Flames of Retribution
At my words, she twisted her face in a mix of injustice, fury, and utter futility, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Why, why... why me! Why me, you fucking bastard!!"
Her enraged scream filled the room.
I pondered how to respond, then gave an answer that had absolutely nothing to do with the situation—one so utterly off-base that even if she returned to reality, she wouldn't connect it to me standing before her now.
"Because I felt like it."
"What? Th-that's...!"
"I just like you. I want to torment you. The reason? Well... I want to punish you. Ah, yes. I love punishment. I get a thrill from delivering fitting retribution to those who've sinned. Especially when arrogant, haughty women like you contort their faces in agony—it's pure bliss."
As I burst into laughter, Lee Hyunju's expression turned deathly pale. She looked at me like I was a complete madman.
"Y-you're insane..."
"Am I? I've never once thought myself crazy."
I tilted my head innocently, and she shuddered violently. But only for a moment—her eyes darted to her smartphone on the floor, and she shouted triumphantly.
"D-do you think you'll get away with this? People will notice I'm gone and come looking! Haha! Yeah... they're probably already tracking me!"
"Why would you think you're gone?"
"Huh...?"
"Do you believe that because you're here, the you in reality has vanished?"
"..."
She bit her lip and shook her head frantically at my repeated questions. Then, with a look of utter disbelief, she yelled.
"...Wh-what kind of bullshit is this? That can't be! Are you saying time's stopped or something?!"
"Oh, spot on! As a reward, I'll pet your head."
I stroked her hair, and she trembled like she'd been struck by lightning.
"N-no way!! How could you stop time? Don't lie!"
"Don't worry. You'll know soon enough. Of course..."
I trailed off, grabbed her chin, and forced her head up before continuing.
"...after you've taken all the punishment I give you."
"Ugh, urgh..."
At the word "punishment," she whimpered, tears plopping down. The thought of more made her legs buckle—or so it seemed, as her body shook like a leaf in terror. Gone was the arrogant, haughty bitch who'd glared even during her public apology.
"Well then, shall we begin?"
I picked up a bright red candle from the drawer.
I've been curious about this for a while.
I caressed it a few times, lit a match, and touched the flame to the wick. A bright fire roared to life. This was clearly a training candle designed for quick wax melt—the wax was already pooling after just a few seconds.
"Wh-what are you...?"
"Curious?"
"D-don't mess around! Stop! No! Please don't! I beg you, please stop!"
As I slowly tilted the candle toward her body, she thrashed wildly, screaming. She looked just like a fish flopping on dry land, and I couldn't stop laughing.
"Time for your punishment, Ms. Lee Hyunju."
I let the molten wax drip onto her body.
"Kyaaaaack!!"
The hot wax hit her lower back, and she shrieked, whipping her head side to side.
"...It hurts! It hurts so much! Aaaack!"
I chuckled softly. "Don't worry. Even if you get burned, I'll heal you right up."
"Aaaack!!"
I kept dripping wax onto her lower back. The red wax splattered onto her skin, radiating heat before hardening stiffly.
"...Kyaaack!"
The drops formed a pattern across her back and waist, following my hand down to her ass.
"Ack!"
Her already red, palm-bruised cheeks got hit with hot wax, and she writhed in agony, tears, snot, and drool streaming down.
"St-stop... I was wrong! Haak! Please stop now! Aaaack!"
Red flowers bloomed one by one on her round ass. Each bloom made her twist and beg me. It was strangely arousing.
"What do you think you did wrong?"
"E-everything! Aack!"
"There's no such thing as doing everything wrong."
I dripped more wax, birthing another red flower amid her scream.
"...I'll ask again. What do you think you did wrong?"
She slammed her head to the floor, trembling, then sobbed out.
"M-Mr. Kim..."
"Mr. Kim?"
At the random name, I paused and repeated it. Thinking she'd nailed it, she lifted her head and yelled.
"Mr. Kim—that bastard! You took his company, right? Yeah? He put you up to this! He ordered you! I'll kill that Mr. Kim!"
"What did you say?"
"Aaaack!!"
Irritated, I dripped wax on her ass again.
"Why can't you think bigger? Try being more magnanimous."
"Heeek!"
I spread the drops to avoid overlaps, and each time, she arched her back like a bow, shrieking.
"...Aaaack! Ugh, ugh! O-okay! Haak! I get it!"
"Get what?"
"What I did wrong!"
Impressed, I righted the candle. She sighed in relief and blurted out.
"Hyun-seok? Kicking that kid from the agency?"
"...?"
"But he got boring! He was useful at first, but later... If you send me back—no, just let me make one call, I'll bring him right back to the agency!"
"Not interested."
I dripped more wax.
"Heeek!!"
The drops climbed back up, flowering on her shoulders.
"...Aack! Ah! What the hell...! What did I even do wrong?!"
"Are you stupid or just shameless?"
Tsking, I flipped her body toward me and dripped wax on her stomach. It tangled with her tattered clothes and stuck to her skin.
"Heeek! Aaah, please... please stop! Euong, euong! Aack!"
"If you want me to stop, use that brain. Hint: it relates to your dismissal from your position."
"Aack! Ah, ah... my position... Aaa! Is that it? But I've already been punished! Aack!"
"What punishment?"
Wax on her breast made red flowers bloom around her light-brown areola.
"I went to jail! Aack! Ugh! I apologized! I even bowed my head!"
"Shameless. You think that was fitting punishment?"
More wax on the other breast, and her body shook uncontrollably.
"Heek! Eek! Aaah, stop! Stop...! I was wrong! I was so wrong!"
"Then what should you do to atone?"
"I'll apologize! A proper one this time!"
I halted, righting the candle. Her frantic thrashing slowed to a calm.
"Good. That's an answer I like. Here's your reward."
I reached for her pussy, gently stroking the folds with my fingertips.
"Hyaaaaht!!"
She moaned wildly, arching her back rigidly. Ecstasy washed over her face. No wonder—the pleasure surging through her now dwarfed anything normal. Sweet bliss after near-death agony, like finding an oasis in a scorching desert. Plus, this was the Training Room, boosting sensitivity by 60%.
"...Haa, ah! Aaah, more! More... Hooa!"
"Feels that good?"
I slid a finger into her pussy, and with a squelch, juices leaked out.
"Hyaaht! Haaaaahk!!"
Soon, she bowed her back like a bowstring and climaxed. I tsked wryly and withdrew my hand. Regret and lingering daze mixed on her face.