A hero becomes an obsessed villain - Episode 380
EP.380 - Premonition of catastrophe
...After breaking up with Egostick.
temple of the sun god.
"Hello! Here the saint is doing her prayers, don't you know she lets no one come near her?"
Etheria, a villain group led by Celeste.
In front of the prayer room, where only the most loyal can guard the door..
celeste.
She was neatly dressed in a dazzling white saint's robe, closing her eyes and concentrating on praying to the sun god..
...No, I was trying to concentrate..
Celeste, being around you... I really liked you..
"....."
I will be by your side anytime. We are always here to help. On Celeste's side..
I want to stand next to you and see what path you take..
"...Oh really."
...She tried to concentrate, if it weren't for the memories that kept popping into her head and interrupting her prayers..
'Isn't this really crazy? How can you say that so calmly??'
mumbling.
She thought so with a slightly red face..
In fact, this was the first time she had lost concentration while praying to the sacred sun god... but she didn't care..
celeste.
At a young age, after losing her parents and siblings and wandering the back alleys, she was chosen by God and gained abilities... Was it because of that experience? she didn't trust anyone.
Even his own loyal subordinates. Even members of the villain group Etheria led by her.
what she always thinks.
'Wouldn't they be able to betray me someday?.'
In fact, it was nothing short of paranoid and distrustful of humanity..
If I lose my power, will they follow me then? no. Wouldn't they rather stab me in the back and try to get rid of me?.
It was something I didn't know..
That's why it was scary.
For that reason, she has never let down her guard even for a moment since she rose to the top..
...Is that why?.
The moment when what she feared most happened, which was losing all her strength..
'Do not worry. I will protect you. hide behind me.'
Far from harming.
Rather, the reason he said such things and believed in Ego Stick, who was by his side until the end, was more than anyone else's..
Until now, I have never put myself in such a crisis in the first place..
That day, for the first time, she experienced someone protecting her even when she was at her weakest..
That day, for the first time, I truly trusted someone..
Is that why?.
...Without realizing it, she kept getting closer to the ego stick..
Even when planning Catedal and planning strategies. Other than that, when doing this or that, I put the ego stick first without even realizing it..
In particular, Cattedal was Egostick's idea, and it was Egostick who was chosen by God along with her. There was enough justification..
What I felt while working with Ego Stick over the past few months.
'...So capable.'
okay.
Egostick was too talented. So much so that her burden becomes several times lighter.
'...Can’t we do this this way??'
When asked for tactical instructions, I always find the optimal method and present it at once..
No matter what task I take care of, I do it all at once..
'I think it will be okay if we overcome this situation like this.."
The answer that would have taken her hours of thinking, she found in just a few minutes..
To the point where I realized why the sun god chose him..
...Of course, since Ego Stick encountered most situations in the original work, he suggested the correct answer from the original work... but Celeste didn't know that much..
Anyway, so.
Without realizing it, Celeste became increasingly dependent on Egostick..
there this time.
Thanks to Ego Stick, thanks to Ego Stick, I learned the identity of the Sun God....
'also...'
God was a good person.
It has been for people since long ago, and it has always been for them..
'...The path I'm walking on is not wrong.'
Thinking about that, she strengthened her will again..
...And this, too, is probably thanks to egostick..
Until then, she had only been 'selected' directly by the sun god, and had no idea of the existence of the three gods in the beginning..
I was able to find even this by searching ancient documents from all over the world based on the belief that there must be records of ancient gods..
And then, Ego Stick appeared and started pouring out information about God..
"ego stick..."
thinking about him.
Celeste knelt in the prayer room, squinted her eyes, and muttered quietly..
...Now I had no choice but to admit it.
I have become a person who can no longer give up egoism to myself..
even...
'Eup... Paa, wait a minute...! town...'
"..."
Now, I am able to accept the prophecy that my future self will kiss the egotist..
but.
"It's all good. That's all good... but why am I in this position? I don't know if it's the one who takes the lead first...."
It is said that there were still some dissatisfaction.
***
After visiting the ruins of the sun god with Celeste.
I came back to Korea, feeling like I had been here for a very long time..
...I actually went all over the place, from Katedal to the temple, so is it true that I stayed there for a really long time? anyway.
"...Is Celeste’s side also coming to an end?."
I muttered that on my way home.
On Judgment Day, two actions will cause Celeste to turn against the Sun God..
One is to make her believe that the sun god is good. The other is to make them psychologically dependent on me..
Slowly, these two things seemed to be working well..
Of course, we still had to work deeper and harder... but at this pace, it would be enough until the referee calls..
I planned to visit the remaining holy relics and get closer to Celeste, as it would be difficult to get this close to her..
Anyway, the important thing is that now the catedal side is over..
'...So now.'
I guess it’s time to focus on the inner workings..
for that reason.
As soon as I returned to Korea, instead of going home, I headed to the Yuseong Group Chairman's office where Lee Seol-ah was..
"Dain, what's going on? I heard she went abroad."
"First look at this."
I was working and when I heard that I had come, Lee Seol sat in front of me with her light blue hair fluttering..
She looked puzzled at the USB I gave her, then walked over and plugged it into her computer and looked surprised..
"...This?"
"This is overseas data I received while doing cathedra. If you can use it, try it.."
"Ah... Thank you, Dain.!"
...There is more work to do, though. Still, if this information...
Before we knew it, she was sitting in front of the computer, smiling and answering questions like a child who had a bad idea in front of the computer..
I left her behind, drank a cup of tea, and looked at the materials I had brought with me..
Inside, I was thinking about something else.
'...good.'
Let's look at my situation now.
How much elite power can the Republic of Korea employ??
'...First of all, on the hero side, Stardust, Shadow Walker, etc..'
Members of the combat side of our Ego Squad.
Seo Eun-i, Eun-wol, Choi Se-hee, Seo Ja-young, Shinryeong, and even Halo..
Each and every one of them is strong, and now there are hundreds of heroes from our Yuseong PMC..
In particular, it was important to understand the heroes from Lee Yoosung-Ego Squad at this time..
"Seolya. Do you have a list or resource book for our children? Please give me some if you have it."
"Ah... the Yuseong PMC kids? That must have been sorted out... Come on.."
"uh. thank you."
So naturally, I took out a few papers that came out of the printer, looked at them carefully, and muttered to myself..
"also..."
"huh? What is it anyway??"
"Nothing. I'll stop and go."
"Yes, I will visit often from now on.."
"okay."
I laughed so hard, took the materials, then took the elevator and left the building..
The sunny blue sky greeting me with warm sunlight.
'...see. Now that I think about it, would I be able to teleport at this level?.'
After leaving the building, I thought about how I would get home from here and came to that conclusion..
As I walked to the empty street next to the Yuseong Group building,.
Suddenly, a familiar yet cold voice came from behind me..
"ego stick."
".....!"
I was startled and turned around quickly..
"hi. Where have you been??"
There, there was Stadus smiling brightly at me..
"S, Mr. Starders? long time no see. haha. But how do you know I'm here?..."
I was so surprised for a moment that I asked her that question, and she spoke while still smiling and raising her finger to her mouth..
"Um... I was worried because I couldn't contact you recently, and then I came here on intuition and found you there. Ahaha."
ah. extra sense.
...It's scary.
When I was sweating like that, she looked up for a moment at the Yoosung group next to me, and then she looked at me and smiled again..
...Of course, the eyes weren't smiling at all..
"I thought he went abroad for work... but here he was. haha."
"Um... Mr. Starthers? I don't know what you're thinking, but it's a misunderstanding. I'm just here to get some information.."
When I urgently said that, she still answered with a smile..
"huh. Of course I believe it. Ego Stick, you are not at fault."
...Then you're saying that someone else is at fault..
"Oh well, I have someone to see for a while. I'll go first?"
"yes? for a moment..."
So before I could answer.
Stardust disappeared like a mirage.
Finally, I looked up at the Yuseong Group building and muttered softly..
"....."
I looked at that scene, said a short moment of silence, and then took a step forward..
...Please, I hope Seol-ah Lee survives and speaks well..
***
"Seolya. Should we... talk for a moment??"
A-class hero and chairman of the Yoosung Group. Lee Seol-ah.
She thought to herself as soon as Egostick left, she saw Starthers walking towards her with dead eyes..
...Finally, I thought it had come..
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