Ch.1313. Lust / Blue Sabel Attacks Jisehwa

Lee Lu-a’s eyes.

Her eyes, which held the spiral of a universe that humans couldn’t observe within her pupils, were half-hidden beneath her long eyelashes.

In her slightly open eyes, several emotions were visible. Fear, terror, excitement, haziness, compassion—

And guilt.

The subtle trembling of her fingertips transmitted through my cheek all the way to the synapses in my brain.

Her thin lips glistened with saliva. Between them, her breath flowed out with a soft hissing sound.

The warmth of her breath, despite her cold skin, gave me a glimpse of how warm and soft a human she might be inside.

“…Oppa.”

A pleading voice.

I know what it means.

She feels guilty.

This is Lu-a, who has absorbed part of my memories and emotions because of her ability.

What I noticed when I met Lu-a was that she had strong patience and didn’t express her emotions much.

She grits her teeth and endures any difficult training.

Even when her body can’t take it, when tears flow and she vomits, she never screams.

Even when her legs tremble, she doesn’t collapse.

Yet when she absorbed my emotions, she wailed so much.

Was it that painful for her?

Lu-a is moral.

Originally, she was a character who would appear two years later.

I don’t know what events might cause changes in her mindset during that time, but for an SSS-class villain, she’s too tender-hearted.

Lu-a thinks that what made me like this wasn’t just the Dragon King Sentai, but society as a whole.

And she includes herself in that society.

That’s why she feels that guilt.

I think.

That’s wrong.

So this ridiculous situation isn’t some nice story about a man and woman wanting each other and sharing a physical relationship.

Above all.

Lu-a is nineteen years old.

“You son of a bitch!”

I activate the dragon’s power. Partial transformation of my right hand. I swung my fist toward my face with all my might.

SMACK!!

CRASH!!

I flew back from the recoil and crashed into the wall. I’m feeling a bit more clearheaded now. I shook my head.

“Geo?! What are you doing?”

“Hmm. Have I ever explained to you the characteristics of the ‘Red Dragon of Apocalypse’ that dwells within me?”

I asked Lu-a as I sat slumped against the broken wall, getting hit by stone fragments falling from the ceiling.

“No, not exactly…”

“This dragon is the one that once annihilated humanity in mythology. It’s the strongest in terms of pure power.”

“Yes. You’re strong, Geo.”

“The Red Dragon had four knights under its command. Each possessed the source of plague, war, famine, and death. Those are also the four skills I use.”

“War’s crimson was super strength, right?”

“Yes. The Red Dragon is definitely the strongest ability compared to any hero, villain, or monster. But there’s a demerit. Because it’s an inherently evil ability, I must consume evil to maintain its characteristics and growth.”

“So that’s why you have to eat monsters…”

Lu-a’s eyes turned sad again.

“There’s also a condition that I must periodically express anger. Sometimes my personality might become strange.”

This caused me trouble even when I was a hero.

It’s much better now. Just attacking the Dragon King Sentai is enough to fulfill the anger expression requirement.

“Originally, consuming monsters and expressing anger would have been sufficient, but with the recent increase in ability, it seems a demerit… a sin has been added. Before, there was only gluttony and wrath, but now lust has emerged as well.”

“What does that mean?”

“What just happened when I came at you was because of that side effect. Even so, I made you have an unpleasant experience. I’m sorry.”

I bowed my head. A brief silence.

“…It’s okay. I forgive you.”

“However, I must also criticize your response to my actions.”

“Huh?”

She seemed a bit surprised by those words, as if she hadn’t expected them.

“Lu-a. Don’t feel guilty toward me.”

“…But.”

“Your absorption of my memories and emotions was an accident. It’s something you never needed to know or experience. Don’t worry about me. Don’t be bound by it. Just use me for your revenge.”

“…But.”

Lu-a clenched her fists tightly and looked down at the floor, seemingly displeased with my words.

“It’s sad to be intimate with someone who doesn’t love themselves. Don’t ever do that again out of guilt.”

“Why do you assume it’s guilt?”

“Isn’t it obvious?”

“I control my own emotions.”

“You’ve only recently opened your ability, so you must be in a confused state. It will stabilize with time.”

“I said I control it. I know exactly what I’m feeling right now.”

There was a hint of anger in Lu-a’s voice. Did she feel dismissed?

“Alright. You’ll do well.”

“…Idiot.”

…Huh?

Did Lu-a just call me an idiot?

She seems angrier than I thought.

She must have been really scared.

“I’m leaving.”

Lu-a turned around and went back to her room. I got up with my stiff body. Soon there was a knock.

“Master.”

“Is that you, Emma? Did you hear everything?”

“Yes. Are you alright? If you’re in pain, I can prepare a sedative.”

“No, I’m better now.”

“Then I’ll clean up the room.”

“Please do.”

Emma quickly tidied up the mess I’d made with her skilled hands. Meanwhile, I sat on the sofa checking my system window.

[Red Dragon of Apocalypse]

[The Only Power to Save the World: You are the only player in this world]

[Maintenance Condition Lv3]

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[Wrath: IRA 8/10]

[Lust: LUXURIA 4/10]

[Gluttony: GULA 9/10]

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[Warning! If any value falls below 3, demerits will be applied!]

[Maintenance Condition Level Up Requirements]

[1. Scenario Progress]

[2. Goal Achievement Fulfillment]

[3. Level and Stat Increase]

[Form Change unlocked at Lv7 release]

The maintenance condition that was Level 2 has risen to Level 3. As expected, lust has been unlocked.

Damn. This isn’t good.

The more apocalypse maintenance conditions are unlocked, the worse it is for me.

Gluttony is painful because I have to eat monster corpses, and wrath makes me needlessly angry, causing misunderstandings with those around me.

There were times when the wrath condition caused friction with Ji Se-hwa or Shin Yukyong.

Fortunately, when Somi was around, she understood it.

At least recently, the wrath value is steadily maintained by attacking the Dragon King Sentai, so I don’t have to worry too much about it.

It says form change will be available at Level 7, but this is a function I don’t know about. It was already a difficult ability to develop.

Is it starting to unlock because I cleared “Hero of Light” and am in the process of achieving the new goal of “Lord of Evil”?

I don’t want to carry a bunch of demerits for an unknown function.

But I can’t afford to lose the Red Dragon either.

“Master, I’ve finished cleaning.”

“Good work.”

“About the lust demerit you mentioned earlier…”

“Don’t worry about it.”

“I can’t do that. It’s not just about the Red Dragon’s power weakening, is it? I remember how much pain you were in when you didn’t eat monsters for a month!”

Emma knelt before me, grabbed both my hands, and exclaimed.

“I know your personality. I’ve served you for over two years now. You won’t call a professional woman and will just endure it alone, won’t you?”

“Well…”

“Please. I have sexual service functions too. Naturally, there’s no worry about pregnancy. If you allow me, I’ll serve you wholeheartedly.”

“Emma, I appreciate your feelings, but…”

I don’t feel any desire for that at all.

It’s not that Emma isn’t my type or lacks feminine charm.

In this world, some people have married androids. The distinction between androids and humans isn’t easy. They’re just difficult to make and expensive, so there aren’t many of them.

Emma, with her blonde, slightly curly hair, has an appearance like someone of mixed Western heritage. Her perfectly sculpted face overflows with the mature charm of a woman full of maternal love.

Though hidden under thick maid clothes now, her figure is the very definition of perfection.

Rejecting her seduction would be a tremendous discourtesy.

Still.

“There’s only one woman I love.”

That was my answer.

“Master…”

Emma pressed her lips together regretfully.

“But isn’t the lust demerit not only released through sexual intercourse?”

“That’s right.”

“How do you plan to release it?”

“…I don’t know.”

This is indeed a problem.

The maintenance condition values decrease over time, and when they reach 3, restrictions are primarily placed on level and stat increases.

If any one falls to 2, skills become unusable.

At 0, it’s simple.

Death.

The biggest problem was that I couldn’t think of a suitable way to raise the lust value.

Emma raised her long-tailed eyes toward me.

“Would it be alright if I served you with just my mouth?”

“…Sigh.”

I guess I have to compromise.

“I’m sorry, Emma.”

“Not at all. Serving you is my greatest joy.”

Emma answered with a bright smile. There was no desire or obscenity in that smile, only pure intention.

I could only be grateful.

“Then excuse me.”

Emma pulled her upper body toward my lower half. She slowly lowered my pants, running her hands along my waist.

Her mouth was so warm and soft that it felt like a heavenly meal that didn’t exist in this world.

◈ ◈ ◈

“Oh my, I was so surprised yesterday! Is that Galaxy Empire really that strong?”

“They say it’s stronger than the Dark Kingdom. Well, with heroes around, there shouldn’t be a problem. Did you see the announcement from the Association? They said they’re gathering heroes from all over the world.”

“To think you had the wit to use Red Dragon’s name to overcome the crisis in that situation, as expected of Blue Saber! With such sense, I have confidence in Sabel Asset Management!”

“Hehe, of course.”

Ji Se-hwa held a wine glass among middle-aged men, responding appropriately to their comments.

‘These old guys talk too much. Just invest your money instead of adding unnecessary comments.’

Ji Se-hwa had established an investment company. Though it was a small-scale management firm with little capital, investors lined up thanks to her name value.

Those gathered here were also notable figures from famous funds.

Ji Se-hwa planned to raise money by leveraging their funds, inflating corporate values, increasing investment limits, selecting a suitable target company, and continuously spinning off its subsidiaries to generate cash flow.

It wouldn’t be difficult to raise the value if the target company was associated with the Dragon King Sentai.

“So, what’s the general scenario going forward?”

Ji Se-hwa didn’t have an exact vision yet, but she answered according to her rough thoughts.

“Since the Galaxy Empire is large, more hero equipment is needed. Let’s designate a new company to supply suits, operation systems, and all equipment to the Dragon King Sentai, and list subsidiaries sequentially by category.”

“Oh! Great idea!”

Octopus-style listing is capitalism’s magic for creating money out of thin air. There are laws regulating this abroad, but not in Korea. Ji Se-hwa intended to exploit this gap.

The ones who turn fake stock numbers into cash are the foolish retail investors. Banks and funds suck up citizens’ money like mosquitoes.

“Hahaha, I can already see success ahead!”

“To the Dragon King Sentai!”

Just as the wine glasses clinked together—

BANG!

PSST! PSST!

The door burst open violently, followed by silenced gunshots. The guards collapsed.

Ji Se-hwa sensed danger and immediately took out her Switch. She never let the transformation device leave her arm, no matter where she was. But.

WOONG— CRACK!

With a shockwave of black matter, the Switch flew out of her hand. Ji Se-hwa felt a chilling sensation and turned her head.

“Blue, hello? No need for introductions, right?”

“You fucking bitch.”

Ji Se-hwa bared her teeth and glared at Dark Matter.