I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With

Chapter 348

348 – The Trap

Last time at the cathedral.

I promised the Saint of the Sun God, Celeste, that I would take her to a Sun God’s relic she didn’t know about.

A few days after agreeing to meet with Celeste.

Somewhere in the United States.

I was standing on a desert covered in sand.

…It was a bit hot.

As I was thinking that, I heard a beautiful voice from behind me.

“…Is this the place?”

Under the wild blue sky, where the sun’s rays were scorching and the orange sand spread out endlessly, there was the desert.

In stark contrast to the scenery, a silver-haired woman, Celeste, wearing a pure white saint’s robe and exuding an air of mystery, stood there.

She looked at me with surprise and gazed in my direction.

“Yes, this is the place where the Sun God’s relic is.”

At my smiling response, she coldly opened her mouth, her golden eyes staring at me from behind her thin eyelids.

“I, the saint chosen by the Sun God himself, don’t feel anything… Well, go ahead and try.”

I just laughed off her words.

Of course, she wouldn’t feel anything. If she could, she would have already found everything.

It’s information that can only be known if you have the knowledge of the original work.

With that thought in mind, I looked at Celeste, who stood with her arms crossed on the desert, smiling.

She appeared slender and mysterious, the very image of a true saint.

But as a fellow powered individual, I could feel it.

The overwhelming strength she possessed.

‘…It’s chilling.’

It was as if her power couldn’t be contained, boiling over – the vast force inside her.

Among the countless powered individuals and villains in the world.

She was the overwhelmingly ranked number one villain, Celeste.

The one who could split the sea with a gesture, move continents, and bend the sky – that’s what was said about her.

In fact, people don’t know exactly what Celeste’s ability is. They just know that she is ‘overwhelmingly powerful.’ She can teleport, breathe fire, and there’s nothing she can’t do. That’s why some people speculate that she might have all the powers.”

“But I know, what her ability is.

It’s not clearly described even in the original work, but the ability that fans deduced and revealed from the given elements.

Simply put.

‘The ability to turn dreams into reality.’

That was the true nature of Celeste’s ability.

The ability to use the power she dreams of in reality.

That was the real power of her, who always walks with her eyes closed.

It sounds simple, but it seems quite powerful. The important thing was that I didn’t even know where the limit was.

As it is an ability granted directly by the god, who is the creator of the unique abilities in this world, Celeste became the final boss among the humans in the original work.

Anyway, she became the strongest villain in the world, thanks to that power… No. Maybe she became the strongest ability user in the world.

She must be stronger than Stardus now, who has almost finished growing. Although Stardus gets stronger against other ability users…

“Huh. Haven’t you found the ruins yet?”

“Ha-ha. Just wait a little longer.”

That’s why she can stand confidently alone like this right now.

Because she has absolute faith in her power.

…Of course, I don’t know if that will be maintained today.

With that thought, I muttered towards the place below where I was standing.

“O sol sancte Aperi alveum qui lucet ad perdendum malum…”

As I muttered the spell, the sand beneath my feet began to ripple.

And after a short while.

“…So, how is it?”

“…..”

In front of us, a staircase leading underground appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the desert.

Looking at the scene, Celeste’s expression remained unchanged with her eyes still closed, but she seemed a bit surprised.

She probably never imagined that there would be something she couldn’t detect in the first place.

“…Hmph. Well, okay. You go ahead.”

She spoke coldly to me, as if she had no interest.

…Of course, but in her eyes, there was an undeniable interest.”

“From the beginning, she was a fanatic of the sun god. It’s only natural. I suspect there’s a miniature sun god statue in the house.

“Understood. Follow me.”

As I led the way down the stairs, she followed me.

Wearing a saintly robe, she walked into the basement without any caution.

She was too powerful to begin with, so she didn’t think anything in here could harm her.

…And then.

I grinned and looked at the shimmering door at the end of the stairs.

That was what I was aiming for.

Because this ruin is quite special.

My goal is to get closer to Celeste.

…Of course, Celeste wouldn’t notice it now.

“Let’s go in.”

“Sure, let’s see what’s inside.”

With Celeste saying that, we entered through the shimmering door.

And in that moment, our surroundings changed.

“Hmm…”

Suddenly, we were standing in a ruin surrounded by white walls.

It seemed to be built in an ancient time long ago, but somehow felt sacred. The place was enveloped in a pure white glow.

I spread my arms and introduced the place to Celeste, who was looking around with wide open eyes.

“Welcome! This is the temple of the forgotten sun god!”

“…..”

She was still silent, examining the surroundings.

After looking around for a while, Celeste sighed and said.

“…It really is true. I can’t believe a temple like this was hidden.”

As she spoke, her eyes were still closed, but she seemed more lively than usual. She had been observing the place with interest.

She was truly a sun god enthusiast.

“I wonder when this was built…”

As she said that and took a step forward.

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Suddenly.

Inside the ruin, a sound like a magic effect rang out.

Bang.

The shimmering door we entered through collapsed and turned into an ordinary wall.

“…It seems there was a security mechanism.”

Seeing that scene, Celeste muttered with a calm expression.

“At first, there was no surprising reaction. After all, what could surprise her with such immense power?

She said so and flicked her hand toward the collapsed wall.

…

And nothing happened.

“….?”

Feeling something was off, she flicked her hand again, but the rocks didn’t budge, as if to mock the feeble gesture of the slender woman.

And then, finally.

“Wait…!”

Ziing

“Ugh…”

Celeste seemed to have lost her strength, clutching her head and twisting in pain.

Then, she looked down at her hand and muttered.

“Ah…”

And I was still looking at the scene with a smile.

Yes.

This place, the Sun Temple buried in the underground of the United States.

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The characteristic of this space is that all the power of the sun is neutralized inside.

Unlike the room in the Han Group basement that disabled abilities, this place has been sealed off by the sun god himself to prevent others from using his power.

As such, no matter how strong the ability user, everyone becomes an ordinary person inside.

Of course.

My ability didn’t originate from the sun, so I was unaffected.

“I’ll clean it up for you.”

With that thought in mind, I still smiled and moved my hand.

Then, the collapsed rocks floated and moved to another location.

…Even doing just this made my hands tremble, but it was hard to maintain a nonchalant expression.

Of course, Celeste didn’t seem to care about that.

“No… What’s going on…”

She looked down at her hand with a trembling voice she had never heard before.

Unlike her usual closed-eyed demeanor, she had opened her eyes for the first time since entering this place.

She probably could no longer see the outside world with her eyes closed.

It must be her first experience of having all her power stripped away and becoming an ordinary person.

…In reality, there shouldn’t be any traps like this, and such a trap shouldn’t even exist.”

“Why? From the beginning, her power was top-notch on Earth. If Celeste were trapped in the room where Stardust and I were unable to use our abilities before? She would probably use her pure strength to forcibly use her powers, break out, and escape.

But this place is different.

The sun god who granted abilities is taking them away himself.

That’s why Celeste couldn’t have known about this situation, no matter how much she was on guard. She wouldn’t have expected it. Those who rise too high become arrogant and lose sight of what’s below them.

Anyway, this is the result.

Without a proper escort, she was stripped of all her powers and trapped here with me, naked.

“Ah…”

And she seemed to have realized it herself.

When she raised her head with trembling eyes, our eyes met.

And looking at her trembling golden pupils, I smiled and said.

“Shall we continue?”

I had a gun in my arms.

***

A moment later.

“Uhm… Aren’t you going to follow me?”

“I don’t want to. Who knows what you’re going to do?”