Becoming the Guide of the Mysophobic Villain? Absolutely Not! - Chapter 341

“How on earth did he find that base? And how did he know his Guide had been kidnapped to a pharmaceutical facility with such restricted access?” Anton muttered, lost in thought.

“Well, this part hasn’t been made public yet, but… turns out even our national hero has a weakness.”

The public might see Claude Denhardt as an invincible iron man without any flaws.

However, those in the press had already caught wind of a few things.

Despite his fame, not a single sighting had been reported of him receiving guiding from any Guide at the Center until the unexpected news of his imprinting surfaced.

There were only rumors—he was either so full of himself that no Guide met his standards, or he had more than ten personal Guides locked up in his private basement. The truth was anyone’s guess.

But today, through the press conference, Jimil had learned a bit more about that truth.

“Apparently, ever since he manifested as an Esper, he’s been suffering from something called ‘Guiding Allergy’. Whenever he came into contact with a Guide, instead of being guided, he experienced excruciating pain. He only overcame it after imprinting with his Guide. Later, another S-Class Esper also developed the same condition. So they began to suspect: what if someone was deliberately inducing this allergy, targeting S-Class Espers?”

“No way…”

“Whoever had the guts and the influence to take on S-Class Espers and create an entirely new condition could easily conduct research or perform biological experiments. That’s how they narrowed the scope of their investigation. And the timing was too perfect. Lord Claude’s condition flared up just when the current president was elected, and his Guide was kidnapped just as the president is about to secure a third term. Of course, this is all circumstantial evidence.”

“……”

“Do you want to know something even more shocking? During the search of the pharmaceutical facility, they found enough ‘Guiding Allergy-inducing’ medication to dose all of the Center’s Espers. And that’s not all—there were no allergic reactions in the kidnapped Guide. It seems they were developing a cure through her, and then they planned to make it so none of the Center’s Espers could be guided at all. None.”

“What… are you saying?”

“Lord Claude might have endured it for over ten years, but the other Espers? They wouldn’t last a month. After that, it would’ve been simple. They’d monopolize the cure and bring all the Espers under their control.”

“Right before the election, they could’ve dismantled the Center within a month.”

“……”

“Just keep this to yourself. We’ve been notified that this information is not to be disclosed publicly. You know what would happen if something like this got out during these unstable times… right?”

Jimil glared at Anton with a stern look. Anton shivered and quickly nodded.

The Center had almost collapsed like a sandcastle in front of the waves. Even Claude, the people’s unshakable pillar and absolute hero, had been the biggest victim of the conspiracy.

If that truth were to come to light, the public’s anxiety and unrest would be unimaginable.

The country was already in turmoil over Hermann’s alliance with Espers outside the line and his exploitation of Guides in a plot to overthrow the regime.

“So… what happened to Hermann?”

“He was at the scene during the search and resisted fiercely. They had to take him down on the spot. It’s not really a problem, though. Espers are exempt from punishment if they summarily execute someone who threatens the safety of their Guide. If it had gone to trial, Hermann might have been able to avoid the death penalty, unlike the Espers outside the line, but not anymore.”

“Well, it’s a relief. But…”

The more Anton listened, the less sense it made. Eventually, he carefully asked the question he’d been wanting to ask since the beginning.

“Why does everyone seem so downcast about all of this?”