Chapter 1 – Episode 1 : How I Became an Inma
One summer night in July when it rained like a hole in the sky.
I was driving on a dark highway at night.
It was dark now, and it was raining like crazy, so I was running more easily than usual.
I was maintaining a safe distance from the cargo truck that was running in front of me twice, or even three times more than usual.
“…?!”
Jump-!
Suddenly, the windshield shattered.
At the same time, I felt a tremendous shock in my body.
The car also suddenly started to lose speed.
Have you ever hit an elk?
So the body got tangled in the wheel?
The car was driving too smoothly for that.
I couldn’t figure out the situation at all.
“…?”
The speed was given because my foot on the accelerator lost power.
Come to think of it, it was not my feet that were the problem, but my whole body was losing strength.
Besides, the vision was blurry.
Come to think of it, the broken windshield wasn’t broken, but something was broken like a long horizontal hole.
Right in the middle of my field of vision, as if something flew through it.
“Billion…? …Billion…?!”
My head lost strength, and my already blurry vision turned downward.
I looked at the chest like that, and there was something stuck in it.
It was something about the size of a forearm, but my vision was blurry, so I didn’t know exactly what it was… No, it didn’t matter what it was right now.
My body was losing strength and my vision was blurring because it was stuck in my chest.
Because of this, it was because he was dying.
Ah…This is…
Not dying…
It really feels like dying…
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〈 Do you want to live? 〉
‘…To?’
Suddenly someone’s voice was heard.
〈 You ask if you want to live.〉
‘…Of course. Help me… Please…!!’
〈Well…If you make a contract with me, I might be able to save you.〉
‘Where’s the time for this now? I’m really going to die…!’
〈 You are already dead. It’s just that I haven’t realized it yet. But if you’re willing to accept my seed, I’ll bring it back to life.〉
‘What… Is your last name Ken?’
〈… No? 〉
‘…But to get the seeds? What…’
〈 Isn’t it time to argue about this and that? If you don’t sign a contract with me right away, you’ll really die. Oh, I’m already dead, but I’m really dying forever.〉
‘Ah… Wait a minute. Come to think of it, I don’t feel sick all of a sudden, do I? Am I really dead?’
〈 yes. A piece of metal from the truck in front of him got lodged in his chest, killing him instantly. Would you have seen it too? It’s a fatal wound.〉
‘I saw…But…So you said you would bring me back from the dead? What if I get your seed?’
〈 Oh is that so? 〉
‘…That seed. Do I have to take it physically? Isn’t it?’
〈…A bit different. But similar.〉
‘…Fuck. I don’t know. Save me for now.’
〈…The deal was established.〉
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“…Uh?!”
I was startled and woke up.
I think I had a big accident, but I was lying on the bed.
‘It seems that I was offered to receive the seed of a macho muscular man as a body…?’
〈 That’s true. It’s a bit different from the dirty stuff you think?〉
“Wow?! What is it? Who is it?”
〈 I am the evil thought that I signed with you yesterday. It’s in the seed you received.〉
“… Devil? Where are you now?”
〈 I’m in your conscious world, no matter how much you look around you won’t see it.〉
“…Is this still a dream?”
〈 no. It is a clear reality now. The accident you got into.〉
“…”
This vivid touch that I can feel wherever I touch my body.
It was a clear reality now.
“But I’m so fine… Wasn’t the accident a dream in the first place?”
〈 Do you remember coming back to bed? There wouldn’t be I didn’t even drink.〉
“…Then the accident was real…?”
〈 yes. It is a clear reality that you died in an accident yesterday.〉
It’s hard to believe that it’s not a dream.
But the voices in my head, the memories, and… The unknown feeling.
In many circumstances, it was a clear reality that I died and came back to life.
“…You said you were a devil.”
〈 yes.〉
Opponent is the devil.
I was suddenly worried about something.
“Then the seed I received…Is it a devil’s seed?”
〈 yes. To be precise, it’s the seed of inma.〉
“…What if it’s a seed, but it sprouts?”
〈 yes. When the seed germinates, it becomes a demon soul stone.〉
“…Then what will happen?”
〈 Become a devil, what.〉
“Crazy? So, won’t I become a devil too? When will it germinate?”
〈 Already sprouted. So you’re already umma.〉
“Chew…?”
The feeling is no different than usual, but I became a devil.
This…Something’s wrong.
“By the way, I remember receiving the seed, but I don’t think it’s the first time I’ve heard that if you receive it, you’ll become like a devil.”
〈 Is that the first time you’ve heard of it?〉
“…What?”
〈 what.〉
“…Didn’t I explain something so important?”
〈 er.〉
“…Why?”
〈 Because it bothers you? 〉
“Are you fucking kidding me?”
〈 What are you going to do? The contract is already over.〉
“…Contract?”
〈 yes. Contract guaranteed by absolute law.〉
“No, you’re thinking of doing something like this?”
〈 Devils are all like that.〉
“…Fuck?”
I don’t feel like I’ve been scammed by the devil… I really did.
…Fuck.
“…So why did you save me by turning me into a demon?”
〈 It is to absorb the memories of you who will live as a yin demon in the future. In the future, I will experience everything you experience.〉
“What, I’m going to have an indirect experience of my life?”
〈 It’s not about indirect experience. I can absorb all the memories and emotions of you who received my seed, so I don’t miss even the smallest things you go through and don’t recognize. Rather, I am living your life more vividly than you.〉
“…Why do you do this even while reviving someone who is about to die?”
〈 I’ve lived so long now that normal isn’t fun. I guess this is entertainment that I tried out of boredom in life.〉
“…Then what should I do next?”
〈Your new instinct…And the knowledge I’ve given you now will tell you.〉
“What is that? …Hey? …Hey. Hey? Did you really go? Hey!”
The conversation with him, which suddenly started one-sidedly, ended one-sidedly.
‘…Anyways handing over knowledge? …Umma what the hell is this…Huh?
The moment I thought of the word umma, my head suddenly pounded.
It got better after a while, but strangely, I already had a lot of knowledge related to Yinma in my head.
Having become an inma, I know how to use various magics and the ecology of demons, and my physical strength and energy have become stronger than when I was a human.
Strangely, I already knew that …
I haven’t lived the life of an inma yet, and I haven’t used the power of an inma yet, but strangely, I already knew it.
I’m sure I just learned about it, but it feels strange, like I’ve known it for a long time.
A strange feeling that comes to mind when you think of something you have never learned.
What did you mean when you said you handed over your knowledge to me, but it was literally what I experienced.
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The next afternoon-
During working hours, I visited the hotel and resort industry fair held at Corex in Samseong-dong.
‘Even if I die and come back to life, even if I become a demon from a human, I still have to go to work.’
Since our hotel is also participating in the fair, I came with the pretext of encouraging the staff, but in fact, I had work yesterday, so my mind was complicated, so I didn’t want to work for no reason, so I really wanted to skip work.
So, I only showed my face in our hotel booth, wandered around to see if there were any other exhibitions or fairs worth seeing, and headed to the design industry exhibition that seemed worth seeing.
But, somehow, the number of visitors here is far greater than the fairs our company participated in.
Not only design-related companies, but also universities with related departments participated, and the topic was design, which seemed like something to see.
“…Hmm?”
However, as I wandered around the exhibition, a slender silhouette of a woman caught my eye at a glance at the edge of my field of vision.
“Go and have a look!”
Coincidentally, they were soliciting customers, so when I got closer, the woman was at the booth of a prestigious university with a metal craft department.
Somehow, even when I was out of focus, it caught my eye.
White skin and sculpted body, as if made of flour.
Even the dark black hair that contrasts with the skin color that goes well with the arrogant cold beauty style face.
The woman who guarded the booth was the owner of a great appearance.
Is it to attract the attention of visitors?
She was wearing a tight-fitting black mini dress and over-knee-socks that came up her thighs.
It’s not sexy even if it’s slightly crooked, it’s easy to look cheap, but instead of looking cheap, she exudes a luxurious aura.
“Oh, welcome~”
“Yes, hello. Oh, are these all made by real students?”
“Yes, that’s right! If you have time, could you please do a simple vote?”
“A vote? Yes, well…Yes.”
“Ah, thank you. Then, you can vote for the work you think is the best here! The evaluation you receive here will be reflected in your grades later.”
“…Is it really okay to vote lightheartedly?”
“Of course!”
“Then…What is Ahyeon’s work? I want to vote for it.”
Looking at the name tag around her neck, the woman’s name was Kim Ah-hyun.
“Ah? Ah, the name tag…Haha…That, thank you very much, but I’ll only take my heart. These are all works by sophomores, but I’m from another grade…”
“Oh, sorry. Then… I’ll take this one.”
“Yes, thank you!”
“Yes, then…”
Thinking she should stop now, she turns around, but Ahyeon is a woman too precious to pass by…
“Ah, by the way… Are you guarding this big booth all by yourself?”
The moment I thought, I turned around and spoke to Ah-hyun without realizing it.
‘…Uh?’
But, somehow, I felt uncomfortable.
It was definitely me who thought it would be a waste to pass by like this and spoke again.
However, the decision to talk to Ahyeon again was clearly not my decision.
‘They said that new instincts and knowledge passed on to them would tell them what to do. Was it like this?’
To think of this in a situation where a woman is involved.
I had doubts about whether becoming a yinma had an effect, but I decided to give Ahyeon a proper try.
“Yes? Ah, yes. It’s from 10:00 to 5:00 anyway, so it’s just 2 people doing 2 shifts a day. But I’m done with today.”
“Aha…Well, it’s nothing else, I also participated in another fair right next door for work.”
“Ah…I see. Huh? Then how about now…”
“Are you going around like this?”
“Yes. I’m stuck here…”
“We have a few people, so we’re taking turns resting. If we’re out of the office, we’ll have to play around like this.”
“Wow, that’s a bit envious. You won’t be lonely like me, and you’ll have less energy.”
“Ah, but they’re all similar.”
“Aren’t they similar? Some people hang out like this, and some people can’t even go to the bathroom.”
“Haha…?”
As I was thinking about what I should say next to seduce this woman, something came to my mind.
It was a very humane act to talk to a woman who somehow felt like missing out.
And it was a very human act to have a conversation to buy favor.
However, now that I have become an inma, I wondered if it was necessary for me to act in such an extremely human way…
Everything I could do as a umma was already in my head.
It’s just a matter of remembering it.
‘Then, the most appropriate action for a Yinma to overcome this annoying conversation process to buy a woman’s heart is…’
It was to use mental magic such as hypnosis and suggestion.
‘Then make me want to do it with hypnosis, then go to bed right away…’
I thought about going, but even if I did, I didn’t think I would be very satisfied.
The question of why was able to be resolved by reminding me once again that I was an umma.
It was because it was a very human idea and desire to hypnotize a girl he liked and easily take her to bed.
When I was a human, sleeping with a woman was a pretty big stimulus, but now it didn’t touch me as much.
Now, not just the primordial desire to be with a woman, but the desire to dominate, to play with women, and the possessive desire to make them mine.
Even when she was a human, she had a desire for dominance and possessiveness toward women.
However, now that I have become an inma, this desire has not risen from time to time to the surface of the sea of sexual desire, but has grown to the extent of changing the color of the seawater, and it feels like the desire for dominance and possessiveness toward women has become rather a primordial desire. .
So now, it was felt that sexual desire was not something that had to be relieved in moderation at the right time, but as a need that had to be resolved well.
Meals are important, of course, but just as it is important how to cook and enjoy the ingredients.
So, the hypnosis I gave to Ahyeon was to immediately accept my first offer.
With hypnosis, I can induce specific actions as I want, but only a simple word of acceptance.
It was a simple hypnosis for a greater sense of accomplishment that I would feel when I made the results I wanted, without any expediency as much as possible.
“It should be the same time as our ending time, so why don’t you have dinner with me?”
“Yes, I like it. Eh, huh?”
Ahyeon, who unknowingly accepted my offer, was obviously taken aback.
“Uh, um…Ah, no… That’s actually… Grunt…”
“You answer without thinking too much?
I baited Ah-hyun into thinking that his quick reply was because of his unconscious feelings for me.
“…So, what are we going to eat?”
“That’s it, you can decide slowly.”
Ahyeon took this bait.
Ahyeon, who decided to have dinner with me, whom I didn’t even know well whether intentionally or not, looked me up and down belatedly and asked for the menu in a calm manner.
Maybe because he answered too quickly, his pride was hurt, and his attitude as if he couldn’t be beaten was somehow cute.
“Then…Then, how shall we see each other later?”
“I’ll come here. I’ll clean up the booth and go home right away.”
“…Good! Ah?”
“Fuck…”
Ahyeon was strangely shy and excited.
I looked at Ahyeon and smiled slightly.
“So, see you later?”
“Yes…”
Then Ahyeon belatedly answered, staring at the empty space next to me with unfocused eyes, as if trying to hide his emotions.
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“Ahyeon?”
“Ah?! Ah, yes.”
After staying until the end of the exhibition, I went to pick up Ahyeon.
All the spectators had already left, and Ahyeon, who had been standing there in a daze, was startled when I called.
“What were you thinking that way that made you so surprised? What, did you have embarrassing thoughts?”
“Oh, isn’t it?”
“Well…”
“Oh, really…!! It’s not like that?!”
“Yes, yes. Then, shall we go?”
Looking at the reaction, it’s not like it’s wrong, but I just made fun of it with my expression and moved on.
If this was the reaction, it was clear that Ah-hyun’s feelings for me had grown a little.
“…Groan. By the way, what are we eating?”
“What, do you have any food to cover?”
“Well, not really…”
“Then would you like to go where I thought?”
“Yeah, what…How do I get there? Bus? Subway?”
“Um, no. Let’s go to my car.”
“…Eh, tea?”
“Yes, what’s wrong?”
“Ah, no… It’s just… Of course public transportation… And I’ve never hit a guy’s car…”
“Ah, don’t be shy.”
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“…Is it too burdensome?”
Ahyeon saw my car parked in the parking lot, and he suddenly stepped back.
And he took a step back from me too.
It was burdensome because the car was foreign, and I was burdened with driving such a car.
“So you’re not going?”
“…Nope.”
“There’s really no need to be burdened, so let’s get on quickly. Let’s go eat something delicious.”
“…Groan.”
I calmed down the hesitant Ahyeon and put him in the car.
