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[The Hero Association president turned out to be an absolute bombshell beauty, and she handed over the position to the villain hunter before vanishing like smoke??]
Honestly, I’d sooner believe the rumor that Mobia and the villain hunter recently teamed up and started working together, lol.
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– (OP): Why is this real?
-: Shocking fact: it’s all true.
-: So the reason Mobia quit being a hero was to become a dark hero, huh? That I can respect, lol.
ㄴ : Mobia joined the villains and got praised for it, lmaoo.
ㄴ : But didn’t some broadcasters report that Mobia actually restrained the villain hunter or something?
ㄴ : Probably got cozy with him after that. I doubt she quit just to join the villain hunter. There was that leaked footage on Unanswered Questions of Mobia talking with the villain hunter too.
-: It’s exactly like that. A couple fighting like crazy then having make-up sex. Mobia and the villain hunter fought hard, and now they’re falling for each other, lmao.
ㄴ (OP): Personally, I felt the girl next to Mobia suited the villain hunter better.
ㄴ : Lol stfu, she’s just that girl who throws fireballs. She can’t even hold a candle to Mobia with her telekinesis.
ㄴ (OP): You clueless idiot, go die in a hole.
ㄴ : Bro’s mad no one likes his ship, lol.
-: But didn’t the villain hunter massacre heroes and cops? Honestly, someone like that shouldn’t be the head of the Hero Association.
ㄴ : There’s actual video evidence of a translucent monster possessing his body, and you still say that?
ㄴ (OP): Even the prosecutors confirmed he was being controlled and acknowledged it was an unforeseeable situation that happened while trying to stop the monster. And you’re still talking nonsense?
ㄴ : If your body kills people, then it’s still your fault, lmao. Stop simping for him so hard.
ㄴ (OP): Hope you get controlled by Mobia and end up a murderer.
ㄴ : Lol how’s Mobia supposed to find me~ Boohoo~ Lameee~ hahaha
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“Seo-yoon, look this bastard up.”
“…Did you write that post, unnie?”
“That’s not what’s important right now.”
“…Oppa told you not to post weird stuff online.”
“Hye-won!! Track that bastard’s location for me!”
I rushed over to Hye-won, who was sitting in front of the computer.
“You know I can’t right now, unnie. And… I’m in the production team, not some elite hacker.”
“Our Hye-won can do anything. Just this once, track this one jerk for me.”
“Ignore her, Hye-won.”
“Ah… uh… y-yes! S-S-Seo… Seo-yoon… u-unnie…!”
Hye-won was currently busy monitoring what was happening to the villain hunter in real time through the communication device attached to his body.
“Tch…”
Even though I was burning with the desire to punish that “127.229” guy… I had no choice but to wait.
Since the villain hunter was currently required to undergo a prosecutor’s investigation,
We had no choice but to postpone his “lesson” for another time.
“Th-the i-inte…rr…rogation j-just… f-fi…finished…!”
When we heard from Hye-won that the investigation was over, Seo-yoon and I decided to go see the villain hunter.
“G-Go… g-good l-luck…!”
“Take care out there.”
“Alright, you two better eat properly, okay?”
“We’ll be back soon, so make sure to lock the door.”
“We’re… not… k-kids… any…more…”
“I’ll play with Hye-won while you’re gone.”
Min-hyuk always told us not to leave the two minors home alone,
But Sae-eun and Hye-won were practically adults now.
So today again, Seo-yoon and I left the two minors behind and set off toward the villain hunter.
“What’s the plan?”
“To run, obviously. The President of the Hero Association is supposed to be a mysterious figure, after all.”
“If Min-hyuk oppa runs, I feel like the government will stir up a storm to try and control the Hero Association…”
“That’s when this unnie steps in with a little terrorism to make sure they can’t.”
“So you already had a plan?”
“This is what you call experience, kid.”
“The heroes might go along with it, but the higher-ups in the Hero Association might not be so happy.”
“That’s why Hero Mobia needs to return. Under the excuse of keeping an eye on the villain hunter.”
“…Me?”
“Exactly. The old men at the top are probably all worried about their stocks dropping. But if the strongest ability user in Korea returns as a hero, they’ll have no choice but to shut up. Besides, you’ve already shown you can overpower the villain hunter, so they won’t have much to complain about.”
“…What if the police ask me to catch the villain hunter who’s now in hiding?”
“You’re not a public servant, so there’s no reason for you to listen to them, is there?”
On the way to Min-hyuk, we started thinking about the most perfect way for the villain hunter to become the next President of the Hero Association.
Of course.
“…But didn’t oppa say he didn’t want to do it? That he didn’t understand why he should be the President of the Hero Association?”
“The world wants the villain hunter to become the President of the Hero Association.”
“…But oppa doesn’t, right?”
“For the greater good, the cow must be sacrificed.”
“Aha.”
We had neither the intention nor the reason to get Min-hyuk’s consent.
***
Even though I have ten different abilities,
With twelve ability suppressors strapped to me,
And three heroes tailing me at all times…
Wow… this is seriously depressing.
There was no way I could escape this place.
Of course.
“Um, would it be possible to get an autograph later?”
“What was your exact relationship with the former President?”
“If you become the new President, do you think maybe… you could improve our welfare and benefits? Lately, a lot of high-tier ability users haven’t been sticking around the Association…”
I’m a villain, you idiots.
These heroes didn’t seem to volunteer for surveillance duty because they wanted to keep an eye on me—
They looked more like people who signed up just to meet me in person.
…Weren’t heroes supposed to hate the villain hunter?
And so, under the weight of their awkwardly admiring gazes…
“…I was childhood friends with the President of the Hero Association.”
“Ooh…!”
“You knew the President since childhood?”
“Then, wait, does that mean all the underworld stuff you did was actually ordered by the President?”
As I chatted with them idly, just to pass the time…
“Mr. Go Min-hyuk. You may come out now.”
Not even an hour had passed since my police interrogation, and I was already on my way to court for trial.
I heard that ability users get rushed to trial because they’re considered flight risks… but isn’t this way too fast?
I mean, sure, I’ve done my fair share of running away…
But a same-day trial?
I hadn’t even been in custody for half a day, and they were already putting me on trial… …Huh?
“?”
I was walking, following the officer while worrying about how long my sentence would be,
When I looked up and saw Seo-yoon and Pyro Bomber flying toward us from the sky.
And right away, I realized—
I’ll be escaping again this time too.
Just like the officers had feared, I was going to escape from here as well.
Tap— tap— splat— tap—
“?”
“What’s that sound?”
“Huh…?”
At Seo-yoon’s signal from midair, she released the devices that were suppressing my powers.
“Well, now I don’t really have a choice.”
“You really shouldn’t try to escape again, Villain Hunter…!”
“This isn’t exactly my decision, either.”
“Y-You were told the sentence wouldn’t be too harsh…! We were going to acknowledge at least some of what you’ve done, Villain Hunter…!”
Boom!
With a leap so strong it nearly cracked the ground, I vaulted over the detention center wall and escaped.
…
…
Who would believe it?
That the President of the Hero Association was actually the Villain Hunter.
That’s why I handed over the authority to Mobia, who had returned as a hero…
“…Tell those guys to get back to work.”
“They are working. They’re watching a villain, aren’t they?”
I was still sitting in the Hero Association president’s office, feeling like nothing more than a puppet figurehead.
And outside the office, heroes had swarmed in, eager to catch a glimpse of the so-called president. They were watching me like I was some tiger in a zoo.
“Wow… Seriously, the Sword of the Association used to listen to the President without a word. So why is it that my so-called secretaries…”
The vacant position of the Sword of the Association had been taken up by Mobia and Pyro Bomber.
Pyro Bomber, who had completed a flawless identity transformation, had become the very kind of hero she once despised the most…
But according to her, being the Association president’s secretary doesn’t count as being a hero, so it’s fine.
“…What did the police say?”
“They said they’ll come investigate at 8 p.m. today.”
“How thoughtful of them…”
Technically, the police should’ve come to arrest me officially…
But now that the Villain Hunter was sitting in the president’s chair, they probably figured their own superpowers could be stripped away.
So, highlighting the 87% drop in villains terrorism compared to last year, they put on a little performance—something like a staged WWE show—and pretended to arrest me for appearances’ sake.
Thanks to that…
I just needed to make myself unavailable whenever the police showed up.
“…Why is public opinion so positive…?”
Also…
Public sentiment was surprisingly favorable.
A villain—the greatest enemy of heroes—was now at the top of the hero organization… and no one was criticizing it.
No…more accurately, people seemed to be welcoming it.
“Haa…”
I’m a villain, okay…
I said, I’m a villain!
You’re all worshipping a villain right now…!
“…I don’t get it.”
Even I had no idea what I was doing anymore.
“I’m gonna go get some fresh air.”
So, to clear my head, I decided to step outside for a bit. And just as I was about to jump out the window…
Clack—
“?”
“?”
The moment I opened the window… I locked eyes with some shady-looking guy clinging to the wall.
“…….”
“…….”
Hmm…
Looking at this scene now…
It made me think…maybe I should go hunt down some villains once in a while, just to shake things up a bit.
Bang!!
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(TN: This is the last chapter of villain hunter…I mean of “I’m villain, okay?”. I’ll make sure to translate any side stories if they come in the future. The author mentioned that he meant for this series to go for 100 chaps at first, but due to some personal complications it kept getting shorter in the middle and decided to end it around here. Thank you for reading!)
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