Chapter 743

〈Chapter 743〉 Part 2, Chapter 6, Section 07

The Dark Legion’s officers keep showing up one after another like candy on a conveyor belt.

When Penril falls, Azidahaka shows up; when Azidahaka goes down, Hydra takes the stage.

No matter how much you screw around with the main storyline, it never changes—its framework must always be preserved.

But the chapter’s main villain, Azidahaka, hasn’t appeared yet.

“What is this?”

There was no such situation in his play record. Though he finds the current state of affairs rather intriguing…

[Maybe I know the answer, but I won’t tell you.]

He wanted me to resolve this mess myself.

Even if it could lead to a game over, he hoped I’d experience firsthand the tragedy caused by skipping events through excessive speedrunning.

[By any chance, do you know? Changing the main story might open a way to save Blazing Phoenix.]

At those words, I decided to take on the challenge.

Save Blazing Phoenix.

Successfully create a harem with all the heroines.

This is a grand achievement that even he couldn’t pull off.

And as a reward for saving Blazing Phoenix…

‘I’ll just admire myself.’

As an officer, my humiliation of myself; as a spirit, my love for myself; this is the epitome of self-love—a reward to myself.

Is this masturbation or sex?

That’s something the result will reveal.

It depends on how the violated Phoenix feels about me.

Of course, within the game, it’s technically labeled as sex between the commander and Blazing Phoenix.

To achieve that, I need to examine the progression of this chapter.

“Monsters are the main content.”

Penril’s chapter was essentially about daily life while being observed by Penril.

Starting from Azidahaka’s chapter, the true evil force of this world—”monsters”—officially enters the picture.

In a world where special abilities and K-Hunters collide, monsters dominate most enemies, but there are definitely humans who surpass monsters in power: the “aberrants.”

Whether a monster becomes an aberrant, a human turns into an aberrant, or someone becomes one under the influence of a Dark Legion officer…

Aberrants, though few in number, steadily threaten humanity across the globe.

“The one who uses aberrants the most is Azidahaka.”

[She subjugated humans using her clones.]

Azidahaka corrupted countless heroes by exploiting their sexual fantasies and fulfilling them.

A notable example exists.

“Rasputin.”

[Do we really have to talk about him?]

“Kyaa! I’m getting crushed!”

[I really hate this part.]

A modern S-Rank hero and one of the 12 Round Table members, the Russian hero Rasputin, is undoubtedly a villain as our memories dictate.

Specifically, a brainwashed villain by Azidahaka.

He embodies the traits of his historical namesake, wielding a penis over 40cm long, and his victims—female colleagues captured by Rasputin—are described as having their uteruses penetrated so violently that the ceiling of their wombs is breached. It’s a grotesque and deeply disturbing setting.

“Why are you looking at me like that, boss?”

“It’s nothing. Gaon.”

The prime victim of this is <Siren> Kim Gaon, standing right before us.

Her life has been riddled with misfortune: gang-raped by Russian blonds, pornographic footage of the incident spread everywhere, and among it, scenes where she’s defiled by Rasputin.

[Anyone seeing this for the first time would want to delete the game immediately.]

This content is revealed in Kim Nuri’s route, though it’s not forced upon players.

However, out of curiosity, most players end up watching it, often vomiting and cursing in real life afterward.

[Now that these villains can become commanders, it’s completely messed up.]

“Don’t worry. That won’t happen to you.”

It’s just a game.

Though some people may enter the game and face arduous challenges, at least with ‘those people’ monitoring the game now, I won’t suffer any harm.

Never. Absolutely not.

Even if I cut off Rasputin’s penis, turn him into an aberrant, and clean out the young male villains of this country, I won’t let anyone else violate me.

Anyway.

Examples like Rasputin show how terrifying aberrants can be.

They’re different from villains.

While villains are humans abusing their special abilities, aberrants have already transcended humanity to become monsters.

These aberrants are the main villains of this chapter.

“But why isn’t anyone causing chaos?”

Didn’t Azidahaka secretly infiltrate Korea, manipulate aberrants to test us, then use carefully selected ones to attack us in the climax of the main story?

“This is like waiting for an exam without knowing the scope.”

As the date approaches but the story doesn’t progress, I start to feel restless.

Not knowing when or how aberrants might appear makes me extremely frustrated.

“Gaon, have you heard any rumors recently about aberrants appearing frequently in Korea?”

“Nope. Nothing inside or outside. How could aberrants show up with Harang and Penril around?”

“…I guess that’s true?”

This is due to excessive speedrunning.

Dark Legion officers aren’t stupid.

Even if it’s the main storyline, they wouldn’t come to Korea unprepared against two SS+ ranks.

So are they setting traps abroad and waiting for us?

“Actually, it’s kind of relieving to think that way.”

If they’re waiting overseas, we can just fly there and beat them up.

We could even go on a vacation abroad and maybe engage in some steamy moments with the heroines on the plane.

“If the main storyline doesn’t progress, what should we do?”

[If it’s a bug, we patch it. If not, we restart the game.]

“I’ve come this far, so restarting seems a bit…”

[Don’t worry. It’s probably progressing behind the scenes.]

Behind the scenes. He gave me a hint.

If we look for potential aberrants within Korea, we can easily deduce the answer through elimination.

“Guess I should head there.”

To the place where aberrants are most likely to appear.

Seoul.

And underground.

“…”

My gaze naturally turned toward Sun Gyeoul, who works as a guild clerk.

* * *

Sun Gyeoul.

Sun Gosam…no, Sun Icheol’s daughter.

A new heroine added in the DLC update.

She looks similar to Cheon Gaeul but has distinct differences.

And she’s a virgin.

“As long as she’s a virgin, it’s fine.”

I’ve already engaged in quasi-sexual acts with her once. Even though I’m in a male body, we rubbed thighs, and the fact that a man and woman have done something like that indicates she desires something from me.

“Logically, Sun Icheol’s daughter wouldn’t just casually fool around with a golden-haired troublemaker, right?”

Upon reflection, everything seems suspicious.

Is Sun Icheol truly neglecting Sun Gyeoul?

Or is Sun Gyeoul scheming something that even deceives Sun Icheol?

The former would be absurd, but the latter would make her a formidable presence.

Then what does she expect from me as a commander?

“Gyeoul, can we talk for a moment?”

I called Sun Gyeoul aside. She checked the time.

9 PM.

Night.

“…What do you need?”

She openly guarded herself while giving me an anticipatory look, clearly wanting a private conversation. I subtly checked my magical gear.

“It’s time for a serious chat.”

“Hmph.”

“We need to have an honest heart-to-heart. Over there… away from the agents nearby.”

I pointed around.

Currently, only Sun Gyeoul and I were in the office. I sent everyone home early for tomorrow’s operation, leaving only a single cat here.

“You might be heard outside…”

“Don’t worry. No one will overhear.”

“…Alright. Then… finally, we can talk.”

Sun Gyeoul faced me seriously.

“Last time-”

“Sorry, I forgot everything. Can you start over?”

“…”

Sun Gyeoul shot me a glare but sighed upon seeing my sincere apology.

Honestly, I forgot.

It’s been too long since our last conversation, and I don’t even remember how far we got—or if we even had one.

“I’ll cut to the chase. This will help Commander understand the current situation quickly.”

“That works for me.”

We can figure out the details later through trial and error. Sun Gyeoul lowered her voice, mindful of her surroundings.

“To put it simply, I don’t think the people in Seoul are bad.”

“Hmm.”

“The people still living in Seoul—they’re surviving underground, digging tunnels. Even if an S-Rank monster occupies Seoul City Hall…”

“Hmm.”

“…The government, Father, refuses to recognize them as citizens. But I believe they are also citizens of this country.”

“…Huh?”

“Commander.”

Sun Gyeoul asked me earnestly.

“Are aberrants not citizens?”

“…”

[Is this because of my gameplay?]

The Blue Wind Sect’s story seems partially incorporated.

* * *

This could be a very old story or a relatively recent one.

Blue Wind Sect.

An organization he created during his endless loop to escape the villain’s path, uniting the villains of Seoul into a secret group.

Publicly championing the survivors of Seoul and working towards its reconstruction, it secretly functioned as Phoenix’s personal military organization, doubling as a hunter guild and aberrant extermination mercenary group.

So, what happened to the original history’s underground aberrants of Seoul without the Blue Wind Sect?

They lived chaotically without a proper leader.

In ant-like tunnels dug by experts, they survived in darkness, eating monster flesh day by day, gradually dying one by one.

Why didn’t they escape Seoul?

There were numerous complications.

With monsters rampant above ground, escaping Seoul didn’t guarantee survival.

– There are no survivors in Seoul.

Sun Icheol tried to kill everyone living in Seoul—and succeeded.

Within a distance of less than a hundred kilometers, one side was cutting steaks while the other was slicing monster corpses.

Then did the people of New Seoul not know about this?

Strictly speaking, they obviously did.

They stayed silent because the people underground became food for the monsters.

The reason monsters didn’t advance south of Seoul was the abundance of “prey” underground.

Thus, the people supported Sun Icheol’s stance.

“In any case,” there are no survivors in Seoul.

The Blue Wind Sect directly opposed this ideology and eventually succeeded in overthrowing Sun Icheol.

This was incorporated into the official story through the DLC update.

As the new heroine and Sun Icheol’s rival, Sun Gyeoul.

“I am the master of the Black Flame Sect, Queen of the Underworld, Sun Gyeoul.”

“…Wha-”

I can’t help but comment.

“Wouldn’t Black Flame Sect be better?”

“Then it would sound like Black Flame Dragon is the leader. No way. Black Fire will become my symbol.”

“…”

It seems familiar faces from Seoul’s underground have survived and become named characters.