A Hero Becomes an Obsessed Villain - Episode 43
EP.43 The center of the topic
"Today’s entertainment~ Broadcast! Yes, what are we going to find out this time??"
"yes. Today's topic is! This is Apple Mango, a self-proclaimed S-class hero.!"
"Oh my, the hero’s name is Apple Mango? I feel very affectionate.."
"you're right. He is a person who has really heated up the Internet these days. Let's take a look."
The two women disappeared from the TV, and soon another video started appearing..
A video that looks like someone secretly filmed it with a smartphone.
There, someone sitting on a tower of chairs was talking..
The voice coming from the person wearing the yellow mask.
[Did you bite me? I am an S-class hero, Apple Mango.]
His words echo in an arrogant voice.
The video cuts off there, and the two women reappear..
"yes aha. Did he refer to himself as Apple Mango??"
"Yes, it is. During the last Busan Signature Hotel terrorist incident, we defeated the terrorists faster than any other hero. Afterwards, when three other heroes came, he said this.."
"yes. But I heard that this person said something strange afterwards.?"
"Oh, let's listen to that too.."
The screen changes again.
It's the same as before. The following words from the man in the yellow mask.
[But aren’t you all A-rank heroes? The difference between seniors and juniors is like heaven and earth, so everyone should use honorifics when speaking to me..]
"yes. It's very... impressive. Use polite language?"
"you're right. As many people can see, the heroes are a bit stunned by his sudden words. His adventures continued after that.."
[I ate, drank, went to the sauna, and everything with the president of your association, dude.!]
"Hehe... is this true??"
"There's a good chance that it's not true. From then on, he made various strange remarks and gave unexpected advice to his junior heroes before suddenly leaving.."
"yes. It's a really strange story to hear. Is that why he's the center of so much attention now??"
"Of course, this is not the only thing. There are many reasons, let’s look at them together.."
Large numbers appear on the screen 1.
There, large letters appeared as subtitles..
[Self-proclaimed S-class hero Apple Mango. In fact, his identity is a villain egotic?]
"Oh my, what is this talking about??"
"That's literally it. Although he claims to be a hero, netizens have found numerous evidence that he is actually an ego stick. Let's watch it together."
The video appears as the screen switches again.
The picture quality is much poorer than before. In a video that seemed to have been shot secretly, terrorists were seen being struck down by guns that suddenly rose up..
"The first evidence is telekinesis. Apple Mango was shown floating guns in the air, which perfectly matches Egostick's ability. It's not just this."
Another video. There, the image of Apple Mango disappearing from his seat in an instant after finishing speaking was captured..
"As you can see, he has also been shown to teleport. This also perfectly matches the ego stick. The dual ability itself is extremely rare, but you can see that their abilities overlap perfectly.."
"Hey. If this is the case, would you say it's a scam these days? You can't even gamble, right??"
"It's not over yet. As you can see from the video analysis, the body shapes of the Ego Stick and Apple Mango are almost identical. Let’s hear the voice there too.."
"yes. Egostick's first terror attack. This is the voice from the boat attack.."
[After hearing your speech, everyone was suddenly united. ha ha ha. Hahahahahahahaha!]
"And this is Apple Mango's voice.."
[Villain? I? ha ha ha! Hahahahahahahaha!]
"How are you??"
"This...it's exactly the same.?"
"yes. Many people's voices and words are almost similar. So it’s exactly the same! This is why it is claimed that."
"At this rate, you can just view Apple Mango as an ego stick.?"
"yes. Although the association has not yet given a definitive answer, it has now become established belief that Apple Mango is ego-stick. Mangodan, Ego Stick's fan club, is excited that Ego Stick has recognized their nickname, Mango.."
"Mango sweet... Apple mango. If this is the case, isn't he really revealing his identity openly??"
"you're right. So, some people expressed their opinion that it was a 'strong welcome' when Ego Stick finally decided to abandon his villain cosplay and change his career to a hero. A petition has even appeared asking the association to officially recognize the S-class hero Apple Mango.."
"okay. But it's hard to explain this popularity with that alone. The second reason why apple mango became hot! Let’s find out together."
Big numbers on the screen once again 2.
The subtitle below read, ‘What is the relationship between egoism and association?’.
"It's a relationship between ego and association... What does this mean??"
"That's literally it. Apple Mango mentioned the name before the name change of the president of the association in the last incident. Let’s listen to it together.."
[...Oh, and do you know this? The association president’s name is Park Jun-ho, right? That's a change of name. His original name is Park Mak-chun. Our makchun, he was always whining that he didn't like his name, but then he secretly changed it.?]
"This is a very... refreshing story. It is claimed that the name of the president of the association has been changed. Park Mak-chun was renamed Park Jun-ho. Is this the truth??"
"The association initially denied it. They stated that the name change of the association president is a groundless rumor. Netizens do not believe this. The fact that the association only stated that position and had no comment, as well as the reactions of the heroes, makes me wonder if that is true.."
"How amazing. If that story is true, how does Apple Mango, or Ego Stick, know that??"
"That's a hot topic among netizens right now. In the first place, it is argued that the name change of the president of the association is not recorded in the computer information, so it is generally not a fact that anyone other than family or old friends can know.."
"So how on earth does he know that? Was he really an old acquaintance of the president of the association, or..?"
"So there are several conspiracy theories related to this. In fact, the story goes that Egostick was actually an S-class hero in the past, but later changed his career to a villain due to friction with the association. It's just a rumor that hasn't been fact-checked at all... but it's a very interesting story.."
"Actually, if this conspiracy theory is true, it also explains why the three A-list heroes missed the Apple Mango, right? In fact, it could be interpreted that he was let go because he was a senior.."
"That's right. We'll find out about this later.."
"yes All right. So what is the third story related to Apple Mango??"
"Yes, this is the third story.!"
Subtitles appeared at the same time.
[3. What exactly are Ego Stick’s abilities??]
"This is a story about the power of egoism. what is this?"
"It is related to what was shown this time. So far, what the association and experts have guessed is that Ego Stick's telekinesis and teleportation powers are quite weak. In the first place, it was commonly known that people with dual abilities were much weaker than those with single abilities.."
"But is that not true??"
"That's right. The act of holding guns using the telekinesis shown this time... This is a fairly high level of skill. It seemed like it couldn't be done with just the abilities that Ego Stick has shown so far, but they did it this time. The same goes for teleportation.."
"ah. The question is, how did he, who had always been active in Seoul until now, end up in Busan??"
"you're right. It suddenly appeared at the moment the terrorist attack occurred. Based on this, there is a story that he can actually teleport from Seoul to Busan.."
"That's a very interesting story. Are you saying that Ego Stick has been hiding his power until now??"
"Maybe that's possible. Nothing has been confirmed yet, but ego-stick. There seems to be no change in the fact that he will be the center of attention in Korea for a while.."
"Ego stick. This is why more attention is being paid to his future moves.."
After hearing that, she just turned off the TV she was watching..
Kuuk.
The TV turns off when you press the remote control..
On that empty black screen, her face was visible..
"....."
Her appearance on TV looked very complicated..
Ego stick, ego stick. That damn ego stick.
She lay down on the sofa and applied acupressure to her eyes as if she was tired..
Already a few days after the incident occurred.
The incident at the hotel had already become known nationwide..
And also about ego sticks.
"...."
In fact, she was already convinced that the apple mango or something was ego-stick..
No, it would be correct to say that I noticed it before anyone else. She is one of the few people who has seen Ego Stick in person..
As she was, her feelings were complicated..
These days, while we are continuing to investigate the incidents caused by Ego Stick, I did not expect that an incident like this would occur and we would meet him again..
Suspicion from last time.
And until this day.
She had no choice but to admit.
Lately, some doubts have begun to sprout within her..
ego stick.
Is this guy really a villain??
So, can it really be defined as an evil person??
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