EP.914 Part 3 Chapter 3 The Spirits’ Dirty Laundry
“I feel like I’m popping up everywhere. It’s like there’s a version of me that’s both White Left and White Right, and even Blue Right.” “What do you mean by that?”
“Just a feeling. Like I’m sprouting up all over the place.”
I couldn’t shake the sense of déjà vu.
After saving the world for twenty years on Earth and rescuing Chang-yeom before returning to reality, I was undoubtedly still myself.
But in various parallel worlds, another me, another Phoenix, might exist.
“The possibilities are endless, aren’t they?”
“It seems we’re creating a Phoenix Multiverse.”
“That’s right.”
If our reality is the mainstream, then countless branches stemming from me could extend in every direction, creating new currents.
“There might be a world where I go back in time to save you.”
“Or the one where you show up saying ‘I’m here for sex!’ before snapping out of it?”
“Yeah.”
We call that version ‘Bad Phoenix,’ the one who, after everything that happened on Earth for twenty years, goes back to repeat the same situation without hesitation.
“And maybe there’s one who stays in the present and becomes someone else’s Phoenix.”
“That would be the story if you had stopped me from sacrificing myself.”
“Right.”
I reached my goal, but perhaps another me didn’t. Or, after being rejected by Chang-yeom for twenty or twenty-five years, gave up and turned to other heroines, no longer being ‘Chang-yeom’s Phoenix.’
“Most regular people would switch eventually.”
“Whether it’s Yuna, Harang, or any other heroine. Even if I love someone, rejection can break anyone.”
The Phoenix who abandoned their affection for Chang-yeom and Shin-ra to switch to another woman.
We call them ‘Normal Phoenix.’
“We might have about seventeen Normal Phoenixes.”
“If each of the ten heroines plus six spirit leaders gets one, that’s ten plus six times two… simple math gives us twenty-one Normal Phoenixes. Puh-heh, quite the ladies’ man.”
“That’s not me.”
Though I thought of sixteen heroines besides Chang-yeom, Shin-ra calculated the Normal Phoenixes by considering the six spirits as subordinates instead of spirits.
“And why twenty-one? Shouldn’t it be twenty-two?”
“There’s no world where you fall for Jeolpung.”
“…Jeolpung?”
“Yes.”
Even if the world flips, the disdain for Jeolpung remains.
“That’s as impossible as Seongju having an eighteen-centimeter penis. Honestly, don’t you prefer Penril over Jeolpung? Looking at your play log, you only awakened Jeolpung when going through her route or clearing the full spirit awakening. Otherwise, you chose Penril.”
“……That’s true.”
Penril, who’s cheerful and fun, is better than Jeolpung, whom I should respect.
“As long as I can eat mint chocolate.”
“Actually, I don’t dislike Jeolpung, but Penril has one advantage over her.”
“What’s that?”
“Jeolpung likes femdom.”
“……”
Shin-ra’s expression darkened further.
“So you went for femdom?”
“It was a valuable experience worth trying once in life. Though, nothing got broken. There were situations where my face was forcefully shoved into certain places.”
Jeolpung’s preference is femdom.
Although she has other tastes, fundamentally, Jeolpung desires to be above others.
“When I played the game, after awakening the spirits, I mostly interacted with the heroines possessed by the spirits. I tried to control things as much as possible to get what I wanted.”
Even in virtual reality, in single-player romance games, there’s no reason for me to sacrifice myself to fulfill the sexual desires of the heroines.
“But wouldn’t you do that with me?”
“That’s because it’s you.”
“That’s such a heartwarming statement.”
Shin-ra smiled lazily at me while extending her hand.
“What about the other spirits?”
“Well, nothing special.”
There really isn’t much.
“Angra Mainyu is a yobai. She pretends to sleep but enjoys sneaking in at night to molest under the covers.”
“Moist.”
“Because of her darkness attribute.”
She has other preferences too, but fundamentally, Angra enjoys activities in the dark.
“Ji Ryun… still shota?”
“Not just that, but she also likes mam play. While shota is one of her preferences, she enjoys behaviors that allow her to feel maternal.”
Fitting her background as the Mother Goddess of the Earth, Ji Ryun wishes to be a mother.
However, this has gone awry and twisted into shota-con.
This is Seongju’s fault.
“If Tera hadn’t been corrupted, she’d probably just be a big-breasted older sister character.”
“Isn’t the Tera we’re seeing now similar?”
“Isn’t this different from the Gaia-nazi case? This is the villain influenced by the antagonistic elements from the 20-year Earth.”
Hitler’s reincarnation crossed through the dimensional gate and transformed the Gaia-na Kingdom into Neo-Nazi territory.
Looking into the reasons behind the opening of the dimensional gate, Seongju is still the cause.
“While I’m not defending Ji Ryun or Hydra, that guy probably didn’t originally prefer shota the most. He likely preferred real little kids giggling over a man around 180 cm making baby noises. Yeah, probably.”
“Jeolpung is femdom, Angra is yobai, Ji Ryun is shota. The spirits are truly beyond redemption.”
Shin-ra sighed deeply at the hidden, unsavory desires within those of her own standing.
“What about the other three you met in the game?”
“Gaechonkwang, Hwanryong, Rusalka?”
“Yes. Oh, should we consider Rusalka as the Rusalka we know?”
“It doesn’t need to go that far. Although she’s scary, the DLC allowed us to experience the lives of Light Blade and Rusalka.”
“…Huh?”
“Hur Yoon-hwan’s experience wasn’t for nothing.”
DLC, ‘A Snow White’.
It refers to Snow White but is also a DLC where players indirectly experience the memories of Seok Harang’s parents when the spirit awakens.
“In this, you become D-Rank Hero Hur Yoon-hwan and operate within the military base of Sokcho, where you meet Rusalka.”
“So you cuddle with Rusalka?”
“Not exactly cuddling. Rusalka…”
I was cautious in case Seok Harang heard.
Fortunately, Seok Harang was currently streaming and struggling with ‘Kkanpojide,’ a folk game rarely done by others.
“Don’t say ‘Yaeon’! Real ice spells are Frost Nova, not human calls! Ban those who say otherwise! What’s wrong with playing Li Rich? You’re all crazy!”
“Harang is completely into skull grinding.”
“That shows how well she’s adapted to this Earth. Puh-heh.”
Who recommended ‘Kkanpojide’ to Streamer Seok Harang?
“Thankfully, she’s not going to the canyon.”
“She should have. I heard her ice mage main character climbed pretty high.”
“Of course, she’s Rusalka’s daughter.”
Despite having water attributes, Harang inherited her mother’s affinity for ice magic.
“…While Harang inherited Rusalka’s ice attribute, she didn’t inherit the city wall.”
“What’s Rusalka’s city wall? Does it mean she gets obsessed with sex when she falls in love?”
“……”
Rusalka is sex-obsessed.
During her spirit days, she had no concept of sexuality, but upon becoming a subordinate, she discovered it. This applies to ‘Seoyea’ as well.
“The Seoyea in the game is practically Harang, but the Seoyea of Tera will definitely be a goddess like that. Once ignorant of sex, she became obsessed with the pleasure it brings and lost her mind.”
“Could Unna’s traits come from Seoyea?”
“Could be.”
The spirit who served as the base for Unna turning into a cuddly… no, a passionate goddess is undoubtedly Seoyea.
Honestly, Seok Harang also loves doing it from evening until dawn.
“So the remaining two are Gaechonkwang and Hwanryong?”
“…How about Hwanryong?”
Shin-ra’s tone changed.
“Regardless of the others, we need to understand Hwanryong.”
“Why suddenly?”
“Recently, I’ve had this feeling. It’s like killing a mosquito at home, but then another one crawls out.”
“Is Hwanryong a mosquito?”
“Equally annoying buzzing.”
“……Hwanryong is…”
I immediately responded to Shin-ra’s provocation.
“Soul swapping.”
“……Excuse me?”
“Correction. Likes switching souls during the act. So, I become you and you become me.”
That’s why it’s called ‘Confusion Exchange’ dragon.
There are reasons for its chaotic nature and specialization in mental abilities.
“If I were to become Hwanryong’s Phoenix, I’d consider letting Hwanryong use my body while I inhabit theirs.”
“Isn’t that female corruption?”
“Could be.”
“Did you ever try it with Hwanryong in the game?”
“No way. In the game, the protagonist never gets pinned.”
I haven’t personally experienced it.
But knowing Hwanryong, they’re definitely hoping for that.
Most spirits, especially those cleansed by Seongju after becoming subordinates, have awakened all their hidden desires.
“How about Gaechonkwang?”
“Victory addiction combined with defeat obsession?”
“My bad for asking.”
“At least Gaechonkwang is the healthiest. They don’t lose to anyone except the protagonist.”
Gaechonkwang is relatively okay.
Frankly speaking, among the spirits, if we rank them by perversion, Gaechonkwang ranks second in terms of wholesomeness.
“Puh-heh, so what about you? How am I?”
“You?”
“Yes. What kind of goddess am I?”
“That’s obvious.”
For other spirits, I might not know, but I clearly understand Shin-ra.
“You’re a narcissist.”
“……”
Shin-ra’s expression hardened.
I extended my hand toward Shin-ra and stroked her head.
“You’re not someone who loves women. You loved yourself more than anyone. That’s why, after becoming Phoenix, your preference for ‘women’ was a distortion of your self-love.”
“…Hmm. Is that so? I thought I was a lesbian.”
“You’re a woman now, loving yourself as a woman makes you a lesbian.”
Chang-yeom isn’t just a simple lesbian.
After being corrupted by the subordinate, she loves ‘women as beautiful and valuable as herself’ and loves the part of herself that loves such women.
The embodiment of self-love.
That’s the Goddess of Fire.
“Perhaps in countless worlds, there’s one where you turn me into a woman to genuinely admire me. Where I undergo true female corruption to create the most ideal situation for you. Another you and you having sex with yourself—what could be more ideal for Chang-yeom?”
“…I see.”
Shin-ra smiled calmly and stood up.
“Then they must be different from me.”
“Hmm?”
“That’s because…”
Kiss.
Shin-ra kissed me on the forehead and buried my face in her chest.
“Because I’ve come to love you as much as myself.”
“……”
That’s why.
That’s why I call this woman in front of me ‘Shin-ra’ instead of ‘Chang-yeom.’
“Ah, no. Puh-heh.”
Shin-ra is no longer the embodiment of self-love.
“I love you more than myself.”
