The Hero Became an Obsessed Villain - Episode 44
EP.44 Deepening doubts
In fact, even before.
Shin Haru had doubts about Ego Stick..
Yes, after the plane attack to be exact..
The phone call he made to himself became a decisive moment..
I believe in myself.
He said he could do it and told him to stop the plane..
What kind of villain would say something like that to a hero??
Can you call that a villain??
It was from then on..
Starders conducted personal research on egoticism..
He caused a total of three terrorist attacks..
ships, trains, planes.
0 casualties in total.
Maybe this too could have been a coincidence.
As the so-called Stardust group, which supports Stardust himself, claims, Egostick was planning to kill him, but Stardust prevented it. That's why he claims there were no casualties..
But she knows what others don't know.
The last airplane terrorist attack was driven by egoism so that there were no casualties..
In fact, when the plane crashed and was destroyed, he personally contacted him and had him stop the plane..
In other words, this allowed her to guess.
As for the previous terrorist attacks, I wonder if it was something Ego Stick had planned.?
In fact, aren't all terrorist attacks designed to prevent deaths?.
So the question that arises here is this:.
Let's assume. If it was not for the purpose of causing casualties or demanding money or valuables,.
why did you do that?
Why did you plan the terrorist attack??
The most common answer is this.
Because it’s a custom. Because he's crazy. I'm out of my mind.
Yeah, that's the easiest answer..
But she had doubts.
Is that really the only reason??
Of course, she doesn't deny that he's a little... out of his mind..
But her intuition.
That intuition is whispering to her.
there is something more.
I just don't think that's the reason for all of that..
So she looked into it..
Things have changed since the terrorist attacks took place..
I read newspapers, Statistics Korea, and articles....
Here's what she found out.
Testing for explosives in vehicles has been strengthened. Cybersecurity of various companies, including governments and broadcasters, has been strengthened..
And the crime rate of villains decreased. In the first place, Egostick himself took care of the three villains. Because villains do not step forward when other villains act, the terrorism rate decreased during the period when Ego Stick was active..
But are these what egotism intended? I can't say this because it's too far-fetched to say so. As it is convenient, it cannot avoid criticism that it is tailored to the ego stick's advantage..
In fact, Mangodan, Egostick's fan club, justifies his terrorism with a logic similar to the above..
In fact, there is no need for all of them, but among the changes caused by egoism, there is one that she feels the most.
It's much more powerful than your own. That I have become much stronger.
"....."
Kuuk.
she clenched her fists.
Blocking a train. And blocking the plane.
After going through these two events, her strength became stronger than ever. She has already considered promotion to S class once in the association..
Of course, promotion is very tricky. Because it is evaluated by the International Federation of Hero Associations, not the Korean Hero Association, it is unlikely to be promoted. In the first place, there were very few people who rose from A to S..
So the fact that the word came out in the first place is a great thing..
Her strength grew faster than ever before..
More than anyone else.
And who should we attribute this to?.
ego stick guy?
"..Me too, what are you saying?."
That's not it.
I guess I was just lucky, things happened to work out and this happened..
Could it be that the egotic bastard knew that Stardust's abilities were getting stronger in a crisis situation and carried out a terrorist attack to increase his own power??
'Well... what a foolish delusion..'
Even if you think it's funny and laugh it off,.
[Yes, Mr. Starthers. Well done! In a way I never imagined. I never expected to save everyone in that way. it's your victory.]
[So come forward. Clench your fists, strengthen your legs, and fly into the sky to save people. You can do it. Because that's you.]
"...."
It's a ridiculous story.
I wonder how he knows what he is and how his abilities will grow..
When I think back on what he said before, something feels strange..
'It's clearly something the villain said... even though it was a terrorist attack he did....'
Why can't what he said get out of her mind?.
She shook her head and banished all distracting thoughts..
It's just a delusion of grandeur. It's just a delusion of grandeur..
And egotic, this guy didn't just cause terrorism in the first place..
Killing of three villains. Including his followers who committed terrorism, it can be said that he killed quite a few people..
The way he eliminates villains without hesitation at will. Private sanctions. He's an anti-hero because he likes to talk, but killing others at will without proper laws is just murder..
however...
She looked away from the screen on her laptop..
What she was looking at was the data that she had received security clearance from the president of the association..
Although it is said to be a confidential file that can only be seen by the association's highest security personnel and the association president, it is a file that was recklessly ripped from the association president. Secrets that barely received approval, emphasizing that they were A-list heroes and claiming the right to know..
When I asked why they didn't tell this to the heroes and shared it only within the association, I only received a ridiculous answer that they had no choice because of security reasons..
'Tsk... do they think we are hunting dogs?.'
Anyway, this data was successfully stolen..
This is a summary of villains from S class to B class..
Materials written on the website as [Top Secret].
There, she looked up the villains Egostick had dealt with so far..
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[Enzodiac] Real name: Jeon Jae-hyuk.
S-class villain.
powwow.
After killing 8 people, he was caught trying to create a spell by sacrificing them..
The danger is that the limits of witchcraft are unknown..
2Top Confidential: The earthquake that occurred on 20.03.24 was caused by him, but it was declared a natural disaster after [record erasure].
*Designated as S-class because it can cause any disaster if there are enough sacrifices. Heroes from the International Hero Association are also searching. Do not say anything to domestic heroes other than /kill them immediately/..
Handled by A-level villain Egostick..
***
In addition, after looking into other villains killed by Egostick, such as Rhino and Teleporter, she was able to find out one thing..
The villains he actively killed, even those who had not caused any problems to date, all had one thing in common: the ability to cause a 'large-scale disaster' one day..
For reference, I tried to see how the ego stick was recorded in that document, but I couldn't because it was classified as [Class O confidential information] that could only be seen by the president of the association or the top members of the Federation of International Associations. When I questioned the president of the association, he only responded that he did not know because it was designated by the international federation above him..
Something felt uncomfortable, but she moved on..
The important thing is egoism. If you look at his actions.
'To just be called a villain....'
If you see that he commits large-scale terrorism, it is true that he is a villain..
However, the actions he showed were somewhat ambiguous. Not to mention suspicious terrorist attacks that never resulted in casualties, there were many strange things, such as killing followers and stopping the Alligator Man..
And this Apple Mango incident confirmed her suspicions..
"...."
Apple Mango.
In fact, she knew he was egoistic as soon as she saw him..
The voice, height, and actions are the same, so how can you not know?.
Of course, since she was the only one who saw the ego stick in person, the other two didn't seem to notice it at the time..
The fact that he named himself Apple Mango in the first place... didn't seem like he was trying to hide his identity..
But what was important was.
Why was he there?.
The last incident was intentional in the first place..
After receiving intelligence that a large-scale airstrike was scheduled to take place in Busan, the plan was to deliberately leak information that Shadow Walker had been defeated to the media and strike it all down at night..
As there were likely to be many hostages, the plan was to safely suppress the terrorist attack using Shadow Walkers, who are skilled in interpersonal warfare..
Apple Mango already... I mean, there was no chance to step forward because Ego Stick was taking care of all the miscellaneous people..
Ego Stick left talking nonsense until the end..
Should I have attacked and captured him on the spot??
"...."
okay.
She had no choice but to admit.
Her suspicions about egotism became a kind of certainty..
Why did this guy called Villain save the people on the spot??
He looks like a crazy person himself, but if you follow every single thing he has done so far... he also appears to be a hero pretending to be a villain, as netizens say..
But then, why act as a hero or an anti-hero? Why do they cause terrorism?.
Are you drawing a bigger picture that people, including yourself, are unaware of??
Actually, he just does what he wants, but she may be overinterpreting it..
but.
Highly developed intuition is itself rational reasoning..
She always had doubts.
With this Apple Mango incident, that suspicion has almost been confirmed..
Egostick is not just a villain.
He can never be called a hero, but still.
It is difficult to say that they are enemies, and they cannot be considered allies, but in the end, they are helping our allies..
I have a suspicion that this guy is planning something huge..
starders she had no choice but to do it.
She didn't sleep well that night..
'What on earth is this ego-stick guy up to? Actually, it turns out it's on our side? No, absolutely not. What if it turns out that the real senior hero is cosplaying as a villain? What are you talking about? you are finally crazy.'
She couldn't sleep just thinking about such complicated things. He only pledges to reveal his identity in the next terrorist attack....
'But really, why did they call themselves Apple Mango? Is there a hidden meaning to this??'
***
"It's like..."
"Why on earth did you call it apple mango? Tell me, brother. I pretended I didn't like Mango, but I actually liked that nickname.?"
"Be quiet... please...!"
Because I feel embarrassed and want to jump...
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