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Translator: Vine
Chapter Title: Egoistic's Terror Cycle is Seriously a Problem....
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[Egoistic's Terror Cycle is Seriously a Problem....]
Seriously, though, come on?
Does it make sense for a single terror attack to take 3-4 months?
I've watched all of Mango Stick's highlight videos dozens of times; there's nothing left to see...
Seriously, it's ridiculous. When's he coming?!!!!!!
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[LOL, seriously, he calls himself a villain but doesn't terrorize, damn it, hahaha]
[S-Class Hero Mango Stick, who even catches Demon Lords, declares a terror strike]
[The joy of life is disappearing...]
[Still, it's almost been 4 months, so he should be here soon, right?]
ㄴ[Seriously, it's about time, hahaha]
[???: Hey, remember Egoistic during the Demon Castle incident? He was so amazing back then, who knew that would be his last broadcast, hahaha]
ㄴ[Seriously, don't even joke about that.]
ㄴ[Nah, no way~ Mango said he'd come this month~ I believe him.]
***
[But seriously, what kind of people call Egoistic a hero when he's clearly a villain? Are they crazy?]
Did he avoid a single casualty during his terror attacks?
Did he defeat all the other dangerous villains?
Did he hijack the giant robot during the Haneun Group raid?
Did he persuade the Moonlight Priestess to stop the Moonlight Cult's attack?
Did he make a treaty during Atlas's marine creature attack to ensure only our country was spared?
Did he protect Stardust during the Demon Castle's Demon Lord battle and defeat the Demon Lord instead?
Seriously, he did nothing but terrorize, so why call him a hero? (Seriously, I don't get it)
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[10 points... 10 points for this...]
[LOL, seriously]
[After seeing this, I've decided to call Egoistic a villain.]
[Wow, this is truly evil, isn't it? He's just a villain~ ^^]
[Looking at it this way, he really is a crazy bastard, hahaha]
ㄴ[We are living in the age of Mango Stick.]
[Damn it, he's a villain, not a hero, so just terrorize already!!!!!]
ㄴ[Day 115 of praying for Egoistic's terror attack]
[Why isn't he a villain? Because he hasn't terrorized and has gone quiet, so he's not a villain, hahaha]
ㄴ[Seriously, LOL, if he wants to prove he's a villain, he should terrorize quickly.]
ㄴ[Seriously, everyone except the Stardust Faction probably wants Egoistic to terrorize.]
ㄴ[? The Stardust Faction also wants Egoistic to terrorize... Stardust X Egoistic, we can't resist that, hahaha]
[But Mango's last performance at the Demon Castle was so strong, I'm worried this one might be a bit boring.]
ㄴ[Seriously, how can anyone beat the impact of the Hero of Light, Apple Mango, hahaha]
*
"Hmph..."
Stardust, who had been browsing Egoistic's fan cafe, sighed and averted her gaze.
She had habitually checked, hoping for some information, but most posts were just lamenting the lack of terror attacks.
"..."
Unconsciously caressing the cup beside her, she took a sip of cold water and collected her thoughts.
Egoistic not showing up... well, that was always the case. She wasn't particularly anxious. Her eyes kept drifting to the calendar, but that probably had nothing to do with it. Probably.
".....Haa."
Sighing without realizing it, Stardust fell into thought once more.
Egoistic was a villain. Since he was registered as one by the Association, he must be a villain.
But.
"..."
Why did she think about Egoistic more than any other hero?
Why did her heart ache when he was hurt, and why did she feel strange when he looked only at her...?
Why couldn't she bring herself to hate him?
...I don't know.
She'd think about that later.
...Now, she wasn't even sure what kind of face to show Egoistic during their next encounter. It was probably best to just confront him as usual. It seemed that's what he wanted.
"....Should I just work?"
Sighing, she turned back to her monitor and began working.
What she was replaying was a previous battle with a villain.
It was a guy named Krenkrosh, who wore green tights and shot red lasers from his eyes; he had been quite difficult to deal with.
...Stardust herself had clearly grown much stronger compared to before... yet, for some reason, villains who were equally or even more powerful kept appearing, so the effort required remained similar.
'...What if I hadn't gotten stronger at all, and had remained weak like before?'
Stardust shivered at the thought. ...It was something she didn't even want to imagine. How terrible it would have been if that were the case. How many villains appeared in a single week? If she hadn't gotten stronger, South Korea would have been destroyed long ago.
As Stardust indulged in these dreadful thoughts, she replayed the battle video with the green villain and reviewed the past fight.
...It wasn't interesting. Her fights with Egoistic never felt this way, no matter how many times she watched them. A strange feeling. Perhaps real combat was truly the best.
As she was bored, watching the video and continuing her thoughts.
Suddenly, her office door burst open, and an Association employee rushed in, panting.
"S-Stardust, ma'am!"
"Yes?"
As she replied, Stardust felt her heart pound without her realizing it.
An employee rushing in like that meant something big had happened.
And her prediction was spot on.
"Egoistic, Egoistic has launched a terror attack! I'll give you the coordinates now!"
"Finally...! I see. Understood, I'll deploy immediately."
She bit her tongue without realizing it, then hardened her expression and rose from her seat. Egoistic was back. After four months.
As Stardust consciously managed her expression, about to open the window and fly off.
The employee behind her urgently relayed additional information.
"Oh, and there's something you should know...! Ah..."
However, even before the employee finished speaking, Stardust had already shot off like an arrow.
Ignoring the employee's words and trying to calm her pounding heart, Stardust flew directly to the location where Egoistic had appeared.
"...?"
She was speechless at the sight of the colossal dragon flying, obscuring the sky.
...What is that?
***
High above the city, in the vast blue sky.
Befriending the clouds and taking the wind as my brother, I was soaring through that high sky at great speed.
Riding on a white dragon.
Ah, it's refreshing.
"....No matter how much I think about it, I'm not sure if this is right."
As I was enjoying the cool breeze, a muttering sound came from below.
I glanced down to see the dragon's grumbling expression.
"Oh dear, why are you saying that again? I told you before. This is all for saving the world, you see."
"...Haa, fine. I'll trust you this one time. Since you say giving that woman a trial is so important."
"Thank you. Just do as we practiced, exactly as we practiced."
After convincing the divine spirit in the form of a white dragon once more, we arrived at the scene.
Alright, shall we finally begin?
"Spirit, please."
"Understood."
As soon as she finished speaking, she soared into the sky, flapping her massive wings with a roar.
And at the same time, dark clouds began to gather in the sky, and then icy graupel suddenly started to fall.
The graupel grew larger and larger, until ice and snow began to fall endlessly over the entire city.
Alright, all preparations are complete.
Should I just turn on the broadcast and call Stardust? It feels like ages since I've done this.
So, I reviewed the situation once more.
My appearance: wearing a black top hat, a half-white mask, a black robe and a black cape, sitting and laughing on a colossal white dragon flying at high speed.
Good, perfect.
With my black cape fluttering, I held onto my hat to keep from being blown off the rapidly flying dragon, and turned on the broadcast right there in the sky.
"Greetings, everyone. It's Egoistic!"
My figure, riding on the colossal dragon soaring like an arrow against the clear backdrop above the city, began to appear on screen.
The reaction was, quite literally, exactly as I had expected.
Explosive.
*
[Mang-ki-yah-hoo~! Mang-ki-yah-hoo~! Mang-ki-yah-hoo~! Mang-ki-yah-hoo~! Mang-ki-yah-hoo~! Mang-ki-yah-hoo~! Mang-ki-yah-hoo~! Mang-ki-yah-hoo~! Mang-ki-yah-hoo~! Mang-ki-yah-hoo~! Mang-ki-yah-hoo~!]
[Wow, damn, Egoistic's comeback after ten thousand years, hahaha]
[My entertainment is here, ah, hahaha]
[A dragon from the start, damn, hahaha. I saw it on the news and wondered what it was, but of course it was Egoistic.]
[No, seriously, damn, hahaha. He always exceeds expectations, hahaha]
[Dragon Rider just dropped in like a boss, hahaha]
[This is terror, this is the good stuff, ah, hahaha]
[Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick!]
[Is this our proud K-Villain? My chest swells with pride...]
[If you're ditching work, ditching meetings, and all gathered to watch a live-action Dragon Flight, hit like, hahaha. ODNBT, hahaha]
[Damn, I've lived this long and finally see a dragon in Korea, hahaha]
[Egoistic's unique, luxury terror, unlike mass-produced terror attacks... This is what a villain is, this is what terror is.]
["We are living in the Age of Egoistic" <- No one can refute this, hahaha]
*
The viewers were ecstatic, like teenage boys, upon seeing the dragon. Yes... you all understand the grandeur, too.
So, from atop the fluttering wings, I smiled faintly and continued speaking.
"Yes, everyone, it's good to see you all. It's me! I took quite a long break after the last terror attack, but here I am again."
*
[He did take a damn long break, hahaha]
[Cut down that damn 3-month gap between terror attacks!!!!]
[I waited so long my neck fell off and I became a Dullahan, what do I do?]
[Still, he really did come back with an incredible scale after such a long break, hahaha]
[Dragon and Mango... Dragon and Mango, ah, hahaha, double the fruit, hahaha]
[Alright, alright, now tell us about the dragon you're riding!!!]
*
I continued to smile at the impatient viewers and went on with my speech.
"Yes... anyway, it seems I became quite famous last time, didn't I? I even heard rumors that I was a hero, so to clear up such misunderstandings, I'm going to make things clear this time."
As I said that, I gave a signal to the spirit below.
I wasn't sure if she was grumbling internally, but she still let out a dragon's howl in sync with me.
-Kroooaaahhh!
From up in the sky, I looked down at the city under the roar, then gave an evil grin and declared:
"Today, I shall conquer Seoul!"
*
[???????]
[Mango Stick declares conquest of Seoul, holy cow]
[Ah, hahaha, please, please conquer it, hahaha]
[We, the 10 Million Mango Legion, sincerely wish for Mango Stick's conquest of Seoul.]
[Seriously, hurry up and conquer it~~]
*
...This isn't quite the reaction I expected, is it?
Anyway, that's not what's important. What's important is someone flying towards me from ahead.
So, I smiled and welcomed her, as she flew towards me, her golden hair fluttering.
"Of course, if I were to try that, someone would naturally try to stop me."
"It's a pleasure, Stardust, ma'am."
"Haa... haa."
I smiled faintly back at her, Stardust, who was facing me, breathing heavily.
Yes.
The real terror was about to begin.