[16th Round] Karma
□ Mother: Why are you sending me messages instead of going home? (9:36)
Well…
□ Mother: You’re making me very upset. You contacted me for the first time in ten years, transmitting messages only through a classmate and daughter-in-law… (9:37)
□ Mother: Don’t even try scolding my daughter-in-law. We wouldn’t be having this conversation if she didn’t calm me down. (9:37)
Oh yes. Mom was clearly upset.
But who the hell was this daughter-in-law?
□ Mother: Come home soon. (9:38)
□ Mother: My daughter-in-law is very capable. If you give your name at any airport on the planet, a private jet will arrive and pick you up within two hours. If you don’t come straight home and start fooling around again, I really will start getting angry ^^ (10:15)
She didn’t say who the person trying to pretend to be my wife was but instead continued to praise her. The fraud was definitely smart, considering she managed to fool the most dangerous mother in the universe.
‘Mother! Open your eyes!’
□ Mother: I love you. You better come back now! (10:17)
“There’s been a mistake…”
Logically speaking, there should be no connection with Earth from Fantasy’s dimension.
Hence, when I sent her a message via messenger, she assumed I was already on Earth when in fact, I was still locked in the Fantasy dimension.
I didn’t even know when I’d be able to return.
“Haven’t you guessed who’s claiming to be your mother’s daughter-in-law yet, cowardly husband?”
“That’s impossible to do right now.”
I was just an ordinary high school student. I had never met a girl in my life who had a private jet, let alone had a relationship with.
I decided to reply.
□ Son: I am still trapped in the Fantasy World. (16:01)
□ Son: You believe me, don’t you? (16:01)
□ Son: I’ll even take a photo for you to see for yourself. (16:01)
I looked around.
What could confirm that I was in an entirely different dimension?
Ah!
“Hey! Get yourself together. I want to take a group photo.”
I gathered ignorant savages who didn’t know what a camera was.
Female Hero, Descendant A, Handsome A, Handsome B, Handsome C, Handsome D…
She might mistake this for cosplay, but nobody could imitate the details of these people’s missing limbs.
She would definitely believe me!
“How can a Demon Lord use a smartphone?” the Female Hero expressed her surprise, who stood with the help of two guys supporting her sides.
“I told you. I was also a hero.”
“Ah…”
Ignoring her as she finally understood the true nature of the new Demon Lord, I turned to the group of handsome men who stood with stupid expressions.
“Now, laugh as naturally as possible. If anyone wishes to refuse, let it be known so I can peel off your skin!”
“Hahaha…”
“Hahahaha!!!
“Aaaahhhh!”
I didn’t like the results, but there was no time for practice since the smartphone was almost out of charge.
“Hey, move over.”
“Ugh! Good.”
I pushed aside the handsome man supporting the Female Hero and stood next to her, like the main character.
I then demonstrated the smile of the righteous hero, inspiring peace and pacification.
‘Dear Mom! Your son is having a good time with the local savages!’
“Come here.”
I wanted to take a photo with my cowardly wife, but she refused, saying she hadn’t prepared yet.
It was just a photo. Why would she need to prepare?
I really couldn’t understand her logic.
CLICK!
***
I wanted to talk to her through a call, but the signal was so weak that even sending a photo took about 10 minutes.
Messages were my limit.
“There’s nothing you can do…”
To make matters worse, while I was waiting for a response from my mother, the smartphone died out.
I immediately escorted everyone out of the Demon Lord’s castle to make sure they could safely leave my territory.
However, bad luck immediately fell upon them!
Fshshshsh!
The Female Hero fell from the drawbridge due to a strong gust of wind.
“Ugh?! What is this—”
Her poor pelvis staggered, causing her to twist her leg. Losing her balance, she fell into a deep ditch that ran along either side of the drawbridge.
CRACK!
She landed head first.
“Such a pity. To think I even corrected the displacement between her 6th and 7th cervical vertebrae, only to have her fall and break her neck…”
The world began its slow collapse.
And the smartphone’s battery was once again charged!
FLASH!
The Female Hero, equipped with a clumsy pelvis, managed to regress safely after becoming the first of her class to ever challenge the MAX-Class Demon Lord.
And it all started again with a greeting from forever pretending to be sweet Lanuvel.
“Welcome, Miss Hero!”
There was only one reason why I decided to watch her.
Descendant A.
In the 4th curriculum, my dark senior didn’t have any descendants who inherited his unique abilities. That was why I wanted to know where and how she met him.
However, unusual changes had occurred.
A skill appeared that wasn’t in the 4th and, until recently, 5th curriculums.
▷ Race: Human
▷ Level: 1
▷ Job: Hero (Exp 500%)
▷ Skills: Attraction Z, Sword Mastery Z, Charm Z, Interpretation A, Karma F
▷ Status: Confused
Karma.
Even after returning, her transcendental skills remained. In addition, She was always provided with Interpretation A to allow communication with the natives of Fantasy.
The rest of her skills needed to be improved from the very beginning.
“What is it?”
Even the Female Hero herself couldn’t understand what just happened.
That was how serious the effect of her skill was.
▷ Type: Skill
▷ Name: Karma
▷ Rank: F
▷ E: Your fame decreases after each regression.
▷ F: Every time you regress, your reputation goes down.
It was a skill that worsened the position of the Hero after each return.
Previously, if they weren’t satisfied with the development of events, they could just get killed on purpose and start from scratch, but everything had changed now.
“They won’t be able to treat their lives so carelessly like they’re characters in an RPG game anymore. From now on, the more deaths they suffer from, the more difficult their journey will be.”
The cowardly demoness smiled after defining Karma.
“So these are the changes you made… You are really cruel.”
“I don’t want to hear that from my cowardly husband. This skill will help heroes grow. Now that they’re afraid of death, they’ll begin to think about their actions more thoroughly.”
“This is overkill!”
“It was hard for me to make this decision, but this is for the heroes.”
“If they don’t die, I won’t be able to charge the smartphones’ battery!”
“…”
“What? Am I wrong?”
If the heroes stopped regressing, my entire system would go downhill.
This was an extremely dire situation.
“If that’s what worries you the most, then I’m afraid you have a serious mental problem…”
“Love for one’s parents is more important, you cowardly demoness!”
Even during our skirmish, the Hero’s adventures continued.
“For the past 2,000 years, the continents of Fantasy have been at peace under the protection of flush toilets, Hero. However, the recent resurrection of the Demon Lord is endangering this world. God-Chosen Hero, Defeat the Demon Lord!” Said the Dumpling King, having arrogantly examined her from head to toe.
“As you wish, Your Majesty!” Said the Female Hero, swinging her pelvis.
“Now get out of my sight.”
“What?”
“Unless you have more things to say, I have other important things to do.”
“Well… I would love to have support…”
“Haha! That’s funny! Our Hero certainly knows how to joke around.”
“You’re right, Your Majesty! Support for the Legendary Hero? That is indeed an original joke! Hahaha!”
“…”
Laughter echoed from the nobles throughout the throne room.
The Female Hero’s expression darkened as she tried to harness the power of her transcendent skills “Attraction” and “Charm.”
They would have worked on them in her past playthrough.
However, it now failed due to Karma F.
“Hey, cowardly wife, is it just me, or did the effects of an F-rank skill just trample the effects of Z-rank skills?”
“That’s just you.”
“I’m pretty sure it’s not.”
▶ Perplexity: After the emergence of this skill, senior colleagues also began a discussion. Some think this is too harsh a punishment, while others think it’s only fair. I don’t know what conclusion they will come to, but students who’ve experienced the new regression process will soon receive an official letter from the teaching staff.
‘Thank you for letting me know, beautiful Trainee Teacher!’
Regardless of their decision, it could no longer be undone or changed.
It was done by a system developer outside their control, after all.
“Hey cowardly wife, can’t we escape by manipulating the system as you did now?”
“No.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, I am. The Fantasy World is made of Divinity and Dark Energy. The maximum I can control is 49%. However, about 17% of it can’t be freely disposed of since they’re influenced by Divinity. The same applies to my aunt, who’s being thwarted by Dark Energy.
Cowardly Ssosia had 32%.
Evil Parmamon has 32%.
34% were frozen to maintain balance.
However, even if we added everything up, it wouldn’t reach 100%.
Where was the missing 2%?
“That’s the students and faculty members’ share. If you, my cowardly husband, want to get out, you must first gather their support and gain more control than my aunt has. We would no longer be escaping once you’ve done that, though. After all, the rights over the world of Fantasy would pass to you.”
“Ah! You’re right!”
Because of smartphones, I completely forgot.
I had to win the heroes to my side, but my love for my parents was so strong that I forgot about everything else.
From now on, I needed to focus my attention on this matter again.
I checked what our D-rank Female Hero was currently doing.
“Stupid Karma…”
She spent the night in a shabby bedroom provided by the Dumpling Kingdom.
It even looked worse than what they gave the heroes in their first round.
She complained all night, tossing and turning on the shabby bed, which creaked even if all she was doing was breathing.
She wasn’t the only one experiencing such a detrimental predicament, either.
The other heroes, who decided to restart their rounds, suffered from an even worse situation than her.
After being summoned, they waited in the hallway for six hours before they could meet the Dumpling King.
“It’s not so bad.”
Anyone would be disappointed by how they were treated. Hence, it would be easier for me to lure them over to my faction.
“Are you going to lie in bed all day now, my cowardly husband?”
“No.”
I wasn’t just going to sit around doing nothing.
As I pondered about how I could overcome the difficulty that had arisen, an amazing idea came to mind.
Was I not a genius?
I sent a message to my mother immediately.
□ Son: My dear and beloved mother, please send me blueprints for a smartphone charger. And a small generator too if you can. (20:55)
However, I still felt as if there was still something missing. Figuring out what it was, I asked for another blueprint.
□ Son: Can I also have a blueprint for a bidet? (20:56)
Why a bidet?
A toilet without a bidet function was like an angel without wings.
