Chapter 176 - Chapter 174: Episode 174 - Jung Soo-yeon Proposal
"Fiancé. This place is famous for its 15-course meal. It was good, right?"
"Y-yes... it was really delicious. Thank you, President. I liked it a lot."
I meant it, too.
It really was a great restaurant.
"Ohohoho. As expected, it was worth bringing you here. We should come back often."
If there was one thing Jung Su-yeon did right today, it was bringing me here.
I finished my meal feeling satisfied, but as we were leaving, I caught a glimpse of the bill.
'...1.5 million won per person? What the fuck...'
Jung Su-yeon pulled out the Black Card she'd gotten from her hunter mother and paid in full.
Watching her burn through three million won in a single day, she suddenly felt like a massive burden.
Still, the food was delicious.
After I finish that 'certain kind of business' with Jung Su-yeon today, I probably won't ever be able to come back here again.
I didn't have the money; a place like this was completely out of my league.
The only person with money I know is...
'...Lee Ji-eun, that chaebol kid? But I don't want to grovel to her just to eat here.'
Jung Su-yeon walked out of the restaurant and headed for her car.
I was worried about her driving drunk, but
she mentioned something about hunters being able to suppress or burn off alcohol with mana, so it was fine.
Since she said it was legal for hunters under the Hunter Special Act, I had nothing to say.
She looked at me curiously for a moment, as if it were strange that I didn't know such common knowledge.
Jung Su-yeon drove to a secluded spot with a nice night view—
the place where she was supposed to propose, according to our shared schedule.
Not wanting to vomit up that expensive meal,
I begged her to stick to the speed limit and stop weaving through traffic. I managed to arrive in one piece.
But my request didn't fully sink in;
she slowed down a little, but she was still weaving through traffic.
If anyone overtook her, she'd get pissed off and speed up.
Especially if it was a compact car or some 'commoner's' vehicle—she'd mutter, "How dare you," and get even more annoyed.
I tried my best to stop her from the passenger seat, but it was useless.
'Haa... there's no hope for this bitch...'
Fortunately, we were close, so I didn't end up vomiting.
"Fiancé. The night view here is nice, right?"
"Y-yes...."
The view was certainly nice.
It was on a low mountain, decorated with streetlights and a walking trail.
Since it was a popular dating spot, I could see couples everywhere, even at night.
Since it was about time for Jung Su-yeon to kneel and propose,
I looked for Ahn Min-seo, who was supposed to be hiding nearby.
As I scanned the area, I spotted a girl with red hair wearing a trench coat, a mask, and a large hat pulled low.
'There she is. Time to signal her.'
"Umm~"
I raised both hands high, as if stretching.
I waved my arms a few times to make sure Ahn Min-seo saw.
I could feel the red-haired girl in the trench coat stealthily approaching.
After walking for a bit, we arrived at a cozy octagonal pavilion—one of the best spots here.
It was brighter than the rest of the area, with several streetlights installed to keep people from tripping on the stairs.
I had a gut feeling.
That she was going to propose here.
Sure enough, Jung Su-yeon asked me to climb up to the pavilion.
It was small and cozy, so after a few steps, we were inside.
She knelt down.
"Gulp."
I swallowed loudly, nervous without even realizing it.
Jung Su-yeon seemed just as nervous; she was kneeling, but she couldn't stop fidgeting.
"Huu... huu... umm... this... umm... Fiancé. I'm so nervous... Why... why do I have a bad feeling about this? My hunches are usually pretty accurate... actually, it was like that when I first saw you, Fiancé. So I went to see a famous shaman for a reading, and she gave me a warning. To stay away from you, Fiancé. That's why I sometimes didn't contact you. The shaman said you, Fiancé, are such a bewitching flower... but you have thorns... deadly poisonous thorns at that. She said I could hold you, but because of those thorns... I feel like I'll fall into a trap and die. That you're such a beautiful and dangerous flower, so she told me to be careful because there's a trap..."
'...Wow, that shaman is fucking good. Where is that place...?'
My curiosity almost made me blurt that out.
Jung Su-yeon was kneeling, but she was hesitating, unable to propose.
Just as Ahn Min-seo predicted, she was such a pathetic loser that when the moment came, she choked.
Ahn Min-seo had told me to urge her on for this exact reason.
"President, my legs hurt... Or... are you sick of me...?"
"...N-no. ...I'll, I'll do it. ...D-do it... I'm going to do it...."
After hesitating, worrying, and wasting time, Jung Su-yeon finally took a deep breath after my constant prodding and handed me a ring.
It was a silver band with a large, light purple gemstone embedded in it.
Because the gem was so big, I thought it was a cheap amethyst, but after hearing Jung Su-yeon, I realized that wasn't the case.
"I heard it's made from platinum infused with mana and a Purple Perfect Mana Diamond, which is a rare mana gemstone. It's also enchanted with various protection spells... I got an earful from Mom and Dad for buying this. They said I spent enough money on a ring to buy several large buildings in Gangnam..."
'...Wow, wait a minute. Do I really have to ruin this proposal...?'
As they say, seeing is wanting; seeing a ring that looked f-fucking expensive made my head spin.
Fuck, Min-seo. Shouldn't we think about this seriously?
I really wanted this ring.
I accepted the ring for now.
Not because it was part of the plan,
but because the ring was so pretty and I wanted it so much.
'...Fuck. I want this ring. If I take it and run... I'll die, right? Jung Su-yeon's mom and dad, who are successful hunters, will probably come looking for me. No, at this rate, even her distant cousins will come to hunt me down...'
"Gulp."
I swallowed again.
As Jung Su-yeon handed me the ring and I took it,
Ahn Min-seo, who had been hiding, began to approach.
She was even filming it with a camcorder.
"?"
Jung Su-yeon first looked to see what kind of psycho was approaching while couples were proposing,
but seeing the camera, she tilted her head. Then, as if realizing something, she let out an "Ah!".
"Ufufu... my small and cheeky Fiancé. I didn't think of this. You hired a cameraman to record our special moment? No wonder you were paying so much attention to your surroundings when we got here... That woman over there had suspicious movements, too..."
It seemed the Student Council President had already been suspicious of my behavior and Ahn Min-seo's movements.
However, it hadn't crossed the line, and since she didn't know what kind of conspiracy we were plotting, she'd let it slide.
However, when Ahn Min-seo took off her hat and mask, revealing her identity, and gave a bitter smile,
Jung Su-yeon finally realized something was wrong.
"...Ahn Min-seo?"
"Hey. Kim Do-jin. That's enough. It was filmed perfectly. Hehe. President. Now it's time for your daydream to end. Very miserably."
"...W-what? ...My cherished junior, Ahn Min-seo. What are you talking about? What on earth?"
"Cherished? You cherish me? Don't give me that bullshit. After what you did to me... after that fucking cunt-like thing you did... I haven't slept comfortably for a single night."
'...Min-seo. You slept well every time after you fucked me. You slept like an angel by my side, breathing softly...'
I thought to myself that it was a lie that she hadn't slept comfortably,
but I couldn't say that in this atmosphere, so I decided to keep my mouth shut.
"...T-that thing? What...?"
When Jung Su-yeon made a face that genuinely asked what crime she had committed,
Ahn Min-seo was dumbfounded and got even angrier.
Indeed... they say perpetrators easily forget what they've done....
"Haa... this is ridiculous. You put your dirty thing in my mouth... and you forgot? To the point where you don't even remember? You fucking bitch... Because of that, every single day was hell for me... You fucking asshole..."
Ahn Min-seo's face was stained with rage.
Naturally, pure white, ultra-high-temperature flames rose up beside her.
Ahn Min-seo had never forgotten it for a moment because she was forced to perform cunnilingus on Jung Su-yeon,
and the fact that Jung Su-yeon—the perpetrator—had completely forgotten about it seemed to make Ahn Min-seo's anger explode.
'But didn't she forget about it for a moment while playing around and having sex with me? Hmm... I should probably just keep my mouth shut instead of pointing that out right now...'