Chapter 343


    Currently, the Chief has reduced her magic power to its lowest, entering a lightweight mode.


    Using the divine power to revive a dead person, which could only be done once a year, caused her considerable strain.


    Naturally, turning an ability user into a spirit was not an easy task, but the Chief’s abilities worked more easily when dealing with women.


    Correction.


    Resurrecting a man into spirit form was an exceedingly difficult task.


    However, the Chief epted my request, using immense magic power to bring Gwang Ik Gong back to life.


    As a result, she needed to rest for about a year, and the appearance of her resting state was what I was facing now in this lightweight mode.


    Her hair color had shifted from its original golden hue to mostly ck, and her body shape differs significantly from the original form.


    The onlymon feature, even in her minimized state, is the one aspect that hasn’t changed, something adjusted to remain unaffected even in a low-power state….“Chairman.”


    [Yes, Goblin.]


    “I am a fraud victim.”


    [……Pfft.]


    No matter what the Chairman said, I must make this one point clear for my honor.


    “You told me you were an adult.”


    [I am. A Saint Chief.]


    That “adult” wasn’t referring to the saintly kind of adult.


    “I was asking if you were considered an adult.”


    [Then why didn’t you ask in English back then, instead of Korean?]


    “No, seriously.”


    She never let a word slip by.


    [Seriously what?]


    “You told me it was legal, but now you’re making me look like someone whomitted a crime, which is very troubling.”


    [It was legal, though? By U.S. standards in 2024, the rtionship between you and me was one between two consenting adults.]


    “But we’re not in the U.S., are we?”


    [It’s not the U.S., but both you and I are viins anyway. Do you think we need to follow thew?]


    From the start, she never intended to lose. Even though I was deceived in other areas, she was someone who couldugh off jokes from her subordinates, yet she was exceptionally stubborn about this matter.


    “Anyway, I didn’t do anything wrong. Don’t nder me.”


    [nder? Ahaha, regardless of what you say, you know it’s over once it’s happened more than once, right?]


    Tch.


    When she said things like that, I truly had no rebuttal.


    [If you did it unknowingly once, it’s a mistake, but after knowing, you did it several times. You even liked it more.]


    “……”


    [Also, the reincarnation of the four S-ss virgin ghosts depends on your mindset.]


    “That has nothing to do with…. Ah, never mind.”


    I raised my hands toward the floating screen.


    “I’m a Pedo Viin. I’ll ept the Chief’s judgment.”


    That was right.


    At first, I didn’t know.


    But even after finding out, I continued my rtionship with the Chief, and it was the same now.


    When I realized it, it was already a fait apli. That was, the most profound and certain emotional expression between a man and a woman had taken ce, and an oath had been made.


    I admitted it.


    I was a viin.


    [Goblins love novels the most, and after that, patriotism. Am I wrong?]


    “No.”


    [Oh my, why?]


    “The thing I love the most is you, Chief.”


    [Wrong. It’s not love; you’re in love with the Chief, aren’t you?]


    “As expected of the Chief. Everything you say is correct.”


    And the Chief used this aspect of my nature to urge me to continue living as a viin.


    [Then go secure more living S-ss women with your bat bomber. Project Jeju, keep working on the beauty tactics.]


    “Why women, of all things?”


    [Isn’t it obvious? What effect would flirting with a male have?]


    “Your logic is wless. I cannot refute it.”


    [If you did refute it—]


    “Then you’d ask me if I was going to go seduce men instead.”


    The Chief favored efficient personnel cement.


    [Let’s be honest, you’re not going to go around seducing men, are you?]


    What the Chief expected from Do Ji-hwan was to recruit S-ss heroes into the Secret Society. She assigned me to ces where I could recruit talent most easily and effectively.


    [Of course, you can use your full strength to help a nation in crisis.]


    After killing Lace’s demon in Thand, suppressing the military coup beneath it, and creating chaos with Hesed, would I bring the A-ss hero Nguyen to our cause?


    [When a hero’s personal beliefs are shaken, you can approach them with sweet words and lure them in.]


    With about a year of Goblin-like actions, someone would feel the need for a Goblin, be inspired by the Goblin’s ideals, and be drawn into the Secret Society.


    [But still, the easiest way for a Goblin to persuade a hero is by using beauty tactics, isn’t it?]


    Or should I just infiltrate the academy, swing my bat around, and bring in female S-ss heroes through illicit patriotism?


    [There’s no need to take the hard path when the easy one’s right there. Especially when it’s directly tied to your psychological stability and peace.]


    In terms of difficulty, overwhelming the situation as a Goblin Bomber was by far the easiest route.


    [So, go ahead and enjoy it. It’s an extramarital affair, but it’s not really one, as the legal wife permits it.]


    Under the Chief’s permission.


    [Anyway, whether your firstborn will be a son or a daughter, I don’t know, but that child is mine.]


    “Can’t you tell if it’ll be a daughter or a son?”


    [Oh my, that’s no fun. Do you think our ancestors knew anything before having children?]


    The reason I could freely form improper rtionships with other women wasn’t just because of the norms of this world but because I had already settled everything with the Chief.


    “I understand. But please know this: no matter what you think of me, I have given you all of my firsts.”


    I was not sure about my previous life as Do Chang-nam, but as Do Ji-hwan, I had given the Chief everything.


    “Everything about the reborn me, Do Ji-hwan.”


    [I know. Hehe.]


    My body, my mind, and my soul.


    “Even now, it feels like enough, but if I involve more people….”


    [Mr. Do? If there’s an overwhelmingly strong being, what’s the easiest way to beat them?]


    “If you can’t fight alone, you fight together with many.”


    [Exactly. The same goes for me. You just have to convert your magic power into stamina. Like how heroes gather a party to challenge the Demon King.]


    So that was it.


    Was I the Demon King?


    [You’re the Demon King of the bed. A terrifying patriotism demon swinging the cursed Goblin Bat. And the heroes gathering to face that demon? That’s us. Hehehe.]


    “Usually, the hero’s party is wiped out by the Demon King.”


    [But if the hero party has about 10 members, it’s a different story, right? If you gather more heroes besides the summoner who holds your soul, that is. Hehehe.]


    “Do the summoner’s summons count among those 10?”


    [They might, or they might not.]


    “Sigh. Got it. But—”


    There was one thing I have to say.


    “I didn’t know.”


    [Oh,e on. That excuse doesn’t work anymore.]


    “Why not?”


    [You know how it is. If you unknowingly snort bone powder the first time, you get leniency. But if you knowingly snort it several times after that, even Goblins execute that enemy. It’s the same logic.]


    “……”


    I was a viin.


    [Hehe. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Just think of it like this.]


    The Chief smiled brightly at me and pointed her index finger toward me.


    [I told you, didn’t I? You ate ginseng, but it was me who fed it to you.]


    “……”


    [Wasn’t it delicious?]


    “Yes.”


    It was a taste I had never experienced before.


    Because it was my first time.


    “But you keep calling it ginseng….”


    [I was talking about medium-sized ginseng.]


    “……Is that so?”


    [Yes. Oh, of course.]


    Smirk.


    [I’m 17 years old right now, though.]


    “……”


    I was a Goblin of the Society.


    I was someone who cannot betray the Society.<hr>


    After finishing the call with the Chief.


    “What did the Chairman say?”


    “She told me to recruit every S-ss woman I could find into the Society without question.”


    I ryed the Chief’s words as they were, and both Hyeon Se-rin and Yumir pointed at their Taegeuk watches with puzzled expressions.


    “The video?”


    “She said to take pictures or videos and send them.”


    “The directive hasn’t changed.”


    “There is a change.”


    I spread both hands in front of them, flexing all ten fingers before closing them again.n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om


    “She said the more heroes there are to defeat the Demon King, the better.”


    “Is the teacher the Demon King?”


    “She called me the Patriot Demon King.”


    “Ah, that makes sense. The Demon King of the bed, swinging the fallen holy sword like a club.”


    “……”


    Yumir’s words made my head throb for a moment, but since she wasn’t wrong, I just smiled and let it pass.


    “Anyway, now that we’ve heard the Chief’s orders, all that’s left is to break the board that was set up through Seon Ga-eul.”


    “And while you’re at it, are you nning to recruit some S-ss women?”


    “Not necessarily, but if the opportunity arises, why not?”


    Currently, there are two S-ss female heroes on Jeju Ind.


    “Thunder Emperor Kim Yoon-ji and Baridegi Tae Irin. One of them has agreed to join the Society, but the deal hasn’t been sealed yet. This time, I’ll make sure to get the final stamp.”


    I would make sure to secure one of them on our side.


    “We’ll ovee the trial together and recruit them through our patriotic affair.”


    It was a perfect n.


    And fortunately, the trial was already crossing the sea toward us.


    “A traitor who fled to Japan, an S-ss viin, is swimming over to Jeju Ind.”


    The S-ss viin, who was hypnotized by Seon Ga-eul, betrayed the nation and fled to Japan. Now, he wasing to Jeju to retrieve Seon Ga-eul’s bone powder.


    His name?


    Okamoto Yasuo.