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After the performance ended, without much reflection, Friede’s broadcast concluded with a brief wrap-up.

It wasn’t a long, classical performance in the first place.

Even though several pieces were played and a simple talk was held in between, it barely surpassed an hour, with everything flowing quickly.

Once the broadcast ended, Friede and Sehee immediately approached the figure of Eonha ahead.

One side was reality, while the other was a mirage created by augmented reality.

Thanks to the pre-installed backup equipment for broadcasting, Eonha appeared floating like a hologram.

The surreal space and attire of Sehee contrasted subtly with the realistic figure of Eonha’s hologram.

“How was it?”

“Uh… um…”

As Sehee walked up to her, Eonha lowered her head and twisted her body.

I wonder if it was necessary to ask. Perhaps her mischievous side was activated, wanting to uncover her true feelings.

If that’s the case, then for now, she could indeed be seen as a rather mischievous sister.

“I-It was good.”

I was touched by the message of hope urging me not to give up.

Especially since the sister’s earnestness seemed to fill my heart deeply… it was truly nice and made me happy.

Moreover, the song itself was so wonderful that if there had been a record released, I would have definitely wanted to own it.

Upon hearing Eonha’s stuttered response, Sehee smiled brightly.

Seeing the usually perfection-seeking kid flustered like Ajin was endearing in a new way.

“Thank you.”

Thus, I slowly raised my hand towards Eonha.

Being a hologram created by augmented reality, my lifted hand passed through Eonha’s body.

“Ugh!”

As if she felt her body being penetrated, Eonha instinctively shrank back.

However, the arms of my sister that had risen slowly wrapped around her body, as if gently embracing herself.

“…!”

In a way, that non-physical embrace felt warm and tender, tightening around her body…

Silently closing my eyes, we simply shared unspoken feelings across the gap the space created.

“Don’t worry.”

“……”

“You don’t need to say that you’re dying in my arms. There are heroes like us beside you, so the future you think of will never come to pass. I swear it. You will believe me, right?”

Ah, indeed, my sister was thinking about that incident back then.

I couldn’t lift my head due to the overwhelming feeling of guilt, as if I had become a troublesome frog child.

Then, the warmth of realizing my sister’s unwavering resolve surged in my heart.

My eyes began to well up.

“Yeah, I won’t worry anymore. I won’t even think about it. From now on, I’ll only think of a happy ending.”

It seemed like, even though she couldn’t feel it, my sister’s arms tightened their hold even more.

Everything was undoubtedly the frozen cold of Antarctica, but the golden aurora floating above in the sky shone warmly on everyone.

And…

From far away, an insignificant presence was twitching its lips, not caring about anyone.

What was unsatisfactory to it was clearly a facial expression with all the emotions, despite being a frog.

“Hehe, online dating is disgusting.”

The thin figure sneered, gazing at Sehee and Eonha.

* * *

[An official pic from the Sejong Science Station is up!]

[Posted by: hope5555]

(A golden aurora covering the Antarctic sky)

(A pic of the golden aurora spreading above Friede during the broadcast)

At this point, isn’t it super suspicious?

And look at this. The broadcast time of Friede and the time when the aurora occurred at the Sejong station.

If you cross-reference the two timeframes, they perfectly match.

Could it be?

ㅇㅇ: What the hell, idiot. Are you saying Friede and her friends are superpowered?

SpongeBob: Unless Friede can use teleportation, how the hell would she get a round-trip ticket from Korea to Antarctica? Plus, if she went there dressed like that, she’d freeze to death!

ㄴKimKkaettulakku: If she had that kind of teleportation power, I don’t think the cold would be an issue.

Sunshine Sword: Is there anyone who can check where Friede’s broadcast location was?

[What’s going on??]

[Posted by: Sunshine Sword]

Today, the guy who calls himself an information guru, that skinny guy, has been super quiet, which is annoying.

He should be doing a clarification broadcast right now to wash away all the absurdity, but this twit is taking a break, fucking hell, lol.

It’s so frustrating, I could get cancer.

Dominator: At this rate, even cancer cells might get cancer and die, lol.

Testing: The situation is funny. At first, I thought the virtual reality broadcast would diminish its impact, but seeing similar phenomena in the same location changes that.

ㅇㅇ: I don’t care which side it is, I just want to be told the truth clearly.

[Wow, I just heard some crazy information]

[Posted by: KimKkaettulakku]

It’s not totally official, but…

My brother-in-law’s friend’s cousin works with the Switch channel’s broadcasting server.

But he said that the signal location during Friede’s broadcast was weird.

It’s definitely not Antarctica or anything, but it wasn’t Friede’s usual broadcast location.

It seems it was broadcast from a virtual signal that had never been set up before, causing chaos in that department, lol.

Now, all kinds of theories are swirling around in the industry because of this, lol.

ㅇㅇ: What the hell, are there really superpowered people? If there are, how does this world operate? What should we do?

ㄴLAmpadu: We don’t need to do anything. Just go pop some popcorn, you wuss!

Dad’s Scream Beavium: My brother-in-law’s friend’s cousin, lol.

Flat: This is more exciting than the existence of UFOs or aliens.

[The media is surprisingly quiet]

[Posted by: Dust to Dust]

The gaming community is absolutely flipped out.

Or do they just think it’s a coincidence?

Sister Eating Midir: Do our internet people not know about cross-validation? The media isn’t so idle they’d just release an article based on internet rumors.

ㄴㅇㅇ: Damn, now even the media should be asking questions, what a joke, lol.

ㄴㄹㄹ: It’s ultimately just an issue concerning game streamers, but it’s going haywire to the point of over-involvement.

ㄴLuluTia: It’s probably coincidence, what supernatural theories? Let’s live in reality.

“Ugh, what a mess. What a mess.”

Dahyeong, who was comfortably reclining on the couch while using her phone, exhaled.

Sure, it was Friede’s broadcast, but now it spilled over to the farming channels, creating all kinds of chaos.

Fortunately, the 24/7 full-service avatars of Ajin were working hard, so it hadn’t escalated too much, but that was only limited to her and her channel.

The other communities were throwing a party that felt more like a funeral.

Most importantly, the star of the show, Friede’s channel had declared a long hiatus with an announcement.

The curiosity was intensifying, but there was nowhere to ease it, a true dilemma.

It was like adding oil to a raging fire.

As she was watching the community reactions unfold, she noticed some people who were eerily spot-on about the truth. Quite a few, actually.

Or rather, what was this? Someone from the Switch crew speculating about the location of her sister’s broadcast?

“Sis.”

“…Yeah?”

Sitting on a chair one would see by the sea, sipping a drink, Sehee looked up as she raised her sunglasses.

It was indeed a pretty carefree act, and I didn’t have the heart to question it too much either.

“When we had our broadcast, we did it in Antarctica. Thinking about it now, that place wouldn’t even have internet access. How did we broadcast?”

“Uh? Now you ask?”

When I looked at her with wide eyes, as if seeing something new, I suddenly felt a bit jealous. It just felt like it was a loss on my part.

No, honestly, the scale of the content was overwhelming. They were launching auroras into the sky from Antarctica, and internet issues didn’t quite seem to matter.

With no additional words, as she puffed her cheeks, Sehee smiled and explained.

“I just connected it.”

“How?”

“With my power. I did it well, so I connected it nicely.”

In the classic magical girl genre, it was similar to saying it was accomplished through the power of love.

Of course, like many things of this sort, if one looks closely, there was always a screw or two missing.

Yeah, for instance…

“If what you say is true, that means our house’s IP wasn’t logged during that broadcast.”

Probably, as I shrugged my shoulders while looking at my sister, who comfortably reclined again, I decided to let that pass.

Yeah, how long should I keep worrying about this? With these thoughts, enjoying things was definitely better.

Even if people found out, I didn’t care. Would society collapse just because there were heroes? Would families fall apart?

No matter how you viewed it, I was still a model taxpayer dutifully paying my taxes. Society shouldn’t unjustly criticize.

‘Eh, whatever.’

If it comes to it, it wouldn’t be too shabby to take down North Korea the moment my Hero’s Power wears off and establish a country.

Before the strange thought completely consumed me, Dahyeong startled and negated it.

‘I’m crazy, really.’

What country? I could just run away to the US.

With the Hero’s Power, there are plenty of countries where I could cooperate and chill.

But what? The fall of North Korea and the founding of a country?

As Bbaebae sang about content for reunification, did something happen to me too?

Is it because of that damn frog that my mind is going weird?

‘No!’

I’m normal. Totally fine. I’m the one who holds the title of First Chosen among heroes.

Even though I sensed Eonha slowly inching closer these days, that was just because her situation was tough, and it meant nothing more.

So, I had to stay in the normal person position.

‘Right beside my sister.’

Shaking my head vigorously, I immediately erased those thoughts from my mind, while Sehee only watched in surprise with her big eyes.

Indeed, it was a day full of inner turmoil.