Stagnant Water of Apocalypse

Chapter 17: D - 18

18 days before the zombie outbreak, the TV program Hyung-jun Hyung told me finally aired. If I remember correctly, Hyung-jun Hyung mentioned that the guy has levitating ability.

When I saw his face on TV, the guy in question looked like a very ordinary man. It's been a few days since he went to Seoul, so why did the program only air now?

Anyway, on the TV, the MCs and the panel of celebrities took turns talking to him.

―You know that if you lie, you won't be able to stand back up, right?

―I heard that there are some foreigners who want to give you 1 million dollars if you could prove your superpower, so why did you come here?

―Anyway, we will thoroughly verify it. Stage, please!

As the round stage slowly rose, smoke blew on the surroundings of the stage, adding dramatic effect to its entrance. When it finally stopped several moments later, the celebrities climbed up to it and went around the stage.

―There's really nothing here...

―I couldn't find any strange devices around here, either!

It looks that way to me too...

Then, the TV showed the face of the guy in question as he licked his lips with his tongue. It seems that he was nervous.

Then, the MC said to him,

– You know, it's okay for you to give up now. If you continue, we're going to take a really thorough look at your so-called 'Superpower'.

– No, I'll do it. I'm not going to give up.

– Then go up to the stage, please. Now, dear audience, let's see if he can really unleash his superpower in front of us! Let's give him a round of applause!

At the same time as the audience gave a soulless applause, the guy went up to the stage. He then stood there for a brief moment before showing off his levitation ability.

-Let's fly in the sky! Air Levitation!

His body rose to the air. Though, it's not very high; only about 50cm from the ground. But no one pays attention to it. What's more important was that he successfully did it.

-Wow!

-He's really floating! But he really looks like a normal human!

-Hey, put a stick under him and check it out!

What followed after was the verification time. The MCs and the celebrities all rummaged through the guy's surroundings and see if they could find some strange device. Not only them, several audience members were also called to the stage to confirm the authenticity.

After it was done, The MCs asked for permission to the guy before they started to push and pull his body. When the guy's body smoothly slid in the open air, the MCs' faces were coloured in surprise.

―Uh... This is, as far as I know, the first appearance of a superhuman, right? We are truly honoured to have you in our program. No matter how many times I see it, this is real...

They should have rehearsed beforehand, but it seems that they were still pretending to be surprised for the sake of the show. The levitating guy continued to use his power even after he came off the stage.

"It would be useful to run away." If I could also use that ability...

Then suddenly, the guy excitedly took the microphone offered by one of the MCs.