The day after I took Elize away from the Creepmary, she called for me.
She even came to my house in person.
Was she really that desperate to get her mother back? But it was already too late.
"I'm sorry. Please don't take my mom away. Please."
Creepmary knelt in front of me and begged me earnestly.
She was pleading for me to return her mother. But it was already too late.
She should've treated her well when she had the chance. Why did she turn her own mother into a doll? Even if I return her now, she'd probably end up turning her back into a doll again.
"That's a joke. You were planning to turn her into a doll again, weren't you? Am I wrong?"
"No! Absolutely not! I was wrong. I need my mom!"
Now she realizes how precious her mother is. She should've realized that long ago.
But it’s too late. It's far too late. Her mother is already a monster, and even though she gave birth to you, she no longer treats you as a daughter.
Instead, you're the target of her hatred. If I told her to kill you, she'd probably do it.
"It's too bad, but it's far too late. You've been a target of hatred for your mother for a long time now."
"What the hell did I do?"
"Do you think there's a way to bring a brain-dead woman back to life? By the way, I'm not a healer, so fixing the brain is impossible."
There is a way to turn Elize, who was in a brain-dead state, into a doll, but in the end, the only way to make her regain her self-consciousness would be to make her a monster.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"I can implant a core into a person and turn them into a monster. And I can do it quite steadily. What do you think?"
At this point, I thought she would understand.
"Wait... you mean you brought mom back as a monster?"
"Exactly. Your mom, Elize, is a monster now. She appeared with blonde hair during the video call, but after becoming a monster, her hair turned black."
"How could you..."
Rosemary screamed.
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She screamed at the fact that her mother had transcended humanity, and at the fact that she had lost her mother.
"You know, right? When someone becomes a monster, their negative emotions grow even more. When your mom first became a monster, I made sure she'd only think of bad memories about you."
"Did... did I really do something that terrible?"
Is that even something worth saying?
"Think about it. You never once considered the families or friends of the victims who became your dolls, did you? They must want to get their loved ones back, don't you think? But did you return them to them? No, you’ve kept using them all this time."
I’m a bad person too, but you don’t have a leg to stand on either. Among the dolls in Creepmary’s hands, there are not just missing people. Some dolls were found by their families and friends—people who were separated from their loved ones because of you. They were forced to part with them. They didn't want to separate, but they had to. It’s all Rosemary’s fault.
Maybe before the regression, Choi Si-woo forgave Rosemary because he needed her, but I have no intention of letting her off the hook.
"Ugh... sniffle."
"I told you, even if you can’t be a proper daughter again, I’ll still make you my hated child, right?"
"Yeah."
I whispered softly into Creepmary’s ear.
"If you want to be with your mother, there’s only one way. You have to become a monster."
"A monster?"
"Yes. Right now, that's the only answer. Then I’ll explain it to your mom properly. What do you say?"
Even if I give her this choice, I know what her answer will be.
"If I become a monster, will you really make me stay with mom again?"
"Yes. What will you do?"
If I were Choi Si-woo, maybe I wouldn’t care. But to Creepmary, I am, objectively speaking, an enemy—no matter who’s to blame. So, just in case she decides to betray me in the worst-case scenario, I think it’s better to have some insurance.
That’s why I’m considering turning her into a monster. If she becomes a monster herself, she won’t be able to harm me. Plus, I can make her my loyal servant.
"Okay. I’ll do it."
"Mom~! She says she wants to be your daughter again!"
Creepmary screamed.
She screamed at the fact that her mother had transcended humanity and at the fact that she had lost her mother.
“Really? How shameless.”
“Mo...mom!”
Creepmary sobbed sorrowfully.
“Mom, how about treating me like your daughter, just for me? She’s going to become a monster.”
“Really? That’s a wise choice you’ve made.”
Choosing to stop being human is a wise choice, indeed.
Elize truly became the woman I wanted her to be and more. Isn’t this enough to make her worthy of being my mother?
“Mom.”
“If you follow me and my daughter Eun-ha from now on, I’ll still treat you like a daughter. What do you think?”
“I’ll do that. If it’s with you and Eun-ha, I’ll listen to everything. So please, let me stay by your side.”
Rosemary kneeled before me and begged earnestly.
“Mom. How about this A-class core? Here, you can personally implant it into Rosemary’s chest. You’ll create a new daughter.”
I handed Elize a sinister-looking core.
This is the opportunity. While Creepmary can’t make a proper judgment, I’m going to turn her into a monster.
I’m really curious to see how Rosemary will change. Will she become as cute as a doll? How much power will she have?
“Here. Wait. Wait. No, this isn’t right! M...mom, are you really thinking of turning your daughter into a monster?”
“Now you’re saying that?”
This is disappointing. Even Creepmary is being so emotional at the end. The original work didn’t even make her this emotional.
Still, does she have some pride as a hunter? Or maybe it’s national pride?
Since she came here as a representative of the US, I can understand. She was called a villain because of her lust for beauty, which led her to this shady side, but still, on the surface, she’s a hunter, so I get it.
“But to give up being human! That’s too much!”
Tears streamed down her face as she shook her head, a clear attempt to escape the situation with a pitiful act.
“You’re just pretending to be human, but your actions are more evil than a villain’s.”
“T...that’s not true! Get away from me! Mom! Please! I won’t do anything bad like turning people into dolls anymore, please forgive me!”
Ugh, I knew it wouldn’t work. Elize looks tired of this whole thing, too.
“Are you serious?”
“Yes!”
Oh? Is she going to forgive her? No, Elize’s eyes, as she looked at Creepmary, were icy cold.
“My dear daughter. Yes, come to mommy’s arms.”
“See, Eun-ha! I was right! Mom won’t abandon me!”
She looks at me with a mocking smile, but I wonder if Creepmary realizes how fake that smile is when her mom looks at her.
Whoosh!
The sound of something piercing through flesh.
As I quietly watched, blood began to pour from Rosemary’s mouth and chest.
“Huh?”
Rosemary looked at her mother with a confused expression.
Yeah, that’s it. The look of betrayal on her face.
“I told you, you can’t expect parental love from a monster.”
“M...mom? W...why?”
Rosemary stared at Elize with a face full of betrayal. This is the ultimate mess.
Her own mother kills her as a human and resurrects her as a monster.
The reason? Of course, it’s because she wasn’t about to be deceived by a rotten daughter like you.
“I told you. Eun-ha is the only daughter I have. So if you want to be my daughter, there’s no other way.”
“W...wait. W-what!?”
The A-class core was fully implanted into her chest.
I actually considered using an S-class core, but for that, I’d have to go catch an S-class monster.
I couldn’t just leisurely grow it with my magic while keeping the sin intact, so I decided to strengthen her with the A-class core, and then raise her while I consume her power.
Wow, even though she’s my mother, she really did it without hesitation.
Chomp, chomp, chomp!
"The scene where the core devours the heart is always so entertaining."
What's more, the core seems to be carnivorous, physically devouring the heart.
I knew that the method of turning into a monster varies for each core, but I didn’t know it could consume the heart like this.
Since Elize is the one personally corrupting her daughter, I don’t know what kind of aftereffects this might cause.
If anyone other than me tried to turn someone into a monster, they’d just end up like Kim Seung-jun, a madman who lost all sense of fear.
That’s why I used my magic to stabilize Rosemary's transformation into a monster.
I’m really curious to see how Rosemary will change.
The core settled into the place where her heart used to be, and the wound slowly transformed, closing like lips before healing.
What is this? It’s terrifying.
After some time, light gathered around the core in her chest, and Creepmary’s hair turned black, lengthening slightly.
Her skin became whiter, and her eyes, which had been blank, turned into emotionless black orbs. They were originally grey, but now they looked so much better.
Her eyes were like the eyes of something dead, devoid of emotion.
Her body even changed, with joints like a puppet appearing.
"What? She’s changing like a doll. Is that a doll joint? Is she really becoming a doll?"
She called herself a doll maker, but now she’s actually becoming one?
At least her appearance should remain human to make sense, right?
"Aah, ugh, aaagh, ugh. Ughhh..."
Creak, creak, creak.
The emotionless, doll-like Rosemary slowly raised her head.
This is starting to feel unsettling.
There’s no bujji (energy). Damn, does this mean I can’t even bujji with Rosemary anymore?
Just as I was feeling disappointed, the doll-like Rosemary suddenly bent her head and began to cough.
"Cough cough... Phuaaah!"
After a while of coughing, she spat something out. What came out was yet another Rosemary.
"Cough cough Phuaaah!"
The second Rosemary coughed as well, and yet another Rosemary emerged.
Like the five eagles. No, the five Creepmary sisters were born.
The problem is, they’re still dolls.
Wait, one of them seems fine. Unlike when she was human, her face now has a cold atmosphere, distinct from human appearance.
And, more importantly, she’s naked.
When a monster transformation occurs, the light seems to strip the clothes away.
"Ugh... What? What is... Cough cough..."
But if you look closely at the original Rosemary, she’s still the same, but her hands are a little different.
They look like mannequin hands—hands that seem meant to manipulate something.
Moreover, her movements are strangely unnatural. No, maybe she’s just getting up.
"What’s going on? My body feels weird."
When I look closely, there’s a handle made of wood controlling the puppet-like hands above her.
Was it made with magic?
No, there’s something strange beyond just magic. It seems to contain an odd power.
"Hoooh, so this is how it works. Rosemary, look up."
"That’s..."
"That’s your power. Try to control your body with it."
"What is this? What’s happening? My body feels so strange."
A cross-shaped handle appeared above Rosemary's head and moved, making her mannequin-like fingers move unnaturally.
Is her true body the handle now?
"Hmm, let me check. The Akashic Record?"
[Yes, Master. Rosemary’s transformation into a monster is an upgraded version of her dollmaker abilities from when she was human. Her previous ability as a 'Dollmaker' has now evolved, and she herself is the doll. Her ability, now called 'The Extremes of Dolls,' allows her to control not only the bodies she turns into dolls but also their consciousness. She can even move into these bodies and use them as her own.]
Oh, that’s a pretty enviable ability.
In other words, even if her body is destroyed, she can move into another body and use it as a new main body.
That means she could even experience being the owner of another bujji, right? This is a skill I would really envy.