Over Seoul, South Korea, a modern city sprawling below and blue skies aboveand where, at the moment, a battle is raging between an army of angels and heroes.
Hmm
The sudden appearance in the sky of a silver-haired woman dressed in white saints robes in the midst of the terror was enough to take everyone by surprise.
Celeste, the head of Cathedral, is said to be the strongest in the world.
She was currently standing in the sky, looking down on the city below.
Standing with her legion of angelic soldiers, to be exact and looking down on a hero with her blonde hair flying.
The woman down below was also looking up at her
Stardus, the S-class hero of Korea.
Looking down at Stardus, Celeste thought to herself.
HmmI guess theres a reason why Egostic is so concerned.
Celeste, the worlds number one villain, has come to Korea.
Her reason for coming here was simple.
Who the hell is Stardus, and why does Egostic care so much about her?
Thats what Celeste wanted to know.
Celeste knew because she had already looked through Egostics past records. All of Egostics terror and behavioral principles in the past have been traced back to Stardus.
Why on earth did he care so much about her?
What kind of woman is Stardus, anyway?
And what kind of relationship do they have?
Well, I guess Ill just have to find out.
Thats why she made a casual visit to Korea, like a trip to the local bar, to see what Stardus was really like, and then go back.
And now, she showed up at Stardus doorstep just in time to see Egostic unleash his terror.
The sudden appearance of the number one ranked villain threw the country, which was broadcasting the spectacle, into chaos.
Celeste remained silent, observing Stardus.
Shes definitely strong.
She silently thought to herself.
Just standing in front of Stardus, she could feel the power of the stars tingling on her skin.
She could feel the power of the stars radiating from Stardus, a power that was far beyond the power of Egostic.
And she also realized how opposite that power was to the power of the sun.
Certainly, she thought, no wonder Egostic is trying so hard to capture her.
Surely it would be a great help to have that much power on the same side.
She could only feel that way.
After all, no matter how strong she was, Celeste didnt think Stardus could defeat her, and she had no intention of fighting.
Perhaps if the enemy had belonged to her country, she would have done whatever it took to deal with her.
But with Egostic in control, she had nothing to worry about.
Still, it was annoying that he cared about Stardus.
So back to the present.
The sudden appearance of a representative of the villainous Alliance Cathedral leader caused all the heroes to back away, and only Stardus stood before her.
In the short time that had passed, Celeste had organized all her thoughts.
Dressed in white saintly robes, her silver hair flowing and her eyes closed, she spoke with an air of mystery.
HmphYou must be Stardus.
Yes. Why are you here?
Stardus replied with a wary expression.
Celeste smiled as she met her blue eyes and opened her mouth.
Ah. My loyal henchman, Egostic, told me about you, and I was curious. I wanted to see what you were like as a heroine who annoys my villain so much.
And Stardus, hearing that, though she tried not to let it showbut he couldnt help but stiffen a little.
Ha. A loyal henchman, my villain?
Thats ridiculous.
Stardus actually knew a bit about Celeste since Egostic had told her.
Apparently, shes the villain most responsible for stopping the destruction.
Thats why shed gotten to know her.
It was uncomfortable to hear even then, but now its clear.
That woman, shes aiming for Egostic.
..
And while Stardus was thinking about it with a stony expression, Celeste was thinking the same thing.
Oh, look at that stony face.
Stardus face freezes as she talked about Egostic.
It was clear that she cared about him.
I knew it.
And look at that red suit, clinging to her body
I wonder if she was trying to seduce him with that. How unscrupulous of her.
As she thought that, Celeste couldnt help but sneer at the golden eyes staring back at her.
HmmYoure not much to look at, and I dont see why Egostic would care about you.
An obvious provocation.
For a moment, Stardus almost lost it, but then she took a deep breath and thought.
Yeah, lets stay calm. Anyway, that woman probably couldnt even handle Egoistic. If she gets excited, shell lose.
Anyway, in the end, wasnt it Egoistic who got connected to her?
Stardus crossed her arms and smirked.
Well, I guess he liked something other than my power. Ah, well, I dont know, since hes only with you because of your power.
Ahaha, thats funny.
Celestes eyes instantly turned cold at Stardus sarcastic remark.
How dare she? Shes a hero, and shes crossing the line between herself and Egostic, who are villains?
Hahaha.
Ahaha.
As they stared at each other, smiling and coldly facing each other, they realized.
Now, there was no need for conversation between them.
Just like that.
The battle between the Hero of the Stars and the Saint of the Sun was about to begin.
***
[Stardus! Stardus! Stardus! Stardus! Stardus! Stardus!]
[Stardus and Saintess fightIs this a true story? My heart swellsIts such a magnificent fight]
[Honestly, even Saint Mango if possible, kekeke. First things first, kekeke.]
[So why are they fighting?]
[I cant tell because I cant hear the conversation in the middle, but maybe theyre fighting over Egostic?]
[Real-life battle on, kekeke]
[Wait, the worlds strongest villain is here and everyones acting like its no big deal, kekeke]
[Haha, anyway, Celeste is on the Mango side, so no need to worry, kekeke]
*
Heh, heh, heh
After suddenly getting the news that Celeste and Stardus are fighting with each other, I flew to the scene in a hurry and leaned against a nearby building, gasping for breath in the aftermath of teleportation.
HuhKuluk.
Oh, shit. Now theres blood.
I quickly wiped the blood off my face and leaned against the wall, watching the fight.
Huh
-Flash flash flash
-Pow. Pow. Pah-pah-pah-pah-pah-pah-pah.
The sky flashes a bright yellow and white color, and its all fucked up.
There were all sorts of loud noises, and the wind was blowing so hard it sounded like the sky was falling.
I looked up at the sky where such a battle was taking place, and marveled inwardly.
Oh.
One things for sure.
Fortunately, neither of them seemed to be fighting for real.
It seems like theyre fighting with the intention to win against each other for now, but theyre also maintaining some boundaries.
Since I explained Stardus that Celeste is on our side, thats how it is. However, considering Celeste suddenly coming in and potentially wrecking Korea, I have my concerns too.
But still, it was clear that they were competing against each other.
What caught my attention was Stardus, who was battling Celeste with a whistle.
Again.
As I thought, Stardus is really strong.
At this point, shes evenly matched against Celeste, who was a flying disaster in the original, even if youre being generous.
Especially considering that Stardus gets exponentially stronger as the Sun God gets closer and closer to our dimension.
Yeah. Ive raised one hell of a hero.
Except
Hmm, this is a little awkward.
I muttered that while looking up at the two still fighting with a puzzled expression.
With the Sun Gods revelation just around the corner, it was no good for the two of them to be fighting like this when they should actually be on the same side from now on.
So, lets end it quickly.
With that, I pulled out my Max-Megaphone, enhanced by Eun-woos magic, from my arm.
I spoke into the megaphone from the building below where they were fighting.
[Aah. Stop, stop, stop! Stardus, Celeste, stop fighting!]
And just like that, my voice echoed through the city.
.Well, it was so loud that the windows of the neighboring buildings rang. Ah. I didnt expect it to be this loud.
Anyway, it was definitely an aggro effect.
Egotistic?
Hmph
The fight between the two slowly began to die down.
I didnt miss the opportunity and teleported towards the two of them, who were now flying on opposite sides of the sky.
Hahaha. Greetings, Stardus. AndCeleste.
Hmm.
In the windy blue sky, Stardus was glaring at Celeste, her blonde hair blowing and sweating, and Celeste floating with her arms outstretched, her saints robes clinging to her clothes in a similar fashion.
I give Stardus a quick wink, then turn toward Celeste, smiling and addressing her.
Haha, Celeste. What brings you here?
Hmph. I came to see if I could help you with that woman whos been bothering you, but you stopped me.
Ahhhhh. Now, now, why dont we go over there and talk about that.
Feeling Stardus prying eyes on me from behind, I hurried over to Celeste.
Wait a minute. Is she wearing the ring I gave her?
I glanced down in horror at the thought and sighed in relief when I realized she wasnt.
Kulk, kulk. Well, Starus, haha, I guess wed better get going, bye-bye!
Hmm
With that, I hurriedly grabbed Celeste and fled the scene.
Worried about the aftermath to come.