I’m Not That Villain

0 – Things Went Awry

A little problem has arisen.

…No.

It might be a somewhat big problem.

Uh…

Looking again, it seems like it’s not just ‘somewhat big’ but ‘very big.’

Wait.

My thoughts can’t keep up.

I wiped the cold sweat running down my face with my hand.

I stared blankly at the news, trying to figure out where things went wrong by looking back at the past.

So…

There’s something called ‘abilities.’

Superpowers. Yeah. Something like that. Abilities given to some mutants. They ranged from trivial ones to those that could threaten a person’s life.

Anyway, there’s such a thing. But…

There are also some issues. Some abilities are so powerful that they strain the body because they can’t be controlled.

To complement those or to maximize the abilities, there are…

The items made by artisans like me, who belong to a ‘workshop.’

…Honestly, it’s a bit strange to consider myself an artisan. Well, I know. I’m still lacking in many ways.

But still. There’s quite a bit of potential. Right? Even objectively speaking. Anyway, that’s not the important part…

The problem was with the ‘personal commission’ I made.

“…….”

…That.

During the apprenticeship, you shouldn’t take personal commissions.

It’s not strictly by law. It’s just a tradition of the workshop.

If anyone could just use the workshop’s name to make personal commissions, what would happen to the workshop’s reputation? The place I belonged to was exactly like that.

‘Black Chain Workshop.’

One of the top 3 workshops in the country, and quite large.

And, well.

I was an apprentice artisan there.

But, you see. I had no choice. The money given to apprentices is barely 150 a month. With the situation of having to work on weekends to learn skills or clean up after seniors, there’s even less time to take on part-time jobs.

There are quite a few excuses I could make! I have no background. Yeah! Damn it! I didn’t have great parents, so I grew up in an orphanage, and I don’t have any sponsors either!

How expensive is the land in the area where the Black Chain Workshop is located? What good is it to get into a top-class workshop in the country? The monthly rent for a nearby accommodation exceeds a million won!

So, you see. Yeah. That’s what I’m saying. I had no choice. I had to make a living somehow. How could I endure a life struggling just for food for five years?

So, I dabbled a bit.

I secretly made and sold weapons without certification marks.

Ha, but I didn’t just do it for free. I did it completely anonymously. I didn’t even make more than ten of them! Really!

And honestly…

I thought I’d get criticized for making them the way I wanted, not praised. So I made some equipment at a low price!

But…

But…

[Viper. I’ll get out somehow… I’ll come find you later. Got it? Keep making my weapons… Let’s stay together forever? I love you… I love you, I love you, I love you…♡]

A villain with a bounty of billions mentioned my nickname in a public interview.

And suddenly, I…

Became the exclusive weapon dealer for that villain.