## Chapter 117 – (8)
Two days after the first quest.
In these two days, the three of us had changed in some way.
First, Jaehoon was still righteous, but he started acting more for us than for others.
After the first mission, many constellations had tried to tempt him, but Jaehoon told them confidently:
Tell those who need help to come to us.
If they do that, then I’ll help.
One of the most shocking things for Jaehoon after the first mission was not just being betrayed by someone he helped.
It was the fact that his righteous choice to help someone could put us all in danger.
Eunjeong had changed a little too.
Most of her was the same, but her attitude towards me had changed a lot.
Was it yesterday? Suddenly, Eunjeong looked at Jaehoon and asked,
“Is there anything different about me?”
“Uh, well, that’s…”
Jaehoon was trembling.
His eyes darted around, trying to find something that had changed.
But in the end, he couldn’t find any difference and was despairing.
“…Sorry, I don’t know.”
“I knew it.”
Jaehoon apologized and lowered his head, and Eunjeong smiled faintly and lightly flicked Jaehoon’s forehead.
It was such a peaceful sight that it made me chuckle a little.
Then Eunjeong suddenly looked at me.
She twirled her hair with her fingers, came up to me with an awkward expression.
“Huh?”
Wondering what was going on, I looked down at Eunjeong, and she asked,
“…Oppa, is there anything different about me?”
“…Me too?”
I was taken aback, not expecting the arrow to fly at me, and I stared at Eunjeong.
It was only after using my Observation skill that I seemed to know a little.
“Hehe, you put on pretty makeup?”
I replied with confidence.
The sly smile that naturally popped out was a bonus.
Given the situation, Eunjeong hadn’t been wearing makeup until yesterday.
She was pretty enough even without it, but now Eunjeong was wearing subtle makeup, unlike yesterday.
Her lips, a subtle pink color contrasting with her white skin, were emphasized.
It was a light makeup that you wouldn’t notice if you didn’t concentrate.
“…Jaehoon, did you see?”
Eunjeong smiled, lightly placed her hand on my shoulder.
I could feel her leaning against me very gently.
Normally, I would have hated this much contact.
She had definitely changed a lot.
Lastly, Soi.
Actually, rather than changing, she had been revealing her true colors in front of me recently.
“Don’t you think you know which constellations are trash now?”
“…I guess so.”
She took out her phone and showed it to me.
What was written on the phone were all the messages from the constellations who had spoken to her so far.
Perhaps recognizing her potential as the main villain, many constellations had sent her messages.
And among them were constellations who told her the location of the hideout where the incarnations were gathered, asking her to join them.
“Don’t you think the two of us can kill them all?”
“…Probably.”
Soi smiled and asked me.
The current Soi was definitely different from the Soi in the original story.
Having been saved by Jaehoon and deeply impressed by his righteous appearance, she was definitely closer to good than evil.
She was just a little twisted.
“How about it? Want to go? Of course, keep it a secret from the two of them.”
Soi held a finger to her lips.
“Shh. Okay? How about it?”
Soi smiled brightly as she said that.
I slowly checked the place written on the phone.
It was a place that had appeared in the original story as well.
Sadly, they were guys I was planning to take care of later too.
It was so unsettling that Soi was thinking the same thing.
I don’t have the qualities of a main villain, do I?
I don’t think of myself as a good person, but I didn’t think I was main villain material.
“…Okay, let’s go together.”
I would have usually said I wouldn’t go, or that I’d rather go alone, but this time I didn’t say that.
Because if I refused, Soi would probably go alone anyway.
It was better to act together from the beginning to prevent Soi from doing anything rash.
I had to prevent her from going astray and becoming an incarnation of a strange constellation.
“…I knew you’d help. We’re alike, aren’t we?”
“We’re alike?”
When I reacted with a strange expression as if I couldn’t believe it, Soi glared at me.
She was smiling, but her eyes were sharp.
I swallowed hard and said,
“…Not alike, we’re almost the same.”
“I think so too.”
I played it off smoothly.
And that night, we headed to an old building.
Inside the building, a group of menacing men were threatening two women.
They looked ready to pounce at any moment.
But the guys seemed a little anxious rather than excited.
“Damn it, if the constellation gets angry…”
“Hurry up and strip, you bastards!”
A man full of impatience discovered us and shouted.
“Who the hell— Keuaaaack!”
The question of who it was couldn’t be finished.
It was instantaneous.
As soon as she saw the scene in front of her, Soi ran out and mercilessly stabbed the man’s neck and body with a kitchen knife.
Stab, stab, stab.
“Kkeueuk…”
The man collapsed.
Everyone froze at the sudden, gruesome sight.
Her actions weren’t fast.
It just felt fast because she didn’t hesitate.
Running, rushing at a man bigger than herself, stabbing him with a kitchen knife—it all flowed together like a single connected movement.
I also kicked down a man who was secretly trying to approach from behind.
Bang!
The man who fell back with a loud noise grabbed his ribs, trembled, and fainted.
“What the hell are these guys…”
The remaining thugs looked at us with fear in their eyes.
And it didn’t take us 30 minutes to deal with the remaining thugs.
After dealing with the thugs, we sent the threatened women outside.
We had cleared out the monsters on the way here, so the women would be able to get around safely.
We were looting the hideout while we were at it.
“This would be good to give to Jaehoon, right?”
There were quite a few useful weapons and men’s clothes in their hideout.
There was also the kind of comfortable hoodie that Jaehoon had been looking for since some time ago.
It was just the right size for Jaehoon.
I handed the clothes to Soi.
“You have to deliver something like this in person.”
Soi and I were still in a cooperative relationship.
Helping each other with our romances.
I remembered that and handed her the hoodie.
It was meant for her to give it to Jaehoon and gain some favor.
But Soi suddenly unfolded the hoodie and held it up to my body.
“Hmm… aren’t you too big?”
“…Am I?”
It was a little big.
I wasn’t always this size, but with all the exercise, combat experience, and stamina skills, I was now bigger than most athletes.
“I guess I have no choice but to give this to Jaehoon.”
“…No choice?”
It was a slightly unsettling thing to say, but I let it go for now.
An uneasy feeling crept up.
We looted the hideout and returned to the base with our hands full.
Soi put down her luggage and glanced at me.
“What were those men gathered to do earlier?”
“…To satisfy the constellations.”
One of the things constellations liked the most was watching fights, completing missions, and doing lewd things.
Those guys were probably trying to show them that at the request of the constellations.
Lewd things.
“…When you think about it, you seem to know everything.”
I swallowed hard at those words.
Did I say too much?
My tension had dropped so much that I didn’t realize it.
“Which constellation do you think I should become an incarnation of?”
“…I don’t really…”
Recently, Soi had been inspired by me and wanted to become stronger.
She was already getting stronger at an overwhelming rate compared to Jaehoon and Eunjeong, but she didn’t think that was enough.
That’s why she, Soi, wanted to become an incarnation of a constellation.
“Haha… I don’t know.”
I tried to avoid answering.
But Soi still asked persistently.
“Liar, you know.”
“…”
“What do I have to do for you to tell me?”
As expected of someone who had been hiding her true self behind a smile for a long time.
My awkward acting was easily seen through.
And she made a suggestion.
What did I have to do for her to tell me?
There was nothing I needed right now.
…What I wanted from Soi.
If I had to say,
“Something lewd…”
I came to my senses and covered my mouth.
Did I say it?
Did I just say what I was thinking out loud?
I was just going to think it, but why did I have to…
I thought I had gotten a lot closer to Soi recently, so I guess I had relaxed without realizing it.
And the price was too high.
I stared at Soi with a tense expression.
Soi looked up at me with wide eyes, then smiled.
“Is that so? You wanted to see that?”
Her tone was somehow languid and sly.
Thankfully, she didn’t seem angry.
Soi stopped unpacking and gestured to me.
And she whispered in my ear.
“How lewd?”
I mustn’t fall for it.
This is the whisper of a demon.
No, the main villain.
I met her face, which was close because she was whispering in my ear.
Her sharp nose, sharp features, one eye hidden by her hair.
An addictive, refreshing scent seemed to emanate from her.
Soi was like a rose.
Right now, I was willing to grab the stem full of thorns to get a closer look at the rose.
“…Show me your breasts.”
As expected of an early villain.
I let out a slightly vulgar plea in a trembling voice.
I felt like I was going to fall into self-loathing at that uncool answer.
But—
“Okay.”
Soi smiled.
