How to Survive as a Villain in a Novel

48 – The Stranger

Cheonggwang stood up.

“Pubu boop! Kyahahahaha hak! Phew… Phew… Hak!”

And then I approached the outsider who was laughing loudly.

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His reputation was ridiculed.

Is it just fame? Since he was wearing a volcanic uniform, even the name of his clan was ridiculed.

Yunnan Province.

Even if the volcanic wave was pushed down here by strange creatures from outside the world, there are not many people in this city who can laugh at them.

It was natural that Cheonggwang’s anger rose to the very end of his head.

In order to beat up these people… Or even physically discipline them, you must at least know the other person’s name and affiliation.

“This is Cheong-gwang of the Volcano Sect. I have limited knowledge due to my limited training, so I’m asking, but what is the name of the Sohyeop?”

Cheonggwang did not bother to hide the anger that was buried between his words.

“…Cough.”

A foreigner looking up at the blue light while sneezing.

The moment he saw that, Cheonggwang’s brows wrinkled.

‘…Are you blind?’

I could not feel any life beyond my closed eyelids.

‘It’s bizarre’

He is a man who gives me a strange sense of discomfort.

It’s not strange just because he’s blind.

It started with the way he dressed.

Foreign clothing that cannot be seen in this city.

Why do foreigners come here?

Yunnan is currently completely inland in the central plains. It is not a place that people who do not belong to the central region should visit.

In addition, there are strange things on the road here and there, so it would be difficult to get there with such a neat appearance…

What on earth is he doing, sitting around like that, casually ordering food, eavesdropping on others and laughing at them?

“I was just passing by and stopped by because I was hungry. I didn’t overhear what you said, so relax.”

Look at this guy?

I’m just trying to sneak past it like I’m climbing over a wall. The words were Cheongsanyusu, but in reality, they were blaming Cheonggwang himself.

Cheonggwang responded with a smile.

“No. I would like to hear Sogongja’s opinion. Do you even know about powers that we do not know about the Demonic Cult? You seem to have extensive knowledge of the Demonic Cult’s forces. Please ask.”

Murim people who belong to political factions often fight with words rather than with their bodies.

Cheonggwang said, ‘Aren’t you from the Demonic Cult?’ The question was asked elegantly and sarcastically.

And his intentions were shattered with a single word from Lee Han.

“Demon Cult? I don’t know much?”

‘This bastard?’

Pajik.

Cheonggwang’s lips twitched with anger.

What a poor answer this is.

‘No, wait.’

This person deserves to be recognized by all the guests in the guest house, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to condemn him to a demonic cult.

The moment Cheonggwang raised the corner of his mouth and was about to open his mouth.

Lee Han jumped up from his seat.

“We are busy with a long way to go.”

“No, wait a minute…”

“That’s enough. Goodbye.’

Lee Han quickly got up from the table and removed his body.

Cheonggwang did not miss the sight and extended his hand towards Lee Han.

‘Where are you going to take me out!’

The level in Cheonggwang’s hands is second to none even in Yunnan.

The moment Cheonggwang’s hand was about to touch Lee Han.

– Seuuk

Lee Han disappeared for a moment and then reappeared.

“!”

What is that movement just now??

Cheong Guang looked blankly at his empty hands.

“Good work!”

Lee Han and Han Chae-yoon take advantage of his panic and run out the door.

Cheonggwang could only stare blankly at the scene.

I was careful not to show off, but it was clearly a move that utilized my strength.

But, he avoided his own hand movements with a strange movement.

He thought he definitely got it. It was as if he had disappeared and reappeared somewhere else, so he just avoided it.

“Why did you catch me so gently, Cheonggang Daehyeop?”

“…?”

No. Did these people not see that movement?

In fact, their achievements are lower than Cheonggwang himself.

Moreover, rather than seeing Lee Han’s movements, Cheonggwang merely felt them.

“hahahaha… I guess I was worried that I might get hurt if I grabbed it wrong.”

“Well, if Cheonggang Daehyup really caught it, who wouldn’t catch it? hahahaha!”

“That’s right. Ahahahaha…”

Cheonggwang returned to the table and sat down, half embarrassed and half embarrassed.

I feel defeated even though I didn’t even fight.

The moment when I tried to soothe that bitterness with Doogangju.

“… Those people over there left without paying, but they seem to know each other well.”

Jumsoi hesitated and demanded an accounting of those who had left.

He was a foreign leader.

* · * *

“Wow, it almost got big.”

He didn’t look that old, but he looked like a complete old man. If they had just been caught, wouldn’t they have been prepared to be witch-hunted?

If the villain is shaken off like a witch hunt just because he’s feeling numb, something might come out of my body.

Han Chae-yoon and I breathed a sigh of relief when we entered a quiet alley.

“Whew.”

The person named Cheonggwang’s movements were so sudden that I unconsciously reacted with a blink.

Of course,

‘Ah, is this too aggressive?’

I wanted to go straight back to my original position.

Fortunately, it seems that no one noticed the movement as it happened in a split second.

Well, at most it would have seemed like it disappeared for a while and then reappeared. Usually, I just think I saw something wrong and move on.

“But what was that movement just now? It disappeared and reappeared in an instant.”

Ah. Did Han Chae-yoon notice?

I repeated her explanation appropriately.

This is Han Chae-yoon. She also witnessed my blink when she acquired the hidden piece ‘Mind’s Eye’.

No. To be precise, in addition to witnessing, he did everything he could to help me, who couldn’t see anything, use Blink.

One way or another, the person who knows the most information about me right now is Han Chae-yoon. She said that’s why she was immediately convinced after hearing my explanation.

“So, in short, it moves quickly and then comes back, making it feel like it disappeared and reappeared?”

“That’s right.”

“It’s a pretty creative use.”

I agree with that.

‘…Anyway.’

After experiencing a guesthouse like this, I can understand how this country works.

The central government would have completely collapsed, and those in power would have introduced a system called ‘Murim’ to formalize their rule.

“A philosophy to dominate people with one’s abilities. Martial arts would have been the most suitable.”

I explained my organized thoughts to Chae-yoon Han.

“As expected, Mr. Lee Han.”

“I don’t know if it’s a compliment or not.”

“It’s a compliment.”

“Thank you.”

“hehehehe.”

Han Chae-yoon supplemented her explanation with a somewhat bewitching laugh.

“People who rebelled against the rule of powerful people. They were called demonic cults and were driven out of their living circles.”

A monster pouring out of a crack.

The government collapsed.

People with superpowers who coveted power.

People who rejected them and were kicked out of the protection net.

It is cruel and extremely raw.

So, it was a story that could often happen in a country on the verge of destruction.

It is a tragedy at the same time.

Unfortunately, it was a story that had nothing to do with me.

To commemorate their tragedy, I am a narrow-minded and selfish villain who is not good at deciding what to do.

Things are different from mine, but Han Chae-yoon’s impressions would have been similar.

So my curiosity grew even more.

Why on earth did Han Chae-yoon ask to come here?

“Then can you explain now? Why we came to this half-destructed world.”

Han Chae-yoon is that kind of person.

A being who does not hesitate to do anything, including kidnapping, intimidation, and appeasement, to achieve his or her own goals.

There is a reason why she brought me here.

I was curious.

What on earth could that be?

I was curious again.

Perhaps there is a side of her that is not written in the original work that is related to this place.

And, why is her breathing shaking so much?

I quietly opened my mind’s eye.

A girl is standing.

The hair, which was as dark as pitch black, somehow looked lackluster.

The red eyes that always seemed cruel were trembling slightly, perhaps due to unspeakable worries.

Her lips were slightly sweet.

“Does Lee Han trust me?”

“Yes.”

Besisi.

A pure smile appeared on Han Chae-yoon’s face.

She is not the head of the Black Myodan.

A smile that a girl of that age can show.

The wall she built with clay and bricks, the butterflies flying around her, the noise of the bustling downtown area coming from afar, and her sunlight shining on her.

It was a beautiful smile where everything came together perfectly.

“I don’t trust myself.”

But the smile disappeared immediately.

Han Chae-yoon took a step closer to me.

“Even if I promise to captivate someone purely with my heart, I immediately come up with other moves.”

Desire appeared in her eyes. There was madness and possessiveness.

He is the nominal head of the Black Cat Order, a person who suffers from a natural constitution, and a person who overcomes it and takes the position of head of the black cat. She uses everything available to her, and is ruthless and even cruel when it comes to throwing away things.

“I’m sorry. I’m not a good kid.”

She apologized to me.

The reason was unknown.

– Perok.

Because Han Chae-yoon was hit on the top of her head, she fell down.

Suddenly, a person fell from the air and hit Han Chae-yoon straight away.

Damn. What?

“Hanchae…!”

Without even having time to open my mouth,

A stranger approached me.

With a light breeze, the distance between her and her suddenly narrowed.

His face was perfectly white.

Her hair, slowly sinking in the wind, was infinitely black.

The contrast is so strong that it reminds one of a pattern of yin and yang crossing at first glance, and it is beautiful.

But I felt an instinctive feeling of rejection.

It is not a reverence for beauty.

Fear of a strange presence.

Sinisterly shining red eyes.

Red eyes that seemed to have been made from blood were staring at me precisely.

Immediately my body stiffened with fear.

It was an unbearable fear expressed at the genetic level.

It is a different being.

Cold sweat poured down.

“He’s a fun kid.”

It was only then that I realized.

My life depends on this being’s decision.