[Raccoon ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Man Beginning]

I'm not at an age where I'm afraid of the night, and I'm full of energy, plus being a Transcendent means my stamina is meaningless. Still, when the missus decides to come at me, it's inevitable that I'll break into a cold sweat.

Especially if it's Sion in her Growth Form, which I rarely see.

"Didn't you use it once before? When we were returning to Korea from Japan."

"That was an emergency, so I had no choice. I look like a child, so wouldn't it draw too much attention to fly on a plane without an adult?"

"And that appearance is less conspicuous?"

"Honestly, thinking about that, the Default Form is better."

"True. If you're in Growth Form, guys trying to hit on you and perverts swarm you, but at least in Default Form, only the perverts show up."

"At least this is a civilized society, so it's better."

Sion has a lot of trouble because of her appearance. Especially the guys trying to hit on her or the perverts... no, all of them.

However, at least in her Default Form, where she looks like a child, only perverts show up. Since they're perverted bastards who lust after a child, I find it somewhat convenient because I can tear their limbs off without feeling bad.

In a civilized society like this Earth, since most people know that sexual assault is a serious crime, even if she gets attention, not many people actually try to go through with it.

However, the story changes when she's in her Growth Form. With an appearance that clearly looks like an adult, an outstanding physique, and beauty that completes her face, the number of flies buzzing around is no joke.

Sion knows this, so she refrains from using her Growth Form. She dislikes people trying to hit on her, and she has mild social anxiety, so that's even more of a reason.

"Will you be okay? Even if it's a weekday, it's an amusement park, so the crowds will be insane."

"That much is fine. At most, there are only tens of thousands of people, right? I can tolerate that much."

"True."

I cut my words short.

That's a story from Sion's past.

Not long after she was born, she wandered the universe and discovered Earth, her original home. Sion is a Reincarnator like me, so she was an Earthling in her previous life. The only difference is that while I keep reincarnating, Sion has no lifespan, so she just keeps living.

When Sion arrived on Earth, even if it might not have been the Earth where she lived and died, she was satisfied just by the fact that it was Earth. She stayed there and was welcomed as the first alien she had ever interacted with.

It was fine in the beginning. Humans saw Sion, an alien who looked like a pretty young child, and welcomed and treated her kindly. And as they absorbed the various knowledge she taught them, they developed their civilization.

The incident happened after that. Maybe about 200 years later? It would usually be impossible, but Earth's civilization, which had even built warships to navigate the universe with Sion's help, betrayed and captured her.

The goal was her body... or to be precise, it was an act targeting 'Ether,' which forms her race and her origin.

'Ether' is one of the three fundamental substances that constitute the world, existing on the same level as the 'Fragment' that forms dimensions (the hexagonal transparent pieces you see when a Dimensional Rift occurs) and the 'Spirit Particle' that forms the soul.

It lies above the laws of physics and holds the secrets of the universe; if you obtain it, it's even possible to rule the universe.

Of course, it's impossible to capture Sion with a level that hasn't even properly conquered the solar system. But unlike me, she is reluctant to harm humans. No matter how badly they treat her, she can't just take a person's life without a second thought.

What good is it if she can blow up the Earth, when she can't even harm people anyway?

"Are you still afraid of killing people?"

"Still, not as much as in the past."

"That's better, actually. It's proof that you still have your humanity."

Murder is an act that erodes one's humanity. If you think about that, the humanity I have left is... well, let's put that aside.

Ah, you ask what happened to Sion after that?

Her cousin came running and ground the entire Earth into dust.

I repeat, ground it into dust. Not metaphorically, but literally.

Thanks to that, Sion was able to be freed, but she couldn't get along with her cousin who killed everyone, even the innocent people. They still greet each other when they meet, but their relationship isn't exactly great. They didn't even invite him to our wedding back in the day.

He acts as Sion's guardian in his own way, but he has a tendency to be overprotective. It's not that it's a bad thing, it's just scary that his overprotection leads to planetary destruction.

"Ah, damn. Stuck at every light."

"Shall I hack the traffic lights?"

"No, leave it. It'll clear up eventually. It's just traffic because it's rush hour."

They say if you get caught at one light, you keep getting caught, and it seems to be true. I got caught once at the beginning, and then I stopped twice in a row.

Even though I'm in the car, I can feel the gazes. And it's not just one or two, it's close to a dozen.

At first, I thought it was because of the Lamborghini, but when I realized the end of those gazes was Sion, my expression twisted on its own.

No, it's not that I'm annoyed because people are interested in Sion because she's pretty, it's just that there are always bastards who cross the line.

The man sitting in the driver's seat of the car right next to us looked over here, blanked out, and then hurriedly picked up his phone to take a picture toward this side, specifically toward Sion.

No, where did you sell off someone else's portrait rights? Sion isn't a model, don't you care about being sued for violating portrait rights if you take that?

"Is it okay to leave that alone?"

"I've set it so that any electronic device trying to film me gets its power forcibly shut off, lags, or the photo file gets corrupted. If this appearance gets uploaded to SNS or something, the fallout would be no joke, wouldn't it?"

"That's true."

Sion has a peerless appearance that would allow her to win an international beauty pageant even if she slapped the judges, so if she lets it spread on the internet, it's easy to make the world noisy through word of mouth.

Such attention inevitably brings negative effects. There are guys targeting beauties everywhere in the world. Even for Sion in her Default Form, there are pieces of trash who covet her, so you can imagine how it is with her current appearance.

If you have a treasure, you must also have the power to protect it... Ah, but Sion is stronger than me.

"What do you want for breakfast? Maybe it's better to just go there and buy something to eat?"

"That would be good."

"By the way, it's been a while since I've been to Jamsil. I don't even remember when I last went."

"When was the last time you went?"

"I told you, it was so long ago I don't remember! It was probably during my first reincarnation, and that was so long ago I don't really recall."

My reincarnations on Earth are quite frequent, but I haven't been born in Korea that many times, luckily.

There were times I was born in Japan, and times I was born in the US. There were times when everything had already been destroyed, so it was meaningless to count which country I was born in.

After being born like that and coming to Korea, I wasn't free enough to come to an amusement park on purpose. So it's been quite a while.

Honestly, I wanted to go to the one in Yongsan rather than here. Since the weather is still hot, considering the blazing sun, Jamsil might be better.

Screeeech! Crash!!

"Ah, there's an accident over there."

"I can tell without even looking."

The driver of the car next to us, who was trying to film Sion earlier, kept looking at her and didn't see that the car in front had stopped, so he just rammed into it.

It's clearly their fault, so a lot of money is going to be wasted. Looking at it, it's an expensive foreign car, too. He looks like a young person, so his family must be quite wealthy.

So who told you to get distracted while driving? I also keep my spiritual sense spread out when I drive.

We're at a red light again, and a spectacle has just appeared. A middle-aged man got out of the victim's car in front and headed toward the car behind, angry.

"Hey! You fucking asshole! Can't you drive? You didn't even look at the signal and just rammed into me! Ugh, my neck!"

You might think he's exaggerating, but the speed of the car behind earlier was quite fast. If his neck is fine after being hit out of nowhere from behind, that would be even stranger.

The man also got out of the car behind and apologized. It's clearly his own fault, so if you're a person with a conscience, you have no choice. Besides, in this day and age, there are dashcams everywhere, and since it's in front of ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠a signal, there are CCTVs, so if you try to play dumb, you'll get hit with a counterattack in an instant.

"I'm sorry. Is your neck okay? Let's call insurance first, then go to the hospital."

"Fuck, I think I sprained my neck, what are you going to do about this? I was just sitting there and you came and hit me!"

"I'm really sorry, I was looking at something else and..."

"What? Are you out of your mind? Trying to hit someone? How did you even get your license, crashing into the car in front because you were looking at something else?"

Slightly, his gaze turned toward this side. Specifically, toward Sion.

The middle-aged man in the car in front turned his back to look over here as well, following his gaze. And when he saw Sion's appearance, he gasped.

Sion waved at them while looking at them.

"Hey, why are you waving at them?"

"The accident happened because of me, so it's a bit of a service."

"You're too nice for your own good, that's your problem."

The two people who were staring blankly at Sion until the signal changed eventually returned to the accident in front of them.

"I guess it's understandable to get distracted."

"Right? Here, I'll give you my phone number. Go to the auto shop, get a repair estimate, and go to the hospital to get a medical certificate. I'm busy right now..."

"Ah, alright."

The man in the front car seemed to have calmed down after seeing Sion's face, forgetting about holding his neck, exchanged phone numbers with the man in the back car, and decided to go on their way. The situation ended easily, so I was a bit disappointed that the spectacle was over, but the signal changed just in time.

So I decided to just ignore it and go.

No, are we responsible for the accident... no, in a way it's true, but strictly speaking, it's the responsibility of the person who got distracted.

"Is it okay to just leave?"

"What does it matter? Did we cause the accident? No, we didn't, ignore it. On the road, the one who got distracted is at fault."

"Being pretty is a crime."

"...Hearing that ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠from you is a bit of a turn-off."

"You're probably the only person who could say ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠that to me right now."

"Isn't that terminal princess syndrome? There's no cure for that, what should we do?"

"........"

"Ugh! Ugh! It hurts! It hurts! Don't hit me while I'm driving! We'll get into an accident!"

While messing around with Sion, we arrived at Jamsil before I knew it. A high Tower, which looked like it should have Sauron's eye on it, came into view. No, it looks more like a Marker from a dead universe... I don't know if a Necromorph is going to jump out saying, "Let's become one!"

We entered the shopping mall parking lot and parked. It wasn't late yet, so there were plenty of spots in the parking lot.

I went to a corner of the parking lot and parked in a spot close to the wall. It was empty, maybe because it was morning, so it was good for parking. Lucky me.

"Why are you parking here? Isn't there a spot right in front?"

"If I park there, no one will park on either side of us. Who would risk it when scratching it would make three generations of their family slaves? People will come later, so honestly, that would be a nuisance."

If I park my Lamborghini in other parking lots, no matter how few spots there are, no one parks on the left or right of where I parked. I'm not joking, seriously.

If I'm going to leave space anyway, it's better to park in a corner and leave only one spot next to me empty. It's a place where people flock, so if I take up 3 spots all by myself, there's no greater nuisance than that.

After parking, I grabbed my wallet and phone, and got out of the car. I had to walk a bit to the elevator hall, but it wasn't that inconvenient.

Just as we were entering the automatic door of the elevator hall, a foreign car with a severely smashed front bumper and a broadcast station car entered the parking lot.

"Oh?"

........Huh? The broadcast station car is one thing, but isn't that the car from before?

A severely annoying feeling crawled up my back.