A hero becomes an obsessed villain - Episode 57
EP.57 From doubt to confidence
[Work on Mapo Bridge, which collapsed last Wednesday due to the villain Egostick, is almost complete. This terrorist attack completely destroyed the entire Mapo Bridge, starting from the pillars. No casualties were reported due to the A-level hero Stardus..]
[Experts have expressed the opinion that it will likely take several years to rebuild the bridge. Meanwhile, Seoul citizens are complaining of inconveniences, saying they are experiencing traffic congestion due to the bridge collapse.....]
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New day.
If anyone were to ask Shinharu who her archenemy is, she would answer without hesitation: Egostick..
In fact, the reason why egostick became her archenemy is very simple..
Just because Egostick always nominated Stardust..
ego stick.
To be honest, if you were asked to pick the most famous and influential villain in Korea, almost everyone would choose Ego Stick..
If we were to point out the period in which he was active in earnest, it would be less than a year. Yes. In just one year, he proudly became number one, beating out other villains with a history of the past several decades. If you don't know ego stick, you're a spy..
Actually, if you think about it, it is a natural thing. He has broadcast all of his terrorist activities live on three terrestrial broadcasters..
Of course, that's the only reason he's famous, and if I were to ask you to name the reasons why he's popular, there would be countless....
In the end, what matters is that he is famous and popular..
And because of that, the popularity of his counterpart, Stardust, also began to rise..
In fact, all B-class heroes who are neither popular nor recognized hope that they will fight Egostick..
Well, if you think about it, it’s natural. If you become his opponent and face him, it will be broadcast live across the country, so it is a golden opportunity to make yourself known to everyone at once. No matter what, if you become a rival to something famous, you get to share in some of that popularity..
But, unfortunately, such opportunity did not exist for them..
Because Egostick named Stadus as the person who stopped him in every terrorist attack..
Ego Stick's unusual selection of Starders is actually quite a well-known fact. In the first place, he named Starthers in his first crime, the assassination of two villains..
At the crime scene, 'To Starders.' The one who left it like this. It is a message that seems to imply that the villain has been caught as a gift..
And the terror he committed afterwards.
In Ships and Trains he named Starthers as his opponent..
In these two incidents, Stadus thwarted his terror with speeches and force, respectively, and this greatly increased her popularity..
Because of these events, there have been a lot of people talking about the relationship between Ego Stick and Stardus. There were even rumors of a romantic relationship... Still, the video of Ego Stick closing the eyes of Stadus, who had collapsed while barely blocking the train, and leaving is listed as a popular video..
And that's all that's known to the public.
And Stardust himself knows more than this..
"......"
He most likely knew her..
So, your identity. It's not Stardust, it's Shinharu.
A terrorist attack that occurred at a festival he went to.
It's too late to stop by the association and have your recognition hindered, so when you're prepared to go out like this, your face will be exposed..
He suddenly appeared and suppressed terrorism..
Just because that villain made him feel bad, for the absurd reason..
Yes, you could say it was just a coincidence up to that point..
But what others don't know, only she knows.
The words he whispered so no one could hear.
From now on, don't even think about showing your face..
Life will be hard.
The question she had as soon as she heard those words.
How on earth did he know that he was trying to expose his face?.
Did he know he was there? Is that why you stepped forward? To buy yourself some time?
It's speculation. she thought then.
But what he did afterwards.
When you cause an airplane terrorist attack and just watch your plane crash.
He called himself and told him to save the falling plane..
In addition, his usual activities include terrorist attacks without casualties, assassination of other dangerous villains, and suppression of terrorism under a different identity..
As these things came together, she became suspicious..
Ego stick. Is he really just a villain??
She was caught up in all sorts of thoughts and finally made a decision..
When that egotic guy causes the next terrorist attack, I will definitely find out what he is aiming for..
But the problem is that he disappeared without causing terrorism for four months..
And the longer she waited, the more her doubts grew. It's like that awkward feeling she gets when she leaves the house and isn't sure she turned off the gas before leaving..
So she thought about Ego Stick for longer and longer, and finally looked into the Ego Stick fan cafe to see when he would appear..
Finally he came. With the fourth terrorist attack.
As soon as she heard the news, she immediately put on a suit and flew straight to the association..
Since she called herself in the last three terrorist attacks, I am sure she will call her in the next terrorist attack as well..
however.
Her predictions were spectacularly wrong..
He warned the heroes that he would blow up the bridge as soon as they approached, and what Egostick carried out was a kind of social experiment targeting the public..
He said something like he was giving away 100,000 won..
When Shin Haru heard that, it reminded him of his first terrorist attack..
Humans are selfish blah blah blah...
Yes, but at the time of the first terrorist attack, he told me to give a speech. Wouldn't that happen again this time, she guessed?.
There was nothing like that. He just flirted with his so-called fan on the bridge and didn't seem to think anything of Starthers himself..
bad guy.
She spent each day waiting for him, but it seemed like he didn't care about her at all..
After letting yourself fall into this swamp of suspicion, you say you don’t know..
And then he ended up exploding his leg..
Well, that was what she expected. Ego stick, this guy does whatever he wants..
She was waiting near Mapo Bridge at 7 p.m., as he had announced in advance, and was dispatched right in front of it as soon as the bridge exploded. Since she is a hero, the most important thing is ultimately saving people..
The ego stick floating in the air watching itself.
under. You didn't even pretend to know anything until now, but now you're seeing yourself?.
She didn't really like it because it seemed like she was fixing the accident he had caused, but she did what she had to do anyway..
The moment I saved the first car and flew to save the second car..
she realized.
I can't get that.
She succeeded in getting right in front of my nose, right in front of my nose..
The moment I stretched out my hand, I felt it intuitively. Just one step is not enough.
The despair that befalls her.
But at that moment.
The car that fell from her fingertips stopped slightly..
She succeeded in saving a falling car that seemed out of reach..
For a moment, she wondered if she had seen it wrong..
Really, it felt like the car stopped falling in front of her for a moment..
And there's only one person here who can do that...
She was holding tea in both arms and looked up..
What she saw like that was the ego stick with his arms down, looking this way..
When he made eye contact, he turned his head as if nothing had happened and disappeared, covering his body with a cloak. By teleporting.
....Don't you know that it's even weirder if you make eye contact and then suddenly and hurriedly leave at that exact moment?.
So she had no choice but to be almost certain this time..
He's actually not just a villain....?
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Of course, such hasty speculation was extremely dangerous..
First of all, Egostick is a villain who caused four large-scale terrorist attacks by destroying property and inciting group threats to people. Even though by chance there were no casualties..
...Of course, now that I think about it, I'm confused as to whether it was a coincidence or whether it was all on his ego's intention. anyway.
The important thing is that it is very dangerous for her to think about this alone. If she makes a mistake, she may have underestimated the villain, which could lead to big problems later..
So she needed someone to talk to her about it..
A friend who knows your secrets and can discuss ego sticks with you..
And she had only one such friend..
Lee Seol-ah, a fellow A-list hero and friend who has grown up like a sister since childhood. Icicle, the girl in charge of Busan.
Late at night, they were sitting in a deserted cafe..
Lee Seol-ah came from Busan to Seoul on a Shadow Walker teleportation, hearing that she had something to discuss..
The two of them, who had the entire cafe, were sitting on the second floor with a glimpse of the night view through the window..
Seol-ah quietly sips green tea and listens to Shin Haru..
One day, I told her my guess..
Egoistic terrorist attacks with no casualties.
According to the association's records, all the villains killed by Ego Stick were people who were extremely dangerous..
And two other terrorist attacks he did..
In addition, the phone call he received during the plane attack, which he had not told anyone about yet, and the incident where he stopped the falling car so that he could catch it himself..
told me everything.
For a long time, Seol-ah quietly listened to her story while drinking tea..
When the whole story ended, Seol-ah finally raised her head..
And I put down the car I was holding.
Covering your mouth with your free hands.
Seol-ah said to herself.
"What a day...! You, the ego stick, believed in the story about the dark S-class hero ‘Apple Mango’.?"
Seeing his friend looking at him with wide eyes and disbelief, Shin Haru was already starting to feel regret..
ah. Did I say I was consulting for no reason?.
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