I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With chapter 332

332 – Her Hesitation

Over the East Sea, up in the sky.

There, while fighting a gigantic monster, Star Dust was floating in the sky, barely catching her breath.

“Heuk, heuk…”

“Keuk… haah.”

In the midst of the sea breeze, her blonde hair fluttered.

She covered her ears, seemingly exhausted from the monstrous sounds of the sea creature.

…Every time she heard the bizarre noise during the fight, her head strangely throbbed with pain, more so than ever before.

With that thought in mind,

She dodged the incoming tentacles, imbued her fists with light, and charged towards the monster’s body again.

Over and over, continuously.

Through the fight, she realized one thing intuitively.

Ah, this will take quite a while.

She had fought well. It didn’t seem like she would lose.

However, the problem was that the creature was simply too big. She couldn’t even grasp how long she would have to attack it.

Especially as she kept hearing that strange noise it emitted, her head felt piercing pain, and her fatigue accumulated throughout the fight.

With those thoughts, Star Dust fiercely resolved to dodge the tentacles and flew back and forth in the sky as she fought.

Several hours passed in a blink.

Back to the present.

Now visibly exhausted, she barely dodged the incoming tentacles and clenched her fist.

…It was a formidable enemy.

Unlike other monsters, which would usually collapse with one punch from her, this one didn’t seem to take much damage no matter how much she hit it.

On top of that, the creature’s enormous tentacles, wrapped in a strange black energy, felt like they were burning with fire from even the slightest touch, as if cursed.

She absolutely must not take a direct hit.

…Although she didn’t know how long she could avoid it.

With that thought, she clenched her fist once again and charged towards the monster.

Swoosh.

*Sigh…!*

In that instant, she swiftly dodged to the side in midair to avoid a tentacle that suddenly shot out from her flank.

And then.

That choice was exactly what the monster had intended.

‘Ah.’

Whoosh–––––––––––

The spot in the air where Stardust had evaded.

Right at that exact spot in the sky, another tentacle was flying towards her.

It was already too late to dodge, and she had no choice but to take the hit head-on.

In a hurry, she crossed her arms over her chest in an X shape and tightly closed her eyes. The last thing that came to her mind at that moment was…

…Amusingly, it was her arch-nemesis, Egoistic.

In the past, always.

Whenever a dangerous situation like this occurred, he would appear out of nowhere and save her.

With a smile, as if he happened to pass by. As if it was nothing.

…She didn’t know back then.

How much of a support he was to her. How many crises she could overcome thanks to him every time that happened.

But now…

Swish.

Just before the tentacle reached her.

She quietly thought to herself.

He doesn’t come anymore, does he?

Well, of course. He only avoids her now, so why would he come?

…Why on earth is he avoiding her?

She wanted to ask, but she couldn’t.

…In truth, she was afraid. Afraid of what he might say in response. If he said he hated her, she didn’t think she could bear it.

‘Haru, just be honest with Egoistic about your feelings the next time you meet.’

That’s right.

Perhaps, Seulah was right.

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Come to think of it, he has only ever approached her… She has never taken the initiative to approach him.

Maybe that’s why he left her first.

However.

First of all, there should be such an opportunity to speak.

Now it doesn’t even come to me.

While thinking like that, it was when she closed her eyes tightly and waited for the imminent shock.

‘….?’

She.

She didn’t feel any shock.

On the contrary.

As if nestled in a cozy embrace. Feeling like that.

Feeling the air around her change.

Stardust. She gently opened her eyes amidst the dust.

And in front of her eyes,

“Cough… Cough, cough. Egoistic…?”

“…hahahaha. Hello, Miss Stardust.”

There stood someone she didn’t think she would be able to see now.

Egoistic.

He had come.

…For her sake.

***

“Phew…”

Thud, thud.

Away from the place where the monster was rampaging in the forest.

Watching Egoistic dusting off his clothes after putting her down, Stardust felt a mix of emotions.

“Rest there for a while. I’ll take care of the rest.”

Egoistic, smiling at her and saying so.

He who always saved her from crises like this.

He looked the same as usual, but she, who could be called an Egoistic expert, knew.

That his appearance was different from usual.

If it had been the original him, he would have been more talkative by now. Complaining that he absolutely had to save her, or that there was some other reason for helping her… such excuses.

But he didn’t.

To begin with, she hadn’t intended to talk to him at length.

Just like she had been doing recently.

As she watched him about to leave,

Stardust recalled Lee Seol-A’s advice at that moment.

“Before it’s too late, when you have time. Be honest about your feelings now.”

The words Lee Seol-A had advised her.

With those words in mind,

Stardust unknowingly called his name.

“…Egostic!”

“Yes?”

At her words, Egostic turned around.

And as Stardust met his eyes,

…her words got stuck for a moment.

‘…How should I say this?’

Upon reflection, it was quite ambiguous what she should say.

No, she couldn’t just confess her feelings to him outright, could she? Not in this situation.

…And, to be honest, it was embarrassing. To convey her sincerity to him. The fact that she, the heroine, cherished him, the villain, so much, and to directly tell him that through words.

That’s why she hesitated at the last moment and said,

“…It’s nothing.”

In the end,

that was all she could say in that situation.

“Um… Okay, then, goodbye!”

With that, Egostic, who had briefly tilted his head, disappeared using teleportation.

Left alone, Stardust let out a quiet sigh.

…Unaware that she shouldn’t have done that back then.

***

“Phew… Somehow, it worked out.”

Above the East Sea,

I stood there with my cape fluttering and sighed as I looked at the monster below.

…I had promised myself to stay away from Stardust, but unknowingly, my body moved on its own and I ended up saving her without realizing it. Still, it’s fortunate that we managed to part ways without any trouble.

Especially at the end, when she called me, I was a bit nervous about what she would say, but I was relieved that she let me go without saying anything. …The more I talked to her, the more my resolve to distance myself wavered.

Anyway, now it was time to get rid of the monster below me.

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“What is it saying?”

Thanks to the headphones I was wearing to block out the noise in advance, I could barely hear the strange sound and ignored it lightly, lost in thought in the sky.

The monster that had escaped from the depths of the ocean and, among the numerous countries, had specifically chosen Korea. If it had a nickname, perhaps it would be K-Cthulhu.

With a face like an octopus with multiple eyes and a squid-like torso flailing its tentacles, the black creature looked honestly ridiculous. If it weren’t for the fact that its head was larger than a ferris wheel at an amusement park…

‘Is that thing really that strong?’

I recalled the words passed on by our Atlas.

Atlas. He said he had constantly faced the invaders of his underwater city along with his fish-man army from the depths of the ocean. If the powerful Atlas had to fight with his entire army, it was clear that the creature was quite strong.

Of course, using the strategies Atlas had gained from constantly fighting them, he said it would be much easier to catch the monster now…

‘…but that’s still a bit difficult.’

So I had this thought.

If, as speculated, that creature is a variation of a lunar monster, it must be weak to the power of the sun.

So, wouldn’t our angel, the weapon of the sun god, be quite powerful against it in theory?

With that thought in mind, I called our angel.

“Halo!”

“…Did you call me, Master?”

Before my call even finished, she burst out of the sky.

I spoke to her, who had spread her large wings in the sky, pointing at the creature that was destroying the city below me.

“Kill that thing.”

“Yes, Master.”

And with that.

Halo reached out and summoned a massive golden ring from thin air.

At that moment.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang

From the golden circular ring.

A beam of pure white energy, more powerful than anything I had ever seen before, was fired like a pillar of laser.

And so, the monster that was struck squarely in the head by that laser.

[Kr-rrr-rrr]

Especially when she called me at the end, I was a bit nervous about what she would say, but fortunately, she let me go without saying anything. …The more I talked to her, the more my resolution to stay away from her wavered.

Anyway, now it was time to get rid of this monster I could see below me.

[krrr-rrr-krrr]

“What is it saying?”

Thanks to the headphones I wore in advance to block out the loud noise, I could easily ignore the barely audible strange sound and got lost in my thoughts floating in the sky.

Having escaped from the deep sea, this monster specifically targeted South Korea among numerous countries. If I had to give it a nickname, it would be K-Cthulhu.

With multiple eyes attached to an octopus-like face, and waving tentacles with a squid’s body, this black creature honestly looked funny. Except that its head was bigger than the Ferris wheel in an amusement park…

‘Is that thing really that strong?’

I recalled what our Atlas told me.

Atlas. He said he had constantly fought against those invading his underwater city along with his fish-human army. It was clear that he was quite strong, as even the powerful Atlas had to mobilize his entire army to fight.

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Of course, using the strategy Atlas had obtained through continuous battles, it was said that they could now be captured much more easily…

‘…But that’s still a bit difficult.’

So, I thought about this.

If, as speculated, that creature is a variation of the lunar monster, it must certainly be weak against the power of the sun.

Then, theoretically, wouldn’t our sun god’s weapon, the angel, be quite strong against that creature?

With that thought, I called our angel.

“Halo!”

“…Did you call me, master?”

Before my call even finished, she popped out of the sky.

I pointed to the creature below me, smashing the city, and spoke to her with her large wings spread out in the sky.

“Kill that thing.”

“Yes, master.”

And with that,

Halo reached out and summoned a huge golden ring in midair.

At that moment.

Kwaaang

From that golden circular ring,

A beam of pure white energy, more potent than anything I’d ever seen before, was fired like a pillar.

And so, the monster that took a direct hit from the laser on its head.

[Kr-rrr-rrr]

With a huge hole in its head, the creature spat out its last breath and collapsed toward the ocean.

Kuuung

“……”

“I’ve taken care of it, Master.”

As she said this, Halo, who had appeared out of thin air and then put away the golden ring, bowed to me.

All I could do was blink my eyes.

…Hmm. Our angel is very strong, huh?

Anyway, after that, I turned my head and spoke to Halo.

“…Good job. Let’s go now.”

“Yes, Master.”

As I said that,

…I quickly returned home, avoiding Stardust’s approach that I could feel from behind.

This was,

my last large-scale event before my villain retirement.