Although a Villain, My Wish is World Peace

When the Awakener Crimes Department people belatedly realized there had been an intrusion, Xie Haozhu had already disappeared without leaving any traces.

At first they thought it was Xie Haozhu’s solo action, but soon the existence of accomplices started to be revealed.

The CCTVs that were recording at the time of the incident had black powder stuck to them, leaving no usable footage, and the security artifacts installed in the security room were severely damaged by someone.

And the security guards who should have grasped the situation best were all found unconscious with their hands and feet tied. The common statement was that they lost consciousness due to something that suddenly rushed in. Even if they had seen something in the process, everyone at the scene said they saw nothing.

Now, 3 hours after Xie Haozhu’s disappearance, Seol Rok-jin who received all this information smiled.

His plan to personally visit Xie Haozhu this evening and extract information about Weltschmerz from her collapsed like this.

“No evidence, no witnesses. So you don’t know anything? I didn’t expect to hear such words when an important witness disappeared from the Awakener Crimes Department headquarters.”

“W-we’re sorry!”

They were truly useless people.

“So you have no idea who the culprit is?”

“W-we’re estimating it’s probably not Weltschmerz, but…”

“Estimating means you’re not certain after all, right?”

“W-we’re sorry!”

“Ah, the same words again. Even apologies become tiresome to hear if they’re too cliché.”

Well, actually Seol Rok-jin had the same thoughts about the culprit. The only ones who could do such a thing were Weltschmerz.

Who else would repeatedly block his path like this?

The fact that they didn’t leave unnecessary victims and only extracted Xie Haozhu also lent weight to the speculation that those who committed this act were Weltschmerz.

‘It was the same with Assemblyman Kim Seong-deuk. They didn’t touch the bodyguards.’

They were truly ambiguous guys. Seeing how they’ve committed murder without hesitation until now, they don’t seem to have an aversion to killing. Yet they deliberately spare innocent people.

‘Do they really think of themselves as vigilantes or what?’

Isn’t it ridiculous? Self-proclaimed villains acting so naively. But they probably dealt with Xie Haozhu for sure.

‘If they spared even that girl, that’s not naive but stupid.’

Even if this fact is reported as is, Seol Rok-jin can create the picture he wants. Incompetent Awakener Crimes Department, Weltschmerz who ruthlessly disposed of even a 14-year-old child who came for revenge for her father.

But somehow that picture alone seems bland.

So it would be better to add some prettier touches.

Seol Rok-jin’s pupils turned yellow.

* * *

The next day, Cha Song-jin burst into the living room making a fuss.

“Did everyone see the article? Th-this article here!”

Han Seo-hyeon who was in the kitchen quickly snatched the tablet from Cha Song-jin’s hand. What is he thinking using this as a hostage?

“Who gave you this?”

“Jae-ho, Jae-ho…”

At Cha Song-jin’s words, Han Seo-hyeon immediately glared at Kim Jae-ho.

“Hyung!”

Kim Jae-ho blinked as if asking what’s wrong.

“What if he writes something asking to be saved somewhere with this!”

“Ah.”

“‘Ah’ is not it! Now Weltschmerz is in great danger because of your hasty judgment.”

At Kim Jae-ho’s dumbfounded words, Han Seo-hyeon pounded his chest. Really, both Boss and Kim Jae-ho. If they’re villains, they should act like villains, why are they so lax?

But despite Han Seo-hyeon’s words, Kim Jae-ho still had a proud expression.

“Don’t worry. I know that much too. Hey, what did I say I’d do if you do anything strange?”

At Kim Jae-ho’s words, Cha Song-jin said with a pale face:

“Y-you said you’d kill me.”

“See!”

At Kim Jae-ho’s proud expression, Han Seo-hyeon sighed.

“…Haah.”

He still didn’t like that he lent the tablet PC, but if Cha Song-jin really causes trouble, Kim Jae-ho probably won’t leave him be.

“What article did you see to make such a fuss?”

At Han Seo-hyeon’s words, Cha Song-jin’s face turned red.

“By the way, Boss is one thing, but you’re much younger, how dare you speak casually…!”

Cha Song-jin quietly lowered his gaze at Han Seo-hyeon’s glaring eyes. They say kids these days are scary, and it was really scary. Instead of Cha Song-jin who didn’t seem to have any intention of answering, Han Seo-hyeon checked the article on the tablet PC himself.

“Ah. Looks like that guy caused trouble again.”

At Han Seo-hyeon’s nonchalant words, Cha Song-jin gaped.

“Th-that’s it?”

“What else? What other reaction should I have?”

At Han Seo-hyeon’s question, Cha Song-jin stammered:

“Well, that we were framed. Or that those bastards wrote such an article about something we didn’t do. I thought you’d say something like that.”

The article Cha Song-jin saw contained Weltschmerz’s crime at the Awakener Crimes Department. More precisely, about the murder case they claim Weltschmerz committed.

“Y-you didn’t kill anyone there yesterday. Right?”

As far as Cha Song-jin knew, Weltschmerz didn’t kill anyone in yesterday’s Xie Haozhu escape operation.

He heard Kang Yi-sin say it directly, and there were no blood stains or blood smell on the Weltschmerz members he met that day.

If Weltschmerz had committed the massacre there as reported in the photos, their clothes couldn’t have been so clean.

What does that mean.

“This is a false accusation.”

“So what.”

But contrary to Cha Song-jin’s expectations, both Han Seo-hyeon and Kim Jae-ho were very nonchalant.

“Aren’t you angry?”

“This isn’t the first or second time this has happened, why would we be angry?”

“What?”

Cha Song-jin opened his mouth in surprise at Han Seo-hyeon’s words. Saying this isn’t the first or second time. Does that mean they’ve been falsely accused like this many times?

“Don’t tell me everything that’s happened until now was all fake news like this…”

“No, we did kill quite a lot…”

At Han Seo-hyeon’s words, Cha Song-jin closed his mouth with a pale face.

‘I can’t ask what’s real and what’s fake!’

Kang Yi-sin who came out to the living room belatedly also checked the article and said with an unconcerned face:

“Ah, another false accusation? It’s even getting boring now. Seems like they’ve run out of ideas.”

It was as if he knew who framed them for this incident.

“Who framed us?”

At Cha Song-jin’s words, Kang Yi-sin answered:

“It’s obvious, someone who wants us to become national bastards.”

And those words weren’t helpful at all. So who is that? Kang Yi-sin patted Cha Song-jin’s shoulder and said:

“It’s no use knowing.”

“Urgh! But I’m so curious.”

Cha Song-jin muttered like that, but no one seemed to have any intention of telling Cha Song-jin the truth. Cha Song-jin closed his mouth tightly.

“By the way, it’s a shame after we just saved them. What sin did the people there commit, really that bastard…”

Cha Song-jin was a bit surprised at Kang Yi-sin’s words. Come to think of it, he did tell them to be careful not to make victims before the operation. He said they saved Xie Haozhu who they kidnapped too…

‘Maybe he’s not as bad a person as I thought…’

It was when Cha Song-jin was looking at Kang Yi-sin with new eyes.

“What’s for breakfast, Seo-hyeon?”

“I was planning to eat something simple.”

“Ah, I want to eat something with soup.”

“Eat cereal with milk.”

“I think putting cereal in soup dishes is a bit too much.”

“Then that’s soup, what is it?”

“Isn’t there anything hot?”

“Heat it in the microwave.”

“Never mind, I’ll just eat it as is.”

Listening to the conversation between the two, Cha Song-jin felt dizzy. Is he the only one taking this matter seriously?

“Um, is this really the end? Are you planning to just let it go like this?”

At those words, Kang Yi-sin turned his head.

* * *

At Cha Song-jin’s words, I shrugged my shoulders. I don’t know why he’s making such a fuss.

What’s wrong with a false accusation?

“We’re already dogs covered in shit anyway. It doesn’t make a difference if we get more shit on us, so there’s no need to worry.”

“How can it not make a difference! Everyone in the world is cursing Weltschmerz…”

“Yeah, getting cursed at more. That’s one difference. But everything else is the same.”

—Just when I thought your image was finally improving. It’s all ruined now.

As Ray said, it’s true that after the Assemblyman Kim Seong-deuk incident, some people started praising us as dark heroes. But I have no intention of forgetting my true nature by falling for that praise.

“We are villains. When we’re falsely accused like this, we’re in no position to say it’s unfair.”

We actually killed people, well, killed many. We even killed one of them very cruelly and displayed them. Getting falsely accused of killing a few more, what’s the big deal?

“It’s unfortunate for the bereaved families who will be swayed by fake news, but rather than wandering around looking for a shapeless culprit, it would be easier for them to resent us. We’ll take revenge on the real culprit for them.”

“You’ll take revenge?”

“Yes.”

“Who on earth is the culprit?”

He was quite persistent even though I said there’s no need to know. I turned my gaze to Han Seo-hyeon. Han Seo-hyeon had been shaking his head with a very displeased face since earlier.

His face says why am I talking with that guy.

Really, he dislikes Cha Song-jin that much.

“What’s the point of someone who will leave here soon knowing about our enemy? Besides, that person is really dangerous. To the point where our final goal is to bring that person down.”

I warned Cha Song-jin with my eyes.

It would be better to back off here.

“So you’re just going to accept the false accusation? Without even saying it’s a false accusation?”

“Well, part of it is probably because we’re afraid of that person…”

Cha Song-jin’s words strangely pricked my pride. So you’re running away with your tail between your legs? It sounded exactly like that.

But this isn’t running away. We just decided to ignore it.

“What if we don’t let it go?”

“What?”

“Are you going to do an interview with someone now saying this is all a false accusation?”

The reason I’ve come to think lightly of being falsely accused is because there’s ultimately no way to resolve this false accusation.

“Who would believe our words?”

Seol Rok-jin knows that too. That’s why he frames us with crimes without hesitation like this.

“So we decided to have this mental victory at least. Otherwise it would feel too frustrating. So don’t dig into it too much.”

At my explanation, Cha Song-jin looked at me with a helpless face. I shrugged my shoulders.

This is the reality of Weltschmerz.

“I told you, you need expectations to be disappointed. We have no expectations from the public. Whether they think we’re good people or trash. Such reputation means nothing to me.”

There’s no impact even if people around the world curse Weltschmerz as bad guys.

“So there’s no need to make such a fuss. By the way, seeing you goofing off like this, you must have a lot of energy left. Of course you finished all the homework I gave you yesterday?”

“Ah, not yet.”

“You waste time on useless rumors like this so you can’t do your homework.”

“Th-that’s…”

I patted Cha Song-jin’s shoulder as he was about to make excuses and sat down at the dining table.

“Do it before lunch. I’ll check then.”

I spoke as if it was no big deal, but it’s not that I’m not concerned about that rumor at all.

Well, there was one friend who had been going crazy since earlier.