Chapter 114

Editors: Ytho, LaidblackGuy

Editors: Ytho, LaidBackGuy

“You are… quite something huh… ”

A dying voice sounded out . Wijihoyeon looked down at it expressionlessly . There was something non-human, a monster, looking up at her . Both of its arms were deformed, and its lower body was non-existent .

It was strong . Wijihoyeon admitted with a grave expression . In the past nine years that she had been living in Eria, no opponent had given her as much trouble as this monster did . That nameless monster had a near-disaster power, and even though Wijihoyeon had surpassed her father, Heavenly Demon, a few years ago, she still had to give it her all .

“Mortals… Among them, I didn’t think there would be one like you among them…”

“You were strong . ”

Wijihoyeon mumbled . Feeling a little tired, she wiped the sweat off her forehead . Although her opponent was strong, it was not to the point of her having to shed blood . She felt only a little fatigue, no pain .

The monster chuckled, aware of that .

“I can see it . ”

The monster said with its eyes half-open . Those eyes were now staring at Wijihoyeon with indescribable depth in them .

“Although you were born with the fate to, albeit being human, become nonhuman; the fate of the Defeated King, I see destiny leading you away from that and letting you rule . ”

“What do you mean?”

“Even if you are a genius, there is a limit . It looks like natural talents have twisted your destiny… Huhu! No wonder I couldn’t handle one human being like you . That’s why I have no choice but to accept it . After all, I’m just a ghost bound here… Go ahead . Harvest me . It would be an honor to be harvested by you . ”

While listening to that, Wijihoyeon raised her hand . Following her gesture, a huge force arose . The monster accepted its death with a humble heart . Its death arrived soundlessly . The monster at the end of the dungeon dispersed into mist, which hovered in the air and silently absorbed into Wijihoyeon’s body . Wijihoyeon stood, conscious of the power that pervaded her body . It was a directionless mass of power, so it naturally flowed into Minor Heavenly Demon Wijihoyeon’s inner force and assimilated with it .

Wijihoyeon moved forward . There was a huge door behind the monster . Wijihoyeon reached out . Her Black Dragon flew forward and opened the door .

On the other side of the door, gold and silver treasures were piled up like mountains . The amount was large enough to buy an entire city . Wijihoyeon opened the interdimensional pocket hanging at her waist . The enormous amount of gold and silver treasures were all sucked into her interdimensional pocked . Before long, she arrived at the end of the treasure trove . There was a black cloth floating in the air . When she reached out, the flickering cloth came to her . Soon after, it turned into robes and wrapped around her figure . She was wearing the robes, but it didn’t feel like she was . Wijihoyeon realized that this was the best reward in this dungeon .

“It was really fun . ”

Wijihoyeon raised her hand and placed her hand on her chest as she spoke .

“It was my first time coming into a dungeon . Despite facing some difficulties, I had a lot of fun . The last opponent was very strong . It might even have been impossible for me to win against it . ”

Was it really?

“I am not a fool . I understood to some extent what this dungeon was like . I… I met you, no, someone who looked like you, who used the Nine Heavenly Spears technique, which was just like yours . You were an interesting opponent . It was the martial arts that I taught you, but sparring with that opponent there were a lot of surprises . It was incredibly well-crafted . ”

Lee Sungmin did not answer .

He leaned against the broken spear and looked at Wijihoyeon’s back . He was silent, but Wijihoyeon knew that it was Lee Sungmin standing behind her .

“Are you also here to conquer this dungeon? It’s a little late, though . I ended up defeating the last monster of this dungeon . ”

Wijihoyeon said with a smile . So she had no intention of making concessions . She had already set her sights on this dungeon . Everything in it was taken by her .

“But if you ask, there’s nothing I can’t give . We are friends, Right?”

“No, it’s alright . You don’t need to give me anything . ”

“You’ve finally opened your mouth . ”

Wijihoyeon laughed out loud . She turned around and looked at Lee Sungmin . Wijihoyeon had not suffered a single wound, but it was not the same for Lee Sungmin . He wiped his forehead that was wet with blood and sweat .

“… I didn’t know what to say . I was thinking . ”

“Haha! You fool . Nine years have passed . It’s been 9 years since we’ve met . Haven’t you thought about what you would say to me for nine years?”

“I did… I did think about it . ”

Merely, thinking about it didn’t mean that the words would come out immediately . Wijihoyeon smiled and stared at Lee Sungmin .

“Who did you get?”

“… You . ”

“Me . Yeah . I thought so . I heard a very loud noise from behind . You survived, though . You knocked me down, right?”

“It was hard . I almost died several times . ”

“But you didn’t die . 9 years… I think it’s been a meaningful time for us . How about you?”

“It was very meaningful, yes . I’ve worked very hard too . ”

“You’ve become strong . ”

“It’s not enough . ”

Lee Sungmin answered . He looked down at the broken spear . He thought of when he fought Wijihoyeon’s Doppelganger . He couldn’t have won without Heoju’s help . Heoju’s powers . Because of those powers that he received as support, it was possible for him to recreate the martial arts he had learnt in the world of his subconscious .

“Why?”

“Because you’re stronger than me . ”

“Haha! It turns out you’re unexpectedly ambitious . Are you aiming to be stronger than me?”

“For now . ”

“For now… What do you mean for now? Could it change?”

“After all, the world is wide . ”

“That’s good . Definitely different from 9 years ago . You didn’t have any goals at that time . Just aiming to survive, and even though you had defied death, I never thought you would live to do anything great . ”

“I didn’t like it . ”

“So, have you changed??”

“I think I’m changing . ”

“Looks like you haven’t fully changed yet . ”

Wijihoyeon laughed . She turned completely and strode forward, approaching Lee Sungmin . Lee Sungmin did not say anything as he looked at Wijihoyeon’s face, which was getting closer . There was a lot to say . More than this… He had a lot to say . But not now . Not yet . Lee Sungmin could not yet stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Wijihoyeon and was not at a level to be proud of his achievements yet .

Lee Sungmin thought he didn’t like it . This was his first time . He wanted to show it to Baek Sogo . How strong ‘he’ was compared to back when he had just entered Mush’s mountain . How excellent . In the end, he was unable to show her anything . But he was satisfied . He had stopped her death .

Then, What about Wijihoyeon?

‘Not yet . ’

To be honest, the problem was this . He was scared to know how Wijihoyeon would react after he showed her . He didn’t want simple praise . He wanted to be recognized . Wijihoyeon said that Lee Sungmin was a friend . Lee Sungmin also considered her as a friend .

So not now . Not yet . Because they were friends, he wanted to be on equal footing with her . To be in that position, he could not remain a disgrace to Wijihoyeon . He had to be recognized by her .

“Is there still 1 year left till the day we promised to meet?”

“Yeah . ”

“I remember the promised place . The date too . I kept… thinking about it . When I meet you again – what kind of expression should I have? What should I say to you? What would you look like, and what would you say to me?”

“… You’ve changed a lot, haven’t you?”

“So have you . Oh right . I really wanted to ask this if I had the chance . What do you think of my chest?”

“… What?”

It was the same as it was 9 years ago . Wijihoyeon asked something completely out of left field . At the moment, Lee Sungmin, who couldn’t understand what she was saying, cocked his head . Wijihoyeon, who came in front of his nose, put her hand on her chest .

“I don’t think it’s too big compared to the previous life you know . How is your taste? Is it better to be a little bigger?”

“Uh… Is my answer important?”

“If I were to say it, if you like it then I like it too . ”

“I don’t think it matters…”

“Okay? Then it’s a good thing . I thought a lot about whether to take Feng Yu Huan pill or not . Oh, you don’t know what it is? They said that if I took Feng Yu Huan pills regularly, my chest would definitely grow . There are no side effects . But I think there would be a lot of uncomfortable things if I grew my chest . ”

(E/N: This pill name sounds like Black Chicken which is similar to Wijihoyeon . )

“I don’t think you need to do that . ”

From the bottom of his heart, Lee Sungmin didn’t care whether Wijihoyeon’s breasts were big or not . What was so important about the size of her chest? After hearing his answer, Wijihoyeon laughed .

“Are you going to come with me?”

Wijihoyeon asked . Hearing that question, Lee Sungmin’s face stiffened slightly .

“There are a lot of guys following me around . They are annoying . Doing things I didn’t even ask them to do . They are treating me with high hopes . However they please . I… I don’t like it . ”

He thought of the death of Solitary Blade Dokgo and the yelling of Iron Fist Marang, who died without knowing that it was Wijihoyeon’s Doppelganger who killed him .

“I hate it when others have expectations of me . They did it even when I was in Maikyo . It’s disgusting how they expect things from me, whether consciously or unconsciously . ”

(E/N: Maikyo is where she got isekai’d from, i guess . )

“I’m probably not too different from them . ”

“I know . What I’m saying is ridiculous . In the end, people would always have some expectations of someone else . However… what you expect from me is fine . Because I also look forward to it . ”

Wijihoyeon’s eyes sparkled as she said that . It was the same pair of eyes that he had seen in Genavis 9 years ago . It didn’t seem like it, but he could sense some mischief from her eyes .

“I think it would be fun if I were with you . I’ve done a lot of things, but I think I can do more with you . Yes, I have a feeling that it will be so . ”

“… Sorry,” Lee Sungmin replied after a brief silence, “I can’t do that yet . ”

“Do you dislike going with me?”

“No . That’s not the case . I just… Am not satisfied with myself . ”

“I am greedy for more, though . ”

After listening to Lee Sungmin’s answer, Wijihoyeon did not pressure him anymore . She chuckled and stretched out her hand, placing it on his shoulder .

“I like who you are right now . You are stronger than I thought . ”

“I am not satisfied with myself . I’ve seen myself go farther, so I can do it . ”

“Haha!”

Wijihoyeon laughed heartily at those words . She couldn’t understand all of what he said, but she could feel a strong sense of determination in his words . That made her happy . The Lee Sungmin from nine years ago couldn’t say that . He had changed . Wijihoyeon laughed as she took a close look at the new Lee Sungmin .

“Then, let’s see each other again in a year . ”

At the promised place . Wijihoyeon added .

“I will continue to go forward . Just like you can go, I can also go further . I bet you, one year later, I will be much better and stronger than I am now . And I think my perspective has become higher . Now that I have seen you here . ”

Wijihoyeon said that and put her hand on Lee Sungmin’s shoulder . She slowly passed by him . Lee Sungmin turned to her and said .

“See you in a year . ”

“Okay . ”

Wijihoyeon smiled brightly, hearing Lee Sungmin’s words . Her smile was not visible to Lee Sungmin . She didn’t want to show it to him . Wijihoyeon happily welcomed the subtle waves in her heart . She thought back to 9 years ago . When she was first summoned in front of the fountain at Genavis, she didn’t know what it was, the gaze she felt from someone standing far away . It was a meeting disguised as a coincidence, but for Wijihoyeon, he was the first friend she made . Wijihoyeon had a lot of nostalgia despite spending such a short time in Genavis .

‘You are ambitious . But I will bear with it . ’

Wijihoyeon thought while clasping her hands and blushing .

If possible, she wanted to take him by force . But she had to bear with it, or else he might hate her . Wijihoyeon wanted to respect the will of her one and only friend . There were still many things to say . There were too many conversations she wanted to share with him . But it wasn’t the right place . The time had not yet come .

Let’s talk more in a year . Let’s eat and drink together . Let’s talk about everything .

‘Come to think of it, I couldn’t say it . ’

As she exited the door, Wijihoyeon thought belatedly .

‘I missed you . ’

She buried those words inside her heart .

One year will not be such a long time .