Chapter 355 – The Secret Life of a Sidekick (1)
As soon as I opened my eyes in my newly possessed body, I saw a huge fist in front of me trying to hit me. A huge fist made of steel and concrete approached very quickly, and I brought up the status window to see what I could do using my composure.
【1】
【Choi Xian-(50%)+(EX 10%)】
【Level: 4】
【Combat power: 236+101】
【Skills: Shadow Knife, Shadow Jump, Blaze Whip, Blaze Fraction, Disguise】
【Quest in progress (0/3)】
Compared to Xian Raven or Han Xian, it was definitely weak.
Also, seeing that the skill was not graded, it seemed like there was little potential for development, and it was definitely a body that I had a low chance of possessing unless I was possessed by a pharmaceutical agent.
The biggest problem right now is that fist that keeps coming towards my face? I wanted to read Choi Xian’s memories to understand what was going on, but I didn’t seem to have the time.
By using calmness, I was able to increase the amount of time I could think as if time had stopped, but when I saw the fist moving slowly towards me, the performance of calmness seemed to have decreased as well.
Kwaaaaang!
At that time, something flew at me at very high speed and blew away my reinforced concrete fist.
“Shadow Fang! Don’t be so dazed!”
And a woman’s voice was heard from the direction the fist flew.
“Uh… Yes!”
The body moved in response rather than the head.
She used mana to create a shadow knife in her right hand and used Shadow Jump to move in front of the reinforced concrete monster in front of her.
And with the knife he was holding, he stabbed the shadow dagger into the monster’s chest.
It would be difficult to expect to inflict proper damage to a large body by stabbing it with a knife, so I mixed up my technique here.
Yeonhwanryu (連環流) Chamjeol (斬切)
The shadow knife wrapped around my mana became very sharp, and I was able to cut the body of the concrete monster in half.
As soon as I landed successfully, I heard a voice from behind.
“Good job! I’ll finish it! Impact kick!”
The moment she heard that voice, her black hair flew, and she kicked.
Kwaaaaang!
Her kick hit the exact center of the concrete monster, and the concrete monster disappeared into powder, leaving only the core villain as if peeling off its shell.
The woman in front of me, who called me Shadow Fang, landed lightly and smiled slightly at me while waving her black hair.
I was wearing a mask that covered my face and a specially designed suit on my body, and now that I look at it, I was wearing something like that too.
‘Hero and Villain.’
I seem to be possessed in a world where such things exist.
*
After seeing that the police officers with special handcuffs were dragging the villain inside the concrete monster, we took off our helmets and had a drink at an appropriate place.
“Ha. It’s refreshing. Did you almost get in trouble today?”
A black-haired beauty taking off her helmet her, hero name Impact Girl.
She was a hero who could be said to be my boss.
She felt her heart warm as the cool-looking beauty spoke with a bright smile.
“Thanks to you, I survived.”
When I said that, Impact Girl pouted her lips.
“Aren’t you in off mode right now? There’s no one watching?”
I am Shadow Fang, Impact Girl’s sidekick who lives closest to her.
As a result, she was in a position where it seemed like she would become a lover.
“Thank you, Yeon.”
“Yes. Be careful. Xian. But how did you cut with that dagger? So far, you’ve only hit one point and gotten away with it.”
In Choi Xian’s slowly emerging memories, we fought like that.
It was common for me to pierce a hole in the body with a sharp shadow dagger and fall out so that Impact Girl’s attack, which can generate a lot of power in an instant, could properly penetrate the villain.
Otherwise, I was in charge of using my ability to move through shadows to infiltrate where the hostages were and rescue people.
“I guess I was a little sharp today. If that happens next time, I think I’ll be able to graduate to side kick.”
“Hehe. I’ll consider it when I achieve results. Let’s go back soon.”
“I’ll go home first. I’ll have to walk after a while.”
“I’m a little jealous of that… I work at night too!”
Impact Girl, Yuyeon Ah stretched out her arms and put on a mask covering her face.
I was also wearing a mask when I was possessed, and seeing as it was easy to see, it seemed like cutting-edge technology had been applied.
Yuna called the Hero Association’s vehicle using her smartphone, and when the vehicle arrived at the designated location, she gave me a little wave and drove away.
I used Shadow Jump to teleport to the house in Choi Xian’s memories.
‘This seems to be higher compatibility with Shadow Dive?’
In the case of Shadow Dive, I had a strong feeling that I was moving as a shadow, but with Shadow Jump, I was able to move to the desired location.
The condition that there must be a shadow is practically the same as not having one.
The problem is that in the case of ‘Choi Xian’, when there are too many shadows, he cannot suppress his power at night, so he only acts as a hero during the day. Perhaps, when I am possessed, I can overcome that by receiving the effect of Shadow Mastery.
“Let’s properly check this body and the quest.”
I brought up the quest window I saw when I started possessing pharmaceuticals.
『Quest-1』
〈 Choi Xian ends up with Yeon Ah. 〉
-Upon completion: Shadow Dive Enhancement.
Looking back on the conversation I had just had with Yu Yeon-ah and her memories, it didn’t seem that difficult.
Because they were between a hero and a sidekick, they often met, and it wasn’t like they didn’t have feelings for each other.
I guess that means confessing your feelings to each other and even having sex, but I think this is a quest worth doing.
It seemed like the relationship could progress if there was an opportunity to advance it.
The problem was the second quest.
『Quest-2』
〈Increase your reputation as Blaze King.〉
-Reputation: (95/1000)
– Upon completion: Yeonyeom Shingong (連炎神功) achievement increases.
Blaze King… As I slowly traced Choi Sian’s memories, I realized that Choi Sian was a dark hero called Blaze King at night.
For Impact Girl, Yoo Yeon-ah, she worked like a shadow during the day and burned the villain with brilliant flames at night.
As a dark hero, he often did things that made villains unable to recover or caused their deaths, but the stress he received from living in his daytime form was the reason he led a double life.
‘The type of person who gets a little crazy because of malicious comments and takes out his anger at night.’
Still, why don’t you mess with civilians? Even if it was just to vent my anger, I thought that my reputation would increase if I kept fighting and kept the line.
And I confirmed the last quest.
『Quest-3』
〈Defeat Impact Girl with Blaze King.〉
-Upon completion: ?
I don’t know why I had to fight and win against Impact Girl, but it seemed okay because it was intuitive.
If you win, won’t your reputation increase tremendously? It might be a good idea to win for the second quest.
In this world, there are heroes and villains who use special abilities, but their combat power is surprisingly low.
A world where heroes and villains can be overpowered even by guns unless they wear special suits.
‘If it gets too hot, it’s going to burn, so I’ll have to check it carefully.’
*
I reported today’s Concrete Villain online to the Hero Association and checked the difference between the power I use under the name Blaze King and the power of Impact Girl.
“I can’t beat Impact Girl?”
The hope of being able to clear the third quest in one go has faded.
They gave it a grandiose name, Blaze King, but it wasn’t as strong as I thought.
Blaze Whip, a whip of flame, was created and wielded, and it was a technique suitable for use when swinging with both hands and causing widespread destruction.
It was difficult to inflict damage through the high-tech hero and villain suits that had built-in fire protection functions.
Blaze Fraction is a technique that creates a fountain of flame and turns the surrounding area into a sea of fire. Before I was possessed, I usually used this for escape.
This skill was also low in power, so it was just a trick.
Since he made a desperate escape while using his last skill, disguise, there were quite a few dangers of being caught.
Even if you wanted to run away using Shadow Fang’s skill, Shadow Jump, you couldn’t use it at night.
“These are my specs for the night…”
Although he looked gorgeous, he did not have the power to be named king.
I think they called him King just because he was a man.
And the Impact Girl I had to deal with could be summarized by Han Xian’s skills.
“Impact Girl is just a broken wheel.”
Impact Girl had the ability to instantly strengthen her physical abilities and move.
The power he exerts instantly is the highest among heroes, but since instantaneous strengthening puts a lot of strain on the body, the limit to using it in succession is three times.
Since the number of times reinforcement can be used is not that many, it was important to combine it with the side kick to defeat the opponent.
Currently, Impact Girl was paired with me, Shadow Fang, who was able to create weaknesses at unexpected times through Shadow Jump.
“That’s why I’m not very popular with people.”
As Impact Girl’s sidekick, there was quite a bit of public opinion going around that someone with proper restraint skills or someone with the ability to create gaps better than herself would be a good fit for Impact Girl.
Impact Girl’s sidekick, who is presumed to be a beautiful woman with a bright and cool appearance, is not a prince on a white horse and is only active during the day because she cannot control her powers. There was definitely a problem with her sidekick
When I saw it, Impact Girl and I both looked like a bunch of defects, but looking at my level 4, it seems like people with strong abilities are precious in this world.
“Am I a sidekick who seems barely distant during the day, and at night am I the king of flames?”
Still, the three quests seemed like a lot of fun, so it was worth running.
