Chapter 65
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 65
Chapter Title: Crocodile Tears
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"Waaah—!!"
Late into the night.
Baek Hwa was sobbing pitifully in her room.
"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry!"
She pulled up the photos saved in her phone's gallery—pictures of her and Lee Ji-hyun—and tearfully apologized to them as she wailed.
As if she had to do this or her heart would shatter.
"I will protect you, Young Lady."
"You won't leave me like everyone else...?"
"Of course not. You're the only one who saw any worth in a fool like me."
Baek Hwa remembered the day she had first sworn her loyalty to her.
"Tsk tsk... The child of Star Cloud Guild's Baek family hasn't even learned the Swordsmanship skill yet..."
"Is the family once called the Swords of Star Cloud finally done for...?"
Baek Hwa had awakened at a young age.
Of course, it wasn't a natural awakening.
Among the items from dungeons, there were elixirs that could awaken someone as a Hunter. These were monopolized by prestigious families like Star Cloud Guild's Baek family, so even other Hunters rarely knew about them.
Baek Hwa, who had awakened by consuming such a precious elixir, was expected to shine just like her mother, the head of the Baek family—even at a young age.
But her growth was agonizingly slow.
Even after consuming all sorts of elixirs, her job rank and stats barely rose.
She held a superior job above Swordsman or Knight—the Sword Saint—yet she hadn't acquired even the Swordsmanship skill after a full year.
Naturally, people's attention drifted away from her.
No, if it had only drifted away, that might have been a mercy.
Whispers started up. Talk of the Baek family's downfall.
She was still too young to even attend elementary school, so one could easily imagine how heartbroken she must have been.
And so, when she entered elementary school, she met the guild master of Star Cloud Guild, the fourth daughter of the Lee family—Lee Ji-hyun.
Lee Ji-hyun didn't turn her attention away from Baek Hwa. Nor did she whisper behind her back.
"Uh... Sh-should I help you train?"
"..."
Instead, she tried to get close to Baek Hwa.
At the time, even the nanny who had raised her had moved on, so Lee Ji-hyun was grasping at straws by trying to befriend her. Baek Hwa needed even that calculated attention.
And so, the two had come together out of mutual need.
"I'll get you some new gear!"
But at some point, Baek Hwa began to devote herself entirely to Lee Ji-hyun, as if she were a true member of the Baek family sworn to Star Cloud Guild.
It was only natural.
Lee Ji-hyun, who had amassed a fortune through stock investments, spared no expense on her few allies.
And among them, Baek Hwa was her closest confidante of confidantes.
Whenever new gear worth hundreds of millions came up, Lee Ji-hyun would get it for her without hesitation—her sincerity was enough to move even Baek Hwa.
In time, Baek Hwa swore a knight's oath to her.
"Hic... Hic—!!"
As those memories surfaced, Baek Hwa began to sob even harder.
The vow to protect her... now she had to break it with her own hands.
Semen absorbed. EXP gained.
A message popped up before the tearfully sobbing girl's eyes.
Right now, Baek Hwa was naked in her room, her body smeared with the thick, sticky semen she had grown accustomed to.
Her stomach and womb were already full of it.
This was the price of betraying Lee Ji-hyun.
"Hic—!!"
And yet, Baek Hwa's tears streaming down so pitifully were no different from a crocodile's wail.
She hadn't endured hours of persuasion, threats, or torture from Park A-jun—she had submitted in less than five minutes after he brought it up. Compared to that... they weren't even crocodile tears.
Finally, Baek Hwa's birthday arrived.
"Happy birthday!"
"Happy birthday."
From the morning, a massive cake showcasing Cha Yu-rin's full baking prowess and a gift from Park A-young were placed before Baek Hwa.
The gifts from Lee Ji-hyun and Park A-jun weren't ready yet, so she couldn't see them.
"Hey! You rotten oppa. No matter how bad things are between you two, you didn't even prepare a birthday gift?"
"I did... I'll give you the one I prepared separately with Young Lady Ji-hyun later."
Park A-young scolded her brother, but Park A-jun was unfazed.
Naturally so.
He had prepared the ultimate gift for Baek Hwa.
"Summer break is coming up soon. During the break, you can go play wherever or train as you like. And before break starts, F-Rank Hunter licenses will be issued to all of you. If you need money, feel free to clear Gates you can handle with those licenses. Just make sure you don't get hurt—use your judgment. Got it?"
After the lecture ended with a brief announcement about the upcoming summer break...
Back at the dorm, Baek Hwa swung her sword.
"Whoa—! Baek Hwa, got something making you antsy? There's way too much emotion in that swing!"
"I-it's... um..."
"I get it! It's because of that huge birthday gift Young Lady prepared, right?"
Her sword swings carried so much anxiety that even her instructor noticed.
The instructor simply assumed it was excitement over the massive gift from Lee Ji-hyun he'd heard about earlier.
"Y-yeah... that's it."
Whoosh—!!
"Urk—!! That's some solid mind-controlled sword work now...!"
It was a swing laced with anxiety, but far from light, forcing the instructor to give ground.
He was an A-Rank Hunter, but Baek Hwa was already on par with a seasoned B-Rank, so he couldn't afford to slack. Plus, she was growing faster every day—she'd soon rival A-Ranks.
Whoosh—! Whoosh—!
As he parried the swords she controlled with her mind-controlled sword technique, the instructor thought it was about time for him to return to proper Hunter duties.
Swords that lacked the sharpness to pierce weaknesses, yet so hard to deflect. Once she hit A-Rank, she wouldn't need his teachings anymore.
Bam—!!
A sound unbelievable for wooden sparring swords meant not to injure—the instructor gave a wry smile.
To grow this fast at such a young age...!
Baek Hwa's talent for improving even mid-spar was simply enviable.
Semen absorbed. EXP increased.
Of course, this had nothing to do with Baek Hwa's talent. It was purely the result of her efforts.
...Though those efforts had nothing to do with swinging a sword.
After finishing her daily routine...
Baek Hwa deliberately washed her body with cold water, as if to cleanse her filthy heart.
'As if this would...'
But she knew all too well that no amount of this could wash away her filth.
"You're here? Here! Your gift~!!"
Having set everything aside, Baek Hwa went to Lee Ji-hyun's room as separately summoned, bringing all her swords with her...
Whether Lee Ji-hyun failed to notice her unnatural demeanor or not, she immediately handed Baek Hwa an expensively wrapped gift as she entered.
Whatever was inside, it was sure to cost a fortune.
"Th-thank you... sob..."
As her heart grew uneasy at the sight of the gift being handed over, Baek Hwa began to tear up again. Lee Ji-hyun embarrassedly took her hand.
"Between us, what are you crying for... Ack—!!"
It was the moment Lee Ji-hyun grabbed her hand.
Baek Hwa's sword shot from its sheath like lightning, slamming hard into Lee Ji-hyun's abdomen.
Shing—!!
Whoosh whoosh—!!
Following that, swords channeling the subtlety of her mind-controlled sword technique burst forth all at once, pummeling Lee Ji-hyun before she could even react.
"Wh-why...?"
"I'm sorry, Young Lady... I now serve another Master."
Lee Ji-hyun stared in shock at the betrayal, only to black out from a final heavy blow to the back of her head.
'Have I really gotten this strong...?'
Seeing how she'd so easily neutralized Lee Ji-hyun—an A-Rank Hunter—even if by surprise, Baek Hwa took a bit of solace.
She could keep getting stronger from Park A-jun's semen as the price of selling out Lee Ji-hyun.
So this betrayal was ultimately for Lee Ji-hyun's sake. Park A-jun didn't want total betrayal toward her.
In the successor battle, Park A-jun backed Lee Ji-hyun. And the betrayal he wanted was only of her body.
So handing over Lee Ji-hyun's virginity to Park A-jun was ultimately for her own good.
Either way, for her to gain the upper hand in the successor fight, Baek Hwa needed to grow stronger.
'You need to get stronger too, Young Lady...'
Besides, Lee Ji-hyun could grow stronger through sex with Park A-jun. In that sense, Baek Hwa was a true loyal retainer.
With that self-justification, she hoisted Lee Ji-hyun and headed to her own room.
"It should be about time now, right?"
"Ohhoooook—♥♥!!"
Splurt—! Spluuurt—!!
While waiting for Baek Hwa to finish her preparations, I was dumping a massive load of semen into Bianca's pussy.
Having already creamed her pink hair until it was sticky, I checked the time.
By now, Lee Ji-hyun and Baek Hwa's pussies should be ready. Leaving Bianca twitching and dripping a mix of semen and juices from her pussy, I headed to Baek Hwa's room—pants on this time, to avoid repeating my recent mistake.
"Y-you, whom I trusted—!! Ohhoooook—!!"
"You've arrived, Master."
Entering Baek Hwa's room, the sight that greeted me was pure, vulgar bitch in heat.
Baek Hwa, who had neatly folded her clothes and arranged her swords before immediately dropping into doggy position upon my arrival.
And Lee Ji-hyun, bound with ropes that left her tits and pussy fully exposed, rotors buzzing on her nipples, pussy, and clit.
That was the scene before my eyes.
Even Lee Ji-hyun's slight smile—which Baek Hwa couldn't see right now.