11. A Man Who Doesn't Get Screwed Over
11. A Man Who Doesn't Get Screwed Over
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"This is one hell of an item. It might even spark a revolution...."
After his conversation with Yeonseo ended and he was heading to the training field for practice, Eun-hye unusually spoke up first.
She was deeply impressed by the cellphone Sihwan had given her.
With just simple operations, you could talk to people far away, and you could even see their faces.
"Yeah, right? Going from letters that take days to real-time calls—that alone is a revolution, isn't it?"
"...Not everyone takes days. Important news gets exchanged pretty quickly."
"Yuna, that's not the point. The problem is that transmitting information takes more than a second of 'physical time.'"
"..."
Yu Ina pouted her lips in dissatisfaction.
She wasn't stupid, so she understood the gist of what he was saying.
She just wanted to snap back at his arrogant attitude.
There was something about Sihwan's demeanor that made people around him want to argue back.
"Ryu Si-hwan!!!"
Just as they were almost at the training field, a group suddenly appeared and blocked their path.
They flinched for a moment upon seeing Yu Ina, the instructor, but soon shouted at Sihwan with furious faces.
"You discriminatory bastard!!"
"What."
They were the male trainees from Sihwan's class.
Out of the 59 excluding Sihwan, 15 were guys.
"Cigarettes were one thing, but why didn't you give us that cellphone or whatever?!"
"Watch your mouth. When did I not give you cigarettes? I passed out a pack each on the first day."
"And you didn't after that!! You gave the girls bonus packs, one or two extra each!"
"Did I?"
"You didn't give us the cellphone at all. What the hell is this?!"
In short, they were pissed at Sihwan for discriminating between female and male trainees.
"You guys seem to be misunderstanding something, but that cellphone isn't free. I'm just renting it out for free for a month, and after that, you can borrow it only for things like the Class Competition. If you want to keep using it, buy it with money."
"You're not even doing that one month free rental for us! You think that's all? We can feel the subtle disdain and neglect just because we're guys!"
Sihwan scratched his head annoyedly.
Truth be told, he was neglecting them.
He had zero interest in guys to begin with.
Because of the system where the eight A-Class members took turns picking class members, he'd been forced to pick some guys, but if possible, he would've filled it entirely with girls.
"You ignore me for being human, but I can't ignore you guys?"
"That's not—"
"Act like the fillers you are. Don't bother people for no reason."
"W-What did you say...!"
"If you hadn't whined about needing to fill the class numbers, I wouldn't have picked you at all."
"This...!"
Far from apologetic, his attitude was like "What's the problem?"—they were outraged.
But there was nothing they could do.
Yu Ina, their homeroom instructor, was there, and so was his bodyguard Yoo Eun-hye.
On top of that, the doll named Bari had gained some notoriety after the explosion incident.
If a fight broke out, they'd be at a disadvantage.
The guys picked by Sihwan were the ultimate losers who'd been pushed to the very last picks.
All they could do was yap and glare.
"And why are you bitching when I made it and I do what I want with it? Am I your warehouse? If you want it that bad, pay up. 1,000 gold for the device, 20 gold monthly fee."
For reference, trainee salary is 30 gold, and the city's average wage is under 15 gold.
"I'll treat you like a customer then. Or fuck off."
"..."
Sihwan, so ruthless and cold.
The guys ground their teeth, glared, left behind an extra-villain line "You'll regret this," and vanished.
"...Do you have to make enemies like that? What about the Class Competition?"
"We can win without those losers anytime. Hell, just Bari's enough."
"Sigh... You have no intention of growing in any way, do you."
Yu Ina let out a sigh.
"...But this thing... costs 1,000 gold?"
Yoo Eun-hye's question.
She was extra chatty today.
"1,000 gold for the device, 20 gold monthly. Pay an extra 4,000 gold upfront for Premium Membership, and no monthly fees."
"That's expensive."
"It's worth it."
"I'll give you that."
She fiddled with the cellphone this way and that, then handed it back to Sihwan with a small sigh.
"Why?"
"For me, it's hard to justify the cost-benefit right now."
"Too pricey?"
"That too."
"But if you have it, I can call you right away if I'm in danger or something?"
"..."
She froze.
Probably hadn't thought of that angle since it was a brand-new device.
"That's..."
Conflict showed on her face.
As a Noblesse, she wasn't short on money.
As a branch member of the Yu Family, she was quite well-off.
But her personality wouldn't tolerate what she saw as waste.
"Hey, I was kidding. You're working hard as my bodyguard even if it's a hassle, so that much is fine."
"So you're giving it to me?"
"Yeah."
"...Thank you."
She didn't refuse.
"Am I getting one too?"
Yu Ina asked with a face full of eager expectation.
They were a couple, and they'd recently gotten intimate, so she was probably harboring some pink-tinted hopes.
A cellphone seemed like decent dowry, right?
But her dreams crumbled.
"Nah. You don't do shit. Pay up."
"...Don't do shit?! I train you! And we're married?!"
"That's that, this is this."
"..."
Sihwan was stingier than expected.
"Well, I'm not actually taking gold, so don't worry."
"Then?"
Sihwan grinned wickedly and leaned in close to her ear for no reason.
"W-What. Why."
His hot breath tickling her.
"I'll take it in pussy. Monthly rent: 100 creampies."
"You crazy pervert bastard! Go die!!"
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-I forgot to mention, but that thing's not free.
Two or three hours after Sihwan left.
In the middle of writing reports for the handover, the cellphone he'd given her vibrated.
One new message on the screen.
Yeonseo's face twisted slightly.
"...What's he demanding now."
Not being free didn't matter.
She had plenty of money.
But because it was Sihwan, it felt like some weird demand was coming.
-How much?
Her first time using the cellphone to text.
Keyboard input was new, but not that hard, so no big deal.
-Cool, right? Figured you'd say that.
-Yes. Very cool. So how much?
-Monthly fee: 100 creampies.
-Creampie?
-Creamy pussy pie. Internal ejaculation.
-You crazy bastard.
-I'll let you pick the dates.
-Shut up.
She sighed in anger and tossed the cellphone aside.
Real-time messaging was a novel thrill for the first time, but the content was too vulgar.
She enjoyed lewd and vulgar stuff plenty herself...but it felt like they'd gotten way too close way too fast.
Anyway, he was pissing her off for no reason.
"If he'd just said it nicely—"
Bang.
"Doing well~?"
Someone barged in without knocking.
Who the hell—? By the time she thought that, the intruder was already lounging on the sofa in the center of the room.
Sihwan vibes for some reason.
Long black hair, accessories everywhere.
Seeing her face, Yeonseo shot up from her seat.
"...Clan Head-nim?"
"My darling granddaughter~. Come sit here."
"What brings you here so suddenly...."
Flustered, she still sat on the sofa as the Clan Head said.
Sitting down, she noticed one more guest, and it wasn't a welcome face.
"You know her, right?"
Silver hair with a reddish tint, delicate features.
The bitch who meddled in everything—no way she'd forget.
Ha So-ri had her arm around the woman, groping her tits.
"...Long time no see."
"...Y-Yeah... No, yes... long time no see."
Last time she'd seen her, she was a total smug asshole living it up, but now her pupils were lifeless like a corpse, and her voice was tiny.
'...Poor bitch.'
Didn't need to guess.
Raped by the lecherous So-ri, now used like a toy.
The Ha Family was piled high with broken women like that.
"I heard she was plotting something cute, so I fucked her good. Pretty tasty."
"...Do you have to say it so vulgarly?"
She'd already heard lewd crap from that Ryu guy, and now the Clan Head storms in with this.
"Anyone'd think my granddaughter's some pure, innocent virgin~."
"I am a pure virgin."
"This Clan Head knows all about your slutty true nature. Wanna feel her tits?"
"...Is that something to say to your granddaughter? Why are you here?"
Her hackles up in annoyance.
Ha So-ri chuckled at her pouty face.
"Don't play hard to get like that. We all end up falling for pussy eventually."
"That again? It's tiresome, stop it."
"Tsk tsk tsk. Tae-hee too, and you—how can you not know the truth."
So-ri shook her head, clicking her tongue.
Pussy was the truth, yet why wouldn't anyone accept this flavor? Just lamentable.
Zing.
The cellphone vibrated then.
Intrigued by the unfamiliar sound, So-ri perked up.
"What's that?"
"Ah... This is the cellphone's..."
"Cellphone?"
"It lets you talk real-time with people far away... like a kind of artifact. You can send letters too."
"Hoh."
The rectangular thing on Yeonseo's desk.
Catching that the vibration came from there, So-ri pulled it over with mana.
Telekinesis.
Basic as hell, but Yeonseo realized with an "oh shit."
"Ah! Wait—"
"Smooth as hell. Dwarf-made?"
Zing.
Vibrating again right on cue.
Sihwan's message made the friendly "Slide to unlock" prompt appear.
Awed by the unseen splendor, So-ri slid her finger like mesmerized.
-But seriously, shouldn't you lose your virginity?
-Ass is all opened up, doesn't that bug you too?