Chapter 118

EP.118 Yuria’s Distress #2

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“I didn’t originally plan to use reincarnation. But you stuck your neck out on your own. Remember at the café? You asked if I believed in reincarnation. I decided to use that to my advantage.”

Yuria stared blankly at Jihyuk, who was smiling coldly right in front of her.

Her mental state was so unstable that she couldn’t even think straight.

Jihyuk sneered at her and continued.

“I’m the one who destroyed your kingdom. I know exactly how your parents, Aaron, and the citizens died. That’s why I transformed into Glen Elenard, pretended to dream of reincarnation, and explained the situation of the kingdom’s fall several times. You fell for it so easily.”

“…. Ugh…”

Yuria’s body trembled uncontrollably.

It seemed like she couldn’t believe what was happening.

“After that, it was easier than eating cold porridge. I pretended the reincarnation was over, approached you, and lived with you under the pretext of helping you. Watching you lose your mind bit by bit was truly enjoyable. It was like raising a real daughter.”

What… is happening to me right now?

It feels like a horrible nightmare. I want to wake up refreshed.

Yuria tried to let go of her consciousness several times.

But…

“Don’t lose consciousness.”

She couldn’t because of Jihyuk’s command.

Though her mind was completely foggy, Jihyuk’s words were crystal clear.

“I was busy being with you as Song Jihyuk and as Glen. There were so many strange things… Think about it now.”

Yuria unconsciously obeyed Jihyuk’s command.

As the fog in her consciousness lifted, she began to recall the past.

‘Right… Ah… I never once saw my father and Jihyuk meet…’

Even so, when she was on Earth, only perfectly fitting situations were given to her.

Thinking about it now, it was clearly artificial… only those kinds of situations.

After recalling her memories for a while, Yuria was shocked again by Jihyuk’s next words.

“It was also funny that you believed in Aaron’s reincarnation. You were so eager to please Yoo Seunghyun. While you were juggling Song Jihyuk and him.”

“…..”

“Though Yoo Seunghyun grew unexpectedly, which was a bit annoying. He wasn’t someone I disguised as. So, to cut off your relationship with him, I made sure you were caught coming out of a restaurant with him. Remember?”

She remembered.

After that, she was whipped in Uijeongbu and swore never to meet Seunghyun again.

“Ahhh…”

Yuria, her face as pale as a sheet, let out a despairing sigh.

Jihyuk, who had been giggling at her reaction, spoke again.

“When you still had ill feelings toward Tairat, we went on a trip to Incheon. There, I took your virginity. I made sure you’d never forget me.”

“Ahhh…”

“The next day, you tried so hard to serve me to win my favor. It was hilarious how you depended on the person who took your virginity. Even though I’m your mortal enemy.”

She was deceived. Completely deceived.

Yuria was now dancing in the palm of Jihyuk’s hand.

Pure panic. She wanted to faint, but she couldn’t.

“After that, it was smooth sailing. I gradually changed your psychology, assimilated you into my tyranny, and made you love me. I dyed you in my colors, making you obey every command. The result is already there. Violence is a given, and you even killed your fiancé, who promised you love, with your own hands.”

After finishing, Jihyuk lifted the frill of Yuria’s dress.

He then moved her panties aside and gently rubbed her.

“Huh…?”

Feeling the familiar touch, Yuria slightly spread her legs.

Jihyuk chuckled.

“Look. Even while hearing all this, you spread your legs to receive my favor. You can’t leave me.”

Yuria’s spirit returned slightly at the words that poked at her pride.

The spirit that pushed back the darkness in her heart brought Yuria back to her senses.

“Eek…!”

Gritting her teeth, Yuria pushed Jihyuk away and created distance.

Her face flushed like a tomato, Yuria shouted at Jihyuk, who was looking at her calmly.

“You… you deceived me!”

“Come to me right now.”

“…..”

“I won’t say it twice.”

At those words, Yuria instinctively moved her feet.

The fear of disobeying Jihyuk’s command consumed her entire body.

‘Ah, no…!’

This is ridiculous. How can such a short phrase control everything about me?

She had fallen too deep into the swamp Jihyuk had laid out.

Before she knew it, she had approached Jihyuk.

What will happen to me now? I don’t know if my mind can handle this situation once it’s over.

Jihyuk reached to his waist and pulled out a dagger.

Seeing this, Yuria was terrified.

Was he planning to kill her?

“Don’t worry.”

Contrary to Yuria’s worries, Jihyuk spun the dagger’s handle and handed it to her.

Yuria looked back and forth between the dagger and Jihyuk with a blank expression.

Jihyuk smiled kindly at her, then turned and walked away.

He then turned back and spoke.

“If you resent me, try attacking me. I’ll stand here quietly.”

“What…?”

Are you sane?

Do you think I can’t do it now?

After all you’ve done to me?

Grinding her teeth, Yuria charged at Jihyuk without a second thought.

At high speed, she thrust the dagger forward.

Her target was his neck. The dagger seemed ready to pierce Jihyuk’s neck, cutting through the air.

But…

“Ugh…!”

The dagger stopped just short of Jihyuk’s neck, leaving only a tiny gap.

It wasn’t that Jihyuk blocked it; Yuria stopped the attack herself.

Both her instincts and reason warned her not to attack Jihyuk.

Was she afraid of retaliation? No.

It was because the thought of Jihyuk being hurt filled her with sadness.

Jihyuk clapped and spoke happily.

“You can’t harm me. Why? Because you love me more than anything in the world. Because you think of me as your master.”

“Ah… no…!”

“Do you really think not?”

“…..”

She wanted to punch that disgusting face and say she was wrong, but her heart, trained until now, had erased all aggression.

Even her rebellious feelings were neutralized by Jihyuk’s imposing face.

This shouldn’t be happening… but her mind was filled with the thought of not wanting to displease him.

Transform. If I transform now, knowing everything, maybe I can regain my senses.

After finishing her thought, Yuria distanced herself from Jihyuk and tapped the Device twice.

Then, a green light filled the audience room, and Yuria transformed into the Beast Slayer.

Her will is full. Now I can…

“Huh…?”

Yuria’s body felt like it was in a furnace.

Transforming into the Beast Slayer amplified her already strong resilience, making all her memories with Jihyuk vividly clear.

From the kiss in the park to the dates, the first experience in Incheon, and everything after came back in detail.

“What’s wrong? Didn’t you want to kill me?”

Thump!

At those words, Yuria’s heart raced.

‘Kill…? Me…? Jihyuk…?’

The hand holding the dagger trembled, and cold sweat dripped down her cheek.

“Let me help you.”

Jihyuk slowly walked towards Yuria.

Help? With what? What are you talking about!?

She wanted to shout these words, but her body was frozen, and her mouth was sealed.

Jihyuk, now close to Yuria, smiled gently.

“You’ve suffered a lot until now.”

Saying that, Jihyuk took Yuria’s hand and brought the dagger to his own neck.

Then, he stabbed his nape.

Ssshh!

The cold blade sank deep into Jihyuk’s neck, and crimson blood flowed down, staining the shoulder of his robe.

At that moment, Yuria’s mind went blank.

Jihyuk is dying. The thought made her heart collapse.

“Ah…! No…!”

Yuria used all her strength to pull the dagger from Jihyuk’s neck and threw it to the ground.

Clang!

The dagger slid noisily to the corner of the audience room.

Yuria shook her head violently.

She desperately tried to justify her earlier actions.

It wasn’t her will to attack Jihyuk.

Earlier, she was under some spell… yes, Jihyuk commanded her… he ordered her to attack, so she had no choice but to swing the dagger.

And now, Jihyuk came to her and harmed himself.

“I… I didn’t do anything wrong…! You… you came to me…!”

“You want me to die, don’t you? That would make you feel better, right?”

“No! No!!”

Yuria shouted angrily.

Jihyuk laughed heartily and spread his arms.

“If not, come here.”

Yuria’s heart raced in a good way.

Her body felt hot. She wanted to snuggle into his broad chest and rub her face against him.

Her complicated feelings were instantly resolved, leaving only tender affection for him.

“Hmmm!”

Yuria snorted and rushed into Jihyuk’s arms.

The long-missed embrace of Jihyuk painted her heart in rosy colors.

Tears filled with all sorts of emotions flowed from her eyes.

“Ahhh! I’m sorry…! I’m sorry…!”

Yuria repeatedly apologized sincerely as Jihyuk gently stroked her back.

“No need to apologize. I’m fine.”

Look at that reliable voice embracing her, who had fallen into madness.

What a magnanimous heart.

Feeling even more sorrowful, Yuria hugged Jihyuk’s waist tightly and sobbed.

“Ughhh…! I’m sorry… Ahhh… Forgive me… Please forgive me…!”

“You’ve done nothing wrong.”

Yuria felt the suffocating feeling in her heart clear away.

Such grateful words. This is why she loves Jihyuk.

A power so great that someone like her could never catch up, and a generosity to match.

Anyone would fall for him.

She suddenly remembered the large wound on Jihyuk’s neck.

She opened her eyes slightly and looked up to confirm that Jihyuk’s shoulder was completely red.

Blood was still flowing from his neck.

Yuria lifted her face from Jihyuk’s chest and wiped her tears with her hand.

“We need to treat… your wound, Jihyuk… It’s too dangerous… Ugh!”

Yuria’s eyes widened as she couldn’t finish her sentence.

Jihyuk had pulled her head to his neck.

The blood seeping from his master’s neck began to fill her mouth.

She tasted the metallic, fishy flavor of blood.

Why is he doing this? Is it punishment? Is he punishing me for trying to attack him?

‘Ah, no… this is…’

No, it’s not. This is a reward from my master.

The master is purifying my corrupted body with his clean blood.

Thinking that, the blood tasted sweet.

It’s sweet. With each swallow, her mood improved.

Yuria’s eyes closed on their own, and hot air blew from her nose.

“Ugh… Hah…”

Like someone who had been thirsty for a long time, she pressed her lips to Jihyuk’s neck and began to suck the blood.

“Enough.”

At the master’s command, Yuria slowly removed her lips and looked at Jihyuk with blank eyes.

Jihyuk, who had been staring straight into Yuria’s eyes, placed his finger on her blood-stained lips and pressed.

Then he asked.

“Is your heart still heavy?”

Yuria slowly shook her head.

As expected of the master.

He knows her heart so well.

“Yes…”

“Just follow the one biggest emotion in your heart right now. That’s all you need to do.”

Her current emotion.

Through the whirlwind of anger, sadness, and anxiety, the one emotion that emerged was… love.

Love for her master, that’s all there was.

Caught in the net he laid, she came to hate humans and see evil as good.

She adapted to the demon society and immersed herself deeply.

She came to think of her dead father as pitiful and even killed her fiancé with her own hands.

It’s safe to say she was completely brainwashed.

But…

‘It doesn’t matter…’

She was already dyed in her master’s colors.

So things like badmouthing her dead father or killing her fiancé? They were completely unimportant.

She was free from all the worries she had until now and only felt gratitude towards her master.

She was so grateful for the great enlightenment he gave her.

After finishing her thoughts, Yuria looked up at Jihyuk.

The warm smile and the gaze looking down at her foolish self were so wonderful.

Thinking that, Yuria’s eyes became dreamy.

“Ahhh…♡”

To be continued―――――――――――――――――――――

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