Mine, By Me, For Me Only

The next day dawned. Lee Yoo-na's mood had changed as well.

"Hello~."

"Hello, Mr. Maeng~."

She greeted me trying her best to act normal, but her lips kept twitching. Ah. She was ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠terrible at acting. I'd forgotten. Fortunately, the others didn't pay much attention.

Thud

"……?"

While working, Yoo-na approached and looked up at me.

"I accidentally ordered too much chocolate~. Have one~."

"Ah, yes. Thank you."

She distributed them to all the employees, starting with me. Given her naturally kind and caring personality, I couldn't tell if this was special treatment just for me.

"This is from that tea shop in town. They sell tea in bundles. Want to try some?"

"……Ah. Yes, yes. Thank you."

Thanks to her, my stomach wasn't full, but at this rate Yoo-na's finances would be ruined.

It was only after work that I realized this was all for the sake of winning me over.

"You didn't know?"

Yoo-na's face was filled with surprise.

"……How would I know when you gave them all out."

"Ung~. You have to give it without others knowing."

"Giving only to me is a problem, but even if you give it all out, you'll be exhausted. Don't do that from now on."

Yoo-na puffed her cheeks and spoke with a pouty face.

"It's better if everyone eats together~. You're too calculating."

In Yoo-na's memory, I was a mature and dependable person. So even though she was originally bright, her whining had increased by one level.

"Do-yun. Listen carefully."

"……?"

"If I give 1 to someone, that person will probably give 1 to others too. What do you think will happen if that leads to a virtuous cycle?"

"……It's annoying?"

She made a sulky face, not liking my answer.

"Damn, Do-yun~. Humans are social animals. Even if you give, it might not come back. But closing the door and living like that is too harsh~."

She was expressing her values and beliefs.

"I agree with that too."

"Right? Taking care of my close friend Do-yun and incidentally giving to others feels good too~."

Ah~. She's such a kind person.

"But I only want to take care of the people around me."

"Hing…."

I rested my chin on my hand and observed Yoo-na's expression. She had a face full of dissatisfaction, sticking out her lower lip.

"Yoo-na. Listen carefully."

I had to resolve this.

"You're the first friend who approached me. As you know, back then I only read books."

"……."

"Ah. That doesn't mean I was bullied."

"I know, right?"

She was pouting but listening to my words.

"My first friend is you. So you're special to me."

"……."

At my sudden confession, she pushed back her protruding lips and looked at me.

"The amusement park, Busan, and many other helps."

"……Yeah."

"The reason I helped without expecting anything in return is because you're my friend. My first friend."

After using hypnosis several times, it was cringy but a necessary process. Neither hypnosis nor I was omnipotent. Of course there were gaps and variables. I could fill those gaps with these conversation processes.

Conversation is the most important means of emotional exchange.

"Huung~."

Yoo-na turned her gaze away and felt embarrassed. Well, if it were me, I'd frown if my friend said something like that. I could say it after drinking, but it's not easy to say such things sober.

"Yoo-na, unlike me, you're an altruistic and considerate person."

"Eut…. Why are you like this."

As the compliments continued, she waved one hand in embarrassment.

"So I've learned a lot from you too."

"……."

A serious conversation in the quiet park within the apartment complex after work.

"How could everyone be as kind as you."

"I know…."

Now she nodded in agreement.

"So take care of more people on my behalf. So that it becomes a better world, a better society."

Lines that could come from a literature textbook. I felt goosebumps from my own embarrassment. Good thing I was wearing a coat.

"……Still. If you're alone, you'll be lonely……."

Even then, she worried about me, my hole friend, ah, no. My kind friend.

"What are you talking about when you're here."

"Huung~, okay. This noona will do lots of kind things instead of you."

Yoo-na said, clenching her fists with determination.

"So later when I die, I'll be your lawyer. He was kinder than you think, okay?"

"……Okay?"

"Hehe, he's a kind kid~. I'll do it like this. That's what friends are for."

It's amazing how being with Yoo-na makes even me feel good. That's why you became my first assistant, Yoo-na.

"It's getting cold. Let's go in."

"Ung."

"Ah, before that. Look at this."

Yoo-na looked at the screen without suspicion at her friend's words.

Flicker!

The image of a candle flame flickering was reflected in her pupils.

1 second. 2 seconds. 3 seconds.

The early build was now complete.

The unconditional gratitude filling her memories came with guilt. I touched that.

She wanted to help me. Any help. No matter how. She wanted to give back what she received.

I drew out the altruism she originally had to the extreme.

However. Only help 'for me alone'.

Whoosh!

After stacking up to the 3rd floor, Yoo-na had visibly changed.

How to describe this. Hmm. Yeah. She looked like a restless puppy.

"What is it."

It happened to be just the two of us during lunch, so I asked.

"You need to go to the bathroom?"

"Noo~."

She hesitated and glanced at me.

"Then do you need something?"

"Noo."

"Or do you want to go somewhere to play?"

"That's not it~."

Since I was the one who planted the suggestion, I roughly knew why she was acting like this. I could have resolved it straightforwardly, but I didn't. Why? A beauty glancing at me? It was precious. I had to experience it at least once in my life.

"Ah~, really!"

Yoo-na, who had been glancing at me, suddenly spoke in an annoyed voice and glared at me.

……What?

"Don't you need anything?!"

"That……."

Was it to the point of getting annoyed while saying it?

"Uh, no?"

I said, pretending not to know for now.

"……."

She made a somewhat aggrieved expression. Soon, she drooped her shoulders and made a pitiful face.

"Always…, I only receive help. So…. I felt sorry and wanted to help with something……."

She went from annoyed to whining to pitiful, very colorful.

"Pfft. Really?"

"Aa~, why are you laughing~. It's annoying."

During this build-up, I got to see really various expressions.

"Why is it annoying."

Especially since someone who had never gotten annoyed before was getting annoyed, it was cute enough to make me laugh rather than scary.

"Noo~. It's true. You've always only received help since ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠we were young."

"I told you, it's because you're my friend……."

"Nope!"

This time she spoke firmly.

"Back then we were young. Now I'm a grown adult too. And I've saved up quite a bit of money, and I've studied in my own way. So I was going to help if you needed anything……."

I scratched my cheek at her rapid-fire words. Probably, she had always been in a position of receiving help throughout her life. Even without me, she would have received various help from social workers or volunteers. That would have been both an object of envy and a debt of the heart. That's why she chose welfare as her major and job. Most of those helps had now been transferred to me through this suggestion. In other words, a significant portion of her envy and heart debt was directed towards me. On top of that, the suggestion had strengthened her altruistic heart.

"Hmm."

I scratched my cheek and delayed my answer.

"Why…. Do you not need help again? You always…. That's right…."

Ah. Yoo-na's deer-like eyes became moist.

"You've been smart since you were young, so you knew how to solve all your worries. Of course……."

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Her voice was wet. It seemed like I had greatly touched some emotion in her heart. At this point, it was sufficient both through hypnosis and in reality.

"Hey, Yoo-na."

"……."

She looked up at me silently, with tears welling up in her eyes.

This was driving me crazy. It was so damn arousing. But I had to hold back for a day. The 4th floor was important in this build.

"Tomorrow…, can I tell you? I've never asked for a favor before…, so I need to prepare my heart……."

"……Really?"

Wow, damn. Isn't it cheating to smile bashfully while about to cry?

"Yeah…, it's a bit hard to say……."

"Yaa~! It's okay. How long have we known each other? I can do anything you say~."

Yoo-na stopped while speaking.

"Ah…, instead, except for illegal things. Even so, that's a bit……."

Well, that's obvious. Hypnotizing and having sex and getting pregnant isn't illegal, right?

"Of course. Would I do something like that? How did I even get this job."

"Heh, right?"

Yoo-na raised her hand and wiped the flowing tears.

I glanced at the clock. There were about 20 minutes left of lunch time. That was enough. I checked the surroundings. Since it was near the restaurant, there were still some people passing by.

"Yoo-na, let's go to the car first."

"Ung."

She followed behind me, sniffling as she wiped her tears. It looked like I made her cry. Ah. I did make her cry.

Thud!

After getting in the car, I blatantly held out my phone in front of Yoo-na.

"Huh……?"

As she looked puzzled, I pressed the button in front of her eyes.

Flicker!

1 second.

"What is…this…."

2 seconds.

3 seconds.

The pupils that had been holding tears just moments ago lost focus.

I used the amplified altruism. It was time to plant what needed to be done.

Lee Yoo-na would ask to become 'my' secretary starting tomorrow on her own.