〈 170화 〉 169화 A Devastating Blow.
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“Kids! I won”
Bang!
A bullet whizzed past my ear.
I felt a slight sting at my earlobe.
[……Didn’t this happen last time too?］
‘Why does this feel like a recycled scene?’
Hyeji puffed on the muzzle of her handgun and glared at me.
“You said I had no chest earlier, right?”
“…Hyeji, I’m a patient, okay?”
“I’m a patient too! My heart hurts, you bastard.”
My heart hurts, huh?
I can’t believe it.
I guess it makes sense.
“You have a heartache, but no chest.”
“Die.”
“F*ck.”
[This is your fault, you know.］
This time, Hyeji conjured up a genuinely dangerous weapon.
A chainsaw.
As Hyeji powered up the chainsaw, a vroom echoed, and the blade started spinning rapidly.
“Hyeji? I’m pretty sure I’ll die if that hits me?”
“Too many bastards eyeing me, so I want to customize some limbs.”
“Hyeji, I’ll help too!”
“F*cking brats.”
For some reason, both Hyeji and Elcia’s eyes looked endlessly dark today.
Thus, I started running away from Hyeji and Elcia.
As the two murderers from the academy chased me with their chainsaws, my survival instinct kicked in, allowing me to forget the pain in my body and run.
The brief chase ended with a dramatic compromise: let’s heal our bodies with potions first.
“First, let’s recover and then cut.”
“I agree!”
“F*ck.”
I showered in the potions given by the succubi.
As the wounds healed, I began to feel a warmth all over my body.
‘Feeling hot, Rehu.’
[F*ck, this guy was the protagonist…］
At that moment, Lilith’s figure caught my eye.
Lilith and four succubi were bombarding Wonsan.
Lilith suddenly decided to lay down on top of the four succubi.
One of the succubi let out a slight whimper.
Grr.
Then, Lilith’s gaze shifted to one of disdain, as if to say, ‘Look at these bastards.’
She began to pester the succubi while lying down.
“Hey, kids? Am I heavy?”
“”””No!!!”””””
“If you’re heavy, say you’re heavy. I’m just asking, not teasing.”
“”””Lighter than a feather!””””
It sounded soft, but it was quite a menacing sight of Lilith.
Meanwhile, Jeong Ahyeon was also treating her wounds with potions.
Noticing my gaze, Jeong Ahyeon smiled brightly again as Lilith suddenly called for her.
“Ayeon, come here.”
“Yes, mother.”
Jeong Ahyeon walked over to Lilith obediently.
As soon as she arrived, Lilith switched from lying down to sitting up.
This meant that Lilith went from lying on top of four succubi to sitting on just two.
Lilith began to pat the empty back of a succubus she was bombarding Wonsan, inviting Jeong Ahyeon to sit.
“Sit here.”
“Uh… um…”
“Hurry up.”
Unable to resist Lilith’s urging, Jeong Ahyeon quietly sat on the back of the succubus.
Upon doing so, the succubus beneath her exhaled a breath of relief.
“I survived. I thought I was going to die from the weight.”
“All you bastards come out.”
Of course, even that small sound was picked up by the terrifying Lilith.
As some succubi poured out to continue the bombardment, Lilith gently patted Jeong Ahyeon as if she wanted to show her affection.
“You’ve worked hard. I’m glad you’re okay.”
“No, it’s nothing.”
Then Lilith suddenly whispered something in Jeong Ahyeon’s ear.
Of course, I couldn’t hear it.
“So, do you like that guy?”
“Um, um…”
Jeong Ahyeon lowered her head, her face turning bright red.
And she answered in a whisper.
“……Yes.”
“Hoho.”
Lilith smiled affectionately as she patted Jeong Ahyeon again.
Then she whispered to Jeong Ahyeon once more.
“Mom wants to talk to that boy once.”
“No! Mother! I think that’s a bit too early!”
Jeong Ahyeon replied, startled and questioning Lilith.
Lilith then hardened her expression and spoke firmly to Jeong Ahyeon.
“It’s to ensure that boy knows for sure.”
“……Is that so?”
“That’s right. Can you bring that boy here?”
Reluctantly, Jeong Ahyeon nodded and made her way toward me.
At that moment, I was stuck between Hyeji and Elcia.
Hyeji pointed at my wrist, speaking to Elcia.
“Slice that one.”
“Hyeji, over here?”
“Not there, slice that one!”
“Stop, you bastards!”
Caressy was actually helping Hyeji and Elcia.
“I’ll prepare a mental hospital for you.”
“Shinwoo, shall we live like fools from now on?”
“Master’s been crazy for a while, so he gets a free pass to the mental hospital!”
“F*ck, seriously.”
The looks in Hyeji and Elcia’s eyes were extremely dark.
However, thanks to Jeong Ahyeon’s arrival, the duo paused their antics.
“Master, mother misses you.”
“You heard, right? I’m going!”
I quickly shook off Hyeji and Elcia and rushed to Lilith with Jeong Ahyeon.
Honestly, I didn’t want to think about what might happen if I stayed there.
On another note, Lilith was relentlessly pestering the succubi until Jeong Ahyeon and I arrived.
“My dear children, is life as a succubi easy these days?”
“”””””””No!!!””””””””
“Oh my! Then that means it’s inconvenient!”
“”””””””Not at all!!!””””””””
The succubi answered in loud voices.
Yet, Lilith’s nagging did not stop.
“Well, you can’t be at fault. It’s your close-quarters fighters who are the problem, right?”
“””””””””Sorry!!!””””””””
That felt surprisingly familiar.
“Since I’ve let you go recently, have your succubi lives already ended?”
“”””””””No!!!””””””””
“Should I call for everyone above you and below me?”
“”””””””Sorry!!!!!!!!””””””””
Then, noticing Jeong Ahyeon and my approach, Lilith waved at us.
Her waving and smiling should have looked beautiful, but seeing the succubi beneath her felt ominous.
Lilith stood up and, with a blank expression, commanded the succubi.
“Keep running around the mansion’s outskirts until I say stop.”
“”””””””Yes!!! Understood!!!””””””””
“Succubi, fully armed and while running, keep singing ‘The Succubi Song.’”
The succubi quickly donned their gear and started to run around the mansion’s outskirts.
I couldn’t hear them from a distance, but it sounded like they were singing about being ‘beautiful succubi’ as they ran.
Seeing that, Piece started trembling and suddenly began apologizing to me.
[I’m sorry. You aren’t a demon; just a brat.]
‘F*ck, that’s the real demon.’
Lilith smiled brightly and reached out her hand to me.
Just as I was about to grab that hand, someone interrupted.
“The winner hasn’t stated what they want.”
It was Jeong Siwoo.
He blocked Lilith’s outstretched hand and looked directly at me, talking mechanically.
His expression was as blank as a doll, yet he insisted on keeping the pact.
“Say what you desire.”
“Um. I—”
At that moment.
“Stop!!!”
“Huh?”
Out of nowhere, Rick, who had recovered with potions, fiercely dashed at me.
Holding something in his hand.
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‘That bastard! Spoiling a perfectly good meal?’
Rick gritted his teeth while healing himself with potions.
And he fixed his fiery gaze on Kim Shinwoo.
‘I can’t give up.’
Kim Shinwoo still hadn’t stated what he wished.
In other words, I could exploit the pact’s loophole by making Kim Shinwoo say it directly.
‘I didn’t want to use this, but there’s no time to be picky.’
Rick started to sneakily manipulate his phone so that no one would notice.
Preparing his trump card.
The hypnosis app.
A masterpiece created by some insane mage in the past.
At first, he doubted its effectiveness, but after using it to manipulate Jeong Siwoo, who came from his family, he stopped questioning it.
‘Even a great mage won’t have high mental resistance.’
Controlling magic and having a strong mind don’t go hand in hand.
Those unaffected are either beasts that don’t understand communication or highly intelligent beings with strong mental fortitude.
However, there was a reason this was a last resort.
The effectiveness only activated when chanting an incantation along with the hypnosis app.
The users had to be those who have reached the pinnacle of magic.
And finally, once successful, it wouldn’t be usable again for a long time.
Originally, Rick planned to use it on Jeong Ahyeon to control her freely, but now the plan was completely derailed.
He aimed to exploit the pact’s loophole to make Jeong Ahyeon his.
As he began to worry about being interrupted while hypnotizing Kim Shinwoo, he started experiencing future scenarios.
In that future, he indeed confirmed approaching Kim Shinwoo and showing him the app.
Judging that there was no further need to confirm, he quickly regressed.
As soon as Rick recovered, he rushed out toward Kim Shinwoo.
He had to control him before Kim Shinwoo stated what the winner desired.
“Stop!!!”
“Huh?”
Rick took the moment when Kim Shinwoo’s expression was blank and stared at him in shock.
This was the final chance.
He showed the hypnosis app to Kim Shinwoo.
“Look!!!”
At that moment, Kim Shinwoo’s expression began to fade.
Just like how Jeong Siwoo had experienced it first.
‘It worked!’
Rick grinned with a triumphant smile.
Sounds of astonishment echoed around, but he didn’t care about that.
It was more important to navigate through the current situation.
“Silently follow what I say!”
“…….”
Kim Shinwoo stared blankly at Rick without answering.
It didn’t matter.
This had never failed before.
“Jeong Ahyeon! Say that woman is mine with the power of the winner!!!”
Finally, Kim Shinwoo was about to open his mouth.
Seeing that, Rick couldn’t hold back his laughter.
“Hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!”
Ultimately, the last winner was himself.
No matter how much they struggled, everything would play according to his will.
It was perfect.
Just as Kim Shinwoo’s mouth, which wore an expressionless face, started to utter words.
“F*ck off.”
“Huh?”
Rick looked puzzled.
And doubted his eyes.
It made sense.
Crash!!!!
Kim Shinwoo’s heavy kick had landed squarely on Rick’s genitals.
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