Changing the Beginning 4
Spend five years in prison, and a man gets rough around the edges. Especially in a place packed with heavy hitters who'd gone in for murder.
Lucky for me, I'd gotten a presidential pardon. But I'd carved out my own little kingdom there, made it comfortable. How? Not worth wondering about.
Once you've killed someone, it's only the first time that's hard.
She stared down at the wooden stake lodged in her heart.
Her face twisted in disbelief for a moment before she let out a scream.
"Kyaaahhh!!"
Sin Jaeyul stumbled back in shock and fell on his ass as blood poured from her, her agony twisting her features.
"Figured you wouldn't go down easy, huh?"
Her fangs elongated, her nails sharpening. I clamped a hand over her mouth and wrenched her head back.
Crack.
Her neck snapped 180 degrees.
"Least this way you go without the pain."
Sin Jaeyul gawked at me, unable to process his girlfriend's death.
"You... you... you..."
I patted the cheek of the thoroughly spooked Sin Jaeyul.
"Why so scared, you fuck? Did you think I'd go 'Oh no! Oh shit! We're fucked!' again this time?"
He clenched his fists—pride kicking in, maybe—but froze. Seemed more shocked by my cursing than his girl getting offed.
"Hey, Sin Jaeyul, you little shit. I just saved your ass, so you oughta be grateful."
"What??"
Right then, the woman's body on the floor crumbled into white ash. Even the blood she'd splattered.
No human turns to white ash like that.
"Sujin was a... vampire?"
"Can't you tell? You didn't even know your own girlfriend turned vamp? Dumbass."
Sweep, sweep.
I opened the flower shop door and swept the ash outside with the broom. Vampire remains scattered like fine dust.
"Fuck yeah, refreshing fine dust."
I tossed the scraps of cloth she'd been wearing at Sin Jaeyul. He flinched hard, curling up.
"Scaredy-cat."
He snatched up his girlfriend's clothes, still pale as a ghost. A gray wet spot bloomed on his white pants. Little piss stain.
"What the hell are... you...?"
"Me? Hadojin. The guy rewriting the story with this estrogen-male body."
I flashed him a grin.
Demons, especially among the inhuman races, were sworn enemies of the Holy Kingdom. Undead like vampires? The church branded them "blasphemous abominations disrupting divine order."
For Sin Jaeyul, just being linked to a vampire could torpedo his career. No choice but to hush it up and scram from the flower shop.
"Heh, fun times."
I sank into a chair, replaying the chaos with a wry chuckle.
In the original story, Sin Jaeyul turns vampire and pops up as a villainous extra in the mid-early "Vampire Academy Assault" event.
But I'd changed the start, so who knows what fate's got in store for him now.
"Heh heh heh."
Coincidence on coincidence birthing a miracle, huh? What were the odds a vampire shows to buy flowers right when I'm at the counter—and An Hyeonmi's down in the storeroom?
Truth is, she pinged my radar from the jump. Nobody knocks before entering a flower shop. Full glass door shows everything inside—why knock like you're waiting for an invite? Like some vampire needing permission to cross the threshold.
So I baited her, exposing my carotid. Unbuttoned my collar, tilted my head. She pretended not to notice but gulped hard.
And her boyfriend's the Sin Jaeyul who turns vamp in the mid-early plot? Yeah, no doubt she was one too.
The clincher? Handing over the card. I pricked my finger on a rose thorn on purpose, let blood drip. Her fangs flashed for a split second.
Regular vamps can't move in midday sun. Meant she was an elite "Daywalker."
So I planned carefully. The cedar-branch rose bouquet? On purpose. Cedar and cypress scents calm vamps—per the novel.
Took some guts. Worst case, call the guards. Under blazing sun, even a Daywalker weakens.
But if it worked... "Might escape this damn estrogen-male curse."
Gynecomastia mostly fixed now, but the soft speech slips out. Wanna pet cute things, love pretty stuff... fuck.
Finish with boxing technique. Snapped a jab straight into her heart with the stake. Not just any wood—fatal cedar for vamps.
Normally need awakening for mana-infused strikes. But my desperation to shed the egenam life led to a month of brutal training. Fist held a sliver of mana.
My grind, novel lore, and the Daywalker's complacency: one massive upset.
Demon Vampire Daywalker defeated.
Story trajectory altered.
Story "Vampire Academy Assault" nullified.
"Vampire Academy Assault" clear reward EXP acquired.
"Hold up..."
The system readout gave me chills.
"Vampire Academy Assault nullified?"
Dungeon gates? Best you get is slimes, demon bunnies, maybe cute goblins if lucky. Takes a month for one level sometimes.
I'd just rocketed up 20 levels in seconds. Insane early-game leap.
Guess the Daywalker I dusted was the culprit behind that event.
"Starting strong, huh?"
Sufficient mana secured. Awakening ability manifested.
"Huh?"
"What??"
Life Detection
Mana Stamina
Seductive Semen
Incubus Duty
Incubus Power awakened already? My heart felt like it'd leap out my mouth.
◈ Curse: Instills bloodlust in the wearer.
◈ Effect: Grants syphilis resistance.
"Item too?"
Sometime during, a plain, colorless ring had slipped onto my left ring finger.
I focused on the nonstop status windows. Couldn't miss a single detail.
Story "Vampire Academy Assault" cleared via Incubus. Future "Vampires" changed to "Semen Vampires".
Replacement story details forthcoming.
Hold on... novel lore rewritten? "Vampires" turning into "Semen Vampires"—total setting overhaul.
No clue what a Semen Vampire is. Didn't exist in the novel. Name screams no-foreplay smut, though.
What the hell's going on? Guess I tweaked the start too hard.
Expected some bonus for dusting the Daywalker, but not this jackpot.
Dazed but thrilled. Starting at level 20? That's five years ahead of everyone from the same line.
In the novel, post-Incubus Power awakening, Hadojin leveled bit by bit via sex. Still under 20 by chapter 300. This pace? Godspeed.
Life Detection Level 1 / Passive Skill
Detects fuckable lifeforms within 10m radius.
"This one's honey. Auto-levels aside, perfect for spotting survivors."
Mana Stamina Level 1 / Active Skill
Swap stamina for mana, mana for stamina.
"Heh... meh now, but why Hadojin became a mage."
Seductive Semen Level 1 / Passive Skill
Creampie boosts target's affection.
"How Hadojin built his harem and powered up."
Incubus Duty Curse
Creampie every 48 hours or enter weakened state: all stats -50%.
"Hm..."
Problem. Awakening too soon spells trouble.
Incubus Duty gets handled naturally making cumdumps at the academy.
"No helping it."
I sighed lightly. My plan would take care of it anyway.
I slid the ring off my finger. Or tried—stuck like magic.
Blood Raven Ring Curse. Ring from killing a Daywalker? First time seeing it. Hadojin never offed one.
"Cursed item, huh?"
Curses suck. Often hexed, but some have egos like this.
Ego item whispering straight to my brain. Shut up after a bit, but annoying.
Blood Raven Ring
Without Incubus Power, I'd be a blood-crazed beast the second I equipped it.
Ridiculous. I couldn't help a laugh.
"Dojin? Why the grin? Something good happen?"
An Hyeonmi emerged from the storeroom, eyeing my face.
"Oh my! Mommy~♥"
Shit, slipped again! Soft voice leaked mid-thought.
I cleared my throat hard.
"Ahem... yeah, good stuff."
"Really? Tell Mommy too?"
Her huge eyes sparkled with curiosity. She leaned in close—threw me off.
"Later. Nice and slow."
Issue is, moment An Hyeonmi learns she's excommunicated by the church? She chooses death.
My plan to save stepmom An Hyeonmi. Time to start buttoning it up.
No matter what, can't stop her death. One way to save her.
Time to pull the trigger.