Chapter 820 – Side Story 323 the Dark Knight Rises(5)
Gaiden 323) The Dark Knight Rises (5)
Like the cunning snake that tricked Adam and Eve into feeding them the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, Smile, the half-masked man, seduced his godmother’s children with his tongue. As a result, he achieved half the result.
“These bastards… Dare to touch your mother?!”
“I will kill them all!”
The hot-tempered Illya and Max watched the heroes and went wild. If there hadn’t been someone by his side to dry it, he might have already attacked the hero and the cops.
“…”
“It’s just personal testimony. Nothing is certain yet, brother.”
On the other hand, the eldest son and eldest daughter, Robert and Lorraine, only referred to Smile’s testimony, but did not completely believe it. The personalities of the brothers and sisters who grew up together were polar opposites.
‘Hmm. He’s a fun guy.’
I laughed inwardly as I saw the smiling smile of conversion from behind. He was a very smart guy.
The power of the Hero Association and the Ladies League is strong, so it weakens their power by making them fight against the Ploen family. At the same time, he gathers the villains from behind and creates a force that can fight the hero camp.
He draws the big picture well and even possesses the bold action to ambush S-class villains such as Godmother and Speed Road.
If I hadn’t noticed the full story of the incident, a big change would have come to Dark City.
‘I have to stay still.’
But I decided not to intervene in this matter. It’s a bit difficult to see Illya and Heya sad, but I’ll leave this task to them, as I have in the past.
Ever since I disappeared with Cthulhu, it’s been the Hero Association and the Ladies’ League that have kept Dark City alive. Now, I have no intention of taking their place just because I’m back.
Of course, I have no intention of staying still. There are things I need to find out on my own.
“…”
I looked at the two matches in front of the burnt vehicle. Even when the wind blew, the match did not go out, and no one noticed the existence of the match.
My job is to investigate that mysterious match.
“Wait a minute! I’ll have a chat with my family!”
“We will reject the involvement of the Hero Association and the police.”
“Oh, let’s talk!”
“Huh?”
At that time, Aqua Girl’s voice was heard over the human wall built by members of the Ploen family.
Up until now, the atmosphere of the Floen family had been too harsh, so they had been quiet, but it seemed difficult to stay still. Regardless of whether she was tricked by the Ice Queen, she was obliged to investigate the crime scene.
“Huh? Uh, uhm… What should I do?”
Illya, who was fooled by Smile and said he would destroy the Hero Association, panicked when Aqua Girl approached. I’m not close to her like her friend, but she’s an aqua girl and she’s one of my girls, so she doesn’t treat her rudely.
“… I’ll go.”
When Aqua Girl refused to back down despite being denied access by members of her organization, her eldest son, Robert Ploen, eventually approached her. As he approached, the gang members who had not cleared the way stepped aside.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m sorry…”
Said to talk to her godmother’s family, but when Robert approached, Aqua Girl flinched.
It has to be.
Robert is a man with a strangely violent aura that has not been properly known until now.
The overbearing momentum and unreadable eyes that came from his 187cm height were like a beast aiming for prey.
Even Robert’s psychic ability is the [Aesthetics of Violence (Lv. 10)] Like Uncle Chris. A psychic ability that intimidates opponents with the rough energy radiating from the body and causes them to wield ruthless violence.
If he had decided to become independent of his godmother and formed a force of his own, he would have had a power equal to that of his mother.
When such a Robert stood in front and looked down with cold eyes, he couldn’t help but shrink even the aqua girl, no matter how much he was the same S-class.
“… I am Aquagirl, an S-class hero belonging to the Hero Association who was dispatched after receiving a report.”
“I know.”
However, Aquagirl was not weighed down by Robert’s momentum. She soon regained her composure and said what she had to do.
“We have a duty to investigate and preserve the scene of the incident. We are sorry for what happened to the family, but it is not right that we are blocking the scene in this way. We ask that you stand back to investigate the incident.”
“…”
Despite Aquagirl’s polite request, Robert did not get out of the way. I just looked down at the smaller Aquagirl with cold eyes.
No, it wasn’t just looking down.
‘Such a fuck.’
The violent energy that flowed from Robert, like that of a beast, was getting stronger. His psychic traits, [Intimidation] And [Feeling of a Beast] Were activated.
Robert exudes dangerous energy as if he would attack Aquagirl at any moment.
I really didn’t let go of my tension to intervene right away if Robert attacked Aquagirl.
“… I will refuse.”
“Yes?”
“We reject the involvement of the Hero Association and the police.”
‘Phew.’
Fortunately, Robert quickly recovered his momentum. I let out a sigh of relief.
Robert was the calmest and coolest of his godmother’s children. He knew very well that fighting Aqua Girl would lead to an all-out war with the Hero Association.
“But…”
“We know that this is a legally problematic action. So if you want to arrest and punish us, do so. But we refuse to allow the Hero Association and the police to intervene in this case. As much as it is, we will solve it with our own hands.”
“…”
At Robert’s firm words, Aquagirl tried to say more, but then shut her mouth. I realized that persuasion is not an opponent that will work.
“…”
“…”
A brief war of nerves went back and forth between Aquagirl and Robert.
“… I see. If you have any problems or need help, please feel free to contact the Hero Association.”
“Thank you.”
In the end, it was Aquagirl who resigned first. She evacuated along with the heroes and police who had been dispatched together.
Now, all that was left at the scene of the incident were the Ploen family and Smile.
“Lorraine, please. Let me know if you find anything. We will be searching the area.”
“Yes, older brother. Leave this place to me.”
Robert, who had assigned Lorraine, his eldest daughter, to work in the field, looked at me this time.
“And brother-in-law. Please take care of Heya.”
“Yeah. Don’t worry.”
Nodding her head, I hugged Heya, who was still stunned.
“Brother… Mom, Mom…”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Mother and Jerry will be fine. So don’t worry too much.”
When I hugged her, Heya came to her senses and eventually burst into tears. I held her in her arms and comforted her as she cried.
“Let’s go home at once.”
I took Heya and headed home.
*****
“Tony.”
“Huh? Illy? What are you doing here?”
I put Heya, exhausted from crying, on the bed and came out. Illya was standing next to the door with her back against the wall. I thought he was looking for clues about her godmother and speed rods, who disappeared with her brother and sisters, but I’m a bit surprised to find them here.
“My older brothers and older sister told me to go home for now since I’m only getting in the way.”
Then Illya pouted her lips and grumbled.
Apparently, he couldn’t kill his hot-blooded personality, so he got in the way of the search, so he just sent him home.
“How is Heya?”
“I was crying until just now and I just fell asleep.”
“… Okay?”
“Yes. And Illya.”
“Why?”
“You can cry if you want to cry too.”
“…”
In an instant, Lily’s eyes widened. I pulled her and hugged her. It fits snugly into my arms.
“If you don’t cry when you want to cry, you’ll get sick in your heart. So if you want to cry, cry as much as you want. I’m the one who’s with you, right?”
“…”
There was no answer coming back. But my chest started to get wet. Illya cried silently for a long time.
*****
Meanwhile, at that time, the Ploen family remaining at the scene of the accident searched the nearby area like a rat. However, no traces of the missing godmother and speed road were found anywhere.
“… Max.”
She searched for three hours, but when no trace was found, Robert, who was pondering something, called her brother Max.
“Why?”
“You said you knew someone in the Hero Association, right?”
“Uh. But why?”
“Find out where Doghead was and what he did last night. And find out who the heroes were that were inactive yesterday. Especially the S-class heroes.”
“…Is your older brother suspicious of them too?”
At this time, to investigate heroes, especially S-class heroes, meant that Robert, as Smile said, was suspicious of the Hero Association behind this incident.
“I haven’t decided yet. I’m just leaving the possibility open. And I’m going to personally investigate Smile.”
“Smile? Why is he?”
“Because he was in charge of the villains’ meeting last night, and my mother and Jerry went there and got into trouble.”
“Okay.”
Hearing his brother’s answer, Max nodded and called someone. It was a rush hour, so there was no time to mess around.
‘The Hero Association…’
In fact, Robert thought it was unlikely that the Hero Association was behind this incident.
It is true that the Ploen family is the largest villain organization in Dark City, but they recently gave up their business in the dark and started clean business in the sun.
Occasionally, there were those who committed minor (?) Crimes such as bank robbery, but they were arrested by the heroes who were reported and dispatched, and are currently confined in a prison for those with abilities.
Unless the Hero Association is an idiot, there is no reason to touch them, who are currently walking a moderate path. Even the target is not another person, but a godmother.
If this fact is known, an all-out war between the Hero Association and the Floen family is unavoidable. A lot of blood will be shed in the process.
‘But…’
What if the Hero Association hit the job with that in mind?
Robert is well aware that the president of the Hero Association, Ice Queen, is not the kind of person who would plot such a scheme, but the Hero Association is not the only Ice Queen.
‘Whoever touched Mother and Jerry…’
Robert clenched his fists.
If you touch it lightly, it pops! A ghastly aura emanated from him.
‘I will kill them all.’
Robert’s eyes flashed with life.
