Chapter 41
Chapter 41
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 41
Chapter Title: Into the Abyss Trap (2)
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Having left Yoo Harin and Park Taesoo to handle the aftermath, I hurried toward the academy's main gate.
What was happening there.
I knew the situation inside out.
Leaving the annex building behind, I activated Presence Concealment right after Clairvoyance and approached the man and woman without a sound.
Grab!
Suddenly bursting between Cynthia and Choi Si-hyeok, I snatched the guy's wrist.
"What are you doing?"
I spat the words coldly, and Choi Si-hyeok's eyes went wide.
"Y-You're Kang Woojin?!"
His eyes rippled with shock, as if there was more than one thing surprising him.
"You've got bad hands."
Not giving a damn, I tightened my grip on the shameless bastard's wrist and poured strength into both arms.
How the hell did he...
He mumbled something under his breath, looking dazed.
Whoosh!
Choi Si-hyeok's sturdy body suddenly floated into the air.
His over-180cm frame, packed with muscles built just for show and far from real combat, slammed into the ground.
Thud―!
After throwing him over my shoulder, I casually brushed off my hands.
"Guhk!"
As Choi Si-hyeok let out a pained breath.
"Woojin-ah!"
Cynthia, who had been staring at us in shock, clung to my arm.
Joy from the long wait.
And lingering surprise mixed on her face.
"You okay?"
"Y-Yeah, I'm fine...... But......"
She nodded briefly and glanced down at Choi Si-hyeok writhing on the ground.
Given her aversion to violence, she might have called me out for my sudden action, but reading the mood, she held back any nagging.
Hm, a very positive change.
If things kept going like this, she might not even complain if I killed Choi Si-hyeok later.
"But? What?"
I gently pried away the perfectly corrupting Sia and faced her squarely.
"N-No, how did you......?"
She shot back with a confused look.
The Kang Woojin she knew was still the nerdy type.
I'd gotten a haircut and worked out to change that, but apparently, she hadn't expected me to take down the top delinquent Choi Si-hyeok.
"Oh, is this the first time you've seen me like this, Sia?"
"......Yeah."
"Surprised?"
"A little......"
Cynthia, who had always seen me as someone to protect, gave a small smile, revealing a bittersweet(?) emotion.
Like a parent watching their child grow up?
She looked proud and gratified, yet with a hint of regret deep down.
No longer needing to protect me, our class president Sia felt like she'd lost one of her roles.
"Anyway, what do you think? Of me. Feels like all that steady workout over break paid off, right?"
"Yeah...... But violence is still kinda......"
She didn't want me turning into one of those delinquents.
Fighting violence with violence wasn't right.
Something like that, she swallowed back.
"Violence used to protect me and those around me isn't bad."
Of course, I thought differently.
"Especially in a shitty world like this—violence can be a great way to talk."
"I... see......"
Just like always, I dyed Cynthia's ideals black and ruffled her hair as she floated in her flower field.
"Eek!"
It was right then.
"Urgh......"
Choi Si-hyeok, groaning on the ground, started to rise.
"What the hell... out of nowhere......?"
Breathing like he'd taken a hit to the ribs from my surprise attack, he clutched his chest tight.
"What? Just swatting away a bug crawling on my girl."
You swat mosquitoes when you see them— I replied casually.
"Y-You really are that Kang Woojin......?"
Steadying his breath and posture, Choi Si-hyeok pressed on.
"Who else would I be if not Kang Woojin?"
I taunted him by pulling Sia's waist right against me.
Not just resting my hand—I even stroked her side slowly.
"W-Woojin-ah......"
Cynthia flustered by my hand wandering past her hip bone.
But the fact she didn't push away showed the results of my past training.
Instead of stopping me, she pressed closer to me.
Subtly, almost unconsciously.
As if savoring my touch.
Grind!
Choi Si-hyeok ground his teeth at the sight.
"I'm warning you—don't mess around in front of my Sia again."
I growled coldly at the glaring Choi Si-hyeok.
"Kang Woojin, you......"
His face flushed even redder.
I could see it clearly.
The conflict in his mind over using his ability or not.
Having shown an embarrassing side in front of Cynthia, he wavered under my repeated provocations.
'Think carefully, Si-hyeok.'
But he had no choice but to hold back his anger.
'Forget the awakening ability—even if you come at me here, how would Sia see you?'
I couldn't help but chuckle.
Glare all you want—what can you do, Choi Si-hyeok?
'Oh right, he could switch stances and try intimidation instead.'
He might opt for force to follow one of the original story's routes, but that would be the worst choice.
The worst outcome, in every sense.
Whether he knew it or not, after racking his brain, Choi Si-hyeok swallowed his rage.
"Let's go, Sia."
Arm still around her waist, I strolled away leisurely in front of him.
"......Oh, right."
Stopping a bit away, I tossed back a sudden concern.
"Choi Si-hyeok, go check a hospital. You're hurt, but your friends looked even worse. A few might need admitting."
The silently gaping Choi Si-hyeok couldn't utter a word to the end.
* * *
The door to my officetel slammed shut hard.
Bang!
The urgency of the one closing it seeped through the loud noise.
"Woojin-ah, quick......!"
Instead of going home, Cynthia had followed me in and threw herself at me.
"I can't hold back anymore!"
She crashed her lips into mine desperately.
"Mmm! Nn! Smack! Smooch......!"
Thanks to the rotor tormenting her at the academy all day?
"Chuu! Smack!"
Her body burning hot, she kissed me passionately.
Like someone dying of thirst for days finally finding an oasis in the desert.
Not even thinking of the bedroom, she groped my body right there in the entryway.
"......Hold on, Sia."
I calmed her, grabbing her shoulders gently and chiding her.
"Let's eat lunch first. We barely had breakfast."
"Huh?"
"Not hungry?"
"S-Suddenly lunch?"
"It's not sudden—it's lunchtime."
"I... wanna eat something else right now......"
Cynthia licked her lips with her tongue tip.
Swallowing as if savoring our shared saliva, she gazed at me seductively.
"What do you wanna eat?"
"You, Woojin."
Cynthia's immediate answer without hesitation.
"Me?"
"Yeah. You, Woojin. Your thing."
She'd gained a bewitching talent, smiling boldly even at dirty talk.
"Let me eat your cock, Woojin."
Looking back, she'd shown signs from our very first time.
"Please, let me......"
With her lewd switch flipped, she was as wild as a succubus.
"Turned on?"
"Yeah... a lot......"
"Since when?"
"From earlier... way earlier......"
Flushed red, Cynthia added.
"From the academy on......"
"The rotor felt that good?"
"Huh? Oh, no, that's......"
Showing her prime female instincts, she shed even her last shred of shame.
"Honestly... it did feel good......"
But I made her say even more embarrassing things.
"How? Where did it feel good?"
This was part of the training too.
"It was scary and anxious, but that made it weirdly exciting......"
"Thrilling?"
"Yeah."
"Full of thrill?"
"Yes."
Great answers, Sia.
Your teacher's thrilled.
Let's keep having healthy sex lives.
"I thought if we got caught it'd be real trouble, and my pussy throbbed so hard......"
"Yeah?"
"Am I weird......?"
"Not weird. Everyone gets a thrill from risky situations. Like watching horror movies. Of course, some like it more than others."
"I see......"
Relieved she wasn't abnormal, Cynthia relaxed.
"So, now......"
She picked up the interrupted flow, unleashing her pent-up arousal.
"Put it in, quick......"
Cynthia fiddled with my bulging cock over my pants.
"You made me like this, Woojin—so take responsibility......"
Desperate, she seemed ready to cum just from removing the rotor and getting the real thing.
But.
"One thing we gotta clear first."
I pulled her hand away and put on a cold face.
"What......?"
"Sia, what were you doing alone with Choi Si-hyeok?"
"Huh?"
"Why were you two together?"
I hadn't shown it in front of Choi Si-hyeok earlier.
No anger, no jealousy.
I'd kept a relaxed attitude on purpose, showing off how close I was with Sia.
But that was only while he was there.
Now in the officetel, things were different.
"Are you... mad......?"
Her arousal vanished; Cynthia asked dejectedly.
"Not mad."
"You are......"
"No, just asking."
I knew.
Nothing had happened between Choi Si-hyeok and Cynthia.
But caught(?) alone with him, I slowly pressed her guilt.
"Truth is, I was waiting for you, Woojin, but Si-hyeok came up and talked to me."
"Yeah?"
"You hate me hanging out with Si-hyeok, right? Should I have pushed back harder? Told him to stay away......"
"What'd he say to you?"
"He wants to get along with me. Asked if we can't be friends. Said he wants to apologize to you too."
Recalling the events because of me, Cynthia's voice grew quieter.
"And? Anything else?"
"......This morning, he asked to study together. Since I changed classes, he'd teach me the hunter subjects I missed last semester."
"In the classroom?"
"Yeah, we talked in the classroom. Study sessions are usually at cafes."
I paused, then asked Cynthia.
"What do you think, Sia?"
"Honestly... not a bad idea......"
Being friends with Choi Si-hyeok.
Him apologizing to me.
Studying with him.
Cynthia didn't see any of it as purely bad.
Naturally—she had no clue about his sleazy intentions.
"But if you don't like it, I won't. If you want, I won't even talk to him."
Still, she decided to follow my lead.
Good girl.
"Okay. From now on, discuss anything with me first. Don't think or decide alone."
"Yeah! Got it! I will!"
"And you can be friends with Choi Si-hyeok. Study with him too."
"Huh? Really......?"
"Yeah."
Strictly speaking, she had to.
To set the trap.
To strip Choi Si-hyeok bare.
Setting aside Sia's thoughts, at least Choi Si-hyeok needed to think they were close.
The deeper his feelings grew, the greater his eventual pain.
I grinned, imagining Choi Si-hyeok despairing in the picture I'd painted.
"For real? Honestly, doing it or not is fine either way......"
But even with my permission, Sia hesitated to close the distance with Choi Si-hyeok.
"You're testing me right now, aren't you, Woojin?"
"Hm?"
"If I say okay and get close to Si-hyeok, you'll get mad......"
"Haha, your instincts are sharpening."
Of course I'd get mad and spank that ass raw.
Separate from wrecking Choi Si-hyeok, I wanted to keep teasing Sia.
So hurry and get close to him.
Give me a just reason to get angry.
"Don't test me like this, Woojin-ah. I'm not dumb......"
No, Sia, you are dumb.
A kind, good-hearted dumb girl.
"Earlier you told him to stay away, snapped at him. Now it's okay to be friends? One of them's a lie......"
Pointing out the contradiction, Cynthia smiled bitterly.
'That was to provoke the bastard.'
I nodded and handed her a new gift box.
"Fine. Say that was a test."
"What's... that......?"
"You passed, Sia. So, a passing collar."
Not just the choker.
I gave her a few more gifts.
"Eek, what's all this......"
Cynthia squirmed shyly, clutching them.
"And Sia."
"Yeah?"
"Speaking of which, what I said earlier wasn't empty. No need to force friendship with Choi Si-hyeok, but study groups would be good."
"What do you mean......?"
"It'll help your grades. Simply put, use him."
"Huh......?"
This time, it was my pure truth, no lies.
"Honestly, I'm not thrilled about you getting close to that guy. But he's got a great family, great skills. Being friends has perks."
I had no intention of sending her alone, of course.
"Use Si-hyeok?"
"Exactly."
"Even so, that's kinda... unethical......"
"......"
"Ah, got it. If you want......"
Suppressing her innate kindness, Cynthia agreed to use—or at least befriend—Choi Si-hyeok.
Thinking about it, it was pretty funny.
I was shoving the heroine—who'd barely avoided NTR—right into the danger myself.
But this was one step forward.
Just one more to reveal the truth to Sia and make her aid in Choi Si-hyeok's downfall.
'Took longer than expected to get here.'
Making a good girl do bad things was way harder than I'd planned.
But now, with the fruits of patient training in sight.
Smooth.
I pictured Sia devouring Choi Si-hyeok like a gold digger and slowly kissed her.
"Mmm, nn......"
Unlike before, a soft, sweet kiss.
"I like you. No, I love you, Woojin-ah......"
The mood heating up again after a while.
Bzzzzt!
My phone went off like crazy.
"......"
"......"
Sia and I exchanged silent looks.
Soon, swallowing her regret, Cynthia spoke first.
"Answer it, Woojin-ah."
"Yeah. Okay."
The persistent caller was my half-sister, Kang Eun-seol.
The first time I'd heard her voice since possessing this world—it was fiercely intimidating.
[Hey!]
[You crazy bastard! Did you sell the house?!]