Reincarnation in Another World and Return
Tch, chuup...
Tch... Haa...
My tongue and Esterina's tangled in a messy kiss that felt endless. Their tongues and body fluids devoured each other with rough, greedy hunger, like they were savoring the world's greatest delicacy. A brain-melting, lust-fueled kiss.
But that was it.
The kiss that seemed destined to last forever ended, and we collapsed onto the bed in flushed bodies. Both of us craved the next part with insane intensity. Esterina's overwhelming pheromones filled the room and screamed the truth.
But—
"Yuja... I want to hold you."
"Not yet..."
"...Really? Even though there's no guarantee we'll win tomorrow? What if we die without confirming our love for each other?"
"I already know you love me. And you. That's why this happened."
I casually covered the evidence with my hand. Esterina's face flushed bright red as she turned away.
Esterina was an elf. An incredibly beautiful woman whose appearance defied belief, with a waist so slender I could wrap both hands around it, yet curves that exploded with full, firm breasts, round hips, and thick, toned thighs packed with soft, flexible muscles.
A woman like me—someone I didn't even deserve to love or be loved by. In this world, she was beyond stunning.
If someone like her was my lover... of course, it was only natural to want everything. I wanted to slam my body and aching groin against hers. I must have thought about pouring out every drop hundreds, thousands of times.
But I couldn't. It wasn't my will or some religious belief. I simply... couldn't.
—Throb.
I felt the boiling desire slowly drain away. In my late twenties, a healthy, powerful man shouldn't react like this. Of course not. This was divine power. The miracle and curse—and curse—it came with when I crossed over to this world.
Esterina pulled me down onto the bed, then wrapped herself around me. Her skin was impossibly soft and intoxicating.
"...Hey, Yuja, you said you came here because of the gods' power, right?"
"That's right... It's been years. Actually, Yuja isn't even my real name. I just shortened it because pronunciation was hard..."
I had always thought of reincarnation in another world as nothing more than a story from comics or web novels. I never imagined I would actually become one. Anyone who knew me would call that ridiculous, stupid wish.
But it had happened.
The gods, the demon king, the hero...
The Main God had rambled on about the usual scripted lines, begging me to defeat the demon king. But how the hell was I supposed to become the hero and defeat him? I was just some Korean army corporal with no life achievements.
Still, the Main God, apparently having a conscience, let me choose one cheat skill. Skills came in two types—normal stats or those with huge penalties that made them ridiculously powerful.
What I saw was... the Dongja-gong skill. A setting that sometimes popped up in those weird martial arts novels.
Dongja-gong was a martial art that let you stack internal energy super fast as long as you didn't have sex.
For me, who had never touched a woman, it sounded perfect. In this world I could have gone to a brothel or bought a sex slave, but there were too many easy options, so I hesitated. Eventually I had no choice. The effect was just too broken.
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Dongja-gong (Boy's Skill) S+
100x multiplier to all training values.
However, if you have sex with a woman, you lose the skill along with all the power you built.
This skill cannot be obtained again.
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It was absurdly simple, but I figured there was no other way to beat the demon king. Skills alone couldn't defeat him anyway— if it was that easy, the Main God wouldn't have summoned someone from another world.
So I went with the one that let me grind forward without any shortcuts. It was slower, but it was reliable.
'...Still alive and not going crazy thanks to this skill.'
Being in a relationship with a woman who was literally on a level beyond explanation just like Esterina, and yet being unable to have sex. Most people would have lost their minds. But I didn't feel that way at all.
Maybe it was the Dongja-gong effect... even if it wasn't full sex, it probably blocked me from even masturbating. But I thought it was the best option.
Tomorrow, after I defeat the demon king, I'll finally be able to do whatever I want with Esterina.
Defeating the demon king meant peace would return to this world. Monsters would still exist here and there, but they were someone else's problem. My only mission was to kill the demon king.
'...After I kill the demon king, this damn skill disappears, right?'
I'll erase Dongja-gong, then live a normal life. Suddenly losing all my hero strength was a little scary, but Esterina from the hero party would be right there with me—what was there to fear?
And if I get stronger again, no problem. The training multiplier would be gone, but the knowledge and instincts left in my head and body would stay. Walking the path I'd already walked wasn't that hard. I'd be able to stack enough power to never be looked down on.
"...Esterina."
"Mm...?"
"I love you."
"...Me too."
We hugged each other tightly.
.
.
.
"Huh... Ack, we won... Cuck..."
"D-don't talk! I need to heal you..."
"Even this much... you'll be fine... you know that..."
I lay in a sea of blood, gasping. The cold floor and burning-hot blood. It was unbelievable that all of it had come from my body.
Gushing from my pierced stomach, blood and chunks of meat poured out. But it was okay. This kind of injury wasn't new. With Pirien's healing magic, I'd recover in no time. I could actually feel my flesh knitting back together.
"Haa, hahaha... I really... won..."
"Yuja, you're such a crazy bastard..."
Esterina and Morzena were covered in wounds too. The elf leaned on her bow like a staff, one leg missing. Morzena sat slumped on the floor, half her face gone. They were riddled with cuts and bruises. We were still alive only because we were the top-tier human force—the hero party—and because of Pirien's blessing.
But it was fine. Every injury could be healed. As long as we had a heartbeat, Pirien's magic would fix everything. We had beaten the demon king. That was all that mattered. No one died.
We won.
"...Huh?"
Suddenly the agony in my stomach vanished. It was too early for the wounds to be gone, but when I lazily looked up at Pirien, something felt wrong.
The world stopped.
That's the only way to describe it. Even Pirien, who had been crying, and the mana following her; Esterina and Morzena; even the demon king's flesh that had been slowly disintegrating... everything froze like a photograph.
—You did wonderfully well, Yuja...
And then I heard a voice I hadn't heard in years. The Main God, the one who had summoned me to this world and asked me to defeat the demon king. The god appeared before me. Since I couldn't sense its real form, it was just a projection of itself.
A god of that caliber probably wouldn't bother sending a full avatar, so I assumed it was just showing its face.
I guess the Main God paused time so it could talk to me.
"Haha, how was it? Did I do it right?"
—I was worried about burdening you too much... I never thought you'd actually defeat the demon king.
"Anyway, why all the dramatic speech?"
—But not being able to watch you defeat it... is such a shame.
"...Huh?"
It was weird.
The conversation wasn't syncing.
—By the time you hear this, I'll already be gone. I was judged as unworthy of ruling the world for showing such a pitiful side, so I can no longer interfere... hence this letter you could call my will.
I had always thought it sounded a bit too godlike, but now it felt less like an absolute deity and more like some middle-manager who got caught slacking.
Anyway, a letter... somehow felt off. A god's letter? Where the hell was I supposed to read this?
—This was prepared so you could see it after defeating the demon king. And you knew you could do it.
"Accurate as always."
—And if there was no reward for such a feat, it wouldn't make sense... Before I lost my power, I watched you and thought about what you truly wanted.
Reward!
My heart raced. What did I want most right now? Infinite stamina or libido. I had lived as a lone wolf for years; of course that's what I thought about.
Even though I knew the god before me was just an illusion, I yelled for the reward.
—You looked so miserable. You always lamented why you were sent to this world, missed your own food and culture, cursed the fact that you couldn't even masturbate, and thought of your hometown whenever you were in trouble. I was certain.
"...Huh?"
The Main God's words were spot on. When I first arrived here, I had always thought the same things. Cheat, demon king, hero, whatever—just send me home.
Suddenly I was holding a sword and shield, ripping monsters' heads off. It was amazing I hadn't gone crazy. I hadn't thought about it when picking a skill, but after actually fighting, it hit me.
But... right now? Why did it sound... a little off?
—That's why I decided to send you back to your original world with my last remaining power. Sorry. And thank you, Yuja. For your sacrifice and hard work.
"Goddamn it—!!!!"
What the fuck was this bullshit?!
I had fought like crazy, gotten the demon king's head, and now I wanted to live a normal life with Esterina and raise ten kids or so, eat well, and rest—and you want to send me back?!
—It's what you wanted the most... to return to Earth. It's such a shame I couldn't see how happy you'd be...
"Hic... huu..."
People don't speak when they're that angry.
I was actually living what I had heard someone say somewhere.
—But returning isn't the end of the reward. Using all my remaining power, I can grant you one last wish from the world you came from.
Wish...?
—Your world's civilization is truly unique. The internet and communities... fascinating concepts. And because you wrote twenty-one posts on the exact same topic there, I knew exactly what you wanted.
The Main God waved its hand, and an opaque window appeared. It looked like it had been taken from a community forum I barely remembered anymore.
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Title: I wish I'd been born a chuunibyou so I could live a normal, fun life in some internet forum...
Author: (175.223)
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Something clicked in my memory.
Yeah. That had to be the post I wrote right before enlistment. Stress from military service had made the world feel like shit, so I'd been venting all day. I had also vented about wishing I was born a girl every now and then.
Showing me that post... no way. No, wait, no? What? It can't be...
—I will grant your wish as you wish. Since I changed both past and cause, the people around you and the world itself will believe you were always a woman.
"No... no, no. Fuck, no. Hey, Main God? Can you hear me?"
—I'm sorry for putting you through such a painful fight. Now... I'll send you to a world where you don't have to fight. I'll also recover the skill you hated so much. Rest in peace in your peaceful world...
"Fuck, I don't want that!! I don't want to go!!"
—Farewell... Yuja, the hero of another world. Once you recover your status, I'll come find you again...
"Esterina──!!"
My desperate cry went unanswered,
and my vision went black.