Chapter 15
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 15
Chapter Title: Geum Taeyang's Appearance on the News
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IMPU Enforcers had returned to headquarters temporarily to obtain permission for Geum Taeyang's protection detail.
Normally, IMPU Enforcers were never assigned to guard a specific man.
From the start, they weren't affiliated with any particular nation, so they had no reason to protect a man tied to one.
But this case was different.
Geum Taeyang had personally designated them as his protection detail.
So the Enforcers reported this to the Supreme Council.
How could any woman refuse when a Male Lord had chosen her himself...!!
The Supreme Council sat in a massive dome-shaped chamber.
They were called the Ten Thousand Year Elders for having lived that long.
And they possessed power and authority to match.
"I see."
"Chief Park Hana is innocent."
"Geum Taeyang has designated the Enforcers for protection."
"Mental appraisal confirms all statements true."
Just by looking at the Enforcers, the Ten Thousand Year Elders had peered into their very souls, confirming Park Hana's innocence down to the last detail.
If the documents were true, such healthy semen couldn't have come from her after being raped.
"As for what happened during semen collection..."
"Death penalty."
Park Hana was innocent, but not the Enforcers.
One of the Ten Thousand Year Elders, who knew everything about the semen collection incident, waved her hand.
A massive projection appeared above the dome: the Enforcers stroking Geum Taeyang's cock by hand to collect his semen.
Boom-!!
"Gaaah...!!"
The Enforcers collapsed to their knees under the crushing pressure, vomiting blood.
This was the power of the Ten Thousand Year Elders.
Even they, who had surpassed True Immortal Realm level 1 and were approaching level 2, couldn't fathom the Elders' cultivation level.
Rumors said they had reached the divine realm of creating something from nothing.
There was no escaping the pressure from such overwhelming beings.
"However... since Geum Taeyang has shown special mercy."
"All shall be as he wills."
"From this moment, you are appointed to his protection detail."
But the Ten Thousand Year Elders showed mercy.
A Male Lord's word wasn't absolute... but fulfilling it to the best of one's ability was the mark of a true Wise Mother Good Wife.
Naturally, all the Elders were exemplars of that ideal.
They had no intention of killing the Enforcers Geum Taeyang had personally chosen.
It was more a warning not to gaslight him when he knew nothing.
"Th-thank you!"
As the Enforcers left, closing the door to the Supreme Council chamber...
The Elders began murmuring among themselves.
"Has the promised time finally arrived?"
"Is he the one described in the ancient scrolls from 100,000 years ago?"
"Even with our power, we couldn't find the facility where he endured that horrific torture."
"As if it never existed in this world."
"And he concealed Park Hana's rape."
"This truly... must be the advent of the Savior from the scrolls?"
Only their whispers, intelligible solely to one another, echoed through the chamber.
That evening, after Geum Taeyang completed his sword aura examination and returned home...
Every news outlet in the Baekun Nation broadcast the same urgent breaking news in unison.
[Today marks a historic day for the Baekun Nation]
[With the addition of a new Male Lord, our nation's count has finally reached 10,000!]
[It has been confirmed that there was intense diplomatic pressure from other nations]
[Thanks to our President's unwavering defense of the Male Lord, the Baekun Nation successfully brought him home safely]
The entire nation rejoiced, with even the President delivering an emergency address.
"Dear citizens."
Today!
The Baekun Nation has triumphed.
Despite the predatory pressure from other nations, we have secured the great Male Lord Geum Taeyang under our protection."
Standing proudly before countless cameras, President Rina flashed a confident smile as she clenched her fist in interview.
From today, leaving my party behind to support the President. Lez thumbs up~
Me first lol
For real, this is a must.
But how'd she pull it off? We get our resources and tech stolen by other countries all the time... and she protected a 'Male Lord' no less.
Ahh... you don't get it. This is what a President does. Use all political power to protect the Male Lord.
Support for President Rina surged online.
Her approval rating shot from 30% to 99% as Baekun citizens showered her with fervent backing.
A president who protected an unaffiliated Male Lord was worth supporting, even if she botched the economy, diplomacy, and politics.
Meanwhile, news from other nations was grim.
[Her Majesty the Empress today stripped the Duke—who went as envoy—of her title, calling it the empire's greatest diplomatic humiliation]
[We cannot know what heinous acts were committed against the Male Lord in the crime-ridden Baekun Nation]
[There is a high likelihood of severe brainwashing even before his escape from the criminal organization...]
Dukes lost titles, ministers were sacked, kingdoms faced revolutions, and nations began impeachment trials.
Yet amid the chaos, all foreign news clung to one narrative.
The crimes happened in Baekun Nation, and the Male Lord had undergone severe brainwashing...!!
"Ha...?"
Ninav, matriarch of Baekun's criminal syndicates, switched off the TV in disgust.
The news pouring out was utterly revolting.
Even if they were women who'd thrown away any shred of decency, daring to lay hands on a man.
And behind her back, no less.
"Where was the tribute due today?"
"The Seven Stars Faction."
"Let's start there."
Did they think, as a notorious man-hater, she'd sit idle no matter what they did to him?
Ninav ground her teeth.
She didn't care what happened to a brainwashed, tortured man.
What mattered was protecting the underworld she'd built.
To do that, she had to get ahead of any national intervention—cut off loose ends and bow low.
With that, Ninav set out personally.
After his checkup, Geum Taeyang collapsed onto the sofa at home and muttered without thinking.
"Ah, I'm beat."
Even knowing the men of this world lived like pampered kingfish, utterly exalted by women.
He still wasn't fully adjusted.
The words slipped out unbidden.
"Taeyang!! Are you okay?! Deep breaths. Deep breaths...! Wh-what do I do... I'll call an ambulance right now...!!"
"N-no, I'm fine, Big Sis. It's not that bad. I was just at the hospital all day, so I'm a bit wiped."
"Wiped!? What the hell did those IMPU Enforcers do...!!"
Park Hana looked ready to burst into tears at Geum Taeyang saying he was tired, her voice breaking as she shouted.
"Did he call for us?"
At that moment, the IMPU Enforcers appeared behind Park Hana.
Having shredded every defensive spell and ritual on the house in an instant.
"The protection on a Male Lord's home is trash."
"We'll handle the spells and rituals ourselves."
"How are we supposed to be of any use like this?"
The Enforcers scolded Park Hana while stealing glances at Geum Taeyang.
As if asserting their superiority over her.
"You lot... didn't you hear Taeyang say he's tired and worn out because of you?"
"What?!"
"We're sorry!!"
Thud!!
But who was truly superior?
The Enforcers immediately knelt before Geum Taeyang and bowed their heads.
"Ahh. Enough already. Can you stop dropping to your knees and smashing your heads like that out of nowhere?"
"Y-yes! Sorry for inconveniencing you...!!"
At his words, the Enforcers stood back up.
"May we give you a massage, perhaps?"
"What!? Absolutely not!!"
They even offered a massage to the exhausted Geum Taeyang.
Park Hana predictably refused.
Not out of fear he'd be stolen away.
A man mingling with multiple women was perfectly natural and commonplace.
The choice of women was solely his.
But these Enforcers were the very ones who'd tired him out.
For such sinners to touch his body after their blasphemy?
Out of the question.
"Anyway, you're my escorts from now on, right?"
But that hardly mattered to Geum Taeyang.
All that counted was whether they'd shadow him going forward.
"Yes. We've received approval from above with no issues for your protection."
"We won't let a drop of water touch your hand, Male Lord."
"If you wish, you won't even need to walk..."
"Ahh, stop, stop. I'm just a regular guy— that stuff makes me uncomfortable. Just help when I ask, okay? Can you manage that?"
"...Y-yes, understood..."
The Enforcers replied through the agony of hearts torn a thousand ways.
What horrific torture had he endured to refuse help outright...!
"Taeyang... sob...!!"
Park Hana began weeping too.
'This is a mess.'
Feeling a headache coming on, Geum Taeyang shook his head and flopped face-down on the sofa.
"Then give me that massage."
"Pardon?"
"Massage. You just offered."
"Y-yes!!"
Beaming at his words, the Enforcers immediately began kneading his arms and legs.
Gently... so gently...
But it was too feeble to call a massage.
Hands as delicate and soft as handling fragile glasswork.
'Are they messing around...'
The teasing sensation irked him slightly.
"Harder, please."
"Y-yes...! Right!"
Squeeze... sqqueeze-!!
A bit of strength entered their hands at his request.
"Whew... hey, not bad."
True to their Wise Mother Good Wife status, their top-tier technique earned genuine praise from Geum Taeyang.
"Thank you."
"Tell us immediately if it hurts...!"
"If it's okay, we'll monitor your vitals constantly...!!"
"Ugh... m-me too...!!"
At his praise, the Enforcers blushed while fretting he might suddenly suffer a heart attack.
Men with oil-clogged veins often went into cardiac arrest from shock when massaged and circulation burst open.
Park Hana watched anxiously, biting her nails.
"Chest too, please."
"Got it?!"
"Kuhp!!"
"Cough...!!"
"Ta-Taeyang!! A man shouldn't look like that...!!"
As Geum Taeyang rolled over, the massive dragon stirring beneath his pants became starkly visible.
Park Hana and the Enforcers all gasped.
Feeling an inexplicable wetness between their thighs, they clenched their legs tight one by one.
"Hurry and massage."
Only Geum Taeyang urged them on casually, as if nothing was amiss.
'Time to properly bring them to my side.'
He hadn't chosen them as escorts for nothing.
These Enforcers were the easiest to claim completely.
Already in heat from mere semen collection, reeking of female pheromones—they'd explode at the slightest touch.
Geum Taeyang had set this up during collection.
Teasing them with just enough foreplay to leave their bodies burning unbearably.