Before the terror began.
I did the final check.
“Are you all prepared?”
“Yes.”
When I asked, she nodded and spun around once.
A half-mask similar to mine and a large hoodie that covered up to her thighs.
Finally, with running shoes emphasizing mobility and short shorts, she gave off a mischievous vibe overall.
“After the terror begins, I will call you Polia.”
Nod.
“What did you say to call me?”
“Oppa.”
“..Yes, you can call me Maker. Never say my real name.”
“Got it, Oppa.”
Gayeon nodded and looked at me.
..Did she understand correctly?
I was a bit anxious, but I trusted her to do well since she was surprisingly perceptive.
“Polia.”
I regained my composure and called her.
Then, with a somewhat serious expression, I bent my knees to match her eye level and spoke.
“We are about to commit terror.”
“……”
“We plan to take people hostage and threaten them.”
Nod.
“There might be many people making scary faces at you, are you not scared?”
“I’ve seen many people with bad impressions, so it’s fine.”
What I meant was, are you confident you won’t be traumatized?
You’re the main in this terror, if you lose focus, you won’t be able to use your abilities properly.
Polia stretched out her arm, grabbed my hand, and placed it on her head.
“And if you do this, it’s fine.”
Saying that, she looked at me.
A faint smile hung on her lips.
‘Does she mean it’s okay if I’m here? It’s a bit touching.’
I smiled faintly and patted her head.
“Shall we go then?”
“Yes.”
When I reached out my hand, Polia grabbed it with all her might.
Woong-
She used her ability.
***
A somewhat lazy lunchtime.
“Yawn..”
“Are you very tired?”
The woman with glasses nodded at her short-haired friend’s question.
“Yes..”
“Well, you’ve been on a train for 8 hours to get to Area C, so it’s understandable. Hey, want to take a nap?”
“That’s not possible. Who knows when it will start.”
The woman opened her sleepy eyes wide and looked at her friend.
How hard she had worked for today.
She had managed to get tickets that sold out in seconds and had stood for hours to finally sit in this place where 25,000 people gathered.
‘No matter how tired I am, if I don’t enjoy it properly, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life!’
“Well, you’re a big fan of Red Heroes, right?”
“Of course! Our oppas are so handsome!”
“..I think they look too flashy.”
“What?!”
Red Heroes.
The idol-hero team that the woman loved madly,
They were the main characters performing at the large concert dome today.
But what? Flashy?
“Give me back my ticket, you b*tch!”
“You can’t take back what you’ve given.”
The woman sighed briefly at her friend’s attitude.
‘Our oppas are so handsome and kind, what? Flashy? Ugh, let’s not talk about it.’
“..By the way, it’s ridiculously spacious.”
The friend, having forgotten their earlier squabble, looked around curiously.
The woman cleared her throat and pushed up her glasses.
“It’s the largest concert hall in South Korea, capable of accommodating 25,000 people? Now you see how great our oppas are…”
“Hey, what if a villain appears in a place like this?”
The friend lightly dismissed the woman’s bragging and continued to look around.
The woman snorted at her friend’s words.
“If a villain appears, our oppas will take care of them, right? Did you forget? Our oppas are heroes!”
“Really? Then there shouldn’t be a problem.”
The average rating of Red Heroes was C.
Most considered them weak as heroes, but the woman, blinded by her admiration, thought differently.
‘Our oppas are just holding back for the fans, but if they wanted to, they could do it.’
She firmly believed that if the fans were in danger, they would risk their lives to protect them.
“Hello, citizens.”
Until today, when they faced a real villain.
***
“Hello, citizens.”
As the terror began, Polia instantly touched the ground and used her ground manipulation to seal all entrances of the distant dome.
-Maker. Communication room secured, successful.
-Control room also successful.
-Here too…
And the organization members also succeeded in securing their designated positions.
‘Smooth sailing.’
Satisfied with the voices coming through the communicator, I smiled and continued speaking to the citizens.
“Some of you may know, but my name is Maker. I am an executive of Eclipse.”
As I introduced myself, the murmuring gradually grew louder.
Tap tap.
Creak-
As the confusion became visible, I deliberately tapped the microphone to create noise and focus the surroundings.
“……”
As it quieted down again, I smiled and continued speaking while everyone looked at me.
“You will have to become my hostages. In other words, you will have to be the compensation for the heroes.”
“……”
“If you just follow my words properly. None of you will get hurt.”
Saying that, I winked at Polia, and she immediately used her ability.
Kugugugung-
“Ah!”
“Ahhh!”
“What, what is this!”
Then, the ground moved, and a prison was instantly created.
Because of the circular shape surrounding us, it felt like we were trapped, but in reality, it was the opposite.
“This, this won’t open!”
“Let, let us out!!”
“Mommy…”
“Is there no ability user here? Someone with strength or such abilities!”
The citizens shook the bars Polia had created, but they didn’t budge.
‘I told you, we won’t do anything until the heroes come.’
Well, I would also feel suspicious and anxious in their place.
Suddenly trapped by a villain, even if the villain says they’ll let you go later, it’s hard to trust.
“If you just stay still, I won’t do anything. I swear.”
“Wh,what do you want!”
As I asked for their trust, a short-haired woman trembled but asked a question.
Even though the woman with glasses next to her pulled her sleeve as if to stop her, she ignored it and looked at me.
‘Hmm.’
“Polia. Can you teleport me to the woman who just asked me a question?”
“Yes.”
Woong-
Holding Polia’s outstretched hand, I moved to the bars in front of where the woman was.
“Ahhh!”
As Polia and I appeared instantly, the short-haired woman was startled and fell on her butt.
“Oh, I apologize if I scared you. I thought it would be better to answer face to face…”
“Ye,yes..”
As I smiled and apologized, she looked at me with a dumbfounded expression.
“Anyway, the main point is that I want the heroes to come here.”
“..Again?”
“You must have seen my previous terror.”
“Yes..”
“Are you perhaps my fan?”
I joked with a playful smile.
Recently, I heard that a group had formed that praised or excessively liked me after news spread that I had killed villains.
A joke I made recalling that news.
Of course, it was a stretch to ask if she was a fan just because she had seen my terror once.
And even if I had fans, would they coincidentally meet me during my terror?
“……”
The short-haired woman’s face gradually turned red at my joke.
…?
“..Anyway, what I want is for the heroes to come.”
I pretended not to notice the awkward situation.
“Since it’s being broadcast live, they should come soon, right?”
Then, as I looked at Polia, she nodded while floating the camera.
“..Hey!”
At that moment, a woman with glasses inside the prison called out with a bright expression.
She seemed like the friend who had stopped the short-haired woman earlier. What’s going on?
As I wondered, the woman quickly continued.
“There are heroes! Our oppas! Red Heroes are here!”
She shouted cheerfully.
***
“Hy,hyung..what do we do?”
Inside the waiting room.
Five men wearing red costumes were trembling.
“Why, of all days, when we have a concert..”
It had been five years since they lived as weak, unknown heroes.
All they had was decent looks and some tricks.
“We’ve come this far..”
They had done many dishonorable things to make a living.
But despite the hardships, they had persevered and were finally about to see the light.
“What are we supposed to do..”
-Red Heroes..are you here?
Until Maker appeared on stage looking for them.
“Wh,what do we do?”
“What do we do? What can we do..! We can’t do anything…”
Although they were heroes, their average rating was C.
The strongest leader in the team was C+, which said it all.
“..That crazy b*tch is dragging us into this for no reason…”
“! Hyung..! She’s a fan!”
“So what if she’s a fan? Are you going to go out there and take a bullet for her? Do you want to be on the news tomorrow as ‘A hero’s honorable death.’ and then be forgotten?”
“……”
“..Eunchan is right this time. Si-yoon. Going out recklessly is just suicide.”
A brief silence hung between them.
Suicide.
None of the five gathered here would want to die a dog’s death.
That’s why they chose this path, even if they were treated as clowns by other heroes.
But..
“..Let’s run away.”
“Huh..?”
“..No matter how I think about it, it’s impossible. None of us want to die.”
“That’s..true but.”
The youngest in the team glanced at the live broadcast of the stage.
“Then you stay and try to save the fans and die.”
“..That’s.”
They didn’t want to die.
Even if the lives at stake were those of the fans who loved them.
It wasn’t their own lives or the lives of someone close to them.
So, they could coldly turn a blind eye and run away.
…Nod.
Finally, even the youngest agreed to follow their actions, and they prepared to run away.
To avoid being caught, they changed clothes and took wallets filled with cash.
“Anyway, those girls have nothing to do with us.”
“Who would come to our concert for long?”
“I never wanted this kind of attention.”
“Let’s just run away quickly.”
“……”
Thus, each man rationalized that they had done nothing wrong.
Finally, after changing clothes and preparing to leave, the moment they opened the waiting room door to escape.
Creak..
“Ah.”
“This is 42. We’ve found the hero team Red Heroes.”
“We’re f*cked-.”
Thud.
A competent organization member found them, and their escape plan was ruined.
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