Ch.160Chapter 6. Kill the Dueoksini (4)

The preparations were complete.

Ymir had the ability to supply magical power to others, and with that ability, I received magical power from Ymir and Hyun Se-rin (Taowu).

[Hmm.]

“Are you alright? I thought you were going to do this tomorrow.”

[Giyeon came to visit.]

“Giyeon…?”

[Yes. I’m at full condition now. I can fight as much as needed. Thanks for your concern.]

I patted the shoulder of Yoon Yi-seon, who was sticking close to my side.

“Oh, no! It’s fine! I’m helping Goblin, and we can eliminate Dueoksini, and you said you’d protect me from getting hurt, so it’s all good!”

Yoon Yi-seon blurted out words like a machine gun, her face brightening.

“I’ll be the bait to lure out Dueoksini. Goblin will handle it. Then… Dueoksini will die, right?”

[If everything goes according to plan.]

It’s an uncertain statement, but there’s no way this plan—this tactic—could fail.

[Once Dueoksini enters here, there’s no escape.]

After all, this tactic is something very special that I developed to kill the protagonist in the future, something I thought about for a full six months.

‘I can’t receive help from anyone.’

Since the fundamental technique of receiving help from imagination was originally designed for one-on-one combat, there’s no way to get help from others.

It’s impossible to use it while merged with Taowu.

It’s impossible for Ymir to tear open space and enter.

Instead, I can briefly use the buffs they’ve placed beforehand, but after that, I must face Dueoksini entirely as Goblin.

But.

‘If I lose here, it would be a disgrace to the Goblin name.’

Even if my stats other than the Goblin’s Club are relatively poor, before discussing stats, there’s something called “class.”

For the past six months, I’ve fought many opponents.

I never lose.

For the peaceful world that the Chairman will create.

[Sorry for getting you involved.]

“What? No! It’s fine. It’s all to deal with an evil villain! And…”

Yoon Yi-seon stroked her back and gritted her teeth.

“I was also harmed by Dueoksini, and I could have become a demon if things had gone wrong. I was lucky to receive help from Goblin, but I could have easily become a demon too… like the other students.”

Yoon Yi-seon clenched her fist tightly.

Though hidden by tension, her anger toward Dueoksini was the fundamental reason she used her student council president’s authority to open this place for me.

“So please, defeat it. Make sure Dueoksini never appears again.”

[Of course.]

When someone who has chosen the path of a hero harbors indescribable anger toward absolute evil, nothing more needs to be said.

[It’s coming.]

A signal came from outside.

I checked my appearance reflected in Yoon Yi-seon’s Taeguk Watch.

Not Do Ji-rider, not the formal suit Goblin, but Goblin in a black durumagi and black hanbok.

With a gat hat, I look like a yangban; with a topknot, somewhat like a farmer; with disheveled hair, like a ruffian.

This is precisely the appearance of a goblin from traditional culture or oral traditions.

And this form is the one in which I can exert my full power as Goblin, as myself.

A form that doesn’t waste unnecessary magical power elsewhere, showing only my true appearance as “Goblin.”

CRASH!

The glass shatters.

A black silhouette breaks through the second-floor window from outside the gymnasium, lands in the spectator seats, and spreads its arms wide upon seeing me.

“My, my, look who it is! I wondered what madness this was, but it was Goblin’s trap!”

[Come down, Dueoksini.]

“Hahaha, HAHAHA! Kuhahak…! Wait, wait. My stomach hurts. This is so funny it’s giving me cramps.”

Dueoksini jumped down from the spectator seats to the first floor in one leap.

“Sejong Academy gymnasium, huh? Hehe, did you get the student council president’s help to open the gym doors? And the lines too?”

[The student council worked hard preparing for their practicum, but you ruined everything. Is there a problem with me taking revenge personally, for the greater good, and for the nation?]

“Kuhehe, ah, revenge should certainly be taken. Well, if you have the power for it.”

Dueoksini faced me, stretching both arms to the sides.

“Has it been about six hours? It doesn’t even seem like six hours. I don’t know how much strength you’ve recovered in that time, but you look like you’re almost dying.”

[If that’s how I appear to you, you’ll find out when we fight.]

“Even hubris has its limits. Tsk. I suppose it’s because I’ve lost to you twice, but I’ll be using my full power this time.”

THUD!

Dueoksini removed its mask and placed it down.

Like a sandbag falling, Dueoksini’s mask hit the gymnasium floor and sank down.

“I’ll show you my full power, Goblin. Today, I’ll finish you off and make sure those Syndicate bastards can’t interfere with our Wijungcheoksa anymore.”

[That’s my line. Sinchiljoejong.]

“What? Kuhehe, you’ve found out that much? Impressive! But… you’ve made a mistake.”

Dueoksini licked its lips and smiled sinisterly.

“To know our official name that hasn’t even been announced yet. Hehe, that means… one of our ‘Seven Stars’ has colluded with The Syndicate!”

[…….]

That’s not it.

I just spoiled the setting from Part 2 of the original work.

“Who could it be? Haha, no need to know! I’ll just kill you over and over until you spill the truth!”

[Do you think you can defeat me after losing twice?]

“Of course!”

As Dueoksini spread its hands to the sides, crimson foam spread in all directions from its hands.

PUWHAAK!!

The foam stuck to the gymnasium walls, instantly filling them, and began to writhe like pieces of flesh attached to the walls.

“Ugh…!”

“Oh dear. Perhaps that was a bit much for a young lady. But this is necessary to prevent Goblin from escaping, so please understand.”

Dueoksini bowed toward Yoon Yi-seon with a sly smile.

“Student Council President Yoon Yi-seon. Since you received a text on your Taeguk Watch, I assume you also consider me that kind of being. You are… yes, the Demon of Seduction, ‘Fongsryeon.'”

[You really are terrible at naming things.]

“What… did you say…?”

Typical villain like Dueoksini.

Takes pride in naming demons.

[Yoon Yi-seon. Platinum Sun and Taowu will come to rescue you soon. Focus on using your ability to protect yourself.]

“G-Goblin…!”

Yoon Yi-seon clenched her fist toward me.

“P-please win! I have something to tell you after you win!”

[…….]

That’s a death flag.

But somehow, I felt it didn’t really matter.

[Alright. Look forward to it.]

There’s no way I could lose to something like this.

THUD!

I stamped my Goblin’s Club down.

Standing in front of Yoon Yi-seon, I placed both hands on the handle of the club with its end on the floor, and took a light breath.

[Dueoksini. Demon who calls itself Dueoksini. What is your name?]

“…….”

[Let me change the question. Which ‘star’ do you come from?]

“……Hm.”

Dueoksini’s body began to twist.

At the same time, red foam rose from its body, and lumps of flesh repeatedly protruded and retracted.

Thump, thump.

“Hii, hiik…!”

Yoon Yi-seon stepped back in fear.

Despite me standing in front, Dueoksini’s body was visible from Yoon Yi-seon’s view as it began to grow in size.

“Which star, you say. Star? What kind of concept is that? Can you define it with human concepts?”

[Don’t try to play word games. Demon.]

“Demon? No. I am not a demon. I am not something like a demon, I am ‘Dueoksini.'”

[…You’ve gone mad with nationalism.]

“It’s not, nationalism!!”

Red mist began to rise from Dueoksini’s body, which was swelling like foam.

PUWHAAK.

Simultaneously, foam burst from inside.

It was like gas exploding, and something about 2 meters tall revealed itself from within.

“This country needs to change. It needs to be filled with people who have patriotism, who can sacrifice and devote themselves for the country. And… we must create a world where all other countries submit to this one.”

[Says the alien.]

“Alien? That doesn’t matter. I am a citizen of this country, I live in this country, and I’ve decided to put down roots here.”

THUD.

The giant’s body that tore through the flesh was withered like a mummy.

Red bandages were wrapped around its entire body, and its fingernails and toenails were sharpened like blades, pointing their edges at me.

The pressure I felt was almost S-class, no, beyond that.

“This country must become strong for this planet to survive.”

FLAP!

Demonic wings unfold behind its back.

Wings that look like a fusion of machine and organism, unlike those of a bat, spread out.

It looks somewhat like a monster from an SF alien monster comic, or a primitive life form from a vast space war, or perhaps an alien life form from a civilization beyond Earth on another planet.

“When the world is unified under one language with all living beings speaking Korean, and when this planet is called Korea instead of Earth—”

[You’re not obsessed with nationalism but with Korean supremacy.]

Creak.

Dueoksini’s body froze.

[I don’t care what ideology you hold or what motivated your obsession with this place. You created demons and caused hundreds of Koreans to die.]

“…That was for the hero Platinum Sun—”

[Because of Dueoksini, hundreds of Koreans died.]

“N-no…! Those people were, yes, traitors who needed to be eliminated…!”

This proposition cannot be denied.

[I will execute you.]

Click.

[The crime: producing demons that killed hundreds of Koreans.]

“…!”

Gripping the Goblin’s Club, I spread the wings of imagination in my mind.

And that imagination becomes “reality” through my current magical power and ability.

[For the wicked, there is an execution ground befitting them.]

The magical power dwelling in my body allows what I envision to be realized here.

My magical power, the magical power residing in my body, spreads around and becomes reality.

[Come.]

A very special ability that only I, who came from another world, not born in this one, can implement.

[To the Room of Truth.]