Chapter 41 Universal Hand
The Universal Hand
Episode 42
The emotion my sister had been concealing was not just love—it was a love so pure it bordered on madness, transcending all ordinary bounds.
Within that love, everything else had been utterly erased. Only I remained.
"Heh... hehehe. Hehehehe......"
Witnessing the madness of my sister's love, I trembled in terror, crouched on the stairs of the First Floor.
—Just this once, I'll let you go say goodbye to everyone.
Her eyes overflowed with nothing but love. Her pupils sparkled in heart shapes as she gazed at me. The stars in her eyes shone endlessly, even through the encroaching darkness, their brilliance so intense it surpassed human comprehension. Those stars of love, drenched and drowned until they became stars of madness, now filled her entire gaze.
Loveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyou♡
Though we were physically separated, my sister's whispers clung to me, refusing to fade.
"Ah......"
Seeing me like this,
"Si-hyun, you can't just sit here and mope! Now's the time to pull yourself together!"
Yeong-han sat beside me on the stairs, shaking me by the collar as he tried to cheer me up.
I was grateful for my one and only best friend's support, but my sister's terrifying smile was seared so deeply into my mind that his words sounded like distant noise.
'Those aren't human eyes...'
Remembering her face, consumed by darkness, I shuddered in horror before finally breaking down.
"KYAAAAAAAH!!"
"Si-hyaaaaan!!! Don't just give up like this!!"
"Ugh... ughhh......"
My mind could no longer endure in the face of that horrifying love.
"Si-hyaaaan!! Didn't you say you'd meet a sweet, gentle bride and live happily ever after?! You can't end up like this!!"
[Your biological sister has become pregnant with your sperm.]
"Ghk!"
The moment I read the message, another shock sent my heart into spasms.
"Sii-hyaaaaan!!"
"Ghhhuuuuaaah...!!"
My proud friend, Yeong-han, was a bright-eyed twenty-year-old... He had no idea what it felt like to suddenly become the father of an incest baby. Even I didn't know what the hell was going on—how could he possibly understand?
"...Ghk. F-f-f-fucked. Totally fucked."
Tears welled up at the sheer despair of becoming a dad at just twenty years and five months old.
[Your biological sister has become pregnant with your sperm.]
"We're screwed, Yeong-han..."
"Huh?"
Park Ha-rin had been an unresisting female slave to my monstrous cock. With just that one thrust, her body and mind had been taken beyond the point of no return—no, even further than that. So why...
'Why did I end up like this?'
[Your biological sister has become pregnant with your sperm.]
I couldn't take it anymore.
"GAAAAAH! GODDAMN IIIIIT!"
"Sii-hyaaaaaan—!!!"
The moment I buried myself inside her, I thought I had won against Park Ha-rin. Every time I thrust into her pussy, I knew exactly how she wanted to be fucked, how she wanted to be touched, what her body craved.
But I hadn't truly read her heart. That's why I never realized she had cleverly deceived [Read] with some unknown ability of hers.
"Hah... hah..."
If I had to give my life a title now, it would have to be Knocked Up My Own Sister.
'Total disaster. Yeah. The end times. Everything's ruined.'
I had fallen victim to an ultra-mega-yandere landmine, and now she even had a baby as a hostage.
'Ah... my sanity. I can't hold on like this.'
I smacked my forehead hard, trying to force myself to think constructively.
Finally, my sluggish brain seemed to start working again.
'The ability I stole from Park Ha-rin was definitely [Amplification], right?'
[You have stolen [Amplification] from Park Ha-rin.]
Thankfully, I had managed to steal her ability. Though when I took it, her eyes narrowed ever so slightly—she had definitely noticed.
But instead of reacting angrily, my sister only smiled at me with tender affection... before tightening her pussy around me.
—You can cum inside me again if you want♡
At that moment, her smirk seemed to say she would drag me all the way to the depths of hell. There was a reason she remained unshaken even after losing an ability...
'She has multiple abilities... No wonder she couldn't be beaten even when ganged up on in the original.'
The realization that I'd been barking up the wrong tree this whole time sent a wave of desolation through my entire body. In my mind's eye, Park Ha-rin smirked like a sly fox.
'Damn bitch. Ugh.'
If it had been Hayase or Kang So-eun who got pregnant, I might have been able to feel some semblance of happiness even at this age.
But of all people, it had to be my own sister.
『This is your karma.』
Shut up.
『Female Corruption List』
『Park Ha-rin - 100%』
...As the system stated, Park Ha-rin had gone beyond mere obsession—she was downright bloodthirsty. But then again, she had always been like that. And objectively, this was the kind of situation any man would be smug about.
"Haah..."
But the thought that I had pumped her full and knocked her up made my head spin.
'If Park Ha-rin finds out she's pregnant, I don't even want to imagine how she'll react.'
Just as my thoughts were spiraling,
"Don't worry about So-eun-sama!"
Jang Yeong-han's voice snapped me out of it, and I turned my bleary eyes toward him.
"The med school council president said she just lost consciousness..."
Yeong-han was trying to reassure me. Standing beside him—
"Sou desu! Takara! Si-hyun-sama, you should pull yourself together too!"
A short-haired girl clenched her fists.
"Yeong-han-kun is feeling down because his tomo has no energy, isn't that right?!"
"......"
This trashy fujoshi mixing garbage-tier Japanese into her speech. The vice president of the Japanese subculture club or something... Supposedly a huge fan of Japanese manga.
From what I'd heard from Yeong-han, when Do Ro-rang unleashed her Blood Vortex, he had thrown himself in the way and saved her with a Tombstone Piledriver or something...
Song Ji-hye had nearly gotten her skull split open, but thanks to him, she avoided the Blood Vortex entirely.
Ever since then, out of gratitude, Song Ji-hye had started following Jang Yeong-han around. That was the gist of what I remembered.
"Ahem!"
Meanwhile, Jang Yeong-han just coughed awkwardly under Song Ji-hye's intense attention.
Yeah. If only all affection could be this wholesome.
'I envy him.'
I had no idea how she managed to breach the defenses of a shut-in like Yeong-han, but maybe I should try using wrestling moves to snag a girl for myself next time.
Or maybe I could try using one on Park Ha-rin to induce amnesia—
『Park Ha-rin is currently carrying your child. Excessive shock could negatively affect the baby.』
"......"
A sharp pang shot through my chest just as I heard their inner thoughts—Yeong-han and the fujoshi's.
...They were both equally abnormal. A perfect match.
I watched them fondly. But then, I suddenly felt something wet trickle down my face.
...Huh?
Plip—
What the hell? Why am I crying...?
『All males except Park Si-hyun will be castrated.』
"!"
Yeong-han was smiling bashfully, and Song Ji-hye was grinning too.
Wait... but that means... they can't... have sex?
"Uh... uhh... uhhh...?"
I felt my vision blur with hot tears.
Yeong-han just stared at me like I was acting weird, but I couldn't stop the tears from welling up.
『No foreign objects may enter the female reproductive system except for the user.』
When that message finally popped up, I let out a scream.
"GGRRAAAGHHH!"
I'm sorry, my friend...!
'J-Just wait a little! I'll fix this for you!'
I swore it to myself, but my heart ached helplessly. Gritting my teeth, I pulled Yeong-han into a crushing hug. I'M SORRY!!!! MY FRIEND!!
"Yeong-han!!!"
"Ghk!? Wh-What's wrong?!"
"I'm sorry!! I'm so sorry!!!! GGGRRAAAHH!"
As a fellow man, I couldn't help but sob.
I'm sorry for being so reckless! There's no one as well-behaved and kind as you!
This is all my fault!! Just wait!! I'll fix this later—
『Unique Job Skill 「Mind of the Strange Sage」 has activated.』
『You perceive all things without prejudice.』
『Optimal Progression is being applied.』
『Your wavering mind stabilizes.』
『Guilt has been erased.』
Come to think of it, it wasn't as embarrassing as I'd imagined.
"Gyaaah!"
"Kyaaak! Yeong-han oppa!"
The moment I tossed the guy in my arms aside, Yeong-han tumbled down the stairs like a ragdoll.
'Future problems are for future me to handle.'
I could always modify the wish later—what mattered was that I'd prevented every single rape that would've happened in the Tower.
'In other words, I'm the savior of women.'
Yeah. I could frame it that way.
The only problem was—
'...Monsters can't reproduce now, either.'
I could already foresee the food shortages during Tower raids.
Monsters naturally respawned inside the Tower, but herbivorous breeds were sometimes farmed in settlements. And I'd just ruined that entire industry.
'When will I even get another chance at a Wish Ticket?'
The Tower had packaged my curses as goodwill and rewarded me, but I couldn't shake the feeling that the act itself was malicious.
But the biggest issue was—
'Park Ha-rin has gotten terrifyingly stronger.'
My growth speed was no joke compared to the game's pathetic protagonist. But Ha-rin was on a whole other level—she made me look like the joke.
She was already scheming something, and now she'd become even more dangerously unpredictable.
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「□□□□da」 - Ejaculate inside and drive Ha-rin to climax (10/100)
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Which meant that whenever a Plunder Quest like this popped up, I had to squeeze as much out of Ha-rin as possible.
'I need to steal Ha-rin's abilities and weaken her combat strength.'
Otherwise, I'd be the one getting devoured.
Right.
Ha-rin could snap into a full-blown psycho yandere at any moment, so I had to grow stronger instead. Only then could I stop being at her mercy and confidently take other women for myself.
The moment that thought crystallized, a surge of determination ignited in my chest.
'Next time, I won't hold back even if you pass out. Ha-rin...!!'
Fueled by resolve, I snatched up my phone.
Brrring— Click.
Hayase didn't pick up, and Park Se-eun's phone was turned off.
My enthusiasm deflated instantly.
'Can't I use Read to track their locations yet? The overload earlier must've hit too hard—nothing's happening now.'
That phenomenon where I'd Read the owner of Conquer—I was bitterly disappointed it wasn't triggering again. If I could just tap into that power once more, I'd know Hayase and Se-eun's statuses in an instant.
'Three beams of light came from the Tower. One was Do Ro-rang. The other two must be the bastards summoned for the 5th-floor quest. I need to get outside fast and secure Se-eun and Hayase. Otherwise, the heroines' safety could be at risk.'
I shot to my feet, ready to rush out and save them.
Then—
"Found you~♡"
Noona popped out from the wall, grinning cutely.
"!"
The second I saw her, my heart shriveled up, sending seismic tremors through my pupils. Not for any physical reason.
Noona was wearing the same skimpy outfit she'd fought Do Ro-rang in—a blouse with deep cleavage, leather hot pants, and ripped fishnet stockings.
Dressed like that, she exuded a wild, suffocatingly sensual aura. Her devastating beauty alone would've drawn every eye in the vicinity.
But Noona couldn't care less about the attention. Her frigid gaze locked onto Jang Yeong-han, her expression utterly indifferent to anyone else. That icy demeanor was her true self—the one she showed when she wasn't thinking about me.
'Why does she look at people like she's sizing up prey?'
Noona glared at Yeong-han with shadowed eyes, and the longer I watched, the more acutely I realized:
Noona was only warm and kind to me.
And she never spared a single glance for anyone else.
The problem? Now, she wasn't even bothering to hide that fact in public.
"I need to talk to my little brother. Scram."
"Ah, hai! Harin noona!"
Whether it was the sewage-like filth in Noona's eyes or his own complete lack of pride, Yeong-han bolted, dragging Song Ji-hye along with him.
"......"
I stared after him, dumbfounded, and only then did Ha-rin bloom into a smile, her gaze dripping as she looked at me.
"Si-hyun-ah."
"...What. What is it?"
Sensing something ominous in her stare, I subtly edged back.
"♡"
For some reason, Noona hunched her shoulders shyly.
'What the hell... Why does this feel so foreboding?'
She kept staring at me with an intensity that was hard to bear—like a lovestruck girl gazing at her first crush.
Ah, come to think of it, I was her first love. I'd just forgotten because Ha-rin was so damn horrifying.
"I had something I really wanted to give you in person♡"
With a flip of her long silver hair, Ha-rin slipped her fingers into her cleavage and pulled something out. Pinching it between her fingertips, she shyly presented it to me.
"A gift."
After flashing a bright smile, she held it out to me.
"......"
But why?
Why was Park Ha-rin holding a pregnancy test with two bold lines?
Ah... I didn't want to know.
"......"
"Congratulations. You're gonna be a daddy♡"
And in that very moment... I crumbled into dust with a smile still on my face.
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Ha-rin seemed unbearably embarrassed about showing me the pregnancy test.
"This is a secret just between you and me, okay?♡"
I knew the results would come back positive in a few weeks, but had her hormones already gone so haywire that she was seeing two lines? That's... actually impressive?
"...No. It's not impressive at all."
I wanted to die.
I would've rather believed some other woman had used that test, but the system log clearly stated Ha-rin had personally peed on it in the bathroom.
"...Ugh."
That test was undeniably proof of Ha-rin's pregnancy.
The moment that fact slammed into my head like a hammer—
"Huuuuh... Haaah..."
I started hyperventilating.
"GAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Unable to hold back the scream erupting from my chest, I snatched the pregnancy test from her hand.
I frantically scanned the surroundings—thankfully, no witnesses. Gritting my teeth, I stomped toward Ha-rin and hissed in her ear.
I was smiling, but beneath it, a storm of fury barely held its shape.
"Noona? This is a little too much of a shock to my heart, don't you think? What a wonderful surprise. But next time, maybe deliver this kind of news privately, yeah? Or I swear, I'll die right on top of you in bed."
I tried to sound threatening (but not too threatening), but Ha-rin just stared blankly at her now-empty hand. Then, with a look of delighted surprise, she turned to me.
"You do love me, don't you?"
Wait, since when did I—?!
"I knew you would, so I prepared extras."
She flipped her palm, and another pregnancy test appeared in her hand.
"...??"
She held it out with one hand while pointing at the two lines with the other.
That pose... was the Universal Hand—a gesture that struck terror into the hearts of men.
"......!"
"Ahahaha."
Even the bashful look she gave me... it was the perfect Universal Hand.
"Go on, look as much as you want. It's the fruit of our love, after all."
She leaned in, whispered, then pulled away with a smirk.
Ha-rin's sharp eyes and the Universal Hand—they complemented each other too well, leaving no room for denial. My heart was on the verge of giving out.
"Fufufufufu~"
She seductively licked her crimson lips.
Swipe—
Then, with a flick of her wrist, more pregnancy tests tumbled out of her hand.
Two lines—one, two, three, four... I lost count.
"...Ghk, hurk."
The sheer shock was too much—I was stunned into paralysis. Ha-rin sidled up to me, licked my ear, and whispered:
"You'll... take responsibility, right? Honey?"
A glimmer of life sparkled from beneath her black hot pants.
"..................Hah."
I couldn't withstand it. My knees buckled.
"Haha. Ahahahahaha!"
Ha-rin laughed, drunk on superiority at the fact she was carrying my child. It was a laugh so wicked, it clashed with her noble beauty.
"I love you♡"
She bent forward seductively and flashed the Universal Hand one last time.
In that final moment of coercion—
『Due to your Wish Ticket, the obsessions of women now focus solely on you, the only remaining male.』
『Survive their fixation.』
『Only true love will keep you alive.』
—You're mine.
Her eerie, mesmerizing gaze burned with a sinister glow. My vision swam, and I couldn't help but shudder.
But I couldn't lose.
"Noona, you're saying you're pregnant...?"
Ha-rin smirked and fluttered a document in front of me.
"..................?"
Its contents read:
[Genetic Test Results]
[The tested individuals share matching genetic loci (excluding sex chromosomes), confirming a biological parent-child relationship with the following probability:]
A... paternity test...?
"I just popped out for a bit. I do have your toothbrush, after all."
Ha-rin waved the document—and my blue toothbrush—with a leisurely smile.
In that moment, I cursed this world for being too technologically advanced.