Hand Over Your Body (2)

“Please accept me as your disciple!”

That must have been a very long time ago.

Hugo Otterus.

A guy who looked like a prim and proper scholar was acting like an idiot and got himself caught by a monster. I saved him, and after that he started stalking me.

“Laundry, cooking! I’ll do anything! Please!”

Hugo, determined to become Lee Gun’s disciple, didn’t care about the time or place.

Literally when he was eating.

“Mr. Lee Gun! Don’t you need some soy sauce?!”

When he was dealing with monsters.

“Mr. Lee Gun! Leave those trash mobs to me… Aaack!”

When going to the bathroom.

“Don’t you need some toilet paper?! I prepared it with the highest quality gold-embedded pulp!”

When bathing.

“Shall I scrub your back? You seem to like aroma oil, so I personally squeezed it from a monster and procured it!”

Even when he was sleeping.

“If you wish, I’ll even offer my body as a bamboo wife!! Please accept me as your disciple!”

“You crazy bastard, really!!”

“Argh!!”

Hugo, overflowing with a sense of justice in the beginning, was truly an insane madman.

Well, they later discovered each other’s true identities and became mortal enemies.

Even though there were many twists and turns before they finally became friends, Hugo was still a precious friend.

At that time, Lee Gun had just lost Yeonwoo, so he was on edge.

Nevertheless, he was a grateful companion who made him think of family again.

And just the fact that this guy supported him without changing for 20 years was something to be grateful for.

‘Therefore, I must save him, no matter what.’

Just like Yeonwoo, he had to return his friend to his family.

And so, the present.

After a long time, having dreamt of the past, Lee Gun opened his eyes.

Because it was time to get up.

‘My magic power should have recovered by now… Ugh!’

But as soon as he opened his eyes, he felt like he was suffocating to death.

‘It’s heavy…!!’

That was right.

Lee Gun, who was trying to get up from the bed, couldn’t get up.

Not only that.

‘Damn! I can’t even move my body!’

Even moving his hands and feet was difficult.

It felt as if something heavy was pressing down on him.

Thanks to that…

‘Damn. Is it an aftereffect of forcibly controlling the rampage?’

Of course, yesterday he was able to return home safely thanks to the ring made of , but still.

Because it tried to rampage all night, and he groaned while trying to control it.

‘Damn. No matter how much I slept and slept, my magic and stamina didn’t recover one bit…!’

In fact, it was a tough situation after fighting the monster.

It might be an aftereffect of the 6th stage.

Therefore, Lee Gun thought that maybe his body was now paralyzed on top of his magic and stamina not recovering.

Purr. Purr.

“!!”

At the sudden sound, Lee Gun’s veins popped.

Because he heard snoring coming from on top of his stomach.

[ is sleeping soundly with a full stomach]

[ is sleeping soundly, saying that his master’s body is the best]

“Hey! Do you want to die! You’re heavy, get off, you brat!”

Lee Gun screamed.

The one sleeping on his body was none other than the tutelary deity of Ophiuchus.

It was the snake god named .

And at its immense size, Lee Gun screamed.

“What, when did you get so big!”

He wasn’t sure, but it looked much bigger than him.

Of course, he understood that it was a creature that would become bigger than a mountain when fully grown, but…!

“This brat, what and how much did you eat in the meantime…! How did you get so big!”

Pressed down by , Lee Gun couldn’t get up no matter what.

But regardless, the black snake, , as if liking Lee Gun, slithered and coiled around him, tying him up.

And with cute eyes that looked like two round black beans stuck on, it rubbed its face against its master’s face.

Of course, Lee Gun, who was suffocating, hurriedly tried to push Junwoo away with his hands.

“You brat, stop it…!”

But right at that moment.

“Huh?”

Lee Gun, who was trying to hold the snake, flinched.

It wasn’t for any other reason.

‘My hand!’

The hand that was grabbing Junwoo had become ridiculously small.

Not just small, but fingers that you could only see on a young child….

‘Sausage fingers?!’

There was no doubt.

It wasn’t that had grown ignorantly large…

“Damn! I’ve shrunk!!”

And considering the size and shape, at least a newborn baby!

[By transforming into a sleeping-only state, a new buff skill has been created.]

[Newborn Baby State: , ]

In the end, Lee Gun’s veins bulged.

“Who did this!!”

In the end, it was when he screamed with a voice that was indistinguishable between babbling and speech.

“Uncle! What’s wrong!”

“Mr. Lee Gun!”

As if there weren’t already issues with and Hugo, the Cheon siblings and Lee Jaewon hurriedly entered Lee Gun’s room.

But at the same time, seeing Lee Gun struggling on the bed, their eyes widened.

“U-Uncle?!”

On the bed was a child not even a year old, being rolled up by a baby snake and dying(?)

“Who did this!! Was it you guys!!”

“Cu-Cute.”

Thanks to that, they could momentarily forget the shock of losing Hugo, but soon they couldn’t help but be bewildered.

“Why is Mr. Lee Gun again…!”

“Is this the doing of ?”

But soon, Cheon Seongjae could guess the reason.

“Ah…! My stone! The Time Stone that Lady Helly gave me is gone!”

The item he had made into a necklace had disappeared.

And the culprit was nearby.

“Ah…! That bastard!”

The slime holding Cheon Seongjae’s stone was twitching next to Lee Gun and putting a headband on him.

And at that sight, Cheon Seongjae had an ‘oh no’ moment.

That was because, right after finding out Han Jimin’s true identity.

Cheon Seongjae had gone to thank the tutelary deity of Virgo, who had been with him at that time.

That very tutelary deity who had told him an unexpected fact that allowed him to deduce Han Jimin’s identity.

-Strange. Only monsters can smell that before awakening.

-…What?

-Don’t you remember when Lee Gun fought in Drakma? That bull and the god said they smelled a divine-god-level good smell from Lee Gun before his awakening and tried to eat him.

-That’s something only monsters that prey on gods can say.

Thanks to those words, he was able to immediately notice about Han Jimin, and fortunately, he could escape Han Jimin’s trap.

So he went to the Virgo camp to find that tutelary deity, but that deity said something unexpected.

-Yes? Thanks? It’s my first time meeting you, Mr. Seongjae.

-What? But…

-It’s true. To begin with, it’s the first time I’ve ever faced Ophiuchus.

-What?! First time?

-Yes. If I have any point of contact with Ophiuchus, it’s only memories of playing with a slime…

-Slime?

Cheon Seongjae looked at the slime twitching beside Lee Gun, thinking it was strange.

‘Suspicious.’

Could it be that the slime had transformed and given him the hint about ?

At the same time, as the slime covered its master’s face, an alert sounded to Lee Gun.

[Says that ribbons suit you well after all]

[Says let’s wear a dress next time]

Lee Gun’s veins bulged.

“Who are you! You bug-like god!!”

[Hurt by being called a bug-like divine god]

[Says it might be better to turn you back to a time when you can’t even babble]

Lee Gun glared and grabbed the slime with a crunch.

It was to take back the time-reversing stone.

But.

[Says it’s useless]

[Says you’re just a newborn baby. Says you can’t move in that form]

The slime nodded.

[Says not to wander around and to stay like that a little longer. Says magic and stamina will fully recover]

[: Physical recovery, magic recovery]

[Physical recovery that would take a week has been reduced to a day]

As if someone had created buffs for each age stage with ability creation.

But perhaps his anger had risen regardless of whether his body recovered or not.

[……!]

With his eyes rolled back, Lee Gun struck the bed with his small fist.

Bang!!!

The slime seemed flustered.

Could it be that it didn’t predict that the newborn baby form, which is more inconvenient to move in, was actually more dangerous?

In the end, at that moment, the building collapsed from Lee Gun’s strength.

Crash!!

“U-Uncle!”

In the end, they had no choice but to hastily come out of the building.

And after some time passed.

“Ah. Really.”

“Uncle…!”

Lee Gun, now an adult again, crushed the whimpering slime like kneading dough and came out of the building.

And when he tried to go somewhere, they were startled.

“Uncle, where are you going?”

“I’m going to make a weapon!”

“Yes? But you couldn’t move yet…!”

“I’m all better!”

Soon would attack.

I didn’t know what he was thinking, but he had to hurry.

But it was then.

Bzzz.

A phone call came.

* * *

And around that time.

“Yes? Really? They said they wouldn’t invade if we hand over Lee Gun?”

“That is correct.”

The World Conference Hall.

Tension hung in the air at the place where all the important figures of the world had gathered for a strategy meeting.

Over a thousand participants.

Not only the leaders and political/financial circles representing each country, but all the Constellation Leaders and the Ten Stars.

Even the Saints were all gathered.

That was because the whole world was currently in the most chaotic wartime situation since the Red Eye.

The monsters summoned by were right in front of the dome and were preparing for a reinvasion without leaving.

The problem was the threat that had been delivered to the leaders of each country in such a situation.

-Hand over Lee Gun alone. Then I will spare all of humanity.

So the time of the strategy meeting, which was originally supposed to be held in the evening, was hastily moved up.

Of course, perhaps they had heard that, the Saints attending the meeting were fighting each other.

“So! I’m the captain!”

“Get lost, cat. This is not a place for you to step up.”

“Would the other Saints please step aside? You all got thrashed by Mr. Lee Gun!”

“What! Hey! Cancer Ten Stars!”

“More importantly, why isn’t Hugo coming?”

“That’s right. Not even one from Sagittarius and Ophiuchus has come?”

Indeed.

Those who had heard the threat from ’s side immediately made a plan.

That is, the first alliance since the !

And it wasn’t an ordinary alliance.

‘All the constellations will enter under Lee Gun’s command.’

Because of that, each constellation was fighting over the position of commanding captain under him.

“Anyway, except for Scorpius, even the divine gods of all the others were thrashed by Mr. Lee Gun. So naturally, the captain should be Lady Helly…”

But right at that moment.

“!!”

Sensing something in an instant, the Saints shot to their feet.

“Everyone get down!”

“?!”

Along with Helly’s voice, screams echoed.

Boom!!!

An explosion occurred in the conference hall where thousands had gathered.

And after some time passed.

“……!”

The conference hall became pandemonium, and groans echoed everywhere.

“Damn…! Air raid!”

“Is everyone okay!”

But that wasn’t the important thing.

“Damn…! Everyone has turned old!”

The appearances of the reporters and leaders who had attended the meeting changed.

It wasn’t just that.

“Constellation Leader!”

“……!!”

The Tower’s Constellation members there also turned into young children, and soon their forms disappeared.

And then.

“!”

A strange face appeared above the pierced ceiling of the conference hall.

But seeing that face, Helly flinched.

“That bastard…!”

“Kyaak!! Monster!”

Indeed.

What appeared after devastating the conference hall was none other than the monster sent by .

[It seems you haven’t grasped the situation, after all.]

Those who saw the monster trembled.

Because the ones the monster had brought with it were the problem.

‘Divine gods?’

Had brought them with his authority?

In the gate opening behind the monster, familiar faces were popping out from inside.

Of course, their appearances were completely different, but they were definitely the divine gods they had served.

And they were clearly directing hostility at their Saints.

[If you don’t hand over Lee Gun, they will kill you]

And the bastard said.

[Now, have you decided? Whether you will hand over Lee Gun or not.]