Translation"Why can’t I win, no matter how hard I try?"

Park Jun-hyuk, beaten to a pulp and on the verge of death, lamented his fate.

"Idiot. Do you even realize how pathetic you are for the Martial God to personally step in?"

"No way..."

He probably didn’t expect that the Martial God himself would order his execution.

"Didn’t you know who the Martial God was in his lifetime? The greatest warrior in Korean history wouldn’t look kindly on you, relying on the power of a fragment just to win."

The Martial God might have had no head for politics, but his fighting prowess was undeniable. No way he’d approve of a champion who leans on the power of a fragment.

"Tch."

"But still, thanks. Thanks to you playing the troll this early, I could get rid of a nuisance."

"Wh-What do you mean...?"

"It means you, dumbass."

   *Smack!*

I kicked him in the face, knocking him out cold.

---

The team event ended that way. Hansung Academy won, but Park Jun-hyuk’s foolish actions brought them nothing but shame. “How could they let something like this happen?” people grumbled about Hansung’s lack of control over its cadets. After I provided my statement to the hunters from the Association, I was released.

Park Jun-hyuk somehow managed to survive, but with the forced removal of the fragment fused with his magic circuits, he had to get an artificial heart. His days as a hunter were over. As soon as he was stable, he was "escorted" to the Association. His life was essentially ruined. Even if he blamed it on youthful recklessness, the sinister energy he unleashed from the fragment spilled beyond the stadium, terrifying civilians.

"The academy is in trouble, that’s for sure."

Hansung’s reputation took a hit. They won the tournament, but the incident left students feeling anxious and some civilians speculating the worst. “Is Hansung an academy for villains, or a place for monsters disguised as students?” Thankfully, this perspective was limited to a few extreme opinions. Choi Si-woo, wielding the Second Divine Sword, had managed the arena while I, the White Flame Sword, captured Park Jun-hyuk, avoiding a total scandal. Nevertheless, the academy declared a temporary shutdown to allow a full investigation into the origin of the fragments.

As for me, I couldn’t care less about the academy’s troubles. Since awakening Aži Dahāka’s powers, my focus was on pursuing Reyna. That half-elf who already had some interest in me—I intended to make her mine by the end of today. My next goal: the Bow of Yggdrasil.

"Do you really have to take the Bow of Yggdrasil right now?"

"Yep."

Principal Young-hee seemed determined to keep the bow from me, but it was pointless. The students were bearing the brunt of the investigation, and it was the student council, not the principal, handling most of the academy’s troubles.

"This academy has gotten far too complicated compared to the original story."

[The adjustment to causality may have deemed the academy less necessary than in the original plot.]

With my presence and Choi Si-woo’s regression, many of the original events at the academy were skipped, and its importance as a main setting diminished. Perhaps the academy’s downfall was part of causality’s adjustment.

"Hmm. I’d still like to keep the academy going, though."

Maybe I should check the anonymous message board. It’s important to gauge the students’ sentiment at a time like this. If dissatisfaction grows among them, converting the students to the Black God cult could be an option. And if that happens, flipping the academy would be simple.

---

**Title:** Park Jun-hyuk, You Son of a B*tch. If you’re going to die, die quietly.

Damn, that bastard. Thanks to him, kids now point at Hansung uniforms and call us monsters. Even my mom asked if I was one. If Yoo Eun-ha hadn’t stopped him, we’d be branded a villain academy for sure.

- "Wasn’t this already a villain academy anyway? Lol."
- "For real, people are saying it was a gang fight between Hansung’s villain factions."
- "So I guess Yoo Eun-ha is the head of the Hansung villains?"
- "Please lead us, Eun-ha !"
- "Man, looking at your IP color, you’re a second-year. Calling a first-year your leader, though?"
- "If she’s pretty, she’s our leader, you idiot."

The students’ reactions were as detached as ever. It seemed like they’d already brushed off what Park Jun-hyuk had done. As expected of Hansung’s cadets. Even the female students were in a frenzy.

---

**Title:** Honestly, I want to get it on with Yoo Eun-ha .

I want to pin her down, feel her wet lips, and make her tremble. The way she wielded her sword against Park Jun-hyuk… if only she’d use it to mess me up too.

- "Girl, you’re crazy. She’s surrounded by flowers already; why would she pick weeds?"
- "But damn, she does have a body to die for. I wouldn’t mind if she gave my butt a good smack."
- "Are there only lesbians at this academy?"

Honestly, it seems like Hansung’s female cadets have an exceptionally high probability of being lesbians, especially since Choi Si-woo transformed into a woman. Even those who used to like Si-woo still feel drawn to her, despite the change. It’s just how it is. Relationships between cadets are expected to remain strictly professional, but there’s nothing prohibiting romance outside traditional male-female dynamics.

"It's a burden being this beautiful."

Overall, the mood isn’t too bad. Some are even glad the break extends their chances to earn money before classes resume.

"So, I guess it’s time to..."

Pursue Reyna?

---

I invited Reyna over to my place. I planned to invite Han Su-ji later, but this moment was for Reyna. Sure enough, she looked puzzled as to why I’d summoned her. I gently pulled her into a hug.

"Reyna, you’ve done so much."

"Oh, um, no, it’s Yoo Eun-ha who—"

She wasn’t wrong. I did handle most of it myself, trying to keep the heroines’ abilities as concealed as possible. Before the fight with Park Jun-hyuk, Choi Si-woo, Reyna, and Han Su-ji had only used swordsmanship, archery, and spear techniques enhanced by physical strength. Now, it was time to start building up to claim Reyna.

"Honestly, I was planning to skip the team event. But then the principal offered me something I couldn’t refuse."

"What is it?"

"The Bow of Yggdrasil. Have you heard of it?"

"Of course. The legendary bow from the ancient Elf Kingdom before our ancestors came to Earth."

The story was that it was used by the Elf Queen to defeat the Demon King with a hero. But as the Elf Kingdom declined, the bow was lost in a cataclysm that altered space and time, burying it with the ruined kingdom. Remarkably, it somehow ended up in Korea and was found by skilled hunters, eventually becoming part of Hansung Academy’s collection. Originally, it was something Reyna only acquired toward the end of the original storyline, so she never expected it to be stored at Hansung.

"Right."

"But I thought it had vanished. Why bring it up now?"

"If I get it for you, will you be mine?"

I looked her straight in the eyes and asked.

"What? Are you saying… that way?"

"Yes."

"How could you even find it? Well... if you manage to retrieve the Bow of Yggdrasil, I guess I could consider it."

Reyna chuckled in disbelief.

Exactly the reaction I expected. The cataclysm distorted space-time, and after the kingdom’s collapse, the descendants searched for the bow in vain. I took the box containing the bow from my desk.

"Here."

I handed her the Bow of Yggdrasil as if I’d just picked it up off the street.

"Huh?"

Reyna looked at me, stunned, and opened the box. She gasped as the radiant, platinum-coated bow greeted her. Enchanted with rare magic and usable only by an elf’s bloodline, it was a mythical weapon with a range that defied boundaries. And now, it was in the hands of Reyna, the descendant of elves.

"The Bow of Yggdrasil. It came to Korea through the remnants of the Elf Kingdom during the cataclysm and ended up in Hansung Academy’s vault."

"It... it can’t be. This must be fake, right?"

"You should be able to tell if it’s real, being an elf’s descendant."

Reyna closed her eyes and channeled her magic into the bow. A moment later, the platinum color burst into a dazzling array of colors, with radiant light resting at both ends of the bow.

"Oh... it’s real. How did you…?"

"Because, Reyna, I want you."

When I want something, I’ll do whatever it takes to obtain it. This was partly for the storyline, but mostly for her.

"Looks like the rumors were true. Oh my~♥"

Her face flushed as she fidgeted, and I couldn’t resist grabbing her soft, round bottom.

"Why the coy act? I’ve already got you trained."

Now that Choi Si-woo was no longer male, I had no reason to hold back on Reyna. I intended to claim her tonight.

I am, after all, a dragon with bound

less desire.

---

"Kate."

I called out to Kate, who sat quietly like a doll in the corner of my room.

"Yes, Lord Dahaka."

"Open the gate."

With a crackle, Kate transported us to my Black God cult estate in Songdo, a penthouse with a stunning view and every luxury imaginable.

And as I embraced the dazed Reyna, I thought—tonight, she would be mine.