Should I Become a Villain?

Maido had to go to New York because the emergency meeting was going to be held there. Representatives of the countries also came there. The IRO reserved a special hotel for those people.

Even though Maido was considered having made a mess, the IRO gave him the facility too, since he was still a member of the organization. Everyone in the hotel was staring at him with various expressions. Some appeared irritated, angry, pitiful, curious, and happy.

Maido walked through the hotel hallway while grinding his teeth. He wished the people had not gathered in the hotel hallway. Those who did not like him must be happy that he conflicted with the IRO.

He had to fix his mistake somehow. Only in that way, Maido could clear his reputation. He immediately lowered his head when he saw Dieter Zoch, a representative from Germany. Dieter did nothing bad to him, but a chill ran down his spine.

Maido could understand why Dieter was glaring at him. He did make a mistake by rejecting Germany's request at that time. However, he had no other choice because he was also filled with anxiety.

"What's so interesting on that floor?"

The woman's voice pulled Maido from his thoughts. He then looked up to see a blonde-haired woman with blue irises staring at him.

"Miss Lynette?" Maido called the woman's name hesitantly.

Lynette, on the other hand, gave Maido a sweet smile. "Yes, it's me! How are you?"

"I-I'm fine."

However, Maido's voice showed that he was not in good condition. Lynette glanced for a moment at the hotel hallway where people were gathered. It seemed they were purposely standing there to 'welcome' Maido's arrival.

The man's name became controversial because his prediction was wrong and caused a lot of losses. However, Lynette was one of the few people who did not care about Maido's bad image.

She was neutral in the IRO. Everyone could be close to her because she never judged them. Even today she would not stare at Maido with a look that made him uncomfortable.

"Let's talk somewhere else," Lynette said as she led Maido to a public pool in the hotel.

Since the IRO had fully rented the hotel, there had been no one in the pool. Lynette sat on a deck chair and motioned for Maido to join her.

"What did you want to discuss with me?" Maido, who was already seated, inquired carefully.

Lynette chuckled when she saw the anxiety on Maido's face. "Relax. I don't have any bad intentions. You must be uncomfortable around those people. You better wait for Geovanni while sitting here with me. Didn't he ignore you because he was talking to someone else?"

Maido gave no response to those words. The woman beside him right now was the head of the International Guild Council. Even though Lynette had never got into trouble with anyone at the IRO, he had to be careful because he did not know her closely.

He only knew that Lynette was a doctor in Canada before experiencing the awakening. That woman's name appeared as an awakener with the strongest Elemental Power in the world. Her power was incredible, and she earned that title from people.

Lynette had the power of water. However, her power differed from most awakeners with Elemental Power. She could create rain that can heal people. It was like she had two powers; water and healing.

The healing water from her rain had an extraordinary effect. The rain only lasted for five minutes, but it could heal any wound. The greatest thing was that rain could bring people back to life.

However, the people had to die for a maximum of ten minutes before Lynette used her powers. If it was more than that, then she could not get their life back. She had contributed to the IRO and the world, that she could sit on the council chair.

"What do you think?" Lynette asked because Maido was just staring at her, rather than responding.

Maido laughed awkwardly because he had been staring at Lynette for a while. "I didn't mean to ignore you. This is the first time I've spoken to you casually."

"That's true. You've been with the IRO for a long time, but we've never communicated like this."

"The IRO always makes me move from one place to another, haha. They also restrict who I can communicate with. Please don't tell anyone I gossip about the IRO."

Lynette laughed loudly, making Maido laugh along with her. The man had relaxed now. Previously, he had been nervous because thinking about people's reactions. But Lynette managed to make his feelings calm down.

No wonder the people at the IRO always had nice things to say about Lynette. It turned out that the woman did have a good attitude as rumored. She seemed to make anyone close to her.

"I already know about your problem," Lynette spoke again after she had stopped laughing.

This time, the look on her face turned serious. "You must go through a difficult time because of that problem. I've also experienced the same thing as you. Everyone believes in me because my power can bring people back to life."

Maido could already guess what Lynette was trying to say. Nevertheless, he remained silent and listened carefully to appreciate the woman.

"I experienced an awakening earlier than you. At that time, soldiers were still guarding the gate because you hadn't appeared. I always joined them to evacuate people. Some of them were angry because I was too late to save their families' lives."

Sadness flashed through Lynette's eyes as she continued her story.

"To this day I still think about the people I couldn't save. I often think about what would have happened if I hadn't been late to save them. They must be still alive, right? Those thoughts make it hard for me to sleep, haha. "

Even though Lynette laughed, Maido knew the woman was not in a good mood. He was perplexed because he was not good at comforting others. "I'm sorry to hear that. I'm glad you made it through the hard times," he said awkwardly.

"Well, that's the reason I told you about my past. I believe you can fix your problem and get through these difficult times." Lynette's eyes closed as she smiled.

​ Maido smiled back because he felt touched by those words. It was the first time he had received encouragement from someone else. He did not even get that from Geovanni, who had been in charge of him for years.

"Thank you very much. I don't know what else to say to express my gratitude," Maido said, secretly promising to help if Lynette asked for it.

Meanwhile, Lynette expected nothing from Maido. She just wanted to make the man calm and not think of any evil plans against the IRO. After all, Maido's power saved the lives of many people.

"You don't need to say that. May I give you some advice before I go?"

Maido frowned. He could not guess what Lynette was going to say. "Sure. You can give me some advice."

"I'm sure the IRO won't dump you. They will still provide you with good bonuses. However, you shouldn't place too much trust in them. You have only power, not privileges."

After saying that, Lynette left the pool without waiting for a response from Maido. The woman did not look nervous as she warned him to be careful of the IRO.

That made Maido think about Lynette's background. According to the news he had heard, the woman was the daughter of an influential family. If IRO dared to mess with her, then her family would not stay silent.

In other words, people like Lynette would be safe at the IRO. They differed from Maido who only relied on his power. He did not have such a great family to support him.

Even so, Maido felt happy because Lynette said the IRO would not dump him away. He had no idea what would happen if he was kicked out of the organization. He was forced to admit that he became dependent on everything that was given by the IRO.

Maido would do anything as long as the IRO provided him and his brothers with luxury in life. He refused to face a difficult life because he did not renew his contract with the IRO.

At the same time, Radmilo was on his way to the last dungeon he would face today. He had defeated another monster that apparently could not overwhelm him.

Whether it was an A or S-class monster, both of them bored Radmilo. He made raids on his daily bread in his previous life. Not a day went by without doing a raid.

Those experiences allowed him to beat those monsters quickly. Moreover, he returned to the past with everything he got. He felt like a cheater in the game.

Radmilo had never met someone equal to him for now. However, he would soon meet them at the IRO emergency meeting. He could not be careless just because he was confident in his power.

Therefore, he came to the dungeon near Mount Dandenong. He found out information about the dungeon, and it turned out that it was the most dangerous dungeon in the country.