Ch.121121. The Sixth Spot in the Dragon King Squadron Lineup

“I want to bring back citizens from that world during Round 3.”

“Hmm.”

Lena narrowed her eyes.

“Did seeing the heroes’ world make you soft? Or are you having regrets?”

“Haha, no way.”

I understood what Lena was worried about.

I may be a villain at the top now, but I didn’t choose this path entirely of my own will.

At first, I had admiration and fantasies about righteous heroes.

“Actually, seeing that side confirmed it. I made the right choice abandoning heroes and choosing villains. I’m glad I met all of you.”

“Of course. If you still hadn’t come to your senses, I was planning to use my brainwashing command. So what’s the real purpose behind this operation?”

“I’m not saying we should bring back all citizens. I’ll refuse those who beg for their lives just because they’re afraid to die. But children are innocent.”

“Ui-seok, you’re particularly obsessed with rescuing children. Why is that?”

“To be honest, I had a pretty miserable childhood.”

“Did a hero save you?”

“The opposite. No hero or villain ever saved me.”

I grew up in a world without such things, but I have no memory of receiving help from any adult.

“You saved yourself. Like Somi.”

“Something like that. So if someone had reached out to me, things might have been better. Somi might have been able to live a more normal life too.”

That’s something I feel somewhat regretful about.

Because of her broken origin, Somi had to sacrifice herself her entire life.

“Children are blank slates. Neither good nor evil has been painted on them yet. They have potential. It’s sad to see them crushed before they can bloom.”

“Isn’t that fate too? Among those crushed children, there might be someone like Green Nature.”

“Then being rescued would also be fate. If they turn out evil, we can just beat them up later.”

“Ui-seok, you have a habit of oversimplifying difficult matters.”

“It doesn’t matter since I actually make things simple, right?”

After thinking for a moment, Lena nodded in agreement.

“Alright. I’ll organize a unit. We’ll attack through the neutral zone of the Seoul Hero Association, correct?”

“Their forces have been significantly weakened. Many heroes died, and they won’t have the Dragon King Sentai during Round 3. We also carried out terrorist attacks, so their response will be a mess. Few areas have survived.”

“Should we limit the rescued citizens to orphaned children?”

“We should also rescue abused children, even if they have parents. Yoo Cha-mi can prepare criteria and a quick way to check.”

“I agree. Thank you for increasing my workload.”

“Good luck.”

Lena walked toward the door, her high heels clicking. Midway, she stopped.

“Hey, Ui-seok.”

“Yeah?”

“From now on, if you’re in trouble, I’ll save you. So don’t struggle alone.”

“Hm? Sure.”

Lena left the room.

Then Somi and Lu-a simultaneously threw off their blankets and sat up.

“I thought I was going to suffocate.”

“Is Lena always like that with you, Ui-seok?”

Both Somi and Lu-a were sweating.

“If you were both awake, you could have backed me up.”

“How could we interrupt that atmosphere? Wow, Lena is still no joke. She doesn’t act like that with me.”

“But that final confession was sweet. Ui-seok, when are you planning to respond?”

“What confession?”

“Somi, this is how Jeo always is. Ten percent is pretending not to know when he does, and ninety percent is genuinely not knowing, which makes it so confusing.”

“I-I see. Lu-a, you must have had a really hard time.”

What are they talking about?

“It’s amazing how you started dating Jeo without him even confessing.”

“Well, our bodies communicated first…”

“That’s ridiculous.”

“I was very drunk.”

“But at least he’s responsible. He hasn’t looked at anyone else since you. Let’s think positively.”

“Yes. I really like this operation to rescue children from that world. It’s very much like Ui-seok’s way of thinking.”

I wish both of them would stop evaluating me to my face.

Seriously.

***

The speech rally Lena prepared was almost parade-level, even though it was hastily organized, which wasn’t particularly welcome.

But the citizens loved it.

Even an 80-year-old grandmother, holding her grandchild’s hand, was cheering for Vengeance and shouting to kill the heroes.

Villains were quite popular.

Indeed, villains shine brightest when there are heroes.

In the evening, I charged up my anger in the training ground.

Previously, the side effect of my anger would cause me to suddenly get mad, but after becoming the Lord of Sin, I could control these emotional outbursts at will.

It felt like having a control switch.

Boksil helped by screaming along with me.

This process always ends with intense post-clarity and self-loathing.

Fortunately, my opponent was Boksil, so we got angry about useless topics.

Today, we got mad together because the beef jerky we had for dinner wasn’t salted enough.

At night, someone I rarely see visited my office.

“Ui-seok, I’ve drafted the plan for the operation you mentioned.”

It was Yoo Cha-mi, smiling brightly with Lena’s face. Unlike Lena, she was skilled with electronic devices and quickly showed me the presentation she had prepared.

“Excellent. You also organized the villain combinations for Round 2, right?”

“Yes. Since Lena and I share knowledge, it’s better if I handle the processing. It’s more efficient if Lena rests during that time.”

The operation Cha-mi had planned was efficient and flawless. She’s an outstanding talent.

“Good, well done. We can implement it as is. I’ll assign it to Prism Sin tomorrow.”

“I’m glad you’re satisfied. Now, shall we talk about personal matters?”

Cha-mi closed her tablet and perched on the armrest of my chair.

“Personal matters?”

“About our future. When are you planning to hold the wedding?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Shouldn’t you take proper responsibility? After all, you’ve seduced us.”

“Our contract is over, Cha-mi.”

“Ahah, since we share a body, neither of us can be with another man. I welcome you too, Ui-seok.”

“Is Lena asleep?”

“She’s sleeping, but we share knowledge even during sleep. She’ll scold me when she wakes up.”

“This is crazy.”

“It seems Lena has various goals she wants to achieve. But I’m the type who can’t sleep well without making concrete plans.”

“Should I remember that?”

“You should.”

Looking at Cha-mi’s calm face gave me a headache.

I’m aware of Lena’s feelings for me.

But the truth is, I wanted to take more time and proceed slowly.

Honestly, even for me, Lena still feels overwhelming.

“I need time.”

“Ui-seok, I cherish my little sister very much. More than anything in the world.”

“I understand. But it’s also true that Lena hasn’t had contact with any man other than me. Lena and I started from a contractual relationship where we exchanged benefits. For some reason, Lena now seems to misunderstand that she received one-sided favor. She might be mistaking that for love.”

“Isn’t that the same for Lu-a and Somi?”

“Well… is it?”

“Love usually starts that way. I’m actually relieved that my sister has such wholesome motives.”

“Wholesome motives.”

“Wanting to repay the kindness she received—isn’t she like a magpie from a folk tale? How adorable is that?”

Looking at the sentence alone, I could agree, but we’re talking about Lena here.

“Both of us love fairy tales very much. Do you know why?”

“No.”

“Because every story ends with a happy ending. And they all lived happily ever after.”

“That’s true.”

Cha-mi gave me an unadorned smile. Just looking at it made my worries disappear, and I felt drawn to her smile.

“We will definitely be happy.”

Cha-mi’s words sounded not like a simple hope or encouragement, but like an obvious fact.

***

“Arrrrghhh!! Gaaaahhhh!!”

Red Dragon, Jung Ui-seok, was rampaging, destroying everything in the training ground.

The underground training facility specially built for him was made as sturdy as possible with all available technology, but it was already on the verge of collapse.

“Damn. It’s worse than usual.”

“Brother, control your tantrum!”

Ji Se-hwa and Shin Yukyong, who were dealing with his anger demerit outburst, were exhausted to their limits without even having recovered from Round 2.

After hours of anger release, Jung Ui-seok regained his senses. Back to his right mind, he clutched his heart and breathed heavily.

“Damn it, damn it. It’s 2-0. One more time and everything, everything I’ve achieved so far will disappear…!”

Though the rampage had ended, Jung Ui-seok still couldn’t control his anger and swung his fist toward the floor. Ji Se-hwa supported him.

“Let’s go upstairs for treatment first. We all need to rest.”

“Minseo, Minseo.”

“Choi Minseo is dead.”

Shin Yukyong stated calmly. Jung Ui-seok gritted his teeth.

“Those villains have no basic decency, no conscience. Such a cruel method. Damn it.”

Both Shin Yukyong and Ji Se-hwa became solemn. They both remembered Choi Minseo exploding horribly before their eyes.

Although Choi Minseo had been revealing his true colors over time, becoming increasingly gloomy and cruel, he had still been a longtime colleague. They understood Jung Ui-seok’s anger.

“This is no time to be picky about methods. We need to counter bugs with bugs.”

“Do you have a plan?”

“For Round 3, the entry will be me, Se-hwa, Yukyong, Yerin, Hayoung, and one that I’ve prepared.”

Ji Se-hwa and Shin Yukyong felt a slight chill from Jung Ui-seok’s blazing eyes. They were the eyes of someone about to cross a line.

“What have you prepared?”

“Follow me, I’ll show you.”

Jung Ui-seok led the way.