I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With
chapter-448

Chapter 448: Lily of the Valley (23)

Somehow, I could hear nothing but ragged breathing in this space.

“…Don’t fuck with me.”

Da-in fired the gun at Kim Sun-woo.

He leaned against the wall with one arm, looking like he was about to collapse at any moment…turned to Kim Sun-woo and shouted at him.

“That’s…why is it Seo-eun’s fault? What could she have done at that time? It’s because of you, you created that environment in the first place.”

“…Ha! Yes, it’s so nice to blame the environment, you can blame others for everything!”

“Blame. Yes. Blame it. Who kidnapped Seo-Eun, imprisoned her, tortured her, and left her to die? In the first place…You’re the one who did it. You’re the perpetrator. She’s the…She’s the victim, you crazy bastard.”

Da-in spoke while glaring at him with his gun barrel shaking, almost as if spitting blood.

I had never heard him use such harsh words before.

Normally, he rarely uses profanity….But he was using it now for me…Because I was being attacked.

Even as I stood there, still dazed with confusion, Da-in, without stopping, continued to shout.

“…And Seo-eun, she was just a child! What, you’re calling her a pure evil? She has been bad since birth? Ha… Pure evil, that’s for assholes like you… Seo-eun, Seo-eun…”

At that point, he turned his head and looked at me and said with clear eyes, as if convinced.

“Seo-eun, you’re a good person.”

Maybe it was because I flinched at those words.

He continued to speak to me, his voice clear and sure, even as he collapsed.

“I’ve lived with you for years and years, and I can guarantee for you. You’ve always been a good girl, and a good friend outside of school. Of course, you can still slip up sometimes. You can go off the rails, like that man showed you.”

“But…But that was when I was alone.”

“We’re together now, and even if you stray, even if you do something wrong…there are people who can make it right. Me, your friends…”

“Then, then, then, then…”

I looked at him, out of breath, as he bowed his head after saying that.

I thought quietly to myself.

“Ha!!! That’s ridiculous! Is that what you call an excuse?!!”

Yes. It had happened before.

“No matter how many excuses you make, it doesn’t change the essence! Han Seo-eun, that child…”

When I was in such trouble, like now, when I’m alone and suffering.

When I thought I might make the wrong choice.

There was someone who found me.

[Smart]

Five years ago.

The house I was hiding in.

[Click. Stay~]

“…Who are you?”

[Aaah. Hi. You must be Seo-eun. Nice to meet you. I’m Da-in.

I’ll be straightforward. I know you’ve suffered a lot at the hands of the HanEun Group, and I’ll help you get revenge.]

“…Get out.”

At that time, after I fled from the HanEun Group, there was one person who came looking for me, alone in the house I was hiding.

…At the time, I thought it was someone from the HanEun Group because he came to visit me.

Also, at the time, I was very sensitive due to the memories of the group.

Therefore, I threatened the mysterious man and chased him away with difficulty.

I wondered if a search party was coming. I thought about running away, but…

Time passed, but it was not to be.

The man…He kept coming back.

He never did anything. He just talked to me, left a gift at the door, and then left. It was a meaningless visit… to go back again.

[Seo-eun, how are you? I need your help…!]

[Aww, it’s really cold outside these days, please dress warmly when you go outside]

[Oh, it’s hot, Seo-eun, it’s hot these days. I feel like I’m melting…]

I was still suspicious, so I didn’t continue to pay attention.

I thought it might be a strange person targeting me when I was still young, but…But it didn’t seem like that at all.

“No. Why do you keep coming back, I don’t want anyone else. Go away…”

So even as I said that…

I suddenly realized that when this person comes to visit, it’s the only time I have a conversation with another human being.

And sometimes. I think to myself, “I wonder if he’s going to bother me again today.”

Anyway, time passed, and I didn’t want to see him standing at the door anymore.

…And I wondered how he knew me, and why he kept coming back.

“…Ha, come in.”

“Oh? You’re finally opening up!”

I decided to listen, just once.

…Maybe. I wouldn’t have admitted it then.

Maybe I had missed the warmth of a human being, subconsciously.

And finally, the man who introduced himself as Da-in explained why he had come to me.

Somehow, he said something absurd.

“…So, you know most of the secrets of the powerful people in this world…”

You want to be a villain for someone you like, and you want me to lend you my powers?

What kind of insanity is this…?

I was about to say no when I heard that.

But

“You got screwed over by the HanEun Group, you want revenge, I’ll help you.”

I remember Da-in’s reaction to what I said next.

…I think I was angry at how he knew, so I kicked him out but the way he looked at me and the way he talked to me were transparent and sincere, unlike any other adult I’ve ever met. Maybe it was because he looked at me as a human being, not a test subject.

…Somehow, with him, I felt like I could trust him.

My brilliant mind somehow made an intuitive judgment.

“…Well. If you want to prove yourself, you can come and prove it often… I guess…”

I said it so softly that it seemed like I was saying it behind him as he walked away, holding the door and keeping my head down.

And I remember what Da-in had said to me.

“…! Okay, thank you, Seo-eun.”

Yeah. That’s what he said, smiling brightly for the first time.

And after that, he came to visit me every day.

I think I even smiled more than before.

Time passed and when I finally came to trust him, I realized….if he hadn’t come into my life. I would have been even more broken than I thought.

I would have been alone, drowning in pessimism, self-loathing, resentment, and regret. Somewhere along the line, I would have failed as a human being. That’s probably the truth of the ‘White Witch’ that Kim Sun-woo showed me.

But Da-in came for me.

He came to me when I was a child, when I was falling apart all alone, and talked to me constantly…and stayed with me.

When I was in trouble, he was always the first to reach out.

Just like now.

“……”

~The basement of HanEun Group, with light flashing from the machines~

“…is a no-no! Han Seo-eun, you must sacrifice yourself!!! Even if you live in the first place…”

I ignored Kim Sun-woo’s voice from the front and closed my eyes, looking at Da-in’s face as he caught his breath.

That’s right.

I had Da-in.

I will be okay now.

With that thought, I turned my head back to look at Kim Sun-woo with a firm resolve.

…I wonder if he realized I wasn’t moving as he thought.

Kim Sun-woo shouted at me even louder.

“In the first place!!! Han Seo-eun, what’s the point of you continuing to live? You’ve been thinking about getting revenge on me all your life. You have no values, no dreams to fulfill, no goals, no ideals to aspire to. What’s the point of living in this world if you’re like that?”

As I watched Kim Sun-woo persuade me until the end, I thought to myself.

Yes. Values.

I don’t have big values. Maybe I don’t even have beliefs.

…But.

I have dreams, too.

Certainly, I have things I want to accomplish.

And there are ideals.

“Why don’t I have dreams? I have things I want to accomplish, too.”

“Ha? You’re lying again! Then tell me, Han Seo-eun. What kind of ideals do you have?”

“I…”

I left it at that.

I sucked in a breath, put the suit back on, and said.

“I have a dream that I want to live happily ever after with Da-in!!!”

With those words, I put on the suit and flew off into the sky.

All lasers aimed squarely at Kim Sun-woo again.

Ah. I said it.

My true dream. My lifelong wish.

Seeing me like that, Kim Sun-woo laughed in disbelief.

“Haha… Hahahahaha! That’s a dream? How can it be a dream, you lowly thing!”

“That’s your idea. This is my dream, this is what I want to accomplish, and you can go fuck yourself. I’m going to find my own happy life.”

With those words, he looked at me preparing his laser and realized something.

“Haha…That man’s words are so inappropriate. Han Seo-eun really has some strange beliefs. I see. If you don’t understand, I’ll have to discipline you and let you know.”

As if he’d given up on everything, Kim Sun-woo smiled weakly, and the flames and electricity surrounded his body again.

-Kaaaaaaaaaaaah.

“Da-in, dodge!”

Kim Sun-woo fired a lightning bolt at Da-in, that I barely blocked with my shield-like suit.

Finally, the battle was on once again.

The final battle that would end the bitter feud between me and Kim Sun-woo.