NABC Chapter 30
Chapter 30
Chapter 30
The Meaning of Protection (8)
The sticky golden light that had been driving away the darkness of the night disappeared. The defeat of Libra.
The dull reddish light fluttered like embers, and the massive giant’s armor was shattered into small fragments by the aftershock of the explosion.
The citizens held their breath and watched the movements of the lone villain left after Libra’s death. They seemed lost in the afterglow of the victory, gazing blankly at the sky.
The sky was quite noisy due to the loudly blaring helicopter sounds and the intense artificial light emitted by the helicopter for filming. The reporter could not contain her excitement over the unusual sight of one villain taking down another villain, and raised her voice.
-Ladies and gentlemen, look at Libra, who kidnapped the elderly and children, is now being taken down by another villain...
Underlying the excitement was a faint tension. If the confrontation between the villains had ended with someone’s death, then who would the remaining villain turn its wrath upon? What destructive power, capable of easily crushing the ground and spitting fire, would they use on whom? Could it be directed at the citizens themselves?
While tense, they could not easily take their eyes off the scene. Like a frog before a snake, their muscles contracted in overwhelming fear and paralysis.
The barrier blocking the magical girl’s movement began to melt and dissolve. Rather than escaping the dissolved prison, Red Vega chose to approach the villain she had fought within it.
“Um, hello...”
She too felt tense, but unlike the citizens, she did not have any extraordinary fear. This was because she was now convinced that he was on her side.
Fight or save?
An advice she had never imagined hearing from a villain. But it hit the core. Thanks to that, she was able to realize and put into practice what she should do.
As a result, an inner intimacy inevitably grew. It felt like meeting a strict but truly good teacher she would occasionally encounter as a student.
“Thank you for the help...”
[MERAK.]
Before Red Vega could finish speaking, a hard mechanical sound rang out from the belt again. The light on his chest shone a yellowish copper color, and Han Jae-jung held a revolver in his hand.
Open the door.
A clockwork revolver, the kind you’d expect to see in a steampunk fantasy.
Han Jae-jung had one curiosity. If his mission was not to protect the citizens, but to protect the magical girl, then...
Would attacking the citizens not greatly reduce his reproduction rate?
The green hand gradually raised upwards. The muzzle that had been pointing at the ground rose powerfully. No precise aiming was needed. Just turn the muzzle in the direction analyzed by the belt and pull the trigger.
It could be compared to a navigation system driven by augmented reality. With the gun placed on the line only he could see, it was now a suitable position to spew fire.
The direction was towards the helicopter emitting the annoying noise.
“Oops.”
Red Vega stopped in her tracks towards Han Jae-jung and quickly took to the air. Of course, her direction was also towards the helicopter.
The finger resting on the trigger gradually curled. Red Vega was quickly trying to reach orbit, gathering and spraying flames from the soles of her shoes. But the finger curling came first.
Bang.
With a refreshing firing sound, a bullet condensed from starlight quickly crossed the sky. The bullet, while flying, unfurled clusters of energy, taking on the shape of the Big Dipper constellation. It was like a wave in the shape of a constellation, but its speed far surpassed that of a wave.
Yet it still had not reached the helicopter. Red Vega condensed the starlight to the tips of her feet and detonated it.
As the loud sonic boom sounded, Red Vega occupied the space in front of the bullet. And throughout her flight, she scattered the flames she had been gathering in her fists. It was like a jet fighter releasing flares.
Pow!
The collision of the fireball and energy mass created a fierce explosion. The scattering sparks looked beautiful, like a fireworks display.
“Look, our hero Red Vega is... Aah!”
Red Vega tilted her head down, then gathered and detonated flames at the tips of her feet again.
The shockwave shook the helicopter. Red Vega used the gravitational pull of the crash as propellant and flew towards him. As the face of the villain with a red visor-like lens came into view, she immediately raised her fist to swing. Han Jae-jung instantly raised his left arm to defend.! Crackle!
The flame-wrapped fist brushed against the green armor, showering off dizzying sparks. Ignoring the stinging pain traveling through her hand, she asked. “What are you doing!”
Han Jae-jung did not answer, but raised his right arm, the one holding a long gun and door. Raising it to shoulder level, there were many targets. The muzzle and one of the watching citizens’ eyes met.
He placed his finger on the trigger again. Before that finger could curl, Red Vega kicked his hand with her right leg.
His star is not going to end here. He will look at and choose many more stars to bear in the future.
Then, what should his name be?
“Huh? So that power is not the end yet...”
“That’s right. The night sky is vast. There are still many stars I have yet to look at and catch.”
“...! Then I can’t lose either. I will become even stronger!”
“Yeah, think whatever you want. A name, a name... Ah, I got one.”
After pondering, he soon found the answer.
“Watcher.”
It seemed appropriate to take it from his previous actions.
“Watcher, meaning observer, monitor. Remember that from now on.”
“Understood, Mr. Watcher.”
Red Vega’s flames were completed.
“Next time, I’ll be the one to win! Be prepared!”
With steps that burst forth like a roar from someone, the sound of fire crackling followed the sound of tearing wind.
Her signature technique. One path she has chosen.
One road. Harmony (Fire Sound).
As intense as flames and sound, and yet harmonious like a symphony, may you be remembered by someone.
This technique that she had repeated countless times today, a technique she had used hundreds of times so far. Her already overworked arms were screaming, but the flames cried out first.
The roaring flames that seemed to devour the opponent engulfed Watcher.
Red Vega realized.
He did not try to dodge it.
Just like the bullet he had fired earlier, he let the flames strike him and was blown far away. The Watcher, who had been pushed back for a long time, muttered in a hoarse voice.
“Tch... It’s definitely stronger than before.”
And then he raised his voice, so that not only Red Vega but others could hear.
“Retreating is only this time! Next time, just wait and see!!!”
[ALKAID.]
Smoke was scattered inside the belt. The body that had been blinking repeatedly in it soon became transparent.
His shadow completely disappeared in the smoke.
– Our crimson comet, Red Vega, has brilliantly defeated the villain...
– Wooooooo!!!
The excited voices of the citizens and the still noisy sound of the helicopter’s wings, the various noises that she had not been able to hear during the fight, all struck her ears at once. Red Vega frowned for a moment, not only because it was noisy, but also because the wounds on her body were hurting from the wind.
There was another reason.
The smoke that held Watcher was gradually torn apart by the wind and disappeared. Staring at it blankly, Red Vega thought.
Shouldn’t this cheer be for him, not me?
The long, long battle from the crimson evening to the black night had come to an end.
But what ended was only today’s battle.
She still had a lot to do.
Red Vega forced a smile and struck her signature pose in response to the cheers of the citizens, so that the people who tremble in fear of the villains can feel a little reassured.
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