Chapter 194: Ability Maker (4)
At that moment, at a research institute on Sejong Ind.
Haah!
With a shout, a white-haired girl thrust her fist forward.
The girl opposite her deflected the punch with her arm, sessfully blocking the attack.
Both girls attacks were imbued with mana, and each collision of mana erupted in bursts of red and ck light.
Impressive.
S-ss hero, Baridegi, Tae Irin, watched the sparring from the referees seat, clicking her tongue in admiration.
Their fight was merely at the level of E-ss ability users bickering with each other, but what mattered was that these were individuals who had turned into demons before being kidnapped and had lost their abilities.
Students Do Eun, Ye In? Pause for a moment.
Huff, huff.
The two girls stopped their attacks against each other.
Both of their faces were flushed with heat and drenched in sweat, but the fervor in their eyes remained.
Both of you,e here for a moment.
Baridegi asked for their attention, then inspected the shimmering emblems on their chests.
Do Eun is the Spade Queen, Ye In is the Clover Ace. What does this mean?
We dont know.
Yes, we dont know.
The girls knew nothing.
We just made a contract with the Dark Charisma. He said we could regain our powers. Where would you use them?
Where?
Yes. And we answered. We would use our powers in a ce that means more, in a ce thats meaningful.
Well use our powers where theyre needed. Even if we be mere physical enhancement ability users, theres bound to be somewhere we can be of help.
Like rushing to save people when a fire breaks out.
Or pulling people out of cars or lifting cars entirely in a pile-up.
It was textbook talk.
In fact, it was one of the examples illustrated in elementary social studies textbooks under how abilities can help in daily life.
Thats amendable mindset. Both of you are admirable.
Baridegi felt proud yet slightly bitter that such textbookments came from them.
When I was your age, I whined about not wanting to do what others told me. Im a bit envious of that mindset. Ah, Im not saying anything weird. Im being sincere. Im a selfish woman.
Despite being an S-ss at 17 herself, she recognized that at 15, these girls were already trying to live for others.
Still, I wish you would live a bit more for yourselves. Thats my wish.
Thank you for your words. We will take care of ourselves properly.
Were not going to live as standby members for just 5 minutes, but we wont live like pushovers either.
The two girls nodded vigorously at each other.
We will ensure we live in a manner that befits our abilities.
If were not treated ordingly, and if the demands are too much or they ask for more, well boldly ask for adjustments or more.
Were people who can help others, not machines or robots that just follow orders to fight and die from above.
.
Tae Irin was genuinely intrigued by their crisp responses.
Is all of this what the Dark Charisma told you?
Yes.
He gave us a new life. He gave us the chance to live a new life.
There was a desperate longing visible in the two girls.
We are.
.
The girls seemed about to say something, but the emblems above their chests sparkled.
As if suppressing or calming something.
Interesting. Id like to meet him too. Im curious about what he would say.
Really?
Yes.
Tae Irin felt a surge of mischief.
I wonder what kind of person he is, to speak of justice as if its the most natural thing in the world.<hr>
Howe every time Ie to your room, theres always a woman here?
Youre the one who taught us spatial movement, remember? Thanks to you, we can easilye here now.
Ugh. Should I not have taught you
Dont be like that, Yumir. Good things are meant to be shared, right? Ahaha!
Am I something to be eaten?
Despite the postponement of the Jamminpuff Girl n, Yumir became quite close to Gunggi and Doul.
The reason was, of course, spatial movement.
As Gunggi and Doul mastered spatial movement, they began freelying and going to my house, using it as a coordinate.
Yumir. Did you know? After the Dark Charisma appeared, all the talk about the tinum Sun haspletely vanished.
Oh, really? No wonder the search terms dropped drastically when I did ego-searching.
Ahaha. But, its also because were all watching it at once. Not just the brewers under Gunggi, but my hitmen and hitgirls are also on the move.
Not killing them, right?
An unfortunate ident that results in a finger injury so severe they cant use a keyboard for about two weeks?
That sounds like a rather unfortunate ident.
Gunggi and Doul also supported Yumir.
They too understood why I was trying to recruit Yumir into the organization and were subtly trying to sway her to join their teams.
Doul. Dont try to outbid me for Yumir.
Its not like Yumir has decided to go with anyone, isnt that a bit much? Im a director, and youre just a manager.
A director and an independent team manager.
With only one manager as the team member? Yumir, work with me, okay?
I havent even decided to join thepany yet
Have you forgotten the loyalty we pledged as Jamminpuff Girls? Under Manager Dos
Dont say weird things. That never happened.
I smacked Doul on the head once.
If Yumir bes an employee of ourpany, Ill personally mentor you and teach you everything from scratch.
Already taking care of her.
Of course. I was the first to suggest recruiting her. You all should look for someone else.
But the people Manager Do has scouted are all top-notch.
Thats why dont even think about snatching them away.
Youre already drinking the congrattory rice wine before the deal is sealed.
What did you say?
Ah, a Koreannguage issue. Sorry. Hehe. Anyway, thank you for continuing to take care of me.
Its nothing. This is just the basics.
After a light meal and discussing Yumirs safety:
Where were we? Ah, talking about Do Eun, the student. The ability of the resurrected, starting from E-ss.
We lightly touched on abilities.
Yumir, how much do you know about the difference between E-ss and S-ss ability users?
Honestly, not much.
Yumir found it difficult to answer Douls question.
The difference is huge, you know. One can summon a creature from behind
Its not a creature! Its a god!
Stop it.
I approached Doul from behind, pressed her cheek with my hand, and she struggled.
I was just telling the truth!
Thats for when youre maintaining that concept.
I can go all out then?
Ill properly acknowledge it then.
Concept was crucial.
Acting like that as naturally as breathing was the behavior of a madman. I was not a madman but a normal person pretending to be one.
Yumir. Being an E-ss ability user, that is, being able to use mana, means bing a being with exceptionally superior physical abilities, right?
Yes. Thats always what the academy professors say. You guys are physically superior, so be careful even when opening a bottle cap. They say back in their day, orange juice came in ss bottles.
That was the case. Its not like that anymore, but lets take a pasta sauce bottle, for example. Can an ordinary person break a ss bottle just with grip strength? Not by throwing it, but by squeezing it with their hand.
No, thats dangerous, aside from being ss.
Right. But its possible for an E-ss ability user. With the power of mana.
Its not impossible, even if it might cause a little injury.
The organization aims to utilize such abilities throughout society, inw enforcement, public safety, and even national security.
So, they want to fill the roles of police, firefighters, and soldiers with ability users?
Adding to what those people already do, by filling those areas with ability users, unlike the current Hero Association.
I activated the viin report feature on the Taeguk Watch.
Teacher, if you press that!
Yes, it will create quite a stir. Whether it attracts the attention of viins or not, its crucial to alert others that theres a viin here. The organization will begin by transforming this system.
If a B-ss viin appears, nearby C-ss ones will stall for time until a B-ss can handle it. The Hero Association has a simr strategy, but the organization will operate in a more organized and systematic manner. And at the heart of it will be
Heroes purified by the Sephiroth Knights, stepping forward to do their part?
Not exactly risking their lives, but indeed doing their utmost.
This includes both those reborn as heroes through the Goblin Bat and the organizations mental training, and those who lost their abilities but were given a second chance to live as ability users.
They will do their utmost in their respective roles. Not just standing by with a camera or pretending not to see until someone stronger arrives when viins rampage, but taking appropriate action.
Evacuating people or attempting to persuade the viins?
Yes, doing their best without sacrificing their lives.
Everyone will dutifully perform their assigned roles.
Except for two.
Excluding the two that Gunggi and Doul had swapped out in advance.
Do Eun has been taken under Gunggis wing, and there Jo Ye In? That student went to the United States with her parents. The organization also assisted with identityundering.
So the two appearing on the broadcast now are those individuals?
Yes.
Two white-haired girls appeared on the broadcast.
The girls were practicing martial arts, utilizing their magic powers in front of S-ss Baridegi.
Such unfortunate children. Tempted by demons, they nearly chose the wrong path.
Non-ability users who became ability users through a deal with the Sephirot Knights.
Originally, they were the ones swapped out to enter Sejong Ind as Zenros.
Pandemoniums prepared substitutes. Non-ability users, but tempted by the promise of being granted abilities, they volunteered to be subjects of human experimentation.
It must not have been easy to find such people in Korea.
Mixed race, mixed race.
Excuse me?
Cases where the father is Korean and the mother is a foreigner.
The two girls, though of different nationalities, shared themonality that they were not born as ability users but their parents wished they were.
Children fathered by Korean men traveling abroad. They wanted toe to Korea and desired to be ability users. Pandemonium cunningly exploited this desire.
And through a contract with the organization, they became our people.
The organization made them into ability users, and theres only one thing the organization wants from them. Not to be bad people.
What if they be bad people?
Their abilities would be taken back. If they be viins or demons who kill people, then their lives would be taken along with their abilities. In this way, our organization is cing people all around the world. Reviving their abilities or enhancing weakened abilities.
Thats amazing.
Amazing, isnt it? Thanks to that power, we can operate thisfortably now.
For example.
Yumir. What do you think is the reason the organization can operate so extensively in Korea?
You dont mean?
Never thought about it?
I disyed a photo.
Why hasnt the strongest S-ss hero appeared, despite all this chaos?
S-ss hero.
The strongest, number one hero in Korea.
Gwang Ik Gong ().
Is he, on our side?
Thats how it turned out.