Chapter 1030 – 1030. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into The Baek Family
“Yujin, let’s join hands. The moment Yuria gets her hands on the Dragon Lord’s heart, it’s over. Yuria won’t take the heart; she’ll imprison you here. You don’t want to be trapped here forever, do you?”
“Joining hands is fine. What’s the specific plan?”
“Yuria hasn’t found the heart yet. You need to stall her until I find and consume the heart. Yuria is looking for both the heart and you, but if you show up, she’ll forget about the heart and become obsessed with you.”
“You seem to know Yuria’s current state well.”
“How could I not? She’s probably muttering the word ‘Master’ even now.”
“……”
I imagined Yuria. Yuria’s naked body came to mind. My lust exploded momentarily, and I got an erection.
Kyle’s sword aimed for my neck. I used that split second to dodge backward, avoiding the blade.
“…What are you doing?”
“Sorry. I was disgusted for a moment… Just now, you were thinking about… Yuria’s naked body, weren’t you?”
Kyle’s face was distorted. The hand holding the sword was trembling, a sign that he was desperately holding back his murderous intent toward me. Seeing that made me feel irritated.
“I’ve already been captured by Yuria once. I was held for three days. And what I did for those three days… I don’t need to tell you, do I? We were intimate for three days straight…”
Plum blossom sword energy flew at me. I, who had been prepared, dodged to the side.
“Enough, Yujin. I want to join hands with you. That much is true. You need my help, too.”
“You overestimate yourself. I don’t need your help.”
I reached out into the air. A sword appeared and was grasped in my hand. Over the past few days, wandering around this mental world, I had realized a few things. One of them was this: summoning small objects. It was impossible to create clones like Yuria, though.
“…Yujin. Are you really going to fight?”
I sneered at the serious Kyle.
“What’s so surprising?”
“It’s not beneficial for either of us. Even if one of us dies here, we’ll just reappear somewhere else.”
“Do you know? Yuria was giving me everything more than you ever thought. I still vividly remember when Yuria offered me her virginity. She was smiling happily. Kyle, you could never make Yuria happy, even if you were reborn.”
“I’ll kill you. I’ll kill you here, and I’ll kill you in reality. And Yuria will live a happy life with me!”
Kyle’s purple eyes flared as he charged at me. I used the split second to observe Kyle’s movements.
‘An Aura Master isn’t an Aura Master for nothing. If I fight him head-on… I’ll have to sacrifice an arm.’
I made the decision immediately. Even if this were reality, I would have sacrificed an arm to defeat Kyle. There were several ways to recover an arm anyway.
‘He’s coming.’
Purple plum blossoms bloomed around Kyle. Beautiful. The scent of plum blossoms filled my nose.
‘And dangerous. The true nature of those plum blossoms is qi.’
Kyle surged toward me with the plum blossoms. There was no way to avoid it. I was completely surrounded by plum blossoms. It wouldn’t be strange if my whole body was torn to shreds.
‘There is a way.’
I extended my qi-infused left arm toward Kyle. I had to create an opening before the offense and defense became one. I succeeded. My left arm, inserted into the gap where the plum blossoms overlapped, was torn to shreds, but it opened a path toward Kyle.
Shadow Heaven Style (影天流) Thunder Serpent (雷蛇).
I thrust my sword into that opening. The sword became a serpent of lightning, aiming for Kyle’s neck. Kyle quickly moved to the side. My sword pierced Kyle’s left shoulder.
‘Thunder!!’
Crackling, sizzling, zzzzzzzzzzz!
I sent lightning through the sword. Kyle let out a scream of pain. Kyle gritted his teeth and retreated. The sword came out of his shoulder, and the lightning fell to the ground.
“Yujin!! I didn’t know you were this strong! I admit it! I won’t be careless anymore, and I’ll kill you!!”
Purple energy exploded from Kyle’s body. Seeing that energy soaring into the sky, I swallowed hard. Since my attack hadn’t killed Kyle, the advantage was with him.
Of course, I had no intention of dying easily. Even if I died, I would land one last blow.
My head and Kyle’s head turned sharply. A powerful energy was felt from the side.
“I’ve found you, Master. You were here.”
It was Yuria.
Her eyes were unfocused, and she was only looking at me as she approached. I felt a chill. This time, it was truly dangerous.
“Yuria!! I’m right here! Why aren’t you even looking at me?!!”
Kyle shouted as if having a fit. Yet, Yuria didn’t even glance at Kyle and continued to approach me. I was torn here. Should I die? Or should I be captured willingly?
It might be better to trust Elena and be captured. If I could hold off Yuria, Elena would take care of the rest.
“Master. I’ve finally found you. I won’t make the same mistake as before. Let’s be together forever. I’ll serve you forever, so please rest assured.”
Yuria, who was approaching me, suddenly stopped. Her eyes widened as they focused on my left arm. Soon, her face twisted horribly. Yuria turned her body sharply and glared at Kyle, who had finished preparing for battle.
“It was you…! You dared to injure Master! I cannot forgive you! You will pay for that sin, even if you have to die hundreds of times!”
“Yuria! You’re finally looking at me?! I see! The answer is Yujin. If I kill Yujin, you’ll keep looking at me, right?!”
I was the only normal one here.
Yuria moved first. She aimed for Kyle’s neck to kill him instantly. I couldn’t even see her detailed movements. However, Kyle raised his sword to block her.
“Yuria! I’ve figured out your fighting style, roughly. I won’t die so easily!”
“You’re just a bug that won’t last even a minute…! Die!”
Yuria shouted. Her voice, filled with hatred and murderous intent, showed that she was excited by the sight of my injury.
‘Even though she looks like that, she’s an Aura Master. She’ll last at least 30 seconds.’
I had to escape during this time.
I turned my body around.
A middle-sized Yuria and a small Yuria suddenly appeared in front of me.
“You can’t, Master.”
“Master must be with me.”
Three blue butterflies appeared. Two of the butterflies touched the bodies of the middle-sized Yuria and the small Yuria, respectively. The Yurias’ bodies turned gray and disappeared. The remaining butterfly touched my body.
My body vanished with a whoosh.
It was an empty space. A shimmering lake could be seen in the distance.
Elena was sitting on a chair. She sighed as soon as she saw me.
“Haa. You’re such a pain. If I had known this would happen, I would have used the breakthrough in the elf village and returned to my world…”
Elena grumbled.
“I didn’t know it would turn out like this either. If it weren’t for that damn demon’s tricks… things would have been easier.”
I suppressed my lust while sweating profusely. I had gotten used to this after doing it for so long. We skipped the small talk and got straight to the point.
“I found the Dragon Lord’s heart.”
Elena held up a blue bead on her palm. It was much smaller than the heart I had seen outside. It was small enough to swallow in one gulp.
“As expected of Elena. Where was it?”
“I got lucky. It was on top of some mountain. I found it about two days ago.”
“It’s a relief that it didn’t fall into Kyle’s or Terius’s hands.”
“The worst-case scenario hasn’t changed. You know that, too. Yuria won’t eat this just because we give it to her.”
“Yuria’s goal right now is to live with me forever.”
“You put it nicely. It’s to restrain you and live forever.”
I didn’t know if that was actually possible. My real body was separate. And I didn’t need to think about that now.
“You choose. Do you force Yuria to eat this? Or do you eat it now and end this mental world?”
“……”
“If possible, you should eat it. Yuria is a monster. As someone who has fought her directly, I would lose no matter how many times I fought her.”
“Mental attacks should work on Yuria now, right?”
“They work, but it’s meaningless. Her obsession with you is so intense it’s practically madness. Well, it did help me last about 10 minutes. If it hadn’t worked, I wouldn’t have lasted even 5 minutes.”
So, I had been fighting Yuria for 10 minutes in that battle. I was impressed by Elena once again.
“So, Yujin. What’s your choice?”
I frowned and pondered.
‘……Is there no way to make Yuria eat this? If it weren’t for that demon’s power….’
Suddenly, Glavet’s image came to mind. Glavet, trapped in helplessness. The sight of him being driven by the desire to rest was miserable. But Glavet wasn’t originally like that.
‘Glavet said he became like that after watching Kyle and Elena’s battle. In other words….’
Desires can be changed. Yuria was no exception.
“I’m going with the original plan. Yuria has to eat the heart.”
“…You’re not stubborn, it seems. Shall we hear the plan?”
•••
37 times.
That was the number of times Yuria had killed Kyle in two hours. Kyle, stupidly, shouted Yuria’s name loudly every time he died and reappeared, and Yuria killed Kyle with rage and hatred.
Even so, Yuria was not satisfied. The sin of cutting off Yujin’s arm. He deserved to die at least 100 times.
“Yuriaaaaaa!!”
Kyle’s voice could be heard from afar. Yuria was about to move to kill Kyle again when a blue butterfly fluttered in. Yuria quickly retreated to avoid the blue butterfly. That butterfly was the power of the person Yuria was most wary of.
As Yuria continued to avoid the butterfly, Elena’s voice could be heard from the butterfly.
“Yuria. Yujin is over here. If you want to see Yujin, don’t avoid the butterfly.”
“Elena. You haven’t done anything to Master, have you?”
“You’re the one who’s going to do something.”
“……You seem to have some scheme. But it won’t work. I will be with Master here forever.”
“Yeah, yeah. Just come over here.”
“…….”
Yuria’s blue eyes sank even deeper. The blue butterfly touched her shoulder. Yuria was instantly teleported and looked straight ahead.
Elena was in front of her. Standing on a platform, she grinned at Yuria.
“I don’t want to admit it, but I will. You’re the first. Well, I’m not the type to be devoted like you…”
“Elena. I will imprison you without killing you. If I leave you free, you will interfere with me and Master. Where is Master?”
Yuria’s shadow writhed menacingly.
“Get rid of your killing intent and look around.”
“…….”
Yuria didn’t let her guard down and quietly looked around. And she was surprised.
The beautiful lake in the distance, the clean floor and the path made of white flower petals, the surroundings were decorated in a pure white and luxurious manner. And Glavet, Kyle, and Terius, bound to chairs around the area. Their limbs, as well as their mouths, were completely restrained.
“This place is like….”
“An outdoor wedding venue. Those guys are the guests.”
“A wedding!! You can’t be!! With Master!!”
“Don’t get excited. Can’t you tell by my position? I’m the officiant.”
Yuria checked Elena’s attire. It was far from a wedding dress. A light entered Yuria’s eyes. Her voice trembled.
“T-then. The main characters of this wedding are….”
“Tsk. Who else could it be?”
“……!!”
“You’re too happy. It’s annoying. Anyway, come this way.”
Elena grabbed Yuria’s wrist. The Yuria who had been exuding sharp energy and murderous intent was already gone.
“W-where are we going? To Master…?”
“Have you suddenly become stupid? It’s obviously the bride’s waiting room. You weren’t planning on becoming a bride in that state, were you?”
“Am I really getting married to Master here…?”
“If you don’t want to, I’ll do it instead.”
“No. It’s fine. Where do I go?”
•••
Stepping inside the tent, I felt my shrunken body return to its original size. There was no way I wouldn’t know when my vision suddenly became much higher. And the clothes I was wearing had changed into a tuxedo. It was proof that things were going well.
‘…As Elena said, the center of this mental world was Yuria.’
That was why my body had shrunk. Because Yuria wanted it that way. Just as I had raised Yuria since she was young, Yuria had wanted to raise me since I was young, I guessed.
‘Anyway, the plan worked. Yuria’s desire has changed. I don’t know what will happen after the wedding, but… at least there won’t be any problems while the wedding is maintained.’
When the wedding was over, I would be back in reality.
My uncontrollable lust could mess things up, but that was solved using Elena’s illusion magic. It was a trick that was possible because my mind would never properly activate.
At that moment, I sensed a presence from beyond the tent.
“Master. The wedding preparations are all finished! It’s time for you to enter!”
Nepia’s cheerful voice was heard. Of course, she was a fake.
I went outside. I followed her, who was wearing a maid outfit, into the wedding venue. I entered alone. It was obvious, but Yuria wasn’t there. The main character of the wedding was the bride, and the main character entered last.
I walked on the white carpet toward the platform. Bright, soft, and cheerful music played. Music suitable for a wedding.
There were many guests. Besides the three specially invited guests, the seats were filled to capacity. Among them were my parents. Ah, of course, not my real parents. They were Ention Pruker and Elaine, my parents from the [Baekhwan] world. Of course, they were also fake. In addition, there were maids who worked at the mansion, nobles I had seen in passing, and others who graced the guest seats.
I walked down the aisle, slowly looking at the guests. Kyle, sitting in the front row, was visible.
“Uuuuup! Uuuuup!”
His two red, bloodshot eyes glared at me, burning with murderous intent. When I curled up the corners of my lips and smiled, Kyle’s reaction became even more intense.
I stepped onto the platform. Elena, the officiant, was frowning. She didn’t seem to like being the officiant.
She said to me in a small voice.
“I won’t get married unless it’s in a more extravagant place. Keep that in mind.”
I put my index finger to my lips. Elena’s face scrunched up. I was sorry, but the main character now was Yuria, not her. I quietly watched the restrained Kyle go berserk. Next to him, Terius and Glavet were restrained; Glavet was blank, and Terius was just shedding tears while looking at Nepia.
“The bride is entering!”
Nepia, the emcee, shouted cheerfully.
Yuria entered the venue. I was momentarily lost in thought at the sight of her. She was that beautiful.
Yuria, whose eyes met mine, smiled faintly.
