Chapter 118
Chapter 118
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 118
Chapter Title: Became the Master of the Slave Party (11)
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"So that's how it was."
"Sigh... I'm really glad to see you again, but... honestly, the timing's a bit unfortunate. I wanted to meet you when I could be confident in myself. We even promised to meet again back then."
"Ah, so that's why you were acting all awkward?"
"Hahaha... Was it that obvious? Sorry to Soo-bin, but I'm honestly not ready yet. I couldn't keep my word and just ended up needing help... I'm still so far from where I want to be."
After finishing the public sex show, I pulled Siwoo aside and heard about his relationship with Lee Soo-bin. Their situation was way more complicated than I'd imagined, and the story dragged on so long that I tuned out halfway through.
But I remembered the key points.
Lee Soo-bin is a chaebol third-generation heir, and right now, she's broken up with Siwoo.
From what I gathered, it ended because of his inferiority complex—a decision I couldn't comprehend at all. She invites him to join the company, offers to buy him a house and a car, and he turns it all down? What the hell is he doing?
If it were me, I'd have jumped at the chance, knocked her up, and locked her down for good. But for our dense protagonist Siwoo, that must've hurt his pride or something.
What? You said you'd come back as a man she wouldn't be ashamed of in front of her?
Unbelievable. How could anyone not feel ashamed in front of a chaebol heiress? Too much self-esteem is a problem too, you know.
Or maybe some dramatic bullshit happened, like 'I won't give my daughter to a punk like you—take this and get lost!'? That might make sense. Of course, even then, I wouldn't have left.
Anyway, since they're broken up now, it was convenient for me. If they'd been together, NTR-ing her would've been tougher, but that worry was off the table.
She's the one creating distance herself—thank you very much.
"Then use this chance to show her. The cool version of you that you want her to see."
"...Huh? No, not cool, but confident in myself..."
"Whatever. Same difference. You don't want to look pathetic in front of the girl you like, right? So show her this time."
"......How?"
Even if Siwoo stayed quiet, Soo-bin might approach him first. She still seemed to have lingering feelings. So I needed to force some distance between them.
The classic 'out of sight, out of mind' strategy.
"That Monster Wave? I was planning to handle it just me and Elise. But you join us. If we three take full responsibility and block it, you'll look confident, right?"
"The three of us...? You think that'll work...?"
"Of course. My class is that broken—you've felt my buffs yourself."
"True, but..."
Why is this guy hesitating so much? I set the stage, and he's backing out. Sigh... When it's a guy, there's always one surefire way.
"Scared?"
If he backs out even now, I swear...
The conference room was filled with executives from each group, and I joined as the leader of mine.
Seeing me enter with Siwoo, Soo-bin shot me a look of contempt, but whatever. I just smirked back and took my seat at the head of the table. Word had already spread about me soloing the Tutorial crocodile, so no one tried to stop me.
I'd hoped for some pushback... disappointing. Bunch of cowards. No fun.
Once our side's executives were seated, the meeting kicked off right away. Elise was back at the dorm recovering—I'd gotten her too worked up earlier, and she still hadn't come around.
"......So our group will handle......"
"......We rotate in order......"
"Yaaawn~"
Maybe I should've dragged her here anyway. These meetings aren't my scene. Just sitting and listening is boring as hell.
Before diving into full NTR mode, I'd planned to observe and gauge Soo-bin's personality, but I couldn't endure it anymore. Finally, I let out a big yawn, cutting her off.
Soo-bin furrowed her brow, glared at me, and exploded with the anger she'd been holding back.
"Hey. If you're just gonna yawn without saying a word, get out. You're just disrupting things."
"You want me to say something? Fine. Watching you all yap is frustrating as hell."
"Hmph! Then come up with a better plan yourself!"
"Alright. Plan? Nothing fancy. Listen up, 'cause I'm only saying it once. Monster Wave? Me, Elise, and Siwoo here—we'll handle it. The rest of you can sleep, fuck, or dungeon-dive for all I care."
"What?!"
-Murmurs
-Commotion
My bombshell declaration turned the room into chaos. No one could believe it—and understandably so.
Passing up a growth opportunity to volunteer for everyone's sake?
I could afford it because of the multiple gains I'd get from this, but they didn't know that, so it made no sense to them.
To dodge annoying questions and squeeze out a few more benefits, I planned to feed them a plausible lie.
"Of course, there's a price."
"Hmph! Figures. You're obviously planning something outrageous. Gonna demand something sleazy, right? Disgusting pig."
"That's called overactive imagination, you know that? I wasn't even thinking about fucking you, but now you mention it..."
"You're insane? Look at how you talk. You're repulsive."
"Whatever. Just listen. What I want as payment is that artifact of yours. Hand over that necklace, and I'll take responsibility for the whole period."
"......This one?"
If the meeting had continued, most would've agreed to rotate groups daily for the Monster Wave. But if we three handled it, Soo-bin and her group would gain five extra days for growth.
One artifact for that? A steal. As leader, she wouldn't pass it up.
Oh, and it's a great deal for me too. Observation confirmed it's a protective artifact that blocks one fatal attack every 24 hours.
I plan to gift it to Sophia. She has a staff with a shield function already, but... better safe than sorry. This necklace would make it even more secure.
"Yeah, that necklace. Deal?"
"......I can't believe it. You talked this over with Siwoo, right?"
"Tch, don't believe me? Ask him yourself. It was his idea originally. I just said we should at least get an artifact out of it, but he was the one who suggested helping first."
"......Siwoo, is this true?"
"Yeah, I've gotten a lot stronger already... Now it's time for my comrades to grow. We help each other to survive. I've received help until now, so this time, I'll give it."
"You... even in a place like this, you haven't changed..."
Perfect. She bought it the second Siwoo spoke up.
Whew... I'd prepped him just in case she wouldn't trust me to the end, and it paid off.
The skeptical Soo-bin hesitated briefly before handing over the necklace and agreeing.
Heh, don't look so glum. I'll gift you a new one soon enough.
The meeting wrapped up quickly after that. As I left the room, I signaled Siwoo. He approached Soo-bin hesitantly.
"Soo-bin... Can we meet up tonight, just for a bit?"
One of the easiest things in the world is fooling Siwoo.
He bought my request without question—said I wanted some alone time with Soo-bin to apologize personally, so could he set it up?
And so, I easily subdued the lone Soo-bin who'd come to the ramparts and turned her into my slave.
"You... why are you here? ...Where's Siwoo?!"
"Kyaaah! Ngh! ...What are you doing?! Get off!"
"Fuck! You disgusting bastard! Get away!"
"...You think this will make me submit?! I'll tell everyone! Siwoo too... I'll tell them all! You think I won't? Hmph! Cheap tricks like this won't let you have m— ...What the hell? Slave?"
There was a little commotion in the process, but no big deal. Once she's a slave, it's game over.
Now, Soo-bin can't tell a soul about what happened today—or what will happen next.
"Enough. Strip first. Keep your mouth shut, don't turn away, and take them off one by one, starting from the top."