Chapter 78

EP.78 Processing

[Breaking News: The EgoStream official site is up]

When you go in, you see a very clean, empty screen with just a white background and the logo.

Looking below, you can see a "LIVE" button, so it seems they will be broadcasting from here now.

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[Oh]

[That's amazing]

[Wait, there's tiny text at the bottom right that says 'Compensation Claim'—what's that? Hahaha]

ㄴ[What? Hahaha]

ㄴ[Damn, they're consistent Hahaha]

ㄴ[Is this a 'Villain' alliance...?]

*

[Watching EgoStick's first live broadcast, I feel a new sense of emotion]

At first, they started as a somewhat novel villain,

then the scale of their terrorism grew,

and now, seeing them form a villain alliance,

I feel a sense of pride (and?) excitement Hahaha

And the fact that there are still zero casualties even at this point is legendary Hahaha

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[Yeah, it's satisfying to see their growth]

[MangoStick is a legend....]

[It feels like just yesterday they were bickering with Stardust]

[They've been breaking records every day since the leg terror Hahaha]

[But, they're not even in the A-rank, let alone S-rank, right? They might be the first to achieve that Hahaha]

ㄴ[Is Ego still in the A-rank? Why?]

ㄴ[Yeah, I don't get it Hahaha]

ㄴ[The Association's incompetence is nothing new Hahaha]

ㄴ[From what I've heard, EgoStick's own combat strength is very weak, and since there have been no casualties, they've maintained the A-rank. However, considering their hacking skills, impact, the severity of their terrorism, and the organization shown recently, they are internally considering a promotion to S-rank.]

ㄴ[You're an Association employee.....]

ㄴ[Thanks, Association employee!]

*

[All that aside, Electra <<< So pretty, I'm giving a thumbs up Hahaha]

I'll be the first to do so Hahaha

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[Yeah, Hahaha]

[Supporting Ego x Electra]

ㄴ[Go!!! What about Ego x Stardust!!!]

[Honestly, the moment I saw them, I thought they were pretty]

ㄴ[She looks like the prettiest delinquent in our school Hahaha]

ㄴ[But, what a comparison Hahaha]

*

[Honestly, EgoStick and Electra <---- They're dating, it's a fact]

EgoStick saving her the moment she's in danger.gif

EgoStick hugging Electra in a princess carry.gif

And especially the last scene,

When EgoStick says "Electra 1,000,000 volts!" and Electra, who had been pretending to be down, gets up and shoots electricity Hahaha The chemistry is insane Hahaha

From today, I support EgoStick x Electra... Don't stop me

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[They do have good chemistry Hahaha It's clear they're close in private]

[Yeah, EgoStick is Stardust's, that's it~]

ㄴ[Stardust's? Hahaha When did EgoStick last call out to Stardust?]

ㄴ[But they met recently, what are you talking about?]

ㄴ[No, I mean when did EgoStick last directly call out to Stardust? Hahaha It's been a long time]

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[The reason why the Ego x Stardust pairing is doomed...]

From the fans' perspective, a villain x hero pairing is realistically impossible.

Moreover, considering Stardust's personality, which is all about justice, they are completely opposite to EgoStick.

The reason they were paired was because EgoStick consistently called out to Stardust, mentioned Stardust, and targeted Stardust from the beginning.

However, at some point, EgoStick stopped calling out to Stardust.

This made it difficult to pair them, and then characters like GoldSun and Electra appeared.

The close relationship between villains and the alliance they formed,

the strangely familiar attitude they showed in the last video,

it's inevitable that EgoStick and Electra will be paired.

So, Ego x Stardust fans, get it?

You should leave the fan cafe.

This place will be taken over by the Ego x Electra fans.

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[No, I support Ego x Stardust~ I was hit in the head during the train terror~]

ㄴ[Yeah, the new fans didn't see how EgoStick sweetly took care of Stardust when she fell during the train terror]

ㄴ[-False-]

[There are still Ego x Stardust fans, right?]

[Stardust cut!]

*

"...."

She almost threw her phone, but after taking a deep breath, she regained her composure.

It's not worth getting that angry. Why should she care if EgoStick is paired with someone else? And why should she care if EgoStick is paired with that woman?

But why is she annoyed?

"...I don't like it."

When she saw EgoStick hugging Electra in a princess carry again, she felt uncomfortable without realizing it.

The front page of the newspaper, which only showed a close-up of EgoStick and Electra, with Stardust edited out, made her even more annoyed.

Seeing them being so affectionate made her angry.

Feeling annoyed, she sat still for a while, scrolling through her new phone.

Suddenly, she thought,

Why am I annoyed?

She sat up straight.

Right.

She had been so focused on her annoyance that she had forgotten to think about why she was feeling this way.

Why is she so uncomfortable?

She started to think.

Right. The more she thought about it, the more she realized it wasn't something that should make her angry. So why does she feel so bad?

What does EgoStick have to do with her?

As she thought about EgoStick,

EgoStick.

He appeared after she had been a hero for a while and had adapted to her job. That was EgoStick.

He was different from the other villains who destroyed the city or took hostages for money.

At first, he only killed other villains, and some even thought he might be a dark hero, but that talk disappeared after his terrorism.

And his first act of terrorism.

He specifically targeted Stardust.

Actually, thinking about it, he had been targeting her even before that, through messages left after killing villains.

In his next act of terrorism, he targeted her again, as if it was natural.

When she was about to reveal her face, he somehow knew and appeared to help her.

In the next act of terrorism, he even contacted her directly, saying he trusted her and that she would complete him.

In the end, he even risked his life to save her.

Right. EgoStick had always targeted Stardust in every act of terrorism and was always by her side at the scene.

Thinking about this, she suddenly realized something.

EgoStick had always paid attention to her among all the heroes.

And she, among all the villains, had always paid the most attention to EgoStick.

"....."

Right.

Thinking about it, her hero career had reached a point where it was hard to talk about without EgoStick.

She barely remembered what she did as a hero before meeting EgoStick. She just put villains in prison, one after another.

But EgoStick.

He lasted a long time.

A villain with the ability to teleport, who always escaped and continued to cause terrorism.

While doing so, he never caused any casualties, eliminated other villains, and sometimes saved people for strange reasons, with many secrets.

He always targeted her and was paired with her.

Thinking about this, Stardust realized something.

She couldn't imagine a life without EgoStick.

It had become so familiar to have EgoStick cause an incident, call her, and then chase him.

She couldn't imagine a life without that.

"...."

Right. Thinking about it, EgoStick had always called her.

When he killed villains, in all three acts of terrorism.

But after that, he stopped calling her.

Specifically, during the leg terrorism, he completely blocked her.

Didn't they meet at other times?

But those were all coincidental, not direct calls.

He didn't call her "Stardust" directly.

Right. At some point,

He stopped looking for Stardust.

Thinking about this, as she scrolled through her phone, she saw a comment.

*

[Stardust is just a catalyst Hahaha]

She was just a catalyst to draw attention in the early stages.

Here, some say EgoStick is in love with Stardust or is a Stardust fan.

What? Is EgoStick that kind of person?

He just used Stardust, who is an A-rank hero in charge of Seoul, to draw attention and increase his presence.

That's all there is to it.

It's clear from the recent lack of mentions of Stardust.

He just used her for business and then dropped her.

He probably won't target Stardust in future acts of terrorism. He didn't call her during the plane terrorism, right Hahaha

Stardust is just a thing of the past,

and Ego is probably living well with Electra.

All the attention he used to give Stardust is now focused on Electra.

Good luck, Ego x Stardust fans Hahaha

*

After reading this, she couldn't hold it in and threw her phone.

What does he know?

EgoStick had called her personally during the plane terrorism and even risked his life to save her at the Han Group underground.

He had always communicated with her in ways others couldn't see.

Thinking about this, she suddenly realized something.

Right, the reason she felt bad about them was because

she had always been the one EgoStick targeted in every act of terrorism.

Suddenly, an irrelevant woman had inserted herself between them.

"...."

EgoStick had once called her his archenemy.

And now, she agreed with him.

Whether she liked it or not, her biggest enemy, her archenemy, was EgoStick.

And.

Their relationship, their story, was something that only they could resolve, without involving anyone else.

Her head, which had been hot with anger, had now cooled down. She quietly got up to pick up her phone, which had been thrown on the bed.

Right. No matter what, EgoStick had definitely said he would see her soon. She could deal with him then.

And.

Electra. She needed to take care of that woman as soon as possible.

She resolved this.

***

"...Damn, what is this?"

"What? Why are you suddenly like this?"

"No... I suddenly feel something intense..."

Seeing Choi Sehee rubbing her arms as if she had goosebumps, I tilted my head and said,

"That's strange, I felt intense too the last time, just like you."

What's going on? Is everyone feeling weak these days?