Chapter 117
Chapter 117
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 117
Chapter Title: Seraph's Dance and Paradise's Remnants
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“Wow.”
I let out a genuine exclamation of admiration.
No matter how you looked at it, she had been secretly practicing the Ark Angels’ choreography while watching their performances like a fan.
Her moves were flawless.
She could step in for any one of the members, and no one would bat an eye.
Even if her physical abilities had skyrocketed due to the mutation, pulling off such intricate, high-level dance moves perfectly would still require serious practice.
Which meant this girl had been slyly mimicking the Ark Angels’ dances while pretending otherwise.
And since everyone watching the screen knew it...
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-She dances so freaking well ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-At this point, she was seriously prepping for debut, right?
Something I’d vaguely seen before came to mind.
There was that time a girl group manager went viral for dancing on stage during rehearsal, wasn’t there?
This was exactly like that.
A third party, not an actual idol member, delivering idol-level quality that blew the originals out of the water.
A six-member lineup like that would rack up insane popularity.
Especially with the Chairman personally choreographing the dances—fans wouldn’t stand a chance.
And with her being that adorable to boot, she’d appeal to everyone regardless of age or gender.
Yeon-hwa unnie, watching the whole thing, looked like her eyes had glazed over with obsession.
This unnie might end up plastering the room with Ark Angels merch soon.
Not that I minded...
It was the room I’d given her to use in the first place, so she could decorate it however she wanted.
Wait, shouldn’t vampires normally fear angels?
Oh, right. In a world where common sense has gone out the window, vampires can stan angels too.
As Yeon-hwa unnie’s reaction showed, viewer responses were converging on one thing.
-Debut!
-Debut!
It didn’t stop there—some were flooding the communities with posts.
[Seraph Ark Angels Debut Prayer Day 1]
We’ll keep this up until she debuts.
This is a global loss if she doesn’t ㅋㅋ
- Fr real, she’s at the level where I’d beg to debut her myself.
-Please have the Pope debut her during Mass.
[Is this what they call... cultural victory or whatever?]
Seraph’s dance from today already hit the popular videos on video channels.
And the Westerners are losing their minds ㅋㅋ
-? Who clipped that already?
-Yeah, someone edited a short version and uploaded it. Looks like it was from an Ark Angels fan account?
[Fact: Ark Angels is the idol group with the most fans worldwide]
Anyone from Abrahamic faiths can’t hate them...
They were literally created because God commanded idols to exist...
We have no choice but to praise them, right?
-ㅋㅋ Seeing it like this, I have no idea what the world’s come to.
-God basically issued a divine command to stan idols, huh?
Posts like these were dominating the communities.
What a mess.
But... I couldn’t exactly call it bad. Wasn’t this perfectly tailored modern evangelism?
Forcing faith is ancient history.
These days, people do it if they like it, skip it if they don’t.
No one’s believing just because you force them, so you make it so they have no choice but to believe.
A method that felt a bit unhinged, but its effectiveness was undeniable.
I glanced up at Han-gyeol.
She’d basically dug her own grave.
After showing off like that, there’s no way people would let it slide.
They’d boycott Ark Angels until she debuted.
She’d end up joining eventually.
I could see the future clear as day.
Up until now, Han-gyeol had always been the type to pretend she was reluctantly going along while secretly enjoying it when pushed.
This time would be no different.
She’d act reluctant or uninterested, but sneak onto stages now and then.
She might even have a custom six-member choreo ready.
In my eyes, Ark Angels would be touring the world in a matter of months.
Their fanbase was already overwhelming.
Even conservatively, it was in the billions—and fixing Han-gyeol’s wrecked house wouldn’t take them long.
Right then, Han-gyeol’s dance ended. She looked embarrassed but wore a strangely satisfied smile.
Yeah, it was inevitable.
* * *
The broadcast wrapped up with countless viewers, and the aftermath was massive.
Nothing like when Tae-hoon had appeared.
Han-gyeol’s Ark Angels mimicry video had already hit hundreds of millions of views.
...Bug, right?
But it made sense.
RuneL Entertainment was paddling hard while the water was flowing their way.
Somehow they’d secured licensing, slapping subtitles in every language as standard.
They even officially uploaded a short edit of her Ark Angels dance.
They went as far as putting her in the leader position dancing with Ark Angels.
The response was explosive, naturally.
Six holy angels dancing idol choreo—it was enough to send the whole world into a frenzy.
Korean idols were already making waves globally, so calling Ark Angels’ growth “record-breaking” didn’t even cut it.
In the end.
[Yoo Han-gyeol: ……I’m just gonna do Ark Angels.]
[Han Tae-hoon: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Yoon Seo-hyun: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
She became the leader of Ark Angels.
Michaela, the original leader, happily handed over the position and grinned from ear to ear, apparently.
[Yoo Han-gyeol: Don’t laugh.]
[Han Tae-hoon: Knew you’d cave ㅋㅋ Pretending to hate it while loving it—some things never change.]
[Yoon Seo-hyun: Weren’t you just dying to be an idol?]
[Yoo Han-gyeol: No, they said they’d boycott Ark Angels if I didn’t join... What was I supposed to do? I’m losing my mind here.]
[Han Tae-hoon: Sure, sure ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Yoo Han-gyeol: You’re dead next time I see you.]
[Han Tae-hoon: Why the period? Getting scary ㅋㅋ]
[Yoo Han-gyeol: Statement of intent.]
[Yoon Seo-hyun: Chat’s not filtered, huh?]
[Yoo Han-gyeol: Small mercy;; If even this got filtered, I’d lose it.]
[Han Tae-hoon: World’s unpredictable ㅋㅋ Who’d have thought I’d be an actor and she’d be an idol?]
[Yoon Seo-hyun: And I’m the Bureau Chief.]
[Han Tae-hoon: Exactly ㅋㅋ What even is this?]
[Yoon Seo-hyun: And there’s more changes coming. Not over yet.]
[Han Tae-hoon: ? Who said?]
[Yoon Seo-hyun: World Tree.]
Lately, I’d been getting this weird feeling.
Like the world was about to flip upside down...
And unfortunately...
That feeling hit the mark.
* * *
It was just like any other day.
Routine checks to make sure no mutant issues, peeking at Yeon-hwa unnie and Ha-rin’s broadcast...
But as they say, storms brew in calm waters.
The World Tree Ermenia’s message reaching me was sudden.
-Seo-hyun.
“……Ermenia? What’s up?”
-Could you come here?
“Where? Paradise?”
-Yes. It’s urgent. Please come as soon as possible.
“……Got it.”
A bad premonition hit me out of nowhere. Third Mutation?
“What’s the matter?”
Just then, the Deputy Director eyed me curiously as I moved to leave in a hurry.
“The World Tree called me. Something’s brewing again.”
“……Sounds serious.”
“Yeah. Prep to notify everyone once I confirm.”
“Understood.”
* * *
The moment I arrived in California, I asked Nia.
“What’s going on?”
“Changes are starting.”
“The Third Mutation?”
“For now, yes. But there’ll be other shifts too.”
“Then?”
“The Earth’s environment is changing.”
“……Environment? What do you mean?”
The Earth’s environment changing out of the blue? What kind of nonsense?
Hadn’t Paradise already been destroyed by the Progenitor Dragon?
“Paradise’s destruction scattered its remnants everywhere. But the moment the Dragon’s origin touched this world, those remnants began gathering on Earth.”
“……So what exactly is happening? Keep it simple.”
“Long story short: Paradise’s remnants are converging on Earth, merging into one. This will spawn Paradise’s lifeforms here.”
Wait, no one mentioned this last time?
When I asked, she said her power had only recently returned enough for her to realize—and she was sorry for the late notice.
So, basically terraforming?
“Similar concept. It’ll affect Earth’s vegetation, environment, lifeforms somehow. And among Paradise’s creatures, some are dangerous... They might attack humans.”
My head throbbed.
No, this plot twist was way too dramatic...