Chapter 201: Waving the License (3)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 201: Waving the License (3)
Just as I was about to accept the offer, having calculated all the benefits, none other than Shin Yu-jeong stepped in to stop me.
A bewildered Professor Baek Hyeon-a asked her again.
“What was that you just said…?”
“I said you don’t have to be our advisor.”
…What’s with her all of a sudden?
Isn’t that a bit too hostile for a professor?
Despite the rather offensive tone, Baek Hyeon-a didn’t lose her smile.
Instead, as if she had the upper hand, she continued with an even more relaxed demeanor.
“Is there another professor you have in mind?”
“That’s… no.”
Oh, you dummy.
To not lose ground in a situation like this, you should have lied and said yes.
You just had to be honest at the worst possible moment.
“Then is there any particular reason you’re refusing my offer?”
“…That’s.”
Shin Yu-jeong, who had been staring Baek Hyeon-a down in a tense power struggle, shifted her gaze to me.
That look seemed to say, ‘The reason is you.’
It was obvious she was jealous.
A professor with a face that was uncharacteristically young and beautiful, on top of her bold advances and seductive way of speaking to me.
Every single one of her actions had sparked jealousy in Shin Yu-jeong’s heart.
If we made her our advisor, we’d have to see her time and again, and Yu-jeong wanted to nip that in the bud.
However, she needed to understand one thing.
Right now, we had no alternative to Professor Baek Hyeon-a.
I grabbed Yu-jeong, who was growling like a puppy at a suspicious stranger in her house, and practically dragged her back.
“Haha, I’ll just have a quick word with her.”
“Yes, take your time.”
I immediately took her out to the hallway outside the administration office to talk.
“Yu-jeong.”
“…What.”
“Who was it that suggested we start a club?”
“Me.”
“And who was it that said they wanted a hideout?”
“That was me too.”
“To achieve that, would it be convenient or inconvenient to have an advisor who will support us in every way possible?”
“I know that too! I know it would be convenient if that woman became our advisor. Who do you take me for, an idiot…!”
As I was reasoning with her like a child, she flared up and shouted.
“But the way that woman looks at you is weird! It’s like… she’s subtly crazy!”
“……”
She’s surprisingly good at reading people.
She was partially right.
Professor Baek Hyeon-a’s eyes were subtly crazy.
The explosive psychic energy emanating from her clear eyes contained a hint of madness.
And right now, I was trying to keep her a little closer to figure out what that was all about.
To do that… I had to persuade this girl.
“It’s because the professor is fond of me. You know, right? My magic skills are better than you’d think.”
I tried to erase her suspicions with the most textbook method.
“No, it’s more than that! There’s something more to that woman.”
It failed.
Why are her instincts so sharp today?
In that case, I have no choice.
Instead of the textbook method, I’ll have to stimulate her desires and make her lose a bit of her reason.
I quietly wrapped an arm around her shoulder, closing the distance.
We were pressed so close that our scents filled each other’s nostrils. I slowly parted my lips.
“Yu-jeong, you don’t have to worry at all about what the other person wants.”
“…How can I not worry about it?”
“Because I have no intention of responding to it.”
At my firm tone, the corners of her lips tilted up slightly.
They say a woman feels most secure when a man gives her assurance.
“To be blunt, all I can think about right now is having sex with you every day.”
“…Should we do it every day, then?”
“If we did that, one of us would probably die young.”
Sex with her was always intense.
Since we both have a lot of stamina, once or twice is never enough to satisfy us. And as I’ve said many times, she has no sense of shame or embarrassment, so she turns me on in all sorts of ways.
“Honestly, there are a lot of guys who approach you, right? You think I don’t get jealous of them?”
“…You get jealous?”
“Hey, I’m a man too, of course I do. I just don’t show it.”
She shot back at me in a dumbfounded tone.
“What? Why wouldn’t you show it? You have to show it for it to be real jealousy, you idiot.”
“I don’t show it because I trust you.”
“Huh, wh…?”
She was suddenly flustered.
“Because I trust that no matter how many other guys hit on you, you won’t fall for them.”
Her face, now a deeper shade of red, looked up at me with a touched expression.
“You… trust me that much?”
“If I don’t trust you, who would I trust?”
The finishing blow flew straight into her heart.
“Hmph, so that’s how it is.”
“So for now, let’s make Professor Baek Hyeon-a our advisor. Later, when our club is more stable, if you still don’t like her, we can just replace her.”
After saying all that, there was only one answer she could give.
“Fine. And don’t get me wrong.”
“About what?”
“I rejected her because I was worried about you, not because I don’t trust you. Got it?”
She’s lying.
“Of course, I know.”
“Hmph, then let’s go back in.”
With the girl’s cheerfulness restored, we entered the administration office together.
I approached Baek Hyeon-a, who was chatting animatedly with a staff member, and gave Yu-jeong a gentle push on the back.
“Um, Professor!”
Professor Baek Hyeon-a slowly turned her head toward us.
“Ah… are you finished talking?”
“Yep. I’m sorry about before.”
“Hoho, not at all.”
“And, um… if it’s okay with you, would you be willing to be our advisor?”
At Shin Yu-jeong’s offer, made with a forced smile, Baek Hyeon-a smiled and nodded.
“Of course. I’m quite fond of Student Do-jin, you see. He’s always attentive in class and helps out with this and that, so I was hoping for a chance to be of help to him, and here it is.”
It seemed the reason she was dragging on with unnecessary words was to see Shin Yu-jeong’s reaction.
As expected of a quick-witted fox, she must have realized that Yu-jeong had strong feelings for me.
“Anyway, I look forward to working with you.”
She held out her hand.
“Ah, yes. I look forward to it as well.”
Shin Yu-jeong didn’t fall for her provocative tone and calmly took her hand.
After a light shake, the hand that let go moved toward me.
“Student Do-jin, I look forward to working with you too, okay?”
“Yes, I look forward to it.”
As I lightly took her hand, her fingers coiled like a snake and gently scratched the back of my hand.
“If you ever need my help, come to my office anytime.”
“Ahem, I will.”
When I applied some force to pull my hand away, her touch, full of reluctance, gradually receded.
“Well then, I have another appointment, so if you’ll excuse me.”
Her task complete, she turned to leave.
Her figure, walking away in high heels with a click-clack, looked incredibly precarious, yet alluring.
The way her hips, hidden by the tight skirt that seemed tailored to her body, swayed with each step made me want to give them a good smack.
That was another reason I decided to keep her close.
The thorns hidden within that alluring exterior.
My plan was to unearth every single one of them, pluck them out, and render her harmless.
Once that was done, I could devour her in one bite without any hesitation.
Ah, I hope that day comes soon.
* * *
Early in the morning.
As soon as Yoon Ji-an arrived at her desk, she was summoned by Kim Seong-tae and headed to the General Affairs Department.
The first thing he said after she entered the department head’s office was truly interesting, and shocking.
“The name Kim Do-jin is on the list of applicants for this first quarter’s Hunter License Exam.”
“Yes, pardon…?”
At the same time, she felt a pang of disappointment.
It would have been nice if he had at least told her he was taking the Hunter License Exam.
‘Is he perhaps upset with me?’
She suddenly recalled the moment she had rejected his advance.
Although she had made that choice out of concern for his physical condition, she thought that perhaps he had been hurt by it.
Come to think of it, it seemed like he had contacted her a little less since then…
‘Oh, what should I do? Should I buy some pretty lingerie to appease him?’
Just as her mind was drifting into wild fantasies, Kim Seong-tae pushed a file from his desk toward her.
“Please deliver this to Mr. Kim Do-jin.”
Yoon Ji-an, who took the file in a daze, asked in a puzzled tone.
“May I ask what this is?”
“It’s the list of tasks and the scoring sheet for this first quarter’s Hunter License Exam.”
“Pardon…?”
Her eyes went wide.
One of the reasons the Hunter License Exam was so difficult was that the tasks changed with every test.
Of course, since the exam had been held for many years, it was rare for a completely new task to appear. But just having to prepare for the dozens of tasks that had appeared so far was an immense burden on Hunter aspirants.
And now, the file in her hands supposedly contained the tasks and scoring sheet for this exam.
In other words, by checking this, one could learn this year’s exam subjects and the course of action to aim for the highest score.
“W-why would you give this to Mr. Kim Do-jin…?”
When she asked in a flustered tone, Kim Seong-tae looked at her as if she were strange and frowned.
“Why do you think? It’s obviously to increase Mr. Kim Do-jin’s chances of passing the Hunter License Exam.”
He was a Hunter aspirant who was currently more popular than most active Hunters.
With so much attention on him, what would happen if a mere second-year university student suddenly passed the Hunter License Exam?
The entire nation’s interest would pour in, and the image of the Association, which had discovered and sponsored him, would rise in tandem.
‘If that happens… it wouldn’t be impossible for me to become the youngest director.’
It was a win-win situation.
Kim Do-jin had to pass.
No, even if he couldn’t be full on the first try, he had to at least fail narrowly, satisfying more than half of the public’s hunger.
That way, everyone would look forward to his next exam.
“B-but this is illegal.”
Feeling a sense of repulsion at this act, Yoon Ji-an spoke up, and Kim Seong-tae’s thick, dark eyebrows twitched.
“Illegal, you say. Look here, Ms. Yoon Ji-an.”
“…Yes.”
“Do you think it’s not illegal for one of the Hunter Association’s many sponsored individuals to have a dedicated staff member, and for the head of the General Affairs Department to personally provide various conveniences?”
“Th-that’s.”
Yoon Ji-an’s face flushed at the truth she had been trying to ignore.
As if in a last-ditch effort, she brought up Kim Do-jin’s conscience.
“M-Mr. Do-jin wouldn’t want something like this.”
She believed it.
The Kim Do-jin she knew might desire a certain level of convenience, but he would never want something like this.
Kim Seong-tae scoffed at her belief.
“Then let’s make a bet.”
“…What is this all of a sudden?”
Ignoring her, Kim Seong-tae laid out the terms of the bet.
“I’ll bet that Mr. Kim Do-jin will gladly accept that file. You can bet on the opposite.”
“……”
A moment of silence followed.
Finally, Yoon Ji-an lifted her head and asked him with an intense gaze.
“What are you willing to bet?”
Kim Seong-tae shrugged and answered.
“Let’s see. To keep things simple, let’s make it a wish. Within the bounds of what the other can grant.”
Sensing a flicker of suspicion in Yoon Ji-an’s narrowed eyes, Kim Seong-tae quickly added.
“Ah, of course, there will be absolutely no sexual requests. I promise.”
Having secured that promise, she couldn’t back down.
“…I understand.”
“Then you may leave. Schedule a meeting soon and give him the file.”
Bowing her head, Yoon Ji-an left the office and let out a huge breath, feeling an inexplicable tension.
“Hoo…”
But her heart refused to calm down.
Taking out her smartphone, she immediately called Kim Do-jin, praying that he wouldn’t accept the file.