I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With

Chapter 401

401 – War with God

The proclamation of the Sun God’s doom.

An overwhelming gap in power has thrown people into chaos and terror, and even the upper echelons of society are stricken with fear… As a result, even the government who should guide them was silent at that moment.

At that very moment, the video was broadcast live worldwide.

[Citizens of the world, this is Lucia, the Secretary General of the International Association.]

From the office of the Secretary General of the International Association.

Under the title ‘Address of the Secretary General’, she stands in a suit, speaking towards the camera.

“Look! The representative of the World Association is making an announcement right now!”

“What? Eh, what is that person saying!”

In the face of such overwhelming fear, those who were desperately clinging to any shred of hope turned their attention to the live broadcast.

The video, played in real time with translations in every broadcasting station around the world by the authority of the International Association, was drawing tens of millions of viewers in a matter of moments.

And in that situation.

The Secretary General, with a grave expression, delivered serious remarks.

[Right now, the world is in a crisis, under attack by an overwhelming entity who proclaims itself the Sun God.]

[Thus, the International Association has issued the highest level of alert. From this moment, we order all people in the world to prepare as if in a state of war for the next six months, the scheduled time of the god’s invasion.]

[Additionally, there is one more thing to announce.]

With those words.

The Secretary General took a brief breath.

And then, to everyone’s surprise, made a shocking statement.

[The calamity that is upon us now affects all beings in the world. It is a fight against a common enemy of mankind.]

[In other words, we believe that in this situation, all humanity must stand together and fight, regardless of sides.]

[Therefore, we, the Association, declare today.]

[…The International Hero Association will form a temporary alliance with the villain group Cathedral. To face our common enemy, we will fight together.]

Just like that.

When everyone was shocked by the unprecedented announcement of an alliance between heroes and villains.

On the screen, suddenly, along with the sound of footsteps.

From the side, a woman with silver hair and a cold expression wearing a white dress appeared.

“Gasp…!”

Those who recognized her identity could only hold their breath.

Because she was none other than the world’s most powerful villain… A mysterious villain wrapped in a veil of secrecy.

The leader of Cathedral, Celeste.

[We, the heroes and villains, will combine our strengths and prepare for this calamity with all our might. So, citizens of the world, you can relax and carry on with your lives. The Earth is safe!]

With the Secretary General’s resounding voice.

And a final shot of Celeste, her inscrutable cold expression, eyes closed, nodding her head.

…It seemed only natural that the scene of these two shaking hands would be featured on the front page of tomorrow’s newspapers worldwide.

And then.

[…Ahem. That concludes the official position of the Hero Association. Next, we will share the statement from Cathedral. The official spokesperson for Cathedral will present their position. Please hold…]

With the Secretary General’s words, the screen went dark.

…And what appeared next on the white background was.

None other than the man who has recently received the most attention next to Celeste. A man also referred to as the actual power behind Cathedral. …In some circles, he’s even rumored to be an S-class hero.

Wearing a black hat and a white mask, smiling inappropriately for the situation.

[Hello, everyone. This is Egoistic.]

South Korea’s S-class villain, Egoistic.

He appeared on the screen, greeting everyone with a bright smile.

The Secretary General’s official statement.

In fact, the speech was primarily aimed at summarizing the situation and calming people down. The core point was that they were going to collaborate with the villain alliance.

And although this allowed people to feel somewhat relieved and calm down to some extent, it was still not enough in the given situation.

In that situation.

At that moment, when everyone’s attention was focused.

Egoistic was speaking calmly and seriously to everyone.

[Everyone. Humanity is now facing an unprecedented crisis. Someone claiming to be God says they will destroy us, with the end predicted in 180 days.]

[It’s none other than God directly saying they will kill us out of anger. It seems utterly hopeless.]

“….”

All over the world, the people gathered together watching this broadcast.

The faces of those who had gained a glimmer of hope were gradually darkening as Egoistic continued with his negative words.

And just then.

Egoistic, still speaking calmly, suddenly smiled and threw out these words.

[But you know, everyone…]

[Don’t you think it’s just annoying?]

“…?”

With the sudden crude word choice, in the changed atmosphere, Egoistic laughed incredulously and continued speaking.

[I mean, really think about it. What did we do to suddenly deserve this bullshit? Does humanity disgust him? In my opinion, isn’t it more disgusting that someone is randomly spewing bullshit at us? With no warning, just saying he’ll kill us. It’s not depression or anything.]

For everyone, the God who had overwhelmed them with tremendous fear and awe just before.

However seeing him get mocked so sarcastically through Egoistic’s words… people were startled and tense, wondering if divine punishment would strike him during the live broadcast.

…But amazingly, as time passed nothing at all happened to Egoistic.

As if the existence called God didn’t understand this kind of thing,

“Phew…”

Like that, citizens who expected to see someone die on the live broadcast breathed a sigh of relief.

…And then, one seed of thought sprouted in them.

Of God as an incompetent existence, not understanding simple mocking words.

And that feeling.

As Egoistic intended, it made people have different thoughts in their hearts.

‘…Come to think of it, why is this guy suddenly spewing bullshit?’

Exactly, doubt.

And anger.

While still negative emotions, far more proactive than passive fear.

In that situation.

Realizing no harm had come to him, Egoistic laughed mockingly and continued with caustic words.

[So, can we really call someone who isn’t omnipotent, randomly spewing curses and nonsense, ‘God’? No. I instead see him as simply an immature brat falsely claiming to be God.]

For several more minutes, he continued to fiercely criticize God.

Finally.

Staring straight at the camera, he slowly made his closing remarks.

[That’s why, everyone, I have a proposal for you all.]

[Will you just passively accept this self-proclaimed God’s abuse, crying as he desires?]

[Will you simply let yourself be beaten and killed as he wishes?]

“Of course not.”

Like that.

After the long broadcast, those persuaded by Egoistic unconsciously murmured such words.

And as if hearing them, Egoistic smiled and said.

[Of course not.]

[We have to fight to the end.]

Like that, pointing the way forward, he continued speaking.

[…Frankly, what kind of fearsome God is he? Just looking at his words, he seems to want to tear us apart right now, but said he’ll kill us in 6 months. What’s the reason? Has he suddenly become merciful? No way.]

[He simply lacks power. Why else drag it out. He just wants us to panic and die a bit earlier without him fully exerting his power. So what he wants is chaos. If we unite against him, it’ll be troublesome for him.]

Like that, now naturally giving people hope,

Suggesting God may in fact be weak, persuading that we can certainly win.

Humans are beings who can live clinging to the slightest thread of hope in hopeless situations.

And so finally.

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His speech reached its highlight.

[That’s why, everyone! I, Egoistic, representing Cathédral, declare we villains will readily cooperate with heroes to oppose this madman claiming to be God!]

[Everyone. Humankind has continuously taken on great challenges throughout history. Now is the time for the greatest challenge in history.]

Seoul, Paris, New York, Tokyo, London, Sydney. On the screens in major cities worldwide. With countless people gathered watching together.

Egoistic, raising his hand, shouted passionately to everyone.

[Empowered humans worldwide, heroes, villains, and ordinary citizens! Let’s unite our powers and fight against the bastard calling himself God!]

Wooooooooooooooo!

And although he didn’t hear it.

Along with his final words, impassioned reactions poured out across the world.

This would later be called Cathédral’s Declaration of the War Against God.

“Ah…”

Leaning back on the sofa, I let out a deep sigh.

Celeste had gone to take care of other matters first, according to the chairman.

Good. Now that the urgent issues are handled.