My Superpower Is Fantasy (2)

As the sun sank in the western horizon, twelve tents were set around a lamp that could illuminate all directions as brightly as a campfire.

Since it was made from super science (a combination of supernatural powers and science), it could be as bright as the sun or as dim as a candle.

It was 15th March of the year 2007. While the day was hot enough to make people sweat, the night was cold enough to sleep with a blanket.

But everyone came prepared.

Eron had to share his tent with an annoying couple—Andy Raymond and Karen Green.

While he was trying to rest with his whole body covered with his blanket, annoying noises were getting in the way of his rest.

"Ah! Andy~ Eron will wake up. Be gentle~" Karen said while pressing down her voice.

"Don't worry, Eron won't even blink if you are even naked, " Andy said while kissing on her neck.

Bam!

Eron didn't see, but Andy got hit somewhere.

"Idiot, if I am naked, no one will blink and stare like hungry predators, " Karen said, then after pondering for a moment, "That said, I can tell who is peeking at my body. But I never felt Eron's stare. Is he gay?"

"I am not, " Eron sat up and shouted at her.

His sudden shout froze the couple in the motions. Eron saw that Andy and Karen were lying on the right edge of their bodies, with Karen's back on Andy's chest.

Andy's right hand was holding her cheek close to his face while his left hand was inside Karen's short pants. The couple had an expression of bewilderment.

"Hi, " Karen had an awkward smile on her lips.

Eron gave her a disgusted look before looking at the Andy's mocking face with tongue out, 'Damn it. If only I didn't have a mind-type superpower, I could beat him without any care.'

Then he left the tent without saying anything.

Some couples were already sitting around the lamp that was placed as a bonfire, covering their bodies with a single blanket to get extremely close.

But his attention shifted to a girl in the sky, almost standing in mid-air, 30 feet above the ground.

She was Kim Su-ah, with black untied medium-length hair with bangs on the forehead, and the second most beautiful girl in his class.

She was wearing a white long-sleeved blouse with a short skirt that was fluttering with the wind.

Eron looked at her deeply, 'Wow! She is awesome.'

That's when, Park Min-woo, a guy who was not handsome and single like Eron, approached him and looked upward, "She is the coolest girl in our whole department, right?"

Eron nodded, "Yes, but I wish there would be more light."

Park Min-woo looked at his face with a strange expression, "Dude, no superpower grants light in those dark places."

Eron looked back at him, raising his eyebrows in anger, "You are sick, dude. I am talking about light around here."

The duo stared at each other in silence because the conversation had gotten on the wrong track.

"What are you talking about?" Suddenly, Kim Su-ah appeared in front of them.

Whoosh!

The wind made by her landing hit them and brought them to their senses.

"Eek!"

"We were... talking about how beautiful your skirt is, " Eron quickly came up with an excuse.

"Yeah. That's right. I am thinking of buying one for my cousin, " Park Min-woo got along with Eron's lie.

"Oh really? Then what is my skirt's color? And don't you dare to look down, " Kim Su-ah with a dead serious face.

Park Min-woo hesitated, "Um... I can't look properly at night."

Eron thought for a moment, "It is... Pink."

She nodded her head and turned back.

"Man, you have night vision ability too, right?" Park Min-woo asked Eron with a relaxed smile.

"Hahaha, it is a secret, " Eron was nervous from inside, 'That was a fluke. I was looking at her panty though. By the way, what was her panty's color?'

"Hey, Eron!" Kim Su-ah called his name.

"What's up?" Eron asked, a little nervous.

She turned halfway, "You said pink. But I am wearing a brown skirt that doesn't get dirty easily. So what you saw was..."

Eron felt his heart stopped along with the time when she threw a punch at his face.

But no physical contact was made.

Whoosh!

The punch made a weak gust of wind, crashing on his face.

"It was my panty, jerk. I will spare you for now because I don't want to ruin my mood by punching trash like you, " Kim Su-ah was a cool girl. She could easily beat the crap out of him, but she wasn't a bully.

Then she walked in her tent. The couples were laughing at this funny incident.

"Man, that was scary. Hey, Eron, shall we walk?" Park Min-woo asked with a smile that never leave his face most of the time.

"I would love to if you were a woman, " Eron declined him with a straight face.

"Fine. I was about to talk about the upcoming Global Super Cup, " Park Min-woo started walking away from the tents.

He was sure that Eron would follow him.

And in a few seconds, Eron started walking side by side with Park Min-woo shamelessly, "So what were you talking about?"

"Hehehe, you rascal, " Park Min-woo was a real friend of Eron than Andy, "As you know, my father works with organizers of the Global Super Cup. He told me that this year, the difficulty will be raised a lot compared to the previous year. The reason is unknown, but it is happening. So will you participate?"

"I have been preparing for this, for ten years. It is the only way to prove my worth to my parents, " Eron nodded while looking forward, holding a small torch in his right hand.

"You know what? Nowadays, I can't help but recall my previous world, earth, " Eron felt a little homesick.

Park Min-woo found an interesting topic to chat about, "Right. Ten years ago, millions of humans came to this world. Most of you were financially poor or adventurous or daring to explore a new world. Did your life change? I am sure, it did. But for better? Or worse?"

"I don't know about me. But, my family surely get benefitted a lot. We even got a house with a small swimming pool in a peaceful town surrounded by hills, " Eron said while staring at the starry sky, wondering what was the condition of the earth.

Park Min-woo sighed, "You don't know about yourself? Then, you are making your life complex, dude."

Like that, they kept chatting and walking for ten minutes before deciding to return.

But no one was outside of the tents when they returned.

"Maybe everyone went to sleep. They even put off the lamps within their tents, " Eron assumed.

"Well, it is early. But whatever. I am also going to my tent then, " Park Min-woo said before waving his right hand in farewell.

Eron nodded and went inside his tent with a torch in his hand. So when he went inside, he noticed not a single soul. All the blankets and backpacks were there.

"Where did they go? Don't tell me...?" Eron had a bad feeling about this situation.

"Eron!"

Park Min-woo shouted his name and came outside his tent. So Eron went outside with a worried face.

"Everyone is missing. Don't tell me..." Park Min-woo didn't want to finish the sentence.

Both wanted to say something, so they spoke in unison.

Eron: They are missing.

Park Min-woo: They are having an orgy.

Let's take a moment of silence.

Whoosh~

Eron was speechless at the stupidity of Park Min-woo.

While Park Min-woo was making a serious face, acting ignorant as if he didn't hear Eron.

Eron took his smartphone out of his pants pocket and tried calling the emergency number of the police but found no network.

"Dude, this is not earth. In this world, there are places where satellite or mobile networks don't work. Red Maple Forest is one such place, " Park Min-woo said, finally coming to his senses.

Rustle!

While Park Min-woo was distracted, Eron picked up the weak rustling sound from bushes.

And an agile silhouette darted from the bushes behind Park Min-woo.

It was trying to knock out him by attacking at the back of his neck.

But instead of low slapping, a loud bang ranged in that space.

Bam!

Park Min-woo took some seconds to realize a person in his back and another one on his left side.

The person behind him was dressed in black shinobi attire like an assassin. That assassin's right palm was open with fingers together, using it like a knife.

But the person on the left side was wearing a grey full-body suit with a grey mask. This person caught the assassin's hand, with a tight grip.

"Who are you?" The assassin asked, with a deep voice carrying an element of surprise.

"That's not important. You are the suspicious guy here, " the guy in the grey suit said.

"No, seriously. Who are you? You look more dangerous than the guy behind me whom I can't even look at, " Park Min-woo said with a scared face. He was too frightened to move.

Of course, he would be scared. Because the guy in the grey suit had a mask with red eyes and painted teeth like some demon, into a creepy smile.

The darkness of night was making him look more like a villain than a hero. Even the assassin had a restless heart.

"Wait! Eron... Where is he?" Park Min-woo searched for his friend before realizing, "Don't tell me, you are Eron?"

The guy in the grey suit didn't answer since he was oblivious.

Inside the mask, Eron was greeting his teeth in regret since the biggest secret of his life was out.

So here is a question, is his superpower really "fantasy"?