Chapter 43 – Episode 43. The Connection Between Jang Hye-Ri and Me (3)
Episode 43. The connection between Jang Hye-ri and me (3)
“The explosive was definitely confirmed.”
After hearing Kang Ga-hyun’s words, Jang Hye-ri said, “Whew,” And was relieved.
But her next words brought her to her senses.
“But while you guys were fighting, more than 10 people who had recovered from the ‘PR Pharmaceuticals’ new employee training session died. To put it mildly, this is not successful.”
“But!”
Hyeri Jang clenched her fists and shouted.
Kang Ga-hyeon spread her palm to stop her.
“Listen to me.”
“…”
Hyeri Jang couldn’t understand at all.
She was the first of the magical girls to arrive at the scene of Smile Face’s terror attack, and she stopped him.
Even though, in reality, he laid the foundation for her so that she could regain B.H.’S trust, Kang Ga-hyun probably doesn’t know that fact.
Hye-ri Jang is not in a good mood either.
Her pride is hurt and she feels guilty because she colluded with the villain she hated so much and put on a ‘show’.
She did her best.
She thought no recoveries would die since it was literally a ‘show’, but that damn Smiley Face killed over 10 recoveries for the sake of realism.
If I hadn’t done as he said, I would have certainly aroused suspicion, but I couldn’t help but feel resentful.
However, Kang Ga-hyeon’s attitude toward herself, who had achieved ‘results’ despite enduring such sacrifices and emotional discomfort, was actually colder than before.
She crossed her arms proudly and pointed out various things to Hye-ri Jang in front of other magical girls who were not even there.
She even raised this question.
“Even when the three of you showed up at once, you couldn’t overwhelm Smile Face. “But it doesn’t make sense that you, Hye-ri, were the ones to defeat this guy who showed up at PR Pharmaceutical’s headquarters instead of anywhere else.”
“Doctor!”
Jang Hye-ri burst out laughing at those words.
Of course, that makes sense.
However, while she is frustrated that she cannot defeat Smile Face on her own, and even feels guilty for colluding with him, it is hard to bear to hear such packbombs.
“All of Smile Face’s weaknesses have been revealed. Invisibility, and moving quickly or slowing down the surroundings. So, it was subdued.”
Hyeri Jang spoke passionately.
The reason she was able to drive out the worst villain from the PR Pharmaceutical headquarters, who could not be defeated even by three magical girls before, was because she found out his weakness.
Because she responded accordingly.
It was a statement that was logically flawless at all.
Moreover, the video at the scene would have been discarded long ago, so there is no evidence and Kang Ga-hyeon’s analytical skills are useless.
“You don’t know about the third ability.”
Kang Ga-hyeon said calmly.
“That’s just a guess!”
“Even if it’s just speculation, there’s a strong possibility that it exists. Boyun also testified like that. “Although it seems that the ability decreases when you are far away from Spey, you can’t say that it doesn’t exist.”
“What on earth does he believe so much about?!”
“I don’t believe it. It’s a reasonable guess. In this case, it is safer to assume that the ability is present rather than that it is not possible. And, were you very excited?”
You can’t win with words.
Jang Hye-ri was ultimately speechless.
If she were 100% proud of herself, she would have been more proud, but at this point, she couldn’t be proud of herself either.
“I didn’t even give you an order to go. As you said, even if you were walking nearby, you shouldn’t have confronted Spe without an order from headquarters.”
“…”
Jang Hye-ri listened to Kang Ga-hyeon’s words.
She felt like a fool for trying to buy B.H’s trust, as she gave up her pride.
However, because of this damned star’s oath, when she encounters Smile Face, an abnormal reaction occurs in her body, and her transformation tool is taken away, making it impossible for her to transform into a magical girl.
For her, for whom her identity as a magical girl was everything to her, for it to become known, for her to be stripped of her magical girl status, would be tantamount to telling her to commit suicide.
Her humiliation and futility washed over her at the same time.
I felt like tears were falling.
“I think she did it because she wanted to find a leadership position, but then she shouldn’t have done it,” She said. “Hye-ri.”
“It can’t be for such a childish reason!”
But she became enraged with her next words.
Hye-ri Jang also wanted to take her place among the magical girls at first.
I don’t even want to go that far right now.
If only she could make the current situation connected to Smile Face and that villain disappear, she just wants to remain a righteous magical girl.
What’s wrong with this simplicity?
“… Please remain on probation for the time being. “I haven’t said it out loud until now, but I will also take away the transformation tool.”
“…”
Kang Ga-hyeon said while looking away.
Hye-ri Jang opened her mouth.
What on earth is going on?
Why do I have to go through this?
I thought everything was going to be okay, but I guess I ended up joining hands with a villain or becoming involved.
Ever since she became involved with that sinister guy, Jang Hye-ri has become completely distant from her own ideals and her reality.
“Well, that’s not possible.”
Hyeri Jang grabbed her own earrings.
This is fake.
Because of her carelessness, her ability did not activate, so it was taken away by Paramas’ spy, and Smile Face, who was present at the scene, ran away with it.
It’s shameful that she lost her transformation tool, but it’s even more suspicious that she transformed without it.
Hye-ri Jang didn’t understand this either.
Even in the field where she was protecting Jeong Hyeon-jeong and in front of her PR constraints, she became a magical girl like a lie.
Without even a transformation tool!
It was clear that it had something to do with her star oath, but from the lines of her knowledge I did not know the principle.
I can’t get counseling from Ga-Hyeon Kang.
Moreover, transformation into a magical girl was only possible temporarily when Smile Face was ‘nearby’.
Doesn’t anyone look at it as ominous and strange?
Even though she hasn’t changed outwardly, she can only transform next to a villain, and in relation to him, she seems to transform with his powers.
The fall of a magical girl.
Grim words crossed her mind.
“Hyeri, you’ll be back soon…”
Joo Yena, who was watching, whispered.
She seemed to truly regret the fall of Jang Hye-ri, the leader of her team in the past, but seeing it only hurt Jang Hye-ri’s pride further.
“… I’ll give it to you for now.”
Mayuri took a step closer.
Hyeri Jang stepped down.
“…”
There was a moment of tense silence between the two.
Pot-!
Mayuri suddenly stretched out her hand.
Jang Hye-ri grabbed her wrist.
If she is not transformed, it is a victory for Mayuri, who has not neglected training at the gym since she was young.
After restraining Jang Hye-ri, she took away her earrings.
It’s over now.
Hye-ri Jang was in despair.
Her transformation tool was a replica he was making that her Smiling Face had thrown at her.
The fact that he specifically knew about transformation tools that were initially unknown to the public was proof of the suspicious man’s incredible intelligence power.
He made necklaces for Jang Hye-ri, Joo Yena, and Mayuri’s anklets and sold them as goods.
What does it mean if it’s not toying with a magical girl?
Although it was not nominally said that she was a magic girl’s transformation tool, in the end, thanks to that, she could no longer be misunderstood even if she openly used it.
Could it be that he did that for them?
In any case, if this counterfeit product falls into Kang Ga-hyeon’s hands, it will probably turn out to be a fake.
Hyeri Jang falls into a bottomless pit.
“…”
Without a word, she stormed out of her headquarters.
She would have been sentenced to probation anyway, and her bleak future made her wallow in her sentimentality.
She may never come back here again.
What should she do now?
***
“Doctor, there is no need to go this far-“
As Jang Hye-ri exhaled her breath harshly with anger and walked out of her headquarters with wide strides, her conference room became quieter and Joo Yena gave her words to Kang Ga-hyun.
“Shh.”
Kang Ga-hyeon raised her index finger.
Without saying a word, she took out a USB stick from her pocket, connected it to the screen in front of her conference room, and turned on the video.
The video was played while Joo Yena looked on in confusion and Mayuri looked on calmly.
Someone was hiding behind a wall, filming the scene of the battle with a shaky camera.
“Doctor, is this-!?”
Joo Yena let out a small scream.
“It’s Smile Face and Hyeri, right? Surely there were eyewitnesses? “At PR Pharmaceuticals’ new employee training session?”
“Yes, just take a look and judge.”
Kang Ga-hyeon spoke silently.
In the video, Smile Face, as notorious, shot through the heads and chests of the screaming, moaning, and terrified recoveries without mercy.
Zhou Yena trembled her body.
“… It’s really, really cruel.”
“…”
Mayuri watched it quietly.
[You bastard, there’s no need to go that far!]
Jang Hye-ri, who transformed into Magical Scarlet, rushed towards Smile Face, but she immediately retreated.
[Hmm-]
“…Why are you doing that?”
Joo Yena was embarrassed.
“I don’t think I was attacked…”
“…”
Scarlett then rushed back.
This time blood splattered.
Scarlett grabbed her arm and pulled away.
[Stop it, Miss Scarlett.]
Smile Face said.
With his signature unlucky smile on his face, he completely infantilized Scarlett’s attack just now.
Scarlett distanced herself from her grumpy smiley face and unleashed her signature fire attack.
I don’t know what happened, but she probably decided that melee attacks wouldn’t work, so she used ranged attacks.
[Miss Scarlett, it’s dangerous. A fire attack in a place like this might burn everything down-?]
[Shut up, you unlucky bastard, you-]
[You really don’t plan on killing me, do you? This is a different story. Ah, mistake, mistake, for now-]
“Mistake…?”
Joo Yena asked again.
“Doctor, what do you mean by mistake?”
With her words, Scarlett looked visibly embarrassed, and then suddenly, changed the direction of her attack.
The recoveries tried to escape, but the door, which had been tightly barred to prevent them from escaping, was smashed.
The recoveries fled thither.
Because of her actions, the damage to the recoveries who fell into Smile Face’s trap was reduced.
P-shoot-
Smile Face pierced the back of the head of the last man running away, and at the same time, Magical Scarlet grabbed his arm and shouted.
[Stop it. Now.]
[Are you okay, Miss Scarlett?]
Even though Magical Scarlet grabbed his arm, Smile Face spoke surprisingly calmly.
Conversely, Scarlett could have taken his breath away, but she had absolutely no next move.
Neither Juyena nor Mayuri could understand.
[…Why on earth are you doing this?]
Scarlett’s face turned red.
The next words became noticeably smaller.
[… Strengthens the properties of fire…]
[…
[… If you go against my will, you-]
Surprisingly, Smile Face stroked Magical Scarlett’s head as if she were his lover.
It was a sense of distance and reaction that was not typical of Jang Hye-ri, who usually expressed her negative feelings toward Spe without hesitation.
Spe whispered softly into her ear.
[… As proof-]
“Ahh!”
Joo Yena screamed.
Suddenly, a large flame erupted around Scarlett’s body, which was strangely close to Spe.
A flame of that magnitude would have been enough to set Speh on fire, but surprisingly, it did not harm him.
At this point the video ended.
This is because Spe’s face, which was rarely smiling, was turned towards the camera that was recording.
“Doctor, this… Who took the picture? No, what is the relationship between you two? Why are Smile Face and Harry… Hugging each other? Yes?”
Joo Yena’s voice trembled.
She was always sentimental and affectionate.
She hates blood and flesh, so becoming a magical girl was the one she had the hardest time adjusting to.
She looked betrayed.
Kang Ga-hyeon said with a bitter smile.
“I guess I have to tell you now. Actually, the source of this video is from an unreliable person. Solena Widow… Yes, Yena, it’s a nickname similar to your magical girl nickname. “He sent it.”
Zhou Yena lost her words in shock.
“What about the possibility of manipulation?”
Kang Ga-hyeon spoke in response to Mayuri’s words.
“I don’t know how this video got to us, but the video itself is not a manipulation. I checked it several times. However, we now know for sure.”
Kang Ga-hyeon said calmly.
“Hyeri… Magical Scarlet has already been defeated.”
***
Ogre is everywhere.
Even at the moment when Smile Face colluded with Jang Hye-ri, there were countless versions of Ogre scattered all over the place, even though Sherwood Kelly did not order it.
This Ogre was the latest version 41, but it was maintained in liquid form, and after the situation was resolved, it looked around for the bodies of several recoveries who had not been able to evacuate.
Is there anything worth getting information on?
However, since the recovered body had already been paramatized, it was not very nutritious.
Ogre, who was looking around, smelled something good.
… It was the blood of a magical girl.
He absorbed it.
