## Chapter 760 – 760. The Beauty’S Ill Fate
760. The Beauty’s Ill Fate
“I came to see the lake, but why is this unlucky old geezer in front of me? So annoying.”
“Yekaterina. I won’t let you run wild any longer. You will receive a fair trial in the Republic.”
Viktor’s eyes gleamed. Mana flowed from his body. It was mana as heavy as rock.
“……”
Yekaterina erased her expression and looked at me and Park Suho. Her eyes were full of anger and annoyance. Her acting was superb. Even I, who had discussed it beforehand, was starting to doubt it.
“It was a trap?”
Yekaterina’s eyes turned cold.
“It’s all your own doing. And it’s not too late. If you come back to the Republic with me quietly now, your sins will be somewhat mitigated.”
Pfft. Yekaterina scoffed at Viktor.
“Mitigated? Don’t say things you don’t mean. You’re going to kill me anyway, right?”
“You’ve been deeply misunderstanding something since long ago. I won’t kill you. You are the future of the Solit Republic. Do you think I would eliminate a talent who will illuminate the future of the Republic with my own hands?”
“If you really cared about the Republic, it wouldn’t be in this state. The more I see you, the more disgusting your hypocrisy is. Compared to you, a band of thieves looks cute.”
“…You’re impossible to reason with. I’ll postpone persuading you for later. Yekaterina, first, pay for your sins with a fair trial!”
Thud!
Viktor took a stance.
His magic manifested. Clumps of earth gathered from the ground, turning into rocks and becoming golems. It didn’t even take 10 seconds to create a total of 10 stone golems.
“I always feel this, but your magic is boring and unimpressive. It reeks of old-fashionedness!”
Yekaterina flicked her index and middle fingers. Water whips lashed out around her. Trees shattered, and golems crumbled. But the shattered golems rose again at Viktor’s gesture.
She was about to swing her water whip again when she flinched. Viktor’s lips twitched.
“Yekaterina. You don’t seem to be in good condition today.”
“…Damn old geezer. What did you do to me?!”
“Even for me, subduing you without killing you is difficult. But I couldn’t just leave you be… It was necessary for the future of the Republic.”
“You cowardly bastard. What are you so proud of?”
“You can curse me all you want. I’ve long been prepared to endure disgrace for the sake of the Republic’s future. …By the way, your language is getting rougher. I’ve told you countless times. As a Magus Marshal of the Republic, you should have the dignity befitting the position.”
“Dignity? Coming from you, it’s just laughable.”
Splash!
The calm lake began to surge like the sea, gradually overflowing. It was being affected by magic.
“This is a lakeside. There’s a large amount of water right in front of us. Choosing this as a battleground… Are you senile or something?”
“Don’t be arrogant just because of a lake. Land is everywhere.”
“…It’s getting harder to use mana. Is this Myster’s water? For a Magus Marshal to break a taboo so casually… There’s hardly a more disgusting hypocrite than you.”
“It’s all for the greater good.”
A pillar of water rose from the lake, aiming for Viktor’s back. A wall rose from the ground, blocking the water pillar.
Their magical battle continued. Yekaterina mainly attacked Viktor, and Viktor focused on defense.
‘Viktor is relying on Myster’s water. But Myster’s water is in my inventory.’
Yekaterina had the advantage because she was maintaining perfect condition. This was a lakeside. A large amount of water she could use was nearby.
Kwaaang!
A roar echoed.
A huge rock had fallen from the sky. The center of the rock cracked. Below the rock, Yekaterina stood unharmed. A water umbrella protected her above her head.
Three minutes later, Viktor’s face twisted.
“…What is this?”
He realized that Yekaterina wasn’t weakening. Even if he summoned over 100 stone golems at once, they were swept away by water explosions. Instead of weakening from the effects of Myster’s water, she was even activating weather magic, summoning dark clouds in the sky. It was starting to drizzle.
“Why aren’t you weakening! Yekaterina!!”
She laughed. Her wicked smile mocked Viktor.
“Do you think I’d fall for your tricks once or twice? I expected this much.”
“…You weren’t poisoned by Myster’s water…?”
Viktor’s complexion turned pale. His gentlemanly face looked 20 years older. There was no trace of neatness or goodness. All that remained on his face was obsession, ugly jealousy, and fear.
“Park Suho! Sung Yoojin! Don’t just stand there, help me! If we lose here, everything is over!”
Viktor shouted.
Park Suho’s face hardened, and he said to me.
“Hyung. Viktor is not wrong. If we lose to Yekaterina here… we’re done for.”
“…You’re right. I don’t know how much help we’ll be, but… we have to take down Yekaterina here.”
Park Suho gripped his sword, and I pulled out the Hwaryeon Flying Daggers from my waist. The rain was getting heavier.
“Let’s go.”
“Yes!”
Park Suho and I dashed forward. Of course, Yekaterina wasn’t just watching us. Water horses and wolves blocked our path and attacked us. Park Suho and I cut through the water animals, approaching Viktor’s side.
“Viktor!”
“Mayor Park Suho! Sung Yoojin! There’s no time! I’ll make a path towards Yekaterina, so you two inflict a fatal blow on her! Even if you don’t succeed, give me time to cast a magic spell!”
“Yes! We trust you, Viktor!”
Park Suho answered powerfully.
Viktor used magic in front of him. Large rock spikes rose from the ground. A path towards Yekaterina was created between the rock spikes.
“Now!”
“Yes!”
Park Suho bravely charged forward.
I pretended to follow him but turned back and stabbed Viktor in the abdomen.
Thwack.
Red blood splattered with the gruesome sound of flesh being pierced. But I clicked my tongue. The place I aimed for wasn’t his side, but his heart. Viktor didn’t trust me, so he avoided a fatal blow.
“Sung Yoojin…! You! You were the traitor!”
There was no need to answer.
‘Thunderbolt!’
Zzzzzzzzzzz!
Red lightning flowed through Viktor’s body. I intended to electrocute him to death, but lightning didn’t work on Viktor. His body had become as hard as rock.
Whack!
A rock fist flew from the ground and struck my stomach. I flew backward and landed on the ground.
“Y, Yoojin hyung?! Why… why are you doing this?!”
Park Suho’s face was distorted with shock. His sword trembled.
I maintained a blank expression and acted.
“T, this isn’t my will…! Run! Park Suho!”
“Huh?!”
Lightning struck Park Suho. Park Suho staggered slightly but didn’t fall.
“Hyung! What are you talking about?!”
“N, no! My body is acting on its own…! Damn it!”
I swung my sword at Park Suho. At the same time, I glanced at Viktor. He was preparing some kind of massive magic. To interfere with Viktor, I also sent lightning at him. One of the golems nearby blocked the lightning with its body.
No matter how many times I struck with lightning, it was useless. Even though it was wet from the rain, my lightning had no effect at all. The compatibility was the worst.
“Hyung! Stop it! Yoojin hyung!”
“Hehehe. Park Suho. I know you teamed up with Viktor, do you think I didn’t do anything?”
Of course, I wasn’t being controlled by Yekaterina. Attacking Park Suho was entirely my own will.
“Yekaterina…!!”
“Suho! Run!”
Lightning struck again. Park Suho’s stance faltered. I rushed inside. I was prepared to lose an arm.
Clang.
Park Suho raised his sword and blocked my attack. I was surprised. Even though I wasn’t going all out, I never imagined Park Suho could block my attack.
“Don’t kill him, Park Suho is still useful.”
Yekaterina flew upwards. Her target was Viktor.
“Suho! Run! I said run!”
I cried out desperately and attacked Park Suho. I gave up on cutting off his arm. Instead, I became curious about Park Suho’s skill level.
‘…He’s already a high-ranking C-class hunter. He’s grown this much already?’
This growth rate couldn’t be explained by talent alone. But it’s not like he’s hiding something from me.
‘Tattoo ability. It’s more amazing than I thought.’
I created a bluish sword aura on my blade.
“Park Suho! Why aren’t you running away?!”
“It’s not that I’m not running away, it’s that I can’t! I’m barely managing to block!”
Clang!
Weapons clashed. Surprisingly, his sword also had a sword aura. It wasn’t as clear as mine and looked like it would disappear at any moment, but it was definitely a sword aura.
‘My physical abilities are completely superior… His swordsmanship has improved a lot compared to before, but it’s still not as good as mine. I can kill him instantly if I use the right moment.’
I sent lightning at Park Suho. Park Suho used his tattoo magic to withstand the lightning and counterattacked me a few times, but eventually, his stamina dropped, and he showed an opening.
“Kuh… Yoojin hyung…!”
I punched Park Suho in the head, knocking him unconscious.
I lowered the Hwaryeon Flying Daggers and looked up at the sky. An absurd sight was before my eyes. A rock giant that was easily over 50 meters tall was colliding with a tidal wave. The tidal wave didn’t end with just one attack. It surged back and forth, trying to knock down the giant.
Yekaterina swung water whips and water rings from above, attacking Viktor. Viktor focused on defense for a while, then looked for an opportunity to escape.
Yekaterina landed on the ground with a displeased expression. The dark clouds in the sky were slowly disappearing.
“Did you miss him? That’s a shame.”
“…But I didn’t just let him go. I took his right arm.”
“Shouldn’t we prepare for retaliation? What if Viktor brings his forces….”
“It’ll be fine for a while. If he could have brought his subordinates, he wouldn’t have come alone in the first place. He’ll also keep quiet about this. He’s wary of the other Magus Marshals, and it’s obvious he’d lose his reputation if it got out.”
“So, he’d lose more than he’d gain if this got out.”
“The same goes for me.”
Her gaze turned to the unconscious Park Suho.
“He’ll try to kill me again when he gets the chance. I want to kill him, but… I need him in the city of Veroprin.”
“What will you do?”
“I can’t just let it slide. I need to put a leash on him.”
Yekaterina looked at me again.
“And I need to reward you. Is there anything you want?”
“Isn’t the reward for me already decided?”
“If it weren’t for you, I might have been killed by Viktor. If there’s anything else you want, tell me now.”
“Then…”
I looked back and forth between the unconscious Park Suho and Yekaterina. An interesting idea came to mind. A very interesting idea.
***
Park Suho and I were locked in the basement prison of the mansion. It was originally used as a storage room, but the servants hastily converted it into a prison at Yekaterina’s command.
“Kuh…”
The unconscious Park Suho groaned and opened his eyes. Then he panicked.
Park Suho and I were about 5 meters apart, and we were both naked and restrained. Seeing a man’s naked body was very unpleasant, but I endured it. At least his upper body was worth looking at because of the moving tattoos.
“Y, Yoojin hyung?!”
Clink, clink.
Park Suho tried to move his body, but his arms and legs were chained. His mana was also sealed.
For reference, Park Suho was lying haphazardly on the floor, while I was sitting on a hard chair. We were both restrained by chains and couldn’t move our bodies, but still.
“…You’re awake?”
“What happened?”
“What do you think happened? It’s Yekaterina’s doing.”
“Yekaterina again…! …Viktor! What happened to Viktor?”
“Viktor abandoned us and ran away when things got bad.”
“Huh? Viktor? No way…!”
Creak!
The prison door opened. Park Suho and I reflexively shut our mouths and turned our heads towards the door.
Tap, tap. Yekaterina walked in. She was wearing high heels, black stockings, a short mini-skirt, and a white blouse that revealed her black bra, and she held a riding crop in her hand.
Park Suho glared at her.
“Yekaterina…! Release us right now!”
She stopped walking and looked back and forth between me and Park Suho. Specifically, she looked at our crotches. Then she looked at Park Suho and openly mocked him.
“Park Suho. Why is your dick so small? I had a hunch, but I’m very disappointed. It should be at least this big.”
Yekaterina grabbed my dick and shook it as if showing it off. My stimulated dick grew bigger and more robust. She licked her pink lips seductively.
“This is a dick.”
