Spring Wind in the Police Station
Let us imagine someone appearing in our world who could shoot lightning like the movies and pick up boulders with their bare hands.
Would they really be treated as heroes, just as beautifully as in films or dramas?
No. Absolutely impossible.
Because 99.9 percent of people who keep society running are ordinary individuals without such abilities.
If awakened people go around bullying and committing crimes as they please, they get socially ostracized.
Life becomes hard.
To put it bluntly, awakened people don’t even run factories or farm, after all.
Moreover, right now their abilities seem completely useless to me.
They’re still wide open to long-range sniping or explosions.
Since they’re not idiots, they’ve implicitly agreed and joined the Awakened Association.
It would be better to create an association and use it to protect people from threats and gain power and benefits.
The most important agreement for that to be possible is that they won’t use force against ordinary people or cause them harm. GT__
“So the D-class hunter you hired as an escort, Kang Jihoon, abandoned you and ran away?”
“Yes. That’s right. What was his name again? Hobgoblin? That’s what appeared.”
“The one who arranged it was… from the association?”
“That’s why I trusted them even more…”
We barely escaped the gate exit after crossing the line between life and death, leaving all our belongings behind.
The problem was that Dad was so weak my 1st Golem Stone No. 1 ended up being carried by me in the middle of it.
When we reached the exit, people were shocked too.
Maybe it was because of the mask?
“By the way, why are you still wearing the mask?”
“If my face gets known, it’s going to be huge trouble.”
“Even so, you’d have to take it off to confirm who you are…”
“Mom will kill me…”
“Quickly take it off. Do you think the police station is a joke?”
“I really can’t…”
We arrived here at the police station together with Dad, determined to somehow get back at the bastard who abandoned us.
“Aaaagh! I don’t know anything!”
“What the hell are you saying, you bastard! If you’re a cop, you’ve got everything! Bring proof! Proof!”
“As long as I get out, I’ll—”
The atmosphere was terrifyingly tense.
In my previous life, the scariest people I’d seen in the countryside were just bandits stealing crops or robbers. But this vibe here is way scarier…
«Tang-tang-tang»
“Miss! Quickly take it off!”
“Ugh…”
“Ian…”
“Hic…”
Could the police officer who’s supposed to protect the nation really be like this? We hadn’t done anything wrong?
The more they kept scolding us, the more I cried out of fear and sorrow.
With my shaking hands, I gently grabbed the edge of the mask and pulled it up.
I’d underestimated the world too much.
Only today do I truly realize how kind and protective my parents are.
“Ian, it’s okay. Stop crying and be quiet.”
“Sob… sob…”
The warmth of Dad holding my hand and comforting me made fresh tears pour out.
On Earth, men are said to cry three times in their lives, but I must have cried five thousand times already.
«Ruk-ruk»
The tears falling from my hands and the suddenly quiet police station.
For a moment I thought an uprising had happened and jumped in surprise.
“Hey, you bastard! What kind of little thing has a sister or daughter! What exactly did this kid do wrong?!”
“Right! Even if they did something wrong, they should’ve done it to a reasonable degree! How could someone cry that much out of sorrow?!”
“That’s exactly why cops get a bad reputation!”
“Tsk tsk tsk, I never saw Detective Kim like that.”
“Yeah, the inspector’s evaluation this time needs serious rethinking. There must’ve been a reason, phew. How can a person be that stiff?”
“Eh? No? Wait a second?” GT__
“I’m sorry. Sniff… sniff…”
Honestly, I think I went a bit overboard. Since the switch had already been thrown, I just let myself cry.
When I was five and learned that the magic girl was fake, I cried even harder than this.
“Miss? I really am sorry. I’ll put the mask back on now. Okay~ Good.”
The police officer was soothing me while his hands trembled.
“Aigoo, let me clear your nose too…”
«Kueu-eung!»
You carry a handkerchief even though your face looks different?
I stuffed my nose with the handkerchief, filled with my rage.
“Haa… I want to be a handkerchief.”
“I’ve never seen a pretty person cry like this even once.”
“Maybe I should try living a good life from now on? Then maybe I could have a daughter like this one?”
Unintentionally, a spring breeze blew into a Seoul police station’s violent crime unit at the wrong time.
Criminals turn themselves in and reform.
Detectives show mercy and hand over a warm cup of coffee while understanding the criminal’s heart.
Why is the world so warm now?
«Boosuk-boosuk»
“Hic… hic…”
No, lock the faucet already!
They’re not even thinking about ending this. I’m losing my mind.
Because my mana control improved so much, it feels like I’ve really become a girl.
“Sob. Dad’s sorry! If I’d joined Grandpa’s company instead, we never would’ve gone through something like this!”
When I stopped crying, Dad broke down too.
“You’re old enough to drink, but why are you crying like that?”
“Sigh. It’s noisy.”
“Take the girl to the interrogation room.”
“What about the lady too?”
“That’s not possible?”
“That’s right?”
Dad must have had such a tough life.
This world discriminates so much against men and women.
It really is a woman-supremacy world.
“Well, calm down now? Then I’ll redo the interview. So the hunter who abandoned you… um… that kind of bastard exists?”
“Yes. We hired him to protect us, paid him, and then he ran away.”
“Wait a moment, I’ll contact the association and come back.”
What? It felt like I’d used a life cheat code. The association guy handled everything quickly.
He took the CCTV footage from the entrance, compared our entry and exit times, and processed everything on his own.
“If they say no, is this evidence?”
“What is it?”
“It’s footage from the camera attached to our robot.”
Of course the footage was destroyed at full power during the fight, so the battle scenes afterward are missing… but that’s fine.
There’s no way our robot would be taken for investigation.
We’ll need a lot of repairs to reactivate it, but since we single-handedly defeated an F-class gate, it’s okay.
The police officer studying us with a serious face smiled gently when we came back from the call.
“It looks like things will turn out well. The association will cooperate as much as possible. But let me confirm one thing. Who exactly took down the boss monster?”
Dad and I exchanged light glances. We’d already made our story straight.
Telepathy tingled again.
“Please find that person!”
“Who else was there?”
“There was someone who told us to stop running away from the monsters.”
“Eh? Such a wonderful person!”
That’s right? Just hearing the story, it sounds amazing even to a police uncle.
“Yes! I really want to thank him properly. If he got hurt, I want to meet his family too.”
“Don’t worry! We’ll definitely find him!”
Find him? What nonsense. If he shows up, it’d be even more suspicious.
Our hero was leaning against a corner of the police station wall.
Thanks, Golem Stone!
“And don’t worry about that hunter. He won’t be able to show his face in Korea.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
From the police officer’s firm resolve, it looked like that guy’s life was going to be a total mess.
Okay. Shall we go home now?
The day I left the house, they said it would be rough… This was the hardest day ever.
…
…
“Hello? Ian? What’s wrong with your face?”
“Sigh… Don’t talk. I did a deep clean at the lab today. Aigoo, I’m dying.”
“Mom’s having a hard time too…”
Dad and I both ran around carrying 30 kg of Golem Stones all day today, and every muscle in our bodies hurts.
If we could, we’d go to the hospital, but that would cause another uproar.
We’re exhausted, but to get past Mom, we already set up a plan.
Operation name: Deep Clean.
Blocking the call to the police station from home was the best move.
When exactly should I tell Mom? But she’s terrifying… Just a little longer.
“Cleaning and organizing is what people do when they live behind walls! Why drag me in?!”
Mom still seemed to be talking too harshly.
I thought I’d done a good job organizing…
“Ah, there are lots of grad students. It was worth doing. It’s fine. I can’t have you worrying about that too~”
Mom seemed able to handle it somehow.
Her eyes were a bit droopy.
“By the way, what are all these wounds?”
“You know, there were a lot of iron scraps in the lab. It probably just scratched a little.”
“Not you.”
It was cold.
Very cold.
Why me? Isn’t there something wrong with me?
“You! What’s this on your face?!”
“Why? What is it?”
No? I definitely checked before coming in! There are bruises, but no visible wounds!
“What is this?! Dad said not to let you get your face hurt! You didn’t listen!”
“Eh? I got hurt?”
I ran straight to the mirror in the entrance. Wounds on my face? That can’t be!
I looked in the mirror.
Ah… Mom?
This kind of thing can happen from just scratching with a fingernail or lying down.
“Mom? This is just red skin, right?”
“I told you it’s because the skin got raised and you got pimples! How many times?!”
“Yeah. I’ll be careful…”
“Again! Just with words!”
Haa… It’s hard.
I really should’ve learned at least 1st Circle magic…
A healing spell to treat bruises and light wounds would’ve been perfect right now.
Ugh. No, I shouldn’t feel bad about not having one. I’ll find a way later.
The next morning.
“Kyaaah!”
I was about to get up from bed in the morning.
No part of my body didn’t hurt.
Was someone giving me a club massage all night?
«Dong»
“Why?!”
“Mom… I’m in so much pain…”
“Sigh. You really are just like Dad.”
“Dad too?”
“He started from dawn.”
“Waaah…”
“A couple doing various things…”
It’s a little unfair, but now that I think about it, I carried more weight than Dad on the Golem Stone.
And if I think about it carefully, if I’d worn gloves, maybe I could’ve beaten Dad?
Honestly.
“Nueeeek… Save me…”
“Wait. Mom will make some medicine and bring it.”
“P-please…”
Why do I keep getting jaw pain and headaches?
Shouldn’t I just ask for sleeping pills? If I slept for a few days, I’d be better?
But that didn’t happen according to my plan.
“Uuu… Then I’ll rest.”
“What kind of nonsense is that? If you lie down like this, your body will stiffen and get worse.”
“Really?”
“Get up.”
“I took medicine, let’s go to the hospital?”
“???”
What does that look mean? Like it’s questioning me?
«Dal-chak dal-chak»
Mom took out clothes from the closet and threw them at me.
“Mom? This is workout clothes?”
“Yeah. For muscle pain, you need to move a little to loosen up quickly.”
“Miss Mun Hisu, I have no idea what you’re talking about. Please forgive this girl.”
“Stop watching historical dramas and stop talking nonsense. Quickly change clothes and get up.”
I said I couldn’t because I was in so much pain, but it was never going to work anyway.
Thinking about it, I think I heard a scream in my sleep that morning.
“Kkyaaa!”
“Kueeeek!”
Maybe it was Dad’s voice.
It wasn’t a dream. I’m so sad.
I intuitively knew my future. Tears fell like a cow being led to the slaughterhouse.
«Kkurik-kkurik»
I understood why the room was so quiet when I entered the workout room.
The customer was already a corpse writhing in the corner of the room.
“Okay! Let’s start. Lie down like this? It’ll be hard, so I’ll massage you.”
“Oh? Massage?”
Yeah. Massage would be fine.
It’s better than hanging from a hammock. That’s real muscle training and would hurt like crazy.
Thinking about it, if Mom hadn’t trained me, I might really have been in danger during that gate.
Even though it was hard, I should’ve actively participated in Mom’s training schedule.
If my power had been a little weaker, I might’ve had to leave the Golem Stone behind on the road in the worst case.
“Shall we start?”
«Tududuk-tududuk»
Wait, where did that terrifying sound come from on Mom’s gentle hands?
Was someone placing a chime and playing the drums?
Mom’s hands approached my back gently.
“Ah… It’s warm.”
“Of course. For a proper massage, the hands need to be hot.”
«Kkududuk»
My fingers felt like they were slipping between the muscles.
“Kueoheok—”
“Mom? You’re being spoiled too? How come you’re just like Dad?”
“Hah… hah… Can’t breathe…”
“Okay~ Breathe like this. Hoo~ Hoo~ Hoo~”
«Kkudadak»
Mom’s fingers dug deep into my body, unraveling every muscle fiber.
And I became a fish that had been pulled out of the sea on TV.
«Palttak-palttak»
“Nueaaaah!”
“Hold on. What did you do to make your muscles this tight? Mom will loosen them.”
My pathetic flailing was new fun for Mom.
She smiled and rubbed me.
With a face full of love and warmth.
People, please save me.