Chapter 701 – #6-Prologue II a White-Haired Hero Appears on a Street (1)
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On the outskirts of City E, a street not far from an elementary school.
In a deserted alley, a bit away from the downtown area, there was a person who looked suspicious in many ways.
There aren’t that many people passing this road, but whenever anyone passes this road, their eyes are more than likely focused on the woman.
The woman covered her face with a black cap and a black mask, and was wearing a loose hoodie and jeans.
This outfit alone did not feel suspicious, but it was still not enough to attract people’s attention.
Nevertheless, what catches people’s attention is the long white hair that falls under the hat and reaches down to her waist.
At first glance, it looks like a teenager… She is a young lady who looks like she is only in her 20s, so it does not appear that she has gray hair due to aging.
Moreover, the thin and delicate hair that swayed gently in the occasional wind did not look like it had been dyed or bleached at all.
Because of her hat and mask, it is hard to tell what she looks like, but her mysterious hair alone was enough to attract people’s attention.
Moreover, in broad daylight on a weekday, I just stand there in the corner of an alley for hours without doing anything… The residents of this area couldn’t help but look at me with caution without even realizing it.
Recently, various ugly incidents have occurred in this area, so their vigilance could be said to be justified.
“Sister, sister! “It’s here again today!”
And there was one child who had no fear of talking to such a suspicious person.
The boy, who was just returning home from elementary school near her, seemed so surprised to see her just standing around for several days.
As she looked up with her childish curiosity, the white-haired woman in the hat waved her hand as if she was annoyed.
“Is it you again? Go home quickly. “I don’t have time to play with Ahae.”
“I always think about it, but your way of speaking is strange! Why do you use that tone?”
“… There are many people in the world, and there are just as many personalities. The way you speak may be a little different.”
“Ugh, it’s still weird! No one talks like that! But I’ve seen it in cartoons!”
An elementary school child says that, and at that moment, Ah! He continued as if he had realized something.
“That’s it! A friend told me! Are you saying it’s ‘second-year middle school disease’? My friend said that they were poor people who couldn’t tell the difference between cartoons and reality!”
“…”
A boy who pours out bitter and innocent malice with sparkling eyes that do not show a single trace of darkness.
The white-haired woman just looked at the boy as if she were annoyed.
Although he was giving off an air of telling him to get out of the way, the child continued to chatter beside him as if his curiosity had not yet been completely satisfied.
“Sister! Sister! I was here yesterday, and I was here the day before, why is that? “Aren’t you going to school?”
“What kind of school is this? Seodang came out a long time ago.”
“Seodang… ? “What are you talking about?”
“You don’t have to know. Rather, I’m not old enough to be a student, so don’t worry about it.”
“I don’t know, but you’re an adult. “There’s not much of a height difference between me and you?”
“That’s just because you’ve grown up. “Children these days have good growth.”
“I don’t know, but you’re an adult anyway, right? But isn’t it time for adults to work now? “Then your sister is unemployed?”
“Every person has their own circumstances, you damn kid.”
“You’re unemployed, right? Are you okay? My uncle said that! There are good unemployed people and bad unemployed people in the world! So, even if you are unemployed, there is no need to be ashamed! Still, I don’t want to be unemployed like my sister!”
“… I’m not unemployed…”
What is so fun about a child?
Every time the hat-wearing older sister responded to something, the child laughed and was happy.
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The conversation between the two continued for a long time.
The child’s curiosity was so endless that the topic never ended, and the conversation was inconclusive.
As a result, even the end of the conversation was sudden.
“Oh, I’m hungry. “Mom said I cooked something delicious today.”
“… So?”
“Huh! So, I’ll go, unemployed sister!”
“Because I’m not unemployed. Didn’t he say that if you call him that again, it’s true?”
“I hate getting hit! “I’ll give you this instead!”
While saying that, what the child held out was mint-flavored candy.
At first glance, it felt like she was giving away something she didn’t want to eat, but the white-haired woman accepted it anyway.
“See you then!” Because you’re pretty, I want to meet you again! Because my sister’s hair is so pretty!”
“… Thanks. “Go in carefully.”
The child just ran to the other side of the alley.
Then, I felt a strange presence behind her, so I looked behind her.
“Sister–huh?”
And when she turned around, the alley was empty for some reason.
The person she was talking to just moments ago suddenly disappeared as if it were fog.
All that remains is a ray of wind that suddenly blew.
The child was puzzled, but he quickly thought it was no big deal and continued on his way home.
The alley surrounded by houses maintains the same peacefulness as always, with no accidents or incidents occurring…
――And, above that alley.
“Keuuk… 100 million… Wow… !”
“Speak. Why did you chase after that child? “What were you trying to do?”
“Eww… !”
In the sky, where the residential area was clearly visible, a white-haired woman wearing a hat was ‘standing’.
She stands there, her arms stretched forward at an angle, as if she were an invisible platform.
Her hand looked as if it was holding something, but inside that hand, which seemed to be grasping air, which was originally nothing… Gradually, a faint silhouette of something began to emerge.
What the white-haired woman was holding in her hand was the neck of a certain woman.
The woman in shabby clothes who was suffering with her neck being held by her hand was the villain who had hidden her body transparently at the entrance of the alley just moments ago and was trying to kidnap her child.
“Are you going to say something, or are you going to leave like this without saying anything? “You can choose which one you want.”
It was a strange sight.
The white-haired woman is so small and petite that she could be considered a middle school student, and her arms are correspondingly thin, and her fingers are delicate.
However, with her arms, she is holding and lifting a woman who appears to be an adult with one hand.
It was a sight that went beyond common sense in many ways.
Unlike her white-haired side with her feet in the air, this scruffy female side has nothing to support her body except her hands around her neck… She was clinging to her hand in pain.
Her airway was blocked, and she was suffering from not being able to breathe properly, but at the same time, her body was shaking at the thought that if it weren’t for her hands, she would immediately plummet to the floor below.
“Evil… Pfft… 100 million… Well, let me tell you… Word… !”
The gaunt woman desperately explained as she gasped because her airway was blocked.
That she is using her powers as an awakener to hide her body invisibility.
And if you are an awakened person, you naturally have a mental illness… It is said that she unintentionally tried to do bad things because of a complex.
“I did something bad… Even if I say that… It wasn’t a big deal… ! Just touch it a little… I’m just joking… My abilities are not very good… !”
All awakened people suffer from a mental illness called a complex.
The reason why awakened people are still not accepted by society even though they have outstanding and excellent abilities is because of this complex.
There are people with complexes that cannot be resolved without causing harm to others, and this society is not ready to accept them.
So, I had no choice.
Still, I tried my best to appease myself while causing minimal damage.
If I were not careful, I could end up committing an even bigger crime, so I tried to avoid such a disaster at least in this way.
… Even though her airway was blocked, and she was squeaking, the woman tried to make an excuse.
It was a truly pitiful story.
Although ordinary people may not know this, it is something that all awakened people can understand.
That’s because every awakened person experiences ‘complexes’ big and small.
For those who know how great the temptation of that complex is, they will have some sympathy for the way they try to suppress their complex as best they can.
However.
If everything this woman said was true, she would.
“Lie.”
“… Oh, no… Really… But…”
“Does this body look easy? She looks like a shabby and ugly female both on the outside and inside. Are you trying to deceive me with lies like that?”
The white-haired woman pulls down her mask covering her mouth, exposes her teeth, and speaks.
Her face beneath the mask was very beautiful and had a strange mystery that was difficult to describe.
And perhaps because of that, as she looked at him with that expressionless face, she felt a tremendous sense of pressure and pressure.
The gaunt woman, who was still held by her neck, tensed and trembled at the charisma and pressure her beautiful face radiated.
And to that woman, the white-haired woman spoke in her beautiful and beautiful voice.
“This body knows. “I know.”
“The fact that you are an unregistered awakened person, and that your ability is not just ‘invisibility’.”
“She wasn’t just playing a prank on that kid a little while ago; she was trying to do something worse than that.”
“An incident that happened near here recently…
Also, you are the culprit who kidnapped the children..”
“Your name is ■■■, your age is 2■, and the reason you kidnapped the children is not because of your complex as an awakened person, but purely because of your hobby.”
“I know. I know everything. So please don’t lie.”
The shabby awakener who grabbed her by the neck opened her eyes wide.
As if her mind had been read, everything was revealed without the slightest mistake.
That fact led her to despair.
The white-haired woman asked the awakened person again, whose eyes were stained with despair.
“Answer without lying. So, how many children have you kidnapped? What did you do? Is everyone safe?”
“… One… Number of people… I’m fine… Sun… Really… Just a little… Just kidding… I just hit it…”
“――Again, a lie.”
The white-haired woman spoke assertively.
“There are a total of five children you kidnapped. There may still be only one here, but we already kidnapped four before coming to this city.”
“I did something terrible to those kids that couldn’t be described as a prank. And all of them were killed by your hands a long time ago. … Really, what a fucking piece of trash.”
Words and looks of unconcealed contempt.
The white-haired woman let go of her hand, sending her gaze towards the shabby liar in front of her.
“Ah… !”
Then, the ugly liar, she is the main culprit in the recent disappearance of children.
The only force that supported my body disappeared, and I began to fall, pulled by gravity.
His eyes were wide open with the fear of falling, but… In fact, the corners of his mouth were smiling as if he was satisfied…
