Chapter 375 – The Secret Life of a Sidekick (21)
After defeating Impact Girl, I returned home and barely took off Blaze King’s suit, exhausted.
After blocking the attack, his left arm felt sore as if the ligaments had been stretched, and he suffered internal injuries to his body due to using the ring wheel.
Since I had seen the reward for the third quest, I went straight to bed to relieve the pain and recover from my wounds through combat sleep.
And when I woke up, my reputation became like that.
“Last time I checked, it was around 950, but it dropped to 680…”
While working as the Blaze King, he was a villain who avoided engaging with heroes as much as possible and only killed villains, instilling in people the perception that ‘Blaze King is a dark hero.’
However, this time, as he defeated Impact Girl, his reputation seems to have plummeted as people started to think, ‘What kind of dark hero is Blaze King, was he a villain?’, Or ‘A villain did a villain’s thing.’
‘Until now, the quests came out sequentially, so I didn’t think much about the clearing order.’
I think the quests were listed as 1, 2, and 3 for no reason.
“Ah… It’s going to spin.”
Fortunately, I was able to gain some breathing room by clearing the third quest.
『Quest-3』
〈Defeat Impact Girl with Blaze King.〉
-Upon completion: Strengthening self-establishment (S).
【Skill: Establishment of Self (S)】
【Accurately understand the flow of time.】
【Can have EX assimilation rate (up to 35%)】
【The assimilation rate of the possessed body can be adjusted. (Up to 75%)】
【Increases resistance to mental attacks. (95% reduction)】
The second item, which had the effect of only increasing the maximum assimilation rate, was changed to be related to the EX assimilation rate.
In the past, you had to achieve 100% assimilation rate to be able to receive and use some of Yu Xian’s power, but due to restrictions that limited increasing the assimilation rate, the condition of 100% cognitive assimilation rate has disappeared for possession.
I was a little concerned about the maximum of 35%, but I could see what it meant by looking at the status window.
【1】
【Choi Xian-(50%)+(EX 30%)】
【Level: 5】
【Combat Power: 366+366】
【Skills: Shadow Knife of Pain, Shadow Jump, Scorching Blaze Whip, Blaze Fraction, Disguise】
【Quest in progress (2/3)】
The EX assimilation rate seemed to be automatically adjusted so that it could not exceed the combat power of the main body.
It seems that if you enter a body with 100% of the main body’s combat power and 50 combat power, it will be adjusted to 100, but in fact, even that amount is enough to have a huge effect.
And as the EX assimilation rate increases, the effectiveness of survival rules that use mental power as a resource has improved considerably.
When I came home last night, I was able to use my left hand and my left hand, which were in bad condition, and the internal injuries I sustained have recovered quite a bit.
At this level, there is absolutely no problem in working as a Shadow Fang during the day?
‘I don’t know what Yuyeon-ah is like.’
In order to clear the quest, she hit Yuyeonah with all her might and ran away, but I’m not sure what happened to her after that.
If you go to the association, the story of yesterday will definitely come out.
“I have time… To think about this.”
It was still 6 am, and I woke up an hour earlier than usual due to the effect of combat sleep, but my body was full of stamina, so I thought I woke up on time.
“Can I recover my lost reputation by continuing my dark hero activities?”
However, if it is revealed that Shadow Top is the Blaze King… ? Even Shadow Fang will just be treated as a villain.
“Ah! Order!”
I had no choice but to tear out my hair.
*
“There was an unpleasant incident yesterday.”
In a quiet auditorium, an executive of the association spoke in a calm voice.
And the video played is a video of Blaze King storming into Impact Girl, who is fighting three villains.
He jumps out of the air, pierces the villain’s head, and fights Impact Girl. The moment he musters up his last strength, he blocks the acceleration, gives Impact Girl a blow, and runs away while slightly stumbling.
What I did yesterday came out, but all I could see was the impact girl, Yuyeon Ah, lying on the floor.
“We lost an A-class hero due to our mistake of treating Blaze King as a potential ally by talking about dark heroes and all.”
“To say we lost is an understatement.”
Another A-class hero immediately refuted the words of the association executive.
I also heard that people were hospitalized in the morning, so that expression is strange…
“Impact Girl announced her intention to retire. Even now that Shadow Top has more time to shift, one A-class hero is a waste, so she decided to take a break…”
Didn’t you hear that? I think Yuyeon-ah is sleeping, so she only sent a message and hasn’t received a reply yet.
“When the Blaze King appears after defeating the villain and fatally wounding the A-Class hero, have at least two A-Class heroes join you and avoid engaging in combat if the number is insufficient.”
“Shouldn’t we take revenge on Blaze King?”
“Protecting citizens from villains. That is what a hero is.”
Another hero insisted on revenge, but the somewhat resigned tone of the association executive dampened the mood a bit.
*
A hero who was working the night shift was seen leaving the Hero Association to take a break, while other heroes were seen going to the fitness room, perhaps feeling a little shocked by what happened yesterday.
I went out to a place where there were no people and called Yuna.
“Cyan?”
“Yuna, are you okay?”
“They say she broke a few ribs, but she didn’t pop out, so she’s fine.”
I hit him with all my might, but thanks to the hero suit, it seemed like I was able to stop at just that.
“You can’t say it’s okay.”
“I also beat up villains until they were about to die, right? It hurts when I get hit with the same technique.”
“With the same technology?”
“Yes. It is known as instantaneous acceleration, but it actually amplifies the power and uses it all at once. Furthermore, it looks like Blaze King also has it.”
I only used paryun and divided the sum once, but it seems like Yuna realized that I was using paryun.
She didn’t seem to want to keep bringing up what happened when she lost yesterday, so she decided to move on to the question she wanted to ask the most.
“What do you mean by retirement?”
“Ah. Well… I’m a little embarrassed to tell you the reason.”
“I guess it’s not the same reason as losing to Blaze King.”
I confirmed after spending a few months with her that she wasn’t the kind of woman who would find that embarrassing.
“The moment I was attacked by the Blaze King yesterday was like a flash in the pan. It passed so quickly and I felt like there was nothing left in this world.”
“Is there nothing left? I’m praying for Impact Girl’s recovery from outside. I heard there’s a similar plan card going around too.”
Although she is not moving around yet, it was clear that such a plan would be taken if the news that Yuyeon-ah was hospitalized spread among the citizens.
Because Impact Girl is quite a popular hero.
“Impact Girl left behind a lot, but Yuyeon-ah left nothing. She wants to make one with you, but if she doesn’t, she’ll have to take a year off.”
“Aha…?”
At that moment, Yuyeon-Ah immediately understood why she dreamed of retirement.
I said I wanted to leave behind someone who is half-and-half of me and Yuyeonah’s blood, but isn’t that incredibly early for our age?
In the Xian Raven or Han Xian class, accidents involving people’s deaths occurred frequently, so it was customary for a man and woman who discovered each other’s feelings to quickly marry and have children.
Here, villains appear every day… People are dying too. Hmm…
“Let’s persuade them together later?”
Since I was making stupid noises and thinking absentmindedly, Yuyeonah hit me.
“That’s… Yeah, we should talk about it together.”
She couldn’t argue deeply with a sick person, so she decided to move on.
I have to go to the hospital in the evening and talk in detail.
*
The hospital in Area A where Yeon-ah was hospitalized was quite crowded when I got off work.
There was a real plan card hanging to wish for a recovery, which I said as a joke, and the entrance to the hospital was crowded.
Looking at the gathered citizens, she thought that it would be a good idea for a major accident to occur if the villain terrorized her, so she went into the hospital.
Because I was wearing Shadow Fang’s suit, other people didn’t stop me, but I was Impact Girl’s sidekick until a few months ago.
I went to the hospital room I heard about from Yuna and knocked on the door.
“Please come in.”
The room was filled with flowers and fruits, as if other heroes had stopped by before I got off work.
“Are you here?”
Lying on the bed, Yuyeonah greeted me.
My face looked less bloodless than usual, and I thought I had dried up a little overnight.
I sat down on the chair next to me and took off my mask.
“Okay, sorry I’m a little late.”
“Hmph. Just stay next to me and disappear when a villain appears, right?”
“Seeing you like this, I feel like I won’t be able to control my strength if I fight a villain.”
“You have to do that to the Blaze King… Huh? Now that I think about it, you’ve never fought the Blaze King, have you?”
“Yes. Strangely, it only comes out at night.”
“A hero by day, a villain by night…? It must be hard for you to fight too, right?”
Yuna said with a mischievous smile.
I felt like touching the slightly raised corner of my mouth, but held back in midair because of the hero suit.
“Should we just reveal it? I miss you at night too?”
“We’ll do it after you get better. If that’s the reason for your retirement, I have no choice but to tell you, right?”
“That’s right. Should I hold on a little longer? But is this what I’m doing? I think you should have hung on to me more.”
Yuna said with a small smile.
“Now that I’ve become the hero who protects the day, my status has risen significantly, right?”
“And I lost to the villain. Ah… Honestly, it’s not like there were four people attacking me in a row, right? It’s such a shame that I used instant acceleration against Chimera Wolf twice!”
“You’re going to retire with only the thought of getting punched?”
“Hmm… I guess the executive officer was shocked, right?”
“He’s been drooping since morning.”
So me and Yuna had a light talk.
I wanted to stay until night, but I had no intention of spreading such rumors yet, so I left in moderation.
They say I’ve recovered enough to send a message, so I guess we can talk about it.
*
“Anyway, Blaze King’s reputation is the problem.”
How long will it take to clear the stigma of being a villain and rebuild your reputation?
I know that due to the effect of establishing one’s self, no time has passed even if one remains in this class.
Still, it’s a shame that I have to redo something that was almost finished.
“Then now we have to use another method.”
(Shahemoth, can you hear me?)
(Master? Where am I?)
I need to bring in one more person who can coordinate and play.
