I Became a Villain's Hero [Complete]

Chapter 47: Go away, you're a nuisance (2)

Like Solace, I froze, listening to the anger Song Soo-yeon was venting.

Villains coming after me.

Honestly, I had never really thought about it.

Or if I had, I didn't give it much attention.

Because the likelihood was so slim.

Solace had already firmly declared she didn't know me.

From a villain's perspective, there was nothing to gain by attacking someone like me.

It would only provoke the heroes unnecessarily.

However, the possibility was slim, not non-existent.

Among the villains, there were many who were incomprehensible, and they might just harm me for fun.

I understood why Song Soo-yeon was so heated about this.

Having felt the absurdity of powers throughout her school years, she knew how dangerous villains could be.

Even if the possibility was slim, from her perspective, it was still a cause for anxiety.

To Song Soo-yeon, I might even seem insensitive.

Solace cautiously echoed my sentiment.

"Soo-yeon, villains don't attack people over something like this..."

"Are you a villain?"

"Huh?"

"How can you be so sure?"

".........."

"It seems you keep forgetting. You're strong, so you don't understand the feelings of ordinary people. Why do you drag this man into your world? I don't understand why you would want to be close with him."

Through my hand on Solace's shoulder, I felt her flinch.

The hurt slowly surfaced on Solace's rigid expression.

Yet, Song Soo-yeon didn't stop.

She poured out her heart without hesitation, as if she had long wanted to say these words.

"Can you protect him without fail? Every time? That's not the case, is it?"

"........."

"No matter how good your intentions were when you kissed him, the fact that he's now exposed to the villains because of it is true. Isn't that a new risk that didn't exist before? Am I wrong?"

Solace's head slowly bowed.

She had no response to Song Soo-yeon's words.

Seeing Solace so disheartened made my heart sink.

Something inside me stirred at the sight of her being broken like this.

It was affection for her, but... seeing Solace crumble like this felt so foreign to me.

Once my archenemy, I had longed to see her like this, but now it only left a bitter taste.

She was indeed fragile at this moment.

Still immature and awkward.

Like a tiger cub before it becomes a majestic adult.

I couldn't just stand by and watch.

Eventually, I spoke up.

"...Soo-yeon-"

But immediately, Song Soo-yeon's sharp gaze attacked me.

"Mister, take your hand off her shoulder first."

"What?"

"Are you an idiot? It's because of her that you're in danger. Why are you still defending her?"