Seo A-jeong. Fragments of the Future

The setting of this novel is Earth in a parallel universe.

"I know. I was going to tell you about this anyway... Looks like we've already entered Phase 5. It was a monster I'd never seen before."

On the screen was a photograph of a monster that had to be a good five meters tall, its head severed clean off. And there I was in the shot — exhausted, my sword driven into the ground, staring blankly at the corpse. Around me, women with their faces scrubbed out sat slumped on the ground. None of their armor looked intact.

"What?! What the hell is this?"

Michelle shot to her feet and rushed over to the monitor.

"Came after the troll, so I'm guessing that's an ogre. Judging by the size and bone structure, it wasn't fully grown. That's why I managed to take it down without getting too banged up..."

"Where?"

"Caught it at the Grand Canyon. Even as a juvenile, that one thing alone paid out three million points combined."

"Th-the corpse?"

"In Yu-ra's subspace. Ask her for it on your way out. She'll hand it over."

Yu-ra... That has to be Lee Yu-ra.

"Lucas!! When did you even kill this, and you're only reporting it now—"

"Today... no, yesterday. Yesterday afternoon."

She hurriedly pulled a pair of panties from her bag and stepped into them.

"Leaving without another round?"

"You think this is the time? Tch... I'll come back this evening. Gotta pick up the pillows too..."

The woman called Michelle finished dressing, came over, and kissed me the way A-jeong did. She lingered, tongues tangled longer than usual, before pulling away with a reluctant look.

"Bring Min-ju and Bit-na here too. Induce labor — including that troll bastard's spawn."

"Got it."

"By the way, I didn't see Anna today."

"Ah... Anna's sweeping the area. Checking if there might be more ogres around."

"Well, Anna's the strongest in your party. Call her back for now. We don't know when Ji-yu might show up."

"Hmm... Yeah, better do that. Okay."

Anna? Who the hell is Anna?

Michelle left the room. My body sat down at the computer, sighed, and spent a long while typing away. After finishing whatever document work it was, I sent an email to what looked like Michelle's address, then stood up.

I threw open the window at the back of the study and looked outside. We were somewhere in the mountains, a cluster of mansions — an affluent neighborhood.

Where is this?

Down by the pool I could see Yu-ra, and beside her, Mi-jin — looking to be in her late fifties — swimming through the water. Next to her was a woman who resembled them both... probably Yu-ra's older sister, swimming completely naked.

My body climbed over the railing and jumped. Being on the first floor, it was nothing. I walked over to where the three women were swimming.

"Master."

The moment they spotted me, all three scrambled out of the pool and dropped to their knees. From the two younger women I felt that same strange sensation I'd picked up from Michelle and from Bit-na hanging in midair earlier. Only Mi-jin was free of it.

Is this the aura of Awakened?

Angel wings were tattooed across all three women's backs, lettering running down their spines all the way to the base of their tails. It began in English as Kim Ian's Sex Slave and finished near the hips with the word Onahole.

"Did you hand the ogre corpse over to Michelle?"

"Yes, Master."

I pulled them to their feet. Up close, Mi-jin's body was covered in piercings and tattoos. Yu-ra and her sister, at least, only had the crotch tattoos — their fronts were relatively clean.

My body stripped off its clothes, draped an arm over each sister's shoulders, and leapt into the pool. The water was warm, wrapping around every inch of me.

"Mi-jin, go inside and contact Anna. Tell her to get back here now. If she hears the Madwoman might be heading this way, she'll understand."

"Th-then shouldn't we leave Bel-Air? This is Lady Anna's house — we're already exposed here."

Anna? This is her house? And where the hell is Bel-Air?

From their conversation I gathered this place was called Bel-Air, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠and that it belonged to a woman named Anna. Far below, at the foot of the mountain, dark water rippled — a reservoir or dam nearby, maybe.

Nice view, though.

My eyesight was sharp enough to pierce the darkness even at night. Holding both women close, kneading their breasts, I took in the nighttime poolscape. I tried hard to commit the scene to memory. Anna's house... this place.

"The Madwoman?... Did you know, Master? That bitch Lee Ji-yu used to live right across from the apartment you used to live in."

"Hmm? Ah... Mirae Apartments. I know."

Hmm... So there really was no prior connection with Lee Ji-yu... even though it's the same Lee Ji-yu.

"Ah... and Na-jung and Na-young gave birth to Ho-dol's cubs last night. Master, I can tame those tiger cubs, right?"

What the fuck... Why are people giving birth to tigers.

Na-jung and Na-young — those were my cousin sisters. Jo Na-jung and Jo Na-young. Right now Hyeon-ju and the others had gone down to break in their mother and the girls themselves. Mission targets, in other words.

Yu-ra's sister studied me for a moment, then asked,

"Will tigers even cut it? Now that we've entered Phase 5... who knows? Maybe something like a saber-toothed tiger will show up."

"It's fine. Ho-dol ate so many mana stones his body length is already five meters. The cubs will grow ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠just as big."

Mana stones? They're feeding those to animals?

That was when Yu-ra wrapped her hand around my cock, pressed her lips right against my ear, and whispered,

"Mal-ja and Jeong-suk are getting old... Even after mating them with wolves over and over, they just won't get pregnant."

Jesus Christ... my aunts...

"Yeah, well, how old are those two even. Tsk. Too old to process into pillows, even... Just leave them in the silver wolf pen. No more breeding attempts."

I couldn't make sense of a single thing these people were saying. Cross-species breeding and pregnancy — was that even possible?

"Ah... the uterine scrolls for transplanting into Yun-hui and Ji-yeon came in. I gave them to Lady A-jeong — did you see them?"

"Hmm? What animal?"

"Heehee. Lions. A lion uterus sweep scroll showed up on the black market. So I asked Michelle to get us two male lions too. I did good, right? We'll be able to tame lions soon."

Yu-ra was grinning as she said something that made my blood run cold. Yun-hui and Ji-yeon — those were the teachers. The thought that the end of their revenge was a life spent birthing animal cubs filled me with a strange pity for them.

"And Mi-jin's getting a silver wolf uterus transplanted soon too... so please fuck her a lot before then, Master."

"But... tsk... does even Mi-jin have to go through that?"

"Yes. Mi-jin's gotten too old now — we need to rejuvenate her with a uterine transplant scroll. If you soak a monster-grade silver wolf uterus in mana fluid and transplant it, she gets about ten years younger."

"Tch... At this rate we'll be running a goddamn zoo. I already heard Ho-dol's roaring has been drawing a ton of noise complaints..."

"Hmph. You were thrilled when you said it was safe... You loved that Ho-dol alone could chew through orcs like nothing, and now you're bitching that he's too loud..."

Yu-ra's mouth was pretty foul. Even in 2025 she still looked like she was in her twenties. She flashed a bright smile, dove under, and a moment later I felt her mouth close around my cock.

Underwater blowjob...

The sensation was dizzying. She was clearly far weaker than me — the pleasure spiked to an overwhelming degree. Her technique was on a completely different level from the Yu-ra I knew now.

"Yu-jeong, you're really okay with Mi-jin becoming an actual wolf bitch?"

"Yes. Why wouldn't I be? Mi-jin's well past sixty now and Master doesn't fuck her anymore — she should at least get to live happily in Silvy's arms. Master's bitches can't be held by other men, after all. And a monster uterus transplant extends your lifespan. The strong heat cycles are a downside, sure, but still."

"Tch. Somehow it feels like wringing out all the juice and throwing them away... Mi-jin's put in the work. Have her get an Awakened uterus transplant instead."

"Hohoho. Why is Master so sentimental today... Thank you. Then I'll put Mi-jin in the queue right after Sun-jeong."

Yu-jeong really was the most beautiful of the three, just as Yu-ra had said. She smiled seductively, climbed on top of Yu-ra who was still sucking me off, then pushed Yu-ra's head aside with her hand and sank down, taking my cock straight into her pussy.

The sensation was blinding. She wasn't even a myeong-gi, yet the way she clamped down on me was so intense my vision swam.

This body seemed used to it. It simply lifted Yu-jeong up, drove in deep, and started thrusting hard.

Slap.

"Haaang... Awakened pussy really is the best, isn't it?"

"I like all of them. A-jeong's, yours — all good."

"Is Lady A-jeong planning to get an Awakened uterus transplanted too — haaang!!"

Flushed and glowing, she gripped my shoulders, wrapped her legs around my waist, and ground her hips against me.

"Hmm... We've got plenty of uteruses, but there's still no guarantee it's safe. Tch. Looks like A-jeong still can't let go of her regrets."

"She's scared, isn't she. Haaaang!!! Once Master gets old he won't even glance at his women. Starting with Sun-jeong, then Hyeon-ju, then Eun-hui — that's the order for the experiments. The research has haaaang!!! hahhk... come a long way..."

Squish. Splash. Splash...

I heard Yu-ra surface for a breath, then felt her mouth latch onto my ass again.

"So that's why you said you were turning Bit-na into a pillow?"

"Hahhk... Yes. The closer the race, the stronger the effect seems to be... Hieek!!! And Bit-na is a powerful Awakened..."

"Tch... I should tell Michelle to start scouting Asian villains... If we need uteruses..."

Yu-ra, Yu-jeong, and even I seemed to hold human life in far too little regard. They were discussing something bone-chilling as casually as the weather, and it unsettled me deeply. I could also feel myself slowly absorbing the mindset of the body I was possessing — and that frightened me.

If I keep going like this... I'll end up becoming just like this bastard...

"Haaaang!!!"

Slap-slap.

That crushing squeeze. It clamped down harder than anything Go Sun or Hwang Chung from the Three Kingdoms World could manage, yanking me out of my thoughts into pure dizzying sensation. How the hell did this body even endure this...

I kept up the fierce sex with Yu-ra and Yu-jeong in the pool, and four hours had never felt so short — I could feel myself about to be flung back to reality.

[Seo A-jeong's Point of View]

Yes...

The moment my mind cleared, Lady Jini's voice reached me. The thought of peeking into the future filled me with equal parts thrill and dread. Then my body opened its eyes — and what I saw was Ju-ae's face. Only she looked much younger. Like she was in her twenties.

"Ju-ae. How do I look? Younger?"

"Yes... my lady. Like you're in your late teens. That Christina uterus Master recommended must be something else. As expected of an A-rank Awakened..."

My body stroked its abdomen and smiled radiantly. Then it took the mirror Ju-ae was holding and checked its reflection.

Ah... Even younger than I am now. But my irises are blue, and there's a little blonde showing in my hair?

"The Awakening... that's the disappointing part. I wanted to fight alongside Master..."

"My lady. This alone is more than enough. You'll age as slowly as the Awakened... You'll be loved by Master forever."

"Yeah... I should be content with that much..."

A uterine transplant? What on earth does that mean?

I couldn't understand the conversation between myself and my mother. My body had received a transplant of a woman named Christina's uterus, and it was feeling a deep, genuine regret over failing something called an Awakening.

"But why is it so loud outside?"

"Th-that's... Bit-na came back carrying Master's child. And the Madwoman showed up with her — she's fighting Lady Anna right now."

The Madwoman? Anna?

Names I didn't know. The room itself was dead silent — clearly well soundproofed — yet the booming noise and vibrations made it obvious a massive fight was raging outside.

"If it's the Madwoman, isn't Anna in danger?"

"Well... Michelle and the others are there, so they're just standing around watching... They told us absolutely not to come out. We could get caught in the mana."

"Haa. I really should have Awakened."

That deep regret washed over me again. My body sighed, sat up in bed — and then I saw familiar faces standing quietly around the room.

"My lady, you're awake?"

"Yeah. Hyeon-ju, Eun-hui, even Sun-jeong — thank you. For running the experiments first..."

Ian's aunts — all of them look like they're in their early twenties.

They must have all undergone the same uterine transplant surgery I had. They looked so young. Beaming, they stroked their crotch tattoos with delight.

"Why so disappointed that the piercings and tattoos are gone?"

"Yes... my lady. After having them for so long, it feels weird without them."

I felt myself snort a little laugh. Then my body turned toward Ian's aunt.

"Hyeon-ju. Are the onaholes in good shape?"

"Yes. I've managed them thoroughly. Would you like to check right away?"

A nod.

Onaholes? Sex toys? She's looking for those the second she wakes up?

My body sat up sharply. I turned to look behind me — and what I saw made me freeze in pure horror.

An East Asian woman, Japanese-looking, with no arms or legs, wore a smiling face. She had a pulse, but she didn't look alive at all.

What... is that. A doll? I've been using that as a pillow this whole time?

I was too shocked to calm down, but my body moved without the slightest hesitation. Completely naked, it walked straight toward the door without a shred of self-consciousness. It slipped into a pair of black high heels by the door, picked up a whip, and led the way — every woman who'd been in the room falling in behind.

What... why is everyone undress—

And then I saw the women. Their faces were scrubbed out, unidentifiable, but their bodies were fully visible — every last one of them naked, covered in tattoos and crotch marks.

We headed down toward the basement, and what I saw nearly made me pass out from sheer vertigo.

Women just like the doll I'd been using as a pillow — arms and legs completely severed — hung in rows ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠from the ceiling. And I was whipping them, training them... breaking them in. For the entire four hours.

And then... I pulled one down, injected her with a euthanasia agent... and processed her with a sky-blue drug — pillow processing... Before I could watch any more, I was flung back to reality.

Pop...

The moment I returned to reality, I felt myself still joined with him. But my stomach was churning so violently I stood up on the spot. I went straight to the bathroom and threw up everything inside me.

"Urgh!!!!"

A complete degenerate. No — a psychopath beyond anything the word "degenerate" could cover. That was me.

Master came over, worried, and rubbed my back. I couldn't bring myself to look at his face.

"What did you see to get like this?"

"Hhk... Honey. I killed someone with my own hands and processed the body with drugs. Smiling the whole time... saying the pillow came out well... like a crazy bitch... hhk..."

"Ah... That was on my orders. It wasn't your fault, so don't worry."

His words brought a wave of relief. But then I looked down at the hands that had smiled while murdering someone, and the tears came again.

He squeezed me tight. When that wasn't enough to calm me down, he simply scooped me up into his arms.

"And... I saw that deformed troll thing. A monster with a hideous appearance..."

"Yeah. I saw that too... They said it's a cross between a goblin and something else — mostly goblin looks, troll traits."

Fear. Beneath the nausea of murder, I'd almost forgotten the monster's form — that grotesque thing that had driven women into heat and been mounting a Black man. The image came flooding ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠back.

I'd almost rather it were aliens.