Chapter 300
Chapter 300
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 300
Chapter Title: Chaos, Destruction, Ruin (1)
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It was a bit disappointing that it was only B-rank, but still... it was fun. Plenty satisfying, I ended the 'Bonus Chance' without a shred of regret. Well, honestly, I did have some lingering thoughts, but 'Bonus Chance' wasn't going to stick around forever.
After wrapping up a 3P play with those two heroines, I came to terms with myself and settled for B-rank, securing the 'Forced Return Ticket' as promised. The one that would let me go meet Ji-hye Wi.
So now, all that was left was to meet Ji-hye Wi and convince her.
The third breakthrough condition was definitely to get a positive response from a heroine, right? Confessing that I came from another world felt a little heavy, but Ji-hye Wi would surely welcome me with a big smile.
Yeah, with a smile...
...or so I'd confidently thought, but when it came time to actually confess in front of Ji-hye Wi, my mouth just wouldn't open easily.
"So... how long do I have to wait?"
No helping it... this was a seriously awkward topic to confess.
One wrong move, and she might think I'd lost my mind from a beating. This was a rigid murim world, after all. No matter how I looked at it, convincing Ji-hye Wi didn't seem easy.
"...Baek-Ryang? Are you listening to me?"
But I'd come this far; no backing down now. Mustering my courage, I clenched my fists and spilled everything to Ji-hye Wi.
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"That's... quite the unbelievable story. But since it's you, Baek-Ryang, telling it, it must not be a lie. In that case, I'll believe you. No matter what your true identity is, I love you as you are."
"Hye-mae..."
As expected... Hye-mae Wi was Hye-mae Wi. No need to worry after all! My chest swelled with emotion at how she believed me without a hint of hesitation. Was this what true love felt like? Moved, I rushed forward and embraced Ji-hye Wi.
-Ta-at
But she slipped out of my arms, her face turning serious as she spoke to me.
"Are you planning to tell Eun-a or Lady Namgung too?"
I hadn't planned to... but hearing their names made me realize there was no reason not to. Both Ji-eun Wi and Bin Namgung were incredibly attractive heroines. Especially Bin Namgung, the peerless beauty—bringing her to reality and dressing her up would be fun.
"...Miss Eun-a or Lady Namgung?"
"Don't tell them."
"Pardon?"
"I said don't tell them!"
"Hye-mae..."
But judging by the mood, it seemed best not to bring up those two for a while. Ji-hye Wi, who always wore a gentle smile, now teared up and started whining to me.
"I'm truly sorry to those two... but I want to keep your true identity to myself. I'm... I'm your principal wife!"
Though she'd said it was fine, she must have felt a pang of regret inside, because her voice cracked as she bowed her head. Thinking about it, I really was the worst of the worst. I'd proclaimed love for her while making her sister Ji-eun Wi, Yeon-hwa Jeokgal, So-yeon Tang, and even Bin Namgung my women... She had every right to curse me out.
Haa... And yet here she was, hating herself for her greed and self-reproaching. Vowing to treat her better from now on, I embraced Ji-hye Wi once more.
"I'll keep it a secret from those two."
"Baek-Ryang... thank you."
"But, um... I've been to more than one or two places... so aside from you, Hye-mae, there are other principal wives..."
-Crunch
"Kieeeek!"
Did I say something unnecessary? The good atmosphere turned deadly serious in an instant.
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Someone once said it: Better to get hit first if you're going to get scolded. Believing that proverb, I immediately confessed that I had other women. No, I couldn't keep deceiving her anymore. Since I'd decided to reveal everything, I had to tell her about the women in other worlds too.
"Wow... so this is Baek-Ryang's world!"
And that proverb was true. Ji-hye Wi, who'd been coldly trying to snap my waist, now looked around my room with childlike curiosity. Like a country bumpkin seeing Beijing for the first time.
Did the new sights cool her anger? As expected, confessing before summoning her was the right call. If the order had been reversed, we couldn't have turned the situation around like this. Well, even then, being Hye-mae Wi, she'd have cooled off quickly anyway.
Thinking that, I checked the translucent alert window that appeared in the air.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙
[Achievement Unlocked: 'Main Heroine Favorability 200 Breakthrough'] Main Heroine 'Ji-hye Wi's favorability has exceeded 200, allowing entry to the world Ji-hye Wi belongs to without any cost. (Even if the world has reached its conclusion.)
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙
[Achievement Unlocked: 'Main Heroine Favorability 300 Breakthrough'] Main Heroine 'Ji-hye Wi's favorability has exceeded 300, allowing summoning of Main Heroine 'Ji-hye Wi' to reality. (Consumes 10 points per minute.)
10 points per minute—that's 600 per hour, 14,400 per day? Unlike Cecilia's unfinished world, this was incredibly cheap. Plus, the daily one-hour limit I'd been worried about was gone.
Which meant... as long as I had points, she could stay with me in reality forever.
This... I should wrap up Cecilia's world quickly too. I'd originally planned to stage a rebellion to get everyone to acknowledge my relationship with Cecilia, but now there was no need.
With reality summoning possible, rushing to the ending was beneficial all around.
"Baek-Ryang? What are you thinking so deeply about?"
As I pondered, Ji-hye Wi approached me with excitement. She seemed hugely satisfied that only she— not Ji-eun Wi or Bin Namgung—had been chosen.
Of course, summoning Cecilia would change that expression, but seeing Ji-hye Wi smile made me happy too.
"Hm? Oh, just doing some calculations."
"Hmm... You're not thinking about another woman with me right here, are you?"
"Come on, would I do that? Haha."
"Mm... But, hehe... Short-haired Baek-Ryang is charming too. Is it the different clothes? You look several times more handsome than usual. And your muscles seem bigger..."
"Ji-hye in reality looks several times more beautiful too."
"Hehe... Really? What part of me is so beautiful? My face? My legs? Or maybe... the breasts you always grope? If not that... hehe, I can't figure it out from words, so touch me yourself and show me. Okay?"
Ji-hye Wi started seductively undoing her clothes—no, blatantly tempting me. She must have gotten excited by my new look. As a man, I had to play along. I gently placed my hand on her thigh and...
"Mmmnya... Oppa... haa... Oppa..."
Was about to strip her undergarments when I heard someone sleep-talking from the next room.
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"...I see. So you're living together with another principal wife besides me?"
"Um... Hyun-a and I aren't dating yet..."
"Cough, cough... Not dating yet?!"
I must be crazy. I'd completely forgotten about Hyun-a sleeping in the next room. I'd planned to confess as soon as she woke up... but with one thing after another, it slipped my mind. What a real scumbag I am.
Thanks to that, the good mood turned serious once again.
"Well... Hyun-a's my colleague... We're not living together, just crashing here tonight..."
"No excuses. 'Not yet' dating, right? That means you have feelings for her? Then she's a principal wife!"
"Ahem... We're not living together, but we do like each other... I just haven't confessed. Revealing my secret was too burdensome. So we're 'not yet' dating."
"W-Wait a second. Does that mean I'm the first principal wife to hear your secret?!"
"N-No, that's not... Um, there's Cecilia, my daught—"
"Daughter? You're married, Baek-Ryang?! Wait, hold on... Did you just call your own daughter a principal wife?! Wh-What the...?"
"Um... that's..."
Argh, this is driving me nuts. I tried to explain calmly, but now even I didn't know what I was saying. Was Ji-hye Wi going to dump me over this?
Screw it.
-Fwaaah
"Oh? Father?"
My mind went blank; words wouldn't cut it. I summoned Cecilia, my kind and pretty helper. She's smart—she could sort this out.
"Who's this big-boobed auntie?"
......Huh?