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“A human?”

This is the demon realm.

A hellish place teeming with powerful monsters.

Humans cannot live here.

But.

That doesn’t mean there are no humans at all.

There are four possessed individuals.

…The moment that thought crossed my mind,

my hands and feet trembled uncontrollably, and cold sweat began pouring down.

‘Uh… wh-what?…’

The possessed are Cain’s friends.

They were close in that world,

and in this world, they’re the only four comrades from home.

In other words.

They are precious people.

‘D-did I just… smash into one of them with a plane?…’

I’m screwed.

From the very first encounter, I totally screwed up.

‘No…’

‘This can’t be real!!!’

It was unfair.

Out of this vast land, there are only four of them!

What are the odds that one of them would be right underneath where we landed?!

…So I thought,

but in moments like these, swift action is crucial.

‘They’re not dead yet!’

Even if they die, Lia can revive them,

but it’s still better to heal them before they kick the bucket.

…With that thought, I pulled out a potion, but—

Thud! Thud-thud!

The fallen man quickly recovered and stood up, his wounds stitching themselves back together.

“Owowow…”

Using water magic, he rinsed off the blood and dust,

even restoring his torn clothes as he leisurely scanned the area.

He looked completely at ease.

“A monster that can unleash an attack like this must be a pretty fun one to fight, huh?”

He was even grinning.

Assuming the attack had come from a monster,

he seemed excited about how he’d hunt it today.

“KOOOOOOOH!”

Suddenly, a massive wyvern swooped in, unleashing a barrage of Air Breath.

Not even magic—

just a simple attack where it expelled air from its mouth, infused with mana to amplify its power.

But.

The effect wasn’t simple.

BOOOOOOM!!!

The wyvern’s Air Breath tore through the forest with destructive force, rivaling our ice plane.

“So it is you!”

The golden-haired youth’s face lit up with excitement.

CRACKLE!!! ZAP-ZAP-ZAP!!!

Like lightning, he shot forward—

“Take this!”

SMASH!!!

—and delivered a thunderous punch strong enough to blast the wyvern’s head clean off.

“GRRAAAAAKH!”

The wyvern collapsed lifelessly from the impact.

‘Perfect!’

We were just passing through,

and this mess only happened because the wyvern suddenly attacked.

If I explained that, case closed!

“Lia.”

“Yeah.”

She nodded quickly.

“Let’s go.”

“Okay.”

We slowly approached the man carefully skinning the wyvern.

Golden hair.

A handsome, flower-like beauty with soft features.

Judging by appearances alone, he looked like an elegant noble who belonged in a lavish mansion sipping tea.

Perhaps because of that, even his dismantling was graceful.

Countless blades hovered midair as he motioned with his hands, harvesting the wyvern’s hide and meat.

Almost like—

a conductor at a symphony.

‘A possessed one?’

No matter how I looked at him, something felt off.

Cain had mentioned there were two male possessed:

a musclebound gay guy and a blond, tanned delinquent.

But.

This man before us was an elegant being who fit neither description.

‘Well, elegant in demeanor, at least…’

While his outward appearance was undeniably refined,

judging by his battle banter, he felt more like a rugged mercenary than a noble.

‘Must be a possessed trait.’

Cain himself looks like a serious, cold-hearted pretty boy…

until he opens his mouth and turns into a mischievous rascal.

So this guy’s probably the same.

…Or so I thought,

but something still felt strange.

The musclebound gay guy was supposedly built like a brick wall, fitting that aesthetic,

while the blond tanned delinquent was described as having blond hair, tanned skin, and a rough demeanor.

But this guy matched neither.

So then?

The TS (F) Corruption type?

‘That might be possible…’

From what I heard, that one either possessed a female body or was originally male but transformed into a female through some external power.

So if we met them before the gender swap, it could fit.

…Thinking that, I greeted him.

“Hi.”

“?”

The moment he turned to look at me, his face paled, and he shouted:

“E…Elise?!”

“You know my name—so you are one of the possessed?”

“W-well, yeah, but…”

“Wait! How the hell do you know I’m a possessed?!”

“Prophecy RPG.”

“!!!!!!”

“I came knowing some things beforehand.”

“How about we exchange information openly?”

“You… met the other possessed?”

“I did.”

“Who? Muscles? TS? Dark?”

“Just from the way you talk, it sounds like you have met the others.”

“I have.”

“That’s even weirder.”

“What is?”

“They all said they had their own goals and would hole up in the demon realm.”

“And yet, they met you?”

“That shouldn’t be possible.”

“It really shouldn’t.”

“Unless the world’s fate was so screwed up that it was on the verge of destruction, they’d never interfere.”

“What if there’s a fifth possessed?”

“A fifth?”

“Yeah.”

“Ah…”

“So that’s why the story changed… But… who’s the fifth?”

“Don’t know.”

“You don’t?”

“All he told me was that his original name was Lee Junsung, and he possessed Cain. Nothing else.”

“Lee Junsung?… That ‘milk-pumping’ lunatic?”

“Milk… what?…”

“The guy whose username was [I wanna squeeze Marianna’s nipples].”

“If his name’s Lee Junsung, it’s definitely him.”

“……”

“……”

Lia and I exchanged a strange look.

So.

Cain’s username in that world was [I wanna squeeze Marianna’s nipples], huh?

‘No wonder he didn’t want to reveal it…’

Just by the name, it reeked of perversion at a level that would disgust any woman.

But.

This did confirm two things:

First, Cain really likes fondling breasts.

And second—

his favorite person’s name was Marianna.

Ah.

One more thing.

When he asked if we’d met Muscles, TS, or Dark,

he implicitly admitted he wasn’t one of them.

Which means—

this guy’s identity is [Kim Taeyang, Mother-Daughter Feast Enjoyer].

…Having ascertained that, I slowly approached with a faint smile.

“Got anything else to share?”

“Oh, I’ve got plenty.”

“I was the closest to that guy among all of them.”

“The closest?”

“The others’ tastes were too extreme—couldn’t even hold a conversation with them.”

“But he and I clicked somewhat.”

The muscle-bound gay, the TS (F) corruption type, and the chuuni edgelord.

While he respected their preferences,

he couldn’t relate to any of them.

A guy who likes men? Automatic nope.

A guy who wants to be gender-swapped and dominated by men? Hard pass.

The chuuni girl made him cringe so hard just from talking that he could barely hold a conversation.

But.

The Milk-Pumper was different.

At the very least, they agreed on one fundamental thing:

they both loved pretty women.

That’s how they became friends.

…Hearing that only made me more curious.

“Tell me more.”

“Just like this?”

“Huh?”

“Honestly, I shouldn’t even be talking to you right now.”

“My plan was to stay quiet until the hero defeated the demon king.”

Kim Taeyang spoke casually as he carved the wyvern meat into manageable pieces.

“But.”

“If the story’s already derailed, it’s better to step in.”

SIZZLE!

He grilled the wyvern meat while continuing.

“So, hand over your info first.”

“You want to know how far we’ve progressed in the story?”

“That’s the most important part.”

“Got it.”

I gave him a quick rundown.

“Hmm…”

“At this rate, we might as well leave the demon realm.”

“Leave?”

“We’re here partly to get stronger, but…”

“The bigger reason was not getting in your way.”

They didn’t want to interfere and accidentally derail the demon king subjugation storyline.

So they stayed out of it.

They planned to keep quiet until the demon king was defeated and the world was peaceful.

But.

If an absolute veteran of Prophecy RPG was glued to their side, guiding them?

Then there was no reason not to intervene.

Variables?

The veteran would handle everything.

If the difficulty were Hard or Very Hard, every unexpected variable would bring hell,

but since it’s Easy—

no matter what happens, demon king subjugation should be a breeze.

Therefore.

Time to have fun in the human realm.

“I’ve been itching to enjoy a mother-daughter feast… Heh… Hehehe…”

Kim Taeyang drooled with a grin.

“Mother-daughter feast?”

“A high-class preference—enjoying both mother and daughter at once.”

“……”

“But before we leave, I need to check one thing.”

“……What?”

“Come at me.”

“?”

“I want to see how strong you’ve gotten.”

He spoke with absolute confidence.

“Might be a good experience for you too.”

“I’m not strong enough to beat the demon king, but I am strong enough to survive fighting them.”

“Meaning you could escape alive?”

“Not just that.”

“I’m strong enough to push the demon king to the point of exhaustion.”

“That strong?”

“So come at me.”

“You probably can’t beat me yet, but if you train to reach my level, crushing the demon king will be trivial.”

“……”

“……”

Lia and I exchanged glances.

“I’ll handle this.”

“Okay.”

She gracefully unsheathed her sword.

“If I beat you, I can beat the demon king, right?”

“If you can overwhelm me, then yes.”

“But that won’t be easy, will it?”

“Won’t be easy?”

“The current me possesses strength overwhelming enough to crush even the hero!”

“Overwhelming?”

“I’ll carve into your bones just how terrifying a Prophecy RPG veteran can be!”

“Come forth, challenger!”