D-14 (2)
“Hoooh~ What a thrilling market, Goblin Market~”
Dae-yeon felt like he was dreaming.
In an office that belonged in a movie, a green little guy had wandered in and started humming some weird little tune.
The door had been closed. The window had bars. No, scratch that—the whole place was on the fifth floor.
“Hey, who are you?”
“Didn’t you hear me before? I’m the Golden Goblin Koping! I brought just the right thing for you~!”
“No, what is your identity! I definitely locked the door—how did you even get in?! Is the executive secretary now hiring actual gremlins?!”
“Executive secretary? What do you mean?”
“The executive secretary sent you, right?”
“Eeeet? I don’t take human jobs. But forget that boring talk… You need help right now, don’t you?”
“If the executive secretary didn’t send you, how do you even know that?”
“Hihihi, I can smell money from a mile away. Oopsie!”
Koping spun around fast and dodged a golf club that whipped through the air.
“You’re a loan shark too! That’s why your life got wrecked because of people like you! Get out—now!”
“Tsk.”
Koping clicked his tongue once, clapped his hands, and the golf club melted into a hammer.
“Let’s talk nicely instead.”
A body so tiny it looked impossible for a human. Skin the color of fresh grass. Eyes like melted gold.
Dae-yeon finally understood: the creature in front of him was no ordinary person. He carried something stranger than that—something ancient and impossible.
Dae-yeon dropped to his knees at once. After years of training under the executive secretary, kneeling came naturally now.
“Please help me. I really, really need money.”
“Ah, now we’re talking. Speak comfortably, won’t you? All right, what’s your name?”
“D-Dae-yeon…”
“I said speak comfortably! You can’t be a merchant and act stiff! No deal until you relax!”
“Ah, okay. You can help me?”
“Of course! Would you like me to lend you a game? A special one.”
Koping reached into his bundle and pulled out a black box. The lid read FORBIDDEN BOARD GAME in glowing letters.
“…What is this?”
“A game that can change your entire life!”
Dae-yeon hesitated, then opened the box. Inside lay a thick board, two tiny dice, little figures, and a single black bead embedded right in the center. A thick book sat beside them.
The book’s pages were full of strange writing.
Domination, body reinforcement, penis reinforcement, vagina reinforcement, breast hypnosis…
What was this? Infant regression milk?
Infant Regression Milk: Turns the target into someone completely dependent on you. Your Domination stat rises. Once it crosses a certain threshold, they start seeing you as their mother.
Acquisition: Randomly occurs after Breast Reinforcement +2.
There were even weirder ones.
Reflection Vagina: The vagina shares both the target’s anus and their sensations. The target feels both sides at once.
Acquisition: Occurs only after Vagina Reinforcement +1 and you successfully bring the target to climax with a penis.
Page after page of completely insane traits.
“What… what kind of game is this?”
“This game was created by the owner of our house—the absolute ruler of all magic, the Duke of Dorian! It’s the Forbidden Board Game in every sense! You corrupt someone, dominate them, steal everything from them. It’s an enormous game.”
“…So how does it help me?”
“You just have to play it. The only rule: give me one slave from this game. Once you do, we’ll cover all your debts. Plus, any winnings you earn inside the game are yours to keep.”
“One slave…?”
“That’s all. One is enough. Once you learn the rules, it’s actually pretty easy.”
“What if I can’t make a slave? Or if I make more than one?”
“If you can’t make any, you just take the winnings and turn them into game fees. If you make more than one, every extra slave adds the amount of your debt as winnings.”
“So… make a slave and you win money. Make a lot and you win a lot. Make none and you only lose what you earned from the game?”
“Exactly. Oh, and male-to-female slaves get double the winnings. If you end up with just one slave and that one is male-to-female, you’ll clear all your debt and still walk away with the full amount as winnings.”
“Female-to-male slaves are worth more? Why?”
“Haha, just the owner’s taste, I suppose.”
Dae-yeon felt suspicious. The conditions were too good. No matter what happened, he stood to lose nothing.
“How can I trust you? You’ve explained everything, but maybe there’s a hidden trap, or maybe you and this manual are both lies.”
“No tricks at all. If you’re worried, I can add a safety net for extra cost.”
“Extra cost?”
“Double the game fees to the amount of your debt. You can prepare two slaves, or a female-to-male slave, or just give me the cash after the game.”
“What kind of safety net does that buy me?”
“The Infinite Regression Button.”
Koping rummaged again and produced a small device with a single button.
“Press this and you’ll return to this exact moment.”
“That’s incredible. How many times can I use it?”
“Unlimited. But once Round 4 begins, it stops working. Use it carefully.”
“Can I test it?”
“Go ahead. For verification, I’ll set my watch here. Ten twenty-three.”
Koping placed the pocket watch on the table.
Dae-yeon wandered the room once, then pressed the button.
Ten twenty-three. Same time. Same everything.
He tried it again. Walked outside, strolled around the block, took the route to the airport the next day, and even on the flight to Cambodia.
Every single press returned him to ten twenty-three.
“All right. I’ll take it. The Infinite Regression Button too.”
“Excellent choice.”
“But the game requires exactly four players, right?”
“That’s correct. Four is mandatory. Would you like me to set up the rest?”
“No need. It’s perfect.”
That night Dae-yeon canceled his Cambodia plans.
“No, Team Leader… this is a problem.”
“Executive Secretary, just give me one more week. If I don’t pay by then, I’ll hand over the factory.”
“Hahaaa… Did you hit a gold mine or something? Fine, I’ll believe you.”
Dae-yeon, Seong-hyeon, and Min-jeong held their year-end MT in a secluded mountain pension in Gangwon-do. No escape routes, no one to call for help.
After that Dae-yeon read the manual again and again, started the game, regressed, and did it all over. Choosing the regression button had been the right call.
The game was dice-based. Luck would decide a lot. Every round’s theme was random.
Early on he’d almost quit when a brutally strong mission appeared before anyone even started. Min-jeon had almost become the queen’s slave. Geon-woo had turned female. Both Geon-woo and Seong-hyeon had switched at once. Dae-yeon himself had turned female.
Even when things went smoothly, the moment Min-jeon and someone else switched, Geon-woo would pounce on Dae-yeon and he’d feel completely drained.
At first the stimulation and sex had been thrilling. But after dozens of times with Min-jeon, Seong-hyeon, and Geon-woo, it had all lost its spark.
Every time his will wavered he pressed the button, thinking of the executive secretary, the Cambodia trip, his parents.
“You can leave now.”
“Hihihi, good luck.”
Through it all he learned a few things.
First, the one who had to turn female had to be Seong-hyeon. Even if he wanted to make Geon-woo his slave, only Seong-hyeon could become female and pull Geon-woo over to his side. Min-jeon and Seong-hyeon would never join no matter what he did.
Geon-woo, however, would fall for Dae-yeon the second he touched that twisted, gloomy side of him. He’d learned it during the game. Once he corrupted Min-jeon, Geon-woo would follow, and Seong-hyeon would fall with him.
All he had to do was give Geon-woo Min-jeon and never touch Min-jeon himself.
At first he hadn’t known that and had accidentally created three female slaves against Geon-woo. The three-to-one dynamic had left him at Geon-woo’s mercy.
He learned to ask for the Master’s Locket only one minute before the end of the game. He pretended he knew nothing about the game so no one would suspect. He allowed some lies—especially about the past or future promises.
And this time, before Round 4 even started, Dae-yeon had fully captured Seong-hyeon and now Yeonhee.
His femininization and domination stats had reached their absolute maximum this round—something that had never happened before.
Geon-woo was already on his side. Min-jeon had destroyed herself trying to help Yeonhee.
If things kept going this smoothly, he might even reach the Excalibur Penis—the ultimate penis in the game, the one that let him instantly dominate and steal everything from anyone he brought to climax.
It ranked above even the Emperor’s Penis Geon-woo had. If he got it, the winnings would be nothing.
He could become the king who ruled the world through sex.
Round 3 ended. As Dae-yeon stepped outside to smoke, Koping appeared.
“You seem to be doing pretty well this time.”
“Pretty well. Best so far.”
“Kukuk, congratulations. Don’t forget our agreement. We still need one female-to-male slave as the game fee.”
“Don’t worry. If you keep going like this, we’ll give you one female slave and two female-to-male slaves. Get the money ready.”
“This time we’ll finally see the ending. I’ll be there at the credits.”
“Wait a second. I have a question.”
“What is it?”
“What’s the actual purpose of this game? Asking for one female-to-male slave seems too weak given how powerful the game is.”
“Kukuk, I suppose it’s just the owner’s hobby. We’re watching your game with great interest.”
“What? You’re watching?”
There was no answer. Koping had already vanished without a sound.
Round 4 was new for Dae-yeon too. But the snowball had already grown huge. Not many rounds left.
Dae-yeon reviewed his strategy again. Once he cleared Round 4, Round 5 would bring no special trouble. If everything stayed smooth, he could lock in victory by Round 6 or 7.
So far the game had been perfect.