69. Buster Call
69. Buster Call
Cheon Hwa-ryeong wanted to die.
No, she wanted to kill someone.
Who? It was Ryu-o, the cocky but cute guy who hadn't shown his face for days now, the one who made her heart pound, blood rushing to her hands and feet, the world seem a bit brighter, her inner demons melt away, her appetite return so food went down smooth, no nightmares—just sweet sleep—and when they did it, sweat poured out leaving her refreshed like a tonic.
Deprived of all that for just a few days, Cheon Hwa-ryeong's temper sharpened with each passing day.
Just a few days... 4? 5?
Long if you called it long, overblown if you called it overblown.
But those who haven't experienced it wouldn't know.
If you've lived in hell forever, you think that's your world—but taste heaven once, and you can never go back to hell.
Cheon Hwa-ryeong's patience had reached its limit.
With empty eyes, she grinned creepily and rose from her seat.
"Ha............ I need to drag him here."
Whether she self-destructed fighting Arin or lost her mind and died alone—it was the same damn thing.
-druruk!
Cheon Hwa-ryeong looked up at the sky packed with storm clouds.
Then she leaped into the air.
Cheon Hwa-ryeong didn't know where Arin lived. Arin didn't know where Cheon Hwa-ryeong lived either.
She hadn't wanted to show jealousy in front of Ryu-o.
No special reason. A woman showing jealousy? How pathetic is that?
Floating in the sky, Cheon Hwa-ryeong spotted a flower that had bloomed too early and clicked her tongue.
"Tch, I should've at least roughly figured it out."
Cheon Hwa-ryeong walked across the sky as a damp wind began to blow.
"I remember your efforts."
"!!!! Thank you! Thank you!!!"
"Dismiss them now."
"""To the Bellatus family..."""
Gongnyeo gestured to the retainers sneaking glances at her and giggling.
"Enough. Dismissed."
-ureureu!
The butler, seeing the retainers' faces light up, cheekily piped up.
"Heh heh, something good happen, Young Lady?"
"... Hmph! Nothing at all."
The butler, who knew damn well and asked anyway, swallowed a laugh and nodded.
"Yes, Young Lady."
He knew it was all thanks to Jang Ryu-o.
As a fellow woman, he couldn't miss the traces left on Gongnyeo's body.
Gongnyeo had climbed the stairs to adulthood, and anyone could see the partner was Jang Ryu-o.
Since that day, Gongnyeo's mood had been at its peak.
Her razor-sharp aura had softened just a bit.
And that had given the withering retainers some breathing room.
This is why women need sex.
Only after experiencing a man do you gain that leisure, truly becoming an adult, right?
He'd secretly worried that his lady, who would lead the family, hadn't had any man experience...
Of course, occasionally offering advice to keep her from getting too swept up—that was his role.
-sreuk... sreuk...
Gongnyeo, left alone in the meeting room, reviewed the documents again and spoke.
"Any news on Jang Ryu-o?"
The butler, who had served Gongnyeo since she was young, smiled warmly.
"Yes, Young Lady. We'll report the moment he arrives."
"Good..."
-sreuk... sreuk...
After checking all the documents, Gongnyeo murmured softly.
"Butler. What do you think of Jang Ryu-o?"
"!!!?!??!!!"
Gongnyeo just wanted to brag about Ryu-o—her mouth was itching for it.
Women are like that sometimes, right? Wanting to flaunt that superior feeling of "I'm with this amazing guy like this."
But to the butler, it was huge.
Gongnyeo asking a subordinate's opinion? On a man, not politics?
The butler racked his brains in seconds.
And reached a judgment.
They're not just fuckbuddies—they seem pretty serious.
Even Gongnyeo.
Well, with her nation-toppling beauty... understandable, but reality was cruel.
Still, choose words carefully...
"As a husband, his status is still sorely lacking."
"... Go on."
"But in terms of potential alone, it couldn't be more perfect."
Gongnyeo, whose mood had soured, lifted the corners of her mouth.
"Potential... yeah. Damn right. Explain."
"Yes. First, he can connect us to Arin and the Heavenly Demon."
Two forces that could flip a tiny kingdom upside down.
In this world, some things give you an edge just by possessing them.
Those two people.
At the valid point, Gongnyeo nodded.
"More."
At the lukewarm response, the butler shifted tactics.
'Hmm... not this angle, huh.'
"He possesses unprecedented potential. A talent comparable to historic figures."
"Yeah..."
Facts she already knew up to here. So then?
"Also, he's beautiful. His mere presence elevates a partner's dignity by one—no, two levels."
"Hmm..."
Sensing this was it, the butler pushed harder.
"Beauty is power. History proves it. Even myths record it."
Finally, Gongnyeo opened up.
"Heh heh... and his inner self is beautiful too. Our first meeting, he dared in front of me..."
Gongnyeo closed her eyes blissfully, talking about Ryu-o.
The butler smiled and replied.
Then, he slipped in a realistic issue...
"If only his status rises more, he could be betrothed immediately without issue."
That was the problem. Even if the Duchy pulled strings, it would take time.
Gongnyeo knew it too, furrowing her brow slightly.
"Hmm... Butler. If Jang Ryu-o were emperor..."
As Gongnyeo started explaining her plan...
-bang!
"Forgive my rudeness!!!!"
An administrative soldier burst into Gongnyeo's room with a frantic face.
No matter how urgent, for a competent Duchy member to act so rashly?
As the butler moved to scold him, Gongnyeo raised a hand to stop him.
Rising from her seat, Gongnyeo said.
"Report."
"Yes! It happened around 10 a.m. today!"
Gongnyeo received the report...
"Investigation results: The drug is believed to be produced and distributed by the southern organization 'Hedon'."
-kaduk!!!
From her beautiful expression thinking of her love, Gongnyeo's face turned to that of a furious sovereign.
In a chilling voice, she commanded.
"How dare they... Butler."
"Yes, Young Duchess."
"Exclude the minimum forces to guard the Duchy—all others advance south. Objective..."
Why did good times always fly by so fast...
The butler bowed his head, awaiting Gongnyeo's words.
"Exterminate the organization 'Hedon' that's sickening the Labyrinth City."
At the 'exterminate' order, the butler swallowed hard.
"I'll assemble the forces immediately..."
"Also, track Jang Ryu-o's current status. Absolutely."
Arin wiped around Jang Ryu-o's dick, which was leaking precum and semen nonstop.
-suluk... suluk...
"Keuk..."
-kkeolteok! kkeolteok!
"You're holding up well... holding up so well..."
Just touching it had made semen gush out before, but now it had calmed a lot.
Arin headed to the kitchen to make more Dano Gongmyeongdan pills, which were all used up.
She judged it the best temporary fix, with its toxicity blocking the senses.
Arin lit the hearth.
Seeing the roaring flames, a destructive urge surged to smash everything.
Arin added herbs and water to the pot and stirred.
Watching the ingredients melt stickily made her want to grind up the bastards who did this to Ryu-o.
Arin blocked the thought.
Infusing killing intent while making medicine? Unacceptable.
Just hoping Ryu-o felt even a bit better, she kneaded the hot, sticky elixir.
"Hedon..."
-kwaaak!!!
"Ha! Hu..."
She crushed the elixir midway by mistake but quickly regained composure.
Returning to the living room, Arin found...
"... Who are you."
Cheon Hwa-ryeong staring blankly at Ryu-o.
Arin, about to yell, composed herself and said.
"Cheon Hwa-ryeong. Look away."
Cheon Hwa-ryeong stared at Arin with crazed, empty eyes.
"Who... did this to him."
Bloody energy began rippling from Cheon Hwa-ryeong's body.
Unrefined energy. Lethal aura leaking from suppressed emotions.
The space around Cheon Hwa-ryeong warped, the floor creaking.
-ppajik... deududeuk...
"Cheon Hwa-ryeong!"
"No way, you bitch did th..."
As she was about to explode emotionally, Ryu-o groaned from touching Cheon Hwa-ryeong's energy.
"Keueueuk!"
"Jang Ryu-o!"
Cheon Hwa-ryeong instantly withdrew her energy.
Her voice, as if she'd never been angry, was full of worry.
The moment Cheon Hwa-ryeong's hand touched Ryu-o's shoulder...
-jak!
-kkeolteok! kkeolteok! byureureut! tududuk...
"............"
"...... Step back. Lower your voice."
Cheon Hwa-ryeong blankly stared at the semen splattered on her arm, then obediently stepped back.
Arin knelt before Ryu-o and spoke gently.
"Baby, it's Dano Gongmyeongdan—eat it and don't panic."
In his hoarse, wrecked voice, Ryu-o replied.
"Yes..."
"Good boy."
Arin put the pill in Ryu-o's mouth and trickled in potion bit by bit.
-golgolgol... kkulkkuk!
-byureureut!
The potion restored semen, so he Tojeonged again, but Arin just smiled and nodded.
"You'll feel better soon."
As the medicine took effect, Ryu-o showed a relieved expression instead of replying.
Lying there, just his dick heaving.
Cheon Hwa-ryeong staring blankly at it.
Arin glared at Cheon Hwa-ryeong and said.
"I told you to look away."
At Arin's words, spat without care for hurting feelings, Cheon Hwa-ryeong replied.
"Who."
Cheon Hwa-ryeong slowly turned her head.
Her eyes on Arin were empty.
"Who."
I want to tell her to fuck off. Who the hell are you to make those eyes.
But annoyingly, this woman had the right to know.
She was his teacher, after all.
"Whew, the southern organization 'Hedon'."
Cheon Hwa-ryeong stared blankly at the ceiling for a moment, then muttered.
"Hedon... Hedon..."
Repeating Hedon's name over and over...
-hwoong~
She shot outside at tremendous speed.
Seeing it, Arin's eyes turned fierce.
Obvious. Cheon Hwa-ryeong was off for revenge.
Stealing her role? Rage boiled up, but...
-kkeolteok! kkeolteok!
"... Whew."
Ryu-o was still in this state.
After agonizing, Arin...