Chapter 419 – Returning Home
Same outfit and sunglasses.
Stiff facial expressions.
So he looked even more like Agent Smith.
-Dismissal… Dismissal…
Sparks fly from the batons they are holding.
I think they’re going to give me an electric poultice.
The magical power felt from these guys made them feel like mid-level knights on Pantera and awakened people who were about D-level on Earth.
The Smiths rushed at me without any conversation
-Usik!
My fist broke the baton it hit and hit Smith, who was in the lead, in the face.
The guy’s face was crushed, and at the same time, blue bodily fluid was spraying out, and he spun around and fell to the floor.
I saw blue bodily fluid on my fist.
I looked at the guy who had fallen and was trembling…
Agent Smith’s sunglasses were removed, his eyes were made of metal, and blue liquid was flowing from his ruined face.
‘Wasn’t it a demon?’
The face wearing sunglasses itself looked like an ordinary demon, so it was easy to mistake it.
Before those questions can go away, a baton falls on your head.
I dodged the baton and kicked the attacker’s leg.
-Right!
His knee is shattered, and the bone is sticking out.
Bone? No, it was a metal bone.
And as expected, blue liquid splattered instead of red blood.
The guy who attacked me didn’t even moan despite his injuries, which should have been painful.
Even though his knee was shattered, he hit me with the baton with an indifferent expression.
I grabbed the baton.
-Crack! Crack!
A fairly powerful current sprays out from the baton.
With this level of static electricity, you don’t even feel a thrill.
A fist digs into the guy’s abdomen.
-Pow!
A large hole opens in its stomach, and blue organs that cannot be seen as human burst out.
Smith, with his stomach ruptured, flies away and lands on the bonnet of a van.
Once I realized I was not human, my movements became even rougher.
A heavy roundhouse kick separates their upper and lower bodies. Wherever the fist touched, their bodies and heads exploded.
Without using any magical power, I crushed Agent Smith with only the power of my body.
Nevertheless, the Smith agents rushed forward without fear, but soon none of them moved.
The surroundings, which were briefly noisy, became quiet.
Maybe it’s because it’s been a while since I moved my body, but I feel refreshed.
Dozens of unidentified corpses were scattered here and there.
After taking a quick look at it, I took out her cell phone and contacted Cowra.
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I think about 10 minutes have passed.
-Squeak!
A car that looked like a sports car approached at high speed and suddenly stopped in front of me.
Claire and Cowra got out of the car.
It gives off the atmosphere of beautiful female detectives arriving at the crime scene.
Seeing that they came together, it looks like they were together.
Still, it arrived much faster than I expected.
Cowra and Claire frown when they see the fallen Agent Smith around them.
Looking at their expressions, fortunately, it appears that it was not an assassination attempt to silence them.
If that were the case, they would have brought more troops.
“These are… Security androids… How did this happen?”
Can you think of it as an android that literally guards people?
“That’s something I’d like to ask.”
“Huh? What is that…”
“Haven’t you done some research on me? Then you would know… I’ve been living a good enough life that I don’t need any laws. After I met you, this is exactly what happened. You understand what I’m saying, right?”
Their faces become serious after hearing my words.
“It can’t be…”
“Are you guys okay?”
“… Us?”
Claire tilted her head, thought for a moment, and answered.
“Yes, nothing special happened to us. But it’s strange. According to what you said, it could be said that they were targeting Rebellion… But they’ve been attacking only you like this.”
That’s right.
Did I look the most sloppy?
Looking at my size, it is normal for anyone to attack them first.
“… Claire, are we exposed?”
Kaura asked Claire with a serious look on her face.
“… Well? If you’ve been exposed, it doesn’t make sense for you to be this quiet…”
Claire frowned and thought deeply, and he seemed to be making contact here and there.
“First, the Zepia Public Safety Office is quiet. It’s not the Public Safety Office’s style in the first place. Then, that means it’s not the Public Safety Office…”
Claire seemed to be familiar with the situation at the Public Safety Office.
It seemed like there was an informant.
Well, it makes no sense to run a terrorist group without an intelligence organization.
“Is there some other purpose to trying to handle things secretly like this?”
Claire looked thoughtful, as if she sensed something was not right.
“Isn’t it their fault that the slaves were taken away?”
Rebellion may have a grudge because they forcibly took away humans while saying they were liberating slaves.
“Well… That could be true… But they know our identity and are trying to secretly impose personal sanctions…”
“Is the house okay?”
I thought that if they were doing this, they might be able to attack my house.
Then that’s a pretty annoying situation.
“You won’t have to worry about that.”
“Why is that so?”
“Because the attacker probably had nothing to do with public power.”
“Public power?”
“Yes, a public authority like the Public Security Agency. There is no person in Zefia who would commit such a radical act as attacking a home. Zefia strongly restricts the use of force. There is no person in Zefia who would do such a crazy thing. . Hellion is probably the only one. And he doesn’t have to do that.”
Claire reassured me that it was useless to worry.
“But is it okay to come here in person?”
“Yes? What do you mean?”
“Maybe they did this to target you. They could be watching from somewhere.”
“I looked into that in advance, so you don’t have to worry.”
“I came here after looking into it? Could there be something like an ultra-small drone floating around?”
We’ve seen surveillance using things like tiny mechanical bugs and drones in movies about Earth… And it’s probably not impossible here either.
“Private operation of such ultra-small surveillance equipment is strictly prohibited in Zepia. The entire city has a strict defense system against devices that infringe on privacy. Didn’t you know? This would be similar in other cities…”
“Hmm… I’m a person who lived without fishing laws.”
I have to be careful about unnecessary words.
Since this is an opponent that deception does not work against, I could sense that it was strange that, unlike other demons, I seemed to lack a lot of common sense.
“Anyway, we’ll take care of these security androids. I’ll take them and investigate.”
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I left the cleanup to them and returned home.
It wasn’t my fault anyway… I just hope that you can sort it out neatly.
Fortunately, this taxi took me to the front of the house normally.
When I entered the house, Suni and Chaos came out to meet me.
“I heard you were attacked?”
“They were security androids or something.”
“For something like that to happen to the Master who stayed in the corner of his room and went out for the first time in a long time, I can understand why the saying ‘it’s dangerous outside the house’ came about. Was this also the Master’s foresight? It’s surprising.”
“…”
Is this comfort? Or are you being sarcastic?
In any case, the fact that they were targeting me means that they know my identity, and unlike me, they often go out and do activities, so I also warned them to be careful.
Considering their abilities, it’s not something to worry about.
What was dangerous for us was having our identities revealed, not an attack by small-timers.
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“I think I failed.”
“… Failure? Who is he?”
“They say he went home safely.”
“… Are you saying it’s worth the price? What about the National Security Agency?”
“It is said that no reports have been received.”
Laurent had doubts.
If you were an ordinary human being, you should have reported it to the Public Safety Office.
But she didn’t do it.
‘Is this guy really up to something?’
If this isn’t enough, you need to find someone more skilled.
However, I had no choice but to be reluctant to use more powerful means than now.
This is the capital. It’s Zephia.
The security is so much better than other cities that even people who do such secret things are reluctant.
Zefia has quite strong restrictions on force.
That’s because Hellion wanted so.
If the capital city becomes noisy… It could offend Hellion.
Ordinary ants don’t know.
However, the higher Zephyrian is, the more keenly he knows.
Hellion, how scary he is.
This was also a bit burdensome.
If you cross a certain line, the police will come rushing in. Then, no matter how powerful a person is, downfall is inevitable.
“Huh… I was going to take it easy… He’s a lucky guy. How should I cook this guy…”
Laurent’s worries deepened.
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Connected to Pantera.
And the day of the party held by Youngju So has arrived.
“Hmm…”
Karen is looking at me with her distant eyes.
Karen and I are dressed as mercenaries in leather armor.
Is it okay to keep going like this?
I’m sure there will be a dress code or something.
There is nothing to say.
I rather like it.
Just say you didn’t hear it.
And it’s a waste to spend money on clothes you won’t wear once.
“Karen. Let’s starve today. We need to eat something delicious for dinner…”
Now that things have come to this, I have to cut down on food expenses.
-Nod.
Karen nodded her head with a determined expression in response to my instructions.