I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With

Chapter 350

350 – Affection Points

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Celeste.

The world’s number one villain and a character who plays the role of the final boss as the right arm of the Sun God in the original work.

Winning her over was a very important task.

Actually, one might ask if it’s okay to just shoot her dead with a gun right now…

‘That’s not allowed.’

That was definitely a bad idea.

Because even if you kill her here, the fact that the ultimate final boss who will destroy the world is the Sun God doesn’t change. The only benefit of killing Celeste would be preventing her from causing chaos in the later part of the story.

But what if I don’t kill Celeste and instead, make her join my side?

The benefits would be incomparably greater than just killing her. The Sun God would never expect Celeste to betray him. Would the Moon God expect Eunwol to betray him, or the Star God expect Stardust to betray him? Probably not even in their wildest dreams.

In fact, there was no reason for Celeste to betray him in the first place. She was a true fanatic of the Sun God, after all.

“But what if I, an irregular from another world, step in?

It was a fight worth enough to walk through.

Especially since I knew everything about Celeste.

I planned to bring Celeste to my side, plant a spy in the solar deity’s inner circle, and thwart their judgment.

That was the big picture I had planned.

To do that, I had been preparing for a long time to make Celeste my ally. Becoming a villain, infiltrating the cathedral, making contact with Celeste, gathering information, and building up power…

Of course, there were risks involved.

If I failed to bring Celeste to my side in the first place, it would all be meaningless. It would be better to die here instead.

‘I wonder what it would have been like if Celeste were a man…’

I was regretful enough to think such thoughts.

Everyone knows that the sense of guard a woman has towards a man is much higher than the sense of guard one has towards the same sex.

If Celeste were a man, I would have already succeeded in winning him over halfway with loyalty and whatnot. I had a great success in the past by gathering talented people in my previous world’s project, although it had a military atmosphere…

Anyway, killing Celeste would have twisted the original story, so I focused on making sure she couldn’t kill me. Even if I had to seduce her. The insurance was the angel.

Anyway, today’s event that I prepared to get closer to Celeste was this.

Entering a ruin with Celeste where abilities don’t activate.

It was regrettable to waste the only gimmick ruin like this, but to get closer quickly, a special trick was needed. I aimed for the suspension bridge effect. Making Celeste, who had always stood at the top and forgotten what vulnerability meant, powerless.

Then, in her state of insecurity.

Even though I could touch her or even kill her, I wouldn’t do anything, and I would show her that, building trust. That was the plan.

It might sound a bit clumsy when put into words, but I thought it could work with the acting skills and directing I had honed during my five years of living as a villain.

As a result.”

I finally succeeded in getting Celeste right next to me.

“It’s nothing. It’s just a machine.”

I replied while crushing the white mechanical lion guarding this ruin with my telekinesis.

The one that had been growling since earlier was this one.

As expected, my power that originated from the power of the stars had a very good compatibility with them, who were made of the power of the sun. It’s probably because they were made ‘purely’ from the power of the sun, incomparable to ordinary ability users.

I also knew through the original work that they were weak.

Anyway, with my mediocre telekinetic ability, I hunted down the scattered minions guarding the ruins as if I was an S-class ability user.

And all the while, Celeste stayed close by my side.

“Ugh…”

How long has it been since she showed such a human-like appearance, always keeping her eyes closed and wearing a pure white saintly outfit, exuding a mysterious atmosphere?

I grinned and spoke to her, looking around with her golden eyes as if she was anxious.

“It seems like everything has been taken care of around here, so you don’t have to be so anxious.”

“Wh-Who said I was anxious? I’m just being cautious, you know. Ridiculous.”

With a slightly reddened face, Celeste said that, and soon, she glanced at me with her golden eyes as if she realized something.

“And come to think of it, I’m a legitimate apostle of the god, so why are they hostile to us? Isn’t it all because of you?”

At her sudden sharp question, I shrugged my shoulders and replied.

“What are you talking about? By that logic, you wouldn’t have been deprived of your power either. Perhaps this place is a trial.”

That’s what I said.

It was actually true.

This place was where the god of the sun gave trials to the chosen ones among his warriors and then granted them sacred relics.

It seemed like the intention was to fight with bare hands, breaking free from their abilities… The problem was that I wasn’t a sun god’s ability user, so I was playing with an unfair advantage because my abilities weren’t taken away.

“Alright, let’s just keep going.”

“Understood.”

So I walked with Celeste to the deeply historic place.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m more used to it now, but she is walking comfortably by my side.

Maybe she’s convinced that I won’t hurt her? It’s a good thing. It means she trusts me now.

“Hmm… I should later lead a dispatch team here and study this place in detail.”

Saying that, she looked at the murals drawn on the white corridor with her golden eyes shining.

“That’s a good idea.”

“…..”

Seeing me nod, she looked at me with a strange expression as if lost in thought and then turned her head away.

So the two of us walked down the long hallway in silence.

And then.

I realized that now was the perfect time to talk.

“Celeste, don’t you believe that I sincerely believe in the Sun God?”

“…Yes?”

She looked at me as if to ask what I was talking about.

To her, I set the mood and then, while looking at the mural, spoke with an emotional expression.

“…It’s probably not unreasonable for you to think that way since I have the power of the Star God.”

“But I must tell you, I really do follow the Sun God. It all started when I was a child.”

“….”

As Celeste quietly listened to my story.

I began to elaborate passionately.

As a child, I was a homeless orphan with no family register, living a life of constant worry. Then, by chance, I came across a book containing the teachings of the Sun God. That’s when I heard the voice of the Sun God and began to firmly believe in him.

…Of course, this was a total lie, and in reality, both my parents were alive and well, and I grew up without any hardships… But in this world, I really didn’t have a family register, so it wasn’t entirely false. At least, it wouldn’t contradict what Celeste had investigated about me.

Celeste quietly listened to my long-winded story.

…Maybe it’s because she knows I could shoot a gun if I wanted to.

“Anyway, recently, I heard the voice of the Sun God again and decided to follow his words. This ruin was also led by him in a dream. Ah, we’re almost there.”

And so.

As we walked through the maze-like ruins, dealing with the minions, we finally arrived at the last room.

In the center of the room, a dazzling white sword floated in the air.

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It was the Sun God’s sacred relic, Luxuria.

A legacy left by a now-forgotten god.

…In the original work, someone else obtained it, but, well.

It’s useless to me anyway.

With that thought, I smiled and spoke to Celeste.

“Now, Celeste. You take it.”

“…Really?”

To her, who couldn’t take her eyes off the sword since she saw it, I nodded with a smile.

…It’s useless anyway. The conditions for using that sword are too demanding. It’s the same for Celeste. In the original work, it was destined to become a mere decoration.

And besides, once we leave, the recovered Celeste would have taken it anyway, so I might as well gain her favor by giving it to her willingly.

“…Thank you.”

To Celeste, who quietly said that, all I did was smile.

Thus, Celeste reached out her hand and grabbed the sword.

With a flash.

Our exploration of the ruins came to an end like this.

***

After that.

After experiencing various events, I returned to Korea.

A big house. My room.

There, I was planning my next move, twirling a pen in my hand.

“…Now, the next event is.”