Episode 90: The Invitation Party
Episode 90: The Invitation Party
"Congratulations to all of you for joining the Myohaengseong Guild!"
Seol-hwa set off fireworks.
But no one was listening to her congratulations.
They were tightly bound in tentacles resembling spiderwebs.
The women had completely lost consciousness.
Only the faint moans escaping whenever the tentacles squirmed proved they were still alive.
"I nearly had a heart attack when one woke up from hypnosis."
I worried others might awaken too when she started screaming bloody murder.
But my fears proved unfounded.
"We'll be moving to the training grounds now. Not that any of you can move voluntarily anyway."
I took them into the kingdom.
The so-called "training room" was actually a breeding chamber where I dumped them.
"Whew, time to get serious about guild business."
Now was the time to gather rare ingredients money couldn't normally buy.
I was shopping online when-
"Master? We have a visitor..."
"And... it's someone you know..."
I wondered who could make Seol-hwa sound so hesitant.
I went to the reception room.
A familiar face sat on the sofa.
Aronsoja.
"Long time no see. You've expanded your influence considerably."
A slug-like Kin crawled onto her shoulder.
"Yeah, it's been a while. But you didn't come just to say hello. What's your business?"
"The Kin are holding a grand party soon. You've been nominated as South Korea's representative. Come visit if you have time."
Aronsoja placed an invitation on the desk.
Having delivered her message, she stood to leave.
"What happens if I don't go?"
Frankly, I didn't want to. Too many greedy bastards would be there.
"Well... the leaders would be very displeased. Attending would be better for your health."
*****
"Yes, your ticket checks out. Enjoy your time."
The staff member who took my invitation opened the entrance.
Seol-hwa and I stepped inside.
A luxurious cruise ship loomed in the distance.
'A pleasure cruise? Monsters sure live lavishly.'
"If you wish to keep your Dick house private, please wear this on your chest."
A female staffer at the entrance offered a brooch.
A red rose design.
"Seol-hwa, you wear it."
Truthfully, she was my only option.
I'd only brought her anticipating something like this.
Once Seol-hwa pinned the brooch, we moved forward.
We arrived at the hall.
A flower garden of women.
The hall contained only females.
And only beauties at that.
Women who'd receive admiration elsewhere were being toyed with by monsters.
"Don't drop it. Spill the food and you'll be severely punished."
A waitress in maid uniform carried a tray.
Her chest was fully exposed.
Leech-like Kin clung to both breasts.
The Kin's voice came from her lower body.
The swarm leader attached to her pussy seemed busy sucking love juices.
The waitress bit her lip, suppressing moans.
A single moan would make her drop the tray.
"Excuse me, bring a drink here."
But someone called for her.
She moved to deliver the drink.
Mid-step, she lost balance and collapsed.
"Dropped the tray, did you?"
"Breaking promises deserves punishment."
The leech swarm completely enveloped her body.
Moan-filled screams echoed faintly through the hall.
The woman who caused this accident watched the spectacle with delight.
"Haaah... Haaaah..."
A massive pool dominated the hall's center.
Instead of water, it overflowed with Kin.
A beauty buried under Kin mounds gasped out moans.
Completely mindbroken.
A Kin with an eel-thick body drilled into her pussy.
Several dolls resembling her floated in the pool.
"Urk... Ughk..."
The beauty only emitted guttural sounds.
Already ruined.
Being toyed with by Kin in this place was her only future.
Only those with brooches on their chests walked the hall undisturbed.
I passed through the hall into deeper areas.
"You arrived just in time?"
Aronsoja greeted me.
CCTV monitors before her showed the entire cruise ship.
Not just the hall, but every cabin.
Even the cargo holds hosted Kin parties.
"Naturally I'd arrive on time."
After that veiled threat, how could I run?
"Honestly thought you'd flee."
The transparent slug handed off duties to another Kin before climbing onto Aronsoja's shoulder.
'What do they want that requires this charade?'
Frankly, I was scared shitless.
I'd only brought Seol-hwa.
If these things turned hostile, I'd be dead meat.
"This way. The leader wants to see you."
Aronsoja led deeper into the ship.
"This room."
We reached the ship's heart.
A secluded chamber existed there.
So remote you'd overlook its plain door.
Click.
Aronsoja opened it.
The unassuming room defied all expectations.
"Ah, finally arrived."
"Thought I'd die of boredom waiting."
Every manner of worm covered the room.
Kins of peculiar individuality each possessed a beauty.
A long-bodied stick insect.
A rotund pill bug.
Four worms sat on sofas, their bodies merged with women.
'These must be the Kin leaders.'
Initially I thought Kins were cases like mine.
But time revealed the truth.
Kins had never been human.
Doppelgänger-like entities.
Beings from another dimension wearing human flesh to invade Earth.
Though I didn't know why I shared their form, one thing was clear - our paths couldn't align.
Seol-hwa sat on the guest sofa.
The real discussion began.
"We know you've trained the Daughters of the Sword Empress. Therefore-"
"However you did it, give us the same opportunity. We've long desired the Sword Empress."
"What say you? With our support, you could become South Korea's king."
The Kins' gazes focused.
Invisible pressure crushed me.
'Refuse here and I die?'
This was my only survival path.
"Hahaha, of course. Only natural."
I made promises I'd never keep.
Mentally, I flipped off the Kins.
Fuck you all.
I don't share my possessions.
The Sword Empress and her three daughters are mine alone.
"Understood. We'll arrange your meeting with the Sword Empress. You simply train her within the timeframe."
"We trust your skills after taming her daughters."
The worms closed their mouths.
A clear dismissal.
I quietly exited.
****
Click.
The door closed.
Once he left,
the atmosphere shifted.
The worms covering the room and sofa-bound women vanished completely.
The women had been illusions from the start.
"Confirmed. That bastard isn't our Kin."
He failed to see through the illusions.
Any true Kin would instinctively pierce such veils.
"Earth's God played clever. Knew our racial traits precisely."
The bamboo worm clicked its tongue.
Earth's deity had outmaneuvered them.
Freely altering flesh traits,
exploiting their mind-invasion abilities.
Thus they'd conquered a nation in under a year.
"With the Sword Empress added, we'd dance to Earth God's tune."
"Irrelevant. The Sword Empress was never our true target."
"True enough. But we must succeed this time."
"Indeed. Failure would waste decades of effort."
The four monsters conversed privately.
Shadows stirred behind them.
Giant wings and tentacles flickered.
"But how will we deliver the Sword Empress to him?"
"Simple. Invite her. Make them confront each other. He'll detain her for days."
"He's capable, but can he hold the Sword Empress for days?"
"He broke three daughters. If she has maternal feelings, she'll hesitate."
"Failure means losing everything we built."
"So be it."
Having concluded, they moved.
"Let's move. We can't waste decades of work."
Monsters hiding in society's shadows for decades began their advance.
*****
"Today's the day?"
The promised date with the Kins arrived.
I rose and headed out.
Today, I had arranged to meet the Sword Empress.