What Happens When a Beauty Loses Her Front Teeth? 2
{What Happens When a Beauty Loses Her Front Teeth?}
Kang Jin-ho's words prompted Lisia's two guards to step forward and block his path.
Empowered by the Outer God's strength, their enhanced physiques made them no pushovers.
An ominous energy clung to their swords.
"We won't let you near Lady Lisia!"
"If you don't want to die, get lost right—"
Thwack!
It happened before they could finish speaking.
Kang Jin-ho's fist slammed into the left guard's face.
"Guhk!"
The guard let out a pig-like squeal as he flew backward.
His shattered front teeth scattered through the air.
His body sailed past Lisia, right by her side.
Boom!
He crashed into a boulder behind her.
The rock exploded into fragments and dust.
The guard slumped lifelessly, not getting back up.
"No!"
The right guard finally registered the attack, his face twisting in shock.
He swung his sword in a panic.
Aiming to cut Kang Jin-ho down first and ask questions later.
Whoosh!
But his blade sliced only empty air.
Kang Jin-ho was already gone from that spot.
"Too slow."
A chilling voice came from behind him.
The moment the guard whipped around in alarm—
Thud! Crack!
Kang Jin-ho's kick smashed into his side.
Ribs crunching like dry twigs, the guard rocketed away like a ball.
"Kuhk!"
Spinning through the air, he slammed into a distant boulder and blacked out.
Lisia had no choice but to realize what was happening.
'He aimed them right at those rocks!'
Her two guards had been taken down in an instant.
Even more astonishing—they'd both been launched straight into boulders.
Kang Jin-ho had deliberately sent them crashing there.
"Wh-what?"
"Huh?"
The villagers stared blankly at the scene.
Unable to process what had just gone down.
Even the villagers chasing the chief froze in place.
The chief seized the opening to slip behind Esmi.
"Now, with the pests out of the way."
Kang Jin-ho dusted off his hands and closed in on Lisia.
Instinctively, she stumbled back.
Overwhelmed by his presence, she asked in a trembling voice,
"Wh-who are you?"
To Lisia, this was an unforeseen variable.
She'd never imagined some monster like this barging in.
How could a freak of this caliber show up in a backwater dump like this?
It didn't feel real to her.
"Ah, Lord Kwonje…!"
Esmi called out to him in relief.
Her eyes shone with感動, convinced he'd come to help her after all.
To her, cornered as she was, he might as well have been a savior.
"…What?"
Lisia's pupils shook like there was an earthquake.
The word "Kwonje" from Esmi's mouth hit her like a thunderbolt.
"Qu-Kwonje?"
She knew the name well, of course.
The continent's strongest warrior.
The one who'd felled the ancient mana beast Fenrir.
And even crushed the Sword Emperor.
"No way… Kwonje? Why the hell would Kwonje be here?"
Lisia wanted to deny it.
But the overwhelming power the man had just demonstrated was real.
Even if he wasn't the real Kwonje,
One thing was certain: he was a threat.
"Why? Want an autograph?"
Kang Jin-ho smirked down at her.
Lisia swallowed hard against the mounting tension.
"What's your name?"
"L-Lisia."
She forced a calm response.
But cold sweat trickled down her spine.
Still, even now, she kept up the act.
"Why did you attack my guards, Lord Kwonje?"
Lisia put on an aggrieved expression.
"I'm just a simple merchant. I only tried to help when that witch threatened the village…"
She prayed her performance would work.
Kwonje's power was too immense.
She prayed desperately.
"A simple merchant?"
Kang Jin-ho snorted.
"Bullshit."
"P-pardon…?"
"Cut the act. It's disgusting."
He took another step closer.
His feral glare pierced her soul.
"I can clearly sense the Outer God's aura on you. Who the hell are you trying to fool?"
"Wh-what are you talking about…?"
"Outer God's aura. Stinks to high heaven."
Kang Jin-ho pointed his fist at her.
"Two years ago, those clowns in the south yapping about opening the Abyss Gate? Same vibe as the Outer God cultists back then. You reek of it. Still gonna deny it?"
Lisia's face went deathly pale.
Esmi was a black mage like her.
So she'd probably sniffed out her true nature.
But even Kwonje had seen through her.
Maybe her concealment wasn't worth shit after all.
No time to doubt herself, though.
'That fist connects, I'm dead!'
Raw power was no match for her.
Words wouldn't sway him either.
'Can't run either.'
Turn tail and flee?
No chance against the continent's top warrior.
"Ah, ahaha… As expected of Lord Kwonje's keen eye."
Lisia flipped her attitude on a dime.
The villagers murmured.
Didn't matter.
What those nobodies blabbed was worthless.
She planned to kill them all once this was over anyway.
'Please…!'
Lisia pulled a check from her bosom.
"I apologize if my excessive methods inconvenienced you, Lord Kwonje."
She scribbled an amount and held it out.
Every coin she could spare.
Better penniless than dead.
She'd be strapped for cash awhile after this.
But survival first.
"Please take this."
"Money, huh?"
"Yes. I hear you always complete paid commissions flawlessly, Lord Kwonje."
Lisia went for the bribe route.
Even Kwonje was a mercenary at heart.
No one could resist this sum.
"Step away from this. Or just pretend you saw nothing. I'll handle that wench Esmi and the villagers. You take the cash and go."
She tempted him with the fortune.
"What do you say? Easy money, no sweat. No need to waste your precious time saving some country witch, right?"
Kang Jin-ho took the check.
He whistled lightly at the amount.
"Whoa, not bad. Outer God cultists really are loaded."
That Caron Merchant Group boss—Vero or Pedro or whatever—had been the same.
Even after dumping piles into the Abyss Gate, he'd had mountains left.
That cash was multiplying nicely down south now.
"Right? Satisfied?"
Color returned to Lisia's face.
She figured he'd bitten.
'Money always works!'
She was safe.
That relief washed over her—
Riiip!
When Kang Jin-ho tore the check in half.
And flung the scraps in her face.
"Wh-what the hell?"
"Don't get the wrong idea."
His voice dropped low.
"I do the job for the pay. But I don't touch dirty money that'll bite me in the ass later."
"Wh-what does that mean?"
"What else? It'd be a hassle down the line, so no deal."
Kang Jin-ho growled on.
"Plus, that look in your eyes pisses me off. Like I'm some sucker who'll roll over for cash. Fucking annoying."
"Th-that's not it. I just…"
Kang Jin-ho's killing intent flooded out.
Lisia choked on it alone.
Terror-stricken, she pulled her last card.
"W-wait a sec!"
Tears welled up as her expression shifted.
A pitiful, tragic heroine vibe.
"Sniff… I had no choice!"
"What?"
"I'm… I'm a victim too! The Outer God cultists captured me… forced me into a contract!"
With that, she loosened her collar.
Flawless white skin gleamed.
A innocent-looking girl with dazzling blonde hair and blue eyes, tears brimming.
Pure honey trap.
"Please spare me… Give me a chance… You could save me, Lord Kwonje. If you do… I'll devote everything to you! Please…"
Any normal guy would've pitied her.
And felt the pull.
But Kang Jin-ho stared down blankly.
"Hey. You're Alexia, right?"
"……!"
Lisia—no, Alexia's eyes flew wide.
Her true name, known to so few.
From Kwonje's mouth? Unconcealable shock.
"Knew it."
Kang Jin-ho nodded.
Just as he remembered from the original story.
The blonde Outer God cultist black mage targeting Esmi at this point? Had to be Alexia.
"Drop the act. Gross."
"P-pardon? I-I'm serious…"
Alexia tried keeping up the performance even exposed.
Kang Jin-ho raised his fist, eyeing her.
She was pretty, sure.
A real knockout, looks-wise.
"I've always wondered one thing."
"Wh-what's that…?"
Alexia shrank back on instinct, dread rising.
Kang Jin-ho's lips curled cruelly.
"Does a beauty stay a beauty even after losing her front teeth?"
"…Pardon?"
Alexia doubted her ears.
Front teeth?
Couldn't process it.
Never dreamed some guy would want to punch her gorgeous face.
"Let's find out!"
Kang Jin-ho's jab flew.
Her pre-cast barrier shattered instantly.
The punch hit before she could react.
Shwoosh! Thwack!
"Guhhh?!"
Straight to Alexia's face—dead center—with a heavy thud.