Choi Ki-yeol.
His father always emphasized his spirit during training.
'Hey, Choi Ki-yeol! Tell me what kind of family we are!'
'It's the Marines!'
'Once the Marines
Eternal Marines! And we, who inherited this blood, are heirs who have inherited the spirit of the Marines! Although humanity will disappear after the cataclysm,
Even if the work is reduced and even if a small amount of expenses is entrusted to heroes who specialize in winning battles, the spirit should not change even at this time.
It will change! I understand what you mean!'
'Understood!!!'
What are the Marines and why do they use evil in everything they do and catch Gao even in the smallest things?
As it happens, young Choi Ki-yeol did not know this.
The training was painful, but his father's screams and shouts were even more terrifying, so he simply followed his orders.
However, now that he had become an adult, all of this had become something that could be called his pride.
Whatever the reason, thanks to these teachings, he was able to overcome his fears at any time and display his calmness as a strong man.
On the other hand, he felt repulsed by those who could not display such spirit, but the man he thought would be the target turned around and faced him again.
"Hey, did those current words touch you?"
"Ah, it's a body that I've been hearing for a long time that is a corpse except for the resistance."
A man who responded to his words with a hoarse voice.
He had spoken with a tense voice until earlier, but after the provocation, the atmosphere changed completely.
When you see them in suits, they look like ordinary office workers, not even heroes, mercenaries, or interviewees… …
'This man is unusual.'
Yes, this man.
It was something I had felt before, but unlike the other test participants, I had never lost my temper in front of him.
"Honestly, it's a waste of time… What's the point of walking away after hearing something like that? So, let's try it first."
Even in a situation where the C-class rookies, who are considered introverts, are stretching themselves, they have the same attitude.
On the contrary, he just turned his tense gaze to himself and stood up.
"Kah ha ha! Yes, I only admit this courage."
Seeing this, Ki-yeol Choi clenched his fist with a suspicious smile.
"Then I'll leave immediately, without any acknowledgement!"
No more talking needed.
Now, this is a test.
It's just a time when you need to know your opponent's qualifications.
– Dude!
As he clenched his fists, my father's advice started to come to Ki-yeol Choi's mind.
'Dad, can I ask you something?'
'Ask a question, let's ask!'
'What is ahah?'
'Ah! That's a word for premature babies who aren't qualified yet! In other words, we need to develop the assei of this world into great Marines!'
'I, Father. What we need to teach are not Marines, but heroes… ….'
'Baby, Giyeol!!'
'Ki, Giyeol!'
'Listen, Choi Ki-yeol!! Even if you're a hero, it all starts with Focus! If you want to become a truly strong man, you need to stop being a brainless idiot and become a Marine! Do you understand!?
'Aww!!'
Yes, today's fist was never meant to kill the enemy.
A technique to judge the opponent's level by itself.
If mental and physical strength were not honed, this skill would never hold up.
"SAY A PUNCH!!!"
– Aww!
With such teaching, a young fist landed squarely on the opponent's abdomen.
However, the moment their fists met, Choi Ki-yeol had no choice but to be enveloped by a feeling of alienation unlike before.
'Are my senses shallow… …?'
If you are a superhuman, it is basic to defend yourself by subconsciously displaying your superhuman strength only for attacks that Jishin recognizes.
Even if it is a surprise attack, it is impossible to subconsciously gather superhuman strength while signaling that you are going to attack.
"Are you sure, no choice?"
Immediately after feeling cold for an instant.
– Get down!
His two legs, which should have been knocked down by the shock, were rooted to the ground and tried to break free.
The body, which had retreated a little, finally stood up without touching the wall.
"... ... Cool."
And at that moment, blood gushed out from his mouth.
Surprised by this, the people around tried to approach him, but the man just raised his hand and wiped the blood from his mouth.
"Wait, are you okay?"
"Ah, it's okay. If I can breathe then it's okay."
Saying that, the man gently placed his hand on his stomach.
His expression crumpled as if he was in shock, but his face was only slightly frowned, showing no fear of death.
"However… Cool, it's obvious that you're playing while watching, but if you can't handle it that much, where can you go and show your courage?"
Did you get it right while watching?
No, I didn't think of that just now.
An attack that maximizes damage upon collision by emitting a shockwave with massive superhuman strength that destroys the opponent.
If you resist the shockwave and avoid a collision, the damage can be offset by more than 90%, but you are usually pushed back by the momentum of a punch and often can't even come up with the idea of surviving the shockwave.
Even if you can understand it with your head, your reason and instinct are paralyzed by the spirit you emit.
Suppressing that feeling and stomping your feet on the ground is impossible with any courage.
"Hey, what's the gift's level?"
Especially if it's a non-super with a much lower ability than the gift's bearer.
"...E-Class."
"E-Class?"
"Is there a problem?"
Yeah, you mean it wasn't very non-super?
However, even with an E-Class, your rating doesn't change.
An E-Class is a cut above an incompetent F-Class. If you're a pyrotechnician, you can light a fire with your fingertips, and if you have telekinetic powers, you're only able to lift a boulder in front of you.
Of course, if you're skilled at healing, even a completely severed arm can be reattached in a matter of seconds, but that's because it's "faster and more efficient than modern medicine," and it's hardly special in a society of superhumans.
Above all, those with regenerative abilities have their nerves on edge "under any circumstances."
Unable to even feel the pain of paralysis caused by damage or the painkilling effect of adrenaline rushes, the self-proclaimed meat shield means they're prepared for pain several or ten times greater than that of ordinary people.
"How can you resist my attack even though you're prepared for it..."
The moment when you can understand why he was angry at the word "I don't have the courage" in the past
And the image he showed at that moment made Choi Ki-yeol's heart boil.
"I've survived now, so can I go?"
"You're going? Where do you mean?"
"No, I didn't come here for an interview in the first place..."
"A SAY ONE WITCH!!!"
- Coogong!
Evolution made with the spirit.
With it, the space resounded, and the atmosphere of the test participants began to harden again.
Even in the midst of this, the opponent is only perplexed, but not as scared as the others around him.
"Yes, that's the spirit. This guy is the one who will succeed me as a marine!
A person who can be more than himself, with just one characteristic.
How could I fail to notice such a person?
"Let's postpone the exam until later. Come on, follow me right now! I will guide you and make you the best Marine of this era…"
The moment I tried to encircle him with both hands, which were inflated with so much power.
– Click.
Except for the screams, the sound of unlocking the lock was heard in the scene where there was silence.
The moment someone opened the door and entered the waiting room, the eyes of everyone in the scene turned to the exit.
"Excuse me~ Did someone come here with a letter of recommendation?"
The same goes for Choi Ki-yeol.
Choi Ki-yeol's expression softened at the moment of interruption, but even that was tinged with contemplation the moment he met the person who entered.
"Kaa!"
"So?"
The woman who entered is only interested in business.
The appearance of sweatpants and horn-rimmed glasses didn't match the scene where the robust C class gathered, but the woman's footsteps in the waiting room were dignified.
"Huh? What's up?"
The woman's footsteps stopped at the man who had confronted Choi Ki-yeol earlier.
The woman who groaned as she looked around his face reached into my arms and took something out.
"Hey, why…"
"Wait."
A grayish-brown paper bag that she pulled out before he could even ask a question.
The woman took the paper bag and placed it on the man's head.
A man who was very embarrassed by his actions.
"… …there."
"Ah! It's really you!"
However, what came out of the woman's mouth was nothing short of an exclamation of joy.
"I mean, do you know how long I've been waiting for you? When they come, they tell me they've arrived. Why are you standing here?"
"No, wait a minute..."
"Okay, then come this way. I have a lot to tell you."
A man who feels confused in a situation where he can't understand the speed of English.
Even so, the woman grabbed his hand and began to move toward the exit of the waiting room.
At that moment, Choi Ki-yeol regained his senses.
"Come on, wait a minute, Suzuki-san!"
Choi Ki-yeol calls her name urgently.
However, there was no trace of the spirit that had been held before in that voice.
Cold sweat beaded on the wide eyes that peered out from beneath his hat. Due to the trembling of his jaw, he could even hear the faint clicking of his teeth.
The moment when her mood, which had always been like a wooden stone, was disturbed. A woman named Suzuki looked at Choi Ki-yeol with her indifferent eyes.
"Why are you calling me sir?"
"No, that… … Why are you taking him?"
"Why am I taking him? Hey, this person is the guest I invited here."
"Uh, uh… …?"
"I don't know how he ended up here, but… there must have been some misunderstanding. So, I'll be working with this person from now on, so, uncle, do what you have to do."
Hi.
A title she always puts in her mouth when calling herself.
The word itself meant to address a "recruit," but Choi Ki-yeol didn't even feel sad about it.
Well, she was a person who could treat herself like a "baby."
"That, that… … ."
"What else do you have to say?"
Suzuki looked back with a frown.
Choi Ki-yeol, who swallowed hard, lowered his head and replied.
"… … Yes, yes."
nothing but respect.
She smilingly grabbed the man, and immediately closed the door to the waiting room.
The moment when the panting breath was released again.
After that, the candidates looked at Choi Ki-yeol, but the enthusiasm he had seen before had disappeared, as if he had washed his legs.
***
"Hey, I don't quite understand the situation now, but..."
A situation where he was suddenly influenced by a bodyguard test and dragged out by a woman he had never seen for the first time.
When I asked her a belated question, barely able to dispel her confusion, the woman stopped walking and turned to me.
"I don't understand, sir, have you forgotten about me?"
"After the accident, I slept a lot, and I don't remember anything... Where did we meet?"
A woman who sighed lightly, saying "Ha", upon hearing my words.
After that, she let go of my hand and delicately unzipped her hoodie, taking out something from inside.
A general pink tone.
Star-shaped ornaments hung everywhere.
"Yap!"
The woman twirled the dagger with her hand and began to move her legs as if she was dancing.
"Twinkle~ Twinkle~ Shining like a shooting star in the sky, I am a symbol of the bright hope that will illuminate this era!"
- Whirlik. 🤩🤩🤩
The spinning wand stopped for a moment.
The woman who had struck the pose immediately tried to blink, bringing the V sign to the corner of her eye.
A star-shaped figure drawn with a frown and exposed eyes.
Although it was a change of lens from the previous one, it was also an object that gave off a personality that you couldn't forget if you looked at it once.
"How do you remember this?"
A woman who reveals her personality and asks me questions.
I answered the question reflexively, with low expectations.
"... who?"
"Hey, Dude!! You don't remember even after I did this!"
No, I already figured it out.
I just thought it would be better to go back to the old place.
Damn, is your idiot with too much courage the next monster woman who throws people at the speed of sound?