Chapter 413:

Chapter 413:

"Hello, Egostic, how are you?"

"...Yeah. Haha. Stardus, what brings you here?"

"Hmph. Do I need a reason to come see you?"

...After my mishap with Celeste, I hurriedly sneaked back to the hospital.

I barely sat back down on the bed before I was confronted by Stardus, who had entered the room.

‘...If I've been a minute later, I could have been in trouble.'

I sighed to myself.

...For some reason, Stardus, who was clearly smiling, seemed to be looking at me sharply.

"Hmph..."

She sighed softly, casually sat down next to me on my bed, facing me, and smiled.

"Egotistic...You. You're hiding something from me, aren't you?"

"Haha, what, out of the blue? I don't think I'm hiding anything from you, Stardus."

No, she's noticing this?

I replied as casually as I could, standing next to Stardus, sweating profusely.

...Yeah. There was definitely an accident earlier. And yes, I did kiss Celeste.

But it was a very unavoidable accident. Who would have thought a holy relic could have such an effect. I didn't, for one.

Anyway, if I were to tell the truth about this selfless accident... it would only lead to an unhappy ending for everyone, especially considering Stardus and Celeste's relationship... Mmm. Mmm.

‘Yeah.’

Anyway, Stardus' behavior is probably all a conclusion based on that dreaded gut feeling with no direct evidence.

So, all I had to do was shamelessly push through...!

I thought to myself.

Stardus, still smiling, bent her blonde head slightly.

She tucked his blond hair down slightly, and leaned in closer to me.

Looking up at me, she said, still smiling.

"...Yeah. That is... strange. I think you smell like another woman."

Mmm. I take back what I said about smiling.

It was only her mouth that was smiling, but her eyes were looking at me coldly.

And then it hit me.

I realized, now, the seriousness of the situation.

‘.....'

In less than a second, my brain started spinning at an insane speed.

This is really fucked. I'm really fucked. At this rate, I'm not going to be able to convince Stardus with words.

What if I confess to kissing Celeste? Of course it won't do any good to make excuses. It was a very bad thing to do, and it was sneaky.

What should I do? What should I do...?

‘What can I do, what can I do?’

...When all else fails, you have to confront them head-on.

"Ha. Stardus... No, Haru."

"Huh...?"

I grabbed Stardust and planted a kiss on her, a mindless kiss that cut off the flow of conversation.

"Mmm..."

...Stardus was taken aback for a moment.

Still, I've done it so many times now that I'm used to it...Naturally, she closed her eyes and kissed me back.

I looked up at the massive laser cannon on an open field under a blue sky and marveled at it.

The moment the Sun God descended, we would surround him in a circle and bombard him all at once.

The energy source behind these weapons was moonstones, forged with the blessing of the Moon God.

"...I have Eun-woo to thank for that."

I muttered to myself, looking at the large, shining, silvery stone.

Moonstone, virtually identical to the fabled Sage's Stone, this substance has the power to contain any energy as a holy relic of the Moon God, the god of knowledge.

“Stardus, can you put some power into this?”

“...In this stone?”

And I steadily channeled Stardus' stellar energy into this sage stone.

In other words, her gathered power would simply bombard the Sun God at the moment of his descent, weakening him from the start... nastily.

This is the great gift I have in store for the Sun God.

It was something only I could do, knowing exactly where he would descend.

I've prepared this much but I'm not sure I can beat him.

‘Especially...The original Stardus was able to defeat the Sun God.’

Technically, she pushed the god to the limit of his power, bringing him to the brink of annihilation and forcing him to retreat of his own accord.

Well, once he retreated, it would take him a really, really long time to regain his godhood and come back.

It would take a ridiculously long time, so it doesn't matter.

Anyway, I spent the rest of my time creating this God Slaying Moonlight Cannon.

And so, with a month to go until Doomsday, when people's anxiety reached a fever pitch, I immediately spread the information around the world.

[[Breaking News] Stardus revealed to be the chosen savior of the God of the Stars...empowered to oppose the Sun God. A new hope for humanity?]

Revealing Stardus' true identity.

"Yes, that's right, I have met the God of the Stars, and I have been commanded by her to save this world."

I smiled at the thought of Stardus speaking like that, in public, in front of hundreds of people, looking so regal.

It was no secret that Stardus was the Sun God's arch-rival and the world's only hope...but it had never been reported with such publicity before.

My reason for withholding this information until now was simple.

‘One month to go. That's when it will be most effective.’

Although the society was somehow rolling now, it was actually in a very unstable state. The day of destruction was coming, and the Association hadn't told them how they were going to defeat the Sun God.

We held on for a month, and then we announced it just in time before people's anxiety exploded. Trust Stardus. She will save the world.

‘.....'

Of course, the problem with this method is that people become so dependent on Stardus that it borders on religion.

...I, for one, see this as no bad thing. Fanatical aspirations burn very hot and I think this energy will help people stay sane for the next month. You can't survive a D-Day count that could kill you without being insane.

[[BREAKING NEWS!] Stardust Fan Café Reaches 100 Million Members...Café Now Supports 12 Languages]

Anyway, the announcement of this result, naturally, makes Stardus the one and only savior of the world.

...Almost every newspaper, news, cafe, community, etc. is talking about Stardus.

But hey, it'll all die down in a month anyway.

[[Official] Egostic of Cathedral, he too is empowered by the Star God...]

Of course. I sneaked in a little bit of myself in between, but thankfully it didn't become a big deal. I clued them in that I only have it, not that I'm powerful.

I focused all my publicity on Stardus, even going so far as to say that she'd take on the Sun God alone.

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...Of course, apart from that, my Fancafe seemed to have a lot of interest...After seeing 10 popular posts every time I refreshed, I stopped looking because I was scared.

Anyway, time passed and finally, the fateful day was just around the corner.