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Transformation or Death Chapter 107

Chapter 107 – 

Symbol of Peace (4)

A blinding flash engulfed their vision. A beam wide enough to easily envelop a container house was fired at them. It was an attack with the heat and intensity of a falling star.

The beam that seemed capable of melting everything in its path soon came to an end. The terrible smell of melting asphalt and the billowing smoke proved its destructive power. However, that ferocious attack never reached them.

“Attacking before I transform? How ugly…?!”

Standing where the smoke cleared was Red Vega. A magical girl’s transformation is too fast to be followed by the naked eye or a cheap camera.

Having successfully transformed immediately after the attack, she countered Libra’s light by firing her own flames as a wide shield, canceling out his attack.

“It’s rational.”

“How is that rational?!”

Han Jae-jung was momentarily stunned, his mind blank.

The reason for his surprise wasn’t Libra’s appearance.

It was that the girl who had been making a scene asking for a piggyback ride just moments ago had suddenly regained her senses and taken a defensive stance.

Is it similar to the self-proclaimed anger management disorder where anger is automatically regulated in the face of a life-threatening crisis?

“Oh, wow! I’m suddenly sobering up!”

She’s claiming this, but it’s equally suspicious. Come to think of it, it was strange. No matter how weak one is to alcohol, could a person go crazy from just a few sips of a screwdriver? Of course, she did have some eccentric qualities to begin with.

No, let’s not jump to conclusions. It could have been instinctive behavior. I’ve even had times when my body or words moved before I could think.

Han Jae-jung decided not to think too deeply about it. However, this unsettling feeling would remain in his heart forever…

“Incompetent senior and big bro Jae-jung!”

“Who are you calling incompetent, you bastard?!”

“Why am I your big brother…”

As soon as White Davi called out, a huge beast emerged from beneath Han Jae-jung and Joo Ah-yoon’s feet. It was the now familiar beast villain.

“I’ll take responsibility for protecting them! There won’t be any failures like before!”

White Davi, who had already completed her transformation, rushed forward, followed by the beast zombies carrying Han Jae-jung and Joo Ah-yoon.

“Now rise, you weaklings! Burn your bones for my sake!”

As she ran, she blew her horn flute, and the sound spread widely, awakening those sleeping underground, like the Pied Piper luring children in Hamelin or a musician enticing fairies.

Skeleton soldiers and zombies with barely any skin left appeared, along with corpses of villains in the form of hunting dogs and horses.

The once-quiet street where it was hard to see a single person was suddenly filled with pale villains. It was a dark yet pure white advance, like the march of the returning dead.

“In the name of the stars, I bring you the iron mace of blood! Cover the pure white with crimson!”

White Davi shouted and blew her horn flute once more. All forces, except for the beast zombie carrying Han Jae-jung and Joo Ah-yoon, rushed towards Libra.

Even if the strength of each individual is weak, this number gathered cannot be ignored. Like sardines gathering to bite a shark, wild dogs uniting to kill a tiger, or leeches assembling to bring down an elephant.

These corpses, united without individual will, will annihilate the enemy more effectively than a cluster of living beings.

This is White Davi’s power.

Han Jae-jung stuck out his tongue as he watched the street become crowded. There were even some that had climbed onto the roofs of shops due to lack of space.

‘It’s quite a gruesome ability for a magical girl.’

Magic is the expression of one’s inner thoughts based on the stars. From this perspective, White Davi’s power to resurrect villain corpses is difficult to interpret in a positive light.

At best, it could be dressed up as ‘a desire to overcome even death’. Of course, that’s not it. Han Jae-jung, who had encountered this world as a fictional creation in a parallel universe, knows why this magic was created.

“Dead villains are good… So we must kill them all to make them good…”

“Huh? What did you say?!”

“Oh nothing, I was just thinking it’s impressive.”

Villains only become good after they die. And they must be controlled after death. White Davi’s control magic originated from this idea.

Good means death.

Death means good.

To be good is to die.

After death, you will become good.

This unofficial magic name intuitively represents her inner thoughts.

“I’ll evacuate these two and return! Can Vega hold out alone?”

“Uh, yeah… Of course! Actually, I’m more than enough on my own! Ah, my head hurts from shouting…”

Red Vega, who was continuing to fight against Libra, answered with difficulty.

“Where do you… Ugh!”

Red Vega quickly blocked Libra’s attempt to throw a punch, then drove her knee into his solar plexus.

“Go quickly!”

Her lower body movements had improved even more than before. Han Jae-jung felt an inexplicable sense of pride as he watched her continue to grow.

Now she should be able to hold out against Libra on her own.

“Yoshi (Alright)! Then let’s depart!”

With those words, White Davi climbed onto the beast zombie. The strange-looking creature, half bear and half tiger with horns on its head, roared and charged forward.

Whether it had slowed down to summon troops or not, as soon as White Davi gave the order, its speed increased incomparably. 

The sensation of wind pressing against their faces and bodies, like when riding a motorcycle, was felt once again. The speed easily exceeded 100 km/h.

“Hahaha! Kimochi ii (It feels good)!”

“Hey, I told you not to say things like that!”

“Eh! But this is my native language?!”

Han Jae-jung suddenly recalled memories of his bike. Along with the memory of his first vehicle (without a license) being destroyed by Paradox.

Although he didn’t particularly need a bike now that he could move at lightning speed, he did miss its flight ability and instantaneous teleportation like the sky blade.

‘Wait. Now that I can fully control the power of Ursa Major…’

Couldn’t he also use the power of the Big Dipper that he couldn’t use before due to the rampage of starlight? Just as this hypothesis crossed his mind, White Davi opened her rowdy mouth again.

“Jae-jung aniki (big brother)!”

“I keep telling you, why am I your brother… Never mind, what is it?”

“Why did that villain from earlier know your name?”

Han Jae-jung’s eyebrow twitched slightly. It was indeed a sharp observation.

But it wasn’t a question without an escape route.

“Brother was one of the people that Libra kidnapped before.”

“Naruhodo (I see)! So that villain bastard who always kidnapped the weak and elderly unusually kidnapped a healthy young man, and that was aniki!”

“You have a good memory… Yeah, that’s brother. But why are you calling my brother by that weird title?”

“Senior calls you brother too! It’s similar!”

White Davi laughed heartily and put her hand on Han Jae-jung’s shoulder.

“Aniki is amazing too! Most people would never dare to go out on the streets after being kidnapped by villains multiple times, but you can do it so boldly!”

“Are you insulting me?”

“Iee iee iee (No no no). Of course, it’s a compliment!”

If it wasn’t a lie, her expression and words were without wrinkles. For someone who doesn’t even bother with basic image management or self-presentation, the concept of lying seemed incongruous.

“Isn’t it amazing! If I had been kidnapped by villains several times without any power, I would have become a hikikomori out of fear! I would never want to go outside! But you’re different. Even though you’re an ordinary person, you can boldly face villains, and you didn’t even blame me for the incident on New Year’s Day!”

Joo Ah-yoon added with a smile, “That’s right~ My brother is such a big-hearted person! He treats even those who badmouth him based on rumors without any hard feelings.”

“That’s right! He’s big-hearted! He’s awesome!”

This time it wasn’t a lie either. In reality, White Davi was very fond of Han Jae-jung. She respected him with the same reverence as when people on the internet call impressive individuals ‘big brother’ or ‘daegger’ or ‘aniki’.

For her, who thought of people she only knew one-sidedly on the internet the same as people she actually met in reality, it was quite a pure respect.

“So he’s ‘big brother’ and ‘aniki’! Those are even better expressions than brother!”

“Ah, I see…”

Han Jae-jung nodded with a slight smile. Red Vega was childlike, but White Davi was even more so.

Thanks to this, he was able to easily escape the accusation of knowing the mysterious person. Moreover, since he was also involved with Libra as a civilian, things became even easier.

‘…Wait. Libra?’

This time, while letting White Davi’s words about safely evacuating him go in one ear and out the other, Han Jae-jung fell into an uneasy contemplation.

Libra could be called the most rational of the mysterious individuals. How could such a person appear without any warning and launch an attack?

If so, there must be a clear reason for it.

It’s certainly not for revenge. If it were for such a reason, he should be chasing after Han Jae-jung even now, shaking off Red Vega. But his attitude was strangely timid. He wasn’t using his specialty, quasi-divinity, nor various organic strategies using capital.

Libra has a very cautious personality. The fact that he appeared openly in front means that all preparations to execute the plan have been completed.

‘The reason for Libra to come to the forefront…’

Suddenly, a chilling hypothesis flashed through Han Jae-jung’s mind.

“Ms. Davi!”

“Yes! What is it!”

Libra is a rational mysterious person. That’s why he’s cautious. If the reason he came to the forefront isn’t because all preparations for executing his plan are complete.

If it’s for the execution of the plan.

“Turn all troops to surveillance! And tell Red Vega to retreat immediately!”

“What? But we haven’t taken senior and aniki to the shelter yet…”

“We won’t be attacked at this distance! Just drop us off and go! Quickly!”

“Kedo (But)!”

“Brother, what’s wrong?”

Joo Ah-yoon asked curiously. Han Jae-jung’s expression was desperate, as if all the previous gentleness and boredom had disappeared.

“Libra is bait! Bait to tie up the strongest of the magical girls!”

“What? What do you mean…”

“It means he’s using himself as bait to draw out the magical girls!”

How many magical girls would gather there after the report of Libra’s appearance? It wouldn’t be strange to over-invest troops against such a strong enemy.

“What he’s aiming for is the concentration of magical girl forces! And then to wipe them out in one fell swoop!”

There’s no way Libra, who once lost his power, would confidently try to defeat all the magical girls coming at him.

There are more forces outside.

“There must be mysterious individuals ambushing around Libra. It’s dangerous! Please follow my words immediately!”

“Yes! I’ve relayed it just as you said!”

“…This quickly?”

“Huh? Is there a problem?”

White Davi smiled innocently.

“I just followed because it seemed to make sense! I want to win, after all!”

Along with the curve drawn on her lips.

A line was drawn in the sky.

An unidentified flying object leaving a contrail. The identity of this object, reminiscent of an airplane or missile.

Was an arrow.

Just, an enormously large one.

“Senior? Aniki?”

White Davi tilted her head curiously. It was because of their suddenly hardened expressions.

“What’s wrong?”

She too turned her gaze to the sky, just as they were looking.

Han Jae-jung’s prediction was almost accurate. This was a trap. Libra was focusing attention on himself to prevent eyes from noticing the plot unfolding elsewhere.

The problem was that this plan wasn’t for wiping out the magical girls.

The fact that the enemy wasn’t near Libra, but very far away.

On the rooftop of a building that must be over a hundred kilometers away, there was a mysterious individual leisurely observing the parabola of the flying arrow.

“Take down the most troublesome one first.”

The line in the sky split into two and fell downward.

One, towards Red Vega.

The other, towards where Han Jae-jung was.

“That’s the basics of tactics.”

As Sagittarius muttered this, a mushroom cloud rose into the sky. The thunderous sound was a bonus.

“This should be enough of a declaration of war, right?”

Libra’s plan wasn’t targeting them.

“This should be worth the medicine price.”

The archer villain turned his back with a smirk.

With that movement, the mysterious individuals Libra had prepared in advance launched a surprise attack on D5 city.

“Let them play their territory game.”

To attack the Argo Family. Those who have been recently suppressing Libra’s family in reality and running rampant.


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Transformation or Death

Transformation or Death

Score 9.2
Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Released: 2022 Native Language: Korean
[Please transform.] [The penalty for disobedience is death.] I am saying this because I have been wronged. Help me!
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  1. pe551 says:

    Thank for the chapter

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