Episode 218. Attack (2)

Professor Im Sol’s laboratory.

“Like this… if I do this.”

Charyureuk-

As Im Sol poured mana into it, the laboratory filled with magic circles.

“It’s complete.”

Thanks to Lee Hoyeon’s help, I could finish it right away.

Freely manipulating the mana flowing from her hands, Im Sol sat down.

“Hehehe.”

A chuckle escaped Im Sol’s lips as she looked at the completed document.

When the research for a new magic spell concluded.

The sense of accomplishment that comes the moment she realized her skills had advanced one step further.

‘Mage Im Sol’s’ joy.

This was why Im Sol was obsessed with magic.

“Hoo… huh?”

But what was it?

Even though it was research completed over several months, ecstasy didn’t come.

No, to be precise, it was good, but it felt like…

“…?”

It was a feeling that made her wonder how she had been satisfied with this level of accomplishment until now.

This was lacking, no, it was more than lacking.

A corner of her heart remained unfilled.

Surely it was enough until now, so why did it become like this?

Im Sol frowned and analyzed the cause.

But there was no way she could think of it. She had researched magic her entire life, and it was the driving force of her existence.

Sip. Sip.

Im Sol, drinking the instant coffee mix on her desk, suddenly recalled something.

“…Was it always this bland?”

It’s fine.

I always keep chocolate cookies stocked, after all.

Nom.

“….”

Im Sol realized.

The refreshing feeling that relieved her frustration every time she drank coffee and the sweet energy she felt every time she ate cookies were gone.

“…Lick.”

Im Sol smacked her lips.

At least she knew the reason for this immediately.

Lee Hoyeon.

Because his semen tasted good.

Better than the instant coffee mix, better than the chocolate cookies.

Sweeter… than magic research.

“Puhup…”

To think that the taste of a man’s semen would come to mind the moment she finished her magic research.

I’ve changed a lot too.

No, maybe it wasn’t because of the semen.

Because it was Lee Hoyeon.

Because researching magic with him was fun.

Even when discussing magic together, or when he gave me his semen as repayment.

It was enjoyable.

Different from magic research…

It was a pleasure I had never felt before.

“…A good disciple.”

Giving his teacher this much joy.

Hehe.

It’s enough now that I’ve figured out the cause of my frustration.

Im Sol added two more sugar cubes to the instant coffee mix and stirred it briskly.

This should make it a little sweeter.

Then, she thought about the magic expo next week.

“…Will it be fun?”

Actually, she wasn’t that interested.

She was just going along because her disciple asked her to.

Like praising a disciple who got a perfect score on a test.

Anyway, Im Sol and Lee Hoyeon.

There wouldn’t be any magic on a higher level than these two.

But… if I enjoy it with my disciple, no, just being together… I think I can look forward to the magic expo.

*

“Ah, just a moment. I just had an epiphany.”

“That’s enough. Give me your child!”

Rebecca had been sticking to me ever since she came out of the training grounds.

I wanted to have sex after getting more out of her…

I wanted to extract more potential from the Rune Barrier.

I was still hungry.

“Good genes. Handsome face. The perfect dad. My children will be blessed. To think I’d meet someone like you!”

Rebecca thrust her face towards me with an excited expression.

“We haven’t even made them yet…”

“If we have twins first, we can play catch, right? In my old age, I want to watch my children play soccer. Inside the Rune Barrier.”

“….”

Is this what they mean by thinking about grandchildren before even holding hands?

Seeing it in person is genuinely terrifying.

Ring ring ring ring ring-

Just as I was contemplating whether I should just give in.

My smartwatch started ringing like crazy.

“Huh?”

This notification was the sound of the magic circle installed in the dormitory ringing.

The original magic stone installed was trash, so I replaced it with a better one.

‘It’s never rung before…?’

Moreover, this magic circle doesn’t just ring for petty thieves.

It’s a magic circle that activates when unregistered mana of Rank S or higher is detected.

“…I have to go quickly.”

I moved immediately.

There’s no time to be lingering like this.

“What’s that? A call?”

“One moment, Rebecca-ssi. Something seems to have happened at my place, so I need to go.”

“You’re just trying to run away, aren’t you.”

Rebecca grabbed me with a slightly sulky expression.

Her face seemed to ask, ‘Are you leaving even after I taught you magic?’

“No, it’s really important. This is a defensive magic circle. And it only rings for Rank S or higher.”

“…Is something serious happening?”

“Yes. I need to go quickly.”

“Hmm… Then come with me.”

“Uh…”

Not a bad idea?

Anyway, Liliana and Nam Daeun wouldn’t care if I found other women.

Besides, if the enemy is too strong, it’ll be easier to handle…

Ah, shit. This isn’t the time to be thinking about things like this.

“Alright. Let’s go quickly. As fast as possible.”

“Okay. Let’s go in an instant.”

*

“Is this it?”

Victoria Academy’s male dormitory.

The demon wearing a skull mask hid himself in the shadow of a tree.

Lee Hoyeon, the current target, was out.

I wanted to finish quickly and go embrace a woman, but I couldn’t help it.

Because I already received the payment upfront.

I must complete this job reliably.

Waiting here until Lee Hoyeon returns and ambushing him at his place is the safest and quietest way to handle this.

‘This is damn boring. Tsk.’

But just as the thought of boredom crossed his mind.

He sensed something strange.

A package had arrived in front of the target’s house.

Since Lee Hoyeon, the current target, lived alone in the male dormitory, a package arriving was a plausible event.

However, the problem was that the door to the empty dormitory had slightly opened.

‘The target lives alone, doesn’t he?’

The skull mask wearer frowned and focused his mana on his hearing.

Then, he heard the voices of young women coming through the door.

• Oh, it’s finally here. I ordered this, you know? It’s so delicious…

• Liliana-ssi. I told you not to open the door before Hoyeon gets here…

• It’s okay, it’s okay. I’ve done this several times already…

‘Who are they?’

The skull mask wearer focused intently on the door.

A moment later, a woman who had peeked her head out cautiously turned her head, checked if anyone was around, and took the package.

This was someone not mentioned in the briefing.

The correct procedure would be to immediately halt the mission and gather more information… but the woman’s appearance, glimpsed for a moment, awakened the demon’s instincts.

“…A kid who hasn’t even dried behind the ears is already living with women?”

Fucking bastard.

While someone else has to wait for hours under the scorching sun.

‘Wait a minute.’

Since they were already there, those women were also targets he had to kill.

This meant they had to be dealt with along with Lee Hoyeon for the assassination to succeed.

In that case, wouldn’t it be better to take care of them beforehand?

They could potentially interfere with the assassination.

Obstacles should be minimized.

And most importantly.

‘…If they’re going to die soon anyway, I might as well taste them first.’

He could satisfy his own desires.

Having made up his mind, the skull mask wearer slipped into the dormitory, riding the shadows.

*

Meanwhile, Liliana was humming as she opened the package.

The box contained snacks and frozen foods, which looked delicious indeed.

“This looks delicious, right? See? I told you.”

“Yes. It does look delicious. But, Liliana-ssi…?”

Nam Daeun, who had been responding to Liliana’s joyful exclamations, felt something was off.

Lately, as her training progressed, she felt her own level rising.

As a result, the space she controlled naturally expanded.

But she sensed an unfamiliar hostility coming from the direction of the window.

“….”

“Unnie, unnie. Look at this.”

“Dahee-ya.”

Nam Daeun smiled and spoke to Nam Dahee, who approached her holding potato chips.

“Yeah?”

“Should we wash up before we eat?”

“Suddenly?”

“Yeah. We should eat clean. You go wash up first while I get ready.”

“Mmm, okay!”

“Make sure you wash thoroughly, okay?”

“Yeah, yeah!”

After Nam Dahee went into the bathroom.

Nam Daeun picked up the sword that was in the living room.

It was a sword Lee Hoyeon had prepared for her when he was discharged from the hospital.

“…Liliana-ssi. You didn’t have plans to meet anyone, did you?”

Liliana, who had been delighted by the snacks, had also changed her expression.

Then, scratching her head as if annoyed, she summoned her mana.

“The owner of this place has quite a few enemies. You’ll have to understand if we’re going to live together.”

“If it’s Hoyeon, I can handle that.”

“Right? It makes sense for someone like Lee Hoyeon to have many enemies to maintain balance.”

The two women shared a slight smile before looking towards the window.

“It can’t be helped. Butterflies are drawn to flowers.”

“Tsk. I wanted to eat snacks though.”

The moment Liliana clicked her tongue and put down the package box, mana poured into the dormitory.

Crack- Snap-

Crash!

The dormitory window burst open from the immense waterfall of mana, and shards of glass rained down on Liliana and Nam Daeun.

“No!”

Whoosh-

“It’s okay.”

Nam Daeun sliced through the incoming glass shards with a light horizontal slash.

“It’ll be cold if that breaks!”

“Hoyeon will probably just remake it, won’t he?”

Heavy footsteps-

The man wearing the skull mask walked in through the broken window.

“…Who are you?”

“Apologies, ladies. There’s someone who wants your boyfriend dead.”

The skull mask wearer couldn’t hide his excitement as he admired Liliana’s and Nam Daeun’s faces.

“Ah, I’ve put up a barrier, so no one will come even if you scream~.”

“As expected, Lee Hoyeon is the problem. Who did he make an enemy of this time?”

“That’s why you should have chosen your affiliations wisely, lady. Want to come with me now? I’ll spare one person who’s good at sucking.”

“…Filthy mana. You’re a demon, aren’t you.”

“Ugh, if you’ve figured it out, there’s nothing I can do.”

The skull mask wearer appeared nonchalant.

While it seemed they had some skill, recognizing him as a demon and blocking his attack just now, they still couldn’t possibly reach him, an S-Rank demon.

Because the expressionless woman’s mana was weak, and the woman with the swaying tail next to her had almost no mana.

“Tsk. Beautiful. Heh. I wonder if her moans are just as beautiful? Hmm? I hope you put up a good fight. It’s been a while since I’ve encountered top-quality goods like you.”

“Hmm…”

Nam Daeun quietly observed the skull mask wearer.

To find an opening.

“Huh? What’s wrong? Don’t you like me? Then you should die?”

“My body isn’t my own anymore…”

Slice

“What do you mean… huh?”

Nam Daeun swung her sword through the air.

Simultaneously.

Thump

The skull mask wearer heard the sound of clay hitting the floor.

Following the sound, he looked down and saw his severed left shoulder and detached left arm.

“…Huh?”

Space Rend.

A slash that transcends space.

It was a technique utilizing Nam Daeun’s divine power.

“You can insult me all you want, but don’t you dare insult Hoyeon.”

“Gurgle?!”

As soon as the skull mask wearer realized his arm was gone, pain surged through him, and he grabbed his bleeding shoulder stump with his remaining arm.

“Wow, you’re really strong.”

Clap, clap.

Liliana clapped out of sync with the situation, praising Nam Daeun.

“I could use some backup, Liliana-ssi. Please help contain the damage within the room.”

“Okay.”

She could manage that much.

She didn’t want to be discovered here yet.

“Y-You fucking bitches… Ghk?!”

Liliana’s dark mana coiled around the skull mask wearer’s feet.

“What do you mean ‘fucking bitches’? You ugly bastard. Only Lee Hoyeon can do dirty talk like that?”

Due to the Contract of Hell, Liliana’s mana is maintained at a level slightly lower than Lee Hoyeon’s.

Conversely, the stronger Lee Hoyeon becomes, the more mana Liliana can use.

That’s why she grows stronger as Lee Hoyeon’s level increases.

“What the…? Why am I so strong all of a sudden?”

Liliana felt pleased seeing the seemingly strong opponent flustered by the magic she cast out of frustration.

“What is this… Even whores like you…”

The skull mask wearer looked around in bewilderment.

He, an S-Rank demon, was being cornered by just two women.

“The word ‘whore’… hearing it like this isn’t so bad, actually.”

“In our line of work, ‘whore’ is a compliment~.”

Shing

“I’ll finish this quickly, Liliana-ssi.”

Vmmmm

Nam Daeun’s sword, fully charged with dark mana, prepared to cleave through space.

“Because I need to finish before Dahee comes out.”