Chapter 45
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 4
Chapter Title: Efficient Resource Management
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"Nice to meet you. I'm Diana Collinsford."
A blonde woman in a suit extended her hand for a handshake. I took it.
"I'm Lee Seong-ha. Please take care of me."
"You really are handsome."
"Uh... yeah. Is this the first time you've seen my face?"
"Not exactly, but before, we had to go through a procedure to make you forget faces. Now that the project has started, there's no need for that."
"I see..."
I sat down with an awkward smile.
"There's something I want to give to you, Seong-ha. I'm sure you'll love it."
"For me?"
My life is perfect.
I do nothing but play games and relax. Occasionally, I meet up with Lee Ha-seon, Baek Se-ra, Lee Yu-jin, or Kim Yun-seul for sex.
Now that I have an escort team, I can even go out and have fun whenever I want. Though I rarely chose to leave on my own.
"It's a cruise vacation just for you, Seong-ha. Filled with beautiful women, and plenty of entertainment onboard. Wouldn't it be nice to enjoy a little indulgence?"
"Well..."
It was something I'd never done before. I didn't particularly feel the urge to try it. I didn't even know what people did on those things.
All I knew was that they were massive ships where people partied and had fun.
"Imagine it. Beautiful women within arm's reach, serving you in bikinis."
It still didn't quite click.
There was no real reason to refuse it, but no strong reason to accept either. It was ambiguous.
"Be honest. You're short on women, aren't you?"
"...Not really."
It was a lie.
The more I drained Lee Ha-seon's power, the stronger my stamina grew. It was now on par with most physical-type heroes.
And that stamina turned straight into libido. I kept getting sudden urges to lay hands on the female staff working near me.
"Even if that's true, men always crave new women, right? You'll definitely enjoy it once you get a little tipsy."
"It's not that I hate the idea..."
I let out a deep sigh.
It was strange to turn down someone offering to do something nice for me. But it still felt insufficient.
"Anyway, I'd probably just end up sleeping with Yu-jin or Yun-seul there too, so it's not like..."
"The escort team will be taking a break. It's an indulgence, right? Having familiar people around wouldn't count as true indulgence."
Diana flashed a sly smile.
"On a ship with no one's eyes on you, you can unleash your desires honestly."
"..."
"Most people want to appear good to others. That's fine, but sometimes it becomes a chain that binds their desires."
I had thought about it a little.
Especially when embracing Baek Se-ra. Ravaging her pussy felt amazing, but I always outlasted her.
Women were just weaker to pleasure. After a few ejaculations, they'd pass out or collapse, panting.
Lee Ha-seon held out pretty well, but lately even she sometimes fainted, unable to handle my cock. Even if not, time constraints often forced us to end things prematurely.
Sex in a place where no one knew, until I was truly bored or exhausted. Denying the appeal would be a lie.
"Did you get permission from Nafre?"
Still, it felt off.
"She's not the type to let me go out without protection."
"Of course we got permission! Otherwise, I wouldn't be talking to you like this right now."
That was true. Nafre strictly managed who I met.
She wouldn't block it if I wanted to meet someone, but if they sought me out, she'd shut it down firmly.
"Won't there be safety issues?"
"That's why we want you to make a sex slave contract with everyone boarding that cruise."
"Pardon?"
"You don't have to sleep with them. Just the contract. No downside, right?"
Logically, no.
Still, it felt off.
"I thought Nafre disliked situations where I had to turn others into sex slaves."
"Yeah. Honestly, it's too much. She's trying to tie you down."
"That's different from what I heard. I understood that Nafre worries I'll be stressed if I have to sleep with someone just to make them a sex slave."
To be precise, I'd heard it from magical girl Han Ji-yeon, not Nafre directly, but it was probably similar.
"Sure, that's a concern too. That's why I prepared a list in advance."
"Pardon?"
"Take a look. If there's any woman you don't like, just say so now. I'll find a replacement right away."
She handed me a thick stack of documents.
"..."
Beautiful. Each page listed women's personal details.
"What is this?"
Photos in casual clothes, in prison uniforms, naked.
Dozens of pages packed with photos of countless women, all taken in the same place.
"People will see your face, right? Secrecy is important, and we can't just tell anyone to become your sex slave."
Her smile felt dangerous.
"They're all criminals. As you can see, pretty, great bodies, and even virgins."
"Pardon?"
I tilted my head.
"No minors, I see."
"Of course! If you wanted that, maybe, but doing it in America is way too risky—"
"I don't want that either. That's not the issue. How did you select virgins?"
Even in Korea, beautiful adult women remaining virgins is rare. America must be worse.
"America has a lot of villains."
"Even so, picking virgins from women like this... you'd be lucky to get one in ten."
"We got two out of a hundred."
"Ah."
It made me dizzy.
I hadn't realized America had so many villains.
"They all agreed to become your sex slaves. It's beneficial for them too."
"Pardon?"
"If they're your sex slaves, simple commands can restrain them, right? Once that's done, they can fight other villains like heroes."
It left a bitter taste.
"Using villains to fight villains isn't new. They usually used bomb collars. But this is much simpler and more convenient. It helps you too."
"..."
"They're villains anyway, so you can treat them roughly without worry. Do all the harsh things you couldn't with a lover!"
I understood to some extent.
They wanted to use villains. To do that, they needed them under my control.
"What's in it for the villains?"
"Getting out of prison, eating good food, breathing fresh air... and they get to do hero-like work."
Diana's eyes turned serious.
"Not all villains are scum. These are serving at least 30 years, but some are good people."
"Pardon?"
"These villains have no history of sex crimes or massacres. Their bodies are locked up, but they want to do good deeds. Things that help society."
It was hard to grasp easily.
"For example... this one's famous, right? Freckhood."
"I've heard the name."
For someone like me, not even living in America, to know it meant it made Korean news multiple times. Probably not petty crimes.
"She was wrongly imprisoned. A vicious sex offender was kidnapping kids in her neighborhood. She killed several people saving them."
"Pardon? And that's a crime?"
"The bastard's crimes came to light... but a year after Freckhood's trial. Plus, she resisted arrest fiercely, claiming innocence."
I nodded weakly.
"Tough situation."
"Yes! To save women like her, please enjoy our cruise!"
I didn't like the setup.
She started with a cruise vacation, but the real intent was using my ability to control villains.
"It's difficult, isn't it?"
"Pardon?"
"Nafre probably hid it. What’s happening in the world. You don't really need to know anyway."
She was right.
Stories like Freckhood the villain having extenuating circumstances? No reason for non-American me to know or care.
"But the world has countless problems. I want you to use your ability actively to solve them."
I could choose not to see the problems. Then no stress.
Just let it flow. Stay in my room, free from all hardship and pain, living happily and comfortably as before.
"Actively... you mean?"
"No need to feel burdened. But even Lee Ha-seon isn't omnipotent, right? There must be people only you can save."
Control captured villains with my ability, use them to fight other villains instead of heroes.
If they etch penalties through my ability and use them like free points, they can grow stronger. Gain the upper hand against villains.
Reduce civilian casualties from villain terrorism.
It was obvious.
"You can do it, right?"
I'd just been looking away until now.
"...Alright. I'll give it a try."
I relaxed.
Diana clearly wanted to use me. No doubt about that.
But if her true goal wasn't personal gain, being used moderately didn't seem bad.
I wouldn't lose anything from it.