「How dare anyone invade this sacred place!」
A moment ago, there was a hint of caution in that voice, but now it was filled with outright hostility.
In the blink of an eye, I circulated my magical power throughout my body, ready to deal with whatever situation arose.
Clack clack The repeated sound echoed rhythmically within the building.
We had our backs to each other, scanning our surroundings with heightened tension.
How long had it been?
Suddenly, a massive silhouette emerged from the darkness.
But the moment I saw it, all thoughts of charging in disappeared, and I could only stare in disbelief.
The approaching figure looked at me with a confused expression, erasing all hostility, just like me.
“…It’s you!”
“Uh?…”
It was a horse.
With a white body, silver mane, and a long horn protruding from its head.
At the same time, it was the culprit that labeled me as ‘God of Ada’ in the school newspaper at the beginning of the semester.
It was a unicorn.
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“Elcia, you f*cking brat.”
“Shut up, you b*tch! Why the hell did you tell me to use yards?!”
“Elcia, are you serious?”
“Humans are so primitive. They still don’t use such superior units.”
“…I should have mentioned it… Sorry.”
“Everyone, please follow me.”
This was a problem that was predicted from the moment Elcia gave the coordinates.
The academy’s gate uses the metric system, but Elcia insisted on sticking to the elf’s yard-pound system, resulting in this disaster.
Unlike the composed Elcia, only the Escort Elf was flustered, apologizing to us.
While the Escort Elf was apologizing, I turned my gaze toward Elcia.
“…I don’t really want to go, but let’s delay it as much as possible.”
Elcia muttered something with a sad expression.
I wondered what was up and asked.
“Elcia? Are you okay?”
“…I’m fine!”
Elcia quickly wiped the expression off her face and answered.
Standing proudly as if nothing had happened, I decided not to press further.
Meanwhile, due to the difference in coordinates, we had arrived at none other than the Unicorn Sanctuary.
[Didn’t elves warn us using yards before, causing unicorns not to come to the academy?]
‘Thinking about it again makes my heart ache.’
And now.
We were moving under the guidance of the unicorn we had just met.
“Shinwoo, you don’t seem that surprised?”
“Everyone predicted this in the previous episode comments.”
“There’s no metric system here! Aren’t you angry? Clearly, everyone loves the yard-pound system!”
“I’m too dumbfounded to even get angry.”
“Don’t be ridiculous, please.”
“Please come this way.”
Fortunately, none of us were non-virgins, so the unicorn wasn’t rampaging and was quietly guiding us.
In the meantime, Piece spoke to me.
[Weren’t unicorns’ words normally enclosed in brackets?]
‘The brackets have already been taken by Piece; I should give them a different type of brackets.’
[Ah…]
As we followed the unicorn around, a giant door appeared before us.
The unicorn, standing in front of the door, made its horn glow and inserted it into what looked like a keyhole.
Once the horn was fully in, the massive door began to quietly open, making no sound despite its size.
Hyeji opened her eyes wide and asked the unicorn.
“Oh, what’s the principle behind this?”
“This is a door that can only be opened by a Non-Virgin Slayer, dear virgin.”
“…Haha… I see.”
The unicorn replied to Hyeji calmly.
Of course, upon hearing the reply, Hyeji looked at it disapprovingly.
As the door fully opened, we entered inside, led by the unicorn.
Inside were countless unicorns, and in the distance, there was a larger Great Unicorn than the others.
As soon as the Great Unicorn saw me, it rushed over, tears streaming down its face.
“Oooh!!!! Your Majesty!”
“Ah, f*ck.”
Suddenly, stupid memories began flooding back.
But as they say, stupidity comes in waves.
Hearing the Great Unicorn’s words, all the unicorns turned their gazes toward me.
“The king has returned!”
“Your Majesty! Please save us!”
“Just a king? He’s a god!”
“God of Virginity!”
Most of my party, excluding me, seemed to be welcomed by the unicorns.
Hyeji, Jeong Ahyeon, and the Escort Elf were among them.
However, the unicorns were casting slightly wary glances at Elcia.
I was puzzled by this demeanor and was about to ask Elcia, but she jumped in first.
“Dear Husband! Don’t misunderstand! I’m a virgin!”
“…But why are all the unicorns looking at you like that?”
“Hmph! How dare you mock the king with your three-inch tongue!”
One unicorn snorted and exhaled harshly.
At that moment, another unicorn approached me and said.
“Your Majesty, that elf is indeed a virgin. However—”
“However?”
“She may be better than a non-virgin, but she’s a dark-evolved old maid from virginity—”
The unicorn couldn’t finish its sentence.
Elcia suddenly appeared beside me and snapped the neck of the unicorn that was speaking to me.
The unicorn didn’t die but started frothing at the mouth and fell unconscious without even letting out a last gasp.
“Oh my! I wanted to whisper, but it seems she’s already sleepy!”
“…Elcia, didn’t you tell me you were 89 years old?”
At this, one unicorn looked at Elcia with a dumbfounded expression.
“89 years? That crazy woman has no conscience! At the very least, she should have said three digits—”
“Shut up.”
Elcia muttered quietly and deepened the kick she delivered to the unicorn who had been talking just a moment ago.
This unicorn, too, couldn’t withstand Elcia’s clean hit and sank into a deep sleep.
Soon after, Elcia smiled broadly and twisted her head grotesquely while looking at me.
“Dear Husband, how old am I?”
“…You’re 89 years old.”
“Then how old will I be next year?”
“90 years old.”
However, instead of affirming my answer, Elcia twisted her head even more grotesquely.
Once again, Elcia opened her mouth.
“This is your last chance. How old will I be next year?”
“…89 years old?”
“That’s correct!”
Some of the unicorns were seething with anger at Elcia’s answer, huffing indignantly.
However, numbers began rising above their heads, and their expressions turned gloomy as they began to lower their heads.
They must have remembered how Elcia executed them in the future before regression.
[What a censorship on par with China.]
‘That old maid’s conscience is completely gone.’
At that moment, Elcia suddenly appeared right before my eyes.
Her fist swirled like a snake, then instantaneously delivered a clean body blow to my side.
Surprise attacks are said to be the most effective attacks.
And not just when I do it—it’s just as effective when I get hit.
“…This one really hurt a lot.”
“I instinctively struck before I could think!”
“I reckon Shinwoo must have done something wrong somehow.”
“I think so too.”
Those heroines were getting better at their instincts day by day.
While we were catching our breath, the Great Unicorn, who had briefly stepped away, was returning with other unicorns, moving a massive chair.
With armrests on either side, and a single large horn prominently displayed behind.
Pure white like the horn itself. Even without patterns, it emanated a subtly elegant aura.
It was a throne.
At that moment, the Great Unicorn looked at me and said.
“Your Majesty, please have a seat.”
“What is this?”
“It’s the ‘Throne of Virginity’ made from our horns for the king.”
According to the Great Unicorn, anyone who does not deserve to sit would face great discomfort.
Hearing that, Hyeji and Jeong Ahyeon sat down first.
They sat for a moment, then raised from their seats with ambiguous expressions.
“How does it feel?”
“It’s not that there’s something wrong with it, but it feels oddly uncomfortable.”
“I felt similarly.”
“Dear Husband! I want to try sitting too!”
As Elcia reached for the throne, the part she touched suddenly changed to a slight yellowish tint.
It wouldn’t be noticeable from afar, but since the throne was so pure white, everyone could see it.
Seeing that, the Great Unicorn exclaimed in astonishment.
“Discoloration! That can only happen to an ancient old maid!”
“Oh no! The finish looks odd! Let me help you!”
“NO!!!!!”
Elcia interrupted the Great Unicorn’s words and manifested a butterfly, starting to grind the discolored section like a blender.
The Great Unicorn screamed, trying to stop Elcia, but the surrounding unicorns were desperately holding the Great Unicorn back.
“Stop!!! How long have I labored over that perfect form!”
“You must endure, Great Unicorn! This representative at the World Tree’s reception is truly insane!”
“The Throne of Virginity can be remade! But life is only one!”
Due to Elcia’s hasty measures, the perfectly symmetrical Throne of Virginity was left with an asymmetrical shape that was embarrassingly lopsided.
With a more morose look than before, the Great Unicorn spoke to me.
“Your Majesty, please have a seat.”
“Okay.”
Receiving the gaze of all the unicorns, I slowly sat down on the Throne of Virginity.
The moment I fully sat, a faint silver glow began to radiate from the throne.
All the unicorns erupted into cheers.
“Your Majesty!!!!!”
Meanwhile, as soon as I sat in the chair, I felt my whole body go limp and experienced a slight sense of emptiness, prompting me to ponder my existence.
It was a problem caused by sitting on the Throne of Virginity.
That was right.
It was the moment of the sage time.
