Chapter 40
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 40
Chapter Title: 39. Interlude
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"Why can't we win no matter how hard we try?"
Park Jun-hyeok, who had been utterly demolished by me and was on the brink of death, let out a lament.
"You moron. How pathetic do you have to be for the Martial God himself to step in?"
"No way."
He probably never imagined the Martial God would personally order his execution.
"Didn't you know what kind of man the Martial God was? Do you think the greatest warrior in Korean history would approve of someone like you, relying on the power of fragments just to beat me?"
The Martial God may have been a flop in politics, but his combat prowess was undeniable.
A man like that wouldn't look kindly on an incarnation dependent on fragment power.
"Urk."
"Well, thanks anyway? Thanks to you trolling so spectacularly and quickly, I got to take out one more idiot."
"Wh-what do you...?"
"That idiot was you, moron."
Thwack!
I knocked him out with a kick to the face.
The team battle ended just like that.
Hansung Academy took the win, but thanks to Park Jun-hyeok's pointless stunt, Hansung ended up taking a major hit to its reputation.
Stuff like, "How badly did you manage those kids for something like that to happen?"
I gave my statement to the association hunters who showed up and was released.
Park Jun-hyeok somehow survived, but the fragment fused with his mana circuits was forcibly extracted, requiring an artificial heart transplant, and his career as a hunter was effectively over.
On top of that, he was to be "escorted" straight to the association the moment he recovered.
His life was done for. Even if his youthful hot-bloodedness led him to that stunt, the demonic energy he spread after swallowing the fragment had leaked far beyond the arena, terrifying civilians.
"The real problem is the academy."
The academy was in an uproar.
Hansung had won, but the backlash made it a place that left cadets deeply uneasy.
Among civilians, the worst rumors were flying.
"Isn't Hansung a villain academy, or a place where monsters enroll as cadets?"
Of course, only a tiny minority said that.
For starters, Hansung avoided the worst judgments because Choi Si-woo, the second Divine Sword wielder, stepped up during the Park Jun-hyeok incident to control the arena, and I, the White Flame Sword Princess, captured him.
Still, a school closure order came down for a while.
The academy had to be thoroughly investigated to trace the fragment's origin.
And I? I couldn't care less about the academy.
Ever since awakening Azidahaka's power, I was brimming with the will to pursue Reina aggressively.
That fake elf already had a crush on me, and I planned to make her fall today.
All that was left was to hand over the World Tree Bow.
"Do you really have to take the World Tree Bow in this situation?"
"Yep."
President Young-hee was trying to withhold it at a time like this, but it was pointless against me.
The student council was suffering more than the president anyway, and they'd have to handle her special audit too.
"The academy's gotten way more complicated than in the original story."
It may be due to adjustments in the Law of Causality, deeming the academy unnecessary compared to the original story.
Thanks to my existence and Choi Si-woo's regression, we'd already skipped unnecessary academy events. As a result, the academy—the main stage of the original story—was gradually losing its importance. Maybe the Law of Causality was adjusting for its downfall.
"Hm. Still, I'd rather leave the academy alone."
For now, maybe check the anonymous board.
Cadet morale was key in times like these.
If discontent built up, there was always the option to recruit them into the Black God Cult.
And flip everything over after.
Park Jun-hyeok, you little shit. If you're gonna die, just die quietly alone.
Fucking hell, that bastard's fault kids are pointing at me in Hansung uniform calling me a monster. Shit.
My mom even asked if I was a monster.
If Yoo Eun-ha hadn't caught him, we'd have been branded a villain academy for sure.
Lmao wasn't this already a villain academy?~
For real lol, people are even saying it was infighting between villains Kim Jae-su and the Hansung organization.
Then Yoo Eun-ha must be the boss of Hansung's villain organization.
Heheung. Unnie Eun-ha, lead us~
Sigh, fuck. IP trace shows sophomore. Look at this clown simping for freshmen.
She's hot, so she can simp, you fuck.
The cadets' reactions were as isolated as ever.
They seemed to have already calmly accepted what Park Jun-hyeok had done.
That's the spirit of Hansung cadets. Indeed.
Today's peaceful too, I suppose. But the female cadets were in a frenzy.
Honestly, I wanna rub up against Yoo Eun-ha.
Wanna pin her down right now, grind against her dripping pussy till her womb quivers, and breed her like a horny penguin.
Saw her swordplay against Park Jun-hyeok—she wields it so well. Wish she'd stab my holes deep with it.
Crazy bitch. She's surrounded by flowers, why settle for weeds?
But damn, her body's smoking hot. Would love her to spank my ass too.
Fuck, is this academy full of lesbians only?
A bit late to say this, but Hansung's female cadets have an unusually high lesbian rate. It became even more pronounced after Choi Si-woo turned female.
In other words, girls who liked Choi Si-woo still do, so they switched sides.
No answer for that.
Truth be told, in this world's lore, yuri between cadets was highly probable.
Hunter academies officially banned opposite-sex dating. Meaning non-"opposite-sex" romance was fair game.
No matter how tough hunter academy girls are, they're still girls. At an age full of romantic interest, heterosexual options were cut off.
With someone as stunningly beautiful as me around, who could even rival women, that sealed it.
"Being pretty is a crime too."
Anyway, public sentiment wasn't bad. Some were even happy about the closure extending their break time.
"Alright, then I'll get going."
Time to seduce Reina?
I invited Reina over to my place separately.
I planned to call Han Su-ji later, but for now, it was for dramatic flair with Reina.
As expected, Reina looked puzzled about why I'd called her.
I gently pulled her into an embrace.
"Reina. You worked hard."
"Uh, yeah? No, you did more than me, Eun-ha."
Not wrong.
I pretty much handled it alone. It was an attempt to hide the heroines' abilities as much as possible.
Up until the fight with Park Jun-hyeok, Choi Si-woo, Reina, and Han Su-ji had only used Body Enhancement for swordsmanship, archery, and spearmanship.
Now, time to build up to devouring Reina.
"Truth is, I was gonna bail originally. On the team battle. But the president offered something good, so I stuck around."
"Huh?"
"You know the World Tree Bow?"
"Yes. I do. A mythic bow from the ancient elven kingdom, long before we elven descendants flowed to Earth."
According to lore, it was the bow the elven queen used to slay the hero and demon king. But as ages passed, the elven kingdom declined and fell, and simultaneous dimensional cataclysms across worlds erased its lands, along with the bow's existence.
Surprisingly, it ended up in Korea, discovered by skilled hunters, and kept in Hansung Academy's possession.
Reina never dreamed Hansung had it, since in the original, it only appeared late-game.
"That's right."
"But its whereabouts were unknown. Why bring it up suddenly?"
"If I get it for you, will you be mine?"
I asked point-blank with serious eyes.
"Huh? What do you... You don't mean that kind of thing, do you?"
"Yeah."
"Where would you even get it? Fine. If you bring the World Tree Bow, I'll do whatever."
Reina scoffed.
Of course. That's normal.
The cataclysm was a warped space-time rift. After the elven kingdom's fall, descendants scoured the ruins desperately for the World Tree Bow but never found it.
I picked up the neatly placed box on the desk.
"Here."
I handed the World Tree Bow to Reina like I'd picked it up off the street.
"Eh?"
Reina made a pigeon-hit-by-a-rock face, then opened the box.
A dazzling light burst forth as a massive, platinum-painted bow greeted her.
Crafted for the elven queen, imbued with the rarest magics, usable only by elven bloodlines.
A mythic weapon, legendary for its range—endless with perfect aim.
Now, it was in the hands of Reina, elven descendant.
"The World Tree Bow. It came to Korea via elven kingdom ruins during the cataclysm. Ended up in Hansung Academy's warehouse."
"Th-that's fake, right? A lie?"
"As an elven descendant, you'll know if it's real or fake."
At my words, Reina closed her eyes briefly and infused mana.
The bow, which had only gleamed platinum before, erupted in prismatic light, gathering at both ends.
"Oh. It is. H-how did you...?"
"Because I want you, Reina."
If it's something I want, I'll give anything for it.
Though clearing the story was the bigger reason.
"Rumors were true after all. Ah♥"
Her face paled as she jolted cutely, so I grabbed her soft, squishy ass firmly.
"No need to play coy now. Your ass has been tamed by me for ages."
With Choi Si-woo turned female, no reason to yield Reina. Today, I was set on eating her.
I'm a greedy dragon after all.
"Kate."
I called Kate, who sat quietly like a doll in the corner.
"Yes, Dahaka-nim."
"Huh?"
"Open the gate."
Bzzzzt.
Using Kate, we gated to my Black God Cult mansion—the Songdo penthouse.
Great view, fully equipped penthouse.
I gently embraced the stunned Reina.
Now, time to devour Reina.