“Uh, how did you get here? I made sure to block all entrances except the main gate!”
Representative Lee, with a flustered expression.
‘I bought a ticket and came through the main gate.’
His toad-like face with wide eyes was quite amusing.
“A villain wouldn’t tell you that, would they?”
“Darn it! What on earth is your purpose…!!”
In an instant, Lee’s eyes darted toward the glass case.
Then, as if he had grasped the situation, he glared at me.
“The trace! You came to steal the Mystic Trace!!”
Lee pointed at the stage where I stood with his finger.
“The Mystic Trace is my precious treasure! And the auction proceeds are meant to be donated to our dear neighbors! I can’t let you take it so recklessly!!”
Lee shouted loudly.
And in an instant, the heroes surrounded the area.
“You’re already surrounded, Maker!!”
‘This is why I wanted to get rid of the higher-ranked heroes quickly.’
Still, it felt a bit sparse, so it seemed like I hadn’t wasted my time.
I looked at each of the heroes’ faces one by one.
‘Most of them were faces I hadn’t seen before, but…’
“Maker? So, that person earlier was…!!”
“Nice to see you again.”
There were some familiar faces too.
“Thanks for the friendly guidance.”
“Eek!”
At my words, Phantom Luna clenched her teeth, looking annoyed.
Even without her mask, her outfit was identical, so she easily recognized me.
“Anyway, this time I won’t let you go so easily! I said I’d catch you, didn’t I!?”
“So, you’re the Maker Luna mentioned? You look like a parasite brother.”
“Th-that person is M-Maker…”
“? Shiny, what’s wrong with you?”
“…I don’t know! Shut up!!”
Phantom Luna and her friends, the Japanese heroes.
They were characters from the original work.
‘So, what should I do…’
I had to buy some time no matter what.
‘Five minutes left. Fighting doesn’t seem like a good option…’
About 30 heroes remained.
Even if they were mixed with C and B ranks, fighting in this narrow stage was a bit bothersome.
Plus, I had to protect the item safely, so avoiding a fight was even more crucial.
‘Then, in the end, I have to stall for time without fighting, just by drawing aggro…’
“We must catch that vile villain!”
“…….”
“Trash! He probably doesn’t even know what charity is!”
“…….”
“He doesn’t understand selling my precious items for the sake of the less fortunate!! Just stealing things because he wants them, those evil creatures!”
“…….”
“You wouldn’t even blink if people starved to death because of you!!”
Who’s lecturing whom here…
It was a bit amusing.
‘Right, I’ve decided.’
Since I have to draw aggro anyway, I might as well mess with that guy.
I smirked and created a microphone.
*Screech-*
Then, I deliberately made noise to draw everyone’s attention.
“Charity… yes, it’s a good deed.”
As I started speaking, people began to focus.
“The act of giving away one’s own flesh to others, how could it not be beautiful?”
“……”
“Of course, it deserves praise.”
In the most absurd tone possible.
And with a bit of appeal.
“If that charity is real, that is.”
“What…?”
I smiled slyly and looked at the toad.
“…What nonsense are you spouting!!!!”
His eyes turned red, and he glared at me with a twisted face.
“You’re getting too emotional.”
“Because it’s nonsense! It’s so absurd and infuriating!!”
‘Well…’
His trembling pupils and tightly clenched neck.
Anyone could see he looked more anxious than absurd.
I smirked and walked leisurely to the front of the stage.
“Representative Lee.”
“……”
“Age sixty. Family includes a wife and one daughter.”
Like telling a fairy tale to a child, or an actor performing a calm play on stage.
I softly narrated his life.
“Originally, he had a relatively weak position among the representatives, but after marrying the golden child of a wealthy family, he rose rapidly.”
“……”
Externally, he is a saint who works for the vulnerable, never hesitating to volunteer or donate.
“Thus, he is a rare representative who is quite popular among the citizens.”
I looked at Lee with cold eyes.
He was gritting his teeth, trembling as he looked at me.
“In reality, he is a trash who engages in corruption, bribery, prostitution, and abuses his subordinates.”
“…Nonsense!!!”
He jumped up and shouted at me.
“Perhaps the citizens didn’t know. The man who claimed to be clean and helped the vulnerable was doing such things behind the scenes.”
“Absolute nonsense!! Do you have evidence? Of course not! How far are you going to slander me!!!”
Lee shouted as if having a fit.
But his excessive reaction made the citizens’ gazes turn strange.
‘Just one decisive piece of evidence should do it.’
Of course, I don’t have any evidence either.
He actually did those things, but I haven’t properly investigated, so how could I have evidence?
But if there’s no evidence, can’t I just make some?
I smiled and called her through the communicator.
‘Glitch.’
-..Oppa. No matter how capable I am, aren’t you giving me too much work?
‘But with your abilities, it’s not impossible, right?’
-That’s true but..
Her abilities are specialized in concealment, disruption, and camouflage.
-Anyway, got it. But as for the video, it’ll take a bit longer to open that glass case?
‘Confirmed.’
“Look at him!! He’s not saying anything!! Because he has no evidence! That’s why he’s acting like this! What are you all doing!! Catch him..!!”
While talking to Glitch, Lee kept squawking.
I watched him for a moment, then raised a hand and flicked my finger.
“Hey! Look there!!”
“What, what is it..”
Then, a video popped up.
“Representative Lee..?”
In the video, Lee’s face was all scrunched up.
“..Huh?”
He was mercilessly beating someone.
“Here it is. The evidence.”
The man in the video kept apologizing, not even trying to resist, just taking the beating.
“No! This is, this is a manipulated video. Everyone!! Don’t believe it!!”
He desperately shouted at the people.
“……”
But the people were already looking at him with uneasy expressions.
‘Let’s add more fuel to the fire.’
I reached into my jacket and created a bundle of papers.
Then, I threw the papers toward the people.
*Whoosh-!*
“Ahh!”
The papers spread widely due to Polia’s wind.
“Those are documents compiling the crimes Representative Lee has committed so far.”
“What!!”
At that, people started picking up the papers and reading them.
And those who read them couldn’t easily speak.
“..What is this.”
“Did Representative Lee really do this?”
“E-everyone! Whatever is written there is all fake..cough!!”
As Lee was denying his crimes, a wad of paper flew into his face.
“Are you even human?!”
“W-what the…”
“You killed people! How can you live so calmly?!”
“..What?!”
Lee’s flustered expression.
Not just that.
“You sold children for prostitution? You crazy bastard!!”
“No…!”
“Money laundering under the guise of donations? You trash!!!”
“What is this…”
“I’m curious how you’ll explain all these affairs you’ve been having like eating meals.”
Lee’s expression gradually soured.
‘He’s about to lose it.’
Because all the documents I fabricated.
Of course, some of the things he actually did, but I mixed in lies here and there.
“..It’s all lies!! How could I, a person who would do such things…”
“It’s obvious. Look at those videos.”
“If you claim it’s all lies, then is this ledger of corruption and bribery also fake?”
“Th-that is…”
At the mention of the ledger, Lee couldn’t continue.
*Whack!!*
“Cough!!”
“Drop dead! You bastard!!”
“Did you manipulate the stock prices too? You damn bastard!!”
After seeing some of the fabricated documents, a few people who realized they had suffered significant losses because of Lee started beating him up.
“Do you understand now?”
In the midst of the chaos.
I slowly returned to my spot.
Then, I turned my head slightly to look at the heroes.
Specifically, Phantom Luna’s group.
“The people you follow are like this.”
-Oppa! Separation complete! Grab the item and get out!!
Just in time, Glitch’s voice came through, and I lightly separated the glass case from the floor.
“Stop right there, Maker!!!”
At that moment, a small bundle of bear dolls flew toward me.
*Swish.*
Thanks to the Training Room standing in front of me, I didn’t have to do anything.
“D-darn it! We have to stop.. no, the guests first..? What do we do!!”
“Calm down, Electrostorm!!!”
Amid the flustered heroes, I glanced around.
“This place is quite impressive, but it doesn’t suit the heroes.”
“What are you talking about?”
Phantom Luna questioned my sudden remark.
“Since when did heroes become a group that protects the backs of the elite?”
“What nonsense is that!!”
One of Phantom Luna’s friends shouted and charged at me.
The irregular electricity shot at me was easily blocked by an insulated shield.
*Zap!*
“Ugh, ahh!”
Then, I tied one of his legs with a whip and knocked him down.
“Do you know how many heroes came to protect this party?”
“Grr..”
As I stepped on the chest of the guy lying in front of me, he groaned.
As he struggled to get free, I increased the pressure on my foot.
“Fifty, to be exact. Not just security personnel, but real heroes.”
I sneered and looked at the heroes.
“Since when have heroes been traveling in such large groups? At civilian events, you’d be lucky to see one or two.”
“Cough!”
“Since when have heroes been acting as bodyguards for the elite?”
The Association might have prepared this to prevent the Mystic from going to the wrong place.
Of course, such precious items don’t usually appear at civilian events, and villains rarely target civilian events, so it’s natural for there to be fewer heroes.
‘But that’s not the important part.’
“Ugh!!”
“Stop it!!”
As I was grinding the guy beneath my foot, a large crystal chunk flew at me.
*Clang-!*
The Training Room tried to deflect it with a double-edged sword.
*Whoosh-*
“Tch..”
As the crystals tried to stick to her sword, the Training Room clicked her tongue and dropped the sword.
I watched the fight between the Training Room and Phantom Luna’s other friend for a moment.
“Even now, there are citizens suffering from villains, people in need of help, yet you all are here laughing and having fun.”
I turned my head and looked at the flustered heroes.
“Who exactly assigned you to this mission?”
With a slightly disgusted tone, I made eye contact with each hero.
In the end, it was incitement.
Incitement that you are wrong.
Doubt that the Association you follow is not such a great group.
And…
*Glance.*
I looked at the audience seats where people were going wild.
Among them, a man with a camera clearly filming me.
Around his neck was an ID card labeled ‘Streamer.’
‘And incitement toward the citizens.’
I smiled brightly and approached Polia and the Training Room.
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