Chapter 36
Chapter 36
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 36
Chapter Title: Now Die
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Darkness Jumper scanned her surroundings with a dazed expression.
Having spent so long in another place, she couldn’t remember where this was.
Dark Knight approached her and asked,
“Now do you know your sins?”
“What are you talking about? Where is this? I’m the hero Yoon Mi-so. I need to go back right now.”
The corners of Laurakis’s mouth curved upward beneath the black robe.
“Ku-hu-hu.”
Laurakis manipulated Yoon Mi-so’s mind, awakening the memories of the “Earthling Yoon Mi-so.”
Normally, altering memories would be difficult with her weakened body, but simply recalling existing ones was easy enough.
In Yoon Mi-so’s mind, the hazy memories sharpened into focus.
B-rank villain “Darkness Jumper.”
A villain who found happiness in others’ misfortune and craved attention.
To attract Dark Knight’s notice, she had carried out a terrorist attack on Seongsan Bridge and killed people.
Thinking she hadn’t achieved her goal, she had tried to kill a child in a fit of rage, and that was when Dark Knight appeared.
Her fingers had all been bent by telekinesis, and her teleportation skill sealed, leaving her in a desperate situation where she couldn’t use it.
She was not the superhuman “hero Yoon Mi-so.”
She was neither the “youngest Swordmaster” nor the “youngest 7th Circle Mage.”
In just a little while, she would be crushed by Dark Knight—a clear villain no one would pity.
“Ah, aaah... No, I’m not... This can’t... This can’t be real.”
Yoon Mi-so rejected the reality crashing down on her.
‘Everything I experienced can’t be fake...!’
Yoon Mi-so thought.
Her journey to another world had been the doing of the little girl standing beside Dark Knight.
She must have a skill like “Dimensional Shift.”
She clung to Laurakis’s leg.
“P-please. Send me back. I have to save Eileen. Aaah, poor Eileen!”
Laura kicked Yoon Mi-so away and floated slightly into the air.
Out of her reach.
Dark Knight grabbed Yoon Mi-so by the hair and yanked her up.
“I asked if you know your sins. Do you still want to die by my hand?”
“......No. I don’t want to die! I’m Yoon Mi-so, hero of the Pangea Continent. I’ve just been temporarily possessed by demonic magic in this body. Give me seven days—just seven days! I’ll go back!”
Shin Noda was surprised by her sudden change.
It was completely different from five minutes ago, when she had clung to life and even begged to be killed.
She was still spouting nonsense, though.
‘Impressive, Lady Laura. What exactly did you do?’
[Ku-hu-hu. Want to experience it yourself?]
‘I’ll pass.’
Dark Knight grabbed Yoon Mi-so by the nape of her neck and dragged her back to where the hostages were.
“Apologize to everyone.”
He roughly dropped her.
Yoon Mi-so fell on her butt.
She came to her senses and looked around frantically.
All she saw were the hostages’ murderous glares.
They wanted her dead.
“I, I...”
She opened her mouth to say something, then closed it again.
‘I... am Darkness Jumper.’
The sins she had committed up until now.
Every single one felt as vivid as if it had happened yesterday.
She had pretended to be a noble hero for a brief time, but her bloodstained past could not be undone.
“What have I done all this time...”
Yoon Mi-so thought, her face forlorn.
She had known it was wrong.
Even if she was born with a nature that found joy in others’ misery.
She could have held back.
No one lived doing whatever they wanted without restraint.
She had known that, yet stubbornly thought only of herself.
Tears flowed from her eyes.
She regretted her past life so deeply.
She bowed her head in apology.
“I’m sorry.”
To the young man in his twenties she had killed, and to all the others she had slain.
Black Streaming broadcast.
The chat in [Seoul Terror Live Broadcast☆] exploded at the sudden turn of events.
[What? Why is she actually apologizing just because Dark Knight told her to?]
[Dark Knight is a god? Dark Knight is a god? Dark Knight is a god? Dark Knight is a god? Dark Knight is a god? Dark Knight is a god?]
[Finally, Dark Knight’s skills revealed lololol]
[A-rank Awakener skills: fire, telekinesis, skill nullification lol ←How does that even work? (Seriously don’t know)]
Dark Knight thrust his sword.
“Guhk.”
The blade pierced through Darkness Jumper’s chest.
She collapsed to the ground, bleeding.
“S-save... me.”
Tears streamed down her cheeks onto the cold asphalt.
Even in her final moments, Yoon Mi-so never realized that her encounter with Saint Eileen had been an illusion.
The Eileen she loved would end in a bad ending.
“I’m sorry, Eileen. I couldn’t come save you...”
Shin Noda extracted the red gem from her body.
Whoosh.
Yoon Mi-so’s body was engulfed in blue flames.
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[Strength 035 permanently increased]
[Agility 047 permanently increased]
[Intelligence 058 permanently increased]
[Luck 033 permanently increased]
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An alert window appeared before Shin Noda’s eyes.
He scooped up Laurakis and leaped off the bridge.
Their bodies floated lightly.
It was her magic.
“Eileen.”
[What?]
“Before Yoon Mi-so died, she said she couldn’t save Eileen. What happens to that world?”
[Such discussions are meaningless. It was nothing but an illusion with no significance.]
They passed the scene swarming with heroes and police, landing on the rooftop of a distant building.
He had noticed the tail following him and stopped.
He let out a small sigh.
“Whew.”
Soon, a man appeared, leaping from rooftop to rooftop.
“Who’s the kid?”
A hero in a skintight suit that clung to his body.
It was Voltman.
He got straight to the point in his cheerful tone.
“What’s up.”
“Arrest... would be overstepping, right? I have a proposal.”
“Proposal?”
“Ever thought about becoming a hero?”
Dark Knight let out a hollow laugh.
“I’ve broken your ‘no-kill rule’ countless times. And you want me to be a hero?”
“A few old fogeys aside, no one cares. And obviously, you wouldn’t debut as Dark Knight. Ditch that gloomy robe and show your face like us—get the hero treatment fair and square.”
He slowly shook his head.
“I’ll pass.”
“Mind if I ask why?”
“I have to kill villains.”
His tone carried a sense of duty, making Voltman’s eyes widen.
‘He really hates villains.’
Voltman concluded he couldn’t persuade him.
Someone with such deep darkness would walk their own path, no matter who chattered at their side.
That had been his experience.
“Fine, got it. Still, leave heroes alone, yeah? Medusa... was definitely a villain, but she’s an Association hero. They’re letting it slide this time, but no guarantee next time. No matter how amazing you are, making an enemy of the Association will be tough.”
“......”
Dark Knight didn’t respond.
Voltman didn’t mind and voiced the gratitude he’d been holding back.
“And thanks. I almost died to that K Pharma Villain, but you saved me.”
***
Because of the possibility of being tailed, I changed clothes far away before heading home.
It was already 11 p.m.
Laura panted, then revealed her wings and tail.
“Phew. So tiring.”
“Why not just make your body fully human from the start?”
“A pure human body is too weak.”
So that’s why she took on this half-human, half-dragon(?) form.
At the front gate of my house, I waved to Laura.
“See you later then. Wait, your soul’s inside me, so we’re always together. But your body—bye-bye?”
Laura’s tail swished back and forth.
I felt an urge to grab it.
It looked soft and squishy.
“About that. Couldn’t I just stay at your place? Wandering the streets is annoying. Hiding my horns, wings, and tail is hard too.”
“Would work if Park Ha-yeon wasn’t home. How do I explain you?”
“Just say I’m a cousin or something.”
I felt a bit sorry, but it couldn’t be helped.
I couldn’t just bring home a girl with horns, wings, and a tail and call her a cousin.
“Who’d believe that?”
“If they don’t, what’re they gonna do about it.”
That’s when a familiar voice rang out.
Park Ha-yeon, holding plastic bags in both hands.
“Huh? Shin Noda. You’re finally back?”
“Gah. Park Ha-yeon! Why are you out here...”
“Why so surprised? Who’s that next to you?”
Laura stepped forward and declared boldly.
“I’m Shin Noda’s daughter! I came looking for Daddy!”
Park Ha-yeon’s face went pale.
Mine did too.
“W-what are you talking about?!”
I hurriedly covered Laura’s mouth, but she thrashed around and shouted.
“Mmph. Don’t abandon me like Mom! Mmph. Daddy!”
Park Ha-yeon’s expression hardened coldly.
She looked at me like I was trash.
“N-no, Ha-yeon. She’s lying.”
For some reason, it felt like I was the one making excuses.