Chapter 371 - Reaper

# Final Chapter

Now that I've reached the final chapter, what I must do is clear.

That is to stop the god who will ultimately descend upon this world.

If I could just stop that god, I would truly get my happy ending. A happy ending I never saw in the original comic.

Of course, that wasn't the only thing I needed to do. There were various tasks remaining.

And several of those tasks involved eliminating other villains.

Especially those villains who had become particularly powerful after the Inflation.

'...Now it really feels like I'm holding a time bomb.'

There's one reason why I feel especially anxious.

As all villains have become stronger, each terror attack they launch is too threatening. If I fail to stop their first attack, there will be countless casualties.

In other words, I'm destined to stop the terror as soon as it begins.

'...That's at least fortunate.'

Of course, there was good news too.

First, Shadow Walker is still alive.

Unlike in the original work where he went somewhat insane after losing his girlfriend, then turned evil and disappeared, in this world he successfully married his girlfriend because I saved her.

In other words, unlike the original, nights are still safe.

This means Stardust won't have to suffer from nightly terror attacks and lose sleep... which is truly fortunate.

...Of course, this created a problem where villains who caused terror at night in the original work wouldn't do so now, twisting the story differently from the original, but it was manageable. Especially considering how much stronger Shadow Walker, who was already invincible at night, had become after the Inflation... his contribution to our forces was undeniable.

Anyway, what needed to happen next was clear.

I needed to eliminate a villain who would appear soon.

[Hehehehehe! Want to play hide and seek with me?]

The villain called Reaper.

This guy, who wore a mask like me, was quite powerful.

His special ability was berserk transformation. His body changed like a beast, and his hands transformed into long blades—an ability clearly specialized for mass slaughter.

And among villains, he was an uncommon pleasure-seeking psychopath.

While some villains have their own ideologies and use any means necessary to realize them,

this guy was just disgusting, taking pleasure in killing people.

From his first appearance, he massacred hundreds of people and fled before Stardust could arrive.

...Actually, until then, he seemed like a relatively ordinary villain. Well, in the hopeless original work, hundreds of people dying was a common occurrence.

However, the real problem occurred after his first terror attack.

That's when he belatedly realized he had another ability.

That other ability was...

clone creation.

"....."

The ability to summon up to 5 clones with the same physical strength as himself, just with lower intelligence.

After dispatching one clone, even if it died, he could snap his fingers and another clone would appear before him—an insane ability.

...With an ability that was too simple yet powerful for a mid-boss, many civilians died. The biggest problem was that he couldn't be found. The original body was hiding underground somewhere, and he kept sending clones, leaving the association helpless. What did it matter if the clones could be shattered with one punch from Stardust? He had already killed dozens, and new clones would be created and sent again.

He seemed like an unsolvable problem, and indeed, many people died because of him in the original work. Especially since the original body stayed hidden and only sent clones, all kinds of theories circulated about Reaper in the [Stardust!] fan community. Some said the author finally created a character to kill every civilian in Korea except Stardust...

Of course, they eventually succeeded in stopping Reaper in the original work.

More precisely, Lee Seol-ah solved it.

'...Wait, didn't he say the maximum number of clones he could create was 5?'

The solution came from when Reaper, during his dozens of repeated terror attacks, mocked the association by saying he had 5 spare hearts.

Instead of killing the clones on site, they captured them one by one and imprisoned them.

...This way, since the clones were still alive, Reaper couldn't create any more clones.

Despite the overwhelming despair he had shown, it was quite an anticlimactic solution.

...Eventually, after capturing all 5 clones one by one and putting them in prison, his terror ended.

Without ever catching the original body.

"...Haah."

And now at this point where the original work had become reality...

...One might think we'd need to capture 5 clones again to catch Reaper. Just thinking about it gave me a headache.

Still, there was a way to break through.

His first terror attack.

That was the only time the original body appeared.

"...So, I just need to do well at the beginning."

In the living room of the Ego-stream House.

I sat on the sofa, staring at the calendar on the wall as I muttered.

I didn't know the exact date when he would launch his first attack. Not because I forgot, but because it wasn't specified in the original work. It was definitely a few months after the Inflation, so it should be soon...

As I was pondering with my arm propped under my chin,

"Uhehe Da-in~ What are you thinking about?"

Seo Ja-young, who had walked over from somewhere while rubbing her eyes, came up beside me, grabbed me from behind, and raised her face over my shoulder to speak.

'...'

...I naturally detached Seo Ja-young, who was hugging me from the side, then looked at the calendar and sighed before speaking.

"Haah, it's nothing else... some crazy guy is about to cause trouble soon, and I'm worried about how to stop him."

"Hmm... Wait, did you just push me away?"

"If I don't catch him right away, it'll be a disaster. Haah, this is a big problem..."

"Hmmmm..."

She looked at me with a strange gaze while making a nasal sound.

Then she flipped her hood over her purple bob hair as if hiding it, tilted her head, and said,

"But what's the problem? Can't you just beat him up when he appears?"

At Seo Ja-young's words, I shook my head.

The problem was that I was busy.

I had taken on a role in the reformed Kathedal, and I had to go abroad quite often to work with Celeste.

However, not knowing when Reaper would appear made me very nervous about traveling abroad. Tsk...

"...Right. Let me think about what to do after Reaper appears."

I muttered quietly and thought.

Actually, Reaper's original body was quite weak. Berserk transformation, beast transformation. It sounded good, but he was specialized only for mass slaughter and somewhat weak in one-on-one combat. In the original work, the original body used hit-and-run tactics, and all the clones died after taking just one hit.

It was quite paradoxical that such a Reaper was one of the worst villains in the original work. Clearly a weak villain who survived on his unique cruelty and the cheat-like characteristic of cloning. Of course, his recognition was somewhat low. By the time he appeared, the comic had become so bleak that not many people were reading it...

Anyway, the original body itself was weak.

So I was thinking:

'...Someone like him, couldn't I take him down myself?'

I've gotten stronger too. Since my power has the same mechanism as Stardust's, my psychokinesis has reached a certain level. There were still risks, but...

Anyway, I felt like testing my power this time. I thought maybe Han Seo-eun or Choi Se-hee could be nearby just in case. That's what I thought.

Well, whatever. For now, waiting for Reaper's appearance comes first.

From that day on, I started watching breaking news every day.

[Breaking news! A villain has started a terror attack! Currently, he is at Gwanghwamun...]

It wasn't Reaper.

[A villain is shooting fireworks from the sky and causing terror! Her villain name is Joy the Wonderful, and she already has a criminal record...]

It wasn't Reaper.

[A villain claiming to be a returnee from another world is attacking Busan! He is wearing a sword and armor...]

It wasn't Reaper.

After anxiously waiting for him, feeling like I was waiting for someone I couldn't forget,

[Breaking news! A villain has appeared in Seoul! He has a beast-like enormous appearance with long blade-like hands...]

"Finally."

Reaper had finally appeared.

"Who's here now! Hey! Choi Se-hee! Come here, let's go together!"

"Uh, huh? Oh. Okay! Just a moment!"

"Hurry, hurry!"

I quickly put on my mask, hastily donned my coat and cape, and flew into the sky.

After teleporting at bullet-like speed with only Choi Se-hee, how much time had passed?

"Hehehehehehe! Where is everyone hiding?"

I was able to arrive at Reaper's terror scene in an instant.

Wearing a mask that looked like infrared goggles, with hands made of long blades and a wolf-like massive fur draped over him, he was wandering the streets. Reaper.

I arrived in front of him.

"Huh? You..."

By the time he recognized me, I was already floating in the air with guns suspended around me, looking down at him.

...Quickly turning on the broadcast.

*

[Egostic broadcast ON lololol]

[Here we go~ Here we go~ Here we go~]

[Ah... this feeling like I'm back home. This is the Mango broadcast]

[Viewer count instantly surpasses 10,000 lolol what is this]

*

Looking at the rapidly scrolling chat window.

I looked down at Reaper with a grin and opened my mouth.

Alright. Let's start the show.

"Haha, Mr. Reaper. Congratulations! You've earned the opportunity to join our Kathedal. How about it, would you like to become my subordinate and join us?"

Of course, he would refuse here.

Then, I could just kill him.

"...Hehehe? Huhuhuh... Yes, good! I'll join you..."

"What's that? You refuse? Then I have no choice. Goodbye!"

KABOOOOOOM

Just as he was about to speak, I quickly responded and started the bombardment.

...Almost caused a broadcasting accident.