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“Should we go on a field experience learning trip with my sister today?”

Field Experience Learning.

I thought I was done with it after doing it so much in Gyeongju, but now I have to do it again in Seoul…

But when you think about it, there’s no way there could be a problem going to a field with Jeong Ha-yul, right?

This is just a safe practice, nothing more.

“Yeah, let’s go together. But who’s going to drive?”

Baek Kang-woo hasn’t returned yet, and Eun-chae’s driving is unreliable.

I could do it well if given the chance, but there’s no way I’d let a 14-year-old middle schooler drive.

“Driving? Of course, my sister will do it.”

“…?”

From the age of 7, when I was chosen to live with the Demon King, until now, I’ve never once seen Jeong Ha-yul drive.

“Sister… are you good at driving?”

“Not as good as Kang-woo oppa, but definitely not at Eun-chae unnie’s level, so don’t worry.”

“….”

Here, when Jeong Ha-yul says “Eun-chae’s level,” she means the kind of skill that could earn you the title of a potential murderer on the road.

I guess I’ll have to try riding in Jeong Ha-yul’s car once, and if it feels off, I’ll just get out midway.

“What’s with that look? Don’t you trust me?”

“Of course not, I trust you.”

“Let’s eat breakfast first.”

Jeong Ha-yul had ordered breakfast as soon as she got up, and it arrived just in time.

The breakfast menu was sandwiches and milk.

And breakfast is simple, that’s the rule at Demon King House.

Ham bacon sandwich, ham cheese sandwich, ham egg sandwich, basil pesto panini, ricotta cheese ciabatta, bulgogi burrito.

Along with 1 liter of Grade A milk, it’s a diet that makes you feel like you’ll lose weight if you eat it every day.

After finishing the diet-like breakfast, I went down to the underground parking lot with Jeong Ha-yul.

“What are we going to drive?”

“It’s just the two of us, so a big car seems unnecessary… how about that one?”

The car Jeong Ha-yul chose was a two-seater sports car.

The sleek yellow Lamborghini was my dream car in my past life.

I’ve already ridden in a blue Ferrari and a silver McLaren before… but when did she get the Lambo?

Damn it.

Why hasn’t a bill been proposed to lower the driving age to 14?

“What? Should we take a different one?”

“No! Let’s take the Lambo! I want to ride it! Let me ride it!”

Vroom vroom! Pop pop pop pop.

You can’t have a sports car without the popcorn sound.

Thanks to the active exhaust system, also known as the sports exhaust system, you hear the sound of popcorn popping when you take your foot off the accelerator.

Many people think it’s just noise pollution, but to me, it’s a delightful sound.

With a loud roar and a beautiful appearance, we arrived in front of a bank.

The police were stationed there, and barricades were set up in front.

The opponent seemed to have taken hostages, and the police were only pointing their guns, unable to easily enter.

“…Coming to a bank reminds me of the past.”

“Have you ever come to a bank to catch a villain before?”

“Yeah, that… what was his name? I can’t remember, that weird guy whose fingers turned into guns.”

“Oh right, Gunman and Kidnap? I think that was their names.”

…?

Jeong Ha-yul, who can’t even remember Association President Jeong Ho-min’s name and calls him “Bald Team Leader,” how does she remember the aliases of those two villains?

Maybe she just wanted to tease him by calling him bald.

With reasonable suspicion, I got out of the car.

The yellow Lamborghini had already drawn everyone’s attention as soon as it arrived.

The murmuring continued.

“Who is that?”

“Tell them to move that car!”

“How inconsiderate, causing a nuisance in such an urgent situation.”

Reporters and citizens watching the situation from outside the police line.

Even the police inside, all of them were chewing us out.

Probably because of the new car, the yellow Lambo, that even I was seeing for the first time.

“Let’s get out soon, sister.”

“Already? If we wait a bit longer, people’s expressions will get more interesting.”

It seemed like Jeong Ha-yul was enjoying this situation.

Before getting out of the car, people were murmuring about the nuisance, but as soon as we stepped out…

“It’s Jeong Ha-yul!”

“It’s Hero Jeong Ha-yul!”

“The Demon King has descended in person, who dares to call this a nuisance!”

“It was you! Switching sides in 0.1 seconds…”

“Quick, take a picture! Jeong Ha-yul got a new car!”

“…Are you suggesting we focus the article on the new car?”

“Anyway, now that Jeong Ha-yul has appeared, people won’t even care about the villain!”

Yes, this is how the situation changes.

It was clear she was enjoying it.

The feeling of getting out of the car was beyond what I expected.

Look at that person, driving a Lambo.

He looks young but must be successful.

His parents must be rich.

Maybe he hit the jackpot.

Could be a chaebol.

And so on, I expected to hear many uplifting comments, but…

All the focus was on Jeong Ha-yul.

“Who’s that next to her?”

“Can’t see well because of the car!”

“It’s a kid, isn’t that Jeong Gyeoul?”

“If it’s Jeong Gyeoul… that’s Jeong Ha-yul’s younger sister who joined the academy? But today’s Friday, shouldn’t she be at the academy?”

There were people who recognized me and murmured.

Is this what a star’s life is like?

It’s somewhat annoying, but the enthusiastic cheers of fans calling out to me give me a rush of endorphins.

They’re not calling out, not fans, and not enthusiastic cheers, but anyway, that’s how it is.

After getting out of the car and crossing the police line, the person in charge of the scene approached.

“We heard a hero was coming, but we didn’t expect it to be Hero Jeong Ha-yul.”

“Yeah, me neither.”

“…?”

“I didn’t expect my first call to be a bank either.”

Jeong Ha-yul had immediately accepted the request without checking the case details, location, or the villain’s profile.

If Kang-woo had been here, he would have explained everything in the car, but today it was just Jeong Ha-yul and me, so there was none of that.

‘Is this the necessity of a manager?’

Anyway, I briefly heard about the incident from the scene commander.

The villain who broke into the bank was a B-class villain called Shadow Walker.

He can hide in shadows and manipulate the opponent’s shadow to cause physical damage.

‘Why would such a guy rob a bank…?’

It’s strange for a B-class villain to rob a bank… but looking at his abilities, there are plenty of ways to make money, so why rob a bank?

There must be some unavoidable reason, but I don’t really want to know about it.

He’s just an extra who will be cut down by Jeong Ha-yul in one second anyway.

But…

“Gyeoul, you handle this.”

“Huh? You want me to do it?”

If it were another incident, maybe… but there are obviously hostages in the bank, and you’re leaving this to me?

I couldn’t understand Jeong Ha-yul’s intention.

“Don’t worry, if it looks like the hostages might get hurt during the suppression, I’ll save them.”

“Well then…”

I was worried about the hostages getting hurt, but Jeong Ha-yul said she’d cover for me.

“Wait a minute. Isn’t Hero Jeong Ha-yul going to handle this?”

“Yeah, Gyeoul will do it.”

“…But even so, it’s a B-class villain with hostages…”

The scene commander openly showed his unease, not trusting me.

It’s a natural reaction, I guess.

“Don’t worry, Gyeoul is also A-class… and has a lot of field experience. I’ll take responsibility for the hostages’ safety.”

Police, firefighters, all public officials always have to consider responsibility.

This guy was probably worried about the hostages and also about having to take responsibility as the scene commander if things went wrong because of me.

But thanks to Jeong Ha-yul stepping up to take full responsibility, it was easily resolved.

“Gyeoul, fighting!”

The citizens and reporters who realized I was going in instead of Jeong Ha-yul were making a fuss, but… that’s not my concern.

Step step-

I just walked forward.

As I crossed the bank’s threshold, I heard the villain’s bewildered voice.

“…What’s with this kid?”

The hostages, who obviously expected a hero to come save them, also looked bewildered.

Hmm, is that a look of despair?

Amidst that, there were people worried about my safety.

“Ki, kid! Come here and lie down!”

“Yeah! It’s dangerous! I don’t know how you got in, but come here quickly!”

Fortunately, the hostages were gathered in one place, making them easy to protect.

But… how do you block an attack from shadows?

‘…When you can’t think of an answer, just hit first and think later.’

Thanks to the tips I picked up from Jeong Ha-yul, I had an idea of what to do.

First… hit…

Tap, pop-!

The step I used when charging at Jeong Ha-yul in the training ground.

Lightly roll one foot, then use the back foot to generate tremendous propulsion.

He seemed weak against speed, not even reacting.

But I can’t let my guard down.

Even though he’s a B-class villain, I’m just an A-class hero hopeful.

Thwack-!

But he’s not as strong as an Apostle, so I didn’t even draw my sword.

I put strength into my fingers and gave him a fake Demon King flick.

His head snapped back as if bouncing.

‘Is he going to flip like that? That’s an attack!’

Probably planning to do a backflip and kick up.

I prepared for the follow-up attack by bringing my hands together, but…

Thud-

He just fell backward.

“…?”

Even so, ending with just one flick…

“Wasn’t he B-class? Did I mishear and he’s E-class…?”

I’ve gotten stronger than before, but… I shouldn’t be able to take down a B-class villain with just one flick.

He must be E-class, not B-class.

For an E-class, his ability is quite practical, though I haven’t experienced it.

“Huh…?”

“Wh, what’s going on…?”

The hostages were bewildered again, looking at the fallen villain.

The police will handle the aftermath, so I don’t need to worry about it.

I hoisted the unconscious Shadow Walker and walked out of the bank.

Pop pop pop pop pop!

For a moment, I thought it was a new villain attack, so I threw Shadow Walker and took a defensive stance, but…

“He really caught him!”

“Wow!”

“Quick, take a picture!”

“I’m taking it!”

It was just the flash of cameras.

‘This is like the red carpet at an awards ceremony.’

The photos that will fill the news and internet articles are…

Probably of me stupidly shielding my eyes from the light.

“….”

I wanted to strike a cool pose and walk out triumphantly.

But it’s all ruined.

I quickly picked up Shadow Walker again and tossed him to the scene commander.

“Pfft! What’s with that pose?”

With a red face, I walked over to Jeong Ha-yul, who was laughing so hard her stomach hurt.

“Let’s get in the car quickly…”

“Already? You should take some pictures so we can say Gyeoul has debuted…”

“I don’t need that, let’s go!”

I dragged Jeong Ha-yul to the car.

After that, we went out four more times.

All the villains were taken down with just a flick.

‘…Is this for real? Why are they so weak?’

Fox Mask, Xiao siblings, 12 Apostles, Apostle of Jealousy, the two Apostles I saw in Gyeongju…

They were all weaklings compared to the villains I’ve faced before.

“Are you deliberately going after weak villains?”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

“…Never mind.”

Jeong Ha-yul looked at me like I was talking nonsense.

It seems she’s not deliberately seeking out weak villains.

But…

There’s no way I’m this strong.

Today’s goal was to protect my ribs.

But forget ribs, I didn’t even get a scratch while handling five incidents.

….

Is this a hidden camera?

 

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