Chapter 1172: Side Story – Dokyung Group (2)

Upon the appearance of the woman claiming to be Do Kyunghee’s secretary, I let out a short sigh inwardly.

Trying hard to hide my complicated feelings, thinking ‘what was bound to happen has happened.’ Anyway, I had been prepared to be summoned someday.

Since I didn’t stop at just getting Sihee pregnant but ended up getting Do Yehee pregnant as well, it was natural for her side to suspect me and summon me. Judging by the circumstances alone, it looked like I had seduced two heirs of Dokyung Group simultaneously.

‘Is this the first time we’re meeting again since the Guild inauguration ceremony?’

As Sihee’s mother, she graced the Guild inauguration ceremony with her presence, so I suppose I need to show some courtesy.

Although I know her gaze towards me wouldn’t be very favorable since it’s a situation where I got both her daughters pregnant simultaneously… anyway, since it’s something I did, it’s also a problem I have to solve.

“The Chairman has instructed me to escort you with all due courtesy. Please accompany me.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“Then, what happens if I refuse?”

“It’s fine even if you refuse. I will come again on another day.”

“…….”

A line that, while not coercive, seemed to put pressure on me.

Looking at her like that, I let out a short breath and quietly replied.

“Alright, I’ll accompany you. But first, I need to inform my secretary, so please wait a moment.”

“Understood.”

…I don’t know how I’ll persuade her, but for now, I have no choice but to accompany her.

In a sense, she’s practically my future mother-in-law, so there’s no need to deliberately leave a bad impression.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

I informed Eunbyul about today’s outing schedule and got into the secretary’s car.

Using mind-reading, I had already confirmed that she was really summoning me on Do Kyunghee’s orders. And that the reason was the relationship between me, Sihee, and Do Yehee.

Perhaps the reason she didn’t summon me immediately after knowing Sihee was pregnant was because Do Kyunghee also knew about my relationship with her to some extent.

Because when I met her last time, Sihee had openly shown affection with me in front of Do Kyunghee.

In any case, if he was going to be the husband, she probably didn’t intend to interrogate [me] so much about a premarital pregnancy. She probably thought that until I laid hands on Do Yehee too.

“Hoo.”

“…….”

As I let out a short sigh, the secretary’s gaze intensified slightly towards me.

The driver in the driver’s seat was driving the car without a word. The secretary, sitting in the passenger seat, was sending glances my way almost expressionlessly.

Seeing her razor-sharp gaze, it certainly seemed I was untrustworthy. Well, it’s understandable, considering the situation where I got two heirs of Dokyung Group pregnant simultaneously.

Perhaps it was for restraining me in the unlikely event I tried to escape. Just because I’m not an official Hunter doesn’t mean I don’t have awakened abilities, so there’s no need to unnecessarily provoke the other party in a situation where I lack information.

‘In the first place, I don’t really have any thoughts of escaping.’

Because it’s better to resolve misunderstandings that have already arisen as soon as possible.

Of course, the best thing would be for misunderstandings not to happen at all, but that’s already in the past, so let’s consider it unavoidable.

As I watched the city scenery passing by outside the window pane, the scenery outside the window changed from Hope City to Gangdong District from some point onwards.

After waiting for another few tens of minutes from then on, the magnificent Dokyung Group headquarters building suddenly appeared before my eyes.

“Please alight. The Chairman is waiting.”

The car stopped in front of the imposing building, and the secretary got out first, opened the car door, and guided me in a polite voice.

Under her thorough surveillance, I boarded the large elevator entering the headquarters building.

‘This is the second time visiting the Dokyung Group headquarters building.’

The first time was when I received an S-class Hunter recommendation letter through Sihee.

Although it’s a return visit after almost a year, the same scale and imposing presence remained.

What changed in the span of a year was my social status as the Guild Master of Hope City Guild… and the fact that I got two women from Dokyung Group pregnant.

In fact, including them, the number of women I’ve gotten pregnant is already in the double digits, but since it’s not something worth mentioning in front of her, I decided not to think about it.

In the first place, Do Kyunghee probably wouldn’t be curious about my relationships with other women besides her own children.

-Ttiring.

“The doors are opening.”

“Please get out.”

Arriving at the top floor, the secretary guided me again, leading me to the chairman’s office.

As I took a breath in front of the double doors beyond the hallway lined with a red carpet, she went ahead of me and knocked three times.

-Knock, knock, knock.

“Come in.”

A low, firm voice came from inside.

Chairman Do Kyunghee’s voice, which I had heard a couple of times before.

Following the secretary’s guidance, as I entered the chairman’s office, I could face a woman looking at me with a cold gaze.

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

“Yes. It’s been a while since I last saw you, Sihee’s mother.”

“…….”

Instead of the title ‘Chairman Do Kyunghee’, I deliberately used the title ‘Sihee’s mother’.

In the first place, even when I first met her, the fact that Do Kyunghee was Sihee’s mother was more important to me, and that remains the same even now.

At my absurd title choice, the secretary’s face stiffened as if flustered, but I didn’t particularly care.

“…Hmm.”

Do Kyunghee’s gaze scanned me as if evaluating me with a cold gaze.

Amidst the gaze full of wariness and curiosity that I had felt before… I too quietly gathered information about her with my ‘Lust Eye’.

Judging just by the name, it isn’t really an ability worth using against Do Kyunghee, but right now, information about her is more necessary anyway.

In the sense that it could provide information about past stories, instinctive desires, or catch weaknesses to be used as bargaining chips, the Lust Eye always used to provide helpful information.

『Lust Fetishes: Desire for subjugation, Disrespect, Moral hazard, Social taboo, Restraint』

…Yes, exactly like this.

As expected of the Chairman of Dokyung Group, all sorts of Lust Fetishes popped out one after another as soon as I used the Lust Eye.

As I always say, indeed, women from the ‘Foundation’ never had proper Lust Fetishes.

This is a thought that hasn’t changed at all since the moment I first met Sihee. And this probably won’t change forever in the future either.

‘Rather, at this point, Sihee, who is simply masochistic, seems the most normal.’

Of course, considering it’s a world where gender roles and sexual concepts are reversed, that might not be that normal either, but at least compared to other women from the ‘Foundation’, it was the most common level in my eyes.

And since Do Kyunghee was also a former S-class Hunter, she must have had a period when she was active as a Hunter, and considering her background, she naturally must have been active as a Hunter in the Foundation.

I still don’t really know whether the Foundation itself is the problem, or if these kinds of women gather at the Foundation, but…

‘For now, I’ve secured information that could be a weakness, so shall I check it little by little during the conversation if I have time?’

Thinking that at least a few cards I can use have been created from my side, I quietly lowered myself into the seat opposite the sofa where Do Kyunghee sat and took my place.

-Kkiiik, tak.

“…….”

“…….”

As soon as she confirmed that she and I were sitting opposite each other, the secretary quickly moved her steps out of the chairman’s office.

A quiet silence flowed for a moment inside the chairman’s office with only the two of us remaining, and naturally, the one who spoke first was Do Kyunghee.

“I heard that you got both Yehee and Sihee pregnant.”

“…….”

“Are you going to deny it?”

“No, I don’t intend to deny it.”

Because even if I deny information the other party clearly knows, it will only unnecessarily eat away at the credibility of the subsequent words.

It’s better to answer honestly in parts where I don’t need to lie. And I should have the conversation in a way that shows sincerity as much as possible.

“What was the purpose of getting Yehee and Sihee pregnant?”

“…Rather than having a purpose, I just did it because I wanted to.”

“…What did you say?”

“Because I wanted to show proof that I truly love the two of them. I thought that if I showed I had no hesitation in having children with them, my feelings would be proven to Sihee and Yehee too.”

“…….”

“And both of them responded to my sincerity. That’s all there is to it.”

Actually, in Sihee’s case, she herself had requested it first, and in Do Yehee’s case, I forced her, kidnapped her, and got her pregnant, but…

Since explaining all those detailed processes would be impossible, I just answered, embellishing slightly to make it sound like I had asked both of them.

Regardless of how I actually treat Sihee and Do Yehee, I need to show her that I love and respect both of them equally in front of her.

Her mind must already be complicated because of me dating both heirs, so there was no need to make her worry about other problems amidst that.

“You truly love the two of them?”

“Yes.”

“And you deliberately had relations without using contraception to confirm your love with the two of them?”

“That is correct.”

“…….”

At my answer, Do Kyunghee opened and closed her mouth with a flustered expression, as if she lost her words.

Her expression like that changed in an instant, and she looked at me with a cold gaze.

“…Are you looking at me like a ‘Bingda-ri hot bar’ right now?”

Along with Do Kyunghee’s last words, the surrounding air froze coldly.

-Jjeok, jjeojeok!

…Not just a metaphorical expression, but physically.