Chapter 382 – The Default for Checking Trophies
Finally, after a series of ups and downs, we had established the guild and acquired a building.
Now that it had come to this, we decided to each do our part right away.
First, Hyeji said she would go greet the many shops in the new building since she was the landlord.
Of course, it wasn’t really necessary.
Still, Hyeji thought it was better to make a good impression at the start.
Elcia also decided to join Hyeji.
“Shinwoo, I’ll go greet them now.”
“I’ll go with you! Oh, but wait a moment! Let me grab some food first!”
“It’s not like we’re going to a tasting corner!”
“Elcia, if you can grab some drinks, that’d be great.”
“Of course!”
“Please, my lord, stop talking!”
Though Hyeji had slightly different intentions.
[These guys are really sticking together, aren’t they?]
‘Well, good things come from good relations. Plus, it’s a win that Elcia isn’t pushing for coins.’
[…Looking again, it’s like a fairy has come.]
At that moment, Caressy suddenly wrapped her tail around my wrist in a slightly sensual manner.
Discreetly and carefully, she started to pull me away.
“Caressy, why all of a sudden?”
“Let’s go see a place for you to work, Shinwoo.”
“Where’s that?”
Heading towards a room only available for the guild master.
“Underneath my desk.”
“No way, you crazy girl.”
However, it was quite unfortunate for Caressy.
“Oh, right. Cat beastman, you come too.”
“Why the hell should I?”
Hyeji’s intervention thwarted that attempt.
Of course, Caressy didn’t want to let this opportunity slip.
She boldly confronted Hyeji.
“Why not?! I wanna snuggle too!”
“The landlord can’t just run away. We need to greet everyone together.”
“…This is so frustrating…”
It was no use.
Soon, Hyeji roughly grabbed the back of Caressy’s neck and started dragging her away.
Then, a thought popped into her head, and she firmly declared to Ayeon, who was left behind.
“If you mess around with Shinwoo, you’re done for.”
“What kind of outrage is this! Isn’t this too much?”
“Are you saying you won’t do anything?”
“I’ll only use it three times at most.”
“Don’t treat people like objects, you crazy heroines.”
[That’s exactly how the guild name suggests.]
‘Damn.’
That was deep.
“Then I have no choice but to kill you.”
“…”
Hyeji took Ayeon’s silence to mean she agreed.
She immediately left with Elcia and Caressy.
In the end, Ayeon was left behind, biting her lips hard.
“…What do you plan to do now?”
“Well, how about we go check out the trophies together?”
“Just the two of us?”
Just for a moment, I boldly made the suggestion to Ayeon.
“Don’t want to?”
“Sounds good.”
Soon, Ayeon grabbed me with her wings.
As she held my hand and intertwined our fingers, she rubbed her face against my arm, purring adorably.
“If only I could regress to the past, I would confess to you the moment I first saw you… What a pity.”
“But we’re bonded like this now, isn’t that okay?”
“I tend to have a bit much ownership desire when sharing with others.”
As if to soothe her regret a bit.
So we became one and slowly moved forward.
Eventually, we arrived at the guild’s dedicated parking space in the underground parking lot of the building.
Seeing the long line of parked cars, Ayeon casually spoke up.
“Considering it belonged to those pedo bastards, it seems pretty decent.”
“Looks totally awesome, right?”
“With this much, I can run the business a bit harder and get it in no time.”
“…Call it what it is, dammit.”
The number, types, and the value of the cars were substantial to brush aside so easily.
Of course, there weren’t any extremely rare models like limited editions.
But even so, people who were scared to lose something on the road would give way.
On top of that, there was even a brand new car.
[Oh, this one’s pristine.]
‘Don’t start with that virgin nonsense here, you crazy girl.’
Quickly I suggested to Ayeon.
“Wanna take it for a spin?”
“I don’t want to part with you, but if that’s what you want, I’ll oblige.”
“Thanks.”
At that, Ayeon expressed some regret but gently let go of me.
Then we both hopped into the new car, still with the plastic wrap on it.
I took the driver’s seat, and Ayeon took the passenger seat.
As soon as Ayeon buckled her seatbelt, she leaned against me and intertwined our fingers again.
At that moment, I couldn’t resist my sudden impulse, slowly reaching out with a smile.
“Ayeon, I’m going to rip this off.”
“W-What?! Here?!”
In a flash, Ayeon’s face turned to one of panic.
She hadn’t expected me to do this the moment we got into the new car.
But when I gave her a pitiful look, she replied,
“Is that not allowed?”
“Do whatever you want. Just as long as Hyeji doesn’t catch us, we’re good.”
Ayeon let out a sultry moan and smiled at me seductively.
With that, I had her permission, and I got to peeling it off.
Carefully yet a bit roughly.
– Swoosh!!!
Right from the plastic wrap inside the new car.
“…Honey…?”
“I can’t hold back.”
With that, my impulsiveness quickly calmed down.
“…….What the hell are you doing?”
“I just wanted to try it at least once.”
Honestly, there is a psychology to it.
Once you see bubble wrap, you suddenly want to pop it without even realizing it.
Seeing a new phone or a monitor’s plastic film makes you impulsively want to peel it off.
It was the same with the plastic inside this new car.
When would I get this chance again? I was really glad it happened this time.
As I wore a satisfied expression, Ayeon began to shift her gaze towards me like a broken doll.
Her eyes showing a mix of various complex emotions.
“Aren’t you trying to peel off…my clothes?”
“Are you crazy? Are you not well?”
“Haha…I’m in pain…”
Seeing that, I gave Ayeon a bright smile.
“Then I guess I’ll make you feel pain as well.”
“Oh, fuck.”
Then came Ayeon’s harsh right hook.
Before I even realized it, she had unbuckled her seatbelt and harshly pummeled me with both hands.
Obviously, I was utterly defenseless against her strikes.
“You’re such a fucking bastard!!! How can you just turn me on?!”
“But…Hyeji is scary…”
“Why didn’t you think before saying something like that!!!”
[Then why say something so confusing!?]
‘I’m not wrong, though, damn it.’
For a while, I endured getting beaten by Ayeon.
Then, after letting out a long sigh, Ayeon looked at me with a calm tone.
Pointing to a button that seemed to say “press me.”
“Why not press that and start the engine? Didn’t you get the key earlier?”
“Oh right. I did get it.”
Following Ayeon’s suggestion, I pressed the button to start the car.
Then, lights on the dashboard began to light up one by one.
I slowly felt the vibrations of the car through my fingertips.
In tune with it, my heartbeat began to sync up with the rhythm, gradually increasing in tempo.
“Oh, this is epic. A new car really is the best.”
“Seeing you enjoy it like this, I’m glad we rode together.”
While I had a surprised yet intrigued expression, Ayeon smiled at me, then gently leaned her head on my shoulder again with her eyes closed.
“My heart races so much being alone with you.”
“Same here. I feel my heart racing too.”
“Really?”
At that, Ayeon immediately pressed her head against my chest.
As if she was checking if we were feeling the same thing.
And perhaps she enjoyed the heartbeats echoing in her ear, as a happy smile spread across her face.
“Am I right?”
“Of course, it’s because I’m with my direct consort.”
Saying that, Ayeon began to grin and gently caress my thigh with her fingertips.
“I don’t have a license and I’m driving for the first time, so my heart’s racing.”
“Get out of the driver’s seat immediately, you crazy husband!!!!!!”
“Got it.”
Her flirtatious behavior ended with her roughly grabbing my collar.
In the end, I couldn’t withstand Ayeon’s persistence and got out of the car.
Ayeon quickly turned off the car’s power and came out, grabbing my collar and huffing.
“I thought you were going straight for the driver’s seat, so I figured you had a license!!!”
[Why would a rookie who hasn’t even driven naturally grab the wheel!]
‘I learned it in a game, okay.’
[Ugh, damn.]
Then suddenly a thought came to me, and I spoke to Ayeon.
“So, do you have a license?”
“Of course.”
Ayeon answered as if it was a given.
But my curiosity kept nagging at me.
After all, it didn’t seem like she had a reason to drive in the first place.
“Why?”
“To take succubi to the business place, I figured I needed to be able to drive a van.”
She did have a solid reason for getting a license.
“…Now I see. You’re the manager.”
“Hey, call me boss.”
However, even while listening to Ayeon’s answer, something still felt off.
Of course, Ayeon could have a license.
Regardless of what purpose she had for it.
But getting a license requires a certain minimum amount of time.
Ayeon didn’t seem to have had the time to spend with me.
She had left a couple of times for business but that didn’t seem like enough time to get a license.
“By the way, when exactly did you get it? Isn’t that a pretty quick process?”
“Oh, that?”
Suddenly, Ayeon crossed her arms and looked as if she had nothing to hide.
“I was introduced to a good place, and they passed me quickly.”
“Well done.”
“You just tell me what you need. I can get any license within a day.”
“That’s great.”
Then suddenly, Piece spoke to me in a serious tone.
[I recommend you get a motorcycle license.]
‘Why’s that?’
[So you don’t die early, of course.]
‘You bastard, seriously.’
Anyway, we decided to return to the guild.
The car wasn’t going anywhere anyway.
I could drive it later.
“I’m back.”
“You came back quickly?”
“I was worried about what the Great Demon would do.”
“……Nothing happened…damn it…”
“Figured that would be the case…”
Just then, the other heroines had gathered in the spot.
Now it was time for the guild’s official activities to begin.
And it was none other than.
“Master! What are you going to do now?”
“Let’s find a receptionist first.”
Right away, it was the search for a receptionist.
