## Chapter 95 – Who Will Save the Despairing Girl? (2)
“I’ll tell you about something I’ve been hiding from you, Rumi.
But… you have to tell me what happened to you too.”
To get Rumi to honestly tell him what she was hiding,
Siyoon was going to take a gamble and reveal that he was a villain.
Revealing himself as a villain in front of a hero was practically suicide,
But with the second stage imprint already on Rumi, he had insurance.
“I told you before that you could be honest with me, Rumi…
So I thought I should tell you what I’ve been hiding.”
Rumi kept her head down for a long time, her eyes darting around at Siyoon’s suggestion,
Then, as if she had made up her mind, she met Siyoon’s eyes and nodded.
Siyoon nodded along with her and opened his mouth.
“Rumi, you’re the hero ‘Ice Queen’ who protects the city and its citizens.
But… I’m in a position where I have to oppose someone like you.”
“Oppose… you mean…?”
If someone was in a position to oppose a hero,
It was a simple and clear answer.
“Yes, I’m a villain. I’ve attacked citizens… and caused chaos in the city.”
The shocking truth from Siyoon, who didn’t seem like a villain at all.
Siyoon, who had melted Rumi like cold ice,
And embraced her with warmth and kindness, was a villain.
If it had been the cold and rational Rumi from before, she would have attacked Siyoon on the spot.
But her mentality was already worn down and broken, and she was emotionally exhausted,
And after being betrayed for years of hard work, her pride as a hero was already on the floor.
She was just frozen in shock and didn’t attack Siyoon.
“You seem very surprised. I expected it.”
Villains and heroes are destined to oppose each other, and one of them must meet their end.
Rumi felt betrayed that Siyoon had hidden the fact that he was a villain and met her, a hero,
But she couldn’t understand why he hadn’t attacked her all this time.
From a villain’s point of view, an A-class hero would be a thorn in their side.
If he had hidden his identity and gotten close enough to have sex, he would have had plenty of opportunities to take care of her.
‘So what happened back then…?’
Moreover, it was hard to understand why Siyoon had not only dealt with another villain at the rest stop in the past,
But also saved her, a hero.
“Why… didn’t you attack me?
Surely… a hero like me would be a thorn in your side from a villain’s point of view…?”
Everything was a mystery no matter how much she thought about it.
Rumi asked why he hadn’t attacked her.
“Because I wanted to make you… my woman.”
Another unexpected answer that he wanted to make her his woman.
Rumi was just as surprised as when Siyoon revealed that he was a villain,
But this time, the feeling of surprise was slightly different.
The former was a mixture of confusion and a bit of betrayal,
The latter was like the fluttering of a heart receiving a love confession.
“I’ve confessed that I’m a villain in front of a hero.
Now it’s your turn to tell me, Rumi.”
Siyoon didn’t mention the details or the ‘Corruption System’,
But it was enough to tell Rumi, a hero, that he was a villain.
“That… that’s…!”
Rumi’s embarrassment and excitement hadn’t subsided,
But she couldn’t make Siyoon wait any longer, who had taken the courage to speak honestly first.
“Today… I attacked one of my direct superiors…
And… I ran away from the Union headquarters and was wandering the streets.”
‘Attacked a direct superior…? Could it be that article…?’
The news article Siyoon had seen before having sex with Dowa.
The article about a hero attacking a public official and leaving them in critical condition before running away flashed through Siyoon’s mind.
“I had… a very precious older sister.
She was four years older than me… so if she were alive, she would be 29 this year.”
“Sister…”
“I don’t know exactly, but my sister also had superpowers like me…
And she became a hero at the age of 20 with the desire to protect me and my family.”
Back then, when Rumi’s sister, Luna, was approaching adulthood.
At that time, villains were more rampant than they are now, and citizens were living in fear.
Luna, who loved and cherished her family, decided to protect them with her superpowers,
She joined the Union and became a hero at the age of 20.
“My sister became an A-class hero after defeating many villains for several years…
But when I turned 20, I suddenly heard the news that she had gone missing during a battle.”
Four years ago from now.
The Union informed Rumi and her family that Luna was missing,
Rumi and her family were heartbroken and traveled around the country for nearly a year, tracking her whereabouts.
But no matter how hard they searched, they couldn’t find Luna.
“The Union, who recognized my superpowers, said that if I became a hero and worked hard on difficult and arduous missions,
They would actively help me find my sister… and that’s how I became a hero.”
Siyoon, who heard Rumi’s sad past, nodded silently without saying a word.
“But… perhaps because the missions I was recently assigned kept failing,
I heard from that superior that the Union’s higher-ups had decided to discipline me.”
“Discipline…”
“Yes. I was to be removed from all the missions I had been assigned so far…
And the promise to help me find my sister was also to be broken.”
For five years, she had endlessly performed arduous missions that ordinary heroes wouldn’t even know about,
But she couldn’t understand the fact that just one or two failures had caused that tower of effort to collapse.
So Rumi, unlike usual, was furious and attacked her superior,
The superior, fearing Rumi’s threats, confessed that her sister had already died seven years ago.
“My sister… knowing that my sister was already dead… *sob*…”
Rumi was talking in a trembling voice, and the sense of betrayal and despair she felt at that moment welled up again,
She closed her eyes tightly, lowered her head, and shed tears again.
“I’m… I’m sorry. Suddenly my heart hurts so much…”
“It’s okay… it’s okay.”
Rumi, who had been crying for a while, took some time to calm down in Siyoon’s arms,
Rumi, who had regained her composure, continued her story.
“Suddenly, I was filled with rage and attacked my superior as if I were going to kill him…
I ran away from the headquarters and was wandering the streets alone, out of my mind.”
The superior who confessed the truth to Rumi was the one who had been persistently harassing her,
And that was also why she attacked the superior so violently that he was in critical condition.
After that, Rumi was caught in an unknown emotion somewhere between anger and emptiness,
She ran away from the headquarters building and was wandering aimlessly around the downtown area.
“So…”
Only then did Siyoon understand why Rumi hadn’t been able to receive any calls all day,
And why she had answered the phone in such a sad voice.
“Now… I don’t know what to do.”
It was only a matter of time before the Hero Union found the culprit who attacked the public official.
However, even if she went back to the Hero Union and told the truth,
There was no way the Union would understand the situation and show her leniency.
Rather, she would be treated like a villain and locked up in a detention facility like an executioner.
She knew that whatever she chose would be a bad ending,
Rumi closed her eyes tightly and lowered her head.
“Rumi’s revenge. I’ll help you.”
“Yes…?”
“I told you, I’m a villain.”
Siyoon stroked Rumi’s cheek, who was sobbing and lowering her head,
He offered to help Rumi and Luna take revenge.
“Does that mean… you want me to become a villain…?”
Her sister Luna’s smiling face flashed through her mind,
And the proud image of her protecting citizens in the past kept lingering.
However, Rumi hesitated, unable to readily reject Siyoon’s sweet offer.
‘Revenge…?’
The Hero Union, who had used her emotions and family for years and then discarded her.
The indifferent people who sometimes showed dissatisfaction instead of saying a word of thanks.
He has the power to take down high-ranking villains in an instant,
And the person who gave her so much love and joy is saying that he will help her take revenge on them.
‘I want revenge… I want to take revenge on those who betrayed me…’
Rumi kept repeating the face and words of the superior who had mocked her,
Her desire for revenge began to burn, eclipsing her attachment to being a hero.
And finally, her sobbing and troubled face lifted up as if she was convinced,
Rumi ran into Siyoon’s arms and smiled.
“I’ll accept that offer…”
