Chapter 23 : Omen(3)

Users often possessed what were commonly called superhuman bodies, exceeding the limits of ordinary humans.

The dragon race, with their weaker strength compared to ordinary humans, was an unusual case. Even Hyerim, the delicate succubus user

before me, had superior physical abilities to the average adult male with just her base stats.

Naturally, these users with superhuman bodies required much larger amounts of alcohol than ordinary people to get drunk.

As if the term ‘heavy drinker’ existed for a reason, I had heard that users with equine bodies like minotaurs or centaurs needed to drink

dozens of bottles of vodka to even get a slight buzz.

Werewolves and other beastmen, most of whom possessed physical abilities and additional stats specialized for melee combat, were also

generally strong drinkers.

Unsurprisingly, liquor companies, not wanting to miss out on this demand, recently released user-exclusive alcoholic beverages with

incredibly high alcohol content.

Of course, since I was also a user, I was curious about the beer can with the ‘User Exclusive Beer’ logo and impulsively bought a bunch to

stock in my fridge.

I never imagined that can contained a high-concentration liquor that could knock out a dragon, a race weaker to various substances—

especially alcohol—than ordinary humans, with just one sip.

My vision was blurring, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish the floor from the ceiling.

I was clearly enjoying some chicken just a moment ago, so why was I rolling around on the floor?

A can with the ‘User Exclusive’ logo prominently displayed caught my eye in a corner of my spinning vision.

‘…Because this beer is for users who don’t get drunk easily, ordinary people can get drunk easily if they drink it…?’

As I flailed my hand to grab the can, I saw the warning written on the back.

-[Caution advised for incubi/succubi and dragon races sensitive to alcohol, as well as some reptile beastmen.]

Ah, no wonder. I was sure I only took one sip, but my head was spinning…

“Yaaa… are you okayyy…”

“Noooo…”

An answer came back, groaning from the floor like me. Since succubi weren’t a race particularly strong against alcohol, she must be as drunk

as I was right now.

The moment I met her completely flushed face, I quickly turned my head away.

‘…Dangerous.’

It had only been a year since my body changed like this. However, I still considered my mind to be ‘male.’

First of all, I was still more attracted to women’s bodies than men’s bodies, and more than anything, I felt so much revulsion at the thought of

doing it with a man that I felt like throwing up.

In that regard, the woman before me—or rather, the succubus—had an appearance that almost perfectly matched my ideal type.

To avoid losing the last shred of my reason, I picked up her disheveled clothes and covered her deep cleavage.

“What is it… why are you being so shy with someone of the same gender…?”

She grumbled while wearing my jacket over her face, then threw away the clothes and blanket that had been covering her.

“It’s hot… I’m going to take off some clothes. Okay?”

“No, it’s not oka-“

Before my answer could even return, warm clothes flew towards me. I screamed inwardly and closed my eyes tightly.

‘I’m crazy, I’m crazy, I must be crazy…!’

Even if the person I’m drinking with seems to be the same woman, where did this nonsensical act of throwing off clothes come from?

I don’t go to drinking parties often, so I don’t know well, but I’ve heard that there are people who often take off their clothes because they are

hot.

Unfortunately for me, it seemed that Hyewon was exactly the kind of person who had that kind of drinking habit.

‘No, is it a good thing?’

Hyewon is a woman close to my ideal type. If I can see her naked body, that’s a pretty good deal, right? It’s not like I’m taking it off, she’s

taking it off herself?

The moment I turned my gaze, half filled with guilt and anticipation, towards her body, I was able to face a spectacle of flesh.

Of course, it turned out that she didn’t take off all her clothes completely. Hyewon had thrown off all her clothes, leaving only her nude-

colored underwear.

Even in this state, she was beautiful enough, but I sighed with relief and disappointment at the less explicit appearance than I had expected.

‘Okay, no matter how drunk you are, as long as you’re a person with a proper mind, you won’t even take off your underwear…’

“…Are you disappointed?”

“…’

I quickly shut my mouth at the question that hit the nail on the head. The moment I said I was disappointed here, it felt like I was going to do

this and that.

“It’s still hotter, so… would you like to take them off for me?”

She licked her dry lips and showed her back to me.

On her smooth, white back was a half-loosened bra hook.

Just as I was about to take off that hook, the phone started ringing.

I frowned and looked at the phone on the desk. It was to find out who the other person was who had ruined the atmosphere.

Since only a very small number of people knew my phone number, I naturally thought that the call was a spam call.

In fact, it was a natural guess. My recent call history was full of delivery restaurants and spam and advertising phone numbers.

Or maybe Yejin or Yerim called to check if I got home safely. If it was their call, I should answer it and reassure them not to worry.

However, the two letters revealed on the phone screen meant someone who surpassed all my guesses.

The person I thought I would never see again.

“…Mom?”

The feeling of being drunk, which had been prevalent until just now, felt like it was all gone.

My family had been very devout believers since I was young.

I hated that fact, but because I loved my parents, because I loved my older sister, because I loved my younger brother, I believed in the same

God as them.

-[Everything in the world is mortal evil, and only those ‘humans’ who believe in me can escape from such evil and be saved in future

generations.]

-[Yes, son of the Lord God.]

A middle-aged man who doesn’t seem to be anything special. He was the ‘God’ of our family and tens of thousands of believers.

It didn’t take long for us to realize that the religion we believed in was called ‘cult’ by outsiders. From the moment I received a smartphone

and was able to use the Internet freely, I realized that my family was not normal.

I was able to know why there were so many people avoiding me, and why neighbors were giving my family scary looks.

I could easily discern that the words coming from the mouth of the middle-aged man we always visited to worship were lies.

However, unfortunately, my family had already fallen too deeply into that cult.

So I didn’t bother to say that out loud. If I just agreed with them, I could live happily with my family.

My parents, who always told me they loved me, my older sister, who always grumbled but always thought of me and my younger brother

first, and my youngest brother, who was playful but cherished all of his family.

I didn’t want to lose these perfect families.

So maybe it was wrong to remain silent.

Maybe that’s why I was punished like this.

With my limbs gradually losing sensation left carelessly, I thought so while looking at the dark night sky.

-[You are not a ‘human’ who can be saved! You are a devil! All those who are close to you will face a fate of destruction. So get out of here, you

devil!]

The day that middle-aged man, who was the cult leader, said that,

I was kicked out of the door with nothing on in the cold winter.