**I Became the Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With**
Granted, the Hostage Association had already permitted lethal force for the successful rescue, so their lives were already marked for death.
That’s why she thought this was strange.
Among the villains encountered so far, there hadn’t been an egotistic one like this.
Indiscriminate killing, bombings, arson, kidnapping, terrorism.
Villains causing such disturbances were quite common.
But a villain like this egotistic one, who seemed to have some sort of ‘belief’?
This was a first for her.
Of course, there might be similar cases around the world, but at least in South Korea, this was unprecedented.
-Ding.
Having finished her assignment, she walked out of the cafe.
It was a beautiful day, with warm sunlight enveloping her body.
She stretched her arms out habitually, letting out a yawn.
“Hmm~.”
As she extended her arms and stretched, some passing men glanced at her, but she was unaware of their attention.
“Egotistic…”
‘… Knows the location of villains, can orchestrate abductions, even knows the bank accounts of those he’s never met before, and he has a lot of money.’
What kind of person is this guy?
Egotistic had already become her top priority for surveillance.
Which meant, in terms of good or bad, Egotistic now had a significant share of her mind.
‘… I will definitely uncover your true identity.’
***
“Sseup. Who’s talking about me now?”
“Hyung, maybe it’s because you haven’t bathed recently?”
“Seo Eun-ah. You know very well I’m a woman, yet you keep calling me hyung…”
“Hyung. Quiet. Please.”
“Alright…”
“… Here’s water. Should I set it down?”
“No, Soo-bin ssi, why act like that? You don’t have to do anything, just sit. And for the record, I bathe cleanly every day. This is slander, pure slander!”
“…Sure.”
“Why that doubtful look? It truly is slander!”
In the midst of Seoul.
In a seemingly ordinary residential area lies a secret base dozens of floors deep.
This is Egotistic’s base, or Ego-base for short.
“Hyung, why do you name other people’s houses as you please?”
“Tsk. Seo Eun-ah, since when is there ‘your house’ and ‘my house’ between you and me? Your house is my house and my house is your house.”
“Hyung, you sold your house, so you don’t even have one now.”
“……”
Yes, I’ve moved.
To Seo Eun’s underground secret base.
With many things ahead to do, it seemed wise to stay here where all equipment was available. And then, there’s the matter with Soo-bin ssi.
Seo Eun readily agreed.
It’s a place so deep one might not even realize how deep it is, but it’s bright and good thanks to the LED lights. The base is huge with many rooms, so it wasn’t much of a hassle.
Thank you, Seo Eun-ah.
As I look at Seo Eun with a thankful heart, she frowns as if to say, ‘What are you looking at?’ That ungrateful child.
My top right-hand man and a genius hacker, Han Seo Eun.
She’s an incredibly small middle schooler with silver bob-cut hair — just in 9th grade, although I initially mistook her for a 7th grader.
She keeps calling me hyung and insisting she’s a boy…
Seo Eun-ah, I know you’re a girl because I read the original work…
I never thought I’d live to be called hyung by a young middle school girl…
But it’s not just Seo Eun and myself living here.
The woman who claimed to be my follower, a woman I pseudo-kidnapped?
“…?”
She looks up at me, frightened – Soo-bin ssi is also living with us.
…How it came to be that I ‘picked her up’, that’s a long story.
“Haa…”
Somehow, it feels as if the number of people I’m living with is increasing, but that must be my imagination.
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