A hero becomes an obsessed villain - Episode 356
EP.356 - Reunion (1)
Current Situation Summary.
I met her again half a year after breaking up with Starders..
...And then she looked at me and just hugged me..
With tears in my eyes.
"Ego stick... I'm sorry... I'm sorry....."
"No, what on earth are you so sorry about? Come here first.."
What the hell is going on?.
The sky is still blue in the afternoon.
I, who was being held by Stardust in the sky, covered my face that was about to turn red from the sudden skinship and tried to find a place to take her out..
...I don't know what's going on, but if it's like this in the middle of the sky, it's inevitable that this scene will be broadcast nationwide on the news tomorrow. The rumor of a secret meeting between a hero and a villain had to be stopped....
Dragging Stadus, who was still crying and muttering, I hurriedly teleported to the nearby area..
Because the priority was to get out of this scene first..
...How long has it been since we moved like that?.
Shoot aaaaa
To make matters worse, it started to rain..
For some reason, I heard there were a lot of clouds today... No, is that actually a good thing? If this happens, the view of the broadcasting station cameras will be blocked..
"Now, come this way.."
"Ugh. huh..."
Anyway, under the eaves of the rooftop of a nearby building, we finally succeeded in quietly facing each other in an unoccupied place..
Phew. This should be enough.
"ha..."
under the eaves of the rainy sky.
Under the gradually darkening sky, I looked at Stardust with a restless heart..
Is it because it rained a little on the way, or is it for some other reason?.
Her blonde hair was slightly wet and her body was slightly shaking..
The sight of her apologizing to me with tears in her eyes was incomprehensible..
...In the first place.
Because it seemed like he had no intention of catching me at all. Rather, I just apologize...
That's when I thought about it.
"Cough."
...The reason I vomited blood at that moment was because.
ah. Earlier, when I used my abilities to kill that dragon for the first time, I overdid it. Something seems a little twisted again..
Thinking like that, I casually turned the hand over and wiped my mouth with my handkerchief..
"...ah. iced coffee..."
...But I guess that wasn't the case for Starders..
When she saw me like that, she started making strange noises and her eyes gradually started to die..
Then she lowered her head again, held my body, and started crying again..
"Ugh. Sorry. I, I'm sorry..."
"...no! Let’s hear why. What am I so sorry about??"
Seeing her starting to do that again.
I asked her directly the question that had not been answered before. What on earth are you so sorry about? What on earth could I have done to her to deserve her apology? No matter how much I think about it, there is nothing..
When I'm thinking so meaningfully.
Stadus was still crying, looking at me with his blue eyes and speaking in a trembling voice..
"Ego stick... ugh."
"...you you. They say it's time-limited...."
"...yes?"
And then I couldn't believe my ears because of the absurd sound I heard..
...I'm terminally ill? Since when and why?
Even though I vomited blood and my abilities slowed down a bit when I used my powers, I swear it was not time-limited. If I had a terminal illness in the first place, I wouldn't have increased my colleagues this much..
Did they misunderstand my inability to say anything more because of my absurdity?.
Stadus cried even harder, grabbed my waist again, and started apologizing..
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry... If I had known sooner... I wouldn't have done this...."
"no no. wait a minute."
I caught Stadus, who started doing it again, and told her.
"It's not limited time.."
"Do not lie..."
"..."
...okay. There's no way I can understand it that easily..
When I was feeling so helpless, Stadus looked up at me, wet from the rain, with tears in his blue eyes, and said:.
...If I said she was so beautiful like this, I would feel like trash..
"You're coughing up blood like that... I don't know how you don't know... Ugh.."
"...no. This is just a side effect of using the ability. I'm not doing this because I'm terminally ill and my body is sick.."
"Ugh. I'm sorry..."
This is wrong. They won't listen.
Even though my head hurt thinking about that, I still felt like I couldn't understand the situation..
...Even if I was terminally ill in the first place, why would she cry like this for me? The hero cries like this without even acknowledging that the villain is terminally ill? It was something that couldn't happen..
But, for now, that wasn't important..
It is urgent now to resolve this misunderstanding that I am terminally ill. That's the way it is, any conversation will work out..
...Of course, Stardust doesn't believe anything I say right now. What should I do?...
I was worried in front of her crying like that..
'.....!'
Soon I found a way.
...okay. Is this the only way?.
Starders.
Among her abilities, what I feared the most wasn't super strength or flight..
What I was most afraid of was nothing else but ‘super intuition’.
This ability of hers, which is not registered with the association, allows her to intuitively find the correct answer and find out the truth. It was indeed a fearsome ability, befitting the main character..
That's why I was even more afraid, because I almost had my identity revealed due to her intuition..
and.
Now, I'm trying to use this ability against my will..
If you have the ability to always find the truth.
You can find the truth in my words too?
I was convinced up to that point.
Immediately, I reached out my hand and put my hand on Stadus' shoulder and made him look into my eyes..
"Mr. Starders. look into my eyes."
"Hmm... yeah?"
She looks at me with tearful eyes at my words.
like that.
Rooftop of a building under a rainy sky.
Standing there on the eaves, listening to the sound of rain.
I told Starthers the truth clearly and in as sincere a voice as I could, looking into her blue eyes..
"Mr. Starders. I am not terminally ill. My body is fine. Vomiting blood is simply because your body is straining while using your abilities, not because you have a chronic illness.."
"....."
At my words, she looks at me with trembling eyes..
He had a somewhat calm expression..
okay. I'm sure you felt it intuitively. There is nothing false in what I say.
I was never terminally ill to begin with, so where did I misunderstand??
Starders seemed to understand the situation for a moment..
Soon he spoke in a low voice, avoiding my eyes..
"...Then, why did you suddenly retire? I didn't retire because I thought I was going to die soon....?"
"yes? no? That's because I have other things to do. It's not because it's time-limited. Whatever you were thinking, it was a misunderstanding.."
I meant it..
Who would want to die? First of all, I wasn't.
and.
Still here, I can't die.
I think like that.
He smiled at her and said.
"...Do you think your Archenemy will leave that easily? I will remain by your side. continue."
Did my sincere words come across??
Stadus finally seemed to understand what I was saying, lowered his eyes and wiggled his fingers..
...But when I thought about it. Isn't it a situation where we are too close to Stardust right now? I'm holding on to my shoulders with both hands and they're almost glued to me..
Of course, more than that, I was more curious about Stardust's future reaction. Wouldn't he run away because he knew he was wrong and was ashamed of his mistake? You could probably kick me..
...for a moment. That's scary.
That was when I thought so..
She soon raised her head.
"haha..."
...Contrary to what I thought, he was smiling with red eyes..
Wiping away my tears with my hands.
"Ugh... fortunately, fortunately... fortunately..."
muttering like that.
Everything else doesn't matter.
The only thing that makes me feel fortunate is that I am not terminally ill. saying so.
"I'm so glad, I'm so glad..."
He just cried and looked at me with a relieved smile..
And I see her like that.
...He was thinking of me that much.
Seeing Stardust like that.
"..."
I feel like my breath stops for a moment.
I couldn't say anything.
***
Shoot aaaaaaa
She cried from the first time we met, and finally calmed down..
We were still sitting under the eaves of the rooftop, just watching the rain pour down from the now dark sky..
...Somehow, I'm still holding her hand.
"...Are you calm now??"
"huh..."
She bows her head, puts her knees together, and answers quietly while looking at her toes..
She's still in her hero suit, I'm still in my villain suit.
we sat like that.
"....."
Meanwhile, my thoughts were complicated..
...So, even though she calmed down, I didn't..
Starders.
It's Starders.
Just, not overlooking injustice, kind, and strong..
The main character of this cartoon that I possessed.
hero.
She sheds tears like this when she hears that the villain is terminally ill.?
In general, it was something that could never have happened..
...If you don't think of me as special.
I wanted to deny it, but I couldn't deny it now..
That was when I was thinking about that..
"...ego stick."
Starders.
This is the first time she has opened her mouth since earlier..
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