135 – Slave Bread (Interlude)
Dark night.
A cool night breeze knocked on the window.
The sound of the blowing wind lingered in my ears.
Outside the window was painted black darkness.
As I suddenly cast my gaze toward the window, I saw the stars embroidering the night sky.
Under the twinkling starlight, Ganghwa-ryun quietly looked up into the sky.
Ganghwa-ryun turned off all the lights in her room and lay on the bed with blank eyes, immersed in her thoughts.
It was a very tiring day.
Exhausted as if he had worked hard all day.
Since I was lying on the bed like this, I fell asleep.
“… ….”
I gently closed my dull eyelids.
My body did not move like water-soaked cotton.
The thick hand of the horse passed through Ganghwaryun.
She slowly started going to her dreamland…… Ah.
“…… It’s annoying.”
Suddenly.
She remembered what had just happened.
Fragments of humiliating memories filling her head poked at Ganghwa-ryun.
She didn’t really want to think about it, but the many past experiences that were hardwired into her brain only bothered her.
I woke up from sleep.
The events with Han Seo-joon were played over and over again.
The more I tried to forget her, the more vividly I remembered her.
Her shyness and embarrassment made her feel hot and she could not sleep.
“Annoying…… I’m really annoyed…….”
Ganghwa-ryun threw her baby pillow.
Her pillow whizzed across her air and hit the far wall.
Since it was a pure white feather pillow, it fell lightly and rolled across the ground without much noise. Ganghwa-ryun watched her slowly, then kicked off the blanket to see if her stomach was still full.
“It’s embarrassing…… She said she could win confidently like that…….”
Ganghwa-ryun, clutching the blanket tightly, mumbled to herself and tried to overcome her shame, but she was just in agony as the words she had said earlier kept coming back to her.
Are you making fun of me?
Is this the result of your rant?
When I tried to imagine what Seo-Jun Han must have thought in her heart, she couldn’t stand the shame all the more. Had she known this, she wouldn’t have been babbling nonsense.
‘In the first place, what kind of ability is that bastard Han Seo-joon?’
As soon as it came into contact with Han Seo-jun’s body, all his strength went away. As if he had been running for a long time, his stamina was exhausted. Also, his body strengthening abilities were not properly used.
‘If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have even approached you.’
Of course, I was on my own.
I didn’t know what kind of ability Han Seo-jun was hiding, so I deliberately provoked Seo-jun Han and insisted on a long-range attack from a distance.
And we carefully looked at Han Seo-joon’s ability.
If Seojun Han isn’t a mindless idiot, he must have a way to take down Ganghwaryun.
Hwa-Ryun Gang never let her guard down.
‘Well, I was so mad in the middle that I fell for Han Seo-joon’s provocation.’
It really didn’t look the same as they were talking all the time.
I thought that Seo-Jun Han might have set a trap, but he couldn’t stand talking like an idiot.
Of course, I did not approach Han Seo-joon without thinking.
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It was because I thought that even if Han Seo-joon dug a trap, it would be enough to inflict a blow to the extent that he could not react.
‘Ah…… sh*t. What kind of ability is that bastard?’
I never dreamed that it would be possible to incapacitate it in an instant just by touching it.
And if it was Ganghwa-ryeon’s resistance, it would certainly not have worked, but for some reason, I couldn’t move against Han Seo-joon’s ability.
Why did you work as a porter when you have that level of ability?
‘Why did you hide your abilities until now? For what the hell?’
I don’t know.
It is full of doubts.
‘It’s a complete foul. How did you break through my resistance? Hah annoying A subject with a lot of other abilities.’
Physiokinetic abilities, freezing abilities, body strengthening abilities, and even unknown abilities.
If you look at the number of abilities you have discovered so far, there are already four.
Those with multiple abilities have the disadvantage that their abilities are weak, but Seo-Jun Han was not. All abilities used by Han Seo-jun had the power of at least B rank.
Among them, an unknown ability even completely incapacitated Ganghwaryun.
I don’t know if it’s paralysis or brainwashing. It felt like all the power was being sucked out of my body. Could it be that it’s an ability that steals the opponent’s power?
‘Huh? Wait for a sec. A little persuasive?’
Once I thought about it, it was quite believable.
Aren’t all the abilities Han Seo-joon used belonged to Lee Ji-hyun, Choi Seo-yoon, and Ganghwa-ryeon? If it’s a class that steals or absorbs other people’s abilities, I can understand why Seo-Jun Han had so many powerful abilities.
…… Is it really the ability to steal someone else’s ability and use it?
Of course, if you think about it now, you can’t know the exact facts.
It’s all about making a hypothesis based on a little bit of context.
However, Ganghwa-ryun realized it instinctively.
What kind of abilities does Han Seo-joon have?
Women’s intuition?
I was suddenly convinced.
‘If you really have the ability to steal someone else’s power and use it as you please, it is an unprecedented ability in Korea… ….’
Kang Hwa-ryeon let out a deep sigh.
She really was a force close to foul play, but if she hadn’t just approached her, she wouldn’t have gotten so easily.
No, even if he approached, the result would have been very different if he had attacked Seo-Jun Han with the intention of killing him rather than subduing him.
I was confident that I would win if we fought again.
But nothing will change if I grumble now.
It’s just a loser’s stupid complaint.
For some reason Kang Hwa-ryun felt bad. She kicked off the blanket again. The futon floated up once and then sank. Also, the anger was not resolved.
‘Whoa. Let’s calm down. There are more pressing issues than that right now.’
Ganghwa-ryun picked up her pillow and hugged her tightly.
She looked up at her ceiling as she lay on the bed.
Even if Seojun Han could absorb and use the abilities of others, now there was a more important issue than going through them one by one.
‘What is this really…… Ha… ….’
Ganghwa-ryun gently rubbed her belly.
I was very concerned about that pattern on my lower belly. She
She lifted her nightgown off her pants with three peeks and looked at her belly.
A strange pattern was engraved just below her navel.
‘How do I do this?’
It’s embarrassing.
You can’t even go to the swimming pool.
You can’t share a shower room with others.
‘It’s not a slave stamp… ….’
Every time I see this pattern, humiliating memories come flooding back.
Having been completely subdued by Han Seo-joon, he was half-played.
In addition, it was even stigmatized like this.
…… It was truly unspeakably humiliating.
‘Why am I like this?’
But I can’t complain about this pattern.
Not only did he agree with a confident face, but he really tried to treat Han Seo-joon like a dog if Ganghwa-ryun won.
As Kang Hwa-ryun said, I had to accept the outcome no matter what the outcome was.
‘Haa…… Really…….’
I feel stuffy in my chest.
It’s a situation where I can only sigh.
I can’t embarrass myself by telling others about this situation.
Isn’t it the result of fighting fair and square? I have no intention of rushing over and telling others about my defeat in a game. She never dreamed that Ganghwa-ryun would lose, but to say it with one mouthful was an insult to herself.
‘How will I meet that child in the future?’
I can’t forget Han Seo-joon’s face.
The image of Ganghwa-ryun grabbing Ganghwa-ryun’s hair, as if trying to win her winner’s right, quietly came to mind in Ganghwa-ryun’s mind.
Han Seo-joon’s intense eyes that he showed then.
It was really humiliating and insulting, but somehow I felt strange.
– Look at this. Pulling your hair, why do you like it? I’m the only one who would love a b*tch like you this much. Yes?
It was a riot.
I remembered what Seojun Han had said.
Han Seo-jun, who bullied Ganghwa-ryun with insulting words.
He intimidated Ganghwa-ryun and made fun of him without hesitation, as if he were his master. It was almost the first time he had been treated like that. It was natural. Who would dare to treat Ganghwa-ryun, the eldest daughter of the Heuksanhoe and an S-rank talent?
…… Come to think of it, I have been treated similarly in the past.
Of course, the target is Han Seo-jun.
Han Seo-joon was the only person who treated Ganghwa-ryun so carelessly.
She opened her eyes wide with her teeth clenched. She didn’t do that when she was in school. Han Seo-Jun: Isn’t that guy sadistic?
“… ….”
The rough hand that gripped Kang Hwa-ryun’s hair.
Two intense eyes that were blazing with fire.
A dry but cold look.
Outspoken words and actions.
…… The actions and words Han Seo-joon had done so far were intertwined, and he wandered through Ganghwa-ryeon’s head at random.
It was a humiliating, humiliating, and insulting memory that couldn’t be put into words.
The action that Han Seo-joon did while giving him a choker in the past was also in a state of being stuck in his mind.
At that time, Han Seo-joon was as powerful as before.
What should I say?
Are you manly?
No. Wrong.
It’s not like that, it’s a little different…….
“…… Ah.”
Ganghwa-ryun was caressing her neck inadvertently.
As a habit, I touched the part where the choker should be.
The choker was already unworn and placed on top of a drawer.
When something choker wasn’t hanging around her neck, she felt empty.
– I thought he liked the gift I gave him, so I accidentally touched it.
At the time she pulled the choker of Ganghwa-ryun.
I had the illusion that the feeling of pulling the choker with a rough and rough hand still lingers.
As I pulled on the choker with her nonchalant face, her breath was slightly choked and at the same time her throat tightened.
– It looks good.
Han Seo-joon’s compliments, not compliments, lingered in my ears.
Does a choker look good on you?
Or not.
– Hey, Ganghwa-ryun, you became my dog anyway. Yes?”
– You’re right, b*tch.
“…… Aren’t you a real asshole?”
As the nonsense that Seo-jun Han had spoken echoed in his ears, Kang-hwa-ryun hurriedly spat out her swear words and threw down the choker he had placed on top of the drawer with a less nervous expression.
“A dog? Psychopath kid. Is that the sound that comes out of a person’s mouth, really?”
Hwa-ryun Kang mumbled.
But, as Seo-jun said, she suddenly imagined herself as her dog.
The face of Han Seo-joon looking down while dragging Ganghwa-ryun’s neck with a cold expression, and the face of Ganghwa-ryun looking up with a half humiliated face…… Poetry, f*ck! What are you thinking!
“…… Mad b*tch, mad b*tch, mad b*tch.”
I jumped up from the bed and raised my upper body.
Why did you just think that way?
I was so ashamed and pathetic that I couldn’t speak.
Ganghwa-ryun banged her forehead on the wall to escape her strange thoughts.
“…… Why am I like this? Is it because you are so shocked?”
It can be.
That’s because Ganghwaryun’s defeat was shocking.
It is clear that Kang Hwa-ryun is having such strange thoughts because of the previous defeat. Ganghwa-ryun is by no means strange. Yes, nope Ganghwa-ryun nodded her head with all his might.
– Stop pretending you don’t like it.
No, wait a minute.
-What do you keep calling her expensive while making her face red like that?
Wait a minute.
– You’re a f*cking b*tch.
“f*ck! It must be you, not me, you bastard!”
Hwa-ryun Kang had a seizure again.
No matter how much she tried to hold back, she couldn’t stand it.
She really couldn’t forget the bullsh*t the bastard was talking about.
If she was even a little bit off guard, the bastard’s voice would buzz in her ears.
“Ah really Seojun Han… ….”
“Hwaryeon-ah~? What’s going on?”
“Uh, sister?”
Knock knocking sound was heard from outside the room.
She was Isol who said she was staying here and returning today.
I came here because Ganghwa-ryun’s room had been buzzing with excitement since earlier.
“You know. If you’re awake, can I come in for a while?”
“Huh? Ah yes. Come in, sister.”
Ganghwa-ryun was a bit taken aback, but she soon recovered her mind and slowly gave her permission.
Then, Lee Sol jumped inside with the door open.
It was Lee Sol in a slightly thin nightgown.
She glanced around the room.
A disheveled bed and a separated choker…… And a slightly torn down wall…….
“Sister. Sorry. Was it a bit noisy? I couldn’t sleep, so I did some exercise.”
“Exercise? Oh yeah?”
Isol just nodded her head quietly without saying anything.
“I see, exercise.”
“Yes. Be quiet, sister. Sorry.”
After looking at Ganghwa-ryun for a few seconds, Lee Sol sighed and sat down on her bed.
She then patted the seat next to her and motioned for her to sit down.
Ganghwa-ryun blinked her eyes and sat down next to her.
“Hwaryeon-ah. Is it because you were worried about that earlier?”
“That thing? Ah… ….”
I remembered that humiliating time again.
“No, not like that.”
“Really? I was a bit shocked.”
Isol alone nodded her head and continued her words in her low voice.
“Since I looked outside, I don’t know how you and the young boy fought. But seeing you fall so helplessly was really shocking.”
“…… It stings where it hurts.”
Kang Hwaryeon laughed bitterly.
It wasn’t that she couldn’t afford to lose, but since she became the successor of the Heuksan Conference, she shouldn’t be defeated recklessly. Ganghwaryeon’s defeat was in line with the damage done to Heuksanhoe.
What if this is leaked?
No matter what method you use, it will be covered up.
If you can’t cover it up, you’ll retaliate.
Because the moment the side is sold on this floor, it’s a moment to be f*cked.
Perhaps the guy below me could use this as an excuse to give a sh*t.
“Bocchanim was also very different from usual. Should I be serious? Or should I say a little rough? Wasn’t it very sharp, not as stupid as when I was messing around with you?”
“Oh, that’s right. He had a bit of a psycho-like temperament. Why does his personality change so quickly?”
Now that I think about it, I feel like my personality is slightly different from when I was in school, when I was in a clique fight, and now.
“Oops. Are you charismatic? He just said to you, ‘You pervert!’ Cool.”
“Damn it, it’s a b*tch, really.”
Ganghwa-ryun touched her forehead with her miserable expression.
“Hwaryeon-ah. Do you not like the appearance of such a young boy?”
“Uh.”
Ganghwa-ryun nodded her head without hesitation. Isn’t it natural She had no reason to like Han Seo-joon, talking nonsense about being a dog or mine.
“The next time I see that bastard, I will really kill him. It seems to have a strange ability, but it seems like I can’t use it unless I contact it anyway. I need to hit him from a distance. I won’t control my strength this time.”
“Ah, hahahaha. So?”
Lee Sol smiled slightly troubled.
“Then what if something goes wrong, Bocchan?”
“Whether you follow it or not. What does it have to do with me?”
“Really? For something like that…… Hwaryeon.”
“Why?”
“You’ve been saying no for a while, but did you know that the corners of your mouth are slightly raised?”
She was slightly taken aback by Isol’s words.
The corners of her mouth are up?
Really?
“You look a little happy. You.”
“That can’t be. Just thinking about that bastard makes the heat boil inside? If I’m laughing, it’s because I’m excited to think about killing that bastard.”
Ganghwa-ryeon told her not to say something offensive, and she reacted harshly, but Lee-sol said nothing and just laughed.
“Really? Then Hwaryeon doesn’t like you, Bocchan? Aren’t you going to marry me?”
“Marriage? And sister I’m crazy? Will you marry him?”
I feel cold and have a stuffy nose.
A marriage with Han Seo-joon…….
I don’t even want to think about it.
“Then can this sister run for office?”
“?”
Suddenly, at Lee Sol’s words, her question mark floated above Ganghwa-ryun’s head. Candidacy? What the hell are you talking about? She couldn’t understand no. She didn’t want to understand.
“Bocchan is a decent man. Young, capable, pretty face…… If you think about your cold face and the way I did to you, I’ll have different likes and dislikes, but I don’t hate that look. No, rather good!”
What?
Is this an old maid?
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I was dumbfounded at the sight of Isol laughing so hesitantly.
“Anyway, Bocchan has a lot to do with Heuksanhoe, so I can’t leave him alone. If I’m not going to marry you, I’ll have to find someone else. Isn’t it okay with me? It’s a key executive, and it’s an executive-level personnel.”
“Sister.”
Lee Sol continued to speak strange nonsense, and Ganghwa-ryun murmured curtly while slightly frowning at her.
“Are you serious?”
“Huh? Why? Of course it’s sincere. This sister was also trying to find a good boyfriend for her because her side was getting cold.”
Lee Sol laughed softly and trembled.
“So, Hwaryeon. If you don’t like the young boy, just give it to me. I’ll try to twist it well. Oh, if it goes well, I’ll throw the bouquet to you when we get married. How are you okay?”
Hwaryeon Kang looked at Lee Sol with an absurd expression. She wanted to say something, but she couldn’t come up with the right words. But being silent is a bit like that.
Isol, who has been watching her, laughs softly.
“Just kidding, kidding. Look at him don’t stare so hard It’s scary.”
Lee Sol slapped Ganghwa-ryun’s shoulder with her mischievous face.
“Hey, Hwaryeon.”
“Why?”
“Why don’t you be honest sometimes?”
“What makes you honest?”
“Isn’t it time for you to approach first? If you’re like Bocchan, you’ll probably have a lot of nice girls around you, but if you act mean like that, you might miss the Bocchan.”
“… ….”
Han Seo-joon, that bastard.
I hear you’re dating Lee Ji-hyun, Choi Seo-yoon, and Ryu Ye-rin?
I’m not sure if that’s true or not, but it didn’t sound like a joke. Maybe it’s true and. Pup.
“That bastard is already a slut.”
“Huh? Huh? What?”
“Nothing.”
“Ehh?”
She spoke very quietly to herself without thinking, but whether it was a coincidence or pretending not to know, Isol blinked her eyes and tilted her head.
“Cutcha. Anyway, it’s getting late at night, so I’ll leave.”
“Uh, yes.”
“Hwaryeon-ah. If you don’t hate the young boy too, try approaching him a little more aggressively. It’s not common to find a man who can handle your personality.”
“What?”
What is my personality like?
“Ah, if you really don’t like the boy, you can just toss it to me. This older sister is the young master…… Kyaa~ What is it, Hwaryeon-ah? Why throw pillows?”
“If you’re done talking, leave.”
Ganghwa-ryun tossed her pillow with her sullen face, and Lee Sol evaded her fuss, then went outside with her boisterous smile on her face.
Then, before her door closed completely, she poked her head out.
And then he spit out farmland street.
“Well then, we should make an agreement on sister rice bowls…… Al, okay Hwaryeon, put down the dumbbells. Dumbbells hurt a little.”
“Oh, really! Stop it, sister!”
Lee Sol did not forget to joke around until the end.
Suddenly, Lee Sol disappeared with the wind, and Ganghwa-ryun sighed as she looked at her door where Lee Sol had left.
“Honestly, what’s the point of approaching…… To that trash with three legs…….”
Ganghwa-ryun collapsed onto her bed with her exhausted face.
When I think of Han Seo-jun, she just keeps getting complicated in her head.
– Marry me, Hwaryeon.
She was falling asleep little by little, but the face of a psychopath proposing to her while holding her hair roughly lingered in Ganghwa-ryun’s mind.