[{"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-382":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},1218025,1602,"Chapter 381: Determination","i-became-the-villain-the-hero-is-obsessed-with-chapter-382",382,"\u003Cp>Chapter 381: Determination\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seola, the current chairwoman of Yuseong Group and South Korea’s de facto black hand, was extraordinary from an early age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yuseong Group was one of Korea’s leading conglomerates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Born the only child of the family that her grandfather founded, Lee Seola was raised to be the face of the group since she first realized her abilities as a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her grandfather, a conservative man, had no intention of passing on the company to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or, more accurately, he hadn’t given it to her father in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seola was only going to be used as the group’s chess piece, the A-list hero, Icicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he didn’t know that she was far more frighteningly extraordinary than he realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Miss, what does that mean…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If you become my person, I will fulfill your long-cherished wish for joining this company. How is it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had known since childhood that she was not the chosen one but she didn’t have a problem with inferiority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew that if she couldn’t have it, she could take it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From an early age, she began to draw people from the group to her side, one by one, and gradually expanded her power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a frightening behavior for a girl of her age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she came of age, she had already taken over the company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time her grandfather realized what was happening, it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…And so Lee Seola became the de facto ruler of the Yuseong Group but she was never satisfied with that, she wanted more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her dream was to take over all of Korea, that’s why she would do whatever it took to get there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hello, Ms. Lee Seola. I’m Egostic, nice to meet you. Ms. Lee, would you be interested in partnering with me?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it means joining forces with a villain that’s causing a stir in Korea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Yes. I’m sure we can work together.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that choice, it worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She already knew he was more of an antihero than anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…and as they continued to interact, she realized his true colors and grew closer to him than she ever thought possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the support of the suspiciously well-informed Egostic, her expansionist behavior only intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking control of the Yuseong Group, she has now turned her attention to South Korean politics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the president stumbled over the controversial launch of a nuclear missile into the nation’s capital, she teamed up with the legislative and political factions she had already co-opted to form the backbone of the new government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…And then they took over all the private companies, and then they took over the media.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seola became the de facto ruler of South Korea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Although, with the world in chaos, she’s had a hard time getting things back on track…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s risen single-handedly from the mascot of her family to the blackest shadow of Korea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s Lee Seola….was now experiencing the biggest crisis of her life once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lee Seola, what’s your relationship with Egostic?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haru, with her blonde hair hanging down, quietly looked at her with her blue eyes and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling a tingling sensation throughout her body, she made up her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…After all, this moment was bound to come at some point so she had prepared for it all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was the one who had brought together the unlikely pairing of Egostic and Stardus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…In the end, it’s all for the sake of the day.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seola thought to herself, and prepared to wipe her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she had gotten to this point with her excellent situational judgment and her ability to persuade others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Although, more than she’d expected, she felt like saying the wrong thing here would be the end of her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seola hid her pounding heart and put on a relaxed expression. She smiled lightly, as if she hadn’t done anything wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haru, I think you’re misunderstanding me a bit. Listen…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began, in earnest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seola and Shin Haru.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…It’s been ten years since they’ve known each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were especially close, to the point where Haru was practically her only friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As such, Lee Seola knew a lot about Shin Haru, from her personality to her likes, quirks, and thought processes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…After a lot of carefully calculated words and persuasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Okay. Okay. I’ll believe you. For now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, she succeeded in calming her down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Still sitting a bit slumped, but this is something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…I could have been in trouble.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, looking at Haru sipping tea, she smiled on the outside and broke out in a cold sweat on the inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took Seola a long time to explain to Haru how Egostic came to her for business and that there was nothing personal about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt like she was walking a tightrope in the sky, and she barely succeeded with the help of her best friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…But at least I got to live a little longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Lee Seola was relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…So, Seola, what did you say earlier, that the Egostream kids are targeting Egostic?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Uh, that’s right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response to Stardus’ question, Seola said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s make a common enemy and build up for the future. Seola informed Stardus that Ego Stream had formed a group and was targeting Egostic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Haru’s face became cold again, muttering coldly to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I see. We have to take care of all of the Egostream villains…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! No…! That’s not right, Haru.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haru started muttering in such an emotionless and frightening tone, so Seola quickly stopped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Then what, do you want them to take him away from me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haru replied with such cold words while Seola swallowed hard and thought quietly to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on the grand plan she designed, the plan that would resolve the Egostic quarrel, would begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason she’d kept Stardus and Egostic together all this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…The Egostream is hard to keep apart.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Already, the cohesion within the Egostream was unbreakable. There was no room for interruption. They’ve already said that they want to be connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be very hard for her to fit in, since the Egostream connected with Egostic first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘In that case, it’s best to have her connect with Stardus first.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stardus was the only person she could open up to….and her friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even that won’t be easy…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The problem is the Egostream.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they find out he’s dating Stardus, will they give up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. Of course not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d either kidnap him or imprison him. Either way, it wouldn’t be good for her or for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially not if there was a fight between the Egostream and Stardus…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ugh……that would be the day of our nation’s destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d have to stop that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, in the end, the only way to make everyone happy is to accept everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Seola’s conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Stardus is the first, then the Egostream will be happy as long as it continues…The same goes for everyone else, and Seola sees herself as a natural fit as a mediator between Stardus and Egostream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…The law, well. I can change it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, she just needed to convince Stardus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the only answer that would make everyone happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Seola, alone and with a huge mission, began to speak to Stardus solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But, Haru, the Egostream, they probably don’t want to give up Egostic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’ll probably kidnap him…Or they’ll go to extreme lengths to get to him, even if it means risking their lives. They’ve been living together for a while, and it’ll be hard for even the most emotionally weak of them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haru’s eyes grew even more sullen at Seola’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see…We should throw them all in jail…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No…That would make him sad, and he might resent you. Imagine him giving you a look of resentment. Can you handle that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haru’s eyes widened slightly at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…I’m disappointed, Stardus.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seola wondered if Haru thought of Egostic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, now was her chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph. Haru….So, I’ve got an idea, a way for you to have the strongest connection to Egostic, while still keeping the Egostream in check.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her words, Haru looked intrigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Haru like that, Lee Seola spoke in a calm voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haru, have you ever heard of the term ‘legal wife’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Seola began to prepare to open her mouth in earnest, using her years of experience as the president of a large company, with the determination that the fate of the world rested on her back.\u003C\u002Fp>",1434,"2026-06-03T14:38:02.429Z",1,"novelbin.me","508ad5f390fdfd8cb538993776206464c0299540e15879eddae23d5d67996021","i-became-the-villain-the-hero-is-obsessed-with-chapter-383","i-became-the-villain-the-hero-is-obsessed-with-chapter-381",449,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-villain-the-hero-is-obsessed-with-cover.jpg"]