Chapter 140
Chapter 140
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 140
Chapter Title: Unexpected Dancer
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“You’re better at this than I thought.”
“Why are you so good?”
As I mimicked the Ark Angels’ dance after watching them, a string of comments like that came from those around me.
……Honestly, I could hardly believe it myself.
Sure, ever since my mutation, I’d become someone who could do anything and everything without fail, but I never imagined dancing would be one of them.
To be precise, before my mutation, I was a total klutz who couldn’t dance a lick.
No sense of rhythm at all, you could say.
But…… what was this?
It was the kind of thing that would shock anyone watching. Especially those who knew the old me well.
“Why are you actually good?”
Even Han-gyeol, the one who’d planned this whole thing, stared at me in disbelief.
That guy clearly expected me to look ridiculous.
Of course. Otherwise, why would he bother putting me on stage?
He was itching to capture me in some embarrassing moment.
“If I’m good, isn’t that a good thing? Why?”
“Tch.”
All my friends clicked their tongues in unison.
These guys?
“We absolutely have to capture you looking ridiculous……”
Tae-hoon muttered, and the others nodded along.
“What did I even do……?”
“You captured me as a shameless guy selling my friend’s autograph, you bastard!”
Tae-hoon grabbed my collar and shook me hard.
Honestly, I was dumbfounded.
“But that was true.”
“Exactly.”
“You’ve got no defense for that one.”
The others chimed in agreement.
That irked me even more, so I turned the question on them.
“Then why are you all doing this?”
“Just to embarrass you.”
Han-gyeol’s words drew nods from Min-hyuk and Ji-hoon.
“Some friends you are.”
“And when else are we gonna see the Director put on a show like this? Bet plenty of people are secretly hoping for it.”
“Who’s hoping for that……?”
“You’ll swallow those words after seeing this.”
That’s when Tae-hoon shoved his smartphone in my face.
[Live Ark Angels Tour lololol]
(Clip of Han-gyeol insisting on dragging Seo-hyun onstage.)
Real-time Seraph slam lololol
Director’s gonna sing and dance now
-Is this for real???
-Something seemed off about how close they are lol
-Most curious thing: how the hell did these two even get friendly?
-Heard the Director helped a ton when Ark Angels formed lol
[Director is a klutz vs not]
We’ll see.
-I don’t see how he could be a klutz lol
-He said himself he remembers everything after seeing it once;;
-But him being a klutz would be hilarious
[Thinking about it, Director’s never had a single embarrassing clip]
Gonna snag one this time?
Wish he’d do some laugh riot stuff sometimes
-Fr lol
-If he’s a klutz it’d be total slam material lol
……Seeing that, all I could think was I had to dance well.
No way was I giving anyone ammo for humiliation.
“Look at this. So many people dying for your embarrassing clip. How about faking some klutz moves for fan service, just this once?”
“Absolutely not.”
I shuddered at the horror.
Better to be captured dancing well than pretending to suck on purpose.
Besides, capturing Tae-hoon was just documenting reality.
Not making stuff up.
I had zero intention of fabricating something for fan service.
No, to begin with, this was all forced on me by Yoo Han-gyeol……
“Anyway, looks like the Director dancing is going viral.”
“Thanks to who?”
“Why not? When else would you get a chance like this?”
“……Honestly, I’m still not thrilled.”
“You’re dancing great regardless. People are gonna love it.”
“How about leaning into performance?”
“What performance out of nowhere?”
“Ark Angels have official choreo with wings out and flying, right?”
Come to think of it, yeah, there was that.
Insane performance where they sang while soaring through the sky like jets doing aerobatics.
You want me to do that too?
My face soured instantly.
“No way, that too?”
“Might as well go big. We set the stage, you never back out.”
She wasn’t wrong, so I couldn’t argue.
“You guys know me too well.”
“We’ve known you for years. Dragon or not, you’re the same guy.”
Her sudden words actually made me pretty happy.
Despite the ancestral dragon’s influence, it seemed some of my old self remained.
An old interview popped into my head. The one where I said I’d graduate no matter what.
I’d said it was to put a capstone on the achievements of my human days.
……A bit of a detour, maybe.
But I didn’t hate becoming a dragon.
I was thrilled, but still, I wondered a little about the world line where I never mutated—what I’d be like.
Would I have graduated college and just wallowed in self-pity?
Or unexpectedly thrived in some direction?
The thought crossed my mind now and then. Though it was all hypothetical now.
Lately, I’d realized Yoon Seo-hyun’s personal influence had grown terrifyingly large.
Truth be told, from the moment I took down that Demon-type Mutant, it was easy to predict.
Taking a national post, saving people…… how could my influence not balloon?
That said, I did feel some fatigue and constraint.
Every action I took drew reactions, mostly praise flooding back to me.
Not that I hated it, but it weighed on me sometimes.
I just wanted to do something brainless for once.
I got why some streamers hid their identities—exposing yourself to the world was a huge burden at times.
……Still, I was getting used to it.
A thought struck me.
Maybe later, make a secret personal channel, stream anonymously, chat with people.
Purely if I ever had downtime.
Right now, with things grinding to a halt if I stepped away, it was just wishful thinking.
Wonder how Yeon-hwa unnie and Ha-rin are holding up?
I checked my phone just in case and saw a bunch of texts from Ha-rin.
……What’s up with her? She texts occasionally, but this many? It’d been ages.
What’s going on? I checked—they were inviting me to hang out after the tour ended.
I was a bit floored.
Who’d protect people then?
But then…… she’d added that if something came up, she’d handle the door, so hurry back.
Come to think of it, I hadn’t hung out with Yeon-hwa unnie and Ha-rin lately.
Too busy for it…… This could be a good chance.
Wait, doesn’t that mean swimsuits?
……That gave me pause.
Maybe a rash guard or a non-see-through shirt.
Might need to swing by Jin-ha’s boutique.
* * *
The tour rolled on, and soon Seo-hyun’s group arrived in Greece.
Ark Angels’ final tour stop: the Greece concert.
Specifically, in Athens.
The venue they’d booked was no joke.
Athens Olympic Stadium.
I’d watched the Olympics here as a kid…… Never dreamed I’d be dancing here.
Wait, is this really happening?
I barely stifled a sigh.
And this was Greece, of all places.
Just yesterday I’d grabbed Mihalis by the scruff and schooled him—wonder what Yuno would think.
Probably laugh in disbelief.
The thought crossed my mind.
Well, no incidents should pop up here, so just dash through a quick dance and bail.
Wonder how that mess got handled.
* * *
Yuno’s efforts to bring the other Greek Incarnations under her wing went smoother than expected.
The moment word spread that Seo-hyun backed her, it was a done deal.
Finally, Yuno could breathe easy.
‘All the Incarnations’ forces are mine now, with World Tree support…… No one’ll misuse Incarnation powers recklessly. Plus, Hera beat Zeus’s ass on Olympus, so he won’t be rampaging anytime soon.’
Seo-hyun’s involvement had reshaped everything.
‘Complications sorted, time for a break. Oh, right…… Heard Ark Angels concert’s soon. Bored anyway—maybe go?’
Not content to just lounge in a café during this rare peace, Yuno swiftly snagged a ticket.
On concert day, she gaped at the familiar figure on stage.
“No way, why are you up there!?”
Yuno couldn’t help blurting it out.