I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With

Chapter 353

353 – But Lightning Strikes

Seo Jaya and Dan went out to play together and returned.

…After getting scolded by Choi Sehee for going out alone together.

“Then today, stay with me only!”

Saying so confidently, I nodded my head at Choi Sehee. …It’s not that I was intimidated by her sharp tone.

“Al, alright.”

Anyway, as a result, I ended up accompanying Choi Sehee today.

And what Choi Sehee wanted to do was none other than:

“Ability manifestation?”

“Yeah. I’ve been feeling too pent up lately. So, I want to let it out and have you watch me.”

She said, stretching her arms up and bending her waist.

…Fortunately, the training location was right in front of us, so there was no need to travel far.

In the end, Choi Sehee decided to shoot lightning today with strong determination.

Before that, she held hands with our healer, Lee Hayul, and received buffs.

“Sis, don’t overdo it, alright?”

“Yeah, yeah. Don’t worry.”

With her brown hair tied back, Lee Hayul held Choi Sehee’s hands and spoke in a worried tone.

Seeing Choi Sehee respond with a refreshing smile to her, I felt a warm feeling in my chest.

Right. In the original work, Choi Sehee and Lee Hayul had always been together. As the holy women of Electra and the villains.

Even though I ruined the original work, as a fan of the original, seeing something similar to the original made me tear up with emotion…

“Alright, let’s go!”

Anyway, the two of us moved deeper into the forest.

How long did we fly?

“Is that it?”

As I flew in the blue sky, I looked down at the gray golems walking between the green forests and spoke.

“Yeah. That’s what Seo Eun created… what’s it called? Some kind of test robot. We just need to knock them down now.”

Choi Sehee explained.

From what I heard, Seo Eun made sturdy robots to calculate damage for testing our Ego Stream’s power and scattered them in these back mountains.

I was worried about getting caught, but she said there was no problem because they had deployed a perception jamming device in the area.

“Anyway, I’ll be back!”

“Alright. Take care.”

I said that and grabbed the towel and water bottle that Choi Sehee handed me.

“Ha ha… Let’s have some fun!”

Clasping her fist, blue lightning sparked from her eyes.

Choi Sehee, with her orange hair fluttering, went down below.

And then, the lightning bolts that burst from her body.

“Huaaaaaa!”

Kwagagagagagagagagagwang-

I stuck out my tongue as I watched Choi Sehee, who was destroying the forest and robots with blue lightning bolts.

…As expected, Choi Sehee looked the happiest when using her powers to release lightning, probably due to her unique frustration.

In fact, it was quite rare for a person with powers like Choi Sehee to have to release their abilities periodically like that. She said that if she doesn’t shoot lightning, her body becomes itchy and she can’t resist the urge. It made me wonder if she was really storing electricity in her body.

Well, she became a villain in the original work because she couldn’t control her impulse, and we became close in this world by taking advantage of that.

Now I was used to Choi Sehee’s appearance.

…Although she still seemed a bit crazy.

“Kyahahahahahaha!”

Kongkongkongkongkong-

Still, I nodded my head as I watched Choi Sehee, who was destroying the forest with blue lightning shooting from her eyes.

…Choi Sehee definitely powered up. First of all, the color of the lightning changed from yellow to blue.

Perhaps it was a combination of the buff from Lee Hayul, who had awakened her buff ability beyond her original healing ability, and the fact that she was the most passionate among the original stream members in using her power(?).

Although it’s impossible for a person with powers to increase the absolute value of their abilities, it’s possible to become stronger by mastering combat skills and the use of their powers.

Maybe after the start of the 4th phase and experiencing the real power-up event, she could become the second strongest member in the Ego Stream, following Eunwol.

I had that thought.

Around the time I was thinking that, the sound of lightning finally stopped.

And then, I saw Choi Sehee, who was drenched in sweat, coming back up.

“Haah, haah. Water, please…”

“Here.”

Upon finishing that sentence, Choi Se-hee, who had handed me the water bottle, tightly tied her orange hair back and hung a towel around her neck before starting to gulp down the drink.

…Somehow, it felt like I was looking at the tough older sister from my school days that I used to see hanging out in the alley. They would have their hair dyed in that exact color, wearing tracksuits and standing with that kind of vibe. It was a nostalgic memory.

The only difference was that Choi Se-hee wasn’t a tough girl during her school days, and her orange hair wasn’t dyed but the result of her abilities…

As I was immersed in those emotions and looking at Choi Se-hee, she seemed to feel my gaze and scowled after finishing her drink.

“Hey. What are you doing? You’re thinking something weird.”

“…No, I seriously didn’t think of you as a tough older sister who extorts money.”

“What do you mean?”

We bickered like that, and soon, it led to Choi Se-hee’s lament.

“…I know what I look like too. But what can I do when I can’t stand not using my abilities? Am I the weird one?”

“You’re unique, I guess?”

“Wow. I feel so wronged. Honestly, who else in our house is as normal and ordinary as me?”

At her words, which seemed genuinely upset, I tilted my head and replied.

“…Is that so?”

“Yeah. Honestly, everyone else is quite extraordinary. Like the priestess of the Moon God, the daughter of the world’s second-ranked villain…”

Choi Se-hee’s explanation had a point.

Seo Eun, a survivor of human experimentation who had been kidnapped as a child by the Han Group; Eun-wol and Ariel, who didn’t even need an explanation; and even Ha-yul, a healer who seemed like an ordinary college student, was the eldest sister of orphaned siblings who had grown up in an orphanage.

“And honestly, Soo-bin isn’t normal either. She was the one who came up with that idea in the first place, right? For you to date all of us together…”

Choi Se-hee, who had spoken up to that point, suddenly closed her mouth, realizing what she had been saying.

“…..”

The silence that followed.

…Choi Se-hee, whose face turned beet red, whether from the heat or some other reason, turned her head away from me and laughed.

“…”

“…..”

“…”

The silence continued on our way back.

“…Ugh.”

“Unable to bear the atmosphere, Choi Se-hee soon let out a choked sob, tightly clutching a towel and screaming with a flushed face.

“Yeah! I like you! Are you happy now?”

After saying that, she seemed embarrassed and quickly flew ahead of me.

She stopped in front of me, and with her face still red, Choi Se-hee looked back at me and opened her mouth.

“Just wait and see. I’ll make it so that you have no choice but to accept me. Let’s see how long you can just keep watching Stardust!”

With that, she flew off into the distance.

“…..”

‘…She’s a delinquent, right?’

I was left behind, lost in thought.

***

Time passed after fooling around with Choi Se-hee.

As expected, peaceful days continued.

…Except for the fact that Choi Se-hee’s face would turn red whenever she saw me and she would quickly get up and run away, it was an ordinary daily life. By the way, Seo Ja-young was kicked after teasing Choi Se-hee about it…

The peaceful days had to pause for a moment.

That’s because something big was coming soon.

“…Next Monday is finally that event.”

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On the weekend, I sat at my desk and checked the schedule for the upcoming week one last time.

As always, even if I didn’t step up, the now fully powered-up Stardust could handle things on her own, but…

“Hmm…”

There was the issue of casualties beforehand, and since he had something I needed, I had no choice but to step in.

My last concern was whether to wear my Egoistic costume or to pretend to be someone else and wear a different costume, but…

‘Anyway, I’ll knock him down quickly and come back, so it shouldn’t matter.’

I decided to go with my usual outfit.

It wouldn’t make much of a difference anyway.