Bab 256: Hero and Villain

"There is only one difference? Surely, you jest. Even if you do the simplest comparison between the two, you can't possibly narrow it down to only one—"

"I said 'for me'. It's more like the most basic difference," Rudy interjected.

"Still…" Nyxia sighed after looking at Rudy and said, "Sure, go ahead and educate me, boy."

Rudy stayed silent for a while to increase the suspense. Then, he looked into Nyxia's eyes and uttered, "A hero would sacrifice his loved ones to save the world, and a villain would sacrifice the world for his loved one."

"Oh. I never considered that since this was about perspective. If I sacrifice the world for my loved ones, I wouldn't consider myself a villain, to be honest."

"They say it's lucky to be a hero and that to be a hero is a blessed job. I consider it a cursed job," Rudy uttered in a low voice. "They say heroes are the chosen ones, but I say they are pitiable."

"Why, may I ask?"