Opera Appears
‘How is this possible...!’
Director Jeong Gyeongtaek could not believe the scene unfolding before his eyes.
He could not accept it even after witnessing it with his own eyes.
He had single-handedly obliterated an orc with a single strike of mana.
While capturing orcs was never difficult for an Awakener, this man made it look effortless—a feat I could count on one hand.
‘Who... are you...?’
Jeong Gyeongtaek stared at Doheon, gripping the handle of his cane until his knuckles whitened.
He wrinkled his nose at the acrid smell of burning meat.
Meanwhile, Doheon incinerated every goblin charging toward him.
Using fire magic in such a cramped space seemed utterly reckless, yet because he had taken some precaution, breathing was no burden, and beyond the goblins a barrier had been raised around the fallen women, so there was no threat to safety.
‘.....’
Words failed me completely.
Just bringing the breeding matrix had been shocking enough, but the actual person was an even greater monster.
The moment she appeared, she knocked out an Awakener ranked third in Korea.
Teleportation was basic.
Summoning magic.
Healing abilities.
Barriers.
They were all suitable for both wide-area and single combat.
No one in this world possessed all of them at once.
How was I supposed to deal with this man?
Or could I even catch him?
The man’s eyes held no ambition.
Only a calm, detached calm that said he would simply follow the flow in silence.
Humans inherently possess desires.
He had none.
He was like someone who had transcended something, akin to a ‘god’.
Then what should Jeong Gyeongtaek... or the world... do to him?
The answer was simple.
Simply obey his commands.
Awakeners, citizens, and those in the upper echelons bowing their heads as instructed were like puppets, enough to make one want to vomit.
Yet if this man said to do so, it seemed that following anything would be acceptable.
That was beside the point.
‘When will this end?’
Somehow, despite the ease of breathing, the burning smell seeping out was oddly repulsive.
Thirty minutes had already passed.
Goblins continued to swarm in relentlessly.
Not toward them, but from the opposite direction.
It was almost a one-sided slaughter.
Orcs tore off their own flesh to peel away the fire clinging to their bodies.
But it was futile.
How much time had passed?
Black smoke blocked the view.
The situation ahead was unclear.
Doheon stopped his attacks.
No more enemies were approaching.
And.
"Over there... I can’t see ahead..."
"...."
Before Jeong Gyeongtaek could finish speaking,
-Whoosh!!
A bright light flashed, and a refreshing smoke cleared the air into pristine purity.
"Hic...!"
The purified air.
Yet what shocked Jeong Gyeongtaek was the mercilessly scattered charred meat fragments all around.
Some twitched, still alive.
Amidst this, Doheon stepped on them with his feet and walked steadily forward.
Jeong Gyeongtaek followed behind him.
......
"Uaa.. a... a...."
"Uee.. e.. eeeeeeee...."
"It’s so tragic..."
Jeong Gyeongtaek covered his nose and stared at two survivors sprawled on the floor.
I was familiar with this sight.
When I was active as a soldier in the previous war, such scenes were all too common.
I had often seen rural noble daughters being roasted alive.
Clearly, due to the awakening effect from the medicine smeared on their bodies, they remained conscious until the end, feeling the pain as they died.
So, this sight wasn’t displeasing.
It was merely pitiful.
I looked at the woman intently.
Her eyes were plucked out, and she had no teeth.
Excrement was flowing down from her anus.
Mucus was dripping down her exposed skin.
Amidst all this, the woman was laughing.
Clearly, she had swallowed the semen of the goblins and orcs just moments ago.
Thanks to the aphrodisiac effect, she would feel pleasure for a short while even in this agony.
"......"
I didn’t ask if she was okay.
Obviously, she wasn’t.
Asking would only inflict more pain.
What I needed to do in this situation was:
-Whoong whoong...!
"This is...!"
Jeong Gyeongtaek’s eyes trembled.
Healing magic.
I could have used it originally, but now that I had obtained the goddess’s authority, I could even restore severed limbs or missing organs.
"....?!"
"Uee...?!"
The women’s hair was growing back, new flesh sprouting on their faces.
Eyes regrew, plucked jaws reattached.
Pregnant bellies sank back into place.
Before the healing magic, I had used ‘purification’ magic to eliminate the goblins’ impure parts.
Thus.
The women returned to completely clean bodies.
"Miss Jin Ga-eun, Mr. Kang Yeong-min. Wake up."
I called their names as I read them from their memories.
Ga-eun and Yeong-min.
The two women simply stared blankly at me.
Ga-eun, with her long brown hair, grabbed her arm with her hand.
-Tap. Tap. Tada...!
"It’s there... I see... I... am I alive...?"
Ga-eun just looked dejectedly at her body, as if disbelieving the situation.
Her naked body didn’t seem to bother her; she was just blankly dazed.
She hasn’t had a fit yet...
Jin Ga-eun seemed to have unexpectedly strong mental fortitude.
Did she get it from an orc?
Then she would have been treated gently.
Relative, of course.
But.
"Kyaaaaaaaak..!!"
Short bob-haired Kang Yeong-min didn’t react that way.
"Uaa.. uaaaaak...!! I don’t want..! I don’t want...!!"
The woman who had been with the goblin.
"I can’t see.. I can’t see..!!"
She had completely broken.
She had been steel.
But steel that wasn’t reed, so she ultimately broke.
"Uaaaaaaa....!!! Kkuaaaak!!"
Foam in her mouth, she collapsed.
"Awakener-nim..! How.. How can you do this to us..?"
Jeong Gyeongtaek pleaded desperately to me.
"I can do it."
Yes. I had a method.
But the method was.
"Then that..!"
Dangerous.
The mind was in a very sensitive and unknown human realm, so even gods had to take a long time to intervene.
And if successful.
We wouldn’t call it a miracle.
As an immature me, it was impossible.
I would need to train for a long time.
More importantly, even if I tried, her mind would be completely collapsed before that.
In the end, what was needed now was speed and a miracle. Two things.
Could I create a miracle in such a short time?
Then.. I had a backup plan..
Magic.
There was magic that could temporarily stabilize the mind.
But it was essentially like a drug.
She would have to rely on me for the rest of her life.
A drug that rivaled the authority of gods would destroy the person’s soul along with tremendous pleasure.
It would be better to send her to hell.
Then.
"I have to kill her."
"Then thank you.. or what?"
Jeong Gyeongtaek looked at me as if asking what this was.
"Is that even a word?"
"It is. Because this is also for her sake."
"Why..! You said there is a way...!?"
"There is. But with me now, it’s impossible."
"Why!! Then are you going to let her die like this?!"
"You understand well."
"A.. a.. a..."
Jeong Gyeongtaek had clenched his fist.
His fingernails were digging into his flesh, blood flowing.
"It’s difficult to explain. Know that the only way to alleviate her pain as much as possible is this."
So, I closed my eyes on Jeong Gyeongtaek and gathered mana in my hand.
Cut the artery in one go.
Now, I should be grateful that Jin Ga-eun’s mind is gone.
Jin Ga-eun and Kang Yeong-min were friends.
It was better to see a friend die with a clear mind than to witness this hell.
At the moment I raised my hand.
"No, no, nooooooo!!!!"
Someone grabbed my body.
Who?
Ash-gray hair like Aria’s.
Wobbling breasts.
A body with a sense of elasticity.
A woman like this in this place?
But the strange thing was it wasn’t that.
This woman.. I feel divinity...!
Feeling divinity meant being part of the Heavenly Realm.
And I couldn’t read memories.
Not being able to read memories meant something that rivaled gods.
Did she come to remove me for abusing the wish, even though I didn’t intend to?
Then.
I had to strike first.
I grabbed her tightly.
"Haa..?!"
The startled woman.
I punched her in the stomach...!
...Before that, she pushed me away.
"Eh?"
I bounced back from her for a moment.
The woman also fell to her knees from the recoil.
"Uuuu..!"
The woman moaned.
Pushed?
I was pushed?
It wasn’t that strong of a force.
Yet she pushed me.
Dangerous.
I spewed killing intent.
Approached the fallen woman.
However.
"No, no, no!! It’s not that..! I came to help you..!"
She protested to me while on her knees.
"Eh...?"
Help?
"My name is Goddess Opera. I am Aria’s friend..!"
"What?"
Aria’s friend?
Was there such a person?
But without even verifying the truth of the words.
At her words, I hesitated for a moment.
"So.. please listen to my words..!!"
Her desperate cry filled the gate interior.
Me and Jeong Gyeongtaek watching it.
We had no choice but to remain silent for a moment.
