One Kick Girl — Chapter 47: "Beach, Bureau, and Bloop"
(aka: The Mandatory Vacation Episode No One Asked For)
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1. Paradise, Bureau Style
The Hero Bureau had tried to enforce Raon's "mandatory vacation."
They even booked a resort under "Rehabilitation Initiative #48: Forced Relaxation."
Raon didn't care what it was called — free trip, free food.
Shion sat under an umbrella, reading reports on her holo-tablet.
Raon was buried halfway in the sand, face down.
> "You're supposed to relax," Shion said.
Raon's muffled voice:
"This is relaxing. I'm cooling my brain."
Nearby, Manager Kimchi was applying sunscreen with the intensity of a man who didn't trust the sun.
DJ Bloop was setting up a beach sound system the size of a small submarine.
> "Beach beats, baby! We're turning the tide with bass!"
Raon groaned. "If the ocean starts dancing again, I'm quitting."
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2. The Bikini Bureau Scandal
A shadow fell over Raon.
It was Synthra Byte — yes, that Synthra Byte — somehow alive, rebuilt, and wearing a sunhat.
> "Peace treaty," she said. "No singing. No explosions. Just SPF and chill."
Raon squinted. "You explode once and suddenly everyone wants a truce."
Synthra smirked. "You kicked me through a skyscraper, Raon. I think we're even."
Before Raon could respond, Shion appeared, dragging a clipboard.
> "Protocol 19C states that inter-hero rivalries on vacation zones must be logged for—" Raon: "Nope."
Synthra: "Nope."
Both turned away simultaneously.
Shion's sigh could be heard three umbrellas away.
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3. Bloop's Bass Disaster
Meanwhile, DJ Bloop had finished setting up his "portable resonance deck."
> "Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves for the first-ever Seaside Sonic Salvation Set!"
Baron Silence raised a sign: [DON'T.]
Too late.
Bloop hit play.
The bass hit so hard every umbrella launched into orbit.
Crabs started breakdancing.
Kimchi's sunscreen exploded into a foam geyser.
Raon stood, hair blowing wildly, eyes half-open.
> "He's… remixed gravity."
Shion clung to her chair.
> "Turn it off! He's summoning the sound god!"
Bloop laughed maniacally, "I AM THE SOUND GOD!"
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4. Raon's Heroic Vacation Kick
As waves began spelling YOLO in binary across the shore, Raon sighed.
> "Alright. That's enough relaxation for one lifetime."
She walked toward Bloop's monstrous subwoofer, drew back her leg, and—
KICK.
The shockwave inverted the sound — the ocean froze mid-wave, seagulls hovered, and for exactly three seconds, silence became visible.
Then everything crashed back down at once.
Umbrellas landed. DJ Bloop's soundboard was now buried six feet under.
Baron Silence held up a new sign: [NICE KICK. BEACH SAVED.]
Raon dusted off her hands.
> "Told you I'd find a way to relax."
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5. Post-Credits: The Hero Beach Merch Scheme
Later that evening, as the sun set, Shion looked horrified at her tablet.
> "Raon… your beach kick went viral again."
Raon: "Cool."
"No — there's a new brand. One Kick Bikini Edition™. They're selling sandals that play your theme song!"
Raon blinked.
> "Do I get royalties?"
"No."
Raon kicked the air.
The horizon briefly shattered.
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6. The Night Bonfire
That night, everyone gathered around a bonfire.
Kimchi toasted marshmallows like a war survivor.
Synthra hummed softly, her voice modulated just enough to not trigger earthquakes.
Bloop roasted crab legs to the rhythm of static beats.
Shion watched Raon quietly.
> "You know," Shion said, "for someone who causes global damage weekly, you're surprisingly peaceful when you're not moving."
Raon smiled faintly, staring at the fire.
> "Yeah. I like this. Quiet. Warm. No villains. No paperwork."
Pause.
"...Almost suspicious."
The bonfire flickered blue for a moment — like an energy pulse.
Shion frowned.
> "Please don't jinx it."
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**[End of Chapter 47 — "Beach, Bureau