Still, where else could I have gotten a chance? I gently brushed the head of Danmokchang with my index finger and said, “That’s right. You did well to write down your wish in the end.”
Danmokchang turned to me as if asking what I knew. I shrugged. In fact, it was more than half a gamble.
“Hyungjung-hyeok said that by sacrificing the villainous dragon, he could return to the original world. I thought that with the power to momentarily connect to the original world, my decree might work.”
It wasn’t as miraculous as rewriting the novel, but just enough for a slight opening.
The gamble paid off, thanks to a stroke of luck. I addressed Danmokbi, who was now looking at us with ominous eyes beyond Danmokchang.
“In the end, it’s also thanks to you, Hyungjung-hyeok.”
Hyungjung-hyeok, whether due to the distortion of his plots or not, wore a more sinister face than usual. Pointing with his thick fingers at Danmokchang, he asked, “What is that lizard?”
[Dash] Eek!As soon as Danmokchang faced Hyungjung-hyeok, it screamed and fled behind my shoulder. I awkwardly smiled and answered, “He’s Danmokchang’s apprentice. Now that he’s a lizard, we might need to give him a separate name.”
Should I call him Changchang?
It was when I was contemplating the lizard’s name, and Hyungjung-hyeok expressed his anger by rolling his foot.
“Darn it, if I knew it would turn out like this, I should have let the villainous dragon descend into my body.”
“Nonsense.”
I genuinely got angry at his words.
“Don’t just look at what others have. Reflect on what you have.”
“I have nothing.”
After scolding him in a pointed tone, his returning answer felt empty. I told Hyungjung-hyeok again.
“Is that so? At least the members of Blood Guild blindly follow you.”
“Well…”
This guy does whatever he wants and then acts so petty about his affairs.
“Feeding you one meal is nothing. Just say, ‘Chinppang, I’ve come to visit for a while,’ and come find me. So stop complaining.”
Though my words weren’t very kind, Hyungjung-hyeok widened his eyes as if he didn’t expect me to say that.
“…Are you saying you’ll meet me again now?”
Hearing his trembling voice, I felt a strange mood. I shrugged. If he didn’t do anything bad, there was no reason why I couldn’t meet him.
“As long as you don’t cause trouble for others, don’t secretly stare creepily, and don’t have any bad intentions. A romantic relationship might be too much, but at least, I can be a friend.”
“I…”
“I… ”
Hyeoljung-hyuk staggered towards me and extended his hand. It was the moment when I reflexively tried to shake hands with him.
Danmok-bi intervened between us. He still faced Hyeoljung-hyuk with a guarded expression.
“Don’t shake hands, just talk.”
“Unlucky brat.”
While Hyeoljung-hyuk spat curses, he didn’t swing his fist at Danmok-bi. Then he slowly turned away.
“I’ll keep that promise.”
Leaving those words behind, Hyeoljung-hyuk left the Jagalsega.
Danmok-bi, who had been vigilant until Hyeoljung-hyuk’s shadow completely disappeared, sighed and took hold of my hand.
“Too naive, Yeona.”
“Is that so? But there’s nothing I can do.”
I forced a bitter smile.
Thinking about what Hyeoljung-hyuk did to us, calling him a friend was an unimaginable title. But I couldn’t hate him until the end.
Also, he was a character in a novel that I wrote with affection.
“And now, I’m just too tired.”
Instead of explaining that fact, I embraced Danmok-bi. Initially taken aback, Danmok-bi soon hugged me back.
Hyeoljung-hyuk, who came out of Jagalsega, didn’t go far. Hiding in a relatively deserted street, he sat on the ground.
‘He’s a guy with no gaps until the end.’
In the midst of the pain that felt like my heart being torn apart, Hyeoljung-hyuk grabbed his stomach with both hands.
Suddenly, such pain. When a pain I had never known in my life turned my stomach upside down, I couldn’t help but laugh.
While laughing weirdly on the ground, the only thing that came to Hyeoljung-hyuk’s mind was Jegal Yeon, only one person.
‘But if it’s him, he’ll protect Yeon to the end.’
Jegal Yeon drew something on paper. Because it was the first time seeing those characters, Hyeoljung-hyuk didn’t know what she had written. A dazzling light enveloped them, and right after that, Danmok-bi severed the evil dragon.
But the evil dragon didn’t disappear obediently.
[Cursed] Receive the curse!Suddenly pulled out by force by a human, the evil dragon, before disappearing, spread a severe curse. The direction of that curse was towards Jegal Yeon.
The moment he realized it, before he could think, his body moved first. She seemed unaware that she had covered Hyeoljung-hyuk with the curse of the evil dragon while concentrating on using her command.
But he knew. The man sitting next to her, Danmok-bi.
‘The day will come when you feel relieved by the fact that your opponent has no gaps.’
A guy overflowing with greed for monopoly, there’s no way he’ll let Yeon be in danger. He’ll certainly protect her, cherishing her and living with her.
‘I really liked it.’
Hyeoljung-hyuk closed his eyes. Even in pain, his mind was strangely at ease.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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