Ep.123 A Day of a Villain.
I don’t even have the ability to read people’s minds.
So I don’t know what Shadow Walker thinks about me right now.
….But given his naive character from the original, I don’t think it’ll take too long to for him believe me. Maybe if I do it a few more times, we can develop enough to have a drink together.
He was later scammed and betrayed because of his naive personality, but that’s later, so let’s put it on hold for now.
I stopped the murder of Shadow Walker’s girlfriend, which was the most urgent case, and I even made a good impression on Shadow.
Hmm, I feel at ease.
Still, I can say that I am relieved now.
I feel a bit relaxed.
I recalled my achievements so far.
The most important thing is that Stardus has grown much faster than the original. In the end, this is the biggest as Stardus is an alpha and also an omega*. *TN: These terms are usually used in Omegaverse/ABO genre. Its premise is that a dominance hierarchy exists in humans, in which “alpha” is dominant and “omega” is submissive. In this case, it can be understood that Egostic refers Stardus as ‘omega’ since the character’s gender is female, but she is also described as a superhuman which means she’s much stronger than everyone, ‘alpha’ is referred to this dominant power of hers.
And the fact that Stardus’ stress is much less than the original is also a big advantage. In the original comic, her mind must have already been crushed by this time. But now? She should feel happier compared to the original.
What else is there?
Yeah, there are already dozens or hundreds of people who didn’t die because of me. There are also several protected cities. And I took this opportunity to prevent Shadow Walker from turning dark.
And the creation of the Villain Union is going very smoothly. How smooth it is, Ha-yul, who took the SAT last time, has finally confirmed her university.
“Yeonhui University nursing major?”
“Yes! I didn’t expect much here, but I got in!”
Ha-yul said happily. In fact, she already has an S-class healing ability, so I thought why she would bother going to college, but I didn’t stop her since she wanted to go. College is an experience.
But Yeonhui University is where Stardus, Shin Haru is studying.
I hesitated because of that, but when I thought about it, I was relieved as I knew it would be a different campus for freshmen. So, Haru is in her senior year now, right? They won’t see each other anyway. Since she’s graduating next year.
…Right? Hmm, it’s not going to happen.
Yeah. Stardus have never seen Ha-yul in person, have they? It’ll be okay.
After thinking about that, I slowly thought about this. If someday Stardus will be strong enough, and the Villain Union will work well without me… Maybe I should rest. This thought.
I mean, the world is really running well peacefully.
It’s been a long time since we’ve changed a lot from the impoverished worldview of the original. Is already becoming a healing genre…?
Of course, it may not be that much considering the Wolgwanggyo and the countless villains that are still alive, but anyway.
At the end of the day, as far as I know, nothing much will happen for a while.
So I can stretch my legs and rest.
So I decided to relax a bit.
What’s the big deal?
***
A few days later, a sunny day.
Sitting on the sofa, where the warm sun gently shines through the living room through the window.
I swallowed my saliva.
“…Everyone, are you ready?”
“Of course. Get ready to be defeated, Da-in. I’m going to win.”
“Hah. Seo-eun, I’m sorry, but the first place is mine.”
Me sitting in the middle and getting ready with the controller.
And Seo-eun and Sehee, sitting next to me and grinning with one controller each.
And Eun-wol, who is the judge.
On the TV screen in front of me, I was super anxious.
The numbers were counting down.
[Three, two, one]
[Go!]
Along with that, on the screen, at the same time, the cars that each of us controls started.
A bet the three of us made. Running three tracks in the game and the other two will grant the wish of the person who arrived first.
Thus, a fierce battle of villains took place.
“Urgh! I got hit by the shell!”
“I’m sorry, Seo-eun! I shot it!”
“Gosh, brother. Are you really being like that?”
“Tsk… Why is this so tight?”
A bloody battle of villains
After the first track.
The game began to get more exciting.
Seriously, it’s really starting to get exciting literally. There’s static electricity around Choi Sehee.
“No! Choi Sehee! Do something about your static electricity!”
“Tsk. I’m concentrating right now, don’t make me talk.”
“Gosh! Sehee! My arms are really starting to sting!”
A special thing about people with the electrical superpower. Once they concentrate, they can’t control the electricity.
Judging that this would have a serious impact on the game, I decided to take extraordinary measures suitable for extraordinary situations.
What else? Run.
“Wait, Da-in. Where are you going?!”
“Seo-eun, I’m sorry! I have to live!”
I teleported and moved far away from the sofa.
The greatest advantage of teleportation is when you play a game, you can change your seat without changing your sight from the screen.
But anyway, it feels like static electricity is happening even though I’m far away.
“Hey, Choi Sehee! Why is there static electricity all the way here? You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?”
“Tsk… I don’t know anything. Don’t ask, huh.”
I couldn’t turn my head and look at Choi Sehee because the game is going to end if I slipped for a moment. I can tell she’s smiling even without looking.
….Okay. So this is how you’re going to do, huh?
I’m in last place despite the static electricity.
Yeah, I can’t let it be like this.
As I said before, in extraordinary situations, extraordinary measures must be taken.
I used telekinesis on the controllers.
Of course, not mine, but theirs.
“No way!”
“Da-in!!! Why are you doing this to me?!!”
While concentrating on the game, a scream burst out of their mouths at the amazing experience that was hard to use the controller suddenly rising.
If you slander me, I’ll slander you. If you use power, I’ll do it too.
Do you think I’m incompetent? I’m also a dual-ability holder with telekinesis ability.
….Of course, I felt sorry for Seo-eun. I’m sorry that we’re bad adults, Seo-eun.
After such sabotage, I was able to come up to first place. Yes, this is it.
For your information, Seo-eun, who was caught up in a lot of trouble between the two adults, came in last place.
“…So, everyone will play like this, huh?”
Seo-eun, who was grinding her teeth, suddenly stopped running and started operating the controller strangely. She started pressing any key as if she were pressing a combination of fighting games.
At that moment I thought,’ Did Seo-eun finally quit the game because she couldn’t overcome her anger?’.
Suddenly my car stopped running and started flying high into the sky. My car left the track and started racing into space as if I were in a glass elevator with Charlie!
“No, what’s going on here?!”
“Oi, Seo-eun! You did this!!”
“Ha. You two started first! You thought I didn’t have any abilities, huh?”
Seo-eun, who entered some code to send us to space, was racing on the empty track in the first place.
It’s not enough for me and Choi Sehee to try hard, even though we finally returned to the ground in a hurry.
100% we will lose.
While thinking about that, I met Choi Sehee over there.
And at the same time, we, who penetrated each other’s thoughts, nodded softly. Yes, there is an old saying that the enemy is my friend. Sportsmanship is stuck on the ground down there anyway. It’s hypocrisy to be decent now.
Seo-eun. Life is a real battle. If you go out into the world, your enemies don’t fight fair and square. I’m going to drag you down cheap and dirty by any means. I decided to educate Seo-eun in advance so that she wouldn’t be embarrassed by the harshness of the world.
Just before Seo-eun passed the finish line, the sharp static electricity hit her back, and the controller in her hand began to vibrate like crazy and interfere with control.
“Sehee!!! Da-in!!! You guys are really going to act like that!!!”
“I’m sorry, Seo-eun. Forgive this bad brother!!!”
“Tsk… I didn’t do anything, Seo-eun. Do you trust me?”
“Yo brat.”
“No, really!!! No!!!”
The moment Seo-eun was fidgeting, we caught up in an instant.
“Uhhhh…!”
“Tsk… Here we go!”
“Do you think I’m going to lose?”
When one of the three was about to cross the finish line!
-Blip.
Suddenly, the TV screen turned black and off.
“….”
“….”
“….”
That momentary silence enveloped the living room.
When all three of us were stuck in a flash.
Eun-wol, who was watching the live show that we were getting up blankly on the sofa, said with an awkward smile.
“…Oh, that’s a tie.”
“….”
“….”
“Tsk… Seo-eun! Didn’t the TV break after you did something weird earlier?”
“Hey, why are you blaming me here?!”
“Pfft… Gosh. It’s so funny. What the hell have we done so far? Look at the ending.”
Now, Choi Sehee burst into laughter.
Seo-eun, who looked at her as if she was dumbfounded, soon burst into laughter at this funny situation.
And I also laughed as I looked at them.
…How long has it been since I emptied my brain and play like this?
I feel like bursting into laughter.
…Yeah, this is happiness. In fact, happiness is not far away. Wouldn’t it be true happiness to gather together like this, laugh, play, and talk?
Although I don’t know how long I can laugh without thinking about anything else, it doesn’t matter because nothing will happen for a while. Let’s enjoy this moment.
As I smiled at that thought, the TV that had been turned off earlier finally began to turn on its light again.
“Oh? It’s turning on again.”
I pointed to the TV.
I mean, I chose a good TV, so why is it having a problem now?
The screen is still pit black, although the light is on.
I first realized something was wrong as I looked at the TV.
….Wait. I don’t think it’s broken.
And as a testament to my idea.
Suddenly.
On a huge black TV screen.
The moon.
A white moon rose in the middle.
“…What is that?”
When Choi Sehee tilted her head in a sudden situation.
Eun-wol was in the back.
In a trembling voice, she spoke up.
“Moonlight…”
“What?”
“That moon, the symbol of Wolgwanggyo…”
Eun-wol muttered in a slightly frightened voice.
And at the same time, on the screen, the voice of an old man began to crackle.
[Oh…]
[Oh… My children…]
[I’m the leader of Wolgwanggyo, ‘Cheon Wol-hwang’… Greeting to you guys for the first time. Are you doing well….?]
Listening to such a squeaking, scratching voice.
My face stiffened.
Fuck.
This didn’t happen in the original.
