Chapter 213 – Only Feeling Left
In a cityscape in Seoul, where tall buildings sparsely stood, and cars rushed through the streets, a man stood on a clear sky, gazing down. Dressed in a black cloak fluttering in the wind, a magician’s hat atop his head, and a white mask partially covering his expression.
This man was the most popular and sought-after figure in South Korea at the mont, Egostic.
After disappearing for several months following his last broadcast, he had suddenly gone live today, igniting imnse excitent among the people.
The chatroom on the Ego Stream page, where his broadcast was being aired, filled up so rapidly that it was almost impossible to read.
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[He’s finally here, hahahahahaha]
[Season 524 and Mango-stick finally makes an appearance, hahahahahaha]
[Finally, damn it!!! I knew it was worth the wait, woohooooo~~~~!!!]
[Hahahaha, today’s chicken is on !!!]
[Wait, Mango, how many mbers are there in Ego Stream now? Why aren’t you doing any terrorism? Hyung, do you want to see go crazy?]
[How to properly welco an Egostic broadcast: 1) Turn on the TV. 2) Grab a beer. 3) Order chicken. This is the way, hahahahahaha]
[A win for the stay-at-ho workers who can instantly tune into the broadcast, hahahahahaha]
[Mango’s broadcast = Ti lts away just by watching the beginning, hahahahahaha]
[For the first ti this year, my heart is racing, hahahahahaha. Is this… love?]
[After turning on the broadcast and seeing Egostic’s face, my ti finally started moving again.]
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Whether he knew it or not, Egostic continued speaking with his characteristic mischievous smile, his cloak fluttering in the wind as he addressed the cara.
“Yes! Thank you all for the warm welco. It seems like it’s been quite a while since we did a big broadcast like this, so I’ve prepared sothing really special this ti!”
Ta-da! With arms wide open, he announced as such. Of course, the chat window beca even more frenzied with people eagerly asking what he had in store and who he was bringing along.
However, Egostic didn’t reveal anything just yet. With his ever-present smile, he continued, as if it were obvious.
“But as always, a good villain needs a good opponent to truly shine, right?”
“So I’ll wait for you. For my hero, Stardus. Until she arrives.”
“Co on, hurry up.”
He chuckled and finished speaking. At that mont, from one corner of the sky, soone was flying toward them. It was Stardus, with her golden hair glistening, flying to et him.
***
He had finally arrived. That news was enough to make Shin Haru imdiately take flight. Did she rush out as a hero because news of a villain had appeared? Or did she, as Egostic, fly faster than anyone else? Shin Haru couldn’t tell.
However…
Thump, thump.
Since his last act of terrorism, an unusual feeling had grown stronger in her. When she thought about it, her heart raced, as if she had forgotten sothing, or sothing had changed.
She had no idea why this strange feeling was erging or what it ant. It felt like she would understand when she t him.
That’s why Shin Haru was flying, to et Egostic.
To see him, she had flown through the chilly wind, her hair fluttering in the breeze, all the way to the location where Egostic was appearing, far from the association building.
That’s how she finally got to et him.
“Hello, Stardus.”
“…Egostic.”
In the chilly, wind-swept sky, in that place, the two of them finally t.
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[Stardus is finally here, hahahahahaha]*
[EgoStar! EgoStar! EgoStar! EgoStar! EgoStar! EgoStar! EgoStar! EgoStar! EgoStar! EgoStar! EgoStar! EgoStar! EgoStar! EgoStar! EgoStar! EgoStar! EgoStar!]
[If Egostic and Stardus are together, the broadcast ends for the day, lololololol]
[Stardus is his lawful wife, it’s already written in the record*.] *T/N: 고구려 수박도 is actually a comic that went viral because of a funny scene in it, but since it can’t be literally translated, I’ll leave it as ‘record’.
[Wow, the chat is getting deleted while we praise Stardus, what’s going on? ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ* Everyone hide!] *T/N: People on the internet uses this alphabet to express them feeling scared of sothing.
[Oh, so the hacker girl isn’t managing this chat, hahahaha]
[But still, Stardus is the lawful wife]
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As people in the chat continued their conversations, Stardus silently gazed at him.
“Egostic…”
“Yes, it’s . You keep calling my na so eagerly. You don’t have to call like that; I’m not going anywhere. Haha!”
He joked and laughed. However, Stardus, Shin Haru, couldn’t find it in herself to smile.
“…”
Standing there in front of him,
Finally, looking at his smiling face.
Whirling emotions swirled within her.
Ti passed by. Those tis when you did things for . Gathered them all.
I, you…
She couldn’t rember anything, but…
…This is not the end.
Even if ti goes backward, in the end, it’s just the two of us.
So please don’t cry.
For so reason…
Looking at the smiling Egostic in front of her, she felt a swelling, affectionate emotion. She didn’t know why, but she felt her heart racing. She wanted to stand by his side, be with him, make him look only at her.
Unexplainable, strange feelings, even to herself.
But clearly, unmistakably, those kinds of emotions were rising within her.
However, she managed to suppress her emotions for now. That’s right, they were eting as a hero and a villain, nothing more. She could deal with these strange feelings after the task at hand was completed.
But…
My heart is getting complicated. It feels hard for to face you with these confusing emotions. But towards her, he was smiling like it was nothing.
Shin Haru, with a sowhat hurt heart, found herself asking him without even realizing it.
“Why didn’t you co earlier?”
“What do you an?”
“You said you’d be here soon, so why did you take so long?”
Almost involuntarily, she voiced her feelings, sounding like an accusing tone. She couldn’t help but shoot him a question like that.
“…Haha, did I say that?”
…And in response to her words, he laughed as if to ask what she was talking about.
Seeing his reaction, it was as if he was implying, “What’s the matter with you?” It caught her off guard, and she couldn’t help but chuckle slightly.
She slightly smiled without herself knowing.
***
As the day turned, their first joint terror mission began.
Even though I had just turned on the broadcast and called for Stardus from the sky…
“Why didn’t you co earlier?”
“…Haha, did I say that?”
Stardus gave a cold look. Facing her like that, I could only respond with a smile.
…Well, I did think I’d et her soon. I might have actually t her. The events of the doomsday had vanished from our mories, after all.
But there was no way I could say sothing like that now. I had no choice but to brush it off like that. …No, and I had no idea that she would really question like that. …She’s not angry, right?
For now, I shifted the conversation and glanced at the chat.
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[You said you’d be here soon, why are you so late? Wow… isn’t this dialogue between lovers?]
[Wow, what’s going on between these two?]
[I can already hear the rumors pouring in… haha]
[A-class hero Stardus, S-class hero Egostic, the birth of the Apple Mango Hero Couple, lol]
[No way! Moonlight Mango is the national rule for Egostic…!!!]
[No. Isn’t it ElecMango? Stop talking bullshit.]
[Why do they keep fighting? Haha. But it’s clearly MangoStar, why do they keep saying strange things? Over-imrsed in their fantasies, lol.]
[Fact) They’re just overreacting, it’s obvious that the hero prepared for the villain’s terror because they didn’t appear, and now their preparations have all gone to waste. Romance my ass, you guys are overreacting.]
[Is that so?]
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…Thankfully, they seed to understand and were making sense among themselves. Anyway, that wasn’t the important part. I turned my attention back to Stardus.
“Pfft.”
She looked at , slightly giggled, and said,
“…Wait, why are you laughing?”
“Just… found it funny.”
“…I can’t believe it you’re laughing at a villain. That’s shocking. Ha.”
While saying that, I couldn’t help but smile back at her. Strangely, on this day, I found myself unable to tear my gaze away from her smiling face.
‘…Am I going crazy?’
I entertained such thoughts for a mont and shook my head. Get a grip. A professional villain shouldn’t act like this. I needed to maintain professionalism and focus on the task at hand.
…Nevertheless, on this day, I couldn’t help but feel a strange sensation when looking at Stardus. She was exceptionally beautiful when she smiled.
So, for a while, Stardus and I found ourselves smiling at each other.
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[What’s going on with these two in this atmosphere? (´,,•ω•,,｀)]
*
…
Of course, I quickly regained my composure after looking at the chat. No, it hadn’t even been a few seconds, but they were already causing a fuss. Do they realize I can see this? Should I go all out for this terror mission?
Anyway, I laughed and prepared to start the terror mission in earnest. Lately, my instincts had been quite on edge, and I had worried a bit. However, seeing Stardus smiling put my mind at ease.
…Honestly, it’s strange that the terror mission is set in a good atmosphere. Anyway.
With that in mind, I was ready to proceed with the next step without any concerns.
“All right! Ahem, anyway, it’s ti to start the terror mission in earnest. Don’t be surprised, everyone. It was really hard for to contact her!”
“Huh…?”
Looking at the puzzled Stardus, I continued to the next step.
I teleported for a mont to a nearby rooftop.
“Ah, is it finally my turn?”
“Yes, Katana-san. Please show us your skills. Oh, and you do rember, if the situation turns unfavorable…”
“Yes, I understand. I’ll do my best.”
Katana replied, giving a faint smile and shaking hands with . I reappeared in front of Stardus after introducing her.
“Allow to introduce! My long-ti friend who ca all the way from Japan, the number one villain in Japan, Katana!”
“…Hello.”
She slightly bowed toward the cara. She seed a bit nervous, holding my hand even tighter than before as we stood in front of the broadcast. I squeezed her hand reassuringly, trying to calm her nerves.
And then…
“……Huh?”
Seeing us like this, Stardus, who had been smiling just monts ago, suddenly went completely blank.
A sudden shift in the atmosphere, sothing darker than before, a turbulent and ominous feeling, and sighing intuition.
…Huh, this isn’t right.
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