Chapter 172 - Chapter 170: Episode 170
"...Uh, um... that is... Yes, yeees...."
It was a call from Jung Su-yeon, obviously about tomorrow's date, the proposal, and telling me to steel myself...
Anyway, the Student Council President just kept blabbering on.
Honestly, I was too busy watching Kim Ji-na and Lee Ji-eun's expressions shift to even hear a word she was saying.
"Yes, yeees...."
That was all I could manage.
Thanks to Jung Su-yeon rambling on about every little detail,
Kim Ji-na and Lee Ji-eun finally started to put two and two together.
Kim Ji-na and Lee Ji-eun were staring daggers at me.
Maybe they were radiating some kind of killing intent, because I suddenly felt like I might piss myself.
It wasn't just in my head, either;
Azael said she had goosebumps all over and edged away from me, moving toward them.
After the agonizingly long call with Jung Su-yeon finally ended,
Kim Ji-na and Lee Ji-eun fixed me with a glare and spoke.
"Puppy~~? What is this~~? Just how many women are you flirting with~~? You~~?"
Kim Ji-na spoke softly, but I could feel the chilling blades of her psychokinesis against my skin.
"Wow, you slutty bastard, Kim Do-jin. Figures. Sigh....
If you actually liked someone, we would've swallowed our tears and, huh?
I was just going to stop touching you from now on. Haa, you slutty bastard.
Now that I look at it, you've been acting like a gigolo with all these women?
And one of them is the Student Council President? Hey, are you crazy?
You punk, don't you know that Ji-na is the leader of the Revolutionary Circle, and the Holy Sword Department and the Student Council are hostile?
You dog-slut bastard, and you're still flirting with the Student Council President? You crazy bastard."
"...Ah, no. Didn't I tell you...? Th-this is me trying to take down the Student Council. That's what it is..."
To survive, I left out the part about Ahn Min-seo,
and claimed I was using a honey trap to seduce Student Council President Jung Su-yeon.
Since it wasn't a complete lie, my words carried weight and credibility.
And above all....
"I haven't even kissed the Student Council President, let alone had sex with her...."
""...What?""
Kim Ji-na and Lee Ji-eun,
and even Azael, stared at me in utter shock.
Hey, hey, why is my reputation like this?
It seems they naturally assumed I was being thoroughly ravaged by the Student Council President.
I emphasized that I hadn't even kissed her yet,
and told them she was treating me like her fiancé of her own accord.
"Huuuh..., that.... Puppy, I'm so shocked right now...."
"What, that crazy bitch.... No, were we fighting against a bitch like that...?
But listen, Kim Do-jin, I believe everything you're saying, but... there's just one thing I don't understand.
There's a huge piece of the puzzle missing from this plan.
This isn't a plan you came up with, is it? Tell me the truth.
You think it makes sense that you came up with such an elaborate plan and are doing it alone?
Who is it? Who's helping you?"
Lee Ji-eun accepted the rest, but she demanded to know who had devised this plan.
"......, Why, why.... Why do you think I can't do it on my own....?"
I protested, but Lee Ji-eun snorted, looking at me like it was the most ridiculous thing she'd ever heard.
"Fuck, stop the bullshit. Who's helping you? And who planned this?"
After staying silent for a moment...,
I told her there was a collaborator inside the Student Council.
I also let her know that this person had a significant grudge against the Student Council President.
I drew a hard line with Lee Ji-eun, saying I couldn't say any more.
I was terrified I might accidentally mention that Ahn Min-seo had performed oral sex on Jung Su-yeon.
"There is.... Someone like that. In the Student Council. Someone who has a significant grudge against the Student Council President.... Don't ask any more. I'm in a tough spot too."
"Hmm, a collaborator inside the Student Council.... That woman must have set the whole board, huh...? You slutty bastard, then you're just a prop."
It seemed like Lee Ji-eun was trying to goad me into spilling more information.
I felt a surge of anger and wanted to say more, but I didn't take the bait and just held it in.
Seeing me hold back, Lee Ji-eun looked disappointed.
'Forcing Ahn Min-seo to perform oral sex is a huge wound and trauma.
If word gets out, she'll know it was because of me..., and then I'm dead. Seriously.'
According to legend, dragons have scales that shouldn't be touched, called the reverse scale.
People have similar things—reverse scales that shouldn't be touched—
and if you touch them, you can see that person really go crazy.
For example, let's say there's an ordinary head of a household, Mr. A, who hid his criminal record from those around him, repented, and lived peacefully for 30 years.
If someone in the village finds out about that 30-year-old criminal record and... blabs it to the whole village...?
And if his peaceful family and life are ruined because of it? He might just grab a knife and go kill them.
For Ahn Min-seo, the very fact that she was forced to perform oral sex was like that reverse scale.
She was clearly a victim, but... the label of having performed oral sex itself was a bad thing.
'In my original world..., it's like, "That guy is a man but he gave a blowjob and sucked a guy's cock and ate the semen, kek," and having rumors spread behind your back.'
If you forcibly expose that to someone who just wants to hide the fact of the damage or the wound itself,
and if I was the one who did that act, would Ahn Min-seo just leave me alone?
I'm skeptical.
Maybe instead of marriage, I'd become her sworn enemy.
This is like...,
hearing news that a school friend's mother passed away,
and going around telling everyone, "That guy doesn't have a mom,"
and when you get caught by the person involved, um...,
couldn't that trigger similar anger?
"Hmm~~ Puppy and the Student Council President..., well..., setting that aside...,
Puppy~~ then what about the girl you were with today~~?"
"...O, today? ...Ah, that is.... ...Ahn, Ahn Min-seo...."
"Puppy~~? I'm not asking for her name~~ Our puppy hasn't been getting the point since earlier~~?
I already know that the kid is a first-year, her name is Ahn Min-seo, and she's the top student who gave the pledge at the entrance ceremony?"
"...Th, that is...."
Can I tell Kim Ji-na and Lee Ji-eun that I went on a date with Ahn Min-seo?
Ah, wait. They probably already know everything since they followed me....
I should just tell the truth.
"Yeah~~? Why is our puppy~~ not saying anything~~?"
"...Th, that is.... I went on a date with Ahn Min-seo.... Because Ahn Min-seo asked me to...."
"....... Is that the end~~? Puppy~~?"
Kim Ji-na looked at me with a pouty expression and told me to keep talking.
If they had secretly watched the entire date between me and Ahn Min-seo,
I needed to consider what would be bothering her the most right now before I spoke.
"...And I gave her a ring and said let's get married after graduating from the Academy...."
"Huuuh~~"
As I confessed everything without holding back,
Kim Ji-na stared at me intensely, seemingly deep in thought.
"Hey. You slutty bastard Kim Do-jin. So what did you decide to do?"
While Kim Ji-na was lost in deep thought,
Lee Ji-eun asked.
I didn't like that Lee Ji-eun kept calling me a slutty bastard, so
I pouted and answered bluntly.
Of course, I was only moderately blunt, fearing I'd be dragged to the shower room and beaten if I was too rude.
"...I said I would, if Ahn Min-seo's feelings don't change by graduation. Why?
It's still way better than someone like you who locks me up in a villa basement and makes me a sex slave."
"...Ah, crazy. This slutty bastard.... Do you really like her? Fuck....
No, you said earlier you didn't really like anyone. But why are you getting married? You son of a bitch....
If you're going to act like a gigolo and seduce this woman and that woman, you have to take responsibility. You asshole."
Lee Ji-eun snapped at me, sounding slightly pissed off.
"What's it to you? And when did I seduce you? You're the one who raped me even though I said I hated it every day."
"You, you kissed me first and flirted with me..., this is all because of you.... Siiing...."
But why do Lee Ji-eun's eyes look a bit teary?
What's up with this girl? Why is she suddenly tearing up? Is this really Lee Ji-eun?
Even though it's Lee Ji-eun, seeing tears welling up in a pretty woman's eyes made my heart flutter for a moment....
Without realizing it, I made a self-deprecating remark about the marriage plan with Ahn Min-seo in an apologetic tone.
"...Ahn, Ahn Min-seo hits me too, just like you.... She says she'll punch me in the stomach if I don't listen...."
"......, Ahem. Sniff. Ahem..., what? Was it like that...? Ahem, ahem.... Ahem. A-heu. So that's how it is?"
As I spoke as if I had agreed to the marriage because I was beaten, Lee Ji-eun's tearfulness turned into smugness.
Since she's a Chaos-attribute woman, I can't gauge her personality or way of thinking.
"Did you cry? Lee Ji-eun? I told you I'm getting married to Ahn Min-seo later?"
"Bullshit.... My throat just got choked up all of a sudden.... That's it.... You son of a bitch.... Why would I cry? Ahem, ahem...."
I could see Lee Ji-eun trying hard not to show that she was tearing up by deliberately coughing repeatedly.
Wow, that girl. Did she like me that much? I never imagined Lee Ji-eun would be like this.
'...But what's the point if she likes me? Her taste is to torment and rape me.... It's even more disgusting, actually.
A woman who tries to torment me the more she likes me.... What is this, not even a demon....
If you like someone, you should treat them nicely, what's with tormenting them and enjoying the other person's suffering....
...Ah, it's a mental illness. It's a mental illness, after all. Haa, how did I get involved with a bitch like this....'
"Puppy~~ Then what did you decide to do~~?"
Kim Ji-na, who had been watching the conversation between Lee Ji-eun and me, asked me again.
I scratched my head and spoke a little honestly about my current situation.