Chapter 60: Ah! This Wretched World!
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 60: Ah! This Wretched World!
“Yong-hwan, what is this?”
Mom’s expression was frozen stiff as she held Yuseoha’s bankbook and personal seal.
“Seoha Noona gave it to me as pocket money!”
“...Hold on a second.”
Mom ducked into the room and started talking to her.
I trusted Yuseoha to explain things well, but a few seconds later, a shout erupted from inside the room.
To her son, she was always a loser mom who folded instantly, but to her friends, she was practically a thug. It made me realize just how much weight my grandmother’s prestige carried.
And so, the bankbook was handed back to Yuseoha. Honestly, I didn't think I could have handled that much money anyway.
“That’s that, and this is this, but in the end, I didn't get any money, did I?”
“I’m sorry…”
Yuseoha hung her head with a gloomy face.
“Still, I had fun, Mom?”
The Mermaid Sister snapped her head up, her eyes widening. It wasn't a bad memory for me either. The concept of a son playing with his mother was more erotic than I expected, and I learned a lot to use on Hindel later.
“...Could you play the son role just one more time?”
“Make an offer.”
Yuseoha held out the bankbook again.
“Mom will catch us!!!”
“Th-then… how about these orange pearls you can only find in the deep sea…?”
“I can’t liquidate those!”
It seemed the Pink Head hadn't been scolded enough yet.
“Then… this much shouldn't be noticed…. I can give it to you every week….”
She named an amount that was far too generous to be called a child’s allowance.
Perhaps because of the settings in the delusion book, there was a ‘Mom’ dog collar, so I fastened it around Yuseoha’s neck.
“You’re doing it for me…?”
The Mermaid Sister’s eyes sparkled.
“Why are you standing on two feet in front of me, Mom?”
“Huh? Oh, r-right!”
Yuseoha dropped to all fours. Only then did our eye levels seem correct.
“Good job, Seoha. It’s arrogant to have your eyes higher than your son’s, isn't it?”
“Ye-yes….”
The Pink Head looked up at me with a completely entranced face. I felt like I needed to check the setting book again myself. While Yuseoha looked up at me with an expectant face, I re-read the Son Setting Book in the hidden folder on my laptop.
There were plenty of fantasies involving brats, but not many for my age group. I scrolled all the way down.
“Then shall we try them one by one? No underwear allowed at home…?”
“Ye-yes…!”
Yuseoha immediately took off her panties and put on a skirt. It happened while I was dazed by the sheer absurdity of it.
“N-no underwear… I’ll keep my promise….”
Seeing her look so shy after doing it herself only made me more flustered.
“A naked apron when cooking…?”
“Yes, I’ll do it!”
I really wanted to crack that enthusiastic Pink Head open.
The money was too much to refuse, but as a human being, this felt like a bit much. I pulled out the envelope I had tucked in my pocket.
“...?”
“Look, I think this is going too far. Let’s stop here.”
“Wh-why? I-I have plenty of money….”
Yuseoha started gathering physical assets from around the house. She didn't move them herself; transparent fish—spirits—brought them to her.
“I can play house with you, but this kind of concept is a bit….”
“Playing house…?”
Yuseoha looked at me as if I were being ridiculous.
“You stupid bitch! Serve me properly! Do you think it’s over just because you gave birth to me?! Raise me right! Serve me as if you’re serving a master, not a son!”
“Ye-ye-yesss! I will do it properlyyy…!”
I struck Yuseoha’s buttocks with a riding crop (it’s an adult toy, so it doesn't actually hurt much) as she worked hard mopping the floor.
Yuseoha looked truly happy.
***
I was sitting in the middle of the class studying something else, but the Homeroom Teacher recognized my overwhelming intelligence and knowledge and looked the other way.
Of course, I’d be in trouble if the other kids pointed it out, but the brats were already practically my henchmen.
“Go get me some water.”
“I-I already went… twice today.”
“Ahem!”
It made no sense for a boy to go fetch water himself. For the record, I didn't drink from large containers like tumblers. I only carried a small cup that held two or three sips.
Even though I was giving him a chance for an indirect kiss, the stupid brat just obediently brought the water.
“Good job. I shall give you one praise sticker.”
“Whoa~!”
It was a useless praise sticker, but seeing how they got such happy faces whenever I gave one out just as their hearts were turning sour, it seemed my kingdom wasn't going to fall anytime soon.
About a month passed like that, just as school life was starting to get boring.
“Now, everyone, we have midterms coming up.”
The Homeroom Teacher started organizing another interesting event.
Midterms. This was an opportunity. A chance to be loved by the teachers. Even if a kid was a bit of a brat, they tended to be forgiven if they studied well.
Of course, if you were too much of a brat, you’d be treated like a total bastard, but the only issue was me doing advanced study during class. I was friendly to the teacher, worked hard as the Class President, and even Alicia de la Vega had visited to say, “Please take good care of our Yong-hwan~!” so our bond was quite strong.
As a side note, I had pestered Alicia for movie premiere tickets and gave them to the Homeroom Teacher, so my kingdom was indestructible.
In other words, if my midterm grades were good, it meant I would be the teacher’s top pick.
“The midterms will be held over five days and will evaluate every subject. If you’ve been listening in class, it won't be difficult~?”
“...?”
Wait, shouldn't the exam only cover the core subjects?
Why do I have to take exams for things like Proper Living, School Life Guide, Art, and Music?
I had forgotten that this wasn't an elementary school, but an Elementary School.
The Homeroom Teacher was smiling at me. She hadn't stayed quiet about me ignoring her lessons to read Introduction to Magitech because she forgave me.
She was giving me a grace period before crushing me in the midterms.
“Oh, of course, it might be difficult if you haven't been paying attention in class~!”
The Homeroom Teacher was picking a fight with me. After I had called her to the school by acting all cute for Alicia, saying "I love you~ I like you~!" with a lisp, she was stabbing me in the back like this!
“...Interesting.”
But who was I? I was the super-genius, cute, and adorable boy in my 2nd playthrough who had already done plenty of advanced study.
There was no need for me to be intimidated by a lower-grade exam. If I showed my true skills, an exam like this would be laughable.
“A student from our class ranked 2nd in the whole school!”
The Homeroom Teacher said this as she entered the classroom with a very pleased expression.
“Our Class President~! Amazing! As expected of our Class President!”
The Homeroom Teacher, who had been so intent on looking down on me and trampling me, started acting friendly just because I got good grades.
“...Thank you.”
But that wasn't what mattered right now. I hung my head as I received the certificate from the Homeroom Teacher.
I hated Mom.
“If Yong-hwan isn't 1st, then who is?”
“I heard it’s someone named Im Su-yeon from the next class?”
Again, again, again, it was Im Su-yeon. I sat down and took a slow, deep breath. Anger toward Mom began to rise slowly. I felt like scolding her by hitting her buttocks, just like during the roleplay with Yuseoha.
But I couldn't do that while I was riding the Iris coin with the Cowardly Incest Squad. What was the reason I endured while squirting into Hindel’s throat?
No matter how erotic it might be, I couldn't violate Ame, who raised me, fed me, housed me, and loved me. After a few deep breaths, class was over before I knew it.
Perhaps because my mind was in turmoil, I had no memory of the lesson and just wandered the streets blankly.
“Ah…! This wretched world! Why did the Goddess birth Im Su-yeon after sending me?!”
In this cruel world, I beat my chest and tore the runner-up certificate. I had let my guard down. It was my arrogance to think that even Im Su-yeon wouldn't do well in elementary school lessons.
I taped the torn certificate back together. This would serve as my token to never lose when facing Im Su-yeon in the future. It seemed I had to start living diligently again from today.
“Huh? Husband, what are you doing here?”
Marika poked her head out of an expensive-looking sports car.
“Tell me how to beat Im Su-yeon!”
“What, did you lose again?”
“No! I just let my guard down! I can win next time!”
Marika giggled and patted the passenger seat. I cleared the door with a vertical jump, sat in the passenger seat, and buckled my seatbelt.
“Special training starts today! I need to increase my weight!”
“Now, now. You’ll get hurt if you increase your weight recklessly.”
She was strict for a concubine playing trainer.
“Then let me use mana! Mana! Mana~!”
“I’m trying my best too… but the Chairwoman would probably be better at that than me, wouldn't she?”
“Because Hindel is a coward! She won't let me just because I coughed up a little blood!”
“No, that wasn't just a little….”
I had tickled the area below Hindel’s womb to get her to teach me how to force mana to move, and I finally got her permission, but the problem was that I ended up coughing up blood.
In the past, she had laughed and talked about how she had removed a bit of poison from my body, but for some reason, things were different this time.
Unlike then, her face had turned pale, and she had strictly forbidden it, so no 'Awakening' event or anything of the sort had occurred.
“...Give me a protein shake!”
“Just one sip, okay…?”
As expected, the concubine was the best.
For the record, Marika’s was chicken breast flavor, so I had to steal the chocolate-flavored one from one of the sisters working out on the other floors.