Chapter 93

〈 Chapter 92 〉 Section 4. How to Approach a Villain (4)

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At that moment, in the President's office in Busan.

"This foolish kid!"

The current President, Tae Chae-jin, shouted at the young man sitting on the sofa.

"I told you not to play around with just any woman!"

"Ah, I didn't know!!"

The young man, 'Tae Jo,' who had been fiddling with his smartphone, suddenly jumped up from the sofa, irritated.

"You said human laws can't bind ability users! So I thought it was fine to do it with another ability user, why are you making such a fuss about it?!"

"Hey!!"

"Why!!"

They are grandfather and grandson in private, but in public, they are the President and one of the country's S-class heroes.

"Is this a joke or a fart! I told you so many times! If a man doesn't control his mouth and hands, he's finished!"

"Ah, did I know she was that kind of woman?!"

"Bring her here immediately! Hurry up!"

"How am I supposed to bring her here? She's already in Gangwon Province. And honestly, if we have a kid, it wouldn't be so bad...."

"Hey, you irresponsible brat!!"

Their conversation was so messy and blunt that it was hard to believe they were having it.

Fortunately, the office was thoroughly soundproofed; otherwise, citizens would have been shocked to hear their conversation.

"What would happen if an S-class ability user and a C-class ability user did something like that?! Huh?"

"From what I learned in health class, there's a high probability that a child would be born."

"You're saying that even though you could become a father?!"

"Wow! Am I going to be a dad?!"

"Ugh...!"

The President covered his face with his hand.

He had pampered Tae Jo because he was an S-class ability user, and having S-class grandchildren had helped him secure the presidency.

But since becoming President, most of his work had been cleaning up after this S-class troublemaker, Tae Jo.

"Okay, why did you meet her?"

"What's the big deal? We met at an airline event, exchanged contact information, and met up. I took off the Taeguk Watch separately."

"I always told you to carry the Taeguk Watch!!"

"Come on, how can I wear it all the time? It's not like an ankle monitor. Did I commit a sex crime or something? We just had a light, fun time together...."

"Then you should have taken care of the aftermath properly!!"

Bang.

"I did use contraception properly!"

"You should have taken it and tied it up properly. Why did you let that woman take it and run away?!"

"Ah, I didn't think she would take it from the trash can!!"

"Fool!!"

When the President threw the booklet he was holding to the floor, Tae Jo started to look tense.

"Huff, huff. Tae Jo, my grandson. Listen carefully. This is a bigger problem than you think. Our agents are trying to protect that woman, but if they make a mistake, she could be killed. Do you understand why?"

"Um... Why?"

"Because the genes of our country's top S-class young man are more precious than the granddaughter of a foreign airline ability user!!"

"Hehehe...."

"This isn't something to laugh about!!"

The President pounded his chest in frustration.

At the same time, he displayed Yuliana's photo on the TV screen on the wall and shouted at the screen.

"Think about it! If this woman goes back and has a child based on your genes, what would happen to that child?!"

"If she's an ability user, she'll raise the child. If not, she'll abandon it."

"How can you say that so calmly?"

"It's the reality."

Tae Jo took a bite out of the yanggwa on the table with a chuckle.

"Grandpa, don't worry. Do you really think she would have a child from that? I read in a health book that the activity dies quickly, so it's fine!"

"Right, right. But have you considered that our great S-class hero, the eldest grandson of the Tae family, has superior genes, and they might survive?"

"Um...."

Tae Jo tilted his head.

"Is that scientifically possible?"

"You're an ability user!!"

"But ability users are still human."

"Don't apply scientific standards to ability users!! What would you do if she really gets pregnant?! If your genes are passed on to hundreds of women and you end up with hundreds of sons, what then?!"

"Well...."

Tae Jo shrugged.

"Why should I take responsibility for a child I didn't want to have?"

"Ha, ha...."

The President, seemingly out of energy to be angry, slumped into his seat.

"I've raised a monster, a monster."

"She does have monster-like abilities."

"Still, if she doesn't say anything. Sigh. If she were to die, you would really...."

"Why would Yuliana die?"

"......"

The President turned his body.

Tae Jo, trying not to be noticed, forced down the corners of his mouth that were trying to curl up.

"Grandson, think about it. Imagine you're a nationalist. Would you just stand by and let a foreign woman steal the great genes of the Tae family?"

"Then we should just retrieve it, why kill her?"

"Have you ever seen a thief left alone?"

"...No, that's not right. Killing is a bit much."

Tae Jo jumped up from his seat.

"I promised to go to Miami next time and try it in a suit!!"

"...You should be glad you're S-class."

"I'm doing this because I'm S-class. Hehehe."

Tae Jo walked towards the window.

"Where is Yuliana now?"

"Don't know. She's supposed to be flying to the U.S. from Yangyang. Why?"

"Nothing much."

When Tae Jo opened the window, something like a chunk of steel flew towards him from outside.

Clank, clank, clank!

The steel chunk attached to Tae Jo's body instantly turned into armor covering his entire body, making him look like a man in steel armor wearing a dragon robe.

"Saving a woman is a hero's job."

Crash!

Tae Jo broke through the window and rushed out.

The President, watching his back, reached for the bottle of stomach medicine on the table.

"She should have been born in America, not Korea.... No, that's not right. Yes, she's the proud eldest grandson of the Tae family. Tsk."

The President looked at the photo on the TV with a complicated expression.

"If there's going to be a scandal, it should be with someone of the same class, an S-class. Not a C-class. C-class."

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A little later.

Having grasped the entire situation, I reaffirmed our organization's position.

"We just need to make sure Yuliana doesn't die in Korea, right?"

"Right. The government wants to keep the scandal involving the S-class hero Tae Jo and the C-class Yuliana under wraps, and the Hwalbin Party wants to retrieve the genes Yuliana stole from Tae Jo."

"What do we gain from this?"

"A portion of October Travel's shares. And a favor."

The word 'favor' is quite scary.

It's just a word, but from our organization's perspective, we need to accumulate such small favors to eventually conquer the world.

"Rather than creating a new airline and having a headache, wouldn't it be better to bring October Travel to our side? They could upgrade us to first class for free whenever we travel abroad."

"Everything for the world conquest, right?"

"Exactly. They have a strong influence in the Gangwon area. If we can recruit them to our organization, it will be a great help in the future."

"...Hmm."

A conclusion was reached.

Whether we like it or not, we can't let Yuliana die on Korean soil.

"Then what about Tae Jo's genes?"

"We need to get rid of them. So no one can use them carelessly."

"Where would they use them?"

"Well, if they were to freeze and store them and somehow use a test tube, wouldn't that be quite troublesome?"

"Tsk. For a young guy, he's already so experienced...."

"Even you, Director Kung, are experienced."

"Mr. Manager."

"Sorry, sorry."

I was about to kick Kung's butt but lowered my leg.

"It's time. I will now follow her invisibly and protect the 'thief.'"

"You don't seem too enthusiastic about it."

"From the perspective of a human, Do Ji-hwan, rather than a goblin of the organization, Yuliana is more unpleasant than Tae Jo."

"Because she's a woman?"

"No. It's unpleasant to think about having a child with someone you don't love."

"Hmm.... Indeed, from Director Kung's perspective, that makes sense. Our Director is a passionate lover, after all, charming every woman he meets."

"......"

Smack.

"Ahh! You hit my butt?! That's sexual harassment!"

"It's meaningless to scream if it doesn't hurt."

"The part that was hit is the problem! How can you hit a woman?"

"I don't discriminate...between genders. Next time, I'll kick your shin."

"Whatever!"

Kung frowned and rubbed his butt with his hand.

"Since we're on the topic, Mr. Manager. Can we consider Yuliana...a villain?"

"Hmm...."

Kung looked at me intently and then shook his head lightly.

"Not to the extent of killing her, right?"

"Even though she stole the genes?"

"Since it was consensual, no one can say anything. If there's blame, it's on both sides. The man who didn't handle it properly and the woman who tried to do something strange with it."

"...Well, I understand that it's not to the extent of killing her."

Whirr.

I took out my mask.

"This is just a hypothetical scenario."

Transformation.

[If Yuliana does something so bad that she deserves to die.]

Clank.

[As a goblin, would it be okay to kill her?]

"...Ah. Of course...it would be. That's a given."

Kung put on his sunglasses and lifted the corners of his red lips at me.

"More important than such trivial personal matters is the duty of the organization, the situation of the goblin."

Operation: Protect Yuliana.

Commence.

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