chapter 11
11 – Guest of the Hero Nation (3)
A few hours ago.
On the 4th floor, room 402 of an extremely ordinary villa.
Inside the living room, an incredibly extraordinary woman was sitting on the couch, hugging her knees.
“…You’re late, darling.”
Louina was waiting for her lover, who had gone out and was now sitting dejectedly.
“At this rate, I’ll become a grandmother…”
It had already been over 2 hours.
Tick-tock, tick-tock.
The sound of the clock’s second hand kept scratching at her nerves.
Her abilities had long been unsealed.
Reducing a clock to dust was child’s play for her.
But…
“He will surely be disappointed.”
Ruina had learned patience.
The person of destiny who had become a hero for her sake alone.
Thinking of Sung Hoon’s face, she suppressed her impulsive behavior that she had always indulged in.
“I thought he would be back soon… If I had known, I would have gone with him…”
Grumble.
“Uwuw…”
The clock’s hand poking at her, as if asking if she should eat soon.
Ruina rubbed her hungry stomach and got up from the sofa.
“Come to think of it, I don’t think he had breakfast either…”
At that moment.
A thought flashed through Ruina’s mind.
Finding out where he had gone.
And a way to have a meal together, just the two of them!
“hehehe. That’s right. There is a way.”
Ruina immediately put on a cheerful expression and started preparing.
First, I had to take off the light homewear I was wearing.
Since awakening to his abilities yesterday, for the first time.
Thanks to Sung-hoon’s nullification ability, I could leisurely change.
But this moment was no different from usual.
Due to his constantly active damnation ability, the clothes he had praised as cute might turn into dust at any moment.
“Ugh… tea.”
Lucina, concentrating her mind, was cautious.
She devoted her energy to not holding onto the fabric for more than 10 seconds.
She threw off the snug T-shirt and pushed down the dolphin pants that revealed her round hips.
Just taking off light clothes.
But already more than a minute had passed.
“Sigh….”
It was a dressing time not much different from usual, but she, who had already learned the happiness of dressing normally, was more longing for Sung-hoon than before.
“Maybe it could smell. Ugh, tea.”
Next, after Lucina had taken off all her underwear from top to bottom.
From her face to her shoulders, chest, waist, thighs, and so on.
She touched and caressed every part of her body with both hands.
As she had told Sung-hoon yesterday.
This naked friction, undoubtedly strange to others, was Lucina’s unique way of showering.
Touching every corner of the body like this could remove not only the accumulated impurities but also the intangible scent.
For Lucina, who abhorred her destructive ability, this was the only function she thought of positively.
“Now… what should I wear?”
Lucina, wearing only underwear again, bent her waist toward the box placed in the corner of the living room.
In this large box, various clothes she had rescued were piled up neatly.
Of course, most of them were items she ‘accidentally’ obtained.
For example, picking up intact clothes by chance from the ruins of a demolished building, and so on.
“I guess it’s better not to mention this…?”
If she said such a thing to a hero handler who had a clear sense of justice, she might be disliked.
How could Lucina be more loved by him?
With a wagging tail, she rummaged through the box.
“Let’s try this on today.”
Soon, what Lucina took out was a mini-tight skirt that clung to her legs.
Last night, when she showed it to Sung-hoon in home wear.
She immediately noticed his gaze subtly moving towards her legs.
Presumably, Sung-hoon undoubtedly liked well-shaped legs.
“He says I’m cheeky too. Kufufu.”
Lucina carefully pulled the skirt up and down on her legs, repeating the process.
Wearing something this short might make her legs cold on a slightly chilly day.
Even if she lifted her knees just a bit, her panties could be clearly seen.
Yet, Lucina only thought about being loved by Seonghun.
She had no intention of choosing to wear different clothes at this point.
It was simply a natural expression of affection for the person destined to change her miserable life.
After spending a little more time getting dressed than undressed.
“This should be enough for him to say I look pretty, right?”
Lucina turned around in front of the full-length mirror, which also served as a shoe rack.
A white blouse with a black mini skirt, a color combination eerily similar to Seonghun’s attire.
And even a long trench coat for the chilly weather.
This should make her not look like a villain, and she would be able to appeal her charm to Seonghun sufficiently.
“Honey, wait for me. I’ll come to see you soon.”
With rosy cheeks, Lucina headed straight outside.
The atmosphere outside was calm, just like last night.
But as expected, Lucina soon felt a sense of unease.
Years of experience.
And her instincts were telling her about the situation around her.
“Tsk.”
Rather than hiding, Lucina chuckled at the clumsiness that seemed too obvious compared to before.
“Why don’t you all come out instead of hiding?”
She called out in the deserted, quiet street.
And then, as expected.
Black suits began to emerge from every nook and cranny of the alley and from the parked vehicles.
At least sixteen visible to the eye.
There seemed to be those who still hadn’t shown themselves, as she had mentioned.
“You and I are going to live happily ever after. Isn’t it too cheesy?”
[“It’s because your handler is off duty, so you’re alone.”]
Instead of responding to Luina’s sarcasm, a special agent holding a radio did it for her.
Through the radio, a distorted voice of Team Leader Lee Tae-seok could be heard.
“Good timing. Where are you, sweetheart?”
[“The handler is at the workplace.”]
“Okay, so where is that? You’re not planning to barge in and cause a scene, are you?”
[………….]
“Alright, alright. Just tell me the reason, okay? I just want to have a meal with him. I haven’t eaten anything since last night.”
[“I will inform you.”]
Luina bit her tongue in response to the team leader’s skillful maneuvering of the conversation.
Yet, in order to achieve what she desired, she couldn’t just push people around as she used to.
That was the promise she made with Seong-hoon.
To stay with him, she must not show any signs of a villain.
Suppressing her past self that everyone feared, Luina flashed a bright smile.
Amidst the bustling city center with countless pedestrians coming and going,
Ruina stood before a tall building, tilting her head upwards.
“hehehe. So, our agency is inside this building, huh?”
The Hero Department under the Ministry of Public Administration and Security.
It was the original workplace that she had never heard about from Seonghoon.
“Here it is.”
As she said that,
A black-suited chauffeur who had brought her here in a black van handed her a convenience store bag.
Inside were packed lunches for her and Seonghoon, along with pairs of refreshing drinks.
Neatly packed and arranged.
“Thanks for running the errand for me.”
“………….”
The agent swiftly withdrew, as if he might accidentally touch her hand.
“Tsk tsk. You’re intimidated by someone so big? They say you won’t get caught if you focus, even with a brief touch.”
[Just in case. You never know when you might have a change of heart.]
It was the team leader, Lee Taeseok, inside the walkie-talkie who responded to Ruina’s playful tone.
“Team leader, I really don’t trust you. If I had a change of heart, I wouldn’t have come all the way here on my own, right? Isn’t that so?”
[……Ahem.]
“hehehe.”
Finally, she won the verbal sparring against the team leader!
Luina flashed a bright smile and tucked the handle of the paper bag into her inner arm.
Continuing to hold it in her hand would inevitably destroy the paper bag, so she had no choice.
[According to the report, the handler is currently on the building rooftop. Located in the sky garden.]
“Sky garden? That works out perfectly. We can have a private meal together♡”
[However……]
Just as Luina was about to stride into the lobby of the building’s first floor, the words of Team Leader Lee Taeseok stopped her in her tracks.
[One civilian and one hero. They are with the handler. Please refrain from creating a situation that could escalate.]
“I’m well aware of that~ Bye bye~”
Luina stuck her tongue out at the walkie-talkie and headed straight for the sky garden.
However, afterwards.
“Hey… who is that woman?”
As no one in their group had heard that she seemed very close to Seonghoon.
Luina had a moment of confusion, causing her to accidentally break the entrance door and come face to face with them.
The team leader’s request to avoid escalating the situation had already left her mind.