I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With

354 – Stardust

When Egoistic retired, Stardust was in pain.

It was then that she realized.

How much she had relied on Egoistic.

Although she always claimed to be a villain, he was always the first to come to her rescue when she was in danger. His constant smile had always been a reassurance in her heart.

And.

…And she had wished that Egoistic would always be by her side forever.

However, Egoistic left.

Suddenly one day, he said he would no longer be needed.

It made no sense.

She still needed Egoistic.

She couldn’t even imagine him not being by her side.

But he left so abruptly.

So, Stardust was in shock for some time.

Why did he suddenly leave? What did I do wrong? What problem had arisen?

While agonizing over these thoughts, she believed deep in her heart.

Egoistic would return someday. Surely, the opportunity to meet again would come.

It was then.

She heard the news.

‘Egoistic, he’s terminally ill.’

…What?

At first, she didn’t believe it.

No, she couldn’t believe it. How could he, who seemed so healthy, suddenly…

…Wait a minute.

Healthy?

It was then that she remembered.

Come to think of it, Egoistic had never been healthy.

He had his stomach pierced by a monster for his own sake, staining the floor with blood.

He had been hit inside a mechanical device due to his own misconception.

…And from the beginning.

Sometimes, he would cough up blood.

Why didn’t she notice?

In retrospect, there were always signs.

The fact that he was always out of breath after teleporting a few times and acted boldly as if risking his life.

It was something that only a person who was about to die, a person who was certain of their own death, could do.

If he was terminally ill.

All the actions that she couldn’t understand until now made sense.

The sudden reason for retirement? He didn’t want to announce his death.

…In prison, despite experiencing so much together, he acted as if he had forgotten everything. Why? Because he knew he would soon leave and didn’t want to hurt her.

With that in mind, everything was explained.

And then.

The moment she realized that, Stardust was engulfed in the deepest despair.

“Ah… ah, ah…”

And from then on.

Inside her, something seemed to break.

Every day began as usual.

She wore a tight-fitting red suit.

After tidying her blonde hair, she flew into the sky and fought enemies.

There was no difference from usual.

…Except for the times when she started to doubt the purpose of what she was doing.

‘Did I kill him?’

That kind of hallucination.

Sometimes, it lingered in Stardust’s ears.

If she had known from the beginning that he was sick, she would have treated him better.

She wouldn’t have hesitated and confessed her feelings.

She would have honestly said that she wanted to be with him more.

But she couldn’t do anything.

…Egoistic, he had done everything for me until now.

What have I done for him?

Only this pain continues to pile up.

She wanted to apologize.

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“If I ever see him again, I wanted to say. I’m sorry. I was wrong.

‘I killed him.’

If only I had done better.

If only things could have changed.

…If only I could see him just one more time.

I shouldn’t have been jealous from the beginning.

What does it matter if we all live together? When he’s with me, I should only look at him.

She just regretted everything.

She was so mentally exhausted, and everything was filled with regret.

To the point where she thought she had killed Egoistic.

And those thoughts led her to an extreme direction.

‘…Do I, who killed Egoistic, deserve to live?’

Dawn.

Sometimes when she felt dizzy, she unknowingly had such thoughts.

Feeling the wind blowing through her hair, she stared at her clenched fist with her blue eyes.

She had decided to protect people for her entire life.

But what’s the point?

She couldn’t even think about the person she liked and who liked her.

…That’s why,

It was the reason she cut ties with everyone and focused only on her hero work.

Half a year had passed since Egoistic died.

Now, she was acting as fiercely as if she had put her own life on the line like Egoistic.

She couldn’t find a reason to live anymore.

“Phew…”

And so, the next day,

After spending the entire day getting injured and defeating villains, she leaned against the railing on a nearby rooftop.

…It’s hard.

Egoistic must have had it harder than me.

Stardust thought about Egoistic as usual, leaning on the rooftop with a sigh and lifeless eyes.

Suddenly, as she turned her head, a thought came to her.

There, the orange-colored sunset was slowly sinking, dyeing the sky yellow.

As she looked at the sight,

She suddenly felt a long-forgotten emotion welling up.

Somehow,

It felt like she had seen such a scene with Egoistic before.

The moment she thought that,

She suddenly remembered something with a headache as if her head was cracking.

“Ugh…!”

‘…It won’t be the end.’

Suddenly, a voice came to her ears.

Along with it, she unknowingly remembered something.”

For some reason, I recall something that I don’t remember.

‘Even if we go back, it’s just the two of us in the end.’

‘People don’t change.’

‘Someday, we’ll be able to have a conversation like this again.’

“Ugh…!”

What is this? What’s going on?

What kind of memory is this? I’m sure I’ve never experienced anything like this before.

Why is this scene in my head?

As she held her head in pain, recalling that strange scene,

With his faint smile on his face,

She remembered his last words.

‘Don’t cry.’

“Ah…”

And when she finally remembered everything,

Standing in front of the sunset,

She found herself unknowingly shedding tears.

***

Even though she recalled a strange scene like a dream that she didn’t remember,

Her daily life remained unchanged.

Only her desire not to live grew stronger.

However, reality did not leave her alone.

[Stardust! It’s an emergency! A giant monster is covering all of Seoul right now!]

“I’ll go now.”

With a short answer, she kicked off her chair and flew away with a cold, frozen face that had become more familiar than anything else.

The giant monster that appeared in Seoul this time was huge, like an entire region in the form of a dragon.

Upon hearing that it was swallowing several cities, she moved to the area quietly but quickly.

There was no need to go far; the monster was visible from a distance.

‘Really huge.’

That monster looked like a long dragon with half of its body buried in the ground.

With a translucent body, it shone in various colors like a colorful mist as it passed through the city.

Although it didn’t cause any direct harm due to its transparency, its enormous size that towered over mountains and its body that was larger than several combined cities made it look dangerous to anyone.

With a prickly hedgehog-like transparent appearance, it had a fantastic mix of light yellow, pink, and blue colors with dozens of gem-like eyes attached to it.

“Even she was seeing that strange sight for the first time.

Stardust frowned slightly but was not particularly shaken.

Her heart had already worn down, unable to show any significant emotions for anything anymore.

‘Where should I hit?’

As she flew closer to the creature floating in the sky, she quietly observed the situation while flying around it.

Kuaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

‘…What?’

Suddenly, the transparent monster, which had been moving quietly, began to twist its body with a painful groan.

Soon after, the creature let out a terrible scream.

-Crack!

Just like that, its body shattered like broken glass.

Transparent, fluorescent-colored fragments of various colors began to break around it.

In the absurd situation where a monster suddenly appeared and then suddenly broke itself.

She instinctively realized that someone had shattered the monster just ahead.

After all, the monster’s body had started to break apart from its head.

‘…Who is it?’

Is there someone with the ability to defeat such a monster in this place, besides her?

It was unlikely. If there was, they must not be on the side of the association.

She needed to check who it was firsthand.

With that thought, she flew toward the front with a cold expression.

In the blue and pink foggy place, what she saw was…

So sudden, what she came across was…

“Ghah, Phew… Ah.”

“Uh…?”

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It was the person she thought she would never see again.

“Ha… This thing is really sticky. I had a hard time dealing with it. Haha.”

Every night, she thought of the person she was convinced must be dead.

The person she longed to see so much, but was tormented by the reality that she couldn’t.

“Ah…”

“…Haha. Why are you looking at me like that? I said I quit terrorism, but I never said I stopped being active. Hahaha…”

The person she thought she would do anything to see their smiling face again.

That person.

Was now right before her eyes.

So sudden.”

Suddenly, as always, the same appearance.

Wearing a mask and smiling.

That’s how it was.

The man she had been waiting for.

Egostic greeted her with a smile.

“Hello, Ms. Stardust. It’s been a while.”

“Uh…”

In the end, she couldn’t help but show her tears.