Chapter 458: Lewd Yokai After School [R-18] (65)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 458: Lewd Yokai After School [R-18] (65)
“So, what brings Japanese yokai all the way to someone else's land?”
As I asked nonchalantly, the one standing at the very front chuckled and opened his mouth.
“Hehehe… We’re here to place this land under our rule and use it as a forward base.”
“Rule, you say…”
“But I’ll give you a chance! Kneel before me right now and lick my feet, and I’ll spare your life.”
Before he could even finish, I slowly scanned his green skin and repulsive face.
“Alright.”
“Good, you’re reasonab—”
“Your breath stinks. You’re sentenced to death.”
In that instant, the demonic energy I had been suppressing erupted from my body.
FWOOOOOSH!
Massive black horns sprouted from my head, and a jet-black dragon's tail unfurled behind my waist.
The air froze. The Kappa yokai before me began to tremble like a stiff doll.
And he wasn't the only one. Every yokai here was struggling to even breathe.
“Ya… Yamata… no Orochi… sir…?”
As the Kappa stammered, I scowled down at him.
“Don’t compare me to that thing. Insect.”
I slowly raised my right hand. Then, I brought it down without mercy.
CRUNCH!
In a flash, the Kappa’s body was crushed flat against the ground and burst. Flesh, bone, and entrails exploded in every direction, leaving a red puddle in its place.
I took a slow step onto the blood-and-flesh-splattered ground.
“I didn’t mean to… I just killed him. He seemed to like Hong-yeon, so I was thinking of toying with him a bit.”
At my words, Hong-yeon, who had undone her transformation and was standing beside me, flinched and shuddered.
I patted Hong-yeon’s butt a couple of times.
“You. The one who’s been quiet this whole time. You seem to have a different agenda than the others. Why don’t you open that mouth of yours and tell me.”
I addressed the old yokai with his white hair tied back tightly.
He quietly raised his head, a smile playing on his lips as he slowly walked forward.
“…Nurarihyon, Kurozaki Enshi. I greet the great descendant of the dragon, the new ruler of this land.”
He knelt before me and bowed his head low.
I narrowed my eyes and asked, “What’s your real motive?”
Kurozaki kept his head down, a sly smile on his face.
“This humble one… was merely attempting a small jest. As expected, it did not work on the great descendant of the dragon.”
He bowed his head deeply, a gentle smile on his face.
“I apologize for my rudeness… As a small token of my sincerity, I offer you all the yokai I brought with me as a gift.”
I turned my head and gestured toward the hesitant group of yokai behind him.
“You call those a gift?”
Kurozaki nodded and continued.
“Yes. Though they may seem weak in the eyes of one so great, they are all warriors gathered from various regions. I thought they would make for good… sustenance for the dragon's bloodline that has just awakened.”
“Tsk.”
I clicked my tongue.
“I don’t need them. Stop beating around the bush and talk. What is your real purpose?”
For a moment, Kurozaki’s smile faltered. But he quickly regained his composure and raised his head.
“This humble one has but one purpose. From this moment on, to bow my head… at the feet of the great one.”
I frowned slightly.
“It seems words won’t work with you.”
I waved my hand lightly. At the same time—
CRACKLE!
Black lightning sparked around Kurozaki’s body, striking something. A powerful barrier, like a force field, enveloped him.
“Hup…!”
Kurozaki was startled by the sudden attack, but he soon recovered his smile.
“Haha… My, you are rather impatient.”
“You’re laughing?”
I focused my power into my hand.
ZZZZZZT!
The air distorted, and black energy seeped through the barrier, creating cracks. The demonic energy flowed in as if it were devouring the barrier itself.
Only then did Kurozaki’s smile vanish as he began to break out in a cold sweat.
“I gave you a chance, and you dare act like this before me. Die.”
The barrier shattered to pieces. I grabbed the yokai by the neck and snapped it.
Crack.
I tossed the limp corpse aside and was about to deal with the rest.
“Your Majesty! The Nurarihyon…!”
A soldier shouted urgently. I turned my head back toward where the body had been.
The yokai whose neck I had just snapped was getting back up. He tilted his dangling head from side to side, and with a series of cracks, it snapped back into place. Then, he slowly raised his head to look at me.
“……You’re not the same one from before.”
“Hehe… To kill my servant. How cruel.”
“Who are you?”
“I am called Orochi.”
At his words, I let out a smirk.
“Orochi? Ah, you mean that Japanese earthworm.”
“……How arrogant.”
“What else should I call something that failed to become a dragon? An earthworm seems fitting. Or maybe… a snake bastard?”
“……………”
“What, are you angry? If you’ve got a problem with it, why don’t you come over in your true form? Or are you too scared to?”
Only then did the smile completely vanish from his face. The shadow behind him vibrated, and a wave of energy pulsed out, as if something were stirring deep within the earth.
“……I was going to give you a chance to serve under me, but it seems I’ll have to rip that tongue out first.”
Crrrack.
As he finished speaking, his skin swelled and then, in an instant, tore apart.
From the rift—
WHOOSH!
A colossal body emerged. A massive torso covered in dark red scales, with eight heads writhing above it.
“Eight heads… They’d be perfect for taxidermy and display.”
“Grrr— Die!!”
Several of Orochi’s heads lunged at me at once. Black venom, flames, ice—attacks of different elements blanketed the area.
I narrowed my eyes and casually raised my palm.
BOOOOM—!!
The attacks collided in front of me like a raging storm, but I didn’t move a single step.
“You’re even worse than an earthworm.”
With those words, I tapped the ground with the tip of my foot. My body shot up in an instant, and with a kick that descended from the air like a bolt of light—
BOOM!!
One of Orochi’s heads was completely pulverized. The impact caused the surrounding ground to collapse in a radius of dozens of meters, and I proceeded to blow away the other heads one by one.
SMASH!
THUD!
CRACK!
CRUNCH!
SPLAT!
I grabbed the last remaining head as if by the scruff of its neck.
“Just one left.”
I raised my fist high.
“—This day… I will never forget it. I will make you pay for the sin of insulting this body. I will chew on your flesh and blood—!”
“What’s that you’re saying, you little worm?”
POW!
I swung my fist and struck its head. The last head burst apart, and Orochi’s existence was shattered without a trace.
I turned around as if nothing had happened.
“Kill all the rest.”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
The moment the order was given, a massacre began.
“They’re not even pretty women… No reason to keep them alive.”
I had originally planned to spare any useful ones. But I couldn't be sure that thing called Orochi hadn't planted something in them beforehand.
*
“Stop!!”
A shout flew from behind, and an exorcist's talisman came flying through the air.
Kim Hyun-woo barely managed to twist his body to dodge the talisman, wiping the sweat from his brow with the back of his hand.
Looking back, he saw Ho-yeon and Yoo So-yeon covering him from different directions.
“Ho-yeon! So-yeon!!”
“You idiot, worry about what’s in front of you before you worry about us!”
As Ho-yeon yelled, another blue talisman flew toward Kim Hyun-woo’s face.
“Tch…!”
Realizing his mistake, Kim Hyun-woo instinctively swung his fist. His fist, imbued with demonic energy, deflected the talisman, sending it fluttering into the air before it dissipated.
“Hah…!”
Veins popping on her forehead, Yoo So-yeon stomped on a talisman from an exorcist she had just defeated and shouted.
“We have to get out of this forest, fast! At this rate, we’ll be surrounded!”
“Urgh…!”
Kim Hyun-woo nodded and forced strength into his legs. Their escape was a desperate struggle, their exhausted bodies pushed beyond their limits.
And finally.
After running as if chased all day, they found a small cave under a thicket of bushes. Hiding themselves inside, the three of them collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.
“Hah… hah… How much longer do we have to keep running like this…”
Ho-yeon muttered, rubbing her forehead. At her words, Kim Hyun-woo’s shoulders slumped and he lowered his head.
“…I’m sorry. This is all my fault…”
“I’m not trying to blame you.”
Ho-yeon sighed and patted Kim Hyun-woo’s back.
“But if this keeps up, all three of us will be in danger.”
“More importantly…”
Yoo So-yeon said, breathing heavily.
“Ho-yeon… when will we get to Baeksan Mountain? If we keep going like this… we’re going to get caught.”
“Hold on.”
Ho-yeon took a worn map from her bag and spread it out. The map was torn and faded in places, but the red circle marking Baeksan Mountain was still clear.
“We’re almost there. We just have to cross this mountain range and one more river, and we’ll be at Baeksan Mountain.”
Ho-yeon explained, tracing the border with her finger.
“Once we’re in Baeksan Mountain, neither exorcists nor yokai will be able to follow us recklessly. The problem is…”
Ho-yeon looked somewhere beyond the mountains and continued.
“The problem is whether Baek-ryeong, the guardian of that mountain range, will let us pass.”
“Baek-ryeong…?”
Kim Hyun-woo asked, lifting his head.
“The spirit that protects Baeksan Mountain. A being that has guarded this land for hundreds of years. Anyone who wants to enter Baeksan Mountain must receive Baek-ryeong’s permission before crossing the threshold.”
Yoo So-yeon nodded.
"I've heard about a being called Baek-ryeong from my family, too."
“And… now that Dad isn’t here, the real question is whether Baek-ryeong will let us in so easily on our own.”
“Why didn’t you tell me something so important until now?”
Kim Hyun-woo asked, a look of panic on his face.
“I… only just remembered it myself.”
Ho-yeon said with a weak smile. Kim Hyun-woo fell silent and lowered his head.
‘Should I have just lived quietly in hiding?’
The cowardly thought flashed through his mind. But he quickly steeled himself.
‘No. That’s not right. Revenge… is the path I chose. I can’t stop until I get my revenge on Jin Seo-yun.’
Clenching his fists, he quietly raised his head.
“For now, let’s rest here for the day and—”
Swish.
“Ho-yeon! Watch out!”
Yoo So-yeon quickly pulled out a talisman and threw it, but it was too late. A sharp hand, like a blade, shot out from the darkness and sliced through the air.
Stab!
“Kuhk…!”
Nails, elongated like blades, dug into Ho-yeon’s side. Filled with malice and demonic energy, the nails tore through her flesh and muscle.
“Ho-yeon!!”
Kim Hyun-woo rushed forward as Ho-yeon gritted her teeth, barely managing to stay on her feet.
“Be, be careful… It’s a Hon-gwi…!”
She instinctively counterattacked with a fist imbued with demonic energy.
POW!!
It was a precise blow that struck the Hon-gwi’s jaw, but the creature only staggered from the impact before dissipating into the darkness like smoke.
“Are you okay?!”
Kim Hyun-woo quickly supported Ho-yeon’s body. Yoo So-yeon rapidly took out the talismans in her hand and slammed them into the ground.
“Eight-Directional Sealing Array…!”
SHIIING!!
A barrier unfolded, enveloping the three of them.
But right in front of that barrier, the Hon-gwi reappeared.
With its long arms dangling, it scraped the barrier with its sharp nails. It tilted its head, scratching playfully and unpleasantly as if peering inside, then twisted its neck at a sickening angle.
[Hehehehe… Found you…]
A chilling voice. A cold energy flowed past the barrier. Kim Hyun-woo glared at the Hon-gwi and clenched his fists.
“What did you find.”
A faint smile appeared on the Hon-gwi’s face.
[You… and that woman. A certain someone desires you greatly.]
[If you come along quietly, I will spare the woman’s life.]
“Kim Hyun-woo! Don’t listen to it!! Spirit-Binding Talisman, bind it!”
Yoo So-yeon pulled a talisman from her clothes and threw it.
Fwoosh!
The talisman passed through the barrier and struck the Hon-gwi right in the center.
However—
Sssss…
The Hon-gwi’s form distorted like mist, nullifying the talisman.
[Kehehehehe…]
[One week. She won’t last longer than that.]
[Decide by then.]
[I will return… before that woman dies.]
Shuuuu…
The Hon-gwi’s form dissolved into black mist and scattered into the wind. All that remained was Ho-yeon, slowly growing cold as she clutched her side, and the wavering look in Kim Hyun-woo’s eyes.