chapter 205
Chapter 205 – Side Story: Time Reset – 1
About ten days have passed since I returned to Earth.
I returned to my parents’ house with my older sister the very day I called my parents. My parents’ reaction to seeing me again was, well, it’s not something I can really explain in words.
As expected, the two of them refused to believe me when I told them that they had been unable to return for seven years due to circumstances. It was only after my older sister came to their aid that I was able to convince them.
Even though he didn’t completely believe it, he seemed to be somewhat convinced, but when his older sister, an A-class hunter from the Eternal Guild, said that she had some unspeakable circumstances, he seemed to have changed his mind a little.
That changed thought may sound like something out of a secret agent movie, but strictly speaking, it’s not a wrong thought.
“Just wait and see, I will definitely collect this debt.”
The older sister, who had been hit on the back several times in return for helping her younger brother, said, “If you knew about this, why didn’t you tell your parents sooner?” and gritted her teeth, saying that she would definitely collect this debt.
Well, that happened too.
“Ms. Nika, about the summons-”
“I have nothing to say.”
Since the S-class Gate subjugation, interest in me has been growing endlessly, but Nika has blocked that interest like a knife. Thanks to that, I didn’t care even though curiosity was growing more.
Instead, side effects appeared elsewhere.
“It’s so noisy I could die. I’m Nika’s summoner, why are you asking me that?”
“Me too. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know.”
“I can’t go outside either. How can I go out for a bit at 3 in the morning and have three cameras following me?”
The side effect was that the other women around me were plagued with endless questions along with Nika.
“Could it be because we are the same guild leaders?”
“You said it well. Since we are both guild leaders, why don’t we just use it for everyone? You were the only one who summoned Nika, but since it was hard to pay the fee on time, you could say that we were all mobilized. It’s true that it’s shared anyway.”
“Wait a minute. That’s a strange choice of words.”
Nika timidly objected, but she couldn’t handle the onslaught of seven people alone. I went out with Leona that day and received a lot of attention.
It was natural that a different guild leader, not Nika, would take him out in a situation where there was already a lot of attention on him.
“A powerful summoner comes with a price.”
Leona declared that the rights and compensation for me would be divided equally among the seven of them, citing the fact that it would be difficult for Nika alone to bear the price she had to pay for using me.
“The response is better than I expected?”
“Because the price of using a powerful summoner like you can’t be cheap. Hunters whose awakening ability is a summoner type will definitely sympathize with you.”
Everyone seemed surprisingly convinced. The price for being able to summon a summoner who could easily subdue an S-rank gate alone couldn’t be ordinary.
Occasionally, posts would come up claiming that it was obvious what the ‘price’ would be, given that my appearance was masculine and all of the guild leaders were women.
IDs that made such claims were often deleted within a few hours. Other people in the community said that it was self-inflicted. Why bother with the Eternal Guild of all places?
“It’s the price of facing the truth.”
Although the reason seemed a little different from what people thought.
“Why is that, child?”
There’s something I’ve been feeling lately, as I’ve been wandering around here and there as a summoner for not only Nika but also other women.
“It’s nothing.”
It’s really fortunate that the Earth has changed like this.
I couldn’t help but think that way when I saw the two massive masses hanging right next to each other. Even though they were clearly sitting still, they were rocking back and forth with the movement of the boat.
Because it is so big in so many ways, even small movements seem to be magnified and seen as something big.
“Your face doesn’t seem to be anything but nothing. You can’t fool my eyes.”
Erestica slightly gathered her chest with both arms. It was an action that seemed to indicate that she did not dislike my gaze, but rather wanted me to look at her more openly.
“Just the chairman-”
“Erestica.”
“… … I think I know why Erestica is suspected of not being human.”
I have faced countless monsters bigger than the chairman. Among the monsters, there are many whose average height exceeds 3 meters, and the dragon Mahbat is a monster that is almost as big as a small mountain.
But I have never seen a case as huge as Erestica in a completely different sense. Even Astaroth, the succubus queen, was like that. She was big in her own way, but she was nowhere near Erestica’s size.
“I’ve been like this from the beginning. It’s just a bit of a misunderstanding.”
The reason Erestica polymorphed into that form was largely due to her own indifferent personality.
He had no interest in humans until he found an abandoned child and changed his appearance for the first time, so he didn’t really know about human height.
The mother holding the baby was so small that she was considered ‘under-grown’ and was not even considered, and the humans who passed by burning the outskirts were too brief to be of much help in guessing.
After thinking about the appropriate height on my own, I came up with the number 230cm.
“Do you have any plans to continue working with a smaller schedule?”
I’ve always wondered why he keeps that appearance even after he found out that his height is far from the average human height.
Since it’s a dragon anyway, can’t it change its height at will?
“… … Didn’t I meet my first child in this form? I don’t want to change, even for that child.”
I flinched and shut my mouth. If that were to happen, I would have nothing to say. Erestica, whose eyes were filled with sorrow for a moment, carefully stroked my cheek.
“And, this is also the first time I met the child. Both of my memories are embedded in this image, so I have no intention of changing it in the future. Of course, if the child strongly wants it, I will shorten it… … .”
“No, you don’t have to do that.”
How could I possibly be crazy in this situation? When I firmly refused, Erestica smiled broadly and hugged me with an expression that said she couldn’t stand the happiness.
My chest, which had clearly grown larger than before, was pressing against me from all sides. I held her there for a while, and then I finally broke free and asked.
“… … I know it’s a bit embarrassing to say this myself, but is that the size you intended?”
“What does that mean, child?”
“Isn’t that thing you’re supporting with your arm right now?”
Because of her body type, Erestica had a habit of supporting her chest when sitting, either with one or both hands.
Thanks to this, the effect of making her already large breasts look even more prominent was evident, and it still is.
“… … This is.”
Erestica’s face became unusually confused.
“I also know that it has grown bigger than before, just like the child said. But it doesn’t shrink as much as I want.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“It’s true. You can change all other parts as you wish, but strangely enough, you can’t reduce the size of your breasts. Since healing magic doesn’t work, it doesn’t seem to be a disease, so don’t worry, my child.”
Erestica then calmly stroked her breasts. Her breasts, each of which was about two and a half times the size of her face, changed shape and squeezing as if kneading rice cakes with the movement of her fingers.
I can’t help it if I don’t know why. I thought as I turned away from the provocative scenery. If the healing magic didn’t work, then it would be okay for now, but it would have to be okay in the future.
“And, isn’t it better for the child to grow up?”
I looked around, wondering if it was really worth asking something like that at this time. Erestica was looking at me with a natural yet sly expression.
“… … I don’t hate it.”
“I see.”
Erestica released the hand that was rubbing her chest. It was an action that had no clear intention. It didn’t seem like she wanted me to move on from here.
“Are you there, Erestica?”
There was a knock on the door outside.
The reaction was quick. I instantly reverted to my summoned form, and Erestica also put on a thick coat and hid her horns. Her vertical pupils returned to their normal yellow color.
“Come in.”
“Excuse me.”
Erestica, who had confirmed that I was standing up from my seat, gave permission to come in. The door opened, and a woman with bronze skin of Latin descent greeted me in fluent Korean.
“We are almost at the place you mentioned.”
“Okay, get ready.”
Nodding, I nodded and pulled out the Dragon Sword. For a moment, Erestica’s face was filled with rapture at the sight of me holding the Dragon Sword. It was so brief that no one noticed except me.
We left the cabin and went up onto the deck. We were on top of a huge cargo ship, probably 500,000 tons. And behind us, there were about a hundred cargo ships of similar size.
This is probably a sight you will never see again in your lifetime. A fleet of about a hundred 500,000-ton cargo ships moving around.
But this time, the situation was a bit special, so there was nothing I could do. All the guild leaders of the Eternal Guild had come forward. Even if the direction was similar, they had to follow unconditionally.
“… …Here it comes.”
The reason why we had to follow them like this was approaching from afar. The Latina woman who was assisting us muttered in a very nervous voice.
It was a shark whose fins were as high as a five-story apartment building above the water’s surface.
‘It’s big.’
It was a creature whose body length was estimated at 250 meters. I wouldn’t know, but to the hunters on Earth, it would be called a disaster.
It’s a boss that emerged from an S-class gate in the middle of the ocean two years ago. Laura and Elisier combined their power to somehow destroy the gate, but they ultimately missed it.
It was thanks to the fact that I ran away as soon as I encountered the two people.
After that, he traveled between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, attacking only ships that he thought were uncaptureable, and since he was fundamentally a monster, it was impossible to stop him with just a large ship.
There was once a time when S-class hunters from all over the world banded together to try to subdue that guy. But it was all undone because they were stuck in the deep sea at a depth of over 10,000 meters for over half a year.
As soon as it became quiet, the b*stard would jump out again and start acting up. Judging from that, he was a very clever guy.
“… …run away.”
“I know.”
Just like now.
The creature suddenly changed direction and began to run away, even though it was still several kilometers away from the ship. It seemed as if it had given up on attacking, as its fins sank beneath the surface.
“Okay, let’s begin.”
Of course, I had no intention of letting them run away. That’s why all seven of us, including me, came here.
A large amount of mana began to flow into me from another cargo ship. Each cargo ship had one person on it. Erestica was also right next to me, and she was also sending mana to me.
It was a small amount compared to what I had, but to the nearby hunters, it must have seemed like a lot, enough to make them feel like they might drown in mana.
She deliberately sucked in her mana until she was almost exhausted. Erestica staggered as her legs gave out. The female hunters nearby hurriedly supported her body.
‘With this, I’ve secured an excuse.’
The other six will probably be the same, but whatever you suck up can be returned later.
He pretended to absorb all the mana and created a giant spear in his right hand. The mere appearance of the spear caused the 500,000-ton cargo ship to sway violently.
He casted a reinforcing spell to prevent the ship from being destroyed by the recoil and took a throwing stance. The tip of the spear, made of pure mana itself, aimed at the deep sea.
He shot straight out of the window. A blue halo pierced through the sea and landed squarely on the head of the shark that was fleeing far into the depths.
A mushroom cloud appeared over the sea.
“ㅡ!!!!!!”
The surrounding hunters collectively panicked and panicked, but then they saw a tidal wave of enormous size approaching, and they hastily formed a defensive barrier to disperse the approaching waves.
One of them was seen vomiting blood, as if he had not been able to completely absorb the shock. The cargo ship was rocking back and forth as if it would capsize at any moment.
If you really get to the point of being turned over, I’ll help you out secretly, but if not, you’ll have to figure it out on your own. That’s what the defensive barrier series awakened ability users are supposed to do.
‘Is the scale too big?’
I looked up at the mushroom cloud rising high in the sky. Actually, I just created that effect.
If I just say that he was pierced to death, there won’t be much visual impact. This way, people will immediately understand how crazy the attack was.
I pretended to use all my strength and hid myself with a stealth spell. The Latina woman who was supporting Erestica pointed to where I was with a surprised expression.
“It disappeared for a moment. It used so much power that it couldn’t sustain itself.”
Erestica gave a pre-arranged answer. The Latina woman, immediately convinced, stopped fussing.
This should be enough of a reason for all the guild leaders to stay home for a while. After all, they’ve killed the boss monster known as Leviathan, which has been considered the worst enemy of humanity for the past two years.
‘I wonder what Latina is doing. She said she’s trying something.’
It was an inevitable choice, as an unusual flow of time was detected in the castle.