A hero becomes an obsessed villain - Episode 410
EP.410 - Paradox of Prophecy
[Key points after the attack]
>The angels' onslaught continues. It decreased slightly at one time, but is currently continuing to rise rapidly..
>Cooperation between the association and Catedal has been strengthened, centered on the countermeasures headquarters. It is presumed that the main cause is that the angels were stopped together and Kate Dal stopped the terror attack..
>Tens of thousands of underground evacuation facilities have been installed all over the world. The number of deaths due to angel damage continues to decrease. Assessing the scale of moisture damage and recovery work in progress.
>Strengthening the public's belief in the hero 'Starders'. Accordingly, the Citizen Safety and Society Normalization Team plans to conduct public opinion and public relations centered on Stardus..
>'Succeeded in capturing the power of the sun god in a new material called ‘moonlight stone’. Afterward, we are discussing ways to utilize and apply it..
***
"phew..."
still in the hospital.
While reading the report that was sent to me there, I sighed and put it down..
...It's already been more than a week since I've been confined in this hospital room. She was slowly getting used to it. I do all my work here, and everything..
Actually, my body seems to be feeling better overall, except for being a little weaker... well. The reason I was detained was not because of my current physical condition, but because I did not know what physical condition I would be in when I returned..
He said he really looked like he was going to die soon, and was crying for him to stay here... It was difficult to say anything else there....
My abilities became strange, and once I used teleportation, I started vomiting black blood and couldn't go out. And with no one on my side... I was trapped in a hospital room, dealing with everything..
even.
[haha! There is no end to these things! Okay... let's see how far it goes.?]
[I almost said, I will destroy evil with a burning purple flame...~]
[Phew... there's no end. How long should I do this?.]
[Hahahaha! I will show you the power of Saint Petrius the Death Knight.!!!]
I sighed as I looked at the hologram screens floating before my eyes..
...Now, I can even see the real-time status of my members..
Appearance of our Egostream members on the screen.
Through the mask, I was able to check the status of each of our Egostream members in real time on a screen that floated before my eyes..
One person visible per screen.
Choi Se-hee, Seo Ja-young, Shin Ryong, Desik's uncle, Eun-wol, and even Seo-eun, who for some reason is working at the association... I can see them all in real time..
Of course, this was a system prepared by Seo-eun..
By attaching a tracking drone to each person, I was able to check them in real time through the drone's camera..
...They said they couldn't see the condition of our members in the hospital room, so they gave it to me because they convinced me that I had to leave. Other members also agreed, saying, “Isn’t it okay to watch it in real time here?”.
No, is being constantly monitored better than escaping from confinement?...
Anyway, the moment I put down my mask and turned off the hologram images for a moment..
"Egostick, what are you doing??"
The door creaked open, and Celeste, dressed in white saintly clothing, naturally entered the room..
...Is there no such thing as my private life??
"I was just resting. Well, the world seems to be holding up pretty well these days.."
Of course, I didn't say that..
...Could it be that Celeste betrayed the sun god, whom she had devoted her life to trusting and following, for me? She said something to her lately she didn't want to say.
Actually, it's been looking a bit precarious lately..
"Hmm... that's right. It's going well."
With that faint smile on her face, she slicked back her silver hair and sat down on the chair next to where I was sitting..
I looked at Celeste for a moment..
"...Why are you looking at me like that??"
"Ah... I stopped without realizing it. sorry"
Celeste must have sensed my gaze as she turned her head away with a slightly embarrassed voice..
no. I had my eyes closed so I didn't realize it..
She was still a bit prickly, but I knew that. Now, the reason she is killing her temper, obediently cooperating with the Association, and putting up a huge protective barrier around the world is all for my sake..
In the end, even the desire for revenge against the sun god was something I planted in her..
After the Sun God became like that, she became very dependent on me. It was to the point where I felt anxious without me..
'...rather than that.'
As I was thinking about that, I found something strange..
In fact, when I collapsed, it was Celeste who woke up and worried. While I was down, I was wondering if you might be confused..
However, from what I heard, when everyone was confused and wondering what if I did something wrong, it was Celeste who calmly reassured Egostick that everything would be okay..
'and...'
Now, unlike Egostream and Stardus, who imprisoned me because they thought I would die before the sun god came..
...Celeste is said to have asked herself if it was really necessary to do that. Ego Stick will be okay.
As if there was some strange basis for judging that I would be safe..
what is that.
I became curious and decided to ask Celeste directly..
"celeste."
"joy. why?"
"...At that time, when I was down. I heard you reassured people by telling them that I would be okay.."
Celeste was still excited by my words and turned her head with her arms crossed, but then stiffened for a moment..
Looking at her like that, I kept asking.
"I really appreciated it, but... is there a reason you thought that way??"
And to my question like this.
"...Well, it's just because I thought it would be okay for you. Why are you asking that??"
She was slightly embarrassed with red cheeks, closed her eyes and firmly told me that it was nothing..
Ugh... no matter how I look at it, it seems like there's something there..
What's the point of listening to it right now?.
I looked at Celeste for a moment with that thought in mind, then decided to think about this matter later..
rather than that.
'...Now, I have to do it slowly..'
I looked at Celeste for a moment and thought about that..
That is, destroying the sun god’s holy relics..
The advent of the sun god is not far away. Now is the time to crush them, before it's too late..
In particular, as the influence of the sun god has become stronger, it is said that there is a reaction to the holy relics... Before it is too late, we do not know what reaction they will cause after the sun god completely descends..
but.
"....."
Why?.
I kept having this strange feeling that I shouldn't destroy this holy object now. That's why I postponed it until now..
But what should I do? If we don't destroy it now, everything could be ruined when the sun god comes? It was just the right time to destroy it now before it was too late..
Now, it's time for reason to be more important than emotion.
So, I turned my head and looked at Celeste fanning her hands and made a decision..
Now, it's time to convince them to destroy the sacred object..
***
"...At that time, when I was down. I heard you reassured people by telling them that I would be okay. I really appreciated it, but... is there a reason you thought that way??"
Egostick's question.
Celeste was taken aback by those words..
'...Well, how can I say that?...!'
The reason is that.
...I firmly believe that Celeste will wake up even when Ego Stick falls and does not wake up. That's why I still firmly believe that Ego Stick is safe..
that.
a space made of bricks.
There, a silver-haired woman wearing a saint's garb was pinned to the wall by a man wearing a black hat..
The silver-haired woman, with her back against the wall, looks up at the man in front of her with golden eyes and opens her mouth in a trembling voice..
"Just a moment... Egostick, calm down. You can't do this here. yes?"
"Nope. I can't stand it."
"No, I tell you to calm down. I like it too, okay? Just a moment here...."
"Eup... Paa, wait a minute...! town..."
'Haha...'
It was because of the prophecy she saw..
The scene where he was forcibly hugged and kissed by egotism..
That prophecy gave Celeste confidence..
'Ego Stick... until he kisses me like that... there's no way he'll die first..'
Yes.
The rumor that Egostick and himself will kiss someday.
...Interpreted another way, it meant that there was no way Egostick could die until that kiss took place..
Using the paradox of time, you can't kiss a dead person..
That's why Celeste was sure.
Until that scene takes place, there is no danger in egoism....!
actually.
...Of course, that prophecy was not a prophecy that would come true 100%, but rather one of future possibilities..
The oracle who made the prophecy disappeared around the time the sun god came, but she decided to believe it anyway..
Because now it was hard for her to imagine anything without ego sticks..
'....'
actually.
...Although she didn't show it, she had been relying heavily on Egostick since the Sun God incident..
In fact, it is not a will but a feeling closer to obsession and submission..
Because the situation was no different from changing the object of worship I had believed in all my life from God to egotism..
...I don't know about Ego Stick, but in fact, she was so weak mentally and physically that she would follow whatever Ego Stick ordered with a serious face. If he tells you to die, he will die..
Truly, a situation no different from that of an egoistic saint..
...Of course, I was tickling as much as I could to avoid showing that.
Anyway, that's who she was.
"...celeste."
"why."
"...I'm so frustrated because I'm stuck here in the hospital room. Can we go outside for a moment?."
"...No."
"Just this one time, Celeste. Just stay quiet at the cathedral and then come back. ...That's because there's something to do there. yes? Just the two of us, when no one else is there."
"....."
'Eh, just me and Ego Stick....'
So, when Ego Stick speaks with a serious face while slightly smiling.
She couldn't refuse.
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