I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With

390 – The Prime Minister

International Hero Association Headquarters.

Prime Minister’s Office.

“Ahh…”

There, a woman with her hair tied up sighed deeply, sitting in her seat with a tired expression.

Her identity was none other than the International Hero Association’s Prime Minister.

She sat there going through the massive pile of documents piled up with weary eyes.

The IHA Prime Minister.

As the representative managing the worldwide Hero Associations with regional branches everywhere, she could be called the chairman of chairmen.

But right now, she could only sigh helplessly in this situation without an answer.

“…Is this the end for the Association?”

She murmured dejectedly as she set the documents down, to the point where

Currently, the global Hero Association’s situation was very dire.

What was already creaking had completely collapsed with the inflation of superhumans and the formation of the villain coalition Cathredal.

Countless appeals for support from Associations worldwide came to her now, but there was little she could do.

The IHA already had no resources or power left.

‘…There are too many villains.’

Yes.

The problem was simply too many villains.

If heroes increased by one a year, villains increased by the hundreds.

Now each hero had to deal with dozens of times more villains per year.

‘…Are most powers given only to evil people?’

To the point she suspected that, the number of villains increased exponentially faster than heroes.

And with villains banding together as Cathredal in that situation, it had become unbearable.

“Hoo…”

Sighing like that, the Prime Minister took out a cigarette next to the documents and lit one.

With a bitter expression, cigarette in hand, she recalled the past.

She hadn’t been the PM the whole time.

With incidents continuously happening worldwide, she had stepped down midway to take responsibility.

…She had hoped her successor would manage it well, but in the end he didn’t. After that, when the Association was on the verge of total collapse after Cathredal’s formation, the board of directors had urgently called her back.

Anyway, even that board was practically dissolved now.

On top of that, the main base of the International Hero Association in America, where Cathredal’s leader Celeste was located, had shamefully fled to Europe like escaping the constant threats.

With headquarters in this state, the command structure had crumbled, and each national association was essentially left to fend for itself.

Some associations had already completely gone over to Cathredal’s side in this situation, and she could only find what little she could do each day…

“Ahh…”

Tap tap.

After tapping the cigarette ashes like that with a bitter expression, she sighed.

Now wasn’t the time for lamenting like this. Her next appointment was right around the corner.

“…Let’s see.”

Next appointment. A meeting with the Korean Hero Association Chairman.

…A figure she knew. Since she had appointed him herself. 1st generation… anyway.

Why did he want to see me? I know Korea is holding out well.

As she was thinking this.

Knock knock.

Right on cue a knock sounded, so she casually told them to enter.

Like that, still holding documents in hand and looking up, who the Prime Minister saw was.

“hahahaha. Hello.”

…Someone she absolutely did not expect.

Wearing a black hat, black cape, and white half mask.

A figure even the Prime Minister recognized.

Korea’s S-Rank villain, Egostric.

Had appeared before her.

***

“…..”

The Association Prime Minister.

“Hmm. This place has become quite shabby too.”

Facing the villain casually sitting before her, she opened her mouth with a stiff expression.

“…Egostric. Korea’s S-Rank villain, and de facto second in command of Cathredal. Why have you come to see me?”

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“Oh my. You know that much about me. As expected, the Hero Association Prime Minister’s reputation remains.”

Seeing him raise his eyebrows at her, the Prime Minister quietly thought.

Egostric.

She already knew about him.

Once an A-Rank villain in Korea, the only one to participate in Cathredal when it was still just a simple meeting with A-Rank status.

According to information painstakingly obtained afterwards, he now wielded tremendous authority in Cathredal, practically the power behind Celeste.

So the investigation on him was already completed.

‘A figure whose thoughts can’t be discerned.’

In fact, looking only at Egostric’s activities in Korea, it was shameful to call him a villain.

While he did always stop terror attacks, casualties were always 0. If anything, the number of times he saved Korea matched the terror attacks. As such, even the Korean people were very fond of him despite him being a villain.

However.

‘…That doesn’t make sense then.’

To say he wasn’t a villain, his connections with other villains were too deeply intertwined. From Atlas, considered one of the top 3 villains, to even Celeste trusting him deeply.

Especially hearing he was active as a strategic commander in Cathredal for world domination, he was absolutely a villain above all.

Yet looking only at his domestic activities, he was closer to a hero in some ways.

So her conclusion was that he was a figure whose thoughts couldn’t be discerned.

But there was no mistake he was a core figure of tremendous ability. …The Association was essentially powerless to touch him.

However, such a person had come to see her.

…It was tense having a villain right before her eyes, but the most important thing as Association Prime Minister was retaining composure.

Whatever happened, with the Association’s circumstances already dim, his coming could be a good variable.

‘Could he be defecting from Celeste and joining our side…?’

“Well this will make the conversation faster. Don’t get strange ideas, I haven’t betrayed anyone.”

Right as she was thinking that, as if reading her mind he smiled and spoke those words.

“…Hrmm. Anyway, why have you come to see me? And impersonating the Korean Chairman at that.”

At her question, Egostric smiled faintly.

Then looking her in the eyes, he opened his mouth in a low voice.

“Because Prime Minister, I’ve come to warn you.”

“Ha. A warning? Let me make this clear. No matter your threats, we will never submit and fight on until the end…”

“hahahahaha. No no, that’s not what I mean. …Rather, it’s a more fundamental talk.”

Placating her as she became agitated, Egostric spoke as such.

Then he stiffened his expression and opened his mouth.

“…Right now, I’m talking about the world’s destruction.”

“What?”

…What was this villain talking about?

As the Prime Minister furrowed her brows like that, Egostric faintly smiled and spoke.

“First, how much do you know about gods?”

***

“…So.”

After he finished speaking.

The Prime Minister grabbed her even more throbbing head, then opened her mouth.

“…The God of Light, the Sun God, plans to destroy this world. And he will soon vocally warn everyone. Is that right?”

“Yes. You understand perfectly.”

“…Absurd. So why, why did you come to tell me this? That we’ll all die so shake in fear and wait?”

Smoking the cigarette in her lips, she spoke in an irritated voice.

Seeing the Prime Minister like that, I chuckled and answered.

“Why wait for what? We have to fight back.”

“What..?”

Hero Association Headquarters Building 2, on the outskirts of Europe.

In the Prime Minister’s office there, I sat facing the Prime Minister and spoke those words.

“…Your leader, Celeste. Isn’t she a fervent zealot of the Light God? And you say fight back?”

“Well. If a god goes insane trying to kill us all, should we just say oh no and die obediently? Faith or not, we need to fight first.”

“…You. Aren’t you here on Celeste’s behalf?”

“Who knows.”

“I’m sure.”

Sigh.

Seeing her with a frustrated expression, smoking the cigarette once more, I chuckled and said.

“Don’t worry. Celeste will follow me anyway. And I already have plans to stop the god. So you don’t need to worry about that.”

“…Then why did you come to see me?”

“Why?”

The world will fall into chaos after God’s doomsday proclamation.

And if we don’t stop that, the world will destroy itself.

“So let’s announce our alliance then. The Association and Cathredal. That the two groups will combine forces against the god.”

That was my idea.

On that fateful day.

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Announcing it quickly before people even grasp the situation. That a self-proclaimed god, an insane alien, is invading Earth. That the Association and Cathredal will exceptionally ally to counter it.

The plan to reassure people and maintain society like that.

[Everyone! The Earth is safe. Please go about your livelihoods at ease.] It was to say that.

At my suggestion for heroes and villains to ally together and stop God’s doomsday.

The Prime Minister looked at me with a suspicious gaze.

“You expect me to believe this?”

“…No. This isn’t a trap. Surely you don’t think we fabricated a god entity for some theatrical alliance plot to backstab you after?”

“Hmm. Do you have some kind of hypnotic ability? I know no such power exists yet.”

“Ahh…”

Seeing the Prime Minister speak like that, I sighed and stood up from my seat.

It was time I left before this dragged on and got messy.

“Well. Soon that day will come and you’ll see who was right. So I hope you immediately accept our offer of alliance then. Ah, holding a press conference quickly would be good too.”

After hearing God’s worldwide voice, no one would be able to think it’s some act.

That’s what gods are like.

“I’ll… think about it. However.”

Right before I left.

The Prime Minister seemed to contemplate something, then looking up at me asked.

“…If your words are true. How many days do you estimate until the god causes doomsday after his proclamation?”

At her question.

I turned my back on her, not meeting her eyes, and replied.

“6 months.”

Exactly half a year after God’s warning.

The world would end.