Chapter 19
Chapter 19
Chapter 19
Returning Home (2)
That evening.
I witnessed an unusual sight.
So Iryeon and Cheong Ak-sal sat together at the dining table as if it were natural, and the Witch ate her meal as if nothing was amiss.
Moreover, Yuna acted cutely toward both So Iryeon and Cheong Ak-sal, getting along with them familiently.
"Iryeon unnie! I want to go to the broadcasting station too!"
"Really? Then do you want to come tomorrow?"
"Yes! Ak-sal ahjussi will be there too, right?"
At Yuna's gaze, Cheong Ak-sal nodded his head.
"Oppa!"
Yuna liked the word oppa. It seemed she had wanted to try saying it.
That's why she quickly became close with me too.
"Oppa, can't you come along tomorrow too?"
Yuna quickly gave me an earnest look. I couldn't refuse.
Moreover, I also wanted to try going to a place called a broadcasting station.
"Alright, let's go on a date tomorrow with oppa."
"Wow!"
Yuna raised both arms in joy, and that sight made even me feel pleased.
After the barbecue party held in the yard ended, my parents went inside first.
After putting even Yuna to bed and coming back outside, it became a situation where the three from the Heavenly Demon Cult and the Witch were together.
"What's going on?"
"What do you mean?"
So Iryeon asked back with an expression that said she didn't understand.
"Did you become friends with the Witch? Cheong Ak-sal is one thing, but you were killed by the Witch in your past life."
"Oh come on, it's a past life, so what does it matter? The Witch fights with me way more than with Cult Leader, so that's good enough."
How simple. That's So Iryeon for you.
"Cheong Ak-sal, the Witch killed me in my past life."
"What's important is that you're alive now."
What is this atmosphere?
The Witch even showed a thick sneer. It feels like I'm the only one being left out.
"Cult Leader, don't tell me you're sulking because of being killed in your past life?"
"Sulking?"
"Oh come on, we were born as siblings anyway, so accept what you need to accept."
I want to do that too. It would make things easier.
'Ten thousand people died by my command.'
However, responsibility draws a thick line for me.
I never resented the Witch. While living together, the desire to kill her disappeared long ago.
However, I thought I had a duty of revenge, and there was an instinctive competitiveness.
'Now even that meaning has faded considerably.'
Just because I couldn't get along with her didn't mean So Iryeon and Cheong Ak-sal had to do the same. So I didn't make an issue of this part anymore.
"But Cult Leader, what will you do now? Are you going to catch the Hunters?"
So Iryeon's eyes were filled with anticipation.
"I'm ready to retire from the entertainment industry."
I thought about various things while training for 2,000 days.
However, no matter what plan I made, there was a part that bothered me.
"Find Jimun Seo-saeng first."
The risk was too great to move rashly.
To form a force, we would have to reveal ourselves as the Heavenly Demon Cult, and this was no different from killing cult members with low skills.
"I don't know how many have been reincarnated, but the Heavenly Demon Cult members will probably be the youngest. They'll be that much weaker. We need to find Jimun Seo-saeng first."
"But do you think Jimun Seo-saeng was reincarnated? His martial arts weren't particularly strong."
This is the part I'm worried about.
Jimun Seo-saeng didn't have strong martial arts like the other Protectors. However, his mental strength was second to none.
"We have to trust his mental strength. And if we can't find him this time, we'll never deliberately search again."
I can't waste mental energy searching for someone who doesn't exist. That's how important this plan was.
"Let's believe he exists and search for him."
The revival of the Heavenly Demon Cult began with Jimun Seo-saeng's joining.
Before he joined, the Heavenly Demon Cult was simply called a crazy group that loved fighting. My tendencies were revealed as they were.
The unification of the martial arts world began when Jimun Seo-saeng joined and I acknowledged him.
"Cult Leader, it's because using your brain is hard, right?"
"Shut up. I'm pretty smart, too. It's just that Jimun Seo-saeng is too excellent."
"True, if only Jimun Seo-saeng hadn't died, we would have conquered the Witch's Castle."
Jimun Seo-saeng died in the battle with the Gaia Empire. He didn't die on the battlefield, but from old age and illness.
He had no martial arts except for Golden Thread Hand, and his internal energy wasn't at a level worth boasting about. At least the Protectors and I barely extended his life by treating him with internal energy, but 150 years was the limit.
Until his death, he lived for 20 years in a state where he couldn't even walk by himself. Every time I treated him, I had to endure thick guilt.
-I'm sorry.
Those were his last words.
"But how do we find Jimun Seo-saeng? Searching with songs seems difficult now."
It had already been translated and released in five languages. Through this, I met Cheong Ak-sal, but there was no contact from others.
"You have money, right?"
"Of course, I have money. How much do you need?"
"Everything you have."
"What?"
So Iryeon pouted her lips. I could clearly feel her reluctance.
"Why? Don't want to?"
"Tsk, I worked my ass off to save that."
"Earn it again. That works, doesn't it?"
"Fine. But what are you going to do with the money?"
"Money becomes a hot topic the fastest. I'm going to try using that."
I had already made a plan.
"I'll tell you tomorrow when we go to the broadcasting station. Just prepare to liquidate your assets."
"All of it without leaving anything? Really give it all?"
"I'll fight you once."
"Really? You promised. No taking it back."
So Iryeon didn't feel reluctant anymore.
The next afternoon.
I went to a place called a broadcasting station while holding Yuna.
Until just before entering the broadcasting station, Yuna watched music videos of Fairy, the group So Iryeon belonged to, on her smartphone.
I naturally came to watch them too.
'They're pretty.'
Already, pretty women were showing off their beauty to their heart's content with the help of lighting, makeup, and cameras. Being a man, my gaze naturally became fixed.
"Oppa, Iryeon unnie is the prettiest."
So Iryeon on the screen was a completely different person.
With a bewitching expression, she danced skillfully, and all her movements were restrained without being excessive.
'Insane.'
Knowing So Iryeon's true nature, I got goosebumps at that sight.
'The other women are also incredibly pretty.'
I couldn't help but have my eyes drawn to the other members instead.
Fairy, composed of five members, each had their own individuality.
Although So Iryeon enjoyed the greatest popularity, the other members were not far behind.
Leader Jang So-yeon had a sexy image and an easygoing personality, making her popular with men. Because of this, she was in the spotlight for alcoholic beverage advertisements.
Han Seol, Ju-hee.
These two were the same age and were in the spotlight on variety shows.
Han Seol had a kind image and was demure, while Ju-hee was a prankster, so they had good synergy when together.
Maknae Jeong Areum had a personality that worked hard at everything, and the drama she appeared in was successful, giving her a thick fan base.
Like this, Fairy was standing out not only in group activities but also in individual activities.
"Oh? It's the manager ahjussi."
Yuna was tightly held in my arms, constantly looking around, when she discovered So Iryeon's manager.
Receiving his guidance, we entered Fairy's waiting room.
Upon entering, I saw So Iryeon and Cheong Ak-sal.
Cheong Ak-sal was officially working as So Iryeon's bodyguard.
Since he barely managed to learn only ‘I greet Cult Leader’ in Korean, he chose a position where he didn't have to speak.
"Oh my! Yuna!"
As soon as So Iryeon saw Yuna, she immediately ran over.
The other members also showed interest in Yuna, as if they had heard about her in advance.
"Oh my, how can she be this pretty?"
"Yuna, do you want to be unnie's little sister?"
Yuna, who had been held in my arms, was passed over to the Fairy members before I knew it.
"Hello, unnies. I missed you."
Yuna simultaneously threw her charm and greetings to the Fairy members with her unique affability.
"Aww, she's pretty."
"Do you want to kiss unnie?"
The members quickly became close with Yuna and even rubbed cheeks with each other.
So Iryeon stood next to me and watched Yuna playing with the other members with a pleased expression.
"Did you get to see some pretty women?"
So Iryeon looked at me and asked.
"Right now, there are four in front of me, too."
The broadcasting station is a really nice place. Especially the location and time where I am now seem to be the best.
The Fairy members had beauty that was pleasing just to look at. While pretending to look at Yuna, I naturally sent glances to the other members.
"Cult Leader, do you know something?"
"What?"
"I shower with those girls."
Without realizing it, I looked at So Iryeon with envious eyes.
Perhaps feeling my sincerity, So Iryeon smiled with a triumphant expression.
Not wanting to see that smile, I changed the topic.
"How's Cheong Ak-sal?"
"He's good at being there without being there. He's the best bodyguard."
Cheong Ak-sal was born in the Philippines.
Originally, he had a name called Ray, but he doesn't use it now. When his parents abandoned him, he abandoned his name as well.
Left at an orphanage, he maintained his livelihood by working at a slaughterhouse and changed his name to Cheong Ak-sal.
Since the Philippines is a country that uses both Tagalog, its native language, and English, Cheong Ak-sal naturally came to speak English, and then three months ago he heard So Iryeon's song.
Contact was established that way, he met So Iryeon, and with her help from the passport issuance process, he entered Korea.
Currently, he's officially in charge of being So Iryeon's bodyguard and is staying in Seoul until there are separate orders.
"I like that with Cheong Protector around, I can act delicate without worry. Externally, I'm a weak woman."
"You're weak?"
"It's an image. It would be strange if someone who looks like this said they could smash trucks too."
While still talking on one side, the waiting room door opened. Then beautiful girls whose eyes couldn't help but widen entered.
A girl group that has been gaining popularity recently, they were from the same agency as Fairy.
"Unnie!"
When they saw So Iryeon, they greeted her happily and began hugging her one by one.
So Iryeon tightly hugged the girls in her arms and looked at me. And as if to show off, she even rubbed faces with them.
'Lucky bastard.'
I'm sincerely envious. Including my past life, this is the first time I've been envious of So Iryeon.
"Oppa! I got an autograph!"
At least having Yuna here is comforting. At Yuna's happy appearance, I smiled without realizing it.
After that, I sat in the audience seats holding Yuna and watched both the rehearsal and the live broadcast.
'They're pretty.'
Using Yuna as an excuse, I also changed my mood by watching pretty entertainers.
The music broadcast ended with So Iryeon's girl group Fairy taking first place.
Before going home, when we went back to the waiting room, the atmosphere was more excited than at first.
As soon as So Iryeon saw me, she sent eye signals to the members. When she took Yuna from my arms, the other members suddenly approached me.
"Iryeon told us to do this if she got first place today."
Fairy leader Jang So-yeon.
She was a member called a sexy icon because her figure was so good.
Jang So-yeon suddenly hugged me tightly. I could feel her curvaceous body as it was.
Of course, I could have avoided it. But I didn't.
While feeling the excellent figure of my body, something touched my lips.
Jang So-yeon even gave me a kiss.
Of course, I could have avoided it, but I didn't.
After that, the other members also gave kisses in relay fashion.
This was an event that So Iryeon arranged.
"Genius painter, please draw lots of good pictures."
Officially fourteen years old.
An age where I can receive kisses to my heart's content.
So Iryeon nodded her head slightly while looking at me, being satisfied.
'I should treat So Iryeon a bit better.'
I clearly understood how precious a person she is.
"Give me a kiss too!"
When Yuna threw a tantrum, the members kissed and hugged her even more intensely.
For us siblings, today was a wonderful day.