A blinking newsroom monitor, the stale smell of burnt coffee, and a woman who has just become the story she used to report. Han Jiyoo was a journalist in her past life — cynical, overworked, and definitely not a character in the superhero webtoon she skimmed for hate-clicks. Now she is Starlight, the D-list villainess whose entire narrative purpose is to get humiliated by the number one hero and disappear by chapter twelve. Her power set is flashy but useless: sparkle effects, minor illusions, and a costume that prioritizes aesthetics over armor. The hero community treats her like a joke. The villain community won't return her calls.

The plan is simple. Fake her own defeat, retire quietly, and let the plot proceed without her. But Psycry, the nation's top hero — stoic, untouchable, reportedly incapable of human emotion — intercepts her escape. He does not arrest her. He does not lecture her. He pins her to a rooftop with a gaze that could shatter concrete and asks, very softly: "Were you always this interesting?" Now Psycry is showing up at her hideouts, sabotaging her staged losses, defending her from other heroes with a ferocity that is making headlines. The man she was supposed to lose to has decided she's the only person in the world worth chasing. And the webtoon's original plot is unraveling every time he smiles.

Also known as: I Became the Villain the Hero Is Obsessed With, 영웅이 집착하는 악녀가 되었다, Yeong-ung-i Jipchakaneun Aknyeoga Doeeotda, I Became the Villainess the Hero Is Obsessed With.