Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan

Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan – 016

Tiger

A bookshelf packed with textbooks and workbooks. A minimalist interior. In a study room that seemed like you’d have to secure a spot in the top 10 of the school every semester just by being here, Ms. B, who had her thick, curly hair neatly tied up, yearned for freedom.

“So, stuffy!”

She was under home quarantine due to a contagious virus. After enduring a hellish two days, her symptoms improved, granting her a much-needed holiday break. Yet, the mobile game she enthusiastically started got boring within half a day, and the recommended drama didn’t suit her taste so she couldn’t finish even one episode.

‘I guess I really do like going out…’

Ms. B realized.

She finally understood why her MBTI, despite her introverted and cautious nature, started with an ‘E.’

“Ah, I miss my friends.”

Though her parents had given her a not-so-free liberty to ‘rest and not study’ during her sickness, she felt a desperation to be outdoors, to gulp in the fresh air and have a great time with friends at a cozy cafe.

“Ughhh.”

She’d been restlessly tossing and turning in her bed for almost an hour. She had to find some way to enjoy her isolation period. Series are probably the best for killing time, even though she had failed to get into one before.

‘I have to watch something.’

Deciding to find a series that fit her taste, Ms. B pulled her chair to her desktop computer.

Click, click.

She opened YouTube through her well-practiced series of movements. She was about to move her mouse cursor to the search bar when her eyes got caught by a thumbnail at the top of the page.

[Awaken]

Harmony Clan, Awaken – H/MV

A man with slightly curly hair styled in a side part, staring up at the sky with his half-closed blue eyes.

“Huh, this guy?”

That hero who defeated a terrifying villain and became famous in Europe overnight…

…unmistakable.

Just a week ago, her friends had been making a fuss about a new S-class hero in Korea, and she had been semi-forced to watch a short clip and react to it.

What was his name again?

“Oh right, isaac.”

He had a unique vibe, was handsome, and extremely skilled, a hero who seemed flawless.

That was as far as her interest went. Focused on her studies, she hadn’t searched for more about the hero.

“I have nothing better to do.”

Rationalizing that it wasn’t her interest but the algorithm that was responsible, Ms. B clicked on the video and began reading the comments before playing it.

[The visuals are really insane. I don’t know when I last saw a MV like this. My blood is boiling!!]

[The song and video harmonize so refreshingly when it reaches the climax. I can’t believe this is real!]

[The song starts out clean and then suddenly turns into a rock band style. Why are they suddenly so good at this? Marius, please keep losing your originality. Keep losing it.]

[ Marius. He was the worst villain. Thank you… (Thank you sincerely for avenging my country. You are an extraordinary hero.)]

The comments were a mix of English and Korean praises.

While gaining satisfaction from interpreting the English comments, she felt a slight antipathy toward the one-sided, biased attitude of the subscribers.

“It seems like everyone is overflowing with love.”

She pressed play on the video and crossed her arms.

🎶 J 🎶 DA 🎶 ~

A serene piano sound softly played.

It was neither rhythmical nor electronic, far from the trending hip-hop genre, a calm introduction. A mature female voice sang a tender melody as if reminiscing precious memories.

(Someone who I looked up to when I was young

With warm hands

Once said to me

Child, with your two arms and legs

Lift up those who are wounded and weary)

The lyrics were all in English. It was an emotional pop song.

“How can they all be so pretty and handsome?”

The pretty tall sister was stretching her body, and the cute but short sister was fidgeting with a long gun before cutely clenching her fist.

As the handsome, tall brother shielded his eyes from the dazzling sunlight, the camera captured a young boy who had appeared beside him nervously swallowing.

“So cute…”

They all passed in terms of visuals.

Just like a youth movie narrative, the music video straightforwardly captured the good-looking heroes as they stepped outside.

(With strong bodies and hearts.

To take on the pain of those who aren’t.

Would you become the light that illuminates the darkness for lost wanderers?)

As the peaceful melody spread, the heroes training hard were shown, the good-looking brother transformed into a werebear and meticulously punched a monster.

The monster, who appeared as a punching bag, was flung away by the punch.

“Scary but cute!”

The short sister winked, fired her long gun, and the recoil made her hair and shoulders shake wildly! If the bear-like brother was ferociously cute, this sister was small but precious.

The visuals easily exceeded the average of other hero teams that friends had said were “crazy.”

‘Are they newbies?’

Where had these kinds of heroes been hiding? The tall sister looked familiar, but he couldn’t quite place her.

Swish- Bang!

“Wow.”

This time, the cute young boy narrowly dodged the monster’s attack, pursed his lips, and sliced the monster’s bulging hind leg with a knife.

Cut to the next visually entertaining sister. She elegantly floated what seemed to be a golden orb after opening her eyes.

“Heh, she’s really pretty.”

The setting changed to a large hall. The tall sister hugged the shorter one, who seemed delighted, and stroked her hair.

The brother, showing off a physique somewhere between a model and a gym rat, waved his hand with a smile as wide as a docile bear, followed by the shy young boy.

“Yeah, this is good!”

The natural music video was more to Ms. B’s taste than those with strong concepts.

🎶 J 🎶 DA 🎶 ~

The once-monotonous song became exciting as more instruments joined in.

The heroes communicated with the citizens with bright smiles.

The atmosphere grew festive.

A sudden stop in the fast-paced music.

“Wow…”

An unexpectedly laid-back charisma.

Indifferent eyes that seemed not to care about anything.

Isaac, who was on the thumbnail, appeared for the first time after two minutes into the music video.

The background disappeared, leaving only darkness and Isaac turning his head toward an unidentified man.

“That guy seems to be the villain.”

It was a courteous way of introducing the enemy.

🎶 T 🎶 RI 🎶 DE 🎶 ~

The intense band sound erupted.

After a scene of Isaac muttering something through the communicator, the expressions of the sister, brother, and young heroes grew serious.

The true ‘battle,’ a staple of HMVs, seemed about to begin.

The focus zoomed into the long gun barrel.

Bang!

The gunshot pierced the music.

The camera followed the bullet fired by the short sister in slow motion.

Thunk!

A stocky man with a grim expression was hit in the forehead and tilted.

An electric guitar sounded fiercely, announcing the villain as the man’s pupils flashed red.

(Awaken–! Awaken-

I Hear a beating sound.

We won’t stop.

My weak will,

Will be thrown away for steel to swing.)

A fierce band sound accompanied the villain, whose muscles were bulging, as he stormed into the audience. Just as short sister flinched at the villain’s momentum, bear-like brother collided with him in a test of strength.

Tadadadadadada–

A cheerful drumbeat cracked the rhythm.

The villain and Bear-like brother’s fierce expressions alternated.

Sssssss!

Thud.

Chyak!

“Uh.”

The screen transitioned quickly, and the eyes of the heroes, who were once thought to be just pretty and cute, were now full of hostility.

Tall sister unleashed a golden wave that lightly swept the area, followed by the handsome boy’s sword strikes and Short sister’s gunfire.

The band sound reached its explosive climax.

(Awaken–! Awaken———

I Hear a beating sound.

We won’t stop.

Binding each other in our weakness.

Becoming a giant tree that never falls.)

Short sister’s bullets pierced the villain’s thighs, and the handsome boy’s sword slashed deeply across the villain’s chest. Bear-like brother charged at the stumbling villain.

Bam! Baaam—

The song reached its ultimate high note.

(Be called a hero- -!)

A dark magic orb shot from the villain’s hand towards Bear-like brother. Just as it was about to pierce Bear-like brother’s massive head, he transformed back into his human form, shrinking his attack area and dodging the villain’s counterattack, then hammered the villain’s face with a punch.

“Wow.”

Clap clap clap clap.

Spontaneous applause broke out.

The grand band sound and vocals synergized with the intense battle of the heroes, creating explosive energy.

Ms. B was about to watch the video from the beginning when she realized there were still about 40 seconds left.

“Huh?”

Whoosh– Whoosh–

A blonde man descended from the sky onto the stage, which was thought to be over.

The grand background music disappeared, replaced by a simple introductory melody from the vocals.

(Someone who I looked up to when I was young

With warm hands

Once said to me

Child, with your two arms and legs

Lift up those who are wounded and weary)

The blonde Westerner effortlessly fended off the heroes’ attacks, then emitted light beams that pierced through the sisters and the boy.

“Is this for real?”

The heroes we’d grown fond of collapsed. Despite their concerted efforts to subdue the muscular villain, they were helplessly defeated by the blonde Westerner’s might.

Only Isaac remained on stage, where the blonde villain arrived as if defying the laws of physics.

(Awaken– Awaken–)

The subtle harmonies and band prelude flowed out. Knowing what was to come, Ms. B felt like crying.

“Huh.”

As the children’s harmonies and music blended with the vocals, a poignant climax was followed by another turning point, as if it were a competition song.

The music video reached its peak once more.

(The true hero who will lift us up in our weakness–.)

Stretching his fist towards the carefree blonde Westerner, isaac struck.

(Becoming one–!

Ah—— Ah——)

The children’s harmonies, electric guitars, drums, and bass reached a frenzied finale. Following the female vocals’ resounding notes, the shockwave generated by Isaac’s fist engulfed the screen.

Babababam!

“Wow… Wow, wow!”

The blonde villain fell in one blow and disintegrated into a cluster of lights. Looking vacantly at the sky, isaac was in the exact frame that appeared in the thumbnail. And so, the HMV ended.

“It was epic.”

A deep aftertaste lingered.

Skipping the automatically playing ads, Ms. B replayed the music video from the beginning.

On the second watch, she savored the lyrics. On the third, she closely observed the heroes’ visuals, costumes, and characters. On the fourth, she checked the backgrounds and other details she’d missed…

She continued to watch the HMV over and over again.