EX-Class Gate Operation Announcent
As planned, most of the credit for the operation was attributed to .
The announcent itself was essentially summarized as: “Anyway, Seo Yujin did it all.”
At first, I was worried if this would actually work—if people would believe it.
[MVP of the EX-Class Gate Operation Unanimously Decided: Seo Yujin]
[All Four S-Class mbers: ‘We Would’ve Been Wiped Out Without Seo Yujin’]
[Seo Yujin: ‘It Was Only Possible Thanks to Everyone,’ Humble Young Man Receives Overflowing Praise]
‘Guess it does work.’
To my surprise, there weren’t many skeptics. Actually, none at all.
There was footage of and my master cutting through the monsters, and with all five S-Class raid mbers backing up, the credibility was ironclad.
On top of that, the unbeatable excuse of my EX-Class Unique Ability sealed the deal.
‘Besides, it was a good result.’
If we had failed, there would’ve been countless people pointing fingers to assign bla.
But we won. Not only did we win, but we did it without a single casualty.
In the face of such a miracle, no one bothered nitpicking the details.
The public just went, “Wow! Seo Yujin! Ultimate Hypnosis!” and left it at that.
‘And then there’s this….’
[Seo Yujin Announces Villain Rehabilitation Plan… Global Community in Uproar]
[Reveals Evolution of Unique Ability During Battle]
[Seol Hayeon: ‘We’ll Start by Testing This on Villains Detained in the Abyss.’]
‘The response has been even better than expected.’
What really made waves was my announcent of the Villain Purification Plan.
The whole world was abuzz.
First, the declaration that no new villains would erge.
Then, the revelation that even existing villains could be rehabilitated through my abilities.
This was the reason I beca a hero overnight.
The EX-Class Gate, which could’ve wiped out humanity, was ultimately just a tempest in a teacup in this second loop of mine.
For most people overseas, it ended as soone else’s problem.
But villains were a completely different story.
Outside of Korea, they were a massive societal issue.
Thanks to the chairwoman, Korea had been nipping villain-related problems in the bud from the start.
But in other countries, villains weren’t even easily identifiable.
And the damage caused by those villains? Let’s just say one necromancer was all you needed to get the picture.
Now, suddenly, my ability evolved into ga Evolution.
I declared that villains would no longer appear and that I could purify the ones that already existed?
Of course, the world flipped out.
It was no surprise I beca a hero overnight.
[Awakened Seo Yujin Rises to S-Class Rank 1]
[‘Irreplaceable,’ Supre God Church Unanimously Agrees]
‘So, it happened again. Rank 1 in S-Class.’
Reaching the top of the world as the strongest S-Class Awakened was an outco no one could dispute.
…Of course.
-BOOOOM!!! BOOM, BOOOOOOOM!!!!
"Master! Please calm down!"
"I want to go firstttttt!!!"
"Master, if you keep this up with your current specs, the Academy—no, all of Seoul will be destroyed!!"
The buildings shook as if an earthquake had struck, all thanks to my master’s tantrum.
If this scene were ever made public, the conversation might have gone in a very different direction.
***
A Few Hours Before the Master’s Tantrum - Evening
After finishing all our scheduled tasks, we decided to hold a small, casual party.
Ignoring the flood of invitations and offers coming from every direction, we kept it intimate—just the nine of us from the raid team.
"Here, this is ginseng wine I’ve been saving for a day like today! Everyone, have a glass!"
"Ohhh…!! Such a rare treat!"
"Heh, you get two glasses. It’s great for n, so think of it as dicine and drink up!"
"Yes, ma’am!!"
Thanks to this, the atmosphere was mostly cheerful.
We enjoyed the drinking party more freely than ever, as comrades who had fought side by side.
Even the chairwoman, who rarely indulged, admitted this was the most relaxed and enjoyable drinking session in her sixty years of life.
—Slurp.
"Ugh. I’ll just stick to soju, thanks."
"Tch. What a wimp."
"Why are we even talking about this here?!"
"Look at this shaless fellow. I tell him it’s good for n, and here he is, chugging it down even with that monstrous thing hanging between his legs. A proper man should drink like that."
"……."
"Not that it’ll be of any use to you, of course. Maybe it’s better to just get rid of it altogether."
"……."
Although Kkong and I beca the targets of teasing and were left speechless, resorting to gulping down more drinks in silence, it was inevitable.
With only two n in a predominantly female gathering, this kind of thing was bound to happen.
I just let it slide.
"Co on, Chairwoman. Why ruin such a good day with that kind of talk?"
—Clink.
"Hey, Kkong. Hand that over. I’m drinking it."
"……!!!? Wait, I already drank from that—"
"Pffft! What does that matter between us?"
[If that old lady gives you too much trouble, let know. I’ll deflect the conversation for you.]
[…Y-Yujin?]
[What are friends for? I’ll keep your secret under wraps, no matter what.]
[Yujiiiinnn……!!]
"……."
‘Seriously, why is this guy even a man? Mir, you must’ve made a mistake assigning his gender.’
Despite everything, Kkong’s face turned beet red.
His flushed cheeks, likely from the alcohol, were annoyingly cute and ticked off for no reason.
Still, the lighthearted and pleasant mood lasted quite a while, up until Haru and Winterer decided to head off to bed.
—Blink, blink.
"Daddyyy… so sleepy…"
"Haru, little dumpling, don’t fall asleep here… yawn."
"My girls, are you tired? Do you want to go to bed now?"
"Yeah. Haru’s drained from her ability’s aftereffects, and I’m sleepy too… See you tomorrow, Dad."
"Okay. Sweet dreams~."
As the night deepened, the two dumpling sisters couldn’t fight their drowsiness and went to bed.
This left only the true adults at the table.
Hypnosis-chan and the Saintess had excused themselves earlier, saying they had sothing to take care of at the lodge.
‘As for Paimon….’
[Well done. I had faith that soone as pure-hearted as you could accomplish this…]
[You—! Did you just sneak another magic herb?!]
[Miss Punching Bag. Head to the floor. Execute.]
[Exe-cuting…!]
‘She’s probably stuck cleaning the old lady’s bathroom by now.’
With Paimon out of the picture and the rest of the extraneous company gone, only those who were mature inside and out remained.
"So, Yujin? You have sothing to tell us, don’t you?"
"Yeah~? Hiccup. What do you an…?"
As if they’d been waiting for this mont.
"You used hypnosis on us and slathered us with that holy liquid, didn’t you?"
"……Hiccup."
And just like that, the cheerful drinking party quickly turned into a nightmare.
The alcohol in my system evaporated in an instant.
"That, uh, couldn’t be helped! The divinity from the Supre God could only be stored there, so I didn’t have a choice—"
"We understand it couldn’t be helped. We’re not blaming you. But…"
"Yujin~? You weren’t planning to just brush off the fact that you sared that stuff all over us, were you?"
"……."
The walls were closing in.
The chairwoman and Sibylla slowly approached with sly grins plastered across their faces.
It was clear they had every intention of teasing to death.
[Kkong, help!! Use your foresight to save !!]
[…Tsk. You’re on your own, idiot.]
[Dearest friend!!!]
I turned to my only ally, Kkong, but it was no use.
His face was bright red as he stubbornly looked away.
Clearly, he was furious with .
And understandably so.
If our roles were reversed, I’d probably have given him a swift soccer kick to the groin by now.
Though he seed to understand I had no choice, and refrained from using violence, he had no intention of helping out.
In other words, I was dood.
"Yujin~? You shaless brat. Never even held a man’s hand, yet you had us all covered in that stuff. Do you have anything to say for yourself~?"
"It couldn’t be helped because of the enchantnts, but I’m open to, uh, other compensations."
—Grit.
‘Damn it, what do I do…?!’
As the two intoxicated S-Class won closed in on , I racked my brain, trying to figure out how to escape this mortifying situation…
"UOOOOHHHHH!!!"
"……!!!!?"
But the tension was shattered when my master, who had been quietly sipping her sake, suddenly slamd her cup down onto the table.
The table split clean in half.
—Crack.
‘…No, seriously, why does her handprint leave a hole in the table instead of just breaking it?’
The sight wasn’t just destructive—it was terrifying. The table didn’t just break; it disintegrated.
The mood at the table instantly shifted from lighthearted to sothing out of a thriller.
"That table was made of special materials. How does it just… completely shatter like that?"
"I want a baby with my husband, too!! You guys can’t hog him all to yourselves!!!"
"…What?"
The chairwoman froze, her face blank with disbelief.
Sibylla looked like she was questioning her very existence.
Even Kkong, who had been sulking in a corner, sensed the danger and tried to intervene.
"Ninomiya, calm down."
"Stay out of this, you girly little wimp!!"
—BOOM!!!
"…Gah."
With just a shout, my master rendered Kkong unconscious.
The sheer force of her aura alone was enough to knock out the 8th-ranked S-Class Awakened.
Realizing what was happening, the rest of us imdiately dropped everything and scrambled to stop her.
"Please, calm down…"
—Thunk.
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