41 – like a comet in your heart (2)
“Keu, keuuk… I guess it doesn’t work…”
Jason staggered to his feet. In those words, there was a prediction that I knew this would happen.
“Bo said… This belt can only be worn by humans… among them, those with special potential… So I, a monster, can’t use it…”
He recited something he hadn’t even asked, as if in a monologue. It was a good thing for Jaejoong Han.
“Oh, a Beltra that can only be used by humans with special potential.”
It’s because I found out the identity of the belt that I wanted to know in a small way.
Not everyone can use belts, and monsters can’t use them.
It wasn’t core information, but it was perfect for Han Jaejoong, who was precious to each and every piece of this information.
“If a monster uses it, it will be rejected… it’s dangerous… but I didn’t give in.”
Jason stood up straight and spun his arms brilliantly. It was like a captain moving a ship. Is it a transformative attitude? Jaejoong Han frowned. Rather than feeling cool, the feeling that I was useless was stronger.
“Challenging the impossible… That’s the true attitude that a hero should have…!”
He shouted as he turned the dial on the belt attached to the ship.
“Tracking!”
Once again, electric shocks were applied to his body.
“Ugh tangled.”
The contracted muscles stiffened his body, and Jason fell helplessly to the ground.
“Was it stupid…”
He was one of the monsters who chased him in the past, but he wasn’t afraid at all and had a strong feeling that he was easygoing.
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Virgo is at least the strongest when it comes to magical girls, so who can this guy beat?
In fact, it had such durability that it was almost certain to explode and die with just one technique, so I couldn’t help it even if I felt that way.
“Anyway, another belt looks useful, so I’ll take it.”
Han Jaejoong approached the flinching Jason, bent slightly, and reached for the belt on his stomach.
“Ah no!”
Jason, who opened his eyes, put his hands on his original belt and moved like rowing. Then, Han Jaejoong’s hand, which was facing the belt, bent to another place.
Compass’ ability to disorient. Jaejoong Han turned his head and glared at Jason, who was behind him.
“This is the belt I borrowed from Bo!
Quickly getting back up, Jason removed the belt from his stomach. With the other hand, he turned the original belt as he had just turned it. The direction mark drawn in the circle rotated like crazy.
“I’m going to go away today. Goodbye!”
Jason took a step forward.
“Adios!”
The image of him walking forward disappeared. It was like a boat that had been swept away by a torrent and sank.
ability to get lost.
Even if his body was weak, he seemed to be able to properly guarantee his survivability.
As I sighed and reconsidered the noisy encounter, I heard a sound from my belt.
[Quest appears.]
“Yes, the quest is good. However, if you introduce something that isn’t fine, I’ll crush you right now with the Chilsung Bogak.”
It is a threat that has been heard continuously since that day. I want to be able to get through to the machine, but it would be good for my body and mind to say these words and promise.
The moment I was about to check the contents of the next quest.
[Move to that location and kill the monster…]
Belt’s voice crackled. It was an unusual event that he could not normally experience, so Han Jaejoong was quite embarrassed even though he was in the state of a watcher.
In a dark and damp back alley, in a desolate space where not a single green thing could be found, fresh grass grew.
“…What?”
Waves of green grass recalling the idyllic sights of the Alps. It took an instant for the hard concrete floor to turn into a soft grassy field.
[The content of the quest has been changed.]
The smoky and damp smell is the fresh smell of nature, and the sunlight that used to be small is more intense.
Nature springs from the back of civilization.
It turned into a space for sheep to run around.
space has been reconstructed. It wasn’t that he was moved somewhere, but the space he was standing in had changed.
“This….”
This is a phenomenon that has been seen in the original work.
Goldilocks John.
It’s a kind of barrier.
Reconstructing the space anew by overlaying one’s own power over an ordinary city.
Ordinary citizens cannot enter, and the material destruction caused by the battle at this time does not affect the real city.
A space isolated from reality.
This is a setting that can often be seen in urban fantasy such as magical girl waters.
On the other side of the city no one knows about, the battlefield there.
It is a convenient setting because it can hide the identity of a magical girl and make it one that does not cause any damage after battle.
However, this space is not made for heroes. It is a space created for the convenience of monsters, not their convenience.
A space created by monsters.
It is a special power that is allowed only to a few monsters.
[Escape from that space.]
Jaejoong Han looked around. The peaceful and idyllic world of dairy farming is in my memory.
“Botis…”
“Personally, I don’t like that name very much.”
I turned my head to where I felt the presence. He came through the grass with a long stick, wearing a large hood that covered his entire face.
The hood covered not only his face, but also the lines of his body, making it impossible to guess his gender.
His voice was also husky, so it sounded like a boy’s or a girl’s.
“It looks too hard. Call me Beau.”
“I don’t remember getting close enough to share nicknames with you?”
“Then we can get to know each other from now on.”
After all, he was the monster of the shepherd’s seat.
In the other hand, which did not have a wooden stick, an object the size of a man was grabbed and dragged along.
“…Jason.”
He was the one who had just run away.
“Did you kill him?”
Botis laughed.
“No, I’m pissed off. I thought I had a nice exit, but I forcibly dragged him out.”
“no!”
He threw the dragged Jason in front of Han Jaejoong.
“I’m not pouting!”
“hahahahaha, this guy is really a jerk. You know it because you’ve met him once or twice, right?”
Jaejoong Han nodded. The slumped Jason looked better than he thought.
“This friend secretly stole the belt and brought you a nuisance, so I brought you here to apologize.”
“What I did was right!”
“Jason, do you live alone in the world? You have to live together. Your behavior may be difficult for others to accept. It’s not even the first time, it’s normal to feel embarrassed when you suddenly pretend to be friends by calling them comrades.”
He calmly rebuked him like an older brother rebuking his younger brother.
“What if you run away right away because you’re embarrassed?
“…That’s it.”
Jason got up and bowed his head.
“I’m sorry. I was consumed with joy and couldn’t be considerate of my comrade’s feelings.”
“Good job Jason.”
He patted Jason on the back to encourage him, then grabbed him by the shoulders and pulled him back.
“You may go now.”
Jason’s body, pushed back, faded and disappeared from the grassy world.
“You’re out of your mind. If you’re going to send them out right away, why did you bring them here?”
“It’s to make you realize that you’ve done something wrong. Even a friend should know how to give thanks and apologize.”
“I’ve never been friends with him.”
“Then I’ll correct you because you’re the person I want to be friends with.”
The voice inside the hood was cheerful like a child’s, but with an unchildish composure.
“Okay. So, is it your purpose to make him apologize? If you’ve solved it, I’d like you to turn it off right in front of my eyes.”
“No, I have a different purpose. To be precise, the purpose of meeting you today.”
“Shouldn’t we talk about it somewhere other than here?”
“yes.”
Botis laughed.
“That’s the first purpose. To tie you down.”
Jaejoong Han paused.
“…What?”
“I was asked. By some poor lamb.”
It is an expression that Botis uses when referring to a monster.
“The lamb always wanders, so you have to guide it.”
Botis swung a wooden stick.
“And I have a purpose of my own that is not requested.”
A fence has been raised to enclose the green field.
“Are you a lamb that I should lead or a wolf that I should cast out?”
I felt like I was truly confronting Botis, the monster who protects the monster.
I wish I could live with other monsters for the rest of my life inside this fence.
Jaejoong Han clicked his tongue.
“I want to check that out.”
“I really wanted to confirm something with you, and that’s a good thing.”
He said so, but he was nervous on the inside. If it was enough for Botis to step in and stop him, there must have been some kind of monster now.
“I’m going to tell you everything I know about belts.”
“Ah, did you wonder about that?”
Botis replied indifferently. As he swung his wooden staff again, a mat appeared in front of him.
“It’s fortunate. I wondered what would happen if I tried to fight for nothing. Violence should only be used when necessary.”
On the mat, fresh-looking milk was poured into a wooden cup. Botis took off his shoes and naturally sat there.
“Now, it’s time for a pleasant chat.”
I think it would be more convenient to solve the fighting task.
There is no time.
Jaejoong Han suppressed his nervousness and sat down on the mat.
The eyes hidden inside the hood were peaceful.
‘To be sick…’
Escape from the Goldilocks Zone is simple. To solve the task presented by the monster.
Defeating the monster, the owner of the Goldilocks Zone, is one way, but… not recommended.
‘It’s a foolish thing to fight in the enemy’s base.’
Even if you fight in an ordinary environment, you have to fight a monster who is difficult to win, from a more disadvantageous position.
Simjaeo The monster of Mokdongjari is quite strong.
A destroyer capable of returning civilization to its pristine state, having uncivilized most of the cities of America and Russia.
I haven’t even gotten the big bear yet.
Avoid confrontation right now.
In my mind, I want to run right now and twist my neck.
You have to be patient.
know the fear
Fear is hope.
It is bravery, not courage, to rush in without thinking about the future and current position.
“Who are you helping?”
“Tortoise. Today is their first activity, so I decided to look after them.”
Fortunately, he’s not a very strong monster.
It’s different from Libra.
Most monsters don’t make all preparations so carefully.
Outside is the magical girl Blue Sirius.
She should be able to stop most monsters.
Besides, Red Vega has been temporarily inactive.
Even a magical girl wouldn’t be as crazy as her, so I’d buy it in moderation.
I clenched my fists and looked at him. Is it right to risk one’s life here and now, or is it right to only obtain information and promise the future? It was natural that it was the latter.
Above all, it is true that there is information you want to get.
The task presented by Botis now is ‘chat’.
If you suggest it, you should follow it.
“Then, what shall I tell you?”
The unnecessarily kind monster’s voice aroused annoyance.
**
Red Vega was unsatisfactory but in the process of fulfilling the order to rest.
In the resting room of the Magical Girls Association, she was leisurely watching a movie on TV.
It was a typical classic hero movie, featuring a boy who one day awakens his supernatural powers and becomes a hero to protect the city.
In the present, when many heroes already exist in reality, demand has fallen and it is now a legacy of the past.
It often comes out as a novel… but it’s hard to save the realism of reality in video media.
It is said that there is a steady fan base for male hero works, but it was also difficult to erase the image of a minor.
Why do you look at things that are so old-fashioned?
It was a matter of motivation.
“Look… I’m not giving in here either.”
A hero who does not yield and rises up no matter how strong the enemy may be.
Even if it was fiction, it was worthy of respect.
Rather, because it is fiction, I felt that it was worthy of respect because it clearly reflected human desire above all else.
Because it shows the hero image people want.
“But my sisters are better.”
Red Vega switched screens.
A video I’ve watched since childhood.
The battle between Sky Polaris and Hercules.
It was the second battle of which there is only a record of their three battles.
In that video, there was a magical girl radiating a beautiful light halfway between skylight and silver, literally celestial light.
The bravery of rushing at the monster of Hercules with the light that everyone would envy.
A fist that extended in a straight line struck his monster’s chest.
Soon after, a shockwave of light like a tsunami swept around.
It was a huge power that could not be imagined for a small body.
“Keuh… That’s it!”
A splendid blow that cannot be compared to the crappy CG from before. Red Vega yearned for such a blow.
The special move she uses now.
Chinese pronunciation. by work.
This technology was an homage to Sky Polaris.
The first and all of her skills, created with the hope that he too would become a hero like her.
[Guardian… How many times have you watched that video.]
“Originally, this video has to be received periodically. I still can’t believe it has only 3 billion views.”
It is a video that needs to be filmed at least 8 billion.
I met today’s motivation by repeating and repeating the video until my eyes are worn out.
“Ugh… I’m disqualified as a magical girl for not doing anything…”
[Guardian… Let’s listen to the senior. How about going to school? Come to think of it, I’m still studying…]
“I don’t like it. I don’t have any close friends. Besides, I go to school. How anxious must everyone be? A magical girl who is leisurely taking classes.”
Of course, by now everyone would be busy studying for the CSAT, but it had nothing to do with Red Vega.
It’s a job that makes life’s game bigger than the exam every day, what does it matter if you don’t take the exam.
Besides, I have already submitted my resignation letter. It was a waste of time for my studies, but I couldn’t help it.
Because I had to catch even a little more monsters during class time.
“Euuu, I want to dispatch quickly!!”
– An S-class monster appears in Area A12! Are there no magical girls available right now?!
At that moment, a unicorn’s urgent voice came from the speaker. Red Vega grinned and responded through the mascot.
“Here’s Red Be! I’m going to go right now!!”
[tutelar?!]
-Les, Red Vega? Are you alone? is it real Uh… uh… uh…
The unicorn’s panicked voice was heard, but what followed soon after was a voice full of worries.
“It’s okay! The injured area is all healed! I’ve sparred with Mr. Davih a few times, so I still feel the fighting spirit! I can mobilize right away!”
Red Vega replied bravely.
-Ugh… I’m getting scolded by Blue Sirius… but I can’t help it. If Red Vega is in danger, retreat immediately! okay?!
“Sure!”
Red Vega responded vigorously and immediately grabbed the mascot.
“It’s the day when the red comet, Red Vega, will appear in everyone’s hearts again!”
**
Area A was quite close to the Magical Girls Association, so Red Vega’s dispatch was swift.
“Red Beg appeared! Sisters! Be at ease now!”
Blue Sirius and Golden Aldebaran, who had come and responded beforehand, were quite taken aback.
“Vega?! Why are you!”
“That crazy unicorn…”
I heard that reinforcements were coming, but I hadn’t heard of her.
“Go back right away! You’re going to fight an S-class monster from your return, what are you doing…”
Blue Sirius vehemently refused her appearance, but the attack from the front prevented her from saying anything.
The one who attacked her was a tortoise shell rolled like a stone.
He was a turtle monster.
Blue Sirius skillfully created an ice sheet under his feet and evaded the attack as if he were sliding.
She cried out again, finding her composure.
“It’s still time to take care of your body and mind! Ah-hee, it’s okay here. Really…”
However, the condition of Red Vega, which had just arrived, was strange.
“… Ah-hee?”
He couldn’t concentrate, and he looked dazed. Not only her, but also Red Vega’s mascot expressed concern.
[tutelar?]
‘…what?’
Her legs were shaking. I had no strength in my fist.
Something was strange.
It can’t be like this, it was strange.
‘Monster…’
It shouldn’t be like this, it was weird.
‘Did he look that scary?’
It was a clear fear.
