Chapter 36: USA vs. The Youngest Daughter of the Strongest Clan (2)

 

After the appearance of Aika, the number one S-rank.

 

Shia was inwardly feeling anxious.

 

She was worried that Yu-jin might be taken away by Japan, by Aika.

 

-You want to live with Yu-jin!? How does that even make sense?

 

-In Japan, it’s a common practice called ‘live-in disciple.’

 

-Japan has such a culture…? No, I looked it up, and it says disciples live in their master’s house! It’s the complete opposite, what’s this nonsense!!

 

-Then should I take my disciple to Japan?

 

-Th-that would be a bit….

 

It was already a huge crisis with just Aika coming to Korea.

 

Even more so since she would be living together in Yu-jin’s dormitory.

 

Under the same roof, just the two of them, an adult man and woman.

 

It was fine that Aika would be Yu-jin’s master, but this was a different story.

 

What if she used her beauty to seduce Yu-jin?

 

Even if she didn’t have such intentions…

 

What if Yu-jin, mesmerized by her overly large lumps of fat, ended up going to Japan?

 

Just thinking about it made Shia’s chest feel tight.

 

As a clan executive, moreover as a Korean.

 

She couldn’t bear the thought of Yu-jin, such a talent, being taken by Japan.

 

-To begin with, a mere ‘friend’ of the disciple should not dare to oppose the master’s opinion.

 

‘Just an overly large hollow woman…!!!’

 

Although it seemed personal jealousy was mixed in, anyway.

 

That’s why Shia was anxiously pacing.

 

It was infuriating, but the number one S-rank wasn’t letting go of Yu-jin.

 

What could she possibly do in this situation, she pondered.

 

The answer struck her like lightning, ironically, after the worst situation had already unfolded.

 

[U.S. President mentions Seo Yu-jin… ‘Diplomatic Pressure’ Controversy]

 

‘…Now there’s a fire on my feet?’

 

Dealing with Aika was already enough of a headache, and now even the U.S. President was eyeing Yu-jin.

 

Thanks to that, Shia gathered her courage.

 

In this urgent situation, to bring the talent named Yu-jin into Cheonhwa…

 

———She was ready to do whatever it took.

 

‘Well, there’s no choice. Considering the situation. Yes.’

 

A choice she would never have made under normal circumstances.

 

But…

 

She was already anxious. The international situation was also unsettling.

 

Most importantly, if it was Yu-jin, she thought it might be okay.

 

‘This is how they do it, right? Models often do this in magazines….’

 

“If you join our clan… you can hypnotize me.”

 

Shia’s, who was modest compared to her attire, wholehearted attempt at seduction.

 

She was certain that innocent young man wouldn’t be able to resist.

 

The effect was immense.

 

“———Huh?”

 

“……!!!!?”

 

‘Yu-jin, why does he look so scary….’

 

But now, in a negative way.

 

* * *

 

‘You can hypnotize me.’

 

I was momentarily at a loss for words at Shia’s sudden proposal.

 

‘Why is she suddenly….’

 

Did I do something?

 

I ate the breakfast master prepared for me until I was full. As a gesture of thanks, I gave her a massage.

 

I trained a bit in the training room alone, and then Alice said she would make fish and chips, so I hypnotized her and forced myself to eat it.

 

I simultaneously posted a photo of my refreshing drink made from pine needles on Outstar.

 

-That sly fox… Sigh. Yu-jin. Come here for a second. I have something to tell you.

 

-Huh? Shia, what’s going on?

 

-Stop talking and come quickly.

 

‘Why did she suddenly drag me to her dormitory saying she has something to tell me.’

 

After dragging me here saying she had something to tell me, what she said was?

 

If I join the clan, I can hypnotize her?

 

As soon as I understood the meaning, my heart turned cold.

 

“Huh?”

 

‘Shia, do you mean what I think you mean?’

 

She was trying to look sexy but was just cute in that pose.

 

Moreover, this was Shia’s private dormitory.

 

Given the place and situation, it could only be seen as a seduction.

 

The problem was,

 

‘It sounds like she’s saying I can do indecent things if I join the clan?’

 

It wasn’t a seduction aimed at ‘me’.

 

Shia was trying to seduce the next S-rank talent.

 

I couldn’t help but grind my teeth at the unexpected side of my wife.

 

‘Does that mean if it wasn’t me, it could be another guy……?’

 

– Grit.

 

“Eek?!”

 

In the first round, I hypnotized her to ‘fall in love with me’ first, so I didn’t know.

 

Was Shia someone who would go this far?

 

Would she use her body… for talent?

 

“Yu-jin…? Did I make you feel bad?”

 

“…….”

 

‘No, Shia wouldn’t do that.’

 

That thought was fleeting.

 

The suspicion and disappointment quickly disappeared.

 

The Shia I knew for 15 years wasn’t like that.

 

Though her clothes were like that, she was pure and kind inside.

 

Besides, she was embarrassed but wore those clothes to show off the clan’s wealth.

 

Moreover, Shia was a second-generation chaebol. A young lady who received an allowance in the tens of millions each month.

 

A young lady from a wealthy family wouldn’t seduce someone using her body just to recruit an S-rank talent.

 

‘Unless she secretly liked me.’

 

It would make sense if she had already fallen for me, but even so, it couldn’t have happened within a week, so I excluded that.

 

There were more contradictions as well.

 

If her goal was to recruit an S-rank?

 

She should have done this in the very beginning when I knew nothing.

 

Why do it now?

 

Was it because of the hypnotic treatment mad movie I made yesterday?

 

No. That’s not it. While it would be nice to have, it’s not something Cheonhwa Clan would aim for.

 

‘Then why….’

 

I scrutinized Shia again.

 

Her cheeks were flushed red to the limit.

 

Her eyes, scared, looking this way.

 

Finally…

 

“Th-that… actually, it’s not that, the truth is….”

 

Her hand covering her chest belatedly, embarrassed.

 

She didn’t look like someone trying to seduce a man.

 

Thanks to that, all suspicions were cleared away.

 

‘As expected. My wife wouldn’t do that!’

 

“Sorry, it’s my first time entering a girl’s room. I was a bit tense, so my expression stiffened.”

 

“……What?”

 

“Anyway, why suddenly talk about the clan?”

 

I subtly changed the subject.

 

Apologizing inwardly for my suspicion. Naturally.

 

Shia’s expression subtly relaxed.

 

“Well, I heard you’re signing a contract with a hospital… so I thought you might need a clan soon….”

 

‘Ah. Because of taxes.’

 

My expression also brightened.

 

Indeed, how much money have I earned so far.

 

Although it hasn’t been deposited yet, there’s 1 billion from the Chairman, 1.2 billion from the last hospital job. A total of 2.2 billion.

 

Plus, I plan to earn 300 million every weekend from now on.

 

It was understandable that Shia, a clan executive, would be concerned.

 

If I just receive the money, I would have to pay a fortune in comprehensive income tax.

 

The reason she suddenly brought up the clan was obviously because of taxes.

 

If I sign a contract with a clan, they’ll take care of all those issues.

 

‘The talk about hypnosis… was to reassure me not to worry about being taken advantage of, right?’

 

I finally understood the hypnosis mention as well.

 

It was a kind of hostage.

 

By allowing me to hypnotize herself, a Cheonhwa executive, she was saying if they mess with the contract, I could do anything to her.

 

My heart naturally warmed.

 

‘Shia, there’s no need to go that far.’

 

“Yeah, I was thinking about looking into clans soon. Reporting income and such is a hassle.”

 

“Y-yes! That’s what I meant….”

 

“———Then can I hypnotize you as you said?”

 

“……What?”

 

Bringing up hypnosis subtly was a bonus.

 

My gaze reached Shia’s eyes, then her soul.

 

Smoothly, without any obstacle.

 

-Ding!

 

[The target is ‘perfectly’ hypnotized.]

 

‘Oh, she’s perfectly hypnotized. Did she relax on purpose to make it easy?’

 

Her brown eyes becoming dazed. Her body going limp as if she wouldn’t resist anything that happened.

 

It was a perfect hypnosis success.

 

Shia’s eyes turned to me.

 

“Yu-jin…? Did you really…?”

 

– Swoosh.

 

“……?!!!”

 

My hand also slowly reached towards her.

 

I had vowed never to hypnotize my wives again…

 

But she asked for it herself.

 

She couldn’t complain no matter what I did.

 

– Slide.

 

“Ugh?!”

 

My hand placed on her exposed bare shoulder.

 

Her innocent, maidenly reaction, as if it was the first time a man’s hand touched her.

 

Flinching in surprise, tensing up.

 

But who am I?

 

The man with two lives of hypnotic mating experience.

 

I’ve touched Shia countless times.

 

Without flinching, I continued.

 

“From now on, Yu Shia….”

 

“I, I….”

 

“Even if it’s for the clan, you won’t take such seductive poses in front of a man.”

 

“……Huh?”

 

“From now on, do it only to someone you have feelings for. It causes misunderstandings.”

 

As soon as I hypnotized her, the focus quickly returned to her

 

eyes.

 

And Shia looked at me with a dumbfounded expression.

 

“That’s nonsense.”

 

“When a girl brings a guy to her room, takes such a pose, and says such things, guys easily misunderstand. I almost misunderstood too.”

 

“……Huh?”

 

“It’s a bit awkward for me to say this, but all men are wolves. Be careful.”

 

“You, saying that. No. Sigh.”

 

She must have meant to say she wasn’t trying to seduce.

 

Shia was at a loss for words, unable to speak properly…

 

But who cares. She asked for the hypnosis herself.

 

No more unconscious seduction. Forbidden.

 

I’ll be jealous if she does this to other men.

 

* * *

 

A little while later.

 

As I waited for Shia to come to her senses,

 

“……? Yu-jin. Look here?”

 

“Huh? Why?”

 

“Ah, n-nothing!”

 

Shia looked this way, attempting a pose that was supposed to be sexy but just came off as cute.

 

She was definitely checking if the hypnosis worked, seeing what counted as a seductive pose.

 

It was cute, making me laugh.

 

‘Is that Shia’s borderline non-seductive pose? So cute at 20~.’

 

“Yeah, yeah.”

 

I smiled warmly, waiting for Shia to calm down.

 

Once she settled, I got up.

 

– Jump.

 

“Then Shia, shall we go?”

 

“Huh? Where to?”

 

“Isn’t it obvious?”

 

Since she talked to me like that, we should definitely go.

 

“To see your father.”

 

“Wh-what!!!!?”

 

Father-in-law. Here comes the useless son-in-law who couldn’t protect your daughter and returned.