By Zephyria 
Geum Na-ro and the White Tiger Unit members became as gentle as lambs after confirming my ability, ‘Resurrection.’
The moment they realized I was An Ga-hyeon, they were ready to write down every word coming out of my mouth with pure and enthusiastic eyes.
‘What did Jae-ha say about me usually?’
While feeling puzzled, I told the White Tiger Unit members everything I had experienced.
When I got to the part where I confirmed X’s identity as Ban No-ah, most of the members were furious.
“We must capture that damned bastard immediately!”
They were enraged as if it were their own business, hearing that X, Ban No-ah, was making threats towards Jae-ha and me instead of showing remorse.
In fact, a member named Ha Ri-ra, who was introduced as the action team leader, was already preparing to go out, taking her weapon and her partner Guide.
“I will go out and return with Ban No-ah’s head.”
Jae-ha and I stopped her first.
“Wait, just wait a minute!”
“Ha Ri-ra. That seems like too hasty of a decision.”
Ha Ri-ra got angry when we stopped her.
“Why are you doing this? Both the President and An Ga-hyeon Guide… have suffered for a very long time.”
“…That’s…”
“So, I have a duty to get rid of Ban No-ah, who provided the chains of that suffering. On behalf of the Ability Users who lost their family-like partners and suffered because of him.”
Her voice was mixed with the joy of finally finding out the identity of the criminal and the heartbreaking hatred towards him.
‘This person also lost someone precious to Ban No-ah.’
Even so, it was dangerous to go up against Ban No-ah impulsively without any plans right away.
I tried hard to calm Ha Ri-ra down.
“I understand how you feel. I want to catch Ban No-ah too.”
“Then why are you interfering?”
“It’s not interference. It’s advice. X, Ban No-ah… knew how to steal more abilities than we expected and use them as his own.”
It would have been better if Ban No-ah was only obsessed with stealing other people’s abilities, like the foolish Jin-irang’s story that Jae-ha told me.
Ban No-ah was not lazy.
He was a growing monster.
He seemed like someone who had studied for a long time how to extract the maximum performance from the abilities he had obtained by seeing blood from others.
‘Especially with mental abilities, it seemed like no one could keep up with him.’
Even if we gathered all the existing mental Ability Users, I couldn’t guarantee whether they could win when faced with Ban No-ah.
That was the most worrying part.
“Ha Ri-ra Esper. Ban No-ah seemed to be specialized in Brainwashing and memory Manipulation among mental abilities.”
“That’s something our White Tiger Unit members already know. Mental attacks don’t work well on us, so don’t worry.”
“It may not be enough to just have a skill that can resist mental abilities.”
“…Yes?”
“Ban No-ah has already faced Jae-ha and you guys and experienced being cornered. There’s no way he wouldn’t consider that you guys also have mental ability resistance abilities when he moves.”
Otherwise, there was no way he would have shown me the results of using mental abilities so openly.
Jae-ha defended my statement.
“I think so too.”
“President.”
“Ban No-ah is already a monster. Among the various ability cores he possesses, there may be one with the effect of neutralizing mental ability resistance skills.”
“…But we won’t know the result until we try.”
Ha Ri-ra stared straight at us with eyes that had bright red blood vessels due to anger.
“What if this is Ban No-ah’s aim? How do we know if he’s trying to buy time to escape while we’re being careful?”
“That’s…”
Jae-ha and Ra Ho-yeon stepped in to help me, who was about to lose my words.
“If it’s X that I know, he will never give up on Ga-hyeon’s ability, ‘Resurrection,’ which appeared in front of him after 20 years.”
“I know because I was strangled by that bad guy. Um…. Yujin, no, An Ga-hyeon Guide’s obsession with the ability was beyond imagination. He won’t back down easily. He seemed to be trying to wage an all-out war as well.”
Ha Ri-ra seemed displeased that the civilian Secrety members had joined this conversation. Geum Na-ro also couldn’t hide his uncomfortable expression.
“Civilians, please step back.”
“We can understand why you brought them here with the consideration of the President and An Ga-hyeon Guide.”
Ra Ho-yeon countered Ha Ri-ra and Geum Na-ro’s words with a brazen face.
“Since we’ve already been tricked by Ban No-ah, I think it’s safe to say that we’re also involved in this matter.”
Seo Yun-chae went even further and complained, pointing at me.
“Besides, we’ve already heard all about how Yeon Yu-jin is An Ga-hyeon Guide.”
“…….”
“Do you think that psycho who’s having fun showing off his strength will let us, who know the truth, live? No way. That bastard is already excited about eliminating us, putting us on the same level as you guys. I felt that there was no hesitation in killing from the moment we actually met.”
“…….”
“I felt to the bone that saving us was only for a warning.”
It was surprising to see Seo Yun-chae, who only knew how to get angry, calmly telling the story while suppressing his cold anger.
Ha Ri-ra and Geum Na-ro, who heard Ra Ho-yeon and Seo Yun-chae’s words, eventually seemed persuaded, and their murderous intent subsided a little.
“…I understand.”
“If you, who directly confirmed Ban No-ah’s identity and even proposed cooperation, say so much, we have no choice but to follow since it’s the President’s will.”
The tense atmosphere softened slightly, but I didn’t miss the resentment flashing in their eyes.
I whispered softly to Jae-ha.
“Keep a close eye on the White Tiger Unit members so they don’t leave. They might engage in solo actions to get rid of Ban No-ah.”
“Okay.”
Jae-ha nodded willingly.
I was relieved because I could trust Jae-ha.
I quietly calmed down the buzzing White Tiger Unit members and revealed the important business I wanted to convey.
“As Jae-ha said, Ban No-ah will definitely try to take away my ‘Resurrection,’ which is the first and last ability he couldn’t get his hands on.”
There was no way that bastard wouldn’t aim for ‘Resurrection.’
Potato, the ego of ‘Resurrection’ that only I can see, kept saying that Ban No-ah would show up in front of me again.
[ Ugh. I don’t want to see that guy’s face again. It’s a relief that other people can’t see my appearance like this. But he’ll show up. He’ll show up in front of us again. And… he’ll kill you and try to separate me from you again. ]
I hate it so much!
Potato trembled with extreme fear that he had never shown before, whimpering.
[ I, I… don’t want to be separated from you ever again. I like you, my master. ]
‘Me too.’
[ So you must never lose. Because I… want to be with you. ]
‘Okay.’
Ban No-ah will definitely show up in front of me someday.
“I think he was trying to become the most perfect being among Ability Users. Seeing him collect all kinds of abilities one by one, he must be desperate to possess my ‘Resurrection,’ which has been resurrected from death. If he takes that away, there will be almost no way to stop him.”
So, please use me as bait and lie in wait so you can catch the moment Ban No-ah appears.
“That’s the only request I want from you.”
After finishing the meeting with the White Tiger Unit members, the Secrety members and I returned to the accommodation under Jae-ha’s escort.
Jae-ha said that he would immediately dispatch combat-capable members after hearing that Ban No-ah had appeared near here.
“There won’t be any problems. The members who agreed with Ga-hyeon’s words have decided to follow your will.”
“For now, anyway.”
Even though I proved that I was An Ga-hyeon, there were a few Espers with a ferocious aura, like Ha Ri-ra and Geum Na-ro, who wanted to strike Ban No-ah right away.
“As I said repeatedly… please pay attention so that there are no deserters among the members.”
“Okay.”
“Mental ability resistance skills are not absolute. Ban No-ah is likely to already know that.”
If even a few White Tiger Unit members are manipulated by Ban No-ah, the situation will become unfavorable to us.
We, who have a great trauma from the pain of losing precious colleagues, cannot leave dying colleagues as they are.
I wanted to prevent the tragic event of fighting brainwashed colleagues.
The Secrety members, who heard our conversation, pondered for a moment and then went to Jae-ha and asked for a favor.
Ra Ho-yeon stepped up as the leader and conveyed the message.
“Hyeon Jae-ha Esper.”
“…What is it?”
“Since we are also involved in this matter, we would like you to train us so that we can play an active role as combatants.”
To think that the proud and noble Ra Ho-yeon would bow his head first.
“But… do we even have time? The Manager Hyung announced that we have a tight schedule for the time being, until my ears hurt.”