.
The fact that she will have to stop breathing if she does something wrong makes her heart tremble.
I have trouble breathing and my stomach feels tight. Pain. The traces of beatings on my abdomen, which had already healed a long time ago, are throbbing.
“Aheeya.”
“So he and I….”
“You shouldn’t answer like that.”
The sound of clattering shoes is close. The distance to Blue Sirius has become even closer. He lowers his head and his face cannot be seen. Her shoe came between Red Vega’s feet.
“It’s rude to you, me, and even Jaejoong.”
Excuse me.
With those words, Blue Sirius pointed out her rudeness.
“I should have said I didn’t know. I don’t know much. Why are you stubborn? Does answering that way make you feel a little more at ease? Do you think you are a special person to Jaejoong?”
“….”
“It’s a promise… wasn’t that a promise that you would kill Jaejoong when he became a monster?”
“How can that?!”
It’s a promise I’ve never told anyone. Red Vega raised her head in confusion.
“As expected.”
When I saw her smile, I realized that that question was a trap. The moment when Blue Sirius’ doubts turned into certainty was something he created himself.
“Ahee. Did you make that promise and expect me to cooperate with you? “It’s not even funny, so…”
Blue Sirius’ smile disappears. The warmth towards his comrades was no longer there, and only cold murderous intent was in the air.
“Admit it. “You are just a villain to us now.”
Red Vega’s shoulder was pushed. Blue Sirius gave a weak shove with his palm. It was the last mercy.
“Get out of the way.”
There was no answer. There was no action.
‘I am Jaejoong’s villain…? I…?’
He promised to be a hero. His first promise was to become a hero worthy of recognition.
‘No… He’s definitely a hero… I… Promised… And I should…’
If you are asking whether we should kill him who has become a monster, then of course that is correct. It was what he had hoped for in the first place. He is a good person and hates hurting others.
Is he a monster now? Of course not. There is just a possibility that it will happen.
But is his existence now harmful? Does he need sanctions as a hero?
‘…I don’t know.’
The reason why Red Vega has ignored Han Jaejoong’s identity until now is simple.
If you know its identity, you have to fight, and as a magical girl, you have to exorcise the monster.
I avoided it because I didn’t know, but I knew the truth. The current Han Jaejoong is a monster that threatens peace.
Han Jaejoong attacked citizens. Those who attacked may have been criminals, but that does not make the fact that they attacked disappear. There is an abundance of potential for such violence to occur in the future.
It is dangerous to let that existence loose.
First, we have to stop it and calm the situation down….
‘Then what about Jaejoong?’
I don’t have much life left. In the process, Han Jaejoong will die and become a monster.
After a moment of silence, Blue Sirius’ sigh broke the silence.
“…Okay. “You can’t make up your mind until the end.”
Because he did not become a hero for his loved ones, but because he became a hero for people.
“You have no intention of turning the entire world into an enemy. Ah, that’s not love, it’s just self-satisfaction.”
Blue Sirius grabbed Red Vega’s pendant and pulled it off his neck. He then threw it away.
She is a tool created with her magic anyway, so she can create a new one if she wants to, but right now she doesn’t seem to have the will to do so.
“But I am different…! I could give up everything. It’s more important than everything, everything about me…! What are you thinking, stopping me…? How important is the opinion of citizens whose faces you don’t even know? “Why should I respect the hearts of selfish things that only look for me when they need me?”
Blue Sirius grabbed his pendant. Those eyes were colored with anger. Blood flowed from between her teeth as she muttered, as if overcome by her evil. Her teeth were biting so hard that it hurt inside her mouth.
“Why is it that only their happiness is important, and I shouldn’t be happy?”
Moonlight came in brilliantly through the broken glass ceiling.
The Magical Girl Headquarters deployed a significant number of personnel to catch the escaped Yun Seol-hwa. A large number of magical girls were also deployed.
It was worth it. A magical girl who has awakened to divinity has incomparable power. Even if her magical girls’ activities stop for a moment, she alone can recover the damage later.
About several hundred people including state power and magical girls.
However, most of them were search and investigation personnel.
Only two people were deployed to capture Yun Seol-hwa.
Divinity can only be matched by Divinity. This was a statistical fact that was close to the truth.
One is Red Vega, a Korean magical girl.
The other one is….
“Silver Luna, Princess of Light, appears here! “I will not forgive you in the name of the moon!”
Silver Luna was dispatched to catch the lion.
“You won’t be able to defeat me, so surrender meekly! Red Bega, what are you doing? She shouldn’t be blanking out like that! And my benefactor!!!! I’m here to get you! Now, quickly, let’s run through this night sky in my arms! Don’t worry too much! I will definitely protect your benefactor’s safety! “No matter who criticizes me, I actively defend myself…”
“It’s noisy.”
To what extent are they trying to hinder us? There are too many enemies here and there. There are too many abominable guys.
“Everyone shut up.”
A fierce storm blew from Blue Sirius. The wind mixed with starlight was romantic and decadent. Some of the starlight had a dark blue, night-like color. Blurry and cloudy color. An ominous light.
“…! Seolhwa, what are you trying to do now?”
Han Jaejoong shouted in surprise.
“Jaejoong… It’s okay. Rest assured. Everything will be okay now. I will do that. There will be nothing stopping us. We’ll be okay even if we have many enemies. We will be happy “It will be okay no matter what enemies you make.”
As if responding, Yun Seol-hwa pursed her lips. It was a small voice, but the words were mixed with the wind and spread widely.
“We just need love.”
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It was like a declaration of sorts.
[Guardian: No. You can’t say any more than that…!]
“I don’t need peace in my power.”
Click!
I heard the sound of something breaking. At the same time, a huge roar exploded, like a glacier collapsing. The starlight storm blew even stronger. The flying Silver Luna’s balance was shaken and it fell to the ground.
Blue Sirius used divinity.
A powerful beam of light, incomparable to anything before, spread out in all directions. A radiance so intense that even the divine users here cannot match it with all their might.
The wide open pendant had more ornate decorations and was adorned with numerous jewels, making it look expensive.
Instead, below.
A jewel attached to the exact center of the ribbon near the chest. This is where the mascot changed and the jewel symbolizing the magical girl had a crack.
Love and peace are the source of a magical girl’s power, and at the same time, her identity.
Because one of those identities was erased by my own hand, the symbol of a magical girl also became difficult to maintain its form.
The first broken noise I heard came from that jewel.
The two magical girls were swept back by a storm of starlight.
Yun Seol-hwa turns around without even giving them a glance. She approached Han Jaejoong.
“It’s a snowflake. No. “That power is not…”
“Jaejoong. Don’t worry.”
There was no way an ordinary person could withstand a storm that even a magical girl could not withstand. Physical and mental strength reached to the limit, plus shock. Han Jaejoong’s consciousness gradually became blurred.
“I will definitely save you.”
“It’s a snowflake. “What on earth did you hear me say earlier…”
This is why I needed time to persuade them.
I glared resentfully at Yun Seol-hwa’s face, visible through my blurred vision.
He personally proved why the power of love is dangerous for magical girls.
I committed an act so crazy that a spanking-level punishment would not be enough.
“Jaejoong, don’t look at me like that… I’m a little excited.”
Seeing his oppressive expression, Yun Seol-hwa looked away from her as if she was embarrassed.
“Sulwha, you really left behind….”
Han Jaejoong, unable to hold back his anger, lost consciousness. Yun Seol-hwa held his body with satisfaction and she floated into the sky.
Her plan was simple.
Magical girls’ miracles are limited, but monsters’ miracles are not.
Monsters with miracles so absurd that they seem at first glance to be omnipotent often appear.
There are two candidates that Yoon Seol-hwa knows.
Contradiction with Libra.
I will catch one of them and extend Han Jaejoong’s lifespan.
Those who have always been useless feel a little better.
Yoon Seol-hwa smiled happily as she thought about the day when that once cumbersome ability would be used as a life dispenser for Han Jae-joong.
“Just wait a moment, Jaejoong… I’ll take care of everything.”
Kissing lightly the forehead of Han Jae-joong, who closed his eyes lovingly, Yun Seol-hwa flew through the air.
**
“It’s almost now.”
The public opinion work is over. Libra looked at the screen of her tablet pc held in her hand and she smiled contentedly.
“I followed your advice and moved forward with my plan. “I don’t know if I’ll be satisfied.”
She placed the tablet PC she had finished checking on the desk and opened the drawer under the desk to check the items.
A drug that was finally completed through repeated improvements.
Forced divine awakening.
If predicted, it can strengthen the user to a level comparable to the beasts of the galaxy.
“I will definitely prove that fair sacrifice exists.”
At the time when my ambition was burning like that. Someone burst open the door.
“What is it?”
I never thought there would be a rude subordinate who comes in without knocking. Libra showed off her displeasure, vowing to use it as trading material in the future.
“Wow, we’re in big trouble.”
“Hmm. It’s unspoken. “Has Jaejoong Han been captured by a magical girl?”
“No!”
The subordinate continued speaking impatiently without even trying to catch his breath.
“Blue Sirius attacked with Han Jaejoong in one hand! “Half of our troops have already been destroyed.”
“…What?”
It was news that the enemy, who was preparing to invade, had invaded the station.
