Chapter 181. Liliana, the Ace Instructor!
After Scarlett came, we switched back to serious expressions as if nothing had happened. We were in the middle of a grave discussion, after all.
"Scarlett. What would you do in this situation?"
The cards I held were Nam Da-eun and Nam Da-hee, plus the Buyer Guild's weaknesses. The moment I played them, the Buyer Guild's downfall was inevitable. The real issue was the process. The key was figuring out how to win over Nam Da-eun.
"If it were me, I'd expose the Buyer Guild's dirty secrets to the media right now. A hunting dog that loses its value gets discarded anyway."
"Mm, that makes sense."
Any normal person would react that way. But I couldn't. Even if it made me look like a madman to others, I had to conquer the heroine. I had my own dilemmas.
"But... if Master Ho-yeon wants to give Ms. Nam Da-eun the chance to finish them off herself, waiting isn't a bad idea."
"A chance?"
"Yes. Isn't that why you've been holding off on the exposé?"
"...In a way, yeah."
The truth was, securing the Nam sisters had already ended the game. No matter what I did next, victory was mine. I'd anticipated their first move, so even after gathering evidence, I'd dragged my feet, pondering if I could use it to win her over. All because I remembered the original story.
In the original, Nam Da-eun suffered terribly under Park Min-gyu. Pinned by poverty, isolation, and hardship for over half a year more. Amid his intensifying pressure, she even lost her top rank. She was on the verge of exploding in the story—barely saved by the protagonist at the last second.
That's why revenge was the keyword to conquer her. At that point, Da-eun was terrifying. So cold and chilling that you'd doubt if you could ever win her over. Starting with revenge, bonding with her sister Nam Da-hee, and putting in massive effort was the only way to slowly crack her shell.
But the current Nam Da-eun wasn't there yet. From watching her these past few days, she seemed pretty calm. Bringing flowers to visit her dad at the hospital, living here with Scarlett and Liliana—it made me wonder if revenge could boost her affection. Her hatred might not have built up that much.
Scarlett continued then.
"Conveniently, Ms. Nam Da-eun seems interested in revenge too... Might be worth trying."
"Nam Da-eun—no, Da-eun wants revenge?"
That changed everything. I could stick to my original plan.
"Yes, I talked to her about it. ...But didn't you already know, Master Ho-yeon?"
"Ah, yeah. Of course I knew."
Scarlett gave me a slightly suspicious look, but whatever. I said I knew.
If Nam Da-eun was thinking revenge, that was perfect. Years of built-up hatred wouldn't vanish just because I saved her half a year early.
"Anyway, thanks, Scarlett. You coming to tell me made things easier."
"You're welcome... But once this is wrapped up, please keep your promise about what I asked."
"...Yeah. Don't worry."
She'd mentioned it twice now—she must be desperate. I sent Scarlett off and hit the sack, mulling over what to do with Nam Da-eun.
Crunch, crunch—
Scarlett finished her report to Lee Ho-yeon and returned to the dorm. Even in the male dormitory, her stealth skills let her waltz through the front door, but habit had her preferring the window now.
In the living room, Nam Da-eun stared blankly at the TV, while Liliana lounged with her smartwatch.
"Scout! You're back!"
"Yes. Had to handle some urgent business."
She didn't bring up serious stuff like "Nam Da-eun and Nam Da-hee are being targeted by an information guild" here. The dorm's owner, Liliana, was miles from any seriousness. Scarlett was considerate like that.
"Haha. Let's eat. We're ordering delivery anyway."
Liliana welcomed Scarlett with a grin, but Scarlett glanced around and voiced her curiosity.
"Where's Ms. Da-hee, though?"
She should be playing on Nam Da-eun's lap by now, but she was nowhere in sight.
"Da-hee got tired and went to bed early."
"Ah..."
Nam Da-eun answered Scarlett's question and turned back to the TV. Scarlett felt pity watching the stoic, expressionless girl the same age as Ho-yeon. Seeing her zone out into space sometimes made her wonder what thoughts haunted her.
'Revenge, maybe.'
Nam Da-eun sometimes asked odd questions with a straight face—like how much Scarlett's outfit cost or if her job was good. She must've lived purely once, so seeing her changed like this was heartbreaking and bitter.
Of course, as an information guild operative, Scarlett knew her own pity was hypocritical crocodile tears. She never let it show.
Meanwhile, Nam Da-eun was lost in thoughts far from Scarlett's imagination.
'What exactly is sex?'
Staring into space, she pondered sex. It was the only way she could repay Lee Ho-yeon.
When the Buyer Guild blackmailed her, they'd lusted after her body too. Maybe all men liked that. But oddly, the visceral disgust she'd felt toward Uncle Min-gyu was absent with Ho-yeon.
'Probably because he saved Da-hee.'
Truthfully, the reasons were endless. Even if he looked kind, a pot-bellied middle-aged man felt worlds apart from the protagonist Lee Ho-yeon. Plus, saving her sister and all his help had built affection she couldn't shake—heroine or not.
So she had no aversion to offering her body. But sex wasn't simple. Man and woman uniting, bodies mingling in intimate acts. Before the Buyer Guild's threats, she'd lived a normal school life, so she had basic knowledge but no experience. Calling it "repayment" felt off.
Nam Da-eun pondered how to resolve this. Then her eyes landed on Scarlett sipping coffee nearby.
'A pretty, capable woman like her must have tons of experience.'
Nam Da-eun turned to her immediately.
"Ms. Scarlett. Can I ask you something?"
"Of course. Anything."
Scarlett, deciding on delivery with Liliana and relaxing, smiled back.
"...How do you get good at sex?"
"Khk!"
Cough, cough.
Coffee burned back up her throat. Amid the agony, Scarlett scrambled to figure out how this happened.
"D-Da-eun. Why that all of a sudden...?"
"Was it too abrupt? Sorry."
"N-No, it's fine... Really."
Scarlett understood Nam Da-eun's stunted social skills from years of gaslighting. The suddenness was okay—the topic wasn't.
"Why the sudden interest...?"
"To repay Ho-yeon."
"... "
Who the hell told Nam Da-eun about sex? Scarlett's eyes flicked to the obvious suspect: the succubus. Only Liliana would pull that here.
But against expectations, Liliana gawked with wide eyes. From analyzing her expressions so far, that was genuine shock.
"You... wanna know about sex?!"
Liliana spat out her ice cream stick and bolted to the living room bed.
"Y-Yes...?"
"Whoa, you came to the right place. This house does it best in the neighborhood."
"...?"
"...Haa."
Not Liliana? That made it worse. Scarlett couldn't stop her in that state.
"I'll totally help ya. I like how good you are anyway."
"...Me?"
Nam Da-eun panicked at Liliana's sudden closeness—they'd barely talked.
"Yup yup."
Liliana had mostly met humans online as streamer and viewers, so her vibe toward Nam Da-eun was predictably casual.
"Thank you, Ms. Liliana."
"Yup. Love the formal talk too. Best human I've seen so far. Nah, Ho-yeon's first. Oh, Scout too. Sorry—third."
"...Okay."
Nam Da-eun didn't know Liliana was a succubus, so the "human" bit confused her, but it sounded like praise. She bowed politely. To her, Scarlett and Liliana were benefactors like Ho-yeon—not blocking her and Da-hee from staying, treating them warmly. That was thanks enough.
Liliana nodded with a smile.
"I'll teach ya the essence of sex. C'mon, Scout. Demo time!"
"...Ms. Liliana, this really isn't..."
Scarlett shook her head at being called. No way. She'd worked hard to be a good adult figure for Nam Da-eun!
"Swoosh. Get over here! Strip!"
"... "
But Scarlett had no right to refuse Liliana's orders. And... seeing that swishing tail after so long made her womb throb. Memories of when Liliana played with it flooded back.
"... "
Scarlett slowly stripped. Her heart raced with each layer. Pathetic, but... she was excited. She'd waited so long to beg Ho-yeon, and even with Da-eun here, she couldn't ignore her womb's call.
"There ya go. Lie down, Scout."
"...Yes, Ms. Liliana."
She lay on the bed, spreading her legs as ordered. Unable to face Nam Da-eun, she covered her face, but her trained pussy was already wetting at Liliana's approach.
"See, Da-eun? That's the clitoris... women's main pleasure spot."
"Ah..."
"Guys like this..."
Nam Da-eun was flustered by the sudden turn but leaned in as it hooked her—clearly helpful. She straightened up.
Squelch, squelch.
Liliana's fingers on Scarlett's folds filled the room with lewd wet sounds.
"Sigh. Scout, you're distracting the practice."
"S-Sorry... Ms. Liliana... ha, haaht."
'This... this is what I waited for.'
Scarlett forgot her face-covering at Liliana's touch after so long, gripping the sheets in excitement.
Gulp.
Watching, Nam Da-eun swallowed. The ever-composed adult Scarlett unraveling like this—Liliana must be incredible. She'd pegged her as a freeloader, but now she saw why she was in Ho-yeon's circle.
Unwittingly apprenticed to the human realm's top sex species, Nam Da-eun focused intently on Liliana's lesson.