Player who Returned 10,000 years Later

"Isn’t this a bit much?" asked Cha Yeon-Joo dumbfoundedly in a white gown.

’To be honest, I agree. It’s not something a sane person would do.’

"It’s picturesque in its own right, isn’t it?" Oh Kang-Woo answered.

"Picturesque, my ass. The lower floors are still burning."

Yeon-Joo looked down from the roof. The fires were quickly being put out but smoke was still rising from the lower floors of the hotel.

"But the building won’t collapse."

They were in the best five-star hotel in Singapore. The building wouldn’t collapse just because of a fire. Even if it were to collapse, it wouldn’t leave a scratch on the members here. After all, they would be completely fine even if they were to jump down from the roof with nothing to protect them.

"Do you wanna see swimsuits that badly…?"

Yeon-Joo tightened her gown as her face reddened. Kang-Woo took the women back to the chaos-filled hotel after he left the handling of the aftermath to Guardians. Fortunately, the pool on the roof was fine since the fire was contained on the lower floors of the hotel. They refilled the water that had been emptied and gathered at the swimming pool after the women changed back into their swimsuits.

He had been waiting desperately for this moment. One always wanted to do something more if they were stopped from doing it. Desire far stronger than when they were initially at the pool blazed furiously.

"Sh-Sheesh," Yeon-Joo expressed.

"My, are you that against showing the king your swimsuit?" Lilith asked.

"He already saw mine back when we were fighting the zombie earlier."

"Hohoho. But seeing swimsuits at the pool is different. Right, my king?"

"Hehe, of course."

"Sigh…" Yeon-Joo shook her head.

"Umm… Kang-Woo." Han Seol-Ah approached Kang-Woo in worry. She stared at a piece of his clothing he had wrapped around his waist like a bandage and asked, "Is your wound okay?"

"Huh> Oh, this? It’s fine. It’s healing slowly," answered Kang-Woo as he tapped his flank.

Zzzt!

"Urgh…"

A sharp pain traveled throughout Kang-Woo’s body. He grimaced.

’The hell? Wasn’t it healing?’

He slightly unwrapped the piece of cloth and saw that the wound was almost fully closed.

’What was that, then…?’

His wound was almost closed but he could still feel pain like being stabbed by a knife and it getting twisted.

"K-Kang-Woo?" Seol-Ah approached him in pallor. "It still hurts, doesn’t it?! Let’s play at the pool another time!"

"Gasp."

’What you just said hurt me several times more, Darling!!!’

"Haaa, if only I could still use healing magic…"

Seol-Ah rolled her feet in anxiety. She used to be happy that she would be of better help to Kang-Woo after she fell from grace but was filled with regret now that she couldn’t heal him in his time of need.

"No, it’s not something you would’ve been able to heal anyway," Kang-Woo mentioned.

"But…"

"Don’t worry. It doesn’t hurt anymore."

He was not acting strong; it did not hurt for real. He couldn’t feel the stabbing pain anymore.

’I don’t understand.’

Kang-Woo tilted his head in confusion as he looked down at his flank.

’But it’s not important right now.’

Now was the time to enjoy the time he had with his lovers.

"Now then…"

Kang-Woo gulped as he stared fixedly at the women who placed their hands over their white gowns.

"Fufu. You’re staring at us so passionately… how cute ♥"

"Hmmm. Th-This is a little embarrassing. D-Don’t be surprised, Kang-Woo."

"Urghhh. Y-You saw it earlier, didn’t you? Huh? I’ma kill you if you say weird shit!"

They slowly took off their gowns.

"Wh-Whooooooooooooooooooooooa!!!"

’SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH!!!’

Kang-Woo clenched his fists and raised them high.

"I’m crying."

Tears flowed down his cheeks. Lilith was wearing a risqué black slingshot bikini. There was so little surface area that her curves were fully visible.

"Fufu. What do you think? I still don’t quite understand human beauty standards but the store employee praised it highly," remarked Lilith as she posed like a gravure model and winked.

"It’s amazing. It’s the best."

’I’m so glad I’m alive.’

"Kang-Woo, wh-what about me?"

Seol-Ah was wearing a white monokini in contrast with Lilith. The front of the swimsuit, which was cut out into an X, was so stretched out by Seol-Ah’s massive breasts that it looked like it was about to rip at any moment.

"DARLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!"

"M-My, Kang-Woo?"

There was no need for Kang-Woo to even answer. He flew into Seol-Ah’s arms without hesitation.

"Hehe. I’m happy you like it."

Seol-Ah smiled as she patted Kang-Woo’s head. Her kind voice as well as her warmth were melting away even Kang-Woo’s resentment for Akart.

"Hurghhh… you’re the best, Darling."

"KANG-WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Just then, the pouting Echidna pulled on Kang-Woo’s arm. "Why aren’t you getting in the water when we’re at a pool?!"

She seemed upset that Kang-Woo wasn’t playing with her because he was focusing so much on his lovers’ swimsuits. Kang-Woo separated from Seol-Ah in slight disappointment.

"You’re right. We should play in the water since we’re at a pool."

"Sheesh, your eyes are always glued to Seol-Ah," Yeon-Joo scolded.

"They were glued to your swimsuit too," Kang-Woo answered.

"B-Bullshit! You didn’t even look my way!"

"I’m looking now, aren’t I?"

"Don’t look, motherfucker!"

"Hehehe. Competition swimsuits are pretty nice too."

"Ngh!"

Yeon-Joo’s face reddened instantly. She ran behind Kang-Woo in an instant and pushed him into the pool.

Splash!

"Pwaha!" The pool wasn’t deep. Kang-Woo gestured to the women to enter the water as well as he floated. "It’s nice and cool! You guys jump in too!"

"Alright. I’ll make sure to drown you this time."

"Hm! Hm! Kang-Woo! I’m gonna jump, so catch me!"

"I haven’t been to a pool since I was little."

"Mmm. Don’t humans need water to survive? I don’t understand why they would waste it for entertainment."

Echidna, wearing a swimsuit with pink frills, was the first to jump in. She jumped into the air, falling right to where Kang-Woo was.

"Whoa!"

"Hehe, Kang-Woo! This is so much fun!!"

Echidna splashed around in the water in Kang-Woo’s arms as she smiled widely.

"Hihihi! Die, you perverted brat!!!"

Splash—!

Yeon-Joo sprayed water at Kang-Woo.

"Friend shield!" Kang-Woo shouted.

"Wha—! K-Kang-Woo?!"

Kang-Woo raised Echidna and used her to block the spray of water.

"Boo—! Kang-Woo betrayed me!" Echidna jeered and stood on Yeon-Joo’s side. "Yeon-Joo! Let’s join forces!"

"Keke! Okay!"

Rumble!

A wave of water was formed as if a grenade was set off in the pool.

"Kurgh! Gurgle!"

Kang-Woo thrashed his limbs around as he was engulfed by the wave of water.

"Kyahahahahaha!"

"Hm! Hm! This is so fun!"

Yeon-Joo and Echidna laughed like psychopaths as they attacked Kang-Woo.

"Q-Queen Lilith!!"

"M-My king?"

"Save meeeeeeeeee!"

"Kyaah!"

Kang-Woo swam to where Lilith was, and she was attacked by the wave of water behind Kang-Woo.

"I’m all wet." Lilith giggled as she swept back her wet hair.

"A-Aaaahh." Kang-Woo burst into tears, moved by the sight. "Yeah."

’This is what you call a trip. This is the meaning of life. This is the definition of a happy end.’

"Here I go again!" Kang-Woo shouted.

"Kyaah! Oh Kang-Woo, you son of a bitch! Fuck off!!"

Laughter echoed from the deserted swimming pool in the darkness of night.

***

"Haaa."

Kang-Woo leaned on the wall of the pool in satisfaction after playing for several hours. Since the swimming pool was on the roof, the nightscape came into full view.

"Though I wonder if you can call this a nightscape."

He smiled bitterly as he looked out of the pool. Singapore, known for its beautiful city nightscape, was illuminated not by its building lights but by blazing flames. There was a huge difference between the pool and the rest of the city. Kang-Woo wondered if this was what it would feel like to go to a swimming pool in a post-apocalyptic world.

"Mm. I wasn’t looking forward to this kind of view," said Seol-Ah in a heavy tone as she swam to Kang-Woo’s side. "I’m sure… there were a lot of casualties, right?"

"I’d bet."

He was sure at least thousands had died.

"Should we be having this much fun… when that many people died?"

"You’re too kind, Darling."

"Am I?"

There was no reason nor time to sympathize and feel sad about the death of strangers. At least, that was what Kang-Woo thought.

"Besides, it was thanks to us that it only got this bad. I think we can enjoy ourselves a little bit."

The incident would have turned out much worse if Kang-Woo and the women weren’t here. Several hundred times more people would have been sacrificed. In that sense, Kang-Woo and the group had saved countless lives, so they should naturally be rewarded.

"My king~ we’ve brought food from the lower floors~"

"Hm! We brought tons of yummy stuff!"

Lilith and Echidna arrived with a large tray full of food.

"Whoa, nice."

"I guess the kitchen was fine."

Kang-Woo laughed heartily as he sat at the table filled with food. Some dishes were incomplete due to the zombie invasion but most of them looked edible.

"Let’s dig in~"

"Oh, just a second, Kang-Woo."

"Fufu. Let us feed you."

"Is this my life for real?" Kang-Woo wondered.

’I’m so fucking happy.’

"Say ahhh~" Seol-Ah brought a piece of meat to Kang-Woo’s mouth.

Kang-Woo took the food like a baby bird getting fed by its mother.

’It’s melting in my mouth.’

"Hey, Oh Kang-Woo."

Yeon-Joo and Echidna also brought meat to Kang-Woo’s mouth.

"Put it in," Kang-Woo answered.

"Why are you making it sound so weird, you [censored]?"

"Fufu. Looks like this family trip was a wonderful idea." Lilith smiled, her black hair fluttering as if dancing.

Kang-Woo and the four women came back to their suite after dinner. Thankfully, the smoke had not reached their floor.

"Bwaaahh." Echidna flopped on the couch as soon as they entered the suite.

"My, she must be exhausted."

"I’m sure she is, considering how long it’s been since we fought that hard."

Kang-Woo lifted Echidna from the couch and took her to her room. It was then.

Zzzt!!

"Kurgh!" Immense, agonizing, and unending pain from his flank traveled throughout his body. "What… the… fuck…"

Kang-Woo collapsed, losing all strength in his body. His vision blurred and his consciousness flickered.

"K-Kang-Woo?!"

Seol-Ah’s scream faintly echoed inside his head.