163 – Chaos (3)
Kim Hyun-woo stared at Roliel, who had a serious expression on her face that made his brain stop for a moment.
“…What?”
“I would like you to, well, have s*x with me.”
No, it’s not that I don’t understand that, Kim Hyun-woo thought briefly, and he closed his eyes tightly as if thinking about where this conversation went wrong. Then he spoke.
“First of all, you don’t have to explain it to me like that. I know what you’re talking about.”
“I see.”
Kim Hyun-woo let out a light sigh at Roliel’s frank answer and spoke.
“…So, why are you suddenly making such a request?”
To Kim Hyun-woo’s question, she seemed to remain silent for a moment before she spoke.
“As you might have guessed, Master cherishes His Lordship.”
“…”
It was something that Kim Hyun-woo had naturally guessed.
After all, the way Lynn had acted so far were clearly actions that showed her feelings, no matter who saw it.
“However, Master is too timid. No matter how much affection she has, she is unable to express it properly.”
“That’s why you asked me a favor?”
“That’s right.”
“Regrettably, I can’t grant that favor.”
To Loriel’s nod, Kim Hyun-woo spoke decisively.
“…I might be a little rude to ask this, but may I ask you something?”
“What is it?”
“Why?”
Loriel asked with an impassive but slightly questioning expression.
“It might be funny for me to say this, but Master is objectively very outstanding in appearance, no matter who looks at her. She also has the qualities that are essential for women.”
Looking at Loriel, who asked him why he was rejecting such a Master when there seemed to be nothing wrong with her, Kim Hyun-woo remained silent for a moment.
“…”
Of course, Kim Hyun-woo wasn’t such a great person that he would refuse food being put into his mouth.
However, even so, the reason why he hadn’t responded to Lynn’s feelings even though he knew about them was because he thought that their precarious relationship would be broken.
‘…Since I’ve already slept with Merilda, it doesn’t matter.’
Of course, Merilda had told Kim Hyun-woo.
That she would never change her current relationship because of what happened today.
In fact, she hadn’t taken any action since, even though not much time had passed.
However, even so, Kim Hyun-woo intuitively knew that the moment he had a relationship with Merilda, their unchanging relationship that he had tried so hard to maintain would gradually change, whether he liked it or not.
In other words, considering all those circumstances, it wouldn’t be such a big problem to grant Loriel’s favor.
However, even so.
“Even so, my answer is the same.”
Kim Hyun-woo gave the same answer.
“Loriel, I understand your feelings for Master. I’m sure you must have been worried about many things from your point of view.”
“…”
“However, even so, don’t you think that forcibly creating a relationship like this from the outside, in this way, could hurt Lynn?”
“Is that so…”
“It’s not something that should be discussed by someone else, unless the person themselves says it.”
Looking at Loriel, who seemed to be thinking for a moment before nodding, Kim Hyun-woo spoke, and soon Loriel, who had been pondering something, nodded her head.
“I understand.”
“Ah, and the offer to ask for anything you want is still valid, so ask the other heroes too.”
To Kim Hyun-woo’s words, Loriel nodded as if she understood, then turned and left the office.
“Whew-”
Watching her, Kim Hyun-woo sighed.
“I really don’t know…”
Propping my chin on the chair in the office, I let out an involuntary mutter.
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Kiral, the red-eyed Heavenly King who had recently joined Rartania and was living in the territory, had been keenly aware of Merilda’s transformation lately.
“Kiral.”
“Why, boss?”
“I think this part is wrong.”
“Oh… You’re right. Sorry.”
“No, it’s okay. You can do better next time.”
She smiled softly and patted me on the shoulder before leaving with the words, “Work hard.” Kiral watched her as she toured the newly built residences of the beastkin in real-time, and his mind drifted back to the past.
He recalled her past, when she had responded indifferently to everything that happened in the Red Eyes and ruthlessly suppressed any sign of rebellion with force.
Kiral shook his head involuntarily as he tried to reconcile her past and present selves.
After all, the Merilda of the past and the Merilda of the present were worlds apart, so different that it was impossible to match them.
Of course, Kiral wasn’t the only one who had noticed the change.
“Boss, you’re glowing.”
Riyu, who had been touring the residences until just now, suddenly spoke up as she approached. Gram, who had also been touring the residences with her, nodded in agreement.
“She’s become a full-fledged female. Tsk, tsk.”
“Should I tell the boss?”
“Is it bad to be a female?”
Riyu, who was always changing her stance, looked at Merilda walking in the distance as she spoke.
“Definitely, it seems the boss has become prettier after mating.”
“…Do you become prettier after mating?”
“Originally, females become beautiful when they are loved by someone. Can’t you see it? Her eyes are sparkling.”
At Riyu’s words, Kiral and Gram looked over and saw Merilda’s eyes sparkling strangely, unlike before.
“…Indeed.”
“If you look closely, her skin seems to have improved and her hair looks shinier too.”
“Really?”
Gram and Kiral were talking about Merilda without realizing it, and Riyu interrupted them.
She smiled as she watched Merilda’s tail swaying behind her, as if she were in a very good mood right now.
“Hey~ But honestly, I never thought the boss would be the first to eat the Lord.”
“That was unexpected for me too.”
“…Wait, didn’t Riyu make the plan for the first night?”
When Kiral said this, Riyu shook her head and said,
“I didn’t?”
“…Then the boss did it alone?”
“Well… rather than that, she came to me asking about things, so I sincerely advised her to give it a try.”
“Really…”
Kiral muttered involuntarily, his voice trailing off slightly.
About that time.
Merilda, who had been walking, glanced back at the Lord’s Castle.
In the office of the Lord’s Castle, Kim Hyun-woo could be clearly seen sitting at his desk, talking while holding a magic orb.
“♥”
Meryl stood there for a while, thinking with eyes full of affection but also a blush of great embarrassment.
‘He said he’d wait, so should I not go find him?’
‘But I want to go…’
‘Should I just go quietly today, see his face, and then leave?’
‘…Actually, I want to sleep with him.’
Meryl thought many thoughts as she looked at Kim Hyun-woo’s face.
Meryl was also very grateful and thankful to her courageous self from yesterday.
Of course, she still had a little bit of pain down there because of the backlash from yesterday. However, if she hadn’t been courageous yesterday, she would never have known that the world could be this bright.
‘If I go see him today… will he accept me?’
Swish- swish-♪
Her tail wagged in anticipation.
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While Meryl was looking at Kim Hyun-woo and thinking such thoughts,
He was talking to Shasha through the magic orb.
[I can’t thank you enough for this. I’m truly grateful.]
“No, I was simply doing a job that I was paid to do.”
Shasha spoke with a smile at Kim Hyun-woo’s words.
[Don’t worry about the payment. I’ve already sent the items to you, so they should arrive soon.
“You could have taken your time… Thank you. By the way, are you okay? I heard that you suffered a lot of damage because of the coup.”
Shasha gave a bitter laugh at Kim Hyun-woo’s words.
[To be honest, I suffered a bit more damage than I thought. As you know, the one who led the coup was someone I had spent a lot of time nurturing in preparation for when the Five Swords of Kallan would leave. Thanks to that, I suffered a bit more damage.]
“…I’m sorry.”
[No, it was my mistake. I needed my eyes in that position, but I used them incorrectly, so it’s not anyone’s fault but my own.]
Shasha smiled again and spoke.
[Anyway, I will pay the compensation you mentioned regularly for the next six months, so don’t worry.]
“Thank you.”
By the time Kim Hyun-woo had finished talking and received the promised compensation,
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To be exact, the lodgings where the heroes of Lartania were staying.
“Is, is that true?”
“Yes, Master. I asked her.”
Loriel was
“She said that if I go and ask her in person, she’ll do it.”
“…!”
She was telling Rin, whose face was flushed, such a story.