Chapter 223: Attack (2)

Professor Im Sol's research lab.

"If I... do this."

Chwareureuk-

As Im Sol poured out her magic power, the research lab filled with magic circles.

"It's complete."

Thanks to Lee Ho-yeon's help, she was able to complete it right away.

Freely altering the magic power emitting from her hands, Im Sol sat down.

"Hehehe."

A chuckle leaked from Im Sol's lips as she looked at the completed documents.

When research on new magic was finished.

The sense of accomplishment that rushed in the moment she realized her skills had advanced another step.

The joy of being the 'mage Im Sol'.

This was the reason Im Sol was crazy about magic.

"Phew... huh?"

But what was this?

Even though it was research she had spent months completing, the ecstasy didn't come.

No, to be precise, it felt good, but, how should she put it...

"...?"

It was a feeling of wondering how she had ever been satisfied with this level of accomplishment until now.

It felt just a little lacking—no, more than that.

A corner of her heart was still unfulfilled.

It had definitely been enough until now, so why did it turn out like this?

Im Sol furrowed her brow and analyzed the cause.

But there was no way she could figure it out. She had researched magic her entire life, and that had been the driving force of her life.

Sip.

Drinking the instant coffee on her desk, Im Sol suddenly had a thought.

"...Was it always this bland?"

It was fine.

She always kept chocolate cookies stocked, too.

Munch.

"..."

Im Sol realized.

The refreshing feeling that relieved her frustration whenever she drank coffee and the sweetness she felt whenever she ate a cookie had disappeared.

"...Smack."

Im Sol smacked her lips.

For this, at least, she could figure out the reason right away.

Lee Ho-yeon.

Because his semen was delicious.

More than instant coffee, more than chocolate cookies.

It was sweeter... than magic research.

"Pfft..."

To think a time would come when she would crave the taste of a man's semen the moment she finished her magic research.

She had changed a lot, too.

No, maybe it wasn't because of the semen.

It was because it was Lee Ho-yeon.

Because researching magic with him was fun.

When they discussed magic together, and even when she drained his semen as repayment.

It was enjoyable.

Different from magic research...

It was a joy she had never experienced before.

"...He's a good student."

Giving his master such joy like this.

Fufu.

It was fine now that she figured out the cause of her frustration.

Im Sol tossed two more sugar cubes into her instant coffee and stirred it.

This should make it a little sweeter.

Then, she thought about the Magic Expo next week.

"...Will it be fun?"

Honestly, she wasn't that interested.

She was just going along because her student asked her to.

Sort of like praising a student who got a perfect score on an exam.

Anyway, Im Sol and Lee Ho-yeon.

There wouldn't be any magic of a higher level than what those two possessed.

But... if she was enjoying it with her student—no, just being with him... she felt like she could look forward to the Magic Expo.

*

"Ah, hold on a second. I just gained an enlightenment."

"That's more than enough. Let me bear your child!"

Rebecca had been clinging to me ever since we left the training ground.

I wanted to squeeze a bit more out of her before having sex, but...

I wanted to extract more possibilities from the Rune Barrier.

I was still hungry.

"Excellent genes. A handsome face. You're the perfect baby daddy. Our children are blessed. To think I'd meet someone like this!"

Rebecca shoved her face toward me with an excited expression.

"We haven't even made them yet..."

"If I give birth to twins first, they'd be able to play catch, right? In my old age, I want to watch my children play soccer together. Inside a Rune Barrier, that is."

"..."

Was this what it meant to plan for grandchildren before even holding hands?

Seeing it in person, it was genuinely terrifying.

Trrrrrrring-

Just when I was debating whether I should just do her once.

My smartwatch started vibrating wildly.

"Huh?"

This notification was the sound of the magic circle installed in my dormitory going off.

The magic stone that was originally installed was garbage, so I swapped it out for a good one.

'It's never gone off before...?'

Besides, this magic circle wasn't one to go off for petty thieves.

It was a magic circle that activated when unregistered magic power of S-Rank or higher was detected.

"...I need to go quickly."

I immediately moved my body.

I had no time to be standing around like this.

"What's that? A phone call?"

"Hold on. Ms. Rebecca. Something terrible seems to have happened at my place, so I have to go."

"You're trying to run away like that, aren't you."

Rebecca grabbed me with a slightly sullen expression.

Her face seemed to say, 'Are you really leaving after I even taught you magic?'

"No, it's really important. This is a defense magic circle. And one that only rings for S-Rank and above."

"...Are you in big trouble?"

"Yes. I need to go right now."

"Hmm... Then I'll go with you."

"Uh..."

That wasn't a bad idea?

Liriana and Nam Da-eun wouldn't care even if I showed up with another woman anyway.

Besides, if the enemy was too strong, it would be easier to deal with them...

Damn it. This wasn't the time to be thinking about this.

"Understood. Let's go quickly first. As fast as possible."

"Okay. Let's go in a flash."

*

"Is this it?"

Victoria Academy's men's dormitory.

The demon wearing a skull mask hid his body in the shadow of a tree.

The current target, Lee Ho-yeon, was out.

He wanted to finish this quickly and go hold a woman, but it couldn't be helped.

Because he had already received his payment in advance.

He had to complete this job flawlessly.

Waiting here until Lee Ho-yeon arrived and then ambushing him at his place was the safest and quietest way to handle this.

'This is so fucking boring. Tsk.'

But the moment the thought of being bored crossed his mind.

He detected something strange.

A package had arrived in front of the target's place.

Since the current target, Lee Ho-yeon, was living alone in the men's dormitory, a package arriving was something that could easily happen.

But the problem was, the door to the empty dormitory slightly opened.

'The target should be living alone, though?'

Skull Mask furrowed his brows and focused his magic power on his hearing.

Then, the voices of young women could be heard through the crack in the door.

- Oh, this finally arrived. I ordered this, you know? You have no idea how delicious this is...

- Ms. Liriana. You were told not to open the door before Ho-yeon got back...

- It's fine, it's fine. I've already done this a few times...

'Who are they?'

Skull Mask focused and stared even harder at the door.

A moment later, a woman who had cautiously poked her head out the door looked around, confirmed there was no one around, and took the package.

It was a person he hadn't been informed about beforehand.

It would be correct to halt the mission immediately and gather information again, but... the brief glimpse of that woman's appearance awakened his demonic instincts.

"...Still wet behind the ears, yet he lives surrounded by women?"

That son of a bitch.

While some people have to wait for hours in the scorching sun.

'Wait a second.'

Since they were already in there, those women were also targets he had to kill.

It meant that to assassinate Lee Ho-yeon, he had to dispose of them together.

In that case, wouldn't it be better to clear them out in advance?

They could be a hindrance to the assassination.

There should be as few hindrances as possible.

And the most important thing.

'...If they're bitches who are going to die soon anyway, it should be fine to get a taste in advance.'

Was that he could satisfy his own desires.

Having finished his deliberation, Skull Mask rode the shadows straight into the dormitory.

*

Meanwhile, Liriana tore open the package while humming a tune.

Inside the box were things like snacks and frozen foods, and they certainly looked delicious.

"This looks delicious, right? Huh? I was right, wasn't I?"

"Yes. It does indeed. But Ms. Liriana...?"

Nam Da-eun, who was indulging the joyful Liriana, felt something strange.

Lately, through repeated training, she felt her state rising.

As a result, the space she dominated naturally expanded as well.

But she sensed an unfamiliar hostility coming from the window.

"..."

"Sis, sis. Look at this, look."

"Da-hee."

Nam Da-eun smiled and spoke to Nam Da-hee, who was approaching with a bag of potato chips.

"Yeah?"

"Should we wash up before we eat?"

"Suddenly?"

"Yeah. We should eat clean. I'll be getting things ready, so you wash up first."

"Mhm, okay!"

"You have to wash up thoroughly. Got it?"

"Yeah, yeah!"

After Nam Da-hee entered the bathroom.

Nam Da-eun picked up the sword that was in the living room.

It was the sword Lee Ho-yeon had prepared for her when he was discharged from the hospital.

"...Ms. Liriana. You didn't happen to promise to meet someone, did you?"

Liriana, who had been rejoicing over the snacks, had also changed her expression at some point.

Then, she raised her magic power while scratching her head as if it were a hassle.

"The owner of this house has quite a few enemies. You have to understand if you want to live together."

"If it's Ho-yeon, I can bear that much."

"Right? Someone of Lee Ho-yeon's level needs a lot of enemies for it to be balanced."

The two women smiled softly before looking at the window.

"It can't be helped. Butterflies gather around flowers, after all."

"Tsk. I wanted to eat my snacks."

As soon as Liriana clicked her tongue and put the package down, magic power poured into the dormitory.

Crack- Crunch-

Crash!

The dormitory window exploded from the massive waterfall of magic power, and glass shards rained down on Liriana and Nam Da-eun.

"No!"

Swaaash-

"It's fine."

Nam Da-eun cleared away the flying glass shards with a light horizontal slash.

"It's going to be cold if that's broken!"

"Wouldn't Ho-yeon just make us a new one?"

Step, step-

A man wearing a skull mask walked in through the broken window.

"...Who are you?"

"Sorry, ladies. Someone wants to kill your boyfriend."

Skull Mask couldn't hide his excitement as he admired the faces of Liriana and Nam Da-eun.

"Ah, I set up a barrier, so no one will come even if you scream~."

"I knew Lee Ho-yeon was the problem. Who did he make an enemy of this time?"

"You should have picked the right side, lady. Want to come to me even now? I'll spare the one who sucks well."

"...Such trash-like magic power. You're a demon."

"Hehe, it can't be helped if you've already noticed."

Skull Mask looked relaxed.

Figuring out that he was a demon, and blocking his attack just now, they seemed to have some level of skill, but even so, they couldn't possibly reach him, an S-Rank demon.

It was because the expressionless woman's magic power was weak, and the woman with the swaying tail next to her had almost no magic power at all.

"Inhale. You're pretty. Heh. I wonder if your moans will be just as pretty? Hm? I hope you can last a long time. It's been a while since I had high-quality goods like you two."

"Hmm..."

Nam Da-eun quietly stared at Skull Mask.

To find an opening.

"Hm? What's wrong. You don't like me? Then you have to die, though?"

"My body is already not my own, so..."

Slice-

"What does that... huh?"

Nam Da-eun swung her sword through the empty air.

At the same time.

Splat-

Skull Mask heard a sound like clay plopping onto the floor.

Following the sound, he lowered his gaze and found a torn shoulder joint and his severed left arm on the floor.

"...Huh?"

Space Slash.

A slash that transcended space.

It was a technique that utilized Nam Da-eun's authority.

"I don't care if you insult me, but you can't insult Ho-yeon."

"Kkheueueuk?!"

A wave of pain rushed in the moment he realized his arm was missing, and Skull Mask grabbed his blood-spurting shoulder with his remaining arm.

"Wow, you're really strong."

Clap, clap.

Liriana praised Nam Da-eun, clapping her hands inappropriately for the situation.

"I need your support, Ms. Liriana. Please help make sure the damage doesn't spread outside the room."

"Okay."

She could handle at least that much herself.

She also didn't want to get caught being here yet.

"Y-You fucking bitches... Keuk?!"

Liriana's black magic power wrapped around Skull Mask's feet.

"Who are you calling fucking bitches, you ugly bastard. Lee Ho-yeon is the only one allowed to do cursing play with me, you know?"

Due to the Contract of Hell, Liriana's magic power was maintained at a state slightly lower than Lee Ho-yeon's.

Conversely, this meant that as Lee Ho-yeon got stronger, the magic power Liriana could use also increased.

Therefore, as Lee Ho-yeon's state rose, she became stronger as well.

"What's this? Why did I get so strong?"

Liriana's mood improved when she saw the strong-looking opponent flustered by the magic she had used to vent her anger.

"What is this... mere whores..."

Skull Mask looked around in bewilderment.

Because he, an S-Rank demon, was being pushed back by just two women.

"The word whore... actually hearing it like this isn't bad."

"In our industry, whore is a compliment~."

Schwing-

"I'll finish this quickly, Ms. Liriana."

Woom-

Nam Da-eun's sword, fully saturated with magic power, prepared to cleave space.

"I have to end this before Da-hee comes out."