A hero becomes an obsessed villain - Episode 357
EP.357 - Reunion (2)
"...ego stick."
Rooftop under a rainy night sky.
There, Starthers quietly said to me,.
"Honestly, am I weird? Because I suddenly did this to you."
"...I wonder."
I answered that calmly as well..
...Actually, it wasn't surprising..
Why is she, a hero, doing this to me, a villain? Not another hero, but the embodiment of justice. She, the protagonist of this world, Stardus.
And as if to answer my questions.
Stardust looked at the night sky and slowly opened his mouth..
Soon he started talking about himself..
"Actually, I hated you at first. Because he's a villain. of course. I was just trying to catch you."
"But... since when? ah. Maybe it was then."
"The day you committed an attack on an airplane. There was a day when I crashed the plane."
"I can't stop that. That was when I was giving up. I remember what you said to me?"
After saying that, she looked at me with a slight smile and said.
"...By calling me. You told me I could do it. I'm sure I can stop that."
'You can do it. Stop the plane from crashing.'
"at that time. I didn't believe you? I thought, how can I stop that? I thought you were trying to kill me."
"But then you said There's no reason for you to kill me. I complete you, why would you do that?."
'why would i do that?'
'You complete me. So come forward. Fly to the sky and save people. You can do it. Because that's you.'
okay.
And at that time, Stardust finally succeeded in flying into the sky, stopping the plane and saving the people..
"It must have been from then on.."
"I care about you more than before."
When no one believes in me, not even myself.
The first person to believe in me and tell me I could do it.
Because it was you, the villain.
Stadus, who had said that, stood up quietly and smiled weakly..
With my eyes still fixed on the rainy night sky outside, my blonde hair blowing in the wind and rain..
When I was looking at Stardust, who was shining alone even in the darkness, as if mesmerized..
Stardust is still wearing his wet red hero suit..
He looked at the night sky outside and continued talking without making eye contact with me..
"...and. A lot happened."
"The Bank of Korea Group causes a large-scale terrorist attack, a shaman from Moonlight Bridge attacks Seoul, and the devil awakens at the trade center...."
She looked at the sky and listed the past events one by one..
Then, after saying that, she turned around, met my eyes, and said.
"As time goes by, I know what I realized?"
"...What is it?"
"You were always by my side."
She looked me in the eye and spoke in an honest voice.
"Life without you is now unimaginable.."
"....."
"...haha. Isn't it funny? I, the hero, was dependent on you, the villain. But what should I do? That's true."
She said that far.
With a bright smile that a hero shouldn't show to a villain.
I said this with tears in my eyes..
"...Actually, you made it like this."
"They always say he's a villain. When I'm in danger, he's always the first to come running. You risked your own life to protect me. You always only looked at me, and you always stayed by my side.."
"I, I, you..."
"How could you hate it?..."
"Now without you, how can I? How can I live alone..."
Shoot! Ahhh....
Against the background of the rain that was gradually stopping, Stadus confessed while wiping away tears..
Soon he smiled empty-handed, looked into my eyes and said,.
"I know that? When you're not causing terrorism. I was waiting for you to start a terrorist attack, wondering when you would come?"
"Do you know why I treated you coldly in the end? I asked you to look after me because you weren't interested in me...."
"When you said you were retiring, I was like, wow. Do you know how painful it was? I can't live without you anymore. So suddenly you leave..."
She sobbed for a while.
As if he had made up his mind, he looked down at me and spoke with more confidence than before..
"....So, let me confess here.."
Just like that, the sun disappeared beyond the horizon. Evening where not even the moon can be seen.
Against the background of countless stars that decorate the night sky.
Jeopuk
Stardust is one step closer to me.
He met my eyes and confessed to me with tears in his eyes and a grin on his face..
"I love you, ego stick."
"Now please don't leave me forever."
......
like that.
She confessed to me with a quietly smiling expression, as if she had let go of everything inside her..
...Listening to Stardus’ confession,.
'...somehow.'
'How did this happen?.'
...I had mixed feelings..
Obviously, this wasn't my goal.
My goal is to become a villain and bring my hero, Stardust, to the top..
My goal was to become her archenemy and have her step on me..
So, I would get rid of all the things that hinder her, and instead, I would become her enemy and help her grow as a hero....
'...Where did it go wrong?.'
Was it a mistake to approach him as a villain in the first place, bringing on Archenemy??
Should I not have stepped in every time she was in danger??
...Should I have avoided spending much time with her??
it didn't matter what.
...One thing is for sure, I made some big mistakes along the way..
That mistake came back to me in a form I never imagined..
...Always shining proudly.
A true hero who endured alone in any dire situation..
Because of me, they came to depend on me.
became obsessed with me.
I suffered for a while thinking about that..
'.......'
As if you are longing for my answer.
In front of me, with the night sky in the background, I saw Stardust looking at me with blue eyes, looking at me with a somewhat uneasy expression... with a delicate appearance that was somehow uncharacteristic of a hero..
Now, with some realization, I had no choice but to admit it..
'....okay.'
I see.
The Stadus in front of me now is a different person from the original Stadus I knew..
You are a person who changed because of me and because of egoism..
...No more, in my memories. It's different from the Hero Stardust in my memories..
...
I was thinking like that.
...Then, I chuckled to myself..
'It's different.'
okay.
The original Stardust in my memory and the Stardust in front of me were clearly different..
...But, what difference does it make??
In the end, what I liked was not Stardust in my memory, but Stardust itself in reality..
In the end, I had no choice but to always like Stardust. Because she was her fan.
They fight together with me, fight together, and join forces to defeat other villains..
A person who always puts justice first and does not hesitate to save others..
In the end, the person I liked didn't change..
Whatever form she takes, I'm ready to accept it all.
Until now, I've always tried to stay away from her..
Because my presence might be a disturbance to her. 'Cause it could be harmful for me to be with her.
I always suppressed my feelings and pushed her away.
...however.
if she needs me.
If she is complete with me by her side.
I don't hesitate anymore.
Without hiding my heart.
...Wouldn't it be right for me to stand by her side willingly?.
"...I knew."
I have such an answer.
I got up, wiped her tears with my hands, and held her in my arms..
As if I was making a promise to her and at the same time declaring it to myself, I also answered seriously..
"I will never leave you again. I will always be by your side. if that's what you want."
"...really?"
"yes."
I answer like that.
I grinned and told her.
"...Didn't I promise? I'll be your Archenemy."
"Should Archenemy leave Heroes?."
"...You left so far."
When I say that, she responds like that in a somewhat pouty voice..
"hmm..."
...I stopped for a moment, but.
After gathering his thoughts for a moment, he cleared his throat and said.
"Actually, I was thinking of coming back. It's just that I couldn't tell you because I was in a hurry.."
I looked into her blue eyes and spoke in a sincere voice.
...It wasn't a lie. Because he tried to return as a villain under the pretext of taking on the role of representative of the Korean branch of Catedal. However, he doesn't come from the front, he just manages from behind....
Anyway, in response to my answer, Stadus still muttered in my arms in a sulky voice..
"I can't believe it."
"...So, prove it."
saying so.
I saw her hugging me further, her blonde hair hanging down, looking up at me with her blue eyes..
I realized what I should do next.
like that.
......
Under the starry night sky.
I bowed my head slightly while holding her body..
"....."
At the same time, Stadus closed his eyes and brought his face closer to me..
like that.
Finally, we kissed each other.
"Yes..."
The coldness of her suit on my arm, and the warm warmth in my arms in contrast..
At the same time.
I thought this as I held Stardus in my arms and kissed him, as if he wouldn't let me go..
...I have so far.
Falling into this world, I thought I had become a villain obsessed with heroes..
But it wasn't.
'...I didn't become a villain obsessed with heroes..'
I am.
Without even knowing it.
...A hero becomes an obsessed villain.
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