Subduing the Head Researcher
Talia.
She is the head researcher of The Queens. With her messy black hair and hollow, gray eyes, she always wears a white lab coat to signify her position as the lead.
The roles she handles as head researcher are as follows.
First, the development of tools for training. She is in charge of creating instruments that Grid uses when he drags women into hell, such as vibrators with various functions or aphrodisiacs potent enough to send a woman over the edge in one go.
Second, brainwashing.
She is also responsible for brainwashing women according to Grid’s orders. It was Talia who brainwashed the officers from the Nechia Kingdom, including Cardian, and she was the one who contributed to the creation of Grid’s assassination squad by brainwashing those who sought his life, including Stella.
Looking at her current responsibilities, it is safe to say that she is one of Grid’s closest confidants, right alongside Artria. Many people assumed that because she handled such critical tasks, she must be deeply trusted by the devil himself.
However, that is nothing more than a delusion.
'He was a guy who wouldn't even give his own secretary a shred of affection, so why would the head researcher be any different?'
Grid treated Talia merely as a useful tool. He believed that if a tool failed to perform its role properly, it wouldn't matter if he killed it. Furthermore, Talia didn't follow Grid voluntarily.
'It’s no wonder she wants to run away.'
Talia had been deceived by Grid. She was completely hoodwinked by his promise to provide full support for her research facilities and all the necessary funding. By the time Talia realized she had made a deal with a devil, it was already too late; her life was already held hostage by Grid.
In the end, Talia had no choice but to cooperate with Grid just to survive. If Grid had treated her well, she might have been as loyal as Artria, but he was too stupid to do so. He treated her only as a woman he could kill whenever things didn't go his way. Naturally, she was always looking for a chance to escape.
That was why she had been swayed by the talk of a rebellion. And now that she had received news that the rebellion was starting to falter,
It was no surprise that she chose to flee to survive. Of course, she was caught by Kang-rim while attempting to escape.
"H-how are you here? Why are you..."
"This is my ship."
When Talia asked in a trembling voice at the sudden appearance of the intruder, Kang-rim replied as if it were obvious.
"I was just walking around to inspect my ship, so am I not allowed to come here? Besides, I’m not the kind of person who respects your privacy, am I?"
"B-but there were definitely people outside..."
Yes, Talia had bribed two officers to help her escape. She had offered them half of her hidden fortune if they succeeded. The two officers who accepted the offer had promised to guard the door until she finished her preparations. What happened to those two?
"Ah, you mean the ones who tried to block me? Just a moment..."
Kang-rim stepped away for a moment. A few minutes later,
"Now, are these the people you were talking about?"
Talia was horrified to see two naked women being dragged along by their hair in Kang-rim’s hands. As Talia stood there, unable to close her mouth, Kang-rim explained.
"I was on my way to meet you, and these two blocked me. They seemed to be hiding something, so I jumped them right away."
"T-that's..."
"They were quite delicious. Even though they were extras, they were officers, so the 'fun' of fucking them was well worth it."
Saying that, Kang-rim lowered his gaze toward the two women held in his hands.
"What did you say you would do from now on?"
"W-we will obey."
The woman held by her hair in Kang-rim’s left hand answered in a broken voice. Not only her mouth but also between her legs was dripping with semen. Her belly was bulging as if she were pregnant. Kang-rim had ruthlessly fucked her until she reached that state.
"I-I will obey as well. I swear my loyalty."
The woman held by her hair in Kang-rim’s right hand also answered in a broken voice. Like her companion, semen was dripping from her mouth and crotch, and her belly was swollen as if she were pregnant. She, too, had been ruthlessly ravaged by Kang-rim until she reached that point.
"Yeah, yeah. Don't betray me again, alright?"
""Yes, thank you.""
Hearing those words, Kang-rim let go. The two women collapsed to the floor like dolls with their strings cut. From now on, these two women would live faithfully as slaves, serving Kang-rim’s cock for eternity.
"The people you prepared have all become my side. So..."
"Don't come any closer."
A killing intent. Kang-rim felt a vicious energy he hadn't sensed in reality and looked up to the front.
"If you come any closer, I'll kill you."
While Kang-rim was distracted by the two women, Talia stood with her back against her desk. She was aiming a weapon held in both hands at Kang-rim. It was a crossbow she kept for self-defense.
'This sequence, it's exactly the same as what I saw in the game.'
At the end of Part 1, Talia rebelled. When Grid tried to purge her for being useless, Talia aimed a crossbow at him to survive. Because she had coated the arrowhead with a potent poison, it was a fate where Grid would have died instantly from a single hit, but—
'In the end, she failed.'
It was impossible for a mere head researcher to take down the final boss of Part 1. Grid snatched the crossbow from Talia, aimed it back under her chin, and fired. The final struggle of the head researcher, who had been writhing to survive, ended miserably with her head being vertically pierced by the bolt.
The current situation was no different.
"Oops, if you shoot that, you'll be in big trouble."
"Ugh?"
Before Talia could even pull the trigger, Kang-rim closed the distance in a single breath. He reached her in an instant, grabbed her wrists, and applied force. With his monstrous grip strength, Kang-rim pried her arms apart, and Talia dropped the crossbow—
CRACK!
Kang-rim stomped on the weapon. Talia’s one and only weapon was snapped in two.
"Now, shall we have a sincere conversation?"
"A sincere conversation? What a load of bullshit. I have no intention of talking to a murderer like you!"
Perhaps because her escape had failed, Talia began to spew insults as if she had lost all fear.
"Do you think I’d share words with someone who enjoys murder? Don't make me laugh. I might have been your subordinate, but I never gave you my heart!"
"..."
"It's a miscalculation to think you'll win forever. Someone will definitely appear to judge you someday!"
"..."
"Why, are you shocked? Did you think I'd behave quietly? Not a chance, I've been wanting to lash out at you."
"..."
"It's because of you, it's all your fault. My life has been a total mess because I got tangled up with you!"
"..."
"Why aren't you saying anything? Huh? Are you scared?"
"No, that's not it..."
Kang-rim answered honestly.
"Because you're not wrong."
"...What?"
Talia was momentarily speechless at the unexpected response. Seeing her reaction, Kang-rim asked.
"Why, are you shocked?"
"How can you say something like that... you're not the kind of person who would say that..."
The Grid she knew was an idiot who only had strength and couldn't control his emotions. He was a madman who killed people simply because they displeased him. In other words, she had said something that offended him, so it wouldn't be strange if she were killed by Grid right now. But, 'not wrong'? You, of all people, are saying that? Who the hell are you?
Talia was horrified by the sight of someone so completely different from the Grid she had known until now. On the other hand, Kang-rim watched her with interest.
'I only said one thing...'
To be shocked by just that... it seems Grid really was an insufferable piece of trash. Honestly, he had expected her to start cursing immediately, so Kang-rim was slightly surprised by her reaction. Well, regardless of his surprise, the task at hand remained the same.
'Let's break this woman quickly.'
Just like Iris, he would make Talia raise the white flag. If he could get Talia in his hands, the rebellion plan would effectively be under his control. To ensure that, he had to break this gloomy woman today, no matter what. So, he wouldn't hesitate. Kang-rim applied force to both hands.
"Heave-ho."
"Eek!"
Lifting Talia with his superhuman strength, Kang-rim slammed her onto the desk.
"Augh..."
Talia groaned as her back took the full impact of the desk.
"Now, let's see... this looks useful, doesn't it?"
Kang-rim, who had been rummaging through the desk drawer for tools to use for training, found a long rope and scissors.
"To think you had all this prepared. Don't tell me, were you thinking of committing suicide?"
"I have no... intention of answering!"
"Yeah, I bet."
Even without an answer, he could guess the reason. Kang-rim began to bind Talia using the rope and scissors.
"Good, perfect."
A moment later, Kang-rim admired the sight of Talia bound by his own hands.
"Ugh..."
Talia’s arms and legs were bent behind her back. Kang-rim restrained her in that position. With her wrists and ankles tied, she couldn't move a muscle.
"I won't forgive you..."
She simply glared at Kang-rim with eyes full of hatred.
"Don't forgive me. I'm not doing this because I want your forgiveness anyway..."
Of course, Kang-rim wasn't particularly surprised, as he had expected this reaction.
"More importantly, aren't there any tools to use here..."
As Kang-rim looked around for training tools to use on Talia,
"Hmm, what's that?"
His eyes locked onto the numerous medicine bottles stored in a transparent display case.