Chapter 88: The Firefighting Demon God Descends

Come to think of it, this was also an old memory.

Back when he was crossing various planets in the universe, fighting endless battles.

It was something that happened on a desert planet devoid of even a hint of moisture.

– Demon God-nim, it is far too dry. These fellows are all going to die.

A subordinate whose body was made of stone spoke while scratching his head.

At his feet lay his subordinates belonging to the fish, cephalopod, amphibian, and reptile species, all collapsed.

In other words, they were creatures that originally lived in water or, at the very least, required their skin to remain constantly moist.

– I am drying up…. Shriveled to the bone….

– I require moisture…, Demon God-nim.

– My skin is cracking…. Demon God-nim….

– This place is absolutely impossible for us, gulp.

– If you pretend to be dead, I shall kill you.

– Yes, sir.

They weren’t dead yet, but in truth, he didn’t know if they might end up that way if left alone.

The Demon God looked down at his subordinates with an annoyed gaze.

– You are truly pathetic. Why is it that you struggle so much just because there is no water?

– Well, even if it weren’t for them, everyone finds it difficult without water….

– You must discard such fixed ideas.

– But they’re going to die?

As a Grand Commander leading a massive army, he couldn’t just let his subordinates die.

– I suppose I must create a new Authority.

– Demon God-nim, just how much powerful strength do you possess? You’re creating another Authority?

– Shut up. Is this not all because of you lot? Respiratory systems and skin that only function when supplied with moisture.

The Demon God concentrated his power and whipped up an Authority in an instant.

– What kind of Authority is it?

– Just watch.

The Demon God reached out his hand and activated the Authority.

Whirrrrr, a wind mixed with sand blew in.

The subordinates stood in silence for a moment.

Whirrrrrrrrr—

The wind grew even stronger.

Then, the Hellhound he used as a hunting dog began to bark.

– Those with sensitive noses should feel it?

Starting with the Hellhound, the subordinates with sensitive senses of smell could catch it.

The smell of water growing thicker within the sandstorm.

– This is?

– The wind is starting to contain moisture!

– The Demon God-nim’s Authority brought moisture!

Humidity thickened throughout the entire area where the great army was assembled, and the subordinates, starting with the aquatic species, gradually regained their vitality.

– Gasp, pant, I can live!

– Demon God-nim, thank you!

– What on earth is this Authority?

The Demon God looked down at his subordinates with an annoyed gaze, then a good idea suddenly occurred to him.

– This Authority. If I strengthen it well, could it not be used in war? For example, by creating a massive surge of water to sweep everything away.

– Yes, that seems possible!

– As expected, you are brilliant!

– Long live the Demon God!

Tap, tap, tap, tap. The subordinates worshipped him while tapping their skin to spread the moisture evenly….

‘Something feels weird the more I recall these memories.’

The Demon God tilted his head.

However, now was not the time to be immersed in old memories.

The fire was completely extinguished.

Thanks to the Authority [Moisture Supply].

He hadn’t pierced a pipe, he hadn’t found a water vein, and he hadn’t drawn water from somewhere.

He had, quite literally, supplied moisture.

He had dumped so much moisture that the sprinklers not only functioned but practically burst.

“Ugh, I feel a bit dizzy.”

Excessive use of an Authority had a reaction even for the Demon God.

It seemed he would have to live with vertigo for a while.

“But, while I’ve already activated it.”

The Demon God waved his hand toward the fans.

Deciding to shoulder the vertigo himself, he provided a piece of fan service to commemorate the activation of his Authority.

“What’s this? Is it because water came out everywhere? My skin is a bit…?”

“I really feel like it’s becoming moist?”

It was the Demon God making even the fans’ skin moist.

“Representative.”

“Hmm?”

The CEO, who was frantically looking around, suddenly turned.

“What becomes of the fan signing?”

Common sense dictated that such an event couldn’t proceed after such an incident.

With an intruder’s break-in and a fire.

They also had to cooperate with the investigation.

“But you told me to discard fixed ideas, didn’t you, Sun-woo?”

The CEO entered the venue and grabbed the microphone again.

“Fans, I am truly sorry that such a disgraceful incident occurred!”

He started with a vigorous apology.

“It’s okay, CEO!”

“It wasn’t Origin’s fault!”

“Sun-woo saved us!”

The fans actually encouraged the CEO.

Feeling gratitude naturally welling up at their reaction, the CEO took courage and shouted again.

“We could cancel today’s event, but I want to hear the opinions of you fans. Shall we rent a nearby venue immediately and continue?”

There was no need to ask.

Usually, one might want to go home quickly after being this startled.

But the courage of the fans exposed to the demonic Aura surpassed imagination.

“Of course!”

“Let’s go! To a new place!”

“We can even do it here!”

Confirming the cheers of the fans, the CEO signaled to the Demon God, who was watching from the main entrance.

“Hmph.”

The Demon God smiled while being hit by the falling water.

And thus, the Demon God amidst the waterfall was captured in the reporters’ photos.

***

And that evening.

Pantheon dominated the news.

– At 8 PM this evening, a fire broke out in a building in Sangam-dong—

– It reported that a member of the idol group Pantheon personally repaired a blocked pipe at the time to resolve the issue—

– The culprit behind the incident was immediately apprehended by the police who arrived at the scene—

– The culprit, also a member of another idol group, reportedly committed the act out of pessimism regarding his circumstances—

It was a shocking incident.

Among the recent increase in crimes against unspecified individuals committed by celebrities, this was a particularly large case that received immense spotlight.

This was because if the fire hadn’t been caught, the expected number of victims was far too high.

And for Sun-woo, who prevented the incident from turning out that way, a shower of positive comments followed.

└ It’s that young man. The one who saved the writer before.

└ A righteous person remains righteous. Entering a burning building—how can that be an easy thing to do?

└ It was good to see him doing well since the last incident, and now he’s thrown himself into danger again.

It wasn’t just a hot topic in the social section.

The entertainment section went without saying.

Detailed articles were sent to all entertainment media outlets by the reporters who were at the scene.

The situation at the time, the conversations exchanged, and the photos taken in a hurry.

Thanks to the articles full of a sense of realism, the public scoured even the entertainment media.

Even entertainment outlets that hadn’t dispatched reporters to Pantheon’s signing event immediately rewritten and released articles from other outlets.

– Pantheon’s Sun-woo appeared personally during his fans’ crisis!!!!

– The Firefighting Demon God descends?

– The bizarre incident that occurred at Pantheon’s fan signing.

It was only natural that the Demon God was the talk of various communities and SNS.

– There’s an idol who jumped into a burning building for his fans?

– Pantheon fans must be so happy lol. Sun-woo’s heart for his fans has been proven.

└ Right lol. Idols who see their fans as ATMs couldn’t even dream of imitating that.

└ I heard he even went up another building and jumped across?

└ He risked his life for fan-love…

└ Ah, I’m falling for him? Is this my entrance into the fandom?

No one could doubt Sun-woo’s love for his fans anymore.

Pantheon fans held their heads high, and other fans offered their congratulations to the Pantheon fans.

Above all, a massive influx of new fans occurred.

– I know that building, and there are no buildings close enough to jump across to nearby?

└ Maybe he caught a good breeze?

└ There are laws of physics, you know? It’s not like the guy is a flying squirrel.

└ I don’t know lol. But the fact is he went in.

Even somewhat questionable points were brushed over because of the fact that the Demon God had actually appeared.

By chance—or actually, through the gods’ correction—even the nearby CCTVs had gone dead. It was dismissed as a result of electrical problems caused by the fire.

– Everyone, please look at our Sun-woo’s photos!!!! Please look!!!!

└ Okay lol. You must be proud. I’m looking.

└ By the way, the photos came out really well. That wet hair is such a killer point.

└ Who’s the photo reporter? He shot it like a fansite master. Sun-woo brushing back his wet hair, Sun-woo wringing water out of his hair, Sun-woo with a single strand hanging down. He was only looking at Sun-woo?

Reporter Jang, who had witnessed the entire process, was so moved by the Demon God saving everyone that he took photos with all his soul.

Thanks to that, the photos satisfied idol fans in both quantity and quality.

The Demon God’s visuals met the water.

He truly met the water and showed off his moist beauty.

[The Firefighting Demon God beneath the Waterfall]

The single photo titled by Reporter Jang practically covered the internet.

And there was also talk about Origin’s response.

– They say the Origin CEO stood personally in front of Ex before Sun-woo arrived.

└ Producer Hoon, right?

└ Correct. There’s a rumor he has a very strong heart.

└ No matter how strong his heart is, that’s not easy.

└ They say the staff also did their best to extinguish the fire. It seems Origin really doesn’t see their fans as suckers?

The image of the company itself had skyrocketed through this incident.

– It’s so surprising that the fan signing actually proceeded in the end lol.

└ Right. I heard all the fans followed them? It’s truly unbelievable that not a single person dropped out.

└ Well, Pantheon’s fandom has incredible cohesion.

└ I heard Pantheon fans eat and sleep well and take great care of their health usually. It seems that showed its power here.

└ Does that even matter…?

While the CEO and the staff were cooperating with the police investigation first, the fan signing proceeded with only a few staff members, including the Team Leader.

It was possible because the fans maintained order so well.

And the fans were rewarded accordingly.

– The fans who went to the signing said they were so happy they were on the verge of fainting.

└ Sun-woo performed on stage and did all the games at the signing, but they say he left looking really dizzy at the very end.

└ Wow… the sincerity is insane. He did all that despite being exhausted.

└ It’s even more touching because it’s clear it wasn’t forced by the company or for money.

The Demon God tried to endure the reaction of using his Authority, but he couldn’t help being supported as he left at the end of the signing.

└ This is crazy…

└ Does this even make sense…

└ Pantheon, seriously…

A massive incident that left people pouring out nothing but admiration to the point of being speechless.

And this incident also affected Izm.

EXI’s global live showcase, considering Izm’s promotion, should have dominated the news, communities, and SNS.

However, that very spot was occupied by Pantheon.

And furthermore, a tide of criticism even arose.

– How does Izm manage their idols?

└ Yeah, no matter how much they’re under a label, isn’t the label under Izm? Why make it a label if you aren’t going to care?

└ Agon was practically abandoned. That’s probably why Ex went astray.

└ I can’t pity Ex because his actions were so serious, but honestly, Izm’s management is a bit much.

└ Doesn’t seem like the time to debut EXI. I bet there are several groups being neglected in Izm.

└ If you count celebrities in other fields besides idols, there are even more.

Of course, Izm’s fans worked hard to shield them, but the public opinion was far too poor.

– But you can’t just not debut a rookie because you’re taking care of Agon.

└ Who said to do that? Just don’t neglect them.

└ At the very least, they shouldn’t have left Ex until he became like that. Shouldn’t they have taken him to a hospital or something?

The Izm fans who tried to shield them slightly soon realized it was time to shut their mouths and quietly disappeared.

While there is no clear win or loss in the debut and comeback of idols,

In this case, there was a clear winner and loser.

Pantheon’s comeback.

EXI’s debut.

The winner was clearly and obviously Pantheon.

And the term ‘Firefighting Demon God’ was engraved in people’s minds for a long time.

“Sun-woo, the National Fire Agency says they want to appoint you as a promotional ambassador.”

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