I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With chapter 339

339 – Regret

“…..”

In an empty house,

Stardust wiped away her lonely tears and tried to calm her heart as she felt the night breeze.

Her mind still hadn’t fully accepted it.

The fact that Egostic had left.

…When she heard that he was leaving,

She couldn’t believe it. He wouldn’t really do that… she had thought, but only after hearing the news that Egostic had cleaned up his website and everything else, did she gradually begin to accept the reality.

In fact, she knew.

That last moment when she met him.

On the rooftop, she had intuitively felt it while looking at his eyes and listening to his voice.

Egostic was not lying; he truly intended to leave.

He believed that today was the last day they would meet.

He had no intention of ever stepping out like this again.

That’s why she had tried to hold onto him, even discarding the concept she had held onto until now.

“Take care… Stardust.”

With those words, he disappeared.

After he left…

…her memories were hazy. She only knew that she somehow returned home.

In the empty house, near the window.

Leaning against the wall by herself, Stardust covered her eyes and thought quietly.

…Yes, it’s better this way.

An S-class villain threatening South Korea declared retirement – isn’t that a good thing? Yes. He had caused so many acts of terror until now. It’s good. hahahaha…

“…..”

While trying to pull herself together with such thoughts, she suddenly had a realization.

A life without Egostic.

‘…What is that?’

In fact, if she thought about it.

Her life as a hero had always been with Egostic from the beginning.

When she was still an inexperienced A-class hero who had not yet adapted to being a hero.

She first met him when he threatened to install a bomb on a ship.

At first, she thought he was crazy.

…Especially since she was having a hard time emotionally back then.

She had just become a hero with little recognition, few people who liked her, and only her will to live each day.

Egostic, who manipulated people on air, was just an annoying villain… nothing more, nothing less.

But when did it happen?

When did he grow so big in her heart?

“…..”

Yes.

It was his airplane terror plot.

The moment she made her debut as a top-tier hero and realized that the world didn’t revolve solely around her will.

There were too many villains in the world, and she understood that her power alone had its limits, slightly resigning herself to that fact during that time.

When Egoistic crashed the airplane.

She no longer had any confidence in herself.

She thought it would be the end, and that she wouldn’t be able to stop it. She had given up.

And just as she was giving up.

Egoistic quietly spoke to her.

[No, you can do it.]

[You can do it. Stop the airplane crash.]

An absurd person who caused the crash and then told her to stop it.

However.

At that time, she could feel sincerity in his words.

As if it was natural that she could stop it, his voice was serious.

…And that was.

For her, who had never been able to trust herself to that extent up until then, it resonated deeply in her heart.

And so.

Stardust successfully stopped the falling airplane from the sky.

It must have been from that moment on.

When she began to be called a true hero.

…When the character named Egoistic started to enter her heart.

“…..”

In the dark night.

Leaning her back against the window, Stardust continued to think about Egoistic.

As she thought about it, memories began to surface more and more like a torrent.

It must have been after that.

When she started to pay attention to the character named Egoistic.

When she began to doubt that he wasn’t as bad as she had thought.

And that doubt.

When the masked man who subdued the terrorists in the hotel seemed to be Egoistic.

When he had collapsed the bridge, it turned out to play a crucial role in preventing the monster’s attack.

More and more.

Finally.

“This time. One, gulp. I owe you one.”

Han Group’s underground laboratory.

The day when Egoistic sacrificed himself and got stabbed instead of her as the monster attacked her from behind became a turning point.

Her perception of Egoistic changed completely from within.

“…”

Since then, Egoistic and she had continued to be intertwined.

During the invasion of the Han Group, the Moonlight Bridge incident, and the Demon King’s attack.

And every time.

In a crisis more dreadful than any other situation.

Whenever she felt like she had no choice but to give up.

He always jumped out from somewhere.

With his unique smile, he smiled at her.

“Miss Stardust…”

And.

He always came. Yes.

Plop. Thud.

“…Is it raining?”

Listening to the sound of falling water like that.

She muttered in a small voice.

That’s right.

He had always come to her in any situation.

No matter how cruel she was to him, how serious the situation was, or when there was no hope left. Even when no one else would help her.

He was always the one who came to her side.

Smiling, as if to say he was there. He would help, confidently laughing and saying it.

Why didn’t she realize it?

That the one who had always been by her side was Egoistic.

“Ah…”

And as Stardust was having these thoughts,

Before she knew it, she began to shed tears unknowingly.

In fact, the life of a hero wasn’t easy.

Villains could appear at any moment, their attacks were becoming stronger over time, and there was no one who could truly empathize with her.

A lonely job, where she had to stand alone and constantly face the unending onslaught of enemies.

But she was able to endure it because

He was there.

Because she knew he would help her.

Because she knew he understood her.

She couldn’t imagine a life without him.

From time to time, his face would come to mind when she was still, and sometimes she would long to hear his voice. She always waited for his next terrorist attack. There were countless times when she wanted to see him.

But now, he was

No longer there?

“…I hate it.”

She hates it.

She hates that.

She hated the idea of a life without him. She couldn’t imagine it.

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Because he had always been by her side.

She had never thought he would leave her.

So late at night, leaning against the window that reflected the night sky outside the empty house,

Stardust unknowingly continued to shed tears.

Tears that flowed unceasingly, like a faucet left open.

“Sniff…”

As she wiped away her tears with her hand,

She quietly wondered.

Why does her heart hurt so much?

It’s just that a single villain said he would never show himself again.

Why does her heart ache as if it’s being torn apart?

Is it because the pain is so great that it brings her to tears?

Why does her heart feel so choked up?

“Egoistic…”

Like that.

With a voice mixed with moisture, she mumbled his name.

Only then.

Stardust realized.

Ah.

I liked Egoistic.

“Sniff, Egoistic… Sniff, sniff. Sob, sob…”

To the point of crumbling down just by the fact that she can’t see him again.

To this extent. I really liked him.

As the moonlight shone through the window.

The hero, had unknowingly collapsed on the floor.

With reddened eyes, tears were streaming endlessly.

Why did I realize it only now?

Why couldn’t I approach him first?

Why couldn’t I accept my feelings?

Why did I treat him so coldly in the end?

I can’t live without him.

I can’t even imagine a life without him.

“Ego, sniff. Egoistic… I’m sorry, sniff. I’m sorry…”

Tears streaming down her face.

Like that, she apologized, though it couldn’t be heard.

I’m sorry. I don’t know what’s what, but I’m sorry for everything.

Please, sniff, please…

Where did it go wrong?

How did it end up like this?

Why did he leave?

Despite him doing so much for her.

Why couldn’t I even convey a single word of gratitude?

Why did I hesitate just because he was a villain?

Why couldn’t I confess my feelings first?

It wouldn’t have mattered if he was a villain.

Even if he was evil, it wouldn’t have mattered.

It was enough for him to just be by my side.

Feeling such belated, meaningless regrets,

Stardust cried more that night than ever before.

The day she first realized she was in love.

And that love had left her.

Because it was already too late for everything.

“Sniff… sob. Uh, hoo…”

I like you. I like you. I like you.

I like you. It was my fault.

So, please, please come back. Hmm? Please, sniff, please…

But.

He never came back.

Not even once during the past six months.

***

[As Egoistic announces his retirement, South Korea is in shock.]

“Why is South Korea in shock when a villain retires?”

On the night I declared my retirement and saw Stardust for the last time,

I muttered in disbelief while watching TV.

If a villain retires, you can’t at least write an article like ‘Finally, he has retired, everyone! Seoul is now safe!’… Tsk, tsk. The media is the problem.

“…..”

As I was thinking that and remaining silent,

Seo Eun was excitedly lying down next to me, planning something.

“Next week, we’ll go play here, and then after that, I’ll go there with you…”

“No, why are you only grouping yourself with Da In? What about us?”

“Huh? You should plan your own schedule.”

“…You brat?”

As I was quietly watching my colleagues bickering,

Soon after, he quietly stood up from his seat and opened his mouth to speak.

“Seo Eun-ah. I’ll be in my room for a little while.”

“Huh? No way! You should stay too…”

“Shh. Seo Eun-ah, let her go.”

“Tsk…”

After slightly bowing his head in gratitude to Su-bin, who had successfully dissuaded Seo Eun.

He quietly returned to his room, locked the door, and lay down on the bed.

“Sigh…”

Finally, his life as a villain was coming to an end.

Although he would continue his activities under the name Egoistic, he would no longer need to cause terror or do such things.

…He had struggled so much after suddenly finding himself in a comic world, playing the unexpected role of a villain.

“…..”

Lying on the bed, shielding the light with his hand,

he murmured quietly.

“So… now.”

He wouldn’t need to see Stardust anymore.

….

With that thought in mind, he fell silent.

Stardust.

She had become his purpose when he lost everything and his sense of direction after landing in this doomed world.

Because of her, he could stand up again.

Because of her, he had come this far.

Thinking that he wouldn’t be able to see her anymore…

“…just a little.”

His heart ached.

Muttering like that, he rubbed his eyes.

A man doesn’t cry.

…It’s just that his eyes were a little watery. This much was okay, wasn’t it?

In the empty room like that,

lying on the bed, he couldn’t help but feel heavy-hearted, sighing and murmuring.

“…I miss you.”

But.

It was meaningless, just words.

*

And so.

Late at night.

Separated from each other, the man and woman quietly murmured the other’s name.

…Unaware that each of them was doing so.