Transformation or Death

A Little Money and a Place to Live Tomorrow is Enough (14)

Damn it, damn it. The curses repeated in her mouth.

Her backward steps reached their limit with nowhere left to retreat.

People emanating strange lights from their bodies gathered towards her as if possessed. Probably all members of the Argo Family.

Fortunately, after the attack at the entrance, no new people rushed in, but the room was already far exceeding its capacity.

“What should I really do…”

She expected it would be chaotic, but she never imagined it would be this bad.

“Tashikani (Certainly)… We’re screwed!”

“Wait, what’s going to happen to the hotel staff…?”

She thought it was some villa, but it turned out to be a hotel. Well, there wasn’t enough time for a long kidnapping either. It hadn’t even been 30 minutes from when she passed out until she woke up.

If it’s a hotel, there should be resident staff and other guests. Seeing how they broke through the ceiling without consideration, it’s hard to think they would be considerate of others.

“Yeah… I hurriedly evacuated them when I came here… But just in case! I’ll send some of my followers!”

White Davi blew her horn without hesitation. Strong vibrations were felt from the ceiling, which had lost its soundproofing and dust-proofing effects due to the large hole.

If that ability is deadly then it’s good.

Due to the method of making villain corpses surge from underground, some people mistake it for reviving corpses that were originally there.

But it’s different. The essence of White Davi’s magic is connecting this world with the other world.

Using the ground as an entrance, he brings things wandering in the other world to this world. The ground as a reference point is relative. What’s a ceiling here is a floor from the upper level.

That’s why she can summon corpse soldiers from the ceiling like this.

“Argh! Why are these guys so strong!”

White Davi tried to step forward to try to forge a path, but was blocked by one person.

“Can’t you summon them here?!”

“All my minions were used up earlier!”

“Wow.”

Even if she had summoned them at this density, they would have quickly died from being crushed under people’s weight. White Davi was pushed closer to Han Jae-jung by the crowd.

Almost immediately, an attack came at Han Jae-jung too. A sleeveless man with a shoulder tattoo swung his fists wildly like a child’s punches. Though his movements were slow, the destructive power was not.

An attack that would normally be easy to dodge couldn’t be blocked due to lack of space. Crack! When the fist connected with his arm, the sound of something shattering was heard.

“…!”

There was no need to analyze it. The pain rushing to his head quickly told him that it was his arm that shattered. He couldn’t even scream from the intense pain.

“What, what was that sound…?!”

“Ugh… My arm’s shattered. It’s nothing.”

“As expected of big bro, you’re so cool. Is that your eating arm or the other one?”

“The eating one!”

“That’s pitiful!”

Before he could shake off the electric pain, another person quickly swung their arm. Sharp fingernails tore through his shoulder and carved a wound inside. The endless surge of people put pressure on his feet that had nowhere to go.

The crowd was so dense it was hard to move even one arm, but it also kept his broken arm fixed in place between people instead of falling down.

If he relaxed even a little, he would lose balance right away. That was what he needed to avoid most. But it seemed like he wouldn’t last much longer.

“Damn, you’re quite tough…!”

The power difference is extreme when not transformed. The tattooed man in front swung his fist again. He drove his fist in strongly as if grinding the bones in the shattered arm. The impact traveled all the way to his back. It felt like his ribs were shattering into pieces.

He really won’t last long like this. Either get crushed to death or beaten to death. Or get confirmation killed by being crushed right before being beaten to death.

The bruises and cuts all over his body were becoming painful. His legs were trembling and it was hard to breathe.

[Guardian, you must transform…!]

The belt urgently commanded. Though there was no inflection in the voice, the words were notably faster than usual.

Yeah, I really should. I’ll die at this rate. Moreover, these guys aren’t even going all out yet. Looking at how their starlight is getting more intense, that’s for certain.

At that level of starlight, their maximum would be A-rank villain level. Whether they’re uncontrollable due to being unconscious or not, they’re relatively docile now, but the moment they start utilizing all that starlight, one wouldn’t last even 3 seconds.

‘Damn, at this rate I won’t even die of natural causes.’

At this rate, forget about terminal illness – he’s going to be killed.

Now he really has to choose.

Whether to transform or endure like this.

White Davi seems to be reaching her limit too. Just enduring won’t lead to victory.

Let’s admit it. These are no longer humans. They’re villains acting like villains with villain-like powers. They’re exactly like zombies from horror movies.

They’re just meat that has lost their personality and attacks people.

Even trying to brainwash himself like this won’t completely shake off all hesitation. In a way, it was natural. They look human. No matter how different their essence is, there’s bound to be resistance to harming beings that look similar.

Moreover, I might end up like this later too. According to Votis, when this lifespan ends, the system will overlay a villain’s body on this corpse to make it move for its purpose.

That wouldn’t be much different from them. Han Jae-jung smiled bitterly.

‘…No, wait.’

A thought flashed through Han Jae-jung’s mind.

The future of becoming a rampaging villain might not come.

“Hey, what I’m about to say is a secret….”

Han Jae-jung spoke to White Davi while enduring the pain.

“Is that so? What a coincidence!”

Thwack! The sound of something breaking was heard again. Soon after, splat! Red liquid spurted up. White Davi swung her horn at the head of the man right in front of her without any hesitation.

“The 1-minute grace period is over! Now I’ll consider you all my enemies!”

She shouted in her usual innocent voice, unchanged from normal. The man with the broken head suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed, and the man behind him rushed in anew.

Without a moment’s delay, White Davi swung her horn again and broke his head. Once more, thud, another man’s corpse was created.

“I’m saying you’re enemies! Move and you’ll break! I’ll say it again! The grace period is over now! So everything I do from now on is self-defense!”

She wiped the blood splattered on her cheek and shouted again.

She could have at least mentioned there was a grace period before saying such things. Han Jae-jung thought to himself.

“And brother!”

White Davi grabbed Han Jae-jung’s shoulder with a bright smile. She pulled him into her arms.

“Brother is also an accomplice. Understand?”

“Is that a threat?”

“Uh… Um… I’m not sure!”

“Then let’s say it is a threat.”

“Yes! Let’s do that!”

White Davi covered his eyes with her left hand that wasn’t holding the horn. His vision turned dark. Then she kicked his knee joint, making him kneel.

“I’m threatening you! If you reveal this, I’ll flip you over! Got it?”

“Sure.”

Whoosh! The temperature around them rose. The starlight was visible even through his covered vision. This murky, humid feeling was the attackers’ starlight. White Davi also raised her starlight accordingly.

Putting the tip of the horn to her mouth, she blew with force.

Pwooo! The intense sound of the wind instrument filled the room. Soon after, the two corpses she had just taken down stood up staggering. Their flesh had melted away, revealing bones and muscles clearly.

“Dead people are on our side! Dead people are on our side! Now everyone’s dead! Time to increase my followers after a while!”

She took the horn from her mouth and swung it. After the wind instrument came percussion. The percussion made of flesh and bone wasn’t very clear, but it made its own satisfying impact sound.

White Davi showed no guilt about killing people or ethics about not desecrating corpses. As if asking what’s wrong with mincing meat and cooking with it.

It was natural behavior.

Attack because they attacked, use because they can be used.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Come on! I’ll break the head of everyone who comes!”

She showed no sense of moral dilemma.

Not respecting either the living or the dead and having no boundaries, she could cross between this world and the other world.

The corpses she controlled created new corpses, while she stood still and only broke the heads of those who approached. Probably because she couldn’t move freely in order to protect Han Jae-jung.

Watching her fight through the gaps between fingers, Han Jae-jung could confirm that his thoughts were correct.

This is White Davi, Otonashi Haru.

The biggest troublemaker among magical girls who was expelled to Korea under the pretext of studying abroad after causing problems in Japan by controlling dead magical girls.

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Before Odette could release her butterfly, the wave engulfed her body. The heat like lava felt like it was burning her body. She couldn’t even scream properly.

When she could barely maintain her balance, the wave stopped.

The wave that had been crashing towards her just moments ago froze. Blue Sirius had blocked the wave not just for herself but for Odette too.

“…Why me too…?”

When Odette asked in bewilderment, Blue Sirius turned her head. Her eyes were as cold as before. That made it even more puzzling.

Why would Blue Sirius, who so despises villains, save a villain?

After sighing deeply, she asked.

“Just now, what were you talking about with Altair?”

“…! Ah, no, that’s….”

“Never mind. I know you don’t have the courage to conspire with Altair. I’m not asking because of reasons like espionage.”

“Then why?”

“Right now, are you willing to take down this villain? Like you did before.”

Odette nodded.

“That’s why. No special reason. The enemy has awakened new abilities. They’ve started moving elsewhere. It’s too much for just us.”

Blue Sirius pointed somewhere with her finger. Looking at where she pointed, they could see the villain starting to move on the waves.

Using a villain’s power to defeat a villain. While it was a humiliating situation for magical girls, Blue Sirius personally didn’t care. It wasn’t her business whether others laughed or cursed at her.

“I don’t have the luxury to be picky. I must survive and return. Although I despise you villains….”

She hates villains. So it’s advantageous if they fight each other and both get hurt. She has no intention of being stubborn about pride.

Right now, only work and survival matter.

“There are more important things than that.”

Odette understood. Then she released her butterfly.

Those words meant she would accept her joint fight, not that she would cooperate.

It meant that she would fight that villain in her own way, while Blue Sirius would do it her way. And Odette needed an ally for her own fight.

Just before Odette started moving with her butterfly, Blue Sirius spoke to her.

“Give up on Altair.”

“…What?”

“Unfortunately. She was injured by the tsunami just now. I heard she even lost her transformation. We can’t expect cooperation anymore.”

Blue Sirius gritted her teeth.

“…W-wait. Then….”

It meant the ally who could send them to space was gone. Joo Ah-yoon was dumbfounded.

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Ippotranslation 

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“H-hey! Hey!”

“What? Weren’t you captured?”

“Fortunately I was released. No, no, that’s not what’s important right now!”

Jason shouted while catching his breath.

“Help me!”

It’s frustrating but he has no ability. He cannot handle this situation.

“Please stop my brother!”

But he has it. If it’s his comrade….

Jason asked with hope.

“What? Why should I?”

However, the answer that came back was despair.

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