Chapter 249: Final Exam Commemoration Party (5)

After Alice left.

I made eye contact with Su-rin Nuna.

Her bright golden hair, even lighter than Alice's, and her pure white skin always made her stand out.

The beauty mark planted under her left eye highlighted the charm of her beautiful face.

Not to mention her sensual figure, taking off her glasses had completely erased any lingering vibe of a model student.

Anyway, since Nuna said she had something to say to me, it must be quite important.

She even called for me while acting slightly rude to Alice.

I waited attentively for Moon Su-rin's words, which might become the key to the capture.

"Yes. Nuna."

Su-rin Nuna, who had been staring at me until Alice's footsteps disappeared, opened her mouth.

"Why are you moving?"

"...Moving?"

It was such an everyday topic that it slightly drained my energy, but it must be that.

An introduction before discussing something important.

Small talk to ease each other's tension.

It was a necessary process for a smooth conversation.

"I just want to live in a slightly bigger house. There's a lot I want to do, too."

"Aha. I see... Right. Um, how about trying something like a livestream? Since you're handsome, Ho-yeon, you'd be popular..."

Su-rin Nuna and I continued to chat about various things.

After the talk about moving, we talked about a restaurant we often went to called Pungmidang.

Looking at Su-rin Nuna's face as she then brought up the topic of preparing for the Commemoration Party, I could finally tell.

'Ah, this person didn't really have anything important to say.'

Thinking that, my tension melted away.

It made me wonder why she sent Alice away if she was just going to make this kind of small talk... but well, they say a woman's mind is like a reed.

She might have simply really missed having small talk just the two of us.

Or maybe there was some psychological warfare going on that I didn't know about?

"Still, once the Commemoration Party is over, all the big events are done."

Su-rin Nuna's words cut through my thoughts and dug into my ears.

Moon Su-rin was smiling brightly and making eye contact with me.

"That's a relief. Then you'll finally have some time to rest, Nuna."

It seemed less so these days, but she definitely looked overworked in the past.

It must have become even harder for her when the Vice Chairman disappeared just as things were about to get easier.

"Well. I hope so."

From what I had observed and felt so far, Su-rin Nuna seemed deeply committed to Victoria Academy.

There were probably several reasons.

Her grandfather, who served as the Chairman of the Board, or her father, who disappeared one day.

Because of that, Su-rin Nuna was even in charge of managing the academy.

It made you wonder what kind of messed-up House it was, but looking closely, there were various circumstances.

This was also something I couldn't bring up first, so it was just frustrating.

How should I guide her to it?

"Come to think of it, is the Chairman doing well?"

I had no good memories with the Chairman... but he was still Su-rin Nuna's grandfather, so I couldn't hate him.

Because someday I would have to say, 'I'll gladly take the granddaughter you've raised so well!'.

"He's doing well. Doing too well is the problem. He used to hate you to death, Ho-yeon, but now that you've become famous, he says you'd make a good potential son-in-law upon further thought."

She said she disliked it outwardly, but affection for the Chairman was evident in her tone.

However, I heard one strange word in Moon Su-rin's words.

"A potential son-in-law? The Chairman thinks of me like that?"

"Huh? Ah, ahh..."

The face of Su-rin Nuna, sitting opposite me, began to turn red little by little.

She seemed to have realized her slip of the tongue.

"Um, about the potential son-in-law thing. That's not my opinion, it's my grandfather's... Ah, that doesn't mean I dislike you. You know that, right?"

Watching Moon Su-rin clench and unclench her fists, clearly flustered, I barely held back my laughter.

"I know, I know. I like you too, Nuna."

"...Really?"

"Of course. Ah, come to think of it, is there a Field Trip scheduled for next week?"

Seeing Su-rin Nuna's expression brighten, I asked her about the Field Trip.

Knowing the exact schedule would be more helpful for my trip to France.

"It is scheduled, but... how did you know?"

"I heard it from Professor Im Sol."

"Aha... Yeah. It will probably take place next week. Is there anywhere you want to go?"

"Yes. I'm thinking of going to France."

Moon Su-rin frowned upon hearing my words.

"France... the Iris Guild? They did reach out... but I thought it was because of Alice. Are you going with Alice, then?"

"Uh... Probably? I also have a lot I want to learn, like foreign systems and such."

"Hmm... The Iris Guild."

Did I say something wrong?

Su-rin Nuna's expression seemed to have worsened.

Come to think of it, I might have been too hasty.

France meant nothing but the Iris Guild.

"Ahem, anyway, didn't you say you had something to tell me?"

Left with no choice, I changed the subject.

Because I really didn't want to talk about another woman.

"Do you not like making normal small talk with me?"

Su-rin Nuna pouted her lips.

It was a blatant attempt at acting cute, but because a cute person was doing it, it was genuinely cute.

"It's not that I don't like it... I just thought you had an urgent matter."

What a relief.

At this rate, it seemed I had succeeded in changing the subject.

"Hmm, something to say. Something to say... Come to think of it, you told me to let you know if I was having a hard time, right, Ho-yeon?"

I certainly had.

It was a plot hook prepared in advance for the Stalker Incident.

...The problem was that the culprit had vanished.

Even if it was different from my original goal, I still planned to help her with all my might if she asked for it.

Since Su-rin Nuna was also an important person.

"Yes. Tell me anything."

"Then, um..."

Trailing off, Su-rin Nuna suddenly avoided my gaze.

She stared out into empty air out of nowhere, made eye contact again, and then deeply bowed her head.

"...Nuna?"

Right around the time I started getting curious about Su-rin Nuna walking on eggshells around me.

Nuna stealthily looked at me.

"...Massage me too."

"A massage?"

I flinched for a moment at the word 'massage', but Su-rin Nuna immediately continued speaking.

"Like you did for Alice. Rub my shoulders... Is that okay?"

Seeing Nuna ask me to rub her shoulders while avoiding my eyes as if she were embarrassed, a laugh escaped me for some reason.

"Pfft."

"W-Why are you laughing! I've been having a hard time lately too, so I was just asking you to do it if you can..."

"Because you're cute. I can at least do that much for you, Nuna."

I stood up from my seat and approached Moon Su-rin from behind.

And without thinking much about it, I grabbed her shoulders.

Squeeze-

"Hnnnn..."

"It doesn't hurt with this much pressure, right?"

"Eung, it's okay to do it harder. Um, like you did to Alice..."

"Yes, yes."

Su-rin Nuna received my massage with her head deeply bowed.

I stealthily glanced down and saw that her ears had turned incredibly red.

I wondered why she was so embarrassed, but thinking about it, it was natural.

'I've had almost no skinship with Su-rin Nuna.'

Seeing her like this made me feel sorry for no reason.

I've received a lot of help from her since I was first possessed... yet among the heroines right now, she's the one I'm capturing the latest.

"E-Eung..."

Watching Moon Su-rin, who was still letting out moans from embarrassment, I earnestly rubbed her shoulders with gratitude.

*

"This is great."

Quite a bit of time passed while I played around and massaged Su-rin Nuna.

Conversing while engaging in skinship definitely made it feel like the distance between us was closing.

Perhaps getting too close was the problem, but at the end, Su-rin Nuna saw me off while barely making eye contact.

"She really is cute. Even when she's like that."

The Perverted Twins, the Crazy Succubus, the Professor Who Doesn't Work, the Perverted Holy Maiden, and so on.

She was the only normal person among all those weirdos.

I should take good care of her from now on.

Stepping outside, I looked for Alice.

I felt sorry because hanging out with Su-rin Nuna had delayed me quite a bit.

Wondering if she might be mad, I checked my smartwatch, and there was a message.

[Come to think of it, I don't have anything to say. See you later.]

The time Alice sent the message was two hours ago.

"...Is she crazy?"

Simply put, she left saying she had something to tell me, only to send that message right away.

Well, it was fine by me since it meant I could just go to the dormitory.

I couldn't figure out what she was thinking at all.

Setting my direction toward the dormitory, I walked down the gradually darkening street and thought about my upcoming schedule.

The immediate event at hand was the Final Exam Commemoration Party the day after tomorrow.

There, I would have a chance to have some sort of conversation with Su-rin Nuna.

And surely.

Surely, there was no way it would pass quietly.

The week after that was the Iris Guild in France.

Using the Field Trip as an excuse, my plan was to go there and meet the Centaur.

After that, there were no set plans, but... it would probably involve playing with LucyRumi. Or maybe humoring Baek A-yeong.

While in France, I should be able to make a bit more progress with Alice.

'Come to think of it, there's also the move.'

Once I get a house, I can live together with Nam Da-eun or Liriana and take better care of them.

Rebecca can also be captured similarly to Alice.

She might just be okay with it as long as I give her semen.

"The plan is perfect."

In theory, the capture of the heroines was progressing steadily.

Of course, things had rarely gone according to plan so far.

Lost in various thoughts, I arrived at the dormitory.

Ddiring-

Hearing the familiar notification, I entered the entrance.

The living room was, as expected, the same usual sight.

Nam Da-eun sitting at the table messing with her smartwatch, then smiling as she saw me.

And Liriana and Nam Da-hee doing something on the living room bed and floor with the TV turned on.

Scarlet guarding her spot next to them.

Feeling relieved by the familiar sight, I took off my outerwear and stepped into the living room.

"Oh, Oppa! You're here?!"

"Oh! Great timing. Come over here quick. There's something I want to try!"

"Hold on, hold on."

Receiving a fierce welcome from Nam Da-hee and Liriana, I approached Nam Da-eun first.

Nam Da-eun had been staring at me continuously since I entered the dormitory.

"You're late today. What were you doing?"

"Because of Student Council work."

As I sat in a chair, Nam Da-eun offered me the coffee she had been drinking.

"...What is this?"

"It's the last cup. I thought we could share it."

"It's fine. You drink it."

This is also consideration... I guess?

I wasn't repulsed by the idea of drinking what Nam Da-eun had been drinking.

It might actually be nice.

I just didn't really feel like drinking coffee.

"Hmm, it's delicious though. Got it."

Sip-

Watching Nam Da-eun drink the coffee, I headed toward the living room.

"Have you arrived."

"Yeah. But what are you guys doing?"

Actually, I had been curious ever since I entered the dormitory.

Sitting on the bed, Liriana was swinging something with a serious expression.

Looking closely, it was a coin hanging on a thin string, and the hole pierced in the middle made it look like it wasn't an ordinary coin.

It was an item that looked like something a hypnotist on TV or in a movie would use.

And as if she had read my mind, Liriana began to swing the coin.

"Now, you are gradually falling asleep..."

"Unnie... I'm telling you, I'm not sleepy at all."

"Tsk. It's because you're not focusing. Again!"

Nam Da-hee had the corners of her mouth turned down as she listened to Liriana's words.

Honestly, I had no idea what kind of nonsense they were up to.

Isn't she just bullying Da-hee?

I asked Scarlet, who was next to them.

"Scarlet. Am I seeing this right? Is that hypnosis?"

"Yes. She's been saying she wants to hypnotize someone since earlier. I am providing support."

Now that I looked, Scarlet was also holding a red cloth.

She was just the same.

I watched Liriana's weird antics before stepping forward.

Because Nam Da-hee looked like she was suffering too much.

"Liriana. Stop bullying Da-hee."

"Oppa... Liriana Unnie is bullying me because I ate her snacks."

Showing just how much she had been tormented by Liriana, Nam Da-hee hid behind me with a pitiful expression as soon as she heard my words.

"I wasn't bullying her! I was just doing an experiment to see how good the Human World's hypnosis kits are!"

Liriana trembled in indignation while holding the coin.

"...Then try it on me instead of Da-hee."

Honestly, I was curious.

I've always had this curiosity about whether things like that actually worked.

"Alright. Look closely at this coin. You must focus."

I sat on the bed with proper posture, and Liriana let out an ahem, clearing her throat, before swinging the coin back and forth in front of me.

She looked so serious that I also focused on the coin as much as possible.

"Now, you are falling asleep... Your eyes are slowly closing, and your body is becoming heavy..."

"..."

"Your eyelids are slowly becoming heavy. Now, they are getting heavy... getting heavy..."

How much time had passed?

Considering my relationship with Liriana, I waited patiently for her, but Liriana was still repeating the exact same words.

"Once again, your eyes are becoming heavy..."

"Hey, hey. Hand it over. Just hand it over."

I held it in and listened for about 10 minutes, but I couldn't listen to it anymore.

I tackled Liriana and snatched the coin.

"A-Ah, no. That was expensive!"

Liriana clung to my body and tried to take the coin back, but since she couldn't overpower me, I lightly ignored her.

"Why would you even pay money to buy something like this? Scarlet, how much was this?"

"It was about 50 dollars."

Was it even bought directly from overseas?

Why is she spending such a large sum of money on this kind of coin when she buys and hides her snacks.

Liriana, who was clinging to me, quickly lost interest and backed off.

Smack. As expected, the Human World's technology is unreliable."

"Unnie. Let's eat snacks together."

Seeing me take the coin, Nam Da-hee must have felt relieved as she approached Liriana again.

"I seriously don't get it..."

I examined the coin hanging on the string this way and that.

It's just a round chunk of iron with a string attached to it.

How does it make any sense to hypnotize someone with this?

"..."

While swinging the coin on the string back and forth and staring at it blankly, I remembered something.

'Wait a minute.'

I think I might have a use for this.