What is the Blue Fire Squad?
-Don’t stop…
It’s not a group that says that.
It’s not about iron and flames, nor is it about flowers made of steel.
Sure, they might tell you not to stop, but they are not a group that would crawl on the ground, pointing forward with trembling fingers as they meet their end.
Blue Fire.
Another way to describe it: Azure Flame.
On the surface, they go by the name Blue Fire Squad, but one day, when they reclaim their true identity, they will be known as the [Azure Flame Squad].
“So, when you ascend to the surface, you’re planning to form a group named after me?”
“Yes.”
Back in the Demon World, I had a brief conversation with the Archduke of Hell, Changyeom, about this idea.
“What do you think?”
“Are you insane?”
Changyeom swung her staff at me, firing a magic bullet.
I precisely countered it with my fist, intercepting and deflecting it.
“Insane? Isn’t that a bit harsh?”
“It’s not harsh; it’s absurd.”
Changyeom was so taken aback that she even stopped our magic bullet interception training.
“You’re crazier than I thought. Don’t you realize how dangerous this is?”
She reprimanded me sternly.
“If you name the group Blue Fire Squad, its connection to me, the Azure Flame, will be undeniable. The Angels won’t let it slide.”
“True. Blue Fire isn’t just any symbol—it represents the strongest of the Seven Great Demons, the one most dangerous to them.”
Blue Fire.
White Ice.
Green Cyclone.
Pulsing Earth.
Golden Light.
Black Shadow.
Gray Mist.
Each of these colors symbolizes one of the Seven Demon Dukes, and throughout history in the Middle World, these have been widely regarded as omens of calamity.
Blue Fire signifies the appearance of a Demon.
White Ice is said to freeze people to death and drag their souls to the Demon World.
Golden Light is believed to blind people.
These superstitions might seem like exaggerated traditions, but cultural beliefs are hard to ignore.
It’s like avoiding the number four or believing shaking your legs will bring bad luck—such ideas persist through the ages.
If someone were to walk around openly engulfed in blue flames, especially if that someone were a woman, people would immediately think of something ominous, like.
A tattooed woman.
Not a casual design like a celebrity’s henna, but rather a black rose inked on the shoulder or chest—a symbol of defiance and danger.
“If we use the Vinyudan, it should be fine.”
“Vinyudan?”
What if we could guide people from their dark pasts and give them a new direction?
“Exactly. Reforming them.”
“Hmm. Turning villains into former enemies who are now allies?”
“Right. They might lose some combat effectiveness compared to their villainous days, but their destructive intent to annihilate the world would be gone.”
“That’s… an interesting idea.”
Changyeom, initially incredulous, began to consider my proposal with interest.
“How far are you planning to reform the Vinyudan?”
“Excluding the leader and the seven executives.”
“The leaders… Have you ever considered that they might also be victims of the game developer’s malicious backstory?”
“There’s a limit. Those people are irredeemable terrorists.”
There are individuals within the Vinyudan who must be subdued at all costs.
“Even if the developers gave them that backstory, their choices in this world were still malicious.”
“We’ll find out for sure at Esdinas Academy. Were all eight of them truly so vile?”
“I’ve already identified a few since my time as Regif. Especially the leader—they’ve committed atrocities.”
Among them are the seven executives, led by the individual code-named ‘Vinyu’.
They’re not just criminals who led the Vinyudan, stealing from countless women to achieve some twisted vision of “equality”.
“When the Apocalypse comes, these people won’t use their power to save the world. Instead, they’ll become pawns of the Angels, aiding in humanity’s destruction.”
“Well… I won’t deny that. Some humans are doomsday believers, after all.”
Few stand against humanity’s destruction.
“People’s tendencies are hard to change, and without proper reform, they cling to their ways of life.”
Most people struggle in vain against impending destruction before resigning themselves to it.
“Why should only I suffer? If I’m going down, so is everyone else,” they think.
But what if those curses became power? If the Angels turned those curses into angelic abilities—tangible, destructive force?
A rare few don’t just accept destruction; they actively seek to hasten it.
“I can’t point to anyone specific, but without reform, this is the general pattern.”
Surrendering to the Angels in despair is the milder case.
– Look, there’s a human over there, Angel! Please, just spare my life!!
To draw a parallel to historical occupation: it’s akin to collaborators who not only betrayed freedom fighters but also falsely accused innocent villagers to gain favor with the oppressors.
– Aaaah! Angel, why?!!
They think they can survive by becoming vanguards for the Angels, but when the Apocalypse finally arrives, they will ultimately be killed off as inferior beings by those same Angels.
If they knew such an ending was inevitable, wouldn’t they choose a different path?
Wouldn’t they act differently, knowing that betraying humanity leads to nothing good?
No.
“If the world is going to end anyway, as you say, they’d probably think, ‘Why not just cause more terror and hasten the end?'”
“Exactly.”
All eight of them would believe that if humanity is destined for the Apocalypse, it’s better to bring it sooner and die together in peace.
Right now, that thought may only linger in their hearts, but if they start down the road toward destruction?
“A series of catastrophic events will follow. That’s why we have to stop it before it happens. We need to create a way for the Vinyudan members to form a new group before their ideology completely corrupts them.”
“Is that what the Blue Fire Squad is?”
“Exactly. Even if they were tattooed women—members of the Vinyudan in the past—they need to show through their appearance that they’ve reformed.”
I reached out toward Changyeom and engraved a magic tattoo on the upper part of her chest.
“I’ll engrave similar magical tattoos on them, as a symbol of the Blue Fire Squad. Normally, it will look like a simple black tattoo, but when they use their mana, it will glow blue.”
“A blue flame… The Angels will be horrified.”
“Even if they are, what can they do? They can’t eliminate every blue object in the world just because they fear the [Azure Flame]. Nor can they extinguish every flame.”
Blue Fire and [Azure Flame] are different.
The former is merely a blue flame, but Azure Flame is a magical fire capable of nullifying angelic abilities.
“It doesn’t have to be on their chest. Some of the Vinyudan members likely already have tattoos marking them as part of the group. Adding this symbol could signify that they’ve left the Vinyudan.”
“What about their uniforms?”
“I’ve thought of several options, but I think this is the best one.”
With a snap of my fingers, I released my mana. Blue flames began to envelop Changyeom, igniting her clothing.
“Let’s see, shall we?”
Changyeom raised her hands, resonating with my mana. Her white dress was consumed by the flames and transformed into a new design.
“A nun?”
“There’s no outfit more fitting.”
The nun’s attire clung tightly to her body, accentuating her figure enough to make men gulp, yet it covered enough to hide what shouldn’t be revealed.
“Dressed like this, they could be seen as followers worshiping the most beautiful and true goddess—Changyeom.”
“Hmm….”
“What? Does it bother you that women who once committed crimes and acts of terror will become your devotees?”
“If it does, will you abandon the plan?”
“Of course.”
Changyeom’s eyes widened in shock.
“After all that talk, you’d back out?”
“A deity has the right to refuse the faith of their followers, doesn’t she? Even among her own believers, she can declare, ‘You are unworthy of my grace’.”
“If I reject the Vinyudan women, there will be no one left to embrace them.”
“Exactly. They’d live their lives in prison, wearing uniforms as lifelong inmates, praying for another Vinyudan t*rrorist to rescue them.”
“Well, that settles it.”
Changyeom clasped her hands together, still in her nun’s attire.
“Fine. I will become their goddess. Even if they’ve lost their AAA cups, my flames can at least raise them to a C cup.”
“If that happens, they’d leave Vinyudan for sure. Their criminal records and tattoos will remain, but….”
“That’s fine. If they wear these habits and fight tirelessly for the world, some man will fall for them. At that point, having been in Vinyudan will become a kind of… what do you call it?
“Gap moe?”
“A reversal charm?”
“Pfehehe.”
Changyeom laughed as she dispelled the blue flame tattoo on her chest.
“To earn that kind of reversal charm, the members of the Blue Fire Squad will have to work very hard to clean their pasts. That won’t be easy.”
“That’s why we need to set the stage carefully.”
The past cannot be erased.
“But offering people who’ve been wronged by society a chance to repent and rebuild their lives—that’s divine mercy, isn’t it?”
The past might remain, but they can move forward.
“At least I’m not forcing corpses to rise and follow orders, right? Don’t you think so?”
