Chapter 14 – Episode 14. The Man’s New Ability?(1)
Episode 14. The man’s new ability?
I lost sight of him right in front of me.
Not only Jang Hye-ri, but Joo Yena and Mayuri, who were present at the scene, also felt devastated, although they did not say anything.
As proof of that, after returning to base, they were lost in thought and did not say anything, as if they had made a promise.
If only I could transform into a magical girl!
There were many civilians there.
If they transform in a situation where they cannot avoid everyone’s gaze, their identity will be discovered.
That was also strictly prohibited in B.H.
“…”
There were countless casualties.
‘The 1st Smile Face Fan Club shipboard opening ceremony.’
Would it be okay to give it a name like that?
Like an interested villain, his intention is probably to gather civilians who defend his ideology into a group.
No, I am not just a sick person.
That said, it is systematic and ambitious.
What is he ultimately trying to achieve?
Although the investigation revealed that all of the deceased were brainwashers or recoveries, this raises doubts about the identity of the man, Smile Face.
From the magical girls’ perspective, not being able to protect the restorers was a defeat in the first place, but Smile Face, how did he distinguish between them?
Only a few officials from B.H., The government, and UNAA have access to the recovery database.
This is because it is a sensitive personal information issue.
Recovered people who have been widely reported in the media may already be famous for their evil deeds during their time as brainwashers.
However, many of them were mixed like water mixed with water.
Brainwashers are even worse.
They don’t have a DB in the first place.
B.H’s technology is at least 20 years ahead of Earth’s technology, but reading brainwashed people’s biological signals is still unfinished.
So, does it mean that Spe is more than B.H., And that it is some kind of ‘force’ that moves collectively?
“It’s already happened like this, but don’t be too discouraged. Many people have died, but… The only consolation is that his only targets are recoveries and brainwashers. This is okay. “If this is enough…”
Kang Ga-hyun spoke to comfort the girls.
The girls were also shocked, as it was not something someone in charge of the recovery program for social adaptation would say.
“Doctor! “Are you serious?”
Jang Hye-ri shouted.
“A person died. That’s the case with brainwashers, but recoveries are people we have purified ourselves. “If we think it’s okay to die like this, why on earth did we keep those people alive?”
“… That’s right. Doctor. Even though it’s meant to comfort us… It’s a little unpleasant. No, it’s painful. “Why on earth are you saying that?”
Joo Yena also helped.
“Brainwashers are not people who deserve to die. Paramas’ tricks were bad, but if they were properly purified, they were people who could become good.”
“…”
Ma Yu-ri did not particularly add her opinion, but she did not seem to like Kang Ga-hyeon’s words very much.
“Guys, calm down.”
Gahyeon Kang said.
“Of course, I don’t think Smile Face is a hero. “The only heroes here are magical girls.”
Kang Ga-hyeon, who had made the magical girls feel a little better and embarrassed at the same time with appropriate flattery and encouragement, continued.
“But I don’t think it’s a bad idea to leave the possibility open a little. As you all know, I once lost the Bright Crystal and got it back.”
“…”
The magical girls closed their mouths.
When the previous magical girls were preparing to retire and the current three were just beginning to receive new magical girl training, the base was robbed once.
Those are amateur days that I don’t even want to remember.
As it was going through the handover process, there was a bit of a gap between the buyer and the transferee.
The previous seniors retired at age 30.
That was quite unusual.
‘Being a magical girl until your 30s is a bit harsh.’
‘Still, I’m glad you guys showed up even now. Please follow in our footsteps and work hard.’
The faces of my seniors who spoke self-deprecatingly came to mind.
Usually, you start training around the age of 10, and how does it feel to wear a magical girl uniform and wander around the city until you become a virgin who can be safely married?
I’m proud of it now, but if I lived as a magical girl for about 2/3 of my life, the emotions would be special.
Typically, magical girls retire between the ages of 20 and 24.
That is the Maginot Line called ‘girl’.
It was the girls’ sacrifice and the technological and administrative efforts of B.H. And others who brought it to the forefront that protected the Earth from the intrigues and ambitions of the evil empire Paramas.
Anyway, to put it bluntly, although the seniors were veterans, they were quite disciplined as magical girls.
On the other hand, the three people who were supposed to succeed them, including Jang Hye-ri, were too young and had many gaps.
Now that the three of them were old enough, I felt like I knew how they felt at the time.
Because their age difference was close to 20 years, there was not much communication between seniors and juniors.
Of course, at that timing.
Bright crystal stored in the center of the base.
It disappeared for a while.
Even if a nuclear war broke out, the problem began with a power outage at B.H., Which would operate on an emergency power system.
It was restored relatively briefly, in about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, the crystal disappeared.
It turned out that a spy hiding as a researcher inside B.H. Had run away with it.
He was a corrupted Earthling, that is, a brainwasher.
The previous magical girls chased after him, killed him, and recovered him, but this was the first time the Bright Crystal fell into Paramas’ hands.
The seniors killed him.
‘Murder of a Magical Girl.’
Because it was a self-finished case, it was not reported to the media, but even throughout the history of magical girls, cases of murdering a brainwasher are extremely rare.
No, it’s probably the first.
This means that it was an unprecedented incident in which the seniors were so angry and B.H was so embarrassed that he lost control.
I heard it later through a report, but it could also mean that the usurper’s resistance was strong.
“… So, are you saying there might have been a problem back then? Oh, it’s not like pollution… Is it? Haha, that can’t be possible. The Bright Crystal is a purifying tool, but if it becomes contaminated…”
Yena Joo said awkwardly.
“Of course it can’t be! “You also confirmed it.”
Hyeri Jang shouted with confidence.
Certainly, right after the Bright Crystal was robbed, B.H. Checked every possible item for several weeks to make sure there were no adverse reactions.
But is it safe?
It was in enemy hands for less than an hour, but what would happen to that?
In fact, the purification of the crystal still worked.
The brainwashers came to their senses with the light of purification.
But, are they still villains?
Are you saying the purification wasn’t done properly?
That couldn’t have been possible.
So what about the events of the past five or six years?
The very premise of B.H.’S training system, which attempted to adapt recoveries to society, is neutralized.
After all, that was the core policy of Director Jeon Seong-wook, who took office around that time, so this could turn into a political issue.
“Everyone is so sensitive. Calm down.”
Kang Ga-hyeon smiled softly and said.
“As you all know, testing has been completed in all respects, and it is only a possibility. It’s also very unlikely. “Aren’t they just the words of an interested villain?”
In fact, she was nervous on the inside, but as the protector of magical girls, she couldn’t show it like that.
Back in the days when she didn’t know anything about fashion, there were times when she was looked down upon by the magical girls who came before her, that is, by seniors like Jang Hye-ri.
Because there was almost no age difference between them.
One of the reasons for retiring magical girls in their mid-twenties was that as their careers progressed, they gradually became arrogant and used magic roughly.
Maintaining a girl’s emotions.
Maintaining the girl’s chastity.
That is the core of a magical girl, and B.H’s main role was to bring transformation tools at the right time and create a new magical girl.
The relationship between Dr. Gahyeon Kang, a new manager who had just been appointed at the time, and the veteran magical girl was like the relationship between Saa, a long-time employee, and a second lieutenant who had just been appointed.
“Even if you think about it that way, it doesn’t mean that Smile Face is a good person. “Ahn Byeong-guk and Jo Baek-chan, whom he killed, had been active for more than five or six years.”
“… That’s right.”
Zhou Yena nodded her head.
“If Smile Face’s assumption is correct, there should be a problem with the crystal, but there was no problem before or after that incident six years ago.”
“Okay, there’s no need to be swayed by his words.”
Hyeri Jang said.
“But he is definitely dangerous. The intention to increase influence by creating a fan club is impure. People are so simple that they completely believe that recoveries are the root of all evil. “He’s an agitator.”
She clenched her fists.
“… My friend was kidnapped.”
Song Bo-yoon.
Although we weren’t exactly close friends, she was a girl I went to the academy with, and for a while I even thought of her as a rival when it came to academics.
It was clear that she had either been tricked by Smile Face or had been forcibly kidnapped by him.
Otherwise, why would a lady from a wealthy family put everything aside and follow him?
“From murder to kidnapping, this guy will do anything to get attention. Moreover, that suspicious technology… Is more dangerous than you can imagine.”
I remembered the scene where Smile Face was wearing a suit, jumping into the sea, and flying through the air.
It wasn’t just superpowers.
He has countless technical support!
“… Maybe a bigger organization than Paramas is behind it.”
Seeing the warmth of justice slowly blooming among the despondent magical girls, Kang Ga-hyeon thought that it was still too early to talk about Ahn Byeong-guk and Jo Baek-chan.
Although they were the beneficiaries of the Purification Crystal, it was difficult to admit that B.H. Was unaware of the fact that the results of the investigation were quite poor to say that they had recovered their good character.
First, it would be better to secure more solid evidence and then inform the girls on a large scale.
Above all, we need to establish another team to find out the identity of the villain named Smile Face.
…But the question is who can handle it…
“…”
Magical Bluea and Mayuri, who had been silent since before, were staring at Kang Ga-hyeon with a strange expression.
Kang Ga-hyeon slightly averted her gaze.
Pretend you didn’t see it.
However, the thought that perhaps if I had to reveal a piece of the truth to one of the magical girls, it would be better to have a cool-headed Mayuri than the fiery Jang Hye-rina or the naive Joo Yena, just passed through my mind.
***
“Ah, ummm…”
I was so nervous for no reason that my throat burned.
I took a sip of water.
It was given to me by Song Bo-yoon.
“… Bo-yoon, it’s burdensome to look at it so intently… By the way, did you memorize the script well?”
“A script?”
An innocent face with wide-open eyes.
Song Bo-yoon sat down next to me and said.
“Isn’t it enough to just testify to Smile Face’s greatness? I read the script, and it was terrible. I’ll just freestyle. “I know everything about Mr. Spe’s actions from his appearance until recently!”
“…”
I smiled awkwardly.
And then I glanced at Choi Song-hee.
‘Is this… Okay?’
Humorously, Choi Song-hee checked the camera and sound system in front without even looking at me.
She can be said to be a genius engineer and perfectionist, and she put a lot of effort into even producing a single video.
“Anyway, I was surprised. “Smile Face was the operator of Scarlet Fox, so he himself…”
“No. Not an operator. Song Hee is the one who runs it, but we were connected anyway.”
Song Bo-yoon narrowed her eyes and looked at Choi Song-hee.
“… To be exact, it is outsourcing. We are not the official owner of the account, but we have a specific contract, so we are the de facto owner. You pay a certain amount of part-time salary, provide videos, and you may be tracked in the middle of it. “We operate several.”
Choi Song-hee said lightly.
Still not looking at us.
“Then let me begin.”
Songhee Choi said, waving her own mechanical prosthetic hand.
Maybe it’s because I’m the type of person who’s secretly embarrassed to show that to people I’ve never met, so I cover it up with something like a cardigan like I did when I first met.
Once you get used to it, you will take it off in front of Song Bo-yoon too.
While I was thinking that, the broadcast came on.
Choi Song-hee, who is a bit of a control freak, preferred edited videos to live ones, but her timing was important now, so she decided to air the video in a hurry.
“Hello everyone. Haha.”
I’m not the type to stutter when I go somewhere, but this is my first time using a broadcasting system, so my back feels stiff for no reason.
Moreover, today, Song Bo-yoon, this woman is next to me with sparkling eyes, so I feel even more burdened.
She gently places her hand on her chin and does it as if she is looking at her lover, so this is really…
“Not long ago, I was recruiting Smile Face’s first fan club. I would like to tell you about a small thing. It looks like B.H won’t reveal the truth to the media, but hey, Smile Face is there! “I confess that I have murdered more than twenty recoveries and brainwashers!”
At this point, I smiled and said, “Ha, ha.”
Ah, but… What was the next line?
“Hello. “My name is Song Bo-yoon!”
“… Mr. Boyun?”
Song Bo-yoon intervened from the side.
Oh, I already said your name.
I looked at her in confusion.
We decided not to reveal her name.
Instead of providing today’s help, he decided to send Song Bo-yoon away, because if he revealed her real name and identity like this, she would become a target of danger.
Common sense tells us that she is a woman who briefly lived with Na Smile Face, the hottest person of our time.
Isn’t it obvious that pushes will come from all over the place?
Either way, Song Bo-yoon led the broadcast.
“I attended a fan club meeting. I came here thanks to the grace of Smile Face. Spe, who is like Hae-hae, looked after me kindly and kindly, and my whole body was soaked in his warm grace…”
Is this okay?
I looked at Choi Song-hee.
She nods her head with her usual expressionless face.
It just meant moving on.
What on earth is going on?
Song Bo-yoon started to run away.
