## Chapter 197 – The Way of Impiety (無道)
I chatted with Risha over tea for a bit. Just small talk about what’s going on in the world, recent trends in the slums, and congratulations on my mana awakening.
“By the way… something’s been bothering me lately.”
“Bothering you, you say?”
ㅡThud.
Risha put down her cup and looked out the window.
Sunlight touched her pale skin. The monotone gothic dress, the dark room, and the sunlight shining on her created a strangely decadent atmosphere.
“It’s about some suspicious movements. You know those items with dark magic that you’ve brought me before?”
“Dark magic?”
Hmm… Ah.
Could she be talking about the evil artifacts I’d plundered from the heretics? Wands, orbs, the Kobold Queen’s crown, and… a bit further back, the Skeleton Mage’s staff.
They were all things related to necromancers.
“Yes, those.”
She read my mind.
“There are beings with similar auras wandering around. I hadn’t paid much attention, but recently, I can’t ignore it anymore… If you have time, could you investigate?”
Risha’s eyes narrowed as she spoke. Annoyance, anger? She seemed upset. Her eyes, ominously red, seemed to glow.
“…Investigate?”
To summarize, beings with dark magic are wandering around the slums.
That could mean heretics have infiltrated the city. It wouldn’t be surprising if those who nest in the sewers had created a pseudo-religion in the slums.
I was a little intrigued, but investigation…
“I’m not forcing you. It’s just a request. It would be nice if you could simply steal their items, witness the truth, or bring me the head of someone involved… Would that be impossible?”
“Let me think about it for a bit.”
Investigating isn’t easy, and the difficulty wouldn’t be low. I feel like I could just report this to the church.
Even if Risha is a black magician, she’s still a private business owner running a shop. The church wouldn’t treat her too badly.
“That’s a bit difficult. I can’t investigate myself, so I’d have to commission someone… You’re the only trustworthy kid I know.”
“Hmm…”
“Is it too much to ask?”
Risha tilted her head.
It’s not that it’s too much to ask…
“…No.”
I made up my mind.
“Well, if the reward is good enough, I might be able to do it. You’re saying there are suspicious people wandering around this part of the slums?”
Risha is someone who gives generous rewards. I could try it out and give up if it gets too difficult.
“So, you’ll take my request?”
“It’s not impossible, so sure. You helped me with the circlet, after all… But investigating is unpredictable, so I might give up if it gets too difficult.”
“Hehe, that’s enough.”
Risha smiled and picked up her teacup again.
“By the way… you don’t seem to care much about what happened back then anymore.”
“It’s not like agonizing over it will change anything.”
By facing my true inner self and becoming a macho man, I decided to completely forget about what happened back then. So, I don’t think about it anymore, I don’t care about it. My relationship with Risha has just returned to normal.
“I’ve decided to just think of it casually. After all, we’re the only ones who know about it.”
I feel so sorry for Claudia and Winia, but it’s not really my fault. I’ll just think of it as comforting a lonely old woman.
Old woman, huh.
I wonder how old Risha is. Older than Claudia?
Judging by that domineering older sister mode I saw last time, she might be. Considering how long her ears are, she’s obviously an elf. In that case, it wouldn’t be strange if she were old.
As I was thinking about that, I felt Risha staring at me.
“Ah.”
“…”
“…Did you read that too?”
Her eyes narrowed, and she stood up. ㅡSwish. Suddenly, my vision went dark… No way! Shocked, I grabbed my head in horror!
When the lights came back on!
“Isn’t it a bit rude to guess a woman’s age in front of her?”
“Ugh!”
Long legs. A full, voluptuous chest. Above all, a body that exuded the scent of a mature woman and a changed impression. Risha had transformed back into her older sister mode!
With an arrogant attitude, she stretched out her long legs, placed one foot on the table, and brought her face close to mine. Black high heels!
“Don’t call me an old woman. It makes me very uncomfortable. You’ll get eaten alive. If you know your thoughts can be read, you should always be careful.”
Her breasts, heavy with gravity, created a deep cleavage.
The monotone, girlish gothic dress had also transformed into something more mature! An extremely short skirt and a neckline that revealed her entire upper chest! Risha had gone from a girl to a woman!
She put her hands on her waist and said that. Her chest shook every time she spoke, blurring my vision.
“That, that’s just… a thought that naturally came to mind…”
“Restrain yourself. If you know your thoughts can be read, you should be careful. It will help you.”
No, you can’t blame me for that!
Even in my daze, her swaying breasts and deep cleavage tempted me. Was that a nipple peeking out at the edge, or just the string of a frill…?
“Hmm, so you like breasts after all. A polite demeanor is good, but I don’t mind your vulgar side that can’t take your eyes off my body. Would you like to see it again? If you want, I can do it again.”
Risha put her hand on her chest and said that…
“Ah! No, thank you! Don’t tease me! I’m leaving!”
I jumped up. Does the battle-hardened Heavenly Demon Kim Kat really get shaken by something like this? I said goodbye to Risha and walked towards the door.
“Wait.”
The door wouldn’t open.
“Why are you being so cold when you clearly prefer this form? You’re so kind to the childish form that doesn’t attract men at all. I can’t understand it.”
“…”
“Don’t you actually prefer girls?”
I swear on Kim Geuntae and my inner self, that’s absolutely not true. Of course, I like the older sister look, but I’m just repulsed by her being so aggressive when I don’t want her to be.
“That’s absolutely not true. It’s because you keep doing it when I tell you not to. And your personality seems to change too. Please go back to normal.”
“You’re getting excited, but you’re good at talking. Well, fine. But it’s your fault for calling me an old woman first. You teased me first, so I teased you back.”
Does it work like that?
“Of course.”
“That was fast.”
Risha turned back into her girl mode.
She really messes with my mind every time she transforms.
“Anyway, you can look forward to the reward. I’ll be waiting, so see you soon.”
I went outside.
I glanced around the alleyway once.
Investigating this place… It’s not that appealing, but working in the city is better than wandering around outside. Well, not today, but maybe I’ll dabble in it starting tomorrow.
Heretics have snuck into the city…
But their face tattoos are so gruesome that they should be really noticeable.
I left the slums for now.
I need to tell Karin about my achievement. Above all, she’s my true teacher, so it’s only natural. I should also stop by the Adventurer’s Guild and look for Kopson. If I find him, I’ll brag like crazy.
It would be nice to see Elise too.
I ate a simple meal nearby and headed to the Swordsmanship Guild.
“Oh, you’re here already? Are you going to sign up for another month?”
When I found the office, Karin was reading a newspaper. Today, she wasn’t dressed provocatively, but in comfortable, easy-to-move-in clothes. She’d been subtly appealing to me by wearing revealing clothes, but now that my training period was over, she seemed to have returned to her original style.
“No, that’s not it. I just have something to tell you.”
“What is it?”
I immediately manipulated my mana and showed Karin my achievement. As my teacher, I wanted to show her my secret technique, the Real Jangbe, but I decided not to because it would be tiring.
“This bastard… I knew you had talent, but already? I thought it would take much longer.”
Karin stroked her chin and stared at me, as if she could see the mana surging within my body.
“My talent is pretty amazing.”
“Your excessive confidence is a bit concerning, but it’s true, so I can’t help it. Anyway, good job. Now, brag about learning from me every time you kill someone. Seeing how far you’ve come, I guess you can do that now.”
Karin seemed to feel a sense of accomplishment and had a relaxed expression. She made a joke mixed with her own murderous tendencies, then suddenly grabbed my wrist.
“Let’s go upstairs for a second.”
“Huh? Why?”
What?
“Ah, just come with me.”
“Bullshit! You’re planning something weird!”
“I’m not!”
And so, I was dragged to the second floor.
The room where Karin and I had masturbated together before. There was no trace of what had happened back then, but the fact that we had jerked off together remained as the truth. The fact that the furniture arrangement hadn’t changed added to the realism.
Karin pushed me into the room and locked the door.
“Ah, I told you I’m not going to do anything weird. What do you take me for, a rapist? I’m a virgin, a virgin… an old virgin! You son of a bitch! I’m an old virgin! An old virgin who hasn’t had a man even at this age!”
“No, no! What’s wrong with you all of a sudden! Calm down! Calm down!”
Karin suddenly started having a hysterical outburst. I somehow managed to calm her down as she screamed and jumped around the room.
She was completely exhausted and slumped down on the sofa.
“Haa… Sorry. I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately. I’m starting to think I’m going to be completely late. I’ve never felt this sense of crisis, not even when I was in the Knights.”
“I… I see. That’s unfortunate.”
“So, I was wondering if I could get your help.”
“Huh? With what?”
“It’s a little embarrassing, but you’re the only one I can ask for something like this. Above all… we’ve already shown each other that side of ourselves. Just sit there for a second.”
Karin blushed and mentioned a ‘request’. I had no idea what kind of request it could be. She went to the partition in the corner of the room. ㅡRustle, rustle. There was some noise.
I could see her silhouette, and it looked like she was taking off her clothes.
Good.
Let’s run away.
“Where are you going?”
“Wh-what?! You can see me?”
Karin said from behind the partition.
The silhouette of her breasts…
“Of course I can see you. Don’t go anywhere and just sit there for a second.”
“…”
Escape was impossible. So, I sat on the sofa and waited for Karin. Soon, she appeared. In a completely new form.
“…How is it?”
“Wow.”
It was Karin, but not the Karin I knew.
She was wearing a dress with floral embroidery and frills. Her chest was bulging because of her large breasts, but it wasn’t a seductive design, so her cleavage wasn’t visible.
I guess you could say the floral pattern is really tacky?
But she’s so pretty that it suits her.
She looks innocent.
“How’s the dress? I tried to pick something more feminine.”
So, the request was to rate her fashion.
“I think this is better than the revealing clothes you always wear. It’s kind of…”
Like an old lady.
“You look like a more demure woman. It’s perfect since you don’t have a knife.”
“Really…? Is that so? I knew it! Hey, hey! I’ll show you more! Wait!”
No, there’s no need to go that far…
“How about this!”
Karin, with her increased tension, immediately held a fashion show. I had to sit on the sofa and give Karin, who was changing clothes one after another, a cold assessment. Is she going to spend all her money on clothes?
“This one?!”
Before I knew it, she had even started posing.
“This one! Ah, your evaluation is so half-assed! Do it properly!”
Sexy in her own way, but murderous to others.
“Ooh~♡”
She winked and blew me a kiss.
In a slightly daring outfit.
“Ah, this is way over the top.”
“You son of a bitch.”
Anyway, I looked at her clothes for a while and then went outside. I could see that Karin’s mood had improved rapidly. This much praise should have been enough to give her confidence.
You can do it!
I was about to return to my lodging with a lighter heart.
“…”
I, who had been grinning, stopped.
What was in front of me.
ㅡA woman in a martial arts uniform.
Familiar, and a certain kind of dark emotion.
What I saw in front of me was such an existence.
ㅡA woman with orange hair.
Walking in front of me in an orderly manner was a woman with long orange hair wearing a martial arts uniform. A mysterious word began to float in my head… Promotion battle.
Promotion battle.
The identity of that thing was Serka, who had plunged our party into hell during the promotion battle.
ㅡFlash.
Before I knew it, I was running at full speed as if possessed by something. My body was light, and at the same time, a heavy force was placed on my legs.
“Serkaaaaaaaaㅡ!!!!!!!!”
A scream that didn’t seem to belong to this world erupted.
“Huh? What… Kyaaaaa!!!”
Without hesitation,
Without reluctance.
Unleashing the uncontrollable impulse itself, I shot out like a meteor.
“Kim Kat Drop Kiiiiick!!!!”
A dropkick with heavy weight hit its mark.
ㅡCrack!
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