The Tiger's Awakening
"The sky is truly clear today."
Kang-rim muttered to himself as he gazed up at the azure sky, where the bright sun hung high in the center of the heavens. He figured his skin might get a bit tanned, but he decided that enjoying a sunbath on the deck wasn't such a bad feeling.
"It's so clear that it makes me thirsty."
Kang-rim, sprawled out on a beach chair in a leisurely manner, stretched his left arm out to the side.
"Hey, bring me some breast milk."
"Can't you drink it yourself?"
Sua, the Gumiho with her hair braided into two pigtails, replied with a tone of utter disgust. She, too, was lying on a beach chair, taking a break. Unlike Kang-rim, who was fully clothed, she remained naked, still shackled with an iron collar around her neck. Although she was Kang-rim's slave, she had no intention of nodding her head unconditionally like a mindless servant.
"Do I really have to do even that?"
"..."
Kang-rim stared at Sua in silence. He quietly raised his right hand, which held a remote control. The device looked like a small rod, topped with a single red button. As he pressed it,
"Hkkyiiiiiik?!"
Sua began to convulse. "Hukkyik, hikkyiiik, hkkyiiiiiik!"
The rod embedded deep between her thighs writhed like a living earthworm. It churned violently inside her, leaving her unable to remain still.
"A-ah, no, stop, stop... Hkyiiiiiik!"
Only after seeing a fountain of fluid erupt from the Gumiho's crotch did Kang-rim press the button on the remote again. As the rod stopped its frantic motion, Sua finally managed to calm down.
"Huuuk, uuuuh, huuuuh..."
Clear water trickled down between her trembling thighs.
"A slave should follow orders like a slave, don't you think? How long do you think I'll tolerate your insolence?"
As he spoke, Kang-rim reached out toward Sua's breasts. Attached to both nipples were faucets—one of the toys Kau had given him as a gift. Kang-rim turned the handle of the faucet on her right breast.
"Hkkyiiiiiik?!"
Pressure was applied to the pink tip attached to the nozzle. Sua swallowed a moan at the sensation. A moment later, pure white breast milk began to flow out in a steady stream. Since Kang-rim had prepared a cup in advance, not a drop spilled onto the floor.
Once the cup was full, Kang-rim turned the handle back. The pressure vanished, but Sua shrieked again. Even more clear water poured out from between her legs than before. Lost in the waves of madness, the Gumiho's green eyes stared blankly into the void.
"See? You should have just listened to me. Why do you insist on making things hard for yourself?"
Kang-rim chided her, as if to say this was all her own doing. He drank the milk from the cup immediately. As his thirst was quenched, he let out a satisfied, "Kuh."
"Be careful from now on. I won't let it slide again."
"Y-yes, yes..."
Sua had surrendered. She had sworn to become Kang-rim's slave after offering up the *Yoryeok-seok*, the treasure of the Gumiho tribe. It would have been better to obey her master like a proper slave, but it seemed she couldn't discard that fiery temper of hers. However, Kang-rim wasn't the type to let such a disposition slide. He broke her spirit over and over again through these methods of training.
Seeing her unable to abandon her pride even after being treated like this, he couldn't help but think that sisters really were cut from the same cloth. The protagonist, Seol-hwa, also had such a stubborn streak that it was rare for her to follow orders without a fight.
'By the way, how many islands are left to visit...'
The visit to Rabbit Island was finished. Now, all that remained was to inspect the islands Iris had newly conquered. Kang-rim counted them on his fingers.
'Twelve, thirteen... fifteen. She's conquered quite a lot.'
No matter how fast the advance, conquering fifteen islands in such a short period should have been impossible. Perhaps Iris's abilities were greater than he had imagined. Or, it might have been possible simply because the population of the beastmen was so small.
'At least it doesn't matter. I can just breed them.'
The average stats of a beastman far exceeded those of a normal human. However, the trade-off was that their numbers were too few. Because they were so few, if an enemy launched a massive war of attrition, even the mighty beastmen would be helpless. In the game, the reason the Beastman Union was destroyed by a mere pirate fleet was primarily their inability to overcome their numerical disadvantage. If their population had been significant, they wouldn't have suffered the humiliation of being easily conquered by Grid. They wouldn't have ended up as slaves, either.
'I must make them truly mine. I don't want to end up like Grid.'
Increase the population, raise an army with the growth, expand the occupied territories, and strengthen control to slowly tame the land. Tame them to prevent internal strife before it starts. Grid hadn't even made that minimal effort. He was satisfied with just conquering and ending it there. He only killed those who resisted; he had no intention of ruling properly. Grid, even in death, probably never realized that such complacent thinking was the decisive factor that led his empire to its doom.
Kang-rim had no intention of going down that path. He didn't want to be a fool who only knew how to conquer like Grid. Conquer, tame, break, and force submission. Just as he had tamed the executives who plotted rebellion and turned them into truly loyal slaves, and just as he had tamed the captured women and turned them into loyal servants, he would fill his ranks with slaves who would never betray him. That was how he would build a sturdy nation. He would never repeat the mistake of destroying his own kingdom with his own hands like Grid.
To do that, he had to crush the Beastman Union completely. He would turn every beastman into a slave and use that as the driving force to begin his conquest. Since he had captured Tie, the leader of the Tiger tribe, the rest would proceed smoothly.
"Um, I have a question..."
Sua suddenly asked.
"How long are you going to leave Tie like that?"
"Obviously, until she offers up the treasure."
Kang-rim answered immediately.
"It's not just the treasure. I won't release her unless she swears to offer up the entire Tiger tribe."
"You're cruel."
"Yes, I am cruel."
Kang-rim didn't deny it.
"Because I'm cruel, I can torment you like this."
"Hiiik?"
Sua shivered as Kang-rim pinched her side. When he didn't stop at just pinching but began to stroke her belly, she trembled even more. She looked like a cat begging for affection, which brought a smile to Kang-rim's face.
"Hahaha, if you were going to act like a cat begging for affection, you should have surrendered sooner. It would have been much more comfortable for you."
"Who would surrender to their enemy immediately?"
Sua retorted.
"True, that's not wrong."
Kang-rim agreed, and then—
"Hiiik?"
"That's why I'm going to be even more ruthless."
This time, he began to stroke her sides with both hands instead of one. Every time the devil's touch brushed against her, the brown-haired Gumiho convulsed.
"Hkyiiiiiik, hiiik, hiaaaaak! Stop, stop!"
"No, I won't stop."
Kang-rim declared, while touching Sua's breasts as well.
"I won't stop until your body, your heart, and your soul all submit."
"B-but I surrendered! I gave you the *Yoryeok-seok*! Why!"
"Because I'm not convinced."
When Sua protested that he was still doubting her, Kang-rim replied.
"I'm uneasy about trusting everything to a woman who has already attempted to assassinate me twice. So, I'll keep going until it's clear you've completely submitted."
"What do you want me to show you?"
"That is..."
Kang-rim stated the condition while kneading Sua's breasts in a circular motion.
"Until you speak to me with genuine respect."
"I'm already doing that."
"It doesn't sound like it's coming from your heart."
"Hiiiiiik?!"
Kang-rim grabbed Sua's nipple and pulled. As he stretched it to the limit, Sua let out an immediate scream. Kang-rim continued, repeatedly lifting and lowering her breasts.
"I won't stop until I feel it's sincere, got it?"
"O-okay, I understand."
"Now then..."
Kang-rim unzipped his pants. His erect penis was revealed. He thrust it toward Sua, who was emitting a foul odor, and gave an order.
"Suck."
"..."
"Come on, show me your sincerity."
"..."
Sua's expression stiffened for a moment, but—
"Auuub, uuub, huub, huub..."
She soon closed her eyes and took his penis into her mouth. She began to suck.
"Jju-eup, jju-eup, jju-eup, jju-eup..."
Every time she sucked, lewd sounds echoed out. Intoxicated by the sound, Sua bowed her head deeper. She accepted his penis deeper into her throat. Her expression was completely slack.
'Ah, I see.'
She didn't want to admit it, but she had no choice. She had already been defeated by this devil. Because she was defeated, she had surrendered and sold out herself and her kin. There was no other way to survive. There was no other way to save her kin from the brink of extinction. Even if they were treated like livestock, if they followed this devil's way, they might be saved. If she thought that way, wouldn't it be better to submit completely, just as he said?
"Kkureureuk?"
After sucking so diligently, Kang-rim ejaculated, and Sua swallowed the semen greedily.
"Puha! Haa, haa, haa..."
As Kang-rim pulled out, Sua gasped for air.
"Are you happy?"
Kang-rim asked.
"Yes, I am happy."
Sua replied with a bright smile.
"I'm so happy I feel like I'm ascending to heaven."
Seeing her smiling with semen dripping from her mouth, it was safe to say her fate had been sealed. Seeing this, the corners of Kang-rim's mouth rose naturally.
"Haha, is that so? Then shall we do more? It's a shame to end it like this..."
It was at that moment.
-Kuuuwooooooong!
Both Kang-rim and Sua were startled by the sudden roar of a tiger. Everyone on the ship was the same.
"T-that sound, don't tell me..."
Tie?
It was the same moment Kang-rim thought that and heard an explosion.
-Kugwagagang!
The ship shook violently. Before Kang-rim could even figure out what was happening, the ship tilted sharply.
"Kyaak?"
Kang-rim quickly grabbed Sua, who was about to fall. Thanks to that, they both rolled on the floor, but Sua wasn't hurt.
"Sua, are you okay?"
"I-I'm fine. But, what was that sound just now..."
"I don't really know what's going on either..."
At that moment, Kang-rim saw it.
"T-that is..."
A huge shadow passed under the ship. The shadow rose above the water, and Kang-rim was shocked to see its true form. Naturally, Sua, who was beside him, couldn't close her mouth either.
"T-Tie? Why has Tie become like that?"
What appeared was a tiger. A massive tiger. The tiger with golden eyes looked around and spotted Kang-rim.
-Kuuwoooooong!
As soon as it saw him, it let out a roar filled with rage. That roar alone was enough to freeze Kang-rim completely. Sua was the same. However, the tiger didn't attack.
[We shall see.]
Leaving only those words behind, it leisurely disappeared.
"N-no way."
Kang-rim muttered as if he couldn't believe it.
"How on earth did she unlock that skill?"
That was a skill called Black Tiger Transformation. It was a new ultimate move that only Tie could use in the original game, *Desire Empire*. The conditions to obtain that ultimate move were as follows: 1. Tie must awaken and increase her grade by one level. 2. Collect the necessary materials. These two conditions had to be met to obtain the ultimate move. But to use that ultimate move now? They were still in the early stages of the story!
How could she use it? Was there some means he didn't know about? Was it related to the treasure? Was that why it was possible? Even if this world was inside a game, there was no guarantee that everything would go exactly according to the game, so maybe that was the answer? No, more than that, how was he supposed to suppress Tie now that she had become like that? He had no way to defeat a monster right now, so what should he do?
Kang-rim was utterly confused by the sudden situation.
"Master, we must escape immediately. This ship is now..."
Until one of his executives ran over and urged him to hurry because they had to escape on a lifeboat, Kang-rim just stared blankly at the spot where Tie had disappeared.