Chapter 695

〈Chapter 695〉 Part 2, Chapter 4, 22

When is a new member of a group most bewildered after joining?

Is it when they’re adapting to the group’s culture? Or when their common sense clashes with the situation and causes confusion?

“The correct answer: When an unreasonable situation leads to someone else getting hurt because of you.”

Nyui-neo-baech. In this world of strict hierarchy, one of the many toxic seniority cultures involves hazing newcomers. This so-called “neolli-galggum” (senior-on-junior harassment) was something Su Ri had to learn about if she wanted to survive in Hell Joseon.

And the guild internship was the perfect place to teach her all about these bad habits. Through our guild, Su Ri would gradually learn the ugly side of this country and master the art of “socializing” needed to survive here.

“Uwaaa?!”

This was part of that neolli-galggum training. I deliberately pressed Yuna’s head down and glared at Su Ri with my eyes.

“If you don’t follow my orders, Yuna will get hurt.”

“Eh? How dare you threaten us…! Yuna, snap out of it!”

“Yuinah is perfectly fine. And so are all of us teammates.”

Slap.

The moment I clapped my hands, women hiding throughout the hotel room began to appear one by one. Not only Yuna but everyone revealed outfits barely covering their bodies. While Yuna was the only one completely naked, the sight of exposed flesh everywhere caused Su Ri’s hair to start turning red.

“I, I…”

“I’m just a normal person. Haven’t you hero-wannabes learned what happens when you use your special abilities on innocent people? If not, let me tell you. Yuna, what happens?”

“Hmph. You’d end up in a special ability user prison. A real sentence awaits.”

Yuna wiped her lips and slowly stood up. One by one, my teammates approached me, pressing their bodies against mine.

“Fire Maiden, here I am the law and the rules. So please, don’t disrupt the mood or disobey me.”

“You expect me to just sit there and watch this?”

“Exactly. For the next week until the internship ends, you’ll be seeing this every day. Just get used to it.”

There was no reason to hide our magical energy replenishment from Su Ri. On the contrary, openly doing it in front of her was better for me and the other team members.

Lowering resistance to using magic power in front of others was the fastest way to break Su Ri, the wild horse, and help her adapt to organizational life.

“Raon, how should I pin you down if I want to?”

“Take off my underwear immediately.”

“I want to fight outside. What should we do?”

“Find a secluded spot where no one can see, then proceed as usual. The location is obvious.”

With Raon and Nuri’s support, Su Ri collapsed onto a chair. Everyone, not just Yuna and me, acted so sexually open it must have felt like her entire worldview was collapsing.

“So, Su Ri, if you don’t want sex, you can just stay quiet and leave. But if you interfere with our guild operations, expose us to others, or cause trouble…”

Creak. I rubbed Yuna’s face against my crotch again.

“I’ll silence you by gagging you with Yuna’s mouth.”

Speechless, Su Ri quietly packed her bags and retreated to her room.

* * *

“Isn’t that going too far?”

“It feels like we overdid it a bit.”

After Su Ri left my room, my team members, who had been trying their best to seduce me under my orders, started worrying about her. They seemed uneasy with the oppressive tactics I used, which were different from why I recruited them.

– Showing Yuna being violated right away seems inappropriate.


– Isn’t this just like what other guild bastards do?


– Neolli-galggum has driven Su Ri away.

Maybe we made a wrong choice in our heroine conquest strategy. Everyone looked at me with concerned eyes.

“Don’t worry. Everything’s fine. Have I ever made a wrong decision?”

But I have a guidebook. A mostly foolproof guidebook for most situations, and a cheat key I can use if things go awry.

“Winter, what does the public think of Fire Maiden?”

“Hmm…strong-willed and fiery woman?”

Winter’s evaluation of Fire Maiden was spot on. Su Ri is the stereotypical tough foreign sister—strong-willed, assertive, and prone to arrogance. Her pride often leads to harsh behavior and swearing, smoothed over by her A-Rank talent.

“Su Ri currently thinks she’s number one. Because in Hero Academy, she believed no one could surpass her, so she considers herself the best. She sees Yuna as the only intellectual rival.”

“So you’re saying she’s the embodiment of arrogance?”

“Exactly. A common delusion among top students.”

A frog at the bottom of a well can’t see the vastness of the world. Su Ri, queen bee of the small New Seoul Academy, only had Yuna as a close friend—not because of admiration but due to sheer bad luck.

While she’s considered a top pick for all guilds, without proper guidance from a commander, she’s destined to remain stuck at A-Rank forever. People like her usually get a rude awakening in new environments and come to understand their place in society.

“What we’re doing now is helping Su Ri properly debut into society. Helping her step out of the little cage of academy life to embrace the wider world. Puh-hehe.”

“Sounds grand, but isn’t it really about failing grades if she doesn’t comply?”

“Heh. F is scary, but D- is worse. And C+ is actually the best grade for someone like Su Ri.”

How could an A-Rank prospect get a C? Curious observers might wonder why. They’d find out her low score during the internship was due to “failure to follow instructions.”

“How does society view someone who disobeys legitimate orders from their superiors?”

Even if you desperately want to recruit someone, arrogant prospects who think they’re above everyone need a wake-up call. Su Ri needs to recalibrate her worldview. I’m simply using magical energy replenishment as the method.

“I guess it’s good that we don’t have to worry about Su Ri noticing our replenishments, but it’s still uncomfortable.”

“What if she exposes everything? We’re screwed if that happens, right?”

“Yeah. Even though she’s Yuna’s friend, we don’t know how she’ll react to strangers.”

To bridge the gap between those who know Su Ri well and those who’ve only heard rumors, I needed to explain her tendencies thoroughly.

“So, we’re going to haze Yuna. Su Ri prioritizes Yuna above everything else. I mentioned before, didn’t I? If Yuna had brought her in February, we’d already be replenishing.”

Su Ri’s mistakes become Yuna’s. If Su Ri truly cares for Yuna, she won’t be able to ignore my orders.

“But boss, why only haze Yuna?”

“Hm?”

“…If we’re talking order, Yuna’s the most senior, and Su Ri’s the junior, right? So if we tell everyone to gather under Su Ri, it includes everyone, doesn’t it?”

“Su Ri would feel equally disturbed seeing strangers suffer due to her mistakes as she would seeing Yuna suffer.”

“Boss, we can take the hazing too.”

Their subtle glances left my mouth dry.

“Lay down, all of you.”

While Yuna convinces Su Ri, I made everyone lay down and proceeded with the hazing.

* * *

“Let’s report this to the police, Yuna.”

“…What’s the point?”

“Report it anyway, please!”

Su Ri stomped her feet, trying to persuade Yuna. Baek Cheonghwa’s bullying of Su Ri and Yuna was clearly reportable, but without Yuna’s cooperation, reporting it would only backfire with no positive outcome.

“You’re blinded and can’t see anything! Everyone else is the same! Is this even a sane situation?”

“You’re so deep into it that you’re blind? Oh, how lovely.”

“Don’t change the subject! This isn’t about that, you idiot! If you keep falling for her, what happens when you get corrupted?! You’re being sexually exploited! Get it?!”

Su Ri’s choice of words made Yuna’s eyebrows twitch. Su Ri’s frantic search for legal precedents and statutes made her look like a real lawyer.

“Su Ri.”

“What? Finally decided to report? Of course, such a sexual predator—”

“Do you remember what you told me about commanders?”

“……”

Su Ri fell silent. Yuna gently sat Su Ri on the opposite sofa, sat beside her, held her hand, and softly consoled her.

“You said having sex once for power-ups was worth it, right? Remember that comment?”

“T-that was just a random remark…”

“It wasn’t. I’ve known you for a year; surely I know what you really think. It’s not that you dislike the boss, but you’re irritated by this whole situation, right?”

“………”

Su Ri remained silent. Yuna looked Su Ri in the eye and patted her back.

“Just tell me. What’s bothering you? Did I lie? I’m sorry if I did. But there was no choice. To hide the boss’s identity—”

“…Nightmares.”

“Huh?”

“…On full moon nights, I dream every night. Dreams of being assaulted by men. Sometimes the same ones repeat, other times completely different ones appear. There are times when it’s just one man.”

Su Ri’s sudden confession left Yuna speechless.

“You never told me that, did you?”

“How could I talk about that? There are things you can share with even close friends and things you can’t. Like how you kept the boss’s identity secret.”

“Ugh….”

Faced with Su Ri’s point, Yuna couldn’t argue back. As Su Ri’s voice began to tremble, she clenched her fists tightly yet continued speaking.

“…And the final recurring nightmare is always the same. Being taken by a blonde man.”

“Ahh.”

“I’m…in the dream, I’m always a virgin to him…!”

“……..”

Yuna gently pulled Su Ri into a hug.

“I…fuck…I get irregular periods twice a month on off-schedule days…”

Only then did Yuna truly understand that Su Ri genuinely disliked him.

* * *

Later.

After laying all the women on the bed, I answered Su Ri’s call alone with Yuna.

“So, have you changed your mind at all? Are you ready to absolutely obey my orders?”

“I have conditions.”

“Arrogant much? Still, I’ll hear you out. But if it’s ridiculous, I’ll make Yuna do something ridiculous.”

“…I don’t want to quit the academy.”

Su Ri straightened her back and proudly stated her ambition.

“No matter who you are, I’m not confident enough to gamble on an uncertain future. That’s why I need an academy diploma.”

“To succeed in New Seoul?”

“Yes. To avoid becoming a slave to a famous guild, I need that academy diploma… If I don’t get an A+ in this internship, it will definitely affect my chances of graduating first in my class.”

“Of course.”

Using grades and graduation as leverage. Threatening to give her a C if she refuses sex.

“So, here’s my condition. This is my pride as an A-Rank special ability user, something I cannot compromise on.”

“Go ahead.”

“…If Kim Penril and I aren’t involved, and you defeat an A-Rank monster, I’ll recognize you.”

Defeat an A-Rank monster!

# Condition: Jeong Su Ri and Seok Harang cannot participate.

# Reward upon completion: Official recruitment of Jeong Su Ri.

Su Ri’s condition was simple: use our abilities to defeat an A-Rank monster.

‘Using Kim Penril’s cheat key would clear this instantly, but she wouldn’t accept it.’

“Alright. I accept your challenge. If I win, your virginity is mine.”

“…No problem.”

Su Ri wagered her virginity on this life-changing gamble. If we failed to defeat the A-Rank monster, she’d undoubtedly expose my true identity to the world.

“Then let’s go. To hunt the A-Rank monster. Why else would we come all the way to Sinan?”

There’s an A-Rank monster in Sinan.

“Do you like shrimp?”

A giant shrimp buried in salt flats.