The Tough Guy Hides the Villainess

026 – Heroes Obsessed with Villains #1

026 – Heroes Obsessed with Villains #1

As far as I know, there is compatibility even in “concepts.”

If I have the concept of “numbers,” it means I can more easily accept the concept of “addition.” The more intuitively they are, the better the compatibility.

Even if I eat a fusion stone imbued with the concepts of “nose” and “eyes,” if it doesn’t match the existing concepts or constitution I have, there’s a high chance it won’t be digested and will be expelled as is .

Eyes. Nose.

Doesn’t it go quite well with the concept of “appraisal” I received from Seo Ga-eul?

Therefore, it seemed better for me to eat this fusion stone directly rather than giving it to Seo Ga-eul.

If I raise my level, it will be more helpful in kidnapping Yoo Yeoreum.

Then I could also draw more active cooperation from Seo Ga-eul. As expected, I’m a genius.

With that feeling, I opened my mouth wide and swallowed the small bead. What will happen now?

While trembling with anticipation, I felt my hair stand on end. My slightly stuffy nose cleared up, and my vision became more intense and vivid.

I could feel the concepts of “eyes” and “nose” giving me strength.

As expected, the compatibility was good thanks to the “appraisal.”

Pop-.

━Gyuing.

At that moment, Yingying seemed to jump into the air and then quickly hid in my pants pocket. It was like a hamster or squirrel burrowing in.

Why is that? I was curious about the reason, but I soon found out.

“Hey! Han Nam-jin! “What are you doing there!”

“Oh, Baek Yeoul-.”

「Name: Baek Yeoul

Possession: 《Misfortune Lv.2》 – Possesses a level of misfortune that even a black cat would respect

Status: 《Curious》 – Curious about your physical condition. At the same time, thinks you are a clumsy person who needs to be taken care of.”

“… Heh, I can see the lines.”

Perhaps due to the influence of the newly acquired concept, new letters that weren’t there before appeared. It felt like projecting the opponent’s “concept.”

The level indicated next to Baek Yeoul’s ‘misfortune’ must refer to the grade, right?

“What do you mean you can see!” Why are you talking nonsense? Let’s go back to the classroom! Everyone except you has gone! And our group practice first prize is five special class participation tickets! Isn’t that amazing?”

I re-evaluated the fussing buttocks once again.

The letters I had just seen were no longer visible.

The concept had been strengthened, but the trigger that required sensing a ‘gap’ or ‘agitation’ in the opponent’s mind seemed to remain the same.

I suddenly wondered what had happened to the concepts of “eyes” and “nose.” Did they just settle into me, giving me four concepts?

As I looked down at my body, letters appeared.

「Name: Han Namjin

Possession: Press to unfold

《Leap Lv.2》 – Possesses leaping power comparable to characters in martial arts novels.

《Insight Lv.2》 – Possesses insight similar to that of a frugal monk.

Status: 《Anger》 – You are very angry.」

It seemed that “nose” and “eyes” were not directly embedded in me but were used as materials to strengthen the concept of “insight” and then disappeared.

Well, if simply consuming concept stones allowed one to awaken new concepts recklessly, the world would be overflowing with multi-ability users.

Of course, even a simple level-up of a concept had a significant effect in itself. That’s why concept stones were sold at high prices in the ‘market.’

In that sense, Seo Ga-eul was truly amazing.

To manifest concepts recklessly and even transfer them to others. And to think that I have such a Seo Ga-eul locked up in my basement!

# # #

“It came 7 times”

I returned home with a light step, having bought a bunch of cold cola from the store, and found a note stuck to the front gate.

The handwriting, with ‘ㄱ’ scrawled like ‘7’, was that of Section Chief Kim Jang-dong. I felt dizzy for a moment.

I didn’t know why Section Chief Kim Jang-dong of the “Superhuman Management Agency” had visited our house again, but if Seo Ga-eul had screamed loudly, he might have noticed.

Clang, creak-!

I hurriedly went next door and opened the basement door.

And then I felt dizzy.

“Gone….”

The Seo Ga-eul I had securely locked in the basement until this morning was nowhere to be seen! Had he escaped? I thought I was in big trouble.

“Wow!”

“Argh!”

A loud noise came from right next to me, and I was so startled that I almost fainted. As I sat down in shock, Seo Ga-eul popped out from beside the basement door.

“Idiot. Scared, huh? You have a lot of wounds. Did you get beaten up by Yoo Yeoreum? Serves you right.”

“…No, what is this….”

The relief that Seo Ga-eul and Chief Kim Jang-dong hadn’t met washed over me like a wave. At the same time, there was a sense of bewilderment.

What on earth is going on? I had definitely bound Seo Ga-eul tightly with chains, so how is she standing in front of this door?

When I looked closer, I saw that the chains on Seo Ga-eul’s hands and feet were a bit longer than I remembered.

“This? I acquired the concept of ‘length.’ It’s a shame. If you had come a little later, I could have extended the chains and escaped outside.”

Damn it.

Now, do I have to live with the anxiety that if I come home too late, Seo Ga-eul might extend the chains and escape? What kind of time limit is this?

“Seo Ga-eul, can you give me that concept? It’s a useless concept for you to have.”

As a man, there were many things I wanted to adjust the length of. If I had that concept, I might be able to freely adjust my various sizes.

But Seo Ga-eul, hearing my story, plopped down on the mattress she was using as a temporary bed and frowned deeply.

“It was a secret that I could give away concepts. Just like the fact that the full moon is my weakness, and the concept of gifting concepts. Where did you hear about me?”

I heard it from you. But I couldn’t say that. Seo Ga-eul had asked me not to tell anyone that I came from the future.

‘Anyone’ included Seo Ga-eul herself.

“I have the concept of ‘emotion’ within me, so I can know various secrets.”

“What a perverted─.”

Seo Ga-eul, who was about to say something, closed her mouth.

She elegantly crossed her legs under the oversized T-shirt she wore like a dress and wiggled her ankles.

“I’m past. If I had something like that, life would have been twice as easy.”

In fact, this ’emotion’ was originally Seo Ga-eul’s.

Thinking back now, it meant that Seo Ga-eul had a strong desire to bloom the ability of ’emotion’ for some reason.

“Can’t you bloom the concept of ‘emotion’ too?”

“Are you an idiot? There’s only one concept in the world. It doesn’t duplicate. Unless you die and the concept is released into the world.”

“So that’s how it is. So how about giving me the concept of ‘length’?”

“What, you don’t know everything after all? I can only give my concept to someone I know well. I don’t even know what you do.”

So, you can’t just give your abilities to anyone. That means the future Seo Ga-eul gave me, Han Nam-jin, her abilities because she knew me well─that’s what it means.

# # #

I often recalled my first meeting with Seo Ga-eul.

Did the future Seo Ga-eul know that I was a middle school dropout and that I had tamed Yingying?

I was just a man who barely made a living by running errands for others in the outskirts.

Why did Seo Ga-eul, who was called the “Supernova” and became humanity’s hope, take an interest in me?

Unlike now, we had no connection at that time.

I want to ask.

But the person who could answer that─.

“Tell me about yourself. What the hell are you? What the hell are you doing locking me up and playing these ridiculous games? Is your name Han Namjin?”

─That person had no idea about me at all.

Still, maybe through some reasoning, she seemed to have realized something and started rattling off what she figured out.

“You said you transferred here from Yeongsa High, right? That place isn’t just some school you can get into because you’re good at studying. Considering your family and your parents’ jobs… And yet you─.”

Srrrk-.

Seo Ga-eul, with her thin snake-like eyes, scanned her surroundings.

The loud howling of cats in heat echoed in the distance.

“You don’t even live in a particularly nice neighborhood. Your family wasn’t well off either. How the hell did you get into Yeongsa High? And then you transferred to Stage… Suspicious. What the hell are you?”

“I want to talk about you, not me. I heard something about you at school today. They said you were put on ‘sick leave.’ It wasn’t a disappearance. Do you know what happened?”

“……”

Seo Ga-eul, who had been chatting away almost like a dialect was slipping out, suddenly went cold. It seemed I’d asked a question I shouldn’t have.

For a brief moment during our conversation, I thought our hearts had synced, but I was mistaken.

Seo Ga-eul completely shut her mouth, and even when I offered her a cola, she didn’t show the slightest interest.

How frustrating.

I needed to cooperate with Seo Ga-eul and train, acquiring better concepts as quickly as possible. But just as I was feeling anxious, something in my pocket popped out with a *puh-* sound, sticking to Seo Ga-eul’s leg.

━Kyu-ing.

“Huh?”

Seo Ga-eul’s ruby-red eyes widened in surprise.

Then, suddenly, she lost all reason and screamed.

“Fuck, it’s a monster! Fuck! A monster! A monster! Kill it! Kill it!”

[Name: Seo Ga-eul]

[Skills: View in Detail ☜]

《???》 – Your emotional level is too low to peek at this.

《Young Lady Lv.2》 – Elegant like a celestial maiden. Would never engage in filthy acts.

《Length Lv.1》 – Can adjust the length of objects like rubber bands.

Status: 《Raging》 – Filled with thoughts of stomping on the monster and killing it!

*Pop-*! *Pop-pop-*!

Seo Ga-eul stomped on the creature’s body with her bare feet. Its body seemed soft and squishy, ​​so it didn’t appear to have any taken

“Wait a minute! Yingying may be a monster, but it’s a good monster, you know?”

“What? What nonsense is that? I’m warning you. There’s no such thing as a good monster in this world. If a monster shows kindness to humans, it’s only to deceive them for greater malice. So step aside! Let me kill It!”

Wait a minute… Haven’t I had this conversation somewhere before?

Because of that, I knew exactly what I had to do. I placed Yingying on my palm, cleared my throat, and started singing lightly.

“Butterfree, Slowbro, the home of the birds. No matter how much someone insists it’s their land, the crocodiles will come out.”

Doom-chit, doom-chit-.

Yingying swayed its body to the rhythm of the song. Honestly, I wasn’t sure if it would work, but Yingying was naturally a friend who loved songs and rhythms.

Seo Ga-eul’s expression subtly changed as he watched.

“A good monster, you say?”

“Among the ones I know, it’s the kindest.”

Seo Ga-eul looked at me and Yingying as if we were very strange people.

Then he slowly extended a white leg towards me.

Was he trying to seduce me again?

Last time, I had severely punished him with the “Rod of Love,” but it seemed my intentions hadn’t been fully conveyed.

So when I picked up a nearby fly swatter, Seo Ga-eul spoke in a cold voice.

“Stockings.”

“Stockings?”

“I can’t fully conceptualize without wearing stockings. It’s one of my quirks. So go buy some stockings. By denier. Then I’ll tell you why I’m on ‘sick leave.'”

A quirk that requires wearing stockings?

What kind of nonsense is that?

“I’ll give you 10 minutes.”

It didn’t seem like Seo Ga-eul was lying.

He was going to tell me why he was on ‘sick leave,’ so it wasn’t a bad deal for me either.

I could quickly run to the nearby convenience store and back in 10 minutes.

“Then play with Yingying for a bit.”

It was Yoo Yeoreum.

“I wanted to apologize for what happened in the underground waterway earlier, so I asked your friends and found your house.”

“Apologize?”

“But I heard this was your house, so why did you come out from the next door?”

Ziiing-. In the darkness of the spring evening, Yoo Yeoreum’s eyes burned fiercely.