Chapter 70: Don't Use Such Difficult Words.
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 70: Don't Use Such Difficult Words.
“Is a face really that important?”
At Ame Cal Degrain’s words, everyone stared at her with faces full of shock.
“What? Isn't everyone... pretty and handsome anyway?”
Everyone around her, including me, felt their eyelids twitch as they looked at Mom. Perhaps because Grandma was in prison, it seemed the real issue was that Mom had never received a proper home education.
“...This is why I can't stand Elves.”
Morian clicked her tongue and pulled me toward her. I couldn't even begin to shield Mom after that load of bullshit, so I obediently let myself be pulled into Morian’s embrace. Her skin was cold, but her body felt somewhat clammy—it wasn't a bad sensation. It felt like the perfect texture for getting all tangled up and punishing her under the covers.
“Do you have any idea how important a face is?”
Alicia poked my cheek as she countered Mom’s nonsense. For a movie star to proudly declare that she looks at faces first, this Vampire sister also seemed to have a serious lack of conscience.
“No, the Empress is seriously obsessed with faces. Even kids I think look decent, she just screams that she hates them. And the ones who do pass, she starts spewing bullshit about how they lack talent or intelligence. Hindel, how much would it take for you to just kill her?”
“If you give me ten times the amount of money it takes to buy the Empire, I might consider it.”
When Hindel gave a flowery refusal to the nonsense, Camel let out a long sigh.
“Starting with next year’s TO, I’m already losing my mind sorting through all the lobbying for student grades.”
“You used to manipulate grades occasionally, didn't you?”
Alicia started talking about things I probably wasn't supposed to know without even changing her expression.
“That was when no complex political engineering was required. We just gave bigger benefits to the kids who lost out on rankings. The lobbying families were satisfied as long as we squeezed enough donations out of them, but the scale here is different.”
“Neither the Empress nor I will overlook such things.”
See? Camel looked at Hindel with a face full of complaints.
“A little bit of rank adjustment is necessary... but that useless Dragon says absolutely not. Then I get protests from people claiming they didn't know the Academy professors were taking bribes. Then they complain that the textbook fees are too expensive. And these people are loaded, too.”
It seemed the King Milk Cow was suffering quite a bit at the Academy.
“The boys are especially frantic. The Empress calls the professors in and barks at them to never show any leniency. There are almost no favors given, and since evaluations are done strictly, most of their grades and attitudes are at rock bottom.”
“Isn't that common?”
“It shouldn't be, at least not at my Academy. This is why they need to be sent to school. Those brats who were coddled by private tutors have zero social skills. I swear, I want to see their fathers' faces. Well, most of them are probably rolling around in some brothel anyway.”
Morian covered my ears, but I heard everything. I just pretended I hadn't.
“The child is listening. Save it for later.”
“He probably doesn't even know what that means yet.”
I knew exactly what it meant, but I just looked at Camel with sparkling eyes. Then, I rounded my hands as if milking a cow and shook them back and forth. Camel’s face turned bright red.
What a pervert.
“Well, I can just teach him slowly.”
Camel reached out, trying to take me.
“What do you think you're doing? I’m using him today!”
Morian turned her back while hugging me tight.
“Yong-hwan is going to play with me!”
The Vampire joined the fray. My popularity is truly a burden...
The three of them began to fight over me. Hindel, who had talked so much about protecting me, was busy having a cozy chat with Mom. Useless Commie Dragon.
“What... what do you think you're doing with the brat?”
Then, the Angel—who was the target of the worst insult among us, 'You Tiria-like bitch'—scolded the three beasts with a look of utter disgust on her stiffened face.
She was a cold-looking beauty who suited her silver bob-cut well, but...
“Shut up, you Sweet Simp. I covered for you last week when you were caught groping a host’s ass at the bar.”
“I’m still doing something more wholesome than you. I blocked that lawsuit last month when you almost got sued for sexual harassment after making those jokes to a male prosecutor.”
“Look who’s talking, the bitch who asked me for the profiles of the male Academy students.”
It seemed everyone had a lot of pent-up resentment toward the Angel. Every time they spoke, more horror stories about this Prosecutor came to light. It was almost embarrassing that she was a civil servant like my mom.
The person with the least moral compass was shouting the loudest, only to get beaten down and shrink into a corner. She was a cool, pretty person who looked like she could be Mom’s friend, but her actions and words were the definition of a Sweet Simp.
“In that case, I’ll play with Morian Noona today!”
“Yes! Get lost, you vultures!”
The chosen Morian hugged me tight and quickly stepped back several paces. Of course, those 'several paces' were actually about a dozen meters.
Yuseoha approached silently for a few steps, but when Morian growled, she slumped her shoulders weakly and retreated. Her courage was admirable for a loser, so I decided I’d play with her later when I had time. There was no need for her to worry.
“Yong-hwan, Yong-hwan! Noona will buy you something nice. Okay? Let’s play together~!”
“Brat, ahem... don't we... have something to do together?”
The Vampire sister was one thing, but the King Milk Cow, who relieved her stress through lactation masturbation, looked truly desperate.
“I’ll play with Camel Noona tomorrow!”
“W-What about me? What about me?”
“I’ll play with Alicia Noona the day after tomorrow!”
I was supposed to be the one being 'played with,' but these perverted virgins seemed desperate to play with me. I understood why they clung to me, since they got to dote on me with lewd pranks under the guise of 'playing,' but the constant obsession was getting annoying.
Yuseoha raised her hand.
“I’ll play with Seoha Noona when I have time!”
The stupid, loser, Pink Bitch who sold Mega Ukuleles hung her head dejectedly. It was terrifying that someone showing such anti-social tendencies had a hidden desire to be broken by her young son.
I tried to manage the traffic, but the sisters weren't satisfied with their turns and began to creep closer again. Camel, having no shame, was at the very front despite being scheduled for tomorrow, the earliest slot.
“Also, I hate clingy women!”
The sisters flinched and took a step back. Then, they all scattered to do their own thing as if nothing had happened. That was easy.
“...Am I the clingy type?”
I had said it to chase away the crazies, but Morian seemed to take it personally and asked me cautiously.
“Morian Noona is okay because your body is clingy! It’s sticky but cool, so it feels good!”
“Hehe... is that so?”
It was just sad that this person, laughing like an idiot, was the CEO of a major entertainment conglomerate. How on earth did her subordinates work for a boss like this?
No, come to think of it, seeing the Commie Dragon who couldn't distinguish between Sugar Daddy Dating and reality and occasionally called me 'Papa,' I could understand that everyone here had some sort of murky sexual fetish.
“Then what should we do? Is there anything you want? Anything you want to eat?”
This person was always trying to bind me with material things. It was an excellent and effective method, but at times like this, I couldn't just act all giddy. I had to PR myself as someone who couldn't be bought with money.
That way, I’d get even more out of her later!
“I’m just happy being with Morian Noona, so it’s okay. I was re~ally curious about how you’ve been lately, so tell me about that!”
“Oh, that... it might be a bit difficult, is that okay? You have to tell me right away if it’s boring, okay?”
Who did she think she was? The Snow Woman sister was actually daring to treat me like a child.
“It’s okay! What kind of work are you doing lately?”
“I’m trying to turn most of the assets in our corporation into a single platform and operate it as a membership system to create a base of loyal, fixed customers. If I can shove some performance results into the mouths of the business units that haven't surrendered to my sister yet, they’ll have to recognize me to some extent.”
“....”
“So, it will also help improve the overall image of the group. Mother says that the general public doesn't know we own so many different subsidiaries and that I’m just stirring up trouble for no reason, but what matters to people isn't who owns what, but what kind of pie is placed in front of them.”
“....”
“If this goes well, I’m going to ask Mother for the bank. Then I can start moving funds in earnest. My relationship with Hindel is good, so if I can mix their illegal funds with ours and Camel’s and take a certain amount of royalties, I can slowly gobble up the shares of the listed subsidiaries and expand my position.”
“....”
Actually, she could go ahead and treat me like a child.
“Was it too hard...?”
Of course it was! The words were at the tip of my tongue, but I shook my head.
“So, you’re saying you’re grouping several service companies together so they can share benefits, right?”
“Yes! Yes! How is our Yong-hwan so smart? It was worth feeding you that Ice Essence~!”
I wanted to tell her that because of the Ice Essence she gave me, every time I touched a Water Spirit, the poor things ended up frozen solid, but I held it in.