After a woman entered, there was a brief commotion, but with the efforts of a few people, the room eventually settled down.
The woman sitting beside Kim Su-yeon couldn’t hide the shock in her eyes, just like the others before her.
Of course, Kim Su-hyun was just as stunned.
His heart, which he had barely managed to calm, began pounding again—no, it was beating stronger than ever.
With a complicated gaze, he stared at the user across from him: Hamil Lord, the woman who was Kim Su-yeon’s older sister.
Her clear, pristine features radiated a refreshing and pure aura.
Though her body was concealed beneath a thick, navy-blue mage’s coat, the curve of her chest and the slender calves beneath were unmistakable.
Her hair was like polished ebony, her skin almost translucent in its whiteness, and her long, elegant fingers stretched out gracefully, emphasizing their slenderness. Her lips, a vivid shade of red, were irresistibly alluring.
Each detail was a dazzling feast of color and beauty, enough to make anyone’s head spin.
But the most captivating of all were her black eyes, like black sapphires carved into her irises.
Her gaze, though seemingly chaotic at first glance, was softer than the moonlight and deeper than the ocean’s abyss.
If you stared too long, it felt as if your soul might melt away—a dangerously beautiful sight.
Even someone like Kim Su-hyun couldn’t help but be utterly captivated, speechless before such transcendent beauty.
“So, you’re saying…”
While Kim Su-hyun was dazedly staring, Kim Su-yeon continued explaining.
“In other words, she fell here due to interference from another world…”
“What? Another world? Are you talking about the multiverse?”
“I find it hard to believe too… but Hwajeong vouched for it. She said she felt it strongly, that it’s certain.”
“Is that so?”
The woman stared intently at the smartphone her younger sister handed her, as if lost in deep thought.
“Look at this. The man you’re seeing here is her real brother. So if she really is me, then the man in this photo is the counterpart to you.”
Kim Su-yeon paused briefly, then added a few words.
“In short, from her perspective, you’re her younger brother.”
At that moment—
“You… younger brother!?”
Thud.
The smartphone slipped from her hand and rolled across the floor.
But the woman didn’t even try to pick it up. Instead, she suddenly embraced Kim Su-yeon tightly.
“Y-younger… brother…?”
Startled by the unusual reaction, Kim Su-yeon looked confused.
“This can’t be…”
But the woman was already muttering endlessly, her face vacant.
Kim Su-hyun glanced back and forth between the two sisters.
They definitely resembled each other, as expected of siblings.
But there were clear differences.
If Kim Su-yeon was like a finely honed blade, the woman before him exuded a fresh, gentle aura.
She was like a clear autumn day—cool yet cozy and warm.
“That… that life you wished for so desperately… the one you promised you’d carry on your back every day if it ever came…”
“Sis?”
“Thank you… oh heavens… truly… from the bottom of my heart, thank you…”
“Sis!”
Startled by the shout, the woman snapped back to reality and looked at Kim Su-hyun.
He didn’t look away.
“Um…”
“Um…”
They both spoke at the same time, then quickly shut their mouths.
“You go first.”
Kim Su-hyun’s words came out politely.
Nodding, she rose gracefully and approached.
“First, what’s your name?”
“Kim Su-hyun.”
“Kim Su-hyun… that’s a nice name.”
“Thank you.”
“I’m Kim Yu-yeon.”
“…cough.”
A light cough escaped.
Kim Yu-yeon—not Kim Yu-hyun, but Kim Yu-yeon.
He had suspected as much, and it was confirmed.
But one thing was certain.
Though their genders differed, there was a similar vibe between them.
More precisely, the sense of kinship that only a brother could feel was also present in this woman.
Even Kim Su-hyun couldn’t easily deny that.
“I just heard it, but honestly, it’s hard to believe.”
“I understand, but didn’t you see the smartphone?”
“Yes, but photos can be faked.”
“Hmm…”
Kim Su-hyun inwardly admired her.
No matter how much she doted on her younger brother, Kim Yu-yeon was the exact counterpart to Kim Yu-hyun.
She was no pushover.
“The important thing is reality.”
Kim Yu-yeon spoke firmly and took a step closer.
“So I’m going to conduct my own verification process.”
“Verification process?”
Kim Su-hyun tilted his head in confusion.
Suddenly, Kim Yu-yeon hiccupped and let out a weak groan.
Haa, haa.
Strange breathing sounds followed.
“Y-yes… if it’s not too much trouble…”
Her voice trembled faintly.
Her hands fidgeted nervously.
“Yes, and please feel free to speak casually.”
Kim Su-hyun encouraged her.
Her face lit up.
“Really? I can?”
Despite her earlier doubts, she eagerly dropped formalities.
After a brief pause, she hesitated, then slowly reached out.
The soft touch of her palm on the crown of his head made Kim Su-hyun a little flustered.
But as she gently began to stroke his hair, he closed his eyes softly.
Her careful touch was so warm.
“Y-yes… this… this… this feeling…”
Kim Yu-yeon, who had been running her hands through his hair for a while, spoke with a voice full of emotion.
Her body trembled as if on the verge of tears.
“This wicked sensation that clings so perfectly to my hands… the touch I can only feel from Su-yeon… yes, this is definitely my little brother.”
“Sis!”
Kim Su-yeon, watching in disbelief, suddenly stood up.
“What are you doing? Hey! Aren’t you going to let go?”
“Why? Why are you mad at my kid?”
As Kim Yu-yeon stomped forward, she wrapped Kim Su-hyun tightly like a mother bird protecting her chick.
The mature, adult scent that wafted from her made him unconsciously sniff.
It was a pleasant smell.
“Think about it. She fell from another world. How confusing that must be, right?”
“What are you talking about? You’re the one who just said you didn’t believe it!”
“But you said it too. And it’s in your heart…”
“Ahhh! Seriously! You!”
Kim Su-yeon tore at her hair, freaking out.
In frustration, she shoved her face close to Kim Su-hyun’s, then recoiled in shock.
Their lips had almost touched.
She sighed deeply, covering her mouth as she muttered.
“Anyway, just talk.”
Seeing her calm expression, Kim Su-hyun nodded immediately.
The identity check was enough for now, and the fewer ears listening to the real story, the better.
Because Kim Su-yeon still seemed to be keeping secrets.
Shin Seo-yeon had been whining to listen too, but when Kim Su-hyun handed her the smartphone, she quieted down.
After a while, only the three of them remained in the room.
One unusual thing: Kim Yu-yeon sat beside Kim Su-hyun, not Kim Su-yeon.
Kim Su-hyun was the first to speak.
“So, where do we start?”
“Assuming you’re telling the truth… let’s start with how you ended up here.”
With a tone of determination, Kim Su-hyun began slowly.
He recounted how she got caught up in the fight between Gehenna and Hwajeong, and how she accidentally fell into this world from the multiverse.
“How pitiful.”
After listening for some time, Kim Yu-yeon suddenly sighed.
“How could such a thing happen… it’s heartbreaking. She must have been so confused, right?”
Her eyes glistened with tears.
Kim Su-hyun gave a reluctant expression.
It seemed Kim Yu-yeon had already accepted Kim Su-hyun as family.
Though grateful, her overprotective, reckless younger brother syndrome was the same in this world as in the original.
“Don’t worry too much. Your sister—no, your older sister—will definitely do something. Okay?”
Kim Yu-yeon placed a hand over her chest, as if to say, “Just trust me.”
Perhaps because of the gender difference, she was very proactive.
Before long, she clung tightly to her younger brother, soothing him with gentle strokes.
Her affectionate hands caressed his cheeks and softly patted his back without pause.
What drove Kim Su-hyun even crazier was that he didn’t dislike any of it.
On the contrary, he felt an overwhelming urge to shout, “Sis!” and throw himself into her arms.
‘I wonder if my brother feels this way when he sees Kim Su-yeon?’
Kim Su-hyun gave a bitter smile and finally spoke.
“No, it’s okay. Honestly, just ending up like this is already a big deal. I don’t want to cause any more trouble.”
“Oh my, our Su-hyun is so mature when he talks. But trying to do everything alone is just like Su-yeon, isn’t it?”
“Ha, haha.”
“You can’t do that. You have to learn to lean on someone sometimes. I’m your sister, after all.”
“I’m sorry…”
“Oh, no need to apologize. Now, lift your head… that’s right, that’s right. It’s okay. Our Su-hyun hasn’t done anything wrong.”
Whispering softly in his ear, Kim Yu-yeon made Kim Su-hyun secretly pinch his thigh.
The woman beside him kept repeating to herself that she was his sister, trying to recall Kim Yu-hyun’s image.
Strangely, his heart, which had been pounding all along, began to beat even faster.
Watching from across the room, Kim Su-yeon scowled.
“Ugh… sucking and nibbling like crazy. What’s the matter? Why don’t you just breastfeed her already?”
“Ah, really?”
Kim Yuyeon flashed a sly smile and casually shrugged off the thick coat that had been hiding her figure until now.
As expected, her curves were on full display—everything where it should be, and nothing out of place.
Especially with the tight clothes she wore underneath, her body’s contours were emphasized far more than necessary.
“Hey, Soo-hyun, want some food?”
“Seriously! Cut it out already!”
Her younger sister shot her a glare, but Kim Yuyeon just smiled innocently, clearly joking.
Still, she hummed a tune as she pulled her brother into a warm embrace once again.
Kim Suhyun squeezed his eyes shut, overwhelmed by the soft, abundant warmth pressed against his face.
Eventually, Kim Suyeon lowered her head, and even the clan members who had been quietly watching from the shadows all swallowed hard.
It was that unbelievable a sight.
Who was Kim Yuyeon?
Suhyun didn’t know, but in this world, the users of the Hall Plain considered three clan lords the most dangerous.
Kim Suyeon, the mercenary clan lord known as the “Tyrant.”
Kim Yuyeon, the Hamill clan lord called the “Witch of Massacre.”
And Han Soyoung, the Eastantel Low clan lord nicknamed “Harlequin.”
Rumor had it that if these three women ever gathered, it would be like Ground Zero.
And yet, here was Kim Yuyeon, acting so casually, almost playfully?
Given how she usually treated her younger sister, Suhyun guessed she was holding back.
If anyone else saw this without knowing the context, they’d probably foam at the mouth and faint.
“Are you really me?”
Kim Suyeon, clearly fed up, shifted tactics.
Unconsciously, Kim Suhyun had been nuzzling against Yuyeon’s chest, but he snapped out of it.
He wriggled free from her reluctant embrace and straightened up.
Kim Yuyeon snorted in disbelief.
“Don’t suddenly get all serious on me.”
“…Anyway, I have a question.”
Now it was Kim Suhyun’s turn.
“What’s going on with this world…?”
Suddenly, one of Kim Yuyeon’s eyes twitched upward.
“It’s just… very different from the world I came from. Even if you ignore the gender thing.”
Different.
They were already assuming they knew each other.
“…What’s your world like?”
Yuyeon’s answer came after a brief pause.
Her expression darkened slightly, as if she understood the question’s deeper meaning.
“I finished it already. About five years in. I even visited the modern era once.”
“What? Five years? That fast? Wait, you went to the modern era and came back?”
“Yeah. And I’m not even that fast. According to Zero Code, some worlds finish in just two years and six months.”
“No way.”
A storm of emotions flickered across Yuyeon’s face—frustration, jealousy, self-blame, maybe even regret.
Suhyun pressed on.
“I don’t know much, but I don’t get it. Looks like you just conquered Atlanta, so you haven’t surpassed the Warring States period. The Northern Continent isn’t unified yet. And… I saw demons too?”
“……”
“You’re seven years in, right? What have you been doing all this time?”
It wasn’t an accusation, just genuine curiosity.
Yuyeon fell silent.
She looked like she had nothing to say.
Suhyun wasn’t about to force it, so he waited.
Then, suddenly, the quiet castle erupted into noise.
Clang, clang!
The sound of metal clashing grew louder as someone rushed into the room.
The moment Suhyun caught sight of the dark black armor and lemon-colored hair flowing behind the figure, he shut his eyes tight.
A fresh, fruity scent filled the air—someone he’d never seen before.
But even now, it was enough to throw him off.
“Master! Urgent news!”
Master? The tone was strange.
Whoever this was, Suhyun just wanted no more confusion.
“What’s going on?”
A whisper tickled Suhyun’s ear.
He could have listened if he wanted, but politely looked away.
“What did you say?”
But Yuyeon wasn’t having it—her voice suddenly rose.
“That bitch’s gone and done whatever she wanted again!”
“Sis, please. I told you not to say things like that.”
“Then what am I supposed to call her?”
“…Anyway, you. Go ahead and wait. I’ll be out soon.”
With Yuyeon’s command, the clanging footsteps faded.
Suhyun blinked, eyes half-open.
“…Bitch…?”
He was curious who this “bitch” was, aside from the lemon-haired woman.
Yuyeon frowned.
“There’s a woman like that. A virgin pretending to be a slut.”
Suhyun racked his brain but couldn’t recall anyone fitting that description.
“Anyway, this time I’m not letting it slide. Just so you know.”
“Sis, let’s go first. We can talk after we see what’s going on.”
The two sisters exchanged cryptic words as they prepared to leave.
“Huh? You’re coming too?”
As he stood, Yuyeon glanced at him.
Suhyun shrugged.
“Should I not?”
“…Follow me.”
---------------------------= Author’s Note =---------------------------
It’s not just the gender that’s changed…
Or maybe it’s not. (?)