Infinite Evolution Hunter - Chapter 299

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299
On the desolate Lunar Surface, undeveloped and barren, a woman sat perched upon a boulder, her gaze fixed upon the blue Earth below.
No gravity magic or atmospheric enchantments had been installed, for development had never taken place. Yet she required no protective gear whatsoever—the harsh vacuum posed no threat to her.
“What are you doing out here alone?”
Someone approached from behind. Though there was no air to carry sound, the woman could hear his voice clearly within her mind.
“How did you find me?”
Violet answered without turning around.
“You helped with disaster recovery while hiding your face, didn’t you? People recognized your magical abilities and that violet aura of yours.”
There was mountain upon mountain of work to be done on the Moon. Violet, reluctant to return to Earth, had been assisting with lunar reconstruction whenever time permitted.
“Hmph. I only helped because I was bored, and apparently you went running to tattle on me.”
“Let’s go back.”
“Where to?”
“Home, of course.”
“Your home. Not mine.”
“Your mother is worried about you.”
Violet’s shoulders stiffened.
“She’s not my mother. She’s Bae Na-young’s mother. I’m Violet, aren’t I?”
When she had changed her name because it felt confusing, her pride had been wounded, as if her very existence were being denied. Yet in this world, Violet was a stone that had rolled in from elsewhere—that was why she had changed her name.
“I’m sorry. I’ll call you Bae Na-young from now on.”
“That’s not what I meant. And it doesn’t matter. I’m not going anyway, so what’s the point?”
“Ji-ho wants to see you too.”
…
“Please. Let’s go back. You can’t stay here forever, can you?”
“That’s not a place where I belong.”
Violet never once turned to look back.
“…I’ll come again.”
Ji-seok realized that persuading Violet would require far more time, so he retreated for now.
* * *
“Give Ji-seok back to me!!”
Lulu hurled a decorative vase at Gaff.
“How am I supposed to return what’s already lost?!”
Gaff swung his fist and shattered the incoming vase.
Crash!
Lulu charged forward, his yellow eyes blazing. Sharp claws extended from his fingers, and his tail bristled with lethal edges. Red scales rose across his skin, making him look like a small fire dragon launching an assault.
“You damnable brat!”
Gaff grappled with Lulu.
Naturally, the young Lulu couldn’t match Gaff in raw combat power, but his resolve was different. While Gaff fought defensively, the enraged Lulu attacked with the intent to kill.
Slash!
“Gah…?!”
Lulu’s claws raked across Gaff’s ribs as he passed.
“What the—!”
Thud!
Gaff brought his massive demonic fist crashing down on Lulu.
As Lulu flattened beneath the blow, Gaff approached, black blood streaming from his ribs.
“Ugh… you alright?”
“Waaah….”
Lulu, who had been lying face-down, rolled onto his back and sprawled out in an X-shape, tears streaming down his face.
“No! Don’t cry!”
“WAAAAAAHHHHH!!!”
Lulu’s wails shook the entire Demon King’s Castle.
“Lulu, stop! Stop it!”
“WAAAAAAHHHHH!!!”
The more Gaff spoke, the louder the crying became.
“Damn it!”
Gaff tried to knock Lulu unconscious with a strike to the neck.
“Yelp! WAAAAAAHHHHH!!!”
Even that didn’t work. No matter how depraved a demon father might be, there were limits to what he could do to his own daughter. So Gaff simply let Lulu cry and left the castle.
“My Lord… I can’t take the noise anymore….”
A group of demons with dark circles under their eyes approached Gaff as he emerged from the Demon King’s Castle. Lulu’s wails reverberated even outside the fortress, and demons living near the castle had been roused from their sleep.
This had been going on for days—Lulu would cry until exhausted, fall asleep, then attack again upon waking.
Normally, these demons wouldn’t dare meet Gaff’s gaze, but sleep deprivation had worn them down enough to ask him directly.
“I’m dying here too.”
“Sigh….”
The demons sighed at Gaff’s words.
“Ahem. Don’t worry. I’ve endured enough myself.”
“Oh, my Lord! Finally!”
“That’s right. We can’t live like this. I have a plan.”
“As expected of you, my Lord! But… where are you headed now?”
Gaff turned and walked in the opposite direction from the castle.
“First, the kid needs to stop crying. Until then, I’m going out to the outskirts to get some sleep.”
When Lulu started crying, it lasted anywhere from a few hours to a full day.
“My Lord?! Hey! That’s your daughter!”
“You bastard! You’re worse than a dog!”
“Tear off your horns, you scum!”
Ignoring the curses hurled at him from behind, Gaff flew away without a care.
* * *
“Finally asleep.”
Gaff returned after a good rest and looked down at Lulu sleeping on the floor of the Demon King’s Castle.
Gaff formed a Gate from black clouds and hauled Lulu inside like a sack of cargo.
“…Gaff, what’s this about?”
Ji-seok turned to Gaff, who had suddenly appeared while they were eating, and asked him a question.
“You’re responsible for her.”
Gaff dropped Lulu onto the floor as if discarding him.
“What?”
“I originally promised to give your copy to Lulu.”
“Me? Why?”
“She kept pestering me, so I just answered without thinking much about it… How was I supposed to know it would turn out like this? I regret it too.”
“You’re so meticulous with contracts, yet you made a promise to your daughter you couldn’t keep?”
“We’ll see how well you do by your own child. Anyway, since you ended up with the copy, you’re responsible for it.”
“Have you eaten yet?”
Ji-seok’s Mother asked Gaff.
“Huh? Not yet?”
When the human asked so confidently, Gaff found himself speaking formally without realizing it.
“Please sit down and eat with us.”
“Mom. That’s a demon.”
“Son, what’s that about being rude to a guest? Besides, I prefer demons to angels. They’ve helped us plenty, haven’t they?”
“It seems you know something, Mother.”
Gaff took a seat at the table.
“If we’re talking about being bold, I’d say you might be the best in the world.”
Bae Na-young stood up and brought utensils, speaking as she did.
“Well. My mom has always been oddly bold about strange things.”
Gaff, who had been under stress and barely eaten properly for some time, sat at the table, and a steaming seafood stew was placed in front of him.
“…Is this food from Hell?”
It was a deep red seafood stew filled with octopus, shrimp, clams, and crabs.
“Oh my, I wonder if it won’t suit a foreigner?”
“Mom, he’s not a foreigner, he’s a demon.”
“No. It feels like coming home.”
Hell’s cuisine also featured many tentacled creatures and crustaceans, so he actually enjoyed it.
“Mm…”
The moment Gaff was about to take his first spoonful, Lulu woke up rubbing his eyes.
“Ji-seok! You’re mine!”
Lulu suddenly rushed at Ji-seok.
“Get back!”
Bae Na-young deployed a barrier to block Lulu, and he crashed into it with a bang, sending shockwaves rippling outward. The table shook, and Gaff’s seafood stew spilled all over his pants.
Gaff stared blankly at his empty spoon.
“Sigh… Here we go again.”
Ji-seok’s Mother and Mother-in-law shook their heads at the familiar sight. Such incidents were no longer considered a big deal.
“Move! Ji-seok is mine!”
“Says who?! He’s my husband!”
Lulu bared his teeth, and Bae Na-young blocked him with all her strength.
“Mind if I join in?”
In the midst of the chaos, Lilith crossed through the Demon Realm Gate and entered.
“Kyaaah! You’re not wearing clothes?! Clothes!”
She wore the barely-there attire of a succubus.
“Huh? I am wearing something. Look.”
Lilith peeled back the sticker that barely covered her nipples.
“Are you insane?! Don’t take it off!”
“Get out of here, old hag!”
At Lulu’s words, a vein bulged prominently on Lilith’s forehead.
“Good heavens… how shameless….”
“It seems that’s how young people dress these days. Shall we go?”
Lee Ji-seok and Bae Na-young’s Mother excused themselves, and Ji-ho approached Lulu.
“What are you?!”
Lulu thrashed his tail ferociously. Even Gaff couldn’t easily block Lulu’s attack as it flew toward Ji-ho’s face.
“No!”
Gaff started to rise in alarm, but Lee Ji-seok and Bae Na-young remained unfazed.
Snap.
Before Gaff could even rush over, Ji-ho caught Lulu’s tail.
“You have a tail too? That’s so cool! My dad has one too.”
“…Cool?”
“Yeah. The color is really awesome.”
“Hmm. Red is cool. Ji-seok’s is just black.”
“Yeah. It’s pretty.”
“Really…. Is it?”
“Wanna go play outside?”
Though his body was large, Ji-ho’s mental age was still that of a child, and he didn’t have many close friends. In that sense, Lulu was the perfect match for him.
Upon hearing Ji-ho’s invitation, Lulu looked at Lee Ji-seok, Bae Na-young, and Lilis before glancing back at Ji-ho.
To take Lee Ji-seok away, he’d have to deal with those two witches, which wouldn’t be easy. But this little one—if he raised him properly, he could easily snatch him away later.
“Fine. Let’s go. Ji-seok, I’m sitting this one out. Bye bye.”
“Phew…. One less to worry about. Lilis, now you should also head back….”
Before Bae Na-young could finish, a black Gate opened and Eres entered.
“…Eres. It’s been a while since you’ve visited. What brings you here?”
Lee Ji-seok, who had been cleaning the floor, asked.
“I’ve come to take you with me.”
Eres pointed at Lee Ji-seok.
“Pardon?”
“Have you not become a god? You can no longer live in the human world.”
“No, I’m living just fine right now.”
“That’s only for a day or two. Problems will arise soon enough.”
“You can leave the old lady out of this, right?”
Lilith spoke to Eres.
“You’re not exactly young yourself, are you?”
“Wait! What is this commotion about my husband?!”
“That’s right. Ji-seok should be on Earth.”
Gaia appeared out of nowhere and interjected.
“Gaia, weren’t you supposed to be sleeping?”
“Earth is recovering rapidly, isn’t it? My incarnate body was resurrected not long ago.”
The room grew increasingly crowded. Gaff contentedly sucked on crab legs, savoring this entertaining spectacle.
“Ji-seok and I have already mingled our bodies.”
Gaia declared this with her chest thrust forward.
“Brother?”
Bae Na-young turned to look at Ji-seok, her violet mana crackling with murderous intent.
“No… that’s not true! It never happened!”
“As Earth’s guardian, you gain greater power when you’re on Earth. That means you’re connected to me. So our bodies have already mingled. Now let’s create an heir together.”
Gaia took Ji-seok’s hand.
“Create what?! Everyone, back off!”
Bae Na-young simultaneously blocked Lilith, the Queen of the Demon Realm and Queen of Succubi, Eres, the incarnation of Darkness and Tellus’s mightiest being, and Gaia, the incarnation of Earth.
“For a finite being to claim a god is nothing but greed.”
“Right. Let’s share instead.”
“I’m fine with sharing too.”
At Lilith’s suggestion, Gaia agreed. Since they weren’t human, their concept of possession differed entirely.
“Fine with what?!”
“Hmm… if that’s how things stand, wouldn’t it be reasonable for me to join as well?”
Violet appeared from nowhere.
“Why are you here?!”
“I heard rumors. I was going to step aside if it was just you, Bae Na-young. But if we’re sharing… well…”
She had intended to stay alone, but being by herself on the Moon had become unbearably lonely.
“What if we created a clone instead?”
“That’s a good idea. I actually liked the darker Ji-seok from before too. Let’s create one in the Demon Realm’s River. This time, I’ll seduce him and show him how to enjoy the Demon Realm.”
Lilith ran her hands across her own body.
“I’ll gather the souls of Earth.”
Gaia gathered blue light in her hands.
“Wait, who decided this?!”
“My opinion is…”
The moment Ji-seok tried to speak, five women glared at him.
Of course, he could win if they fought, but Ji-seok’s heart shrank, and his combat power withered away.
“…I’ll just stay here.”
All five beings were beauties who transcended human standards by an immeasurable distance—others would envy anyone who obtained even one of them. But that was only because they didn’t know their abilities and personalities.
For some, this situation might be happiness; for others, it could be misery.
Forcibly driven from his home, Ji-seok sat atop the World Tree, gazing at the radiant World Tree City. It was the city I had built, the Earth I had protected.
Ji-ho and Lulu bounded through the World Tree, snapping branches as they played, while the World Tree Spirit chased after them in a futile attempt to rein them in.
Inside the World Tree House, the voices of five beings locked in combat grew increasingly louder, and the sound of destruction echoed as they unleashed their full power.
“Well, I’d say this qualifies as peaceful.”
Ji-seok smiled, deciding to savor the present moment.

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