Chapter 257
“M-men…?”
Halcyon tilted its head.
At that moment, as if they’d understood something, they quickly kept talking.
“Ah…! I… I’m both g-genders.”
“Both genders?”
What nonsense was that?
“I… I can pick whatever gender I… I want.”
‘What kind of comfortable setting is this?’
Even among demons and demonic monsters, just like humans, there were genders.
There weren’t many cases, but demons and demonic monsters could have children.
He had never heard of someone who had both genders.
‘Anyways…’
He could calm down after hearing that Halcyon could choose any gender.
“W-would you prefer me to choose to be a woman…?”
“Of course.”
He didn’t hesitate to answer.
That appearance and a man? He didn’t even want to think about that.
“Th-then wait a bit! It… it won’t take long!”
“Okay, right now.”
“I… I’ll be able to change it in about a hundred years.”
“Yes?”
A hundred years?
“Yes!”
Halcyon smiled brightly.
For someone that had eternal life, a hundred years wasn’t that much time.
That meant…
‘She has to live with that thing for a hundred years.’
KangWoo’s expression paled.
‘No.’
KangWoo grabbed his head.
Halcyon, who was laying on the bed, looked at his face.
“Is… is there a problem?” Halcyon carefully asked.
KangWoo remained silent.
A problem?
Everything was a problem.
He could still feel that sensation on his thigh.
He didn’t have time to wonder about that when he was fighting. When he looked more carefully, it was firmly stretching out his clothes like they were animal leather.
‘No, just… why…?’
He was even feeling a bit of anger.
‘Why?’
Why did he have one with that appearance?
“Fuck…”
The difficulty of sleeping together had suddenly increased.
Of course, he wasn’t planning to do anything besides sleeping—that wasn’t the problem.
‘Damn it.’
KangWoo grabbed his head in confusion.
He’d already been put into similar situations a few times.
For example, Kim ShiHoom sometimes looked at him in a strange way.
‘No.’
He shook his head.
It was different.
Between Kim ShiHoon and Halcyon, there was a clear difference.
One could always brush off Kim ShiHoon, saying it was a joke, but in the case of Halcyon, it was different.
‘If this keeps going on…’
KangWoo’s expression paled.
While he was sleeping…
‘A thought similar to, ‘wouldn’t something like this be okay?’ might appear in his mind.
“No!!”
“Kyaa!”
KangWoo got up while sweating and breathing heavily.
“Ah…”
Halcyon let out an exclamation while looking at KangWoo breathing heavily.
“I… I see.”
‘What?’
Halcyon nodded and blushed.
“I… I’m okay.”
‘I’m not.’
“If… if Mr. KangWoo wants to do it that badly…”
‘No, I don’t want to do it.’
“I…”
‘No.’
Halcyon lowered his head while blushing.
The sensation on his thigh became more clear.
“Ah.”
KangWoo covered his face with his hand.
“Fuck my life…”
‘Why me?’
‘I also want to be happy.’
He subconsciously began crying.
* * *
“KangWoo, did something happen…?” Han Seol-ah asked while looking at him, worried because of the dark circles on his face.
The next day…
“…”
With his mouth closed, KangWoo looked at Han Seol-ah.
He extended his hands and grabbed hers.
“K-KangWoo?”
“Darling…”
“Y-yes…?”
“You know I only have you, right?”
“…”
Han Seol-ah tilted her head at his sudden change in attitude.
KangWoo dragged her in and hugged her.
“K-kyaa!”
Han Seol-ah’s face reddened.
She quickly turned her head. Thankfully, there wasn’t anyone nearby.
“K-KangWoo, you’re so…”
The ends of her mouth went up.
She wasn’t sure why he reacted like that, but it didn’t feel bad.
Han Seol-ah put her forehead on KangWoo’s shoulders.
It felt like he would be able to hear her heart beat faster.
“Haa. I’ve finally calmed down.”
“Ah…”
As KangWoo let her go, Han Seol-ah gave a short exclamation as if she was disappointed.
“Did something happen?”
“Not really.”
“Don’t say that. You look very tired.”
“…”
KangWoo remained silent.
* * *
It was too complex to explain what had happened.
‘How should I say it?’
How could he tell the woman he was dating that he was surprised that Halcyon had something he shouldn’t have?
KangWooo forced a smile and avoided answering.
“Hmm… If you’re troubled, you don’t need to force yourself to answer.”
Han Seol-ah smiled after seeing he seemed troubled.
“Ah. More than that, KangWoo, you had something to do today, right? I received a message from Ms. Gaia.”
“Ah, that’s right.”
He’d completely forgotten about it due to Halcyon incident. It was the day he’d arranged to meet with Gaia, Kim ShiHoon, and Raphael.
‘Did they say he hadn’t fully recovered yet?’
Raphael was still recovering after being critically wounded in the fight against Satan.
Seeing how he’d requested a meeting, it seemed like he’d gotten better.
‘I really don’t want to see him.’
If possible, he wanted to avoid meeting angels as much as possible.
Anyway, they were allies who were also chasing after Satan, The Demon of Prophecy.
“You’re going to meet the angel called Raphael… right? I’m just wondering. How do angels look?”
“They don’t look that different from humans.”
Although their body size wasn’t comparable to a human’s.
“They’re like… giants with wings?”
That was probably the best comparison.
“How interesting.” Han Seol-ah said.
“Hmm…”
KangWoo remembered Han Seol-ah’s back and the wing pattern tattoo there.
‘Should I ask an angel?’
Although it didn’t seem like there was anything wrong with her body, it was true that, nevertheless, he was still worried.
The pattern was similar to angel wings, so there might have been something they knew.
‘…’
He thought about it for a while, but he ended up shaking his head.
‘Let’s not for the moment.’
He couldn’t fully trust angels yet.
Although it had been over a year since that pattern appeared, nothing wrong had appeared with her body.
‘Is it just because of her attribute?’
He narrowed his eyes.
After players Awakened, they often went through changes in their bodies.
“Seol-ah, wait.”
“Yes? Ah… Kyaa!”
KangWoo turned her around and lifted her t-shirt.
There was a calm silver light coming out of it.
Her back would probably be shining if they were in a dark place.
‘The light is becoming more intense.’
“K-KangWoo? I… I’m okay… but… it’s a bit… embarrassing, f-from so early…”
Han Seol-ah lowered her head while blushing.
“A-at least in my room…”
“Is there anything that has changed since this pattern appeared?”
“Yes…?”
Han Seol-ah turned her head. Her eyes were as wide as saucers.
She finally understood why KangWoo was looking at her back.
Her face became so red that one might think white smoke would appear from her head.
“Th-there haven’t been any changes!”
“Really?”
Then it seemed like, temporarily, they could leave things as they were.
“I’ll be going to the Hall of Protection. When Halcyon wakes up, try talking to him.”
She saw KangWoo putting down her t-shirt.
She couldn’t see any second intention in his eyes.
“…”
Han Seol-ah looked at KangWoo.
For some reason…
She didn’t like what had happened.
“There’s no kimchi stew for the next week…”
“Huh? Wh-why? Why would you do such a horrible…?”
“I’ve already made my decision.”
Han Seol-ah turned herself away.
“At least tell me why!!” KangWoo shouted as if the situation wasn’t fair.
His voice spread through the house in vain.
* * *
“Did you come, Mr. KangWoo?”
“Hyeongnim, we’ve been waiting for you.”
As he entered the Hall of Protection, he saw Gaia and Kim ShiHoon.
KangWoo nodded.
“Did something happen?”
“It’s nothing,” KangWoo said in an energy-less voice.
He looked at Gaia.
“Where are we going to meet Mr. Raphael?”
“In their base located in Africa, like last time.”
“Mr. Raphael’s body…”
“I heard he’s improved a lot.”
KangWoo nodded while smiling.
“I’m glad.”
In reality, he wished for him to stay in bed a bit longer, but he couldn’t show his honest thoughts.
“Then let’s get going.”
It was close to the time of the meeting.
KangWoo turned his body to the gate that led to Africa.
Kim ShiHoon followed him while pushing Gaia’s wheelchair.
“Long time no see.”
The angel base was being built in the middle of the wilderness.
Raphael, a giant that was five meters tall, raised his hands while sitting on his chair.
“Is your body okay?”
“Yes. It’s improved a lot. What about you?”
“I’m completely healed,” KangWoo said while turning his arm.
“Why did you call us?”
“It wasn’t me.”
“Yes?”
What was all that about?
Raphael kept talking.
“Earth’s god contacted me. I’ve been told you had to come here because there was something we must listen to.”
“Earth’s god…?”
“I’m sure you all know who I’m talking about.”
Raphael’s eyes rested on Gaia.
KangWoo and Kim ShiHoon’s eyes widened.
“Don’t tell me…”
Whir-!!!
At that moment, intense light began coming out of Gaia.
“Ah, aah.”
She let out an exclamation, her eyes wide open.
Gaia’s body started to tremble.
“Ms. Gaia!”
“This…”
KangWoo narrowed his eyes.
He’d seen it a few times.
‘A revelation.’
It was how Earth’s gods used to contact Guardians.
“My children…”
A weak voice came out of Gaia’s mouth.
KangWoo’s expression hardened.
‘It’s different from before.’
It was the god that was talking directly.
Considering whose incarnation Gaia was, it wasn’t hard to guess the voice’s owner.
‘Gaia.’
It was not the voice of the incarnation, but Gaia’s real voice.
“Haa, haa… Th-there’s something I must tell you…” the stuttering voice said.
Raphael, KangWoo, and Kim ShiHoon looked at her.
‘What’s she trying to say?’
KangWoo glared at her as if he disliked what was happening.
There’s no way he’d have a positive opinion of Gaia.
While returning to Earth, she was the one that had made him go through all sorts of things. She was a useless god that wasn’t able to protect Earth from the hands of Satan, the Demon of Prophecy.
She was so useless that she had to ask for the help of angels and gods from other worlds.
“Satan… isn’t the Demon of Prophecy…”
“Wh-what…?!”
“What do you mean!” Kim ShiHoon and Raphael shouted simultaneously.
Their expression had paled.
‘Fuck.’
KangWoo’s face also paled.
‘What nonsense is that god trying to say?’
He’d gone through a lot of things to obtain the Satan coin.
‘Is this coin going to become worthless?’
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