Chapter 199 - Chae-ryeong Noona
"So you're really going to meet Yoon Seol?"
"Yes. Not right this second, though."
Minseo looked at Hayoung, his eyes filled with resolve.
The mere fact that she had tried to kill Hayoung—the woman he loved—was enough to make revenge worthwhile.
On top of that, there was the sin of how she had humiliated and violated me.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
'Just you wait. I'm coming for you—the man you thought was dead.'
Minseo was no longer the weak, fragile man he used to be.
Surrounded by the love of the women around him and tempered by numerous hardships, he had solidified his resolve. He was stronger now, both mentally and emotionally.
To put it simply, he had grown up. His mind had toughened.
After all, he'd been kidnapped by crazy bitches twice now.
Though to the Executives, he was still as cute and precious as ever.
"Minseo, if it's too much for you, we can handle it instead..."
"No. I'll do it. I'm a person too. I should at least be able to get even for what was done to me."
Minseo spoke with a firm, unwavering tone, and—
Squeeze—
"Ha. Minseo, how do you keep getting cooler? Seriously."
Staring intently at his mature, handsome face, Chaeryeong hugged him tight, burying herself against his chest. Thump—
"Right. Good call. That's exactly why we kept Yoon Seol alive."
Seoyoung also smiled contentedly and patted his shoulder.
In truth, they had agonized over whether or not to even bring this up to him.
They worried he might spiral into a panic, becoming intimidated and shrinking back, or that he might lose control and charge in blindly with eyes blazing with rage.
Minseo had essentially endured sexual torture at Yoon Seol's hands. Even if it was for a short time, the mental trauma had to be significant.
Even though he was rescued after only two days... still, only the person who went through it could truly measure the depth of that shock.
Despite that, they chose to capture Yoon Seol instead of killing her.
If both Seoyoung and Minseo had been caught, there would have been no way out. But thanks to Minseo's sacrifice, they avoided both being taken...
And the rescue operation had proceeded much more smoothly.
Furthermore, because Minseo had caught Yoon Seol's fancy, the probability of his survival had been high.
To put it another way... if Seoyoung had been the one caught... in the absolute worst-case scenario, she might not even be in this world right now.
Therefore, Minseo was the greatest contributor to this victory for both the Police and the Organization.
Knowing that, the Executives hadn't disposed of Yoon Seol immediately.
Because only Minseo had the right to do it.
"Anyway, let's move past that. Minseo, you should start speaking informally to us now."
Yujin, who had been leaning against the wall with her hands in her pockets, spoke up.
"Informally...?"
"Yeah. You're an Executive now, just like us. We should drop the honorifics. Let's get along, Minseo."
Yujin chuckled as if wondering why he looked so surprised and held out her hand. Smirk—
Drop the honorifics...?
Minseo, who had never used banmal with the Executives, was a bit flustered by the sudden suggestion.
Even before he was caught as a Police spy, he had always treated them with strict formal respect.
Back then, they weren't exactly on friendly terms.
Well, even if he had gotten a bit close with Seoyoung.
Speaking informally. It felt strange.
But it wasn't like he couldn't do it.
I'm not a Slave anymore.
"Well... I guess so. I look forward to working with you, Yujin noona."
Minseo took Yujin's hand, his cheeks flushing slightly at the awkwardness of the word 'noona'...
Minseo, looking away in embarrassment, didn't notice it.
He didn't see that Yujin's face, as she held his hand, was even redder than his.
'God. He's so damn cute, I'm melting.'
Yujin felt her face heating up and let out a fake cough to cover it.
.....
The other Executives, who had been quietly watching the scene... also began to pick up the pace.
Their breathing grew heavy.
"Huu... huu... Minseo? You have to call me noona too, right?"
"Kang Minseo. What about me?"
Chaeryeong, the oldest at twenty-six, and Hayoung, the next at twenty-five, shoved their faces toward Minseo, demanding to be called noona. Yujin was also twenty-five, the same as Hayoung.
"Haha. Okay. Hayoung noona, Chaeryeong noona."
Seeing Minseo say 'noona' with a bright smile, they grinned foolishly, practically checking to make sure they weren't getting nosebleeds.
"Hey. What about us?"
"Yeah. We're the same age."
Seoyoung and Jiha, who were the same age as Minseo, pouted and playfully glared at him.
"Ayy~ You guys are the same age. Right? Seoyoung? Jiha?"
Hearing Minseo call their names affectionately without the 'noona' title, Seoyoung and Jiha also smiled broadly, looking satisfied.
And... the most unexpected person stepped forward.
Slide—
Suhyeon, her face as red as a tomato, linked her arm with Minseo's...
She leaned close to his face and whispered softly into his ear.
"Oppa."
"Gah."
Hearing the word 'oppa,' Minseo's body reacted with a tingle, making him flinch.
That's right. The youngest person here was... the woman who, until just a few months ago, was like a machine—stiff, expressionless, and devoid of emotion. Choi Suhyeon.
Though she had now changed 180 degrees and was showing all sorts of expressions.
"I'll... call you oppa, okay?"
Suhyeon, who used formal speech even with Hayoung and the other Executives... was speaking informally only to Minseo, her face flushed deep red.
Wow... is this really the same Choi Suhyeon who used to stare at me expressionlessly while Milking me until a few months ago...?
Seeing her face now, looking so incredibly shy while saying 'oppa,' Minseo felt an intense sense of dissonance—it felt like his brain was short-circuiting.
"Hey! Choi Suhyeon!! You wouldn't do it when I told you to speak informally... do you want to die?"
"I use formal speech with everyone to be fair. However, the person I love is an exception."
Suhyeon gave a light smile and looked at Hayoung and the Executives... Smirk—
While still linked arm-in-arm with Minseo, right in front of their eyes,
Mwah—
She planted a soft kiss on Minseo's cheek.
"You crazy bitch!!"
"Hey, you want to go?! Is that it?!"
"Have you lost your mind?"
Minseo's face was a mask of pure shock at the sudden kiss...
The Executives' eyes widened as they lunged forward.
Their battle over Minseo showed no signs of dying down; instead, it was burning even more intensely.
*
The chaotic day passed, and now that night had fallen... Minseo was looking at his phone.
"How long has it been since I've held a phone?"
Since he hadn't had a phone of his own since becoming a Slave... Minseo, who was a bit awkward with the touchscreen, was slowly getting used to it again.
There were only six numbers registered in his contacts.
'Hayoung Noona'
'Chaeryeong Noona'
'Yujin Noona'
'Seoyoung'
'Jiha'
'Suhyeon'
Just those six.
"Phew... it feels like a lifetime has happened in just one day..."
Minseo touched his forehead, his head throbbing as he thought about everything that had occurred today.
He was now officially an Executive in charge of a district of Baekhwa.
Many organization members would be under his command, and he had to find a Secretary and Bodyguard to support him—the role Jiha used to play.
Now that I'm on equal footing with the Executives, I've decided to speak informally, and I've even received a cell phone and a credit card.
They said they'd find me a house soon, too... I had to flatly refuse because they were trying to get me a massive mansion.
Living alone in a place that big would be... a bit... burdensome.
By the way... what do I do?
These six women. Do Hayoung, Yujin, Chaeryeong, Jiha, Seoyoung, and Suhyeon truly like me?
To be honest, Minseo was still in a daze.
That such beautiful women would actually like me.
At first, I thought it might be a prank, but it showed in their expressions.
Their sincerity. Their hearts.
Then what about me?
At the very least, I didn't dislike them.
The bad feelings had already vanished the moment I was rescued.
Then do I like them as women?
Yes. How could I not like these women who approach me so proactively and treat me so kindly?
Around the time they started treating me well, I began to feel an attraction toward them.
Despite that, this uneasy feeling is...
It's probably because it's not just one person.
There are six of them.
Is it okay for me to handle this...?
What if I end up hurting them?
Loving six people instead of one was a daunting task.
Minseo needed to think about this seriously.
Just as he was deep in thought—
—Ding!
A message notification rang on his phone.
"What is it?"
Minseo picked up the phone to check the message...
It was from Chaeryeong noona.
[Minseo, what are you doing?]
[I'm in my room.]
[Aha....]
Chaeryeong didn't send anything else after that, and...
"What? Does she have something to say?"
Then—the notification rang again.
It was an emoticon of a cute bear blushing shyly.
"What's this? It's cute."
Despite being the oldest among the Executives, Chaeryeong noona usually acted with lots of aegyo, almost like a child.
"She definitely... used to be more mature..."
Thinking about it, it felt like Chaeryeong noona had also undergone many changes.
In the early days, he remembered her as a mature but kind presence.
Lately, well... she was a kind and aegyo-filled presence.
—Ding!
Another notification...
[Then can I come over to your room to play?]
Well, if she wants to come over, there's no reason she can't.
Minseo sent a reply without thinking much of it.
[Yeah. You can come.]
Click.
As soon as Minseo pressed send...
Bam—!!
The bedroom door was flung open forcefully.
"Whoa—! You scared me!!"
Startled by the noise, Minseo blinked and turned toward the door...
"...Noona...?"
Standing there was Chaeryeong, wearing only lewd Lingerie that looked like her areolas might pop out at any second.
A khaki bra with silk accents. And khaki panties that left nothing to the imagination regarding her leg lines.
Wearing Lingerie that fully revealed every curve of her body, Chaeryeong entered the room with a seductive stride and locked the door behind her.
"Noona, why the door..."
"Minseo... shall we have a little 'conversation of the flesh' tonight?"
With her massive Breasts swaying, Chaeryeong wore a deep, hungry smile.
Ah. Fuck.
It was evening now.
It was time to get to work.
Minseo had forgotten the task he had to perform every night, and the reality of it was only now starting to sink in again.