A Hero Becomes an Obsessed Villain - Episode 19
EP.19 The end of the world
If you tie people to a train and continue like this, five people will get run over, but if you turn the lever, only one person tied to the other track will die. Would you like to turn the lever??
The difficult problem posed by Ego Stick.
In fact, it is a famous conundrum that is already well known philosophically..
The trolley dilemma.
If the train continues like this, it will hit 5 people. But when you turn the lever, it only hits one person. From a utilitarian perspective, it is correct to turn the lever. Because it can save 4 people..
But can you really turn it around?.
It was a very unfortunate accident that the train hit five people. It would be an unfortunate terrorist attack here. However, if you turn the lever, it is no longer an accident. Five people died in an accident, but when you turn the lever, you kill that one person. A person who could not die dies because you turned the lever..
...Well, this is a dilemma..
And I implemented this dilemma in the real world.
Stardust brilliantly broke through a situation that could not be resolved by just talking about it by taking action..
Without worrying about where to turn the lever to direct the train.
I took it upon myself to stop the train..
Stardust has paranormal abilities..
A person with dual abilities like me. It is very strong and can fly in the sky. The exact name is super strength and flying ability..
And since she also has dual abilities, like me, her abilities are somewhat flawed. Of course not as much as me.
When looking at superpowers, people with a single superpower can destroy buildings alone. Among those with the ability to fly, they fly through the sky at Mach speeds. Of course, they are both heroes in America, but.
Stardust is by no means that good. Although he is strong, he is not strong enough to knock down a building with one blow, and he has the ability to fly, but he does not fly at supersonic speeds..
...Of course, he's much better than me, who has the same dual abilities but both have serious flaws... Still. It is an undeniable fact that it is a bit lacking..
Of course, the dual ability person itself is very rare, and the super strength and flying ability interact well with each other, so it is Class A, but it was a bit disappointing at 2%..
But she is the main character of this cartoon.
What sets her apart from other abilities is that her abilities evolve..
The ability to become stronger through hardships and adversity.
So this time I prepared a muscle strengthening event..
Make Stardus Great Again.
In fact, her original strength was not enough to stop an oncoming train, but when the real situation came, she became explosively strong with the desire to save people..
And her likability also improved..
For some reason, her popularity, which had fallen due to her confrontation with me, rose again through this opportunity. The sight of her blocking the train by throwing her body like stubble deeply moved people who watched her on TV across the country..
It was good to see Stardust becoming likable again..
But why did the dating rumor break out?.
***
I am watching TV with a vain heart..
After barely committing suicide, I returned home by teleportation, slept soundly in the fatigue recovery device, and woke up..
Seo-eun grabbed my hand and dragged me to sit on the sofa, telling me to watch TV..
The big title of today's broadcast seen on TV..
[Ego Stick-Starders Dating Rumors]
"What the fuck is this?."
I shouted as soon as I saw the TV.
But no matter what I said, people on TV started saying what they had to say..
"Yes, entertainment is broadcast! These two are very hot these days. The villain Ego Stick is the most popular in Korea! Starders, the rising supernova hero! Romance rumors between these two are sweeping the Korean entertainment industry these days. Reporter Park, why did the dating rumor between the two break out??"
Terrestrial entertainment broadcast program.
A female anchor asked a question to a male reporter who looked professional..
"Yes, you can see this by looking at Ego Stick's actions.."
Suddenly the man came from below carrying a panel and placed it in front of him..
Panel with stickers on a white background.
The Ego Stick ♡ Starders written in pink at the top was very impressive..
"The first reason is the public courtship of egotics.."
There was a white sticker attached to the panel, and when I peeled it off, I saw folded letters and pictures inside..
[1. Egostick's Love Letter.]
The man continued speaking with a very serious expression. He was dressed in a suit, with his hair bald and wearing horn-rimmed glasses, and he spoke with that expression on his face. It was a picture that made anyone who saw it feel like the CEO was reporting performance at a general shareholders' meeting..
Of course, what came out of his mouth was nothing like that, but rather absurd nonsense..
"Egostick's first move was to kill the S-class villain Enzodiac and the A-class villain Rhino. But that's not important. This is what matters."
He pointed to a photo attached to the panel he was holding..
What you see in the photo are letters that look like someone wrote them in blood. The letters were written like this.
Death to someone worse than me.
Death to someone weaker than me.
To you, Stardus.
I don't know who the reporter is talking about, but this confusing phrase is the result of me, the first time I committed a crime in this world with a concept, going wild without knowing how far I should go with my concept..
Perhaps because it was my first time, I was overly motivated, and perhaps because I had taken some medicine before killing my first murder, I was too intoxicated with my emotions. I've seen this somewhere, but I've written down what I think is a cool phrase in blood..
But I didn't know it would be so cringy when I saw it soberly..
Now I'm still adjusting the concept to make it a bit cringe-worthy, but in the beginning, I went crazy trying to write things that seemed cool, and that's how it ended up. ah...
Actually, at first, I was proud of myself when I wrote that down and said that the rhyme was perfect. Of course, later, when Seo-eun burst into laughter after seeing that, I realized something was strange... and now it has become such a dark story that my face turns red just by mentioning it. I think Seo-eun was a little traumatized by teasing her in front of Ha-do by saying, 'I'll give a damn to those who are jealous of me~'...
Anyway, that reporter again revealed the dark history that I want to erase. I look to the side and see Seo-eun bursting into laughter again. At least I'm glad Subin isn't next to me....
But the reporter analyzing the dark history himself seemed very serious..
"Now, do you see the text here? This is a message left at the scene after Egostick committed the crime. What is worth noting is the last line, ‘To Stardus’. In fact, from the beginning, Egostick consistently courted Stadus. After eliminating the villains, he gave it to Stardust as a gift. In fact, it is an open courtship.."
Uh... I didn't give it to you as a gift, I was just trying to attract you....
What if I just committed an evil deed and a strange hero other than Stardust is in charge? So I turned off aggro by referring to Stardust. How much does Stardus hate the private system? What is this?...
However, my words could not be heard, and the reporter opened his mouth again with a very serious expression..
"The second reason is terrorism. In fact, it was difficult to even call egotic terrorism terrorism. As a result, there were 0 casualties. However, what is important to note is that he called on Stardust in both of his terrorist attacks, and Stardust solved both of them brilliantly.."
Then comes my terrorist scene. Data footage showed Stathers giving a speech to the people on the ship and stopping the train by himself. Well, that's cool..
"And what Egostick said afterwards is also very meaningful. Let's take a listen.."
And my voice flows out.
After the terrorist attack on the ship was aborted, this is what I said to her while wondering..
[It was because of you]
[After hearing your speech, everyone was suddenly united.]
[is it so. okay. I guess I underestimated you. Something that seemed like no one else could do. For you, it wouldn't be a task to enlighten the public with just a few words..]
ah. I said that?
Before my confusion could subside, another voice of mine came out..
This time, it's exactly what was said in the last train attack..
[Yes, Mr. Starthers. Well done! In a way I never imagined. I never expected to save everyone in that way. it's your victory.]
The reporter, who had been quietly listening to the voice he had played, suddenly stood up from his seat..
Whether the surprised anchor was watching or not, he suddenly started shouting loudly..
"Look at this!!! If this is not love, then what is it!!! When Mango Stick said the last words and closed Stardust's eyes, look at how Stardust fell asleep peacefully only then!!! If this isn't two people dating, then what on earth is dating?!!!"
He started screaming and pulling his hair out.!
That crazy guy! Are you really saying that what I’m watching is a public broadcast?!!!
"What the hell is this?!!!!"
I screamed and threw the remote control towards the TV..
Seo-eun, who was already watching from the seat next to her, was laughing for so long that it took her breath away..
The broadcast ended with the anchor looking at the reporter with a very embarrassed expression, and the screen suddenly changed to an advertisement..
I guess it was a broadcasting accident because the subtitles said [Broadcasting under maintenance]..
Yeah, who the fuck calls me a mango stick on air?.
I could only lower my head and be frustrated..
No matter how I think about it, this Republic of Korea is crazy..
It was later revealed that the reporter was a member of my passionate fan club, commonly known as Mango Dan..
He was on the verge of demotion due to a sudden accident, but thanks to the record-high viewership ratings for the broadcast that day, he received a performance bonus instead of being disciplined..
It's the end of the world, really...
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