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Translator: Vine
Chapter Title: My Moon Priestess
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Three terrorist attacks had ravaged Seoul, unchecked by any hero.
As despair gripped everyone, Ego Stream's airship appeared like a comet at the scene, drawing all eyes.
And when Egoistic's broadcast finally went live.
South Korea, quite literally, exploded into chaos.
"Hello everyone! This is Egoistic!"
His image appeared on screen.
And along with him, a torrent of reactions poured in simultaneously.
Fervent cheers.
[LOL WTF is this real lmao]
[Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick!]
[AAAAHHHHHHH WHY ARE YOU ONLY HERE NOW I'M GONNA LOSE MY MIND!!!!!]
[F*ck yeah, I knew it!!!]
[Mang-yah-ho~ Mang-yah-ho~ Mang-yah-ho~ Mang-yah-ho~ Mang-yah-ho~ Mang-yah-ho~ Mang-yah-ho~ Mang-yah-ho~ Mang-yah-ho~ Mang-yah-ho~ Mang-yah-ho~ Mang-yah-ho~ Mang-yah-ho~ Mang-yah-ho~ Mang-yah-ho~ Mang-yah-ho~]
[God exists, and he takes the form of a Mango]
[F*ck, the chat's so fast I can't even read it lol]
[We are living in the age of Egoistic We are living in the age of Egoistic We are living in the age of Egoistic We are living in the age of Egoistic We are living in the age of Egoistic We are living in the age of Egoistic]
[NGL, if you teared up when the broadcast went ON, hit like lol. Starting with me lol]
[So damn good to see him lol]
The chat was pouring in so fast that ordinary eyes couldn't keep up.
It was astonishing, considering it was simultaneously being broadcast on terrestrial TV.
Anyway, regardless of the chaos, he continued to smile and greet them in his usual cheerful tone.
"Yes! It's good to see you all, everyone. It seems quite a long time has passed since we last met!"
[F*ck, you've been off the radar for almost half a year, of course it's been a long time lol]
[I seriously thought you were dead]
[Haven't shown your face since the last terror attack in Busan lol]
[No wonder it felt like ages, it really has been lol]
[The past few months without Mango... Ugh, my head....]
Along with confirmations that it had indeed been a long time, protests from the Mango Faction began to pour in.
Whether he knew of these reactions or not, Egoistic continued to smile, stroking the mask on his face as he spoke.
"Yes, yes. It's been a while, everyone. Ah! By the way, it seems a lot has happened while I was away, hasn't it?"
[A whole lot of shit happened, yeah]
[Nothing much, just Seoul collapsing and talks of moving the capital...? Yeah, totally.]
[Seriously, just dozens of buildings destroyed and the country almost falling apart, that's all. Nothing big.]
[F*ck, that IS a big deal, you crazy bastards lol]
[These guys' brains are fried lol]
[Yeah, it really was chaos. My house is gone, f*ck.]
"Yes! That's right! It was absolute chaos while I was away! A pink storm raging across the night sky, Seoul collapsing, citizens in shock! You couldn't ask for more chaos than this."
And after saying that, he grinned.
Then, he finally began to get to the point.
"So. To find out what was going on, I came here myself."
"That's right! I am currently inside that storm!"
He shouted that.
As expected, the chat window began to burn.
Messages scrolled up frantically.
Watching their reactions, he, still smiling,
began to quickly state the key information.
"And everyone. I'm going to tell you the results of my investigation here."
"All these terrorist attacks were orchestrated by a religious group called the Moonlight Cult. It's basically a cult that believes a Moon God will appear and destroy the world."
"And the one who caused this storm is known within the Moonlight Cult as the Moon Priestess, a person capable of using special magic. She apparently caused all these events under the Cult Leader's command."
"So, to summarize, the mastermind behind all this is the Moonlight Cult, a cult, and some lunatic Cult Leader is doing all this because he wants to take over Seoul, then the country, and then the world."
At his few words,
the chat window began to burn again.
Naturally. The truth behind these terrorist attacks, which both the government and the Association had failed to uncover, had just been casually revealed by him.
[No way lol how does he even know this lol]
[In an instant, the official name 'Moon Priestess' and everything about the terror's mastermind got exposed lol]
[Seriously lol the Association still didn't know this simple stuff lol]
[Breaking News) This much info already dropped just 5 mins into the broadcast omg]
[One Mango >>>>>> All Association members]
[Legendary from the start of the broadcast lol]
And after saying all that, he
grinned and opened his mouth.
"But you see."
"Isn't it truly arrogant?"
"Ego Stream, the largest villain organization in South Korea, is clearly established here! I simply don't like these cult-like Moonlight Cults running rampant on their own turf, that's what I'm saying."
And at the same time.
The camera filming him slowly pulled back, precisely capturing the wide area where he stood.
Pink winds raged around, yet where he stood, not a single breeze touched him.
His figure, standing in the eye of the storm.
[???????????]
[What? Isn't this the center of that pink storm?]
[F*ck, how did he even get there lol]
[No way, he's starting the broadcast already at the final boss's location, what is this lol]
[What in the world is going on right now? I seriously don't get it;;]
[Wait, isn't that the storm that Stardust and Shadow Walker couldn't even break through? How is Mango there lol]
[Then wait, shouldn't the Priestess be here too? Why is Egoistic alone?]
[F*ck lol it just keeps getting more legendary lol]
As viewers started to flip out at the sudden revelation,
Egoistic merely continued to smile mysteriously.
Raising one hand, he simply uttered a single phrase towards the camera.
"So, if you violate business ethics, you must be punished, right?"
Having said that, he quietly snapped the fingers of his raised hand.
Simultaneously, the camera shook, and a tremendous roar erupted.
***
Late at night.
In downtown Seoul, where everyone was awake, watching Egoistic's broadcast.
The people there all began to panic at the sudden turn of events.
After the last image of Egoistic snapping his fingers on the broadcast,
from the pink typhoon that had been destroying a part of the city, a pillar of bright purple light, visible across all of Seoul, began to erupt with a thunderous roar.
And simultaneously.
Purple electricity began to swirl around the storm.
Suddenly, an enormous roar emanated from within.
The storm began to glow so brightly it was visible even from distant parts of Seoul.
At the same time, winds began to rage.
And Egoistic's broadcast began to shake so violently that nothing could be seen.
The chat window fell into chaos amidst the sudden situation.
People in the city were in an uproar over the real-time anomalous phenomena.
And then.
KWOOOSH.
With an immense roar, the storm literally exploded.
And, at the center of that storm.
Egoistic's broadcast showed that very spot.
There, shrouded in thick pink smoke,
an enigmatic woman, whom no one had ever seen before, began to faintly appear.
A beautiful woman with a mysterious aura, clad in white priestess robes, with long black straight hair, and crimson eyes.
Everyone who saw her realized.
Ah. That must be the Moon Priestess, who caused all of this.
The camera continued to focus solely on the woman.
Viewers began to wonder why Egoistic was no longer visible.
[No way, f*ck, what is even going on right now]
[Outside my window, it's flashing and chaotic omg]
[Where's Mango Stick?? I'm starting to get worried]
[...What? Could that explosion have been caused by that woman to deal with Egoistic?]
[Nah, no way]
[No way, are we just gonna get brutally destroyed like this?? NO!!!!!]
As viewers' questions piled up further,
as if to put an end to those doubts,
Egoistic faintly appeared behind the woman.
Despite him being behind her, the Moon Priestess remained perfectly still, standing quietly.
And at the same time, his voice was heard from behind her.
"Yes. That's right."
"I have put an end to this flashy, undignified, and unappealing terrorism."
He said that from behind her, staring directly into the camera.
And at the same time.
"And today, in this very place, I declare."
Saying that, Egoistic, who was behind the Moon Priestess, simply embraced her from behind.
And simultaneously, he raised one arm to her face—specifically, her chin—and with his fingers, lifted her face.
Whispering, yet clearly.
Looking at the camera, to the entire nation watching this broadcast.
He grinned and opened his mouth.
"Yes. In short."
"From now on, this person, the Moon Priestess, is mine."
"Meaning, from now on, she belongs to Ego Stream, not that cult-like Moonlight Cult."
"Right, Priestess?"
Egoistic whispered suavely.
The Moon Priestess, still held in his embrace,
her initial cold expression gone, blushed slightly and quietly murmured.
"Y-yes...."
Smiling as if satisfied with her answer in his arms, Egoistic spoke to the camera.
"Haha. Did you hear that?"
"The Moon Priestess, now added to our Ego Stream lineup, I hope you all show her much love. Oh, and to the Moonlight Cult folks?"
As he said that, he raised a hand to the camera and flipped them off.
"Good luck."
And his smiling face as he said that,
was truly villainous.
***
In the Association tent set up in front of the storm.
Shin Haru, lying there receiving treatment, thought quietly.
...Clearly, when he stroked her head. She had felt an emotion she'd never experienced before in her life.
And then.
"....."
Looking at the screen beside her bed, which showed Egoistic embracing the woman called the Moon Priestess from behind.
She was feeling another emotion, also for the very first time in her life.
'.....Somehow, it's annoying.'
But this emotion was somewhat negative, unlike the previous one.