I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With
chapter-301

Chapter 301: Protests

After Egostic was captured by Stardus all talk has stopped in Korea.

And

[BREAKING NEWS! It has been revealed that the S-class villain, Egostic, has been captured by Stardus…]

[The Association has captured Egostic! Egostic is currently the strongest and worst villain in Korea, so no one expected him to be captured…]

[Everyone! The Association has captured Mango, or rather, Egostic and it’s…come out, Anchor Kim. Does this make sense? Everyone should gather and protest right now! Even if it’s the Association…]

Korea is in an unprecedented uproar.

Every media organization, every community, every gathering, every conversation is about the capture of Egostic.

Stardus blackmailed him, or he turned himself in, or he turned himself in, or whatever, but it was all meaningless.

Hours passed after the arrest, with some people still not believing it.

And the immediate reaction was.

“No, what the fuck happened to the stock price?”

Naturally, it was financiers who are sensitive to international trends.

Already, according to analysts, South Korea’s security is effectively split 50/50 between the Association and Egostic.

If Stardus handled all the minor terrorist attacks, the big ones were effectively being prevented by Egostic.

In particular, the large-scale terrorism that determines the fate of a nation is actually being prevented by Egostic.

In fact, if you think about what Egostic has accomplished so far, except for being a villain…this reaction was natural.

Why else would there be so much talk internationally about South Korea being safe in the first place, and how it is now thanks to him?

From the international terrorist organization Latis maritime attacks to being alone and safe when the rest of the world was attacked, to having prevented the most catastrophic terrorist attacks so far with few casualties, to being on good terms with its neighbors through the East Asian Villains League, not to mention the trust the people have in their villain, Egostic.

He has already proven his ability by stopping the Moonlight Gate, which was a global catastrophe and all of this was unwittingly reflected in the financial markets.

“No, stop falling!”

So when the news of Egostic’s capture spread South Korean stocks, the KOSPI, and everything else started to go down.

It didn’t matter anymore that he was a villain.

In the midst of all this chaos Egostic official fan cafe, Mangodan, was flooded with hundreds and thousands of posts in a matter of moments.

*

[No fucking way does it make sense to catch Egostic???????????]

Holy shit.

This is a dream, right?

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[ㅇㅇIf you jump off the rooftop, you will wake up… Be sure to jump down]

ㄴ[This killer]

[ㄹㅇ Fuck, it just doesn’t make sense haha. Egostic has teleportation in the first place, but fuck]

[Why are you catching an S-class hero in the first place? Don’t be so fucking stupid, I could die]

[He’s in the detention center right now…Shit!]

ㄴ[ㄹㅇ?]

[Ha shit I’m really fucked up] [I’m already in the gothic detention center]

[ㅋㅋ?

ㄴ[Ha, fuck, the country is really ruined] ㄴ[The stock price is already ON lol. Fuck you.]

[Think about it, is it possible that Mangostick was really caught? If it was real, it would’ve been a big deal from Egostream or the Alliance of East Asian Villains.]

[Oh]

[This is?]

[Right? Isn’t that right?]

[I stopped driving a burning bus to the Capitol after seeing this]

ㄴ[lol I’m sure there’s going to be a news story about the escape in a few hours]

[But how come this is the only story on the internet and TV?]

ㄴ[A national hero was wrongfully put in jail, isn’t it natural]

*

The story that was going around in some communities, ‘This is probably Egostic plan too!’, gained a lot of strength and I thought it would calm down for a while.

…until a few hours later, when news broke that Egostic was being interrogated in the Association Ability Sealing Room, and that a summary trial was in the works.

The country, once again, began to burn hotly.

*

[What the hell if Egostic wasn’t captured on purpose?]

What if Mango was actually caught by mistake while carrying out a terrorist attack?

What if the reason Egostream isn’t showing up is because they’re so panicked that they’re making plans?

What if the other countries don’t know what’s going on?

What if Mango is actually in jail and will be stuck in Carqueas forever?

What if our country is seriously fucked?

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[bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit]

[lying lying lying lying lying]

[I think it’s fucking real]

[Mango has already stopped Moonlight Gate, stopped HanEun Group, and saved Korea from all sorts of other villains, and now you’re going to catch him like this?]

[The chairman of the association is also crazy about his original performance, like he’s going to put him in jail for being good]

[If you kill Mango, we’ll all die. Shit]

[The first country in the world to put an S-class hero in a prison cell…] [Throwing up] [I’m so angry!]

[I can’t hold back my anger]

[Did we look like a bunch of mangos?]

*

Gradually, like the five stages of emotions of a dying person, the initial denial gradually turned to anger.

And soon people began to make extreme claims.

[[Manifesto]] Everyone, we must unite and struggle to save the Egostic!

The evil government and the Korean Hero Association have now captured him and are about to send him to prison.

Think about all the things he’s done for us, everyone!

When the Black Beast rampaged through Seoul, who stopped it by cutting off its legs?

When the HanEun Group attacked Seoul with a giant weapon, who was the one to capture it and stop it?

When the Moon Maiden was about to take down the heroes with a storm, who convinced her to stop?

When Atlas invades the world, who negotiated with him first so he wouldn’t attack?

When the Demon King took over the Trade Center and demonized it, who took care of him?

When the Moonlight Cultist unleashes his monsters on the world, who took care of him to protect the world?

And who has defeated Weapon Master, Scream Maker, Rhino, Monkey Spanner, Crocodile Man, and countless other villains?

These are all things that the S-class hero, Egostic, has done for us.

And now that he’s about to be imprisoned, can we stand idly by?

Everyone, take to the streets. And let them know. They won’t be able to take our Mangostick!

If we unite and fight, we can keep our Mangostick.

Let’s take to the streets, people! Let’s show our power!!!!!!!

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[Right!!!!!!]

[Let’s go to the Blue House~ Let’s go to the Blue House~ Let’s go to the Blue House~ Let’s go to the Blue House~ Let’s go to the Blue House~]

[Fucking shit 24 hours protest ON from today until Mango special amnesty from now on ㅋㅋㅋ You’re all fucked assholes]

[Mango is ours to protect ㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋ]

[Gang right now the general public is pissed off too, my boss at work is just saying that the country is crazy all day long]

[Let’s go out to the streets, let’s go out~ ㅋㅋㅋ]

*

Like that.

“””Release Egostic!!!””””

Finally, with simultaneous mass protests across the country South Korea has been completely fucked.

***

“Mr. President! I can’t go outside now because of the protesters in front of the Hero Association!”

“Mr. President, we’re getting calls from all the government ministries…”

“Mr. President, the president has been contacting us! He wants us to pardon Egostic now!”

“Mr. President, cities across the country are paralyzed by protesters…”

At that point, the Association.

“Gaaaaaah!!!”

The president of the association was in agony, clutching what little hair he had left.

“Egostic, what kind of grudge do you have against me?!! Just let him go…”

[Mr. President! Think twice, you’ll get a warning from the international association if you do that.]

And there in the mess.

In her office, Lee Seola was desperately trying to stop the president of the association who was about to release the Egostic with tears in her eyes.

‘Mr. Da-in….!’

I told you it would be like this…!!!

Korea is in a state of chaos because of Egostic who wants to enter Carqueas even if he has to be caught.

At the center of it all, Lee Seola was on the verge of tears trying to clean up the mess. She expected people’s reactions to be fierce, but… she didn’t expect them to be this fierce.

Especially when she was struggling so much.

“…”

Deep in the basement of the Association, the detention center where Egostic was being held temporarily. It’s a quiet place, completely inaudible to the chaos going on above.

This white-walled interrogation center, guarded by numerous Society employees.

And, in the middle of it all, an interrogation room.

“Ha…”

Stardus sighed quietly as she looked across the mirrored glass at the smirking Egostic, cuffed with power-sealing cuffs.

…She still didn’t understand what the hell he was thinking.