I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With-Novel

Since the beginning of Cataclysm the Villain's Council has been as peaceful as ever. In fact, it's a very strange sight. All of the world's top S-class villains are gathered together, but they don't fight or argue with each other, and things go smoothly? It's a mysterious story just thinking about it.

In fact, there was a reason for that.

First, the villains gathered here are not just S-class villains, but bosses of villain organizations with other subordinates under them, which means they are socialized to a certain extent.

Second and the biggest reason.

"…."

Right there, a silver-haired woman sitting in a somewhat distant and mysterious manner, as if she can see everything with her eyes closed.

That's because she's Celeste, the most powerful of all villains.

Testeus, who has built an underground kingdom beneath the Americas and plans to bring about the collapse of the Earth and Atlas, who controls all sea creatures and rules the entire North Atlantic Ocean. When asked to nthe most powerful villains, these two are usually in the top three….And it was Celeste who was said that even if they attacked together, they could not defeat her.

She is the one who wrote a new myth in the history of villains, and is considered to be stronger than anyone else at the moment.

"…Hmmm."

And there she was, blatantly staring atthroughout the meeting.

Over and over again.

"….."

She's so blatant that even the other villains are taking notice.

"…Egostic, is this okay…?"

I could feel her gaze, so much so that Katana, sitting next to me, whispered in a cold sweat as she tugged at my clothes.

And I turned to her.

"…Don't worry. It's no big deal."

I just gave her a reassuring, calm smile.

…Actually, I was nervous, too, but if I showed it out loud, I'd be treated like an idiot. I smiled calmly, as if I was used to it. Whenever I made eye contact with Celeste, who was staring atlike that, I would smile broadly. Of course, she didn't react.

Anyway, the meeting ended with that uneasy feeling.

"…And, Egostic. Why don't you stay and talk tofor a bit?"

Finally the words cout of Celeste's mouth as she stood up.

When she said it, the other villains looked atand her, as expected. They all looked curious because they didn't know what she was doing today. Only my companions looked atwith concern.

"Don't worry, you should go ahead."

With that, they all turned and walked away, uneasy. …Even if they were there, they wouldn't be able to stop Celeste if she wanted to do something.

Anyway, with all the villains gone, the two of us are alone in the Cathedral.

At the front of the room where the round table sits, illuminated through colorful stained glass.

Leaning back slightly in the chair next to me, she smiles at me, waiting.

Coldly, she opened her mouth.

"…Egotistic, what do you want?"

She askedwith a sharpness in her voice that she had never shownbefore.

I smirked at her as if to say, "What's the matter?”

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Of course you don't."

She replied, as if she was full of energy.

Then Celeste turned toand said coldly.

"I'm asking you why you harmed Influx. I don't think you're going to pretend you don't know. You got put there on purpose."

She's very outspoken.

That's why she's calling me. Why would I hurt Wish Granter, a creature of the Sun God? As a devotee of the Sun God, it would be unforgivable to her….More than that, I've always been concerned about the Sun God.

As I was thinking about that, Celeste spoke up, her eyes still closed, her fingers gently touching the top of the back of the antique chair she was sitting in.

"He was a loyal messenger of our god, conserving his power in the safety of East Carqueas.  It was a fortress for him, in the first place."

"And yet, Egostic, you crawled in and murdered him in a horrible way, as if you had a grudge against him."

"So, Egostic. I'll ask you right here and now."

"Are you, my enemy?"

And as she said it.

For the first time, her eyes lit up.

Just like that.

"….."

I met her blazing golden eyes like few people in this world have ever seen.

And then, in an instant, I felt an intense fear of life and death as the room freezes.

…This atmosphere of fear was exactly the sas the last time, but the difference was that the pressure was much tighter than before, a do-or-die atmosphere. Considering the difference in strength between Celeste and me, I could die at the snap of her fingers.

A culprit like that would run away crying, and even the bravest of men would tremble and open their mouths.

I acted as if I felt no such pressure at all.

I shifted casually, nodded my shoulders, and smiled sheepishly.

"How could that be?"

With that, I walked over to her, still smiling broadly, as if to say that I wasn't nervous at all.

"On the contrary, like I said the last time, I'd be your colleague."

"Hmm. So, because you were my associate, you're tellingyou killed the Sun God's messenger?"

As if to tellnot to bullshit, she says that while staring straight atwith eyes that are burning with gold.

I met her mysterious eyes head-on.

Calmly, I opened my mouth again.

"…That, too, was God's will."

"Now. Are you saying that you know God's thoughts better than I do?"

…Now her patience was wearing thin, and she spoke even colder.

No, literally, when I looked again, the round table was freezing. It's actually getting colder. Maybe she's intentionally creating an atmosphere of fear… Or she's really pissed off and can't control her power. The problem was, it was more likely the latter…

Given the circumstances that led to my life ending, I clapped lightly, breaking the ice, and then spoke.

"Celeste, here's what we're going to do."

"Do what?"

"Let's make a bet on who has more faith."

When she rolls her eyes as if I'm talking about something stupid, I smile wryly and open my mouth.

"Until the next Cathedral opens I'll prove I'm closer to God than you are, and if I can't, well, kill me, torture me, whatever. I'm confident. If you aren’t, well. Killright here and now."