"Prepare to fire I-Lm10 rounds."
In the heart of the city. Dozens of gun barrels were pointed at the girl. The young girl, who didn't look older than fifteen, was completely relaxed even as she watched the guns pointed at her.
"firing"
Bullets hurled themselves at the girl, making a noise no louder than a balloon popping. Far from being frightened, the girl looked around more leisurely than before the shots were fired. She leaped into the air, dodging the bullets in a dance-like arc, as if she could see their trajectories. Of the nearly twenty bullets, only one struck the girl—
"Tsk."
—There was only one. The bullet didn't even scratch the girl, but her expression clearly expressed her annoyance. As soon as he realized he'd been shot, he put on the hood and mask attached to his hoodie. Immediately after, a change occurred in the girl. Not only had the hoodie, which had been strangely large, now fit her perfectly, but the face visible inside the hoodie—though the lower part of her face was obscured by the mask—appeared to be that of a man in his late teens or early twenties.
"Well, seventeen shots. It seems you've applied a lot to catch 'us'. You nobles who only care about yourself. No, you applied because you only care about yourself?"
Surrounded by eighteen uniquely gifted individuals, he sarcastically mocked them, seemingly unfazed. Even with his mouth covered by a mask, his words were clear, as if he were using a microphone.
"There's a lot to say about terrorists."
"Well, I don't really like the word 'terrorist'. 'We' aren't terrorists or anything."
"You've been saying 'we' all along, so where are the accomplices?"
"Do you know?"
Seol-hu's expression distorted slightly as the boy sneered sharply. It was a small change, difficult for most people to detect, but the boy's eyes lit up with a sneer.
"Oh, by the way, I suddenly have a question."
"Huh, what the heck,"
"Have you heard of the 'Immortal Seraphim'?"
As soon as the words 'Immortal Seraphim' came out of the boy's mouth, the expression of the Alpha Team leader, Cho Seol-hu, the woman who had ordered the shooting, distorted.
"How do you know that name?"
"I have no choice but to know. Well, you don't need to know that."
Seol-hu found that terrorist irritating. How could he be so complacent in front of Alpha Team, a supposedly elite guard unit? He'd definitely be unable to use his unique abilities for ten minutes after being hit by an LM10 bullet. How could he possibly...
"How can you be so relaxed against a guard?"
"…what?"
"Why? That was exactly the expression, wasn't it?"
It was confusing. Usually, those with unique abilities related to body transformation relied on their abilities to fight. But, how could they be so confident?
"Surely you're wondering why I'm standing there so proudly? I'm a unique user of the body transformation series. How did you become team leader with that kind of facial expression control? That's right, the previous team leader got fired, right?"
"Shut your mouth. Don't even think about saying anything about the former team leader."
"Oh, you're swayed by something like this? You're weak-hearted."
"What do you want to do?"
"Of course I wanted to fight. But you don't think I would have come here, relying solely on my fighting spirit and without any preparation, do you?"
The boy smiled, pulling out a switch and pressing it. A sharp whistle blew twice.
"What are you talking about?"
"Hey, you're talking nonsense. That's harsh, isn't it, Team Leader Cho Seol-hu?"
A cool breeze touched my neck. A sharp line felt at the back of my neck. The hairs on my body stood on end. The tone was playful, but Seol-hu's guard only grew.
"Is there anything you want?"
"Huh? What, are you trying to negotiate or something? Alpha Team isn't that great either."
"I'm trying to tell you that I have no intention of giving you what you want."
"Well, I like that one, but I guess it's not a very useful ability in combat? I've never seen it in action before."
“…What is that.”
"Until now" clearly meant that Seol-hu had been observing her. Seol-hu's unique abilities were certainly not suited for direct combat. However, Seol-hu's own combat prowess was not something to be ignored.
"Yeah, I understand you're surprised, but you're just slow to grasp the situation. Are you going to be the team leader?"
Seol-hu's expression turned cold as he looked around. All of his team members except himself had collapsed.
"What the hell have you done? Blow it now."
"It's our first time meeting like this, Team Leader Cho Seol-hu. I'm of the mindset that if you have the ability, you should give it to others."
"What does that have to do with this situation?"
"I didn't do anything harmful. I just let you sleep because you looked tired. Is that wrong?"
A man wearing a black mask that covered his entire face walked toward Seol-hu and spoke.
"But, Nonel. What are you doing? Floating ice in the air."
"Huh? Well, it's pretty easy to fool. The ice is cold, so it's like metal, but it doesn't melt."
"Ice?"
Seol-hu's expression distorted as he felt like he was being ignored.
"What are you guys?"
At some point, a boy wearing a hoodie came over and stood beside me. The man who had been holding Seol-hu, whose upper face was covered by a black mask, smiled and said.
"'Us'? The anti-government group that the nobles are desperate to capture and destroy. It's ANGEL."
"What? ANGEL is a special team of our guards. It's not a name that an anti-government terrorist group would use."
The boy said with a smile.
"You knew ANGEL? Then it'll be easy to talk. Non-elu, sleep."
"what,"
Following the man's gesture, Seol-hu's eyes closed and he fell down.
"Good night, Team Leader Chosulhu."
*
Name (age)-???(??)
Codename (Mask) - Non-el (black mask covering only the upper face)
Unique Ability-??? (Ice)
Name (age)-???(??)
Codename (Mask)-???[?](Hoodie Mask)
Unique Ability-??? (Appearance Change)
Name (age)-???(??)
Codename (Mask) - Non-ellu (black mask covering the entire face)
Unique Ability - Sleep (Puts the opponent to sleep)
Name (Age) - First Snow (21)
Position: Guard SABRE Alpha Team Leader
Unique Ability - Spatial Separation