I Became a Framed Villain

Episode 43 – The Truth

childhood memories. It was an unforgettable memory for Kang Maru and at the same time something he wanted to forget somehow.

“My daughter. What did you play today?”

“I played hide and seek with the sky!”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

When I think of my childhood, the first thing that comes to mind is my parents who gave me a warm smile.

“Come on, wash your hands. Let’s have dinner.”

“yes!”

The job of parents is a hero, a job that was in the spotlight at the time.

They weren’t ranked very high, and they were heroes with ordinary offices and ordinary abilities, but their reputation, which was usually good, was quite good.

Because of that, Kang Maru was able to spend his childhood without worry.

That day, until that incident happened.

“uh?”

Kang Maru stopped by the bathroom for a while before having dinner after playing with his brother as usual.

“Uh, Mom?”

“………”

“Dad?”

In front of her when she came out of the bathroom was her parents who were seriously injured and lost consciousness.

“…the river sky?”

And it was her brother, who was shaking and bleeding from her right eye.

“This… all… what…”

According to the investigation of the police and heroes who arrived after receiving the report, the culprit was a beast who broke into the house.

It is said that the guy broke into the house through a window, injured her parents and Kang Ha-neul’s eyes and escaped.

Considering that there were as many as two active heroes, they were killed, so it was concluded that they were at least a first-class dangerous entity.

Immediately, the surrounding area was sealed off and a search operation began, but no trace of the beast was found anywhere.

It’s like the devil will melt.

Although it became a social issue and the case continued for a long time, in the end, the case ended unsolved.

With the tragic ending of his parents’ hero retirement, long-term hospitalization, and his younger brother’s right cornea permanently ruptured, who were working in the midst of active duty.

“Heaven, let’s talk.”

“……..”

“Heaven.”

After that day, Kang Ha-neul was locked in the room.

I tried to talk, but it didn’t come out.

I tried to force the door open and enter, but only violent rejection erupted.

how much time has passed like that

Kang Maru realized.

Now that he is the head of the family, he is himself.

Instead of his parents lying in a coma in the hospital, he had to feed his younger brother.

So, it was time to grab hold of the wounds of that day that had not yet healed and stand up.

“I know the real culprit.”

“…What?”

With that thought in mind, Kang Maru, who left the house to attend the academy he attended at the time, suddenly came to visit him.

“I can see the future.”

“What is that…”

Kang Maru, who was about to move with a reluctant expression on her face, had to stop when she heard a voice from behind.

“The one who made things happen that day was your younger brother, Kang Ha-neul.”

“What are you talking about…”

“If you go into your brother’s room right now, will you be able to find out the truth?”

The child left those words and disappeared.

“………”

At first, she tried to ignore her and move on, but soon doubts began to form in her head.

Why did a first-class monster attack my house?

After that, all the top-ranked heroes were mobilized and started to search, but why was it not found anywhere?

“ah.”

Such a question did not leave her head, and after having been troubled for a long time, she eventually sneaked into the house and opened the open door of Kang Ha-neul.

It was the first time I gave the order to my brother, who was shaking in bed in a dark room.

To tell the ‘truth’.

“I, it’s all my fault… Sister…”

The truth he said was truly a far-fetched story.

He found the monster that invaded the house and was very happy that he succeeded in mastering it with his abilities for the first time.

So, the moment I called my parents to get compliments, he started running wild.

It is said that the parents who jumped in to save themselves eventually lost their lives after protecting themselves.

“Is that… really true?”

“…Yes, older sister.”

Her orders never went astray.

Even Justia once got caught up in her ability and almost lost in sparring.

Because of that ability, the words his brother spoke had no choice but to be true.

“Then… then…”

Of course it was an accident.

In the first place, the moment the monster infiltrated into the house, that tragedy may have been bound to happen.

That’s why Kang Maru tried to forgive him.

However.

“What’s blooming under the bed right now…?”

Because of what he witnessed immediately after that, it was difficult for Kang Maru to accept that fact.

“De, behind your back?”

“What’s with that creepy smile under your bed!!”

It was because, under the bed of the river sky, the monster was lying face down with its blue eyes shining.

– Huh?

The beast didn’t disappear.

– Gruck, Grrr…

“Ahhhh!!!”

“Who, sister? Why?”

“Don’t come aah!!!”

That guy was assimilated with the shadow of the river sky and nobody else.

“No, sister. I was wrong…”

– Grrrr…

“Please don’t come!”

From that day on, Kang Maru had no choice but to stay away from his younger brother.

Whenever he was in danger, a shadow always appeared and swallowed the surroundings.

And my brother always took it for granted.

It was so strange and frightening.

I’m sure they killed their parents that way too.

I don’t know what kind of powers my brother has, but I had to stop him.

So, Maru Kang began to bind him with orders.

However, Kang Ha-neul’s body obeyed his orders, but for some reason, unlike other people, his mind was not eroded.

Kang Maru was afraid of that.

I didn’t even want to imagine what kind of existence my younger brother, who had developed his abilities, would one day get out of control of his body.

‘Who, sister? Where?’

By the time her fear turns into feelings of hatred and loathing.

‘I’ve prepared food, but where are you going!!’

she left the house

‘sister!!’

Leaving behind his younger brother, who is still making a hateful expression, who is now imprisoning countless monsters in the shadows.

‘A disgusting bastard.’

She turned to the Child of Prophecy, the only being who could stop him, who had always helped and protected her since that day.

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“The culprit in that case is not Kang Ha-neul.”

“…What?”

The child of prophecy who told him the truth of the incident that day.

“That was Lumia’s blatant lie.”

That child, for some reason, was denying the remarks made at that time by using the third person method.

“What are you talking about?”

“What did Lumia say then?”

“…Yes, that’s what you said.”

It seemed strange to anyone, but now it wasn’t a situation to worry about.

“The one who controlled the monster that day was the river sky.”

For some reason, I felt uneasy. It was as if before a big event happened, my whole body felt cool.

“He was trying to surprise us by manipulating a monster, but he said he couldn’t control his abilities, so he caused such an accident.”

“……..”

“That can’t be a lie. I’ve checked everything.”

Imbued with such ominous feelings, Kang Maru speaks in a trembling voice.

“Now, what the hell is a blatant lie?”

Rumia, who was watching that, sighed and said:

“On that day, Kang Ha-neul exchanged memories with you.”

“…What?”

When Kang Maru, who did not understand the words properly, tilted her head, Lumia said with a look of not being able to bear it any longer.

“For you, who were adopted from an orphanage by Kang Ha-neul’s parents, who were infertile, who didn’t mix blood or blood. They changed you and your whole life with a change of common sense.”

Hearing those words, Kang Maru stopped breathing.

“Such… nonsense…”

For some reason, my head was pounding.

“Look at me… believe me…?”

“It was you who locked yourself in your room and attempted suicide.”

In such a situation, Lumia puts a fastball to Kang Maru, who clenches his teeth and denies the facts.

“On the third suicide attempt, Kang Ha-neul, who blocked you with her whole body, started crying and changing your memory.”

“lie…”

“But he was inexperienced in using his abilities, so he couldn’t instill in him memories that he didn’t have at all. So, as a last resort, he swapped his and your memories.”

Eventually, as if vomiting, she delivers a reversal that will only be revealed at the end of the game.

“Thanks to this, Kang Ha-neul knows that he is an adopted child, and even knows that he is the one who made his parents like that.”

“……..”

“And is it because your life has changed? Ironically, you misunderstood me because you awakened the abilities you should have awakened instead.”

Rumia, who watched Kang Maru’s expression slowly change, quietly closed her eyes and murmured.

“But what’s really funny is that when her thoughts are described in a work, she always refers to you as her ‘real sister’.”

Her consciousness was getting more and more distant.

“I must have been good enough to overwrite my entire unhappy life.”

Realizing that her mind would soon be cut off, she began to draw out the last of her strength by clenching her left hand.

“If you really don’t believe me, go to ○○ Orphanage. There will be a record there.”

“……..”

“Oh, and I mean…”

In order to prevent Kang Maru from denying reality, she kindly informed the place where the evidence remains.

“You killed Justia, not Kang Ha-neul.”

She begins her final remarks.

“Justia was killed by the heroes.”

Her last words were half a lie, but it didn’t matter to Lumia.

“Until now, Kang Ha-neul… fought to the death and succeeded in getting revenge… to those guys over there…”

It was because the expression on Kang Maru’s face, as he turned his gaze to the cold, cold corpse of Kang Ha-neul while kneeling, was changing to the one he had always wanted to see at least once in his life.

‘…If it was released as an IF manga as it is, 1 million copies would be sold.’

At the last thought, Lumia’s consciousness was cut off.

“…………”

In the conference room where only one person was left, silence began to flow for a long time.