Translator: RaidenTL

Chapter 217: The Completion of Revenge

To be honest, it had been hard to contain my pounding heart ever since I returned to the settlement. I was dying to show off this achievement to Park Hyeri. Choi Eunju’s mind was still unstable, so she was periodically drinking a potion made by the human alchemist, Lee Jihee, while Alisha constantly stayed by her side to monitor her mental state.

All I had done was simply replace the man’s face with my own, so they were taking care of the finer details.

For example, they were erasing her memory of the Blood Dagger she had fought before, or making her more responsive to my commands. But since most of the mental conquest was already complete, it was a very simple task.

What was a little surprising was how much Choi Eunju adored Laveua. I suspected it was a reaction to having lost her own child.

“So that’s how you’ve lived.”

“Yes. It was all to find you.”

“Still, it’s a bit of a surprise. I didn’t know you had a child…”

“I hope you’ll get along with them. They are the women who helped me get this far.”

It felt like I was rehearsing my excuses for Choi Seulgi. But I already knew that this kind of method wouldn’t work on her, unlike with Choi Eunju. It was time for me to tell her how I had lived all this time, but what was unexpected was her reluctance to speak about her time in the Spider Clan.

Of course, there was no excuse for her having been there, but she simply replied that she had been with the southerners.

It was only natural she’d want to hide it. Since most of the information was already in my head anyway, I didn’t press her for details.

As usual, I sipped my tea and handed Choi Eunju her medicine. She drank the potion, thinking it was tea, just as she always did.

Thanks to the suggestion Alisha had previously planted, her mind would slowly calm and settle. Choi Eunju gradually drifted off to sleep, and I called Alisha into the tent. I didn’t know why, but Mev had been holding meetings with the female tribe members very frequently lately, so Alisha was often tied up. Fortunately, it seemed there was no meeting today.

“You called for me?”

“I did. When will her mind stabilize? I can’t stand it anymore…”

“Ah… yes. Her mind has actually already settled, but I was concerned that some unforeseen variable might appear…”

Several days had passed since we captured Choi Eunju, yet she was still in this state. Of course I was frustrated. I spoke with a hint of irritation.

“Your kingdom comes after my business is finished.”

She must be incredibly anxious. To be honest, I thought overturning all of Japan would be easy—even more so now that I had Choi Eunju’s spatial magic. It was a given that even now, her sister, her queen, and the other elves were being killed or exploited. As expected, Alisha’s expression soured.

“Ye-yes. I-In that case… if… if I observe, I think it will p-probably be alright.”

“That much is no ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠problem.”

Alisha already knew what I was about to do, which was likely why she made the suggestion. I sent her out of the tent and spent some time with Laveua before staying up all night with my eyes wide open.

I couldn’t sleep.

I was so full of anticipation I could hardly bear it.

‘Park Hyeri.’

That bitch deserved to be torn to shreds. She was a true psychopath. She screamed when tortured, but she didn’t seem to be in that much pain. With various other methods, she would just mock us instead.

The only thing she ever reacted to was her sister—Choi Eunju.

‘My sister will come to save me. When she does, you’re all dead.’

It was a phrase she used to chant like a mantra. It was a sight to see her muttering it endlessly with all her limbs severed, but frankly, it felt a little unsatisfying to call my revenge complete.

My constant vow to make her experience the same thing was what drove me to pursue the Spider Clan, and ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠it had finally borne great fruit.

After waking, I walked to where Park Hyeri was held, my heart filled with delight. It had been quite a while since I’d last seen her. I had been busy, and I had left the management of the prison to Lee Wanyong.

Of course, Lee Wanyong was absent now, so the Orcs and Goblins were managing the prison, but they were clearly struggling to do it as well as he had.

Choi Eunju would arrive shortly with Alisha. I quickened my pace toward the cell where Park Hyeri was confined.

“It’s been a while.”

Perhaps because of my warning that she could take Park Hyeri’s place if she died, her condition was quite good. Of course, she was still glaring at me with her limbs cut off. By ‘good condition,’ I simply meant that she had been eating and sleeping well.

“Fucking bastard. Ptooey. Did you finally remember the dead snake and ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠decide to grace me with your presence? Huh? Is that it? Hehe.”

“Well, you could say that.”

Her mouth was as foul as ever. Normally, I would have been furious enough to jam the dagger at my hip into her, but today, of course, I was relaxed. Seeing her so full of spirit, I was actually quite pleased.

“Do whatever you want. Burn me, stab me, it’s all over in an instant. Or you can just kill me, I don’t care. But that would be a waste, wouldn’t it? Huh?”

“Yes. It would be a waste to kill you.”

Seeing Park Hyeri shriek as if she was getting more and more agitated by my constant smiling only improved my mood. Just then, I began to hear footsteps. As they grew closer, the corners of my mouth kept rising.

“Sis…ter?”

Park Hyeri, who had been screaming like a madwoman, fixed her gaze on one spot.

“Sister! You… you came to save me. I’m sorry. I’m sorry for acting on my own back then, Sister… hic… I knew you wouldn’t abandon me.”

A laugh escaped my lips as I watched Park Hyeri desperately call out to her master, oblivious to the situation. I smiled faintly and turned my gaze to Choi Eunju.

Choi Eunju’s expression seemed slightly distorted, but she quickly smiled back when she saw me looking. Only then did I realize why she had dealt with the members of the Spider Clan and the southerners all at once.

Even before my command, she had wanted to erase her past. In Choi Eunju’s fabricated memories, I was her former husband who had suddenly reappeared. Since her past husband had hated murderers and criminals, it was only natural that she would want to hide the fact that she herself was the leader of a murderer clan.

“Sis… Sister! It’s that bastard! Th-that bastard!”

As Park Hyeri continued to scream while looking at her sister, I smiled and spoke to Choi Eunju.

“Do you know her?”

“N-no. I don’t know her.”

I could see Choi Eunju’s expression twist slightly. I didn’t know what kind of relationship she’d had with Park Hyeri in the past, but seeing how dependently she acted, it seemed she had been rescued or something similar had happened between them. Of course, that was none of my concern.

“Really?”

“Y-yes. I don’t know her, my love.”

In the quiet silence, Park Hyeri slowly spoke.

“Sister?”

Her voice was filled with bewilderment. It seemed that being treated as a stranger was a greater shock than hearing me being called ‘my love.’ I imagined her world was crumbling. I could clearly feel the emotion of despair flowing from her body.

I gently pulled Choi Eunju’s waist toward me.

“Sis… Sister! Sister!”

As our bodies touched, Choi Eunju shyly turned her head away, but the closer we got, the more desperately Park Hyeri screamed.

“Sis… Sister… Sister!”

It was only then that I realized the feelings Park Hyeri held for Choi Eunju were not simple admiration. It was probably love. It was utterly hilarious.

I turned to Choi Eunju and spoke.

“I know you were the leader of the Spiders.”

Choi Eunju’s eyes widened slightly.

“I won’t ask anything. I still love you.”

Tears suddenly poured from her eyes.

“My love, I love you too.”

When I slowly lifted her chin, Choi Eunju shyly averted her gaze. But I looked straight into her eyes and slowly kissed her. Our tongues quickly intertwined, and Choi Eunju’s body trembled as if in surprise.

At the same time, a desperate scream erupted from inside the cell.

“Aaaaaaaargh! Sister! Sister!! You son of a bitch! What have you done!”

Park Hyeri’s eyes seemed to sink into despair. Of course, I didn’t answer, just laughed as if I found it amusing. I could feel her being thoroughly broken.

I caressed Choi Eunju’s rear. Naturally, a desperate scream followed, and I saw Choi Eunju’s startled expression. I looked at her face and spoke.

“I want to hold you.”

“Y-yes… b-but here?”

The old Choi Eunju would have probably refused. Having sex so suddenly with a former clan member in front ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠of her and Alisha behind her was obviously insane. But she nodded.

I figured it was the result of her mind being conquered.

Choi Eunju was a beautiful woman overall. She was less in the Mev and Baek Ahyeon camp, and more similar to Jung Hayeon and Jang Ye Ri.

As I slowly caressed her backside, she immediately began to twitch and react.

“You son of a bitch! Get your hands off her!”

I naturally ignored the screaming. As I kissed her, I reached my hand down and touched her between her legs, feeling how wet she was, as if she had just relieved herself.

Choi Eunju was aroused too. A husband she was meeting after a long time apart. I started to think that her clinging to me might not be because of my commands and requests, but perhaps her own will.

When I paused for a moment in surprise, Choi Eunju spoke.

“I-it’s been… it’s been a long time. I-I’m sorry.”

I found it hard to understand why she was apologizing, but after searching through her memories, I thought I knew the reason.

Her relationship with her former husband had been quite dry. Recalling the memories, their lovemaking had been incredibly dull. It started and ended in the missionary position, holding hands tightly and looking into each other’s eyes.

Ultimately, it might have been a process for the two of them to confirm their feelings for each other, but to me—both now and back when I was with Choi Seulgi—it seemed like a rather boring relationship.

In other words, she was worried that she was appearing too lewd. I found that side of her rather cute, so I looked at her and spoke again.

“I like it better this way.”

As Choi Eunju buried her head in embarrassment, Park Hyeri let out another scream. It was a very amusing situation.