The Strength Pursued
Yee Family. It was Yee Eun-chae's family, one of the fairly renowned martial families in South Korea. Though not on the level of the Seo family's prestige, it was still quite a notable martial family.
'The Yee family, huh.'
I knew about the Yee family. How could I not, when it was Yee Eun-chae's family? And I knew their inclinations in more detail not only from the original work's information but also through the information gathered by my subordinates.
'The Yee family had been keeping an eye on the fact that Yee Eun-chae and I had become close.'
Since I hadn't hidden that Arian Liberin and Yoo Eun-chae were always by my side, the Yee family naturally knew about it too. With the eyes of National Hero Academy students on us, how could rumors not spread? It was enough to just recruit any random student from the National Hero Academy and receive steady messenger updates about daily events at the academy. It wasn't like leaking confidential information; it was just getting information about everyday life at the National Hero Academy, so the recruited students wouldn't have any guilt on their conscience.
"Indeed... They're trying to make a move before losing the initiative."
What the Yee family wanted was for Yee Eun-chae to become my woman. More precisely, for me to become the son-in-law of the Yee family, allowing them to claim the position of the next mistress of the world's largest corporation, Yucheon Group.
Although Yee Eun-chae was among the top in beauty in this world, Arian Liberin and Yoo Eun-chae's beauty weren't inferior either. Moreover, Arian Liberin was the princess of the Liberin Kingdom, and the Yee family thought she might aim for the successor of Yucheon Group for the sake of the Liberin Kingdom's national interests.
'In reality, things progressed a bit differently, though.'
Looking at the results, the Yee family's actions seemed a bit late. After all, Arian Liberin had already become my woman first. But since the goal was for Yee Eun-chae to completely fall for me and become my woman, I needed to be cautious in my relationship with the Yee family as well.
'The Yee family has already lost the initiative, but they don't know that fact. And I have no intention of telling them now.'
The Yee family privately managed several dungeons. Instead of clearing low-risk dungeons to the point of extinction, they steadily hunted monsters to mine magic stones. They also owned several magic stone-related companies based on the capital obtained from this, and were directly or indirectly involved in various other businesses.
'Even if I just give Yee Eun-chae some shares of Yucheon Group, the Yee family would go wild with joy.'
It was hard to imagine from Yee Eun-chae's personality, but unlike the innocent and justice-driven Yee Eun-chae, the Yee family was quite materialistic and profit-oriented. This could be seen from how they had tried to sell Yee Eun-chae in a political marriage but changed their minds after seeing her talent and gave her options.
Even so, they weren't as reckless as Seo Moon-kang-hyuk. Although Yee Eun-chae had been confined without making friends until entering the academy, they had promised her freedom to make friends once she entered the academy and kept that promise.
'This is a problem I can't handle alone.'
The issue with the Yee family needed to be handled while directly consulting with Yee Eun-chae. And Yee Eun-chae, who had grown stronger with my help, would gain a stronger voice within the Yee family. If she demonstrated her talent, effort, and resulting abilities, her evaluation within the family would rise. Also, I had to let Yee Eun-chae decide for herself what she wanted to do and how.
"For now, hold off on it."
- Understood.
After ordering Baalzebul to hold off, I entered the room where Yee Eun-chae was lying down. She was lying neatly on the bed, fast asleep, experiencing training in her dreams. Even just lying there quietly, Yee Eun-chae's beauty was dazzling even in this situation. Her long eyelashes invited admiration, and the sight of her tightly closed light pink lips, snow-white skin like white jade, and her ample breasts visible even over the academy uniform top rising and falling slightly with each breath was quite stimulating. Especially the sight of her long black hair with a purple tint spread out on the white bed suited the word "artistic" perfectly.
"She's really pretty, as expected."
Listening to her soft breathing, I looked down below Yee Eun-chae's academy uniform skirt. Her thighs were fully exposed, reminding me of how I had pressed various spots on her back earlier. Recalling the stimulating sensations from Yee Eun-chae at that time, I felt various thoughts naturally arising.
'She's sleeping so defenselessly.'
I placed my hand lightly on Yee Eun-chae's thigh. However, I only rested it there and didn't stroke it or slip my hand under her skirt.
'Even if I were to pounce on her like this, Yee Eun-chae would accept becoming my woman.'
Her favorability towards me had already risen considerably. Even if I pounced on her and had sex right now, she would become my woman and faithfully follow my words. But that would be a betrayal of trust. Once broken, trust was hard to restore, and that wasn't the kind of relationship I wanted.
'If my goal had been just to possess them from the start, I would have already gotten everyone pregnant long ago.'
If I had set my mind to it, I could have already taken not only Seo Moon-min-hye but also Yee Eun-chae, Yoo Eun-chae, and even Arian Liberin, who had the highest difficulty as a princess, as well as Lee Se-na who was by Seo Moon-hyun's side. With that thought in mind, I pushed the desire to pounce on Yee Eun-chae deep into my heart and looked down at her sleeping form.
"The strength you pursue... Not just defeating Seo Moon-hyun, but I'll show it to the Yee family as well."
Saying that, I removed my hand from Yee Eun-chae's thigh and quietly looked down at her.
"Ungh..."
Yee Eun-chae, who had opened her eyes, felt her body moving as she willed it and realized she had returned to reality.
'It was an incredible experience.'
What Seo Moon-jin had given her—the sensation of a strong person—was truly an amazing experience. She felt that just by organizing what she had learned moments ago, she would become incomparably stronger than now.
"How was it? Did you gain anything?"
Then she realized that Seo Moon-jin was looking down at her. It seemed he had been watching while waiting for her to wake up. Although she knew she had been lying defenselessly for 2 hours, Yee Eun-chae smiled brightly and said to Seo Moon-jin.
"Of course! This is all thanks to you, Cheon. Thank you so much! I don't know how to express this gratitude!"
Yee Eun-chae didn't have the slightest thought that Seo Moon-jin might have played with her body while she was asleep. She didn't harbor such suspicions toward a friend. Therefore, she simply expressed pure gratitude, and Seo Moon-jin smiled as he held out his fist to her. Understanding the meaning, Yee Eun-chae playfully clenched her fist and bumped it against Seo Moon-jin's.
"I'm glad you gained something. Since it's getting late into the night, even if not Arian, it's time for you and Hyun-ah to head back."
"Ah! That's right... It's a shame."
Yee Eun-chae seemed quite disappointed at the fact that she had to return to the academy dormitory. Seeing her like that, I smiled slightly and said.
"Your roommate was Hyun-ah, right?"
"That's right. Actually, there was another roommate, but Hyun-ah asked to switch, so she became my roommate."
Yee Eun-chae said that and smiled brightly. Her roommate was Yoo Eun-chae, and since the National Hero Academy dormitory itself was of good quality, it was quite a nice place for the two of them to share. As a result, they sometimes had playful pillow fights at night like friends, and did various other pranks, and even helped each other apply soap when showering, despite Yoo Eun-chae's reserved nature. Living as roommates with a friend was a very enjoyable time for Yee Eun-chae.
"There's even a small refrigerator, so we tried making various things together. Hmm, I'm not good at it, but Hyun-ah is surprisingly good at cooking."
"You probably just ate everything while saying you'd taste-test while making it, didn't you?"
When Seo Moon-jin pointed out the exact fact, Yee Eun-chae flinched. In truth, that had been a big part of it.
"Ah, you knew?"
"No, I just guessed. And it seems my guess was right?"
"Ung~ How embarrassing."
Yee Eun-chae playfully poked Seo Moon-jin with her fist. While lightly tapping him without hurting, Seo Moon-jin erased his smile and said to her.
"Ah, come to think of it, Eun-chae."
"Hmm? Did something happen?"
"Yeah, Eun-chae. The Yee family contacted me. They said they conveyed to Yucheon Group that they wanted to meet and talk with me?"
Upon hearing the Yee family's actions, Yee Eun-chae's expression darkened slightly.
"Ah, that... Did our family cause you any trouble?"
A slight anxiety settled in Yee Eun-chae's heart. That anxiety was the worry that the Yee family might have caused some inconvenience to her friend, Seo Moon-jin.