Chapter 115
Chapter 115
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 115
Chapter Title: The Devil's Temptations
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“Why aren’t the Army of the Destruction God coming all at once? Sure, they outnumber those weed-like angels by a lot. Think ocean’s worth of water droplets. But they’re not just targeting Earth. They’re sending forces to countless places at the same time, so maybe they’re slacking off on a little planet like this.”
“Hmm…”
“Hey, you’re so suspicious. They’ll attack in a few days, so just wait. You’ll need my help when the strong ones show up.”
I relayed Gaph’s words about the angels possibly coming again anytime to the world.
Additionally, the information on angel ranks was updated, along with a revised guide on dealing with otherworldly beings like angels.
* * *
Two more weeks passed.
“Why not go back now that they’re not coming?”
“...Damn it! I told you they’re coming!”
Gaph, lounging with his head on the thigh of a blonde beauty in a tight black mini dress while playing a game, snapped at me without even looking up.
That beauty was the succubus Gaph had summoned. He kept whining about needing a servant, so I allowed it on the condition she stayed in our sight.
Gaph looked and sounded like a kid, so it didn’t feel decadent at all. Still, having a beauty wait on him hand and foot while he ate and played was the epitome of a slothful demon.
He’d been gorging on meat and snacks fed to him by the succubus for days, and his cheeks had puffed up. His metabolism probably wasn’t even human-like, so who knows why he was gaining weight.
...Come to think of it, Eres had come over too, watching dramas and pigging out. Was this place that good for lounging?
“What’ll you do if I leave and the angels come? How’re you gonna block them without my help?”
“You said 1st or 2nd tier can’t come through fully anyway? And last time, it wasn’t so much your direct power as your tricks…”
“You’ve got no patience! How about this? If the angels come down, I’ll let you know right away and pinpoint their location.”
If the angels hid and built up their power, we’d be open to a surprise attack. That intel would be huge.
“Well, in that case…”
He seemed to have some ulterior motive, but I couldn’t figure it out now. Demons made me uneasy, but angels made me more uneasy. At least Gaph hadn’t harmed any humans so far.
I considered forcing him out with raw power, but after Heaven, I couldn’t afford to make the Demon Realm an enemy too.
Eres, Gaph, and now this Metatron guy—too many beings I couldn’t touch. I lacked the strength. I needed to ramp up training with Hong Long.
* * *
“Jiseok~”
I was resting after training in the electromagnet training ground when a woman launched herself at me.
It was Adriana, the brown-skinned beauty from Mexico, in a black leather vest that showed off her voluptuous figure and tight black leather pants.
“Oh, Taho said he was sending someone, and it’s you, Adriana.”
Taho and his crew needed to get stronger to guard the regen factory in Mexico, so I’d asked him to send anyone who wanted training.
“Yeah~ I missed you, Jiseok. How’ve you been, our hero?”
Adriana pressed her body against mine and rubbed my cheek softly.
“Adriana, aren’t you a bit too close?”
Nayeong jumped up in surprise and clamped a hand on Adriana’s shoulder.
“Ow ow ow.”
Adriana pulled away from me, rubbing her shoulder.
“Still trying to hog him? Clingy girls aren’t attractive~.”
“You picking a fight?”
Nayeong glared at Adriana, fuming.
I slipped away while they bickered and went to train with Hong Long.
“Must be nice. So many girls who like you.”
Hong Long teased.
“Nayeong’s all I need.”
“For someone who says that, you didn’t dodge when that girl jumped you. You could’ve easily.”
“......Let’s train.”
* * *
“Ohohoho!”
Adriana could infuse mana into any weapon and control it freely, and the whip suited that ability perfectly.
Swinging a whip in skin-tight leather made her “Queen” nickname fitting.
She’d originally come to train, but in the afternoons, she also assisted as an instructor for new hunters. Her trait was great for pushing people to their limits, and since some male trainees feared the whip strikes less than welcomed them, it was excellent for toughness training.
Jiseok watched Adriana from atop a building.
“Worried she’ll steal your man?”
Gaph snuck up behind Nayeong, who’d been watching Jiseok and Adriana from afar.
“Oppa’s not like that.”
“Really? My mistake. I thought capable humans on Earth kept multiple partners.”
“....That’s just dictators.”
“Good thing it was a misunderstanding. I was gonna offer help.”
“Help?”
Nayeong turned to Gaph. She knew better than to fall for a demon’s temptation, but curiosity got the better of her.
“If your power was strong enough, would Jiseok dare look at another woman? So grow stronger, and he’ll only have eyes for you.”
“......”
“And your ability’s so similar to demon powers, right? No one can teach you better than me, the Demon King.”
Nayeong lowered her head, deep in thought.
“I’m heading out.”
Gaph was satisfied with sprinkling dark energy on a pure soul.
‘Push souls like hers too hard, and they bolt in fright. Better to bait and reel them in slowly.’
Gaph’s pitch-black pupils glowed red.
* * *
“You use light as your main weapon?”
“Huh…? Uh. No, wait—is that right? Yeah?”
Gaph watched Sanghun training and asked. Sanghun panicked, unsure how to handle the demon.
“Talk casually. I’m not as uptight as Eres. But don’t you want to get stronger?”
“.....I don’t make deals with demons.”
Sanghun declared solemnly.
“Why? Afraid the Demon King wants your puny soul? You think too highly of yourself. Hahaha!”
Gaph clutched his belly laughing, and Sanghun’s face reddened.
“There’s nothing I want from you. I just feel bad and fond seeing humans struggle.”
“Not interested.”
Sanghun kept swinging his sword steadily.
“Don’t you want to help Jiseok?”
Sanghun’s sword wavered.
“Angels attack with light attributes, and he doesn’t have much resistance, right? If you get strong light resistance and train together, he’d build immunity.”
Sanghun swung his sword, pretending not to hear.
“Next time angels come, can he hold out alone? Fighting till he’s near death every time—it’d be tough even for the strong.”
Gaph sighed like he was talking to himself.
“......”
“Yeah, regretting later’s fine too. Keep it up.”
Gaph turned away.
“......Wait.”
Sanghun called him back. Gaph’s childlike face twisted into a grotesque grin. His mouth split wide, revealing sharp teeth, eyes glowing red.
“Gaph, how do you strengthen light?”
“You’re asking for my help, right?”
“Yeah. Please.”
Gaph needed permission to use power on Earth.
“Great! Trust only me. Question: when is light strongest?”
“Hmm…. Against dark attributes, right?”
“Correct. But can light shine if darkness dwarfs it?”
Gaph slowly brushed his palm left to right, and darkness appeared before him, absorbing the light.
The darkness spread to Sanghun.
“Gasp…”
Surrounded by pitch black, Sanghun choked.
“See? My darkness here is a fraction of my true power, yet the light in your sword fizzles out pathetically.”
Gaph’s voice wasn’t heard but rang directly in Sanghun’s mind—a high-pitched child’s voice booming like thunder.
The remaining Light Sword glow vanished completely. Darkness eroded Sanghun faster. Gray patches lost sensation. In seconds, only Gaph’s voice remained—no sight, sound, smell.
If Nayeong’s skill tricked the brain, this trapped the target in true darkness—a superior technique.
Senses stripped suddenly, Sanghun’s final struggle birthed a Light Disc from Light Saber. But it was a feeble birthday candle in the void, snuffed out instantly.
Blind and insensate, Sanghun flailed on the ground, unaware even of that. He felt abandoned in space’s heart.
“Will that train you? Push harder.”
Gaph freed him from darkness, and the World Tree’s influence slowly restored Sanghun.
Just minutes, but without senses, time was perception—those minutes felt like hours of agony. Even after darkness lifted, he passed out.
“Watching pure souls shatter is such a thrill.”
Gaph shuddered in delight.
“How will you twist?”
Gaph eyed Sanghun expectantly, awaiting his rise.
* * *
“You two okay?”
Training near the World Tree, preparing for angels, but Nayeong and Sanghun’s faces darkened daily.
“Yeah? I’m fine.”
“Me too. Just training.”
They said they were fine but avoided eye contact. Clearly hiding something.
Under the World Tree, they recovered fast, and they’d endured extreme training with me before. No normal workout would push their physical limits.
Mental then? But they both had strong wills, just different flavors.
“Look at me.”
I tried probing expressions further, but they whipped their faces away in sync.
“Don’t read my face!”
“Hyung, that’s invading privacy!”
They were definitely hiding something, but their aversion blocked forced reads. I had my own secrets, so I had no right anyway.
It felt off, but I turned to resume training—and spotted Gaph grinning ear to ear.
“You.”
“Kekekeke.”
“What did you do?”
“Nothing bad. Just granted people’s wishes.”
Gaph’s eyes curved wickedly like crescent moons.
“Demon King or not, touch my people, and you’re first to die.”
“Mommy~ scary~.”
Gaph fake-cried, dabbing his eyes with his sleeve.
“I just helped~?”
Damn…. He looked like a kid, but Gaph was the overwhelmingly powerful Demon King. This was a fraction of his true strength—no evidence meant no move.
Earth hadn’t expelled him, so he wasn’t harming anyone overtly. For now, trust Nayeong and Sanghun and wait.