Chapter 172
Chapter 172
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 172
Chapter Title: How to Steal the Protagonist's Woman
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"If you keep acting like this... I'll tell Min Ha-yeon everything about what you did with Han Bom earlier?"
"... "
Han Bom's mind went blank as she inwardly dissected Park Jin-hee's words.
'Did she... did she see that scene? Is she actually blackmailing him?'
Han Bom had suspected she might have been caught, but she never imagined that the other women were watching.
As Han Bom struggled to organize her chaotic thoughts, the conversation between the two reached her ears once more.
"Be honest with me.... You did it earlier too... when Seon-hee and Hye-eun were here, didn't you?"
"... "
Han Bom clutched her dizzying head, muttering inwardly.
'Already did it with those two? Then that auntie passing by muttering...'
Han Bom recalled Son Hye-eun's mutter as she passed.
(Damn it... I wish he'd just keep doing it with me....)
The moment she remembered those words, guilt began to churn through her entire body, pricking her like a thousand needles.
'Is it because of me? Is he doing those things... using me as the excuse to do them?'
"See... honestly, you want to do it with me, don't you?"
"... "
Hiding in the shadows, Han Bom peeked out with a pale face, secretly watching the two.
Beyond simply clinging to him, Park Jin-hee began to slowly touch every inch of Seong Su-ho's body.
For a split second, Han Bom's emotions overrode her reason; she nearly forgot she was hiding and almost rushed toward them.
"Then promise. You won't tell anyone about Han Bom."
"...Even with me here, you're thinking of her?"
"Because even if I say it's a misunderstanding, you won't believe me. It's all my fault."
"... "
Han Bom moved past guilt and began to feel a profound sense of self-loathing.
Driven by her own greed, Han Bom had nagged Seong Su-ho for the medicine, and he had barely managed to create it for her even while his mana was depleted.
Then the side effects occurred the next day, and she had gone so far as to make a request that she should have never made of him.
The price for Seong Su-ho helping her with such devotion was being blackmailed by other women.
Though Seong Su-ho didn't see it that way...
'I—I have to stop this! No... if I step in now... it might actually reach Ha-yeon eonni's ears....'
Han Bom began to fear Min Ha-yeon leaving Seong Su-ho more than she feared being hated by Min Ha-yeon herself.
Severing the link between Min Ha-yeon and Seong Su-ho had certainly been what she wanted before.
But not anymore.
Even if he had committed rape in the past, there was no doubt that he was the kind of person who suited Min Ha-yeon now.
Everything began to tangle in Han Bom's mind like a spiderweb.
As her thoughts became a mess, her mental state collapsed along with them.
'Eonni can't... find out.... Ajeossi is... because of me, I... ugh....'
Unable to hold back the surging tears, Han Bom fled the scene.
While receiving Park Jin-hee's caresses, I glanced toward where Han Bom had been.
'...Did she leave?'
After a quick makeout session with Son Hye-eun, I called over Park Jin-hee.
Once I'd hooked up with Park Sun-hee and Son Hye-eun and applied Subjugation to them, they started obeying my commands without question.
And just as I was about to get started with Park Jin-hee last, I spotted Han Bom hiding nearby.
Lena, with her sharp eyes, was the one who noticed her.
'Lena... impressive.'
I was really glad I'd brought Lena along.
Thanks to her, I realized Han Bom was watching in secret, so I decided to subtly plant some guilt in her by blaming everything on me.
Truthfully, there was also a reason I didn't want her interfering.
I figured that once I placed Park Jin-hee under Subjugation, I could breeze through the tedious parts of this cycle with ease.
When I didn't react to Park Jin-hee's caresses, she pouted and grumbled.
"You're so mean... am I really that unattractive?"
"Ah... It's not like that..."
"It makes me so sad that I'm the only one being treated like this. Forget it. I'm going to tell the others about that matter."
"...Alright. I'll be sincere with you too."
I said that as I pulled her into an embrace, and Park Jin-hee smiled in my arms before resuming her caresses.
..
..
I finished having sex with Park Jin-hee by thrusting deep into her womb in doggy style and unleashing a torrent of semen.
With my cock still buried inside her, Park Jin-hee turned her head back, her voice drenched in pleasure.
"Hngh! Haa... haa... Su-ho... you're really good at this..."
"I enjoyed it too."
The sudden release hit me with sage mode, so I wiped the sweat from my forehead and checked Park Jin-hee's Subjugation window.
Subjugation was only stage one anyway—the real key was the Sexual Trait.
I wrote the exact same thing on Park Jin-hee's Sexual Trait as I had for the other two women.
The goal was to shape all three women into something convenient for me to use.
I felt a twinge of guilt toward them.
If they hadn't hooked up with Han Yeo-reum before the Regression, I might have been able to give them a bit more of my heart.
Life is a precious thing that cannot be traded for anything else.
The three women must have figured that sticking with me guaranteed not just their lives, but safety and comfort too.
A guy who beats 100 opponents, casually carries a million points around...
If I'd come to Yggdrasil as an ordinary Summoner, even I'd try to cozy up to a monster like me for the gains.
Moreover, the target was a man.
They probably thought it would be easy at first.
Since they were women who had always been called beauties, they likely assumed that just being near me would be enough to make me fall for them..
However, Armonia believed that because I showed absolutely no interest in them and instead poured my affection into Min Ha-yeon and Han Bom, they suddenly became anxious and took such aggressive action.
'Oh wow....'
I can't believe the word "playthings" came out of Armonia's mouth.
It meant keep them around as side pieces to deliver another blow of despair when Han Yeo-reum, broken, approached them later.
The downside was having to reapply Subjugation each Regression, but...
I pulled my cock out of Park Jin-hee's pussy, slick with her juices, and spoke up.
"Jin-hee, go change and wake the others."
"Pardon? Oh! Sure!"
She seemed flustered by my sudden shift in attitude, but she smiled and started getting dressed.
Ignoring the semen dripping down her thighs as best she could, she hurriedly pulled on her pants, then beamed at me.
"D-Did you feel good?"
"It was good. We can do it again later if I feel like it."
"Hehe... hehe.... T-then I'll go wake the others!"
Despite my cold demeanor toward her, Park Jin-hee seemed delighted by my words, giggling as she hurried back toward the tents.
Watching her run off, I thought to myself.
...Subjugation is the best.
Park Jin-hee went to the tents and woke the others, who began preparing for guard duty.
Everyone except one.
Min Ha-yeon was yelling at Han Yeo-reum's tent.
"Hey! Han Yeo-reum! Get out here!"
"Ah, shut up... snore...."
"This piece of...."
Min Ha-yeon kicked Han Yeo-reum's tent and shouted.
But Han Yeo-reum inside remained unmoved.
Min Ha-yeon couldn't just barge in without permission, though—tents, like lodgings, required the owner's consent for entry.
While it was possible to destroy a tent from the outside, doing so was considered damaging another's property, which would turn the perpetrator into an Orange Summoner.
However, due to lack of sleep, Min Ha-yeon clenched her fists, looking as if she were about to demolish the tent regardless..
"Get up!!"
"You can't!"
"Unnie! Don't!"
Fortunately, the others intervened and calmed her down.
But the situation didn't change.
Han Yeo-reum still wouldn't wake, meaning three people might have to pull night watch instead.
"Argh, this sucks!"
"Unnie, endure it... if he's in that state, he won't be of any help even if he does wake up."
"Sigh... Bom, sorry for snapping."
"It's fine. Totally understandable..."
"...Bom, you okay? You look sick."
Seeing Han Bom's expression, which looked significantly more haggard than the day before, Min Ha-yeon began to worry.
Furthermore, Han Bom's eyes were red, bearing the traces of having cried.
Flustered by Min Ha-yeon's words, Han Bom waved it off with a forced smile.
"I-I just didn't sleep much."
"Really? Well, you do struggle with the heat. Haah... that bastard Han Yeo-reum, leaving his own sister like this...."
Min Ha-yeon's unusually harsh tone froze the atmosphere..
Even the three women who'd always resented her shrank back from her anger.
Between the sleep deprivation and her irritation with Han Yeo-reum, she was speaking bluntly in a way she normally wouldn't.
And the biggest reason was that Seong Su-ho wasn't there.
Han Bom whispered to her with a sly smile.
"Unnie... your old personality comes back when that ajeossi isn't around, doesn't it?"
"Ah... N-No, it's just..."
Min Ha-yeon scratched her head, face flushing at Han Bom's words.
The calm and quiet personality Min Ha-yeon usually displayed was largely a professional facade.
Before becoming an archer, she had been a hot-tempered woman with strong assertions.
Knowing that, Han Bom found Seong Su-ho and Min Ha-yeon's dynamic fascinating.
'...She really likes him. But...'
No matter how much Han Bom wanted to forget what had happened earlier, she simply couldn't.
The three women had been setting up their tents to sleep.
And among them, Park Jin-hee had caught her eye.
The things Park Jin-hee had done... and the fact that she had run away without being able to stop it.
'It's my fault... I did something stupid...'
As Han Bom hung her head dejectedly, Yang Ji-hyun let out a deep sigh and spoke up.
"For now, Han Bom-ssi, go to Seong Su-ho-ssi. Min Ha-yeon-ssi and I will handle the opposite side for watch."
"What!? Then you're planning to keep Su-ho on watch?"
Min Ha-yeon protested in shock, and all the women turned to Yang Ji-hyun, ears perked—Subjugation making Seong Su-ho's name alone draw their attention.
"No. Have Han Bom-ssi tell Seong Su-ho-ssi to come back and rest."
"Then Bom will be alone...?"
"No. I'll patrol between where Min Ha-yeon-ssi and Han Bom-ssi are, every 30 minutes."
"Ah...."
By any measure, it was the most exhausting task.
Yang Ji-hyeon had volunteered to suffer by constantly walking back and forth across a long distance.
Everyone expressed their apology with solemn faces, yet no one could say anything.
It was simply because they couldn't think of a better alternative.
Min Ha-yeon kicked Han Yeo-reum's tent and spoke.
"Sigh... Sorry. Making you suffer because of that asshole Han Yeo-reum..."
"It's alright. Since I was the one who suggested joins, I should set an example. Now, let's head out."
With that, Yang Ji-hyun headed to her post with Min Ha-yeon, while Han Bom went to Seong Su-ho.
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Heading to Seong Su-ho, Han Bom grumbled.
"Piece of trash... now there's not even a reason to help him...."
Han Bom had never imagined that Han Yeo-reum would fail to wake up in such a manner.
The image Min Ha-yeon had of Han Yeo-reum was sinking deeper and deeper into the gutter.
Meanwhile, Seong Su-ho kept building a positive one.
And that image had firmly taken root in Han Bom's heart too.
'I have to fix this... Even if Unnie finds out, I have to cover for everything.'
Han Bom was already on Seong Su-ho's side.
Yesterday's breastfeeding had flipped her opinion of him completely.
He appeared in her dreams, put up with her complaining, saved her life, and even drank her breast milk.
'He must hate me... a woman like me...'
No matter how much Seong Su-ho reassured her, her self-loathing wouldn't fade.
And as a finishing blow, after witnessing the act with Park Jin-hee, Han Bom's mental state felt as if it were buried in despair, like a sandcastle collapsing.
Her heavy footsteps continued until she finally stood before Seong Su-ho, a man she thought she might never be able to face again.
"Oh? Why are you here alone?"
"Well..."
Han Bom explained the situation.
"Jeez... From now on, that guy's sleeping on the bare ground."
"Pfft."
"Ah... Sorry. I keep talking like Ha-yeon's next to me..."
"It's okay. Feel free to be yourself around me now."
But after those words, Han Bom's rising self-loathing kept her from speaking to Seong Su-ho.
The very act of speaking to him felt like an impudence, like she was committing a crime..
Seong Su-ho broke the silence first.
He smiled warmly and patted her shoulder.
"It'd be scary alone, so let's stick together."
"Pardon? N-No... You must be tired. Go rest."
"This much is fine."
Seeing his smile, Han Bom's guilt intensified.
And watching him, she sensed something incomprehensible.
'No matter how I think about it, it's weird... There's no way this guy would do something like that.'
Looking up at Seong Su-ho beside her, Han Bom hesitantly spoke.
"Ajusshi... why did you rape Unnie Ha-yeon?"