Chapter 6
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 6
Chapter Title: 5. Flame Whore
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During the sparring session that still hadn't ended, the Flame Whore thrust her voluptuous ass right in my face.
"Your mom told you not to bully your friends at school!"
"Ack! Why are you acting like my mom?"
"Don't talk back to me! Take it!"
Smack! Smack!
"Do you know what you did wrong? Huh?"
"I did wrong... I did wrong! I won't bully my friends anymore! Hngh! Stop hitting me!"
Smack! Smack!
"Think of this as loving discipline I'm giving you!"
"Hic!"
From there, I smacked her ass a good several dozen more times.
It was pure public humiliation play right in front of the cadets.
The silver lining was that only Class A was present, so just fourteen people watched intently.
"Hng... Hng... Hnngh."
Yeah, she's starting to feel it now. I've had my fun. Time to let her go.
Smack!
After beating it thoroughly, I couldn't see it, but her ass felt burning hot. If I peeled off her clothes, it'd probably be covered in red handprints.
This was just right.
Surprisingly, the reason the Flame Whore becomes the strongest is because her masochistic side awakens. Makes her the only character in this academy story who really nails the sex appeal.
With this, Choi Si-woo will take care of the rest. Sister-in-law likes brother-in-law, brother-in-law likes sister-in-law. All I need after graduating the academy is a decent job.
"Alright, I'll let it slide just this once. Don't act up again. Got it?"
"Y-Yes..."
In the end, the Flame Whore left the stage in tears.
Should've picked your opponents better in the sparring grounds.
And then Blazing Bat approached me with a creepy smile.
"As expected of Yoo Jin-seok's little sister. Well done. That girl was arrogant with the instructor yesterday too."
"Why didn't you straighten her out sooner? With your Blazing Bat, Instructor."
"Haha, too much hassle."
Is that something an instructor should say?
This half-assed instructor patted my shoulder and arbitrarily ended the training.
On the first day, no less? Impressive. Looks like the Flame Whore's wild phase is even more intense than I thought. She always had the worst relationships with the other heroines from the start anyway.
If Reina's a noble with a knightly spirit, the Flame Whore's like a total pleb who doesn't know the meaning of manners.
And after proper public humiliation like this, she's done.
Now it's all up to Choi Si-woo.
But that guy just watched the crying Flame Whore walk far away like it was none of his business and came over to me instead.
"Yoo Eun-ha. You're really something."
What now?
"Yeah. Honestly, I see you in a new light. Everyone into hunters knows about that spear girl and her master. Arrogant and cocky. But you made her apologize after spanking her ass in front of everyone."
And who are you?
"I should've done it myself if I'd known."
"If you, Choi Si-woo, did that, it'd be sexual assault."
"Joking. Just joking."
What a pain. I wish they'd all just drop dead.
Why do these dream people chatter among themselves?
They're just figments of my imagination, yet the quality's so high.
Look, it can't be real—the daylight's dimming again in broad daylight.
Craving a smoke.
How are cigarettes even made in this world that they brighten up gloomy weather?
"Is it just my eyes playing tricks?"
Maybe a side effect from Parallel Circuits and Acceleration.
Yeah. It's a dream. This is a dream. So no need to make dream people my friends or form bonds just because I'm lonely.
Yeah. That works.
In theory class, we learn about the history of heroes, hunters, and villains, plus the current state of the world.
Heroes are selected from talented hunters, tested rigorously, and treated like civil servants. They mainly handle sudden gates or villains.
Hunters, unless affiliated with a famous guild, don't earn steady money like heroes.
Villains belong to neither and use their powers to cause trouble in society.
They mostly lurk in areas where the central government's control is weak, like remote regions.
"What a dogshit world, dogshit class. Not that I have room to talk, dreaming of a job in my sleep."
Villains aren't the only bad guys.
There are even higher beings.
Officially not villains, according to the author.
The Seven Deadly Sins, seven in total. Yeah, you can guess the lineup from the name.
Lucifer of Pride, Mammon of Greed, Leviathan of Envy, Satan of Wrath, Asmodeus of Lust, Beelzebub of Gluttony, Belphegor of Sloth.
Classic comic and anime tropes shoved in.
The previous work's bosses were famous national villains and gate origin destroyers. This final boss is basically Sin incarnate.
Come to think of it, the author said they originally planned to include demons among the villains.
"That would've been fucked."
The Seven Deadly Sins have the power to overturn the world.
They don't move much by setting, but once Choi Si-woo fully unleashes the Divine Sword, they try to crush him and get wrecked instead.
Their goal: Earth's destruction.
The author made multiple endings, most with Earth doomed by them.
Rumor has it they gained immense power during the Great Cataclysm.
Opposing the Sins are the Twelve Apostles.
An organization of the world's strongest heroes.
But that's meaningless to a heroine dropout civilian like me.
"Mind my own business."
I could proudly claim I'm as slothful as Belphegor.
"Sleeping in my class?"
Oh shit, caught by Blazing Bat.
"Teacher, I was meditating."
"Sure, meditation. Then write down the mana theory and operation methods we're covering here."
Blazing Bat waved her bat and jerked her chin toward the blackboard.
The board was lined with magic theory explanations and formulas.
Even non-mages need magic theory to handle mana properly.
To wield power that kills monsters.
"Tsk tsk. Divine Sword's sister acting all high and mighty. Serves you right."
"It's all about talent in the end."
As expected, some kids subtly trash-talked at the perfect moment.
Dealing with every little jab would make me the fool burning alone in my dream.
So I brushed it off.
I went to the board and flawlessly wrote the theory as Blazing Bat demanded.
Not hard at all.
In the novel, Choi Si-woo monologued the mana manipulation theory during practice.
Oddly, my memories are tangled messily, but this stuff's crystal clear.
Once I wrote it boldly on the board, the trash-talkers' jaws dropped, and even Kim Ji-hye—who'd been gripping her bat like she wanted to smack my ass—looked stunned.
"Brother or sister, you're both something else. No meditating in my class from now on. Got it?"
"Yes."
With that, I plopped back in my seat.
My fault? Nah, it's all on Blazing Bat for making the lecture boring.
Hunter this, whatever. I just want this dream to end soon.
"Who knew the Divine Sword's sister was such a delinquent."
After theory class, Reina poked my nose tip out of nowhere.
"You know it all anyway. Why waste time? Sleeping's best. Where's Choi Si-woo, though?"
"What? You after Choi Si-woo?"
"Fuck no. Stop staring like that."
"Choi Si-woo went to get an apology from Han Su-ji."
"Ah, the Flame Whore?"
"Flame Whore?"
"She swings a spear tipped with fire. Flame Whore."
What should I call her then?
"Sounds off."
"Yoo Eun-ha! Han Su-ji wants to see you!"
The protagonist appeared next, looking unusually refreshed, and shouted that.
Me? Why?
The Flame Whore who wanted to see me sure knew how to keep someone waiting.
I smoked two whole cigarettes, but this damn bitch hasn't shown her face.
Yeah, that's it. She's toying with me now. For the ass-smacking.
Looks like tomorrow I'll humiliate her right in front of the academy.
That's when I sensed footsteps. Glancing sideways, there was the Flame Whore, looking like a pigeon that got smacked, pointing at me.
"Hey, you. Why're you smoking on academy grounds?"
"What's it to you if I do or don't? It's not a no-smoking zone."
"Hmph! I took it easy earlier, but I won't go down that easily!"
What the hell is she trying to say?
So what do you want?
"Fine. If you want a rematch, next time—"
"W-Wait, that's not what I meant!"
I pretended to spank her ass, and she covered hers, backing away a few steps. Then she glared.
What do you want exactly?
"What do you mean, what? I'm never letting you have Choi Si-woo!"
"That's what this is about? You think I like Choi Si-woo?"
"Who wouldn't like a handsome, strong, righteous guy?"
Handsome, strong, righteous.
I admit all that, but sadly, I don't think I like guys.
No, I can't see myself liking men no matter how I think about it.
As a woman, pregnancy and childbirth mean doing it with a man. Even if this were real, it's impossible.
Picture it: a man's dick inside me.
Ugh, disgusting.
"So, you like him, and you're treating me like a rival?"
"Even if you deny it, I can tell just by looking. Your face is red."
"To preempt any future hassle, let me be clear: I hate men."
Hate's not quite right—it's a physiological impossibility.
"What? So you like women instead?"
"Yeah."
Exactly.
"Women liking women? Hmph. Lame excuse. You're just trying to put me at ease, right?"
"Sorry, but you're plenty appealing to me too."
"Huh?"
"Like this, for example."
I gently placed my hand on the Flame Whore's cheek. Then slowly brought my lips close.
Mmch.
On the rooftop, a silver-haired beauty pressing her lips to a redhead girl's—how does that look?
Beautiful? Or lesbians are gross? Doesn't matter.
One thing's clear: I don't want to be a heroine.
To avoid that, I need to ingrain here that I like women.
"Mmph?"
I showed her what a grown-up kiss is like.
Starting by parting her pursed lips, then slipping my tongue in to tangle with hers in a yuri kiss.
Once she realizes I kiss girls like this, she won't think I like Choi Si-woo or whatever nonsense.
"W-Wait, I get it. S-Stop."
"What're you talking about? You're one of my targets now. Your whole body's heating up like that proud spear of yours. Your body's a genius at turning girls lesbian."
"What the— Mmph?"
I melted her body more with another kiss.
After ten-odd minutes of deep kissing, the Flame Whore was now tangling her tongue with mine on her own.