REINCARNATED IN "THE NOVEL´S EXTRA"

"Mmm!"

"Are you a cat?"

Looking at that face that melted at my touch every second, I murmured as I heard her purr while holding my hand against her cheek.

At first, I thought she would get angry for suddenly touching her face. But to my surprise, as soon as I tried to pull my hand away, she grabbed my arm and brought it back to her face.

And now we are here, with her almost falling asleep standing up and the tea cooling on the table.

Things couldn't continue like this, even though I didn't hate what we were doing. I knew there were matters to be resolved first, and with her like this, nothing would get resolved.

I brought my face close to her ear and whispered softly, leaving a bit of warm breath behind.

"If you keep doing this, don't blame me for not being able to hold back. Your lips look so beautiful with those murmurs coming out of them, and besides, you're just too cute right now."

A small wrinkle appeared on the girl's forehead, and a red hue spread across her face.

"Mnm! It's your fault... You took advantage of me."

She replied with a pout.

"I agree with that."

She was right on that point; if I had wanted to, I could have stopped her from grabbing my hand.

"Look, don't even try to lie."

"What's the point of lying when you already know?"

"Hey! Sometimes it's good to keep some pride."

"Pride without purpose is useless."

"Hah! You're so boring."

With a long sigh, she flopped onto the sofa and patted the spot next to her, inviting me to sit.

"Come on! You want to know what happened, don't you?"

"Of course!"

I sat down and turned my body to face her.

"Uhn! Where's the tea?"

"You mean that one? It's already turned into the North Pole thanks to a certain girl."

With a flick of my finger, both teacups floated gently toward us.

"Well, that's easy to fix."

With another wave of my hand, the previously lifeless tea became hot again.

"Your Gift also includes telekinesis and temperature manipulation, Theo?"

What kind of Gift was this? Maybe it was a Gift that granted multiple abilities, Nayun thought.

"Yes, almost."

What I used wasn't temperature manipulation but something like time manipulation. Using temperature manipulation on the tea would only heat it up, but the flavor wouldn't be the same as when it was first served.

"It's not 'Da Hong Pao' quality tea, but it's very good, I can assure you."

Da Hong Pao, the tea that costs over $600,000 per kilogram, the most expensive tea in my world.

"Maybe its value here is thousands of times higher than there."

Everything here underwent drastic transformations after mana arrived. Perhaps this tea has become an extremely rare herb. Who knows.

"Don't worry! It's very good, thank you!"

"I'm glad!"

After taking a sip, Nayun turned her eyes to me.

"My father got a pill that was said to be able to cure any illness."

"He did everything to get it. Even though I don't know the exact value, I'm sure it wasn't cheap."

After the world transformed following the arrival of mana, many things changed for the better, and one of those changes occurred in medicine, thanks to great technological advancements combined with Magical Engineering. Diseases that were once considered incurable no longer exist in this new world. Remodeled after the chaos, the impossible also became possible.

She paused for a moment to catch her breath...

"But... My father told me it had no effect on my brother... Explain it to me... It was a unique item, capable of curing anything, even cancer, but still, it wasn't enough to wake my brother up... The doctors said they were 76% sure he would wake up with this pill. But today I got a call from Dad, saying it was a failure... What do I do, Theo? Is it really impossible to get my brother back?"

I see, that's why you were late and arrived with red eyes. Your father found something he believed could bring your brother back...

"...That's expected."

This was something that didn't happen in the canon. If it did, it wasn't shown.

Was it something like this that she found in the other reality to save her brother? I remember reading on forums that after she went to another reality, she found a way to remove the devil's seed from her brother. Hah, I really don't know...

"Uh?"

"Your brother, Nayun, isn't sick or anything like that... Do you think a normal coma, with all the technology in the world today, would keep him asleep forever? Have you never wondered if there's something more involved in this?"

A world where the supernatural has come to life, do you really expect everything to be normal?

"Something?"

"Yes, it's simple... Your brother, Nayun, is in a coma not because of an illness, but because..."

I paused for a moment, hoping she would understand things more calmly.

"Your brother, Chae Jinyoon, is the incarnation of a devil."

As soon as the words left my mouth, Nayun grabbed me by the collar of my shirt. The tea in her hand almost flew away, if not for me.

"What? My brother... Are you joking?"

"Listen, I'm not done yet, okay?"

I let my tea float and held both of Nayun's hands, and at that moment, I could see and feel her body trembling.

"...You know, 4 years ago, on the day your brother went on a mission to rescue other heroes? Well, on that day, he received the mark of the Devil and, as a result, became 'The Devil's Seed.'"

How could she not know about the day her brother fell into a coma? That day, just like when her mother died, is impossible for her to forget.

"This seed, if it germinates, will completely transform him into a devil. Currently, your brother has less than 2 years before he turns into a devil. And if that happens, a huge tragedy awaits South Korea, as his power will be so great that only a 'Master-Level', hero would be able to stop him without causing too much damage, and we all know there's no one of that caliber here, right? 'High-Level' heroes could stop him, but the consequences would be enormous. The most complicated part is that no one could detect this devil's seed..."

Summarizing as much as I could, I explained everything to her.

After hearing every detail, her body froze. Her eyes were wide with pure horror.

"No... Theo, you're wrong... This can't be true... My brother, a devil? This..."

The one who would risk his life without hesitation to save others, the one who was her inspiration, becoming a devil? The most amazing hero she's ever seen, is the incarnation of a devil?

"Hey!"

Nayun quickly moved closer to me. She pressed her forehead against mine, inches away from touching my lips. She closed her eyes; her breathing was uneven. But the conviction that emanated from her voice afterward would surprise anyone.

"Theo? You said you would help me, right? Can you help him? Please, Theo! If necessary, I'll give my body to you, I'll give myself to you heart and soul. You like me, don't you? If you want, we can do it now... Well, it'll be my first time, I'm still a virgin... But I promise I'll do my best, hehehe!"

Her eyes were already open, and her hand slowly moved up my shirt as she looked at me, waiting for a response.

"Hah!"

Seeing the sigh that escaped my lips, Nayun grew anxious, but her actions didn't stop.

"Theo... Please!"

She begged as she felt my hands grip her shoulders, stopping her.

"Are you an idiot?"

I moved my face away and, with my index finger held by my thumb, flicked her forehead.

"Ah?! Arg!... Ouch... Ouch..."

She rolled on the sofa, massaging the spot where my finger hit her.

After a few moments, she sat up with tears in her eyes.

"That hurt... Why did you hit me?"

"Maybe because a certain pervert tried to devour me. You know, I'm still a pure young man who dreams of having his first time only after marriage."

Pretending to be innocent, I moved away from her with a panicked expression.

Gritting her teeth and with her face red with anger, she pointed her finger at me, trembling with frustration.

"You... you..."

"Just kidding!"

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