Chapter 200
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“Wait, who is this? She feels completely different.”
This was, without question, deeply unfamiliar.
Choi Siwoo had lived through the previous timeline, and she had already seen a side of Yu Eunha that felt strange to her this time around, but even so, the Yu Eunha before her now felt profoundly out of place.
“You. Who are you, walking around in Eunha’s body?”
“Mm. For the moment, I am Yu Eunha too.”
“You’re Yu Eunha?”
The phrase “for the moment” bothered her.
“Yes. To be precise, you could say I am one half of a dual personality. Normally, I am the shut-in author who finds it troublesome to come outside, but with yongyong-i in this state, there is no helping it.”
The heroines blinked at the shocking revelation they were only now learning.
Was such a thing even possible?
“So you’re saying Author Yu Eunha and yongyong-i Yu Eunha both exist?”
At Han Suji’s question, Yu Eunha nodded.
“Yes. I cannot tell you the details, but in any case, it would be correct to regard yongyong-i and me as the same Yu Eunha.”
The same Yu Eunha? Could the atmosphere around one person really differ this much?
“Then why did you come out?”
“This work has deviated from causality. Most likely, the Sin of Sloth failed to control his temper and, instead of showing himself, summoned every Hellgate he could. I have to stop them.”
“Can you stop them?”
“It is the same body, after all. I should be able to use the power too, shouldn’t I?”
Yes. She could use the power of White Flame. The problem was what came after.
They could not forget that Ha Jeongseok was in Korea.
“If I use that power, the fact that Yu Eunha helped japan will cause another Korea-Japan dispute. It is good to put japan in your debt, but do not forget that Ha Jeongseok is in Korea.”
To fight the Sins, Korea and japan needed to remain close.
If Ha Jeongseok used this incident to act as if Korea had done japan a favor and tried to obtain something in return, could they truly remain friendly?
Even Shinohara Yuzuki would not welcome that.
Yu Eunha would not want it either.
So, since Author Yu Eunha had come out anyway, she decided to go the extra mile.
“From what you’re saying, it doesn’t sound like you’re going to handle this with White Flame.”
“Wow, mom is being serious!”
At Han Suji and Magnute’s words, Author Yu Eunha gave a soft laugh and raised her hand. A Shining Pen of indiscernible material appeared, floating in the air.
Author Yu Eunha lifted the pen and wrote in the air so quickly that no one else could perceive it.
“[They say countless Hellgates have appeared over the skies of japan, but that is nothing more than a rumor. The sky over japan is clear and bright. There are no Monsters, nor even the shadow of a demon.]”
In that instant, it happened.
The Hellgates in the sky began to vanish.
As if they had never existed and had only been glimpsed for a moment, they did not disappear physically; rather, their very presence was being erased.
And the sky over japan became truly clean.
“““…”””
The heroines had no choice but to fall silent.
Even the Hellgates that had continued appearing far beyond the range of sight, covering the sky, had all vanished.
How could anything like this be possible?
“Did I not tell you? I am an author.”
“Is that it?”
“No. I am a little angry right now.”
She could not simply leave the shut-in nerd alone who had pulled this prank.
Author Yu Eunha wrote a new sentence.
“[The naughty prankster who played with Hellgates falls before me, bound]”
As soon as she wrote the sentence, a boy just over 160 centimeters tall fell from the sky and hit the ground.
He was Cale, the Sin of Sloth.
“Grrgh?”
“If you ruin causality, I am the one who has to deal with the hassle. You really did go and make a mess of things, Mr. Shut-in Hikikomori.”
Yu Eunha walked lightly over to Cale, seized him by the throat, lifted him, and flung him away.
Once she had Cale in her grasp, Author Yu Eunha unleashed merciless violence.
To the heroines, who knew Yu Eunha’s usual strength and brutality, Author Yu Eunha’s behavior was bizarre.
Unlike the Yu Eunha they knew, she had an elegant air, yet the way she beat him indiscriminately was frightening in its own way.
Thud! CRACK!
“Therefore, when yongyong-i had you dancing in the palm of her hand, you should have known your limits. This is not a horror movie; what sort of puppet theater lets a puppet run out of the theater on its own?”
“Gah. Cough! Ugh! Damn it! Who the hell are you - khak!”
“Well, I will only do this much for you. In any case, the one who will bring divine punishment down on you is not me but yongyong-i. Get lost.”
Smack! Crash!
After being beaten by Author Yu Eunha and rolling across the floor, Cale, the Sin of Sloth, used his ability with a resentful expression and swiftly vanished.
In the end, this was the limit of what Cale could do. If so, it was better to leave the rest to yongyong-i.
If she captured Cale here, she would surely be throwing cold water on the perfect plan to subject Cale to Male elimination.
Author Yu Eunha looked over the shocked heroines and Shinsengumi, then shrugged.
“Well, I handled it well enough.”
She was different from the Yu Eunha they knew, but watching her beat down an enemy with greater composure and a certain clever elegance was new.
And they thought:
Could she possibly be a god? After all, had she not erased the Hellgates in an instant merely by writing sentences in the air?
“Shouldn’t we be capturing the sin?”
Reina seemed dissatisfied that Cale had simply been let go.
“It is all part of yongyong-i’s plan. It would be troublesome if I interfered.”
“What is that ridiculous power? Aren’t you basically a god?”
When Han Suji asked, Author Yu Eunha smiled faintly.
Well, if they called her a god, it was not exactly wrong.
The problem was that she could not intervene often in reality. Even though she possessed such power, the moment she had handed the body over to yongyong-i, restrictions were inevitable.
“Then can you erase the history of the great cataclysm too?”
“Unfortunately, what I can change is “Altered things,” not the great cataclysm itself. Besides, once I use this power, it becomes hard for me to remain in the mortal world long.”
The great cataclysm was not something she had personally manipulated.
When she created Dahaka, the great cataclysm occurred as naturally as water flowing downhill.
She could forcibly revise it, but there was no telling what would happen to the world.
For now, perhaps she should enjoy the outside air for the first time in a while.
Author Yu Eunha entered a room with the heroines.
“Still, shall we enjoy this brief rest for a moment?”
“When did Yu Eunha become a dual personality?”
Choi Siwoo, who had been the most curious, asked carefully.
Since when? It was complicated to explain, but perhaps it was better to say it.
“Yongyong-i Yu Eunha is, in truth, best understood as the person I wanted to become. That is why she was born. I know what you are curious about, Miss Siwoo, but “'That Yu Eunha'” is indeed yongyong-i.”
Author Yu Eunha gathered her hands at her chest, then moved them as if a flower were blooming.
The heroines were rather bewildered because she was so unlike the Yu Eunha they knew.
“Is that other personality, Yu Eunha, Dahaka? If you’re two personalities separated from one body, how are your abilities different?”
“That is complicated to explain. I do not have enough time right now to go into the details. But one thing is certain.”
It seemed the heroines were somewhat anxious that Yu Eunha might destroy the world like the former Dahaka.
The heroines here would probably follow Yu Eunha if she said she was tired of the world and meant to destroy it. But they would hope she would not make that choice.
Author Yu Eunha decided to ease that worry.
“What is certain?”
“Yongyong-i has no intention of ending the world like Dahaka or anything of the sort. Besides, she likes you all far too much.”
She liked them far too much, physically and as character settings. That also meant she was not someone who would do something the heroines hated.
On top of that, yongyong-i Yu Eunha would take any woman as long as she was pretty.
If she destroyed the world, where would she get women?
“Are you a lesbian too?”
“Mm. I am not as extreme as yongyong-i, but my feelings for all of you are the same as yongyong-i’s. As I said, I am the inner personality.”
Han Suji grew curious at those words.
If that was true, would she like them too?
“Then do you like us?”
“Yes. Very much.”
As if that even needed to be asked. She liked them immensely.
She could feel the same feelings that yongyong-i Yu Eunha carried.
“Like that yongyong-i Yu Eunha?”
“Yes. If possible, I would also like to pursue a harem. The more women, the better, don’t you think?”
The more women, the better.
“Wow. That part is exactly the same.”
“Mm, Ms. Reina.”
Author Yu Eunha stared seriously at Reina.
Under that gaze, Reina felt a little uneasy.
Yu Eunha was far too different from the Yu Eunha Reina originally knew.
“What are you staring at me like that for?”
“Would you perhaps be interested in a mother-and-daughter threesome? I have been watching everything from inside, too.”
At Author Yu Eunha’s words, Reina’s face twisted.
In the end, this Yu Eunha was still very much Yu Eunha.
Even if Yu Eunha asked that politely, Reina could not let it slide.
“Ah, so you want to see me and mom moaning in front of yongyong-i Yu Eunha?”
“Yup.”
“Get lost!”
Was it a failure after all? Regrettable, but it seemed yongyong-i would have to work harder.
“Mm. That is unfortunate. In any case, yongyong-i seems to have been cared for enough now, so I will see you again next time.”
With those words, Author Yu Eunha closed her eyes.
* * *
A familiar ceiling.
“Who am I, and where is this?”
“Do not play around, Your Excellency yongyong.”
While I was putting on a third-rate solo performance, our tactless author was elegantly drinking tea.
“No, I mean, I suddenly collapsed. It feels a little different from just sleeping.”
“I suspect you used far too much power this time.”
“Mm, on Yuzuki?”
I remembered that much, but could it really have been to this extent?
“That was the biggest part. Yuzuki is an Awakened One strong enough to defeat an Oni on her own. And on top of that, that Four Heavenly Kings Oni’s Core was inserted into her, yes? You remade Yuzuki from the Genetic Level up so that she could withstand the Oni’s Core. Of course it would take a toll.”
“Oh dear.”
After all, that was difficult, even for the strongest Dahaka.
Changing her up from the Genetic Level was difficult. I had only shoved magic into her; I never imagined it would drain me this much.
“Besides, your opponent was Sloth. You spent a lot of power handling each Hellgate one by one and performing purification on the east. You may be strong, but you cannot look down on an opponent just because he is a sin.”
“Mm, true?”
“That is why I kept you here so I could care for you. Rest a little.”
Rest a little? I was perfectly ready to go.
“Wait, what about the Hellgates? Those things that were all over the sky!”
“Ah, I erased those.”
“Right. Your Authority. Huh? Then…”
Wait. Did that mean she had used my body?
No, hold on. It was originally Author Yu Eunha’s body, so maybe I had no right to get angry.
“Yes. I used the body for a little while. The heroines’ reactions were very amusing.”
What exactly had she said to get such good reactions from the heroines?
Surely she had not pounced on my heroines or anything. Even if it were Author Yu Eunha, I would not tolerate that.
“No, isn’t that too much?”
“That is life.”
If you brush me off like that, I get seriously angry, you know.
“Wait, then don’t tell me you dealt with Sloth too?”
Sloth was off-limits. Sloth, of all people, was the one I planned to personally torment by fucking Johanna right in front of him.
“I left Sloth alone. You wanted to deal with Sloth yourself, didn’t you?”
“Yeah. I mean, I did.”
I want to pound Johanna like a dog right in front of him.
Then, I want to fertilize her with my Magic Seed. Sloth might end up watching the woman he loves experience being impregnated by seed by a monster right before his eyes.
Just imagining it was fun.
“Go. Go and fuck Johanna as much as you like in front of him.”
“Now that is my author-nim!”
With those words, I sank into sleep.