Chapter 185
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 185
Chapter Title: 170. The Tempting Woman
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"Since you've come to Korea, shouldn't food be the top priority?"
"W-Well, that's true. But still."
I could already see her crumbling before mint chocolate.
"How about a Lily Era concert, then?"
Lily Era was a girl idol group born from the idol training program launched under President Ha Jung-seok's Cultural Revival Policy, aimed at spreading K-pop across the world once more.
With a voice-related Awakener in the group, they skyrocketed in popularity, even charting overseas, so the Japanese would know them too.
I considered devouring her right there, but decided to leave idols as idols for now and held back.
"Don't you usually recommend boy idols to women?"
"Whoa, to think the Lady of Shinohara likes boys."
A mischievous spark lit up in me, and I covered my mouth as I laughed.
"No, I mean that's the usual thing. I don't particularly like idols."
Of course not. This woman had always lived solely for Shinohara and her country.
If she hadn't disguised herself as one of the Seven Deadly Sins to infiltrate Hansung, she and I would have no connection even now.
We might cross paths by chance, but she wouldn't take any interest in me. She'd see me strictly as a business partner.
In that case, maybe I should rack up some more points while I have the chance.
"How about a tour of Songdo, then?"
"Oh. Is that possible?"
It was probably one of Yuzuki's big interests.
Not just Yuzuki—any other country would feel the same.
They'd perfectly purified an Erosion Zone without any special equipment. But that was White Flower's doing, not mine.
And White Flower was currently in hiding.
"Yes."
"Isn't it an Erosion Zone? Is it really completely purified?"
Look at her, subtly fishing for info.
"Yes. It's purified, and besides, a lady of the Heavenly Sword wouldn't even need purification—with your internal energy, you could handle it just fine."
"Yes. That's true."
Staying here would just draw stares, so I took her to Songdo.
She looked around and smiled brightly.
"Everyone looks so peaceful."
"Nine out of ten are Fiends. The rest are on the verge of turning."
And the population kept growing.
Not from some push for higher birth rates. It was because the ones trapped in Erosion Zones were starting to migrate from Chungcheong Province.
Their numbers had exploded exponentially.
It wasn't unexpected, but estimates put it at over a million at least.
"How did you purify the Erosion Zone?"
"Why ask me?"
"Huh? Oh."
She's teasing me on the sly.
"White Flower did it all and handed it over to me."
"So this autonomous region is entirely yours, Miss Eun-ha?"
"Yep."
That's right. After that one battle, a huge chunk of land became mine.
Excluding the undeveloped North Korean areas and the Northeast Three Provinces where we'd only built hunter cities at key points, I was probably the second biggest ruler after Dictator Ha Jung-seok.
And I was the rich king of kings to boot.
"Ho ho. I hear Cheonsan laid the basic infrastructure. Must've been tough for White Flower to rally the Fiends at first, right?"
Telling me won't get you an answer.
"Ah, no. If anything, this autonomous region has more money than the Korean government now."
"Pardon?"
Not a lie. Ha Jung-seok embezzled a ton, and his failed policies tanked everything.
Unlike Fiends who could move on pure demonic energy, humans needed food, and wartime rations cost a fortune.
Purifying demonic energy for profit was a whole different game from them.
This side was probably comfier anyway.
We'd even imported Cheonsan's unmanned convenience store system.
"Songdo's overflowing with cores, and we've got massive stockpiles of high-purity mana stones too. Even with trades to Cheonsan, we've got tons left."
I wondered what would happen to mana stone prices if we flooded the market.
I sold them off as needed to keep cash flowing, but dumping it all at once? The global economy would tank predictably.
"Ho ho."
"Interested?"
If she was, I could supply some. Tying up with Shinohara wouldn't hurt the White Flower Church's position.
Shinohara wouldn't mind either.
"Would you trade with Shinohara too?"
"If you wish. But trading with a Fiend group—won't that tarnish Japan or Shinohara's reputation?"
Fiends, after all.
"By that logic, Korea would've been the axis of evil long ago for treating Fiends as righteous rebels and deploying them in war."
Which meant the White Flower Church's international standing wasn't bad.
"True. Especially with the Northeast Three Provinces under you."
No one complained about the White Flower Church holding the Northeast Three Provinces. Nope.
Maybe it was our sheer power, or the world powers turning a blind eye after we joined the war as rebels.
Either way, not bad.
"By the way, Miss Eun-ha."
Why was she lowering her voice like that?
Her face was scary. Smiling, but menacing. You know that vibe—like I'm smiling, but I'm furious to the top of my head.
One wrong word, and I'd get smacked.
"Yes?"
"I heard you got my invitation from Kotone."
From you, yeah. Hm.
"Ahem. Yeah. Sorry, something came up, so I might be a bit late."
"It's a personal invite from Shinohara's Lady, and you're treating it like that?"
She let out a deep sigh.
No helping it. If she put it that way.
"Well, things are wrapping up now anyway."
Truth was, I'd been playing around, devouring Heungbu's wife and Magnut, but if Yuzuki was this eager, what could I do?
"Got it. I'll head there within a week."
"If that's true, I'll trust and wait."
Should I bring king prawns as a gift?
Nah, skip that—her chest was plenty big. Better not poke the bear.
For now, show off the mighty White Flower Church for when I need backup later.
This time, I took her to the training center.
"This is the White Flower Church training camp. We indoctrinate the Fiends and train them for combat."
"So it's an evil organization?"
Rude. Just call it an autonomous region.
"Not anymore. Even Fiends can control their instincts with proper training."
"That one."
Yuzuki pointed to two women in the corner of the training area, hugging warmly just from making eye contact.
"Hee hee. We taught the Fiends to love, and now couples are popping up in the Fiend units."
This was the ideology I'd personally instilled: don't bow to violent urges. So-called Lilyism.
'Women with women!' That sort of thing.
Of course, we didn't break up intact couples or male-female pairs.
"Ah ha. Of all things, lesbians."
"It's beautiful, isn't it?"
Beauty is the best, after all.
Dick-rubbing versus pussy-rubbing—which looks better?
Women might prefer the former, but to me, with a female body harboring a vicious beast inside, pussy-rubbing wins.
She gave me a baffled look at my words.
"Kotone told me, but you're consistent."
"People should always be consistent."
There weren't many males in the Fiend units anyway, and polygamy sounded like a headache.
Wasn't woman-with-woman the beautiful way?
I wouldn't have thought this in my male days. People adapt to circumstances.
Look how gorgeous those embracing females were.
Honestly, they should be grateful I wasn't aiming for nationwide gender-bend.
...Could I convince Author Yoo Eun-ha for a gender-bend ability?
Time to seriously consider it.
An ending where everyone turns into pretty beauties wouldn't be bad.
Then I'd build the Dragon Kingdom.
"What are you thinking?"
"Nothing. Just planning the future."
Great. Nationwide TS it is.
Just imagining it was fun.
Now that would be a true evil organization.
"Future plans?"
"Something like that."
It was half-serious, and they'd think I was crazy, so I held back.
"Hm, so very Cheonsan. You've got the infrastructure solid."
"Yes."
"How many troops can the White Flower Church mobilize?"
Suddenly the big questions.
Yuzuki was Japan's leader.
Even if she opposed the prime minister, as a national figurehead, she'd be curious about Korea's situation.
She saw the last war, so she might feel the crisis.
She came to pressure me, but I couldn't forget she was Ruler Yuzuki of Shinohara.
"Oh. That's classified."
"Even as White Flower Church Captain, you're a hunter, right? State secrets, I get it, but you're still a villain for now."
The White Flower Church's image had improved from White Flower TV to rebel participation, but some still saw us through tinted glasses.
With me as captain, it'd get better.
"As captain, I'd like to keep it under wraps. But a little bragging's fine, I suppose."
"Impressive, huh?"
Obviously. I raised them myself.
"Fiends don't need food or top physical specs—they learn basic training and deploy right away. Probably up to 200,000 max."
No war would need that many bodies.
Even in the original story, the Korean-Chinese War was the biggest.
Sins were strong, but the largest scale was that war.
This Fiend legion would probably guard the Church and check Ha Jung-seok more than fight wars.
"Incredible."
"Probably more than Korea's hunters."
Even mustering all Korean hunters and military, it'd barely hit 100,000.
Unlike the past, this magic era made conventional weapons useless.
Nukes excluded—and even those got scrapped for messing with Gates. Hunters were kings.
And we had 200,000 to match them.
"Bigger than the belly itself."
"Other countries have Fiends in Erosion Zones too."
Strictly speaking, yes. But uniting them? Tough without me.
Sins might handle Fiends, but not unify them. Personalities too nasty.
Gluttony bred monsters like Gluttony, Sloth had some Fiends but as a hikikomori, wouldn't draw crowds.
She might even be content as is.
"In the end, White Flower—no, Yoo Eun-ha's leading them well?"
"Well. Yeah. Something like that."
She kept mixing up White Flower and Yoo Eun-ha.
After touring Songdo for a while, Yuzuki smiled cutely.
"Hee hee. This was fun today. See you next time. I'll be waiting at Shinohara Castle."
Shinohara Yuzuki said that, then stepped close to me.
*Smack*
Huh? A lip-smacking sound.
Yeah. Shinohara Yuzuki had just kissed my lips.
A light brush. Short as a touch.
Sweet cherry scent spread in my mouth.
Sweet, sweet.
And this national leader was one hell of a temptress.
What did this mean? She wants to rub pussies with me, obviously.
"W-Wait, what was that just now?"
I probed lightly. But this sly vixen stared straight at me and smiled with her eyes.
"Come over, and I'll tell you. Let's call it here for today."
She winked once, opened a portal, and stepped in.
Probably straight to the Hunter Association or Tokyo.
"!!!"
Damn! Letting this slide!
I almost pounced, but held back.
I seriously wanted to, but barely restrained.
The new me has patience. Good dragon.
Mother-daughter incest yuri awaits, so hold for now. Then Yuzuki at Shinohara Castle. Perfect plan.
"Hee hee, I might be the same type as you. Better come with expectations."
*Gulp*
How could I not go? I have to!