Chapter 59
Chapter 59
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 59
Chapter Title: EP.59
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"Team Leader? What is it?"
"Why so rushed? Sit down."
She perched on the edge of the conference table.
As she crossed her legs, her skirt rode up to mid-thigh.
Her black stockings stretched taut, clinging tightly to her skin.
"Kim Seonghwa."
She folded her arms and looked down at me.
The gentle demeanor from moments ago was gone, replaced by a sharp, serious gaze.
"Did you see the news about Min Seola?"
"Pardon? Ah, yes. I did."
"That was you, wasn't it?"
It was a straight fastball.
My heart dropped, but I played it cool and feigned ignorance.
"What do you mean? Why would I be on the news?"
"Don't play dumb."
Choi Yura let out a hollow laugh.
"I saw it. Before the mosaic went up."
"......"
"I saw it live. You hugging Min Seola. You think I wouldn't recognize your face? I see it every morning when you're late with your excuses."
She hopped down from the table and approached me.
"And those five days of vacation you took. Busy glued to Min Seola's side, right?"
Irrefutable evidence.
I let out a sigh.
Denying it further would just make me look ridiculous.
"Even if I deny it, you'll keep pressing, won't you?"
"You know me well."
Choi Yura grabbed my tie and pulled me toward her.
Her face came right up to mine.
I could smell her pleasant shampoo and feel her tense breath.
"So now I'm curious."
Her eyes gleamed.
"The article said you're some kind of 'Mana Resonator.' That touching you heals people."
"That's exaggerated..."
"Exaggerated or not."
She cut me off.
"I need to check for myself if your ability is real."
"Check?"
"If the article's true... I need it too. That power of yours."
I could sense the faintest tremor in Choi Yura's voice.
"So help me out. It's not a big deal, right? I'll let you touch what you've been sneaking glances at all this time."
"What are you... When did I ever..."
"More lame excuses. It was just the other day I threatened to sue you for eye-rape."
This was hopeless. Words wouldn't get through.
"Let's test it. See if you're really a 'Holy Man' or just Min Seola's kept man."
Choi Yura's eyes sparkled seductively.
She took my hand and guided it to her chest.
Squish.
The heartbeat pulsing through her blouse.
And the soft give of her breast.
"Why are you doing this, Team Leader?"
As I pulled my hand away and stepped back, Choi Yura didn't flinch. She smiled even more alluringly.
"Why? It's fine. I gave you permission to touch."
The sight startled me.
'I definitely touched her. It squished, too.'
Unlike the other women, there was no big reaction.
No, this was no reaction at all.
'If she's bragging about being a hero, it must've been all talk. An Awakener wouldn't react like this.'
As that thought crossed my mind, Choi Yura reached out again.
As if it were her unquestionable right as my superior, she naturally grabbed my hand.
But I pulled away once more, this time more firmly.
Her hand hung in the air.
"......"
In that instant, Choi Yura's expression turned icy.
Then, as if spotting something off, her gaze drifted downward.
And at the same moment.
"Pfft!"
The cold frost vanished from her face, replaced by a sly smile curling at her lips.
What she saw was my crotch.
Memories of Yupia throwing her tantrum at the office, the thrill with Lilith there, and the stimulation of this situation all combined—my dick was already rock-hard, pitching a massive tent.
"Acting all reluctant, but down there's honest."
Choi Yura nodded toward my groin.
"Pulled away because you knew it'd end up like this? Cute."
"......"
"I'm fine with it. Youth really is great. Just a little chest grope and you're already like this."
She added with a sense of superiority.
"Or am I that irresistible? You've been eyeing my legs forever."
Choi Yura's gaze brimmed with arrogance.
As if she was certain she could toy with me.
"Getting hard in front of your boss. Back in the day, I'd have been pissed, but now... I don't hate it."
She poked my solar plexus with her index finger.
Then slowly trailed it downward.
Silent, slow, and sticky.
As her finger passed my abs and neared my belt.
Click.
I took a step back.
Her hand hung in the air again.
"...Kim Seonghwa? What do you think you're doing?"
Her voice dropped cold.
But.
"Team Leader."
I replied in an even colder tone, straightening up.
"This is sexual harassment in the workplace."
"...What?"
"And whether my ability is real or not, I have no obligation to help you. I refuse any non-work-related demands."
At my firm rejection, Choi Yura's face flushed with anger and embarrassment.
Drenched in shame and fury, she tried to crush me with her authority.
"You wanna get fired?"
Choi Yura closed the distance I'd made and jabbed my chest repeatedly.
"If I expose who you really are, you think you can keep working here? Want me to spread rumors that Min Seola's man is just a pervert peeking up his team leader's skirt? Feel like being socially crucified?"
Childish threats.
The old me might've been scared.
My ordinary office life had been precious back then.
But not anymore.
My normalcy was shattered long ago, and I had solid backing now.
"Go ahead and expose me."
"...What?"
"Doesn't matter to me. If I get fired, so be it. Might even be for the best."
I met Choi Yura's eyes squarely.
"I'll just quit and go to Min Seola. She'd welcome me with open arms. House, car, lifetime of leisure—she'd beg me to come."
I shrugged.
"You're the one who'd miss out, not me."
"......!"
Choi Yura shut her mouth.
Her eyes wavered.
'She can't counter that.'
She realized her superior status and firing threats meant nothing to me.
In fact, if I left, she'd be the one hurting.
'No idea why, but it's clear she's hugely interested in me.'
Choi Yura bit her lip in frustration.
She couldn't muster a retort, just trembled.
'Her pissed-off face is kinda cute.'
With my mind at ease, even her anger seemed endearing.
A face that made me want to tease her more.
'Hmm...'
How should I play with her?
'What if Choi Yura really is an Awakener?'
I wanted to make her feel it.
But just hand-to-hand contact barely got a reaction.
Grabbing her chest over clothes was the same.
'If clothes are the issue, what about bare skin closer to the action?'
If she really was an Awakener, maybe dangle a little bait.
Every woman who'd tasted that unearthly pleasure lost their minds—might as well do the same.
"Ha..."
I let out a deep sigh.
Then opened my mouth as if begrudgingly.
"Fine. If you want it that bad... I'll show you for exactly ten seconds. What my ability does."
I reached out.
'Chest didn't work. Let's try here.'
Grab.
I blatantly gripped her thigh.
"Hah?!"
Choi Yura's body jolted.
'No clue if it's the sudden thigh grab or if she's really reacting as an Awakener.'
More than that, the feel through her black stockings was delicious.
The crisp yet smooth nylon texture.
The firm thigh flesh filling my palm underneath.
"Nice and thick. No wonder you're proud of these legs."
I squeezed, and chewy flesh bulged between my fingers digging into her smooth thigh.
"Haaah... haa...!"
Regardless of her moans, I kept moving my hand.
"Feels good? At this point, it's not you permitting touch—it's you begging for it."
My hand started at her knee and slowly slid upward.
Mid-thigh, then deeper.
Stroking the inner flesh toward her groin.
"Hah...! K-Kim Seonghwa...! Who said you could...!"
Choi Yura's legs went weak; she clung to my shoulder to stay upright.
Her other hand clamped over her mouth to stifle the moans.
"What's wrong? You offered your chest, but this area's off-limits?"
I rubbed my thumb along the sensitive inner thigh.
The stockings whispered with friction.
"Or did it feel too good and you're freaking out?"
"Hngh... you bastard...!"
"Tell me. Is your body going haywire more than you expected?"
My hand crept ever deeper.
As it neared her Y-zone, her thighs quivered against my touch.
"Why react this much? Youth has its perks. Already twitching like this. Or is my touch just that good?"
Her panty line teasingly close to my fingertips.
Choi Yura couldn't resist anymore.
No, she parted her legs slightly, shivering as if welcoming it.
'She's totally hooked. Begging for more at this point.'
Her eyes were glazed with pleasure, on the verge of rolling back.
'Think you can enjoy this so easily? Dream on.'
I pulled my hand away without hesitation.
"Hah?!"
Choi Yura stared at me with hazy, unfocused eyes.
A face screaming why'd you stop?
The sight nearly made me burst out laughing.
No, I openly smirked as I spoke.
"Ten seconds were up ages ago. How could I keep going?"