Chapter 112
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 112
Chapter Title: Watching from the Shadows
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I used Shadow Veil to hide in the shadows and watched everything unfolding in Yeouido from the sidelines, thoroughly enjoying the show.
"Joo Ja-geun's doing a great job."
The guy shot the army's supreme commander, Colonel Ki, in the back and killed him, then took out all the other officers too.
Meanwhile, the attackers who had assaulted Yeouido were suppressed, bringing the situation to a close.
And then, without a shred of shame, he claimed that the people he'd killed had been taken out by the Yeouido attackers, shedding fake tears as he reported the situation to Park Seok-gyu.
From Park Seok-gyu's perspective, who had no idea what was really going on, it must have been bewildering. With no one left to take Colonel Ki's place in commanding the army, he had no choice but to hand military authority over to Joo Ja-geun.
After confirming that Joo Ja-geun had absorbed all the armed forces within Yeouido at dawn, I returned home through the additional zone I'd set up there.
By the time I got back, it was past 2 a.m.
I really watched for a long time.
But it was fun, so it was worth it.
Thanks to that, Seo-yoon's revenge could be even more perfect.
Yesterday, I smashed the raider group and ordered them to attack and take Yeouido within the day. I even threatened that if they didn't wrap it up by tonight, every last one of them would get their heads blown open.
When I first gave the order, some idiot yelled that it was impossible, so I personally burst his head open with black magic.
Once they saw a man's head explode out of nowhere from a distance in real time, no one else dared to oppose me.
Why would they challenge me after I showed them that I'd killed all their raider leaders with my own hands and could blow heads up remotely?
Of course, I didn't cast spells on the rest.
Just demonstrating what I could do was enough for them to believe every word I said.
Casting magic on all of them would waste too much demonic energy.
After watching them head to Yeouido on my orders, my next move was to approach Joo Ja-geun in Yeouido.
I remembered Joo Hye-ri muttering once that her father, Joo Ja-geun, wanted to take over Yeouido.
I used that to set the stage for him, gave him a little push, and he eagerly seized it on his own.
Now, his daughter Joo Hye-ri would go wild without fear of heaven or earth, knowing her dad ruled Yeouido.
"And when the time is right, I'll drop them straight into the underground. The higher they fly, the harder they fall, after all."
Muttering to myself happily, I headed into my room, where footsteps and a welcoming voice greeted me—Yejin's.
"Oppa! Welcome back! You must be tired after today."
"Yeah. It was a tough one."
I hadn't gone around hunting zombies, but I'd killed a few people up close, so my clothes were splattered with blood.
I quickly stripped off my clothes, rinsed off, and stepped back out to find someone else in the room besides Yejin.
"Miyoung? What are you doing here?"
Miyoung, sitting demurely in light clothing, looked flustered at my words.
"Huh? W-well, it's like..."
As I pondered what was going on, Yejin sidled up giggling and whispered in my ear.
"She came to have sex with you tonight. Said you promised her."
Oh, right—I'd made that promise this morning before heading out.
With the raiders and Yeouido attack, I'd completely forgotten.
Miyoung must have overheard Yejin's whisper because her face turned bright red, and she avoided my gaze.
I'd said I'd come for her tonight, but when I didn't show, she came to my room herself.
I couldn't help but chuckle imagining how awkward it must have been for her, with Yejin welcoming her warmly but me nowhere in sight.
"So I told unnie Miyoung to come in and rest. Said she could wait for you here. We ended up chatting, and time flew by."
Yejin had taken good care of her.
"Good job. I was pretty busy today."
"I was wondering about that. Um... did something happen with the Haedong Faction? You dropped off those people you brought back at Uncle Dong-seok's officetel empty rooms, but they looked really serious."
"Oh, that? Yeah, a lot went down."
Come to think of it, I'd dumped Lee Kang-jin and the three women here without explaining anything to Yejin.
So I gave her a quick rundown of what happened at the Haedong Faction today.
"Whoa... those trash! So everyone in Haedong is dead except that guy?"
"Yeah. By the time I got there, it was already too late. If I'd been even a little later, no men would have survived, and the women would've been taken by the raiders."
Hearing everyone was dead, Yejin looked a bit down.
"Still, they were guys who came to me for treatment... Thinking they're all gone is kinda sad."
"No helping it. I got there as fast as I could, but still too late. At least I took care of the raiders for good."
Next, I told her about going to the raider group and smashing all three leaders.
"Were they weak? Or are you just overwhelmingly strong, oppa?"
"The latter, obviously. They weren't weak considering the skills they had, but I'm just too strong. Sohee or Ha Dong-seok would've struggled big time against them."
Yejin nodded happily, looking like a proud mom hearing about her son's achievements.
"Then I threatened them into attacking Yeouido."
I explained how I'd made the raiders attack and why.
"Whoa... you're amazing, oppa. How do you even think of stuff like that?"
"Just went with my gut. Joo Ja-geun just made good use of the board I set up."
"Still, to trust some stranger like you and launch a coup right away..."
I hadn't given him any info about myself—just that an attack was coming. For him to judge the timing right and move to take Yeouido showed he had good instincts.
"So all the guys who attacked Haedong died right there?"
"Not all of them. Some probably fled while clashing with the Yeouido military, so those survived. But leaving a few like that isn't a big deal."
The raiders were only needed to stir up trouble for Joo Ja-geun's takeover.
"One of the Haedong attackers, I stashed away somewhere else. Promised Lee Kang-jin I'd save him for revenge."
He'd begged me through tears of blood, so this much was easy. Tomorrow morning, I'd fetch him and toss him to Lee Kang-jin.
He'd handle the torture or quick kill however he wanted.
"That's why you were so late... You were really busy, huh?"
"Told you. Ran all over the place—didn't even get to hunt zombies properly."
Thanks to the new skill Plunder, though, I'd made a good haul of coins.
The three raider leaders I'd killed were loaded, and it all went straight into my pocket.
Today's earnings alone were around 1,400 coins.
"Alright, that's enough catching up for today... Can't keep someone waiting forever, right?"
While I'd been talking with Yejin, I'd turned to Miyoung, who had been fidgeting silently and just staring.
Our eyes met, and she flinched, looking away.
But with her face flushed red, I could tell how much she was anticipating sex with me.
I stood up to get started, and Yejin clung to my side, rising with me.
"Oppa, if you're doing it tonight, can I join? Three of us would be fun."
Her sultry whisper tempted me, and imagining groping two big pairs of breasts during sex did sound delicious.
But tonight wasn't the night.
"No. Tonight's one-on-one for her. Alright, get up—you're coming with me."
"O-okay!"
Miyoung jumped up at my words, while Yejin pouted regretfully.
"Next time with me, then~"
With Yejin waving us off, I took Miyoung's hand as we stepped outside.
She startled when I grabbed it, but I used Instant Move to teleport us right to the door.
"Wh-what? This is..."
"The front door. You know that."
She gave me a look like why here? so I pulled her arm and dragged her outside.
Then I scooped her up and headed to a park a short distance from the base.
"Wh-why are we here?"
"Why? To have sex, obviously."
"H-here?!"
Miyoung looked around in utter shock.
It was dark night, but the streetlights were on, illuminating the wide-open area brightly. If anyone passed by, they'd see us clear as day.
"Yeah, right here. So... take your clothes off. Now."