Conciliation
Conciliation
"You really think there'd be pictures? Can't you see I'm still naked?"
Shin Yoo-hwa narrowed her eyes like I'd said something absurd.
She had a point.
"Too bad. If she's prettier than you, that means she's seriously next level... but there's no way to confirm it."
"Check on your phone, then. I know her Byeolstar ID."
"Aha."
So that was an option.
I immediately pulled out my phone and opened an app I'd installed but never once used.
Unfortunately, the servers had been down for a long time.
Nothing but an endless loading screen.
'Guess there's no helping it.'
I switched gears and went to the one site that was still accessible in the current situation — Google.
Then I searched the ID Shin Yoo-hwa had given me.
If it didn't work, so be it, but it had worked most of the time, so I trusted this time would be the same.
"Oh, she's really something, huh?"
Fortunately, this method worked perfectly.
Various photos taken by a woman popped up in the related images.
"Let me see too."
Curious, Ha Hui-ryeong rested her chin on my shoulder and stared at the same screen.
She let out a surprised little sound — she seemed genuinely impressed.
"Wow. She's the real deal. Can't even compare her to that bitch Shin Yoo-hwa. And on top of that... her education is impressive too? Graduated med school and was in the middle of her residency... geez, her specs are stacked."
"Hey. I used to be an idol too, you know? Isn't it a bit rude to say I can't even compare?"
"The truth has always been cold and cruel. Accept it."
"Bullshit. By that logic, you can't compete either, you know that? You've just got big tits — everything else about you is a fucking mess."
"What'd you say? My tits are big, you bitch. I'm in the top one percent of the general population. Kim Ha-yoon, what do you think?"
"...They're not small, are they?"
"See? She admits it. You had nothing going for you except selling laughs on a stream, and you keep trying to one-up me?"
"Unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable. Hearing this crap from a bitch who spent five years as a manager."
"Huh? How do you know that? Don't tell me you cut contact first and then creepily stalked me the whole time? Wow, that's chilling."
"You're the one who told me that just a minute ago, you dumbass!"
Ha Hui-ryeong and Shin Yoo-hwa were chatting warmly, just like old times.
As I watched them bicker, fragments of their past flickered before my eyes.
...Come to think of it, they were wearing school uniforms back then.
I should set aside a day sometime and indulge in some school uniform play. But the opportunity never seemed to come.
'Well, I'll save that for when things are less hectic.'
That wasn't what mattered right now.
What I needed to do at the moment was assess.
'First off, her body is impressive... and her face isn't bad either.'
Kim Dong-hwan's girlfriend, Jeong Yeon-ji, was clearly striking in appearance.
A magnificent chest that could rival Ha Hui-ryeong's.
Sleek, well-proportioned legs.
And soft, puppy-like features on top of it all.
Just as that prideful Shin Yoo-hwa had acknowledged, she was mouth-watering enough to make me salivate.
"Ahem. Alright. I accept the proposal."
I cleared my throat to shift the mood and cut into the conversation.
Shin Yoo-hwa immediately brightened.
"Oh, really? No take-backs? If you try to pull something later, I'll bite my tongue and die. I mean it."
"That won't happen, so don't worry. More importantly, are you sure those bastards will actually let us in like you said?"
"Just leave it to me! I might've been captured, but I've still got pull. One word from me and they drop dead. Anyway, there are quite a few juniors there who used to follow Ha Hui-ryeong too."
Who knew her glory days would end up helping us like this.
You really never know how things will turn out.
In any case, the conversation was settled, so it was time to start getting ready.
I popped the last remaining sausage into my mouth and spoke to them.
"Alright, we've had a hearty breakfast. Time to work. Everyone to the sixth floor."
"Why the sixth floor?"
Kim Ha-yoon's question.
I gave a light shrug.
"We need to grab furniture. We've got to have somewhere to sleep."
*
What followed was nothing but pure manual labor.
Starting with beds, then sofas, dining tables, and various other household furnishings — we hauled and carried them, exerting ourselves heavily.
It was a massive undertaking that took a full five hours.
We were lucky there were spare flat-pack pieces. Otherwise, it would've taken more than half a day.
"Slowly over there! It's tilting!"
"Ugh, I know!"
Ha Hui-ryeong's irritable tone.
While moving the last mattress, her stamina must have hit its limit — even she was dripping sweat and showing clear signs of exhaustion.
Honestly, the only ones who actually worked were her and me.
Kim Ha-yoon, Kang Ha-rin, and Jeong Ji-min, who were in decent shape, handled the relatively light stuff, but anything with real weight was something only Ha Hui-ryeong could manage.
I too had gritted my teeth and endured, having somehow boosted my stats through the Yin-Yang Union.
'If I'd had my way, I would've used the bitches from the display shelves...'
But they hadn't fully recovered yet.
Unfortunately, Ha Hui-ryeong's trait "Saintess" could only heal wounds.
Yeah, that's right.
Restoring atrophied leg muscles to their original state was impossible.
So we ended up busting our asses on our own like this.
"Hoooh...! Hahh...! Done! It's finally over!!"
Thud.
When we had finally moved every last item the camper needed, Ha Hui-ryeong collapsed on the spot, sprawled out like a starfish.
"Huuuh, you worked hard."
"Yeah... you too."
After a light high-five, I gulped down ice-cold water, chilled with floating ice cubes.
I also had Kim Ha-yoon hand a glass to her since she'd put in the work.
"Huuuuck...! Haaang! Hey...! If it's over, can you pull out nooow...?"
"Huh? Oh, right. Got it."
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
I bucked my hips like a madman.
Shin Yoo-hwa's body shook visibly in response, the inner folds clamping tight around my shaft.
That was the signal right before the finish.
I timed it and pumped another thick load deep inside her.
"Huuuugh.... Hey, what am I supposed to do if you keep coming inside..."
"I've been coming inside since yesterday. Why are you bringing it up now?"
"Nooo... my belly's all bloated... it feels like it's gonna burst..."
Pop.
With a vulgar sound, the pillar withdrew from the pink bud.
I eased Shin Yoo-hwa, still lost in the afterglow of climax, into a nearby chair.
"...Is this amount of fluid even humanly possible?"
Shin Yoo-hwa brought a hand to her pussy and sighed at the semen trickling out.
Her lower belly was slightly bulging from how much I'd pumped in — it was no wonder.
"Eat this if you don't want to get pregnant."
"What's this? Medicine?"
"Not just any medicine. It's a contraceptive."
"...Where the hell did you even get something like this?"
She gave me a dumbfounded glare for a moment, then carefully accepted what I'd handed her.
I was curious why she didn't take it right away, but I figured she'd get around to it eventually and stepped outside the camper.
"Alright, everyone! Form a line! No, horizontal columns! Hey, over there! Move it, briskly now!"
There, an exuberant Jeong Ji-min was leading the twenty-odd women.
Kim Ha-yoon was quietly at her side, making sure she wasn't up to anything.
"Hey, looks like you've got it easy?"
"Huh? Hehe, oppa's here? Wow, look at all that sweat. You really worked hard. Want me to give you a kiss as a gesture of appreciation?"
Seeing me drenched in sweat, she must have realized she'd got off easy, because she awkwardly smiled and sucked up to me.
She seemed quite nervous, probably worried about what I might make her do next.
'Kiss my ass.'
Did she know that her sucking up actually made me feel more malicious?
I shook my head no.
"Forget it. Where's Ha-rin?"
"That person? Oh, she's coming right now."
Ding.
The moment she spoke, the elevator opened, and Kang Ha-rin appeared, one arm around her little sister's shoulders. Kang Ha-jun followed behind.
When our eyes met, she bowed deeply and then guided him into the camper.
'...Tsk. That reminds me, I need to decide what to do about her siblings soon.'
We were about to head to Songpa-gu where Shin Yoo-hwa had been staying. I couldn't just leave them tied up and neglected forever.
What would people think if they saw the pathetic state of those young kids like that?
Wouldn't they assume they were some kind of problem children?
Yet if I just exchanged them for coins, I wasn't confident I could handle the fallout.
If Kang Ha-rin's mental state crumbled, who would drive?
Finding a driver that good-looking and that capable was like finding a star in the sky.
Her breaking down was absolutely not what I wanted.
If it had to happen, I'd rather she did it to herself than me do it... but with siblings she treasured like gold, she wouldn't do that even if the world split in two.
So I needed to ease things up a bit.
Within reasonable limits, of course.
'Managing the pace is the key.'
Should I just use a Subordination Scroll?
It was a real dilemma either way.
"But oppa. I gathered everyone like you said, but what now?"
At that moment, Jeong Ji-min abruptly tugged on my sleeve, snapping me out of my thoughts.
Feeling a bit sheepish under the silent gazes of the women watching me, I scratched my head.
"Mm. Right. As you all heard earlier, we'll be leaving this place soon. I'll be direct. Raise your hand if you're coming with us. We'll get you safely to Songpa-gu."
A stir ran through the group at my words.
They seemed to be discussing among themselves what to do.
"Um... what happens after that?"
One of them cautiously raised her hand and asked.
I didn't know her name.
I only remembered she was a 7-point hole.
"It depends on the situation. If things work out and we can continue together, we'll keep going. If not, we'll part ways there."
It might have sounded cold on the surface.
But from our perspective, even taking them to Songpa-gu was an extension of goodwill.
Beyond simple consideration, this was at the level of giving generously.
"...In that case, I'll stay. This is a department store, so we should be able to hold out for a long time."
"I want to go. I can't stand the darkness anymore."
Opinions split sharply, 50/50.
In the end, half chose to stay, and half chose to leave.
"Good. Then only those who raised their hands will board the vehicle. Just so you know, this choice can't be reversed now."
"...Okay."
The ten women supported each other as they slowly climbed into the camper.
The interior was quite spacious, so that number of people would still leave plenty of room.
Honestly, if all of them had decided to come, we'd have been packed like sardines.
After confirming the last person had boarded, I followed inside with Kim Ha-yoon and Jeong Ji-min.
"Good, now then."
Before we departed, let's decide how to handle Kang Ha-rin's siblings.
"Ha-rin. Come here for a moment."
"...Why?"
"Ah, just come."
She'd been sitting in the driver's seat like it was the most natural thing in the world, and she didn't seem happy about my sudden summons.
I draped an arm over her shoulder and spoke.
"I've thought about it, and I'm going to untie your younger siblings now. Keeping them bound like this indefinitely seems a bit much."
"Is that true?"
Her perpetually gloomy face noticeably brightened.
But only for a moment — my next words brought it right back to normal.
"In exchange, there's a price."
"...Of course, with you it's always like that. So, what is it?"
"The Squirts don't matter. Honestly, even if I let them go free, I doubt they'd be much of a threat. But he's different."
My finger pointed at Kang Ha-jun, seated in the passenger side.
Kang Ha-rin's face twisted violently.
"...Don't tell me you're going to leave him here."
"No, no. Not that. I'm going to use a spell scroll on him, like I did with you. But from now on, he'll be shouldering most of the hard labor. I just wanted to tell you that you're absolutely not allowed to help him."
"...You're telling me not to help my own little brother?"
"Yeah. Well, maybe there'll come a time when you lose affection for him and won't even want to help, but still."
At my loaded words, Kang Ha-rin's eyes flared wide.
She looked like she wanted to demand what the hell I was talking about.
Instead of answering, I just smirked and approached the passenger seat.
Then I pulled a Subordination Scroll from my pocket and pressed it against the bastard.
'I really hate this, but there's no other way.'
[Scroll usage confirmed. Please wait a moment.]
1...2...
[Activating trait 'Lucky One'. Enhancement probability adjusted. 0.1%▷10%]
3....4... Ding!
[Enhancement successful! Non-player 'Kang Ha-jun' is now subordinated under 'Lucky One'!]
Along with the notification window, a teardrop-shaped tattoo appeared on his shoulder.
After confirming it, I untied the bindings and removed the gag from his mouth.
"...What are you plotting?"
Contrary to my expectations that he'd fly into a rage, Kang Ha-jun was surprisingly composed.
He fixed me with a suspicious glare, trying his hardest to figure out my intentions.
I smiled nonchalantly.
"It's been really tough on you lately, hasn't it? So I want to give you some compensation for all that."
"...Bullshit."
"You're so harsh. I'm only trying to tell you something good. Follow me."
He'd been bound for nearly a week, but he could still walk fairly well.
That was thanks to periodically having Ha Hui-ryeong heal him whenever his circulation seemed to be cutting off.
Exactly ten women were clustered together on the large central sofa.
All of them wore awkward, tense expressions.
"You there. Over here."
I pointed out the woman with a total score of 2 among them.
Her body was quite exceptional, but her face fell below my standards.
Umm... let's just call her Number 2.
"M-Me?"
She looked utterly taken aback.
She pointed at herself and asked again if I really meant her.
I nodded.
"We're in the same boat now, so let's speak casually."
"Ah... yes."
She laboriously walked over and stood before me.
I shifted my gaze back to Kang Ha-jun.
"If you listen to me from now on, I'll give you this woman. She's not worth much to me anyway."
"...You think I'd accept that? Have you lost your mind? Why would I—"
"No, no, honestly, you're struggling too, aren't you? It must be hell on you mentally, watching me with Ha-yoon or Ha-rin every time. So this is an apology for that."
When I cut him off and threw an arm over his shoulder, his brow furrowed in displeasure.
But he was clearly shaken.
The proof was his pupils shaking as if an earthquake had hit.
He was trying to act calm, pretending nothing was wrong, but this bastard's mental state was in a very precarious condition.
Bound up for days and nights while hearing the girl he liked and his own sister getting fucked — it'd be stranger if he were normal.
And people in fragile states are all the more vulnerable to desire.
When someone waves a water bottle in front of you before you die of thirst, how can you resist?
"Yeah, that's right. If you say you'll get along nicely with this woman, I'll even let the rest of your Squirts go free."
And on top of that, I was giving him a plausible justification.
That sealed the deal.
"W-wait a minute. What are you suddenly talking about!? Ha-jun, don't listen! Just ignore him!"
"Ha-rin, you stay out of this and behave. The men are having an honest conversation."
It was Kim Ha-yoon who stopped Kang Ha-rin as she strode forward with a murderous look on her face.
She quietly formed ice and halted Kang Ha-rin in her tracks.
"....."
"Ha-yoon, even you...!"
In the end, it was a situation where she could only stand by and watch.
When Kang Ha-jun's eyes flicked toward his sister, I tightened my arm around his shoulder and forced him to face forward.
"So what'll it be? This isn't a bad deal for you, is it? Honestly speaking, you're all pent up and struggling too. Let's just make things easier for each other."
"....."
Silence.
But I felt instinctively that his heart had already tipped.
The inner conflict wouldn't last long.
"...Fine. I'll play along."
"Drop the casual speech from now on. Call me Big Brother, punk."
"...Yes. Big Brother."
That wrapped up the conversation, but Number 2 herself looked bewildered.
"Huh? E-Excuse me. What about my opinion? We barely got out of that hellhole and now you're telling me to go through that again...?"
"I'll be honest. You don't have much value. Oh, and the rest of you, don't worry. I have no intention of handing anyone else over besides this bitch."
At my indifferent words, despair colored Number 2's face.
Yet no one else reached out a hand toward her.
"No, ha, haha... why is everyone just watching? Because it's not your problem? Why does everyone just look away and pretend not to see...! Y-You all know too! You know how fucked up that sensation is, so why...! Why, why!!"
"....."
Silence.
Everyone simply closed their mouths and averted their eyes.
From the start, these women were total strangers to each other.
They'd only happened to share the same hell together — there was never any sense of camaraderie.
"Have a good time, then."
"....."
I pointed to the bathroom stall and discreetly slipped a contraceptive pill into Kang Ha-jun's hand.
Kang Ha-jun shut his eyes tight for a moment, then opened them.
"Kyaaaaaak! Let go of me! Why are you doing this to me again...! Why the hell are you doing thiiis...!!! Aaaaargh!!!"
He roughly grabbed Number 2's wrist, dragged her over, and shoved her into the bathroom.
Slam! The door closed, and soon after, Number 2's plaintive moans began to echo out.
"...Ha, Ha-jun."
Kang Ha-rin looked utterly devastated by the scene.
For a long while, she stared blankly at the bathroom door as if in a daze, then bit her lip hard enough to draw blood.
"...You. Keep your word."
"I'll keep it this time. Hell, what's so hard about letting the Squirts go free."
I jerked my chin at Jeong Ji-min, and she quietly followed my order with a sour expression.
Perhaps sensing the terrible mood, she didn't offer her usual complaints.
"Puhaha! That's how dick-equipped bastards are, I guess."
Ha Hui-ryeong wore an open sneer, apparently finding the whole spectacle quite amusing.
She was the only one here who was laughing.
"Let's move out."
"....."
Kang Ha-rin still looked deeply troubled, but she didn't disobey my order.
After confirming that her two younger sisters had regained their physical freedom, she let out a long sigh and then set her expression with grim resolve.
A look filled with the determination to at least protect those two.
With that, the engine started.
The camper van slowly moved forward, heading toward Songpa-gu.
That meant we were one step closer to Gangnam.