As expected of a student council president, Seol Hajeong quickly grasped the situation.
"You've even swallowed up the disciplinary committee? Impressive, Taeyang-ssi~ Guess I have no choice."
With a clear smile, she didn't hesitate and immediately dropped to the ground in a prone position.
"Eek-! Oh, sorry. You haven't hit me yet, right?"
"…?"
She surrendered so easily.
But I shouldn't trust her at face value.
Behind that innocent face, she hides a cunning nature.
Seol Harin grabbed my arm and spoke.
"Look around… Everyone's watching you."
"Huh?"
She was right.
Passersby on the street were all staring at me.
Some were filming with their smartphones or making calls, probably to the police.
A burly, muscular guy like me whipping a delicate beauty in the street?
And the beauty screaming?
Anyone would suspect a crime.
"Hey, you act all innocent but play dirty tricks, huh?"
"Tricks? I have no idea what you mean. Hurry up and hit me. It's kind of embarrassing lying here."
"You think I won't do it?!!"
Kim Taeyang… Who is he?
The ultimate delinquent nuke dropped on Ark!
If I'd hesitate over something like this, I wouldn't have started!
"Argh!!!"
As I raised the whip to strike her—
Grab…!
A hand from behind seized my wrist.
"Huh?"
Turning around, I saw a bronze-skinned, muscular woman.
She was as big as me, almost mistakable for a man.
"You! Do you know who she is, and you're still trying to whip her?! Huh?!!"
That familiar, aggressive tone.
Of course it's familiar.
Kuma Rodriguez, aka "Bear Girl."
A Japanese-Brazilian mix, she's a delinquent like Kim Taeyang.
"Huh? Who gave you permission to touch me?! Huh?!!!"
"Huh? I need permission to touch a guy like you?! Huh?!!!!"
"Huhhh?! You genetically modified sow, wanna try me?! HUUUH?!!!!!"
"HUUUH?! Genetically modified?! What are you?! You gonna take responsibility for that?! HUUUUH?!!!!!!"
Kuma, the vice-president of the student council, is like a bodyguard for the president.
And next to her, a creepy masked figure…
"Article 31, Paragraph 2. The incumbent student council president cannot be arrested or punished during their term without the student council's consent."
"Huh? What's that garbage law?"
"School regulation."
The masked girl answered curtly, helping Seol Hajeong up.
Her name was Lena.
A quiet, meticulous character who serves as Seol Hajeong's secretary.
Their appearance meant one thing: The third-year students who went on field training had returned.
"Phew."
Seol Hajeong stood up lightly, brushing her hands.
"That was close. I almost got whipped."
"Hey, easy sister! You got lucky!!"
"You're not an easy guy, Taeyang-ssi. But I'm not giving up, so look forward to it!"
Seol Hajeong dragged the huffing Kuma away.
Ark's student council.
A group even crazier than the disciplinary committee.
They'll become my enemies too.
It'll be a bit different from before, but…
***
"Woof! I hated my former master, but I really hate her sister!"
Back at the dorm, Pomi was enthusiastically dissing Seol Hajeong.
She had good reason.
"She dug up my sister's corpse to use as a summon! Just because it's fun! To piss off my former master…! She's worse than a cat!!"
Pomi was fuming.
Kkubburi swung her palm, smacking Pomi's butt.
Smack! Smack!!
Woof woof!!!
Excited, Pomi ran around the room, letting off steam.
This was Pomi and Kkubburi's "spanking play."
They engage in this perverse game to relieve stress.
It doesn't bother me much when they're in dog and whip form…
But when they're both humanized, it's a bit awkward to watch.
Two grown women doing SM play and running around like crazy isn't exactly a normal sight…
Plus, it's not just the three of us in my room.
"Kkubburi-nim…! I've been really stressed lately too!!"
Chloe Maiden.
This masochist has been lingering in my room lately, reluctant to leave.
"Sorry, but I can only spank those Taeyang-nim permits…"
"W-What…?"
[NTR Situation Triggered!]
[5 Coins Acquired!]
Kkubburi only uses her Lashara-era speech with Chloe.
The small coins I get from it are pure profit.
"Hey, mini sow. If you're done with your supplements, get out. Tomorrow's a big day."
"Taeyang… Can't you let me get whipped too? It looks kind of refreshing… Doesn't it help with fascia release or something?"
"What nonsense?! How does whipping release fascia, you dumb sow?!!"
"What do you need? Money? Power…? If you want, I'll even hand over the disciplinary committee leader position, just let me get hit!"
"I don't need that position!! Go prepare for the performance review properly!!!!"
"Tch…"
Chloe's vibe was different from Seol Harin's.
If Seol Harin sees me as a romantic interest,
Chloe is a 100% pure hedonist.
Her every word and action is aimed at masochistic pleasure.
She doesn't care about me—she just enjoys being degraded or hurt by me.
She's more dangerous than Seol Harin in that she could spiral into ruin…
But at least she's not as clingy.
After a scolding, she quietly gathers her things and leaves.
On the other hand,
Seol Harin treats my place like her own.
"Chicken breast—boiled with a salad, or grilled like a steak?"
After training, she ties on an apron and heads to the kitchen.
She used to only make tteokbokki, but now she's mastered most chicken breast dishes.
"Hey, sow. Forget cooking and sit down for a sec."
Seol Harin tilted her head and sat on the sofa.
"What? Got something to say?"
"I'm curious about that sister of yours."
"…"
At the mention of Seol Hajeong, her face hardened.
The cold, commanding demeanor she rarely showed anymore sent chills down my spine.
"You're not… into her, are you?"
"Hey… Why'd you bring a kitchen knife…?"
"I forgot to put it back in the kitchen. Answer first. Are you really into her?"
Shimmer-
A haze rose around the knife.
Is she seriously generating sword aura with a kitchen knife…?
Is that even possible???
"Hey! Like I'd fall for a chick like that?! I was just asking 'cause she was acting cocky!"
"Do you think she's pretty?"
"Hey, hey! Not at all!! I prefer long, straight hair over bobs!!!"
"But you enjoyed her kissing you, didn't you?"
"Huh?! It was sexual harassment, what's to enjoy?! That immoral sow is the worst!!!"
"…Is that so? I almost misunderstood."
Only then did she lower the knife.
Lately, I've been thinking…
Our master-slave dynamic is slowly flipping.
I only talk like I'm treating Seol Harin as a slave,
While she's getting bolder.
Now she's even threatening me with a knife… sob sob.
Wait.
Why am I suddenly pissed?
What am I doing?
Seol Harin only became my slave because of Pomi, right?
So I should be able to lord over her as much as I want!!
"Hey, sow! You're getting way too cocky lately!! Are you insane?! Don't you want Pomi back?!!"
"Pomi? Oh, right, that's a thing."
"?"
She doesn't even care about getting Pomi back anymore!!!
I'm screwed!!!!
KIEEEEEEK!!!!!!
Wait a sec…
What if I turn the tables and threaten her back?
"Hey, sow!!! Keep acting cocky, and I'll free you from slavery and make you a free woman?! Huh?!!!!"
"Tch… Fine! I was just joking with the knife, so cool off."
"?"
Why did that work…?
Harin…
What's going on in that head of yours…?
She put the knife back in the kitchen and sat demurely on the sofa.
I'm a bit dizzy, but it seems we're ready to talk.
"Tell me what happened between you and your sister. Why do you hate her so much?"
"…"
There was a reason I wanted to know about Seol Hajeong.
As a character I'd only encountered in a user patch,
My memory of her is hazy.
Plus, since the patch was fan-made, the data might've been altered, so I needed to confirm.
"When we were young, she always took care of me."
"You two weren't always on bad terms?"
"No. Before entering school, she was my best friend. But at some point, she started taking my things. Toys and dolls were a given, and she'd even take clothes our parents bought me. If they didn't fit, she'd cut them up and pretend she didn't."
"Huh? Is that what a sister does?"
"That's not all. She took my talents too. If I got praised for drawing, she'd practice like crazy the next day and surpass me. Instruments, sports, magic—it was all the same. Two years' age gap is huge when you're a kid, right? I had to live steeped in defeat, feeling I could never beat her no matter how hard I tried."
Jealousy-fueled competition.
It's common in families with siblings.
Seol Hajeong's case was pathologically extreme, but it probably wasn't a big deal at home.
Seol Hajeong is the eldest daughter and heir to the family group.
Seol Harin was just the youngest, expected to grow up healthy.
But for Seol Harin, she didn't want to be overshadowed by her sister.
"Hey, but weren't you good at magic too?"
"I had a huge talent for summoning when I was young. I gave it up because of her."
"So you focused on swordsmanship? Lucky she didn't take that too."
"I got lucky. She was terribly bad at it. It's probably the only thing she couldn't do."
Seol Hajeong, terrible at swordsmanship.
That's new info…
"She took everything from me. Even my friends… The only one who stayed by my side was Juhyeok. I was grateful back then, but now I realize it wasn't a big deal. She said he was too gloomy for her taste. If she'd set her mind to it, she'd have stolen him too."
"Huh? You idiot?"
"…What?"
"She was waiting for you two to get together! That way, taking him would actually mean something!!"
"…!"
Seol Harin's face hardened as she realized the truth.
As a blonde, tanned delinquent, I know.
Seol Hajeong was definitely waiting.
To steal something, it has to belong to someone first.
"The more I think about it, the worse she is… And it pisses me off that no one else sees it…"
Seol Hajeong is popular enough to become student council president.
Compared to the haughty, aristocratic Seol Harin, she's the friendly, outgoing type.
"She's… definitely going to try to take you too…"
Plop.
A clear tear fell onto the sofa.
Her voice had been trembling—she'd been holding back tears.
This is awkward.
After stealing someone's constellation, comforting the victim is tough.
But I didn't need to worry.
My mouth moves on its own anyway.
"Hey! Stop crying!! You're getting the sofa dirty!!"
"…"
Is that supposed to be comforting…?
"You really think I'd fall for a chick like that?! I'll make her your personal sow, so cheer up!!"
"…Thanks for the encouraging words."
Shockingly, Seol Harin wiped her tears and perked up at my nonsense.
There's gotta be some device in her cochlea, right?
My words must auto-translate into something sweet…
"I don't know if she'll really submit, though. She's so stubborn and shameless…"
"Hey! Don't doubt me!!"
"I'm not. I trust you."
Seol Hajeong is the head of the student council,
With powerful lackeys by her side.
But it's not a big deal.
I'm a veteran!
To take down Seol Hajeong, I need two things:
The disciplinary committee!
And the principal…!
But first, I need to deal with the "Student Council Return Event."
That's tomorrow,
At the disciplinary committee's performance review.
***
The area in front of the grand auditorium was bustling with people.
Everyone at Ark was required to attend the disciplinary committee's performance review.
On the surface, it was a showcase of justice enforcement,
But in reality, it was a sinister event orchestrated to oust me, Kim Taeyang.
They thought it was justice… whatever.
There's no way I'm going down here.
Chloe's completely addicted to me…!
"You. Stop right there."
"Huh?"
As I tried to enter the auditorium, Shin Hyewon and the disciplinary committee stopped me.
"Kim Taeyang. I heard you fought a Kraken during training. You're unscathed for someone who faced that—lucky you."
"Ohh, the Kraken was a piece of cake."
"Still as arrogant as ever… But this will be the last day I see that disgusting smirk. Hmph."
"Heh heh heh—"
Shin Hyewon flashed a sly grin,
And the committee members behind her followed suit.
Are you guys advertising some evil plot or what…?
"By the way, Vice-principal. Haven't some weird rumors been going around school lately?"
"W-W-What rumors?! I haven't heard anything! I don't believe in such nonsense…! Just go take your seat…!"
"Huh? I didn't even say what the rumors were, and you're already denying them?"
"I got a call… Yes, Principal! I'll be right there!!"
Shin Hyewon clutched a blank-screened phone and scurried off.
No way that was a real call…
As she left, Kim Angyeong growled like a chihuahua.
"Kim Taeyang! It won't be long before I take that armband back…!"
"What nonsense? With those scrawny arms, you think you can take my armband? Huh?! Do you even work out?!! You ever think about how the armband feels, wrapped around those twiggy biceps?!!"
"You jerk…! Justice isn't about arm size!! It comes from the heart!! Only the heart!!!"
"What kind of justice fits in that puny chest?! Work out, man!!! You're not just thin, you're flabby too…! That's a body that's given up on being a hero!!!"
"Ugh…! D-Don't touch me!! You think my body's a toy?!!"
While I was teasing Kim Angyeong, Chloe stepped in to stop me.
"Enough. I won't forgive you for bullying the kids."
"Huh? It's not bullying, it's sincere advice."
"Whatever, Angyeong doesn't like it."
No one knows yet that Chloe's become my slave.
It'll all come out today, but until then, I've ordered her to keep it under wraps, so she's acting.
Come to think of it, Chloe's a great actress.
Even knowing it's an act, she makes me feel like a villain.
"Angyeong, go help with the presentation prep. I'll handle Kim Taeyang."
"B-Boss… You sure you'll be okay?"
"Of course. Have you forgotten who I am? I'm not intimidated by a delinquent like him."
"As expected…! I respect you, Boss!!"
Kim Angyeong and the committee members headed into the auditorium.
I pulled out a mini massage gun from my pocket—
Vrrrrrr.
And went to town on Chloe's trapezius muscles.
"Ugh…?!?!"
She flinched, her shoulders trembling.
"Hey, mini sow. You siding with another guy in front of me? Huh?!"
"S-Sorryyyy…!"
"This supplement sewer rat's getting cocky…! I won't go easy on your pathetic fascia just because the massage gun's on 'low'!!"
"So good…♡ So good…♡ Feels amazing…♡ Fascia release…♡ Blood flow…♡ Muscle recovery's insane…♡"
Chloe, tasked with the performance review presentation,
Was the one set to expose the fabricated evidence.
And she's already a slave to the massage gun.
"You prepared properly, right?"
"I already swapped the USB… Don't worry… No way the fake evidence gets shown…♡"
"If you pull this off, I'll give your lower body a thrashing till you pass out tonight. Brace yourself."
"Thank youuu…♡"
Shudder…!
Just thinking about the glute, quad, and hamstring ecstasy workout sent chills through her.
For that, Chloe's betraying the disciplinary committee today…!!