Chapter 181
Chapter 181
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 181
Chapter Title: Corrupting the Magical Girl (4)
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[Lee Hee-eun: This isn't working out, huh? I investigated hard for a whole week, but I couldn't dig up any info. At this point, it feels like the higher-ups are deliberately blocking it... Maybe that uncle was right, and it really is connected to that incident.
[...You really found nothing?]
[Lee Hee-eun: Hehe, not quite. I did snag one thing.
[Knew I could count on you. Spill it, then.]
[Lee Hee-eun: Well... Saint Rose is buddies with the C-rank magical girl Aqua Marine.
[...That's it? You messing with me right now?]
[Lee Hee-eun: Hmph. This is pretty big intel, you know? They're not just casually friendly—they actually know each other in their civilian forms too, from what I hear.
[Okay... that's definitely useful. But you sure?]
[Lee Hee-eun: Mostly? But it's gotta be true. Woman's intuition is screaming it.
[Hmm... alright, I'll buy it. Thanks.]
[Lee Hee-eun: Hmph. And that's not all. They are friends, but... it feels one-sided, like Saint Rose is clinging to her? Aqua Marine seems to be keeping her at arm's length. And a bit of... jealousy, maybe? Like she's got some inferiority complex toward Saint Rose.
[Oh... now that's good info. Nice. Guess I should target Aqua Marine first, then.]
[Lee Hee-eun: Planning to kidnap her or something?]
[Damn right. She's my only lead right now. Could even use her as a hostage.]
[Lee Hee-eun: Sweet. Here's the area where Aqua Marine operates, then.
While you're at it, tell me about the other magical girls active in that zone too. I'm thinking of stirring up some trouble there. She's C-rank, so she'll deploy for whatever chaos I cause.
[Lee Hee-eun: Ooh, smart move. Good thing you dropped to C-rank.
[Too wordy.]
[Lee Hee-eun: Tch. Fine, got it. I'll look into it and get back to you.
Kuhaha! That's what I'm talking about. This is the cheat code right here! NTR looked like a pain before, but thanks to my S-rank cheat key Hee-eun, I've spotted an easy angle. Honestly, I was feeling stuck. As a villain—not some random civilian—I have to pull off bad deeds just for challenge quests, so how the hell am I supposed to NTR an S-rank magical girl?
But grabbing her main heroine friend's as a hostage? That opens up real possibilities. She's all about justice, right? She'd sacrifice her body to save a friend. Game over from there. No woman exposed to Sexual Stimulation could hold out. Might take some effort, but grope her plenty, pound her deep, and she'll cave quick.
The downside is forcing it like that won't boost my NTR rank much... Eh, worry about that later. Priority one: get the main heroine in my grasp somehow.
[Lee Hee-eun: You know Aqua Marine, right? The one famous from that incident. Here's the link just in case. https://magic.wiki/w/Aqua%20Marine]
[Thanks.]
Perfect timing—I was about to check the wiki anyway. What a good girl. Grinning ear to ear, I clicked the link and dove into the wiki page. Spent a bit reading it over carefully.
"Damn... no wonder she can't help but feel inferior."
And I genuinely felt sorry for Aqua Marine.
Choi Jin-hee, magical girl Aqua Marine. She's Park Si-woo's childhood friend and has loved the righteous Si-woo since they were kids. He saved her from being bullied for being an orphan. She couldn't help falling for him when he yelled in front of everyone, "Don't pick on Jin-hee!"
"Whoa...! You became a magical girl?! That's amazing! Jin-hee really is a good girl!"
"Hehe... It's thanks to you, Si-woo."
"So cool... I wanna be a magical girl too..."
"What? But Si-woo's a guy..."
"That's what sucks. Why can't guys be magical girls?"
"Dunno... why is that?"
"Well, guys can join the association and support magical girls! At least that's something. I wanna do righteous stuff no matter what!"
"...Yeah! You'd totally make it, Si-woo."
"Just wait a bit! When we grow up, I'll join the association and support you. We'll be together forever!"
"F-Forever?! ...Y-Yeah, promise!"
And that crush wasn't one-sided. When she became a magical girl young, Si-woo saw her and basically confessed. She beamed with happiness at his sweet words about spending their lives together.
"Jin-hee. Guess what... I got a girlfriend."
"What...?"
"Hehe. Spring's finally here for me. Wanna know who?"
"......How should I know?"
"Right? That's why I'm introducing her today. She's a magical girl like you! Hoping you two hit it off. Oh, but secret, okay? Just between us?"
"......You're introducing her?"
"Yup. Surprise! Shocked, huh? Hehe, Sera! Come on in!"
"Ah, hi! I'm Han Se-ra. Nice to meet you!"
But it was all her delusion. Si-woo didn't feel the same. She loved him as a man... but he just saw her as a friend.
Looking at the girl before her—prettier face, brighter voice, more mature figure, superior in every way—she realized her hopes were foolish.
Si-woo had never seen her as a woman.
"......Hi. I'm Choi Jin-hee. Nice to meet you too..."
Learning the pain of unrequited love, she fought back tears, made an excuse, and tried to leave. Staying hurt too much.
"Uh... you sure you're happy to meet her?"
"She's shy. She'd love her transformed."
"Really? Then..."
-Shwooo, shwoong, paaat-!
"Love and Peace Yay! Magical girl of love and peace, Saint Rose, has fully arrived! Hehe... I always wanted a magical girl friend! Nice to meet you!"
"......Saint... Rose?"
"Surprised ya?"
-Shwooo, shwoong, paaat-!
"Yeah. Pretty shocked. Nearly puked. Hey Rose. Saw you yesterday, seeing you again today. Right?"
"Huh?! ...Y-Yeah! Marine! Si-woo's friend was you?!"
But once she learned Han Se-ra's identity, the sadness vanished from her heart. Rage took its place. Saint Rose was the colleague who'd counseled her on love just yesterday.
"What, you two already know each other?"
"Way too well. We even do counseling. ...Haha. So Rose, you were just playing with me...? Wait for him to notice my feelings? He definitely will?"
"No! I... I really didn't know!"
"Huh? Mood's getting weird..."
-Beep beep beep, bleep!
"Ah, call came in. Sorry, wanna stay but gotta go. Nice meeting you, Saint Rose. Hope I never see you again. Bye Si-woo."
Even knowing her sense of betrayal was wrong, she couldn't stop resenting Saint Rose. She had to rage or she'd crumble.
"Jin-hee... Sera told me. You two had bad blood before? Sorry, I stuck my nose in."
But the next day, seeing Si-woo apologize in person, she tried to sort her rage-filled heart. He'd saved her from bullies, always been righteous, stolen her heart... It hurt, but for him, she should quit the jealousy as a "friend" and congratulate him sincerely.
"Attention, class. As you know, we have a transfer student today. Give her a warm welcome."
"Hi everyone! I'm Han Se-ra. Nice to meet you!"
But she failed to calm down. Han Se-ra—Saint Rose—transferred to her school with Si-woo, all for some vague "Love Stone" excuse. It twisted her up inside.
"Righteous magical girl? Ha, give me a break. Transferring for a guy—what's righteous or pure about that? Popularity poll number one? No way. Once they see the real her, they'll feel betrayed and curse her out. Bitch..."
That's why she had no choice but to hate Saint Rose.
-Beep beep beep, bleep!
"Ugh, shitty mood... perfect timing."
Shaking off her thoughts, Choi Jin-hee transformed into Aqua Marine and headed to NS Corporation's headquarters—the infamous soulless corp. She'd vent all today's stress on the terrorist Dirk-bae.