Just Because I Have Narrow Eyes Doesn’t Make Me a Villain! - Chapter 62

 

“It’s finally starting.”

Ani looked at the villains gathered to attack the academy.

…There are too few. Absurdly so.

According to the original plan, there should be three times this number of people.

“Mir, are you really going to do this? Shouldn’t we gather more people?”

“You know there’s no choice. It’s dangerous to drag this out any longer. We don’t know when those guys will come.”

“…”

The plan was extremely risky from the start.

They can somehow force their way into the academy.

If thousands of ability users swarm and ransack at once, it would be enough to easily subdue it.

No matter how strong they were when active, after retiring and becoming academy teachers, they were ultimately has-beens.

According to the original plan, with that number of people, they could easily subdue the academy before the heroes stopped them.

The academy was just an obstacle. What they really considered a threat were the Association’s heroes.

…But what about now?

Executives and their subordinates were instantly cut down.

Because of an organization that suddenly appeared.

He had no choice but to feel uneasy about the academy attack, which he thought they could easily handle.

Mir’s plan, which he considered perfect, was disrupted by strange people.

It was extremely unpleasant.

“Only four executives left.”

“Now you’re treating me like an executive?”

“…You said to treat you as an equal.”

“Well, sure. But isn’t it cooler to be known as the Four Heavenly Kings?”

They watched the villains smashing through the academy’s front gate and forcing their way in.

The Four Heavenly Kings.

“But we’re all doing this for the world.”

“…Yeah. This is all for an equal world.”

Mir looked at the academy with a determined gaze.

Her goal was there.

The academy’s founder. A hero. The world’s savior.

Something so dangerous that the hero sealed it away.

But to them, it was the sweetest thing above all else.

“…But you know, if it was dangerous enough to seal away, why didn’t they destroy it? It seems like they could have.”

“Think about it, Ani. That person must have also realized how much of a revolution the artifact would bring about… It’s dangerous, but they sealed it, thinking it would be used in the right place someday.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah, I’m certain.”

Mir spoke with a confident voice.

Yes, if she says so, then it must be true.

She was always right.

“According to that book, it’s definitely there. The artifact we want… The artifact that can mix humans and other races.”

“The name was Crucible, right?”

“Yeah. If we have that…”

Ani could guess what she would say next without hearing it.

Mir always said the same thing.

“Anyone can use mana, right? Got it, got it.”

“…Have I talked about it too much?”

“Yeah. A ton.”

Mana is the exclusive property of superhumans.

That’s why people who aren’t superhumans are infinitely weak to superhumans and are treated as inferior.

Even in crimes.

If an ordinary person kills several people, that’s the end. They rot in prison for life or die.

But what about superhumans? Even if they kill hundreds due to the shortage of superhuman personnel, they can return to an ordinary life if they’re lucky.

“If we can just get our hands on the Crucible… Then people can protect themselves.”

“I see.”

Someone once said this.

If anyone can use mana, if anyone can always have the power to kill people,

Wouldn’t that be hell?

Under the pretense of helping others, you can use that power to drive society into hell.

That’s true. Suppose the mentally ill, people with short tempers, or immature people suddenly gain powerful abilities. In that case, they’ll certainly act out of line without knowing their place.

…But the person who said that forgot the most important fact.

“Ah, they’re coming out. Faster than I thought.”

“It’s fine. It still hasn’t exceeded expectations.”

“Shall we go in too?”

“…Yeah, Ani. We should go too. For equality.”

The fact that Übermensch is a villainous organization with thousands of members.

Yes, a villainous organization.

Even if society rejects it out of concern for side effects, even if the negative impact far outweighs the positive.

They don’t care.

This many people gathered with their own thoughts. Prepared to go against society.

There may have been trashy guys who just joined out of boredom, but they didn’t care.

They are villains.

They don’t care about the numerous growing pains that will be experienced if we give mana to everyone in the world.

They are villains.

They are the ones who gathered here, determined to do what everyone advises against.

“Are you ready to set the world ablaze, Mir?”

“Set it ablaze? I told you this is a necessary action, Ani. We’re giving society a shot. Vaccines hurt when you get them, right?”

“…What if someone dies from getting it wrong?”

Mir smiled benevolently at his question.

It was her usual kind appearance.

“Then… Well, should we offer condolences to the weak society?”

***

“…Dorothy!”

“Eek?!”

Siwoo hurriedly deflected the flying blades heading towards Dorothy and cut the tendons of the attacking villain.

Leaving them alone for long would be dangerous, but… Now wasn’t the time to worry about that.

She had a dumbfounded expression from the attack that came from a blind spot but soon seemed to realize what kind of situation she almost ended up in.

“Th-Thank you.”

“No, don’t worry about it. More importantly, that’s…”

Students and teachers were fighting, intermingled with villains everywhere.

The places with teachers seemed to be easily handled, but then more villains swarmed and persistently fought.

He could also see students who had panicked from the sudden situation.

…This is dangerous.

“Siwoo!”

“…How is it?”

“Never mind that. It’s definitely the Übermensch! How are there so many?! Didn’t a huge number of them die?!”

“As I thought…”

He heard that one executive was with nearly 200 villains last time, so he thought their scale was large, but to think it would be to this extent.

“The executives, can you see where they are?”

“Huh, what?!”

“Remember that rat-like man who called himself an executive? He definitely mentioned the Chinese Zodiac. There should be more than one of them.”

“…Probably.”

“Since they’re executives, they’ll definitely be stronger than the other guys. We need to tell the teachers…”

“There’s no need for that, chicks.”

At the sudden interrupting voice, I hurriedly turned my head.

A man who looked to be over 2 meters tall was approaching us.

“I heard the name Übermensch and wondered what was happening. You must be talking about Marmo. Are you the students who were at that mountain villa?”

“…Wh-What about it?”

“No, it’s nothing much. But you know, he was a guy I was close with.”

Clack.

As soon as he heard that sound, Siwoo’s whole body started ringing alarm bells, and a low voice reached my ears.

“I’ll make sure he won’t be lonely.”

“Oh no…!”

It’s not that he couldn’t react.

As soon as his instincts warned him of danger, he raised his sword to defend that spot, but…!

‘He’s much faster than I thought!’

Thinking he had no choice but to get hit, he tightly shut my eyes and prepared for the impact, but instead of pain, only a familiar voice entered his ears.

Amelia, who had somehow wedged herself between him and the villain, struggled to block the kick.

“Guh, ugh… It hurts… Mister, you’re pretty quick…?”

“…How did you…”

“I’m also a bit confident in my speed. How about it? Want to bet on who’s faster? If this is your fastest, I’d win.”

“Hah.”

As if he heard a shallow provocation, he brought his blocked leg to the ground and scratched his head.

“A cheap provocation. Did you think I’d fall for that?”

“Ah, as I thought…?”

“That’s right, chick. I can’t stand it. Come at me.”

“Huh?”

“What are you doing? You’re not going to fight? Looks like that spirit was all for show.”

…What the hell is wrong with this crazy bastard?

Amelia stiffened momentarily as if she hadn’t expected that reaction but soon smiled brightly.

It’s the same smile as always. That smile always puts Siwoo in a difficult position.

“Ha, great. Come at me! I’m faster than you think.”

“Who knows? We’ll find out when we fight… It’ll be over soon anyway.”

After a short exchange, the two started moving at a tremendous speed, kicking up dirt.

The fight couldn’t even be seen with the eyes. They were probably fighting each other, but he couldn’t follow it at all.

“Let’s go, Dorothy.”

“What, huh? But Amelia is fighting…!”

“Right now, quickly finding a teacher is how we can help her!”

Amelia signaled with her eyes before fighting.

To hurry and go.

As someone who understood her abilities, he didn’t think Amelia would lose.

She’ll keep getting faster.

If she judges that it’s becoming too difficult to attack, she’ll run away on her own. That’s the kind of person she is.

So, while she was tying him up, they had to bring a teacher as fast as possible.

***

“…Hmm.”

[It’s starting! Amelia and Horse started fighting!]

“It seems so. There are three left…”

Dragon, Dog, and… was it Tiger?

I shifted my gaze away from the two people fighting in the distance, kicking up dirt, and watched the two villains far away.

“They look quite strong… Can the protagonist win?”

[…Ah. Right.]

“What is it this time?!”

A sense of unease came over me.

Whenever the Author seemed to have forgotten something and started talking, a problem arose.

Moreover, this time, it’s the highlight scene of the novel, and the target we were watching is a being presumed to be the boss.

In terms of games, it would be the mid-boss position.

…And yet, this reaction while looking at such a person. I already don’t want to hear it.

[That, well… I didn’t set up how strong they are… They seem stronger than I thought?]

“What?”

[With the protagonist’s current level, I don’t think he can win…?]

“What?!”

A shocking statement came out of the Author’s mouth.

What?

… Can’t win? Seriously?

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Author’s Notes

Ruminas, have a good evening.