Chapter 870: Traitor Verification (1)

-Trembling, trembling.

“Haaa, urgent…! Haa, heu, haaak….”

It’s been about 10 minutes since I started holding the bridge pose under me.

Although painful groans occasionally escaped from below like this, I quietly looked down at No. 2, who was enduring with considerable grit.

This woman, who expressed her desire to leave her life as her older sister’s subordinate behind and come under me, through her ‘diary’.

Naturally, there was no way I could trust her. Who would possibly trust and hire a bat-like woman who latches onto whoever seems likely to win?

‘However….’

If the goal was ‘utilization’ rather than ‘hiring’, simpler women like this were easier to handle. After all, from the moment I kidnapped No. 1 and No. 2 into this space, I had no intention of showing them any particular mercy, so I felt no particular qualm about using them and discarding them.

In fact, the original plan was to use either fear or threats on one of them to make them my subordinate, so this kind of voluntary submission wasn’t necessarily a bad sign.

Of course, I would need to thoroughly verify whether No. 2 truly intended to voluntarily submit to me. The first thing to do was check the ‘Affection Level’ she had towards me, so I first opened No. 2’s profile from the managed hunter list.

『Current Affection Level: -10』

Considering she said she wanted to stick with me, the affection level itself was still negative. Of course, it was natural that she wouldn’t feel affection towards a man who locked her in this place without warning and subjected her to torture and neglect.

And the important thing was that compared to when I checked before, the affection level had risen again. -60 to -30. Then to -10 again.

Perhaps in the early days of her confinement when it had plummeted to -60, but now, Geum Dallae seemed capable enough of raising this number into positive territory through training.

…Naturally, I wouldn’t be having sex or anything like that. Such excessive rewards were a luxury for this woman. Above all, thinking of Eunbyul, who must have suffered under those bitches until now, it was only right not to do that.

-Trembling, trembling trembling.

“Hoo… kuhp! Ah, ah, haaak…!”

As I was contemplating the best way to handle her, another pained voice came from below.

It seemed she was reaching her limit enduring my weight while maintaining the bridge pose. In fact, No. 2 had held on long enough that it wouldn’t be strange if she collapsed at any moment.

To her, I pretended not to notice and calmly probed her inner thoughts. To confirm how much she valued this thing called 『Desire for Recognition』.

“Why, is it hard?”

“N-no….”

“Honestly?”

“……A-actually, it’s hard….”

“Really? It’s a bit disappointing if you can’t even handle this much. Women with weak stamina are a bit difficult to utilize.”

“N-no…!! It’s hard, but… I-I can endure it-hak…!!”

“Okay. I haven’t finished reading yet, so keep holding the pose. If you endure well, even a woman like you might start to seem like a ‘useful bitch’.”

-Trembling, trembling trembling….

“Kuh… nehee-eeek…!!!”

Seeing her manage to maintain balance and endure, barely avoiding collapsing from her slightly faltering pose, my own assessment was that her grit wasn’t too bad.

And well, even if I didn’t necessarily use her, it was important to give her the belief that I would at least utilize her. It would be easier to use her if I could make her believe she was on my side, rather than going back to Geum Jangmi or the Geumhyang Group.

Now, when No. 2 sees me as a ‘subject of unconditional obedience’ and a ‘target of desired recognition,’ is the best opportunity to tame this woman.

“The words you wrote in your diary about wanting recognition from me, are they sincere?”

“…Y-yes, I-it is-haak…!!”

“I can’t believe it. And you know it’s too obvious, right? It doesn’t make sense, really. If you write something like a diary in this space, you have no choice but to expect that I would read it. So, if you blatantly write things like ‘I want recognition from you’ or ‘I want a chance’ in this diary, how many people would believe it at face value?”

“…Kuh… sob….”

“So, you see. I think this diary itself might just be a fake report made to make me lower my guard. I can already picture it: you lull me into a false sense of security, I give you a chance believing you, and then you suddenly betray me.”

“…That’s not true…. It’s not-haaa….”

“Still, well. I understand your intentions. I can’t fully believe your words about wanting to escape Geum Jangmi and work under me. That’s why you wrote that you wanted a chance to show your usefulness, right? Because you want to show some potential and catch my eye.”

“That’s true, but…! That diary wasn’t really meant for you, the prison guard-nim….”

“So you don’t need it? I’m offering you a chance to prove your abilities, which is rare?”

“N-no…!! I-I need it!! If you just give me a chance to prove myself, I-I’ll show you my abilities anytime….”

-Kkwaaaahk!!

“Kuhp, aaaaaaak…!!!”

To see just how far No. 2 would go to prove herself to me, I twisted her clitoris while she was in mid-sentence. Caught off guard, Geum Dallae’s scream, cut short by the sudden pain in her lower body, echoed through the torture chamber.

-Trembling, trembling trembling….

“Kuh-eu, kuhp…. Heu, heu….”

Yet, she still didn’t collapse, managing to maintain the bridge pose somehow, so for now, she was passable. Judging by this willpower to satisfy her desire for recognition, it was enough to make me think giving her a chance, at least once, might be worthwhile.

“Do you remember the cardinal rules for staying in this space?”

“N-not using informal language! Not resisting! Not asking too many damn questions…!!”

“Yes, if you just follow those, you might receive what you want most right now. However, remember that those are things you must never break, from beginning to end.”

“I-I will keep it in mind-haak…!!”

No. 2 answered, spitting out her words fiercely from beneath me. As she did, I slightly lifted her hips and gently brought my finger towards her clitoris.

-Ttaahk!

“Kuh-eu-euuup…!!!”

-Cheolpeoduk!

The exhaustion that had been building to her limit, combined with unbearable pain, finally made Geum Dallae collapse. I nudged the gasping No. 2, who had fallen face down on the floor, with my foot, urging her to get up.

“Get up quickly. You said you would do it, didn’t you?”

“Haaa, kuh, yes, nehee-et….”

“If you’re going to collapse over just this, then I don’t really need you. Ah, perhaps you’re not feeling well today? Should I come back in about a week so you can rest fully?”

“N-no…!! No…!!”

Startled by my words about leaving her unattended for another week, Geum Dallae hastily got up. Her whole body was trembling from the torture she had just received, but I had no intention of going easy on her. The more tired and distressed her body was, the more her true nature tended to reveal itself. In fact, it was precisely in such a state of exhaustion and suffering that I could conduct a thorough verification.

-Tuk.

“Take this.”

“Y-yes!”

I took out a bottle of water from my subspace pocket and threw it to No. 2. It was an item needed for the upcoming verification process.

“Drink it. I don’t particularly want to see you collapse from dehydration in front of me.”

“Understood!”

-Gulp. Gulp.

“For the record, drinking it is an order. Don’t leave a single drop, push it all down your throat.”

-Gulp. Gulp. Gulp!

Watching Geum Dallae empty a 500ml bottle of water under my command, I set up a chair for myself opposite her and a standing camera. This was to openly inform her that every question I asked from now on would be recorded.

“Hup, heu-euu….”

“Another bottle.”

-Tuk.

“Ah, yes!”

“Drink all of that too. Don’t leave any.”

-Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!

I handed the second bottle to Geum Dallae, who had emptied the first one, and she eagerly downed its contents again. Watching No. 2’s actions with moderate interest, I pressed the record button on the standing camera.

“First, I need a bit more information about what kind of bitch you are.”

“Y-yes….”

“And I also need to check if the report you wrote here matches what you actually say. So, I’m going to ask a few questions.”

“Y-yes…. Of course, that’s natural….”

“You obviously know this, but if you try to hide or conceal anything, it’s over. You’ll be confined here forever, living the same life, and you’ll have to forget about ever becoming useful to me again.”

“I-I’ll keep that in mind!”

“If you don’t know the answer, say so honestly. If you lie, that’s over too. …Well, if you’re confident you can deceive me, you can answer with a lie. Though I can’t guarantee what the future holds if you get caught.”

“N-no…! I-I will never lie!”

“Well, we won’t know until you actually try.”

Whether this woman is truly useful to me, and if so, how useful. And whether she truly has no intention of betraying me. It was time to verify all of it.