Chapter 7

EP.7 Mental Education

In the Republic of Korea, the proportion of people with superhuman abilities, or superpowers, is very low.

Among them, those who possess two abilities are even rarer.

My abilities are telekinesis and teleportation.

To be precise, having two major abilities simultaneously means I could be considered a golden spoon in terms of superpowers.

...Yeah, how nice it would be if I were a golden spoon.

Unfortunately, my abilities are more like a gilded spoon rather than a solid gold one.

The reason is simple: my abilities are all flawed.

Take teleportation as an example. After teleporting 1 km, the fatigue I feel is equivalent to running 1 km at full speed.

Yesterday, I tried a longer distance, and I ended up sleeping all day, which clearly shows the flaws in my abilities.

One of the villains in the original work, a teleporter, has only the ability to teleport but with no restrictions.

He can just appear and disappear at will.

Similarly, my telekinesis has significant flaws.

To put it in perspective, it feels like the weak claw on a claw machine.

I can't even hold down a person who is resisting fiercely; I can only levitate objects, like the smartphone I'm currently floating in the air.

Of course, it's harder to hold things, but it's easier to push them away. Just like in a claw machine, the claw might not grab anything, but it can move around well.

The only advantage is that it can be used as a kind of charged attack. If I gather power for a long time and then release it, it can deal some damage. I used this in conjunction with teleportation to break the helmets of villains.

Of course, no matter how many advantages there are, the fact that my abilities are riddled with flaws is undeniable.

Still.

Still, you know.

If you just give me a gun, I have the ability to deal with these low-level minions.

More than enough, in fact.

"What, what are you doing?!"

Inside the building, filled with the screams of hostages.

To the clearly flustered voice of the guy, I simply replied.

"You're causing a commotion, so I have to educate you, don't I?"

At the same time, I shot the guy who opened his mouth.

The distance between him and me was quite long, but the bullet hit his forehead without wavering.

Fortunately, it didn't seem to be a bulletproof mask. He fell to the ground.

The unwavering comfort. Ego Bullet.

Of course, it was possible because I had fixed the bullet's trajectory with my telekinesis, but this is also part of my 'ability,' right?

Sigh, I'm really lucky to have weak telekinesis.

Without it, I, who only have experience with guns from the military, wouldn't have been able to hit anyone accurately.

Only after three of them fell did the remaining guys start aiming their guns at me.

What, you're my followers, right? Why are you aiming guns at me? What a joke.

In the tense situation, I glanced at my smartphone, which was still floating and streaming.

[3 people just died lolololol]

[My stomach is churning]

[But weren't they on your side? Why did you just kill them?]

[This should be rated 19+ for the blood]

[Damn, there's my brother]

[Is Ego Stick a good guy?]

[One-shot, one-kill]

[Crazy, guys~~~. Is this a game to you? This is a real situation, hahaha, nowadays, people,]

[What are the heroes doing?]

[Aaaaah]

[What about the people in there? I'm worried]

[Hang in there, everyone!]

[Release Mr. Kim, release Mr. Kim, release Mr. Kim, release Mr. Kim, release Mr. Kim, release Mr. Kim, release Mr. Kim, release Mr. Kim]

[Damn, is there no manager here? Clean up the spam]

[Ego is handsome even with half his face showing ㅠㅠㅠ]

[There are a lot of crazy people here lolololol It's a real situation, you guys]

[Watching live terrorist attacks by villains lololol]

[If someone captures and posts the comment section, it will be a major embarrassment internationally;;]

...I got dizzy just from a quick look.

Turning my head, I assessed the situation.

The hostages who were screaming are now covering their ears and trembling.

Yeah, gunshots are scary.

Looking around the hostages, they are mostly a mix of men and women in their 20s and 30s.

...I don't even know what kind of building this is. A company, maybe?

While I was guessing, one of the guys aiming a gun at me started yelling at me. What a brat.

"O Ego Stick! What did we do wrong to deserve this sudden treatment?!"

This guy, yelling at me. How annoying.

Honestly, if they hadn't exposed my name, I wouldn't have cared about this terrorism. That's the job of a hero. Of course, I plan to eliminate villains who cause large-scale casualties before they can act.

Anyway, to educate the ignorant who don't know their own faults, I decided to personally inform them. Ha, I might be the top in terms of character among villains.

"Wrong? There's no wrong."

Saying that, I spun the gun in my hand. The guys who flinched were amusing. Kids, you're still my followers, so you didn't shoot me. But when the hostages, who were glancing around, also flinched, I felt a bit guilty. Oh, I'm so soft-hearted, how can I be a villain?

"Of course, if ignorance is a fault, then it is a fault! In that case, you are."

As I spoke, I levitated several guns I had placed in my coat with my telekinesis.

The guys' eyes widened at the sight of the guns floating in the air.

What, did you think I would only shoot with my hands?

I'm a telekinetic, you know.

"All of you are traitors. Immediate execution."

At the same time, I fired the floating guns in different directions with my telekinesis.

The screams of the hostages in the background, the bangs, and the falling of my followers.

I only intended to give them a mental education, but it might have been a bit too aggressive...

Well, maybe they'll be more careful in their next life after today's lesson.

Thinking that, I deflected a bullet flying towards me with my telekinesis.

Even though my telekinesis is weak, I can still change the direction of a flying bullet. Of course, I knew the bullets would be coming.

"A, ah..."

The last one standing.

My follower, the only one left after all his comrades fell.

The reason I left one alive is simple.

The association needs to catch at least one to know what happened and to have something to say at a press conference.

And through their testimony, my innocence can be proven.

The reason I chose this one out of the eight...

He seemed smarter. And he's a woman.

What, is it a crime to prefer women? I'm proud of it.

Let those who hate women and homosexuals throw stones at me. I'll dodge them all.

After shooting everyone, I walked towards her, smiling.

Thud. Thud.

"U, uh, please, please, spare me..."

She was trembling as I approached her.

She no longer tried to shoot me. Maybe she knew it wouldn't work?

Finally, I stood in front of her, who was now trembling like a broken machine.

"H, huh..."

Standing in front of her, who was almost on the verge of tears, I grabbed her chin with my hand.

With the other hand, I removed the mask covering her face.

As I took off the mask, her appearance was revealed.

'Pretty?'

A pretty girl suddenly appeared, which was a bit surprising.

Her moist eyes looking up at me were the epitome of something that triggers a protective instinct.

I almost sweetly wiped away the tears from her eyes but regained my composure and spoke.

"Did you do something wrong, or not?"

In response to my gentle voice, she trembled and answered.

"Y, y, yes, I did. I did wrong. I did wrong, sob, sob."

Why, why is this happening? Who's eating who here?

Even though she was crying, her beauty was radiant, and I felt my composure wavering, but I regained control. No, I am solely devoted to Stardust. I won't be swayed by another woman's charm!

With a firm resolve, I asked a question to shatter her mental state.

"What did you do wrong?"

"Y, y, yes?"

"What did you do wrong?"

Smiling, I asked again, and she finally collapsed, her legs giving out.

"A, ah. I, we, without Ego Stick's permission, we, we did this."

"Anything else?"

"A, and, and, ah, sob, sob. I, I did wrong. Please, spare me. Please, spare me. Sob, sob, aaaaah."

Suddenly, she burst into tears.

Why, why is this happening? What did I do?

You're the bad guy, but it feels like I'm the bad guy!

...Am I the bad guy?

In the quiet building, only her cries filled the air.

[LOL, what a piece of trash LOLLLLL]

Seeing the comments in the chat, I felt a pang in my heart.

I never thought I'd be called a piece of trash for this reason.