30 – The meaning of guardian (8)
The soggy golden light that drove away the darkness of the night had disappeared. Libra’s defeat.
A shimmering light fluttered like embers, and the massive armor of the giant was shattered leaving only a few fragments in the aftermath of the explosion.
The citizens held their breath and watched the movement of the monster, who was left with Libra dead. I was looking up at the sky in a daze, probably drunk with the afterglow of victory.
The sky was quite noisy due to the loud sound of helicopters and the intense artificial light they emitted for the filming. The reporter raised his voice, unable to control his excitement at the exotic scenery where the monster defeated the monster.
-Everyone, look at Libra, who kidnapped old people and children, because of another monster who has invaded…
Amidst that excitement, there was a slight tension. If the conflict between the monsters is over and one of them has died, who will the remaining monsters turn their witchcraft on? Who will use the power that lightly breaks the ground and emits flames? Perhaps the target is themselves.
Even though I was so nervous, I couldn’t move my feet easily. Horror and astonishment, like a frog in front of a snake, his muscles contracted and stiffened in overwhelming fear.
The barrier that blocked the movement of the magical girl started to melt away. Rather than escaping the dismantled prison, Red Vega chose to approach the monster he fought with in the prison.
“I-over there…”
She was also nervous. However, unlike the citizens, there was no particular fear. Because he is on his side, and now he has arrived at certainty.
Will you fight or save?
Advice I never imagined I would hear from a monster. But it hit the core. Thanks to that, I was able to realize what I had to do and put it into practice.
As a result, it was inevitable that internal intimacy would rise. I felt like I met a strict but sincere teacher whom I occasionally met when I was a student.
“Thanks for the help…”
[MERAK.]
Before Red Vega finished speaking, the belt rang again with a hard mechanical sound. The light in his chest glowed yellow, resembling the color of copper, and a long gun was in Han Jaejoong’s hand.
open door.
A wind-up long gun that looks like something out of a steampunk fantasy.
Jaejoong Han had one question. If your mission is not to protect citizens, but to protect magical girls.
Even if you attack citizens, there will be no significant drop in the reproducibility rate.
The green hand gradually turned upward. The muzzle that had been pointed at the ground rose vigorously. There was no need for precise aiming. All I had to do was turn the muzzle in the direction Belt analyzed and press the trigger.
It can be likened to navigation powered by augmented reality. Raising the gun above the line visible only to him, he was now fit to fire.
Headed towards a helicopter that was emitting a nerve-wracking noise.
“Oh.”
Red Vega stopped heading towards Han Jaejoong and quickly started flying. Her direction, of course, was toward the helicopter.
The finger on the trigger gradually bent. Red Vega gathered sparks in the soles of her shoes and sprayed them, quickly trying to reach orbit. But the bending of the fingers came first.
bang.
Bullets that condensed starlight quickly crossed the sky with a cool percussion sound. As the bullets flew through the sky, they spread bundles of energy like wings. The finished shape was the shape of the Big Dipper. A wave in the shape of a constellation, it looked just like that. Unfortunately, the speed far exceeded the waves.
Still haven’t reached the helicopter yet. Red Vega condensed the starlight to the tip of her toe as much as possible and exploded it.
At the same time as the sound of a huge sonic boom echoed, Red Vega occupied the front of the bullet. Then, the flames in the fist that had been gathered in the fist throughout the flight were scattered widely. It looked like the jets were going off with flares.
Pervert!
A lump of flame and a lump of energy met, giving a strong explosion sound. The sight of sparks popping out everywhere was beautiful, like a fireworks display.
-Look at our hero, Red Vega… Ugh!
Red Vega turned her head down, gathered sparks at the tips of her feet again, and let them explode.
The shock wave rocked the helicopter. Red Vega flew at him, using even the gravity of the fall as a propellant. When I saw the monster’s face wearing a red visor-like lens in front of my eyes, I immediately raised my fist and swung it. Jaejoong Han immediately raised his left arm to defend.
bang! Kagagak!
The flame-clad fist grazed the green armor, sending out dizzying sparks. I asked, ignoring the piercing pain that passed through my hand.
“What are you doing!”
Jaejoong Han did not answer and raised her right arm, which her fist did not reach. It was a long gun, a hand holding an open door. When I lifted it so that it was level with my shoulders, there were many targets. The gun and a citizen who was watching met the eye.
He put his finger on the trigger once more. Before that finger could bend, Red Vega kicked his hand with her right leg.
bang!
Another Big Dipper-shaped bullet spewed from the muzzle pointing upwards.
“What are you doing?”
two triggers. Even so, the starlight did not diminish. With this, Han Jaejoong was convinced. Like a magical girl, she does not have the duty to protect everyone. It was an impromptu experiment, but significant results were obtained.
“I ask. What were you thinking?”
Han Jaejoong, who fixed the gun, swung it like an axe. Red Vega quickly crossed her arms and took a defensive stance. It made my stomach empty. Han Jaejoong lifted his foot and kicked it towards the open white dress.
puck.
The dull sound of blows shook my ears softly.
“Kuh, black…!”
“A magical girl who warmly greets a monster? It’s almost doubtful whether she has any real thoughts. There are still a lot of people who will frame you as incompetent after defeating Libra, but there are rumors that you even colluded with the monster here. Do you want to get it? Reduce the enemy as much as possible.”
It’s advice that becomes blood and bones, so I hope you will take it in. Unfortunately, Red Vega has a strong rebellious temperament. Han Jaejoong continued, hoping that they would at least listen.
“And, save your life. It’s more of a practical problem than an ethical problem. If four years die, others will only abuse the vacancy. If you really want to become a hero, understand all the responsibilities and understand when you really have to risk your life. .”
Of course, if you go through such anguish, you will only come to the conclusion that there is no time to die in the end. Because you don’t know what will happen in the future, it leads to the answer that you should save your life in everything to prepare for the worst.
Red Vega charged once again. I wanted to swing my fist right in front of me again this time, but I stopped advancing and changed direction in front of him. It scatters flames towards the body exiting to the right and the opposite direction, leaving blindfolds and afterimages for confusion.
After that, I quickly moved backwards using the boost of my feet and arms. As he was about to fire the flames, he saw the muzzle protruding from between his armpits. As soon as I felt that it had moved to the rear, I turned the muzzle. He pressed the trigger with his thumb. There was too little time to take a defensive stance.
Red Vega fell back again with violent sparks and gunpowder smoke.
“Above all, be afraid. The power that a weak person wields without fear is empty. It is no different from a cleaver wielded by a child.”
Red Vega rushed again. Jaejoong Han threw away his gun and greeted him with his fist. A rush of fists and fists, blocking, spilling, and striking. The sound of the tearing wind filled my ears.
They were sharp tracks, but there was not the slightest bit of murderous intent in them, which should have flowed during battle. Both hit their opponents only out of respect.
Through sweat, blood and pain, Red Vega paradoxically released its wariness against the monster. How can you show hostility in your concerns and advice? I understood the two triggers just now.
‘I’m being taken care of…!’
it is caring
So that you won’t be suspected of being on the same side with the monster, so that you won’t be accused of delegating your duties to the monster and abandoning the battle, so that you can clearly engrave your struggles in people’s eyes.
It was humiliating, but on the other hand, I also felt moved. The honor and life that even he had tried to throw away was being taken care of by this monster in front of him.
Pak!
The fist that stretched out the curtain with the intention of being shed, resulting in reaching each of the ultimatums. The fishy taste of blood lingered in my mouth. I had trouble breathing. Red Vega took a few steps back and asked.
“For what purpose?”
Jaejoong Han answered that question immediately.
“To eliminate the existence of magical girls in this world.”
To create a society in which no one is and does not need to be a hero.
It was the ultimate purpose beyond protection.
Red Vega gritted his teeth.
“That’s sad.”
Sparks began gathering in her fists again. This time, unlike before, it was a brighter crimson flame. Like a graph expressing the waveform of sound, the lines of flame inside the fist repeatedly bounced up and down.
“That sounds like a goal I need to stop.”
It was a difficult goal for Red Vega, a girl who dreamed of becoming a magical girl, to readily accept.
“Last question, are you okay?”
“What.”
Gradually, the line drawn with flames jumped up and down violently, repeating. It was like measuring a frantic heartbeat.
“What’s your name? Can I call you Big Dipper? Personally, I think it sounds a bit off-putting.”
“I agree. I don’t like that name. Besides, the moment I call it like that, my zodiac sign is confirmed as one. It’s a name that calls me too weakly. It’s not good.”
Han Jaejoong pondered for a moment.
His star doesn’t end there. From now on, I will see how many stars, choose them, and carry them on my back.
If so, what should its name be?
“Yes? That power isn’t over yet…”
“That’s right. The night sky is vast. There are still a lot of stars left for me to look up and catch.”
“…! Then I can’t lose either. I’ll become stronger!”
“Yes, think whatever you want. Name, name… Oh, I just remembered one.”
After pondering so much, I soon came up with an answer.
“Watcher.”
As expected, it seemed appropriate to pick from the first action.
“Watcher means watcher, observer. Remember it in the future.”
“Okay Mr. Watcher.”
Red Vega’s flame was completed.
“Because next time I’m going to win! Be prepared!”
Steps that jumped out like someone’s roar. The sound of ripping wind was followed by the characteristic irregular wave-like sound of crackling fire.
her own killer. the path she chose.
one way. chords.
Be remembered by someone as intense as flames and sounds, yet as harmonious as chords.
It’s a skill I’ve repeated many times a day today, and a skill I’ve used hundreds of times so far. The arm that was already overworked was screaming, but the flames screamed before that.
A roaring flame that seemed to devour the opponent hit Jaejoong Han and the watcher.
Red Vega knew.
He didn’t deliberately avoid it.
Like the bullet he had just fired, he caught the spark and flew away. The watcher, who had been pushed out for a while, muttered in a dry voice.
“Kuh… You’re definitely stronger than before.”
Then he raised his voice and shouted so that not only Red Vega could hear it, but others as well.
“This is the only time I’m stepping down! See you next time!!!”
[ALKAID.]
Smoke billowed from within the belt. The body, which blinked several times within it, soon became transparent.
His shadow completely disappeared in the smoke.
-Our red comet, Red Vega, successfully repelled the monster…
-Waaa!!!
The voices of excited citizens, the sound of helicopters still noisily turning their wings, and various other noises that she hadn’t heard during the fight hit her ears at the same time. Red Vega frowned for a moment as it was noisy. One of the reasons was that the wounds brushed by the wind hurt.
There were other reasons too.
The smoke that contained the watcher was gradually torn away by the wind. Staring blankly at it, Red Vega thought.
Maybe he should have received this cheer, not himself.
The long, long battle that lasted from the crimson evening to the pitch-black night came to an end.
But all that ended was today’s fight.
She still had a lot of work to do.
Red Vega, who forcibly made an expression, responded to the cheers of the citizens with a unique pose.
So that the people who are trembling with anxiety from monsters can feel at least a little relieved.
