Villain Eaten By The Hero - Chapter 68
CHAPTER 68
“Get a hold of yourself, Seo! I’m your comrade, someone you can trust and rely on!”
However, it was hard to believe that Seok’s words were entirely sincere.
For once, Belze was concerned for the well-being of the citizens who had such a hero. It was so pitiful.
“I’m sorry, but right now, I’m under the influence of mental manipulation by an evil organization.”
“Manipulation?!”
A metal hose stretched out from behind Seo as he spoke. Several broken metal hoses poured out like arrows, starting to break Seok’s ice wall and Lotte’s hose.
Seo’s attack didn’t discriminate, as if to fulfill his words of destroying everything. Citizens who were stretching their necks and stumbling were inevitably struck by the club.
Finally, Lotte, who had been attacked by her own hoses, revealed the truth as she ran on top of them.
“Belze wouldn’t do that! You swindler! What kind of trick did you use to make her protect you!”
Lotte stamped her foot hard, gritting her teeth as if she were going to grind them all out.
“Darn it! This trap is useless! I made it to provoke, but for some reason, only half of it works well…!”
The trap was an attempt to divide people by exposing truths they wanted to hide and provoking uncomfortable facts. About half of the people felt uncomfortable or ran away, so it could be considered a success, but the other half gradually stepped through the stages, creating a strange atmosphere.
Same-sex partners had become like friends who had confided their secrets, and opposite-sex partners became close friends on the verge of becoming lovers.
But with Belze also acting as if she were on Seo’s side, it was infuriating. As Belze retorted, Hyena laughed at her from afar.
“I told you that you don’t know human psychology. There’s no way people would universally dislike suggestive stories. How many times have people ended up in bed after drinking and getting carried away by the atmosphere?”
Lotte glared at Hyena as if to say, ‘Are you stupid?’ and twisted her hair with her finger. The situation was not good.
The recording had been taken from her, and the bomb that would trigger if the steel wall was damaged was nowhere to be found. Someone had figured out the trap and cut the circuitry.
The plan to use Hyena and Belze as hostages to defeat Cheonha’s boss had also failed almost entirely. Although they managed to entice him and prevent him from exerting his power, it was a losing battle. He didn’t succumb even to DDD’s relentless attacks.
Blocked cellphone signals began to come through gradually, and a helicopter loomed ominously in the sky.
<Currently, Ravi and Seok are confronting DDD below! Oh, there are also Cheonha executives!>
The reporter’s voice echoed through the cellphone that was kept on for monitoring.
With the reporter above, Seo and Seok beside, and Belze and Hyena behind were not on her side. Failure was imminent for Lotte.
However, the lofty pride that she had achieved results at a young age prevented Lotte from admitting defeat. Even in a situation where everything was falling apart, Lotte tried to defend her last shred of pride.
“Belze isn’t on my side! Definitely not! I’ll expose that swindler’s schemes!”
In other words, even in a situation where most of her metal hose was broken, Lotte couldn’t give up the fact that Belze did not like Seo.
When Lotte pulled out the manipulator tied to her waist and pressed the button, a still intact iron door began to whir and turn.
The lie detector, which had been operating at the door until now, began working. Lotte forced the corners of her mouth up.
“Are you in your right mind?”
“No, I’m being controlled.”
Beep! The sound echoed louder than before. Even the sound of the helicopter couldn’t drown it out.
<Right now, executives from DDD are fighting with Ravi below. We will connect with a hero-specialized reporter who is about to jump into the trap in a moment!>
“Look at this! I told you so! He’s playing around with Belze! That trash! The enemy of women! Shameless!”
“….”
Faced with unjust accusations, Seo and Belze couldn’t say a word. With the lie detector in operation, they couldn’t hastily open their mouths.
Fortunately, since they had taken away the recording, they didn’t need to risk it, as long as they could silence Lotte. Seo attacks Lotte with his mouth clamped shut, while Belze joins Hyena and prepares to flee.
The plan went slightly off course, but the original intention was to thwart the trap and return to the boss. But she couldn’t afford to argue with Lotte here.
“Just because you say you’re not being controlled doesn’t guarantee that Mr. Seo volunteered! There must be a reason why he had to do it! He’s caught by that shameless villain!”
“….”
But Seok and Lotte’s accusations showed no signs of stopping. While the online slander could be shrugged off, hearing “He’s not good enough for her!” in person began to feel bitter. The continuous ringing of Seok’s sincerity also became annoying.
“There’s no way our Belze would do that! Someone like Ravi, with that appearance, can’t be her type! She is picky!!”
“Seo would never do that! What part of Belze fits his taste? Seo’s standards are much higher!”
Their pride was being torn apart. The insults pouring in from the internet were one thing, but hearing “Our girl will never date someone like you” from fans was so infuriating.
It’s not the slander or misunderstanding that Seo and Belzé can’t stand. What they couldn’t bear were the moments of defeat and wounded pride.
For example, hearing “Did you do something bad to our girl?” and “You’re not our girl’s type” in stereo was such a moment. It was impossible not to think, “What do you know?”
They endured it three times, but now, they have lost count.
And so, when Belze and Hyena were almost ready to escape.
When the citizens who had escaped from Seo approached quietly, turned on their phones, and began recording videos,
When Lotte and Seok were about to start strangling each other,
When the helicopter came closer, and a reporter who had infiltrated the scene appeared with a live camera, breathing heavily.
<Reporter Kim Ki-seok on the scene. This is the scene of DDD’s fight with Ravi, who has taken Belze hostage. The argument is intensifying right now…….>
At that moment, when all those events coincided, Seo and Belze raised their voices with all their might, unaware of the live cameras that had just appeared.
“Hey! Your Seo said he wants to sleep with me!!”
“Hey! Your Belze said she wants to sleep with me!!”
Their angry faces overlapped, their frustrated shouts overlapped, and even the beeps that followed were the same. It was ‘ding-dong.’
That is, the truth. The correct answer. An undeniable fact.
Their response shattered through two iron doors, spreading widely through the broadcast and throughout the entire area.
“….”
“….”
“….”
“….”
Seok foamed at the mouth, as if he had gone pale, and collapsed on his buttocks. Lotte lost her focus and was knocked down by a rebar thrown by Seo.
It happened so fast that it was unclear whether she lost consciousness because she lost her mind, or if she lost her consciousness because she was hit by Seo.
They weren’t the only ones to fall silent. Belze, Seo, the citizens wandering around nearby and even the viewers watching from beyond the screen held their breath for a moment. It was a spectacle that no one could have expected during the 4 p.m. live broadcast on a national network.
Even the most vocal critics fell silent, and the one who broke the moment of silence was the reporter brimming with professionalism. Despite stumbling over his words, he steadfastly faced the camera.
<……So, they… say… they… slept… well…….>
However, everyone, including the heavens, the earth, the hero, and the villain, knew that wanting to sleep was not the intended meaning.
*
On that afternoon, Seo and Belze defeated DDD, the large-scale trap, and the boss claimed the top spot in the real-time search.
<<Villain Disqualification>>
Meteor City had been noisy for days.
First, criticism rained down on the Hero Disaster Headquarters for not doing anything until DDD activated the large trap device. Subsequently, there were discussions about the moral and ethical misconduct of villains who created traps with high levels of indecency. On the other side, a lawsuit unfolded as hostages spread information about the intimate lives of other citizens.
Meanwhile, there was a consensus that the Cheonha’s boss needed to be eliminated as soon as possible. People feared him for casually destroying all devices within a 500M radius upon hearing the news about Belze through a live broadcast.
But everyone knew that all these words were empty. The only hero who could oppose him, Kim Seo, was not in his right mind.
The fact that the man’s beloved subordinate was involved in a scandal meant just that.
The unmistakable result, embarrassing to deny, turned Meteor City upside down.
*
<<I don’t understand the Ravi scandal>>
It’s not the first time for a villain and a hero to cross the line.
If it were Oh Hyena, it would make sense.
But isn’t it really strange to create a scandal with an opponent he’s been fighting like crazy for over two years?
While fighting so intensely, does he consider his opponent a woman…?
┕ Normally, those who fight hard in front end up getting along well behind. Haven’t you watched cartoons? _110.094
┕ You idiot, that’s a cartoon. _165.998
┕ I downloaded it. Until Ravi makes an official announcement, it’s all just rumors. Please refrain from spreading rumors. _110.736
┕ Are you crazy? The lie detector said it was true!!! Stop escaping reality. _121.411
┕ Do you believe the villain’s claim? _110.736
┕ The people who were there testified that the lie detector function was real. _121.411
┕ She could have deceived only at the end. How can you trust the villain? Anyway, he’s under disciplinary action and being investigated, so I’ll wait until the results come out. _144.214
┕ Wow, the truth is so clear, but the one above seems sincere… Would Kim Seo say things that are not there in his personality? Belze probably instigated this. _114.815
┕ Then are the pictures that have come out so far real? _138.090
┕ Whether it’s Belze’s taste or Ravi’s taste ㅠㅠ _184.110
┕ Ugh… Ravi… because of you… I’m going to quit drinking because of you, why did you have to meet such a person _142.382
┕ Ah, reallyㅡㅡ What are you saying in front of the victim? Have some decency. _127.744