Chapter 389:

Chapter 389:

After I told my colleagues in the Egostream my secret and what was about to happen.

"But what exactly is the other world, Da-in, and am I in it?"

"And what exactly is Star God?"

"Hmm, that's interesting. Were we dragons also a product of the Sun God?"

I was bombarded with questions from my fellow Egostream members, and for a while, I was stunned.

Most of them were interested in the fact that I was from another world, but when I told them that there was little else between this world and theirs other than my powers, they seemed to cool off.

Anyway, that's when things quieted down.

I took one of the few people who had been quietly listening to me from the back of the room and led her into my room off to the side.

She was the first one I brought in.

"Eun-woo."

"Da-in?"

She had long black hair and was dressed in a white shrine maiden robe.

She looked up at me with a questioning gaze.

The reason I had called her aside was simple...because I had something to tell her.

Like Stardus and Celeste, incarnations of the gods. Eun-woo was the embodiment of the Moon God.

So, as soon as I saw her, I got right to the point.

"...Eun-woo."

"Yes, Da-in. Feel free to talk."

"Okay. ...Eun-woo, have you heard anything from the Moon God?"

At those words, her face instantly became serious.

‘Yes.’

Eun-woo, the difference between her and everyone else.

She was a god incarnation.

...Unlike Stardus, she knows she's an incarnation of God. The Moonlight Church must have taught her that.

In response to my slightly nervous question Eun-woo shook her head, looking as if she was sorry for everything.

"No, Da-in...God hasn't told me anything else."

"...I see."

I nodded silently at those words.

The Moon God was only indirectly mentioned in the original story, and never appeared.

He was the only one who remained neutral due to circumstances, and never showed his face until the end of the original...

‘But at least Eun-woo is alive now.’

...I had some hopes, but I guess it was hopeless.

Well, technically speaking, the Moon God intervened, so it's very different from the original...That's probably a good thing, because it could be bad for me, whose greatest weapon is knowledge of the future.

Anyway, that's not why I called Eun-woo this time.

"Eun-woo."

I said, digging into my pocket and pulling out an item I had prepared in advance.

It looked like a small stone and it glowed silver in my hand.

"Do you know what this is?"

"...Yes. It's a moonstone."

Eun-woo nodded.

Moonstone, the ore that the Moonlight Church used to harness the power of the moon.

They used it to create demons and summon lunar beasts.

This stone seems to have a strong connection to the power of the moon. The identity of the original ore is.

‘Should I call it the Philosopher's Stone?'

A virtually universal substance created by the Moon God to study his magic. It could store any power and never break.

...if my plan worked, it could be quite useful, hence I handed the moon ore to Eun-woo and asked.

"...Eun-woo, with your powers, can you make these moonstones?"

I asked Eun-woo to mass-produce the moonstones.

...Honestly, I was a little skeptical.

"Well, first, I need to meet with the president of the Association."

I said so casually.

Lee Seola looked puzzled for a moment, and then she asked me again.

"...The president of the Association?"

"Uh."

I answered confidently, turning to her.

"That. Didn't you tell me there was a position you had created for me? I think it was the Hero Management Manager of the Yuseong Corporation, or something like that."

First, I have to meet with the president of the Association.

***

~Korea Hero Association, the president's office~

"...Ha."

...There, the man who wanted to meet him through Lee Seola's request opened the office door and entered.

The president of the Association sarcastically smirked.

"So, our brilliant S-class hero, Mr. Egostic, is here. You're an S-class hero, of course you should come to the Association. You're quite confident, aren't you?"

"Haha. It's been a while, Mr. President. I see you're still correcting me."

"Hmph. Heh, no correction."

The man who opened his door was none other than me, the S-class hero... No, I mean Villain Egostic.

Seeing me in full armor, including a top hat, mask, and cape, the Association President frowned.

"...So. What brings you here? I thought our contract ended last time, or are you here to turn yourself in for something? You've been giving me a lot of headaches lately with your antics with Cathedral."

"Mr. President, you're killing yourself again. I heard that you’ve been going around saying that you’ve been busy these days thanks to me going around doing everything the Association does.”

"What? Who would say such a thing? That's a bald-faced lie!!! ...Hmph. Who did you hear that from, anyway?"

"Seola."

"Ha...What am I supposed to do with her...?"

The association president sighs deeply while ruffling his shiny hair at my words.

...Anyway, I thought that was enough ice-breaking, so I cut to the chase.

"Anyway, Mr. President. That's not the problem right now. We have a bigger problem."

"What, you mean there's a bigger problem besides my subordinate collaborating with a villain and undermining her boss?

"Yes, because the world is about to end."

Wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, the president leaned back in his chair.

"...Tell me more."

He realized I wasn't kidding, straightened up, and said.

***

"Huh..."

...After my explanation, the association president readily accepted my words, perhaps because my predictions during the last Moonlight Church incident had been correct.

"I see. It's bad. The world is in trouble...Hah. I'm really upset."

"What are you most upset about?"

"That this is happening on my watch."

He replied with a sigh, then looked at me tiredly and said.

"...So, Egostic. You've come to see me, the head of the Hero Association, again because you have something in mind?"

"Yes. I've thought of a plan to protect the country, but...that's not enough to prevent its destruction."

As I said that, I looked at the Association President with a serious face.

"That's why I need your help, Mr. President."

"...What is it?"

At my words, the president swallowed hard and looked at me.

I spoke confidently.

"I need you to connect me with the President of the International Association of Heroes, because I need to speak with them."

"...?"

Seeing me, the villain, asking to be connected to the president of the International Hero Association, he looked at me in disbelief, but I took it in stride.