Chapter 5
Red hair like living flames filled my vision. Beneath it were snow-white skin and eyes burning as red as her hair. As I looked up at her trudging toward me where I had fallen, I saw huge breasts swaying beneath her white T-shirt.
"Breasts…?"
-CRACK
"Grrr… Where do you think you're looking…?!"
-WHAM!
"Gueeek…!"
The fist that drove into my abdomen felt as though it had pierced straight through my internal organs. My body was lifted into the air before being hurled to the floor. I couldn't breathe properly, so I clutched the ground and groaned.
'…Fucking bitch… Is beating up ordinary people her hobby?'
I glared at her through clenched teeth.
"Huh? What are you staring at? Do you really want to burn to death?"
I reflexively averted my gaze at her words. My abdomen was still throbbing, and I didn't want to get beaten up any more.
"Wait, who are you? You're not Kim Woo-jin… That loser couldn't possibly be this tall and handsome, could he?“
It took her this long to notice that my appearance had changed.
"Sniff, sniff… You smell different too… Who are you? Where's Kim Woo-jin?"
This was my chance. My changed appearance had worked in my favor.
"I… I don't know anyone named Kim Woo-jin…"
Contrary to my intention of speaking confidently, my voice trembled. Even though my body had changed, the fear of her that remained in Kim Woo-jin's memories was still there.
"Hmm… That's strange. This is the right place, though? Sorry. I mistook you for that loser and made a mistake. Contact me here. I'll send you money for the medical expenses and the door."
She threw a business card bearing the name Im Hwa-yeon onto the floor. At the top, it read 'The Most Beautiful Moment.'
'That rude bitch… Just you wait. I'll pound you like a dog later.'
She suddenly stopped as she was about to turn and leave.
"Wait."
My heart sank as I watched her walk toward the bed. There was…
'The smartphone…!'
"This is… Kim Woo-jin's phone, isn't it?"
With practiced movements, she unlocked it and began rummaging through it.
"No!"
I hurriedly tried to snatch it back, but she spoke with a demonic smile.
"Heh-heh… How dare you try to fool me?"
'I'm screwed.'
The temperature around me rose. A heat haze rose from her body. I naturally backed away as she approached. Every time I took a step back, she followed me.
"Hey."
"Yes…?"
"Why do you keep backing up? Do you want to die?"
"I'm sorry…"
"Phew… I'm angry that you deceived me, but I'll let it slide this once. And you really did awaken, right?"
"Huh…?"
"Are you out of it? You awakened, didn't you? Your appearance changed too… Before, one punch from me knocked you out. A physical-type ability?"
"Uh… uh… yeah."
I instinctively admitted it. I should have kept denying it. But whenever I looked at her, my body froze against my will, and I couldn't even speak properly.
'Damn it…'
As I tried to suppress my anger, Im Hwa-yeon came even closer. The sweet scent of her perfume tickled my nose.
She was even prettier up close.
"Your gaze is pretty lecherous."
"Ah… Sorry…"
"More importantly, you ignored my calls, and now you've even blocked me?"
"It's just…"
"Well, I guess you were too out of it while awakening. I'll let it go, since I'm nice. But… if you don't show up tomorrow, I'll really burn you to death this time, okay?"
"Uh… uh…."
"I'm leaving. Send the bill for the door there."
Only after she left could I finally catch my breath. My stomach was still throbbing.
”Whew… you're really… the type to pin someone down and pound them.“
Whatever revenge Kim Woo-jin had planned had been derailed by the curse that bastard left behind when he died. But since she had attacked me first, she needed to pay the appropriate price.
The time had come to choose my first fictional work. To stand against the ability users in reality, I first needed to grow stronger. If Kim Woo-jin's memories were accurate, Im Hwa-yeon was a flame-type ability user. Not just any ability user, but one of the highest-ranking ones. With my current abilities, I couldn't even touch a hair on her head.
The problem was that most of the available works were related to sex. Perhaps Libido really lived up to its name, because most of the choices were pornographic novels or adult games.
'I need to find something useful among these…'
Then I found one. ‘Daoist Yin-Yang Manual’. Although it was a pornographic novel, it was set in a martial-arts world.
After reading the synopsis, I found it quite interesting. It was a typical pornographic wuxia novel in which the protagonist accidentally obtained a secret manual containing bedroom arts left behind by a Daoist immortal—an art that would later be called sexual cultivation—then bedded countless heroines while protecting the murim.
As was common in the genre, it was a mutually beneficial form of sexual cultivation that absorbed a woman's qi through sex and then returned qi to her afterward. I liked that it benefited both parties rather than exploiting one of them.
The story was also filled with numerous fortuitous encounters. Along with the sexual cultivation art the protagonist would obtain, I planned to acquire the fortuitous opportunity the mid-boss would obtain in the latter half of the story before he could.
‘The women I'll fuck are just a bonus… The problem is…”
The problem was that, being a martial-arts world, it was filled with powerful people.
Fortunately, aside from the protagonist, the power scaling wasn't too extreme.
’There aren't many experts in the Transformation Realm up to the middle of the novel.‘
Basically, one could reach the second-rate level through effort, but from the first-rate level onward, it was a matter of talent.
Even so, compared to the other works, this was still the best option for getting strong quickly. I selected Daoist Yin-Yang Manual.
[Daoist Yin-Yang Manual selected.]
[Generating avatar.]
[Available avatars.]
[Jin Seo-yoon]
-Eldest son of the Jin family of Jilin
-The eldest son of the Jin family in Jilin and the protagonist's older brother.
-His talent is abysmal.
-Learned Iron Origin Qigong.
There were two choices.
[Wang Seo-yoon]
-First-rate martial artist of an unorthodox sect.
-Originally an orthodox martial artist, but killed his fellow disciples to monopolize a fortuitous opportunity he happened to discover and became part of the unorthodox faction.
-Learned Demon-Head Spear Art.
There were only two available avatars.
’They're both trash. Are there no other choices?‘
Unfortunately, there were no other choices. I decided to choose Jin Seo-yoon. Being the protagonist's older brother was a good position from which to blend naturally into the original story. It was better than being a first-rate martial artist of an unorthodox sect. And I liked that his surname was Jin.
I chose Jin Seo-yoon.
[You can choose the original's starting point.]'Oh, I can choose the starting point. That's a relief.'
I chose the point one year before the original story began. Before the protagonist obtained the secret manual, I needed time to prepare something first.
[Beginning.]
In an instant, reality twisted. When I blinked, the scenery around me had completely changed.
It was larger than my studio apartment, but shabby for the room of the Jin family's eldest son. The rafters were exposed, the wooden floor was old, and the bookshelf was covered in dust… In one corner, a single rusty sword lay abandoned.
"Is this the Jin family of Jilin?"
I had imagined a luxurious mansion radiating martial prowess, but it was surprisingly modest. As I looked around, I noticed something in my hand.
"Can I use even this?"
It was a modern smartphone. I was surprised that I could bring it with me. I tried launching various things, but everything except the Libido app was unresponsive.
A mirror in the corner caught my eye. When I wiped away the layers of dust with my hand, my real-world appearance stared back at me. But something was different. I could feel a faint flow of qi moving through my body.
'I wonder if I should handle it like demonic energy or divine power…'
The meager internal energy gathered in my dantian felt strange. More astonishingly, the memories of a person named 'Jin Seo-yoon' in this world naturally rose to the surface.
And those memories… were miserable.
He had no talent for martial arts and had grown up as a complete wastrel, constantly compared to his younger brother. After spending ten years on it, the only thing he had managed to master was the first stage of his family's basic martial art, Iron Origin Qigong. After his mother's death, he had given up training entirely and wasted his days consorting with courtesans. The only reason he hadn't been thrown out of the family was that he was the eldest son.
'What a garbage position.‘
I opened the Libido app and checked the status window.
[Status Window]
Name: Jin Seo-yoon
Level: 1
Stats
- Strength: 15
- Vitality: 10
- Agility: 8
- Virility: 9
I decided to check the traits below as well.
[List of Owned Traits]
Predation (Inactive)
Bloodline Awakening (Inactive)
Pregnancy Control
Delicious Semen
Highly Addictive
Regeneration
Charm Enhancement
Advanced Swordsmanship
[Equipped Gear]
- Bracelet of Strength (+2 Strength)
- Magic Panties (+1 Virility)
- Self-Defense Dagger (+1 Agility)
- Ring of Agility (+1 Agility)
I decided to equip all the gear first.
[Status Window]
Name: Jin Seo-yoon
Level: 1
- Strength: 17 (+2)
- Vitality: 10
- Agility: 10 (+2)
- Virility: 10 (+1)
Once I had equipped all the gear, my stats increased. But even this was woefully insufficient.
For now, I decided to leave the dust-filled room and gather some basic information.
As I walked around the Jin family estate, I encountered martial artists and servants belonging to the family. Their reactions were cold. Their eyes held undisguised contempt for the wastrel young master.
'At this rate, gathering information won't be easy…‘
If even the family's servants treated me with contempt, the future would not be easy. More importantly, with stats like these, I wouldn't be able to properly deal with the major events of the original story.
While looking around the Jin estate, I spotted a woman wearing a long skirt. Her black hair and snow-white skin were striking. She was Jin So-hee, the avatar's half-sister and the protagonist's biological older sister.
The moment she noticed me, she furrowed her brow. Her red lips twisted into an expression of mixed contempt and disgust.
She seemed to have just finished training; her clothes were damp with sweat and clung to her skin. Her collar had come slightly undone, subtly revealing her collarbones and cleavage.
"Tsk."
Perhaps sensing my gaze, she clicked her tongue and frowned. As she passed close by me with undisguised hostility, the faint scent of her skin mingled with sweat and stung my nose.
Her cold, haughty expression only stirred my desire to conquer her. She might have been my blood-related little sister, but she wasn't really my sister anyway.
'I want to fuck her until that cold expression breaks.’
If I got the chance later, I wanted to see that cold expression crumble.
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