Chapter 37
The Black Knight quietly observed Bing Seol Hwa. Personally, he wanted to avoid a battle with her. There had already been many issues between them.
However, the problem was that Bing Seol Hwa did not seem to share that sentiment.
Her gaze clearly indicated that she considered the Black Knight the cause of this incident.
The Black Knight took a deep breath and then spoke.
[What on earth are you talking about?]
“Don’t play dumb. This is your doing, isn’t it? You’re the only monster who could pull off something like this.”
The Black Knight thought to himself. There are plenty. There are tons of bastards who could do something like this. You just don’t know about them.
But there was nothing he could do about it. For most people, the idea of a monster commanding other monsters was unthinkable.
Bing Seol Hwa glared at the Black Knight. She was already in a depressed state, and now even Seoul, which she was protecting, had become a mess due to the monsters. Naturally, she was filled with anger.
The Black Knight soon realized that this was a problem that couldn’t be resolved through words. At this point, should he just make a quick escape? Being suspected as the mastermind behind this incident was unavoidable, but it might solve the immediate problem.
However, that thought quickly faded.
“Ice World.”
It was due to the barrier created by none other than Bing Seol Hwa.
Seeing the inside of the barrier, the Black Knight couldn’t help but be astonished. And for good reason—this was…
‘Wasn’t this a technique she only completed when she was on the verge of death?’
‘Ice World’ was a barrier technique used by Bing Seol Hwa that had appeared in the original story. In fact, Bing Seol Hwa was an all-rounder who excelled in nearly every aspect, but she wasn’t particularly known for barrier techniques.
After all, why would an S-rank magical girl bother setting up a barrier? Either she killed her enemies before they could flee, or she cooperated with teams of magical girls who specialized in barrier techniques.
Given her proficiency in firepower, long-range attacks, and close combat, she hadn’t seen much value in barrier techniques.
That’s why the ‘Ice World’ in the original story was a technique that was completed quite late.
But the situation now was different.
Bing Seol Hwa still remembered the humiliation of her first encounter with the Black Knight. The shame of being unable to do anything against him and having to watch him calmly walk away.
The current Ice World was a technique created specifically to capture the Black Knight. As such, even he could not disregard its effects.
Honestly, it was hard to call this a very efficient technique. As a barrier technique, it consumed an absurd amount of magical power. With that amount of magical power, one could do so many other things.
However, Bing Seol Hwa was someone who could handle that kind of magical power consumption, and with that disregard for magical power, Ice World was a barrier technique specialized for killing an opponent in a one-on-one battle.
Its effect was simple. It was inescapable. Unless Bing Seol Hwa fell or it was broken by external magical power, there was no way out. Additionally, the environment became extremely cold, which strengthened Bing Seol Hwa’s magical power. But the key aspect was its inescapability.
The Black Knight cursed inwardly.
Damn it. Now I’m forced into a fight. Is there really no way to resolve this through conversation? No, it’s impossible. This isn’t a situation where she’d listen. Anyone could see that her eyes were half-crazed with rage.
At this point, there was nothing else to be done.
“Black Knight. I will kill you today without fail.”
[Ha, now there are monsters who get falsely accused. Amazing.]
“Nonsense.”
A massive chunk of ice fell. No, at that size, calling it ice would be inaccurate. That was a meteorite.
And with a clank, along with a sound—the Black Knight’s sword moved.
The ice meteor split in half, scattering tiny ice shards. The Black Knight dashed through the center, heading straight toward Bing Seol Hwa.
Bing Seol Hwa quickly formed a snowflake shield to block him.
Or so she thought.
Bang!
When she came to her senses, she had crashed into the ground.
What just happened? She was confused. But she had to get a grip. Losing focus in an unexpected situation would mean death. Bing Seol Hwa placed her hand on the ground. From the already frozen ground within the barrier, ice spikes emerged.
The spikes aimed at the Black Knight. Even he would inevitably sustain some damage if he took a direct hit.
If he were to take a direct hit, that is.
The Black Knight enveloped his body in magical power. The black energy rippled and surrounded his form like a cloak. The cloak casually deflected the ice spikes.
“Ah.”
In that moment, a sound escaped the magical girl’s lips before she realized it herself.
And, in an instant, Bing Seol Hwa lost consciousness.
…
As Bing Seol Hwa’s transformation unraveled, the Ice World gradually dissipated. I momentarily trembled.
My instincts as a monster urged me to kill Bing Seol Hwa and take her magical power. Conversely, my instincts as Baek Seung-hyun told me not to harm her.
It was utterly ridiculous. After all, I could sense just how much this body, Baek Seung-hyun, truly despised Bing Seol Hwa.
No, to be precise, it wasn’t the magical girl Bing Seol Hwa… it was the human “Jung Ha-yeon” after her transformation that this body loathed so deeply.
And yet, despite that hatred, here I was, resisting the urge to harm her. It was absurd.
‘I have no intention of harming her, anyway.’
Rationally speaking, Jung Ha-yeon… that is, the magical girl Bing Seol Hwa, must not be harmed. Logically, if Bing Seol Hwa encounters trouble while Reina is still unawakened, South Korea will be done for.
I let out a sigh and looked down at her unconscious form.
Even while unconscious from the attack, her beauty remained undisturbed.
…What should I do? Bing Seol Hwa seemed firmly convinced that the Black Knight was behind this incident.
After a moment of deliberation, I left a magical message beside her unconscious form.
[The next target of the monster legion will probably be Busan. I am not the mastermind behind the legion’s control.]
That should be enough. The monster responsible for this incident, the “Unicorn,” would likely target Busan.
In this world, Busan’s status had risen significantly compared to the original world.
There were many reasons for this, but if I had to pick just one, I could say it without hesitation.
Busan had an A-rank magical girl stationed there.
That’s why the mastermind would target Busan.
It was the same in the original story. Although the mastermind was extremely cautious before acting, once it began, it moved with incredible boldness. As if to declare that the era of humans had ended and the era of monsters had begun.
The A-rank magical girl in Busan… is strong. Honestly, she doesn’t fall far behind even Hong-ryeon.
However, expecting an A-rank magical girl to handle both an S-rank monster and its legion alone is unrealistic.
If Bing Seol Hwa joined forces in Busan, the chances of reducing human casualties would increase.
Well, that is only if Bing Seol Hwa believes the message I left.
At that moment, a voice came from the unconscious Bing Seol Hwa.
“Oppa…”
Hearing that voice, I briefly reverted from my monster form and opened my mouth. I wasn’t sure why, but it felt like the right thing to do.
“Ha-yeon, it’s okay. Everything… will be okay.”
As soon as I delivered those words, I immediately returned to my monster form and moved away to leave the area.
…This body truly baffles me. It claims to hate Bing Seol Hwa, but the moment she shows vulnerability, it weakens alongside her. Despite the intense hatred.
Could this be what they call love-hate? I furrowed my brow in contemplation.
The nature of Baek Seung-hyun’s feelings toward Jung Ha-yeon remained unclear.
It seemed I needed to recover my memories from the past few years as soon as possible.
…
The monster legions that struck South Korea dealt a massive blow.
The stocks that had been tentatively rising after the shock caused by the Black Knight plummeted once more. Unlike the Black Knight incident, this time there was substantial loss of life and property.
What made it worse was that it happened in none other than central Seoul—protected by Bing Seol Hwa.
The KMPA naturally fell into a panic. They had no way of knowing where such a number of monsters might appear again or how much damage they might cause.
And to the KMPA, Bing Seol Hwa conveyed a message.
It was a rather long statement, but its core was simple.
She would be heading to Busan.
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