Chapter 133
Shinohara Castle
Korea! Following the defeat of the Yellow Dragon in the West Sea, continuous victories in Pyeongyang! China driven out beyond the Amnok River, and the entire Korean Peninsula recaptured for the first time in 105 years since the establishment of the Republic of Korea government!
-Come out, whoever said Korea would be annihilated this time. You guys made me bet all my assets on China’s victory and I lost everything.
-wwwwwwNet Right-Wingers, you idiots, can’t you see the answer when you look at Korea’s lineup?wwwwwwwThanks to you, I made a lot of money~www
-Japan-Korea Alliance is solid www
-It’s the Japan-US-Korea Alliance. Idiot.
-The Shinohara Shogunate must recruit Yu Eunha immediately!
Japanese Hunter-related communities were ablaze with Korea’s string of victories. Shinohara Yuzuki, who had been poring over the communities, let out a small laugh.
“To think they won without support from the West and Japan.”
It wasn’t even a situation where they could offer support, yet the circumstances had become so dire that they had to use Magic Fighter Jets, which should have been scrapped long ago, against the Yellow Dragon. So, Shinohara Yuzuki had stationed the Shinsengumi, prepared to assist Korea, in Nagasaki to support Korean refugees coming to Kyushu. But to think things would turn out like this. It’s just like how miraculous people rose to become a developed nation from a half-ruined, barren land after war.
“Historically, hasn’t Korea always fought well against China?” said Shinohara Mariko, who had been quietly observing.
“Tsk.”
“Why the long face?”
“Not only has it become harder to bring Yu Eunha over, but she even has a lover. Of all people, Seo Jiyeon. And that Ha Jeongseok isn’t an ordinary man either.”
She never dreamed that Seo Jiyeon, who had even risen to Apostle Candidate, would be her lover. This made it even harder to bring her over. Moreover, she had always thought Ha Jeongseok was merely incompetent, but he turned out to be quite a gutsy individual. Indeed, the stories of Ha Jeongseok and Zhang Xueti’s academy days are famous even in Japan. The contents of the phone call between the Presidential Palace and Cheongwadae, obtained through the Shinsengumi, were truly astonishing. To counter threats with threats.
“I didn’t expect him to counter Zhang Xueti’s threats with the same. But China still has a Sin and a Hunter Army numbering a million. Can Korea win? They might even be pushed back to Seoul.” “Those million will be nothing but rabble. No matter how powerful the Sin is, it won’t be able to handle Korea alone. I should prepare a gift for Korea’s Ha Jeongseok, who will enjoy the status of a victorious nation.”
Should I prepare some hair dye to cover up my gray hairs until they grow back completely? Ah, it would also be good to send a gift to Yu Eunha. Since she has a lover, I’ll have to try my best to win her favor even more.
The Shinohara Family gets whatever it wants.
The news that Yu Eunha had a lover sparked a feeling of obsession in Shinohara Yuzuki. And so, Shinohara was peaceful today too.
* * *
Shenyang
Naturally, news of the crushing defeat of the Yellow Dragon and the three hundred thousand Hunter Army troops reached the Chinese Hunter Army Command Center in Shenyang. Zhang Wei, the Commander-in-Chief of the Beijing Warlords, threw chairs and objects on his desk in a fit of rage.
“Damn it. Blast it all!”
“General, perhaps we should stop this war? Three hundred thousand, the elite of China’s elite, have been annihilated! Even if the million troops carry Sin Fragments…”
Bang!
A gunshot wound appeared on the head of the subordinate who had offered Zhang Wei advice, killing him instantly. At the sight, the other subordinates gulped and backed away.
“Is there anyone here who dares to defy me? These Korean guys are only arrogant for now. Once the Sin steps forward, it’s over!”
Zhang Wei’s subordinates had no choice but to obey. Even if this war was reckless, there was an immediate threat that would kill them. Zhang Wei said this, then looked at Pingtao with crazed eyes, who was diligently eating meat in the blood-stained room.
“Hehehehehe!”
“Is that one alright? What if it goes berserk instead?”
Following Zhang Wei was one thing, but his subordinates couldn’t trust that deranged Pingtao.
“Don’t worry. What can those Korean guys do if we throw it at them? It has even resorted to cannibalism of strong Hunters, so this time, we will surely win.”
If tthey Sin of Gluttony merely devours or kills Korea’s renowned Hunters, China will win. Then, they can force Ha Jeongseok to surrender and finish off Korea. Afterward, he could once again dream of a Chinese Empire, replacing the President. However, Pingtao, now the Sin, stopped Zhang Wei from joining the war.
“I will go alone.” “What are you suddenly talking about? Shouldn’t we all go down together to push them back to Pyeongyang?”
Now is not the time to quibble over this and that. We just need to push them all down in one swift blow to shake Korea to its core.
“I don’t need any rabble. I’ll kill them all myself.”
“Hmph.”
Zhang Wei was about to argue, but seeing Pingtao’s spear already at his throat, he nodded. Right. The Sin of Gluttony. It even resurrected the Yellow Dragon, so he would trust it this once. However, if it failed, he would never forgive it.
* * *
After pushing to the Amnok River and setting up a defensive line with Combat Golems, the Allied Forces were all taking a break. Someone’s voice was heard from beyond the Amnok River.
“Before sending down a million troops, Divine Sword User Choi Siwoo and Sword Princess of White Flame Yu Eunha, come out! Let’s settle this!”
That voice sounded like Pingtao’s mixed with a man’s, but I couldn’t understand a word of it. It’s definitely Gluttony. That much is clear. But seriously, if you’re going to talk, speak Korean. How am I supposed to understand you if you’re speaking Chinese? I’ve never liked that bitch. Even if I’m Aži Dahāka, I’m Korea’s Yongyong-i. Yongyong-i. For someone with K-Kimchi genes flowing through me, to be jabbered at in those squiggly characters…
“Speak Korean, you Dog-pig Bitch!”
I retorted with a voice carefully imbued with magic.
“It is to end the war early! Choi Siwoo and Yu Eunha, come out now! Let’s have a match!”
Broken Korean could be heard. The voice was becoming increasingly grotesque. As I went with the Guild Alliance party to the Amnok River, Pingtao was grinning from ear to ear.
“Oh, is that you, Pingtao?”
“Hehehehe. I am Pingtao, and at the same time, the Sin of Gluttony! What do you say? Shall we fight it out?”
What the hell am I supposed to do? Should I ask the Akashic Record first? They say, “Know your enemy, know yourself, and you will win a hundred battles.”
Can I fight that Dog-pig? Ah, damn it. My head hurts.
A thick headache suddenly washed over me.
The immediate reality presents a greater risk, Master.
Then should I approach this differently?
Then, even the Yellow Dragon was half-dead from the Magic Missiles I stored, so why did you say I was in danger?
Come to think of it, isn’t that funny?
Master would have beaten the Yellow Dragon splendidly. However, if you were too leisurely and grabbed the Yellow Dragon’s tail to throw it at Songdo, Songdo would be destroyed. After that, you would face a bloody retaliation from Lady Rachel, who is your wife.
In other words, it was all fine from the start, wasn’t it? No, of course, if I were to face Rachel’s bloody retaliation, that would be scary in its own way. But that means I can take down that Sin by myself. After all, if even the Yellow Dragon, who accepted a Sin, couldn’t defeat me - and was on the verge of death from just one magic-infused bomb - then no matter how strong Pingtao is, it would be impossible for her.
Hmm, no need to go as far as Choi Siwoo. I’m strong enough to fight alone.
So, I was about to inform the Command Center unilaterally that I would go out, when:
“The opponent is Gluttony. I will go.”
“Right. There’s no reason to fall for the enemy’s trap. We don’t know what kind of Sin it is, so you don’t necessarily need to step forward.”
“We should go instead. Guild Masters are more than enough to subdue a Sin.”
Yu Jinseok, Shin Jiun, and Seo Jiyeon said this in turn, deliberately trying to keep me out. Are they looking down on me because I’m a student? Cha Jieun and Noah of Flowers also seemed to agree. Since the Sin’s power is still unknown, they probably think it’s better for the Guild Masters to take it on.
But it’ll end faster if I go, won’t it?
It’s better if I go. If the Guild Masters or Yu Jinseok goes out directly, then a million Chinese Hunters will cross the Amnok River at that very moment, and we’ll have to defend our side. It would be better to just smash the Sin quickly.
“Can you win?” “I won’t lose. I can win. So, Jiyeon-i, don’t worry either. Besides, it wouldn’t look good for several Guild Masters to gang up on just one Pingtao.”
I’m going to knock Pingtao out cold.
“Are you sure it’s okay if we don’t go?”
“Right. It would be better if we helped.”
No. Now that I see her, that bitch is a total pushover. I’ll take care of her alone.
Even the Heroines were worried about me. It’s not that I’m trying to sacrifice myself; I really am a pushover.
“But this is being broadcast worldwide.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Drones are flying everywhere. Zhang Xueti mobilized Ability Users for this.”
Oh, that’s not bad.
Drones were floating all around, as if they wanted to broadcast Korea’s downfall to the world. What to do? It’s turned out to be the opposite. I gave a wink to the drones and confidently stood before Pingtao, who had crossed the Amnok River.
“Pingtao. Long time no see. Wow, you’re not fat, but you look… solid? You’re Gluttony, so you must have eaten your fill, right?”
No, her body hasn’t turned into a pig, but she feels thick and somewhat imposing. Her build feels much larger.
“Do I still look like the old Pingtao?”
And what’s coming out of that mouth… it’s not just Chinese. This bitch, having become Gluttony, her Chinese has become even more Chinese, perhaps due to the Sin. It’s something that can’t be expressed in words. Even if you mixed all the languages on Earth, it wouldn’t sound like that. So, what I’m saying is, my ears are being severely terrorized right now.
“You, you know. I don’t know why you keep having an inferiority complex towards me, even though you’ve never fought me.” “Hmph, come at me! I’ll devour both of you bastards while I’m at it!” No, but you… since earlier.
I slowly, very slowly, approached this damn Pingtao bitch. Then, I wrapped my fist in flames and punched Pingtao squarely in the face with all my might.
WHAM!
This is what a Fire Punch is.
“!!”
Pingtao flew up once, then rolled dozens of meters backward across the ground. After rolling a few times, Pingtao was too pathetic to be called a Sin. So, I decided to make her even less Sin-like. I slowly walked towards Pingtao, who had rolled a few times and was half-crazed by this absurd situation.
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When you come to Kimchi Country, speak Kimchi’s language. Don’t you know that’s the rule, you fucking Chink bitch?”
Damn it, you should speak in a way that people can understand.
“What’s so damn infuriating about China is this: it always calls itself a great nation, a great nation, but what it does is the work of petty, pathetic bastards. Damn it, just use Hangeul.”
Infuriated, I punched her again.
CRACK!
“If it were China of the past, it might have been worth praising. Right. Let’s go back to the Song Dynasty. Maybe then it would be praiseworthy.”
I’m ignoring this bitch to the point of going back a thousand years. Her name is ridiculous. Honestly, as a Heroine, I don’t like her, and she’s being way too defiant.
THWACK!
First, I delivered another gut punch.
“But you, you fucking bitch. Someone like you can’t possibly compare to me. Do you think you’re something special just because you became a Sin?”
The moment I finished speaking, this crazy bitch swung a fist at my face, and sure enough, she was weaker than me. The momentary bewilderment in her eyes showed that she had actually put her full strength into it. Had I really been nervous for nothing?
“You’re weak even as a Sin. The weak will always be weak. If you’re born weak, no matter what you do, you’ll remain weak. You’re weak even as a Mutant, and weak no matter what power you receive. Before me, you’re nothing more than a slug.”
CRUNCH!
I twisted and broke her arm. The crisp sound it made was quite satisfying. Come to think of it, there was no real reason for me to go to the Elf Kingdom. If I had just heard why I was in danger when the Yellow Dragon news broke, I could’ve just slammed the Yellow Dragon’s head into the West Sea, waterboarded it until it lightly drowned, and used it to nourish our Ray. So, what I’m saying is, you’re also a target for my anger right now.
“The only one in this whole wide world allowed to be arrogant is me. A worthless bitch like you belongs crawling at my feet, licking the soles of my shoes, you mongrel. A million? You fucking bitch. Do you think I came out alone because I was scared of a million coming down? Taking care of just one of you is nothing, so I came down to teach you a lesson. Dog Pussy Bitch. Humiliation Play is fun, isn’t it?” “Guaaaaaaah!”
Before, it was still a woman’s voice, bearable to listen to. Now, it’s just a monster.