Chapter 52: The Strange Gym
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 52: The Strange Gym
Yeong-eun felt a strange sense of dissonance.
It was as if a fog had settled over her mind, preventing her thoughts from flowing smoothly.
Yeong-eun, who had always been brilliant and possessed a steel-trap mind, was now creaking like an unoiled engine.
When did it start?
‘I don’t know.’
It wasn't clear, but she had felt her body becoming strange ever since she stepped into this man, Jae-ho’s, house.
“How is it? My gym?”
Jae-ho introduced the place as a gym.
It was a fairly spacious area, though it felt quite cramped by Yeong-eun’s standards, and it was packed with all sorts of exercise equipment.
Not everything looked brand new, but there were many high-quality pieces, as if the equipment had been gathered with a professional eye.
Even to her, having exercised frequently while preparing for acting roles, many of the machines looked familiar.
From basic benches and multi-purpose home training units to butterfly machines, incline press machines, various weight equipment, and even a treadmill.
It had everything one would expect.
And yet.
‘This is a gym?’
To anyone’s eyes, it was a house.
A house that was a bit larger than average.
However, to Yeong-eun, who had lived in chaebol mansions her entire life, it was a very small house.
To introduce such a place as a gym...
‘What is with this man?’
It was strange.
Something was off.
His words and terminology felt bizarre, like forcing together pieces of a puzzle that didn't fit.
She had thought him a brilliant and talented person, so why...?
Contrary to her thoughts, however...
“The gym... it’s quite nice.”
Her mouth called Jae-ho’s house a gym.
‘Why did I say that?’
Her eyes widened as if she couldn't believe the words she had just uttered.
“No, this isn't a gym, it’s...”
Her head throbbed.
A sharp headache made her brow furrow involuntarily.
“Is something the matter?” Jae-ho asked.
“Ah, no. It’s nothing. Just a sudden headache.”
Because of the pain, Yeong-eun didn't see the expression on Jae-ho’s face as he stood before her.
Nor did she see him suddenly nod his head.
[The temporary member's level is too high; the hypnosis effect is weakening.]
[The member is questioning the hypnosis placed upon her.]
[Commence the workout immediately.]
Damn.
I finally managed to get her here, and it’s a struggle right from the start.
I heard her clearly.
She definitely said this wasn't a gym while looking at my house.
At the same time, the message popped up before my eyes.
It meant the hypnosis was only taking a weak hold.
Yeong-eun’s level was much higher than Ye-seul’s.
I knew it wouldn't be easy, but...
I didn't expect it to be this difficult.
The only saving grace was that she was preoccupied with her headache, preventing her from focusing on the situation.
“Are you okay? If it’s too much, you don’t have to push yourself. No matter how important exercise is, it’s ultimately for your health.”
I continued to speak, nonchalantly pretending this place was a gym.
I racked my brain while she groaned in pain.
The conclusion I reached was to just bluff my way through.
Even if it was weak, it was still hypnosis.
She was currently in a state of confusion, unsure if this was a house or a gym.
I concluded that if I pushed hard enough, even a wavering Yeong-eun would cave.
There was no other way.
The only way to strengthen the hypnosis was to raise the Gym Level.
‘But I can’t do that right now.’
I looked at Yeong-eun and continued.
“But you mustn't forget the deal we made. Receiving PT from me three times.”
“I haven't forgotten. It’s just... I keep having these doubts.”
“What kind of doubts?”
“Well... Huh? What was it again?”
Yeong-eun tilted her head.
It felt as if a question mark had appeared above her head.
“Come now, we don’t have much time. Didn't we make this happen by carving time out of your busy schedule? Let’s get started.”
I couldn't let her think too much.
Looking at her now, it seemed the hypnosis was flickering on and off.
I kept talking to prevent it from breaking.
“It’ll be hard to exercise in the clothes you wore for the shoot.”
She was wearing black sunglasses that covered her eyes, simple ring earrings, a blue blouse coordinated with the sunglasses, and black hot pants.
It was an outfit completely unsuitable for exercise.
“Now then, would you like to go change in the dressing room? The gym wear is here. I’m not sure if the size will fit.”
I held out the gym wear.
I didn't give her time to think.
Despite her doubts, Yeong-eun took the gym wear I offered.
This, too, must be the effect of the hypnosis.
“The dressing room is this way.”
“I understand.”
I opened the dressing room door.
Yeong-eun, holding the gym wear, went inside, and I followed right behind her.
“Wh-where do you think you’re going?” she shouted in an irritated voice.
“What do you mean? I have to change too.”
“Excuse me?”
“Isn't a dressing room a place to change clothes? I can’t exactly provide your training in these clothes, can I?”
the white shirt and blue jeans I was wearing were also far from athletic attire.
That’s why I had entered with her. To change.
“Huh? Uh...”
Her common sense clashed with the common sense distorted by the hypnosis, leaving Yeong-eun flustered.
“Come on, hurry up and get in. We’re short on time.”
Honestly, this was a gamble.
I couldn't leave her alone.
That’s why I followed her in.
I intended to keep talking to her even while we changed, giving her no room to think for herself.
Seeing her bewildered expression, it seemed to have worked to some extent.
“I-I don’t think this is right.”
“Come on, change quickly. You can use locker number seven. Isn't that a lucky number?”
Between the common sense that a dressing room is for changing clothes...
I had removed the common sense that there is a distinction between men and women.
If you hide a ten percent lie within ninety percent truth, it can sometimes look like the absolute truth.
To sell that lie as truth, one needed a silver tongue.
Instead of a silver tongue, I was using hypnosis.
If it could look like the truth even when one was sane, what would it be like in a hypnotic daze?
I felt a bit bad for deceiving her, but I had no choice.
I was desperate too.
I really didn't want to lose a member I had put so much effort into.
So...
‘I’ll let you cancel your membership later once I finish this quest.’
I took off my clothes.
“What are you doing? Aren't you going to change?”
I spoke to Yeong-eun as if it were nothing.
“Ah, sorry. I keep spacing out today.”
She tilted her head and began to undress.
Her flawless, clean skin was revealed.
I saw a black bra that suited her prickly personality.
As if she had adapted, she undressed comfortably.
She didn't take off her underwear.
She quickly pulled on the gym wear.
Because the hypnosis was weak, she was feeling a sense of shame—even if she wasn't fully conscious of it.
I took off my clothes as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
I removed my shirt and put on the gym wear I had prepared.
It was made of spandex. The ultimate gym wear, featuring fatigue recovery, body-shaping effects, and even temperature regulation.
As soon as I put it on, cool air enveloped me as if I were standing in front of an air conditioner.
“Whew.”
I took off my jeans to change my pants.
“Hmm?”
I felt a gaze.
Yeong-eun, who had been changing as if nothing were wrong, was stealing glances at my body.
She watched intently, as if trying to burn the image into her mind.
Did she know I was looking at her?
‘Don’t make it obvious.’
In truth, just the fact that Yeong-eun was undressing beside me made my cock want to throb and stand tall.
She had a nasty personality, but it was a fact that she was beautiful.
There was a reason she was considered one of South Korea’s top actresses.
If I didn't notice her, I’d have to be a eunuch.
‘Or gay.’
To somehow avert my eyes from Yeong-eun and drain the tension from below...
‘Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers...’
‘She sells seashells by the seashore...’
I crammed as many distracting thoughts into my head as I could.
Thanks to that...
Slide.
By the time I finished putting on the gym wear, my manhood was only semi-erect, not standing rock hard.
She would probably just think the package visible through the fabric was quite large.
‘Though that’s also a bit strange.’
Anyway.
“Are you finished changing?” I asked, looking at Yeong-eun.
“Ah, no. Sorry. I’m not quite done yet.”
“Please hurry up.”
“It takes women a bit longer to change, you know.”
I kept my mouth moving constantly while Yeong-eun changed.
*
“We’ll take a photo before we start the workout.”
“Why a photo?”
“We need to take before-and-after comparison shots.”
“Will three sessions really make a difference?”
“It will. I’m confident.”
Though she grumbled, Yeong-eun naturally struck a pose once the phone was pointed at her.
“Great. Now, I’m going to take a photo every day after we finish the PT.”
“...How tedious.”
“You have to endure that much trouble to secure a talent like me.”
“Don’t you dare use these for promotion, claiming a superstar visited your gym.”
“Understood. Don’t worry.”
After saving the full-body shot of Yeong-eun to my gallery, I clapped my hands.
Clap, clap!
“Alright, let’s begin.”
*
Her consciousness was hazy.
That strange dissonance she had felt since first entering this house...
She felt it not only in her mind but in her body as well.
‘What is this?’
She was doing squats.
“Seven, eight, nine!”
Every time her body lowered and rose, Jae-ho counted the numbers beside her.
“Hngh, haah... Ugh!”
Her body was hot.
Was it because of the exercise?
No.
She had exercised countless times, but she had never felt this aroused, with her lower abdomen tingling like this.
What was this?
What was happening?
Her head felt dizzy again.
“Alright, last one!”
“Ha-ahhh!”
Her legs trembled violently.
It was natural for muscles to shake during exercise.
But why was she so exhausted?
Yeong-eun’s gaze drifted to the mirror in front of her.
Her legs were spread wide to the sides, like those of a crab.
In that position, she bent her thighs and lowered her body.
As her pelvis opened wide, the skin-tight gym wear vividly revealed the contours of her crotch.
It was a relief she was wearing panties; otherwise, her cameltoe would have been on full display.
Why am I doing squats in this posture?
This isn't a proper squat form.
“Alright, one more!”
“One moreee!!”
Yeong-eun bent and straightened her legs again.
How long had she been exercising?
Was this even exercise?
“You’re thinking too much. One more set!”
I have to exercise.
While her mind screamed that this wasn't right, the desire to exercise, which had occupied a part of her consciousness, kept Yeong-eun’s body moving.
As if Jae-ho’s words were law.
Every time he spoke, her body moved like a machine.
“Going into the last set!”
Her pants were wet before she knew it.
Yeong-eun was certain the liquid soaking her pants was sweat.
Her top was also drenched in sweat, after all.
Her entire body was soaked.
She felt out of it, likely because she had been exercising for quite a while.
She questioned why she was exercising in this posture and why she was continuing this workout, but...
‘That man wouldn't do anything foolish to me.’
With a strange certainty that Jae-ho wouldn't harm her, she continued the workout.
“Oneeee!”
[The member's Affection Level has increased.]