Chapter 225: Attack (4)

"The Rune Clan...? Never heard of them."

"I don't know either."

I began explaining about Rebecca to Liriana and Nam Da-eun.

"It's normal that you don't. Hmm, should I say they're like an ethnic minority?"

I was worried about explaining it to the two who had no prior knowledge, but thankfully, they accepted it without much resistance.

"And why does that minority tribe want to take your semen?"

"It's a long story... Rebecca is the Last Survivor of the Rune Clan. She wants my genes because I'm good at magic, in order to revive her clan. In exchange, I agreed to learn magic from her."

It was quite an unkind explanation, but I had nothing else to say.

"...If Ho-yeon-i is okay with it, then I guess it's fine."

"You really have a knack for seducing women no matter what, don't you? Well, I don't care either."

Nam Da-eun said it was fine if I was okay with it, and Liriana nodded as well.

They truly were reliable women.

"They really are your girlfriends, right? Just by looking at how pretty they are, I guess birds of a feather flock together."

Rebecca was smirking behind me as she looked at Liriana and Nam Da-eun.

"Yes. Please don't fight or anything. Please."

"You have a lot of women because you're capable. Still, I'd like you to get me pregnant first."

"..."

Smack.

"Lee Ho-yeon, what should we do with this?"

Turning my head toward the sound, I saw Liriana crouching and pointing at the collapsed demon.

"...Hmm. What should we do with this bastard."

What the hell should I do with these Skull Mask bastards?

"Should we torture him? I'm a Master Artisan of torture."

"...Are you going to poke him with your tail again like you did with Scarlet?"

"If you want me to? It's dirty, but if I poke him with my tail, he'll spill everything he knows..."

"Are you crazy? That's dirty. And don't touch other men. Don't even think about it. Got it?"

It was fine with Scarlet because she was a woman, but I couldn't let Liriana's body touch a bastard like him.

"Hehe... Got it."

It was typical Hypocrisy on my part, but Liriana actually seemed to like it.

"Let's just... hand him over to the Academy. They'll torture him there."

The Academy must have the Interrogator who tortured Gil Steven. We can just leave it to them.

"Then what about this? We have to clean the room too. Don't we have to clean it ourselves?"

"Hmm..."

I continued my train of thought while looking at the collapsed demon.

This Skull Mask.

Moon Su-rin had definitely investigated this before.

She said it was related to the Former Vice Chairman, Shin Dong-min.

'Should I tell Su-rin Nuna?'

There was the option of quietly burying the Skull Mask, and the option of blowing up the incident to get Moon Su-rin's help.

Since Rebecca was here, burying him quietly seemed fine too.

Just then, I spotted Nam Da-eun sweeping up glass shards out of the corner of my eye.

"Come to think of it, we also have to clean the house."

The smashed home appliances and windows.

Even if we hid the demon's body, we couldn't hide this.

Damn it, this is really annoying.

Thud!

"Gah..."

I kicked the collapsed Skull Mask in the stomach and approached Nam Da-eun.

"Da-eun. Let's clean it up together in a bit."

Nam Da-eun didn't answer and just diligently moved the broom.

She seemed lost in deep thought.

"We can just clean this up with Clean Magic..."

Sweep- Sweep-

'What is she doing?'

I opened the Status Window of Nam Da-eun, who was moving the broom while spacing out.

★ Heroine Status Window

[Nam Da-eun]

- [ Favorability : 100 ] ( + 0.2)

- [ Libido : 84 ]

- [ Appetite : 40 ]

- [ Fatigue : 35 ]

Current Status : Does he want... to get someone pregnant? I could probably do it too if I try. But then what about Da-hee...?

"..."

Ah, I think I'm getting a headache.

Hold on.

I need to organize the situation a bit.

This is too complicated.

First is the Skull Mask.

"We need to deal with this Skull Mask first, Ms. Rebecca. Can you take care of him?"

I pointed at the demon... who was pouring out blood with his four limbs severed.

True to a demon, his life force was strong enough that he was still alive.

"Well, I can clean him up. Should I clean up the room while I'm at it?"

"The room? I can use Clean Magic too."

"To get friendly with the Baby Daddy's girlfriends... I'll show you. What is possible when the Rune Barrier is trained to its absolute limit."

Rebecca closed her eyes and focused before spreading out a Rune Barrier.

"Huh? A Rune Barrier...?"

I looked at Rebecca, who had suddenly deployed the Rune Barrier.

Rebecca smiled slightly with a confident expression and continued speaking.

"Watch closely. With a talent like yours, Baby Daddy, you might be able to do it someday."

The magic power emanating from Rebecca's hands merged with the Rune Barrier, and a strange air current began to flow inside the space.

It felt like... getting motion sickness from riding a bus for a long time.

Tap. Tap, tap.

Clatter.

And soon, an unexpected event occurred.

The glass shards on the floor began to tremble.

The smashed TV screen crackled with static, and the food that had spilled from the refrigerator floated up.

"Uh, huh?"

Nam Da-eun dropped the broom, looking flustered.

It was because the glass shards she had swept up were beginning to float.

The debris gathered in the dustpan also flowed back out.

"What... is this..."

Bzz- Bzz-

Whir-

The food that had spilled when the refrigerator was split in two got sucked back in, and the seamlessly reattached refrigerator began to operate.

Clack- Clack, clack- Clack-

The glass shards that had been dangerously scattered on the floor flew toward the window as if rewinding.

The window, pieced back together like an intricate puzzle shard by shard, was pristine without a single crack.

Besides that, the scratches on the wallpaper, the broken walls, and the closet all returned to their original state.

It looked as if absolutely nothing had happened.

"Wow, wow... What is this?! I've never even heard of magic like this! Just what kind of master did you find?"

"It's... incredibly amazing."

Liriana and Nam Da-eun also watched the spectacle with their mouths agape.

Of course, I was standing next to them in astonishment as well.

No, I was the one most surprised.

'Just why have I been so bad at using the Rune Barrier?'

A moment later, the entire living room returned to its original state, excluding the demon collapsed in the middle.

The sight of a demon with its four limbs severed lying alone in an ordinary dormitory was extremely bizarre.

"...Ms. Rebecca?"

"Haa... It's exhausting doing this for the first time in a while. I've gotten old too."

Rebecca dripped with sweat, looking exhausted.

"No, how is something like this even possible?"

This ability is way too overpowered.

"Don't be too surprised. It can't rewind living things. It can only restore objects that don't contain magic power. And it's harder than it looks."

"It already makes no sense just looking at it."

The flow of magic power reversing time... I can't get a grasp on it at all.

How in the world does it rewind time?

"Exactly. It looks hard, but it's actually much harder. You can learn it from me later."

"...Thank you."

If I have a child with Rebecca, I won't have to worry about my retirement.

It's almost scary to think about how strong those children would be.

And her teaching me such magic for free is also fantastic.

"By the way, is the one coming right now the Baby Daddy's girlfriend too? Having too many women isn't good for a child's emotional development."

"Huh?"

Thump, thump, thump.

Huh?

I could soon feel a familiar magic power as well.

It was... Moon Su-rin's magic power sprinting towards here.

"Hold on. Give me a second."

I slipped outside the Rune Barrier that Rebecca had set up.

"For now, hide yourself. Take the girls with you."

"I guess it's a secret from that girlfriend over there~. Got it."

"Wow, wow... A crazy mage..."

"..."

Liriana and Nam Da-eun were still in a state of shock from the Time-Reversing Magic.

I quickly snapped out of it and prepared to welcome Moon Su-rin.

Ahem.

I cleared my throat and waited for Moon Su-rin.

So that I could greet her as soon as the bell rang.

"H-Ho-yeon-ah!"

CRASH-

"..."

But contrary to my expectations, Moon Su-rin entered a bit aggressively.

The dormitory door exploded.

Literally.

It wasn't just broken; it burst outward like popcorn.

"Huh...?"

"Hello. Su-rin Nuna."

"Uh, huh? The assassin is..."

Only then did Moon Su-rin notice the demon lying on the floor with his four limbs severed.

"Did... Did you take care of him yourself?"

"...Yes."

In truth, I hadn't even seen how they fought... but let's just go with that.

"A-Amazing. To handle him so cleanly... I worried for nothing. S-Still, I'm glad. A-Ah... Sorry about the door... I'll fix it."

Moon Su-rin avoided my gaze, looking embarrassed.

"Thank you. Nuna. You came looking for me because you were worried, right?"

I could finally see Moon Su-rin's clothes.

They were the same clothes she had worn when she met me, but her crop top and jeans were torn here and there, exposing her skin and stained with blood.

She must have been attacked as soon as she returned home without even having the time to change her clothes, and ran straight to me.

Since the Skull Mask was connected to Shin Dong-min, it seemed they had attacked Moon Su-rin as well.

Honestly, I hadn't expected them to attack her with the intent to kill rather than just stalking her... I'm glad she isn't hurt.

★ Heroine Status Window

[Moon Su-rin]

- [ Favorability : 89 ]

- [ Libido : 55 ]

- [ Appetite : 35 ]

- [ Fatigue : 63 ]

Current Status : I'm so glad. I'm really glad...

Regardless, I was simply grateful for Moon Su-rin's feelings that made her come here like this.

"N-No, it's nothing. I didn't even need to come."

"That's not true. Haa, what should I do about this."

I wiped away the blood stained on Moon Su-rin's face.

"Fortunately, you didn't get any scars on your face."

"U-Uh, w-why are you being like this...?"

Moon Su-rin seemed flustered by the sudden skinship.

But what else could I do when I wanted to take care of her?

"At least put on some of the clothes I have at my house."

"Y-Your clothes?"

"You can't just stay in torn clothes."

I took out some clothes from the closet for Moon Su-rin.

It was a baggy oversized T-shirt, so even someone with large breasts like Moon Su-rin would be able to wear it.

At the same time, I signaled to Nam Da-eun, who was hiding inside the Rune Barrier, with my eyes.

It meant she should take care of Nam Da-hee in the room as well.

Nam Da-eun nodded, and after confirming that, I handed the clothes to Moon Su-rin.

"...Thank you. I'll cherish it."

"Uh, yeah."

Wouldn't someone usually say they'd wash it well before returning it in times like this?

Receiving my T-shirt, Moon Su-rin hugged it tightly to her chest as if she had received something precious.

...Nuna, all the blood is going to get on it like that.

*

A short while later.

The Academy Security Team summoned by Moon Su-rin arrived.

"It's an S-Rank Demon. Don't let your guard down and tie him up securely."

"Yes! Understood!"

They collected the demon's four limbs and securely bound his torso before taking him away somewhere.

"Student Council President. We would like to analyze the scene a little..."

"Ah, right. Ho-yeon-ah. Do you want to go grab a meal for a bit? I have to help out around here."

"Yes. Thank you. Nuna."

Moon Su-rin commanded the scene while wearing my T-shirt.

I was grateful that she was handling everything.

After saying goodbye to Moon Su-rin, I left the Security Team, who were inspecting the living room, behind and walked out of the dormitory.

"Should we go grab something to eat?"

"Not bad. What kind of food does the Baby Daddy like?"

Behind me, Rebecca, Liriana, and Nam Da-eun followed.

Nam Da-hee was still sleeping, carried on Nam Da-eun's back.

"...But Ms. Rebecca. Shouldn't you avoid getting caught by Pandemic acting friendly with me?"

"Ah... That's true."

How in the world did this person climb up to become an Executive of Pandemic?

Or rather, should I assume it means her abilities are just that good?

"For now, go back, Ms. Rebecca. You need to check if there are any traces of the Brainwashing Pandemic used on you."

"...Right. That comes first."

Rebecca furrowed her brow.

Being subjected to Brainwashing must have hurt her pride.

"I'm just saying this just in case, but make absolutely sure you don't show any signs that the Brainwashing has worn off."

"Of course. Hanging out with your girlfriends is fine and all, but you have to save some to make a child with me. Got it?"

"...Yeah, yeah."

Showing a slight smile, Rebecca quietly disappeared.

Wait, she can use Teleportation with the Rune Barrier too?

"I want to eat Fried Chicken. Buy me Fried Chicken. Also, that person is a bit scary. She's too strong."

As soon as Rebecca disappeared, Liriana clung to me.

"I was intimidated when I first saw her too. Still, she's a good person."

"Right. She turned our window back to normal. So let's eat Fried Chicken."

"Da-eun, what do you want to eat?"

Ignoring Liriana, who was trying to bite my arm, I spoke to Nam Da-eun, who was carrying Da-hee on her back.

"Whatever Ho-yeon-i likes."

"I said let's eat Fried Chicken!"

"Sigh. Alright, let's go."

I lightly cast a Perception Hindrance Barrier around us and walked toward the Shopping District.