The Returning Supervillain Raises a Hero

Episode 87. Secret Vault

“You do anything for your students.”

“… It is the sacrifice of evil for the growth of good.”

“I am not blaming you. It’s because I’m worried.”

Sympathetic mental interference is not an ability that can be used indefinitely. As much as we are investing our power to run Hello Island. He was a magician who thought that he would not have the power to rule even the Skull Pirates, the main body of the pirates who appeared in the Shuetsu Canal.

“You can worry. After re-awakening, the character is growing.”

“growth? To the point of forcibly ruling hundreds of people?”

Priscilla Rudra’s interference ability varies depending on how much the opponent’s mental barrier is broken, and the fatigue and success rate vary.

Controlling the 30,000 Hello Island members was possible thanks to the person’s consent through the contract in advance.

“Yes.”

“Heh heh, an interferometric awakening person who has gone through a lot of trouble before re-awakening and even growing up. It’s scary.”

Originally, Priscilla Rudra was active only inside the academy due to the fear and vigilance of the public. The Magus, who knew how well she would be treated if this fact were known, swore with mana.

“I will not betray your trust.”

“You don’t even have to do that.”

“Heh heh, it’s done. Come on now, this is nothing. Anyway, this battle. How do you see it?”

The gazes of the two men again turn to the board alone. The pirates who bravely invaded the coast of Hello Island wearing a pirate flag with a white skull on them started firing bullets and missiles at the ships the hero was approaching towards them.

At the time of establishing the project, he was the vice principal who expected that half of the office would be destroyed in this battle, but now he has a different opinion.

“Yeah, it must be a landslide victory for our students.”

* * *

Death inevitably occurs when intelligent beings of similar civilizations wage a war.

Total number of heroes killed since the first clash, 12.

If the person you were having a meal with and joking around a few hours ago dies in vain or in a tragic way.

No matter how much the brain thinks it is a ‘virtual space’, a shock is bound to come.

Some ships that were advancing quickly gradually slowed down and then stopped. Some offices even divert players towards the port.

It was me who had no intention of putting the children who were ordinary people in the front a few weeks ago, so I took a seat in the back from the beginning.

Ah, Ram took the lead because he made an exception. He looked like an old-timer from some martial arts movie, carrying his back and using the ship as a stepping stone.

Anyway. In order not to miss the victory, the pirates mobilized all their weapons and fired bullets.

“This is a bit dangerous.”

I turned the key that was controlling the ship to the right. The firearms they shoot can be blocked by the dirt barrier created by the Duke, but that black thing under the sea is the problem.

“Agon! Wipe it off!”

As Camium shouts, slashing his gun into the sky, a cypress tentacle springs up and strikes a ship. A scream echoed from the ship torn in half.

“I have to save you!”

“I am coming!”

It’s a short while to get slapped at the appearance of the children who come forward without thinking back and forth. As if waiting, all the ships that were approaching by the soaring tentacles sank into the water.

The boats that had been dragged in with the foam evacuated did not rise again. The same goes for the hero and the student who fell together.

Was it Jackal and Nero? I’m going to have some nightmares for a while.

“Boss, that boat.”

A woman named Octasia pulls my collar and points to a pirate ship that is far away alone.

“Over there?”

“Yes, it is the most expensive.”

The characteristic of this guy is ‘Gold Seeker.’ The ability to recognize the most expensive objects when exchanged for gold. The reason I confidently placed a bet on that monster-like Ram was because I believed in Octasia’s characteristics.

The problem is that you have to clear out three pirate ships to get there.

After notifying the Hydra Sisters with whom I was collaborating to act separately, I set sail to the nearest pirate ship.

“Duke. One is for you to handle. The rest are the Zei-Jek team and the Gis team. You are in charge.”

“Yes!”

It didn’t take long to silence the three pirate ships, not to mention Duke, as the other two teams only had guys specialized in combat.

So they quickly seized the vessel that was supposed to contain the treasure chest and scoured the inside to find a palm-sized vault that was shiny like new, not matching the rusty boat.

“Boss, it’s safe, but it’s analog, so it can’t be hacked.”

Gis, who worked for a security company before, looks at the safe and hands it to me.

“The idea of a pirate is there.”

When the button was shone in the sunlight coming in through the window at an angle, the very worn parts were visible, and after several unsuccessful attempts, the safe was opened.

What came out was paper rolled up with a rubber band. Looking at the contents, it was a kind of ledger.

“Hey. He was a giant.”

The situation in which two large logistics companies known by name only hired pirates to stop each other’s ships was stuffed.

I grabbed the ledger and looked around, stepping on the pirate’s back and pulling his hair as he was caught by Zaizek.

“Ok!”

I asked while looking at the pirate’s eyes filled with anxiety and resentment.

“hey. Do you have any money?”

He added words because he felt his hand shaking his head.

“Speak well.”

The guy who looked at my smiling face with his neck wiggled, pointed to the corner of the cabin with his shaky pupil.

“A fishing bag?”

“Yes, yes. I’ll give you everything, so please save me!”

I searched through my fishing bag and found bundles of $100 inside. When I counted through the eyes, I saw that there were roughly a thousand pages. An excessive amount for a single pirate to carry.

It was obvious that it was money with a story, but I didn’t have to ask.

“Let’s go back.”

Although the sidekicks were puzzled by my decision, they did not say a word and turned the captured pirate ship and the ship it was on toward the port.

In the meantime, I filled the safe in the empty cabin and closed it again.

By the time we got to the pier and disembarked. A notification message appeared saying that the Skull Pirates had been subjugated.

[Successful in subjugating the Skull Pirates!]

【Score Acquisition Status】

【Peaceful Life Office, Roman. Secure a secret safe. +3000]

【Peaceful Life Office, Lam. Catch camium. +5000]

【Glory Punch, Delois. Kraken kill. +3000]

Ram got back on Queen’s boat. He looked at the safe in my hand and clicked his tongue.

“It was a small difference.”

No, was it a long time ago? My current appearance is too profound to accept that.

“I wish you all the best in the future.”

“あ.”

Then, he puts down the cloak in front of me and walks away. Maybe it’s because I told you in advance that I won’t be seeing this quest for the last time. It’s like going back to the mountains.

“Seizek, Gis. Hand them over to the mayor and return to the office.”

“Yes!”

Having left the fainted Cami and the safe with its contents replaced, I approached the Queen, who had been staring at the sea with a blank expression before.

As I approached, the side kicks of Glory Punch blocked it.

“… Roman?”

Quinn nods to her men. Then he looks at me and splits left and right to make way for me.

The figure of a middle-aged woman with gray hair that seems to imitate her sympathy. A close look at Queen’s face looked very sad.

Standing right next to her and waiting quietly, Queen, who had been licking her lips, opened her mouth with a sigh.

“Deloah… , dead.”

Deloa was the first sidekick Quinn hired. Besides, he’s the hero who defeated the Kraken today. … That would be pretty shocking.

“I did.”

from experience. When you lose someone close to you, no words can comfort you. You just have to rely on the power of time to overcome it.

Memories built with Deloa and the helpless self felt at the scene. And even a review on the death of the gang and the death of an acquaintance. Quinn spoke for a long time as if complaining, and I listened silently.

“I try not to forget. I will live with the death of Deloa.”

It was a decision and aspiration.

Someone’s death remains a permanent scar on one side of the chest, and no matter how brave you take medicine and care for it, it never gets better. The pain is just dulled by the fading memories and familiarity.

I want to say forget it, but I know it won’t.

“Yeah, you’ll be fine.”

There was nothing he could do but respect his choice.

* * *

A few days later, Monday.

After the Hero Manager lecture, we gathered in the same place with a lingering impression.

As the children were arguing with each other, the vice principal in a red suit arrived on an air board soon after.

“Everyone, come out and tell us what you learned. Childish? No, verbalizing your thoughts is very important. Just by looking at your habits, you can tell what kind of hero you will become in the future.”

It was a promise made by the world’s best interferometer awakening, so the weight of the words was different.

I raised my hand as the noisy children procrastinated looking at each other with nervous expressions.

“I do it first.”

“You always get help from Nam Man-hyuk.”

“If you really think that way, please supply it more often. I don’t know how many weeks it has been since the drone hasn’t arrived.”

As soon as the vice principal opened his mouth to answer, he started giving his impressions.

“ruler! I have nothing to say about it as a feeling. The fact that there are many better people than the heroes among ordinary Awakened people and that people die more easily than you think?”

Wait, that’s a different story. Except for me, there are two students who suspected that Hello Island is an existing island.

Quinn, who witnessed the death of Tracy and Deloa while looking at the map saying something was wrong.

The two were informed of the truth after the hero manager lecture. At the time, Quinn nodded heavily, and Tracy laughed, saying she thought so too.

“Questions.”

Do Su-jeong continued to speak, pushing her glasses up with her fingers.

“According to the information released, you initially acquired the trait ‘Heart of the Swarm’. Did you mean it?”

The vice-principal disclosed on the lecture bulletin board on the day the hero manager was over, referring to the skills selected by each student and the profile of the hero recruited.

“Originally, I was going to see the status window of the hero, but when I went in, I saw a normal person.”

“So you held a hero audition?”

“It also contributed, but auditioning for a hero is another reason.”

I can feel the eyes and ears of 19 people being focused.

“Because of the

“uh?”

“Did I go to the prospective Awoken and invite them to come to our office? But you don’t even listen.”

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“No, wait. So. Did you audition for that? Even giving a speech like that in the plaza?”

“Even if you suddenly audition, people who are already accustomed to daily life cannot apply. You have to create an atmosphere.”

In political terms, this is called shaking.

“… like you.”

Do Sujeong, who seems desperate for some reason, hangs her shoulders and leans against the tree behind her.

I think that’s enough when I’m about to go back to my seat.

“Really, student Manhyuk. What happened to the contents of the secret safe?”

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