A hero becomes an obsessed villain - Episode 309
So I calmly assessed the situation..
This is a situation where a cold head shines brightly in a crisis situation. Before you panic, let's live and see
The conclusion I came to after glancing at Stardust, who was flying in the sky holding me from behind, was...
'...I guess.'
'I guess I was a hero in this world.'
That was it..
Otherwise, there would be no way Stardust would try so desperately to save me. The expression on his face is very worried about me. At least it looks like a sidekick. Hero Egostick is a name that doesn't seem like a hero..
I pretended to be calm in an unexpected situation, but in reality, I was half-conscious when I thought so carelessly..
Stardust and I finally escaped from the collapsing prison..
So we finally emerged under the blue sky, floating next to the clouds and looking down at the huge prison below..
...To be exact, it was a prison castle that was about to collapse, wrapped in strange thick black tentacles..
No, is that okay??
When I was thinking that.
Just then, my voice came out of the earphones..
[Well, you got out first, right? It would be nice if nothing happened, but something was probably going to happen. A guy with white tentacles is causing an uproar..]
[In that case, the answer is Stardust. If something like this happened, she would have come running right away, so tell her. She can beat that guy. If you attack with the power of the star that shines from your body, you will be able to catch it..]
The voice that calmly suggests a solution.
So, without any hesitation, I followed what he said..
"Mr. Starders. Please listen to me carefully. Can you see the monster down there now? Mr. Starthers needs to catch that guy. Before things get bigger."
"...okay. But then where are you??"
When she asked me in a shaky voice, I answered calmly..
[Ask them to drop you off at the top of the castle with the red flag over there..]
"Please drop me off on the rooftop of the castle with the red flag over there.."
"...okay."
At my words, Stadus nodded with trembling eyes and picked me up and headed towards me..
That's how I arrived there, and I finally got off Stardust and set foot on the ground again..
On top of an old skyscraper-like castle where the cold sea breeze blows.
Stadus was still looking down at me with eyes full of worry as he saw me flapping his cloak..
That was when she, with her blonde hair flying and looking at me with her blue eyes as if observing me, opened her mouth to say something..
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Along with a loud noise, I heard the sound of one side of the building collapsing again..
She turns her head as if she can't delay any longer..
However, she hesitated as if I was constantly being overlooked..
I smiled as naturally as possible and told her.
"I'll be fine, Mr. Starthers. Please go quickly."
"...still."
To her who still looks at me with anxious eyes.
I took a breath and.
He said with a reassuring smile.
"...and."
"...Mr. Starders. Because soon, I will remember who you were and what you meant to me.."
"Don't worry too much, just go."
"Next time we meet, everything will be the same as before."
"...ah."
When I said that, she made a blank face for a moment..
Soon, as if he had made up his mind, he nodded and said to me.
"...okay. It's a promise..?"
And when he looked at me, almost crying a little, when I asked him that,.
I don't even know if there is a way.
"yes. of course. I promise."
I made a promise that I probably couldn't keep..
***
After leaving Stardust like that,.
"Phew..."
After confirming that she had left and disappeared far out of sight, I immediately sat down and sighed deeply..
"...ha."
I told Stadus to meet next time..
[If you stay there like that, someone from the group will come pick you up soon. Until then, I'm waiting there.]
...That's because my voice in my earphones said so..
They say someone is coming to get them... who are they talking about? No, wasn't my group Stardust in the first place? Do you mean association employees??
As I thought about that, the thought crossed my mind that maybe I wasn't a hero. I thought he might be a mercenary or a talented person working for PMC. ...I'm not sure if I have the ability, though..
Anyway, that wasn't the point..
thud. thud. thud. thud. thud.
"...No, really, what is it?."
I was left alone like that, with a face as if it was about to explode, I put my hand on my chest and muttered that while listening to my heartbeat..
From the moment I first saw Stardust until now, my heart started beating like crazy..
Honestly, when I first saw Stardust, I was surprised to see that she was much prettier in person than in the cartoon. Even more so because she was my favorite girl..
...However, that's just it.
From my perspective, I woke up one morning with no memory in a hero comic, but that wasn't important. Is your favorite character the problem? I feel like my life is fucked up right now..
However, the body was not like that..
...From the moment I first saw Stardust, my body was pounding like crazy..
To be precise, it was as if the memories in my head were erased but the emotions remained. It was like her body remembered her. conditionally and reflexively.
...In this world, how much did I like Stardust? I lived without this?
Stardust's reaction was also strange..
...I think he noticed from the beginning that I had lost my memory, but the worry and concern in those eyes... was extremely high..
"..."
Even in the original work, I've never seen a character that Stardust cared that much about. Because she was always the one who was virtually alone.
No matter how I think about it, I think it's true that she and I had a special relationship....
I looked down from the top of the tower with that thought in mind..
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
As the cold wind blows, huge black tentacles can be seen below rising from underground and destroying the prison on the ground..
And in the middle, I saw a yellow light flashing..
Maybe that's Stardust.
...But aren’t I kind of like a pseudo-hero? Is it okay to just watch and not help??
At that time, I looked down at a scene that seemed like something out of a science fiction movie and took a deep sigh..
Just then, a voice came out of the earphones..
[Oh, and I didn't mention this..]
[you are a villain.]
"...?"
And the moment I heard those words.
For a moment, I felt dizzy..
...What, villain? I?
Is this an April Fool's joke??
At that moment, dozens of words to refute that statement appeared in my head, but then they settled down again..
...No, don't be damned. Then there is no way Stardust would react like that. That was a reaction that would only come from a colleague who was in the firing line..
As I was thinking that, I looked back at my body and.
"....."
Only then did I find myself wearing a black hat, a cape, and a white mask over my eyes..
All-black fashion that looks like a villain to anyone.
Now that I think about it, it seems like the name ‘Egostick’ is derived from ‘Egistic’, which means selfish, with one letter removed from Stardust....
What the fuck.
That time when I felt so confused.
[So, all my colleagues are also villains. Don't panic when you see it.]
with those words.
"brother!!!"
"Hey, ego stick!"
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