The Condition: A Kiss with Team Valkyrie
"Worrying about the porters too? Hilarious. If monsters scare you that much, just run away and skip this crap. Who put a knife to your throat and made you do it?"
Kang Cheonhu sneered at Yoo Miyeon's concern for the porters' safety.
Miyeon shot him an exasperated look, as if fed up with his shameless attitude, and fell silent.
Anyway, Kang Cheonhu wasn't the type to change his mind no matter what she said.
(Though they're pretty much under the knife anyway.)
In fact, no normal porter would happily step into an unscouted dungeon. Even porters had a basic sense of what was safe.
Most of Team Tempest's porters were forced into the job half against their will—gambling debts and the like. It was no different from being threatened at knifepoint.
That's why Kang Cheonhu exploited them so brutally.
……
"So, what's the 'negotiation' condition?"
"Kukuku. You catch on quick. Must be from that one time with the Kraken."
"……You want another kiss?"
During the beach battle with the Kraken, Kang Cheonhu had demanded a kiss from Miyeon as payment for cooperating. That thick, lingering kiss had set her body ablaze with arousal.
Miyeon figured he'd ask for the same again.
"Kukuku. I already tasted those lips once, so not this time. A kiss with all three Team Valkyrie members—and you sluts hand over the panties you're wearing right now."
"!"
Miyeon reeled at the condition he proposed. It was beyond anything she'd expected, hitting her like a gut punch.
"Wh-what? All of us have to kiss you? Even Ye-eun and Serin?"
"Of course. All three are here—might as well enjoy every one."
"Th-that's…… Aaah……."
Overwhelmed by his domineering presence, Miyeon faltered. She'd figured she could handle a kiss alone if needed, but it never crossed her mind he'd target Han Serin and Seong Ye-eun too.
"Well? Accept? If you do, I'll honor your request, and cooperate on taking down this Gigantes later."
"Urk! F-fine……."
The demand was more extreme than she'd imagined, leaving her head spinning, but Miyeon accepted surprisingly easily.
Deep down, she'd already been leaning toward it without realizing.
"B-but I can't decide for everyone alone."
"Yeah, yeah. You love your little meetings. Do whatever. But."
Kang Cheonhu's eyes gleamed with lecherous intent.
"If Serin or Ye-eun refuse, Yoo Miyeon—you'll pay a steeper price."
……
Miyeon relayed Kang Cheonhu's condition to her Team Valkyrie teammates exactly as stated.
Their reactions were predictably disastrous.
"N-no way! A kiss and our panties?!"
"Are you insane? What the hell?"
"S-Sis! You actually agreed to that?!"
Serin, Ye-eun, and Yoo Jinseok were floored. No one could believe cool-headed, rational Miyeon had struck such a deal. It was absurd on every level.
"Sorry, everyone. I get how repulsive it sounds. But we're out of options right now. Please understand—this is the only way to stop Kang Cheonhu."
Miyeon apologized sincerely to them all.
Still, deep down, she truly felt it was unavoidable. She was handing their bodies—hers included—over for him to toy with freely.
"S-Sis……."
"Miyeon……."
It was utterly irrational, completely deranged. Yet somehow, Miyeon felt they had to do this.
Serin and Ye-eun could sense her ironclad resolve, even as she bowed her head in apology. Their disgust wavered. As Team Valkyrie's leader, Miyeon had earned their deep trust over time. They'd leaned on her heavily, surviving countless perils through her leadership.
Absurd as it was, they were already swaying to her persuasion.
"Serin, Ye-eun. If you refuse, I won't push you. I'll take it alone. Kang Cheonhu said even if it's just me, he'll settle for something…… harsher."
With grim determination, Miyeon told them that if they said no, she'd sacrifice herself regardless.
She'd been prepared for that from the start. Her devotion to the Hero's Duty ran bone-deep—she'd give her life to protect others.
"Hmmm. If you're that set on it, I trust you. Can't let you shoulder it alone……."
Ye-eun crossed her arms, her voice heavy as she agreed.
Her faith in Miyeon was unshakable; the thought of leaving her to suffer solo was unbearable.
"Th-then…… I'll do it too. Sniff."
"Serin!"
With Miyeon and Ye-eun on board, Serin tearfully chimed in.
Jinseok was utterly horrified. His Serin—his girlfriend—had just agreed to kiss Kang Cheonhu.
(Not just Sis, not just Ye-eun Sis—but my Serin too, to that bastard!)
It was a nightmare come to life. All three beauties of Team Valkyrie consenting to kiss Kang Cheonhu.
"Jinseok…… Sorry. B-but please endure this once. It's truly unavoidable……."
"You don't need to apologize. Urk! That filthy bastard Kang Cheonhu!"
Boom!Kr-boom!
Serin apologized through tears. Jinseok harbored no blame for her—all the sin lay with that vile Kang Cheonhu.
Enraged, Jinseok clenched his fists until blood trickled from his palms, then smashed a nearby boulder.
It shattered to dust in one blow.
(Even this strength can't lay a finger on him.)
"Waaaaaah!"
Destroying the rock brought no catharsis—only his own frailty burned brighter.
Jinseok wailed in helpless fury.
……
"Loser bitch wailing away. Kukuku."
Kang Cheonhu muttered with a smirk as the boulder-shattering crash and Jinseok's anguished cries echoed from Team Valkyrie's direction.
He'd anticipated the reaction perfectly.
"Stealing bitches that losers like him don't deserve is always a thrill."
Kang Cheonhu relished snatching other men's women. The hatred and resentment from the cuckolded losers? Pure nectar to his sadistic soul.
Thud, thud—
Jinseok's wails still hung in the air when Miyeon, Serin, and Ye-eun trudged wearily into Team Tempest's camp, having agreed to his terms.
Jinseok trailed a short distance behind.
The three women wore grim, resolute expressions laced with gloom, steeling themselves for the ordeal. Jinseok's face was a storm of rage, sorrow, and despair—pitch-black with torment.
"Kukuku. All three came so obediently—you accepted my condition."
"Y-yeah. We're resolved. Just get it over with."
Kang Cheonhu flashed a smug, satisfied grin. Kissing all three at once was his dream come true.
Miyeon, unlike him, squeezed her eyes shut with a hardened expression, surrendering her body as if to say, do what you want.
"Been looking forward to this, haven't you? You slut."
"!"
In the next instant, Kang Cheonhu yanked her into his arms and whispered hotly in her ear.
Miyeon jolted. Somewhere deep inside, she'd sensed her own craving for his kiss—and he'd seen right through her.
"Mmph!"
Smooch—!
Before she could react, Kang Cheonhu crushed his lips to hers, claiming the kiss.