Chapter 6
Chapter 6
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 6
Chapter Title: The Elegant Daily Life of A-Rank Hero Yoon Do-hwa (2)
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◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ In the middle of a boulevard cutting through the heart of S City.
"Kyaaaaah!!!"
"It's a villain!!! Uwaaaah!!!"
A man blocked the path of people heading home after finishing their busy day.
A beard and hair that looked like they hadn't been trimmed in years.
A fly-like gas mask covering the face hidden within the tangled locks.
And beneath it lurked a vile smirk, as if ready to unleash something big at any moment.
"Kekeke... Let me show you what it feels like to suffocate... Heh heh heh..."
The man swung wildly at a large tank strapped to his back, connected by a hose.
From the hose spewed an unidentified gas, indiscriminately engulfing the crowd.
Citizens covered their noses and mouths at the sudden villain's attack, fleeing far away or closing their car windows and quietly waiting for a hero to arrive.
"Kek! Kuhak! B... Breath...!"
Those who couldn't react to the abrupt situation complained of dizziness, and some directly exposed to the gas foamed at the mouth and passed out.
The man with the supernatural ability to leak toxic gas bit by bit from all over his body.
The villain 'Green Mist' had gathered that gas and quietly appeared in the middle of the city to carry out a gas terror attack.
"Stop right there, villain 'Green Mist'!"
A hero appeared before him, as if to pour the curse laid upon himself onto others.
Orange hair and eyes blazing like flames, just like her hero name.
A-Rank Hero 'Ignition' stood before Green Mist, halting him in his tracks.
"A hero! The hero's here!"
"Everyone! Get back! It's dangerous!"
She had evacuated the citizens to a safe spot untouched by the gas and made her way here.
"Tch... A hero, huh? Kekeke... Looks like a total rookie."
Most villains who operated solo tended to act independently.
And such villains usually fled or cowered when a hero showed up.
But Green Mist didn't even flinch at the sight of Ignition.
"I'll put you down so you can't harm anyone else!"
"Kekeke... You think you can?"
Her bold declaration contrasted with an expression that seemed somehow uneasy.
Green Mist could see that unease.
He was a veteran villain who had been captured and escaped repeatedly for over a decade.
He had witnessed countless screams from citizens and despair from heroes.
When it came to analyzing the expressions and words of heroes facing him, he possessed more than just expert skill.
"Will that mouth of yours shut up only after you're burned to a crisp?"
"Keke... I see it all. That anxious look on your face."
Ignition flinched for a moment, as if his words had struck a nerve.
She knew full well it wasn't her usual confident expression.
The day before, near the university, she had been helplessly stripped of her virginity by Combatant No. 505.
Not just her powers and movements, but even her words had been beyond her control.
For her, who had never faltered once in hero work, it was a massive shock.
And before that shock had even faded, another villain was dissecting it.
But Ignition had to steel herself.
She was a hero protecting the city.
She couldn't let weak emotions take hold.
Like punching her momentary anxiety away, Ignition bit down hard on her tongue.
"Hraaaah!!!"
-Shwooooosh-
A streak of flame shot toward Green Mist, who had been cackling at her expression.
Green Mist leaped aside nimbly, barely dodging the flame.
"Phew. That's a dangerous power."
"Don't let your guard down just because you dodged one."
The flame that passed between his legs split apart behind him, surging into the sky and raining down on his back like droplets.
"Grahhh!!!"
"Something about my expression? Worry about your own!"
Thanks to the gas tank on his back, he didn't take massive damage, but the fire clinging to his clothes and long hair was plenty to torment Green Mist.
"Grrrr... Uwaaaah!!!"
-Tzzzzzzzzz-!!!
Excited by the pain, Green Mist thrust the hose toward Ignition, spraying gas.
-Fwoom-
"Hup!"
Ignition rocketed upward with flame propulsion the instant she saw the hose move.
She soared to a height equivalent to at least three stories in a flash.
"Wha... What?"
"Take thiiiis!!!"
From above the flustered Green Mist's head, Ignition's kick—flames wreathing her toes—came flying down.
-Kaboooom-!!!
Green Mist couldn't react to the swift flame kick.
The kick, wrapped in fire, slammed into his back and head from over ten meters up.
"Gr... Urgh..."
The gas in the shattered tank leaked out with a feeble hiss.
Without compressing and spraying large amounts, it couldn't exert its full power, so even if it leaked, it would dissipate into the air quickly.
"D... Damn it..."
With his gas mask broken, Green Mist's hideous face was revealed.
Smeared with sweat and grime, blood trickling down, he looked utterly wretched.
"You. What did you say about my expression earlier? That you could see it all?"
"Grr... Me... Losing to you...!"
His dangerous toxic gas ability and villain experience offered little help.
No matter how much he provoked Ignition and rattled her emotions, his combat prowess wasn't enough to overpower her.
Ignition's weapon was her simple yet infinitely versatile supernatural ability [Fire Emission].
Not just radiating flames, but propelling herself for power and speed—that was her strength.
He had indeed piled up plenty of experience as a long-time villain, but his repeated captures and escapes marked him as a 'villain who could be subdued.'
"The... The hero won!!!"
"Thank you!! Hero!!!"
"Waaaaah!!!"
A-Rank Hero Ignition stood tall and cool before the villain clutching his head on the ground.
The people she saved showered her with cheers and praise.
"That expression... Someday... It looks like it'll crumble..."
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ That night, after defeating the villain Green Mist.
'Ignition' Yoon Do-hwa waited for Yeon Ji-woo in front of Sunam University.
'Why isn't Ji-woo here yet... Time's almost up...'
The time Combatant No. 505 had specified was 10 p.m.
The time on her phone read 9:48 p.m.
If Ji-woo didn't hurry to the meeting spot, Do-hwa would unwittingly head to the hotel he'd mentioned.
-Ding-
[Ji-woo: Got a sudden call from far away, might be late.] [Probably won't make it till 10:20. (9:50 p.m.)] "Huh? What? Late... She's late?"
[Do-hwa: No way! We have a promise!] [Ji-woo: Why? You were late yesterday too, sis. I'll be quick, go ahead without me.] "Seriously... No help when I need it most...! Aah!"
As if the timing to reach the hotel had been perfectly calculated, the moment she desperately tried to call Ji-woo, her body began to move.
"Pl... Please... I have to stop...!"
Startled by her suddenly moving body, Do-hwa tripped and fell.
But her body quickly stood back up and briskly walked toward the hotel.
And soon, Combatant No. 505's face came into view in front of the hotel.
'No... No... Ji-woo...! Please... Help me!'
She was afraid.
In front of other villains, she was the boldest and coolest hero Ignition, but for some reason, she could do nothing just standing before Combatant No. 505.
Do-hwa recalled what Green Mist had said just hours ago.
That he could see her anxious expression.
But the expression she wore now was slightly different from that.
Her face flushed bright red, breaths coming in rough gasps.
Lips glistening with saliva, eyes somehow glazed over.
The face that should have been filled with anxiety looked different before Combatant No. 505.
"Oh! Right on time again today. Good girl."
Combatant No. 505 smiled, adopting a gentle demeanor unlike yesterday's aggression.
As if nothing had happened yesterday.
"Haha! You must've been looking forward to it?"
"N... No, that's not it."
Seeing Do-hwa's disheveled expression, Combatant No. 505 grinned.
She bit her lip hard, trying to straighten her flustered face.
"Let's head up. I already checked in."
Do-hwa wanted to shake off his hand gripping hers and run.
She wanted to scream for help to the hotel lobby staff right then.
But she had no choice but to follow him obediently.
After all, Combatant No. 505 held the top authority over her body.