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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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“Wh-what in the world is this…”
“S-Seung-hyun…!”
A monster they had never imagined or even heard of was smashing the surroundings, and it licked its lips with a sinister gaze, as if thinking of them as a delicious meal.
Few people could maintain their sanity in a situation where such an unrealistic event occurred.
Pusshuuung! Kwaang!
“Puhihihing!”
The monster was struck by a laser cannon that appeared from somewhere and collapsed.
But it soon got up again and swung its club at the empty air.
Peo-oong!
With the sound of something exploding, fragments of a machine rolled and fell into the room.
Static electricity sparked from the fragments, and a ‘pajijik!’ sound was heard.
In that moment, Yoo Seung-hyun and Se-hwa thought.
They had to get out of here.
The sounds of people screaming from the hallway and outside the building reached their ears.
We have to help them.
It was a judgment both of them made at the same time.
A part of the sense of justice residing in their subconscious had emerged.
This was the reason Se-hwa was able to become Leona, and the reason Yoo Seung-hyun became her eternal partner.
“Se-hwa… we have to get out of here first!”
“Okay…!”
Just as the two, who had shot up, were about to head for the entrance,
Pushiiii!
A transport aircraft, the kind you would only see in a sci-fi movie, rose up through the large gap in the smashed building.
It wasn’t huge, a transport that seemed like it would be full with five or six people on board.
The cockpit opened in an instant with a ‘cheolkeok!’ sound, and Dr. Cash, who was at the controls, shouted.
“Get on! The monster was aiming for you! You have to escape quickly!”
The two of them had no idea who this woman with an intelligent beauty was.
It was only natural, since she had appeared in such an unexpected situation.
But the two soon noticed that the pattern on the machine fragment that had fallen in the room and the pattern on the transport’s exterior were the same, and they realized.
That the person in the aerial vehicle was the one who had fired the laser at the monster’s shoulder.
Yoo Seung-hyun immediately shouted.
“We’re okay! Please save the other people!”
Se-hwa was the same, backing up Yoo Seung-hyun from the side.
“That’s right! Please save the other people first!”
Dr. Cash’s eyebrows twitched.
It wasn’t out of frustration that they weren’t listening, but out of surprise at their altruistic hearts.
A desperate situation on the verge of death.
Even though a savior had appeared in such a situation and they could live, they were looking out for others?
It was something that could not be done with ordinary altruism.
‘Could it be…!’
Perhaps they were compatible with the device she had developed at the end of her long research.
The device, whose foundation had been conceived by her immature husband who had passed away from an incurable disease, and which she had finished in accordance with his wishes, was now with her.
She, who bit her lower lip tightly, thought.
‘If I just try it…’
There was no harm in trying anyway.
If nothing happened, she could just forcibly rescue them and retrieve it again.
Dr. Cash, who had hurled a loving curse at her otaku husband in the sky, made her decision.
She, who rummaged through the inner pocket of her gown, held up a square something smaller than her palm and called out to Se-hwa.
“Hey! The girl over there!”
Se-hwa, who was about to open the front door, turned her head at Dr. Cash’s call.
And when the doctor threw something, she caught it unconsciously.
“Put that on either arm!”
“Wh-what is this!?”
“Just put it on! Quickly!”
Hwoooong!
“Iik!”
The doctor moved the controls to the maximum.
She, who had narrowly avoided the club swung by the monster, urged Se-hwa on.
“Quickly! I said put it on quickly!”
The doctor’s shouting tone was filled with desperation and urgency.
Se-hwa, assimilated by that emotion, eventually did as the doctor said.
And the moment she placed the device on her right wrist,
Paaaaat!
The device emitted a brilliant, five-colored light and enveloped Se-hwa’s entire body.
At the same time, the Aether within the device, a mysterious energy that had begun to emerge from the Earth at some point, reacted, causing Se-hwa, who was surrounded by light, to soar into the air.
Kwaang!
The ceiling was smashed as Se-hwa’s body rose high.
“What the… Se-hwa!”
Yoo Seung-hyun, greatly surprised, reached his hand out towards Se-hwa, but… she was already far away.
She, who had risen into the sky, stopped abruptly and was shining a light down on the gloomy evening of Seoul.
A dazzling light that no one could look at.
People’s eyes closed on their own, and,
“Prrhiing!”
Amdusias also covered its face with its arm as if the light was too bright.
At that moment,
Woooong!
The light surrounding Se-hwa made a mysterious sound.
At that, the baggy hoodie and sweatpants Se-hwa was wearing, along with her underwear, disappeared somewhere, revealing her naked body.
A curvy, perfect body with curves in all the right places.
At some point, a sky-blue crystal had settled in the center of her collarbone.
Next was her hair.
Her shimmering brown hair emitted a strong white light and then grew down to her waist.
It added much more femininity than her original hairstyle, which had a slight wave.
The hair color was the same sky-blue as the crystal in the center of her collarbone.
After that, high-heeled boots that were a harmony of white and sky-blue and came up to her thighs formed on her legs.
Her arms were also similar to her legs.
Elastic gloves formed on the parts of her arms excluding where Se-hwa’s slender triceps were.
Next was her body, a white leotard formed and clung tightly from her chest to her crotch.
A fluttering, thigh-length tennis skirt wrapped around her hips, and a scabbard, created at some point, was equipped at her waist with a ‘cheolkung!’ sound.
After that, hard and small accessories, which served no more and no less than the purpose of decorating her appearance, attached themselves to various places on her body.
Finally, a headband that looked like a communicator was equipped on her hair, and the transformation ended.
The light also subsided, and the previous darkness once again fell over Seoul.
“…..”
The irises of Se-hwa… no, Leona, who had opened her closed eyes, were a vivid sky-blue, the same as the crystal and her hair.
She, who was floating in the air emitting a soft light, was as noble and beautiful as a god of war.
Leona, as if she knew what she had to do, silently watched the monster and drew her sword from its scabbard.
Sreung-!
The sword, which appeared with a soft sound, was huge enough to slice the giant monster before her in two and then some.
It must have been very heavy, but the sight of her holding the sword with one hand might have been thought of as incongruous, but Leona’s dignity made even that look fitting.
She was currently in a state of itching to release the sense of justice and superhuman strength that had taken over her entire body.
Right now, there were only two thoughts in Leona’s mind.
[I will punish evil, this is fate.]
Leona, without even caring that the people who had opened their eyes were staring blankly at her, rushed towards the monster.
This was the moment the first Beast Slayer, Leona, manifested in the world.
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I was currently in a state of barely holding back the urge to let out a cheer.
‘Th-this is it! This is it!’
Leona, with her transformation complete, was far more beautiful than what I had seen on the monitor, to a degree that was beyond comparison.
I also loved that it was following the flow of the first transformation from the game.
It was to the point where I couldn’t hide my leaking smile.
“Puhuhu…”
Right now, all eyes were focused on Amdusias and Leona.
Even if I chuckled a little, there would be no chance of being caught.
I opened my eyes to a slit and watched their duel.
A blue energy rose from Leona’s arm and surrounded the sword.
And that sword, the club that Amdusias was swinging…
Sgeong-!
…sliced it in two.
“Puwooooook!”
The flustered Amdusias let out a monstrous cry and extended its opposite arm to throw a punch, but,
Sseogeok!
…its shoulder was cut off by the sword Leona swung upwards.
Pshiiik!
The monster’s arm spewed black blood and fell pathetically to the floor.
And Amdusias let out a scream filled with pain.
“Prhihihiing!”
I swallowed and swallowed my boiling excitement.
Leona, quickly kill Amdusias… that disposable consumable.
And find me!
Anyway, Leona’s speed was tremendously fast.
To the point where an ordinary human couldn’t possibly follow it with their eyes.
I could follow it with my modified eyes, but to other people, it would just look like a sky-blue flash was flitting across Amdusias’s entire body.
Sgeok! Sgeogeok!
Amdusias’s body was gradually being chopped into pieces.
It wasn’t even a special move, just sword slashes, yet he was being beaten so helplessly.
Then again, that’s what befits a sacrifice for an awakening.
But isn’t this a bit too cruel… he’s my loyal subordinate who has endured and endured to awaken you until now.
Just take his head and send him off gently.
You’re making Amdusias look too pitiful.
“Here… over here! This way isn’t blocked!”
Amidst the chaotic situation, Yoo Seung-hyun’s clear shout reached my ears.
That righteous bastard… then again, that’s you.
Even while your girlfriend becomes a superhuman and smashes a monster, you’re taking care of other people with the police.
Don’t find me, don’t come this way.
“Haaat!”
Leona’s powerful shout was heard from the sky.
It seemed she was about to finish it.
Glancing over, I saw Leona’s sword digging into Amdusias’s neck.
…Kak!
The sword, which had entered as softly as tofu, was slightly blocked by a bone, and then,
Sseogeok!
…it soon cleanly severed the entire neck, separating it from Amdusias’s body.
“Puhiii…”
Amdusias’s head, which had let out a weak scream like a mob monster, fell near me.
This is good. Let’s pretend to come to my senses now.
“He… help… me…”
When one transformed into a Beast Slayer, they gained five senses that were far more enhanced than before.
Even if I spoke this softly, Leona would have surely heard it.
And…
Peong!
A sound of something cutting through the air was heard from the sky, and then I heard the sound of someone landing gently on the building debris that had fallen on top of me.
It was clear that Leona had heard my voice and came down.
Aah… originally she would have taken care of the citizens of Seoul, but to come to help me first.
I am deeply moved, so deeply moved.
As I rolled my eyes upwards,
Hwaaak!
An immense light erupted from Se-hwa’s body.
Just like when she had started to transform.
Ah… it’s bright.
“Keuuuk…!”
I, who had squeezed my eyes shut, let out a groan and then opened my eyes again, and I saw a familiar face above me.
It was Se-hwa, her transformation undone, wearing her baggy hoodie and sweatpants.
She was looking over her own body with a dumbfounded expression.
It’s amazing to be back to your original form, right? But don’t you think you should help me?
“Se… Se-hwa…?”
Startled by my call, Se-hwa finally showed her face through the building debris.
“Ah! Ji-hyuk!”
“What… what in the world happened…”
“Don’t move! You’re pinned right now! Just a second… over here! Please help over here!”
No, it would have been fine if you had just cleared the debris while you were Leona.
Did she already use up all her transformation energy? I don’t think so…
Let’s just think positively that she undid it because the fight was over.
Not long after, the transport carrying Dr. Cash came over to my side and shone a flashlight on me.
And then, it lowered a mechanical arm from the aircraft and began to clear away the debris.
Good, I have to stand out here.
I decided not to lose my engineering-nerd-crazed-about-future-science persona, even in this difficult situation.
I, who was staring intently at the mechanical arm, muttered.
“Po… Polymers…? No… an alloy… is it an alloy…? With titanium and…”
As I muttered this, the cockpit opened and Dr. Cash popped out.
Her face looked like she was about to fall over in shock.
You must find it amazing that a young person like me figured out the identity of the mechanical arm in an instant, right?
She asked.
“How did you know?”
“Who… are you…?”
“Answer me, how did you know that arm was a Polymers alloy?”
“The color… and… the sheen…”
“You figured it out just by looking at it? Have you seen Polymers before?”
As Dr. Cash just kept asking questions without getting me out, Se-hwa shrieked.
“Ahjumma! Get Ji-hyuk out of here first and then ask! Can’t you see he’s dying!?”
At those words, the doctor glared at Se-hwa.
“It’s not Ahjumma, it’s Dr. Jennifer Cash. What’s your name?”
“It’s Lee Se-hwa! That’s not what’s important, Ji-hyuk is…”
“I get it, I get it. I just have to get him out right away, right? The kid named Ji-hyuk? So don’t shout.”
“Yes…”
“You two will have to come with me to my lab. I’ll make sure to treat this kid, so don’t worry.”
“Y-your lab? But…”
“You don’t trust me? I handed over my precious device to you. It’s already bound to you. You must have felt it too, right?”
“…. You didn’t hand it over, you forced me…”
“You’ve already accepted your destiny. So shut up and get on the transport quietly.”
Se-hwa, who was hesitating, looked at me, my body gradually being revealed thanks to the mechanical arm.
A gaze filled with worry.
She squeezed her eyes shut and then opened them and said.
“Uh… sorry, but it looks like we’re going to be a little busy.”
“I don’t… know what… but… okay…”
At my weak reply, she forced a bright smile and then asked the doctor.
“Seung-hyun… can I bring my boyfriend too?”
“Call him over here and get him on.”
Originally, Yoo Seung-hyun would not go to the lab together.
Because he would be busy saving citizens with the police.
Se-hwa would also respect Yoo Seung-hyun’s opinion and go to the lab alone.
But now? I would be going with Se-hwa.
Dr. Cash would do a background check on me on the way to the lab.
But you won’t be able to have a single shred of doubt.
Because Marcella, who was watching the whole situation here, would solidify my identity.
‘First, I should secretly change my body… I have to be sick right now.’
I’ll change my insides and outsides to be exactly the same as an ordinary person.
Let’s make it so that no abnormalities can be found when I’m scanned.
I will blend in perfectly.
You are all now in the palm of my hand.
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