Chapter 41
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 41
Chapter Title: Unchanging Love-13
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I hugged Lee Yu-jin and Kim Yun-seul. After that, a few days passed.
I returned to my everyday routine. Holed up in my room, playing games in peaceful bliss.
Then, someone knocked on my door.
"You're in there, right? Mind if I come in?"
"Ji-yeon?"
I jumped up and opened the door. Standing there was a petite magical girl, waiting for me.
"What, disappointed? Don't worry. Your girls are here too."
"What do you mean... Oh, Yu-jin and Yun-seul are here too?"
The two of them gave awkward smiles and bowed their heads.
"Thank you so much for last time. Here..."
Lee Yu-jin handed me a small box filled with juice.
"You didn't have to bring something like this."
"It's nothing compared to what our Master did for us."
It hit me anew, but Yu-jin was quite the beauty.
Even when she had a man's body as Black Warden, I'd never seen her smile. Not even after she'd returned to a woman's body to become my sex slave.
All I'd seen was her bowing deeply to beg for something, getting angry, or gasping in pleasure impaled on my cock.
Now it was different. She was still dressed neatly in a suit, but she looked so relaxed and happy. Her smile was beautiful.
"I'll enjoy it gratefully. How's Yun-seul's body holding up?"
Though my ability had restored her to her 'past state,' I'd heard she still needed a thorough checkup in case of side effects or mutations.
"Thanks to your concern, I'm perfectly fine. I just feel a bit younger, that's all."
"More than before?"
"A little."
Looking at her soft, jiggly breasts made my cock twitch again.
Han Ji-yeon flashed a bright smile.
"Anyway! Good news. You have an escort team, right? One's complete now. You won't have trouble going out to have fun anymore."
"Really?"
"Yeah. The people right in front of you are your full escort team."
My jaw dropped.
"Is that even possible? Black Warden as my bodyguard?"
"Hey. If you put it like that, what am I? I'm a pretty famous magical girl too, you know."
"True, you are."
I scratched my head.
Han Ji-yeon was practically the top among magical girls. Every single one respected her.
Black Warden had racked up plenty of achievements over the years, but she still fell short compared to Ji-yeon. The number of grotesques she'd felled with her blazing fists and the people she'd protected was staggering.
"Still, this feels too sudden... Wasn't there someone already on standby?"
"Did I mention Shin Ji-a? She's got potential, but Nafre thinks she's not quite there yet. Needs more training."
"Ah..."
No helping it. Han Ji-yeon and Black Warden were proven, powerhouse heroes. Kim Yun-seul had less fame but no shortage of skill.
I'd never heard of Shin Ji-a, so she must still lag behind these three.
"Escort teams aren't just one—you aim for at least three. So she'll go to team two. What, need a new girl already?"
"That's not it!"
Lee Yu-jin let out a small laugh.
"I'm just glad I can repay the favor like this."
"You sure you're okay with it? You still have hero duties."
"It's regrettable. But protecting Seong-ha feels more valuable—for me and the world."
"If you say so... Thank you so much."
I smiled and bowed my head.
"Don't feel bad about it. Explaining my body swap to colleagues wouldn't be easy anyway... Now I just want to spend time with the ones I love."
She looked at me.
I hadn't thought Yu-jin and Yun-seul's love would break. If anything, it had probably grown stronger.
But I was part of that 'loved ones' now. Just sensing it warmed my heart.
Yun-seul blushed and approached me.
"Thank you for accepting us."
"No need to thank me."
"We'll be living here from now on. I heard we need training to escort you properly. And whenever you have free time..."
She drew closer, her soft skin brushing against me.
"Call us anytime. We'll come running whenever our Master summons us."
I couldn't help but get excited.
Thinking about it, even Lee Ha-seon and Baek Se-ra spent more time on their own duties than with me. Sure, we'd share dirty talk on calls or naughty pics via text sometimes, but chances to actually hold them were rare.
With Yu-jin and Yun-seul moving in, that changed.
I'd have people to fuck anytime. They'd come happily whenever I called.
'No more jerking off from now on...'
I must've grinned lecherously without realizing, because Han Ji-yeon poked me with her small fist.
"Hey, hey, hey! Your philtrum's stretching! Save it for later—when I'm not around! I ordered chicken anyway, so let's eat that first!"
"Okay, okay! Stop hitting me!"
I welcomed them with a happy smile.
Just having them there felt warm.
"What a beautiful ending. Don't you think?"
Humanity's Shield was an international organization. Its existence was public knowledge, but few knew the specifics of its operations.
Their true power, capabilities, and methods were shrouded in secrecy.
Shadow government. They co-opted entrepreneurs, politicians, and journalists across nations who aligned with Humanity's Shield's agenda. They became Nafre's limbs, moving at her will.
But not all were her subordinates. The reality was far more complex.
Some might believe themselves her underlings. Others saw it as a transaction with Humanity's Shield—or even thought they were using the organization.
Nafre was an exceptional prophet and leader. Everyone respected her thoughts and judgments, but it didn't mean blind obedience.
She didn't rule through brainwashing or instill terror and oppression. An organization like that could never have grown this vast.
Some disagreed with Nafre. The woman before her now, Diana Collinsford, was one such person.
"Resolving conflicts, solving problems... All beautiful things. But it's unfair for only Black Warden and her wife to reap that joy. Don't you think so, Nafre?"
"Get to the point. Time's short."
"Sorry for wasting it. We... believe Humanity's Shield should utilize the asset named Lee Seong-ha more efficiently."
Nafre frowned.
"Asset?"
"Yes, an asset. Not in a bad way. Everything Humanity's Shield can use is an asset—for the organization and humanity. You, me, Seong-ha—all of us."
Nafre bit her lip hard.
"Such a thing..."
"Why think that way? We've acquired a tremendously powerful weapon."
Diana smirked slyly.
"Sure, it requires young, beautiful women to his tastes... But it allows complete control over Awakeners, letting them imprint penalties they'd never choose otherwise."
Nafre glared at Diana, but she didn't flinch.
"This would be a huge boon for humanity."
"Wrong. There's no such thing as complete control."
There was data. They couldn't acquire someone with 'Master of the Female' intact, but abilities like hypnosis forcing 'sexual commands' had precedents.
"Well, the commands themselves have no limits, right?"
Someone who could issue sexual commands could say, 'It'd be great if you fuck me after killing that person.' Provided they genuinely believed it.
"That's far from complete control. Needing to issue commands to control someone means situations are unpredictable."
There'd been a rapist who hypnotized a hero: 'Don't resist me at all. Just take it meekly.'
The victim was helpless, unable to harm her master.
But instead of just getting raped, she mercilessly slaughtered the attacker's family. That area hadn't been covered by 'sexual commands' yet.
Now both were imprisoned, but the case provided valuable data for researchers on such abilities.
"That risk is smaller than the gains we could reap."
Diana didn't back down.
"Do we have just one or two villains locked up? Pick the death-row ones, turn them into Seong-ha's sex slaves... The tide would turn. We'd gain the upper hand in the war on crime."
Lee Ha-seon was strong. But she was just one person.
The crimes she could handle had limits, and villains crossed those lines brazenly even now.
Countless heroes were dying fighting them as they spoke.
"Simple, right? Seong-ha rapes worthless trash villains, they get stacked with penalties and strengthened, then fight other villains. They fight and die in place of innocent heroes."
"I don't want to force anything on him."
"Me neither! We're just presenting options. A list of flesh slaves he can ravage as much as he wants without care. If he doesn't want them, oh well. If he does, we offer them up!"
Nafre bit her lip tight.
Diana wasn't evil.
Humanity's Shield didn't only admit the pure and righteous. Selfish or wicked individuals joined if useful to humanity.
Diana wasn't one. She was proposing with pure, just intent. That's why Nafre couldn't ignore it.
A immoral, dangerous proposal: Offer death-row villains as Seong-ha's sex slaves.