Raising a Villain Went Wrong (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 4
Why did I want to write a novel?
Thinking about it, it wasn’t to show anyone—it just seemed the act itself was fun.
When I gave a name to a story that didn’t exist in this world and set up its framework, the story rolled forward almost miraculously on its own.
‘But this isn’t what I wanted.’
Villains might have their reasons, but I never intended to give him such a sorrowful past.
‘If I could turn it back, I would.’
With that thought, I snapped my eyes open.
Sunlight blazed brightly, sparrows chirped cheerfully.
But something felt different.
‘Where am I?’
It wasn’t the first time I’d woken to an unfamiliar ceiling, yet no matter how many times it happened, it always left a sour feeling.
‘What is this.’
Just as I pushed aside the heavy blanket covering me up to my neck and pulled my arm out from under it—
A clear voice asked me in a flat tone.
“Hey, idiot, are you awake?”
“Huh…?”
I blinked in confusion. A boy with black eyes and loosely tied black hair was staring at me intently.
Who was this again?
‘Dan Mok Bi.’
The villain from my novel.
As I looked at him, memories slowly returned one by one. Pressing my throbbing forehead with my fingers, I asked,
“Young Master?”
“Yes.”
Confirmation came instantly.
‘So it wasn’t all just a dream.’
The Dan Mok family using Dan Mok Bi, the twin younger brother, as a scapegoat to grant Dan Mok Chang the power of the divine beast—and me saving him yesterday just as he collapsed, vomiting black blood.
I recalled Dan Mok Bi’s body, cold as ice. Grabbing his hand tightly, I asked,
“Are you alright now? Anywhere hurting? Feeling dizzy or anything?”
“Dunno.”
Dan Mok Bi shrugged.
“If you’re fine, then I guess I’m fine too.”
“What kind of theory of relativity is this… Ugh. So heavy.”
I tried to sit up to check on Dan Mok Bi, but something heavy was sitting on my stomach, making it impossible to rise.
Slowly pushing it away along with the blanket, I finally managed to sit up and rubbed my eyes with the back of my hand.
“What’s this?”
Perched on the blanket was something like a giant white furball. At my words, the furball bared its teeth and growled.
How dare you! Such disrespect toward the sacred divine beast!
It growled in a deliberately deep voice, trying to sound intimidating, yet its appearance was unmistakably—
“A cat?”
Not a cat!
Pointed triangular ears, fluffy soft fur, and a dignified little nose with whiskers sprouting from it.
No matter how I looked at it, it was a cat.
As if possessed, I reached my hand toward the furball. I stroked its fluffy chin and rubbed its soft ears.
Staring blankly at the purring furball, Dan Mok Bi answered,
“It’s the divine beast Baek Ho.”
“Baek Ho?”
At Dan Mok Bi’s introduction, the furball straightened its posture proudly and declared,
Indeed. I am the divine beast Baek Ho, whom you’ve so long yearned for… Hey! Don’t press my paw pads! It tickles!
“Oh, sorry! I saw those pink jelly-like pads and reflexively just…”
But who could resist those plump little paws!
Even as I apologized, I kept fondling Baek Ho’s front paws, prompting him to snort in exasperation.
You really are a strange human.
Oh, I’m perfectly ordinary.
‘I never expected to hear that from a mythical creature like a divine beast.’
I gave an awkward smile.
Though called a divine beast, the furball—undoubtedly a cat—licked its front paw and said to me,
Anyway, human, thanks to you I escaped danger, so I wish to repay your kindness.
Kindness? I didn’t even do anything.
Rubbing Baek Ho’s ears, I replied,
“I’m not ‘human’—I’m Yi Yeon. Yi Yeon.”
Pfft. ‘Human’ is enough. Why bother assigning a title to call you?
“You’re being awfully stingy for someone who claims to repay kindness.”
If you’re going to repay a debt, shouldn’t you at least use polite speech and call the person’s name affectionately?
Pouting my lips, I watched as Baek Ho narrowed his pale blue eyes and shot me a sidelong glare.
I dislike humans. You might change your mind someday and want to treat me like a servant. That’s why I won’t use your human name.
He looked like an adorable cotton ball, yet his words were surprisingly shrewd. I nodded obediently.
“That makes sense.”
When I agreed, Baek Ho eyed me warily with a reluctant expression.
…Why didn’t you argue?
“What do you mean? It’s true humans are bad.”
History has repeatedly proven it’s not systems or environments that are the problem—it’s people.
‘Baek Ho should keep being cautious.’
This time, luckily, he met me—the original author—but how could he be sure someone like me would help him next time?
When I nodded calmly, Baek Ho tensed his claws, looking oddly uneasy, and spoke again.
Couldn’t you at least say you’re different, or that I can trust you?
“Don’t trust me. It’s annoying.”
Why does this cat keep pestering me when I tell him not to trust me? As I snorted, Dan Mok Bi, who had been quietly listening to our conversation, gently but firmly grasped my hand.
“…?”
Why did he suddenly look so happy?
Unable to figure out what part of our exchange pleased Dan Mok Bi, I just tilted my head in confusion. Then Baek Ho tapped my thigh with his round front paw, as if demanding my attention, and said,
Hmph. Still, I’ll specially call your name. There are no bad people among those who dislike cats.
I nodded at Baek Ho’s words.
“So it really is a cat…”
No! I’m the great divine beast!
“Yeah, yeah.”
It didn’t feel credible at all, but since he insisted, I’d go along with it.
Stroking Baek Ho’s fluffy fur, I asked,
“So, is the curse completely broken now? Is Young Master safe?”
At least from my side? But I can’t be sure. They don’t seem like the type to give up easily.
At Baek Ho’s reply, I bit my lip.
‘People willing to sacrifice their twin sons wouldn’t just surrender after one failure.’
Then what should we do when another scheme comes?
As if reading my mind, Baek Ho flicked his rough tongue and answered,
We were lucky this time, but don’t count on the curse breaking again through ‘eonryeong’ next time.
“Eonryeong?”
I widened my eyes at Baek Ho’s words. He grinned, eyes curving mischievously.
What? You don’t even know how you broke the curse?
Of course I wouldn’t. I’ve only been possessing this world for less than a month.
Seeing my awkward smile, Baek Ho cheerfully explained even what I hadn’t asked.
Words hold power. Things that couldn’t exist in this world gain substance merely by being described in words. That’s eonryeong.
In short, it was the power of language.
Baek Ho tilted his head innocently.
Ordinary humans can’t wield eonryeong—how you managed it so easily baffles me. All eonryeong masters must have vanished from this world long ago.
“Oh, I actually have a hunch about that.”
After all, this is the world I created with words.
Since this world was already formed once through eonryeong, it’s only natural that my words—as the original author—carry strong power.
Put differently, Dan Mok Bi was safe only because I happened to be beside him; had it been someone else, his safety couldn’t be guaranteed.
‘He survived in the original story, so he must have survived this time too.’
But would he truly be unharmed? After all, there are many ways to survive that are worse than death.
‘In the original, I barely described Dan Mok Bi’s condition.’
If an unmentioned past could be this horrifying and cruel, his future was equally uncertain.
“Young Master.”
His life had twisted this way because of a single word from me. Guilt pricked my chest. I gripped Dan Mok Bi’s hand tightly.
“I’m so glad.”
Tears nearly spilled from the surge of emotion, but I barely held them back.
‘Ugh, why cry over something I did right? Don’t cry.’
Crying here would only make Dan Mok Bi feel worse. I fanned my damp eyes with my hand.
Watching me, Dan Mok Bi frowned.
“You’re strange.”
“Oh dear, you’re saying the exact same thing as Lord Baek Ho.”
Why do they keep calling me strange? As I gave a wry, deflated smile, Dan Mok Bi pouted and said,
“But we’ve barely just met. It’s strange you’re being this kind to me.”
“It’s not strange—it’s only natural.”
When a child this young is in trouble, who could possibly refuse to help?
“That’s…”
At my reply, Dan Mok Bi looked like he had many objections. I cut him off.
“Just think I’m doing something foolish to ease my guilt.”
“Huh?”
This is actually a novel, and I’m its author. Since I couldn’t say that, I decided to pretend I hadn’t heard his question.
I turned my gaze back to Baek Ho.
“So how can we break the curse on Young Master? Is repelling it once not enough?”
To permanently nullify it, you must break the ritual they used to summon the other divine beast. This curse will reactivate anytime they try summoning again. To be truly free of the engraved curse, he must strengthen his own power.
“So once Young Master grows strong enough, he’ll be able to overcome any curse on his own.”
Baek Ho nodded carefully.
The chances would increase. But human cultivation takes an extremely long time. Realistically, it’s impossible…
“No. There’s a way.”
Baek Ho was right.
To overcome the curse crafted by the Dan Mok family’s most esteemed elders, Dan Mok Bi would need to reach the rank of a true master.
Even if Dan Mok Bi were a once-in-a-generation genius, it would still take twenty years. But I had a trick to accelerate that timeline.
“I’ll break open my hidden piggy bank.”
“Piggy bank?”
What’s that supposed to mean?
I gave a mysterious smile.
By “piggy bank,” I meant the hidden opportunities I’d stashed throughout the story to empower the protagonist.
Of course, that piggy bank wasn’t originally meant for Dan Mok Bi.
‘Well, piggy banks exist to be used, right?’
Since I’d decided to help him, I resolved to support Dan Mok Bi with all my might.
Leaving Dan Mok Bi’s detached quarters, I headed straight for the steward in charge of the Dan Mok household’s affairs.
Of course, someone as lowly as me—a mere servant—couldn’t just request an audience with the steward and expect to see him immediately.
But!
‘I know exactly where the steward takes his breaks.’
The Dan Mok family’s steward was a hopeless smoker who’d failed at the martial artists’ expected abstinence from tobacco and was secretly puffing away.
I went directly to that spot and found him right away.
“Hello, Steward!”
“Gah!”
How startled he must have been—a high-ranking official caught red-handed smoking! I beamed cheerfully at him.
“Don’t worry, Steward. I hold no prejudice against smokers.”
“Oh, well, that’s….”
“But others might feel differently?”
“…!!”
The steward’s face turned pale. In a moment, he might flush red and snap at me for daring to threaten him!
Before he could flare up, I quickly took the initiative.
“I’d like to request a reassignment. I currently work in the laundry room.”
“You don’t need to bring such trivial matters to me.”
It wasn’t trivial at all. Smiling broadly, I declared,
“I want to become the attendant who cares for Young Master Dan Mok Bi!”
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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