Chapter 125: Demonic Arts are Martial Arts Too
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 125: Demonic Arts are Martial Arts Too
The trip was more enjoyable than I expected.
I learned that Olivia was even wealthier and more socially influential than I had imagined.
I also discovered that the male students at the Academy had such poor grades and attendance records—and consequently, such a bad reputation—that even with my current standing, which was well above average, I could get away with skipping school quite often.
On my burner phone, I had even managed to record a video titled 'Milking Camel~! I Surrender!' In a secluded forest path off the trail, I filmed Camel with her hands laced behind her head, being unilaterally 'milked' by me until she came multiple times. It was impossible not to be pleased.
It took a lot of effort to get her to say, "I'm a total pervert masochist bitch who cums from being milked," but the sense of achievement was worth it. I’d achieved those results by rhythmically rolling her sensitive spots and using my other hand to pinch her nipples—each the size of an adult man's thumb joint—to force her into consecutive peaks.
Well, I'm sure most of you aren't that interested in those details, so I should probably get to the point and talk about school.
"...I heard Im Su-yeon used mana," Lee Ji-yeon reported to me with a gloomy expression.
"Exactly! You should have that kind of look when you tell me! Why were you looking so happy?! Why did you have a huge grin on your face when you told me that!?"
"Ah, no... Master, aren't you and Su-yeon on good terms?"
It was truly lamentable how Lee Ji-yeon, who was busy expanding her social influence by lobbying my mom and her friends, could be so utterly clueless.
"We are NOT on good terms!!! How could we be when she steals first place from me every single time?! Get your ass over here! You're dead today, seriously!"
"Kya, kyaaa!"
Lee Ji-yeon quickly stuck out her rear, and for a while, the only sounds echoing through the empty classroom were the rhythmic smack—smack— and her cries of "Ah, nngh, aah, ahh!"
"So... what was Im Su-yeon's score?"
"That is... an average of 99.92."
How many questions did that crazy bitch even get wrong?
"And mine?"
"99.89."
These exams are supposed to distribute points evenly, but since they give partial credit for subjective questions, it was hard to gauge the final scores easily.
"There must be subjects where the grading isn't finished yet, right? Is there no way to turn the tables there?"
"That would be math and... science... but since both you and Su-yeon got perfect scores in those..."
Lee Ji-yeon avoided my gaze. I seriously wanted to ask what the hell was wrong with Im Su-yeon and why she was constantly blocking my path.
"...I'll just win next year. No, wait, this isn't my fault."
Now that I thought about it, why was I blaming myself?
"Huh?"
"It's because you didn't teach me properly! That's why my score is low! Reflect on your actions! Reflect! Reflect, I said!"
Lee Ji-yeon presented her buttocks and was subjected to a merciless spanking. Between her gasps, I could see her pants becoming damp, but neither I nor Lee Ji-yeon said a word about it.
"Have you reflected enough?"
"Haa... haa... I think... I need to reflect... a lot more..."
Watching the behavior of this total pervert masochist sheep, who was trembling and slurring her words, I finally started to come to my senses. The problem was that lately, growing into my role as a sadistic king and master, my hands tended to fly out instinctively.
Fortunately, I only bullied and hit people I considered 'safe,' so it hadn't caused any real trouble yet, but it was probably time to exercise some self-restraint.
"Fine, let's go to the fitness center. I'm basically all grown up now anyway. There's something I need to collect."
"Pardon? All grown up? Does that mean the baby juice...!"
"Shut up!"
—Smack!
"Waaaaah!"
That wasn't what I meant, but since Lee Ji-yeon was acting crazy and trying to pull something on me, I gave her one more slap on the ass.
***
"Hmm... The Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Carp Inner Core. I heard the Chairwoman decided to give that to my husband."
Marika nodded, sitting on a bench press rack with her body drenched in sweat. The fact that she didn't get angry when I interrupted her workout was a testament to the character of this tall, white-haired tanned delinquent sister.
"Yeah! Yeah! Call Hindel! Call Hindel for me!"
"The Chairwoman is currently at the Colony, so it will take some time to contact her. You'll have to wait."
I was planning to go on a full doping spree to beat Im Su-yeon, but I couldn't understand what that dragon was doing at the Colony that made her unreachable for a whole month.
"Ugh... then Marika, you take responsibility for me instead of Hindel!"
"Of course, I intend to take responsibility for my husband. How many children would you like?"
"Twenty."
"...!"
Marika froze, her body stiffening as if she'd been struck by lightning.
"To... to give birth to that many... I, I..."
I said it as a joke, but seeing our white-haired tanned muscular sister seriously contemplating it was actually quite cute.
"Then teach me martial arts! Martial arts! Hindel said she'd teach me when she gave me the Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Carp!"
"The preparations are mostly complete. We will begin as soon as the Chairwoman returns, so please wait just a little longer."
Marika nodded to herself as if she understood something. I couldn't tolerate this kind of bullshit where she rambles using jargon, intentionally creating a situation where only the author knows what's going on and the reader is left in the dark.
"What are you talking about?"
"About a year ago, the Chairwoman had me decipher a martial art that utilizes Extreme Yang Qi. Since I have reached the Demon Transcendence Realm, I am not bound by things like Yin or Yang energy..."
"Speak so I can understand."
Marika pouted when I cut off her attempt to brag about herself.
"...I obtained the manual for the Solar Yang-Destroying Art, then decoded and deconstructed it."
"Good. That was a great summary. 10 points."
Marika chuckled. The 'Solar Yang-Destroying Art'—it was a cool-sounding name.
"So, what kind of martial art is it? You said it's Extreme Yang! Does it make a man all... throbbing and energetic?!"
"...I'm not sure about the 'throbbing' part. Demonic Arts are quite fickle, after all."
"Yeah, Demonic Arts are... wait? Demonic Arts?"
I wondered if my ears were playing tricks on me, but looking at Marika's face, I had heard correctly.
"If I learn that, won't madness fill my brain, or my body fail to handle the internal energy and leave me crippled or something?"
"Oh... you're well-informed. As expected of my husband."
Marika stroked my hair. That wasn't the important part.
"It sounds incredibly dangerous. Is it really okay for me to learn it?"
"I've removed most of the dangerous parts. The fire qi that usually has to be forcibly squeezed out will be supplied by the Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Carp Inner Core. I've focused the training on how to control that fire qi and balance Yin and Yang energy. Though, I did leave the Yang energy a bit on the stronger side..."
Marika started talking about things I couldn't understand.
"Wait, can you really just change a martial art however you want like that? Isn't that something only a Grandmaster could do?"
"The Chairwoman did most of the deconstruction, and my job was to revise it so it fits a human body."
I wanted to ask what that dragon lady, who was obsessed with sugar daddy dating, actually did for a living, and I was also getting curious about Marika, who claimed to have redesigned a martial art.
"No, how is that even possible?"
"It's because of things like that that I became a Public Enemy of Murim."
"???"
I seriously wanted to ask what the hell was happening in the Colony.
"There's a Murim too? How does the Colony even work?"
"The Colony? You don't know?"
It seemed Marika was talking about something she assumed was common knowledge again.
"Ah, right, right. It hasn't been made public to the general population yet. There are other Gates. You mustn't tell anyone else, husband."
The tall, white-haired tanned delinquent muscular sister pressed down on my head.
The Demon Realm and Earth are Colonies. And now there's a place called Murim in this world.
I couldn't fathom what kind of mess that bitch of a Goddess had created.
"So, what can I do if I learn the Solar Yang-Destroying Art?"
"It's the Solar Yang-Destroying Art."
The name was quite a mouthful. In Murim stories, the grander the name, the higher the chance it was actually garbage, which made me a bit uneasy.
"Yeah, yeah. Yang-Destroying Art. So what can it do?"
"Yang energy will accumulate easily in your body... and you will become magnificent as a male."
"I'm already an SSS-Rank Male, so I don't really care about... no, wait. That's a good thing. Yeah, that's necessary. And?"
Marika added the rest as if it were no big deal.
"The training efficiency will be several times better than the secret techniques passed down in high-ranking noble families. It will be a martial art that no one but my husband can learn. In terms of potential, it will be the most efficient and effective martial art taught anywhere... I'd like to call it the Great Heavenly Solar Divine Art."
"The name is too long. Just call it the Solar Divine Art."
Marika's shoulders slumped.
"Fine, I get that you're bringing me something good. So, if I learn that, I can beat Im Su-yeon, right? Since I'm eating the Fire Carp too!"
"Hmm... If we include the Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Carp Inner Core... according to the Chairwoman's estimates, your talent should bloom to the level of one of the world's top Rising Stars."
"But... I even ate an Ice Essence?"
"I factored that in as well."
I'm consuming legendary elixirs and learning a martial art custom-made just for me, and I won't even be the strongest in the world? Just one of the top prospects of my generation?
"I heard the Ice Essence and the Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Carp were incredible. Even after eating both, I only reach that level?"
"...If an average girl had eaten even one of those, she could have reached that level... or seen even higher potential..."
Marika looked at me with a complicated expression.
It was only then that I realized.
Even when it came to elixirs, I was being penalized for being a man.