Chapter 247
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 247
Chapter Title: Daegu Liberation Operation
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Heading to the meeting spot, Sejeong glanced at her friend.
Da-eun, who had geared up thoroughly, was wearing a white blouse topped with a blue jacket—the one she'd bragged about, saying her ex-boyfriend bought it for her.
"But today, without a doubt..."
Minguk was sure to try hugging her friend right alongside her.
And for her part, she couldn't bring herself to refuse her little brother like that. The pleasure of sex she'd felt during their reunion after so long. The memory and sensation of her mind going blank from Minguk's hot, rock-hard cock—she still couldn't forget it.
"Orgasm, was it?"
A legendary term that most women didn't even know about.
But Sejeong had definitely felt it then. At that moment when her body didn't feel like her own anymore, when beast-like screams kept bursting from her lips, she'd been branded with the fact that she had to live as Minguk's woman.
Of course, Sejeong didn't regret it one bit. The current situation... was one of the scenarios she'd hoped for. While Sejeong led her friend to the meeting place like that, Minguk—who had arrived first—was searching about the clover tattoo on Da-eun's neck.
"There was something called a spade tattoo in the old world too..."
Queen of Spades.
It was a unique design combining the spade symbol with a Q for queen, occasionally seen on women overseas.
The meaning was that she preferred big cocks like those of black men and intense sex—a kind of sex appeal. But in this world, similar tattoos carried a slightly different connotation.
A mark of possession that a possessive man branded on a woman belonging to his cartel.
It had apparently started trending in Europe and America before making its way to Korea. The clover tattoo on the neck of Han Sejeong's friend, Lee Da-eun, meant exactly that.
The man who'd inked it was a male hero named Yoo Seung-cheol from the Renaissance Guild. That's why there was a "U" in the center of the clover. And there were far more women sporting these tattoos than Minguk had expected.
[Came to get a tattoo to commemorate getting a boyfriend.]
[Day 1 from today♡.]
It seemed they got them lightly to let others know they had a boyfriend or to appeal their presence to a man surrounded by multiple women in the cartel.
"So should I just go with an 'H' in English initials then?"
Minguk wrinkled his nose bridge as he read the text on his phone screen. Wouldn't something meaningful that only cartel members understood be better than plain English initials? It was amusing stuff anyway.
Fiddling with his phone like that, Minguk waited for Han Sejeong in the secret room at the meeting spot.
Or more precisely, he was waiting for Han Sejeong and her friend Lee Da-eun. The reason was simple: to see what he could do with his sister's friend, Da-eun.
Da-eun, who seemed like the loyal type, unable to forget her ex-boyfriend.
What if he seduced her? He was genuinely curious about her reaction.
Honestly, he didn't think Da-eun would refuse. He had that much confidence. Besides, she didn't even have a current boyfriend, and there was no chance of reuniting with her ex. She was just a woman loaded with lingering attachments.
And Minguk planned to make her his own using his massive tool and the techniques he'd honed on various women in this world.
"But does this count as NTR?"
What did it matter when they weren't even dating? He briefly thought of Hitomi and smirked, shaking his head. Just then, a message popped up on his phone. It was from the group chat.
[Kang Chae-young: Running late today?]
[Han Minguk: Meeting up with noona, so probably coming back late tomorrow.]
[Kang Chae-young: Got it. Then Hyun-ah and I will turn in early. (blush)]
[Han Minguk: Be careful when you sleep. Oh Hyun-ah's hands are no joke.]
[Oh Hyun-ah: Huh? Isn't it you who should be careful, not unnie?]
They hadn't lived together long, but maybe because the engagement ceremony was over?
The two women, whose guards toward each other had melted away quickly, had grown as close as blood sisters. They were even trading jokes like this freely in their three-person chat. Probably because they shared the common ground of being heroes too.
He was in the middle of messaging the two women at home when a new message arrived on his phone screen.
Han Sejeong.
His noona. And shortly after Minguk replied, the two women began entering the room where he waited.
"Hey, you're here?"
Seeing Han Sejeong, Minguk let out an incredulous chuckle.
"You dolled up big time?"
"...Well, I couldn't just show up casually, right?"
His noona, whom he hadn't seen in days, had tensed up her whole body like she was heading into a blind date.
Her friend next to her wasn't much different. Maybe because of that, both women's looks were dazzling enough to pass for heroes.
"Hi, I'm Han Minguk, your friend's little brother."
"Oh, hi... hello?"
At Minguk's greeting, Da-eun hesitated for a moment before speaking in a shrinking voice.
'Wh-what the hell is this insane face...?!'
They said just looking at a handsome face made you happy? Da-eun could barely breathe properly in the face of Minguk's handsomeness, which exceeded her imagination. She'd heard he was hot so many times her ears hurt, and she'd seen him on TV too. But meeting him in person... she could hardly even make eye contact.
"What's up? Why are you acting weird all of a sudden?"
Sejeong snorted softly at her friend's reaction.
But even she couldn't help her heart pounding at the sight of her handsome little brother.
"Ah, I already ordered. That cool?"
"...Huh? Yeah."
"What'd you get?"
Sejeong tilted her head, leaving her friend—who had said it was fine—behind.
"Fruit and whiskey."
"Whiskey?"
She checked the menu briefly and paused, but soon nodded as if nothing was wrong. The guy in front of her was filthy rich.
"I heard you're super close with noona."
"Uh? Y-yeah..."
"Never imagined my noona had a beauty like you for a friend..."
"B-beauty? No way. Um... you're really handsome too."
Minguk took the lead in the conversation aggressively.
In contrast, every word from Da-eun felt like a struggle. She just wasn't used to a handsome guy talking to her.
Let alone if that guy was Han Minguk, Korea's most spotlighted male hero and practically a male god among unmarried women. Was it the tension from that?
"Here, have some. Fruit too."
"Ah, thank you."
Da-eun accepted and downed the drinks Minguk offered without refusal.
And with Minguk forking snacks right into her mouth, she had no choice but to drink even if she didn't want to. With her face slightly flushed from the buzz, whenever she looked at Minguk's face, her mouth unwittingly parted in a grin.
"...She's getting a bit tipsy, huh? Look at that smile."
"What's wrong with that? It's cute."
"You serious?"
At his noona's words, Minguk nodded as if it was obvious.
The conversation itself wasn't much, but just observing Da-eun's attitude toward him was entertaining.
A woman genuinely thrilled to have a handsome guy in front of her. Even as her mouth mumbled incoherently, her eyes never left his face—that behavior filled him with pride in his looks.
'This is why you gotta be born handsome.'
He briefly wondered how great it'd be if he'd had this face in the old world. After saving this world, what kind of reward would they give him if he returned to his original one?
While chatting with Da-eun like that, he didn't forget to throw sexy glances and gestures at his noona whenever she chimed in slyly.
Watching Sejeong blush and reach for water every time was fun too.
"Hee! Do you think I'm cute?"
"Crazy..."
At Da-eun's slurred words, Sejeong shuddered and shoved her friend lightly.
In the meantime, Minguk checked the whiskey bottles on the table. Seeing most of them gone, he realized she'd drunk more than expected in such a short time.
And then Da-eun slammed her head on the table. Followed by a sniffling sound.
"But why... why won't that guy come back?"
Minguk and Sejeong's gazes turned to Da-eun. Sejeong, sitting beside her, let out a deep sigh and pulled her into a hug, leaning her against the chair.
"Hey, you're drunk. And you're seriously gonna talk about your ex in front of someone right now?"
"I don't care... fuck... why won't that bastard even look at me when he said I was cute?! How long I've been waiting...! You shitty jerk!"
With that, the drunken Da-eun launched into her complaints.
At her friend's embarrassing display, Sejeong gave Minguk an apologetic look.
But Minguk munched on fruit in front of him and started listening to Da-eun's story with genuine interest. It was his first time seeing a woman like this.
'The guy's trash.'
She seemed to have a ton pent up, as the story dragged on quite a bit. But summing up her situation, the guy had basically lived up to his face value. A male hero dating a regular woman, then ditching her once the fun ran out.
'This world's kimchi guy.'
In the old world, it'd earn him a ton of hate, but here it was so commonplace and accepted as normal. So much so that women dumped by men often got slapped with lines like "You must've lacked the skills."
Anyway, Da-eun was visibly hurting for real.
Minguk slowly stood, slipped between Sejeong and Da-eun, and sat down. He held out a tissue to Da-eun.
"There are plenty of guys out there in the world... Well, not really, but still, there are way better ones than him. Stop crying and wipe your tears. Your makeup's gonna run."
He said that, but surprisingly, Da-eun's face was fine. Waterproof? Smudge-proof? Some high-tech makeup job anyway.
"...S-sorry."
At Minguk's gesture, Da-eun took the tissue with her head bowed deeply. After crying for so long, the alcohol was starting to wear off a bit.
'I'm screwed, screwed, screwed...!'
But maybe staying drunk would've been better? Thinking of her behavior made her heart sink.
Considering what she'd done so far, it wouldn't be weird if the guy cussed her out.
Yet he said nothing, so her friend's little brother—and Korea's top heartthrob, Minguk—seemed as kind-hearted as he was beautiful.
Then she overheard Minguk's gentle voice speaking to his noona.
"When she's hurting this bad, why didn't you introduce her to some guys, noona?"
"...What? My nose is made of stone too—who's introducing who? Where would I even find guys I know?"
"Oh, really? Then what about me? Am I not a guy?"
"Eek?!"
At that moment, Da-eun snapped her head up.
Did Han Minguk just ask to be introduced to her? But at the same time, she felt her body stiffen like a statue.
At some point, Minguk had turned his head, and his eyes were staring straight at her.
"Uh, um..."
"I like girls who get drunk easily, live alone, and pine for one guy like you do—pure-hearted types."
With those ominous lines, Minguk's face slowly drew closer.
Watching it, Da-eun unwittingly held her breath. She was pretty enough among civilians, so she wasn't completely inexperienced with guys.
That's why she could easily tell what this atmosphere meant.
'Is... this okay?'
For a split second, her ex from the Renaissance Clan flashed in her mind.
But why? Just last night, she'd shed tears of longing for him—the guy who'd made her suffer—and now she could barely recall his face.
Instead, vividly filling her head was the handsome face of Han Minguk smiling at her. And their lips touched.
"......"
Watching her brother and friend kiss, Sejeong poured whiskey into her glass.
She added a single ice cube, swirled it around, and took a sip. As the hot, sharp burn slid down her throat, heat naturally flared from her nose.
'All my karma.'
That's what she thought.
Minguk turning into such a womanizer was definitely her fault. That incident long ago must've changed his personality into what it was now.
That's why Sejeong just watched her brother and friend without interfering. No, watching them made her own body itch a little.
"Ah, mmph..."
As their tongues entwined deeply, Da-eun's hands began wrapping around Minguk's shoulders before she knew it.
To the soft, aggressive kiss she'd never felt before, she crumbled so easily. Tingles shot from her lower body all the way to her head.
"Ah, aaah..."
It was truly blissful time. So lost in the kiss, she didn't notice Minguk unbuttoning her blouse.
And when she did...
"Haah?!"
Minguk was biting down hard on her breast, teasing her nipple.