After Ten Millennia in Hell

Oh Kang-Woo's hands moved fast. The sushi in front of him disappeared quickly.

Cha Yeon-Joo looked at him in disbelief and asked, "Is it that good?"

"Yup," Kang-Woo replied with a nod.

Yeon-Joo smiled and commented, "People would think it's your first time eating sushi if they saw you."

"It is my first time."

"Huh? Oh…"

'Oh, yeah, he was from an orphanage,' Yeon-Joo thought

She'd forgotten about it because he was so different from his profile that had been created from the results of her investigation. However, the one thing that was the same in the results was that Kang-Woo had grown up in an orphanage, so he'd probably never eaten expensive food.

"But you've earned tons of money lately, haven't you? You could've had sushi any time if you wanted to," Yeon-Joo pointed out.

"The food I eat at home is so delicious that I haven't thought much about it."

"Zat so?"

Yeon-Joo turned her head away coldly. She narrowed her eyes and glared at Han Seol-Ah.

It seemed like Seol-Ah was thinking about the conversation that she'd had with Kang-Woo earlier in the hotel lobby. She was smiling while making a dumbfounded face.

Yeon-Joo didn't like that.

"Kang-Woo, can I eat a bit more?" Echidna requested.

"It's good, right?"

Echidna snorted happily and replied with a nod, "Hm! Yeah!"

Kang-Woo raised his hand and ordered a bit more for Echidna. Of course, he ordered more for himself as well.

* * *

After dinner was over, Kang-Woo and the rest of the group returned to the hotel.

Kang-Woo got a room key from the hotel lobby and asked Yeon-Joo, "We're going to return to Korea tomorrow, right?"

"No. We have a lot to discuss with the Japanese government regarding this matter, so I don't think we'll be able to go back for a while."

"Hmm…"

"I'll be your representative, so you just stay put in the hotel or do some sightseeing. This is your first time in Japan. right?" Yeon-Joo said bluntly.

Although she had said that nonchalantly, it was not an easy task to be the representative for someone who had been the main focus of the incident. Regardless of whether Fujimoto Ryoma truly was a Demon Cultist, the Japanese people would resent Kang-Woo for causing them to lose their national hero. As Kang-Woo's representative, it would be difficult for Yeon-Joo to avoid that resentment.

'I guess this is her form of consideration,' Kang-Woo thought, smiling bitterly.

He felt good about that though.

"Thanks."

"Hmph. If you're grateful, then treat me better from now on," Yeon-Joo replied, turning away with a smile on her face.

Kang-Woo checked his room number. He was in Room 803. Seol-Ah and Echidna were staying in the room next door, 802.

"I-I'll… see you tomorrow," Seol-Ah said while blushing.

It seemed like she was still shocked by the conversation they had before.

After Seol-Ah entered the room, Echidna pulled on Kang-Woo's sleeves.

"Kang-Woo, Seol-Ah is acting weird."

"Well… I'm sure she has a lot on her mind."

However, Kang-Woo felt like his face was getting hot too. He felt embarrassed. If he could turn back in time, then he would tear his past self's mouth open so that he couldn't speak.

'I think I'll be kicking the blanket a few times later.'

Kang-Woo grabbed his head as if he had a headache.

"Kang-Woo, Seol-Ah and I are going around to play tomorrow. Do you wanna come with us?" Echidna asked.

"Where?"

"I'm not sure. Seol-Ah said there was a place she has always wanted to go in Japan."

"Hmm. Well, let's go together if I have time."

Lots of things had happened consecutively, so he had forgotten that it was his first time visiting another country. He wanted to do some sightseeing too.

"Hm! Hm! Okay. I'm gonna go take care of Seol-Ah so that she doesn't get sick."

Echidna rushed into her room so excitedly that Kang-Woo didn't have time to tell her Seol-Ah wasn't acting like that because she was sick.

Kang-Woo sighed and opened the door of his hotel room.

"My, my. You're late."

"...Why are you here?" Kang-Woo asked.

Tian Suyan was sitting on the bed. She laughed softly while covering her mouth.

"You flew away before I could say anything, so I've been waiting for you," Suyan explained.

"…"

Kang-Woo didn't ask her how she knew he would be staying in this room or how she'd entered without a key.

He just sat in a chair and said, "Anyway, thanks for helping me."

"Fufu, it was nothing. I was the one who told you to call me whenever you needed help."

Suyan got up from the bed and sat on the armrest of Kang-Woo's chair. Her sweet scent tickled Kang-Woo's nose.

"I would like to ask you something," Suyan said.

"Go ahead."

"Was Fujimoto Ryoma actually a Demon Cultist?"

"…"

There was a brief silence.

Kang-Woo answered with a slight smile, "Yeah. Who could've possibly thought that a World Ranker was a Demon Cultist?"

"Hmm. Well, I don't really care whichever," Suyan replied, placing her hand on Kang-Woo's shoulder. "I'm not like my father. I don't adhere to justice, nor am I tied down by morals."

"Then I guess we won't get along. I'm an extremely moral man."

"Fufu, that's funny."

Suyan shook her head as if stating there was no way that could be true.

'That hurts a bit,' Kang-Woo thought.

He hadn't expected Suyan to shake her head so firmly.

She tilted her head toward Kang-Woo, raised her hand, and softly caressed his chin.

"I know what kind of person you are. You're cold, strong, and ruthless. I'm certain you'll soon become an overlord," Suyan remarked, licking her lips with gleaming eyes. "It's my first time… I've seen countless men throughout my life, but it's my first time seeing someone like you. My father probably can't compare to you either. I can tell. This entire world will be under your feet soon."

Her breathing got heavy, and her cheeks flushed in arousal.

"I'm a greedy woman. I want a man that's stronger than anyone else. Someone who has absolute power. I want to be by your side when the whole world is bowing down to you," Suyan stated, gazing intensely at Kang-Woo.

Kang-Woo smirked and said, "You know what kind of person I am, you say?"

It was a ridiculous remark. Suyan knew nothing about him. There was no way that she could.

Kang-Woo wouldn't become an overlord soon; he was already an overlord. He was an absolute predator who ruled over all from up high.

Flick!

"Kyaa!"

He lightly flicked Suyan's forehead.

Suyan stood up while grabbing her forehead.

Kang-Woo chided her, "Don't talk as if you know me, you spoiled child. I'm not interested in becoming something like an overlord. Who'd want to do something that old-fashioned in this day and age?"

"O-Old-fashioned?"

"Yeah, old-fashioned. Trivial and childish."

"Then… what is it you want to do?"

Kang-Woo leaned back on the chair and replied, "I want to eat good food, play on my phone at home, and go on trips from time to time."

"...Is that all?"

"Yeah."

"But you'd be wasting your great power only doing things like th—"

"Hahahahaha!"

Kang-Woo cut her off. He laughed out loud as if he couldn't hold it in anymore.

"Only, you say?" he said, with his gaze on her.

Suyan flinched after looking into Kang-Woo's eyes, which contained deep emotions that she couldn't fathom. Those eyes carried a weight and sense of time that extended far beyond what she had ever experienced.

Suyan felt so small before Kang-Woo. She had never felt pressure like this, not even from Tian Wuchen.

"Only isn't as simple as it seems," Kang-Woo said with a bitter smile.

Suyan remained silent.

She was trembling. She felt as if she was looking up at a mountain with no peak.

'I knew it...'

Suyan liked what she heard. The fact that Kang-Woo wasn't interested in becoming something like an overlord made her even more excited, and finding out that he was in a place she'd never be able to reach made her heart beat faster.

She licked her lips, moistening her dry lips with her tongue. Suyan was having a hard time suppressing her urges.

'Not yet,' she told herself, calming her storming emotions.

It wasn't the right time yet. She had to approach him a bit more gradually in a more relaxed manner.

"Oh, right. You said that I was of help to you, didn't you?" Suyan asked.

"I did," Kang-Woo replied with a nod.

If Suyan hadn't been there, things would've gotten troublesome. He would have still been able to resolve the situation, but it would have taken him a lot of time.

Suyan smiled after hearing him answer that without hesitation.

"You weren't planning on expressing your gratitude only with words, were you?"

"Hmm… What do you want?"

Kang-Woo was indebted to her. He had no intention of denying that. As long as it was something he could do, the proper thing to do was listen to her request.

"Fufu. Why don't we go somewhere tomorrow, just the two of us?"

"Hmm," Kang-Woo murmured. He recalled Echidna's words and suggested, "How about the day after tomorrow?"

"I only have time tomorrow since I have a lot to discuss with the Japanese government due to this incident."

"Ngh."

Kang-Woo nodded while sighing after thinking about it for a while.

'I guess I'll go around with Seol-Ah and Echidna the day after tomorrow,' he thought.

Thanks to Yeon-Joo, Kang-Woo had more than enough spare time. It wouldn't matter if his plan with Seol-Ah and Echidna were delayed by a day.

'I'll have to tell them I can't join them because something urgent came up.'

He felt a bit uncomfortable because he would have to lie like a cheating husband, but there was nothing he could do about it. There was no way the two girls would accept him going somewhere alone with Suyan.

"Okay, where do you want to go?" Kang-Woo asked.

Suyan had helped him by using the Heavenly Sword Clan's name, so a date was a cheap price to pay.

Upon hearing Kang-Woo's answer, Suyan's expression brightened. She tried to hide her excitement as much as she could, but her squirming fingers and her restless body gave it away.

Kang-Woo thought that reaction made her look cute.

"F-Fufu. Is this your first time visiting Japan, Kang-Woo?"

"Yeah, it's my first time."

"Then… There's a good date spot for couples."

"Well… Leaving the couples part aside, where?"

"A place where a mouse, who takes copyright laws very seriously, lives. From a Chinese person's point of view, that place is kind of like our natural enemy."

"…?"

Kang-Woo couldn't understand what Suyan was saying.

Suyan smiled and said, "Disneyland."

"Oh."

Kang-Woo laughed.

'An amusement park, huh?'

He never imagined Suyan would ask him to go to an amusement park.

'As expected of a spoiled child.'

He laughed some more, amused that Suyan wanted to go to an amusement park. Moreover, it was one that was meant for children.

'Now that I think about it, they used to show us films from that company from time to time.'

Kang-Woo still remembered something that had happened so many years ago, but it wasn't because he had an impeccable memory. Rather, remembering the past had been a part of his struggle to survive. Hell was a dark and terrible place… so, he used to think about Earth all the time when he was there. If he hadn't thought of Earth and how much he wanted to return to it, he would've gone insane.

"Sure," Kang-Woo agreed while nodding.

After all, he'd never been to an amusement park before. It was always great to experience something new.

"But, hmm, an amusement park… Your interests are cuter than I initially thought," Kang-Woo remarked.

"Ngh... D-Do you have a problem with that?"

Suyan blushed, and Kang-Woo laughed softly.