Chapter 817 – Gaiden 320) the Dark Knight Rises(2)
Gaiden 320) The Dark Knight Rises(2)
When all the people to come arrived, the cruise ship left the port and went out to sea. Not only the sky and the ground, but the sea was also the territory of monsters, so going out to the sea like this was a cruise at the risk of one’s life, even if accompanied by an escort ship.
However, no one on the cruise ship was worried about the monster. This is because cruise ships are equipped with equipment that prevents monsters from approaching.
It was developed by Sanctuary as a device that blocks the approach of monsters by continuously emitting sound waves that monsters do not like.
Besides, the people on the cruise ship were all skilled people, so even if a monster approached, it was enough to drive it out.
“Then shall we eat first?”
As the cruise ship departed, the party organizer, a half-masked man, opened his mouth. As he clapped his hands, the closed door opened and a group of people pulled in a serving cart and began setting food on each table.
“Are we having a leisurely meal together like this? [Smile]?”
A large man in a suit said aloud to the half-masked man, Smile.
“Of course [Destroyer]. We’re going to be on the same boat from now on. Oh, we’re still on the same boat.”
Even though it was obviously a fight, Smile grinned and trembled. Half of the mask was painted with torn lips up to the cheekbones, but when Smile smiled, it became truly grotesque.
[Smile] And [Destroyer].
All of them were notorious S-class villains in Dark City.
Including the godmother, there were only three S-class villains gathered here, but there were more S-class villains besides them.
“Hey! Call a busy person and don’t waste your time and bring up the business right away!”
An 80’s biker-style man in a long white coat shouted. He is an S-class villain named [Regent].
“Ooh~ The wine is good~”
The woman wearing a gorgeous red dress and savoring wine, as if not interested in conversation, is a cruel S-class villain called [Death Rose].
In addition to that, there were S-class villains such as [Dark Falcon], [Black Mamba], And [Leviathan] That made people tremble just by hearing their names.
If you include the godmother and her son, Speed Lord, it was a gathering of 9 notorious S-class villains.
If the Hero Association knew that these dangerous people would gather in one place, they would have been extremely vigilant and waited for all S-class heroes to mobilize immediately.
The Hero Association does not call them S-class villains simply because they have strong superpowers. He is an S-class because he has committed countless crimes so cruel that he is called an S-class.
To put it simply, S-class villains can be said to be walking time bombs, and their power was enough to erase an entire district from the map.
“Hey! Tell me about your business!”
“This wine is fine too.”
“That asshole is so fucking loud. Why does he scream like that every time he talks?”
“Heh heh heh. If I kill all these assholes now, how many districts will I have?”
Gathering S-class villains with strong personalities in one place, there was no such thing. Everyone was talking noisily about what they wanted to say.
“Hey! What did you just say! Did you say I’m noisy right now! You! Do you want to search!”
“… What? Do you want to search? How dare this bastard without roots!”
Udang-tang-!
Regent and Black Mamba got into a fight. The two hot-tempered S-class villains threw the table in front of me and glared at each other.
“…”
“…”
As the two of them were doing this, the gang members standing behind them also didn’t stay still. They brought out their guns and knives to kill their enemies whenever the order came.
An imminent situation.
Haha. I called you all to make a good proposal. Why are you fighting so hard?”
At that time, Smile intervened between Regint and Black Mamba. Standing in the middle of them, he was still wearing a mask and a bizarre smile.
“Here, smile after me. S~ Ma~ Il~”
Smiles clap their hands and speak.
Then an amazing thing happened.
The corners of Smile’s mouth, which were not covered by the mask, went all the way up to the cheekbones as if they were drawn on the half mask. The mask and Smile’s face became the same as in Decalcomani.
Haha.”
Haha.”
Haha.”
And what’s even more astonishing is that the Regent and the Black Mamba members, who had maintained a threatening atmosphere until just now, are laughing along with their smiles. As if they were laughing on their own will, the eyes of the laughing gangsters shook as if an earthquake had struck.
“Hey! What are you doing! Stop if you don’t want to die!”
“You fucking laughing bastard…”
As my men laughed as if they had the laughing virus, Regent and Black Mamba glared at Smile. This was Smile’s ability.
Haha. Are you going to keep fighting?
“… Shit!”
“Tsk.”
If there were only the Regent and the Black Mamba in this place, they would really fight to the death of each one.
People who have a lot to lose usually become cautious, but these two S-class villains aren’t normal people, so they don’t have that kind of restraint at all. So, if the plate was laid properly, I would have fought without thinking about it.
The reason the two hot-tempered villains quit at this point is because they aren’t the only ones on the cruise ship.
Right now, there are people as dangerous as themselves, such as Smile who is mediating the fight between the two and Death Rose who is drinking wine. If a war breaks out in such a place and you get hurt, in the end, only they will do good things.
They were hot-tempered madmen, but they hated doing good to others more than that.
“Mom!
“… Whoops.”
Godmother smiled benevolently at the appearance of her son, Speed Road, who whispered loudly in my ears.
Does this stupid bastard even know what whispering means? If you’re going to speak in such a loud voice, just say it. Why are you talking close to your ear?
And her godmother could bet.
If he wasn’t in this position, Speed Road would have fought against Regent and Black Mamba.
“Thank you. There was a little fuss, but now it’s okay. Anyway, many people seem to want to get right to the point, so I’ll tell you the purpose of inviting you right now.”
It seems that the arbitration was a little strange, but Smile, who succeeded in calming the party leader, brought out the purpose of this party.
“I propose to you here and now that we form a [Union].”
“… Alliance. You picked an interesting card, kid.”
The godmother murmured softly at Smile’s words.
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[Union]
This was enough to attract the attention of self-assertive villains. The S-class villains, who had been talking loudly until just a moment ago, quietly looked at Smile, as if asking him to explain it properly.
The smile, which immediately attracted everyone’s attention, opened its mouth with a subtle smile, not a bizarre laugh like the one before.
“The Hero Association of the current era has such a strong power that it is called the strongest in history. Even if she is the head of the association right now, she is an ice queen who has a lot of experience and has fought against many villains, isn’t she? We changed a lot of the rules so we could move in.”
As for the Ice Queen, while she was a hero, she had a lot of trouble stopping villains or rescuing citizens because of many regulations. It is an outdated regulation that makes one wonder why she exists. The first thing Ice Queen did when she became the president of the association was to sort out this regulation.
Thanks to this, the heroes were able to play more comfortably on the field, which soon led to noticeable results.
In fact, most of the many regulations enacted by the Hero Association were made by the former S-class villain Shadow Killer. For his own purposes, he created regulations that put restrictions on the activities of heroes through money, personal connections, and sometimes threats.
“Because of the Hero Association, many other villains are having difficulties with their activities. Not too long ago, [Silence], Who was a potential next S-class villain, was arrested by the S-class hero Aquagirl.”
“But the problem we are facing is not just the Hero Association. The conflict between the hero and the villain is a long tradition with the history of the Dark City. The real problem is the [Ladies’ League].”
An organization that appeared like a comet three years ago.
This group, made up of former heroes and villains, plays a similar role to the Hero Association, but differs in its methods.
If the Hero Association abides by the law, the Ladies League doesn’t care about the law.
Perhaps because of the former villains, the Ladies League dared to commit illegal acts if they could catch the villains.
This was a very fatal thing for the villains operating in the illegal realm.
“Huh~”
At Smile’s explanation, Death Rose snorted as if she was bored and drank the wine. This was a signal that they already knew, and quickly got to the point.
Smile nodded and opened his mouth again, as if he had recognized the signal.
“By the way. Do you know why we lose to the Hero Association and the Ladies’ League every time? The reason is simple indeed: they grouped, and we didn’t.”
“Group?”
All of the S-class villains gathered here had their own organization. However, the ‘organization’ Smile spoke of was not an organization in that sense.
“We became villains for our own reasons. Some desire, some revenge, some cause, and some play. But the Hero Association and Ladies’ League prevented us from fulfilling our will.”
“So I propose to you.”
“The creation of an alliance of S-class villains to oppose them, the [Union].”
