Chapter 46
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 5
Chapter Title: Efficient Resource Management-5
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Maybe I'm just assigning meaning to something that never had any to begin with.
Like people who place great significance on their "first paycheck," which is just money, or their "birthday," which is no different from any other day.
To me, turning someone into a sex slave was a pretty major event.
When I made Lee Ha-seon my sex slave, I felt like I was doing something important to save the world.
I thought of myself as becoming someone tremendous—not an ordinary person anymore, but one who could handle Nafre and Lee Ha-seon however I pleased.
When I made Baek Se-ra my sex slave, I accepted that I wasn't just Lee Ha-seon's simple lover.
I understood that there could be Awakeners trying to grow stronger through my abilities. I knew I could help them. Baek Se-ra was that famous of a Hero, and in the end, she averted a crisis that nearly erupted in Japan by growing stronger through my power.
When I made Yoo Yu-jin and Kim Yoon-seul my sex slaves, I was lost in the joy of having saved them.
I'd helped two people who loved each other overcome their misunderstandings and conflicts, letting them reclaim their past happiness. And I got to receive that beautiful love from those two women as well.
The relationship between sex slave and master might not be just that of wife and husband. It might not even be girlfriend and boyfriend.
But I saw it as something extraordinary. I had no choice but to.
Being able to control another human being. Being able to claim their physical desires for myself.
It brought a sense of responsibility, made them seem even more lovable. Just the fact that I could take their bodies and ravage them at will excited me.
Not anymore.
"Jenny Carter. Do you swear to become my slave and obediently accept every sexual demand I make?"
Her eyes were utterly calm.
For someone whose life might end right here, she was unbelievably serene.
"I swear."
"You cannot feel sexual excitement from relations with anyone other than me or those I permit. Do you agree?"
"I agree."
"Then you are my sex slave."
"Yes."
I could feel the contract taking hold. She had become my sex slave. I had become her master.
She left the room. The next person entered. I confirmed their name and face, then repeated the same words as before.
"Carlea Lopez. You will become my slave—"
I would keep repeating this process.
To make them my sex slaves.
A salty sea breeze brushed against my face.
The cruise ship had set sail.
'...Yeah, they must've spent a fortune on this.'
Even with a security team, sending me out to sea couldn't have been an easy decision.
Just recently, my life had been threatened by that "unfortunate accident." And the sea was a space where safely escorting someone was particularly difficult.
From what I'd heard, even this unassuming cruise ship was equipped with security measures surpassing most warships. Most of it was remotely controlled, so there weren't many people onboard, but the cost had been enormous.
'Not sure if all this was really necessary.'
The money spent here felt a bit wasteful now.
Of course, it wasn't my money. But considering all this was meant to provide me pleasure, I couldn't help wondering if there was any real point to it.
The ship departed. The land receded into the distance.
As I stared blankly at the sea, someone approached me.
"It's a shame. I was hoping you'd like it."
Diana.
I wondered if a congresswoman should be spending her time on something so pointless, but given my importance, maybe this wasn't a total waste for her.
Still, it was hard to understand.
She must know something about me by now. Even if she lobbied using prisoners' bodies, I had no intention of using Lee Ha-seon to do things that only benefited America.
The reverse was true too. If she didn't do this for me, I wouldn't use Lee Ha-seon to harm America either.
The rewards were far too small compared to the effort.
"Well, maybe I'm just not used to it yet."
But I wasn't callous enough to immediately show dislike to someone who'd prepared a gift for me.
A little smile wouldn't hurt.
"Nothing relaxes you like a hot spring bath."
"Pardon?"
"It's not a real natural hot spring tub, but they've analyzed the components and scent to perfectly recreate a famous Japanese onsen. Want to give it a try?"
It didn't sound bad.
I'd grown a bit tired from the mundane, repetitive task before boarding—the work of making sex slaves.
'I've gotten lazy. Falling apart like this after just that...'
I gave a wry inward smile and slowly nodded.
"Sure. Lead the way."
I followed her.
I undressed in a rather small changing room.
'...'
This cruise ship had a lot of bizarre aspects. More precisely, it blatantly screamed that it was a space made for one person alone.
For starters, the restrooms.
The men's restroom was luxurious. And tiny.
Luxurious made sense enough, but the size was incomprehensible.
There was only one urinal and one toilet. It felt like they hadn't even considered two men entering at once.
I hadn't peeked inside the women's restroom, but it seemed at least bigger than this one.
The changing room was small. The shower room too. They weren't designed with two people in mind.
This was a space for me.
"Hoo."
No need to overanalyze the layout. I probably wouldn't come back here anyway.
As I was about to enter the hot spring, I ran into Diana.
A naked Diana, just like me.
"You can go right in. Everything's prepared."
"Pardon?"
I was momentarily confused.
"I mean, why... are you undressed?"
"It's an onsen. You're naked, Seong-ha, so I can't be the only one dressed, right?"
She tilted her head.
"You can embrace any woman on this cruise freely. I'm no exception."
"That's..."
"What, acting all surprised now...? Ah! I forgot. I was going to do it with the others, but I've been so busy with work."
She gave an awkward smile.
"Slave contract—will you do it with me too?"
"Pardon?"
"Yeah, yeah, I get it. I'm a bit older. My body probably isn't enough to seduce you."
Visible now were the large breasts I hadn't noticed in her suit, along with soft-looking thighs and lower belly.
"Still, for security's sake, having someone who's not 'Seong-ha's sex slave' aboard doesn't seem ideal. Even if it's just to control me later, wouldn't it be better to seal the sex slave contract now?"
I nodded with a wry expression.
I had no idea what went through her head. I didn't think it would happen, but she might act against my will someday.
Making Diana my sex slave now could be the right call for safety.
"Just so you know, I'm a virgin too. Well, at this age, being a virgin isn't much to brag about. And I'm old."
"No... You're beautiful, really."
It wasn't empty flattery.
"Right? They say Awakeners look 10 to 15 years younger. I still pass for my twenties. So, will you do it?"
I slowly nodded.
I posed the now-familiar question. She swore to become my sex slave.
"If there's anything you want me to do, command me. If you have any questions, ask away."
I had a question ready.
"This place... was it made for me? The whole cruise ship."
She beamed.
"I wish I could say yes! But no. Time constraints, you know."
"Figured as much."
"Originally, it was commissioned by some mega-rich guy to call in women and have his fun."
"Ah..."
"They added a ton of extra security measures, but basically, yeah."
It was intriguing.
"You can build something this massive just for that?"
"With enough money, what's impossible? Building a cruise like this is small potatoes. If the guy who'd ordered it had stuck to 'small potatoes,' he wouldn't have lost it."
"Pardon?"
"He got locked up. They filled a slightly more ordinary, smaller cruise with girls. Underage ones."
"Ah."
"Sorry for killing the mood with such a gruesome story when you should be enjoying yourself. But hey, we're not doing that, right? All the women here are Villains, and they consented to come."
I nodded weakly.
"True."
"Yeah. The women here might... overdo it trying to appeal to you, Seong-ha. If you don't like it, shut them down firmly."
"Would they really?"
Unless I marked specific penalties, the sex slave contract itself didn't compel anything extraordinary.
There probably weren't many willing to offer their bodies to a stranger they'd just met.
"Plenty of reasons. For one, you're a man, right? A handsome one, with a great body—and sorry if this is sexual harassment, but... a big dick too."
"..."
"If you knew how brutally honest prisoners in women's prison get about their lust, you might lose your appetite. Give 'em a meat stick to shove in their pussies, and plenty would do anything. Well, the ones here are a cut above that."
I'd heard she was a virgin. They probably weren't that loose with chastity.
"Even if not, you're the world's top power broker, Seong-ha."
"Does that matter?"
"Sadly, women's instincts work that way. They value a man who loves them as if his worth were theirs. Seen that way, you're plenty appetizing."
"How much do they know?"
"They don't know about Ha-seon. But they can guess you're important. Isn't that enough?"
I slowly nodded.
"Thanks for the heads-up."
"Sure thing. So if you see a dick that catches your eye, don't hold back—fuck 'em hard!"
I said my thanks and entered the onsen.
"Huh?"
I wasn't alone.
Three women were already inside.