“Uh?!”
“Hey? Why? What’s going on?”
I told Yeon-hee to wait a moment as she leaned in close to my face, then I looked over the list.
〔Transformable List〕
1. Guide Yoon Han-gyeol
2. Summoner Lee Yeon-hee
3. Ice Mage Noh Ha-yoon
“Noh Ha-yoon just got added to the transformable list…”
“… Huh? Suddenly? Does that mean I can turn into Ha-yoon now?”
“Yeah, but I probably won’t need to.”
It’s not that sudden, but I guess it could feel a bit unexpected from Yeon-hee’s point of view.
“It’s been quite a while since I gathered information.”
“Still, why is Ha-yoon the first one? I don’t get it…”
“Well, maybe it’s because she was the first person I met? Seeing me fight that ‘Tooth’ during the Dungeon Break might’ve impressed her.”
“Really~? And Ha-yoon is super pretty too. Right?”
“Uh? I wouldn’t know. Is she pretty?”
“……”
“……”
I tried to calm my racing heart somehow.
There are guys who fall into these traps, but I’m doing fine thanks to my [Composure].
Yeon-hee squinted her eyes and stared at me intently.
But I wasn’t scared at all, so I met her gaze confidently. Yeon-hee, seeing my honest eyes, soon broke into a bright smile, as if her slight discomfort had been relieved.
Looking back, it was really a good idea to tell her about the [Transformation] related information in advance.
“Phew… Every time I see that gaze, I feel like I’m going to die from fright.”
The moment I was drawn to her overwhelming power by a giant entity I couldn’t even look at was still vivid in my mind.
I shuddered and checked the new incoming message.
〔Gathering Information…〕
1. Knight Baek Ah-rin
2. Sorceress Bae Joo-ah
3. Spirit Leader
4. Bard of Salvation Ham Eun-young
5. Transcendent Kang Yeon-su
Noh Ha-yoon was completely removed from the gathering list, and, unexpectedly, Kang Yeon-su’s name popped up.
“Huh? Yeon-su is listed as 5th?!”
Moreover, her title is now Transcendent.
Does the system judge her to be on par with the early awakened ones?
5. Transcendent Kang Yeon-su
– A mysterious thread of connection that is faintly tied to you.
– She feels an inexplicable fondness towards you.
– There was a moment of achievement working together with her.
– Her affinity towards you is ‘high.’
– Information gathering is 56% complete…
“A mysterious thread of connection, huh…”
It seems like it’s referring to a connection from a previous life. Even though we haven’t met that many times, it makes sense that the information gathering would be at 56%.
I’m just glad that her interest in me isn’t just to add me to her collection.
– The available list for [Transformation] has been updated, raising the level of the skill.
– Daily Transformations have been increased by 1.
“Whoa…?! Finally!”
Looking at the updated message, it seems that it’s reset based on midnight and I can now use it twice a day.
– [Transformation] is about to expire.
I immediately used the remaining transformation and felt a surge of gentle magic power as my appearance stayed the same, causing Yeon-hee’s eyes to widen.
“Wait, has the time increased?!”
“Yep. You can use it twice a day now.”
“Kyaaa!! I’m so happy!”
Yeon-hee jumped up and hugged me tightly, reveling in her joy.
“I guess being human is nice.”
I continued the activity in that position, and since it was my first time doing it while standing, Yeon-hee looked shocked with wide, rabbit-like eyes.
I gently pushed her, who was depending on me and floating in the air, down to align with me, soaring high.
“Ow! Wa-wait! If we do this, it’ll… go deeper…!”
After days of pure pleasure, the long-forgotten pain made her brows furrow deeply.
However, her cheeks and ears, flushed bright red, showed me that this too pleased her.
Squeak- Squeak-
“Ahh…!”
Changing positions means you always have to be careful with your first attempt.
Yeon-hee’s body, already beyond the realm of humans, didn’t even compare to mine.
Drip-
Liquid flowed down from her body along my thigh.
With her quivering legs tightening around my waist even more.
Her purple eyes looking up at me sparkled brighter than usual.
Like a child learning a fun new game for the first time, they were filled with pure desire and joy.
‘These eyes… might drive a person crazy.’
It was almost like there were heart shapes sparkling in her pupils; they were ridiculously adorable.
As I moved, I savored Yeon-hee’s bouncing chest, recalling the mini-map that had drastically changed compared to before.
The mini-map that used to mark the nearest vile group.
Still, a distant dot was signaling to catch those guys quickly.
But now, another colored dot was marked.
‘Black mark…’
I pressed it in my mind.
The mini-map zoomed out significantly, drawing a line to another area.
‘It looks like somewhere in Gyeongsang-do…’
Then suddenly, a face I had never seen before popped up in my mind.
Hidden Great Evil One [Twisted Hero Bin Chi-seung]
– A notorious villain who enjoys causing pain to others through the use of dolls. He claims to be a hero while committing evil deeds.
– Unless you take action, the evil acts of this great evil will go unnoticed until the world ends.
– So far, he has led 142 people to death.
– Currently, he is causing pain to 1,077 people.
– Reward: Skill [Demon Servant], powerful sorcery resistance.
The title alone sends chills down my spine.
A “Twisted Hero”? And the scale of his victims is substantial.
How long has he been up to no good?
‘Whoa… 1,077 people? This guy is really insane!’
Including those he has killed, the total number reaches 1,219.
The problem is that he’s an active villain and already has the title of a great evil one due to his exceptional abilities.
‘Demon Servant…’
That skill I would get as a reward seems to be tied to the past achievement [Purifier of the Korean Peninsula] after killing Nam Yong-seok.
The other one looks like the real reward for defeating him, a resistance to sorcery. It seems to be more specific and tailored rather than a broad resistance score.
Since sorcerers are so rare, I’m not sure when that resistance will come in handy.
But given it’s a value that might not even matter, perhaps it holds additional worth.
‘If I don’t kill him, his evildoings will remain forever hidden…’
I let out a breath as I laid Yeon-hee, gasping for air, onto the bed, caressing her head while reading the remaining message.
– You can observe the evil acts of Great Evil One Bin Chi-seung.
‘…… A strange feature has emerged. Show me. I need to see what kind of crazy things he’s been up to.’
And soon, a video began to play in my mind.
It was a small room.
Snacks are scattered around, evidence of all sorts of food.
A precariously stacked row of beer cans sits on the edge of a desk.
And in a chair, a man in his mid-forties is peering into someone’s SNS.
The worn-out wallet placed beside the mouse pad and the casually tossed city employee badge revealed his identity.
“Hehe, you little shit. How dare you smoke on the street? I told you to quit, but you ignored me. You little punk… You deserve pain!”
‘……’
The footage sped by rapidly, pausing only to capture his spoken words in real-time.
He spent hours just spying on a man’s SNS.
As if trying to memorize every photo and detail.
“Okay. Done gathering.”
‘Gathering…’
It made me feel uncomfortable, reminding me of my own data gathering from before.
He soon activated his power.
With a flick of his hand in the air, a doll, identical to the SNS man, materialized.
Upon closer inspection, the level of detail in the doll’s resemblance was astounding.
It looked like a miniature version of the man from SNS.
“Ha! This little brat here will never contribute to society, only bringing harm to others until he dies. I’ll make sure he can never set foot in society. Time for justice to be served!”
‘……’
Bin Chi-seung infused the doll with magic.
The doll stood still for a moment before starting to move slowly.
– Hey, what the hell are you doing?
It even talked.
The doll had apparently been playing a game somewhere.
Bin Chi-seung watched the doll’s behavior with anger and suddenly bent the doll’s pinky finger backward.
Snap-
The sound of breaking bones echoed from the doll. It was incredibly vivid and dull.
– Aaaah!! What the hell, my finger! Sniff…!
The doll rolled on the ground, expressing its pain to the fullest.
“Hehe, this is just the beginning.”
From there, Bin Chi-seung began to torment the doll in various ways.
Usually, he’d stab the doll’s body with a very sharp pin, but the pained expression of the doll was so realistic that I couldn’t help but grimace.
‘The man cursed wasn’t wrong, but the punishment is excessive.’
There was a reason the system labeled him a villain.
“See? How dare you smoke when I’m right behind you! You asshole!”
Stab! Stab! Stab!
The doll’s desperate struggles intensified, and Bin Chi-seung, dissatisfied with merely stabbing, brought a lighter flame to the doll’s feet.
– Aaaah!! Help me!! Someone, please!!
For hours, Bin Chi-seung crueled the doll.
‘Ugh… This filthy pervert.’
Bin Chi-seung’s pants were visibly bulging by now, and the fast-rewinding video even caught him pleasuring himself while watching the restless doll suffer.
“Baptism! Isn’t it warm? Hehehe-”
Screech-
Thinking he’d punished enough, Bin Chi-seung pulled up his pants and moved the doll to another room.
‘Where the hell is he going now?’
Surprisingly, the new room was dozens of times larger than the previous one.
‘Ugh!’
There were lifelike dolls hanging densely on the walls, writhing in agony.
The sight was so surreal that it turned my stomach.
Over a thousand dolls were in varying conditions, and the ones closest to the doorway were the ones in relatively better shape.
Most of the dolls had their eyes rolled back halfway and muttered for death.
‘This crazy bastard… How much torture have they undergone to end up like this?’
It seemed like he had accomplished his goal of ensuring they could never fit into society.
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