“Anyone can tell this guy is the Mastermind.”
I mumbled while reading the novel.
‘The Indomitable Hero!’
It’s a cliché third-rate novel, but it shows the fantasy elements people love and decent Writing Skills, so it has quite a following.
As a fantasy novel enthusiast, I’ve followed the author for about 200 chapters and think it’s pretty good.
A story where the righteous Protagonist doesn’t give up and fights until the end to bring peace.
It might be stale, but I believe no one truly dislikes it.
Looking at my phone, it was already 1 AM.
Before sleeping, I felt the urge to share my thoughts with others, so I entered the Indomitable Hero Community.
In this place filled with various Posts of criticism and praise for the work, I pressed the writing button.
[Can’t anyone see Athena is not the Mastermind?]
She has the same powers as the Protagonist but doesn’t really want to fight Monsters or capture Demons.
Sometimes she helps the Protagonist, but that’s just because she’s interested in him—she has zero good intentions.
She’s just lurking in the shadows, watching, and will probably stab the Protagonist in the back for a plot twist at the end.
The line she threw at the Protagonist at the end of Chapter 142 seems to be a clue.
Above all, in this chapter, I was certain when Lily got scared at the sight of Athena.
Lily is from Drax, and that’s the area managed by Athena.
If Athena were a good person, would Lily really be so scared?
I expect Lily to later out Athena as the Mastermind.
I’ll leave links to other suspicious bits in the comments, so check it out.
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“Did I write too passionately…?”
What started as a light piece unintentionally flared up, and I wrote honestly.
I guess frustration does that to you.
I’m convinced that ‘Athena,’ whom I believe is the Mastermind, is popular enough to be ranked fifth among the novel’s characters.
A beautiful woman with an arrogant charm and overwhelming power, who shows interest in the Protagonist and helps him out here and there; she isn’t a Heroine yet, but it seems she’s already solidified in the readers’ hearts as one.
And I see it coming—getting blindsided by the author and throwing a fit is a clear setup.
I thought anyone who’s genuinely read The Indomitable Hero would understand my points.
I felt a little proud, as if I had become a safety bumper against readers being blindsided, and then I turned off my phone screen.
‘I don’t want to go to work…’
After wrapping up my preparations, I cursed the life of a corporate worker, closed my eyes, and drifted off to sleep without much difficulty.
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Crackle crackle
“What… what is that..?”
I instinctively woke up to the sound of something like electricity cutting out.
Did I mishear it?
After checking around and confirming there was nothing unusual.
I instinctively turned on my phone screen.
AM 4:44
Why do I have to wake up at such a creepy hour?
It felt uncomfortably ominous.
But I thought I should try to get some more sleep before work, so I tried to put aside my unpleasant feelings and wanted to turn off my phone, but—
Countless notifications on the screen drew my attention.
‘Huh? Why are there so many notifications?’
Upon checking, it was from the Indomitable Hero community.
“Looks like my earlier post became a hot topic.”
As I opened my post, I saw it marked as HOT, with a ton of likes and comments.
Comments
ㄴ Athena is my main girl, why are you calling her the Mastermind?
ㄴ There might be some truth to this..?
ㄴ Just delusions, don’t believe it.
ㄴ At first, I thought it was nonsense, but after reading the writer’s words, it does seem possible.
ㄴ I’ve come for a pilgrimage. Please let me do well in the exams this year.
…
Seeing the public opinion, it seemed a lot of people believed my theory.
“I told you she’s the Mastermind.”
Proud, I started replying one by one to the remaining comments.
As I dedicatedly typed, I soon reached the last comment.
“What… what is this.”
ㄴ No way dude, who do you think you are throwing out spoilers? This is a twist I spent months preparing for, and if you’re a reader, just read it without blabbing about it!
I’m seriously pissed; haven’t you heard not to spoil stuff? The plot twist about Athena has dozens of chapters planned, and you just ruined the impact all because of you. Take responsibility.
Take responsibility. Take responsibility. Take responsibility. Take responsibility. Take responsibility. Take responsibility. Take responsibility. Take responsibility. Take responsibility. Take responsibility. Take responsibility. Take responsibility. Take responsibility. Take responsibility. Take responsibility. Take responsibility.
“Is this guy insane?”
Reading that crazy reply made my mind swirl.
Is he the author or something?
I can’t figure out why he’s freaking out over a post I casually jotted down.
But I’ve learned, through years of community life, that there are all kinds of people, including crazy ones, so I brushed off the comment lightly.
Then, just as I was about to turn off my phone screen to get some more sleep for work tomorrow—
Crackle crackle crackle
“AGHHHH!”
I felt as if I was being electrocuted; my phone flew out of my hand onto the ground.
When it hit the floor, it went thud and displayed a strange light on the screen.
As I stepped closer to see the light, I found out that—
Take responsibility
The words “Take responsibility” were glaring in white on the screen.
“What does it mean to take responsibility?”
Take responsibility take responsibility take responsibility
A chill began to creep over me with this inexplicable phenomenon.
But it felt like a familiar situation I’d seen before.
Thinking deeply about it, most of the possession novels I had read had scenarios just like this…
‘No way, this can’t be happening, right?’
Yes, it is.
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“Wait… hold on!!!”
Take responsibility.
‘What the hell…’
And just like that, I lost consciousness.
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