Chapter 71
Chapter 71
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 71
Chapter Title: The Ice Queen's Last Day of Vacation (1)
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◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Ughhh... It's already 10 o'clock."
This was the time when Ha Si-yoon would normally still be fast asleep.
But today, he had woken up early in the morning and was even sipping his morning coffee.
"What's this? Controversy over heroes' excessive force against villains...?"
While browsing internet articles about heroes and villains on his smartphone,
an article about the controversy over heroes using excessive force caught his eye.
"The villain in question was a first-time offender with no prior record... but it's been reported that they ultimately died due to the heroes' excessive suppression..."
It was an article about the villain death incident from last night.
The story centered on two female heroes who had subdued a first-time offender villain—whose name wasn't even known—leading to their death, turning it into a hot debate.
While villains often possessed supernatural abilities and were on a different level from petty criminals,
taking their life was still far from ordinary.
The basic principle was that when a villain appeared and a report came in, heroes dispatched immediately to put the villain into a so-called "retired" state—
in other words, rendering them powerless and unable to resist.
No matter how vicious the villain, killing them on the spot was extremely rare.
Moreover, since the deceased villain was a first-time offender with no prior convictions or injury records,
it had ignited quite a massive controversy.
"The Union wouldn't suddenly change their policy out of nowhere.
Or maybe... they failed to control their supernatural ability."
Incidents where ordinary people lost control of their supernatural abilities were quite common,
but heroes failing to control theirs were exceedingly rare.
"Should I be happy that there's one less competitor... or what...?"
With a somewhat puzzled expression, he drained the last of the coffee from his cup,
and Si-yoon slung the t-shirt and cardigan hanging nearby over his shoulders.
- Creeeak...
"Yaaawn... Master?"
Chae-ryeong shuffled out from behind the door, still half-asleep and nodding off.
She rubbed her face with her hands balled into fists and greeted Si-yoon good morning.
"Yeah. Looks like Do-hwa and Ji-woo are still sleeping."
"Yes... Nyaam...!"
This was normally the time when both Ji-woo and Do-hwa would have woken up,
but today they were sleeping soundly without a care.
Over the past few days, they had gone far afield searching for Leader Kaiser,
or exhausted themselves in the wild sex party disguised as Si-yoon's birthday celebration—these females were worn out.
Si-yoon had ordered his females to take the day off and do nothing.
"Are you... going out, Master...? Nyaawn..."
"Yeah. I've got to meet someone important."
"Nyaam..."
As Chae-ryeong dozed off mid-conversation and plopped onto the sofa to sleep again,
Si-yoon draped a blanket over her shoulders.
"Alright, I'm heading out."
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Is this... really okay? It doesn't seem weird, right...?"
It was the last day of the vacation granted to Lu-mi.
Before returning to hero duties, she had woken up early at dawn to meticulously prepare herself for another meeting with Si-yoon.
A pure white blouse and a black skirt with a narrow cut that accentuated her hips and butt line.
Completely different from the uniform-style hero suit she wore during operations,
it was a style that instead highlighted her innocent beauty.
- Ring ring ring—
"Yes, this is Ice Queen."
"Hello? Lu-mi?"
"Ah...! S-Si-yoon...!"
When the phone rang, she habitually announced her hero name first as usual,
but the caller wasn't a Union official or superior—it was Si-yoon.
She jumped in surprise, her face flushing,
but she desperately tried to keep it out of her voice.
"I've just headed out... where are you at, Lu-mi?"
The meeting spot was the same street where they had met and hung out just a little while ago.
It was only a five-minute walk from her place.
"I... I'm about to head out too. See you soon...!"
"Yes! See you in a bit!"
"Huu..."
The brief call ended, and Lu-mi let out a sigh of relief.
"My habit slipped out..."
It was just a check-in call to see if she was on her way,
but that one call had unintentionally made her heart race and then settle.
"He said he's already on his way... I need to hurry."
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ The bustling downtown area of S City near Hero Union headquarters.
As the sun rose higher toward noon, the streets were packed with people clutching iced coffees.
And in front of a tanghulu shop in that bustling area stood one man.
"When's she coming?"
Si-yoon was waiting for Lu-mi to arrive,
gazing at his smartphone in front of the meeting spot.
"S-Si-yoon!"
"Ah! Lu-mi!"
Just as he was starting to get bored of his phone,
Lu-mi spotted the waiting Si-yoon and ran toward him with a bright smile.
"D-Did I keep you waiting too long?"
"No! It's still before the agreed time."
Lu-mi had apparently rushed over, anxious that he might have been waiting a while.
"Lunchtime's hitting, so there are tons of people around."
"Y-Yeah!"
Lu-mi wiped the sweat trickling from her forehead down her cheek,
and Si-yoon firmly took her hand in his.
'H-His hand...!'
Lu-mi thought she had grown a bit used to him from their last meeting,
but just getting close still made her heart pound.
"Last time we went to a place you recommended, Lu-mi...
so this time, is it okay if we go to one I found?"
"Yes! Of course...! Anywhere... I'm fine with anywhere..."
Lu-mi trembled as she held his hand, head bowed low in reply.
Si-yoon gripped her hand tightly and led her to the restaurant he had scouted beforehand.
They wandered a bit through the bustling streets into a small alley,
stopping in front of a shabby eatery with a wooden sign.
"It's here. Doesn't seem like a super popular spot...
but finding hidden gems like this is half the fun, right?"
It wasn't flashy or impressive-looking,
but it had that vibe of a place where a reclusive master chef might hide out.
- Slide—
The two opened the worn wooden sliding door that rattled a bit and stepped inside.
"Welcome!"
Just one step in, and the rich aroma of meat already wafted strongly.
"Right here is fine. What can I get you?"
It was a small, rundown shop seemingly run by an elderly man alone.
The well-worn menu handwritten by hand listed noodle dishes like pork noodle soup and udon,
along with a few braised items.
"First time here for me too, so not totally sure... but pork noodle soup sounds good."
"Th-Then... I'll have the pork noodle soup too..."
"How about two bowls of pork noodle soup and one pork braised in soy sauce to share?"
"Sounds good...!"
With the old man running the place solo, the menu wasn't extensive,
so Si-yoon quickly picked and ordered without hesitation.
"Two pork noodle soups and one pork soy braise? Got it!"
The old man's voice was lively as he took the order.
He moved his cooking tools around with the seasoned efficiency of experience.
"What'd you do with the rest of your vacation after meeting me, Lu-mi?"
"Worked out a bit... and slept a lot, I think."
Lu-mi's days were packed just with hero work,
so during vacation, she needed exercise and rest more than hobbies or entertainment.
She wasn't even interested in fun or leisure to begin with,
and didn't know how to enjoy them anyway.
"Are we... going to a hotel again today...?"
Lu-mi brought up the hotel before Si-yoon even mentioned it.
"Do you want to?"
"...Yes. It was... really nice..."
In truth, even before coming to meet Si-yoon today, Lu-mi had been most preoccupied with whether he would embrace her again.
That night, the manly physique visible through the hotel's frosted glass shower wall.
Seeing it had stirred indecent thoughts unbidden, and when Si-yoon noticed,
she had been led to realize from that day that she wanted him to hold her.
After he caught those feelings and ravished her lips and tongue,
she admitted them to herself and offered him a kiss filled with affection.
Then she gave him her virginity willingly, tasting a male's touch,
and the next morning, she serviced his cock with her breasts as he desired.
Of course, Si-yoon had used his arousal command to guide her somewhat,
but at this point, it was fair to say she was taming herself to him.
"Lu-mi... you're way more proactive than I thought."
"S-Sorry if that's bad...!"
"No, no. Didn't I tell you back then? You need to be honest, Lu-mi."
It looked exactly like Lu-mi begging him for sex,
but that was precisely what Si-yoon wanted.
From his position, he needed to turn her into his slave as soon as possible
and start expanding his organization's power and influence.
"Then... after lunch, straight to the hotel?"