Chapter 29 Even a Prostitute Wouldn’t Do This

Reytana had done many terrible things to me than I expected.

I almost died several times because of Reytana, and she even touched my sister, who should never have been involved.
In such a situation, I can’t easily believe Reytana now when she claims she did it because of the Goddess’s prophecy, and even if I did believe her, I should at least get some revenge.

In this context, the punishment I came up with for Reytana was filming a humiliating video.

As a condition for me to believe and forgive Reytana, I should at least have her “apologize while barking like a dog” to be somewhat satisfied.

And beyond just my anger, this was quite an important issue for Reytana in many ways.

Despite her actions, Reytana is actually known to the public as a compassionate and pure saint.

She is perceived as a savior who leads people guided by the Goddess.

It was because of her that the [The Order] guild was able to grow and receive investments from various places.

Reytana’s role in [The Order] guild is that important.

It’s no exaggeration to say that Reytana as a mascot determines the fate of [The Order].

Even if [The Order] were to collapse, as long as Reytana remains intact, it could be rebuilt.

So, I need to have a video that would shatter Reytana’s pure image.

If I possess a shameful video of Reytana, it can serve as an excellent negotiation tool and means of blackmail.

That’s why I’m demanding such a video from Reytana.

“Hurry up and take it off.”

“What on earth are you trying to make me do…?”

I could see Reytana hesitating after hearing my words.

“Don’t I need to at least see you apologize naked to believe you? Take off all your clothes and apologize while barking like a dog in front of me.”

I commanded Reytana once more.

I don’t like beating around the bush.

“E-Even so. This is wrong. Si-woo… no… Hero.”

Hearing my words, Reytana hesitated for a moment and then began to protest.

“I… am a Saint. The 5th ranked S-class… the leader of [The Order]. Moreover, I’m someone who needs to be purer and more devout than anyone else.”

She seemed slightly angry, but then immediately backed down.

“I am a Saint… not some prostitute rolling around in a brothel. Even a prostitute wouldn’t do this…”

She spoke to me in a pleading tone.

“In a place like this… I can’t undress. He-Hero. This doesn’t seem right.”

She seemed to want to avoid the current situation somehow.

“Haah…”

I was starting to get angry at her response.

Reytana couldn’t help but doubt her own ears when she heard Lee Si-woo’s words.

‘Wh… What…? Ta-Take it off…?’

In Reytana’s eyes, she could see Si-woo pointing the camera lens at her.

This sight wasn’t unfamiliar to Reytana.

As an S-class hunter, she was always being photographed by fans and paparazzi.

But for Reytana, the current situation was very different from those.

Fans and paparazzi only capture her beautiful and cool appearance,

But in this situation, that’s not what was going to be captured.

“What are you trying to make me do…?”

A possibility crossed Reytana’s mind, but she tried hard to deny it.

Could Si-woo be trying to make her nude and film some strange video…? That was her thought.

Reytana asked Si-woo about the reason for his current behavior, hoping against hope.

“Don’t I need to at least see you apologize naked to believe you? Take off all your clothes and apologize while barking like a dog in front of me.”

And to Reytana’s question, Si-woo answered as if it were obvious.

Hearing that answer, Reytana’s mind went blank for a moment.

The dreaded thought she had was actually true.

Reytana could roughly understand what Si-woo wanted from her.

“E-Even so. This is wrong. Si-woo… no… Hero.”

Realizing this, Reytana’s face couldn’t help but turn pale when she heard those words.

The thought that this was wrong dominated Reytana’s mind.

“I… am a Saint. The 5th ranked S-class… the leader of [The Order].”

Reytana began to explain herself to Si-woo.

“Moreover, I’m someone who needs to be purer and more devout than anyone else.”

Reytana is a person who takes pride in herself.

Reytana, who bears the name of the 5th ranked S-class Saint.

She is more popular in the hunter rankings than most celebrities.

And she lives as a Saint who uses the power of the Goddess.

As such, she naturally has love for herself and a sense of being chosen to save the world.

Additionally, despite having to use any means necessary, she is known as a charismatic empress in the underworld.

“I am a Saint… not some prostitute rolling around in a brothel.”

But from Reytana’s perspective, the idea of such a woman undressing and being filmed made no sense.

She is a Saint, a being revered by people, and such a person couldn’t expose herself like a prostitute.

To begin with, Reytana is a virgin who has never even had a relationship.

For such a virgin to be naked and bark like a dog was an absurd act.

“In a place like this… I can’t undress.”

Even if she had wronged the Hero, being hit was one thing, but undressing was something she couldn’t back down from in her view.

This was something she couldn’t do as a Saint, no, as a woman, no, as a human being.

“I’ll prove it some other way somehow.”

So she suggested another method to Si-woo, the Hero, in front of her.

“I’ll give you my entire [The Order] guild.”

It was [The Order] that she had intended to give to the Hero in the first place.

She could give it to the Hero right away.

“If not that, how about other female believers? I’ll try to persuade them however the Hero wants.”

Also, for the Hero, she could get permission for the bodies of other female believers.

She could give as many as he wanted.

“If not that…”

And she was prepared to give whatever the Hero wanted.

Reytana desperately wanted to escape this situation.

But.

“Haah… Look, Reytana. If you don’t want to, then don’t.”

Contrary to Reytana’s desperate wishes.

The Hero’s eyes looking at Reytana turned cold.

“Let’s just pretend this conversation never happened.”

Reytana kept rambling on with other stories in response to what I had said.

I couldn’t help but feel disgusted as Reytana’s tongue grew longer in this situation.

To begin with, I’m showing maximum leniency in the current situation.

I decided to trust Reytana, who had tried to kill me and even kidnapped my sister, and in return, I demanded what was, in my view, an excessively cheap price.

But if Reytana responds like this, I can no longer be considerate of her.

“Th-Then?”

“I’ll have to do what I originally intended.”

Reytana began to get slightly startled.

I drew my sword towards Reytana.

I intend to kill Reytana as I had originally planned.

I came here intending to kill Reytana, so although it took some time, it’s like executing my initial purpose.

“He-Hero. I am a very useful person.”

“Even if you’re useful, there’s no trust, which is most important.”

Reytana began to panic seeing me like this.

And desperately tried to appeal herself like a new employee entering a company.

Indeed, Reytana might be quite competent and useful. She would certainly be very useful as an ally.

But what’s the use? Even if she has abilities, she lacks the most important thing—trust.

I don’t trust Reytana. I have no intention of keeping someone by my side who might stab me in the back at any moment, nor do I intend to let her live.

“Pl-Please believe me just once. I’ll definitely… prove that I’m a good person.”

“If you were in my place, would you trust yourself?”

I began to stride towards Reytana.

Reytana begged again seeing me like this, but it was still useless.

I absolutely cannot trust Reytana on her word alone.

“Farewell.”

“Kyaaak!!”

It was time to end this without dragging it out anymore.

Further arguing was nothing but a waste of time.

I swung my sword towards Reytana.

To bisect her head.

But Reytana’s mouth was just in time.

“…I-I’ll do it…”

Before splitting her head, I was able to stop my sword with Reytana’s words.

“I’ll do it, okay… hic…”

Reytana burst into tears that she had been holding back.

“I’ll bark like a dog, okay.”

And I could hear her say she would do it.

“Good. Take it off.”

Why do threats have to be made before people listen?

If one can’t understand human words before violence is applied, then they’re not human but a beast.

I put my sword back in its sheath.

And I picked up my smartphone and began filming Reytana.