Chapter 467: Lewd Yokai After School[R-18] (73)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 467: Lewd Yokai After School[R-18] (73)
Watching the battle that had already begun from a distance, Kim Hyun-woo spoke to Hyun-mu beside him.
“Master, it looks like the fight has already started.”
Hyun-mu narrowed his small eyes and gazed into the distance. In the skies above Heukyoshi, Baek Yeo-ju and Do-cheol were fighting amidst massive explosions.
“That idiot finally went and did it… he…!!!”
Kim Hyun-woo watched in confusion as Hyun-mu suddenly froze mid-sentence. Hyun-mu’s face had turned deathly pale in an instant, and his entire body began to tremble.
“Master? What’s wrong all of a sudden?”
“H-Hyun-woo… run.”
“What…?”
Hyun-mu’s voice was shaking. His usual dignified presence was gone, replaced by a look of terror, as if he had seen something horrific.
“…He’s awakened.”
As Hyun-mu spoke those words, something fell from the sky.
CRRRRAAAAAASSSSH!
The ground split apart with a colossal impact. And from its center, an overwhelming aura surged forth.
The moment Kim Hyun-woo felt that aura, his entire body froze. It was more intense, more overpowering than any force he had ever encountered.
“What… what is this…?”
“It’s him…”
Hyun-mu said through gritted teeth, his voice trembling.
“Something… he’s become something else entirely.”
As the smoke cleared, a figure stood in the middle of the fractured earth. It was unmistakably Jin Seo-yun in appearance. But the aura flowing from him was something that could no longer be called human.
How am I supposed to fight… a monster like this?
Jin Seo-yun slowly began to walk. Each of his footsteps made the ground vibrate, and the very air around him seemed to warp.
“We have to run, Master,” Kim Hyun-woo said, his voice shaking.
“Yes, running is the right choice now.”
Hyun-mu agreed. Pride was irrelevant. Survival was the priority.
Just then, Jin Seo-yun slowly raised his arm. In his hand was a sword he seemed to have produced from thin air.
—Swoosh.
He swung the blade’s tip downward lightly, as if simply brushing the air.
—KABOOOOOOOOOM!!
In that instant, the world was torn in half.
An explosive shockwave erupted, splitting the earth and twisting the air as it surged forward. The distant land, the forest, and the yokai encampments were swept away in a single moment.
“Master…!”
Kim Hyun-woo called out to Hyun-mu, his voice trembling.
“Dammit…!”
Hyun-mu’s face hardened, and his small body was instantly enveloped in light. He quickly raised his arms.
—KRRRAAAAAACK!!
Amidst a thunderous roar, the barrier that formed at Hyun-mu’s fingertips clashed with the sword force from Jin Seo-yun’s slash, barely managing to hold.
“Hyun-woo… run!”
Hyun-mu’s voice echoed with urgency. Kim Hyun-woo swallowed hard and instinctively took a step back. But his legs had no strength, and he could only stumble backward awkwardly.
And in that moment, his eyes met Jin Seo-yun’s again.
His breath caught in his throat.
The gaze was indifferent. No, more than indifferent… it was cold, so brutally cruel that it felt devoid of any emotion. It was the gaze of someone looking not at a human, but at a swarm of insects beneath their feet.
*
“Oh, he blocked that?”
It had been a while since I’d seen Kim Hyun-woo’s face, so I gave him a light swing of my sword as a greeting. But some little kid managed to block it.
“Who is that kid?”
Baek Yeo-ju, who had quietly approached my side, spoke in a low voice.
“That’s Hyun-mu.”
“Ah, so that’s Hyun-mu?”
“Yes. More importantly, how much stronger have you gotten?”
“Hmm—I’m not sure.”
I slowly raised the corners of my mouth.
“Honestly… I’m so overflowing with power, I can barely control it right now.”
Baek Yeo-ju’s eyes widened slightly.
“It’s that much?”
“Yes. The six months of training paid off.”
I moved my hand lightly. The motion alone distorted the air, creating fine cracks in the space around me.
“That’s seriously insane.”
Baek Yeo-ju said in admiration.
“At this rate, someone like Hyun-mu won’t be a problem.”
In the distance, Hyun-mu and Kim Hyun-woo were watching us with eyes full of caution. Kim Hyun-woo, in particular, was trembling all over.
“I feel a little sorry for that kid.”
“Kim Hyun-woo?”
“Yeah. He must have been grinding his teeth, vowing revenge… only for his opponent to become impossibly strong.”
I let out a small laugh at Baek Yeo-ju’s words.
Somehow… I think I’ve become even stronger than the final boss of this world.
It occurred to me that I might end up playing the role of the final boss myself.
The final boss, huh? That sounds pretty good, too.
I raised my fingertips to the sky. A mix of teal and black energy swirled and rose, twisting the air around me.
I slowly took a step forward.
“I’m going to go clean up the insects.”
“Okay, I’ll rest for a bit.”
Baek Yeo-ju waved and stepped back. I turned my gaze forward.
Far away, I could see the pale face of Do-cheol. Behind him were the trembling, pathetic yokai.
“Struggle all you want, you insect-like bastards.”
The moment I put strength into the tip of my toe—
—KABOOM!!
The earth split open deeply, and from the chasm, black flames erupted like an explosion. As if spewing the very fires of hell, the black flames spread in all directions.
“Gyaaaahk!!”
The yokai screamed. But their screams didn’t last long. Those engulfed in the flames had their bodies incinerated, unable to even maintain their forms, and in an instant, they vanished into ash, not even leaving bones behind.
A few Heaven-Grade yokai gritted their teeth and tried to endure, but that too was brief.
I watched the scene dispassionately and swung my sword toward Do-cheol, who was trying to flee.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
The sword force struck Do-cheol in the back.
“Kuaargh!”
Do-cheol was slammed into the ground. His massive body rolled across the earth, shattering boulders.
“Do-cheol.”
I slowly approached him.
“You brought the Heavenly Seal Stone and threatened my woman?”
“Kh, khh…”
Do-cheol coughed up blood and struggled.
“Forgive… me…”
“Forgive you?”
I scoffed.
“You dare ask for forgiveness after touching my woman?”
The aura of the Four Fierce Beasts was leaking from Do-cheol’s body. That powerful energy was dissipating helplessly before me.
“I’ll torture you to the brink of death before I kill you.”
My sword swung once, and Do-cheol’s arms and legs were successively severed, sending him crashing to the ground.
“N-No! Please…!”
“Hand this one over to the interrogator.”
At my command, soldiers immediately rushed over and roughly dragged Do-cheol away.
I slowly turned my head.
Kim Hyun-woo and Hyun-mu were already long gone.
“Bi-yeon. Protect Heukyoshi in my place.”
Bi-yeon, who had been in the form of a sword, slowly transformed into her human shape.
“Where are you going?”
I smiled and replied.
“It’s been a while… I’m going to give the protagonist a taste of NTR.”
“Alright, be back soon.”
I smirked and nodded. Taking a breath and concealing my energy, my presence vanished completely.
I launched myself forward, moving as if seeping into the air itself.
I could feel them in the distance. The presence of Hyun-mu and Kim Hyun-woo, fleeing and gasping for breath.
I followed them silently, at a steady pace.
*
After fleeing desperately for some distance, Hyun-mu flicked his fingertips and produced a small talisman.
The talisman flashed in the air, and a light enveloped the two of them. Instantly, the space distorted, and as if being sucked into water, Kim Hyun-woo and Hyun-mu’s figures vanished from sight.
—Shwiiiiik!
Far from Baeksan Mountain, in the middle of a forest, the two of them shot out of thin air as if thrown.
“Hah… hah…”
Without even a moment to catch their breath, they started running again. As they ran, Hyun-mu spoke.
“We may have to find the other Divine Beasts… and borrow their power.”
“The other… Divine Beasts?”
Kim Hyun-woo asked, panting. Hyun-mu nodded.
“Yes. The only way to defeat him is to borrow their power or fight alongside them.”
“Can we win…?”
“If we can borrow the power of Cheong-nyong, Baek-ho, and Jujak, we might be able to stand against him.”
“But… how do we find them?”
Hyun-mu paused to catch his breath before answering.
“Cheong-nyong is in the depths of the East Sea. Baek-ho is on Baeksan Mountain to the west. And… I don’t know where Jujak is.”
“You don’t know?”
Hyun-mu let out a small sigh.
“Jujak doesn’t stay in one place like the others. She has a severe case of wanderlust, so no one knows where she is.”
“Then… how can we find her?”
Hyun-mu stroked his chin in thought before speaking.
“There is, however, a child who knows of Jujak’s whereabouts. If we ask her, we might get a small clue.”
“Then… shouldn’t we look for Cheong-nyong first?”
“That’s a good idea. Cheong-nyong’s location is certain.”
Hyun-mu nodded.
“But you must be careful. Cheong-nyong has a difficult personality. He despises half-yokai and places great importance on etiquette. The slightest disrespect will get you thrown out immediately.”
Kim Hyun-woo asked with a worried expression.
“What about… Baek-ho?”
“Baek-ho is the complete opposite of Cheong-nyong. Extremely aggressive and straightforward. If he doesn’t acknowledge your skill, he won’t even bother with you.”
“With skill…?”
“Yes. He only acknowledges the strong. It’s highly likely he’ll test your strength.”
Kim Hyun-woo gritted his teeth. A wave of anxiety washed over him as he wondered if he could face Baek-ho in his current state, but he nodded, steeling his resolve.
“……I understand. Then, after Cheong-nyong, it’s Baek-ho.”
Hyun-mu looked at him for a moment, then sighed softly and continued.
“More importantly, So-hyun’s role will become crucial. Now that he’s this strong, the power of the humans, especially the exorcists, is desperately needed.”
Kim Hyun-woo hesitated for a moment before answering cautiously.
“My sister… she is in contact with the exorcists. But because she helped me, some of them are being openly hostile toward her. So… honestly, I’m worried.”
Hyun-mu closed his eyes for a moment, then slowly opened them.
“I’ve placed Baek-ryeong by her side, so she won’t be in immediate danger. But… without the cooperation of the humans, defeating him will be too difficult. We need their power to create even the slightest chance of victory.”
Kim Hyun-woo bit his lip and gave a small nod.
The exorcists were already well aware of the danger the Black Dragon posed. But they insisted it was ultimately an internal problem among the yokai and refused to intervene on a full scale.
Just then, Hyun-mu’s small hand rested quietly on his shoulder.
“Stay strong. The path will be arduous, but you must not give up.”
“Yes, Master.”
Kim Hyun-woo replied softly, steadying his trembling breath. But when the memory of Jin Seo-yun’s gaze surfaced, his legs began to shake.