Chapter 13
Chapter 13
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Translator: crow
Chapter Title: Sudden Windfall
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"Hmm..."
In the car on the way home, he endlessly pondered the ridiculous stroke of luck.
It didn't seem like a scam.
If this was a scam, it was one worth falling for.
Ten billion after taxes? The service was overly generous.
"What do you think?"
"Why would they sign such a ridiculous contract?"
"Oh? Now you're cracking jokes too? And calling this madness?"
Suni's growth with every interaction was impressive.
"...Yeah, it does feel pretty insane."
"If we must?"
Like? That would mean love at first sight.
He replayed his meeting with her in his mind.
It might make sense, but judging by how she treated him...
"...Nah, doesn't seem like it."
"What if they know what my ability is?"
He tossed another question at Suni.
"Why not?"
"Maybe... they know the future?"
"Yeah. Like, in the future, I become an amazing hunter. With this ability, it'd be weird if I didn't."
"Something else?"
Still couldn't figure it out.
"Whatever. Free 10 billion is free 10 billion. Might as well be happy about it."
No point dwelling if there's no answer. Better to let it go.
"President, we're reaching the limit of our patience."
A man in his thirties, with short hair slicked back, gold-rimmed glasses, exhaled cigarette smoke as he spoke.
Around his neck hung a thick gold chain, paired with a flashy T-shirt—his outfit screamed for attention.
"S-Sorry! Just a little longer, please!"
Man-su, in his rumpled suit, looking haggard from exhaustion, bowed repeatedly to the man.
"Sigh... Sir, how many times have you said that? We have limits to our patience too."
"S-Sorry."
Man-su kept bowing to the man.
That's when a clear, familiar voice that didn't fit the tense atmosphere rang out toward Man-su.
"Dad?"
A fresh beauty in a white T-shirt and jeans stood there.
It was Man-su's daughter, Yu-na.
Even under the loose shirt, her ample curves couldn't be hidden.
"Huh? Y-Yu-na? What brings you here?"
This was near their apartment, where his family lived.
It wasn't strange for Yu-na to pass by.
Startled by his daughter's sudden voice, Man-su didn't even realize what he was saying.
"Academy just ended..."
He berated himself for not realizing it was time for academy to end, dragging his daughter into this awful conversation.
"R-Right? You must be tired. Go on home and rest."
Showing his daughter this side of him was bad, but he had to brush it off somehow.
"O-Okay..."
Yu-na reluctantly let herself be shooed away by her father.
The man in the flashy T-shirt watched her retreating figure—her slim waist, the jeans hugging her full hips—and unconsciously licked his lips.
"Your daughter is quite the beauty."
"W-What? Sir, p-please, leave my daughter out of this!"
Man-su pleaded, a vague unease rising from the man's words.
"Hey now... What do you think I'd do? For a pretty daughter like that, you need to step up, President."
"Y-Yes. Yes. Sorry."
"I'm human too. This once, for your daughter's sake, I'll extend it. I have a little sister about her age, so I get it."
Though uneasy, Man-su felt a bit relieved at the extra time.
"Th-Thank you. Thank you."
"Damn it!"
He cursed as he sat up in bed.
'This is driving me crazy.'
Another wet dream today.
Two orgasms before bed.
Yet the sticky white fluid soaking his lower body brought disgust.
If it had been Hanna in his dream, he might understand—but this random eruption was absurd.
"Unbelievable."
Maybe he should get a woman.
But dating at his age felt like too much hassle.
"Is something wrong with my body...?"
A wet dream at his age? Should he be glad...? Hell no, just disgust.
"No, this doesn't make sense. I definitely jerked off twice before bed..."
Awakening had boosted his libido, but with no outlet, disaster struck.
He imagined himself jerking off dozens of times a day to avoid wet dreams.
...Yeah, no.
"Better to find a woman."
"Yeah. Now I've got money. With money, anything's possible."
He didn't particularly like prostitutes.
Something about their soulless professionalism rubbed him the wrong way.
But a thirsty man digs a well—now wasn't the time to be picky.
"You've been surfing the internet a lot lately, right? Find some options."
But could Suni judge human aesthetics?
"Wait."
Now that it came to specifying, he blanked on what to tell an AI like Suni.
"Never mind. Carry on."
Better to see what she picks and decide later.
Yu-na was at a café with a strange man.
He'd cunningly chosen a crowded spot to put her at ease.
His face wasn't entirely unfamiliar.
He was the man her adoptive father had been bowing to profusely on the way home.
His gaudy style made him unforgettable.
And what he said about her adoptive father was impossible to ignore.
"What's this?"
Yu-na glanced at the paper he offered and asked.
"A loan your father took out from us."
"A l-loan shark!?"
She didn't know details, but she'd heard plenty about how badly it ends for people who borrow from loan sharks.
It also explained her adoptive father's oddly submissive behavior.
"Yes, unfortunately, he's quite overdue..."
"Why tell me?"
Why bring this to her?
"Figured family should know..."
The moment "loan shark" came up, Yu-na felt scared of the man and wanted to leave.
"I... I should go."
As Yu-na stood, the man spoke as if it just occurred to him.
"Oh! Do you know your father has... several life insurance policies!?"
Yu-na, who was about to flee, sat back down unsteadily, her eyes trembling.
"L-Life insurance?"
She couldn't just walk away now.
"Look, we do loan sharking, but we value life too."
The man flashed a friendly smile.
"Still, just in case... Worried he might do something drastic over this petty debt. That's why I'm telling you."
Yu-na paled.
"The money he owes isn't worth dying for! Life comes first, right? Haha."
Her adoptive father's unusually tired face lately flashed in her mind.
"Dad..."
Seeing her like that, the man nodded approvingly.
"You could help your father, Yu-na."
"Me? How...?"
The man's snake-like eyes scanned Yu-na.
A chill ran down her spine, but even the slow-witted Yu-na knew what he wanted.
"N-No!"
Yu-na instinctively covered her chest with both hands and cried out.
"Just once! And most of his debt is cleared."
"O-One time?"
"Yes. Just once!"
Yu-na couldn't believe one time could pay off that much.
"Look, Yu-na, we never force anyone. Your choice. But if you change your mind~, call this number."
With that, the man handed her a business card and left.
Yu-na sat there dazed, clutching the name card.