Chapter 29
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 29
Chapter Title: Previous Generation and Divine Sword
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New Gangnam-gu Penthouse
A penthouse in Gangnam, rebuilt after the Great Cataclysm.
The masters of Korea's most renowned guilds had gathered to watch Yoo Eun-ha's video together.
It wasn't because they were fans of hers.
They wanted to witness firsthand the skills of a mere cadet who had drawn the association's attention and unilaterally crushed Kim Jae-su.
"To suppress Kim Jae-su, who'd evolved into an S-rank villain, so effortlessly."
"Not to speak ill of the dead, but honestly, Kim Jae-su owed it all to the Flame Spear, didn't he? If you think about it, the guy's own skills topped out at A-rank."
The blue-haired woman crossed her legs as she spoke.
Her name was Cha Ji-eun. She was the princess of the Cha family, one of the new hunter clans that rose after the Great Cataclysm, and the guild master of the Emperor Guild, which her family directly managed.
Her moniker was Ice Empress. She wielded powerful ice abilities and, years ago, had stunned the world by erecting an ice barrier that divided Incheon from Seoul.
"Even so, does taking down an A-rank hunter as a cadet look like nothing to you?"
Baek Cheong-gang, who had been trying early on to recruit Yoo Eun-ha into his own guild after watching her crush Kim Jae-su, felt like Cha Ji-eun was getting ahead of herself.
With Korea's hunter foundation shaken by Kim Jae-su's betrayal, they couldn't ignore the one who had subdued him.
Especially since...
She had taken him down with pure martial arts. White Tiger Guild could certainly use talent like that.
"What a crude way to put it. Who's calling her weak? I just said that's all there was to it. Honestly, Baek Cheong-gang, you're still so vulgar even at your age."
"Fine then. Want to give it a try?"
"Your cotton fists couldn't even shatter my icicles."
As the two rose from their seats, Blazing Bat Kim Ji-hye slammed her bat down on the table.
"Why are you all acting like kids? Cut it out, or I'll get mad too."
"An A-rank, no less."
"What did you say!?"
Kim Ji-hye was the one who had gathered these guild masters in the first place—Yoo Eun-ha's direct instructor.
She'd called together guild heads who weren't on the best terms, stirring up conflict, only to now scold them for it.
The blond man who had been quietly replaying Yoo Eun-ha's video in the corner finally spoke up.
"So why did you gather us like this? It can't just be to watch a few seconds of footage of Jin-seok's little sister taking down Kim Jae-su."
"Damn it, why are you all pretending? You've all seen it already. You know exactly why. You're itching to make contact first, aren't you? Ice Empress, you were probably planning to downplay it to throw off the others and sneak in."
"Ahem."
He wasn't wrong.
They were all eyeing Yoo Eun-ha for their guilds. They just weren't saying it outright. Even Ice Empress Cha Ji-eun was no different.
Moreover, among the guild masters present, the women were all Yoo Jin-seok's heroines. They still harbored feelings for him, making Yoo Eun-ha—the perfect recruit with her skills and as his sister—irresistible.
"Wow, I knew you were sly, but you were gunning for her on the sly?"
"I hear the association's given her the moniker White Flame Sword Princess. If they're already marking her, we need to move fast."
"She hasn't even taken her exams or graduated yet. Scouting her now would be illegal."
Those were the rules. The association could exceptionally grant hunter status to cadets under their oversight, but guilds couldn't touch them until then.
At earliest, graduation or the final performance evaluation.
"But currying some favor should be fine, right?"
"Damn. You all still haven't given up on Jin-seok? Keep this up, and you'll end up spinsters."
"None of your business. Even without the Jin-seok connection, she's perfect for our Lily Guild."
Noah of Flowers, guild master of Lily Guild and not one of Yoo Jin-seok's companions, licked her lips seductively.
Rumors had it Yoo Eun-ha was into lilies— a lesbian—which made her ideal for her guild.
"Honestly, those skills are impressive. Handling elements like that."
"Hmm, I'll have to think about it."
"Anyway, as an instructor at Hansung Academy, I'm telling you all to cool it. If you try using me to connect with Eun-ha as 'friends,' I swear..."
"An A-rank, no less."
Noah pouted at Kim Ji-hye, who was threatening with her bat again, while the girl fiddling with her magic gear in the corner gave them a pitiful look.
"For real. An A-rank with nothing but a bat, yet acting all high and mighty."
"I don't want to hear that from someone still using that speech pattern at your age."
"Hehe~ I'm eternally 17, so I don't age. Better than you, who can't do shit without your bat. Weren't you chowing down on dried squid during the Hansung raid, claiming it was your hangover cure? Good job."
"!!"
She'd only called them to advise against pursuing Yoo Eun-ha too aggressively. But Kim Ji-hye finally lost her temper.
And that day, a pillar of flame erupted from the Gangnam-gu penthouse.
I'd been hounded by the association hunters for a while.
They kept asking what happened, chattering among themselves, and said they'd text me later.
I hated that.
Lee Yoo-jeong was nowhere to be seen, leaving just me, the golem, and Choi Si-woo.
Feminized Choi Si-woo. What a rare specimen.
He'd even bound his chest with bandages to somehow prevent the changes.
That cleavage squeezed tight... damn.
Slurp. "It's impressive."
Honestly, I never thought I'd be attracted to Choi Si-woo.
But looking closer, his face had changed a lot too.
No, he was always a pretty boy. But now... ash-gray hair on an alluring woman.
I reached out to touch, and suddenly the Divine Sword beside him started thrashing wildly.
[Azidahaka!]
"Huh? What is it, Divine Sword? So now even I can hear that useless voice of yours."
[I saw everything! So you're Yoo Eun-ha!]
"Ahaha. So what? You're just a constellation that has to grovel to Si-woo for a chance to borrow his body?"
All she could do was stand there with hands behind her back and nag me.
[Grrr! What are you thinking!? Planning to trigger a second Great Cataclysm!?]
"Me? Why would I?"
[Think about what you did in the past!]
"That's the past, and this is now. No reason for me to go that far anymore."
[What are you talking about?]
Tedious to explain one by one, but the Divine Sword was an indispensable weapon in this story.
Refusing to explain out of annoyance and losing its cooperation would be a problem.
Besides, the constellation in the Divine Sword was beautiful. Stunningly so. Perhaps due to inheriting Azidahaka's memories early, she seemed unusually forward about sex.
Yeah, why bother with more words? Having already bedded Lee Yoo-jeong and Rosaria, I wanted this sword too.
"Ah, honestly, living as a human is more fun. Or rather, even I feel like I'm just someone who inherited Azidahaka's power and memories. Right now, I'm on humanity's side. Gotta weed out the sins plaguing the world first."
[How can you say that?]
"My very existence is an irregularity to you, isn't it? Different from before the regression, right? I can prevent the world's destruction."
Only then did the Divine Sword fall silent for a while.
Everything would differ from before the regression. Choi Si-woo was supposed to be the protagonist, Yoo Eun-ha a character who died, but she'd averted her own scripted death—not by Choi Si-woo, but by herself. And that Yoo Eun-ha was actually Azidahaka.
[How can I trust that?]
"I've got all these women following me. Why would I? Hehe. Believe it or not, your call. But you're stuck in there anyway."
I stuck out my tongue, flipped her the bird.
[I can leave if Si-woo permits it!?]
Needing permission... anyway.
No, the Divine Sword mattered, but Choi Si-woo's state was crucial too.
Why did he have an axe wound instead of stick marks?
"More importantly, why's his body like this? Not that I plan to screw him, but I'm a bit curious. Won't he be weaker as a girl?"
[My influence.]
"What? Hey, this concerns the fate of the world. Spill the details."
And so, I learned the truth from this Divine Sword.
I knew the lore, but confirmed this damn lesbian constellation had watched me toy with Lee Yoo-jeong. Post-regression, having indulged in women enough, Choi Si-woo grew curious about a woman's body.
He got a bit swept up in the mood but worried about declining physical stats, so even if they did it, he'd change fully after the final battle.
But the sword herself went into heat. That pushed sync beyond limits, massively affecting Choi Si-woo's body.
Even as a man's body, mere human flesh couldn't ignore a constellation's influence.
Naturally, as it constellation-ized, the body took on the sword's constellation form.
In short, it'd become her appearance—plenty fuckable.
Already tempting now, and as a silver-haired goddess...
Hehehehe...
[Stop laughing, lizard bitch. Your revival might make the sins even stronger enemies. Hell, you might backstab us later.]
Too late for that now. But with me around, yeah, it'd sting.
Still, that's that, and this is this.
"Setting aside what Si-woo wants, you're so horny for a romp with me that you synced beyond limits with him, turning his body into yours?"
[Don't make me repeat it. I wouldn't have if I'd known you were Azidahaka.]
Liar. I knew her type well.
In the original, Choi Si-woo heart-world-fucked the constellation into submission.
Lesbian by nature but with masochistic perv traits, she got pushed and conquered.
Funny thing: it maxed their sync, making him stronger.
"Doesn't that make it even hotter? You, the Divine Sword who wants to save the world, getting toyed with by the evil dragon who massacred billions and triggered the cataclysm. Rolled like a dog under the dragon, calling her 'master' and taking it like a slave."
[No, I...]
I knew her inside out. Perverted bitch.
She had to be excited.
Humanity's worst enemy: the evil dragon. Meant to oppose her, yet thrilled at being dominated by that dragon—as a female.
"No my ass. I know you're an M. If you wanna fuck once, just turn this body fully to my taste."
[......]
"Do that, and I'll play with you as much as you want."
[Gulp]
At that point, I had no idea.
That Choi Si-woo's body would become a perfect female form in just one week.