Chapter 64
Chapter 64
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 64
Chapter Title: Variety Show Revelations
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“But earlier, this side’s…… Yeon-hwa? You said Yeon-hwa is a progenitor-type mutant—what’s a progenitor?”
“Ah, y-yes? Oh, s-sorry. I’m the type who’s really shy…… so I stutter a bit.”
“Hey, no need to be shy at all!”
“W-well, it’s not usually this bad, but I’m actually a huge fan of *I’ll Be Fine As Long As It’s Not Me*. Seeing people I only watched on TV right in front of me like this makes me so nervous…… Sorry. Ah, anyway, you asked what progenitor means? It’s…… well, like the superior species of vampire-type mutants. N-noble…… vampire, I suppose?”
Yeon-hwa started rambling incoherently.
Even so, she explained progenitor well enough that the other cast members looked at her in surprise.
“Oh, a vampire-type mutant? But…… are you okay? The sunlight’s pretty strong right now…… I heard vampire-type mutants are weak to sunlight.”
“I-I’m fine. It just makes me a little tired…….”
The cast was shocked to see vampire-type Yeon-hwa boldly walking under the sunlight.
It was only natural. Normally, other vampire-type mutants couldn’t even walk properly under sunlight.
That fact seemed incredibly intriguing to the cast.
Next, attention turned to Ha-rin. Even if Yeon-hwa was a vampire who could walk in sunlight, fairy-type mutants were extremely rare.
……Come to think of it, why fairy-type mutant?
They could just call it fairy-type.
My question seemed shared by others too.
“But why fairy-type mutant? Why not just fairy? The Director here is dragon-type mutant, and vampires are called vampire-type mutants.”
“Well, it’s probably to distinguish from elf-type mutants. Elves and fairies are both branches of fairies…… but it’s easier than calling elves tree fairy-type mutants.”
Ha-rin calmly answered the question about why fairy-type mutant.
Oh, I see.
Yeah, elves are a branch of fairies too, now that I think about it.
So they named it that way to differentiate fairies and elves.
“Then what abilities do fairy-type mutants have?”
Mutants appearing on broadcasts was rare enough, and with Yeon-hwa and Ha-rin’s mutation traits being extremely uncommon—plus mine—the cast was curious about our abilities.
“I can turn nightmares into reality.”
“Nightmares?”
The cast flipped out again at Ha-rin’s words.
Not a common ability.
Turning nightmares into reality.
“Yeah…… Like manifesting phenomena from nightmares I had that day into reality? I can’t manifest everything fully. For example, even if a huge monster appears in the nightmare, it gets scaled down a lot when manifested.”
“That’s amazing, really.”
“It’s like hearing stories from another world. Wow, total fantasy.”
“But if I may ask…… your age?”
“Ah, I’m twenty-two.”
“Twenty-two!? You look at most sixteen…….”
“I got way younger after mutating. Personally, I love it.”
“Oh…… Ah, but I have to ask this one. Director.”
“Just call me Seo-hyun casually.”
“Then, Seo-hyun. What abilities do you have? I saw the press conference last time and the incident in America this time. I know you handle fire and lightning, but I heard at the conference you have more abilities than expected.”
“Uh…… I can use magic.”
“……Pardon?”
“Exactly what I said. I can use magic…… And I can manipulate the weather too.”
Silence fell for a moment.
“What? What did you just…….”
Even though I repeated it, Kang Woo-hyuk looked like he couldn’t believe what he heard.
Naturally so.
Until now, mutants had species-specific special abilities, but no species handled a broad concept like magic.
The lich from before seemed to use corpse-manipulating magic…… but mine is different.
When I killed the lich last time, not only dragon tongue but general magic knowledge came to me.
“Shall I show you?”
At my words, the cast just nodded.
I pondered what magic to use. What would be best to demonstrate.
Creating something with fire was already possible with my innate abilities, so skip.
To really show magic…… this would be best.
Teleportation, or what’s called teleport.
I focused my mind, thinking of moving to Ha-rin, who was looking at me.
I didn’t feel like I was handling mana or anything. Just as natural as breathing…… I appeared in front of Ha-rin.
It felt completely different from flying with wings.
“Eek!”
Ha-rin jumped in surprise at my sudden appearance. Seeing the usually stoic girl react like this was kinda cute.
I grabbed her cheek and pinched it. Couldn’t resist.
“Ah, sis! Even here?”
“Ah, sorry.”
The other cast members stared at me with eyes wide open, not even making a sound.
Then they let out deflating sighs.
“Huh, heh…….”
“Wow, no, wow, haha.”
Followed by awkward laughs.
“That just now was teleportation, right?”
“Yeah. Correct. I can do several others…… I’ll show them gradually.”
As I said that, glancing at PD Lee Myung-ho, his face showed difficulty.
Probably worrying how to handle missions.
With us around, missions would be too easy.
“Um, Director? If it’s not rude, could you refrain from using those abilities during missions as much as possible?”
“Sure, why not. But after missions, I can use them a bit, right?”
“Of course. Please do.”
“Yeon-hwa, Ha-rin, got it?”
“Ah, got it…….”
“Our abilities aren’t really useful in daily life anyway…… so no worries.”
PD let out a sigh of relief.
“Thank you so much, truly. Alright, let’s check the mission. First off, since we have to go to Hwacheon in Gangwon Province, transportation is key.”
The moment transportation came up, the cast’s expressions soured.
The most common luck draw in *I’ll Be Fine As Long As It’s Not Me*.
Drive yourself to the destination, or take the high-speed train.
The following mission was simple. Really simple.
Just deciding winners and losers with drinks.
Normal drink: win. Abnormal drink…… i.e., fermented anchovy sauce: lose.
Losers drive their own cars to Hwacheon; winners take the high-speed train.
In short, separating those who suffer by the hour from those who don’t.
And the luck draw began.
I had no choice but to agonize.
Because…… I already knew which ones were fermented anchovy sauce.
My senses are so sharp that no matter how sealed, the smell leaks out inevitably.
Still…… for the fun, maybe sacrifice myself.
Or pass it to someone else? As long as it’s not me.
Yeon-hwa seemed to notice the anchovy sauce right away too.
I glanced at her, and she did the same.
From her eyes, I could tell what she was plotting. Targeting Ha-rin, the one with the weakest sense of smell among us mutants.
The dilemma didn’t last long.
Pick the anchovy sauce on purpose, or not.
While we hesitated, the cast was already reacting wildly.
“Pfft!”
First, Kang Woo-hyuk spat it out right after drinking the anchovy sauce.
Starting with him, the cast took turns laughing and crying between lose and win.
And then the shout.
“As long as! It’s not! Meeee!”
……She’s totally into it.
Could call it unfair, but not entirely.
These things are more fun when it’s not you.
So…… I’ll join in too.
Without hesitation, I picked a normal drink, not anchovy sauce.
……Sorry, Ha-rin.
Suffer in my place.
Yeon-hwa did the same.
She picked a normal drink without hesitation.
We chugged them down immediately.
“Oh, down it goes! This is a normal drink!”
Ha-rin and I emptied our drinks without pause. Proof we finished.
Then flashed a slight smile at the camera.
“Both winners! Wait, then……?”
PD said that and glanced at Ha-rin, whose face fell.
“Pfft-!”
She spat out her drink too.
It was a dud.
And she said:
“T-this is cheating! These people have good noses and knew which was anchovy sauce!”
At Ha-rin’s words, the cast and PD looked at Yeon-hwa and me in bewilderment, and I smiled lightly and said:
“Ah, busted.”