Chapter 75
Chapter 75
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 75
Chapter Title: Oni and Angel Awakening
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Tae-hoon and Han-gyeol regained consciousness.
The moment they woke up, their reactions were pure gold.
“Oh my goodness! Huh? What the—? Sh…… Oh dear!”
“What do you mean, I’ve turned into a girl?!”
Han-gyeol tried her best to curse out loud, but the words just wouldn’t come.
Tae-hoon freaked out at the sight of the blue flames glowing from his own body and shouted.
Ah, this takes me back.
A familiar sight.
But Han-gyeol over there—being an Angel-type Mutant means she can’t swear? Maybe some kind of built-in filter kicked in.
Watching them like this was hilarious.
What the hell happened?
“You guys awake?”
“Yeah, Yoon Seo-hyun? Hey, what’s going on here? Why do I look like this, and who’s this angel next to me?”
“Calm down, Han Tae-hoon. The angel next to you is Han-gyeol, and you’re an Oni.”
“An Oni? What the hell’s that?”
For the record, I was going to call it a Goblin-type Mutant, but no matter how I looked at it, it screamed Japanese Oni, so Oni-type Mutant it is.
It’s a bit weird, but whatever…… We can just register it as Oni-type Mutant later.
“Your skin has a slight reddish tint, and those horns on your head are straight out of that anime you love. Of course, ‘Oni’ is a pretty broad term, so it’s not a perfect match…… If the exact species name or something comes to mind later, just let me know.”
As I said that, I stared at his horns.
Unlike my own rough, massive ones, his were thin and seemed to extend seamlessly from his skin, looking as smooth as finely crafted porcelain.
I kinda want to touch them. Never thought I’d find a horn buddy.
“Damn it, what the hell is this? No, more importantly, why did I turn into a girl? Argh, seriously, what the…… Hey, how long was I out?”
“Two months since the Second Mutation started.”
“……Two months?”
“Yeah. Two months.”
Their faces twisted at that. Totally understandable.
They’d just taken a quick nap and woken up to find two months gone.
“So, classes start in a month? No way, this can’t be real!”
Tae-hoon straight-up shrieked.
That’s right.
They’d headed to a street food stall for drinks right after break started, full of high hopes.
But…… surprise.
They got hit by a mutation beam from the World Tree and transformed.
Into women, no less.
For guys fresh out of the military and hunting for girlfriends, it was a bolt from the blue.
Yeah, yeah, I get it completely.
Must be total bewilderment.
For reference, I figured out it started with the World Tree beam the moment the Second Mutation kicked off.
Sia came clean. A beam from the World Tree, happened in the blink of an eye.
When I glared at her with murderous eyes over getting slammed with overwork, she trembled like she did when we first met and said,
“I’m, I’m so sorryyy……! I didn’t think it would turn out like this!”
She apologized so profusely she even dropped to her knees and kowtowed.
So, one question there.
How the hell did the World Tree fire off a mutation beam?
Is there some world secret I don’t know about?
Mutations happen out of nowhere anyway, so no way to know. I just sighed and buried myself in work.
Because of that, even though I planned to graduate college right away…… I decided to take a semester off for now.
Getting professors’ approval every time is a hassle, and with no telling when or where something might pop off, I figured I’d focus on Mutant Management Bureau Director duties until things stabilize.
By the way, what are an Angel and Oni’s abilities?
I shook my head as I started to ask.
No, they just woke up, so they probably can’t control their powers yet anyway.
Just in case, I should stick around.
“Hey, what do we do now?”
“Basic counseling and physical test first. And I’ll stay by your side in case of emergencies.”
“……Ooh. Uh, anything change in the last two months?”
“A lot. Really.”
“Like what?”
“For starters, I’m taking next semester off.”
Their eyes went wide at my leave of absence news.
Han-gyeol’s jaw straight-up dropped.
“You’re taking a leave? Why?”
“……Busy.”
“Huh?”
“Busy. Hey, we’ve got the Mutant Crime Management Bureau, but it just turned into the full Mutant Management Bureau.”
“Whoa, sh……”
They got it immediately.
“So it’s not just crimes anymore—it handles everything Mutant-related?”
“Correct.”
They nodded in understanding.
With Mutants popping up everywhere, who has time for credits?
Group projects would just make me a nuisance to everyone.
“No time for school.”
“Yeah, so I’m taking this semester off…… and coming back next semester once things settle.”
“Good call. Oh, but this…… Oh dear.”
“Why do you keep going ‘oh dear, oh dear’?”
“No, every time I try to swear, it turns into ‘oh…… Oh dear! Argh, sh.”
……Is it the Angel thing? Seems like Han-gyeol can’t swear at all now.
What an inconvenient penalty.
Even if she swore the least among us, she’s still a 20-something Korean guy at heart—no way she never curses.
But now it’s auto-filtered, leaving her with this super frustrated look.
“Am I cursed to never swear again?”
“Probably…… Racial traits tend to stick.”
“Oh dear!”
Tae-hoon tossed in a line as she made that dazed face again.
“Hey, why not ditch Korean Lit and convert to Catholicism?”
“I’m already Catholic, sh…… Oh dear!”
“O…… Then you could just show up at Mass and rake in donations?”
Han-gyeol recoiled at Tae-hoon’s joke.
Even as a Catholic, becoming an actual Angel felt off to her.
She’s more devout than I thought—probably wondering if she’s worthy of being an Angel.
“Am I crazy? Like I’d do that.”
“No, why not? A real Angel descended—we gotta make use of it. Like Yoon Seo-hyun over there, right? Sneaky bastard.”
“Then you go fly to Japan and be a shrine maiden or something.”
Han-gyeol’s retort had Tae-hoon slapping his fist into his palm.
“You genius.”
“Argh, da…… Ack!”
“What, again?”
“The filter hits even here. How am I supposed to live……”
Looks like it’s not just yelling “oh dear!”—it just plugs in an exclamation instead.
……For an Angel title, it’s such a sad penalty.
Well, better than a messed-up mind, right?
They both seemed sane, so I could finally relax.
Thank goodness, really.
* * *
The physical test went smoothly. Being two months in, their physical stats were no joke.
“……Whoa, my body feels light.”
BAM!
Tae-hoon punched an alloy barrier, and a brutal sound echoed.
From that, his physical prowess is top-tier.
Not as deep a dent as my old test, but still seriously caved in.
“Hey, Seo-hyun.”
“Yeah?”
“Got a sword or something? I really wanna swing one.”
……Sword out of nowhere? I gave him a baffled look.
“What sword all of a sudden?”
“Dunno. Just feels right. Oh, hold on.”
Like something clicked, he formed a sword out of blue flames.
Guy can do anything.
“Can I swing this once?”
He even asked the doctor.
“……Well, sure. We’re testing abilities anyway, so go ahead.”
The second he got the okay, he took a stance.
Never held a sword in his life, but it looked like a lifetime swordsman’s form.
He focused, then brought the sword down.
No sound. But the alloy barrier in front of him…… split clean in half.
“Whoa, damn.”
Me, Han-gyeol, the doctor—we all jumped.
Tae-hoon himself was probably the most shocked.
“Whoa, I could be in movies now. Any stunt gigs open?”
“Weren’t you gonna be a shrine maiden in Japan earlier?”
“……Gotta learn Japanese? Nah, too much. I can barely handle Korean, Korean Lit’s killing me—Japanese on top? No way.”
“Funny coming from an anime addict.”
He snorted at my jab.
“Hey, liking anime doesn’t mean I speak Japanese.”
“……True. But you pick up some, right?”
“Understanding and speaking are different. And knowing anime lines doesn’t help real life much.”
“Fair.”
“Guys like me can say ‘Let’s train to the death so we can win tomorrow even if we lose today!’ better than ‘Grab that thing on the top right shelf.’”
……Makes sense. He loves hot-blooded sports manga.
“Well, think it over and let me know. Jin-ha’s making outfits for you soon anyway, and she’s got solid industry connections—maybe hit a stunt school.”
“……Ooh, that’s tempting. Guess I’m taking this semester off too.”
Quick decision, as always. Decisive guy.
And our Han-gyeol……
“Wheeee!”
Was flapping her massive Angel wings furiously, flying around.