Kim Taegun, a nationwide gangster turned loan shark boss.
A celebrity notorious for throwing parties with beauties taken from debtors 365 days a year.
That's my dad.
But didn't he say he'd washed his hands of that life?
Still a gangster?!
"Yo, Dad!!"
I called him immediately.
Through the speaker, booming music and women's moans blared.
- Yo, son! What's up…?!
- Thrust!
"Dad, what the hell?! I ran into some villains, and they mentioned you!!"
- Haha, hell yeah!! My legend still echoes in the back alleys, huh?!! These new villains act tough but ain't shit…!!!
-Thrust!
"Huh…? Legend…?"
This was starting to feel ominous.
Kim Taegun wasn't just some thug.
What if he's an awakened with a constellation…?
Nothing about that online, but hero abilities and constellations are usually classified.
In Kim Taegun's case, he'd be a villain, not a hero…
"You're not still doing villain shit, are you?"
- No way, man! I'm just running a loan business, lending to villains too…!!!
-Thrust!!
Kim Taegun's a loan shark boss, so lending money isn't weird.
But lending to villains could be a problem.
- Yo, son, you in Seoul?
"Yeah, just here for a friend."
- Yo!!!! You should've called your dad first…!!!
-Thrust!!!
Since earlier, lewd sounds kept coming through the speaker.
Is this crazy dad banging 24/7, 365 days a year?
"I'm heading back soon, no time to see you."
- That's not what I mean!!! Seoul's vibe is off right now!! A villain named Crocodile might stir shit up soon!!!! Even if you're my son, wandering without security is dangerous…!!!
-Thrust!!!
No official villain alerts were out for Seoul.
Meaning Kim Taegun's info isn't public.
"Yo, how do you know that?"
A bad vibe hit me.
What if Crocodile and Kim Taegun are connected?
I might have to beat up my own dad…!
Kim Taeyang!!!
Evolving into the ultimate bastard?!!
- I'm after him too!! He hasn't paid me back…!!!
- Thrust…!!!
Not in cahoots, then.
Phew…
- Thrust! Thrust!
But seriously, is this guy making calls or screwing?!
It's driving me nuts!!
"Dad, focus on the call when you're on the phone."
- You bastard────!!!
"?"
- You calling me without banging first?!?!
"???"
- Before making a call, you gotta fuck!!! If you're not fucking when a call comes, you shove it in the nearest living fleshlight and answer!!! That's our father-son pact…!!! A call without a woman's heavy breathing is worthless…!!!
"..."
I'm drained…
Let's avoid Kim Taegun as much as possible…
"Yeah, I was banging. Gotta go, urgent stuff."
- Alright, son!!! Stay rock hard!!! Hahaha!!!
I ended the call and turned to the villains.
"Yo, you're Crocodile's goons, right?"
"N-No, we're not!"
"Huh? Speak straight before I call my dad!! Huh?!!"
"Sorry…!"
"Where's he at?"
"..."
The villains exchanged uneasy glances.
Looks like the Crocodile event's already kicking off.
***
Jung Yoona needed a talk.
So did Seol Harin.
Or maybe a fight.
"You want to be a sow?! A sow?! After how I raised you?! You're my daughter! How can you smear my name like this?!!"
"I'm not your daughter, I'm Seol Harin! You're the one bribing my friends and master to stay away!!"
"Stop with the 'master' crap…!"
Jung Yoona was driving.
Her schedule was tight, with somewhere to be.
But the talk couldn't wait, so she brought Seol Harin along to settle it on the move.
She drove herself out of embarrassment.
Even with trusty Manager Kim, she didn't want him hearing this.
"I gave you everything you wanted! What's the problem? If you'd just been half as good as Hajeong…!"
She caught herself.
Her anger had clouded her judgment.
"…Sorry for saying that."
"Let me out."
"Harin, I'm worried about you. You have a dream, don't you? To become the Swordmaster, the greatest swordsman."
"My only dream now is to be Master's wife."
"What the hell—"
BOOOOM!!!
"!"
Out of nowhere, the car flipped.
A truck had slammed into it, causing a crash.
"Mom…?"
Jung Yoona passed out.
Seol Harin was bleeding from her head.
'It's chaotic outside… This isn't a normal accident!'
Seol Harin's instincts were spot-on.
As she crawled out of the wrecked car, sword in hand, a villain with a crocodile head stood before her.
In one hand, he held a bloodied Manager Kim.
"Found you. Prey."
"Ugh…?!"
S-rank villain Crocodile.
Taking advantage of the post-crash chaos, he subdued Seol Harin.
Sacks were thrown over the mother and daughter's faces.
They were stuffed into a trunk and taken somewhere.
Some time later.
When the sacks were removed, they were tied up in what looked like an abandoned factory.
Crocodile loomed over them, axes in both hands.
Jung Yoona shouted desperately.
"Money's what you want, right?! I'll wire it now, just let us go!"
"Tell me where the Immortal Crown is kept."
"W-What crown?"
The Immortal Crown was a legendary artifact.
Rumored to have been bought by Samgeon Group at a global auction.
But it was just a rumor.
Samgeon never acquired it.
Whoosh—!
Crocodile swung his axe.
It was so sharp, it sliced through Seol Harin's hair in one cut.
"Next is your right arm. Where's the Immortal Crown?"
"Wait! Okay, I get it! It's not in Seoul! It's in the provinces!"
"Where?"
"Busan!"
"Why Busan?"
"Well… because…"
"You're lying."
"No!"
Whoosh—!
The axe flew without hesitation.
Crocodile lived up to his name—reptilian, devoid of emotion when cutting people.
But Seol Harin's arm didn't come off.
Clang—!!
She'd broken free of her restraints.
"Your axe looks like it'd slide in smooth. Stronger than you look."
"Of course. I'm a gym rat."
"Hm?"
Shhhk!
Seol Harin pulled a sword from her subspace.
Radiating killing intent, she faced Crocodile.
Her blazing sword aura forced even Crocodile to step back.
He took a stance, keeping his distance.
"The next Swordmaster, huh? Living up to the name."
Crocodile knew of Seol Harin's nickname.
Not just as his target's daughter, but because she was that famous.
"But you're still a student… If you know my name, you know this is reckless."
What Crocodile didn't know:
In just a few months, the girl called the next Swordmaster had become someone else entirely.
"I'm not the next Swordmaster."
"Then what are you?"
Whoosh!
Her sword moved with precision.
Her fluttering hair followed the motion.
The blade aimed straight at Crocodile, unwavering.
"I'm the number one sow of Taeyang's ranch."
Her eyes gleamed with murderous intent.
"The woman who'll become Master's wife one day."
"?"
A weird introduction, but that wasn't the point.
Her resolve was the real deal.
"So I won't lose to a villain like you…!"
"!"
Clang—!
Their weapons clashed, sparks flying.
***
"Everyone, stand back! The villain's taken hostages!"
At an abandoned factory near Seoul, police, heroes, and onlookers buzzed with tension.
S-rank heroes who'd just arrived rushed to the bloodied Manager Kim.
"Senior Kim Woohyun! What the hell happened?"
"Crocodile. He caused a crash and kidnapped the Chairwoman and her daughter."
"Let's go in."
"No. He's activated 'Crocodile's Swamp.'"
Crocodile's Swamp was a barrier.
So powerful, even S-rank heroes couldn't enter recklessly.
"His swamp is deadly. You can't predict what anomalies it'll cause."
The swamp inflicted random status curses.
So severe, stepping in blindly could cost your life.
That's why Crocodile was an S-rank villain.
"So what now? We can't just wait!"
"I called for backup. A hero immune to all status effects who can take Crocodile down alone."
"Who?"
"Yokozawa Tomoe. Ark's dean."
Tomoe boarded her private jet the moment she got the call.
Even so, it'd take at least 30 minutes for Tomoe to arrive.
Who knows what could happen before then?
"Damn it. If I could've stopped it earlier…"
Manager Kim's fists trembled.
Nearby heroes tried to comfort him.
Just then—
"Hey! Stay back! No entry!!"
"Senior, move!!"
CRASH—!
A car smashed through the barricade.
Click.
A hulking man stepped out of the driver's seat.
Blonde hair, jacked muscles, gnarly piercings.
"Yo! This ride's got killer vibes!! Sick car, man!!!"
It was me, Kim Taeyang.
"Who the hell are you?!"
"Huh? Already forgot my name, goldfish brain?!!!"
My rough voice echoed loudly.
The heroes started whispering.
"…Isn't that guy a villain?"
"For real! I saw him on a wanted poster!"
"He's the murderer Choi Dukbae, right?!"
"No way! He's the Finger Crusher Yoo Hyukjoong!!"
"I'm sure of it! He's the serial rapist Na Kanghyun!!"
No way there's that many villains who look like me…?!
"..."
On second thought, I nodded.
The faces of those criminals did kinda resemble mine…
I mean, extras all look the same, right?
Fucking game devs, typical cheapskates…
"Yo, everyone shut up. I'm heading through the barrier."
"?"
I strode toward the abandoned factory.
"Kim Taeyang! Don't go any closer!! That barrier's got unpredictable curses!!"
Manager Kim's warning was valid.
'Crocodile's Swamp' is a barrier with random curses.
It could burn you to ashes, infect you with deadly poison, or cause an explosion that turns a 10km radius to dust.
That's the setting, anyway.
But I've never seen the swamp's effects actually be random.
It's always the same, despite the "random" label.
Goddamn devs, so stingy it hurts…
"You know how much trouble your bravado's causing, you delinquent punk?!!"
Bloodied Manager Kim blocked my path.
"Yo, it ain't bravado."
No explanation would convince these heroes.
I'd just show them.
"Can't you hear it?"
"Hear what?"
Step.
I walked up to him.
And threw a surprise gut punch…!
Thwack…!
"Guh?!"
"The wombs of the sow mother-daughter duo trembling, loud enough to reach here!! Huh?!!!"
"W-Wombs…?"
Thud—
Manager Kim, already badly injured, went down with one hit.
The real problem was the S-rank heroes gathered here.
"That crazy bastard…?!"
"He is a villain!!!"
"Grab him!!"
"Kill him!!!"
The heroes charged at me.
Hands in my pockets, I jumped lightly.
"Yo!"
Thanks to leg muscles that can handle a 1-ton jump squat, I cleared the barrier in one leap.
At the same time, my dick stood rock hard!
Throb…! Throb…!!
That's the barrier's effect.
But it's not just some erection curse.
Look at the S-rank heroes who followed me in.
"Arghhh-!?"
"I-I came…!!"
"Ugh♡ Haah…♡ Nghhh♡"
"So good so good so good so gooood…!!! I'm coming again-♡"
This barrier inflicts a curse that makes heroes climax.
Not just once—it keeps going until they pass out.
"Ugh…! Kim Taeyang!!"
Outside the barrier, Manager Kim shouted, his face twisted.
"How…! How are you fine…?!"
"Yo, I can control my nut like a pro."
"?"
Total bullshit.
Even for Kim Taeyang, physiological limits can't be defied.
I'd prepared in advance.
Hecate, the goddess of curses.
I cast a curse on myself using her stigma.
The curse's effect:
- I become premature.
The curse hit hard, so even the Swamp of Climax couldn't faze me.
"Yo, bro, just suck your thumb out there. I'll save that Chairwoman you serve with these thick fingers, alright? Kekeke."
"Ugh… Damn it…"
Leaving the climaxing heroes behind, I stormed into the abandoned factory.
Clang—!
A fight was already raging inside.
Seol Harin.
As expected, she was holding her own.
In the original story, first-semester Seol Harin wouldn't stand a chance against Crocodile.
Without a constellation, she'd have been done for.
But now, her strength stat is abnormally jacked.
Slash—!
"Grr…!"
I thought about watching to nurture her growth…
But seeing her get hurt pissed me off so much I kicked the door down.
"Hey!!! You dare put a scratch on my sow?! Are you insane?!!!! Huh?!!!! Begging to get locked up for property damage?!!!!"
Crocodile turned, his face full of confusion.
Probably wondering how I breached the barrier.
Seol Harin, on the other hand, beamed.
"You…! I knew you'd come!"
"Yo, don't get sappy over the obvious. You hurt bad?"
"Not much… ugh…!"
She clutched her side.
It wasn't a deep cut, but she was bleeding heavily.
"This crocodile-headed fucker's really pissing me off…"
We'd save the reunion joy for later.
"No idea how you got through the barrier, but I'll cut you too. You look tough."
Crocodile advanced, spinning his axes, his humanized constellation at his side.
"Yo, Pomi, ready?"
"Master!"
I brought my humanized Pomi too.
"Constellation stone."
"Master? What's this? My body's all tingly!"
The constellation stone evolves a humanized constellation further—called 'Godfication.'
It unlocks power on a whole different level.
"Yo, crocodile head. I was gonna rough you up lightly, but I changed my mind."
"Hm?"
"You're fucking dead. No joke, for real."
Flash—!
Pomi was engulfed in a massive light.
Unlike the cheap smoke effect of Humanization, this was next-level.
The effect matched the transformation in Pomi's appearance and demeanor.
"It's been ages since I reclaimed my power…"
Her blue eyes deepened, glowing with an eerie intensity.
Her outfit was still risqué but far more ornate than the bikini from Humanization.
Most striking were the massive claws on her hands.
Sharp enough to shred anything.
"Who do I kill, Master?"
Pomi's voice was chilling, devoid of her usual playful charm.
"Yo, that one."
I pointed at Crocodile's constellation.
He looked rattled.
Clack—
Pomi approached, a sinister smile on her lips.
"Give me three seconds."