Chapter 100
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 100
Chapter Title: Male Disguise Yongyong and the Photographer
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In front of the neutralized Shinsengumi, pounding Yuzuki like a dog while filming some K-NTR would be a pretty good idea.
They'd get to watch their lord crumble in real time before Korea's own Yongyong.
Is NTR only about stealing someone's lover? I think having your own lord stolen away counts as a flavor of NTR too.
And at the end, make her climax with her tail while screaming "Long live Korean independence!"
Even if it's not that era anymore, the vibe would still be pretty hot, right?
Just imagining it has my mouth and my lower mouth drooling like crazy.
"So what? The Shinsengumi's a woman, so what're we supposed to do about it?"
"Eun-ha seems like she wants to grind on her anyway."
Yeah, exactly. No matter how much Reina gets mad, if there's grinding to be done, we grind.
"If she comes at me, she'll get recruited—even if she's an alien."
As long as it's not one of those alien races from those strategy sims that were all the rage in Korea for decades.
Well, even those aliens might be okay if their legs work fine...
"Just how far does your range extend?"
"Anyway, the point is, like Eun-ha said, the Shinsengumi is dangerous, but there's zero reason for them to join the fight. We're no pushovers ourselves, and if they come into Songdo and get killed, we can leak that to the press and put Ha Jung-seok in a tough spot."
"What if Eun-ha uses that all-consuming blaze? White Flame."
That'd be even riskier. Our identities could get exposed.
"It'd be like advertising our country to everyone. That's why I powered you all up. Even if Reina just shoots arrows from the back in her dark elf form, the demonic energy will keep the hunters from closing in easily."
"Assuming we fight head-on, there's one problem."
"Our identities."
Honestly, even that's not a huge threat if we assume it won't get pinned on us.
Reina will just snipe from afar, and unless it's guild master level, Han Su-ji can hit and run just fine.
"Or we could move our base somewhere else? With Kate around, it shouldn't be hard."
"Songdo's our foundation, and finding a place for all those people to relocate on short notice won't be easy."
"But if the Association really sees us as a threat, they won't sit idle. Look at our turf on the map—Songdo's positioned to strike right under Seoul."
"Yeah, in that case, we'd be a potential threat at any moment."
Choi Si-woo nodded at Reina's words. Han Su-ji stared hard at the map too.
"So Eun-ha's plan is to fight them head-on?"
"Yeah. Yoo-jeong sunbae should make as many golems as possible, and we need to recruit villains who are willing to stand and fight."
Plus, kicking out the guild coalition isn't just about brute force. If we use our heads, something should come to mind.
"Eun-ha. What about emotional appeals on broadcast?"
Lee Yoo-jeong sunbae, who'd been quietly listening, tossed out a great idea.
She was thinking the exact same thing as me.
A few broadcasts revealed White Flower as the monster, but plenty of the public still sympathized with her out of pity.
Of course, hunters were split down the middle. Even those who'd followed White Flower this far switched stances rigidly once they heard she was a monster.
But sympathy is a scary thing.
How would the public view Songdo taking damage while fighting the guild coalition?
Call it what you want, but this country's all about sentiment. Especially after the Great Cataclysm, most civilians got even more sensitive to emotional stuff over hunters.
In short, emotional pandering could work.
Human rights groups would rise up. "Stop!" And we'd compromise at a reasonable point.
As expected of Yoo-jeong sunbae. Gonna grind on her tonight.
"Whoa, Yoo-jeong sunbae, great minds think alike."
"Then what if we have the five Yin puppets from Gloomy Maria control drones and broadcast from all directions?"
"Nah, that'd be too much. It might come off like we're forcing it. Better to use just one drone for the shoot."
Turning on a broadcast only for it to stream from multiple angles would look ridiculous.
"So our job is fortifying Songdo?"
"Yeah. I've got something else to handle."
I have something very important to do.
"What?"
Han Su-ji asked reluctantly.
"Then I should make contact with Seo Ji-yeon too."
"Another girl again."
"Why Seo Ji-yeon?"
"She's the Association's number two. I'm in the middle of recruiting her."
I answered Choi Si-woo's question simply.
"Isn't that dangerous?"
Even risking danger, we need her at least neutral.
"Her being with the guild coalition is more dangerous. Think about it—if Seo Ji-yeon comes into Songdo snapping photos, what happens to us?"
"Ah."
The heroines' faces twisted.
We'd just get trapped in the mental world, but Songdo's residents would turn into photo scraps and get released in Seoul.
Even if we won, it'd be meaningless.
"So at minimum, we gotta stop her from attacking."
"How?"
"That's why I'm going full male disguise for a while."
The era of Male Disguise Yongyong begins for real.
Of course, no tail if possible.
Need a buildup period over the next few days anyway.
"Why does it always lead there?"
"Right? You said no disguises in front of us."
Sigh. These pervert elf and pervert flame spear slut. Is all that's in their heads my crossdressing sex?
"Are you perverts? Why assume crossdressing means sex?"
"Hearing you call us perverts feels weird."
Anyway, these perverts. My heroines being such pervs is wearing baby Yongyong's bones down.
"Anyway, I'm off to grind on—no, eat—Seo Ji-yeon."
Was gonna target Rosaria originally, but timing's off. With a bounty on my head, Seo Ji-yeon comes first.
She's with the Hunter Association, so she'll have to obey Choi Cheol-sik's orders eventually. Gotta dye her in my colors before she changes her mind.
So she can't betray me.
Seoul
The Hunter Association had issued a full guild mobilization order to strike Songdo proper.
The ongoing White Flower subjugation op was already well-known even among Association hunters.
After the mobilization, Baek Cheong-gang and Seo Ji-yeon—who'd been told to stand by—left the Association and wandered aimlessly.
"Haa, hey, what're you gonna do? Join the guild coalition against Songdo?"
"What can I do? If they say go, I go. That's why I didn't wanna join the Association."
Baek Cheong-gang sighed deeply, like the ground was caving in.
Truth be told, he didn't want to do anything. He passed on this annoying crap. Might even get hated by those Songdo folks.
Hunters from Yoo Jin-seok's generation were righteous heroes in their own way. They saw suppressing Songdo by force as a bad move.
"Where's Yoo Jin-seok at? Really with Blazing Bat and Wind Boy?"
If that was true, he'd barge in on Blazing Bat and photobomb her pics.
"Seemed like he was looking into external backers connected to Songdo from outside."
"What?"
Backers?
"If they've got survival facilities in Songdo, it means outside support. Right? Without it, Songdo's setup is too good and population too high."
"Yeah, suppose so."
Seo Ji-yeon frowned. At this rate, Eun-ha was in danger.
Honestly, Eun-ha was a villain. Defying the government and all.
Sure, Sin-ak was dangerous, but could Korea's hunter forces really not handle it?
If she'd at least consulted the Association, maybe.
That outside support? Eun-ha could pull it off just zipping between Seoul and Songdo.
'This is too much.'
Doing all kinds of bad stuff, then clinging on like it's fine. Reporting to Choi Cheol-sik would prick her conscience hard.
What to do? Should she tell the Association now?
Did Songdo have enough monster forces to fight the guild coalition?
If the government and Association targeted and isolated just Songdo, did they have enough supplies?
"Why so quiet?"
"Honestly, not sure if I should go."
"What?"
"Too annoying. Feels like I'd just get hate."
Precisely because of Eun-ha, but White Flower's fans would trash the Association's rep for sure.
White Flower had built up so many fans. Plenty stuck around even after she was outed as a monster, seeing her protect people in Songdo.
"Not like that's set in stone yet. No rush."
Not now, but it'd happen eventually.
"Ah, whatever. I'm out."
"Do that. I need a drink anyway."
Baek Cheong-gang sighed alone and turned toward a bar.
Left by herself, Seo Ji-yeon scowled.
"Yoo Jin-seok's a real asshole."
Seo Ji-yeon pulled a movie ticket from her pocket.
No owner now. Toss it?
She was supposed to go on a date with Yoo Jin-seok, but she resented that damn Blazing Bat bitch and Jin-seok's righteousness more than ever.
Deep down, maybe she lacked appeal as a woman.
Always that weird speech pattern, pretty face but people said her talk was off.
Couldn't be helped. It was habit. Hard to use her ability right without it.
Her speech had stuck permanently.
"Hey, miss. You're my type?"
Walking blankly through the park alone, some lunatic hits on her.
Anger boiled inside.
Just kill him? Easy to bury one body.
Seo Ji-yeon shook her head.
No good thinking murder just 'cause she's pissed.
Right. Check the punk out and smack that face.
That bum line—what era is this? Straight embarrassing.
Turning around, Seo Ji-yeon said,
"What? Which shitty asshole's pulling ancient pickup lines? Hm?"
At first, she just blinked. Why's that person here?
"Oh, wrong one? Then a bitch I wanna fuck?"
"What? Jin-seok? No."
Seo Ji-yeon doubted her eyes. How could someone look so much like Jin-seok?
No, there was one other with that face. If Yoo Jin-seok turned female, only one.
Yoo Eun-ha? No, chest too flat for Eun-ha.
"Better than oppa, don't you think?"
"Hold up. You."
"Yup, Yoo Eun-ha."
"Holy shit. Dressing as a guy now? Wait, where'd those huge tits go—now it's a cliff? Padded?"
Male-disguise Eun-ha's face soured at Seo Ji-yeon's words.
"Hey. My girls are always real. Just male disguise magic."
Fine, whatever. Then why's male-disguise Eun-ha here?
"Gonna use that eunuch bro of yours and a movie ticket?"
Eun-ha snatched the ticket from Seo Ji-yeon's hand, grinned, and cautiously offered her own.
"Let's go together."
Seduced easily by bold moves, Seo Ji-yeon couldn't refuse that Jin-seok-like face and touch.