LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 177: Mutations (2)
As the enormous body of Archangel Metatron crashed to the ground, the screams of the angels echoed out.
KWA-AAAAANG-!!
At the same time a giant sword pierced Metatron’s heart, his form began to transform into light.
And then.
[So it is, huh- this is the Outsider’s-]
Looking at Merilda, who had impaled him to the ground, Metatron muttered quietly, as if he understood, but also with a frown that suggested it was unreasonable.
Thus, just like when he first appeared, Metatron transformed into pure white light and vanished from the spot.
And then.
“Ugh- AAAAAH!!”
The usual massacre of the dead began.Of course, even though Metatron had vanished, the power of the angels did not disappear along with him.
In fact, Metatron had not truly been destroyed.
For an angel born in this Middle Realm, death merely resulted in a permanent loss of power, while their body would return to heaven.
Yet, despite all angels knowing this, they could not maintain their reason.
For them, the defeat of the strongest angel, Metatron, was equivalent to concluding that victory in this war was impossible.
Thus, the battle, which had been at a standstill until now, began to tilt sharply from the moment Metatron fell.
Not long after, Lartania was able to claim victory over the angelic army.
The Abyss.
“Wow- really useless.”
Loria, who had been watching the battle in Lartania from the empty darkness, shook her head with a look of disdain.
“I thought at least one hero would be able to inflict a fatal wound… Why is he so weak?… No, in this case, it is not Metatron but Kim Hyunwoo who’s the problem?”
Muttering to herself and tilting her head as if contemplating something, Loria soon thought she had reached a conclusion.
‘At this level, even sharing power wouldn’t have changed anything.’
As Loria was lost in such thoughts, staring blankly outside.
[How long do you plan to stay like this?]
At the voice that echoed from the abyss where no one should be, Loria smiled and turned her gaze.
“Hmm? What is it?”
[It’s as I said, I asked how long do you plan to stay like this.]
“If you say it like that, it sounds like I’m just slacking off, right? I’m working in my own way too!”
The armored man standing behind her replied.
[Is that really work?]
“It is work, isn’t it? Gathering intel on the enemy’s strength is very important work.”
[So your goal is to kill the Outsider, then.]
“That’s right, but doesn’t that apply to you too?”
The man said nothing in response, silently gazing at her.
As if trying to read her intentions.
And then.
[…I just can’t understand, no matter how I think about it.]
“What part?”
[What on earth is your reason for teaming up with us? No matter how I think about it, with the power that you possess, you could at least handle that visible territory…]
“Up to that-”
Loria interrupted the man’s words.
As the armored man felt doubt and looked ahead.
[…!]
He looked at Loria with a slightly surprised expression.
This was understandable, as Loria’s form right before the man’s eyes was quite twisted.
One half of her beautiful face was scrunched up without mercy, while the other half wore an expression like, ‘Ah, I’ve really messed up’.
Similarly, her body was twisted at an angle that a normal human should not be able to achieve, unlike how it had been just moments ago.
Then, as the man stopped speaking, Loria confirmed her body was starting to return to its natural form and opened her mouth.
“I didn’t intend to show you this, but I think this is enough of an answer. What do you think?”
[……]
“Unfortunately, it’s this kind of contract.”
[So that’s why you teamed up with us?]
“I told you, right? We share the same goal, so let’s help each other out.”
As she said this, Loria stood up from where she had been sitting idly in the abyss.
“Alright, then this conversation is over. The angels have ultimately perished, so we need to move too.”
[If it’s preparation, then it’s done.]
“That’s a relief. Then let’s start right away.”
She smiled.
“I’m talking about the dimensional transformation of the Middle Realm.”
With those words, Loria, whose smile seemed to hint at a bit of madness, turned and began walking out of the dark abyss.
“And I’ll bring you some additional weapons to deal with those annoying things stuck to the Outsider-”
With that said, Loria completely disappeared into the dark abyss.
On the night when the angelic army that invaded Lartania collapsed under the heroes’ correction rate of 120%.
“Good job, everyone.”
“This is nothing, Master.”
“It’s really nothing.”
“If only we had artifacts, we could have done better.”
“Hah! This is a piece of cake!”
Seeing the heroes responding in their own ways, Kim Hyunwoo smiled.
“No, it’s quite impressive that you managed to hold off that sudden army to this extent. I can’t thank you enough.”
Kim Hyunwoo felt truly grateful to the heroes, not just in words.
If they hadn’t been in Lartania, this angelic attack would have led to the demise of both Lartania and Kim Hyunwoo.
Thus, smiling as he spoke, Kim Hyunwoo looked around at them.
“First of all, you must be tired today, so take a rest. I know it sounds like a hollow promise since I’ve already asked the three of you for something, but if you have any requests, come to me. I’ll grant anything.”
-After finishing his speech, he rewarded the heroes in his own way.
And then.
The four heroes who left Kim Hyunwoo’s office casually returned to their rooms.
“Wait a moment.”
“…?”
“…?”
At Merilda’s words, they turned to look at her.
“Let’s set the order.”
Following Merilda’s words, Charyll spoke up.
“What order are you talking about?”
“Don’t pretend not to know. Everyone here knows how to make requests, right?”
“Even if you don’t, I’m going to use it for sex!”
“We will too.”
“Ehh?”
At Merilda’s words, Aria, seemingly confused, boldly shouted and showed a flustered expression.
Seeing her, Merilda wore a slightly pitying expression before turning to Charyll and speaking.
“You’re going to use it too, right? For ‘that’.”
“Pardon? That, I mean-”
Charyll blushed at the overly direct words.
However.
“Isn’t that right?”
“…That’s true, but…”
As Charyll eventually nodded in agreement, Merilda glanced at them and said.
“If we’re going to do it anyway, wouldn’t it be better to arrange the order so we don’t overlap?”
“…That’s not an incorrect statement, I suppose. Though it’s not my preference.”
In response to Rin, Merilda replied,
“I don’t like it either. But it doesn’t matter. After all, I will be first.”
“…What do you mean by that?”
“I’m speaking literally. No matter how much the Master shares feelings with others, the winner will be me. So it doesn’t matter for now.”
“‘Huh?’”
The trio, taken aback by Merilda’s overflowing confidence, spoke incredulously.
“What kind of nonsensical talk is that?!”
“Yeah, what ridiculous nonsense…!”
“That’s not nonsense.”
“Do you have any evidence!?”
“No? But I have confidence in captivating the Master. After all, the Master-”
Swaying-
“He likes tails, doesn’t he?”
“…Cough.”
“Ugh.”
As Merilda gently swayed her tail, Rin and Charyll reacted.
With a subtle smile as if to say, ‘You’ve never experienced this, have you?’ they wore expressions as if they had encountered an ambush.
Especially Rin, who had entered in cosplay, was more displeased as she was somewhat aware of Kim Hyunwoo’s preferences…
However.
“Hmph, I can do well with the Master even without that.”
Rin tried to rebut her statement in any way possible.
“…I haven’t, yet.”
“I, me too…”
The other two, having never done it before, sank into silence.
…After a while.
Eventually, the four heroes gathered at the Round Table began to determine the order.
However-
“You go first.”
“No, I’m fine with doing it later, so you go.”
“Me first?! …Ah, no, I’ll do it later.”
“…I’m fine with someone else going first too.”
-None of them were eager to claim the front.
Of course, they all had the strong desire to enjoy their relationship with the one they truly loved first, but unfortunately, the four gathered here were aware of the existence of the Proposal Ring, which had a deadline, due to the comments made during Rin and Merilda’s earlier quarrel.
The one and only Proposal Ring of Kim Hyunwoo.
And knowing that the time limit was now drawing near, this opportunity given to them was not merely a chance to fulfill their desires.
For them, this opportunity was essentially the last chance to appeal to Kim Hyunwoo before the Proposal Ring was used.
Furthermore, for them, who were unsure whether this Proposal Ring would be the first or the last, it was truly a one-time opportunity.
“……”
“……”
Including Aria, who usually didn’t think too much, and even Merilda, who had been exuding confidence, was deep in thought.
…The order was not decided until after dawn…