Chapter 180
Chapter 180
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 180
Chapter Title: Corrupting the Magical Girl (3)
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As I keep repeating, for a villain to grow their power, they need to harvest negative emotions from people. So here's the question: how do you obtain those negative emotions? The answer is simple. Commit crimes—and bigger ones at that. Murder, robbery, rape, terrorism, and every other atrocity under the sun. Pull off all sorts of evil deeds, and you'll reap people's resentment and hatred, letting you grow even stronger.
But pulling off stuff like that is usually tough solo. A simple robbery? Sure. But something on the scale of a mass kidnapping or terror attack? You need at least a squad. That's why villains banded together to commit worse, more despicable acts, naturally forming their own organizations.
And among those groups, the most infamous is the villain organization I belong to—Darkest Chain.
"Congratulations, Boss! You finally pulled it off!"
"Turning our planted spy into an S-rank magical girl... You're incredible, for real!"
"““We respect you, Boss!””"
What the hell, did I make the headlines or something? After seeing Hee-eun off and heading back to the hideout, the subordinates who'd been perfectly in sync with me moments ago erupted in cheers to welcome me. Puzzled, I pulled out my smartphone—and sure enough, news articles about Hee-eun hitting S-rank were plastered all over the feed.
"You bastards... Thanks. You guys were a huge help."
"Nah, it's all 'cause your plan was flawless, Boss."
"Kahaha! Can't argue with that."
Strictly speaking, it was the plan laid out by Park Deok-bae before I possessed him... but whatever. Good is good. I laughed it up like the villain I was, right alongside my ass-kissing crew.
"Kahaha? Oh please, acting like you're the damn chairman now. Huh? Got lucky snagging one win and you're all hyped up."
But just as we were cracking up, some party-pooper showed up out of nowhere.
This guy... who the hell is he?
"Kekeke, what's wrong? Scared? Why you staring all blank like that?"
Ah, him. Villain alias Crean—one of the organization's dead-weight execs with zero skills and zero results. Total villain move, though: he boosts his fragile ego by picking on the weaker Park Deok-bae every damn day.
Guess the news of the loser he always ignored actually scoring a win pissed him off. Seeing him sneer with that sourpuss face cracked me up. Kid, so goddamn childish.
"What're you doing on my turf? Here to congratulate me?"
"Ha! This punk's got balls now... Tch, gotta hold back. Just came to warn you. You know you got demoted to C-rank villain for that crap, right? Even as an exec—total embarrassment. Better climb back to B-rank quick. Belphegor bro's pretty pissed."
What is this... tsundere? Crean's sudden niceness didn't match my memories at all—gave me the chills. Is this guy gay? This ain't a warning; it's straight-up advice. Wasn't the type... Ah, wait—maybe he's scared I'll rise up from this and come for revenge, so he's groveling early to butter me up.
"I'll handle my own shit. Now get lost."
"This punk... I warned you fair and square."
Eh, like I'd give a damn anyway.
The only thing that matters to me is NTR. Park Deok-bae's revenge or whipping the organization into shape? Meaningless bullshit. Gotta farm points. Right now, my job is track down the heroine and steal her from the protagonist.
So step one: find the heroine.
But... this ain't looking easy. Damn, magical girls everywhere. Usually even with a bunch, it's like five tops, right? Figured it'd be quick... but the association's registered count rivals a megacorp's payroll. No way I'll find her in time at this rate...
"Found her?"
Association site was a dead end, so I fired up Nutube to clear my head—and bam, the first video drops the heroine right in my lap. Main heroine, no less. Photos didn't flag her... guess videos make heroines pop.
"Lucky."
"...Or is it really?"
Was about to celebrate another easy NTR when it hit me. S-rank magical girl... means she's stronger than Hee-eun, who I scrapped with yesterday. Difficulty spiked. ...And I have to NTR her?
"What the hell's that voice..."
You'd never guess from looks alone. Unreal pink hair, beauty even more out-of-this-world, porcelain skin, ruby-glowing eyes, and those massive tits that cut through all that innocence to rile up every guy... A girl like that toppling a whole building? Unthinkable.
But it's no lie—this world's truth. That angelic voice crooning sweetly on-screen? She's leagues stronger than me.
And I have to NTR her?
......This is gonna be fun. Yeah, she's gotta be this level. That's when cheat keys shine. Whew, almost felt bad for a sec there.
"It's up! Saint Rose interview!"
"No way, for real! Yo, let's watch!"
"Damn... she's fucking gorgeous."
"Insane as always. Real talk... whoa, she's even singing."
"This is why I stan Rose-chan."
During lunch, Siwoo watched his friends lose their shit over Saint Rose's interview video, feeling a smug sense of superiority inside as he texted his girlfriend, Han Se-ra.
That's right—she was everyone's idol, the magical girl Saint Rose.
Siwoo was nothing but an ordinary boy with zero powers. But he had one standout trait: an ironclad sense of justice.
'Kekekeke, you dare block my path? Kekekeke, I'll kill you nice!'
To the point he'd step in front of a knife-wielding villain to save a girl he'd never met.
'Thanks... I was so dumb. A righteous magical girl shouldn't sweat stuff like this! I learned something thanks to you!'
And it was that very justice that saved his skin.
'Kekekeke, what nonsense... Ehhh?!'
'Y-You...'
'Love and Peace, yay! The magical girl who brings love and peace, Saint Rose—entrance complete!'
The girl he'd tried to protect? Turned out she was an A-rank magical girl—Saint Rose.
'Saint Rose...?!'
'You'll keep my secret to the end, right? Hiit. I trust you, righteous hero!'
'Uh, u-uhh...'
Now under her protection, Siwoo stared in a daze at the adorable Saint Rose battling the villain. Soon his cheeks flushed, and he was cheering her on for real.
'Kekekeke, luck's on my side today. Even Saint Rose won't take me down easy!'
'Kyaa!'
But even with Saint Rose stepping up, things didn't wrap quick. The knife villain was way tougher than expected. After slaughtering crowds all day and sucking up their hate, he had Saint Rose on the ropes.
-Shoooong, paat-!
But like they say, crisis breeds opportunity. The moment she was in real danger, her Love Stone evolved—boosting her power several-fold.
'Don't lose! Saint Rose!'
'Eyyyyyt!'
'Kieeeek!'
That clutch turnaround saved them both in the nick of time. All thanks to Siwoo's new power: the ability to evolve the Love Stone of someone he loved.
'This power... these feelings... from you...?'
'Uh...'
'So cool! Amazing! Evolving a Love Stone—first I've ever seen!'
'Haha... yeah, first for me too...'
'Ah, not the time. Ahem—proper intro. I'm Han Se-ra, magical girl Saint Rose. Nice to meet ya!'
'Huh? Nice to meet...?'
'You know my secret now! Gotta pull you to my side to keep it hush. Whaddya say—be my partner?'
'...Yeah! Anytime!'
Just like that, the pure-hearted justice boy gained a new power, became the magical girl's sidekick, and as they built their little secret world together, they soon started dating.
Only three people knew: Park Siwoo, Han Se-ra... and Siwoo's childhood friend, Choi Jin-hee.
"Why you grinning like an idiot? Se-ra?"
"Huh? Oh, Jin-hee. Uh, y-yeah... the interview vid dropped. Haha..."
"Hmmm. Still thick as thieves, huh."
The magical girl Aqua Marine—whose first love got snatched by Saint Rose.