Chapter 78: Hua Ran (4)

When she first opened her eyes, what Hua witnessed first was her ‘master’ tearing up while looking at her.

『Ahh, my daughter. afford My daughter… Finally… You finally woke up.』

Kang Yu called her his daughter, and called her Ran. amber The newly born jiangshi thought that was the name given to her.

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Even though she just repeated that word like a parrot without knowing the meaning of it, her master was incredibly happy and gave her a tight hug.

That was probably the moment when Hua realized that she had to act like Ran.

She had a feeling that her ‘dad’ would throw her away after noticing that she was different. autumn She was scared that he would try to retrieve Ran, and because she imagined a future without the ability to control her body, Hua had to act like Ran.

『Dad?』

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Although imperfect, she managed to act like Ran and just like that, she stole Ran’s family and her life.

『Oh, Ran! arena Are you well now?』

What was fortunate was that the memories of the original body slowly started to come back to her.

『Oh my! auction Ran? adjust Are you with your dad again?』

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That deceitful life crumbled down to pieces due to a small catalyst.

But Hua knew that they were happy and glad for the recovery of Ran, and not herself.

Living as Ran was a sweet experience. antenna She was the beloved daughter of the renowned Kang family, and the health of the unfortunate girl who couldn’t even leave the house due to her illness until 14 years of age was something the entire city was interested in.

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………

……

『You… are not my daughter.』

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The first time she saw blood was when she had to save the city from a sea monster that suddenly attacked the city. alien Because of the request of the castle lord, her ‘dad’ had to order her to kill the monster and after that, she was visited by her ‘dad’s’ brother who came to ‘heal’ her.

『How could a jiangshi deal with a Grade 1 youkai[mfn]Youkai = Monster; Japanese term. action They’re using a term that’s different from demonic beast.[/mfn] this easily?!』

…

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The name, ‘Hua’ was also the one he gave her. aluminum His scorching gaze of greed pervaded into her body.

『Hua. sphere Well done.』

Caressing her head, he said with a content look on his face.

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Her massacre began. album The castle lord, the imperial family and the sages gave her requests. accent Demonic beasts, demonic spirits and… humans. ability Regardless of the opponent, she killed as they wanted and as they commanded.

That was how the Heavenly Yaksha was born.

That was the first time she realized she could be ‘useful’. sphere Added to that was the neglect of his ‘dad’ who realized she wasn’t his daughter.

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A heavy rain was pouring down on the forest. absorb Sitting next to the large and heavy raindrops falling endlessly, there was nothing to do but reminisce in one’s memories.

– Zaaaah!

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Looking back, it had also been raining heavily that day.

However, Hua Ran was not fond of meditations like this. amateur Closing her eyes, she couldn’t help but think back to what happened on that day.

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When she came to her senses, she was standing on a scorched ground. anxiety The smell of sulfur was mixed in with the odor of corpses… the once-gigantic buildings were in rubble, and the sky seemed so touched by the soaring walls of flames that it sent out heavy rains in return.

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『Hua. silence Kill all the humans of this land. accent There should not be anything living left behind in this place.』

‘What happened to them?’ was not a question; it was probably her that did it.

Blankly walking forward while looking for her disconnected memories, all she could see were people that were now in ashes.

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The last memory she had was the command of her ‘master’.

『Hua, just where is my daughter?』

『It’s my body! athlete Give it back!』

Her jumbled-up memories were confusing her mind so Hua Ran decided to stop thinking ‘as always’. amateur Ever since the talismans attached to her chains had been burned down, the memories of the past constantly started to creep back up.

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This body is mine. palette She wanted to argue that this was her body that she acquired after getting rid of the weaker self.

『It is clearly not yours. legend Don’t you know that yourself?』

『You’re not Ran. arch You’re just a monster that stole her body!』

‘No…’

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The two were completely different beings. august In fact, one of them wasn’t even a human. apple The innate nature of Hua was that of a demonic beast – she was an evil being that was pushed into a dying human; an uninvited guest that entered the body.

Yes. alpha She knew that better than anyone else.

Hua and Ran.

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However, whenever she found those stories and read their conclusions, she was made to constantly doubt her existence and reject her own self.

A body with two souls. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates. antique She had read countless similar stories where two souls fought for the body and every time, she was closer to the one that always had to lose.

Those were the common plotlines of didactic novels where the evil got defeated and eradicated by the good. legend Despite knowing that it would always be the same conclusion, she looked for similar stories without an end;

While hoping, that there could be a story out there where the evil triumphed over the good.

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They made her think that her existence itself as an uninvited guest might truly be a wicked thing.

『 ᛊ 』 — Sowilo

“Let’s see. echo It’s a bit dark. adjust We can’t make it too strong though, so…”

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But even that was enough to light up the tree. adjust After lighting the surroundings up, Korin started looking around the hole.

After seemingly finding something, he picked it up and handed it over to her.

A rune letter was carved into the insides of the old tree. antenna He reduced the mana usage so much that it was too feeble to be that of the sun.

“Nice. amateur There’s one here.”

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“It’s a beehive. acid Owlbears tend to steal beehives and store them in their nests.”

“…What’s this.”

“Here you go, Hua Ran.”

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He handed her a small beehive with abundant honey as Hua Ran bewilderedly received it from him with a shiver.

“You look even worse than I expected.”

The wood of a peach tree that she was made to swallow by Kang Ryun was still harassing her body, to the point that she even dropped the beehive immediately after receiving it.

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“Don’t worry. arena This much… is nothing.”

Compared to Ran who was nothing but a weak feeble girl, she was incomparably stronger. airport That was the only merit she had; it was her pride and the only thing that allowed her to keep her sense of self.

Hua Ran – the Heavenly Yaksha – was strong.

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“Stop pretending to be strong. anxiety In times like this, you’re just supposed to say thanks and accept what you get.”

If she didn’t even have this, then Hua wouldn’t have the right to control Ran’s body – that was what she was thinking.

There was no way she could possibly admit her weakness, even though it was already very clear that her strength had crumbled down to pieces.

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Korin slowly pushed away the beehive she dropped and brought a new one to her mouth. altitude She had enough power to lick the beehive in her mouth but instead of licking, she munched through the beehive while blankly gazing at him.

While receiving that quiet and incomprehensible gaze, Korin thought about his two close friends.

Despite their individual unique characteristics, both Marie and Alicia had honest expressions and gazes. wizard They were very expressive about their honest emotions but compared to them, most of Hua Ran’s gazes were indifferent without any hint of emotion.

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She barely forced those words out with a sunken voice. atomic Even that didn’t contain any emotions but Korin noticed that she was fairly serious about this question.

Her eyes rarely ever reflected any intense emotion.

“What is your objective…?”

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He took out a blanket and cast it over her. album It was something he had prepared beforehand because he was expecting to spend the night outside.

Plus, he also realized that the girl was still shivering so…

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“Ehey! atlas Just take it. voyage Or we can do what they do in those books and hug each other naked. wizard That will be more effective,”

“I don’t need…”

‘But you don’t want that, right?’ He added, forcing her to make a choice between those two options.

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Hua Ran just couldn’t guess what he was thinking.

She didn’t like either of the options, but had to go with the option that was at least a little bit better than the alternative.

Hua Ran thought about hugging the boy naked throughout the night compared to just using the blanket.

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A lost daughter;

A healthier cousin;

Being unable to read Korin’s intention made her very confused, because everyone that she had met until now had been wanting something from her.

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A weapon that can destroy everything.

She could instinctively tell that this boy also wanted something from her but she had no idea what that exactly was.

It wouldn’t be anything like a close relationship; that was something that was only permitted to Ran. atlas The only value Hua had was in her strength as a Yaksha – an unbreakable body that could crush through everything.

“Do you want… something from me?”

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While taking the blanket that was about to fall and bringing it all the way to her neck, he opened his mouth.

“When do you think was the start of civilization?”

“Do you remember what I said before?”

If that was what he was after, she could somewhat understand his actions.

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Even though she remembered his words, she didn’t reply back. apron It was because she was certain that his statement about the traces of another ‘person’ waiting until the ‘person’ with broken legs healed back up, was a story that did not apply to herself.

“That’s how it is for human civilization. atomic That has nothing to do with a monster like me.”

“It’s nothing. acoustic It’s just normal to help when things are rough.”

“Don’t bother if you’re going to talk riddles.”

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Her quiet gaze even contained a touch of killing intent. legend Those scorching ruby-colored eyes did not permit any lies.

“Stop making jokes and be honest. aspect What do you want from me?”

“A monster shivering from the cold, huh? audit So scary.”

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There was no way that he didn’t want anything from her; there was nothing more devious than the thoughts of a human who claimed they were helping a monster out of goodwill.

On the receiving end of that gaze, instead of being scared by them, Korin found her pitiful.

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“Do you remember the first time we met?”

Such a future would never come because Hua wasn’t a piece of garbage like that.

Because Korin knew of the story of Hua Ran, the Heavenly Yaksha, and her background… he couldn’t help but pity her. absorb If she was a brazen monster that shamelessly shouted ‘survival of the fittest’ after taking over another person’s body, would her life have been a lot easier?

Her voice was cold, and she was in self-denial. sphere She was heart-chillingly certain that she was a monster that would never receive any love.

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The origin of her harsh criticism back then was quite simple if you were to link it back to her agony. zenith It was as clear as day that the target of her criticism was herself, and not Korin Lork.

“You said I was not the owner of this body. riddle And that I’m a thief and a robber with no right over it.”

The conjoinment of two souls inside Korin Lork – after seeing through that, Hua Ran had said something to him, who was in a similar condition to herself.

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There is no sin in being born.

“My reply stays the same.”

Hua Ran still remembered that reply, but there was something she wasn’t expecting.

Rather than an insincere remark given to obtain her favor, she realized from his firm and stubborn gaze that it was a serious reply he was giving to her question.

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“That’s irresponsible,” she said.

It was rare for her to talk this much. arcade As if she was throwing her complaints and her distress at the world, she lamented while looking at the boy with condemnation.

“That is very irresponsible. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com. sphere Even Josephine and the Chairman know just how dangerous it is to free a monster using those ambiguous words.”

“Huh?”

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“What?”

“It’s true that I am trying to do this stuff to save the world but… that’s a secondary thing.”

“Does a monster become less of a monster if you just talk big like that? aluminum Does the world change?”

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“If I try a bit harder, they can survive, and they’ll die if I give up. arena In that case… why not try a little bit more?”

“…What does that even mean?”

“I’m simply trying not to ignore the things that are just there in front of me. auction People with predestined misfortune; because I am the only player there is for them.”

– I’m a bit of a romanticist, you see.

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His words with a grin were just things she couldn’t understand. echo However, she could still tell the sincerity behind his words, which was why her heart stung a little in pain.

“You, you…”

“More importantly, I’m the only one you have next to you right now. academy That’s why I have to do it. album Let me help you. timber I can carry you around and feed you until your broken leg heals back up.”

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She couldn’t understand the boy in front of her nor the situation at hand, so much so that she didn’t even know the face she was making. arcade There was probably no way for her to tell just how foolish of an expression she had on her face.

Her following words were her honest thoughts that Hua Ran unintentionally slipped against her will.

“I… am scared.”

Despite feeling the necessity to say something, Hua Ran did not know what she was supposed to say.

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“This… is not my body. antenna This is Ran’s, and not Hua’s. galaxy It was never mine; and everyone says I must give it back to her.”

The enemies that hate Hua;

The scariest thing for the world’s strongest three-year-old child, who was indifferent to most of the things in the world, was that one day she had to give back the thing that was never her’s.

Ran’s beloved family;

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The soul of a demonic beast had entered the body of a sick child. accent There was no need to even bother asking others on who the illegal trespasser was.

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Just like the protagonists of many stories that talked about two souls;

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Would this boy say the same thing? matrix That it was okay for her to live? artist Would he say it was okay for her to take over this body? atlas Wouldn’t he say that though since he said he would help her?

“I need to return it. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors. athlete I know that, but if I give it back… what would happen to me?”

Her ‘master’ was the only one who said she didn’t need to.

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Her eyes widened into circles, before rapidly sinking back down.

It was such an honest and reflexive response. crystal It was so evident that that was what he wholeheartedly believed in, so even though it made her feel unpleasant, she understood his point because that was the right solution.

“Tell me. amateur Do I have to give it back?”

“You do need to give it back.”

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“I see. aspect Even you…”

Feeling like she had lost her one and only ally, her heart felt stifled.

In the end, even he was choosing Ran.

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“Remember the story about Hulk… I mean, the smart green man? academy There is the possibility of mutual acknowledgement and cohabitation. arch There are instances like mine as well, right?”

“What do you…”

“…”

“Don’t think it’ll be over with you giving it back to her. atom Things might not work out immediately but it might actually be resolved in the blink of an eye. admire You can wait and see through the result of your decision.”

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Thinking that, Hua Ran raised a rebuttal.

That was nothing but an overly optimistic view of the future, and there was no way words would be enough to settle this relationship.

Nonsense. action Cheap logic.

“Besides, you are a bit overly frightened by it as well. amateur Your mindset of, ‘Ran is going to steal this body away from me, but no; it’s mine!’ is wrong. avalanche Of course, it’s right to be scared because Hua and Ran are different beings. beacon But you have no choice but to plead and constantly beg for her cooperation. absorb Tell her, ‘Hey boss. alien I can pay the deposit and the rent so what’s wrong with living together, ey~?’ and that might increase the likelihood by a little, right?”

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“What?”

“Is that important?”

“A conversation… is meant to be between people. echo You… know about my origin as well.”

“The things that decide who we are are our choices and our actions. antenna Your origin isn’t that important.”

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He could say that because he had suffered from that exact experience.

Your origin as a demonic beast is not that important; your choice is what matters.

“There are plenty of people in the world that do worse things than demonic beasts. anxiety Some wicked people even pretend like heroes while massacring people in the back. acquire What’s always important is your choice.”

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“You haven’t made any choice yet. audit I can help you until you make a decision.”

Hua Ran, and the boy who was believed to be a hero. arch Looking at the two of them, Korin Lork could say without any hesitation that the boy who was acting as the hero was the real ‘monster’ among the two.

Hua Ran wanted to shout out loud that he was wrong, and that everything he said was but a delusion.

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I cannot concede this body to Ran.

But…

He was just ignorant and thus kind enough to reach out to the wounded monster who happened to be put in a seemingly pitiful state.

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…Her heart ached in pain.

Because she knew that the one-and-only hand that was being reached out to her would also vanish the moment she said that.

That was her intention from the start because she was frightened of the future that was waiting for her if she were to pull herself back by even a little. armor Despite that, she couldn’t be honest about it to the boy.

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She couldn’t accept nor reject the hand in front of her.