Chapter 523: I’ll Make You an Offer (3)

And, the next morning.

A quiet cafe, Cafe The Bam, about a five-minute walk from Exit 1 of Myeongil Station.

I quietly sat at a window seat on the second floor, savoring the sweetness of the caramel macchiato in my hand.

To meet and persuade the strange woman who still suspected my relationship with Sihee and tried to interfere.

‘Just in case, I came about 30 minutes early, but I could have just arrived right on time’

It seemed Do Yehee intended to arrive exactly on time.

Was it because she was a chaebol heiress who truly lived her life down to the minute? Or was it simply because she didn’t want to spend even a minute or second longer with me?

While thinking that, I waited for Do Yehee to arrive, gazing out the window for about 30 minutes.

Exactly one minute before 10 AM, a woman with familiar red hair started walking up to the second floor of the cafe.

“……”

Holding a drink, presumably something like an ade, in one hand, she cautiously scanned the surroundings with anxious eyes.

“This way, Do Yehee.”

“……!”

As soon as I waved and called her, she showed a slightly startled reaction, then quietly approached my side without a word and sat in the opposite seat.

Perhaps she wasn’t wearing the same fancy yet simple-feeling dress I saw last time, as she seemed to be dressed relatively plainly today.

“You’re not wearing that dress you always wear today? You wore it inside the dungeon, and even on the day you were stalking me.”

“…Y-you ripped it and ruined it last time.”

…Come to think of it, that’s right.

I lost my temper back then, fueled by rage, and just did it. Now that you mention it, I remember.

I don’t exactly regret what happened back then. My impression of her has changed a bit now, but Do Yehee at the time had definitely crossed the line.

Roughly ripping off this woman’s clothes and ruining them, and forcing her first time and anal sex without her consent – back then, Do Yehee was such a bitch that she couldn’t even make excuses even if she were subjected to such acts.

Of course, seeing her still bothering me by interfering in my relationship with Sihee like this, she doesn’t seem to have improved much.

“Should I compensate you?”

“…N-no, it’s fine.”

“Are you sure that’s okay?”

“D-demanding compensation from a commoner like you would be beneath the dignity of the successor of the Dokyung Group. Besides, it’s already being repaired in Italy. It wasn’t completely ruined anyway.”

“Then suit yourself.”

I cut short the conversation about this woman’s personal affairs, which I wasn’t particularly interested in.

I quickly moved on to the main point of why I was meeting Do Yehee today.

As I was spending my precious time on this woman, I certainly didn’t want to get sidetracked with small talk and fail to get to the main topic.

After all, this woman probably didn’t visit just to chat with me either.

“Enough small talk, let’s get straight to the point.”

“…That’s what I want too.”

“My demand is simple, without any conditions.”

“……”

“Don’t interfere with my relationship with Sihee anymore, whether it’s as fellow hunters, a romantic relationship between a man and a woman, or simply a relationship between two people with compatible sexual tastes.”

Do Yehee showed a slightly hesitant expression as she listened to my words, deep in thought.

I could immediately tell from her expression that she wasn’t pleased.

Finally, after hearing my demand, she began to state her own demands towards me.

“I won’t interfere with you acting as fellow hunters with our Sihee, or even if you feel romantic attraction and act like lovers.”

“……”

“However, I absolutely cannot agree that you and our Sihee are in a relationship as a man and woman with compatible sexual tastes.”

“…Why not?”

“I’ve told you repeatedly. The sex you have with Sihee is merely a one-sided act to satisfy your sadistic desires, clearly an unfair relationship that brings no satisfaction to our Sihee at all.”

…How should I persuade this woman? What words should I use?

It seemed my assumption that sitting face-to-face, making eye contact, and talking would change her attitude was mistaken.

I quietly met the gaze of Do Yehee, who was still inflating her strange misunderstandings without knowing her place, and applied pressure.

The woman opposite me avoided my eyes but showed no sign of backing down from her claims.

“You know Sihee became an A-class hunter in the latter half of last year, right?”

“How could I possibly forget? It was a glorious day when our Sihee grew from B-class to A-class in just two years. Thanks to that, I was also able to tell my mother that I had become A+ class.”

“……What?”

“I deliberately maintain a one-class difference with her so that Sihee’s efforts don’t wane. If the gap becomes two classes or more, she might lose the motivation for the successor competition in her heart.”

“……”

I had heard about the situation back then from Sihee.

She had expressed her furious anger, saying her promotion was overshadowed because Do Yehee reported reaching A+ class right when she got promoted to A class.

And yet, her stepsister was doing that, claiming it was to help Sihee’s growth.

These things must have piled up one after another, deepening the rift between them.

Even if this woman might be superior to Sihee in terms of hunter abilities, seeing her like this, her personal charm is certainly far less appealing than anyone else’s.

It was a moment that made me realize once again that she’s the type of person I really wouldn’t want around.

Especially seeing her now, speaking so casually about acts that are tantamount to my own humiliation.

Feeling sorry for Sihee, who had lived under the same roof as such a woman for over 20 years, I continued to explain the details of my relationship with her to Do Yehee.

“How do you think Sihee was able to rise from B-class to A-class hunter?”

“Well, naturally, because her long-standing efforts finally paid off.”

“Well, that’s true, but the reason Sihee’s awakening abilities started to manifest again is a bit different.”

“…What are you trying to say?”

“Shortly before Sihee rose to A-class hunter from B-class, she met me once in a public dungeon called the Abandoned Village.”

“Is that all? I can naturally guess the day you and our Sihee first met. But how could just that possibly relate to your and our Sihee’s awakening abilities….”

“Of course, we had sex too.”

“……!”

Do Yehee’s eyes widened in surprise, as if she couldn’t imagine that a man and woman would have sex on their very first meeting.

She immediately glared at me, protesting my claim as if to refute it.

“T-that’s a lie! There’s no way our Sihee would easily sleep with a man she just met….”

“Whether it’s a lie or the truth, you could ask Sihee and find out immediately. Though, since you two aren’t on good terms, she probably wouldn’t answer you properly anyway.”

“N-nooo…!”

“Let me say it again. The reason Sihee’s awakening abilities exploded again was because her pent-up sexual desire was resolved by me. Of course, Sihee hadn’t stopped her efforts before that, so her potential burst forth simultaneously with the release of her desire. But ultimately, it’s undeniable that sex with me became the catalyst that triggered Sihee’s awakening abilities.”

“……”

“With such clear results, do you still think my relationship with Sihee is unfair?”

Do Yehee swallowed her words in slight panic, perhaps not expecting such an argument.

I couldn’t tell from our KakaoTalk messages last night, but this was the moment I realized she makes this face when she’s lost for words.

The red-haired young lady bit her lower lip with her upper teeth, wearing a thoughtful expression.

“……Ah.”

Then, as if realizing something, she lifted her head and let out a short exclamation.

She soon brought her right hand to her chin, put on a peculiar expression, and spoke again.

“…Ah, I see, so that’s how it was….”

“Do you understand now?”

“So first, you satisfied our Sihee’s sexual desire through normal sex, and then helped her regain her awakening abilities, is that the sequence?”

“……Huh?”

“So first, you made our Sihee obsessed with you, as if she’d lose her awakening abilities without you, then you violated our Sihee’s body in various ways through progressively intense sex, and after that, you thoroughly trained her so she couldn’t refuse any of your sadistic kinks!”

“……What?”

“Ah, I knew it! You approached her intentionally from the start! Pretending to solve our Sihee’s problems with her promotion struggles, just to create a masochistic doll that would obey your every word!”

“……”

“Ah, men really can’t be trusted! My mind has changed! A man like you is far too dangerous to leave by Sihee’s side….”

…Maybe this woman would have been much more successful as a novelist than a hunter.

How on earth could she possibly interpret the fact that Sihee’s skills improved after having sex with me as me approaching her solely to train her?

I felt a dizzying frustration, unable to see any strategy for explaining the relationship between Sihee and me to this delusional woman so she could properly understand it.