Chapter 1 : Back!

On my twenty-third birthday, I was kidnapped to another world.

The chief god of this world, who kidnapped me, appointed me as his agent, a ‘hero’. Turning me into a woman’s body was a bonus.

It was unfair, but I had no choice but to comply in order to survive.

For the next seven years, I was worked like a dog.

I received the chief god’s oracle and eliminated the corrupt pope and the high-ranking members of the religious order, and then crushed all the bizarre cults and heresies that were rising up in various places. I also took the lives of the royalty and nobles who opposed the church, and burned the devil worshippers at the stake.

I killed seventy-two demon lords one by one, suppressed three attempts to revive a sealed evil god, and at the end, I even sliced up an outer god trying to cross over from another dimension.

Anyway, I saved this damn world a lot.

……I’ve really done enough.

I wasn’t even from here in the first place, and I think I’ve done enough after being suddenly kidnapped and suffering so much?

“……I want to go home now.”

I looked up at the sky, standing with one leg cocked.

At the end of my gaze was a huge old man. The old man, sitting on a golden throne placed on the clouds, was so huge that the perspective was distorted. Should I say he filled the sky?

That ‘old man’ was the ‘chief god’ of this world.

The chief god smiled good-naturedly.

[You have indeed done many things. For someone who flowed in from another world, with no connection to this place, your dedication is truly admirable and beautiful.]

It was a face that made one feel at peace just by looking at it. The kind of expression one might see on a benevolent and generous grandfather, or a devout and kind priest.

But, you shouldn’t be fooled by that face.

“Flowed in, my ass. You kidnapped me.”

The chief god only looked kind on the face, he was a sly and cunning being with hundreds of millions of snakes inside. The way he coaxed people with sweet talk and controlled them as he pleased was nothing short of the serpent’s tongue that appeared in the Bible.

‘He said he would send me back after I caught just a few bad guys…….’

Did he say I had to kill 72 demon lords?

I should have noticed then. The fact that this guy was going to work me until he was satisfied.

[It seems you are a bit dull.]

“Don’t read other people’s thoughts. You bastard.”

I retorted like that and slowly took a stance.

I straightened my tilted body and drew the sword that I had casually stuck in the ground. It wasn’t the ‘holy sword’ I usually used. I was thinking of killing that bastard if things went wrong here, and how could I trust the holy sword he gave me?

The chief god smiled faintly as he saw me take a stance.

[Is there any reason you want to go back to your hometown so badly? If you go back, your power will disappear. Do you want to return to a helpless body?]

“……That’s for me to take care of.”

[Did you even make up your mind to fight me just for that? Do you think you can fight and win against a god?]

“I’ve stabbed an evil god in the gut because of you, you know?”

I’ve even sliced up outer gods that invaded from another dimension, so what would be so hard about cutting the chief god’s throat? I’ve already made up my mind.

“……So, what’s your answer?”

Then.

The chief god narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly.

[Fine. I’ll send you back now.]

“Damn it, I knew it. Yeah, you bastard. Let’s take off our ranks and fight. You think a knife won’t go into your belly……? Wait a minute. What?”

[I said I’d send you back now.]

“……Really? For real?”

My eyes widened automatically. Honestly, I didn’t expect the chief god to come out like this. I’m a bit perplexed.

Looking at me like that, the chief god chuckled.

[Well, if you think rationally, wouldn’t you obviously choose to send you back?]

It was a wicked laugh, not fitting for his benevolent face.

[You have grown very quickly. It is obvious that you will become stronger than me in the near future.]

“…….”

[And I don’t even need you anymore. You defeated all the dangerous elements, didn’t you? Rather, you can be said to be the dangerous element now. But if that dangerous element disappears on its own, is there any reason to stop it?]

“……So you’re saying you’re throwing me away because you’re done using me, you son of a b*tch.”

It was quite unpleasant, but that made it even more believable. The chief god I had figured out so far was a rational being, and the explanation he had just given me was quite rational.

[I will send you back, to your hometown.]

Only then, the tension in my body was released.

‘Can I finally go home?’

Honestly, there’s nothing special even if I go back.

I was an orphan.

I had no inherited money, of course no education, and anyway, I was a human being with nothing. In Korea, which is an infinitely competitive society, this kind of spec should be seen as a kind of original sin.

If I go back, I’ll probably become a cog in society again and be worked like a dog. At the bottom of the lowest class, at that.

“……Huh? Wait a minute, thinking about it like that, it’s a bit messed up, isn’t it?”

I killed demon lords in another world, killed gods, and anyway, I worked like a dog while doing crazy achievements, but if I go back to Korea, I have to start from the bottom and work like a dog again?

What kind of return is this with nothing?

Is this right?

“……Chief God. But I was really, really, really dedicated here, wasn’t I?”

[You were?]

“Then, isn’t there any reward for that?”

Then the chief god laughed.

[Haha, do you want a reward? I already gave you a reward. The pride that fills your heart!]

“Hey, what the hell kind of bullshit is that?”

[Seong Won, I will not forget the dedication you showed in this world. I hope you will continue to strive in your world.]

“No, I’m asking for a reward, not dedication or anything?”

At the same time, I felt a powerful force taking over my body. It felt like my soul was being pulled out of my body.

There was no particular pain, but that was even more frightening.

Because I know very well that I have to risk my life to resist this level of force. And after resisting like that, phase 2 with the angry chief god begins.

I pointed my finger at the grinning chief god and shouted.

“Hey! If I go like this, I’ll be penniless! What about the reward for my dedication? Shouldn’t you give me something, like a reward or something?”

[Goodbye.]

“This son of a b……!”

The next moment, the world flashed.

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“Gasp!”

I opened my eyes.

I see a ceiling that is familiar yet unfamiliar.

Staring blankly at the yellowish wallpaper, I slowly raised my body. The blanket slid down my body and a musty smell pricked my nose.

Because it was a semi-basement and it was difficult to dry laundry, the blanket I always used always had this kind of stench.

“…….”

I quietly looked around.

I saw a cramped studio apartment with a sense of life. Clothes were strewn all over the place, and receipts and bills were rolling around on the floor. I saw a half-full standard-sized garbage bag lying on its side, spewing out garbage.

It was all familiar.

This was the studio apartment where I, 23-year-old, lived.

A semi-basement at the bottom of the abyss, where the smell of poverty was deeply ingrained, and not a single ray of hope shone down.

“……Damn, shit.”

I jumped up from my seat as if a spring had bounced up. Anger instantly soared up from deep within my lower abdomen and spewed out like a dragon’s breath.

“Damn it, f*ck, you! Chief god bastard! Listen to me!”

This, he sends?

No, I wanted it. I did.

But he sends me back penniless like this?

‘Damn it, what the hell is this?’

If you look at novels, don’t they usually come back with their original powers? And a hunter world, or whatever, there’s a background to use my powers! Even if it’s not that, I should come back with a subspace full of treasures and do something like a chaebol!

‘Isn’t this the norm?’

Just in case, I quickly closed my eyes and observed my body. But, there’s no strength, let alone stamina.

It’s just a weak body. It even felt like I was shorter, and my voice was thinner, maybe even less stamina than before I first moved dimensions.

“Huh?”

As I slowly lowered my gaze, the ground felt closer.

And I see breasts that are bulging.

Breasts? Why do I still see this?

“Wait a minute, wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute.”

-Thump thump!

I hurriedly ran to the bathroom.

Then what I saw was, a girl who looked like a middle school student.

Damn it, is the body change still the same?

“You perverted old bastard……!”

The moment I shouted again, my vision spun.

Dizziness came at the same time. It’s a body that doesn’t have much stamina anyway, did I get anemia because I suddenly got excited?

I fell down as I was.

-Thump!

“Ouch…….”

It hurts so much because I fell on my butt first.

I haven’t really felt pain since I got stronger to a certain extent. To think I’m hurting from this because I lost all my strength.

“Th, is, shit…….”

Tears welled up because I felt sorry for my situation.

But no matter how much my body hurts, can it hurt as much as my heart?

“Wh, what do I do now……?”

I was originally a man, but now I’m in a woman’s body.

Then what about my identity?

‘Is it going to be erased……?’

No, it won’t be erased.

Probably my identity as a man will remain. It’s just that the current body becomes a person who is not registered.

‘Then what should I do? Can I register again?’

I didn’t know anything about this kind of thing, so there was no answer.

“Ugh, ugh! Ugh!”

I shook, clutching my head.

My teeth automatically chattered.

‘You backstab me like this? Damn it, if you’re going to send me back, shouldn’t you obviously send me back with a man’s body?’

You repay my dedication like this?

‘Chief god, you son of a……!’

At that moment.

-Ding!

A notification sound was heard from behind.

“Eek?”

Startled, I turned my head and saw a smartphone.

The notification sound probably came from there.

I stared at the smartphone for a moment, then slowly raised my body and approached it.

“……This isn’t mine?”

A poor orphan can’t buy the latest smartphone. I can only buy a budget phone with trembling hands and receiving government subsidies.

But this is the latest phone?

Looking at the back, there was also an ID card in the card case. A resident registration card with a female version of my face on it. When was this made?

“…….”

Suddenly, I had a thought, just in case. I quickly turned on the smartphone. The phone didn’t need a password. Because the fingerprint of my current body was registered.

‘Is it an unopened phone without a contract?’

The first thing I saw when I opened the phone was a memo written on the wallpaper.

[In return for your dedication.]

Not Earth’s, but another world’s letters. In addition, the handwriting was familiar, often seen when an oracle came down.

“Did the chief god write it?”

But what’s the reward?

At that moment, I saw a peculiar app.

It was an app with an English name, and it was something I had never seen before.

“What is this?”

I searched the internet, and the app was an American internet lottery purchase app. It was called Super Mega Ball or something, a lottery with the worst odds in human history, or something like that.

With a thought of maybe, I turned on the app.

Then.

「Jackpot!!!」
「32,078,000,000USD!!!」

The American lottery was a winner.

The winning amount is…… how much is this?

There were so many zeros that it was hard to read.

‘One, ten, hundred…… about 32 billion?’

It’s a lot of money, but considering that I received it after going through that much trouble in another world, isn’t it a bit too stingy…….

“……Wa, wait a minute. This is dollars.”

32 billion dollars?

‘Then how much is this in Korean won…….’

I hurriedly checked the exchange rate and it was about 42 trillion won.

“Is this a dream?”

I blinked and pinched my cheek. It felt like it hurt a little, but I honestly don’t know if it’s because of excitement.

But, I automatically laughed.

I soon burst out laughing.

“……Ha, haha. Hahaha!!! Hahahaha!!!!!!”

Chief god, this damn, stingy old man.

That bastard was a human trafficker who kidnapped innocent me, a s*ave owner who worked poor me like a crazy s*ave, and a pervert who turned my body into a woman.

But, he was a ‘person’ who was generous with rewards.