――Life seems to have a tendency to fall endlessly once something bad starts to happen.
Some say that the sum of happiness and unhappiness in any life ultimately converges to 0.
You can rest assured that if something bad happens, something good will also happen.
If good things happen, bad things will also happen, so prepare in advance.
But in reality, am I the only one who feels that this is not the case?
It feels like once you start being unhappy, new misfortunes come endlessly, and no help comes from God.
It's funny that I, a villain in the first place, hope for God's salvation.
On the contrary, should I say that I have been punished for the bad things I have done so far... .
'Still, I thought I lived a good life, even though I'm a villain.'
'He's a good villain.'
Although he called himself the worst villain, he never did anything that went too far.
Even if he did some bad things, he did not cross the line that should not be crossed, such as respecting children and the elderly.
There are so many worse people than me in the world!
Even those who commit larger-scale villain crimes are living happily ever after!
But why does this only happen to me!
If I don't become a villain, I live a life so hopeless that I have no way to survive.
Even after becoming a villain, I was getting hit and hit by the damn boss of this fucking organization, barely surviving on a pitiful salary.
As my subordinates increased and the value of my name increased, I thought I could finally live with some freedom!
I was wondering if some other organization might be scouting me now.
I was secretly waiting with excitement, expecting a salary that was about five times higher than my current one!
however!
Why is this happening all of a sudden?
This is nonsense!
* * *
"… "I wrote an appeal with that feeling."
"So what should I do?"
The hideout and office space of the villain organization [Abyss].
It was this morning that I returned after leaving the organization and wandering for a while.
As soon as I took a quick shower, I immediately received a personal call from my boss.
With the intention of hitting the player before he hears anything harsh from the boss,
Just before that, I presented the appeal I had written with all my heart to my boss.
Please read this before you say anything.
When I asked so earnestly,
The boss, who sat across from me across the desk, accepted it with a disapproving expression.
Violet, the boss,
The woman in front of me, younger than me, read it slowly while wearing thin-rimmed glasses,
Then he looked at me with eyes asking me what he was thinking.
Those eyes are very uncomfortable.
This is something I wrote very seriously and with all my heart...
"No, it's not something else, it's something about the boss' ability… I thought it might reach my constellation or God in the sky. "Can you please speak for me?"
It's not that I don't think that it might be possible with her abilities as the boss and awakener of this organization.
Looking at it from the side, it's almost an all-purpose ability.
"There are a lot of people here, you. "I lost my mind after not seeing you for a while."
No, I'm not just saying this without thinking.
Even though I'm so crowded right now, I feel like I'm grasping at straws.
Still, I'm asking sincerely because I think it might be possible with the boss's abilities.
Something… therefore… With a good feeling… If you do it like this... As for the boss' abilities... It seems like it will work... I don't think it will work... That feeling... .
"Don't talk nonsense! "You know full well what my abilities are, but you still say things like that!"
"No, that's it, try your best boss! You're an awakened person! Take this opportunity to awaken to something new that you don't know yet! "The real boss is my last lifeline!"
"… … … You're so disgusting right now... ."
"I know!"
But now I am desperate enough to cling to it like this.
――It's been about two months since I lost my abilities.
I was pushed around by that damn constellation, and my bones were torn in more than ten places by that damn hero bitch I had looked down on until now.
I barely escaped thanks to the dedicated sacrifice of my subordinates, and after that, I tried everything to somehow regain my abilities.
He used all his possessions to buy large quantities of power stones with constellations engraved on them.
I performed a ritual, read fortune telling, and even visited a church I hadn't been to since I graduated from elementary school.
Still, there was no solution, so I went into the mountains, meditated under waterfalls, and became a natural person to survive.
Even though I did everything, nothing came back.
When we returned after many wanderings, the organization had already half disintegrated and most of the members had left.
People who simply opted out.
The person who was eventually arrested by the heroes.
For one reason or another.
The hideout is still alive, but only the people who crowded inside have disappeared.
After facing that emptiness, I realized that it really shouldn't be like this.
I felt responsible.
Just as the boss said--I was definitely cornered.
To myself for making things like this, to my life that has become so twisted, to the world that seems to be ignoring me... Really, I'm angry.
"… But number 13. "Does this appeal, this 'damn boss' here, refer to me?"
"No, well, it could be someone else."
"Is there a boss other than me who is No. 2 in this organization?"
"… … ."
"And you waited for the scout with a pounding heart? You wrote it well here. huh? "Do you think you don't want to receive the salary you're getting now?"
"… what… "Did I say something like that?"
I thought it was written smoothly, as if the god of writing had descended upon it, but now that I think about it, I can't even remember what I wrote. I just used up everything that was inside. ...What did I really write?
"Still boss! Even if I go to another organization, I will never abandon my boss! "As long as I was financially stable, I just wanted to support my boss and live my life!"
"Who says you will be raised by your hands? You idiot. And I earn more than your annual salary multiplied by 5."
"… … "I'm No. 2 in the organization, but aren't I being manipulated too much?"
"joy. "I'm thankful that they're still giving."
Violet frowned and tapped her fingers on the table.
Although he looked upset, his face was slightly red.
"(What kind of proposal are you asking….)"
"Boss, it's so small right now that I couldn't hear you very well. "What did you say?"
"Noisy. shut up. … "More than that."
Violet handed me a piece of paper across the desk.
"Read it."
It seems that today's call was because of this.
"… In [Villain Union]... ."
[Villain Alliance].
A huge group made up of large and small villain organizations in Korea, including the villain organization [Abyss], which I belong to.
In particular, it is not one organization that dominates all,
Everyone in the organization has equal rights,
Those in charge of each organization meet regularly and hold meetings to maintain the union.
Villain organizations that belong to the alliance can receive many benefits.
From financing to preparing a hideout building, it is an alliance of various types of villain organizations, so each organization can focus on its own specialty.
In addition, you are protected from having your location identified by creating a fake identity or manipulating information... .
Anyway, if you are a villain, it will be difficult for you to make a decent living without the help of this alliance.
[Villain Alliance] is indispensable to me and this organization... .
"Forced withdrawal… Called?"
"It's still just a plan. … "If you don't do something by at least the next meeting, you will definitely be expelled."
The protection of the union disappears.
That's a really big deal.
"It's natural. To begin with, our organization has a short history and almost no connections. … It would be difficult to expect any more results from what we had. More than anything--"
Those intelligent eyes behind the glasses glanced at me.
It was not difficult to figure out what that gaze meant.
I just had nothing to say, so I had no choice but to remain silent.
"The next meeting is in a week.
If we don't achieve anything by then, we'll probably be unanimously expelled from the position.
In the current situation where the power of heroes is already growing stronger,
"There is no reason to hold on to a useless organization."
"then."
"I just said so. "I'm not specifically asking you to take responsibility."
Violet took off her glasses,
He brushed his purple hair and answered as if it was no big deal.
He spoke in his usual calm tone, as if there was no need for me to feel burdened.
"Within this week, I plan to risk my life and fight against the 7th Division. "There is no future if I escape the protection of the Union anyway, so I will just die with at least one hero as my companion."
――You do whatever you want.
――There is no need to follow me.
Saying that, Boss Violet didn't force or ask for anything in particular.
Just like that, they sent me out of the office.
* * *
I feel frustrated in many ways.
I think I know why, but the fact that I can't do anything is too heavy.
I can't believe something like this happened while I was doing something stupid, like hitting a waterfall.
Since I was living as a villain in the first place, I didn't care about my life... Because it's no joke, I'm prepared to die at any time. I'm sure my boss and I were doing everything we could.
Still, there was no way I could understand something like that so easily.
"So, please help me, Dorothyemon!"
"Who is Dorothyemon? "I wondered if a beggar had come looking for me, and he said that it wasn't enough that I'd only seen him in a month, so the moment he arrived, he said something like that."
White coat and short, curly hair. Above all, a young-looking woman with prominent dark circles.
Dorothy.
That name is not because it is foreign;
She has a last name of 'Do' and a first name of 'Roshi', a name that carefully raises doubts about her parents' naming sense.
He was an excellent doctor and scientist in our organization, and like his boss, he was an "Awakened Person."
Most of that ability lies in her genius,
With that brain, he created many inventions that were far ahead of him by centuries...
Their physical specifications are equal to or worse than those of the general public.
Not all awakened monsters are suitable for battle.
Likewise, the boss's abilities, which are considered to be morale level, are not actually good for use in battle.
"Don't be too clingy! He ran away to the mountains a month ago, saying, "I will receive energy from the sky," and as soon as he saw something, he grabbed a person's leg and clung to it! Are you embarrassed?!"
"Please, please save me~~~!! There is no one but you! Not even the boss! Then I have no one to rely on except you, a genius scientist with a weird brain!"
"Someone has a weird head."
Dorothy stomped on my face with her slippered foot, telling me to fall.
But you can't fall.
"please… Please, Dorothy! It's between you and me! "Now I have no one to cling to except you!"
As I fumbled and smoothed out those slender legs wearing thin denim stockings, I cried out desperately.
It can't continue like this.
You can't let the boss die!
"Don't sexually harass people while pretending to have a serious conversation! Don't fumble with other people's legs! Are you really going to kill me?!"
"Please help me before I end up licking your legs through the stockings! help!"
"You're so ugly as a dog!"
Puk puk!
Now, clinging to the white-coated genius scientist who was my last line of salvation, I just desperately clung to him, regardless of whether he was ugly or not.
"I understand! You can help! Get away you pervert! Fall away!!"
In the end, after words of surrender fell from Dorothy's mouth, I managed to free her legs.