I Woke Up and Found I Had Become the Villain

Day 10

Miss, how about this outfit?
You look beautiful today as well, Miss.
Miss! Please try this!

Hearing numerous calls from behind her, Cheon Seoa rushed into her room as if escaping.

In the luxurious mansion where the Proxy resides, Cheon Seoa’s room stands out as particularly opulent.

Having entered her room as if fleeing, Cheon Seoa let out a deep sigh.

“It’s overwhelming.”

The Proxy is certainly a being who reigns at the pinnacle of numerous villains.
However, not everyone under his command is a villain.

While there are certainly villainous individuals, even more people are just ordinary civilians.

Ordinary people without any special abilities.
Most of them, unaware of the Proxy’s true identity, are merely employed for money.

To them, Cheon Seoa is not the mastermind who gave birth to the nine most heinous villains, but simply a cute and beautiful young girl.

Perhaps that’s why.

Whenever Cheon Seoa steps out of her room for a walk, everyone she encounters calls out to her.

Some to feed her newly made desserts.
Some to dress her in beautiful and cute clothes.
Some simply enchanted by Cheon Seoa’s cuteness as she waddles around.

As a result, Cheon Seoa finds herself spending more and more time cooped up in her room, unable to do this or that.

The agent was also well aware of that fact.

Knock knock.

“May I come in, Miss Cheon Seoa?”

“Ah, please come in.”

The agent’s voice was heard along with the knocking sound.
As Cheon Seoa nodded and answered, the tightly locked door opened, and the agent entered the room.

“It seems you’ve been troubled again today.”

“Indeed.”

Cheon Seoa nodded, puffing her cheeks at the agent’s words.

However.

“Please don’t dislike them too much. They had no ill intentions.”

“I know that well. That’s why it feels even more burdensome.”

Cheon Seoa nodded at the agent’s words.

It’s not that she dislikes it.
It’s just burdensome.

Someone’s kindness.
It was the first time Cheon Seoa realized that such unlimited kindness, without asking for anything in return, could be this burdensome.

Meanwhile, the agent, looking at Cheon Seoa lying on the bed wrapped tightly in a blanket, said.

“Then, how about going out for a change of mood?”

“Going out?”

“Yes. Going out to eat delicious food and enjoy fun activities. Ah, how about an amusement park? I heard that a nice one was recently built in my hometown.”

“Hmm.”

At the agent’s suggestion, Cheon Seoa fell into deep thought.

Going out. Going out.
It wasn’t a bad idea.

She couldn’t keep relying on the agent forever.
And this way, she wouldn’t have to hide in the mansion, avoiding the burdensome kindness of countless people.

But.

“I can’t go with you, can I?”

“Unfortunately, that’s right.”

To Cheon Seoa’s question, the agent nodded with a bitter smile.

It couldn’t be helped.

She was one of the nine most notorious villains pursued by the entire world.

Although most people didn’t even know her face, that was literally just ‘most’ people.

The upper echelons of the Hero Association.
Or the heroes who reigned at the top of each country.
And others who, while not active as heroes, possessed powerful abilities.

Surely, there were people somewhere who knew her face.

If they went out together and happened to be spotted by them, it would undoubtedly ruin what should be an enjoyable outing for Cheon Seoa.

Realizing the reason for the agent’s bitter smile, Cheon Seoa shook her head.

“I appreciate the suggestion, but I’m more comfortable in the mansion after all….”

“There’s no need to do this on my account. Although I can’t go with you, it pains me more to see Cheon Seoa-nim like this.”

“Hmm.”

As if she had never worn a bitter smile or a sad expression.
Cheon Seoa tilted her head as the agent spoke with a gentle smile that appeared in an instant.

Is it really okay?

Well then….

“Let’s plan to go to the amusement park together next time. Today, I’d like to visit Seoul.”

Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
In the past, the city where she lived before falling into the Repair Realm and becoming a Repairer.

Out of Cheon Seoa’s hundreds of thousands of years of life, it was merely about 20 years.
Although she had lived there for what was literally just a speck of time, Cheon Seoa still considered Seoul, and by extension Korea, as her hometown.

Coming to Earth like this.
It wouldn’t be bad to visit her hometown after such a long time.

“Seoul, you say? Understood. I’ll make preparations right away.”

Hearing Cheon Seoa’s sincere words, the agent left the room with a bright smile.

* * *

“What nonsense is this!”

Bang!

The villain in the form of Insu Hyeolrang, Hyeolrangje, slammed the floor and shouted.

“Raku…! No, letting Cheon Seoa-nim out of the mansion! What nonsense is this!”

“This is what Lady Cheon Seoa wanted, Blood Wolf Emperor.”

“Even if Lady Cheon Seoa wanted it! Do you think it makes sense to send Lady Cheon Seoa to such a dangerous place?”

Grrrr-.

The excited Blood Wolf Emperor bared his teeth and let out a threatening growl.

In response, the Agent let out a snicker, close to a mocking laugh….

Whoosh-.
Crackle-.
Whooosh-.

He summoned flames, cold air, and wind.

Each of these powers was so strong that even first-class ability users or heroes couldn’t handle them.
Nevertheless, the Blood Wolf Emperor showed no sign of intimidation and let out a hollow laugh, “Ha!”

“Are you challenging me right now?”

Kuguugu-!

As the Blood Wolf Emperor finished speaking, an overwhelming presence burst forth from his entire body.

The Blood Wolf True Body Technique, the martial art that the Blood Wolf Emperor had mastered, doesn’t grant any noticeable supernatural abilities.
However, the body of the Blood Wolf Emperor, who had perfected this technique, could be called the strongest among the remaining eight villains present.

He wouldn’t even be singed by a nuclear explosion, and even if exposed to a lethal dose of radiation, his body would regenerate faster than it would break down.

Although he hadn’t experienced it yet, the Blood Wolf Emperor prided himself that he might even survive in outer space.

And so, as the Agent and the Blood Wolf Emperor.
Stared at each other, drawing out their powers, and the remaining seven villains watched with eyes that said ‘here we go again’.

“Are you worried about me going out alone?”

A cute and innocent voice was heard from somewhere.
At the same time, a faint breeze swept past the agent and Hyeolrangje, erasing their strength and momentum.

Meanwhile, the gathered villains showed surprised expressions at Cheon Seoa’s sudden appearance….

“M-Miss Cheon Seoa!”

Hyeolrangje, who had been adamantly opposing Cheon Seoa’s outing, showed a shocked expression.

‘It’s over!’

Hyeolrangje shouted inwardly.

Because he had strongly opposed Cheon Seoa’s outing, he might have distanced himself from her heart.

His actions could have been seen as an attempt to keep her confined in the mansion at all costs.

As Hyeolrangje drooped with a dejected look, his tail hanging low, Cheon Seoa gave a slight smile.

“I won’t dislike you just for something like this. I think I understand why you opposed my outing.”

“M-Miss Cheon Seoa!”

At Cheon Seoa’s words, Hyeolrangje’s expression brightened as if he had never been dejected.

Meanwhile, the Sword Demon and Mara Monk, who had been quiet until now, spoke up.

“But… why Korean specifically? Japan would be better than Korea…”

“Hehe, my homeland China isn’t so bad either.”

Starting with their suggestions, the rest of the villains began recommending their own hometowns.

There was no longer any discussion about whether to stop Cheon Seoa’s outing or not.

The only thing filling the minds of the nine villains was the desire to show Cheon Seoa their hometowns by any means necessary.

However.

“Well, that’s because Korea is my homeland.”

Cheon Seoa, who answered like that to the nine villains, let out a cute laugh, saying “Hehe.”

However, at Cheon Seoa’s words, the expressions of the Sword Demon and the Mara Monk became extremely rigid.

It was understandable, as everyone present knew all too well what Japan and China, their homelands, had done to Korea.

Yet, there was still one unresolved question.

“Are you saying that Lady Cheon Seoa’s homeland is Korea? Does that mean the peninsula where Korea is located is your homeland?”

“No? Modern South Korea. That is, the country of Korea is my homeland. Not the numerous countries that were once located on the peninsula in the past.”

“But…, the era when I met the Heavenly Lady… no, Lady Cheon Seoa was even before Korea was established.”

The Agent said with a look of incomprehension.

The era when the Agent met Cheon Seoa was even before America was established in that land.
No, to be more precise, it was an ancient time far distant from the present.

While the public generally thinks the Agent has lived for several hundred years, in reality, the Agent has been active on Earth for well over two thousand years.

Of course, besides the Agent, the other eight villains also looked at Cheon Seoa with expressions of incomprehension.

They too couldn’t understand because Korea had not yet been established in the era when they had met Cheon Seoa.

The villain who had met her closest to the time when Korea was established was the Seven Sword Emperor.

Therefore, the Seven Sword Emperor said.

“Come on, let’s stop this useless talk here, everyone. Wasn’t Lady Cheon Seoa’s mysteriousness something we all knew about from the beginning?”

“You young punk.”

At the Seven Sword Emperor’s words, the Sword Demon clicked his tongue.

The Seven Sword Emperor and the Sword Demon were among the nine villains who founded Illuminate together, but their relationship wasn’t particularly good.

This was because the era when the Seven Sword Emperor was born and active was during the Japanese colonial period.
In other words, it was the very era when the country was being exploited by Japan.

“Since Lady Cheon Seoa expressed her desire to go to Korea, it would be appropriate for me to guide Lady Cheon Seoa, wouldn’t it?”

The Seven Sword Emperor said with a smirk.

Being born in the latest era and having met Cheon Seoa the latest among them, the Seven Sword Emperor inevitably had relatively less influence compared to the other eight villains.

Of course, in the Illuminate group, age didn’t necessarily mean one could do as they pleased, so having less influence meant having less power.

This, in turn, meant that the achievement of the magical techniques given by Cheon Seoa as ‘minor help’ was relatively lower.

Therefore, the Seven Sword Emperor, who usually couldn’t assert himself, didn’t hide his bright smile, as if he never expected such luck to come his way.

Cheon Seoa, looking at the Seven Sword Emperor, also said.

“Come to think of it, you were that poor child from the Japanese colonial period.”

“Yes, Lady Cheon Seoa. It’s an infinite honor that you remember me.”

The Seven Sword Emperor bowed his head in response to Cheon Seoa’s words.

He never imagined she would remember him.
If that’s the case, he should properly serve Lady Cheon Seoa and receive a bit more help.

The Seven Sword Emperor didn’t hide such desire.

After all, the Seven Desires Demon God Technique he practiced was a magical method that maximized the seven desires of humans and made that power his own.

Therefore, for the Seven Sword Emperor, the concept of hiding desire didn’t exist.
Cheon Seoa, well aware of this fact, didn’t show any sign of discomfort towards the Seven Sword Emperor, who didn’t hide his desire to elevate his level with her help.

Only the other eight villains frowned at the Seven Sword Emperor’s unhidden desire, as if they found it unpleasant.

However.

“Your face must also be known in Korea, right? So for this outing, I’ll have the proxy help.”

“Ah…!”

At Cheon Seoa’s words, the Seven Sword Emperor sat down with an expression as if the sky was falling.

In contrast, the proxy.

“Just trust me, Lady Cheon Seoa.”

He pledged to do his best for Cheon Seoa, who had chosen him.