I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With Chapter 202: – The World Before Doomsday

Chapter 202 – The World Before Doomsday

It’s been weeks since the last terrorist attack I t with Stardus.

“Now, it’s slowly getting closer to winter…”

I murmured as I felt the noticeably chillier wind outside on the veranda. The end of the year was approaching, and in terms of the original story, it felt like we were crossing the middle point. It had been a few years since I arrived in this world, and I couldn’t help but feel sentintal on days like this. It had been quite a while since I started my actual villain activities.

“Aaaaaaah!”

While lost in my thoughts, I heard a voice from below. It was Seo-eun, riding on so sort of chanical contraption. It seed she got bounced here while training in the forest.

“Oh, Da-in!”

As Seo-eun spotted and waved her hand excitedly, I smiled and waved back. After exchanging greetings, she rushed back to her training. Probably, our new spirit had been watching her training.

Watching Seo-eun running again, I was caught in mories.

…I first t Seo-eun when she was in middle school. In just one or two months, she would be a senior in high school. Ti flew so fast. Seo-eun used to seem like a kid, but now she looked quite grown-up compared to before. And if I only considered the ti we started the terror together… It had been nearly three years.

“Phew.”

After deciding to beco Egostic and start terror activities, we had co a long way. We recruited Egostream mbers, developed Stardus, and even t with villains from other countries. There were so many things that had happened.

In other words, it ant that the world was about to beco hardcore. In fact, even now, it was an abnormal world, with more villains than heroes, and each villain possessing powerful abilities. It was just that most of them were concentrated in the United States, so other countries were relatively peaceful.

…And speaking of our country, it was practically taken over by the ga-corporations. They had control over finance, politics, and everything else. I heard that a single word from Lee Seola could change even the Pri Minister. Of course, the chairman of the corporation had tead up with villains. That villain was .

In conclusion, this world was never normal, and anything could happen at any ti.

And soon, sothing was about to happen.

Quite a big one.

“Da-in?”

“…Yes?”

Lost in my thoughts, I suddenly heard a voice from behind. When I turned my head, I saw Soobin holding a cup of tea with a warm smile.

“It’s cold outside, you might catch a cold. Have so warm tea.”

“Oh, thank you.”

I expressed my gratitude to Soobin and took the cup of tea in my hands. It was warm and comforting.

“What are you thinking about so deeply?”

After handing the tea, Soobin leaned against the railing and asked with concern.

“Well, I was just thinking about this and that, what to do next… sothing like that.”

“Mm.”

As I spoke, Soobin remained silent for a mont, then she lightly smiled and turned her head to .

“Da-in… Even though you know a lot and work hard for this world, try not to overdo it too much.”

Soobin spoke with a warm voice. Hmm, did I look like I was overdoing things lately?

As I was contemplating my words, Soobin continued to talk to .

“I know you’ve been doing a lot, Da-in. And it’s natural to work hard for this world… But sotis, isn’t it okay to take a break? If you get too imrsed in your work, it might even lower your efficiency.”

Soobin smiled again, giving a gentle reminder. Well, I don’t really think I’m overdoing it. I an, I take breaks whenever I can, right?

“You’re right. I’ll keep that in mind.”

Despite feeling like I shouldn’t say it that way, I simply nodded with a smile.

Soobin smiled softly and then went back inside. It was getting colder, so I followed her back into the house from the veranda.

As we returned to the living room, Soobin jokingly spoke, “Well, no matter how unstable the world is these days, it’s not like it’s going to end tomorrow.”

“Haha, you’re right.”

I tried to laugh as she said that, but I couldn’t help but glance at the calendar hanging in the hallway.

Well, Soobin.

Of course, the world won’t co to an end tomorrow.

But, in truth, it’s going to end once next week.

Of course, I kept my mouth shut and didn’t say such things.

Anyway, it’s going to beco non-existent.

***

The original [Stardust!] was quite worn-out up until the middle part, but there were still quite a few readers who followed it with hope. From the beginning, the breadcrumbs about Stardus’s unique and special power, as well as the author’s ntion of the difference in her power’s origin compared to other heroes, kept readers intrigued.

As such, readers had hope even though they saw Stardus rolling among villains every day. Yes! One day, Stardus will suddenly awaken her hidden power and beat up all the other villains!

However, an issue that shattered the readers’ ntality was an episode that suddenly unfolded in the middle of the story without any prior hints. The episode about the end of the world.

The content of the episode was simple. Suddenly, the associations, governnts of various countries, and superpower holders began attacking the world. Nuclear bombs were flying, cities were burning, and even heroes went mad, destroying the cities.

So, this episode depicted the process of the world collapsing in an instant. It suddenly appeared without any prior context. The world started to crumble rapidly, yet Stardus seed to be the only one unaffected, fighting against the chaos.

Naturally, readers went crazy. The fact that the world collapsed in just three episodes while it took three weeks for those episodes to be released made the situation even more intense. During that ti, rumors and wild speculations about the author going insane were spreading. Although there were breadcrumbs about the world’s destruction through Moonlight Wolgwang’s dinsional experint and the existence of a ‘god,’ those were unrelated to the sudden and abrupt end of the world.

Finally, after three weeks of agony, everything cos to an end in the last episode. S-class hero X Machina from the United States, who regained his sanity, sacrifices himself to manipulate ti and prevent the apocalypse. This way, everything becos an “unseen event,” and the episode concludes. Of course, almost everyone, including Stardus, loses their mory of it all, and the world returns to peace.

“…Anyway.”

The shocking episode is about to begin, and there’s not much I can do. I have no idea what the trigger is. Based on the situation, I can only speculate that an S-class villain with a crazed ability that induces ntal contamination in a chain reaction might be behind it. However, since that part was mostly narrated from Stardus’s perspective in the original manga, there’s no way to know for sure.

In any case, as they say, if you can’t avoid it, enjoy it. I decided to take advantage of this situation. After the ti reversal in the apocalypse episode, the identity and death of the ti-manipulating X-Machina are exposed and reported worldwide.

I used this opportunity to reveal X Machina’s information to the Villain Conference, Cathedral. They might be skeptical now, but when the official information cos out, they’ll believe . That way, I can gradually expand my influence.

Honestly, I didn’t need to prepare much else.

Everything will beco a ‘non-existent’, and I’ll just go on living a normal day. Of course, I’ll experience the apocalypse, but since ti will reset, I’ll forget about it all anyway.

So, I spent my days as usual until then. Coaching each mber of our PMC Egosquad, preparing for the next terrorism, selecting full information for Cathedral, choosing villains to deal with in advance and assisting in training the mbers. Just ordinary days.

Of course, I also made so minimal preparations. Even though no one will rember the world’s destruction this ti, it’s still sothing that will happen, technically speaking. In the original, Stardus tried desperately to stop the collapsing world all by herself, not knowing that ti would be reversed eventually, shedding tears as she struggled.

…I had no intention of reproducing that crazy scene.

So what? It will be deleted from the tiline, and no one will rember it. It doesn’t matter. It’s just for my own satisfaction, even if I’m the only one who knows.

I can’t bear to see Stardus suffer again. Even if I can’t prevent the destruction with my own power, I can at least do that much.

So, I slowly prepared small things.

The reason I told Stardus that we would et again soon after the last terrorism was because of this day.

Anyway, ti passed quickly, and before I knew it…

Finally, the day has co.

“Da-in, what are you doing?”

In the living room during the morning.

At that mont, everyone gathered there, and I was focused on watching the TV.

[At this hour, the United States is celebrating the anniversary of the establishnt of the US branch association, with festivals still taking place in front of the Statue of Liberty.]

With the anchor’s words, the Statue of Liberty appeared on the screen.

I was watching it intently.

Yes, there are only five minutes left now.

The beginning of all this destruction.

[The head of the Statue of Liberty suddenly explodes, and the tragedy begins.]

Yes.

If the head explodes here, it ans the start of all destruction.

However, if it doesn’t explode, it ans the apocalypse has already happened, and ti has been reversed due to X Machina’s sacrifice. I have experienced all the destruction, but now, I sit here without any mory of it happening.

Now, will it explode or not?

I watched the TV intently, and when the minute hand hit twelve, that mont…

KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOM-

[Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaa!]

On the screen, the head of the Statue of Liberty exploded, breaking into pieces.

“Oh, what happened? What just happened?”

Our Ego Stream mbers were also startled at that mont.

“Hmm.”

I stood up from my seat and casually took out sothing I had prepared in advance from my pocket.

It seems like I got caught up in a tiline where I need to deal with this.