Chapter 120

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Translator: penny

Chapter: 120

Chapter Title: Cat Fight

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A little while before facing off with Yuuna,

As we passed through the palace corridors, Isolde asked me,

"But, do you know her?"

"Huh?"

"Nakamori Yuuna. She's my senior."

"She's my girlfriend."

That prompted a flood of ridiculous comments in the viewer chat like "Everyone in the world is Kim Sanghyeok's girlfriend."

"So, what are you gonna do? Fight your senior's girlfriend?"

"Gotta talk to her first."

"And if that doesn't work?"

I'd never really thought about it deeply.

We'd come this far chasing the exchange match's goals, but suddenly it felt like things had gotten weirdly tangled.

Yuuna as the final boss?

And fighting her while siding with my new girlfriend?

Who's the one who set up this situation!

It couldn't be En-chan. She wants to turn everyone into onaholes equally, after all.

Coincidence is always the trickiest bastard.

"We... have to fight Yuuna...?"

Hena asked reluctantly.

"I don't want to either, but..."

If you asked what kind of person my girlfriend Nakamori Yuuna is,

She's the honest type who hates both winning unfairly or losing on purpose.

"If things have come to this, slacking off would just piss her off. That's Yuuna for you."

"Probably..."

"Then we do it."

And then we go home.

In a setup where there has to be a winner and a loser, all we can do is give it our all.

We soon entered the audience chamber, its floor laid with pristine marble.

For the first time, we faced off against Yuuna, standing with the throne at her back.

Just a few days apart, and she already felt unfamiliar.

Was it the queen costume?

It was an H-line minidress hugging her hips tightly. A sexy black outfit with a deep V-neck plunging at the chest and her waistline blatantly on display.

"...She's pretty."

Isolde's reaction felt half jealousy, half genuine admiration—and Yuuna really was that beautiful.

The cheat code called "plain."

In galgames, the "plain" tag is pure proof of killer looks and physique.

Yuuna's lovely blue eyes spotted me.

But the charismatic empress's eyes went wide the moment she saw me.

"Kim Sanghyeok?"

"Yeah, it's me."

Yuuna looked shocked.

Hand on her flat cleavage, she took a deep breath and asked again.

"The rebel leader... is Kim Sanghyeok?"

"...Surprised?"

Emotion welled up on Yuuna's face.

"Of course I'm surprised! I believed you'd survive, but pushing through all those promising stars... I'm touched."

Ah, damn...

Yuuna, unable to hide her joy and showing it plainly, was just too lovable.

We were completely out of character now.

"Would've been nice if we were on the same side."

"Seriously... Do you know how much I missed you? Hena! Good to see you too. No injuries?"

"Nope!"

She strode right to the center of the chamber.

Now what? Should I ask Yuuna to come down?

Something felt off.

"Hold on. Don't come any closer."

Sure enough, Yuuna put her hand on her hip and drew a line.

"Who's the girl next to you?"

"Isolde. First-year junior. We've been together since our squad got split."

"Oh?"

"Hi, Yuuna senior."

Isolde bowed politely.

"I'm Isolde, Sanghyeok senior's fourth girlfriend."

"...Fourth?"

Yuuna was still smiling, but the atmosphere shifted.

"So that means there's a third too?"

"Haha..."

This was bad.

I could only laugh awkwardly.

What about fifth and sixth?

"I see. You've been having fun, huh, Sanghyeok? While I've been tossing and turning every night, desperately searching for you..."

"Calm down, Yuuna. It hasn't been smooth sailing for me either."

Hena's face went pale.

"Yuuna's definitely mad..."

"...Is this my fault?"

"It was just an unavoidable final boss fight."

Yuuna raised her queen's baton high and pointed at us.

"Soldiers, hear me! Capture the rebels and make them kneel before me!"

"Yes, ma'am!!"

Whoa. Oh my god!

Imperial troops poured in from all directions, surrounding us in the center.

"You want to put that cute little Isolde on the throne? Let's see if she's qualified!"

"Haha."

Yuuna was getting into it.

We both knew this wasn't a spot where we could just phone it in.

I let out a long breath and drew my shotgun.

"Battle stations. We're crowning True Queen Isolde right here."

"Y-Yeah!"

"Ah, hold on, senior."

Isolde hooked her arm through mine and pressed her breasts against me.

Rub rub.

"...Got a mission?"

"Yes. Breast aegyo in front of senior... Thank you!"

Yuuna stared at us in disbelief.

"...Are you streaming right now?"

"This is my talent, Yuuna senior."

"Showing off flirting with Sanghyeok to me?"

Mwah.

Isolde pulled me down and, on tiptoes, planted an unplanned cheek kiss.

"Thanks for bringing me this far♡ I totally love my talented senior♡"

"...Yeah, I love you too, Sol."

Isolde beamed.

"I've made up my mind."

Gripping her weapon, she declared,

"When I become queen, I'll marry senior, have eight kids, and live happily ever after."

...This is still roleplay, right, Sol?

"Pretty bold, junior? How well do you really know Sanghyeok? Better than me?"

Yuuna... your queen facade is cracking...

She looked like she couldn't think straight, thinking I'd been stolen. Even that was cute.

"I took all of Sanghyeok senior inside me last night. Doesn't that mean I know him pretty well?"

The viewer chat exploded.

- Is this idol talk? LMAO

- Why is this so fun?

- Queen over there is too pitiful lol

"Do you know him that well, Yuuna senior?"

Not wanting to lose, Yuuna blushed and shouted,

"I-I... haven't yet! But I could wear this queen costume and let him do it from behind!"

"What?!"

"Why are you reacting so vividly, senior."

Isolde poked my side, but I couldn't help wondering if she'd betray the rebels.

"...Front virgin, back virgin—I'll give them all to Sanghyeok!!"

Ooh. Oooh.

That's why the path here wasn't smooth!

She wanted me to see Yuuna!

"Attack! Bring Sanghyeok to me unharmed!"

"By the queen's command. Attack!"

I instantly ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠drew my Glock and put bullets in the approaching imperial soldiers' heads,

Then scattered Benelli 12-gauge slugs to push back the enemy instead.

Hena and Isolde covered the directions I couldn't shoot, clashing with the horde of imperial troops.

Isolde's combat power, wielding dual NTR weapons, surpassed even mine.

"Hup!"

Slicing with the sword, harvesting with the scythe...

Releasing the harvested energy, she shoved back dozens of imperial soldiers.

An insane number of levels.

We racked up massive points, but it was a hair-trigger moment where letting up ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠even a little would get us devoured...

"Today's content: Slicing 100 imperial soldiers!"

Like Sarika at the endgame, Isolde's talent fully awakened as she charged forward relentlessly.

Her combat prowess was so overwhelming that Hena and I could only play support,

Slicing every charging imperial warrior while even streaming with composure.

Her masterpiece smartphone sprouted wings, spinning in the sky to film Sol from the perfect angle.

"Hena! Cover Isolde!"

"Got it!"

I focused on clearing the flanks diving in to support the berserk Isolde.

Right then.

Yuuna drew her sword and joined the fray!

'Gasp.'

True Queen vs. Original Queen! What do we do!

It was a stimulating development, but I couldn't just watch my girlfriends fight.

But regardless of my feelings, Yuuna had already clashed with Isolde.

"Everyone, the original girlfriend Yuuna just barged in. Let's see how this plays out."

"Not bad for a first-year. But don't you think smiling at other guys while having a boyfriend named Sanghyeok is a bit much?"

"..."

Twitch.

Isolde's expression hardened.

"...Senior understood me, even with my vulgar talent. Yuuna senior doesn't like Sanghyeok senior's abilities, right?"

"As if."

"Really? Never disliked them even once?"

...Our first meeting.

I recalled her shuddering at the creepy "Personality Jelly."

Hit a nerve, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Yuuna shoved Isolde back with her sword and huffed.

"I-It's fine now! Not gross at all!"

"Isn't true love being able to embrace each other's flaws without showing dislike? Senior."

"...Not backing down at all? Let's see if our junior can really protect Sanghyeok."

"Yes. I can. Thanks to everyone's donations."

Aaah, please!!

Don't fight so seriously, girls.

I watched anxiously from behind.

"Haaah!"

"Hup...!!"

Their close-quarters duel intensified, pushing back the imperial soldiers who couldn't approach.

Making it even harder for me to intervene.

These imperial AI soldiers prioritize protecting the queen, so suppressing them around Yuuna is tough.

Yuuna swung Yuki-hime, literally cleaving the NTR scythe.

But Isolde countered, blasting Yuuna away with the scythe's mana release.

"Kuh!"

Yuuna quickly regained her stance, but Isolde's aggressive momentum pushed her back bit by bit.

"I'll win today, Yuuna senior!"

"No way, I won't yield!"

But Yuuna had the edge in swordsmanship from the start.

She reversed the momentum on Isolde, shattered the NTR sword, and pointed her blade at Sol.

"Having varied weapons is nice, but you shouldn't have thought you could beat me with a sword, junior!"

"This is far enough. Senior will handle the rest...!"

No, don't.

I'm not seriously battling Yuuna!

Yuuna swung her sword as if telling me not to approach.

"Had fun without me all this time? Kim Sanghyeok!"

"Wasn't fun without you."

I holstered my pistol, walked up smoothly, and hugged Yuuna.

"Ah!?"

"Feels good seeing you like this."

"..."

Yuuna dropped her sword and melted into my arms.

"Hng... I was so jealous..."

"I know. I know. Let's go home now... We gotta go on that date, right?"

"Yeah, Sanghyeok."

Pat pat.

With all the imperial troops down and only home left ahead—that's when it happened.

The chamber wall crumbled with a roar, and someone shot toward us.

"Kyaa! Sanghyeok!"

I felt Yuuna slip from my arm, utterly flustered.

When I came to, she'd yanked Yuuna from me, sat her on the throne, and glared down.

"Quinthia..."

Quinthia. Daughter of the Sword Saint.

A powerhouse worth 100 million coins I shouldn't face.

Cold sweat dripped down.

...This was my first time seeing such an incompatible onastat!