Chapter 76
Chapter 76
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 76
Chapter Title: Angelic Awakening
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“Whoa! Oh my!”
A filtered curse slipped out of my mouth on its own.
Was it really that amazing?
The guy was grinning from ear to ear.
Sure, the sensation of flying for the first time with a human body was something you could never forget.
I recalled the moment I first spread my wings and took flight.
That was the instant I truly realized I was no longer an ordinary human.
Tae-hoon was watching Han-gyeol with envious eyes. Man, that guy’s got some thick skin.
“Damn, I’m so jealous.”
“…You’ve got some nerve yourself.”
He shrugged it off like it was no big deal.
“What can you do? It’s already happened. But… still bummed I turned into a girl. At least it happened after I got out of the army. If I’d ended up like this with a girlfriend, ugh.”
He shook his head, as if even imagining it was too much.
Yeah, that would suck. Turning into a girl when you’ve got a girlfriend… nightmare fuel.
Anyway, Han-gyeol flew around for a good while before landing with sparkling eyes.
Her new slender, youthful form made her look kinda cute.
“Hey, Seo-hyun.”
“What?”
“Don’t you think that Yoo Han-gyeol looks cute? Am I losing it?”
“Totally normal.”
“Fuck yeah, right? Ugh, I hate myself like this.”
“Hey, same here. I feel it too.”
“Why’s that jerk so cute, seriously.”
Even Han Tae-hoon was saying it, so Han-gyeol really was adorable.
Radiant platinum blonde hair, angel wings on her back, and a frame about the same size as Ha-rin’s or maybe a tad smaller.
If she weren’t Yoo Han-gyeol, I’d have pinched her cheeks all day.
…Jin-ha’s gonna lose her mind over this.
Was it last time when I asked her to make outfits for the variety show?
When I mentioned hanging out with Ha-rin, jealousy flooded her face. She might feature Han-gyeol in Ella magazine the moment she sees her.
Hell, they might even do a joint shoot.
She’d mentioned lately that mutants popping up everywhere had her swamped with work, so her inspiration wouldn’t run dry anytime soon.
The director who shot me back then was probably in for a world of pain.
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Han-gyeol and Tae-hoon adapted to this sudden situation faster than expected.
Maybe because they awakened late in the game, they were mentally tougher than early second-wave mutants.
Second-month mutants seemed to have a baseline mental resilience.
Me, Ha-rin, Yeon-hwa unnie—all of us.
Thanks to that, they reunited with their families without much chaos.
Like me, their transformations finalized into female forms at the tail end, so their families accepted them without much resistance.
Just like my family did.
It was all pretty surreal.
…Speaking of which, what kind of power does that World Tree have to cause all this?
It made me think some scary thoughts. Like maybe it’s terraforming Earth?
Not an unrealistic idea. Who knows, unidentified alien races might show up next.
SF fans must be loving life these days.
* * *
[Heo Ji-hoon: Yo, everyone still alive?]
[Han Tae-hoon: Yup. Life’s been a blast lately, right? lol]
[Yoo Han-gyeol: Dumbass]
The group chat lit up after a while.
I’d told Ji-hoon and Min-hyuk, who’d been casually checking in, that the two had awakened today.
[Jo Min-hyuk: What’d you turn into?]
Naturally, they were curious about Tae-hoon and Han-gyeol’s changes. Like, I turned out like this—what about them?
[Han Tae-hoon: I’m an Oni. Han-gyeol’s an Angel.]
[Jo Min-hyuk: Oni? Angel? Demons exist, so Angels make sense, but what the hell’s an Oni?]
[Han Tae-hoon: No clue lol. Not sure what decides these races either.]
[Yoon Seo-hyun: They turned into girls like me lololol Ridiculous, right? We were five guys, and now the gender ratio’s flipped lololol]
[Heo Ji-hoon: ??????????]
[Jo Min-hyuk: ??????????]
[Han Tae-hoon: Dude, why spoil it right away…]
[Yoon Seo-hyun: You had to tell them eventually lolol]
[Yoo Han-gyeol: Honestly, freaked out when I woke up ㅇㅇ;;]
[Heo Ji-hoon: So what about names? Tae-hoon doesn’t fit a girl. Han-gyeol could work, maybe.]
[Han Tae-hoon: Thinking about it… Change my name? Nah, do I even need to?]
[Heo Ji-hoon: You’ve lived with it forever. No need, probably.]
[Han Tae-hoon: Exactly;; I’m not changing it.]
[Yoo Han-gyeol: Same here?]
They decided against name changes. Understandable.
A name defines your existence.
You don’t just swap it lightly.
They’d carved their lives as Han Tae-hoon and Yoo Han-gyeol so far, and they’d keep doing so.
Same for me.
[Heo Ji-hoon: So what’re you guys planning now?]
[Han Tae-hoon: Dunno. Thinking action school maybe.]
[Heo Ji-hoon: Action school? Why the sudden interest? Stuntman?]
[Han Tae-hoon: Dunno if it’s racial instinct or what, but I just wanna swing a sword nonstop ㅇㅇ;;]
[Jo Min-hyuk: Were Oni always sword-swinging types?]
[Heo Ji-hoon: Some Oni in anime use swords, I think.]
[Jo Min-hyuk: But that’s anime. Weren’t real Oni club-wielders?]
[Heo Ji-hoon: True… Myths don’t match mutants anyway. Yoon Seo-hyun’s a munchkin blending Eastern and Western dragon traits.]
[Jo Min-hyuk: Oh yeah.]
[Han Tae-hoon: Sword thing’s just preference… Racial skill’s fire, I guess.]
[Heo Ji-hoon: Fire?]
[Han Tae-hoon: Yup. Will-o’-wisp.]
[Heo Ji-hoon: Yoon Seo-hyun handles fire too. You too?]
[Han Tae-hoon: Don’t compare us;; Mine’s solid, but hers is on another level.]
[Heo Ji-hoon: Han-gyeol got any unique powers?]
[Yoo Han-gyeol: Dunno;; Still figuring it out ㅇㅇ Seo-hyun says stuff awakens over time.]
[Yoon Seo-hyun: Angels gotta have some OP powers, right? Tae-hoon’s still discovering his too.]
I had this weird faith their powers would be no joke. Had to be.
Looking at second-month mutants I’d met… they’d be around that level.
Ha-rin, Yeon-hwa unnie, Sia, Lich, Dullahan.
Yeah, Tae-hoon and Han-gyeol would match them.
Oh, and since my two classmates were the last in Korea to mutate, the insane workload was finally stabilizing.
[Yoo Han-gyeol: OP power’s useless without ways to use it.]
[Han Tae-hoon: Yup ㅇㅇ If I could do magic like you, Seo-hyun, daily life’d be comfy.]
[Yoo Han-gyeol: No other mutants at our uni besides us and Tae-hoon?]
[Jo Min-hyuk: Some, but none in our department.]
[Yoo Han-gyeol: Gotcha.]
Our uni had more mutants than expected from the beam.
But no incidents among second-wave ones.
Maybe my suppressant effect, or payoff from running around nonstop.
Like when I first met Sia and calmed her freaked-out state—I used that on shaky mutants, and incidents dropped.
Ha-rin’s stabilization powers helped too; we were swamped.
Thanks to us, while other countries dealt with mutant chaos, Korea had almost zero social issues.
Plus, good news: Mutants among my circle meant I could legally recruit by convincing them.
Time to hustle on persuasion.
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[This dude’s been grinding hard lately, upvote lol]
(Seo-hyun spreading wings and flying gif.png)
Director hits the office today too.
-Mutant GOAT lol
-Without her, Korea would’ve been a mess ㅇㅇ
[Other Asian countries in chaos, Korea’s chill—such a relief]
All thanks to Director’s grace…
Upvote?
-Don’t cheat
-US is stabilizing too post-mutant village, tho
-Yeah but they still got tons causing havoc lol Korea? Zero.
-Lol breath incoming if you act up lololol
[Na-do effect is huge apparently]
That one broadcast months ago improved mutant views big time lol
Mutated recently; Director stabilized my mind, saved my ass.
Nearly went berserk at first; would’ve been bad without her.
-What mutant?
-Just common beastman. Tiger ㅇㅇ
-Whoa…
-Shady folks gonna love it
-Pls no
[Our Director’s a total cheat mutant fr]
Weather control
Breath
Physical prowess
True form shift
Etc. Ultimate mutant?
Magic tho << Total cheat lololol
Even mind stabilization??
-She’s stupid busy for it
-Living “great power great responsibility” lol
-If she goes dark, that’s humanity’s end.
I’d peek at forums hoping for no new mutants post-second wave… Posts like these made my day.
Blushed at first, but not anymore.
Time to plate my face in steel and bask in the praise.
Ooh, praise the mighty dragon…!
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