NOVEL NEXT Chapter 663
[Truly fascinating.]
[Inside the body of a demon, there are two beings that are neither human nor demon.]
[One is the seven children of a mad dragon who fell in love with Earth.]
[The other is the essence of ■■■ seeking to be reborn as the ■■ of ■■■ in the world.]
[It must be the incompetence of Reika and Ifrit.]
…
Ding-a-ling!
The alarm clock tickles my ears.
A subtle heaviness in my limbs.
I woke up, searching for bottled water due to a thirst like I was dying.
“Ugh, it’s so hot…”
The moment I tried to sit up, a splitting headache hit me.
The sunlight streaming in from outside and the chirping of the birds felt incredibly annoying.
I buried my head under the pillow and blocked my ears.
‘Right, I drank yesterday…’
The pungent smell of alcohol in my breath tickled my nose.
My mind snapped back to reality, and I forced myself to raise my upper body.
Then, a white arm slid down like a playground slide.
“Uuumm… grrrr.”
Was there phlegm stuck in my throat? Cheon Saetbyeol was purring like a cat even in her sleep.
‘Why did you crawl into my bed? Huh?’
I lifted the blanket.
Now I understood why my legs felt so heavy.
Luri was snuggled against my calf, sleeping soundly.
Fearing that the children might wake up, I lay back down and stared at the ceiling.
Hangovers are the price of drinking irresponsibly, so I accepted this pain.
‘Appa would hate this…’
I promised myself not to drink so much again and fell back into a deep sleep.
…
“Wake up! How long are you going to sleep!”
“Ugh, what?”
“Hehe, you’re up! Did you sleep well, Unni? Why did you sleep so much?”
The first thing I saw upon opening my eyes was Saetbyeol’s chest.
What kind of bad luck am I facing today?
“Move it.”
“Gah! Just because you stuck cute little rings on your back doesn’t mean it’s polite, does it?”
After shoving Saetbyeol, who was squished against me, off the bed, I headed straight to the bathroom.
While brushing my teeth…
She trotted over and gently pressed down on my head.
“By the way, why were you so hard to wake up, Na-me Unni?”
“I woke up earlier than you guys. I just went back to sleep.”
“Really? Got it!”
“Why are you looking at me like that? So weirdly.”
“Unni, you totally blacked out last night, didn’t you? No arguments—it’s a hundred percent true.”
Seeing her smile, which gave away nothing, made me furrow my eyebrows.
[In my past life, I was the original owner of the body you call Princess.]
I remembered mumbling something unnecessary.
“I might have drunk until I blacked out. Then I was just too tired to stay awake.”
“No no no, that’s not it. Tsk, tsk. We’ve recorded your every action meticulously, okay? Hey, Luri?”
At Saetbyeol’s call, Luri, wearing an apron, rushed in as if she had been waiting.
“Good morning. It seems you’ve developed a drinking habit that was never uncovered in your past life. I’m reporting it to you right away.”
“Pfft—acting like you’re my loyal subject, but you enjoyed it yourself. Ugh!”
“Don’t mind what Cheon Saetbyeol said. Unni, should we check it out?”
“… Is it real?”
Is it really true?
I nervously took the smartphone from Luri’s hand.
With just one click, hell was unleashed.
[Nabiya! Nabiya! Fly over here, yay!]
On the bed was something ‘that looked like me’ flapping its wings.
My mouth dropped as I failed to comprehend the nonsensical song being sung.
“Then Unni suddenly opened the window… Do you know how hard it was to stop you?”
“I did?”
Just as Cheon Saetbyeol said.
[My body feels so hot, Windy-wind needs to cool me down!]
[We’re freezing out here! It’s below freezing, so stop being stubborn and close it!]
[I don’t want to! The freezer is too small! I’m sad Na-me can’t fit in!]
[If you’re hot, wash your face with cold water! Why would you want to get into the freezer!]
So Cheon Saetbyeol sniffling in the morning was because of me?
I decided I had to erase this video before my hands and feet disintegrated.
“Hey, wait a second. You’re not really going to destroy this, are you? You didn’t think I didn’t back it up, did you?”
“Delete it.”
“Hehe, with this, world domination wouldn’t be out of reach.”
“Delete it!”
Swiftly, Cheon Saetbyeol escaped the bathroom.
Luri was left confused, not understanding what a backup meant.
I caught up to the sofa where Cheon Saetbyeol was hiding after spitting out mouthwash.
“I said delete it.”
“No way. How could you say to erase our precious baby… How could you say that?”
“Stop acting like it’s a strange line!”
Then—
Ding!
A phone call came for Saetbyeol.
[
Papa John’s]
“Eeek!”
“Who is it?”
“It’s Dad! Unni, this is a video call—quick, quick, hide something weird!”
“Weird stuff?”
“Like wine glasses… Anything weird, just hurry!”
“Luri! Help me out!”
Crash!
In the midst of panicking and clearing the dining table, Saetbyeol sat on the corner of the bed, answering the call.
[Hello?]
“Yes, Appa! What’s up?”
[I was worried because Na-me wasn’t answering. It’s lunchtime already; you’re not still sleeping, right?]
“Ahaha… Unni just woke up and went to brush her teeth in the bathroom. Have you had your health checkup, Appa?”
[Yeah, the doctor said I’ve improved a lot. ‘Dreaming Mode’ really works since I’ve been using it every single day. But they told me to quit drinking for my liver, so what should I do?]
“Eek!”
[Huh? Why?]
“Oh, it’s nothing, hehehe… Should I pass the phone to Unni?”
I absolutely waved my hands side to side, saying no.
What if I get caught? My hair is a mess, and my face is flushed!
[Are you there? Alright, pass her.]
Click!
“Wow, did you really hang up? So cold.”
“I had no choice.”
I texted Professor Cheon that I would contact him later.
He seemed a bit disappointed, but he’s the kind of person who can be easily appeased with a little charm.
Then I shot Cheon Saetbyeol a silent glare.
“Hey, I deleted it, I deleted it. There’s no backup or anything.”
“Am I supposed to believe you? Hah… If you want to watch it, do it alone. Do not spread it, absolutely.”
“Hehe, thanks always!”
What was once a joke turned into a real backup—what a sly little brat.
“Luri, fill the bathtub with water.”
I busily gathered towels, toiletries, and a change of underwear.
A sleepy Cheon Saetbyeol asked again from the bed.
“Aren’t we going for lunch? What about the city trip today?”
“I’m a little tired. You two go together. You seem to have become quite chummy.”
“Then I won’t go! I like being with Na-me Unni.”
“I’ve filled the water. Do you want me to undress you?”
“No, it’s fine. Go out and play now.”
After being kicked out of the bathroom, Luri sat on the sofa with Cheon Saetbyeol.
I chuckled softly, watching them through the bathroom blinds.
Shouldn’t I be the one feeling jealous?
“Do you want to hear my special aegyo song, Na-me Unni? It’s the Periodic Table Aegyo Song!”
“Wow!”
Cheon Saetbyeol’s friendliness is something I would want to learn even if given a hundred years.
‘Wait, what? The Periodic Table Aegyo Song?’
…
Splash Splash!
I splashed water in the bathtub to alleviate my boredom.
[Huh? Why didn’t Dad come with us on the trip…?]
[You didn’t bring Dad along on purpose, right?]
[Ugh, that’s so mean!]
In the meantime, I also blocked out the sounds coming from the glass wall…
When things quieted down for a while, I lay on my back in the tub, daydreaming.
‘Schadenfreude… can I really handle you perfectly?’
All the useful spells from my past life were entirely blocked by Schadenfreude.
Lust and the protective spell “Re Kaizen Familia,” which penetrated Astarte, were all I had.
Should I consider taking a detour and targeting Astarte instead?
No, that could cause problems…
“Huh?”
A cat’s eyes peeked through the blinds.
They glowed eerily in emerald as they fixedate on me.
“Wow, Na-me Unni is having dirty thoughts.”
“Ahhh!”
Splash!
I plunged myself under the water.
“Hmm? You really thought dirty thoughts, huh? Did it upset you? Hehe, trying to hide something when you don’t even have a chest.”
“I-I didn’t hide anything! It’s just because I got cold… So why? Do you need something from me?”
“I suddenly became curious about your identity. Are you a malevolent possessor who expelled a living person’s soul? Or are you a malevolent reincarnator who disregards life ethics and entered an empty body? Which one?”
“Hey, that’s a bit extreme. Do you think I’d want to be born like this?”
Bubbles!
I bubbled furiously beneath the surface.
“Ah… sorry if I hurt you… I was too impulsive. Should I kneel…?”
Cheon Saetbyeol pulled back, closing the blinds.
“No, it’s fine. I’m not hurt. Actually, even if I wanted to respond, I don’t know which I am.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Because babies don’t have an identity; they just have temperament.”
They are outgoing or introverted.
Gentle or picky.
Sensitive or dull.
If seen from a physical perspective, I would be considered a reincarnator, while if seen from a spiritual perspective, I would be a possessor.
I leaned more towards the mechanistic materialism of the former.
“Want me to tell you who you are?”
“Uuhm…! I still want to know.”
“I want to know too, Unni. You’ve never told us before.”
“It’s not that I didn’t deliberately tell you. I found out after Luri, you died.”
The reason I kept wondering if I was reincarnated or merely remembering my past life.
The reason I couldn’t firmly establish whether I was male or female.
All of this stemmed from the separation of personality intended to extract erosion.
The memories from my first run were like snowflakes melting and merging into the essence of Estasha.
But afterward, I and Schadenfreude were torn apart diagonally like ripped colored paper.
“I died once when I was thirteen in my past life.”
“Not surprising anymore.”
As far as I know, there was no way to deactivate erosion without killing the host.
“My past was erosion caused by jealousy.”
Schadenfreude was the first calamity manifested on Earth in my past life.