[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-became-the-villain-the-hero-is-obsessed-with":3,"chapter-i-became-the-villain-the-hero-is-obsessed-with-i-became-the-villain-the-hero-is-obsessed-with-chapter-346":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1217985,1602,"Chapter 345:","i-became-the-villain-the-hero-is-obsessed-with-chapter-346",346,"\u003Cp>A sunny day, on the roof of a large building, Stardus stood silently in front of the camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this how it's supposed to be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[???]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What is this broadcast?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Isn't this Stardus?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hmphmajor announcement]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What is this?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Association that hijacks TV radio waves]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she finished setting up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stardus took a deep breath and turned to face the camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, everyone. I'm Stardus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[?????]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[nahhhhhhhhhh]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Egostic is gone, Stardus is here]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What the heck]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stardus has a weird vibe]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stardus' vibe is weird]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Her eyes are dead] [What the fuck] [What the fuck] [What the fuck] [What the fuck] [What the fuck] [What the fuck] [What the fuck] [What the fuck\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What the hell is going on?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Egostic has been gone for four months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while she's been grieving for him, Shadow Walker's revelation that he may have a terminal illness has left Stardus devastated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One last time, I must see the Egostic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Make sure he's okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stardus stood in a world of black and white, breathing in the cold air and thinking of ways to summon Egostic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given his nature as a villain, one who would do anything to protect the world, and then come out when something went wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she causes an event of this magnitude, he'll come out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that determination she looked at the camera with dead eyes and opened her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I came out here for one reason: to call out to the Egostic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Egostic. Come here immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't come, I'll bring down the building below me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[????????]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It's dust, what do you mean]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This is Korea]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Let's go, let's go~ (really let's go)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[S-class hero's S-class villain awakening]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stardus, did I hear you wrong]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ What is this?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rather good, are we seeing Mangostick today?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Oh, now that I think about it, I guess so?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thinking about it, I'd be better off cheering for the Stardus]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I'm like, \"What the hell?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Oh my God]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What the hell]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hmm dream (real dream)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going to give you ten minutes from now, andEgostic, I'm serious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking straight into the camera, she said as seriously as she could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, a moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stardus swallowed hard as she watched the blackness of the sky beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, he was coming. She'd known he'd come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to think of seeing him this way, right in front of her eyes again somehow, it made her feel dizzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wondered if she'd made the right choice, if there was a better way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he's really sick?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite these worries, she waited in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when he finally came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she saw his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world, suddenly, turned upside down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, at the same time, Stardus opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"..What the?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Tirrrrrrrrrrr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud ringing sounded next to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fumbling with her right hand, she managed to turn off the alarm, then looked up at the ceiling and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she was lying on her bed, Stardus realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grabbing hold of her dizzy head, she walked over to the refrigerator and took a sip of cold water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning back against it, she slipped and hesitantly sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes, however, were already glazed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Egotistic, he's dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He's dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He's on her last breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time is running out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Egostic, he's a dead man walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she heard what Shadow Walker told her, Stardus' days became hell from that day forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not someone else's. A self-inflicted hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if she had known he was about to die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time she thought of it, tears welled up in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not now, of course, there were no more tears to shed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her feelings for Egostic were complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a villain. A villain who'd carried out dozens of terrorist attacks and who'd taken hostages but there were just as many times he'd helped her save a country and the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard to tell if the villain was doing heroics for fun or the hero was doing terrorism for fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Stardus hated Egostic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Stardus' characteristic to have no mercy on villains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't care about their backstories and had no forgiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A villain who caused harm, no matter what, was a criminal but as the years passed, her thoughts began to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the things he does.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Questioning whether he, the villain, was really a bad person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrorizing, but never harming civilians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He steps up to the plate in times of crisis, eliminating danger first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially, the way he would appear in her time of need and help her with a smile on his face melted Stardus' hardened heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even risking his own life to protect her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when no one else would stand up for her, he would always be there for her, calling her his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stardus finally opened her heart to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without realizing it, she had grown to like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't even care that he's a villain anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah. She didn't know what the point of terrorism is, but if it's the high of lifeit could beMaybe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, under the circumstances, she couldn't imagine it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who always smiled, turned on the radio, and terrorized her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That he would suddenly announce his retirement and disappear overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even worse\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won't be calling you in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a smile he'd made it clear that he would be no more calls for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He will never see her again and just like that, Egostic was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midst of great loss and despair, Stardus realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah. I did like himI did like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a jilted lover, Stardus cried every night before she fell asleep, as he thought about why Egostic had left her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the time, she scoured the internet for stories of his sightings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, when she had to travel for work, she would follow my instincts and look for his house. Her intuition led me into the weirdest mountains and back out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, under the circumstances Stardus heard something even more shocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her colleague had told her that Egostic might be dying, though her mind denied it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The look on his face when he said it was so sincere and true that she found herself believing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she was thinking all sorts of things with dead eyes, her mind completely broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if his ill health is due to the monster attack he took on my behalf once upon a time?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears welled up in her eyes as she thought of such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she thought about it, she felt as if it was her fault that Egostic was dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, she had her doubts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if she hadn't recognized him and beaten him up the day he rode the robot, and that's why he'd gotten so sick?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it wasn'tWhat if she had gotten sick from helping her in the first place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she'd seen him cough up blood time and time again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Stardus thought of that, she would shed a tear under her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because no matter how hardened a hero she was, she'd never had a place in her heart like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought that she might have hurt someone she loved was too much for even the strongest of minds to bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt sorry for herself for knowing that and still not thinking of going to find Egostic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fearful that he was really dead, she couldn't bring herself to look for him like in her dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She regretted it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only she had told him her feelings sooner, from the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only she had been nicer to him, instead of being snippy, when he was always helping her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only she had cherished the time she had with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about that Stardus wiped the tears from her eyes and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, save one more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's what Egostic would want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, she got up, washed up, and headed to the Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day all the villains she faced fell with a single punch because frustration is what makes a hero strong\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stardus, how are you doing these days, back on track?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded, watching Stardus' one-punch-cut streak on the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good. You're doing great without me. Way to go, Stardus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook my head and looked at the letter in my hand, though I felt a twinge of disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good. It's almost time for another Cathedral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Part 4 just around the corner, Cathedral is more important than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since it's all about wooing Celeste, and I'm determined to do it well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know if I can do it, but whatever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, I turned my head to look at the calendar and muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's about to happen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hopefully, I'll get to see Stardus for the first time in a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I'll try to run away right away, so we won't have time to talk unless she catches me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed my eyes with that thought.\u003C\u002Fp>",1540,"2026-06-03T14:38:02.429Z",1,"novelbin.me","2cb10961c8e2bcf864d16cfa1cca636827867a18d7c7ce606a0151f77794c5e7","i-became-the-villain-the-hero-is-obsessed-with-chapter-97","i-became-the-villain-the-hero-is-obsessed-with-chapter-96",449,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-villain-the-hero-is-obsessed-with-cover.jpg"]