EP.934 Part 2 Chapter 8 Section 19 While You Were Sleeping
Hikari.
Her full name is “Hikari Himeji,” and she plays the role of the typical ‘genius’ character found in most games.
There’s no need to go over every detail, like how her IQ exceeds 200, or that she’s the only one who can understand the principles and rules of the Cube with her mind, or that she developed a capsule using the Commander’s power to artificially increase magic power, or that she can create S-Rank Core Weapons based on S-Rank Cores, or even that she made a pill turning men into women…
-A woman wielding magic that makes everything possible given time and budget.
That’s Hikari Himeji.
Also known as <Professor>, despite her Japanese name suggesting otherwise…
“Big Brother was a man called the ancient Round Table hero <Gale Guest>.”
“Gale Guest…the one who committed murder…?”
“Yes. My only living older brother. Because Big Brother committed murder, I couldn’t stay in Japan and had to illegally immigrate to Korea.”
Reason?
The closest country to Kyushu is Korea.
Though she barely escaped bullying in Japan and arrived in Korea, Himeji Hikari was discovered by her exceptional talent by a tattooist and became their research slave.
“It was a life of nothing but research every day since I was young.”
“Hmm…”
“The research itself wasn’t hard. Studying magic power and the world’s principles was fun. But what was truly painful was having to eat pineapple pizza three days a week and mixing soybean rice with chicken sauce…”
“You’re crossing the line.”
Ah, Cheongsong.
She was truly an evil villain.
Our team already knew better than anyone else just how wicked the crimes Cheongsong had committed were, and they shuddered at yet another crime she committed against Hikari.
“Good work, Miss Hikari. May I call you informally?”
“Yes, Commander. Please call me Hikari casually. The last name Himeji feels a bit off, so just call me by my first name, Hikari. Or Professor works too.”
Though tired of Japan, she didn’t wish to change even her own name.
In many ways, Hikari was unique and took great pride in her intellectual abilities.
“Looking forward to working with you all. Expect active support from this smiling maiden scientist, Hikari, for both your magical girls!”
…In various ways, she was quite different from the usual magical girls.
“Uh, Boss, does Hikari…?”
“Will supply magic power.”
I said it outright.
Right in front of Hikari, I stated it clearly, and everyone looked at me in shock.
“No way! While I expected this when recruiting her, I didn’t think we’d be talking about sex so bluntly!”
“I said magic power supply.”
“Magic power supply through sex though!”
“That’s correct.”
There’s no denying it.
An irreplaceable word.
Magic Power Supply = Sex.
Ah, there’s something else.
“Uwaaa! I want to cuddle with Hikari!”
“Yeah. No mood? How can you say such things so openly…”
“Shall we do it now?”
“Nope. First time should be somewhere quiet, just the two of us.”
“Hmm…”
Hikari looked slightly disappointed.
Everyone started tilting their heads at Hikari’s behavior, and she shrugged.
“Why? I’m simply trying to personally confirm if sex with the Commander truly enhances magic power.”
“No, wait. Do you not know what sex is?”
“I know. The male member enters and exits the female member repeatedly, planting the seed of new life within the cradle of life. So…”
KCHUNK KCHUNK!
“To put it simply, it’s like inserting a cream injector into my baby pipe and doing piston movements. Ah, is that too metaphorical?”
Hikari formed a ring with one hand and quickly inserted and withdrew two fingers from it.
“Like sticking your thing into my vagina and releasing semen, right?”
Ah, Seongjin Country produce!
“…Uh, Miss Hikari. Who gave you sex education?”
“The internet!”
“Which sites do you usually visit…?”
“There’s nowhere I don’t go.”
Ah.
Born in Seongjin Country, she learned through countless conversations via K-Network and knew a lot.
Professor knows everything.
Even matters related to gender.
‘The TS sister named Hitomi isn’t random, huh?’
Hikari’s eyes held diverse sexual desires beyond anyone else’s.
Perhaps the cause lies in the Cube, but while innocently exploring out of curiosity, she ended up exposed to all sorts of sexual communities.
“Anyway, I’ve always wanted to try sex at least once in life, so this works out well. Having sex with Commander won’t hurt, right?”
It’s not because she’s the heroine.
It’s not because she’s from Seongjin Country.
Simply, Hikari is purely curious as a researcher about how the Commander injects magic power into ability users and how it manifests.
“And I believe awakening magic power through the Commander will greatly help me in the future.”
At the same time, Hikari can immediately become a valuable asset to the team.
“Commander, by any chance is there an attribute among Light, Darkness, and Illusion Magic that’s struggling in terms of power?”
“Light Attribute.”
“Then during sex, please have someone with the Light Attribute hold hands. That way, I might awaken with the Light Attribute.”
Everyone tilted their heads again, confused.
While I already knew Hikari from years of gaming, those unfamiliar with her couldn’t comprehend what she was saying.
“Boss, can you explain?”
“Hikari can precisely determine her potential. She created a machine for that.”
“Isn’t that something you need to check at the Association?”
“Now, thanks to Hikari, we can check directly.”
Previously, the real-time powers of registered magical girls were exposed through the Association, but now they can remain hidden.
I only did minimal registration at the Association and kept manipulating data, but most players regularly visited the Association early in the game to check allies’ abilities.
This led to revealing I was the Commander, causing complications, but newcomers unknowingly fell victim.
Moreover, Hikari’s potential detector wasn’t ordinary.
“I’ll install it in the office basement. It can identify all seven attributes.”
“Wow…”
Whereas existing devices only measured awakened magic power, Hikari’s could measure unawakened magic power as well.
Meaning it could reveal Kim Nori’s true nature as an ability-less person.
“If we had such a device earlier, why didn’t we use it?”
“Tattooist selfishly hoarded it. Made around…”
“Hmm, about 22 years ago?”
“Wow, then if I got tested entering high school, I would’ve been celebrated as a C-Rank Water Attribute user… Wow, sigh…”
First victim appears.
Due to Hikari’s magical gear not spreading widely, there’s a woman here who spent her high school years being ostracized.
“Should’ve beaten Tattooist more.”
Though abrupt, I decided to let Nuri’s anger be.
After all, Nuri’s about to cheer soon.
“Nuri, remember what I said before? You’re someone destined to excel more than anyone.”
“Yeah, but for me to receive magic power supply—”
“I’ve already fully unlocked you.”
Until now, I’ve supplied magic power multiple times to Kim Nori.
But instead of Water Attribute, I’ve been arbitrarily increasing other attributes.
“Wanna try? Hikari, give it here.”
“Here it is.”
As soon as the circular magic power detector landed on Kim Nori’s palm, it began measuring the magic power flowing through her body.
“Is this really working?”
“Just like measuring blood pressure. Relax.”
That’s the power of Hikari’s creations.
Despite appearing insignificant, Hikari, a genius surpassing contemporary science technology by at least twenty years alone, exists.
Given time and budget, Hikari could advance an entire century ahead, not just twenty years.
‘It’s no wonder Hikari developed a dimensional transporter in her ending.’
Even Hikari couldn’t overcome time, but she did transcend space using magic power.
“Uh, Hikari, how long does this take? Like, an hour-”
“Done. I’ll send the data to your magical gear.”
“…Feels like I’m getting distant from civilization.”
Just like measuring blood pressure.
Exactly as she said, the data appeared quickly, and upon seeing the data floating on her magical gear, Kim Nori froze.
“What is this?”
“While having sex with you, I raised your Dark Attribute to 99.”
Kim Nori tilted her head.
“99?”
“Yeah.”
“Are you saying you supplied magic power to me 99 times? What nonsense.”
“Nope, nope. It means you originally had an overflowing talent for Dark Attribute.”
After opening the Water Attribute, I continued increasing the Dark Attribute afterward.
“To be precise, think of it as expanding land area. Now it’s your job to fill that area step by step.”
“…”
Kim Nori seemed greatly shocked.
“Why? Are you surprised you can reach SS+ Rank?”
“…Anyone would reach SS+ Rank after getting serviced 99 times by the boss. I’m surprised by something else.”
Kim Nori pointed at herself and laughed bitterly.
“Why am I a Dark Attribute user?”
“…”
“Look at me. There’s no way I’m not a Light Attribute user, right?”
“You shine brightly.”
Future Yahuang fell into deep contemplation about her identity.
“Wait, why am I a Dark Attribute user…?”
“You were born as an S-Rank Dark Attribute user. Didn’t I mention that before?”
“…”
“Guess not. I’m a bit hazy myself. Still, it’s certain you’re an S-Rank Dark Attribute user.”
Yahuang is Yahuang.
Not Guanghuang or Huanhuang.
“Then if I just keep getting serviced, can I reach S-Rank?”
“Yes, but not right away. I think we can do it while heading there.”
I pointed north.
“Consider the Cube we recovered recently as insurance for dire situations, and we need to recover other Cubes.”
Seoul.
While heading there, I…