episode_0224

Yesterday morning.

An old man who did not want to open his hands to his daughter was hit by a truck and suffered a hit-and-run accident while returning from work at the factory.

I looked down at the old man. I was slowly losing my breath.

So I broke my heart.

I never thought I would die like this.

You’re going to die anyway, so go do something helpful in the world. It’s not the world, it’s me, but I’m also part of the world, right?

***

Humming naturally, I opened the freezer.

I took out the chunk of flesh I had prepared in advance. What was once a part of human tissue had hardened due to being stored in the freezer.

I put the piece of flesh in a square box. And it was carefully wrapped in colorful wrapping paper. Secure it tightly with a red ribbon and you’re done!

The steps leaving the house are brisk. What will happen today? I’m going crazy with anticipation.

What kind of expression will Stella make after receiving my gift? .

*****

Stella, who was sitting on my boat, spoke quietly.

But her voice is full of anger like an active volcano. I was so angry that I actually became cool-headed… That’s the situation.

“I have never heard of someone as evil and strange as you. No matter what devil comes, I don’t think I can even show a business card in front of you.”

Just because your voice is low doesn’t mean it doesn’t contain emotion. A person who speaks like he is chewing is harsher than anyone else in the world.

“A crystal made of pure evil, that’s all. There is no way to explain you.”

That’s exactly what Stella is like now.

“Giggle kick.”

So I started laughing.

This is my first time seeing Stella so angry. Even I, who was stuck with her for years.

So then.

This time, I might be able to make Stella kill me.

I asked flippantly, lying underneath her.

“Are you angry? Are you angry? Are you angry? Are you angry?”

“… .”

“Ahahahaha! Do you want to kill me? Do you want to cut off my head and take bloody revenge? The unstoppable killing intent rises like a fountain, right?”

“… .”

“Stella! Don’t hold back!”

It wasn’t easy to move because I was underneath, but I took my hand out and rummaged around my waist. I’m sure it was plugged in around here.

Ah, I found it. As expected, it was here.

I took out a mask that was like my alter ego. A mask with a pure white surface and a smiling face engraved on it. This is the mask I wear whenever I act as the Joker.

I shouted with laughter as I put on the Joker mask.

“Kill me like this! Take your revenge!”

“… !”

Stella’s expression spread astonishment.

“And you too… You become a criminal! Not a criminal like the empty plaything presented by society, but a criminal in your own heart!”

“Mi, you crazy psychopath… !”

“You’re mentally ill? no! It’s true that I’m different from you, but I’m not crazy! Don’t try to avoid it! Because if you kill me, that’s murder! What are you hesitating about? Just kill me!”

The more it happened, the more I laughed and continued talking.

“Break your iron rule and step onto the forbidden line of corruption! Enjoy the freedom of no restrictions! The pretense of this society and civilization… Throwing everything away… !”

“… !”

“Still, if I could give you one piece of advice as someone who was once a bride and groom-to-be, don’t think of it as a line you can jump back and forth like jumping rope. Just like a drug! The moment you commit your first murder, you will cross a line of no return!”

“… … !”

“Ah! But don’t make it too difficult… . Um, so killing is like an instinct for us, right? In fact, the other person is not a person, but we always live by killing and eating someone! This is just… Yeah, it’s just the beginning. The beginning of a beautiful decadence. Stella, you too will become the same person as me!”

It’s always difficult at first. Once you start, the second and third times are very easy. This is true of everything, but especially crime.

My death will be Stella’s first turning point.

From now on, if they see an evil villain again, they will commit murder instead of subduing and arresting him. In your head, you might think you don’t want to do that, but from the perspective of a moral person like Stella, the world is full of people who deserve to die.

Murder, murder, murder.

If you keep repeating that, one day you will get used to killing… Then, at some point, you will realize it.

Stella herself has become the same hero who killed her father!

The emotions Stella will feel at that moment will be extremely ecstatic. From a third person perspective.

Even though I’m dead, you won’t be able to see me. Let’s leave that part to the imagination.

Stella’s hand holding my collar is trembling. Is it because I don’t have enough anger? Would you like some help?

“Hmm… By any chance, have you still not figured out who the owner of this heart is?”

“Shut up… !”

“Cold, right? That’s because I put it in the freezer. Was it still hot when you took it out? Flap, flutter. ah… When I think about it, I get excited again. There is definitely something about blood that makes people excited. Isn’t it? Stella, you get excited every time you see blood in a fight… Ugh!”

puck-!

It exploded.

Bah! Bye! Kwaang-! Kwaaang-!

“Shut up! Shut up! This dog bastard !! ”

A heavy rain of fists pouring down one after another.

I raised the corners of my mouth, smiled brightly beneath the mask, and accepted it.

“Good! More, more! Stronger! Big! Try killing me! It can’t go on like this!”

“Please, shut that snout!”

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-! Wow!

A glorious light seeps into Stella’s curled fist. A golden-painted fist hit me like a missile.

Stella pounded like that for a long time. There was no reason left in her anymore.

“… !”

Kugoogung-! Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!

If we were to compare their strength alone, the strongest beings on the continent would be those who could strike with all their heart. Without even leaving reason behind.

A corner of the building collapsed. The ground was hollow as if it had been hit by a meteorite.

I did not resist the pouring down of merciless and one-sided violence. My head was buzzing, and I could feel my body sinking into the ground like a nail being driven into a tree, but that wasn’t a reason for me to move.

Stella let out a scream. He was screaming something that was hard to understand.

Towards the sky, towards the earth, and towards me. He cursed about his situation and glared at me with blood-filled eyes as if he was going to chew me up.

However, his fist did not rest. Stella’s arms constantly bombarded me. I broke my neck, my shoulder was torn, and my face was completely crushed. Since it is a demon, it will eventually heal as long as it holds its breath.

“Die! die! Please die!!”

Stella lets out a roar that is close to the roar of an animal and strikes down. The eyes, which had become covered with tears and blood, were no longer yellow. It was full of hatred and murderous intent.

What’s surprising is that even in the midst of all this, there was still a very small and subtle affection and love remaining in the way he looked at me.

Were the years we spent together that good?

I liked it too. I love you, Stella.

Wow!

ah.

Slowly my consciousness fades.

In my blurry vision, I saw Stella raising her fist towards me again.

The moment that fist was swung for the last time.

Quad deuk-!

I lost consciousness.

It was death.

*****

“… No.”

Uh, what is it?

“Hmm?”

Why am I alive? Should I be dead? Stella wasn’t completely done with me while I was passed out?

When I finally opened my eyes, Stella was still on top of me, pulling my collar.

If anything has changed… People are crowding around and making noise because the buildings have all collapsed and been destroyed to the ground.

Stella was sobbing with her face buried in my collar. My heart feels warm.

“I… I won’t fall for your tricks… !”

The hero said while crying. Leaning your face against my chest. Because of this, only the top of her head was visible in my damaged vision. With perfectly disheveled golden hair.

“Puhahahaha! I’m serious? Did you really say those words?”

“I, I… ! I won’t become a devil… !”

“Awesome! As expected, you are perfect, Stella!”

“Qu… ! Oh, you devil… !”

“Giggle, you know that’s the best compliment for a villain like me, right? But I feel a little proud! To be compared to something like the devil!”

that day.

God defeated me.

I lost to Stella.

But that day, Stella’s soul died without a trace. Is the only winner? I don’t know because I’ve never seen the Lord.

“Cheonwoong! What the hell is this… !”

“Distorted mask… Joe, Joker! You’re the Joker!”

“Police! Call the police!”

Then, the police arrived with people making a fuss. They were panting, perhaps because of the news of Joker’s appearance. I wasn’t particularly interested. Because all my attention was focused solely on Stella.

I was arrested that way, sentenced to life imprisonment by the Empire, and taken to prison.

He escaped from prison after that.