Chapter 140
Yu Jinseok side
Yu Jinseok was enjoying a rare peaceful day with his close friend, Shin Jiun. It was due to the rest order issued by the Association after the war ended. Though strictly speaking, he could have rested whenever he wanted. Shin Jiun tore at the twelve-thousand-won dried squid legs he’d bought at the Magic Market, chewing them noisily.
“That bastard Ha Jeongseok’s life got easy. He hit the jackpot thanks to Whitey, but he also made sure Whitey couldn’t enter politics beforehand.”
Shin Jiun’s gaze was fixed on Ha Jeongseok giving a speech on a Magic Screen installed on a building, and he frowned.
“Whitey?”
“Your sister, Yu Eunha. Her hair is white, so she’s Whitey. I thought you’d kill Ha Jeongseok for Whitey, but you held back well, didn’t you?”
Thinking about it, the nickname Whitey suited her well. It was cute, too. Even now, he still didn’t know when or how she awakened, but it probably meant he hadn’t paid enough attention to his sister. From now on, he wanted to be a better older brother to her. And Ha Jeongseok? He wanted to kill him. Just because he handled one negotiation well, he got carried away and handed his sister, a Special Hunter, the position of Leader of the Villain Organization. Of course, the Baekhwa Cult had already been approved as an Autonomous Region and had participated in the war as a Righteous Army, achieving great feats, so they weren’t just an evil Mutant Villain Organization. So, he wasn’t entirely thinking negatively of it. Rather, he felt relieved, thinking that perhaps the Idiot Ha Jeongseok wouldn’t try to use and then discard his sister like a hunting dog in the future. More than anything, becoming famous at a young age brought a lot of hardship. Hadn’t he experienced that himself since his Saengdo days? Eunha was experiencing it at an even younger age than he, so how much more troublesome would it be for her?
“She said she was fine with it, so what can I do? Strictly Speaking, becoming famous at such a young age is tiring.”
“You certainly were, too.”
“Eunha becoming a Hunter in her current situation? Foreign countries wouldn’t let her go. She even has many foreign fans because of her looks.”
The fact that she was a girl played an even bigger role. In Korea, she had fan clubs called the Eunha Faction, and even Eunha Moms. Come to think of it, the Eunha Moms also called her Whitey. Overseas, especially in Japan, they clamored for Japan-Korea Unity and for Eunha to be recruited, but Shinohara remained silent. Unlike the Prime Minister, Shinohara, who held real power, didn’t seem to have strong feelings, but one never knew what was truly on her mind.
“Whitey has a peculiar face, a mix of Western and Eastern features, so she’s appealing everywhere.” “You don’t mean…”
As Yu Jinseok placed his hand on the sword at his waist, Shin Jiun shook his head.
“Hey, I don’t like younger women, okay? I prefer older women with a more mature look.”
“Stop having a preference for married women.”
Ever since his Saengdo days, he’d said he liked older women who were mature, Hunters he could talk to, and good at housework, and it seemed he still hadn’t given up that preference. In this day and age, Hunters age slowly, so most maintain the appearance of someone in their twenties to early thirties. That’s why the type of Woman Shin Jiun desired was hard to find.
Well, they’re hard to find even among ordinary people.
“Then why do you reject all the girls who hit on you?”
“I don’t like being tied down by a woman.”
He actually thought he should get married for the sake of having a child, but the problem was there was no suitable person. Most of all, his sister was the most unsettling. It was certainly better than some unknown bastards clinging to her, but who would have known she’d end up in such a relationship with Seo Jiyeon?
“Are you still longing for the Divine Sword?”
“The Divine Sword was just a sword. No one, not even a dog, would want me to be bound by guilt over its noble sacrifice.”
He was simply judging that it wasn’t the right time yet.
He felt sorry for the girls who kept waiting for him, but it was impossible.
“Oh, hey, there’s Whitey. We’ve got nothing to do. Wanna follow her?”
Shin Jiun spotted his sister, dressed in an Academy uniform, walking in the distance.
But following her? What kind of bullshit was that?
“You crazy bastard.”
Was he some ruffian targeting his sister? If so, shouldn’t he kill him?
“Why, aren’t you curious about what our War Hero usually does? You don’t know anything about Whitey’s daily life, do you?”
But as I listened to Shin Jiun, it did sound somewhat plausible.
“Hmmmm.”
Come to think of it, he really didn’t know what she usually did. Perhaps watching over his sister’s daily life was a natural thing for an older brother to do. So Yu Jinseok decided to follow his younger sister. Eunha, her antennae-like hair swaying, entered an ice cream shop. But Eunha wasn’t alone.
“Isn’t that her? The Child who came with Baekhwa. One of the Baekhwa Cult. The Teleportation Ability User.”
“It is.”
“She bought six tubs of Mint Chocolate suddenly? No, is she feeding that to a Child?”
“Hmm.”
Mint Chocolate, that was quite shocking. It was a polarizing product, but he never imagined his sister would feed Mint Chocolate to a Child. Perhaps it was because the other person was from the Baekhwa Cult. Could it be that she was feeding it to anyone, treating them like Mutants, since she was in charge of the Baekhwa Cult?
“Wow, Whitey’s eating it enthusiastically too? She even ordered more.”
He had thought wrong. It seemed his sister liked Mint Chocolate too. His sister came out after eating ice cream and said goodbye to the little child. The child opened a gate alone and disappeared into it. As Eunha walked down the street again, her Magic Gear rang.
“Oh, could it be a call from Jiyeon?”
Given her happy expression, it must have been a call from Jiyeon. But his sister entered a secluded alley. It didn’t seem like Jiyeon would ask to meet in such a place. Nor was it a motel or hotel where couples would go.
“Older Sister, long time no see? You’re a War Hero, so you’re really busy, aren’t you?”
“Long time no see, Geumtaeyang.”
Eunha was meeting some scoundrel.
“What’s with that obnoxious-looking blonde, tanned punk?” “Huh. No way, right?” “Looking closely, it seems they know each other, and she doesn’t seem to be threatened, but is there any reason for Whitey to meet that guy?”
Shin Jiun’s voice was suspicious.
“It’s certainly strange. Let’s just watch for now.” “Uh, I hate to say this, but maybe Whitey, being a woman, likes men after all?” “What?” “Look at his bulging pants. Isn’t it enormous?”
Shin Jiun pointed at the Geumtaeyang’s pants. It was indeed enormous, so big it was hard to hide even outside his pants. And Shin Jiun’s sister was staring at it intently.
“Do you think my sister is crazy for sex?” “It’s not that, but wouldn’t anyone want sex to be more pleasurable? Whitey might be similar, meeting Jiyeon separately, you know.” “That can’t be.”
His sister couldn’t be so foolish as to be two-timing. No, there’s no way. But the situation was a bit suspicious. However, the two parted ways after a while.
“Oh. Unexpected. They broke up quickly. What? Is it a business relationship?”
Thank goodness. A business relationship. If she had gone into a motel with that man, he would have ripped out that bastard’s dick root. And Eunha, back on the street, grinned slyly.
“Hehehe. Got a good piercing.”
She held something in her hand, smiling wickedly.
“Why is Whitey smiling like that?”
“What on earth did she do?”
He wanted to run over and ask immediately, but if he was caught following her, his sister might dislike it. So he held back for now. He’d also heard that one shouldn’t meddle with a girl’s secrets.
“Earlier, perhaps that blonde, tanned guy… his ability makes people climax with words?”
“You really!”
“Oh. She’s suddenly hitting on a girl? Wow, she’s a true lesbian. Two-timing Jiyeon all over the place.”
He was about to punch Shin Jiun for his bullshit, but then he looked closely and saw his sister was indeed hitting on a woman on the street. Her subtle movements, putting her arm around the woman’s shoulder and even holding her hand to seduce her, were nothing short of those of a Succubus. And his sister, holding the seduced woman’s hand, headed somewhere.
“A Motel this time?”
“Looks like she’s going for a one-night stand with her?”
It was true. His sister took the woman she’d picked up on the street into a motel. It was so easy to seduce someone. No, what kind of woman was that other woman, falling for another woman’s seduction? He seriously wondered if he needed to educate his sister.
“If it’s between women, how should I react to this?” “Shut up.” “Oh, hey, look over there. Jiyeon’s here?”
After a short while, Jiyeon appeared, fuming, and stormed into the Motel his sister had just entered. Soon after, Jiyeon grabbed his sister’s antennae-like hair and dragged her out of the Motel. Shin Jiun laughed at the sight of her being dragged out, so Yu Jinseok poked him in the side.
“Ow, ow, ow. Hey. Look at this.”
“You’re abandoning your Devoted Wife and now you’re even picking up street women? You’re really caught today, you hear me!”
His sister screamed as Jiyeon pulled her ear for a long time. Yu Jinseok and Shin Jiun were astonished at the sight. Jiyeon had even dropped the formalities.
“I won’t do it again! I won’t touch street women!”
“You, Human! Is that even something to say? I can’t live like this!”
Outside the Motel, his sister was openly being lectured. The sight was pitiful, but it was her own doing, so Yu Jinseok endured it.
“If she’s a street woman, does that mean she’ll touch other women?” “Shin Jiun, just shut up.”
His mind was already troubled, and with Shin Jiun constantly raining on his parade, he seriously wondered if he should just have it out with him.
“Hmph, fine.”
Jiyeon was forgiving her again. How good-natured was she, really?
“No, why is she so generous? Does being a famous woman mean cheating is allowed?”
Was Jiyeon originally such a tolerant person? She was her Woman, so it made sense. But Jiyeon’s next words were shocking.
“I know you’re giving it out everywhere anyway.”
Giving it out everywhere? Had his sister already lost her purity? Had she already met men? All sorts of imaginings flooded his mind, bringing worry. No, she’s a lesbian, so no, it couldn’t be. Roughly thinking that, he watched Eunha again, and a new person appeared.
“Oh, Eunha. What are you doing here?”
The Woman who greeted Eunha was a rare platinum-blonde Elf. There were Otherworlders in Korea, but they were very few. And a Pure-blood Elf with such long ears would be truly rare. How on earth did Eunha form such a connection?
“Rachel?”
“Who is this woman?”
His sister fretted between the woman she called Rachel and Seo Jiyeon.
“Uh, well. Hmm.”
“Ah, I’m Rachel, Eunha’s wife. And you?”
“I’m Eunha’s wife too.”
The Elf who introduced herself as Rachel and Seo Jiyeon engaged in a battle of wills. After a long argument, as each claimed to be the Main Wife, his sister, unable to bear it any longer, spoke.
“Stop it. Don’t fight because of me!” “It’s because of you!” “Why are you acting like a tragic princess?”
And at those words, Jiyeon and Rachel grabbed his sister by both ears and dragged her away somewhere. Shin Jiun, who had watched up to that point, wore an exasperated expression.
“What kind of life has your sister been living, anyway?” “Tell me about it. I’m thinking I’ve been too indifferent to my sister until now.”
Yu Jinseok, resolving to communicate more often with his sister from now on, seriously considered drawing his sword on Shin Jiun, who was staring intently at Yu Eunha.
“You’re not really after Eunha, are you?” “No. But I have a question.” “Why?” “Don’t Whitey’s golden eyes and White Flame resemble Aži Dahāka?”
Her golden eyes, reminiscent of a snake’s, and her White Flame. They were certainly similar, but what was the reason for saying that? Surely he wasn’t calling his sister Aži Dahāka now.
“So my sister is Aži Dahāka?” “Her overwhelming power too. No, I’m just saying. The most recent record of Aži Dahāka appearing is after you and Whitey were born, isn’t it?” “You know that and you still say such a thing?”
Aži Dahāka remained the worst existence, still a source of fear for people worldwide. Associating such a being with his cute sister was unforgivable. He glared, thinking of hitting him, but Shin Jiun shook his head.
“I’m just saying that since she uses abilities similar to Aži Dahāka, with that power, Korea will be fine for a while. That’s what I mean.”
At those words, Yu Jinseok was momentarily dumbfounded, then looked at his sister’s retreating back as she was dragged away. It couldn’t be, surely. Yu Jinseok punched Shin Jiun, who had spoken nonsense, and threw him into the Taehwa Guild building.
“Gah! You bastard, can’t I even joke around? You damn siscon!”
“Oh, Master! What happened?!”
Guild Members rushed out and helped Shin Jiun up.
“Damn it. You guys, make sure your Master works hard in the Guild every day so he can’t spout such bullshit again. My ears get dirty every time he talks nonsense.”
To associate his cute younger sister with Aži Dahāka, Yu Jinseok firmly resolved that if he spouted such bullshit one more time, he would make sure he could never use his Metal Ability again.
“Wait.”
But as he was heading home, a question popped into his mind.
“Isn’t today an Academy holiday?”
His sister had brazenly skipped the Academy to play around.
This, he felt, needed to be addressed.