Chapter 3 – Episode 3. Encounter With Magical Scarlet
Episode 3. Encounter with Magical Scarlet
You idiots, a recoverer is different from a brainwasher.
I hope you know and tell me.
Do I have to suffer forever because I did something wrong once?
Contrary to her usual calm and cynical attitude, Jang Hye-ri’s insides boiled as she sat on the chair at the academy.
However, as a magical girl, she could not make a fuss, so she quietly fixed her eyes on her workbook.
Neat and beautiful, her profile is typical of so-called cool-beauty.
Long scarlet hair and white skin.
Clean mouth and refreshingly open eyes.
Straight, slightly upward-pointing nose.
However, in reality, she is a magical girl who uses fire powers, and her real personality also has an angry temperament.
As a magical girl, she had to fight against the evil empire Paramas while also being an active academy student, so she had to neglect her exams, so Jang Hye-ri often heard civilians’ raw evaluations of them.
‘Isn’t the magical girl outfit too sexy?’
‘Ah, yesterday I took a step while looking at Scarlett’s legs. Ha, I want to rub my dick against Scarlett’s thighs♡’
Surprisingly, there are people who actually make comments like that.
She seemed to think that no one else could have heard it, but Jang Hye-ri, who had her own transformation tool, had her senses expanded and was able to pick up on her trivial chatter.
The Internet is even more spectacular.
In Magical Solena, the moment when Yena Joo’s breasts bounced or when she kicked, or when her top was lifted and Mayuri’s abs were revealed, were edited into tube shorts or gif files and distributed.
Verbal sexual harassment goes beyond that.
Still, Jang Hyeri endured it.
Because she was aware that she was a public figure.
Because she believed that not all humans are bad.
Even though she didn’t say it out loud, her magical girl transformation outfit definitely looked a bit lewd.
It was not something she could bear to say to the B.H family and her magical girl colleagues who took pride in their work.
“…”
And she also knows that the citizens are so disgusted that B.H and UNAA often criticize magical girls for ‘releasing’ them on society, claiming to have ‘purified’ their brainwashers.
If you take a public opinion poll, almost half say that.
However, Jang Hye-ri, who belonged to the government and B.H. And was in their position, felt resistance to half of that.
The poor recoveries say they are just brainwashed out of greed or deceived.
Contrary to what people who did not know said, Hye-ri Jang actually fought against her brainwashers. She thought that it was wrong to forever condemn those who committed crimes after being brainwashed by Paramas.
She doesn’t think they did a good job either.
But if her soul has been purified, wouldn’t it be possible to forgive her past mistakes?
Those were the words of Dr. Gahyun Kang, who took her in as an orphan, and were her beliefs as a magical girl.
“Hey, isn’t this nearby?”
Jang Hye-ri, who was solving a math problem mechanically, suddenly looked up due to a sudden commotion.
A group of children who had been gathered together to watch their phones rushed to the window and were pointing somewhere.
It was a reaction to the current news.
[… Notify again. A man who refers to himself as ‘Smile Face’ is holding a protest by holding PR group chairman ‘Cho Baek-chan’ hostage.]
Hyeri Jang put down her pen and stood up.
She didn’t know, but her magical girl instincts warned her.
This is a case that needs her help.
You will receive a call from headquarters soon.
[‘Smile Face’ claims that Jo Baek-chan is a subordinate of the evil empire Paramas. He is demanding severe punishment for the former indoctrinationists, the so-called restorers, namely the death penalty. This is contrary to the policy of UNAA and the government, and is illegal under current law. Regarding this, he…]
This guy did it.
Smile Face.
Is that the name of the instigator of recent events?
Hyeri Jang clenched her fists.
The culprit behind the murder of a series of recovered people, including Ahn Byeong-guk, who died not long ago, has emerged.
“Oh, finally a wise man who takes action has appeared.”
She started to get up but stopped.
“I heard it’s really uncomfortable to see people in recovery walking around. No matter how much socialization training you get, what will you do? “They often say that those people go crazy and commit crimes again?”
“Actually, the brainwashing hasn’t been lifted. “They say magical girl crystals aren’t very effective either.”
“Why? On what basis? “Isn’t this a conspiracy theory?”
“It could be a conspiracy theory. But it says so on you tube. They say that when purified, there are no symptoms. So, in the beginning, when a magical girl used crystals, her eyes immediately became clear, but now, look, they’re completely black. “When I look at it later, it disappears, but I wonder why this is delayed… I wonder if it’s a camouflage pattern…”
Class is about to start soon.
For Hye-ri Jang, carrying out her duties as a magical girl is more important, so she does not care about such things.
However, the students’ words held their breath.
The purification tool used by the magical girl, the ‘Bright Crystal’, has been tampered with.
What do you know about a subject that you are not even a party to?
At first glance, it seemed like a plausible basis, but if there was a problem, the doctor would have let me know.
She stopped in her tracks and went to her students.
Jang Hye-ri’s beauty was famous, but she was the type of person who walked alone, so she was never the first person to talk to her.
Sure enough, as she approached, her students froze.
There is a momentary stiff reaction to an overwhelmingly beautiful woman.
“Can you tell me the YouTube address?”
Hye-ri Jang thought she would check it first.
It was clear that what was happening now was not a terrorist attack by Paramas, but by ordinary citizens who did not trust the opinions of UNAA and B.H. Regarding the recovery, but if it had such a large influence, action was needed.
In order to determine the truth, it would be good to know the basis for the related conspiracy theory claims.
“Uh, uhm… I’ll tell you my name.”
Hye-ri Jang received the address from the student who spoke awkwardly, said thank you, and left the academy.
I received a call from B.H, or Magical Girl Headquarters.
[Hyeri, have you seen the news?]
Isn’t it ‘I’m on the move, Scarlett.’
Hearing Dr. Ga-Hyeon Kang’s unusually embarrassed voice, Hye-Ri Jang stiffened involuntarily.
She may be more serious than she thinks.
[I will allow you to transform into a magical girl. Yena and Yuri have also left now. It’s a bit far away, so you’ll probably be the quickest to arrive in time. Go to the top floor and prevent the terrorist from killing Jo Baek-chan.]
“Yes, doctor. “We are leaving now.”
[Be careful. Hyeri.]
As expected, it was different from usual.
No, be careful, is something they always say, but the tone in which they say it is unusual.
[This is not ordinary human terrorism. It’s not a protest by an illegal group. I looked at all the surrounding CCTV and obtained testimonies, but the route of the intrusion cannot be determined.]
“… Then?”
[There is a high possibility that he is a psychic. Or maybe it’s just the remnants of Paramas pretending not to be the case.]
Gahyeon Kang said.
[Like Ahn Byeong-guk, they will also try to kill Jo Baek-chan. He himself claims that too. If that’s the case, there’s a high chance that he’ll become quite a big deal. The connection with Paramas is still unknown. First of all, take as much time as possible to find out what this guy’s intentions are and where he belongs. You can do it, right?]
Whether you can do it or not, you have to do it unconditionally.
Hyeri Jang bravely spoke to the doctor.
“Leave it to me.”
She lightly touched her earrings with five fingers alternately.
A glow came from her body as she entered the alley.
Flames rose from the soles of her feet, from the ground, and rose up her calves, her knees, thighs, and lower back.
Her impact was like seeing a flower bloom.
After going through this transformation process, others cannot recognize her identity.
In other words, the beauty correction effect was like applying a distortion filter.
After completing her transformation, she lowered her beautiful eyebrows, calmed her breathing, and flew into the air.
***
“Wow, that’s perfect. I will only allow access up to that point. Otherwise, I’ll blow it up with this bazooka.”
Helicopters and drones flew in the sky.
Doing this makes me feel like a huge person.
I think I can see the flash of a telescope coming from the helicopter, which is pretty spooky.
I should have been nervous because I could be attacked by a sniper, but I was actually excited.
For your information, I’m not really this crazy person.
This personality of being excited when receiving attention is clearly an influence of the easy-going, squinting concept.
“…”
It’s a bit confusing to use a small drone because it’s a night sky, but I’m still able to see it thanks to the bright night view of Seoul.
If that doesn’t work, you can slowly figure out the location.
PR Group Headquarters.
A place with strict cover and security.
However, I easily made my way through there and went to the president’s office.
Because I have the ability to become invisible, and because the people in the world do not know that I have this ability, it is meaningless to have a high-tech security force.
I broke into Jo Baek-chan’s president’s office.
Hyeonjae brought him up to the rooftop.
I hung him precariously on the railing.
“Why on earth are you doing this!?”
Jo Baek-chan said very shamelessly.
As expected, this is what you see when you bring it to the rooftop.
Looking at him like this, he really seems like a good-natured middle-aged man.
I already know his information.
The head of the PR Group, one of the largest companies in Korea, which consistently provides funds to Paramas.
He also played a fairly important role in the original game.
If Jo Baek-chan had known that I was really bent on killing him, he would have definitely turned into a monster.
In other words, he probably tried to subdue me with the power of the powerful modified body that Paramas gave him.
Being a monster comes with risks.
Their goal is to pretend to live as a recovered person, or an ordinary citizen, but if they suddenly turn into a monster or a villain, people’s suspicions become confirmed.
Avoid transformation unless it is a truly dangerous situation.
Only then can he serve as a spy for Paramas and blend into all walks of life.
When I burst into the chairman’s office earlier, I would have thought that among the countless citizens who hate the recovery person, he must be a crazy person with the ability to act.
By now, you probably know that I am a crazy person who is capable of killing him.
Even if you try to deal with it, it’s already too late.
However, I dragged him up to the rooftop, pretending to be a simple, ignorant terrorist.
And it attracted various media outlets.
Song Hee helped with the contact.
Therefore, the current scuffle between Jo Baek-chan and I was being broadcast live across the country.
In this situation, if the power of a monster or an alien power is used arbitrarily, it will be discovered that the person who has recovered is actually in a state of brainwashing without losing the power of Paramas.
I am confident that I can subdue it even if it turns into a monster, but since it is very difficult to use slow and invisibility at the same time, I chose the safest method possible.
If Jo Baek-chan really feels a sense of crisis and engages in a life-or-death battle with me, it would be bad in many ways.
He possessed physical abilities greater than that of An Byeong-guk.
Anyway, I am in a situation where I have to remain a villain until the end, incur the magical girl’s resentment, and then die.
Technology is really good these days.
Jo Baek-chan will now give up on turning himself into a monster because the recorded video that will be broadcast nationwide will be widely distributed and will create grounds for punishing the recovered person.
Their goal is the prosperity of Paramas.
In other words, for the success of the remaining brainwashers, their true identity must be hidden, even if it means dying.
That’s a good thing for me too.
If he turns into a monster and fights me, I will naturally stand on the side of justice, and then the magical girls will have no justification for killing me.
“Haha, don’t think I won’t get it right. Even so, since you have infinite coins in that special gunnery, you’re not scared of helicopters, right?”
I said, sticking out my chest toward the helicopter.
It’s a much softer voice than mine.
“I was wondering if I could shoot down one as a demonstration, but that wouldn’t work, right? Because you don’t want meaningless reality, do you? I just want to get rid of the bastards of Paramas. Haha, if you touch this guy like this and he falls down into the deep valley of the city, his head will explode like an egg, right? “The brain flows like a yolk?”
Originally, what I wanted to explain was a simple message: Don’t even think about getting closer and taking pictures, but it ended up being unnecessary.
Without damaging the context, this is a gross exaggeration.
This was also due to the characteristics of the character given to me.
The characteristics of the so-called ‘squinting’ would be dark, suspicious, etc., But with the addition of slyness.
Just thinking about it makes me want to grab one.
Certainly, because of these characteristics, he looked like a crazy person and did not seem to have noble intentions.
This wasn’t a particularly bad thing.
If I just seem like a crazy person who wants to commit terrorism, the magical girl will be of great help in isolating me and even deciding to kill me.
I shouldn’t look like a sane man.
“Paramas spread viruses. This man here, Jo Baek-chan, is one of them. I… Hate it when brainwashers shamelessly walk around this city, using the name of recoveries. I believe there are many people who agree with me. Oh hoho.”
I definitely plan to kill Jo Baek-chan here.
There is a reason for this.
By killing him in front of everyone, I have to attract aggro and prevent Paramas and the magical girl from mistaking each other and attacking.
If I am full of original knowledge and have useful skills, I can act as a buffer for them.
So, he first eliminates Paramas, and in the process, he is hated by the magical girls.
Then, in a vacuum where there is no evil group to defeat them, I will become their only enemy.
After that, all you have to do is commit death.
By then, my reputation as a crazy person and a villain will have spread throughout B.H. And UNAA.
“Why do magical girls release brainwashers?”
“Because you were brainwashed? “For that matter, many of them are committing crimes again?”
“Don’t you think the government’s policy is wrong? I really hate it. “I want to kill you.”
I said to the helicopters that were circling around me and not daring to approach me.
At first glance, the camera lens shined through the open door.
Because it was a very tall building, the wind was blowing hard, and the noise from drones and helicopters was bothering my ears.
“Stop talking nonsense.”
At that time, there was a seal rising from the bottom to the top.
She landed in her landing position opposite me.
Her crimson hair, swaying in the strong wind, seemed almost to fly into the sky, and Jang Hye-ri’s face was just as angry.
Hyeri Jang.
Aka. Magical Scarlet.
Oh, now that I think about it, her academy is nearby.
Even though I graduated from high school, my life of studying is sad.
I didn’t expect it to get this far.
I think I need to change my plan a bit.
Rather, it’s good that a suitable conversation partner has appeared.
I felt a little embarrassed talking to myself.
Now, let me show you at close range how crazy I am.
***
“… What is that bastard?”
“… He seems to be the person who killed Ahn Byeong-guk and the brainwashers.”
“I’m not asking that. So who are you? You’re not a magical girl! Then who is it? There are no superpowers among humans. Are you an alien? “I’ve never heard of aliens other than us coming to Earth!”
“… We are figuring it out.”
“Look at Scarlett’s expression! Does that sound like a lie? He’s really bad at lying! “If you were going to act, would you have ordered Blois or him?”
Inside Paramas’ spaceship.
Oh Gre was on her one knee, listening to Sherwood Kelly whining like a child as usual.
“Anyway, I don’t like that guy either. And he seems like a dangerous guy. Take care of it properly and kill it. Okay?”
“… I will do my best.”
“Don’t just do your best, do it right. Let’s go rescue Jo Baek-chan right now! He’s an important guy. Do you know that you will be scolded if he dies too? “Idiot!”
Ogre fell flat, trying to ignore Sherwood Kelly’s sharp heel as he kicked the air.
Kelly, who usually maintains the appearance of a young woman to reduce the waste of her energy, paradoxically wanted to maintain the style of an adult when it comes to her clothing.
That blade-like heel was also part of that.
To compensate for the dignity lost due to short stature.
In reality, it was just a tool for instant death by splitting Ogre’s head and solar plexus, killing him instantly.
