The Unfaithful Man's Killer Move: Conquering the Great Mother's Second Fetish
“It is an honor to meet you, Chief.”
Two days after the first leadership meeting, Geum Taeyang had arranged a meeting in advance with the Jasmine Trading Company’s communication post. He had been in contact with them whenever he had a spare moment lately, but today’s meeting was unscheduled.
Eventually, Geum Taeyang appeared at the massive stump in the forest outside Cargo, the usual spot for contacting the Jasmine communication post. Four people wearing the Jasmine Trading Company badge were already waiting for him.
Two men and two women. The man with Indian-red hair who stepped two paces ahead of the others bowed to Geum Taeyang.
“My name is Kyle. Lady Nadia—no, Chief Nadia—told me in advance that I am her closest aide.”
He looked even younger than the twenty-three-year-old Geum Taeyang. His name was Kyle.
‘Nadia acted all cool in her letters, but she must have been pretty worried about me if she sent this guy.’
Kyle—Geum Taeyang already knew this friend. After discovering the Morion, he had sent Nadia a long letter via the Jasmine communication post’s communication magic stone. The content was simple: “Do you know the prophecy about an unknown thing that will change the fate of the continent appearing in Galatea?”
He had found it, and based on the current situation, it seemed Memphis was using Tyra to devour the Mohican tribe. “Normally I would sound like a madman, but Nadia believed me anyway.”
Of course Nadia had asked if he was joking. The story had been completely baseless. So when he replied, “Why would I joke with you? If I did, the deal would fall apart immediately,” she sent back a giggling mark. When she asked what he wanted, he said he needed to protect the Gaia tribe and the Mohican lands. Help him, and if things went well, her trading company and kingdom would gain greatly. That was how they had reached this point.
‘Anyway, the Mohicans don’t have the ability to properly refine the Morion. Grace Kingdom and Nadia’s power are absolutely necessary. I’ll tie them together, grow my forces, and unify the world.’
Refining Morion required money, time, and outstanding alchemy skills. Among the major forces on the Pangea continent that could cover the first and third at once, there were only about five. Grace Kingdom was one of the most reliable.
‘When I said I was going to duel the chief, they thought I was crazy.’
Of course, since he hadn’t explained the situation in detail, they had reacted that way. If they had known the specifics, they would have understood. They might even have urged him to make the decision.
After that incident, Nadia had said that if things went wrong now it would be troublesome for her too, so she would send her most trusted person. And she sent Kyle. This friend’s meaning was actually more than just Nadia’s closest aide or most trusted person.
‘He’s the only family member she trusts, in that brutal Grace royal family situation.’
Kyle’s full name was Kyle Jasmine. He was Nadia Jasmine’s cousin and a member of the Grace royal family. Grace Kingdom was a kingdom with many things worth taking, so the infighting among siblings was as fierce as in an empire. Nadia, who had hated it since childhood, had no particularly close blood relatives. She had deliberately kept them at a distance. The only exception was Kyle Jasmine.
In other words, she had sent him almost as her own alter ego.
“I’ve never seen Lady Nadia—no, Chief—so passionate before. So I dropped everything and flew here to help.”
Kyle showed great favor toward Geum Taeyang. Nadia had been ranked first in jealousy among her siblings. Not only was she a genius even on the continent, but her father, the king, had favored her extremely. There had even been assassination attempts, so Nadia Jasmine had studied alchemy to protect herself.
Anyway, the only cousin who had never been jealous of Nadia was Kyle, and Kyle respected her instead of envying her. He himself was called a genius, yet he said she was a genius beyond comparison. Normally that would make one even more jealous, but Kyle simply had a good personality.
‘That’s why he nags her so much. “With that talent, why don’t you put in any effort?”’
Kyle was a hard worker. He was the type who felt catharsis from results achieved through effort. So he had imagined what would happen if the ultimate genius Nadia ever put in effort. But Nadia was the very definition of a slacker. Filled with regret, Kyle nagged her a lot, and Nadia found it very annoying. Yet whenever she had to do something truly important, she always brought Kyle along. In the actual Record of World Conquest Grace Kingdom story mode, when unifying the world as Nadia, her right-hand man had always been Kyle.
“I’m just grateful that the Chief holds a good impression of me. I’ve received far too much help.”
That same lady had now become a workaholic burning with passion. How could Kyle not feel favorably toward Geum Taeyang? Who on earth was this man that their slacker lady was so obsessed with helping?
“The existing work is already being handled by the trading company employees at the communication post. My colleagues and I only know how to use swords. If Memphis gets involved, this side will need combat forces as well.”
Kyle spoke rather modestly about his abilities.
‘Already A-rank at twenty-one, and his so-called colleagues are all B-plus.’
Twenty-three-year-old Nadia was A-plus rank, while twenty-one-year-old Kyle was A-rank. Of course, one side reached that level by playing around while the other reached it through constant training—there was a clear difference. Especially Kyle’s swordsmanship was on another level beyond mere rank. Despite being from Grace Kingdom, he used the Darmina imperial sword style.
‘The Darmina empress personally bestowed that treasured sword. Even at the treasured-sword level, its quality is different.’
The female emperor of Darmina really liked swordsmanship geniuses. Captivated by young Kyle’s talent, she had personally bestowed a treasured sword and given him the title of genius. She had even taught him the imperial sword style.
‘In short, if anything happens, ignore the Mohican tribe’s unwritten rules and save me.’
Nadia seemed to have attached Kyle as Geum Taeyang’s shadow bodyguard who could move freely, rather than giving him menial tasks.
“This is the material on Tyra’s supreme commander Leona Bayern that the Chief requested.”
Afterward, Kyle handed over the materials related to Leona that Geum Taeyang had requested from the Jasmine Trading Company a while ago and left.
‘Let’s see.’
Geum Taeyang sat on the stump and read through the materials. Since Leona was his favorite, one might think he already knew everything, and that was true—he did. Nevertheless, he needed the information.
‘Okay, it’s the 15+ mode Leona.’
The reason was that Leona had a much larger gap between the all-ages story and the 15+ version compared to other protagonists. In other words, the conquest method would differ greatly depending on whether it was all-ages or 15+.
‘Kuk… I can smell the heavy NTR. Even when playing, it was fun calling the bathroom money while feeling dizzy, but experiencing it directly makes my heart race with anticipation.’
NTR, 15+ Leona mode was a heavy NTR revenge story. It was the Bayern family saga filled with betrayal and revenge, reminiscent of the animal kingdom.
‘Actually, this is more fitting. It’s an autonomous state parasitic on a huge kingdom with a bad reputation because the country collapsed and they do mercenary business. What dreams or romance could there be?’
Currently, Leona was engaged to Memphis’s second prince, Antoine. As already revealed, the Bayern saga was an NTR story. In other words, although he was probably dead now, Leona’s father, former Tyra autonomous state governor Werner Bayern, had essentially sold Leona to Antoine by pairing them up. Even while knowing Antoine was a famous cold-blooded psychopath. The trash bastard who gave assassination orders to his fiancée as a basic and even assigned her massacre missions. Yet an unexpected jackpot occurred when Antoine eliminated all competitors and became the de facto number one in Memphis. Werner hadn’t considered that far. Anyway, Memphis’s number one power now was Antoine, and the king was a puppet cousin he had installed who only kept the seat warm.
‘That bastard Antoine really believes in superstitions. Of course, thanks to that he also finds the Morion.’
So had Leona been taken by the cold-blooded psycho Antoine? Don’t worry. Antoine was thirty-four years old and believed the prophecy that he would become the ruler of the continent if he maintained his virginity until he turned thirty-six, so she was currently preserving her virginity thanks to Antoine’s premarital chastity. What a ridiculous guy.
‘And by believing in those superstitions, he eliminated his eldest brother fourteen years ago.’
Ridiculous, but not to be underestimated. Antoine was the Memphis prince who had massacred the Mohican tribe where Geum Taeyang and his mother had lived fourteen years ago.
‘Anyway, this kind of scenario should be considered Geum Taeyang’s specialty now. I’ve already killed my adoptive father and eaten my adoptive mother on this side.’
The scenario was perfectly written. Overcoming the crisis that befell the Mohican tribe was basic, and he would even get revenge for fourteen years ago.
“Please let Chief Conan go to a good place, Gaia Goddess…”
A cute little girl from the Gaia tribe holding skewered meat in her hands offered a prayer for Conan in front of a large sacred-looking stone monument. Two days after Geum Taeyang’s order, on that evening, Conan Barbara’s funeral began.
“Kuh! If it weren’t for Chief Conan, I would have died back then! He jumped into an army of ten thousand just to save me!”
“Wasn’t it a hundred? After ten years, another zero got added, huh?”
“Hey! That’s how it felt!”
“Anyway, drink! Drink! Let’s drink until our noses are crooked today! For Chief Conan!”
They laughed, drank, ate, and danced. Was it a festival? It was a funeral. This was the funeral custom most barbarians possessed. In ancient times, when food was scarce, it had become a culture meaning the deceased was giving one last great gift to the living as they departed.
“Here, I brought more alcohol, so drink as much as you want.”
“Thank you, Deputy Chief Athena!”
“Deputy Chief Athena, this side too please!”
“Got it, just wait a moment~”
Athena also seemed quite energetic. She had personally decorated Conan’s funeral monument during the day and had already cried her eyes out. Until a few days ago, she had thought even that would be impossible. But she had to accept it. All barbarians until now had done so. However, thanks to the new chief Geum Taeyang’s firm push, Conan Barbara’s funeral was held, and the tribespeople had also participated in breaking the existing custom. Wanting to do something for them, Athena was working this hard.
Conan’s massive monument would continue to stand in the Gaia tribe village, displaying its grandeur.
“Chief Geum Taeyang is truly a man of great magnanimity. When people gain power, they’re busy suppressing others. Moreover, the opponent isn’t the white-haired Siakan Conan Barbara. Yet he’s trying to win the tribespeople’s hearts through such tolerance.”
“You’re right. We already knew he was intelligent, but he’s also wise and possesses leadership.”
All of it ultimately led to praise for the new chief, Geum Taeyang. Just because they were barbarians didn’t mean they lacked humanity. Most had become accustomed to inertia in a harsh environment. Conan Barbara had clearly been a virtuous chief, so there were many good memories with the tribespeople. Geum Taeyang had ignited that, and on the other hand, that act had required courage as a leader. The Gaia tribespeople who directly witnessed that courage experienced great inspiration from the young leader Geum Taeyang.
The new chief of Gaia who had shown such an incredible move was absorbed in his other achievement. ‘As expected, the Great Mother had two fetishes. I didn’t miss that subtle detail. As expected, I’m amazing.’
Sitting on the bank of the Raonjena River, he was absorbed in his other accomplishment—not the beautiful praise from the Gaia tribespeople, but having finally drawn out Sophia’s other fetish.
Of course, Geum Taeyang hadn’t wanted to just let Conan Barbara go either. He was still his adoptive father, after all. And he had clearly been a good person to him. Also, it had been heartbreaking to see his beloved wife Athena forcibly suppressing her emotions. So when she hugged Conan’s funeral monument and cried, Geum Taeyang had comforted her diligently.
‘This too, if I conquer it, won’t it lead to an improvement in my combat ability? The Great Mother is really a treasure trove.’
Yet the reason he was only obsessed with finding the fetish was because Geum Taeyang was currently a man whose eyes rolled back when it came to protecting the Gaia tribe and Sophia and her daughter. Thus, the moment the notification that Sophia’s first fetish had been opened appeared, he thought there must be at least two and showed all kinds of consideration after conquering the immorality fetish. He let her stay in the central tent she wanted for three days and even pushed forward with Conan’s funeral. As a result, he succeeded in drawing out Sophia’s other fetish, [Pure Love].
‘By the way, while conquering the immorality fetish I went full unfilial son mode and scratched at her, and now I’m conquering pure love?’
Immorality and pure love—too extreme in opposite directions. And while conquering the immorality fetish, the karma Geum Taeyang had already accumulated was quite significant.
‘Let’s try it. What’s there to be unable to do?’
However, Geum Taeyang, with his Casanova trait, knew the answer.
“So you were here, Taeyang. I couldn’t see you anywhere so I came looking for you.”
At that moment, Great Mother Sophia came looking for Geum Taeyang. She added the line she didn’t usually use—“I couldn’t see you anywhere”—and still felt a bit awkward after their intimate encounter. That was why she had slept in the main tent for three days.
“What’s wrong? Why are you hanging your head?”
The Geum Taeyang she found was sitting on the Raonjena bank with his head deeply bowed. Thinking something was wrong, she approached the unfilial adoptive son and peeked at his face. “Oh my!!”
She ended up flustered with an ambiguous feeling. The reason was—
“So you’ve come, Great Mother.”
Trickle…!
Because a single tear was flowing down from Geum Taeyang’s left eye.