Show Me Your Panties (Part 2)
The day after using the Awakening Stone.
I woke up at the crack of dawn and spent a long time lost in thought.
First things first—Reid.
Reid was dead.
The troublemaker of the Hesed County, the traitor who would later join hands with the demon race and be executed by beheading, had died yesterday.
The one inside this body now was me.
Which meant the life ahead of me should also belong to me.
To be completely honest, this was fucking unfair.
I’d been living a perfectly normal life, only to get dragged into this godforsaken world and stuffed into this body. And now I was expected to play the part of a refined noble young master in a place without a single outlet.
Of course, I could do it if I had to.
Looking at the state of the territory’s people, restoring my reputation would take a considerable amount of time.
But I had been raised with the Three Bonds and Five Relationships drilled into my head and body since childhood. I was confident I could play the ideal son better than anyone.
I could simply behave myself, grow up properly, make a quiet debut in high society, and live an ordinary life as a knight or noble.
The safest, most well-paved path imaginable.
But could someone like me—addicted to the dopamine rush of modern civilization—really endure such a boring existence?
“……”
Right then, after using the Awakening Stone, I finally made up my mind.
Since things had come to this…
I would live exactly as I pleased.
I would take everything my cock desired.
Creak—
The door opened and Seohwa entered.
The elite maid of the Hesed family, the verbal-abuse maid whose contemptuous eyes were strangely captivating.
“…?”
She must have been surprised to see me sitting upright on the bed at this hour, staring at her. I caught the faint widening of her eyes.
“Did you have a nightmare, Young Master? You are up unusually early.”
Instead of answering, I stood up.
Then I slowly walked toward her.
The method for using the power engraved in my mind after using the Awakening Stone was simple.
Make eye contact, reach out a hand.
And then—
Clap!
The moment my hands clapped together, Seohwa’s body trembled violently.
Soon, the vitality drained from her cold, beautiful face. Her eyes lost focus… and the sight was utterly arousing.
Trance State.
The power I had gained from the Awakening Stone.
That’s right.
Why would I need to walk some neatly paved road?
When I had an absurd power like this?
And naturally, the first step on that path… was Seohwa.
How the hell was I supposed to resist a garter-belt-wearing verbal-abuse maid who made my dick throb?
I spent a moment calmly appreciating her appearance.
“Haah……”
It was hard to hold back.
What would happen if I grabbed those plump, bouncy breasts right now and kneaded them?
Would the trance state break?
There was a high chance it would.
And once she regained her senses, Seohwa might subdue me. The situation could spiral out of control and lead straight to my grave.
…Yeah, that wouldn’t do.
I had gone through all the trouble of obtaining this power.
It would be too unfair to die without even using it properly.
“Seohwa.”
“…Yes.”
“From now on, focus on everything I say. And obey my words.”
“…Understood.”
Good.
I took a deep breath and began my first experiment.
There was still so much I didn’t know about this power. I needed to experiment on my own and grow familiar with it.
I sat down on the bed and spoke.
“Come here and sit on my lap.”
“……”
But despite the command I had just given, Seohwa did not obey.
She didn’t even show any sign of moving.
Hmm… as expected.
I had anticipated she wouldn’t follow.
After all, if it were that easy to subdue someone from the start and do whatever I wanted, Reid probably wouldn’t have met such a pathetic end.
He would have had plenty of chances to escape even while locked in prison.
So… was it because of psychological resistance?
Or because I still wasn’t fully accustomed to this power?
Probably both…
…Should I change direction?
“Seohwa, sit back down in your original spot.”
Seohwa obediently sat down.
“Stand up.”
She stood again.
“Turn around.”
She turned.
“Raise both hands.”
Both arms went up.
Watching her move like a machine with that expressionless face, I pondered for a moment.
Simple actions and commands worked.
But sitting on my lap didn’t?
It seemed there was a clear psychological line of resistance. When my commands crossed that line, the resulting rejection restricted her actions.
Then… let’s see where the limit lies.
“Grab the hem of your skirt.”
Seohwa’s hand slowly grasped the edge of her skirt.
I swallowed dryly and gave the next order.
“Lift the skirt just like that.”
“……”
Twitch—
The fingers holding her skirt trembled faintly.
But they didn’t rise any further.
Tsk, disappointing.
I thought it would work as long as I didn’t say the word “panties.”
Apparently even the act of showing me a specific part of her body was off-limits.
Next up—information gathering.
“Seohwa, what do you think of me? Tell me honestly.”
I needed to clearly understand how Seohwa viewed me—or rather, how she viewed this human called Reid.
Her lifeless eyes, which had been staring blankly at me, twitched.
“…An irredeemable piece of trash. Pathetic, repulsive, a worthless human being not even worth treating as a person.”
…Excuse me?
But whether I was flustered or not, once the floodgates opened, Seohwa’s mouth showed no sign of stopping.
“Arrogant, incompetent, completely lacking in responsibility, nothing but a walking pile of biological waste driven by nothing but lust for his lower half.”
“……”
“He squanders the family fortune, the territory’s people run away the moment they see him instead of welcoming him, he sexually harasses every woman he lays eyes on, and his personality is so twisted there is no room for any positive evaluation. It would be far more beneficial to the Hesed family if he simply did not exist…”
“…Enough. That’s enough.”
I get the picture…
The way you look at me…
It’s so brutal I want to die…
I already knew she was talking about the previous Reid and not me, but it still hurt like hell…
…Let’s move on.
“…Then what about the Countess… Mother? How does she see me?”
Here, an unexpected answer came.
“Her Ladyship loves you, Young Master.”
…This was genuinely surprising.
She still loves me, at least for now?
Just as I was about to feel relieved—
“That is precisely why she suffers so much.”
“……”
“Every time you cause another incident, she tells herself this time will be different, this time you will finally mature. But that expectation has never once been met.”
My conscience stung.
It wasn’t me who did those things, but…
Still, it stung.
“She is desperately trying not to give up on you. However, at the same time…”
With a completely emotionless expression, Seohwa delivered the final blow.
“She wonders whether the day may come when she must truly strip you of the Hesed name.”
“……”
Well, that makes sense.
I already knew I would be driven out in the future.
It seemed that day was closer than I thought.
If I had entered Reid’s body even a little later, I might have been kicked out before I could do anything.
“Every time she looks at you, she blames herself… wondering where she went wrong in raising you.”
“…Then what about you, Seohwa? What do you think of a mother like that?”
“I respect her deeply.”
An immediate answer.
Without the slightest hesitation.
“After the previous Count’s sudden death, the Hesed County was rapidly declining. She single-handedly raised it back up and has led it with stability. She is a truly admirable head of house who cherishes the people of the territory, never mistreats the servants, and spares no love for her children.”
As she spoke, a faint trace of pity flickered across Seohwa’s expressionless face.
“That is why it is heartbreaking.”
“…Heartbreaking?”
“Because of you alone, Young Master, she bears far too much on her own shoulders.”
“……”
…She’s quite loyal, isn’t she?
The moment I confirmed that Seohwa’s loyalty ran far deeper than I had imagined, I realized this was an opportunity.
Should I… take advantage of it?
“Seohwa. Listen carefully to what I say from now on.”
“…Yes.”
“You want to be a source of strength for the Countess. Isn’t that right?”
“…Yes. I wish to be of help to Her Ladyship.”
“If I behave like a proper human being, the Countess will become much happier. Don’t you agree?”
“…That is correct. If you were to sincerely reflect on your past behavior and truly become a better person… Her Ladyship would be overjoyed.”
I took one slow step closer to her.
Looking at her loosened face in the trance state, my lower body already ached with the urge to ravage her roughly.
“Good. Then it’s simple.”
“……”
“Seohwa. From now on, I will only show good sides of myself in front of the Countess. I will quit gambling, I won’t touch alcohol, and I won’t cause any more trouble. That includes anything that would give her a headache.”
I had never been into gambling except for gacha games anyway, and I didn’t particularly like drinking.
Trouble? If it had been the old Reid it would have been different, but at least I had zero intention of causing any.
I observed every single subtle change in Seohwa’s eyes.
They were shaking.
Yes. These were probably some of the words you wanted to hear most.
But this was bait.
A delicious, irresistible, top-grade bait.
I moved closer to Seohwa and whispered.
“However.”
And finally, the main point I had been aiming for.
Staring straight into both of her eyes.
“I’d like you not to refuse my requests… as much as possible.”
“……”
“Otherwise I’ll stay the same, the Countess will be disappointed again… she’ll sigh even more… and above all, she’ll suffer more than she does now, won’t she?”
“……”
“You need to cooperate with me so that I can continue to change.”
The silence stretched on. I saw her hands, politely clasped over her lower belly, clench with force.
“You don’t want to see me disappoint the Countess again, do you?”
“……”
“For the Countess’s sake… please help me.”
The way her gathered fists made a faint *creak* sound made me feel a creeping sense of danger—if that hand struck me even once, it might send me straight to the afterlife.
…Come to think of it, in the game, Seohwa was a fairly useful mid-tier assassin, wasn’t she?
Hmm. Looks like I have even more reason to make her mine as quickly as possible.
I decided to scratch at her insides a little more.
“Was that a lie when you said you wanted to be a source of strength for the Countess?”
“…It was not.”
“Then it’s not difficult at all. Right, Seohwa?”
“……”
Her blood-red eyes shook violently. She bit her lip.
So, what will it be… Seohwa?
Will you accept my demands for the Countess’s sake?
Or will you protect your pride and reject this proposal?
Even though the trance state left her mind hazy and easy to sway, it was clearly a difficult suggestion for her to accept.
After all, Seohwa had gone beyond simply disliking Reid—she had reached the level of physiological disgust.
Just from the venomous words she had spat earlier, I could easily guess her true feelings.
The reason her attitude toward me today hadn’t seemed that way was probably the combination of her professional pride as a maid and her sincere desire not to make her mother sad.
Even so, the psychological resistance to obeying my words must have been an incredibly strong barrier.
But… what if her feelings for her mother—for the Countess—were even stronger?
“…Ah.”
Even while I waited, Seohwa’s mouth opened and closed several times.
And after that long silence, the answer that finally left her lips was—
“…If it is for Her Ladyship’s sake… I will gladly do so.”
Acceptance.
“…Hoo.”
I hid my delighted inner thoughts. Not yet.
Now it was time to safely wrap up the ending.
It would be troublesome if she remembered what had just happened after the trance state ended.
“Good. Seohwa. The conversation we just had… will become hazy in your mind, like fog. So faint that it’s hard to recall clearly, as if it were nothing more than a dream… understood?”
“…Yes.”
“But one thing will remain clear.”
I emphasized each syllable carefully.
“The thought that you cannot easily refuse the Young Master’s requests if it is for Her Ladyship’s sake will naturally take root deep in your heart. It will feel like the most natural and correct thing to do, born from your sincere desire to protect her.”
“…Understood.”
“It’s time to return now.”
Clap!
………
“…?”
Seohwa shook her slightly dazed head and refocused her gaze.
Something felt… extremely unpleasant.
Her mind was foggy and clouded, as if wrapped in mist.
It felt strangely detached and lethargic, like when she was running a high fever from a cold.
“What are you doing?”
Reid’s voice, awake since the early dawn, snapped her back to her senses.
A strange light flickered in Seohwa’s eyes as she looked at him.
Considering he usually slept until lunchtime unless someone came to wake him, this was highly unusual.
Seohwa wondered if this troublemaker was truly trying to change… but she didn’t let it show.
“Did you have a nightmare, Young Master? You are up unusually early.”
“Ah, it’s nothing. I just couldn’t sleep.”
Seohwa brushed the words aside lightly and glanced at Reid’s disheveled appearance.
After entering that suspicious tent yesterday, he had returned straight to the mansion, locked himself in his room, and refused to let anyone in while groaning for a long time.
It seemed he had fallen asleep without even changing his clothes.
She wanted to sigh at the sight. Did this person even have any awareness that he was the son of the Hesed County?
It was then.
“Seohwa.”
“Yes.”
“Starting today, I’m going to change.”
“…I see.”
Seohwa dismissed it as one of Reid’s usual empty words.
Change? How many times had he said something like that to gloss over the situation before going on to commit even worse acts?
Just off the top of her head—
Drinking on credit at a tavern and causing an incident.
Using the family name to extort the territory’s people.
Sexually harassing any woman he found even slightly attractive.
And those were the milder examples. He had caused accidents so severe they were difficult to clean up. How could she believe him?
“I think I finally understand how much Mother has been suffering alone all this time… I’m truly sorry. To you, Seohwa, and to Mother as well. I’ve done many things I shouldn’t have shown anyone. But that ends now. I will show you that I’ve truly changed. With my actions.”
“……”
Yet for some reason, Seohwa felt an inexplicable, subtle emotion from those words.
The absurd feeling that this troublemaker might actually keep his promise.
“Let’s go see Mother. Ah… is it still too early?”
“…She usually wakes in about thirty minutes.”
“Good. Then I should change my clothes before that. I can’t show her such a sloppy appearance.”
But…
As Reid fiddled with the buttons of his shirt, he suddenly turned to look at Seohwa.
“Ah.”
“…?”
“Seohwa, can you show me your panties?”
“……”
Seohwa’s eyelashes twitched so faintly it was almost imperceptible.
The same disgusting, repulsive words that had come out yesterday, and now again today.
Strength flowed into the hands clasped over her lower belly.
“…Are you joking again, Young Master?”
“It’s not a joke. Can’t you grant me at least one small request?”
“……”
Seohwa gritted her teeth inwardly.
She wondered if she should just close her eyes, beat the living hell out of this damn troublemaker until he came to his senses—
But then the image of the Countess’s exhausted face kept flickering before her eyes. The sight of her sobbing alone in the study late at night.
And the words he had just spoken about changing lingered in her mind more than anything.
Even the part about going to see Mother.
“……”
Her chest felt tight. For some strange reason, she felt an overwhelming pressure that she must not refuse this command.
Seohwa remained silent for a moment.
‘…Why?’
Until yesterday, she had never felt anything like this.
Yet now, the feeling that she had to endure at least this much for the Countess’s sake was overpowering.
Even when she tried to recall the reason, only something hazy and faint like a half-forgotten dream brushed past.
“…Haa.”
Seohwa steadied herself and forcibly swallowed the intense disgust and shame.
Looking down at Reid with eyes full of cold contempt, she slowly grasped the hem of her skirt.
The tips of her fingers turned white, trembling violently as if revealing her extreme reluctance.
The skirt did not rise easily.
It lifted slightly, then fell again.
It rose once more, faintly, then dropped.
After hesitating for a long time as if an invisible wall stood in her way, Seohwa—
“Haa……”
Let out a long breath.
And then.
Slide—
The firm, soft flesh of her thighs wrapped in black stockings gradually came into view. At the end of them, black lace panties appeared.
A single thin scrap of fabric barely covering her most intimate place.
The cleft of her panties digging slightly into the center.
The faint outline of her plump mound.
And the obscene hint of her slightly protruding clitoris, faintly visible through the thin material.
“…Is this sufficient?”
Seohwa’s voice had sunk as cold as ice, but she could not hide the faint trembling of her thighs.
No longer able to endure the overwhelming shame, she quickly yanked her skirt back down as if slamming it shut.
“Ooh…!”
Reid let out a cheer, completely lost in savoring the sight he had just burned into his eyes.
And Seohwa… directed an even deeper gaze of contempt toward him.