Level 6 - I'm a Social Weakling (11)
"I'm so sorry! Master!"
"No...."
Due to the aftereffects from what Seol-ah did to her, Hyemi had to spend several days in the hospital. And today was the long-awaited day of her discharge. I'd arranged things so Seol-ah could apologize to her.
That's why I'd called both Hyemi and Seol-ah up to the rooftop....
"Get up. What do you have to apologize for?"
For some reason, on the rooftop, there was Hyemi, neatly stripping off her clothes and prostrating herself naked to apologize. This has gotta be Jeong-ah or Hyeun egging her on. I brought the one who needs to apologize to you, not so I could receive one myself.
"It was something I should've protected with my life. I have no face left to show you now that it's still alive!"
"I'm not mad at all, so please get up."
She kept slamming her head against the floor in apology. I was starting to worry she'd end up back in the hospital. One of her horns was already broken, making her look like she was in a ton of pain.
"Alright, Seol-ah."
"Yes...."
No, fuck, why the hell are you stripping too? Since when did naked dogeza become the standard for apologies?
Seol-ah prostrates herself in naked dogeza to beg Hyemi's forgiveness, and Hyemi does naked dogeza to me. The setup was so absurd I was at a loss for words.
"I'm sorry. I got too carried away wanting to have your baby, Eunhyuk-ssi, and did something awful."
"No. I should've blocked it so nothing like that could happen...."
"Hyemi, you're making me mad when I wasn't before, so stop."
No matter that Hyemi had nine more levels of experience than Seol-ah, she'd depleted all her costs recently. She couldn't have beaten Seol-ah, who'd come prepared with firepower loaded into her gear. Seol-ah was the one who'd caused the accident—why was Hyemi the one apologizing?
"B-but.... I'm your slave, Master. For you, I should be willing to give my life...."
She kept saying crap like that, and I started seeing the problem. Hypnosis into slavery has some serious side effects, huh. To have a proper talk, I released the My head's all fuzzy trait on her. That should've wiped her common sense about our sex slave oath.
"Why are you looking at me like that, Master?"
"Huh?"
What the? A glitch? I definitely released it properly.
Why's she still calling me Master?
"Ah, you released the common sense alteration. I'm sorry. I can't believe I was relying on something like that to serve you, Master. Don't worry now that it's gone—I won't need it anymore!"
"No, fuck, what are you even saying?"
So she's saying she'll serve me as Master regardless of any common sense alteration? What the hell does that mean? Are you really the Hyemi I knew?
"D-don't tell me you're throwing me away! I was wrong! So please, keep using Hyemi as your sex slave!"
"No, uh.... I'm not throwing you away. I said I'd take responsibility."
"Really!?"
"So put some clothes on and accept that girl's apology over there."
Hyemi grinned and nodded eagerly, picking up her clothes and getting dressed. Then she looked at Seol-ah, who was still prostrated like she was dead, and said,
"Master forgave that girl, right?"
"Yeah."
"Then it doesn't matter. My will is always yours, Master."
I love hearing that, but why'd she change so suddenly? Something's off.
"I don't need anything else—just grant me one thing, and I'll follow any order for the rest."
"What's that?"
"I can't stand watching that bitch Yoo Hyeun play with you like a toy. Just let me have that."
"...As long as you don't cross the line."
"Thank you!"
Honestly, she seemed to expect it and enjoy it. How can someone be happy about turning into her precious little sister's toilet? Though, maybe I expected too much from a psycho who used to wait eagerly for her future rapist.
"Seol-ah, you seem different too."
"I felt a lot over the weekend."
It wasn't anything special—I'd hoped it'd mean something to her. Turns out it did. Saturday was a date with Ayoung, Sunday with Jeong-ah. We had sex both times, but it was pure, loving vanilla stuff. Jeong-ah's was just a bit harder with the positions.
"I never knew Jeong-ah and Ayoung-sunbae were that hot."
"You think so?"
"Isn't that the vibe?"
It was. The sensations she feels match mine exactly. Ayoung might be a bit dumb, but her pure, straightforward courtship is irresistible. Especially since it's manipulated by me, the guy she used to hate? No need to say more.
Jeong-ah's got strong masochistic tendencies, but that makes her easy to handle roughly, which relaxes me.
"You get my feelings a little, huh."
"It's weird. I still don't feel much, but looking at you floods me with strange sensations.... It finally feels like I'm alive."
Seol-ah fiddled carefully with her ring and smiled. I felt good too and slowly stroked her head. Feels like teaching a kid step by step—weirdly satisfying.
"Things are sorted, so let's head down and eat. Got chicken coming."
"Okay."
Ayoung, Jeong-ah, and Hyeun were waiting, prepping for everyone to eat. Nothing fancy—just a discharge celebration meal for Hyemi. And thanks to our regular spot, the cans that looked like cola were all filled with beer. Can't pass up beer and chicken on a day like this.
"Then, shall Hyeun give a toast?"
"Sure. We pray for holy genitals and erections! Genital erection!"
"You crazy bitch!"
Good thing no one here would sour the mood. Only Hyemi glared at Hyeun in disgust. The rest smirked and eyed my crotch.
"That's a gaze-rape, you know?"
"Sue me. You wanna get actually raped?"
"Even if you've leveled up, we're all A-rank here—think you can handle it?"
I could cover for a bit, but a prolonged fight feels risky. How'd the average rank here get this high?
"Ah, but our manager getting gangbanged is kinda hot. Can I tease you a bit with these tentacles then?"
"Don't say scary shit!"
"Joking, joking."
"Even jokes have their place."
Jeong-ah, we're talking later. I went easy this weekend to show Seol-ah the good stuff. Next time, no mercy.
"Watch it, Jeong-ah. Eunhyuk-ssi is mad."
"Eek, looking forward to it♡"
"Ha, Bae Jeonga, that bitch is a total cheat code. Loves everything you say."
"Hehe."
"Not a compliment."
Oh yeah, something to ask Hyemi. Forgot earlier amid the naked apology chaos. Better now.
"Hyemi, before I leveled up, you said the voice on that call to me was trustworthy."
"Yes. That's right, Master."
"You said I should trust you—what was your basis back then?"
"......."
Hyemi pondered, tilting her head, but eventually shook it.
"No idea. Probably part of the cost."
"Lost memory, huh. Okay, nothing we can do."
"Ah, gotta pee."
"Don't yell it, you idiot...."
"Sorry, Master. Just letting the meat toilet hear."
I'm losing my mind. What a clusterfuck. Why are all the hunters around me such psychos? Do you go insane when you awaken?
"Wonder what this wall will be."
"Already got almost all the EXP?"
"Pretty much. Seol-ah's been duplicating it to me even when idle."
Probably 'cause her life was so far from happy. Now she's feeling real joy—way happier than before, so tons of EXP.
Duplicating EXP, huh?
"Darling."
"Yeah?"
"Be honest—you know you're shameless, right? With Yurim, that's six already."
"Ah...."
Yeah, guilty. At level 10, when I can apply traits, I'll play with Yoo Chaerin too—she'll probably join. Hate her or not, gotta take responsibility. That's at least seven....
"Promise just one thing."
"What?"
"We're mostly A-rank now, and you just want levels—strong EXP sources, right?"
"Yeah."
"I won't meddle in your one-night stands. But for ones you'll seriously care for, bring back S-rank or higher. We can handle A-ranks."
"No more, you mean."
"For now? But once traits hit S-ranks, you'll need more people. I get that."
Ayoung had a point. No need for new A-ranks when they're everywhere—I'm trash for that.
"Okay, fair. If something unavoidable happens, I'll erase memories and end it if possible. Otherwise, keep 'em separate from here."
"Yeah, knew you'd say that, Darling. So sweet."
"Manager's a playboy, but sneaky sweet."
"Master, bring hundreds if you want—I don't care."
"The more the merrier for me."
Hyemi was fully into her slave concept, enjoying it. Seol-ah probably wants more friends. Anyway, caregiving for EXP should suffice for a while. Don't rush, Park Eunhyuk.
"Hm? Eunhyuk. Something's weird."
It was Hyeun, who'd been called to the bathroom earlier to slurp Hyemi's piss. Coming late alone? Probably jerked off first. What shocked her?
"Hold on, lemme turn on the TV."
Hyeun switched to what looked like a news channel.
Something was off about the TV audio. Ayu Team—that's my team as manager. Named after Ayoung and Yurim: A-Yu.
"What the hell's she saying? Doesn't even think about giving me any."
"But you're powerless anyway, Eunhyuk. If she keeps bitching, we'll have to let her in? They're already building S-rank facilities."
"What's that mean?"
Why's the youngest S-rank suddenly gunning for this team? Headache incoming. Probably joining some team to do whatever she wants. Makes sense for an S-rank.
"Whoa, she's a real nutjob...."
"Master, hold on."
"Huh?"
"Doesn't she sound similar?"
"To what?"
"The voice. From that call you got last time...."
Huh? Wait, what?