I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With

364 – The Launch of the Cathedral

“Damn it, what’s going on?”

Heinken, Germany’s S-rank villain.

He stroked his red mohawk hair and looked at the letter that had flown to him.

[Cathedral Invitation]

A seemingly sacred, radiant, white letter.

It read:

“We plan to make a very important announcement at the Cathedral, so please attend without fail…”

He mumbled these words, reading the letter with his feet up on the desk.

…Has there ever been such content in the Cathedral invitation before? No. It’s the first time they’ve mentioned ‘this will change destiny’ or ‘the world order will be reshaped’…

It’s been a week since this letter arrived.

He read the letter and wondered what was going to happen…

But his not-so-sharp brain couldn’t figure it out in the end, and he slammed the desk in frustration.

“Damn it! This is so frustrating!”

Just as he was losing his temper, a chubby man burst into the room.

“Boss!!! What’s going on!”

“Nothing, now get out!”

“Okay!”

Slam.

Once his subordinate left, he sighed and sat upright again, placing the letter on the desk and sinking into his thoughts.

Heinken, Germany’s S-rank villain and the leader of Red Motors, Germany’s only villain alliance.

He had connections with the leaders of other European villain alliances through the Cathedral, but they also seemed clueless about what Celeste was planning to say at the Cathedral.

“I could ask Egoistic hyung… No, I’ll find out today anyway.”

With that thought, he stood up from his seat.

Egoistic, an S-rank villain from a country called South Korea, was a person Heinken personally respected as a big brother.

Despite his always smiling and seemingly feeble appearance, he was a remarkable person who seemed to know all the secrets of the world.

He knew the identity of America’s hidden hero, and he single-handedly stopped a religion named Moonlight or something from destroying the world.

…Heinken. He was a person he personally respected as a villain, who even saved his life.

“Sigh… Okay. Let’s just go.”

No matter what they say, he has to listen to know.

After checking the time, he stood up from his seat, dragging his chain-clinking pants and putting on a coat hanging on the wall.

And thus, his appearance was complete. A leather coat with horns on the shoulders, and a red cape on the back.

Heinken. This was the outfit he had started wearing since he wiped out all other villain groups in Germany and stood tall in the country.

“Alright… let’s go.”

Mumbling to himself, he tore the letter in half.

Whoosh-

With a twisting sensation in his body.

When he opened his eyes, he was standing in a dimly lit white corridor.

Step by step.

When he arrived at the Round Table room after walking down the corridor.

In the somewhat solemn atmosphere of the Round Table,

he noticed one thing that was different from before.

‘…Huh?’

It was Egoistic.

Instead of sitting with his usual comrades, he was sitting right next to Celeste.

‘What on earth is going on..?’

Feeling puzzled, Heinken took his seat.

And his doubts only deepened when he saw Egoistic and Celeste whispering quietly to each other.

‘…Weren’t Egoistic hyung and Celeste not on good terms?’

Since Celeste had taken a liking to him, Egoistic and Celeste had a lot of friction in recent meetings. Whether Celeste was trying to drive Egoistic out or glaring at him openly…

Of course, it would be scary if the world’s no.1 ranking was against him, but Heinken thought Egoistic was amazing for brushing it off with a smile and composure.

…Anyway, that’s how the two of them were.

But now, for some reason, they seemed close.

“…..”

“…Hmm.”

While the other villains were whispering at the sight.

Finally, when all the villains had taken their seats without a single one missing.

In the silent white cathedral’s Round Table,

Celeste finally opened her mouth.

“…Thank you all for coming.”

“Today, I have a very important matter to discuss.”

“First, please look here.”

With a voice as beautiful as an angel’s,

she waved her hand over the Round Table.

Then a white, floating orb appeared in the middle of the Round Table.

When everyone was looking at the dazzling orb, Celeste quietly opened her mouth.

“…Soon, something big will happen due to the solar god’s prophecy.”

“All the powers that he has bestowed upon this world will receive a new blessing.”

“The opportunity for all of your powers to be raised by a dimension.”

Her words were shocking.

That all power users’ abilities would soon become about twice as powerful.

Roughly becausethe power of the sun god is getting stronger, even if the cause is set aside, just that statement is a shocking revelation.

If it’s just about a power user who could summon one lightning bolt now being able to summon two, it might not be a big deal.

But if it’s ‘all’ power users, then how much stronger will the already formidable power users become? It’s an unimaginable prospect.

“I hope you’re all prepared for this moment. The world is about to change drastically.”

With her final words, the room filled with tension, and everyone was left in deep thought.

For example, if the power users who can destroy a mountain with a gesture become even stronger now… what on earth is going to happen?

Without anyone saying it, anyone could tell that there will be greater chaos in the world than there is now.

But of course.

“…Ho.”

That meant, not only others but also he and his subordinates would become stronger.

When Heinken realized that,

… Celeste, who had been waiting for a moment of silence, finally spoke in a cold voice.

“Ladies and Gentlemen.”

Suddenly, the atmosphere at the Round Table became so icy cold.

Everyone’s attention was focused on Celeste, who, for some reason, was overwhelming with an indescribable charisma.

Always keeping her eyes closed, Celeste,

‘…!’

Quietly, for the first time in Cathedral history,

she opened her eyes and stared at everyone with her golden eyes.

“I understand. You all must be confused.”

“Of course, if that happens, the world will be in chaos too.”

“But, you, and we, are the ones who find opportunities in that chaos.”

“The world will become more chaotic from now on. Probably more than ever before.”

“So, what should we do then?”

She stood up from her seat and, with ambitious eyes, looked down at everyone and whispered, but loud enough for everyone to hear, in a cool yet firm voice.

“I’m saying this as the leader of the Cathedral.”

“From now on, everyone in the Cathedral must rally together and run towards a single goal. We have to brush aside those weak ones who rely only on my power and try to rule over us, so that everyone can line up in front of the new power order. I will lead you.”

“So that the blessing of the sun god can be bestowed upon everyone. So that we can hold the world in our grip.”

“From now on, I want to stand united with everyone in the Cathedral, leading the Crusade.”

“I declare the Cathedral as a transnational villain alliance.”

“The goal is to have the world under our control.”

With the end of Celeste’s words,

and a moment of silence.

Clap. Clap. Clap.

At some point, the sound of applause was heard.

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At the end of everyone’s attention was a man in a white half-mask.

Egoistic. He was quietly clapping.

And from him,

the Round Table started to fill with all sorts of noise.

Thump thump thump.

“Right! Let’s rule the world once as a villain.”

“Hmm… That’s an interesting story. It should have been like this from the beginning.”

“hahahahaha! Good, I’ll participate too. Celeste, why didn’t you do this earlier?”

In a place filled with sounds of agreement.

Unknowingly following the crowd and clapping, Heinken realized.

‘…From the beginning, the speech didn’t mean anything.’

Even if Celeste had casually said, ‘Hey, gather around,’ the other villains would have followed.

Why? Because they all would have thought the same thing.

If the day is coming when the abilities of power users will explosively increase…

‘…How much stronger is Celeste going to get?’

There were no villains now who could oppose her… except for a few, like Atlas.

But even he…

‘…Egoistic hyung would have captured everything in advance.’

In other words, all of this pointed in one direction.

That all the villains here would gather under Celeste and unite in one place.

A villain alliance of unprecedented scale.

Could the International Association stop this?

‘…I don’t know what it is, but I have to follow.’

Well, the details didn’t matter.

Whatever happened, Celeste’s speech had something that set his heart on fire.

And so,

this day.

It was the day when the transnational villain alliance, Cathedral, officially decided to launch.

***

After the announcement of the official launch of the Cathedral.

“Sigh… It’s tough. Anyway, what’s important is from now on. You understand, right, Egoistic?”

“Yes, yes, Celeste.”

Sitting alone with Celeste, who seemed drained of all charisma she had until now, I was drinking coffee in her room and lost in thought.

… Some way or another, I felt like I became the second-in-command of the Cathedral. It wasn’t bad.

Anyway, I practically wrote it for her… But one thing was confirmed again with Celeste’s speech.

That is her goal, the goal of the Cathedral is world domination.

So,

“Sigh… I guess I’m doing what the god wants.”

It was world domination, not world destruction.

She still didn’t know.

That the goal of the sun god was not domination, but destruction.

“…Of course.”

“I sipped my coffee as I said that.

Yes.

Cathedal, with the goal of world domination, has officially launched.

Now, how to turn this into a World Defense Headquarters.

I thought so.