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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Teottry
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He didn’t know how they had fallen in love, but…
He gently rested his hand over his chest, his fingers brushing the Zoroastrian symbol on his necklace, and met Yeonhwa’s trembling red eyes which is filled with a blend of love and fear.
Even if it was all a misunderstanding, denying his connection with Yeonhwa would only leave her hurt and disappointed.
Though it was a familial oath, but he had promised to cherish, protect, and love Yeonhwa.
And no brother should ever be the cause of his sister’s sorrow.
So, he prepared himself to be the villain.
Even though his foolish younger sister had instantly turned him into a pervert who had seduced his own sister, still…
“That’s right, we’re in love.”
He loved her.
He stood at the center of the stage, shouldering the gazes of everyone who was looking at him in disbelief.
“Brother…!”
Yeonhwa’s cheeks flushed with joy, while Gwahae’s pale blue eyes flashed.
“And Gwahae, I love you too.”
But… his subsequent words left them both speechless.
“hmm…?!”
A fond smile spread across his face, out of place in the current situation, as he saw a glimpse of his younger self in Gwahae’s startled expression.
He loved Gwahae.
He wasn’t just saying that to get out of this situation.
It was the truth, without a hint of falsehood.
He met Gwahae’s gaze and closed the distance between them. He approached her.
He wasn’t a fool.
He knew why Gwahae was so angry, what feelings she had for him.
So, what he had to do was…
“Are you… joking?”
“Brother… what are you talking about?”
He retorted at the bewildered tones of Yeonhwa and Gwahae.
“No, I’m serious. Gwahae, I love you and Yeonhwa. I’m in love with both of you.”
He didn’t run away from the situation, but confronted it with his true feelings.
“So, I have a proposal.”
He made a brazen, absurd proposal with the face of a greedy beast.
“Why fight over me when we can just share? I’m willing to be hated equally by all of society for this.”
His bold, unhesitating statement changed the atmosphere.
Gwahae and Yeonhwa, who had been on the verge of fighting, now stared at him with incredulous expressions.
All the emotions in the room, all the attention, were now focused on him.
Yes, this was it.
As he had said before, Gwahae and Yeonhwa were both precious to him.
No finger hurt less than the others when you bit it.
He didn’t want to see them fight and hurt each other.
He couldn’t lose either of them. He didn’t want to.
If being the villain means no one else gets hurt, then I’ll gladly wear the mask.
Are you watching, Professor Hikigaya? I’m pulling a classic ‘save everyone by becoming the villain’ move. You’d be proud.
Xiaoshao’s gaze, frozen like stone, unable to keep up with the situation.
“huh…”
The little master, Wang Meiyang, her beautiful face shadowed.
“You villain.”
Xue Yuehua, whimpering like a frightened puppy at the inhuman, shocking statement.
“You’re not human…”
‘This is the ideal solution a perfect world where no one gets hurt. Except me, obviously.’
He was used to being the villain.
Anyway, the two women he cherished were fighting over him.
It wasn’t a man’s place to stand back and say, ‘The winner gets me.’
He would embrace them both. He would have them all.
He would make them happy.
“Above the heavens and below, I alone am the honored one.”
He extended his finger, pointing to the sky.
“My cute disciple, my lovely younger sister, and any woman related to me, who likes me, are ‘all’ mine.”
He shouted to the women around him and…
took seven steps, like Shakyamuni born from Maya’s side.
His shameless, brazen words were like the second coming of a false prophet.
He whispered greedily, in the voice of a beast.
Jang Sam, who had been watching with interest, was startled and rushed to stop Mancheon.
“Y-Young Master! Get a grip! That’s not possible!?”
It wasn’t that having three wives and four concubines was impossible.
It wasn’t a good thing for a man to have multiple wives, but it wasn’t unheard of either. It was quite common.
The problem was that Gwahae, despite her complicated circumstances, was the granddaughter of the Jegal Family’s head and the direct disciple of the great elder, Jegal Liang, one of the Ten Great Masters.
To take a child of the Jegal Family as a wife and then immediately take another woman.
The proud Five Great Families, the descendants of the founding heroes of the Deng Dynasty, would never allow it. They would surely consider it an insult.
No, even if he could get past Gwahae… the real problem was…
“She’s your sister.”
Jang Sam’s gaze shifted to Yeonhwa, who was frozen in shock. A strained voice escaped his lips.
Even if an unrelated male teacher and female student, with a small age gap, got married,
the martial artists, who believed ‘a master is a parent, a disciple is a child!’ would foam at the mouth, calling it a violation of heavenly principles.
The world would not allow it.
And Jang Sam knew that Yeonhwa was not just his stepsister, but Sima Bu’s biological daughter,
Mancheon’s real sister, who shared the same blood.
So… he had tried to persuade him, but…
“Jang Sam, my first friend. Don’t doubt me. Believe in me.”
At Mancheon’s firm, yet gentle, declaration, he replied in a high-pitched voice without thinking.
“Yes? Y-yes, sir!”
Was it because he was a descendant of Sima Yi, the man who had once conquered the world?
Or something else? He wasn’t sure, but…
he was speechless at the strange aura that captivated people.
“Don’t judge me by the world’s standards.”
Mancheon’s amber eyes, reminiscent of a wolf, sparkled. He looked at Gwahae and Yeonhwa.
He didn’t care if he was called greedy or a scoundrel.
He would have what he wanted. He would protect what he wanted to protect.
So, with a determined voice, he turned his back on the heavens and shamelessly declared his famous line.
“Even if the world brands me a traitor, at least I chose this mess on my own terms.”
This was the path of Sima Mancheon, the genius who deceived even the heavens,
a so-called protector of the martial world, whose name might as well be engraved on the Immovable King’s plaque… even Jesus would raise an eyebrow.
A path that ignored the world’s gazes.
A path of harem pure love, pursuing the greatest happiness for the greatest number, rather than one-on-one pure love.
So, there was only one thing left to do.
He smiled brightly at Gwahae, who was trembling with a mixture of anger, sadness, and possessiveness, her blue dragon eyes flashing, as if she was about to explode.
“This is my final offer… both of you, no compromise. I’ve already burned the bridge behind me.”
Their offers were clear. Further conversation was unnecessary.
Because this was the martial world.
“So, let’s settle this now.”
He circulated his inner energy throughout his body, enhancing his physical abilities. He assumed a stance. Gwahae’s pupils dilated.
“huh…!!”
She wavered for a moment, then regained her calm poker face.
“So, the winner is right.”
She unleashed the immense inner energy she had been holding back. She stomped lightly on the ground, cracking it.
“Yes, it’s simple. I like it. Mancheon is smart after all.”
She smiled eerily at Mancheon, her dark, deep-sea eyes,
and revealed her possessiveness without reservation.
“From today onwards, my room is Mancheon’s room. We’ll be together forever.”
“Haha! I like that! That’s not a bad idea, but…”
he retorted with a relaxed smile.
“I’ll win and make it the other way around. Let’s sleep under the same blanket, just like before!”
They closed the distance between them, sizing each other up.
“The rules are simple. Gwahae, if you win, it’s pure, devoted love. But if I win…”
He ignored the noisy chatter of outsiders like Jegal Yan, Jang Sam, and Xue Yuehua. This was his and Gwahae’s time.
He took a deep breath and let out a lion’s roar.
“…it’s a harem party with three wives and four concubines-!!”
With those words, the fight began. No preliminaries. They went all out from the start.
He gathered his qi in an instant and unleashed a palm technique.
Frost Treading Ice Shattering Palm.
The greedy, crippled tiger and the beautiful, blue-eyed dragon.
Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms – Regretful Dragon.
They clashed, vying for dominance, trying to get on top of each other.
-Crash Crash Crash Crash-!!
The two martial arts, one that shattered space and the other that subdued dragons, collided with a deafening roar.
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Just before the real fight began,
he had gone through a lot for Xiaoshao, so he was thinking of buying her a meal.
“What… sole honored one? Three wives and four concubines?”
Zi Lu, who had come to find him, stepped forward at Mancheon’s absurd, scoundrel-like words,
with the heart of a father protecting his daughter from a lecher.
“Xiaoshao, I’ve seen many bastards in my time.”
He shielded Nangong Xiaoshao, the daughter of his deceased disciple, a girl he considered his precious granddaughter, with his body.
“But that Sima Mancheon is a real bastard. Never give your heart to him.”
But… unfortunately,
she had already lost her heart, and she could only mutter in a daze,
“Young Master Sima… why…”
as she stared at Mancheon.
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Hachiman Hikigaya, you guys gotta know this one ay – Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru / My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU
dayum even if it will lead to a pretty fucked relationship with his half sister i got to respect him for the sheer hubris and balls to go against everything to keep his own principles
Goated