That’s How They Became Villains

#55. You’ve Been Kidnapped

Cheongang Tower, 100th floor.

At the top of a building so tall that just one more step up would touch the sky.

“Haah…”

There, Cheon Yusil, the new star of Cheongang, sighed deeply enough to sink the ground.

The reason for her sigh was clear.

It was because of the villain coalition called Maker, which had been running rampant recently.

She had accepted that Maker plotted terrorism against the Royals.

After all, it was Unhwa that suffered damage from it, not Cheongang.

In fact, it was somewhat deserved. Cheon Yusil also didn’t particularly like the chosen people mentality of the Royals but the recent issue was different.

On an Instagram live broadcast, an influencer named Chae Yu-ha, along with the A-class hero Last, had made a revealing broadcast.

“The culprit behind the unidentified enhanced human rampage incident that once caused a stir in Cheongang was First, a member of the villain coalition Maker.”

She revealed that when conflicts between Origin and Non-Origin reached their peak, she attempted to neutralize the nanomachines in the enhanced humans’ brains, intending to turn Cheongang into a sea of blood.

‘Fortunately, it seems to have remained unidentified, but who knows what kind of schemes they’re plotting now.’

This news quickly spread to the political channel UBS, flooding all kinds of news.

“Enough of this!!”

Cheon Yusil threw her pad irritably. Her angry appearance closely resembled her father, Cheon Taewoo.

“Just because you’re all saying such things now, it doesn’t mean there’s any clever solution!!”

As she said, even if flaws in the nanomachine technology were discovered belatedly, there wasn’t much Cheongang could do about it.

The one who created the nanomachine technology was Nazha and she was no longer at Cheongang.

There were no researchers who had received technical knowledge from her.

Nazha’s abilities were that extraordinary. To the extent that no one could even attempt to imitate them.

Regarding this, someone asked.

How could a company that staggers when just one person leaves claim to be a city corporation?

Obviously, it never had such a qualification.

Originally, this was also part of Nazha’s revenge plan. The idea was to make Cheongang increasingly dependent on her, planning to trigger an even larger social bomb in the future. However, now that revenge and such things have become less important…

“Hey, Yusil. I’m writing my resignation letter.”

Well, what did it matter? Cheon Yusil gritted her teeth.

She recalled how callously Nazha had pushed her away and left Cheongang.

“After all I did for you…!!”

Thinking about how much effort she had put into finding Nazha afterward made her shudder. Nevertheless, she couldn’t stop the search.

With Nazha, they could create something to replace nanomachines and silence the media.

No…That would only be postponing the immediate problem.

Yes, once they found Nazha, they would need to make weapons first. They would have to buy shares in military companies and prepare armed forces. So that no one could look down on Cheongang, they needed to take action.

As Cheongang grows, so does the city. Therefore, no one would have complaints.

They do nothing for the city themselves, yet I’m stepping up to make them prosperous?

If they had any conscience, they shouldn’t have any complaints.

Just as Cheon Yusil’s eyes were beginning to gleam with malice.

“Excuse me~”

“Eek…!!”

Suddenly, a voice came from the window direction.

Again, this was the 100th floor of Cheongang Tower, so it was impossible for a voice to be heard from outside the window.

Cheon Yusil was so surprised that she lost all malice that had been gleaming in her eyes.

-Knock knock.

“Hello~? Is anyone there? I’m a busy person, so if you’re in there, please answer quickly?”

With the knocking sound, the voice was heard again. Now it was certain. Someone was outside the window.

Cheon Yusil approached the window, sweating coldly.

Perhaps due to heightened nerves, even her breathing seemed loud.

“Oh, what? You were inside.”

A voice came from behind her.

At that moment, Yusil shuddered like a woman walking alone on a dark street suddenly grabbed by the shoulder.

Unable to wipe away the sweat flowing beneath her chin, she swallowed the dry saliva in her mouth.

Cheongang outskirts district, Evil – Base.

I was now facing a crisis.

“Soon, I’ll be able to open a bigger and more splendid stage than last time. And the only one who can be the protagonist of that stage is you, Last.”

Why did I say such things then?

Let’s say it was fine to boldly declare war but that was all, because I had no ideas for the next act of terrorism.

[Your inner malice is disappointed.]

Shut up, dude.

I’m sick and tired of this routine now.

And hey? If you have time to nitpick, come up with some ideas.

Stop projecting your emotions onto me and making me anxious.

“Why are you so sulky?”

Seok-ho asked, bringing a bowl of ramen from the kitchen.

Behind him, Nazha and Seolhwa followed like a tail, having smelled the ramen, which looked quite amusing, like the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

“I don’t have any ideas for the next terror attack.”

“Whoa, so that’s what’s been bothering you.”

‘Thud,’ the ramen equivalent to 20 servings landed on the table.

I didn’t forget to take out my phone. It was to take a picture to upload on Instagram.

-Click.

As the sound of the photo being taken was heard, Nazha and Seolhwa picked up their chopsticks.

At this point, I was wondering if we should check if there’s dog DNA in the enhanced human serum.

“For the next terror attack, ‘slurp.’ You’re doing it with Ms. Eltrinde, right?”

Seolhwa asked with her cheeks full of noodles.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Then wouldn’t it be good to fully utilize Eltrinde’s abilities? It would emphasize that we’ve joined hands.”

“Is there a need to emphasize it more than this? We already made the video so provocative.”

‘Slurp,’ Nazha said as she sipped the broth with her small mouth.

“Even if we talk about Eltrinde’s ability, it’s just handling heat energy. How do we use that for terrorism?”

“There are many ways. Just setting fire to a building would cause massive chaos.”

“That’s too indiscriminate. And it has less impact than last time.”

“Can there be anything with more impact than targeting the Royals for terrorism?”

The discussion continued until the ramen bowls were empty, but no particularly good ideas emerged.

At that time, Seok-ho, who had brought drinks from the kitchen, put down five translucent cups and said,

“From what I’ve been hearing, does that Eltrinde woman only have that ability?”

“What are you talking about? Multiple abilities don’t manifest. Yu-ha is the exception.”

“I’m not talking about her abilities as an enhanced human. I’m talking about her abilities as a person. That woman was a former hitman, right? Red Witch is also a place that did contract killings.”

“Huh? Aah!”

At Seok-ho’s words, an idea suddenly struck me, and I sprang up from my seat like a coil.

Eltrinde is a hitman who used to handle people on Royal’s orders.

This meant that Eltrinde had an amazing ability to find people.

If we combine this with the kidnapping drama we did recently…It’s a whole drama series ready to go.

The title: The Mystery Serial Disappearance Case. But one that won’t stop until the culprit is caught.

I immediately explained this idea to my colleagues and called Eltrinde.

Cheon Yusil opened her eyes in a dark room.

Her hands and feet were tied to a chair.

Just in case, she rattled her feet to make noise and it echoed.

This wasn’t just a dark space. It was a wide, dark, and empty space.

Cheon Yusil gulped.

“You’re awake?”

Click, with the sound, a light turned on.

Then, Yusil could see someone sitting across from her.

‘First…!!’

A dark blue hood, eyes that shone even in darkness, a form-fitting suit. It was exactly as she had seen in the video.

That wasn’t all. There were four more people wearing the same type of costume.

They all stood like a formation around First, who was seated in a chair.

“I don’t need to introduce myself, right? As the CEO of Cheongang Group, you must have heard about us.”

“Why have you kidnapped me…?”

Cheon Yusil went straight to the point.

She didn’t bother with unnecessary words like ‘Aren’t you afraid of retaliation?’

She was a woman who lived nonchalantly even after messing with the Royal Roaders.

Retaliation wouldn’t be of any concern to her.

“Haah… Doesn’t Cheongang’s CEO know about ice breaking? If you come off this stiff from the first meeting, it’s hard for me to say anything nice.”

“Just get to the point…!! I’m sure your target is Cheongang’s technology…!! The thoughts of people like you are so predictable…!!”

“…”

First flinched at the response, which was more sadistic than expected.

Your company’s top brain is with us right now.

She was so curious about what reaction Yusil would show if she said that, but she had to hold back.

“Indeed, the new star of Cheongang. You’ve perfectly grasped my purpose.”

“Hmph! It’s obvious! And do you think I would talk about such things so easily?”

Cheon Yusil quickly became haughty when given a little boost.

Even that was exactly as Nazha had described, so First had to hold back her laughter.

“Yes, well. As you said, it won’t end easily… so let’s call it a day for now.”

“What?”

Before she could feel any confusion, ‘click’, the light went out and the room instantly darkened.

In the darkness, First’s shining eyes curled up into a crescent moon with a smirk.

“Then, shall we see each other again in a week? We’ll take good care of your meals, so don’t worry too much.”

‘Screech,’ the sound of someone getting up from a chair was heard.

-Click-clack.

Multiple footsteps were fading away.

“Huh?”

And then there was no one.

Thus, Cheon Yusil was left alone in an empty room.

Missing person, 1.