Chapter 391 – We Absolutely Have to Go.
Among the juvenile offenders gathered now, he was the youngest and smallest kid.
But due to his decent family background, he was naturally revered as the leader of the group, the “jammin’i.”
With just one word from him, everyone fell into silence.
“So, what are we gonna do now?”
“……”
In fact, the others hadn’t thought about it at all.
They were too busy messing with the adults they thought were stupid.
“Are you satisfied with just this, not even a kid?”
Though he wanted to say that he was indeed a kid to take advantage of juvenile benefits,
no one dared to speak up.
None of them wanted to provoke a fight over trivial matters.
Yet, feeling slightly offended, the sixth grader jammin’i shot back.
As if he wanted to show the dignity of being older, even if just this once.
“So, what do you want to add?”
“First, think about what you’ve done recently.”
“Why?”
“Just do it!”
“……Fine.”
At those words, everyone recalled their recent misdeeds.
Sneaking into a shaman’s house to scatter items.
Suddenly disappearing while standing in the middle of the road to scare people.
Pouring tteokbokki all over the Nobelpia server and blaming it on Nobel-chan.
Going to families with kids and complaining about why they abandoned them, then disappearing.
Making it rain fake lottery tickets that look like they won.
Calling all the brides at a party in the same building by the same name.
Switching out food delivered to someone named Shinwook with empty bowls.
Whispering to the leader of a radical religious group, “The faith you chose is truly right. This voice is the proof.”
Cutting off the power suddenly at a crowded PC bang.
Changing all the Pepsi displayed at the convenience store during the Lotte competition to Mac’s Cola.
Filling a delivery to a house with bricks.
And locking up a hunter’s glasses while they were asleep before escaping, among other things.
Just recalling a few of the things they did in recent weeks was already this much.
“This time we were at least taking it easy.”
“Yeah. We were busier before.”
“But why is that?”
The leader, who had been listening silently, suddenly voiced his opinion firmly.
This brought forth the faint emotions lurking in their hearts, revealing themselves vividly.
“Isn’t it a bit boring and empty?”
No one answered that.
At least it was an emotion that could not be denied.
Of course, messing with others was still fun.
It was amusing to watch them clash while they created chaos.
Even if they realized it was their doing, people couldn’t do anything but grind their teeth.
And they could enjoy the pleasure of mocking the other party because of that.
But ultimately, the joy was fleeting.
After that moment passed, a dire emptiness would return.
In the end, the juvenile offenders silently acknowledged that they needed greater stimulation.
And sensing that, the juvenile offenders began to speak up one by one.
“How about stealing a car or motorcycle like before?”
“Why not hit up a jewelry store? We’re running out of cash anyway.”
“And if things go south, we could just report some other guy for stealing!”
But then the leader interjected with, “And then what?”
“””…….””””
No one could find their voice.
“Plus, we’ve done that way too much. Anything else?”
“……I don’t know, you’re the leader, so decide.”
The leader was getting increasingly annoyed by their words.
He was bored to death, and nobody could come up with a proper idea.
However, it wasn’t like he could just expel them.
Of course, being the leader meant he could at school, but
his excellent family background afforded him that option.
Yet, kicking them out would ultimately be a loss for him in the long run.
After all, there were few who would act like him.
If a juvenile offender committed a crime, it wouldn’t matter, and he’d just get mocked.
‘The juvenile offender system exists for times like this, and those idiots…’
Then he suddenly had a thought.
What about hitting up a military base known for its strict security?
As luck would have it, he had just stolen a firework set, including a lighter, from a classmate named Lee Da-hye.
He had been wondering where to use it.
“How about we play with fire?”
“Where?”
At last, he found a useful way to use it.
“How about launching fireworks at a military outpost at night?”
“Oh! That sounds fun!”
“And then we can even shoot some real guns! That’ll be great!”
Fortunately, this suggestion intrigued the two ability users.
Getting into the military base wasn’t hard.
He could just go in with his dad.
If worse came to worst, they could use their powers to escape anyway.
Anyway, with the direction of their upcoming fun established,
they were about to spring into action but…
“Then let’s go! I’ll contact dad!”
“Uh…”
“F*ck, why are you talking now!!!”
Suddenly, one of his subordinates, who had been quiet until now, began to intervene.
“The military base is a bit…you know…?”
“Then you say something!”
The leader’s temper flared with his subordinate’s rebuttal, but
“A nearby large hunter guild would be better. Let’s just burn that down.”
“I trusted you, damn it!”
With the slightly different suggestion, they erupted back into cheers.
“Is it really okay to mess with hunters…? There’re no people there.”
“I thought it would be fine to just mess with them…what if they start beating us up?”
Momentarily, the two ability user jammin’is showed slight concern, but
bolstered by the leader’s enthusiasm, the voices of the disheartened subordinates picked up a bit more energy.
“Besides, hunters have no human rights anyway.”
“Oh…they can’t hit us anyway.”
“Right! How are they gonna hit the juvenile offenders!”
“Oh, they taught us in school! I always forgot because I was sleeping!”
In the end, they all decided to set fire to the hunter guild.
As the juvenile offenders started moving forward with their plans, a common thought began to creep into their minds.
It would still be boring, and soon they’d feel empty again.
Playing with fire would only last a moment.
Once that fleeting pleasure was gone, the dreadful boredom would surely return.
What else could they find to soothe that feeling?
But still, having found the exciting activity they could do right now,
they continued to move without stopping.
At that moment.
– Screeeeeech!!!!
“What, what is that!”
Suddenly, a luxury black sedan slid to a halt in front of them aggressively.
It left tire marks darker than the asphalt from how recklessly it was driven.
“How dare you try to hit a juvenile offender?!”
In an instant, the enraged leader yelled out.
Suddenly, the driver’s side window began to roll down.
As if it had been waiting for that reaction.
And through the open window appeared a lovely woman with navy hair and green eyes.
“…….Huh…”
The moment he saw her,
the leader’s words came to an abrupt halt.
“…uh…”
The reason was that the woman was quite beautiful,
but more importantly,
her appearance was extremely outlandish.
Though she was dressed in a black dobok, resembling a martial artist,
she also had long, thick horns, enormous wings, and a long tail.
That was none other than the notorious trader succubus, often spotted recently.
“W-who are you…?”
“Wh-what’s going on…?”
“Why are you suddenly in front of us…?”
“W-w-we haven’t done anything wrong yet!”
As the rest of the group nervously blurted out,
the leader’s mind was swirling in confusion.
‘What’s going on…why did she suddenly appear…?’
Although it had been said that succubi were frequently seen around lately,
there was no reason for one to suddenly appear before them.
After all, juvenile offenders were not her trading partners.
Regardless of that, the succubus let out a big sigh and gazed at the juvenile offenders,
suddenly breaking into a faint smile.
“At last, I’ve found you…!”
Everyone swallowed hard, waiting for the succubus’s next words.
Suddenly, the sound of the car’s locks clicking open echoed as the succubus yelled urgently,
“I’ll explain later! Hurry and get in!”
For a moment, they felt tempted, but
doubts arose simultaneously.
They had been taught at school not to follow strangers.
Could this be a kidnapping?
If it was a succubus, she would certainly do it.
‘Should we run away…?’
With that, the juvenile offenders’ suspicions began to grow larger like a snowball rolling down a hill,
just as the leader was about to signal them to use their transference ability to escape.
The succubus spoke again, her hurried words completely dispelling their doubts.
And at the same time, it was a shocking statement that could wipe away all the boredom they had felt until now.
“I need your powers, chosen children!”
Hearing that, the juvenile offenders quickly hopped into the vehicle as if they had made a promise.
Their eyes shining with anticipation for what would happen next,
even though they had no idea what lay ahead.
