I'm the Only One With a Different Genre - Chapter 89

Chapter 89
He’ll Only Come to His Senses If He Brings Another Woman

“Debi… what was it again? We got a report that a city-scale great curse was activated in the region taken over by those guys.”

[Such a large-scale curse?]

“They say it takes someone like the Demon King to activate a curse of that magnitude.”

[…! Are you saying such a powerful entity is hiding around here?!]

“Well, we don’t know if they’re still around. It happened three years ago.”

At the mention of three years ago, Hamulina fell silent.

[‘No way…’]

Hamulina recalled the time three years ago when he had to flee after suffering a critical wound in an attempt to mentally attack Lian.
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[‘No, no. From what I observed, that guy was only borrowing the power of the cursed sword, his real body didn’t have any power.’]

Though it felt unsettling, he forced himself to dismiss any connection between Lian and the great curse.

“The organization that took over that area was most hostile to the western region. So, the ‘Nest’ organization is most likely involved in this.”

Hamulina and Potensian had the same goal. As Hamulina’s desire for revenge grew stronger, he pushed aside his uneasy feelings.

[Alright, then let’s go kill him right away!]

“No. Now’s not the time for hunting.”

Potensian’s eyes gleamed.

“Leave everything to me. I’ll make sure to kill that so-called champion.”

Seeing the madness in Potensian’s eyes, Hamulina could only agree silently.

***

Unlike the other Four Heavenly Kings, Potensian was younger and more impulsive, giving him the image of a reckless brat.

However, he didn’t gamble his way into the position of a Four Heavenly King. When it came to hunting, he always displayed a rational side.

“It’s all, all the work of that Nest bastard!”

Listening to Hamulina’s story, Potensian didn’t rush straight into Nest. Instead, he found Atan, the former boss of the Leviathan organization, and made him spill all the information he had.

“That bastard has been playing us like pawns on his palm from the beginning!”

Atan, who was now a shadow of his former self, spat blood as he screamed with bloodshot eyes. His once-dignified appearance was now reduced to rags, and he was heavily drunk.

Even in such a state, he couldn’t hide his ‘hatred.’ Considering his organization had been obliterated because of Lian, his intense anger was understandable.

“Who the hell is that guy?”

Potensian threw a question like kindling into Atan’s rage, finding his fury rather amusing. Atan then exploded, pouring out information.

“The real boss of the Nest organization! The mastermind who controls everything in Cardishian like a toy! The Slaughterer Lian!”

Potensian’s grin deepened at the intriguing title.

“What did he do to earn the name ‘mastermind’?”

“That…”
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People often deflect their problems onto others to manage excessive stress. What about Atan, who had faced immense stress from his organization’s collapse?

He had, of course, experienced overwhelming stress and blamed all his problems on someone else. Since he had a clear target for his resentment, he attributed all his misfortunes to Lian.

“They say the collapse of the eastern mine was also the work of the Slaughterer Lian?”

“Exactly! That bastard knew I was there from the start! When I talk about this, idiots call it paranoia or make other ridiculous claims… but considering what Nest gained after the incident, they wouldn’t say such nonsense!”

With Noah as the core of its ‘strength,’ Nest had taken control of the deserted eastern lands.

It was natural for Nest, which quickly absorbed the western region, to eye the eastern lands next. As Nest expanded its influence, it was only natural for it to affect various regions.

Atan, who had been hiding his identity and operating in the east, inevitably got caught up in Nest’s activities.

Seeing all his misfortunes as Lian’s doing, Atan vented to Potensian about how evil and manipulative Lian was.

‘Seems like he’s more dangerous than I thought.’

Potensian licked his lips in thought.

‘There’s nothing more entertaining than bringing down someone who thinks they’re the smartest.’
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After organizing the information obtained from Atan in his mind, Potensian left the drunken and sobbing Atan behind and exited the tavern.

[Are you sure you don’t need to kill him?]

“If what he says is true, Lian knows that the boss of Leviathan is still alive. Killing him recklessly could draw unwanted attention.”

Contrary to his appearance, Potensian’s rational attitude impressed Hamulina.

[‘With this guy, we might really be able to take down that bastard!’]

Remembering the humiliation he suffered from Lian, Hamulina laughed arrogantly.

[Ugh!]

And vomited rainbow-colored bile onto the ground.

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Three years might seem like a long time. If those years were filled with minor incidents but overall peaceful, they’d feel even longer.

As peace stretches, love is bound to blossom.

“How long are you going to keep hiding it, sister?”

“Well, but…”

The boss of Nest, Noah, was blushing furiously, avoiding Lily’s gaze.

“What if he thinks it’s unpleasant?”
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“You’ve been saying that for two years now, you know?”

“But still…”

As Noah fidgeted and made excuses, Julianna, who was lounging (floating, but it looked like lounging) on the sofa reading a romance novel, spoke up.

[He’ll only come to his senses if he brings another woman, so just leave him be. Tsk tsk.]

” …!”

Julianna’s words made Noah’s eyes widen and start to tremble with anxiety. Since Lily couldn’t hear Julianna, she assumed Noah’s reaction was due to her own words.

“The organization has settled down now. No one will say anything even if the boss of Nest is a woman, right?”

“I know that, but…”

“And it’s incredibly uncomfortable!”

“Hmm…”

Noah had also grown in the last three years. With the onset of puberty, her once-flat chest had developed curves.

The problem was that her size was larger than that of an average woman. The plan to confess to Lian that she was a girl kept getting delayed, and before she knew it, three years had passed.

Finding out that the friend you thought was a guy was actually a girl – she feared that revelation might lead to disgust, so she kept her chest tightly bound.
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Even using a magical device to suppress her chest, she managed to keep Lian from finding out she was a girl, but it was still unbearably uncomfortable.

Lily pointed out this fact. …Of course, she was pointing out more than just that.

“Why hide such a great weapon? Don’t you read romance novels? When the male lead realizes the friend he thought was just a buddy has a feminine side, he can’t help but fall for her! Haven’t you seen that?”

“Lily, fiction and reality are different.”

“They’re not different! There’s nothing wrong with you, Noah! You have great assets! You’re beautiful! And you’re capable!”

“L-Lily…”

As Noah blushed and buried her face in her desk, Lily clicked her tongue.

“If you keep this up, another woman will snatch Lian away. That gullible brother will probably give her his heart and soul.”

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“…!”

“Even though he mostly stays between the main building and the annex, he sometimes goes to the outer main building, right? When you give him lunch, those girls you run into are drooling over him. They’re after him.”
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“…!!”

Each of Lily’s words felt like a boulder dropping on Noah’s head. Watching Noah’s reaction, Lily continued in a firm voice.

“So, sister, even now—”

Before she could finish her sentence,

Boom!

The building shook like an earthquake, and a loud explosion echoed. Noah, who had been slumped over like melted marshmallows, jumped to her feet. Lily also turned towards the sound with a grim expression.

“An attack?”

“How did they find this place…”

They weren’t in the outer main building but in the real main building where the executives’ quarters were located. This meant someone had discovered the location of the real main building and launched an attack.

Without a word, both of them rushed out of the study.

At that moment, in the annex,

“Aaah!”

“Kyah!”

The recognition-blocking magic didn’t block the sound of the explosion. The children, clutching their heads, sat down, trembling.

“It seems we need to evacuate immediately.”

“Y-Yes!”
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The teacher, who had been dazed, snapped back to reality at Lian’s words and began to organize the children.

“Come on! Everyone, this way!”

Although they had grown used to a peaceful life, the children who had experienced horrors were more composed than ordinary kids and followed the teacher’s instructions calmly.

“Teacher, please lead the children from the front. I’ll follow from behind.”

“Yes!”

Though the teacher was older, Lian was much stronger, so she led the children out of the annex without complaint.

“Iris, there might be an attack from the front, so please go with the teacher.”

“Okay.”

“Jess, watch out for any children who might get ensnared by magic.”

“Okay!”

After giving instructions to the two, Lian watched from the back as the children evacuated the annex. A portal was prepared outside the annex for such emergencies.

The children began to follow the teacher and Iris towards the portal in a line. Lian stood at the back door, watching them leave.

‘Wait… one is missing.’

Counting the children one by one, Lian’s face hardened as he looked inside the annex. There was still a child inside the annex!

Without a moment’s hesitation, Lian dashed back into the annex.

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End of Chapter.