I once watched a movie.

In it, someone who accumulated wealth through dishonest means was taken down by magicians, who used magic to deliver a major blow. The magicians then disappeared as if by magic, although it wasn't magic in the real sense.

This might be a spoiler, but in this world, there were no movies like that after the great upheaval.

'Honestly, switching corpses isn't that much of a unique trick.'

Pretending to be dead wasn't particularly special.

It was only special in how it's done and in how you made it look like someone died.

Whoosh.

It burned.

The body of Nut Crusher melted away along with the fire.

This wasn't a fire caused by magic, but a real flame consuming Nut Crusher's body.

"Open the door!!"

Bang bang bang!

Someone outside was banging roughly on the mortuary door.

As I strengthened the door with magic and set up a wind barrier while united with Hyeon Se-rin, no one could come in.

'No one below S-rank can get through.'

Hyeon Se-rin's magic and skills were being deployed by the Goblin. Who could possibly break through that?

No one below S-rank could break it, and even if an S-rank were to arrive, running like lightning—

Crackle!

As soon as the Thunder Emperor touched the barrier, she was thrown back.

She ran down to the basement from the first floor through the emergency stairs but couldn't enter easily because of the barrier.

'What amazing acting.'

In reality, she could break through if she wanted to.

If I were in the opposite situation, I would have either broken through the wall or climbed up to the ceiling to create a hole to reach the basement. There would be other ways.

But humans tend to have limited thinking in urgent situations.

When there was a door, and it's being blocked, people became obsessed with breaking through the door. And during that moment, Goblin inside would do whatever he needed to.

"You, you crazy bastard! Do you know how much that's worth?!!"

A man, who appeared to be the hospital director, shouted at me as his wig fell off and blood poured from his lower half.

"If you sell that, at least—"

[It would be worth trillions of won. And if sold for more, you could get an even higher price.]

I reached into the burning body of Nut Crusher and pinched a bit of white powder that looked like bone ash.

[Even if you just put a small amount of this in a capsule, you could sell it for tens of millions. Not to mention, if you grind down the bones of a guy this big, imagine how much mana powder you'd get. Don't you think so?]

"You, you...!"

[Don't think that money makes the world go round.]

Whoosh.

[Sometimes, there are things more important than money.]

I added more flames until Nut Crusher's body was completely reduced to ashes.

Lighting matchsticks one by one, I tossed them like kindling onto Nut Crusher's body.

Of course, this Nut Crusher corpse was fake.

I didn't bring a mannequin because I didn't want to raise the suspicion of the agents outside. It was just an illusion created by mana.

But if it looks like a corpse on the outside and a little bit of showmanship was added, anyone could be fooled.

[Thanks to you all, I was able to get rid of the flies drawn to the corpse in one go.]

"You...! Did you use us!!"

Not exactly.

I just came to deal with the fake Thunder Emperor, then built the foundation, and let you fill in the rest.

"Did you leave the body on purpose so the scavengers would come?!"

The ones who were filling in the gaps were those who could only see the situation from that angle.

Those who judged everything through the lens of greed rather than human decency.

[So what if I did?]

There was no need for long explanations.

Nut Crusher's body was burned, the traces of magic were erased, and all that's left is for the flames to die down.

[Can you even catch me?]

I raised the matchstick.

While suppressing the heat of the flames with Hyeon Se-rin's power, the moment I lifted the match, the sprinkler system activated.

Whoosh.

Water began to pour down on the spot where Nut Crusher's body had been.

Avoiding the water, I backed away toward the wall.

Flick.

As I released the magic I had placed on the door, I phased through the wall using my spirit form.

There was a storage room behind the mortuary wall, and as soon as I passed through, I exited the building.

A place with no crowd.

A place where no one would be rushing toward.

I casually walked through the corridor and out of the hospital.

No one noticed us, and no one could follow Goblin's tracks.

Just like a phantom, Goblin burned Nut Crusher's body and slipped past Thunder Emperor and the association agents.

Three hours later.

After releasing our spirit form in a suitable place and changing into ordinary clothes, Hyeon Se-rin and I returned to the house in Seoul to check how society was accepting the 'truth' through the Hero Wiki.

[Nut Crusher].

-This document is currently classified as "Villain." Be careful when reading.

-This document can only be edited by the 'Day Shift Officer' who is currently logged in. Be careful not to cause any document conflicts.

[Nut Crusher's Execution and Cremation Incident]. (New)

"Chaos everywhere, huh?"

Hyeon Se-rin approached me, handing over a cold can of beer.

"You're going to meet the Thunder Emperor soon. Is it okay to be drinking beer right now?"

"It's not like we have to meet right away, right? Thunder Emperor is getting beaten down by people as we speak."

"There's no shame in failing to stop Goblin."

"But she lost, didn't she?"

"Well, she agreed to deal with it, so I'm not particularly bothered."

We would eventually meet Thunder Emperor again, not necessarily now, but at a quieter time.

I continued reviewing the records kept by the officers who sorted through the incidents and accidents even in the middle of the night.

-...In the end, Goblin used Nut Crusher's body to handle the thieves who were trying to steal the corpse all at once. After the body had outlived its usefulness, he personally entered the hospital and set it on fire. According to the testimony of a field agent (link: HeroTN Live, coordinates), it was burned until nothing but ash remained.

"It played out according to the scenario."

We burned a fake corpse, but people didn't know it was fake.

Perhaps even if we had burned a mannequin, as long as the smell wasn't noticed, people would have been fooled.

"For an impromptu plan, everything fit together surprisingly well. It was more successful than I thought."

"In that case, cheers?"

"Sure."

I clinked my can with Hyeon Se-rin's, celebrating the successful operation for the moment.

"So, the next step is making a deal with the Thunder Emperor?"

"Are you recruiting her as a member, or are you planning to make her a hired hand?"

"Do you really think I'm going to do some patriotic act against the Thunder Emperor? Weren't you the one who didn't like him in the first place?"

"I disliked the princess in the flower garden, not her."

Hyeon Se-rin chuckled bitterly while watching a live broadcast of Thunder Emperor, Kim Yoon-ji, bowing at a press conference.

"Back when she was just a clueless little girl, of course I didn't like her. But now, seeing her try to change the world and enter the slums, it's natural to be concerned."

"Still taking care of your S-rank junior?"

"Of course. If she decides to join the Secret Society, I'll have to reveal that I'm not just a doppelganger, but the real me."

"Hmm."

Though Hyeon Se-rin said she was just testing Kim Yoon-ji's resolve, if she ultimately became loyal to the Secret Society, it wouldn't be a bad idea to bring her fully into the fold, even revealing Hyeon Se-rin's involvement.

"I really didn't expect we'd recruit another S-rank into the society."

"You seem happier than usual."

"Of course."

I washed down the refreshing coolness of the beer.

"For once, we succeeded in recruiting someone through action. I'm happy."

Not by using a honey trap.

Not by scandal.

"As a villain of the Secret Society, I managed to recruit an S-rank purely based on ideology and belief. How could I not be pleased? The people I recruited within the academy... ugh."

Suddenly, a shiver ran down my spine.

It was all good when I lured them in with a seductive approach and turned them into patriots for the country, but two of them ended up turning into blind zealots as a side effect.

The only remaining hope now would be Yoon I-seon, the new S-rank...

"When we go to Jeju Island, do you think I-seon will try to become patriotic too?"

"Considering someone showed her the manual up close, probably."

At the pension on Ulleungdo, I had shown Yumir, Yun Hye-ra, and Hyeon Se-rin exactly how yin and yang merge into one.

-They, they never taught us this so clearly at the academy...!!

Through a demonstration outside the academy, she learned how humanity thrived and prospered.

If what you learned in the academy was the bright side of preparing future laborers, the reality of the world outside the academy was cold, dirty, and harsh.

"Se-rin, if we're going to recruit the Thunder Emperor for sure, we'll need to set the stage, right?"

"What kind of stage? Judging by the look in your eyes, it seems like you're planning to get rid of all those guys who were about to make bone soup. Didn't you say you had to go to Jeju Island?"

"We don't have to go. We can just call them."

To Jeju Island.

"If we put mana powder up for auction at a hotel in Jeju, won't the flies come swarming there?"

"...Are you planning to call everyone to Jeju Island?"

"Yeah."

Summoning tactical nukes.

"Let's start by calling chaos."

The one with the most mana among the executives.

[=Chapter 334: Hyeon Se-rin (1) ☆=]

"Let's go to the pension."

"Suddenly?"

"It's not sudden. It's just difficult to stay here any longer."

Although the house in Seoul had various items, it's safe to say that there were almost no living necessities here.

Correction.

There were basic living necessities, but they were somewhat more inconvenient than in a hotel.

The amount of items here was as small as when I first moved into the officetel, and the fridge was only stocked with chicken breast and other diet foods.

It was enough for a day or two, but staying here longer would be troublesome.

"I'm fine with it."

"But I'm not."

Hyeon Se-rin replied while lying on the sofa, lazily eating mint chocolate ice cream. Since the fake Goblin incident had been somewhat sorted out, there was no particular reason to stay in Seoul.

"And I just took over a one-month rental at a pension."

"Where?"

"Jeju Island."

"Wow."

At the mention of Jeju Island, Hyeon Se-rin's ears perked up.

She put down the spoon she had scooped up a large bite of mint chocolate with and glanced at the screen I had synced to the TV, her eyes twinkling.

"Is this the place?"

"Yes. It's a pension in the Seogwipo area. The surrounding management is well-maintained, and since it's a place that primarily serves overseas VIPs, you don't need to worry about the facilities."

"True, I've heard that in Jeju, you have to be most careful about those things."

Even in Korea, as it was a popular travel destination, the likelihood of strange devices being installed was high.

CCTVs were naturally installed all over Jeju Island.

No matter how much international criticism was thrown at Korea for its excessive use of CCTV infringing on privacy, CCTV continued to increase daily under the guise of maintaining public order and catching criminals.

We needed to go in advance and take care of those things.

"Then, we won't need to fly in right away... You'll have to join as a staff member later."

"Right."

"Was it because they needed an assistant staff member for the Jeju Library tour?"

"Exactly."

Since Baek Seol-hee wanted to bring me to Jeju, I had to be dispatched to the Jeju branch as a librarian assistant for her summer course, "Learning Abilities through Classics."

"You really lucked out. Not only Baek Seol-hee but also being selected as staff accompanying a group of A-class students to Jeju."

"I was just dumped with the task. Who would want to work during the students' summer break? The university library is the quietest during the students' summer break."

In other words, when I officially entered Jeju, I would have to move along with the staff from Sejong Island.

"Oh, is that so? Hmm. The others must be bitter. They sent a rookie librarian with no expectations, and now, that librarian will have a fling with Baek Seol-hee in Jeju."

"Foolish are the ones who miss opportunities when they arise."

"Wasn't the reason a librarian was needed because you're a librarian?"

"That's true."

Baek Seol-hee deliberately created a library-related program to justify having a fling with me in Jeju.

"Poor students. They have no idea their professor created an extra course just to have an affair, and they'll be studying that."

"If that professor gets pregnant from the affair, she won't be teaching in the second semester. Wouldn't that be good for the students?"

"I heard Baek Seol-hee's classes are easy. The course evaluations are really good."

"No matter how good the professor is, university students won't be happy about being called in during the summer break, even if it's Baek Seol-hee."

"Hmm... That's true."

Anyway.

It seemed she's planning to retire after our encounter in Jeju, but if she was willing to go that far, I had no reason to refuse.

"I just meant whoever goes first should pick the most comfortable room."

"Hmm... then."

Hyeon Se-rin grabbed my hand and buried her face in the back of my head.

"How about we teleport right now?"

At the same time, in a staff residence on Sejong Island.

"Hand over your teleportation ability."

"Did you leave it with me? Figure it out and learn it on your own."

A white-haired woman and a blonde woman sat across from each other at a table, glaring at one another while drinking coffee.

"Let's help each other out, okay? Your sister is asking nicely."

"Is this a request? It sounds more like a threat. If I don't teach you how to create dimensional gates, you're going to drag me to the summer semester by force, aren't you?"

"As a student learning for free, shouldn't you be happy to participate?"

"No way. I'm going to Jeju Island on my own, book a place, and live there for a month."

The professor and the student stared each other down, with sharply opposing opinions.

"You and the teacher can work together during the day. I'll be busy catching guys and having fun at night."

"You do realize that's a pretty dangerous statement, right?"

"Well, I'm only playing with one guy, so what's dangerous about it?"

"So, you're planning to just play around the entire break and not study your abilities?"

"Of course, I should play during break. What else is there to do? I'm still 20, after all."

Crack.

Baek Seol-hee gritted her teeth and clenched her fist.

"Are you seriously bringing up age? Huh? My physical age is 20 too."

"What's so important about that? You can't even call the teacher 'oppa' after all."

"......."

Baek Seol-hee's hands shook in frustration, but she had no retort.

"I'll teach you how to make a clone."

"And what good will it do me to learn that?"

"You can make a sandwich with one in front and one behind."

"......."

Yumir sipped her coffee, avoiding eye contact, and staying silent.

"You can use a clone to attack from below, and your real body can attack from above. Think about it. If you make the clone do a bit of the dirty work, your real body can enjoy things with no stress, right?"

"Hmm...."

"How about it? Sounds good, doesn't it? You won't just be doing this, will you? Of course not."

Baek Seol-hee poked her fingers deep into the middle of the tall cup.

"You also need to do this."

She started rubbing her hands together in an exaggerated motion.

"Hey, using clones isn't something bad. You'll still be doing the real thing with your true self."

"Hmm...."

"If you use a clone, you can turn a 1-on-1 situation into 1-on-2, or even more. Of course, the real thing needs to be done with your true body, but if your clones are around, the opponent will have to focus on more than just the 1-on-1."

"Hng...."

Yumir bowed her head, contemplating deeply.

"And the best thing about learning to make clones: what I mentioned last time... I'll show you properly now."

Baek Seol-hee pulled out her smartphone and played a video.

"......!!"

"You can even record things like this. What do you think?"

"Sis, you're really just... an absolute vixen...."

"Shut up. You'll be the same soon, so stop acting all innocent with me."

"Mmm...."

Yumir licked her lips as she watched the subtle movements in the video.

"If you teach me teleportation, I promise I won't take you to the summer camp as a work-study student. You'll have the whole break to yourself. I'll also teach you how to make clones."

"Hmm.... Okay, let's make a deal. After I learn teleportation, no barging into this room without permission."

"Of course. We wouldn't want to ruin the mood by teleporting in right in the middle of something fun."

"You have to text before teleporting and get permission from the person."

"Deal."

At last, the two women reached a dramatic agreement.

"Is this the place? Looks nice."

Hyeon Se-rin unzipped her white windbreaker, revealing her light clothing underneath.

"...I was wondering what you were wearing under that. A swimsuit?"

"Of course. Before the other staff arrive, how about we check whether every corner of the pension is safe before you head off to Sejong Island?"

Hyeon Se-rin crossed her thumb and forefinger.

"Come on, we're in Jeju Island together. We're not just going to sleep and leave, right?"

She began wiggling her fingers seductively, shaping them into a heart.

Today's proverb:

"The quietest cat is the first to jump on the stove."

[Chapter 334.5: Hyeon Se-rin Doul p-18 ]

The pension was quite spacious.

With six rooms on the second floor alone, even the smallest room had a bed large enough for two people to lie down comfortably.

However, more important than checking those things was catching the signal sent by Hyeon Se-rin immediately.

"Haha, are you already in heat?"

"The one in heat is not me, but you."

I grabbed the waistline of the leotard swimsuit Hyeon Se-rin was wearing.

"You're wearing something like this and asking for sex, and if this isn't being in heat, then what is?"

"So, what if I am in heat?"

"Then I'll have to relieve it for you. First of all—"

"The place, have you decided?"

Hyeon Se-rin removed her hood, walked over to the kitchen, and sat on top of the empty table, beckoning me over.

"How about here?"

"I'll probably think about it every time I eat here later."

"That's exactly why we're doing it here. Other people might do it in the room, but...."

Hyeon Se-rin spread her legs wide and reached her hands behind her.

"You'll think of me every time you eat something delicious here."

"Good grief...."

"Come on, put it in. I was wet all the way from Seoul."

"Anyone hearing that might think you flew in by plane. But...."

I approached Hyeon Se-rin and, despite her eager expression, painted it with betrayal and embarrassment.

"Hey! W-wait, that's dirty, nyaah...!"

"Your moaning still sounds like a cat in heat."

"T-this is just, ngh...!"

Hyeon Se-rin slowly lay back.

I matched her movement by holding her thighs with both hands and continued with the act that had betrayed her expectations.

Lick.

"Ahh. You.... licking a woman like that, do you think she'd like it...?"

"Don't you like it this way?"

I lifted my head as I licked her, catching a glimpse of her face between her raised breasts. She slightly tilted her head, looking at me, then covered her face with her chest. 𝑅Ἀ𝐍ȮβÈ𐌔

"Ugh, seriously...."

"I'm the one doing the licking, not anyone else."

"I was going to give you some foreplay...."

"If you're lying on the table, just behave and let me devour you, Se-rin."

Sluurp.

I lightly sucked on Hyeon Se-rin's pussy.

It wasn't about sucking the fluids, just making noise, giving the impression through the touch alone.

"Hyaah.... Haah, you, really, you're such a perv, ngh...."

"And who's the one dripping sweet nectar while being sucked?"

"Hah, hah. You, if it weren't for this body of mine...."

Hyeon Se-rin sat up again.

The moment she placed her hands on her leotard swimsuit, it melted away like mist, revealing her white, bare body.

"If I had a human body, would you still lick me like this?"

"Of course."

"...Ngh."

"Whether it's a ghost's or a human's, as long as it's Se-rin's, I'll lick it anytime."

"Crazy...."

Hyeon Se-rin chuckled dryly but responded by gently patting my head with both hands.

"Will you lick other girls too?"

"If they ask for it."

"Then why do you lick me without me even asking for it?"

"That's because...."

I spread Hyeon Se-rin's thighs further apart and buried my face in her mound, tilting my head back.

"Licking is your favorite, isn't it, Se-rin?"

"When you put it like that, I sound like some queen bee...!"

"I'm not talking about a figure of speech, I'm talking about Hyeon Se-rin's fetish."

Lick, lick.

"Haah, ngh, if you keep licking like that, ahah...."

As soon as my tongue lightly grazed her opening, Hyeon Se-rin instinctively grabbed my head in response to the pleasure building up.

Lick, lick, lick.

Ignoring her, I continued licking.

The shape and feel of her body were just like any other human woman, but the taste of her fluids was sweet, like fruit juice or syrup.

"How many other girls have you licked to get this good...?!"

"There's no difference between this and kissing."

"Who said you could, ngh, kiss me down there...?"

"Didn't you climb up on the table and offer yourself up?"

"I did offer it, ngh, but...."

Hyeon Se-rin made a sad face as she lightly tapped my head.

"You're doing it wrong, you fool...!"

"Heh."

As she kept tapping my head, I quickly rose up and pressed her back and chest down onto the table.

"I did it wrong on purpose."

"What...?"

"Se-rin, you don't know your own body as well as I do. You taste better when I lick you first before having sex."

"......!"

I placed myself in front of Hyeon Se-rin's entrance.

The height of the table was perfect for me to enter her, and the tip of my penis lightly rested against her opening.

"And one more thing."

"What's that...?"

"My saliva is like a love gel, making you more sensitive."

"...Ugh, whatever...."

Hyeon Se-rin pouted and turned her head to the side, but her pale skin had already flushed completely red.

"Fine, just do it already. I told you, I was wet all the way from Seoul. My pussy is going to dry up at this rate."

"That's why I wetted it with my tongue. And your pussy dry up? It's more like a flood."

"Do you think I'm Hye-ra or something?"

"If Hye-ra heard that, she'd be hurt, you know?"

I gently pushed in the tip while pressing down on her pelvis with my thumb.

"You're so wet that as soon as I put it in, it went all the way in. Can you feel it?"

"Hah, hah. No, I can't...?"

Hyeon Se-rin tensed up, squeezing her pussy to block my entry.

"No matter how wet I am, there's no way your dick goes in that easily, ngh...!"

"Can you feel it pressing right at the end? The tip is already pushing deep, right?"

"The pressing part is you doing it, ahhh...!"

Even as I tried to push my dick deeper, Hyeon Se-rin kept resisting, squeezing her pussy.

At the same time, instinctively, with experience, she tried to create distance by climbing up onto the table.

"Wait, wait.... How about just doing it from behind...? Hm?"

"Why?"

"Well, because...."

"Is it because you can't take all of my dick inside?"

My dick throbbed at her suggestion.

"Is this the complex you can't tell anyone about, Se-rin?"

"Shut up."

When I pressed her lower abdomen with my thumb, Hyeon Se-rin cursed and grimaced as if I had pressed a switch.

"Say more and I'll kill you...!"

"Sure, my dick is a little long, but Se-rin's pussy is shorter than others, isn't it?"

"You really...!"

Press.

I thrust my dick deeply once more and held her pelvis, preventing her from running away.

A woman's pussy could stretch to accommodate a man's dick, but Hyeon Se-rin's had already stretched to its limit.

Even with my dick going in deep, there was still room for two more finger joints, so I understood why she felt embarrassed.

That was why she was more sensitive to the tongue.

Because her pussy was shorter, her erogenous zones were concentrated around the entrance.

"Still, I'd love to finish inside you, Se-rin."

"You, you can finish inside, but if you want to put it all the way in and out, doing it from behind would be better...."

"I feel like I might come just from pushing into your pussy."

"Ugh, seriously...."

Hyeon Se-rin bit her lower lip in resignation, and I grabbed the hands she had reached out to stop me with.

"Huh?!"

"I'm not letting go."

I grabbed Hyeon Se-rin's wrists and pulled her hands down to her lower abdomen, causing her chest to arch upward.

As much as I wanted to bury my face in her breasts, I held her hands tightly to provide the right stimulation for her.

"How does this feel?"

"N-no...! It's too sensitive, ngh...!"

Swish, swish.

Although I wasn't thrusting deeply, the movements made her more sensitive than when I was licking her earlier, and she shuddered.

"Can you feel it? Every time I go in and out, I'm pushing in different directions?"

"Ngh, you pervert...!"

"Yeah, I am. That's why I'm going to keep having sex like this."

I pushed my dick in deeply and then pulled it all the way out.

As the tip brushed past her entrance and almost withdrew, I immediately parted her pussy again, pushing back inside.

Squish, squish.

"Ah, ngh, if you keep teasing like that, ah, I'm going to come...!"

Although I wasn't thrusting violently, the slow, teasing strokes caused Hyeon Se-rin's breathing to grow more erratic.

"Ah, hah, haah...! You're torturing me with your dick...! If you keep teasing like this, ngh, I'm really going to keep, ugh, trembling...!"

Her slightly raised hips trembled, causing her breasts to shake.

Normally, in this position, her breasts would shake back and forth, but now, it was more of a tremor from her approaching climax rather than the movement of her body.

"Se-rin. I'm going to put it in."

"It's, it's already in, ah, ngh, put it all the way inside... ah, ah...!"

Just before coming, I positioned the tip of my dick at the entrance of Hyeon Se-rin's pussy and tensed my legs.

Throb.

"Ah, it's going in, ngh, that hot feeling, ah, it's filling me up...."

The thick stream of cum filled Hyeon Se-rin's pussy completely, and she half-closed her eyes, concentrating all her senses on her pussy as she gasped softly.

"Haaah.... Hey, do that... do that thing."

"This?"

I gently lifted Hyeon Se-rin's lower body, ignoring the afterglow of ejaculation, and pressed my dick deeper inside.

"Ngh...."

Like pushing the plunger of a syringe, I pressed my dick in, pushing the cum deeper into her pussy.

"Haaah...."

Hyeon Se-rin tightened her pussy in sync with the position of my dick, and soon, I reached her deepest point.

"This, this is amazing...."

Tears welled up in Hyeon Se-rin's eyes as she tilted her head to the side, a soft smile on her lips.

"Hey, you know how guys just want to thrust it all the way in...."

"Yeah."

"I'm going to try my best today, so...."

Squish.

"...How about we try to go even deeper?"

Hyeon Se-rin pointed to the pussy just below her belly button and smiled faintly.

"If we angle it just right... don't you think your dick could reach the second part of my pussy...?"

"You're crossing a line now."

I playfully flicked Hyeon Se-rin's lower chest with my finger and buried my face in her breasts.

"I'll finish inside as much as you want, but just relax and enjoy it without hurting yourself."

"Okay...."

Hyeon Se-rin wrapped her legs around my back and held onto me tightly.

"Make my pussy stretch to fit you perfectly. I'll take it all in, down to the root.... Hehe...."

Later.

"Ah, ahh...! More, more...! I can stretch more, ngh...!"

"Harder, harder...! It's fine, just keep finishing inside me...!"

"Hah, hah, hah.... Ahh, it's going in deeper...♡"

I kept thrusting my dick into Hyeon Se-rin's pussy, continuing the pussy-expanding work until dawn.

Chapter 335: Hyeon Se-rin (2)

Morning had come.

Throughout the night, I scoured every nook and cranny of the pension with Hyeon Se-rin.

Thankfully, there were no strange devices, magic, or functions inside the pension.

The CCTV locations were clearly visible at a glance, and the number of cameras we checked matched the footage. There were no hidden cameras in the bathroom, living room, or any other rooms—none at all.

Someone might say,

"But what if something was recorded, and even an ability user was captured?"

If that ability user became enraged after finding out their footage was leaked, suffered a mental breakdown, and turned into a demon?

Of course, the national loss would be significant, and the government was doing everything it could to prevent such crimes in advance.

Even if it was not an ability user, crimes like body cam phishing or video leaks were being prevented as much as possible.

But would those who attempted to film such things cared about how their victims reacted?

As recording devices become more prevalent and with the current age where anyone could record FHD videos with just a smartwatch, miniature cameras small enough to fit into wristwatch parts are easily circulated on the market. I thoroughly searched every corner of the pension.

I even climbed onto beds, sofas, and the kitchen table, searching.

Snooze, snooze.

Hyeon Se-rin was sleeping soundly next to me, as if she had passed out.

Since she stayed up all night with me, going from place to place, she must have been exhausted.

After tidying her messy hair, I quietly left the room to let Hyeon Se-rin sleep peacefully and started preparing breakfast for her.

Sizzle, sizzle.

Using ingredients from the fridge, I cooked soup and made some side dishes while I popped in my wireless earphones to listen to the news.

"-...Regarding the mutilation of the Nuts Crusher's body, Haegneul General Hospital has expressed deep regret. The director of Haegneul General Hospital, Mr. Mo, has resigned to take responsibility for the situation. However, he is under suspicion of having stolen bones from an ability user's body in the past. The Hero Association is..."

The major issues were twofold.

One was the aftermath of the Nuts Crusher case.

Although it's not exactly a "backlash," everyone involved in the case who could be exposed to the media was being dealt with in various ways.

Some were being ousted.

Others were being arrested.

'The scavengers have quietly been apprehended, and there's no mention of Hwalbindang.'

Information was being controlled.

The fact that Goblin defeated Thunder Emperor and mutilated his body was too widely witnessed to be hidden. However, the massacre carried out by Hwalbindang in the Seoul suburbs remains completely unknown. Ṟ𝐚Ŋȏ𝖇Ès̈

'Are Haegneul and Hwalbindang still thinking they can use each other?'

When one side concluded that they could overpower the other, that they could now handle it, or that it was no longer necessary, the media would undoubtedly begin to make noise.

Whether it was about the cruelty of Hwalbindang.

Or the filth of Haegneul.

In the end, neither of them was helpful to the future ruled by the Secret Society.

And then there was the other issue.

"-...According to reports, Sejong Academy plans to hold a summer semester across the entire island of Jeju for about three weeks starting on the 7th of next month, with four S-grade ability users participating in this luxurious ability user training camp..."

The summer semester.

'It's going to attract quite a crowd. If anyone manages to capture even a single scene of someone swimming, it'll be a jackpot.'

As the media began to officially talk about it, Jeju Island would soon be bustling with people wanting to catch a glimpse of the academy's students and professors.

July was traditionally the peak season for Jeju Island tourism.

With swimming pools in every hotel and numerous beaches, people eagerly snuck around to catch a glimpse of the ability users' physiques.

'Wait. Four S-grades?'

Besides Baek Seol-hee and Yoon Iseon, there were two more?

I looked up information related to that—

"What? You're preparing all by yourself?"

Hyeon Se-rin, in her cat pajamas, rubbed her eyes and walked out to the living room from the bedroom.

"Ugh, you should have told me. I would have helped."

"You could've just slept in and relaxed for once. I'm still preparing. You can sleep more."

"Doing this is better than sleeping."

Hyeon Se-rin hugged me from behind as I was checking the seasoning of the bean sprout soup and rubbed her face against me.

"This makes it feel like you're my husband, Mr. Do."

"Hey."

"Ugh, you're going to bring up the Chairman again and say, 'I can do something else besides being your husband,' right? I know, I know. Tsk. I'm done with that."

Hyeon Se-rin stepped back, slapping me on the butt.

I thought about saying something, but considering the trouble she went through last night, getting off with just a slap on the butt was a bargain.

"Tsk. If I had known, I would have definitely secured you before the Chairman got involved."

"The bus has already left. You're way too late."

"Ugh. I want to go back in time. Right when Goblin started to change... wait, about a year ago?"

"Yeah, that's about right."

It was last July 1st when I was transported to this world and possessed Do Chang-nam's body.

Almost a year had passed since then, and now Goblin was a completely different person.

"He wasn't like this before."

"People change. Especially men. Once they mature, even more so. And Hyeon Se-rin standing right here isn't the same as the old Hyeon Se-rin, is she?"

"A woman's past should stay buried. It's not meant to be dug up and examined, you know?"

Hyeon Se-rin suddenly spoke formally, her expression serious.

"Even though I've been reconnecting with people I knew in the past, like Thunder Emperor and that self-proclaimed Shaman, the me they knew and the me now are completely different."

"I know, I know."

There was no way the S-grade hero who was once steeped in nationalism and Doul, Hyeon Se-rin, could be the same person.

Just like Do Chang-nam and Goblin were now completely different beings.

"I know very well that you've become a completely different person. That's why we can talk so kindly like this. Otherwise, how could we face each other and greet the morning together?"

"......."

Hyeon Se-rin, as if understanding something, mumbled and collapsed onto the table.

"Is that about 'that woman'?"

"There are so many women in the world, if you just say 'that woman,' no one will know who you're talking about."

"Your childhood friend."

"......."

I shrugged my shoulders as I placed the dishes on the table.

Even though Hyeon Se-rin was conscious of what she said and glanced at me nervously, I didn't think there was any problem with her mentioning that woman.

"Hyeon Se-rin. Why? Do you think I would hold a grudge because you killed one of my old acquaintances?"

Not at all.

"I don't care about that at all. In fact, I had completely forgotten about it until now."

"Weren't you really close with that woman?"

"We might have been close. Maybe she thought so. But."

After finishing the meal preparation, I placed my finger on my temple.

"Even if she joined the Secret Society because of me, I can't forgive a woman who betrayed the Society."

"...I thought you became a librarian because that woman liked books."

"Not at all."

Becoming a librarian was just something I chose because I like reading books.

Thinking that I chose the path of a librarian because a woman from my past liked books?

Absolutely not.

She might have been part of Do Chang-nam's story, but in Do Ji-hwan's story, she was just an annoying traitor.

"That woman, to me, is less important than Ermina Steinfeldt or Juliana Fayegreen... No, to be precise, she's not even worth remembering. If you hadn't brought her up, I wouldn't have even recalled her."

"...But Jeju Island is."

"Where that woman died. Oh, come on. I told you, I don't care about that."

I patted Hyeon Se-rin's head as I met her downcast eyes.

"Whether she was a childhood friend or a close acquaintance, I don't care about a woman who betrayed the Society at all. I'd rather spend that time reading another book to devise and create new abilities."

"Really?"

"Of course. Gosh, if only unity could demonstrate my true feelings, I'd unify with you right now to show you."

"......."

Hyeon Se-rin perked up her ears and sat upright.

"I think I said something unnecessary."

"Exactly. It was unnecessary. That woman isn't important at all, so why did you even bring her up... Ah."

Suddenly, a tingling sensation ran down my spine.

"Should I use her this time?"

"What?"

"She's a traitor to the Society, but before she disappeared, she was an A-grade ability user at the Academy. Great. After we eat, let's go find her."

"......Are you serious?"

"Of course."

I'd use anything that can be useful.

Even if it was someone like Do Chang-nam's childhood friend, who was supposed to be the heroine in the original story, and a heroine belonging to the Secret Society.

"After we burned the remains and sealed them in a drum, unless someone tampered with it, she should still be there. If anyone had dug her up, the Brewer would have reported it."

She was already dead, after all.

Killed by Hyeon Se-rin.

Before I could kill her by smashing her head, Hyeon Se-rin had shot a bullet through her skull and finished her off.

"Even though using the dead might seem a little cruel, if it contributes to national security and world peace, she'd be happy about it."

That name was.

"Seon Ga-eul, of course."

There was once a childhood friend of Goblin, Do Chang-nam.

She was supposed to be the original story's heroine, destined to be NTR-ed by the protagonist.

What a shame.

She died before the original story even started.

Correction.

We killed her.

Hyeon Se-rin did.

"Those who insult the Chief and betray the Society, I will never forgive."