Chapter 298: The Last Diary
…After listening to me for a while, Lee Seola sighed and said she understood, then we agreed to talk more later, and I ended the call.
‘I’ll do what I can, but… I think you’re right about sneaking into the camp.’
That was her telling me.
However
‘…However, if you do manage to get in, I might be able to arrange for you to be placed on the lowest level of Carqueas during the trial.’
She says she can do that.
I thanked her for the offer but before she finished, she added
‘…Also, be careful. Take care of yourself. You always worry people.’
‘Haha. I’m sorry, but this is the only way.’
‘…Okay, I’ll look into it further.’
After we ended the call, I sat there, pen in hand, thinking.
The wish-granting one. I should probably get rid of him before Phase 4 starts, but…
‘…Am I doing this right now?’
Yes. That’s what I was thinking.
The main event involving him takes place at the end of Phase 3. But it’s still the first half of page 3, so it’s quite ambiguous. So, unlike the original, should I kill him already?
‘Yeah. When did I follow the original?’
…Of course, it was funny to get rid of the highlight event of the end of Phase 3 so early on, but I couldn’t help it. If I didn’t do it in advance, I’d have no answer if it went wrong again.
So I double-checked my plan.
I would be captured by Stardus, enter Carqueas, and defeat the Wish Granter. A beautiful plan in theory.
And since he’s one of the final bosses of Phase 3 I’ve always been prepared for this, just like I’ve always been prepared for stopping HanEun group and stopping the Moonlight Gate.
So far, I’ve prepared for this guy too.
“….Phew.”
The Wish Granter.
If you give him something most precious to you, he will grant your wish according to its value but in a very horrible way.
As one of the Sun God’s creatures, he is a very strange creature. From the description of a black creature the size of a five-year-old child, whose entire body is shrouded in shadow, sitting amongst thick white tentacles, to the fact that it doesn’t look human, and indeed seems to exist in a different dimension to our own, it’s a very tricky creature to deal with.
As such, I was already thinking of ways to defeat it early on in my time in this world.
And I was prepared.
This journal I’ve been writing in periodically.
“…Here we go.”
I muttered to myself, pulling out the journal from the bookshelf and opening it.
The diaries that came out were organized from the first day I fell into this world until now.
…So many personal details, so much so that I had to ask Vine Witch to seal it so that no one but me could open it.
And finally, the time has come to use it.
“…I guess it’s only a matter of days before I have to use it.”
I muttered to myself as I skimmed through the journal.
Even if I read it roughly, I felt like the events up to this point were fresh in my mind. Okay, that’s enough.
The only thing left is how to get caught and get into Carqueas.
“…I’ll have to terrorize.”
I muttered, twirling my pen.
Yeah. Terrorism, come to think of it, I haven’t done that in a while. Come to think of it, I haven’t actually done it since the Moonlight Gate, and the last time I did it was before the Moonlight Gate, when I trained the Stardus by firing missiles at her.
Thinking that far, I paused for a moment.
‘…Wait.’
I’m a villain, and I haven’t done any terrorism for more than a few months, and I’ve only done weird things like blocking the Moonlight Gate and protecting Stardus from Dungeon Maker…?
Isn’t this dangerous?
With that thought, I quickly turned on my computer and went to my fan cafe.
Immediately, I saw a list of popular articles.
*.
[If you don’t know why there are so many sea mango fans, check it out].
[Ego Star << If it’s like a water rocket, it’s cool lol]
[… I made an Egostic figure]
[Xxxxxx!!!Release Dungeon Maker!!!xxxxxX]]
[31 Reasons Ariel is the Real Deal]
[Death Mango < It’s a more fundamental combination than Sea Mango, so why isn’t it popular? Huh…]
[Must read for those who are slandering Ariel. Factpunch]
[Aqua Mango = If it just seems like an unreasonable coupling, it’s okay.]
[Ariel <= GOAT who abandoned Latis to join Egostic]
[Collection of Ariel’s good looks.jpg]
[These guys seem excited to come out with a new couple ring after a long time haha]
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“….”
Today, as usual, I was stunned by the mess of posts.
…What the heck is a sea mango? No, and it’s already been a few days since the Busan terrorist attack, and you’re still doing this? I didn’t even take my camera with me before then, so they probably haven’t even seen Ariel’s face.
With that thought, I remembered why I came to this site in the first place. Yeah, terrorism. I’d been gone too long and wanted to see how people would react.
So I chalked it up to terrorism.
Then, the posts started popping up.
[If you think Café Egostic isn’t a terrorist organization, you’re wrong]
…It was like that from the first post, but I read the other posts first.
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[Egostic! Why doesn’t he terrorize???]
[Mango Terrorism Day 113]
[Egostic is now openly admitting he’s not a villain and doesn’t terrorize]
[(Shock) There’s a villain who hasn’t done any terrorism in the last half a year and has done nothing but good deeds?]
[Egostic terrorism waiting to happen < Already dead]
[Compared to the 6 months of no-broadcasting, not doing terrorism is not a big deal…]
[(Sidenote) Why are you asking heroes to terrorize? I really don’t know]
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“….”
After reading up to that point, I realized that I was in trouble if I went any further.
Terrorism is the reason I’m considered a villain no matter what I do. Just like a murderer is a murderer no matter what he does, terrorism is the reason I can continue to maintain my identity as a villain. I don’t care what you guys say, I’m a badass villain who commits terrorism, just like that.
But this is where it gets tricky. The longer I don’t terrorize, the more power my enemies have over me. Of course, I don’t care if I do or not, but others do. Especially if they start to get suspicious.
So now is the time for terrorism, in more ways than one. Actually, it doesn’t take much to make a terrorist attack, even if it’s just a single building…
‘Yeah…’
I’ll take this opportunity to do one big bombing and get caught by Stardus and put in a cell.
I came to that conclusion.
It’s so easy, right?
“Okay. Let’s do it.”
Determined, I stood up and left the room, heading for the living room.
And there they were, all gathered together.
Seo-Eun was explaining something to Ariel, who was sitting with Eun-woo.
I smiled as I watched the three of them get along, and when I got closer to what they were saying…
“So, Stardus weakness is mental, not physical, so you have to use words to mess with her mind before you attack. I’d start by calling her an auntie… Her fist attack is particularly fierce, so don’t let it hit you…”
…Seo-eun was explaining how to play the Stardus Raid.
At that moment, Eun-woo stood next to her and opened her mouth.
I thought she was trying to stop Seo-eun.
“And if she tries to touch Da-in, we should run away quickly. We won’t let her.”
…It was Eun-woo who said it in a serious voice.
Ariel was listening to it with a vague smile. Of course, Ariel had just healed from her illness and was frail… I had just complimented her by sitting by her bedside and telling her Stardus stories, so unlike the other members of the Egostream, who hate Stardust in a weird way, she doesn’t have any ill will towards her.
Anyway, to get them to stop harassing Ariel, I quickly walked over and called out to them.
“Uh, Da-in!”
As soon as she saw me, Seo-Eun greeted me with a wide smile as if she’d known me forever.
…I wondered if I could do the same for Stardus, but I decided against it. Anyway, I have something important to say.
“Seo-Eun, I need to tell you something.”
“What is it?”
“We should do a bombing.”
“What? Really? Finally!”
Seo-eun is overjoyed at my words.
…and then I added the most important thing to her.
“Oh, and this time, I’m going to intentionally get caught by Stardus.”
“…What?”
Seo-Eun’s expression quickly hardened.
Well, this is going to be a long explanation.
I sighed, silently, and thought to myself.
