Transmigrated into the Gacha Game I Abandoned for 10 Years

At Kim Hyunwoo’s words, Merilda’s face momentarily changed into a blank expression.

She had a confused look, as if she couldn’t understand the situation.

But that was only for a moment, as soon as she understood Kim Hyunwoo’s words, Merilda’s face turned bright red, and she began to look flustered.

In contrast, the other heroes, who had been watching Merilda, looked at her with an almost painfully empty expression.

Naturally, Loria’s restraints loosened.

However, even though Loria’s restraints naturally loosened, she too was left speechless in the absurdity of the situation. Kim Hyunwoo, on the other hand, asked with a very serious expression.

“Will you marry me?”

…In fact, Kim Hyunwoo knew that proposing in such a situation was not only absurd but downright crazy.

But despite knowing this, the reason he insisted on doing this was because…

Because a notification like this appeared in front of Kim Hyunwoo.

“How embarrassing.”

Naturally, Kim Hyunwoo, not being thick-skinned, expected that this situation would be embarrassing. But as he saw the expressions of the other heroes and Loria, who was looking at him with a dumbfounded expression, he could feel his head heating up.

But after seeing Loria’s strength moments ago, Kim Hyunwoo had no choice but to use his trump card without hesitation.

The way to marry a hero using a Proposal Ring to increase their stat bonuses by 50%.

Of course, it was easy to understand that her strength was beyond imagination, and even if he married the heroes now to raise their bonuses, he couldn’t be sure if he could defeat Loria.

Even the sword that she stabbed into Loria at her most vulnerable moment, which Rin had been trying to push deeper multiple times, had only caused the half-sword to gradually slip out of her body.

However, he couldn’t give up, so Kim Hyunwoo decisively pulled out his last resort.

“I-I will!”

Merilda, hearing Kim Hyunwoo’s question, nodded with a beaming smile.

Then, the moment Kim Hyunwoo placed the Ring on Merilda’s finger.

[You have married the hero ‘King of Beasts’. Stats are now increased by 50%!]

[The hero ‘King of Beasts’ has fulfilled the final star requirement!]

[The hero ‘King of Beasts’ has reached ★★★★★★ (6 stars)!]

[100% bonus added to the 6-star stat boost!]

“…!”

Kim Hyunwoo, momentarily stunned by the numerous notifications that appeared in front of him, soon broke into a broad smile.

Kim Hyunwoo, smiling with great happiness, turned to face the four heroes who looked as though they might collapse from the situation, and then approached Rin, who had a teary expression.

“Rin. Will you marry me?”

He pulled out the Proposal Ring again.

“Huh?”

Rin, teary-eyed, stared at him with a confused expression, just like Merilda had earlier.

“……”

Now, Loria was staring at him with a look of disbelief, her expression one of utter exhaustion.

With Merilda as the first, Kim Hyunwoo gave Proposal Rings to all five heroes, each one now filled with joy. In contrast, Merilda had a somewhat subtle expression.

…And Loria was looking at Kim Hyunwoo as if she couldn’t understand the situation at all.

“Did you think you were going to die soon, and that’s why you proposed?”

Loria chuckled, speaking with amusement.

“You’ll know when you see it.”

However, as Kim Hyunwoo smiled at her and muttered, Loria replied with a crooked grin.

“It wasn’t a bad little act. I had fun recovering while all of that happened. Ah—don’t feel bad about missing your chance, though.”

Grin.

“Either way, even if I had been recovering, the heroes wouldn’t have been able to kill me.”

Loria said this confidently, as if she were confirming her fully recovered body.

“Now, shall we finally finish this?

“…?

“Huh?”

…She couldn’t move.

Loria, clearly trying to exert force, felt a moment of panic as her body refused to move.

Huff-!

She soon gathered her strength to try and move, but despite that, her body only trembled, refusing to budge.

And then…

“Huh? Huh?”

Loria’s face showed great confusion, and Kim Hyunwoo smiled.

“It seems like it’ll be you who ends this.”

He said those words.

Boom!!

Following that, Loria was thrown back by Merilda’s punch.

Loria couldn’t comprehend the situation at all.

The reason being that just moments ago, the heroes had been helplessly pushed back by her magic, yet now they were displaying unbelievable strength.

“Tch-!”

Loria’s hand shot out instinctively, aiming for Rin, who was approaching.

She immediately judged it as a breach of contract and began twisting her arm, with the magic circuits warping and struggling.

However, Loria gritted her teeth and endured it with superhuman patience, firing off magic even as she knew it was draining her energy.

Crazy-!

Rin effortlessly dodged her attack.

It was a completely different situation compared to just a moment ago, when Loria’s magic could not even be responded to.

Of course, compared to before, the heroes were now shrouded in Dragon’s Buff, but even considering that, their movements were on a whole different level.

No, it wasn’t just a different level; it was so far beyond what was possible that it defied belief.

So, Loria, startled by the sudden change in the heroes’ abilities, realized Kim Hyunwoo had used some trick and raised her hand to kill him.

“It’s too late.”

“…!”

Unfortunately, Merilda, who had already reached Loria, slammed her head into the ground with those words.

Crunch-!

Loria, whose shield had deflected all the heroes’ attacks just moments ago, was now crushed and slammed into the ground.

“This…this can’t be happening…!”

Loria’s eyes, bloodshot, furrowed in frustration as she desperately tried to rise from the ground.

“I’m supposed to be able to use all my power… This can’t happen!!”

Loria shouted in a fit, releasing magic in all directions.

Unfortunately, none of her magic could harm Merilda.

Crunch-!

Gasp-!

Finally, Charyll’s Executioner’s Sword pierced Loria’s heart.

Roar of screams!

Then, the sound of a scream, far more chilling than anything heard before, echoed.

Like the other black creatures, the scream sounded like a distorted mechanical noise. It spread around the area, and as black smoke started to pour from Loria’s mouth, she stopped moving.

“……”

Kim Hyunwoo, watching Loria’s demise from afar, remained tense, silently watching to see if any further problems would arise.

This was understandable, as it seemed to be over, but the way it ended felt too anticlimactic, especially considering how Loria had appeared.

But after a moment of tension, when the black smoke disappeared into the air without anything else happening, Kim Hyunwoo continued to watch for a while longer.

“…Is it over?”

He sighed deeply and sat down, finally relieved.

“Yes. It’s over.”

A new voice came from behind, and Kim Hyunwoo instinctively distanced himself, frowning.

“Whoa, don’t do that! I’m not your enemy!?”

Seeing his reaction, she quickly spoke up.

“Not my enemy?”

“Of course not. I was bound and just got free after being captured and almost killed by your heroes.”

The black-haired girl—no, responding to Kim Hyunwoo’s words.

“Anyway, nice to meet you, Kim Hyunwoo.”

The Mysterious Merchant smiled with a wink, her eyes glowing brightly like starlight.

“I knew you could do it.”

“…You.”

“I, the Mysterious Merchant.”

The Mysterious Merchant pointed to herself, then said “Hmm” thoughtfully.

“Well, I came here to discuss a few things, but shouldn’t we stop that first?”

“That?”

As Kim Hyunwoo turned his gaze toward where the Mysterious Merchant was looking, he saw Rhien, transformed into a massive dragon, preparing to stomp on Loria’s corpse.

“Yes, that. If we don’t deal with that body, the hero who summoned you here won’t be able to save you. Are you okay with that?”

At the Mysterious Merchant’s words.

“Stop!”

Kim Hyunwoo urgently shouted to stop the heroes.