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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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A certain basement in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul.
This place, about 50 pyeong in size and lined with the latest equipment, was none other than Dr. Cash’s laboratory.
Se-hwa, Dr. Cash, and I were currently here without anyone knowing.
Se-hwa, who had looked around the lab, muttered.
“To think there was a place like this under Seoul…”
Perhaps because she had turned into the cool and strong Leona, Se-hwa was maintaining her composure to a degree.
And I, who was being moved on a wheeled stretcher…
“He has that kind of look in his eyes even when he’s dying? What an eccentric fellow.”
…pretended to be so engrossed in the various facilities that Dr. Cash would say such a thing.
Se-hwa shot her a glare.
“Ahjumma, could you just treat him…”
“I know. And if you keep calling me ahjumma, I’ll throw this guy right off, you hear? I told you, it’s Dr. Jennifer Cash. Pick one from Dr., Dr. Cash, or Dr. Jennifer, and call me that.”
“…. Yes, Dr.-nim…”
Se-hwa reluctantly chose the title of Dr.-nim.
In truth, Dr. Cash was so youthful-looking that she could have been called unnie.
To the point where it was hard to believe she was in her early forties.
To me, she was a bitch I ground my teeth at, but other people would probably think of the doctor as a sexy-looking young lady.
Dr. Cash moved me to a medical device that looked like an MRI and operated the buttons.
I knew exactly what this was.
It was a medical device used when the Beast Slayers were injured.
Jiiiing-!
I, who had entered the cylinder, widened my eyes as a blue light enveloped my entire body and scanned my body in real-time with beeping sounds.
I even pretended to look amazed as it began to treat the large and small wounds on my skin.
The device wasn’t an over-technology-level item that treated wounds in an instant.
However, as it was an invention made by Dr. Cash, a genius counted among the best of humankind, it had a much faster healing speed than the latest medical equipment in hospitals in the current year of 2533.
Pushiiik!
A light green liquid was sprayed onto my wounds, rapidly healing the scars.
It was a composite antibiotic and restoration serum developed by Dr. Cash.
“I copied a serum identical to your tissues and treated the wounds. It might be a little itchy for about a day, but bear with it. And you should know you’re incredibly lucky. It was fortunate you were in a space between the large debris; if not, you would have become a piece of dried filefish. Got it?”
Dr. Cash’s words were somewhat coercive.
I, whose body was now quite a bit better, peeked my head out and looked at my body.
Then, I asked a counter-question.
“A serum…? What is it made of? Stem cells? Seeing how quickly the wounds are healing, it seems like you even added dynamics… how did you do it?”
How about it? Isn’t your interest in me soaring?
Dr. Cash spoke with a fed-up expression.
“Are you really a crazy bastard? Do you even know what happened?”
“Pardon?”
I, who had been thinking deeply, said.
“When I woke up, I was between the debris… Se-hwa came to help… ahjum… no, Dr.-nim cleared the debris with a Polymers alloy mechanical arm.”
“I can’t tell if you’ve lost your mind or not. They said you were an eccentric genius who won awards at various prestigious competitions at a young age… that description fits you perfectly.”
“How did you know that?”
“I did a little background check.”
She said it so confidently.
I asked as if I were surprised.
“A background check?”
“I had to check whether you were a clean guy or not.”
Seeing that she didn’t say anything else, it seemed I was cleared of suspicion.
Marcella, you did well.
Wiiiing!
The device moved and slowly spat me out.
I, who was wearing only my underwear, shot up, braving the embarrassment of Se-hwa watching.
No, it wasn’t braving the embarrassment, but an intentional act.
To act like a crazy engineer.
“Would it be okay if I disassembled that machine a little? Or at least a component analysis of the medicine that was sprayed on my body…”
“If you try to do that, I’ll cut your wrist off. Shut up and put on some clothes.”
“…. Huk!”
Only then did I cover my whole body and pretend to be embarrassed.
At that, Dr. Cash shook her head from side to side and then pointed to a room in the corner.
“Go in there, there should be a closet. Pick up anything and wear it.”
“Yes…”
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I, who came out wearing clothes of a rather large size, approached the TV in the corner of the lab as the doctor turned it on.
Every channel was reporting breaking news.
It was only natural, since something unbelievable had actually happened.
[An unidentified monster has appeared in downtown Seoul, and five buildings and…]
-Khhihihihihiing!-
The screen showed footage of Amdusias, which seemed to have been filmed with a police bodycam, and the idiotic monstrous cry he let out was heard.
His dick was pixelated.
I let my mouth hang open.
“What… what is that…”
At that, Se-hwa came to my side and said,
“I was incredibly surprised too. The building was destroyed, and then that monster with a horse’s head… was looking at me and Seung-hyun and licking its lips.”
“…. Then did you run away?”
At those words, Se-hwa gave a cryptic smile.
“No… not exactly… I’ll tell you later. For now, let’s just finish watching the news.”
“O-okay…”
[This creature, which appears to be a monster from legend, was ki, killed… no, I’m sorry. It appears to have been brutally slaughtered by something of a sky-blue flash. The sudden white night phenomenon that appeared before that, experts are…]
Tsk tsk… he looks like an experienced news anchor, but look at him stuttering.
You have to inform the public of the legendary path of the Beast Slayers that will begin from now on.
So cheer up.
The news continued on, talking about all sorts of things, including the casualties, and then ended.
Towards the end, they even brought in self-proclaimed science fiction experts to discuss why such a thing had happened.
But nothing became clear.
Se-hwa becoming the guardian of the Earth was a story for a little later.
She would gain fame starting from when the monsters began to appear in earnest.
I tilted my head and looked at Se-hwa.
“Wait a minute… there’s a lot of talk about a white night phenomenon, a flash of light?”
“…. There is.”
“There was definitely a dazzling light that appeared before you found me…”
“That’s right too.”
“The ahjum… Dr.-nim over there seems to have played a big role in resolving this, and the lab is full of things I’ve never seen before in my life… and crucially, it seems like you and the Dr.-nim know each other…”
I, who was silent for a moment, chuckled inanely.
“Hehe… no way… it can’t be…”
At my reaction, a mischievous look appeared on Se-hwa’s face.
She had completely fallen for my all-out performance.
She asked.
“What do you think it is?”
“What are you doing? This is scary…”
“Scary? That’s a complete change from how you were showing interest in the machines just a moment ago. Am I a stranger to you?”
“Hey, don’t joke around. I’m really starting to get scared.”
“You do look like it. Look at the goosebumps on your arm.”
Saying that, Se-hwa brushed her hand over my arm.
This kind of skinship, I like it.
Do it more… no, I have to keep pretending to be scared.
“If you keep this up, I’m just going to leave…?”
“I don’t know if you have anywhere to run. It’s blocked on all sides. And how are you going to open the door? Do you know the password? Is it fingerprint recognition?”
“…..”
“Pfft… just kidding. What you’re thinking is probably right.”
“What am I thinking right now?”
“You’re thinking that I’m the one who killed that monster. Aren’t you?”
“…. No?”
“What do you mean, no… I know you well. I knew you would figure it out.”
Thanks, Se-hwa.
But you know me well?
I can’t quite agree with that.
I placed one hand on my chest and breathed heavily.
At that, Se-hwa hurriedly came over and supported me.
“Ji-hyuk! Are you okay?”
“Just a moment… I’ll just calm down a bit…”
“I guess my joke was too harsh… I’m sorry…”
I showed a confused behavior for a short while.
A trembling body, eyes that couldn’t stay still.
But I acted out the part of gradually calming down and returning to my bright self again.
When I straightened my stooped body, Dr. Cash, who had approached nearby at some point, said.
“Your guts are smaller than a sand lance’s.”
I made an excuse.
“No… how many people do you think would show a composed appearance in a situation like this…”
“For someone like you, you’re composed enough. Now, shall I erase your memory and send you back… or…”
Erase my memory my ass.
As if such a thing exists.
You’re testing me right now, aren’t you.
I’ll play along.
“Wait! Stop! You can erase memories too?”
“It’s not impossible.”
“You’re telling me to forget this paradise? No way. I’m going to stick around until I can study the machines here. Go ahead and cut my belly open.”
“Alright. Lie down.”
“Pardon?”
“You asked me to cut your belly open. I’ll cut it for you.”
My pupils shook violently.
At that, Se-hwa came over and stopped the doctor.
“Dr.-nim, let’s stop the jokes here. And don’t erase Ji-hyuk’s memory.”
“There’s no such thing. I was just teasing him. But is that fellow trustworthy? Tell me honestly.”
“He’s a person you can trust more than anyone else.”
Se-hwa’s firm and sharp answer.
More than anyone else… does that mean she put me at a higher rank than Yoo Seung-hyun? Or the same level?
This is quite pleasing.
Dr. Cash, who saw her firm eyes, acquiesced.
Perhaps because Se-hwa had become Leona, who couldn’t transform without a sense of justice, Dr. Cash seemed to trust Se-hwa’s judgment.
It seemed she was placing her trust in her as she was a talent who would become… no, had already become a hero of justice.
In fact, if I thought about it carefully, there wasn’t much reason to suspect me.
It’s not like I was a monster like Amdusias… on the outside, I was a benevolent victim and a human.
Whatever it was, it was a good thing for me.
Because I would be able to infiltrate this place smoothly.
“Alright. You over there, try disassembling this.”
Saying that, Dr. Cash threw a small, cylindrical object at me.
I, who caught it and examined it with interested eyes, nodded my head.
‘The examination is over, so she won’t scan me anymore.’
I secretly returned my body to its modified state.
And then, I went to a desk on one side of the lab where there were plenty of tools and prepared to show my skills to Dr. Cash.
‘A flashbang. She gave this to me to disassemble? That bitch…’
This was a consumable item I often used in the game.
It was a flashbang for anti-monster use, so it boasted a power that couldn’t even be compared to an ordinary flashbang.
It was made for anti-crime use, but from now on it would be used against monsters, so it was correct to call it for anti-monster use.
Anyway, what if I touched something wrong and the flashbang exploded?
I wouldn’t go blind, but my eyesight would be greatly diminished.
My eardrums would also be shocked.
I suspected that she still didn’t trust me, but Dr. Cash was originally a character who was a bit crazy.
It wasn’t strange for her to do this.
Dr. Cash, perhaps thinking the disassembly would take a long time, said she had something to talk about and took Se-hwa into a room.
Or perhaps she was avoiding it in preparation for the flashbang exploding.
I analyzed the flashbang from the wave of information that filled my head and soon began the disassembly.
While doing so, I amplified my hearing and perked up my ears.
It was to eavesdrop on the room the two had entered.
In the room, Dr. Cash’s questions were beginning.
– How did it feel?
– What?
– When you transformed into that her… no, that warrior.
– Well… it felt like I had to defeat evil. And I also thought that I had to get rid of that monster.
I can hear you well, so well.
– Then next time, if monsters like the one today appear, or if a heinous criminal brings fear to the public… will you step up?
– Are there more monsters like that?
– Is there a law that says there aren’t? Just answer.
– Well… I guess I would step up. You said it too, Dr.-nim. That that thing is bound to me.
– That’s right. Only you can use the device now. Anyway, you’re saying you’ll step up? Because you want to be a hero of justice.
– That’s not it…
– I know, you thought it was fate, right? I think so too. I was just making a silly joke just now.
I, who had already disassembled the flashbang, stopped listening to the conversation and looked around.
I’ll make you regret leaving me alone.
Admire my abilities and hire me as an assistant, an intern, or an employee.
I won’t take a salary. Because I’m one of the richest people in South Korea.
I secretly brought over several consumable items that the Beast Slayers were scheduled to use and began to disassemble them.
While doing so, I didn’t forget to keep my ears open.
– Do you know what Aether is?
– No…
– What it is…
Aether, I know what it is.
Like in other magical girl eroge, it was a mysterious and all-purpose energy that used sexual excitement and feelings for each other as a medium.
It was also a good energy that was the antithesis of evil, and the source of the Beast Slayers’ power.
Dr. Cash had created the device by fusing this Aether with various rare materials, including Polymers.
Se-hwa, who had heard all of Dr. Cash’s explanation, was surprised.
– I have to get excited from s-sexual acts… with the person… I love… for the energy to be charged…? Don’t lie…
– It’s a bit much, isn’t it? But that’s what Aether is like. I know I sound like a cult leader saying this… but it’s true.
That’s right, Aether is like that.
All magical girl stories are like that! They charge their power with things like sexual excitement and love!
– You’re on the better side of things. You have a pretty face, and you have a just and lovely boyfriend, right? And you have that guy you trust over there.
– J-Ji-hyuk is my…
– Shut up, and when you go back later, try having sex with your boyfriend with the device next to you. Then you’ll understand what I mean. Don’t look at me with those eyes. It’s not strange for a couple to spend a night together.
Se-hwa fell silent.
And I knew why she was hesitating.
Se-hwa wasn’t doing that because she was embarrassed.
She was flustered because she had never had sex with Yoo Seung-hyun.
‘Your virginity is mine. I can’t give it to a guy like Yoo Seung-hyun.’
Originally, the monsters’ second attack would appear at a good timing, quite some time from now, after Se-hwa, who had reluctantly listened to Dr. Cash, had fucked Yoo Seung-hyun.
But this time, it’s different.
Why? Because I’m the Demon King who can send out monsters at any time.
I’ll make it so that you have no choice but to sleep with me.
I’m going to put other functions in the device too, so look forward to it.
I, who had finished my thoughts, shouted.
“Dr.-nim! Are there any more of these!?”
An enormous amount of parts were scattered on the floor of the lab.
I had accurately disassembled about ten consumable items and laid them out neatly.
“What, you already disassemb… no!?”
Dr. Cash, who opened the door and came out, showed a reaction as if she were about to fall over in shock.
Of course, since I had safely disassembled the things you had painstakingly made in less than 10 minutes.
I, with my eyes sparkling, said.
“The routine was consistent, so it was easy… should I reassemble them?”
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