Chapter 1044: Side Story – What Happened in Dubai (1)

A few more days passed since the day I went all the way down to Busan and had sex with Han Min-ah, resulting in pregnancy.

Thanks to the people helping me in various ways… or more accurately, since I have many lovers, the Hope City Guild was slowly starting to take on the appearance of a proper guild.

The biggest change was probably the acquisition of additional dungeons.

Normally, it would be the hardest and most expensive task, but with my spatial pocket and the information network of the chaebol young ladies, this was actually the easiest task for me.

“It’s been a while, Sung Taekyung-ssi.”

“D-Do Yehee?!”

“You haven’t been coming home much lately, so I guess you were here? Aren’t you just lazing around too much because it’s your vacation, Sihee-ya?”

“W-Why are you here?! Are you trying to approach Sungchul-ssi again with impure intentions?!”

At Do Yehee’s appearance, Sihee showed her wariness, growling with a tense expression.

She also seemed surprised that Sihee was in my office, but pretending to be unfazed, she simply stated the reason for her visit.

“Don’t jump to weird conclusions, Sihee-ya. It’s a favor for the person you like.”

“…Sungchul-ssi?”

“Regarding the acquisition of dungeon gates, I’m receiving help from Do Yehee. Since she’s the CEO of Dokyung Construction, it seems easier for her to secure dungeon gates that appear around the world.”

“…Ah, speaking of which, you mentioned something similar to me last time. I’d forgotten about it for a moment.”

Well, biotech or new materials aren’t industries that operate externally like construction. Construction, which fundamentally involves securing land and building, is probably the most helpful field for securing dungeon gates.

“Anyway, you didn’t even work and just stayed at the Hope City Guild like this to take your vacation? Even if it’s a man you like, acting so spoiled makes me a little worried, Sihee-ya.”

“…It’s none of your business!”

“And why aren’t you keeping the promise we made last time about calling me ‘Unnie’? Not keeping promises just because you don’t like me is a more childish act, don’t you know that?”

“…I-I just forgot for a moment. ……Unnie.”

“Hmm, yes. That’s right. Next time, if you call me Yehee Unnie more kindly, that would be even better.”

“…….”

As if she had been caught in some kind of weakness, Sihee reluctantly uttered the word ‘Unnie’, and at her words, Do Yehee couldn’t hide her joy, smiling brightly.

I decided to ask about the contract between them later, but for now, I asked the reason for her visit to our guild.

“Seeing as you came all of a sudden, it must be about a dungeon gate. You didn’t need to visit so inconveniently; we could have just talked over KakaoTalk.”

“Well… I was nearby anyway. I had to stop by Hope City for the Dokyung apartment complex construction audit, so I had to stop by Hope City anyway. And besides, to check the gate, you have to move with me, right?”

“That’s true.”

Perhaps besides that, there might be other reasons, but.

“I heard a dungeon gate appeared in Dubai. Would you like to go check it out?”

“Dubai?”

“The gate’s scale is said to be similar to the one we saw in Indonesia last time. Actually, it’s not at our construction site, but I’m somewhat acquainted with the CEO there. In exchange for handing over a contract next time, we agreed to handle it. With your abilities, Sung Taekyung, you can easily get rid of something like that, right?”

“Th-There you go again, trying to use Sungchul-ssi! You… Unnie!”

“It’s not using, it’s a mutually helpful relationship, Sihee-ya. And if you really want to argue, haven’t I been used more by this man? Who do you think was in charge of reconstructing this old Chuncheon City Hall building, which looked like it would crumble?”

“…I know that you used that as an excuse to get into the Hope City apartment complex construction, too. So don’t talk as if you were used.”

I don’t know the details, but there was a strange vibe flowing between the two.

Sihee barking at Do Yehee like that wasn’t surprising anymore, but it felt like Do Yehee, dealing with her, was subtly trying to emphasize her relationship with me.

It doesn’t seem like her affection for Sihee has decreased or anything. After all, human emotions aren’t always clearly divided into like and dislike.

“Anyway, they asked us to resolve it as soon as possible. So, if possible, can we depart for Dubai right now?”

“Well, since all the work for today is done, it doesn’t really matter…”

I already assisted Cha Yuri with her fire magic earlier this morning, and the guild leader duties I was overseeing with Eunbyul are almost finished.

It felt wrong leaving Sihee, who’s been practically glued to the Hope City Guild lately, behind so abruptly, so I glanced at her, and she nodded as if it were fine.

“Have a safe trip, Sungchul-ssi. You don’t need to worry about me.”

“Still, it feels bad to be away so much when we finally got to spend time together.”

“Isn’t that the role of a Hunter Guild leader? And ever since I found out you have many women around you, I’ve been prepared for this.”

“…I’m sorry.”

“You don’t need to apologize. I’d love to accompany you on this business trip to Dubai… but right now, I’m not ‘alone’ (i.e., pregnant), so wouldn’t it be better for me to rest as much as possible?”

“……What did you just say, Sihee-ya?”

Sitting on the reception sofa, the blonde young lady revealed openly that she was pregnant.

Judging only by the recipient, it seemed like she was talking to me, but it was easy to infer that she intended for Do Yehee to hear it.

“Oh. Did you happen to hear that, Unnie?”

“Explain yourself first. You just said you weren’t ‘alone’ (i.e., pregnant)…”

“I’m also at an age where I’m starting to want to start a family. I received a year-long vacation, which is rare, so wanting to have a child at such an opportunity isn’t particularly strange, is it, Unnie?”

“…….”

At Sihee’s bombshell statement, wearing a complex expression, Do Yehee was speechless.

The blonde young lady took Do Yehee’s reaction as a sign of her victory, and kept smiling brightly.

“We’ll talk about that later, Sihee-ya.”

“Hmm? What are we talking about? I don’t see why you’re concerned about my future family plans, Unnie.”

“…….”

“…Shall we go to Dubai first? We need to deal with that gate you mentioned, right?”

“…Yes. We should. It won’t be boring on the way there, since we’ll have things to talk about.”

Well, ever since I decided to take all these women as my wives, I was prepared for this.

Persuading them through these minor conflicts one by one is also part of the role of the Hope City Guild leader.

“What are you thinking? No, first of all, is what Sihee said true? How could you do such an irresponsible thing without even discussing it with me…”

As soon as we stepped out of the guild, her expression changed, and Do Yehee bombarded me with questions about Sihee’s pregnancy.

I had somewhat expected her interrogation, so I calmly gave her the prepared answers.

“What was I thinking? I just did as Sihee wanted.”

“As Sihee wanted? Sihee is only in her mid-twenties…”

“So, should I have refused her? She wanted to have my child, and even took a year off.”

“…That’s not what I meant. Hooo, why is this happening, really…”

At the news of Sihee’s pregnancy, exhaling a worried sigh, Do Yehee subtly checked my expression.

Honestly, I did hesitate about letting Sihee have my child because of such issues, but she was the one who first told me she wanted to have a child, so I couldn’t refuse.

Also, I didn’t want to discriminate against my women just because she was the daughter of a chaebol group. She had gained so much thanks to being the successor of Dokyung Group until now, but I couldn’t exclude Sihee alone from the very thing she wanted most for the same reason.

-The doors open.

“This will be a headache for a while. If my mother finds out that Sihee has an illegitimate child, I wonder what she’ll think… What if Sihee really gets disqualified as the successor of Dokyung Group because of this? Why did you do such a thing?”

-The doors close.

“If convincing mother is necessary, I’ll try to handle it somehow. And as for being disqualified as successor, I have something planned too.”

-Beep.

“Your plan, after irresponsibly getting Sihee pregnant, isn’t exactly trustworthy, but I’ll listen for now.”

-Whirrrrr….

“Do Yehee, you just need to get pregnant too. If both successor candidates have illegitimate children, you can’t disqualify just one for the same reason, right? Besides, there’s no one else to inherit Dokyung Group besides you and Sihee.”

“W-What are you saying?! Wouldn’t that obviously make things much more complicated!! N-No. Don’t tell me you got Sihee pregnant with this goal in mind from the start?!”

“That’s impossible. Sihee is Sihee, and you, Do Yehee, are separate.”

“A-Anyway, I absolutely…”

-The doors open.

“I’m not particularly interested in your child! It’s not that I’m dissatisfied with our relationship, but if you try to make strange proposals like pregnancy using Sihee as an excuse…”

“…Alright, keep your voice down. The elevator doors opened.”

“…What?”

With a bright red face, expressing something that was neither protest nor anger towards me, Do Yehee was flustered upon seeing the people who appeared before her.

“……”

“……”

Beyond the open elevator doors, Hye-eun and Han Min-ah were looking at us with awkward expressions.