I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With

362 – Message

After I negotiated with Celeste and secured her cooperation.

I returned home and was doing various things.

Although the 4th phase was looming in front of me, there was still some time left.

The things I was thinking about before that.

Firstly, infiltrating the Cathedral and taking control of the villain’s representative rights.

Secondly, cooperating with Lee Seul-Ah to stabilize South Korea.

And thirdly…

‘Ahem…’

…it was about Stardust.

Stardust. The protagonist of this world, beautiful, with a lovely personality, and everything about her is good.

The moment when she, who was rolling and rolling in the original, finally reached her peak was during the 4th phase.

In terms of waste materials, and also in terms of recognition.

‘How exactly does that work…’

Yes.

First, I need to understand the principle of how the powers of the ability users have become stronger.

God.

The sun god, the moon god, the star god.

These three gods do not exist in this world. Just like when I saw the moon god last time, they exist in a different dimension.

And the sun god is currently trying to cross over from the other dimension to this world.

To destroy this world.

In other words, the body of the sun god is gradually getting closer to our world.

And then, there was Stardust’s ability. The power that becomes stronger in the presence of a power bearer with the strength of the sun… more precisely, a power that becomes stronger in proportion to how ‘close’ a power bearer with the strength of the sun is.

But now, has the body of the Sun God, made of pure solar power, drawn closer to our world?

Literally.

It means that Stardust’s power is suddenly skyrocketing.

‘In the original…’

Stardust had experienced explosive growth, suddenly reaching the unofficial number one spot in the world hero rankings. It’s not surprising, given that even now he is roughly in the top 10.

In other words, Phase 4 is completely a solo stage for Stardust.

The majestic battle between Catedal, trying to destroy the world, and Stardust opposing him.

Of course, I had no intention of making Stardust roll over in this round just like in the original. That’s why I joined Catedal.

What I had thought was to quietly infiltrate Catedal from the shadows, helping Stardust unnoticed by her…

Well… the situation has… changed a bit…?

‘I love you, Egoistic.’

‘Now, never leave me.’

“Ahem, ahem. Hmmm…”

Her blue eyes, brimming with tears, felt as if they were still before my eyes, and her small breath felt in front of me. I swallowed as I recalled the glittering night sky behind her.

To be honest, what happened then still felt like a dream.

Especially since we didn’t contact each other at all afterwards.

However…

[Stardust defeated an S-class villain cheerfully again today! Wow, her smiling face is really refreshing!]

Seeing her in the footage, defeating villains with a bright face, not a tired one as before… I can only think that something must have happened.

Honestly. I still couldn’t believe it.

…That Stardust likes me. Wasn’t there no hint of it? …Or was there? Now that I think about it, there might have been. I might have missed the signs or pushed it away thinking it was vanity.

Of course, I had a good reason to do so. I’d spent a lifetime in this world trying to be perceived as a bad guy by Stardust. I can’t believe things have turned out this way. A major flaw in my perfect plan. Naturally, I would have wanted to deny it.

Accordingly, in truth, I should have rejected her confession right there. I had my Ego-stream to maintain, and it was necessary to keep the plan perfect…

But…

“…..”

That look in her eyes.

There was desperation in the gaze she gave me that day.

A desperation that made me feel that, if I rejected her confession, something worse would happen.

…And, to be honest,

“Ahem…”

I also quite… perhaps I liked Stardust more than she thought. It was just business, and I had to bite back my personal feelings. After all, the goal of this life was her happiness. It was also my motivation when I fell into this world…

‘…..’

That day.

‘Are you okay..?’

The encounter not long after I fell into this world.

I had already decided then.

I would dedicate this life to her, shining so brilliantly in front of me.

“Ahem…”

Anyway…

We had confirmed our feelings for each other, but the problem was what came next.

‘What on earth should two, a hero and a villain, do together..?’

In terms of a relationship, it’s an extreme secret romance.

The moment we’re discovered, both she and I are dead. She to the association, me to my Ego-stream colleagues…

Of course, we were in a situation where we couldn’t even contact each other in the first place…

“…..”

…Sigh.

There are a lot of problems.

That dawn.

…That’s when I couldn’t sleep, troubled by all sorts of worries.

-Ding

‘…Who could it be at this hour?’

The sun has already set, and even the moon is not visible.

“The Dawn, Filled Only With Starlight.”

Unable to sleep, I was pondering at my desk when, with a curious heart, I switched on my mobile phone.

And the message that had arrived there…

＞[…Asleep?]

…Unfamiliar.

Surely that day, I had secretly saved it in my contacts.

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“…Huh.”

From her,

From Stardust, a message had come to me, Haru.

For a moment, I was breathless.

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[Where the heck has Ecostick gone???]

(A picture of the sky above Stardust with Ecostick floating)

Where on earth

did the two of them go??? What did they do???

Damn, it’s the first breadcrumb in nearly half a year, and there’s nothing!!!

=[Comments]=

[I was so excited at that time… just disappeared like that]

[Isn’t it a relief just to know they are alive?]

[I heard it’s fabricated]

→[How could it be fabricated]

→[No it’s fabricated, meteorologists say so]

→[Yeah, it seems fabricated, otherwise terrestrial broadcasts would have reported it]

→[Hmm… But why are all the fabricators recent joiners of the café? Isn’t it strange?]

→[Hired some part-timers?]

[Ecostick is alive, so don’t worry. ^^.]

→[?]

→[@newday313 You’ve been a sincere member of this café for a while… Seems like you’ve finally gone mad.]

[Ecostick!!! Where have you been!!@!! I’m dying~~~]

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“Heh.”

Night.

Lying in bed, Stardust, Haru was looking at his phone. Unconsciously, he let out a small laugh.

The Ecostick fan café he had stumbled upon while looking for information about Ecostick.

…And even after knowing where Ecostick was living now, she habitually checked the fan café.

Of course, the difference from then…

Now, she can look down at those curious about Ecostick’s whereabouts with a smile, much more leisurely.

Continuing to smile, she was going through the posts when a sudden thought made her sit up and sigh.

“…Sigh.”

Reflecting on it, what’s the point?

After all, she herself hasn’t seen him since their last encounter at EgoStic.

Stardust was toying with her blonde hair, deep in thought with a somewhat vacant look in her eyes.

She wanted to be with him. She wanted to know what he liked, what he disliked, what he usually did. She wanted to know everything about him and do everything with him.

But…

At present, she had a problem: even a simple communication was difficult. Because of that damn EgoStream.

“…..”

Should she just blow everything up? Announce that she and EgoStic were dating?

Stardust, who was having such thoughts with cold eyes, suddenly came to her senses, shaking her head and blushing.

…That would indeed be problematic. It would be troublesome if the citizens did not trust her. A hero dating a villain. Surely there would be all sorts of criticism…

Still…

‘…Still.’

Even if they couldn’t meet, she wanted to at least try to contact him…

Late into the night…

Dressed in her pajamas and rolling around in bed, she was holding her smartphone and continuing such thoughts.

Before she knew it, it was dawn.

With a slightly dazed head due to lack of sleep, she suddenly had a thought.

“…Wait.”

Thinking about it, it’s dawn.

He should be alone at dawn.

…Then, wouldn’t it be okay to contact him?

After having such a thought process, she went into the message box with a slightly pounding heart.

His phone number, which she had received during their last encounter.

When she entered the message window of that contact, she suddenly fell into a dilemma about what to send.

After some deliberation, she started typing.

[What are you doing?]

After typing that, a thought came to her.

‘…Come to think of it, he could be sleeping right now, couldn’t he?’

She should first ask if he was sleeping.

Thinking so, she deleted the message she was about to send and typed again.

[Are you asleep?]

After typing that, another thought came to her.

‘…Isn’t this a bit too short?’

“Umm…”

“S-Class Hero Stardust”

For her, this was her first love…

After much deliberation, she finally sent a message.

[…Sleeping?]

“…That’s good.”

After sending that, she smiled with a sense of satisfaction.

Who could ever know?

At the scene of terror, with a cold expression that shattered villains in an instant, the nightmare of villains. Always aloof and cold, she received admiration from hero followers.

…That she would send a single text to a villain, and smile with satisfaction like this.

After sending it, she started to feel anxious.

Would he reply? What if he’s already asleep?

And then, making her wait worth it.

＞[What’s the matter?]

“…!”

Immediately, he replied.

Stardust, who had been lying blankly in bed, Shinharu, immediately got up.

And thus, after their final kiss at their last meeting.

Late at night, their first conversation began.

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