Chapter 198

EP.198 Beast Slayer Celine

“I’m late again today. Don’t wait for me, go to bed first.”

It was Dr. Jennifer Cash’s words as she prepared to leave the laboratory.

As I was putting on my shirt, I asked,

“Aren’t you pushing yourself too hard? Why don’t you just go home and rest?”

“If I endure just a day or two more, it’ll get easier… I want to finish it all at once and then rest properly.”

“Alright then. I’ll go?”

“Wait a moment…”

After tapping on the keyboard, Dr. Jennifer got up from her seat, approached me, and neatly adjusted my crooked tie.

Then, she brushed off my shoulders and gave me a quick kiss on the lips.

“Take care.”

I responded with a grin and left the laboratory, heading to Gangnam.

The place I visited was a food franchise.

I planned to enjoy a secret meeting with Adeline here.

I had already contacted her as soon as I left the lab, so Adeline, who wanted to see me, would arrive soon.

‘It’s a pity Aram isn’t here.’

There’s no better card to provoke jealousy than Aram.

She’s moderately pretty and highly capable.

Even Sehwa once felt jealous of Aram.

At that time, I had injected quite a bit of malice, causing her irises to turn purple before returning to normal.

Anyway, I could call Aram if I wanted, but she’s busy with business related to WW Entertainment, so let’s skip it.

Sitting at the CEO’s desk, I was diligently working on a device when I heard a knocking sound and chuckled.

Adeline must be knocking quite forcefully.

I got up and opened the door to find Adeline with a flushed face, waving one hand up to her shoulder.

“Hello, Jihyuk! There are so many people here, it’s overwhelming! The building is incredibly tall…”

Adeline chattered excitedly in front of me, as if wanting to share her tourist impressions.

I listened to her with a gentle smile.

Soon, Adeline scanned me up and down and then deeply bowed her head.

She seemed to like my suit. Or maybe she remembered yesterday’s tongue incident.

I grabbed her wrist and sat her on the sofa, then asked,

“Did you come up alone?”

“No… A guide accompanied me in the elevator…”

Adeline, who had been high-spirited just moments ago, now seemed shy.

I’ll give her some energy. After gazing at her with deep eyes for a moment, I got up and brought the device.

“This is Adeline’s device. It’s just been completed, and all that’s left is to insert the Aiter. Want to try it now?”

At my words, Adeline’s eyes sparkled.

She nodded frantically and took out her storage box.

“Wh-what do I do now?”

I silently pressed a button on the device.

With a click, a tiny tube-like object popped out from the side.

It was designed to transfer the Aiter.

“Open the storage box. Just a little.”

“Yes…!”

Adeline opened the storage box with trembling hands.

The top of the box opened silently in a small circle.

I placed the tube against it and waited quietly.

After a while,

Swoosh…

A sound similar to wind blowing over a sandy beach was heard, and the Aiter began to slowly enter the tube.

Soon, all the Aiter had transferred from the storage box to the device, settling in the center. It moved around as if inspecting its new home before spreading throughout the device.

Whoosh…!

The device began to glow in a dazzling array of colors, emitting a radiant rainbow light in all directions before returning to normal.

Adeline, who had been staring blankly at the scene, snapped out of it when I smiled and handed her the device.

“Ah…!”

“Now you’re officially a Beast Slayer.”

“…..”

Adeline’s round eyes settled, filled with determination.

She must be thinking about setting an example as a Beast Slayer.

She carefully took the device with both hands and mimicked me as I pretended to put on a watch.

Click!

The device’s strap automatically wrapped around her thin wrist.

Adeline swallowed hard and looked up at me.

“Something… I felt something enter my body and then disappear…”

“It seems you’ve harmonized with the Aiter. Want to try transforming?”

“N-now?”

“Yes. Just tap the screen twice with any finger, and it will automatically respond. It’s the same to deactivate the transformation.”

“Wait…! Deep breath…! Deep breath!”

She placed her hand on her chest, inhaling and exhaling repeatedly, then got up from the sofa.

Seeing me close all the curtains in the CEO’s office with the remote, Adeline tightly closed her eyes and tapped the device’s screen.

Kiiing-!

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A brilliant golden light. It’s blinding.

I squinted due to the light but tried to capture Adeline’s transformed appearance with my eyes.

Adeline didn’t change as drastically as Sehwa or Yuria.

Her hair remained the same bright blonde.

But her eyes were different.

Her emerald-green irises had turned gold.

When she fought Amon, there was no change in her appearance, so why did she fully transform now?

It was all thanks to Polymerus.

The Aiter storage box made on Silvia’s planet is, as the name suggests, just for storage.

Transforming in that state is like putting an uncut gem directly into a ring.

But Polymerus, which makes up the entire device, is the most perfect material in the universe, harmonizing with the Aiter to reveal its true energy.

This has further strengthened Adeline’s body. With Divine Power here… a true monster has been born.

‘Thank you, Edward Parsons.’

He was a blessing to me.

He laid the foundation for the device, died early, and even handed over the beautiful doctor to me… It’s no wonder he’s remarkable.

I silently thanked him and asked, covering my eyes with one hand,

“How do you feel?”

Adeline, who had been examining her body, answered without looking at me.

“I feel… overflowing with power…”

That line was what Sehwa said to me after her corruption… It’s oddly fitting.

“Later, you can transform freely at the lab or Uijeongbu, but for now, deactivate it. We’re in the middle of Gangnam, inside a company. If someone gets suspicious, it’ll be troublesome.”

“Ah, okay…”

Adeline tapped the screen twice to deactivate the transformation.

The light surrounding her body was sucked back into the device and disappeared completely, her hair floating in the air before settling back down.

Her irises returned to green.

Due to the brightness, I pressed my upper eyelids and approached the excited Adeline.

“I’m thinking of using the activity name Celine. Beast Slayer Celine, how about it?”

“Celine…”

Adeline repeated the name once and then shouted.

“I like it!”

“At least think about it before answering…”

“No! I want to be Celine!”

Her attitude, as if she’d go on strike if not called Celine, made me chuckle. I sat her back on the sofa and sat beside her.

“I’ll make you a suit later.”

“Okay!”

“Now, I should explain the various functions. This button here is for the portal. When headquarters detects Evil Energy, the location of the demon’s appearance and the nearest portal will be automatically input. Just press it, and a portal will form, allowing you to go there instantly. No need to take a fighter jet like last time.”

“Wow…!”

“And this is the communicator…”

She was so engrossed that she didn’t even notice I was right next to her, her eyes wide open to not miss any of my explanations.

I spent a long time explaining the device’s functions in a way Adeline could understand.

And finally, it was time for the highlight.

“Lastly, the button at the bottom center shows the charge level. Let me press it.”

Click!

The moment I pressed the button, a number appeared in the air.

The semi-transparent white glow showed a charge level of [49%].

Before fighting Amon, it was over 90%, so quite a bit has been used.

That guy is useful after all.

“You’ve used a little less than half.”

“Yes…”

Adeline, dragging out her words, glanced at me.

She must have remembered how to charge the Aiter.

Her cute reaction made me chuckle softly, and I asked,

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Ah, it’s nothing…”

She started whistling, evasively.

Seeing her roll her eyes, it seemed she wanted to downplay the situation.

Her awkward behavior was really funny.

How about trying to charge it here?

The preliminary work has been done thoroughly. The device is complete, so let’s give it a try.

I subtly grabbed Adeline’s pinky and brought it to my knee.

Then, I gently rubbed her nail.

“Your nail’s chipped. It was clean last time.”

“Yeah… I got into a fight with a demon…”

“Are you going to get it done again?”

“I-I don’t know… But what are you doing now…?”

Without answering, I pressed between her pinky and ring finger.

Adeline buried her face in the sofa’s backrest.

Her hand, held by me, made no attempt to pull away.

A very good sign. I went a bit further, starting to massage her entire hand.

“Hooah…”

Soon, she began to let out hot breaths.

That was just a reaction of embarrassment.

The device remained quiet. If Adeline thought of this skin contact as a sexual act and got excited, it would have charged.

I stopped the hand massage and moved closer to Adeline.

She, startled by my actions, fled to the corner of the sofa.

Her frightened reaction made me burst into laughter.

“Anyone would think I’m about to eat you.”

“I-I’m not ready yet…”

I know.

Today, I’ll just touch her waist. I just want to see if it charges or not.

I spread my arms and said,

“I just wanted to hug you. I wasn’t thinking anything else.”

“…..”

Adeline’s suspicious gaze.

Is she doubting my intentions now? That’s a bit disappointing… Even if the situation is awkward, it’s still disheartening.

“Are you not coming?”

Perhaps reassured by my gentle voice?

Adeline hesitated and then snuggled into my arms.

She naturally wrapped her arms around my waist and said,

“I want to watch a movie… I’m hungry too…”

“Let’s stay like this for a bit, then go out.”

“Okay…”

I hugged Adeline tightly, subtly pressing my nail into her erector spinae.

Adeline’s body twitched. The device remained quiet.

A bit disappointed, I pretended it was a mistake and moved my hand down to press her gluteus medius… that is, the upper part of her buttocks.

“Huaa…”

Adeline, who had buried her face near my chest, let out a languid breath.

At the same time, a whoosh…! sound was heard.

Faint but definitely there. The device was charging.

Proof that Adeline was at least slightly excited by my actions.

Feeling immense joy, I decided to be a bit bolder.

I moved my hand to Adeline’s gluteus maximus, slightly lifted as she hugged me, and pressed that area with my finger.

“Hyak!”

Startled, Adeline let out a cry and pushed my chest.

Then, she jumped up from the sofa, panting, glared at me, and quickly ran out of the office.

To be continued―――――――――――――――――――――

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