I Woke Up as the Villain

d reward is not too bad, so you don ’t have to feel too upset, ” said Mr.
Guy.

”Of course, ” said Yu-Seong.

He thought that the yellow hell was already no different from a reward, but it was still a trial nonetheless.
If the yellow hell itself was truly a reward, it would be hard to imagine how much praise he could say right now.

”By the way, Lok…
I mean, A Joke-loving Prankster seems to have lots of complaints? ” asked Yu-Seong.
He quickly closed his mouth before unintentionally mentioning the name of Loki.
For some reason, gods didn ’t seem to like it when their true identities were revealed.

This was completely unrelated to whether the player was aware of it or not.

”No, the god A Joke-loving Prankster only expressed regret.
Complaints came from elsewhere, ” said Mr.
Guy.

”From elsewhere? ”

”It has something to do with business secrets… ”

Choi Yu-Seong had thought that Loki would be the most likely one to be grumpy, so he widened his eyes in surprise.

’Then who could it be? ’ 

In fact, the truth was hard to find.
As Yu-Seong began to handle the power of thunder, many gods related to lightning began to pay attention to him.
Other gods also began to realize that he was growing explosively.
If he simply thought that they were all looking at him favorably, it would be a naive assumption.
After all, there were most likely gods who were just watching him without sending him any messages or support.

‘Although, there would be those who support me and yet still seek to critique me.’

For example, while Yu-Seong may not have wanted to admit it, the relationship between Choi Yu-Seong and Loki was quite deep.
This was inevitable because Loki was one of the three gods who supported Yu-Seong the most firmly.

Of course, this meant that other Northern European gods, such as Odin and Thor, who did not have a good relationship with Loki, may not view Yu-Seong favorably.
Even though they supported Yu-Seong and showed interest, they might actually have tried to criticize and torment him through scrutiny if it seemed that he would be of great help to Loki.

’Come to think of it, recently, Loki ’s message has decreased significantly.’

Also, most of the messages were strangely aggressive in content.

‘Is this guy being careful in his own way’

Yu-Seong did not say this question out loud.
If it was true that Loki was purposely choosing to be harsh in order to support Yu-Seong, then there was a need for Yu-Seong himself to meet that new expectation to some extent.

”Personally, I thought the complaints would come from A Joke-loving Prankster.
You know, his personality is really bad, ” said Yu-Seong.

“Hong hong…” Mr.
Guy scratched his cheek with an awkward smile.

– A Joke-loving Prankster sends an angry look at the player Choi Yu-Seong.

– The Oldest Hunter supports the player Choi Yu-Seong.

– The Culann’s Hound nods while looking at the player Choi Yu-Seong.

– The Friend of Thunder and Hammer laughs heartily towards the player Choi Yu-Seong.

– The Father of Magical Hymns looks at the player Choi Yu-Seong with an ambiguous expression.

The reaction of the Northern European gods followed shortly after.

‘Regardless of his sincerity…’

It was clear that there weren’t any gods who thought that Loki had a good personality.

”Alright, alright, let ’s move past the parts that I cannot talk about.
I have something to say about the reward settlement, ” said Mr.
Guy.

”What? ”

”It may not have been particularly difficult for you, Mr.
Choi Yu-Seong, but the fact that the Five-Colored Hells appeared during the C-rank promotion examination is an unprecedented event.
So, there are two options. ”

”Oh, wow…? ”

”First option is a very large and good reward.
The second option is several small and quite good rewards.
Although it ’s bold of me to say whichever one would be better for you, none of them would be disappointing.
I also took care of the rewards in my own way, ” said Mr.
Guy.

From Yu-Seong’s perspective as an ordinary player, the second choice could be considered a pretty good deal.
He made a decision without any hesitation.
When such a fork in the road came, Yu-Seong ’s choice was always the same.

He knew that minor details could be overcome through the future information he had gotten through reading the original novel and through the Eye of Replication skill.
However, the chance of a very large reward being a difficult-to-obtain kind of ability was high.

”I’ll go for a very large and good reward. ”

”Alright.
Please close your eyes and count to three. ” Mr.
Guy nodded cheerfully.

Choi Yu-Seong, with his eyes closed, began counting as instructed.

’Three, two, one… ’ 

As he finished counting the last number, his consciousness slowly started to fade away.

”I ’m not sure if you trust me, Mr.
Choi Yu-Seong, but I always support you.
Hong hong. ”

As always, Mr.
Guy ’s gentle voice followed Yu-Seong.

***

Yu-Seong regained consciousness, opening his eyes in shock upon hearing a loud roar that filled the entire house.
He hadn ’t had the chance to read the messages congratulating him on his promotion yet.

‘What was that bomb-like noise just now?’

With wide eyes of surprise, Yu-Seong rushed toward the living room.
He saw Jin Yu-Ri, who had made a weapon using her Shapeshift skill with a serious expression, and Jennie, who was guarding the path to Yu-Seong ’s room with a gun in her hand.
The next person he saw was a white-haired woman wearing a black robe.

Yu-Seong could only make a surprised expression while looking at the woman who appeared to be in her 20s.
He had never seen her in person before, but he had seen her through photos and videos several times.

‘Helen Mirren?’

She was Helen Mirren, the Miraculous Alchemist looking for the Philosopher ’s Stone.
She was the one who Yu-Seong had also hoped to meet for Jin Do-Yoon ’s treatment.

Yu-Seong had been away from Earth for about two months due to his promotion examination, so it was not strange that she had already returned to Earth after wandering in dungeons.
However, it was strange that Helen Mirren was already at his house and staring at Yu-Ri and Jenny.
Yu-Seong couldn ’t understand why.

A brief moment of contemplation passed before Yu-Seong noticed that Helen Mirren was now looking right at him.
With a smile, she said, ”I was counting the minutes until I saw you, Choi Yu-Seong.”

At the same time, the sharp energy that filled the entire house dissipated rapidly.