“I don’t really want to give scum like you guys a chance, but just in case.”
The girl pointed at Bram with her finger.
“Is there anyone standing here who has been threatened by that guy or is in unavoidable circumstances?”
Unfazed by the menacing atmosphere, the girl spoke calmly.
“If there is, kneel. I’ll let you live.”
“Who the hell does this arrogant girl think she is pointing at?”
A man said as he forcefully pressed down on the girl’s shoulder.
‘This is my chance to show off to Bram.’
The man, disgruntled with his usual position, praised himself for acting quickly and confidently said while looking at Bram.
“Boss. Just give the command. This kind of girl, I-.”
The girl grabbed the man’s hand still resting on her shoulder and swiftly pulled it to the side.
Crack!
“Huh?”
With a strange sound, the man’s arm was pulled off his body.
Red blood sprayed everywhere like a fountain.
“Uuuuuaaaaaaaah!!!!!”
The man, still not understanding what had happened to him, could only scream as excruciating pain flooded his mind.
When the girl kicked the man, he flew and crashed against the wall with an explosive sound, and his scream abruptly stopped.
“Can we call this ‘no one is here’?”
The chilling aura of the girl unsettled those around her. Their companion had died so easily. Fear began to creep into the men’s eyes. A few quick-witted ones were sweating, debating whether to kneel.
“Ha ha ha ha ha!”
Bram laughed boisterously at the situation.
“So, is this what they call a monster?”
Bram shouted to his panicking subordinates.
“You fools!!! I won’t forgive you for backing down from a mere girl. Anyone who turns their back will face a very cruel punishment.”
With a booming roar, the atmosphere shifted back to Bram.
“On the contrary, I will offer a reward to whoever cuts off her breath. Feel free to expect it.”
Was there a reason he wasn’t just a leader? The momentary change in the flow due to Bram’s words swept away the men’s fear, leaving only their desires.
“What a waste of words.”
The girl smiled slightly as she watched the men.
—
“It’s hell…”
The man’s name, who had hidden in Drax’s Place after being chased from his homeland, was Fargal.
To survive, he became Bram’s confidant, living each day satisfied in the carefree pleasures.
What appeared before his eyes was an unbelievable scene.
Pow!
Crunch!
Boom!
Flesh and bone were separated by kicks, and people were literally torn apart by hands. The girl was bursting people as if playing with balloons.
The space soaked in the blood of countless corpses resembled hell.
Fargal, having already lost his will to fight, sat on the floor, paralyzed by overwhelming fear.
Death was slowly approaching him.
“I… I don’t want to die…”
Before his eyes was a blood-soaked white leg.
That was the terminal point of Fargal’s life.
—
‘Good-for-nothings.’
Bram thought as he watched his men die helplessly.
Their appearances, just waiting for death in fear, felt pitiful to Bram, who had once been a warrior.
His last subordinate had already fallen.
As if it was obviously his turn next, the girl turned her head to Bram.
“Right… Monsters should play with monsters.”
Then the girl tilted her head in puzzlement.
“A monster? You?”
Was she trying to provoke him? The girl looked at Bram with a derisive expression. Seeing her, Bram chuckled to himself.
“Yes… let your guard down… I’ll send you off just like that fool.”
When Bram lived as a warrior, there was a companion who fought beside him, taking down enemies. Yet, Bram had resented him.
While Bram would kill ten, that man would slay thirty, and when Bram defeated one monster, that man would defeat five.
An insurmountable wall. Bram could not accept that fact.
Eventually, his resentful hand reached for the man’s life, and taking advantage of the man’s sleep, Bram easily surpassed his own wall by taking his eyes away.
No matter how much one trained, it was still a human body. Bram knew the price of letting one’s guard down was death.
“Hehe… You might see me as such… But do you know this, girl?”
Bram slowly approached the girl with his hands hidden in his pockets.
The girl stared at him as if not understanding his actions.
—
And when he pulled his hand out, a handgun was revealed.
Bang!
“..!”
Without a moment’s hesitation, Bram fired the gun.
The bullet lodged itself deep in the girl’s chest.
Bram immediately swung his fist, delivering a heavy blow to her face. The girl collapsed to the ground.
“Any monster behaves as if they have one life. Letting your guard down is just too precious to waste.”
He spoke as he tucked the gun back into his pocket.
“Still, quite impressive. I didn’t think you could mow down all my subordinates like this, heh.”
After briefly looking at the fallen girl, as if the business was concluded, he turned his gaze to Dania.
“This one’s over. What will you do, girl?”
“….”
However, Dania’s gaze was not on Bram.
“Where are you looking…”
—
“You said you were a warrior, but your actions seem like those of a scumbag.”
“….!”
Turning his head, Bram saw the girl he had surely killed rising up as if nothing had happened.
“You!! You definitely got shot by a bullet. How…?!”
Even at such close range, the bullet had pierced her chest. No matter how powerful a mana user was, she couldn’t be unharmed.
“Are you an idiot?”
In the blink of an eye, the girl had approached Bram and swung her fist towards his chest.
“If I can shatter rocks without a scratch, do you think I’d get knocked down by just one bullet without mana in it?”
Boom!
“Ugh…!”
When the girl threw a punch, Bram raised his guard, but his arm and body created a huge hole.
Bram crashed to the ground, spitting blood.
“Cough… You…!”
With the pit of blood pooling larger beneath him, his vision darkened.
“There’s no way… I can die like this…”
—
“Extra, you can exit now.”
With the girl’s incomprehensible words, Bram closed his eyes.
It was a ridiculously futile death for someone referred to as the King of the West, whom everyone feared.
—
*
Lily stood frozen in shock.
Red blood spraying around like a whirlwind, the horrifying screams of people dying, and scattered body parts.
None of it entered Lily’s eyes.
What captivated Lily was the girl who didn’t fit this bizarre situation.
Moving lightly as if she were dancing, the girl’s movements were graceful, and blood-red lines followed her passage like decorations adorning her.
Like a proud swan, the girl exuded an elegant atmosphere, dominating the space.
Lily could not take her eyes off that girl.
‘Beautiful…’
Thump-thump!
Lily’s heart raced, and deep emotions began to stir within her.
—
‘Hah… that surprised me.’
When Bram fired the gun, I instinctively flinched.
Having completed my military service, I knew well the destructive power of guns. The massive shot sounded like thunder.
A mere graze could leave behind tremendous aftereffects. If hit properly, the body would explode from the bullet’s rotation.
The scars engraved on my body during my military life resurfaced with the overwhelming gunfire.
But the bullet couldn’t inflict any harm on me.
What the bullet pierced was only my clothes, reminding me that this place was not Daehanminguk but a fantasy world.
I looked at my hands. Covered in blood so much that my original white skin was no longer visible.
How many people have I killed?
Yet, despite the countless lives taken, my heart was not shaken. No, rather I might have even felt a joyful thrill, like I was playing a game.
Could it be that I unconsciously see this place as a world from a novel?
—
I felt a chilling sensation spreading through my heart.
Even though this place is real to me, it is a world created by someone else. A story that follows due course, with a predetermined conclusion.
‘How lonely…’
I am the only one who knows the future of this world.
Suddenly, I felt as if I was left alone in this world.
What reason do I have to be in this world? Am I truly—
“Hera!!!”
“Eek?”
Dania, who had approached without me realizing it, hugged me tightly.
“Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?!”
“T-Tania? Ugh!”
“Hera… thank you… I really mean it…”
Dania buried me in her embrace.
What I felt against my face was a soft and plush sensation.
Th-this is…
“Wait a minute… my… my chest!… No, more importantly, blood!… Blood is getting on you!”
“Just a moment… please stay like this… sniff…”
My head went white.
This situation was too stimulating for me.
I had never had a relationship with a woman, even before being possessed!!
“Hu…Huh… Daniaaa…”
But under the overwhelming embrace, I couldn’t help but succumb.
‘This… feels so good…’
—
After what felt like a long time, Dania finally released me.
My flushed face was as red as Dania’s.
“I’m sorry… I hugged you suddenly…”
“N-No it’s fine… but your clothes are all bloody…”
She smiled sweetly at me, showing no signs of concern.
“It’s okay. But really, are you alright, Hera?”
Seeing Dania looking at me with worry again, my heart felt warm.
“I’m alright. Thank you for worrying, Dania.”
“I’m so relieved… huh? Lily?”
A girl pulling on Dania’s sleeve from behind caught my attention. I met the girl’s gaze.
Silver hair shimmering, amethyst eyes almost as if containing a piece of amethyst. Still a youthful face, yet already radiating beauty.
The yandere heroine, Lily, who always followed the protagonist.
“H-Hello, sister…”
Lily shyly greeted me while glancing at me.
—
It seemed like there were many things I would have to think about moving forward.
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