Chapter 50
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 50
Chapter Title: Fresh? First Date! (1)
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Airi had been hit with one shock after another ever since Kim Geon-ho showed up.
Their first meeting made him seem like a knight in shining armor protecting her.
'...He treats me the same as everyone else.'
Equality was a word Airi had long forgotten about.
Days of torment amid accusations that her family had caused the dungeon collapse on purpose after their downfall.
Kim Geon-ho was the one who let her forget all those emotions, even if just for a moment.
'He saved me twice... and treated me like anyone else.'
If even someone without influence could shift her perception of the world around her.
Then Kim Geon-ho, who was currently the most famous guy out there, hanging out with her? That was bound to change her views even more.
So, she developed a crush on him.
Truth be told, they were already this close—there was no way she couldn't have feelings for him.
Objectively speaking, Kim Geon-ho had way more strengths than weaknesses anyway.
But.
"Can't you eat my pussy before you go?"
"We'll talk about that later."
That damn womanizer side of Kim Geon-ho always blocked her affection from growing deeper.
Was it purely his problem? If asked, she'd have to honestly say no.
'It's just... he's unconsciously so captivating.'
Kim Geon-ho probably didn't realize it himself, but he had a knack for drawing people in without even trying—more than when he was being deliberate.
Like subtly placing a hand on her waist while walking to guide her to the safer inside of the road.
Or matching her steps with that sly grin when she looked tired, asking if he should carry her on his back.
His thoughtfulness was instinctive, and knowing it came straight from the heart only made her fall harder.
The problem was that Kim Geon-ho was completely oblivious to it.
He flirted casually without realizing, and on top of that, he straight-up talked about spreading his legs for octopus dick.
It sparked a possessiveness she didn't even know she had, making her irrationally angry.
"You... you're seriously asking me out on a date right now, in this situation?!"
To Airi, love was something she thought she'd never have.
Isolated, with no one's help, silently paving her path of revenge.
Such sweetness would have been a luxury—a vicious obstacle—in her eyes.
But.
"Of course. I like you."
Every time, Kim Geon-ho urged her to indulge, turning what she saw as an obstacle into a sturdy bridge.
'I really hate him.'
Airi truly hated Kim Geon-ho.
Playboy, troublemaker, trash who only half-considered people's feelings...
'If you're gonna like me, can't you just like me and no one else?'
She really hated him.
You bastard!
She wanted to scream that and reject the date, but her mouth spat out something else entirely.
"Fine, then plan the perfect date! If you mess it up... Ah, forget it! I hate you!"
As she said it, Airi yanked Marren, who was nestled in Kim Geon-ho's arms, closer.
"I-I'm probably the first girl he'll ever go on a date with, right?"
She directed the words at Marren but kept her eyes on Heila.
If there was no future where Kim Geon-ho chose just one.
Then she'd claim the first spot.
"...You'll end up marrying me first anyway."
Heila sensed in that moment that the messy web of women around Kim Geon-ho had finally sorted itself out perfectly.
"Even if so, I'll be the first to get pregnant. What good does that do any of you?"
Marren stared at Kim Geon-ho, stroking her lower abdomen with cold, dead eyes.
And so began the battle of the queens vying to become the tiger bride.
"Tatakum, I gotta hand it to you, Kim Geon-ho. Even the great chieftain of the ancient Tatara tribe only had two wives... and here you are with at least three future brides. Not your average guy."
'Is this bastard genuinely impressed, or is he throwing shade?'
After Airi agreed to the date.
The three prospective brides scattered, and Tatakum immediately launched into his praise like he'd been waiting.
But no matter how I looked at it, it was hard to take it as straight compliments.
Because even this incident could have ended quietly, but Tatakum had deliberately hyped it up with his exclamations.
Kya... As expected, the Mountain Lord is insane. If we like Kim Geon-ho, should we all hit like? Me first.
How many women do you plan to make your tiger brides, GOAT...?
If you asked me for a hundred reasons why I can't help but hate Kim Geon-ho right now, I could rapid-fire them all.
Thanks to that, rumors that would've taken until tomorrow to spread now grew wings and flew a thousand miles in an instant.
Of course, no matter how many such rumors flew around, I wouldn't even bat an eye.
Kids who couldn't say it to my face barking online meant nothing.
Besides, I had the ability to take responsibility, so there was no issue at all.
But.
If someone asked why I couldn't just ignore it and why these nagging thoughts kept bubbling up.
I could answer clearly.
"Geon-ho, I calculated my ovulation day... It's next Thursday. Wanna skip academy that day?"
I had no idea what this crazy girl was thinking.
But if asked whether I couldn't control it, that wasn't true either.
"No, just focus on prepping for class."
"Okay! Got it!"
She listened well.
The problem was she only listened that well.
Like a puppy that chews up tissues or shreds blankets the moment you're out of the house.
That was Marren right now.
'I really need to give her a proper lesson sometime.'
Soonest would be right now, but unfortunately, no time.
Because.
"Kim Geon-ho! From this moment, I declare you public enemy number one to all men! I've analyzed every single one of your comments!"
A mob of guys suddenly appeared out of nowhere, really grinding my gears.
Right when I was seriously pondering how to maintain harem balance while evenly banging them all.
Having to listen to their inferiority-complex bullshit? That was a problem.
"...I don't think you heard me right, so let me say it again: you're the public...!"
"Shut up. Let's have a proper spar, all of you."
I needed to blow off steam by beating some kids every now and then too.
You lot look perfect for it.
'The more sandbags, the better.'
For now, I needed to empty my head.
While Kim Geon-ho was diligently beating kids to relieve stress.
Airi, done with all her classes, headed straight to the department store instead of the dorm.
She truly, really didn't care about looking pretty for Kim Geon-ho at all.
But it was their first date, so dressing nicely was just polite. Nothing more.
That was Airi's self-justification as she picked out clothes.
'What do guys like...'
From what she'd seen, Kim Geon-ho seemed to like flowy dresses.
But when he'd openly watched porn on his phone before, he also seemed into short skirts...
'Hmm...'
After hovering at the store entrance for ages, Airi decided to start with the basics and headed to the lingerie section.
'I'm just really browsing. It's purely an innocent date anyway!'
But if he asked for a handjob, she'd have no choice—she'd do it out of unavoidable circumstances...
Still, she thought anything deeper would take at least 100 days.
So heading to the lingerie store now was purely, simply because she had nothing to wear underneath.
Airi stepped into the lingerie shop, unaware her thoughts were a total jumble.
And.
"Oh my, miss! Here for some victory lingerie?"
The department store lingerie clerk wasn't dumb enough to miss that subtle hint.
"Y-Yes?! N-No?! Ah, no... H-He's not my boyfriend!"
Airi vehemently denied the boyfriend part but didn't refute the victory lingerie bit.
'I'll make her buy it no matter what!'
The clerk, reading the denial and tacit admission perfectly, unleashed her sales pitch.
"Ah, right... Not your boyfriend yet... But imagine! If he sees this lingerie at a key moment... Won't he change his mind?"
"...Seeing lingerie changes his mind?"
"Of course! Not just some random hookup lingerie... But flashing it teasingly!"
"T-Teasingly? That sounds way too shameless..."
Airi got drawn in by the clerk's words, picturing Marren.
Black mesh panties under a fluttering skirt, whispering to Kim Geon-ho to touch.
She could never do that...
'But what if a situation comes up where I have to show my underwear?'
Unfamiliar with love, Airi blushed beet red at the sudden high-concentration Marren fantasy.
"Or... think of it as armor. Like equipping a talisman to conquer this man..."
"A-Armor?"
"Exactly! Like wearing a lucky charm before a big exam?"
"..."
Airi left the lingerie store without a word.
Treating slutty underwear like a talisman? Ridiculous.
'I'm not falling for sales tactics like that.'
So she thought, with shopping bags full in both hands.
And time flew by to the day of the date.
'The breeze down there is getting in way too easily...'
Airi's first date began, already dying of embarrassment before it even started.