I Became a Police Officer in a Superhero Genre

Sai returned to me like a thrown boomerang.

With the impression that while love returns in some dramas, curses seem to return just as well, I first asked Sai.

What on earth happened for someone who should have been well-protected by the government, whether in a shelter or elsewhere, to come to my house? Why my house of all places?

To my question, Sai said this:

The police conducted an identity investigation on her, but of course her identity didn’t come up.

Due to her appearance, she was suspected of being a foreigner, specifically an illegal immigrant, so she was transferred to a foreigner detention center and spent time there for treatment and investigation.

Meanwhile, she suffered in the poor conditions of the foreigner detention center where they told her to fix holes in the wall herself,

but she endured with just the hope that she might be able to find out where her family and home were, but-

Then fuck, suddenly another hitman came there?

The hitman who snuck in among the foreigners fortunately wasn’t a superpower user, so Sai says she luckily survived the hitman.

But after surviving like that, for some reason the foreigners in the detention center started harassing her in some strange, gloomy way, and the detention center wouldn’t give her proper meals, she says.

Even the police who came to investigate her situation seemed to be acting suspiciously, as if they were monitoring her rather than trying to help her, so Sai thought:

If she stayed still like this, she might die.

She tried to escape from the detention center right away to survive, but. She says she heard from my junior, who came under the pretext of investigating the case, to go to me if she was going to run away.

Seeing reports about Sai being erased midway by police higher-ups, and information about her in the detention center being quietly added to the list of deceased persons, my junior bastard also realized the situation was strange, she says.

Of course, I didn’t believe Sai’s words as they were.

Anyone who knows about her wouldn’t easily believe what she says, right?

Police higher-ups doing shitty things is everyday stuff, and foreign detention centers being a mess is already well-known… The more I chew on it, the more her testimony seems to make sense, but…

There’s no reason for that junior at the police substation to deliberately send her to me. Why would he send someone of unknown identity who’s being targeted by police and hitmen to me of all people?

It makes more sense that Sai killed that junior bastard and is lying to create a pretext to approach and stay with me.

Thinking that, I contacted that guy with a heavy heart, but-

“[Anyway, the only person who would stick their head into this kind of case again is you, sunbae. Take it as meaning to stay put, so take good care of that young lady. I’ll keep investigating her identity too, so I’ll contact you if anything comes up. The higher-ups are acting so strangely that it’s even more suspicious.]”

“[…Oh and I heard you got suspended. Just how many people did you beat up to get suspended? The rumor is that all those ‘Chosen’ whatever bastards were brought in with every bone in their bodies completely shattered. I’ve been telling you since long ago to control your strength when beating people, and you end up causing this trouble. Tsk.]”

“You know those guys are superpower users, right?”

Why does he think I caught those bastards by beating them up?

It’s everyday for rumors to spread strangely distorted when incidents happen, since police are people too.

But even so, why is such an absurd rumor spreading, fuck.

“What exactly do you think I am?”

“[A lunatic? Honestly, even people at the police substation know your name, but. Everyone thinks you’re a superpower user, sunbae. They say you’re hiding your powers because you don’t want to get promoted or exposed. Honestly, I’m suspicious too.]”

Did this guy eat something wrong?

I hung up the phone while scrunching my face at the ridiculous nonsense. After that, I had no choice but to let Sai into the house again.

Whether she’s lost her memory or not, if she’s going to such lengths to stay near me, it’s clear she’ll come back even if I throw her somewhere far away pretending not to know, so it’s close to half giving up, but.

Anyway, somehow I ended up protecting Sai, who had become a pitiful victim who couldn’t trust the police or shelters for unknown reasons, at home.

It turned out like that, but- fuck, I don’t know what kind of bullshit this is either. To think that a mere detective has to protect someone because police officials can’t be trusted.
Putting together what my junior said and what Sai said, it seems like even the higher-ups are in a mess right now.

Looking at this, it seems like while Sai was away, the guys under Sai and the people still following Sai are making a complete mess trying to assassinate Sai.

Honestly, I didn’t care what those heartless bastards did to each other. Whatever’s happening up there, Yagi will take care of it.

That woman may be a criminal, but you have to admit she’s really capable, right? She won’t betray Sai and she’s a capable person, so that bitch will take care of things up there.

The problem I need to worry about now is the food costs for the suddenly increased household member.

Of course, various problems are bound to arise when an ordinary person like me lives with a devil. Money. The fucking money is the problem.

With only 200,000 won on hand, suddenly having to take care of one more person for someone who’s growing bean sprouts and soybean sprouts.

Do you know how big of a deal it is to have one more person? There’s a reason why in old light novels, the guys who pick up people aren’t poor guys living in one-room apartments but fucking rich guys.

No matter how much I try to save money, it doesn’t seem like it’ll work out. While I’m at a loss no matter how much I punch the calculator-

Sai, after watching me cautiously at home, asked to borrow the computer, then tapped away at something, and soon smiled brightly as if she had succeeded at something.
Then she knelt in front of me, bowed her head, and said:

“I, I’ve prepared money. I’ll give you all this money, so please let me stay at your home for a while…”

Sai said that while leading me to the computer.

I’m not sure, but I could see something that looked like stock graphs. And something in bright red letters showing how much the profit was.

And that amount was-

Well, the amount is certainly enormous, but do you think I’d be swayed by such money?
If I have to do it, I don’t need money. I should put on airs about how it’s my duty as a police officer-

“Oh my. Please stay comfortably.”

Ah damn. Those words shot out without going through my brain.
No wait, where did the money and account used for the initial investment come from?
When I asked suspiciously, she said there’s support money given to people who have to stay behind due to accidents abroad.
Sai said she took that support money while escaping, told the detective who helped her about stocks that would make money in advance, and in exchange for giving him money, asked him to open a bank account for her, who was presumed to be a foreigner.
She’s giving that money to me now after rolling it over again, but- is this really okay?
It’s surprising that she could take care of this in such a chaotic situation. It seems like there could be various legal issues which gives me a headache, but seeing that amount makes me not want to argue.

What on earth is money, to make people so miserable like this?

I rubbed my face with both hands.

Anyway, that’s how the unwanted cohabitation [I feel like vomiting from fear] with Sai began.

With a devil and a human of different genders living together, it was awkward for both of us.

As long as Sai claims to have lost her memory, I know I’m the only person she can rely on. So well, I can’t just coldly throw her out.

“Teacher. I tried learning to cook from YouTube, how is it?”

“…It’s delicious.”

I answered honestly to Sai, who called me teacher.

At my answer, Sai smiled with her face flushed as if she was happy, and the smile of a beautiful woman filled with pure joy was more beautiful and fragrant than flowers in a field.

But I couldn’t tell if that smile came from ignorance due to truly losing her memory, or from acting so perfect it was scary.

Has she really lost her memory? Or is it just simple acting? Whenever I wonder, I feel fear incomparable to when I went around crime scenes with Sai in the Special Investigation Team.

I want to brandish a cross and tell her to get lost, but. If I act like I know first, I’ll surely be dragged right into this devil’s mouth, so I couldn’t do anything.

She’s going to such lengths to stay by my side, but fuck, what am I supposed to do?

Meanwhile, it’s even peaceful because the hitmen or strange guys I thought would come anytime don’t show up.

In the meantime, Sai doesn’t just cook, she even cleans the house, so precarious days continue where I might let my guard down against her if I’m not careful.

Is this what she wants? Is she waiting for the moment when I let my guard down and think she’s an innocent person who really lost her memory?

To prepare for the worst case scenario, I decided to quickly hide things that Sai shouldn’t discover as soon as possible.

Those were the notebook hidden in the wall crevice, the USB in my coat pocket, and the case containing the superpower neutralization drug.

My secret weapons and weaknesses that must not be discovered by Sai.

With Sai in the house, and me being suspended now, the longer I stay at home, the greater the possibility of my hidden secrets being discovered, so it was an obvious choice.

I was at a loss for where to hide these, but I decided to hand them over to a trustworthy person and ask them to keep them safe.

That person is obviously- bald Captain Kim. If it’s that guy, he’s perceptive and if I ask him to hide something, he’s someone who will absolutely never tell anyone what I asked.

He’s trustworthy even though he’s bald. Even though he’s bald.

But the problem is when and how to hand them over. It would look strange and draw people’s attention if someone transferred out of the Special Investigation Team due to suspension went to the Special Investigation Team department to hand something over.

Isn’t it idiotic to advertise the items that need to be handed over secretly while handing them over?

Then it might be better to secretly hand them over while saying let’s go out for a drink with the captain.

Thinking that, I contacted the captain, but-

“[Hey, where do we have money? It’s been a while, I’m coming to your house. Let’s eat.]”

“Shit, you’re not even listening to what I’m saying! Fuck.”

This guy suddenly says he’s barging into my house.

As dinnertime was approaching, I could feel my blood pressure rising at Captain Kim’s idiotic behavior of hanging up arbitrarily without setting a time or making any promises to meet.

My eyes suddenly met with Sai, who had been listening to my phone call beside me. Her blue eyes were shining with some kind of expectation and joy.

As I looked at her with fear, not knowing what on earth she was trying to do. She smiled brightly and said:

“I heard in a drama I watched yesterday that you should serve guests when they come! I’ll prepare the food for the guest!”

“No, there’s no need. That guy is just a baldy. We can just order chicken-“

“No! Because he’s a guest! I’ll serve him! I should properly serve your guest, right teacher?”

What is this crazy bitch up to now?

I recoiled and got up, grabbing Sai’s shoulder to stop her as she said she’d go grocery shopping.

Sai staggered at that simple restraint. Her body swayed just from my strength.

Come to think of it, I’ve seen Sai getting hurt repeatedly by things that shouldn’t even scratch a superpower user.

At first, I thought it was just a mistake, or injuries she deliberately faked, but now that I look at it – the current Sai seemed like an ordinary woman, not a superpower user.

“Uh… Um…”

I kept observing her appearance while supporting her as she was about to fall. Sai, breathing heavily with a flushed face, looked like a simply startled woman.

A woman who would smile and stand up even if she fell from a skyscraper, showing such a fragile appearance? With a hopeful feeling, I held her arm and said:

“I’m sorry. It’s really fine. You can stay. There was no word about him coming today anyway, so let’s prepare next time he comes.”

“Y-yes…”

While pretending to talk to her normally, I very weakly, really weakly, applied pressure with my fingernail to leave a mark on her wrist.

And so easily, a faint fingernail mark appeared on her wrist.

The thick, rubber-like resistant sensation I felt when occasionally holding hands or pinching cheeks with Mina was not felt, but the sensation of fragile skin with no superpowers.

“Um… Teacher?”

It’s roughly the 4th day of living with Sai today. Because I’ve been wary of even skin contact, I hadn’t discovered such changes in four days.

No, more than that, what exactly is the Sai in front of me?

Is she the world-view villain Sai that I know? Did she lose her memory? Is she pretending, or did she really lose it?

What exactly is this woman? As confusion stirred in my head and I stared blankly into her eyes, not knowing what to do-

“Kid, hyung is here! With chicken! You think hyung would hang up without saying when to meet no matter what?! I was already in front of your house, you punk!”

“And! I also came to visit Detective-nim’s house and met Captain-nim in front, so we came together!!”

Suddenly the door opened. Bald Captain and Mina barged in with mischievous smiles.

Immediately after seeing me and Sai, the captain looked back and forth between us for about 5 seconds, then smirked and said:

“Kid. This captain will coolly take his leave. The chicken is on the house.”

I was considering whether to throw a kitchen knife or a grater at that guy spouting nonsense while shining his bald head.

But that was only for a moment. I looked at Mina. For some reason, Mina was looking at this place with a cold expression as if all human emotions had disappeared.

It was fucking scary.