Became a Human Rights Advocate

58 – Episode 11. Midterm.

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I slowly approached the window and carefully looked out. Surprised by the commotion, passers-by were looking up.

But I don’t see a woman in a goth loli outfit among the passers-by.

“Looks like he ran away.”

I didn’t know that they would attack first from the other side, and even in broad daylight like this.

The boss of the Zetas family is absolutely not a great person to do such a thing.

Then it’s an arbitrary thing…

It was an unexpected situation, so I bit my lip.

“I’ve already confirmed who it is, though.”

I turned my head toward Chae Hee-rin, saying to myself as if making an excuse.

“First of all, contact Ju Ji-young- Hey, are you listening, Chae Hee-rin?”

“Uh… uh?”

At my question, Chaehee-rin waved her hand strangely in the air.

Seeing that he couldn’t even make eye contact properly, he must have been quite surprised by the situation.

“Are you okay?”

“Gwa… It’s okay, don’t come here!”

As I pushed her face closer, Chaehee Rin stepped back from her, blushing.

… A high school girl is so frightened that she feels hurt as a former uncle.

What did I do?

There’s no point in overreacting like that.

“That… More than that, Lee Si-hyuk! Turn around quickly!”

“Huh? Why?”

“Your back is bleeding. I need to get the glass pieces out!”

I don’t know why, but Chae Hee-rin had been screaming.

“It’s really no big deal.”

“Are you crazy? It’s bleeding so much, what’s wrong!”

… I have no choice but to show it to reassure you. Reluctantly, I obediently took off my blood-soaked shirt.

But while she was unbuttoning her buttons, she heard a gulp and the sound of Chaehee-rin swallowing her saliva. It seems scary to see the bleeding wound, but then I can just leave it alone in the first place.

I can’t figure out how high school girls think.

“… What?”

When Chaehee Rin looked at my back after she had finished undressing, she let out an embarrassed voice.

“The wound… Almost none.”

“So you said it was fine.”

“The blood flowed like this?”

“… It’s the constitution.”

I didn’t have anything to justify, so I covered it up like that.

Of course, Lee Si-hyeok does not have that constitution.

This resilience is the power of the ‘silver pocket watch’ that I always carry with me since I got it from the arboretum last time.

An item with the effect of recovering a certain amount of HP per turn just by equipping it.

Of course, it’s just an additional effect, and it’s not an item that has all these boring effects.

DUAL-SKILL

“Double ability… ? It’s the first time I’ve seen anyone who actually has one.”

“It’s not like that, it’s just the constitution.”

Anyway, my whole body still hurts tremendously.

The minor wounds from the shards of glass had already been healed, but the damage from the waterballs remained intact.

It ended up like this because it was slightly missed, but if it had been hit properly, it would have been a serious injury.

Still, he ran away, so this is the end-

My thoughts didn’t continue there.

An explosion of heat and moisture gushed out from behind.

Barely covering her face, I turned my head behind her and saw Chae Hee-rin stretching her hand towards the stairway.

The inside of the store is filled with misty steam, and everyone except Chae Hee-rin, who is nearby, can only be seen in silhouette.

“… What did you do?”

“…Another ball of water came flying.”

“Did you evaporate it? It’s also good.”

I muttered that and put my shirt on again.

I don’t know what it means to be wet and see through, but it’s better than exposing your bare body.

Anyway, Chae Heerin. Her darling doesn’t seem to notice yet that she’s soaking wet, too.

I didn’t get excited because I had a weaker body than Baek So-so, but my eyes were drawn to her white skin contrasting with her black bra.

Fortunately, Chaehee Rin, who did not notice my explicit gaze, continued to maintain her vigilant posture and then muttered quietly.

“Coming.”

I heard the sound of high heels climbing the stairs again and again, and through her steam, a blurry silhouette of a goth loli outfit appeared.

“… I thought she ran away.”

As I said that, a snort came from the other side of her steam.

“Hmph, this body will run away? Mortal jokes are no fun.”

“… The business is only with us, right? Why don’t you let the others go.”

Most of them left the store immediately after the windows were broken, but there were still a few customers who could not escape.

“Do whatever you like. Because the only one who has pledged my revenge is that woman over there.”

“Everybody heard it! Get out quickly!”

As I shouted, the silhouettes that could be seen through the steam went down the stairs, quietly watching. The evacuation was over by the time the steam cleared, and finally, only three remained on the second floor of the store.

“It’s quiet now.”

Pale skin.

Oddly colored makeup.

A gothic loli woman with ironic fashion wearing a parasol even though she is indoors.

One of Zetas executives, Leah, glared at me with a strange smile.

“… Hey, Lee Shi-hyeok.”

“Huh?”

“He doesn’t have a headache, does he?”

It is ambiguous to say that he is sick or completely fine.

Because I couldn’t tell you all about Leah’s backstory, I just covered it up.

“Isn’t it normal for second graders?”

“Yes… You bastard, what did you just say!”

As if shocked by the word middle 2, Leah screamed, shaking her body.

“… As you can see, she doesn’t look like a crazy woman. That’s it. After all, the conversation will work.”

Saying that, Chaehee Rin brushed her wet hair to one side.

“There is a second grade middle school student. I’ll give you a chance to make an excuse.”

“This… You rude guys!”

Leah shouted at Chaehee Lin’s words and raised her hands.

Then she gathered the moisture that filled her store in her hand and she formed a large lump.

Leah has the ability to handle water, and that sphere of water is her basic attack.

It looks like a simple water bomb, but in reality it is simpler.

Until the ability is canceled, that water ball has the property of continuing to maintain the same shape.

In other words, it means a blunt weapon with a weight equivalent to that huge volume.

The dangerous weapon rushes toward Chae Hee-rin and me!

“My ability to learn is deteriorating.”

But Chaehee-rin let out her calm voice and chased the water with her eyes.

With the sound of her fingers snapping, her dazzling light source appears in front of her.

As soon as the rushing water hits Chae Hee-rin’s white flame, it evaporates with a roar.

“Great.”

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I groaned as I covered my face at the hot steam that spouted out.

On the other hand, Chaehee Rin was staring beyond her steam with her calm face.

A person with abilities has some degree of resistance against the same attribute as himself.

Chaehee Rin is one of the strongest among flame-type abilities, as far as her specs are known.

This level of heat seemed unworthy.

“Did you think the blocked attack would work this time? Are you, by any chance, not a second grader, but just a deterrent with a poor IQ?”

“Keep it off!”

At Chae Hee-rin’s provocation, Leah screamed and made a water ball again.

Chae Hee-rin tries to repeat the same defense one more time while laughing. However, before reaching Chae Hee-rin’s flame, the water balls lose their shape and fall to the floor.

“Eup… Ehh?!”

Immediately after that, Chae Hee-rin struggled with a painful sound. It was because at the same time that her rushing water masses disappeared, a mass of water appeared to cover Chae Hee-rin’s head.

“Isn’t it pleasant?”

As if her temper just now was a lie, Leah’s relaxed voice was heard.

“Three minutes, three minutes of losing your breath is enough for mortals to lose their lives.”

Covering her mouth with one of her hands, Leah giggled and laughed at Chaehee-rin.

“If you want to live, why don’t you get down on her knees and pray right now?”

“Ughhhhh!”

Chae Hee-rin thrust her middle finger into her Leah, then touched her hands to the puddle of water that covered her face. She intends to evaporate the water with high-temperature heat, just like before.

“Whoops, what a futile thing.”

However, as soon as the water evaporates and turns into steam, Leah’s ability transforms it into water again. As a result, the lump of water continues to maintain the same size, and no matter how hard she tries, Hee-rin Chae cannot escape from the smallest prison in the world.

The only way would be to evaporate it all at once, but even Chae Hee-rin’s face would be completely cooked if the heat was that high.

No more dangerous. It’s time to step in.

“Why don’t you stop here?”

“Huh? Why should this body be like that?”

… Chae Hee-rin is in a panic and the water is covering her ears.

No matter what I say, Chae-hee-rin probably won’t hear it.

“If you kill people, the boss will hate it.”

“… You!”

Lea’s eyes strangely narrowed at the mention of the boss.

But that’s only for a moment. Recalling that he had an overwhelming advantage, Leah opened her mouth with a giggle.

“What do you trust and be so confident about, Lee Si-hyeok? I know your abilities. Now that Chae Hee-rin is in that state, there must be nothing you can do?”

“You don’t intend to end here, do you?”

Leah nodded and raised the corner of her mouth.

“… So, is that what you chose?”

I let out a deep sigh and wrapped my arms around Chae Hee-rin like before. Chae Hee Rin’s arms were drooping down as if she was slowly losing strength.

Chae Hee-rin’s eyes flicker like crazy, engulfed in her fear.

After I said ‘Don’t worry’ to Chae Hee-rin through her mouth, I raised both of her hands and placed my hands on the sphere of water that covered her face.

“Are you going to kiss the prince?”

Lea laughs loudly as if my behavior is ridiculous. After a while, however, her laughter stopped, followed by her voice filled with horror.

“What are you-kyaaa!”

“Haa….Ha… “

Chaehee Rin gasped for her breath and flicked her hands, and a red flame appeared on Leah’s head.

“Uh… What did you do?”

Chae Hee-rin glared at me as if asking for her explanation. I shrugged her shoulders and hid behind Chaehee-rin.

Well, the position of the supporter is right behind the dealer.

“I did some research.”

“Thank you, but… , You look a little bit unlucky right now.”

After saying that, Chaehee Rin turned her gaze to Leah, who was struggling with her pain.

“… I won’t kill However, it will be quite hot.”

Right after Chaehee Rin’s declaration, the moment when the bright red flames on her head are about to move to Leah’s body-

“That’s it.”

I heard a heavy male voice.

Shortly after that, the flames that were trying to cover Leah’s body disappeared.

“… Uh?”

Chaehee Rin snapped her fingers again with a panicked voice.

However, strangely, her ability does not activate again.

Someone came up the stairs with a clatter.

After a while, a large man in a suit appeared behind Leah.

The man wearing jet-black sunglasses looked around the second floor of the messy store for a while and then opened his mouth to us with a firm voice.

“Your underling did a bad job.”

The boss of the Zetas family.

He bowed slightly towards us.