I’ll Live as a Villain Obsessed Over by a Magical Girl

“Aaargh…!”
A painful groan escaped from Chun Sehee’s mouth.
It was natural. She had been hit on the head with a soju bottle. It must be extremely painful.

“You’re tough. You’re still not unconscious?”
“You… bastard…!”

Chun Sehee’s eyes twisted like an ax. She looked like she wanted to kill me right away.
But since her body wouldn’t move, she could only struggle on the floor.

“Stay still.”
“What? You break into someone else’s house and tell me to stay still?”
“That’s a fair point.”

Since it was a legitimate argument, I just let it be.
Then I’ll just have to make her stay still myself.

“…Well, whatever. I didn’t originally plan to use a soju bottle anyway.”

I took out a black rectangular object from my pocket.

“Stay unconscious for a while.”
“You… you bas-“
“Be prepared to go to the police station when you wake up.”

Zap!

Sparks flew as I applied it to Chun Sehee’s body. She stiffened for a moment and then stopped moving.

She seemed to be completely unconscious.

‘It was a good decision to buy a stun gun for self-defense.’

In this case, it’s not self-defense but an attack.

“…Hmm.”

After tying Chun Sehee’s hands and feet with rope, I turned my head to look around the house. In the house, which resembled a garbage dump, there were three rooms.

The first room was a bedroom.
When I searched the drawers, I found photos of her with her victims, which I set aside carefully.

The police will handle those later.

The second room was a storage room.

“I should take these.”
I gathered a few supplies to prepare for any contingencies. I hope I won’t need to use them, but just in case.

There didn’t seem to be much in the storage room. That leaves the last room.

I slowly inhaled.

“Ugh…”

An unpleasant smell stung my nose. It was a stench that seemed like something rotting, or fishy.

Creeeak.

When I opened the door and entered, I heard the sticky sound characteristic of mucous membranes.

‘Found it.’

Slimes trapped in iron cages, crawling around mindlessly. They were extending tentacles to devour decaying fish.

Sometimes engaging in cannibalism, eating each other to increase their size.

My breath caught, and I threw open all the doors and windows.
I felt like I was about to suffocate right away.

Only after the dizzying stench began to escape could I move around the room.

‘This is disgusting.’

If I chose just one of those creatures there, I could become several times stronger.
I might even be able to defeat the current Iris.

‘But that’s not enough.’

I wanted more power, and I even doubted if those mindless creatures could do a good job.

That’s why there was one creature I was looking for.
While moving supplies in the living room, I felt a gaze directed at me.

I turned my head toward the gaze.
A small box made entirely of glass. Inside it was.

‘An octopus.’

There was an octopus.

Black skin with tentacles. Round, bright eyes. It looked like what an octopus would look like if it were made into a cute character.

It had a cute appearance, unlike the other vicious tentacle slimes. If the others gave a “wriggling” impression, this one gave more of a “squirming” impression.
Who would have thought?
That octopus sitting cutely over there.

It was the worst tentacle monster, created by cloning the genes of an ancient legendary monster.

The fact that it would later play a major role in Magical Girl Iris being pounced on by Chun Sehee.

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It is said that in ancient times, there was a monster larger than a ship.

Appearing from the depths of the sea, it was a monster that attacked ships and devoured people, instilling fear in people.

Strong power and enormous tentacles. From there, Chun Sehee probably thought.

That it would be the best tool to use to attack strong people. That if she succeeded in this research, even the top heroes wouldn’t be unreachable.

And the result of that insane sexual perversion is now before my eyes.

“…Hello.”

Fluent human speech came from its mouth.
It was a young voice reminiscent of a young girl.

It seems that Chun Sehee is indeed a genius, regardless of everything else. Not only did she clone a mythical monster, but she even taught it to speak Korean.

“Why are you doing this?”
“I have my reasons.”
“Can you tell me what those reasons are?”
“Of course.”

I stared at the creature in the glass box. Naturally, it was hard to tell what it was thinking.

How do you read an octopus’s thoughts?

Having been a counselor in my previous life, I’m confident in my conversations with people. It’s for this reason that I took it upon myself to care for Noah’s mental state.

But with an octopus, or a non-human, it’s a different story.
Where in the world would you find a sane person having a serious conversation with an octopus?

‘And now that insane person is me.’

I never thought I’d end up having a serious conversation with an octopus.
With a bitter laugh, I opened my mouth.

“Would you believe me if I said I need help?”
“Of course.”

The immediate answer. It was slightly unexpected.
To agree so readily?

“Aren’t you curious about the reason?”
“I should hear it.”
“Now?”
“Yes.”
It was a strange creature. Wasn’t it a clone of a monster? Yet its tone seemed somewhat gentle.

How should I put it? It was like a refined upper-class wealthy young lady.

I folded my arms and glared at the octopus. It wiggled its tentacles and then spoke with a voice tinged with a strange smile.

“That was a bit too much of a joke. I don’t know who you are, but I can feel one thing for sure.”
“What do you feel?”
“I’m just a clone at best. I’m a counterfeit of a legendary monster and don’t have instincts as strong as the original. But still…”

The octopus paused briefly to gather its breath and choose its words.

“I feel an unusually strange sensation from you.”

Even as a clone, it’s a clone of a legendary monster.
Perhaps its innate intuition, instincts, or abilities are vastly superior?

It was something I couldn’t know, and something I didn’t particularly need to know.

Silence fell for a moment. What broke the silence was the octopus’s question.

“Are you really a person of this world?”
“And if I’m not?”
“What?”
“What would you do if I wasn’t?”

At my confident attitude, the octopus briefly closed its mouth. It wiggled its tentacles for a bit, then slowly opened its mouth.

“You’re an unusual person.”
“Yeah, I hear that often.”
“Let me hear it. What exactly is it about?”

After pondering for a moment, I decided to be honest.

“There’s a girl I want to save.”
“…”
“Soon, she’s going to be in great danger. She might… die, no.”

Death might be the better option.
Unable to utter those words, I just stared at the octopus.

The octopus pondered. The moment it heard the words “want to save” and “girl,” it crawled over here vigorously.

Now within reach.
It caressed the glass with its tentacles and spoke with excitement.

“…Do you like her?”
“Huh? Ah… well. Something like that.”

Liking isn’t just about love, is it? Although I developed an internal closeness, albeit one-sided, can it be said that I… like her?

I nodded.
Then the octopus began to speak with excitement.

“Let’s go right now.”
“What?”
“I said let’s go right now.”

What’s up with this creature?

“You said you like her, right?”
“That’s… right?”
“You said you need to save her.”

It sounded like a child with a snack right in front of it.

I couldn’t quite grasp why it was behaving like this. After thinking for a long time, I looked at the titles of the books near it and guessed.

[The Returner and the Blind Saint]
[The Wife Waited in the Fields]
[The Tale of Being Confined by the Author]
These were books I knew.

Weren’t these famous romance novels in this world? They were also titles of books that Iris liked.

They say these are the most popular books among adolescent girls?

Then, perhaps the creature is…

“Hey.”
“Kkomul-i.”
“Kkomul-i?”
“That’s my name.”

Talk about naming sense.
No, that’s not the important thing here.

“If you were to convert to human age, how old would you be?”
“In human age… about… fourteen? Fifteen maybe?”

I see.
I nodded.

Perhaps it’s an adolescent child obsessed with romance novels.
“You seem to like romance novels.”
“There’s almost nothing else to do here.”
“Haven’t you thought about experiencing it yourself?”
“…That’s not possible. There are only stupid slimes here.”
“True.”
“And then there’s mom. She only thinks about using me to do bad things… sigh…”

Kkomul-i let out a long sigh. It was evident what kind of life it had been living.

Having intelligence itself would have been a curse. In a place where everyone else is a brainless life form, the only one to talk to, Chun Sehee, only sees it as a tool.

Perhaps those novels were Kkomul-i’s only hobby and escape.

After pondering for a long time, Kkomul-i said:

“I can’t take it anymore either. Take me outside.”
“…In return.”
“Yes. I’ll help. I’ll lend my strength to save that person.”

How frightening.
An adolescent girl obsessed with romance novels.

Perhaps in its mind, I appear as a protagonist willing to do anything for the person I love.

If things work out well like this, it’s good for me.

“But how do we get out?”

The glass had a sturdy lock on it. Seeing this setup, the glass was surely reinforced.

However, Kkomul-i said as if there was nothing to worry about:

“We can just break out.”
“Then why haven’t you left until now?”
“I’d be caught quickly if I did. And… no matter how much I dislike her, she’s still my mom. I might not see her for a while.”

The creature briefly spoke with a bitter voice, but soon began to tap on the glass.

Crack! Crack!

The glass slowly began to crack. It was around then that a voice was heard from the side.
“Just try to leave!”

It was Chun Sehee. Awakened from unconsciousness, Chun Sehee was crawling over and shouting.

“The moment you break that, all of those will come out!? Then it’s over for both of you, over!”
At Chun Sehee’s words, I turned to Kkomul-i.
“Is that true?”
“…Considering mom’s nasty personality…”
“She would have set it up that way.”
Kkomul-i seemed flustered.
“You! After all I’ve done for you, you’re thinking of betraying me!?”
“Well…”
“F*ck… if I had known, I would have just made you an idiot!”
At Chun Sehee’s words, Kkomul-i hesitated.
Didn’t Kkomul-i say it? That she’s still its mother, regardless.
But my thoughts were a bit different.
“Kkomul-i.”
“Yes?”
“Just break it.”
“…”
How is this betrayal?
From the beginning.
“A parent who sees their child as a tool isn’t a parent.”
“…”
“They’re an enemy.”
Kkomul-i’s eyes turned to Chun Sehee, then to me.
It showed signs of hesitation for a moment, but soon made up its mind and.
Swoosh!
Swinging its tentacles, it shattered the glass box.
At that, the iron cage doors opened, and the slimes began to crawl towards us.
Kkomul-i hurriedly climbed onto my shoulder.
“You have a plan, right? Even for me, it’s a bit tough with so many of them.”
I looked at the robust supplies I had brought in advance and smiled with satisfaction.
“Of course.”
Indeed, people should always prepare in advance.