Chapter 38: The Sudden Atmosphere of a Family Meeting (2)

 

Yu-jin’s insignificant slip of the tongue.

 

It was a somewhat embarrassing mistake, but the Clan Leader, Yoo Jeong-cheol, didn’t mind it much.

 

‘Did he choke while trying to bring up taxes? Haha.’

 

Contextually, there was no way he made a sexual joke to him; he must have stumbled over his words while talking about taxes.

 

It was natural to be nervous in front of the Clan Leader.

 

He was even ready to laugh it off, thinking, ‘You have some humanity in you too.’

 

…until his only daughter, Shia, abruptly burst out.

 

“Se, s*x…!?”

 

‘What is she saying in front of her dad!!!?’

 

An abrupt outburst due to a significant misunderstanding.

 

For Shia, it was an unavoidable misunderstanding.

 

The strange atmosphere Yu-jin had earlier, the nervousness she felt when he touched her bare shoulder.

 

It seemed like a trance, wary of her seducing someone else…

 

Finally, this family meeting atmosphere.

 

Everything combined threw her into a state of confusion, and then she just happened to hear a word perfect for a misunderstanding.

 

Startled, she had no choice but to jump up.

 

‘Yu-jin, why would you say something like that in front of my dad!? If you really want to be with me, then first… with me…’

 

“That’s not it! I was talking about taxes and got tongue-tied!”

 

“…Ah.”

 

Of course, that was only a moment.

 

With Yu-jin’s explanation, Shia quickly realized her misunderstanding.

 

‘Taxes… he was talking about taxes?’

 

Well, of course. He wouldn’t talk about such things with my dad.

 

Because he’s an innocent kid who wouldn’t even dream of such things.

 

What followed her realization was overwhelming embarrassment.

 

-Hwaak.

 

‘What was I thinking…!? Did Alice’s slyness rub off on me!!?’

 

Shia wanted to crawl into a hole.

 

Though if she did, her unnecessarily plump butt and thighs would get stuck, and Alice would probably exclaim, “Stuck in the wall!” in awe. Anyway.

 

It took Shia only two seconds to cover her face in embarrassment.

 

It was enough time for Yoo Jeong-cheol to grasp the situation.

 

‘It’s clearly a slip of the tongue, but Shia is reacting like that?’

 

She’s that embarrassed just by hearing the word “s*x.”

 

No matter how naive she is, she wouldn’t be that shy…

 

‘…Could it be that bastard. With my daughter!!?’

 

A sudden suspicion.

 

Maybe his daughter recently did something involving the word “s*x.”

 

And that’s why she’s unnecessarily embarrassed.

 

The perpetrator… is probably Yu-jin in front of him.

 

His suspicion evolved into certainty.

 

‘No wonder he’s good-looking!! Yeah, there’s no way a guy who looks like that would be a decent young man. He must have seduced innocent Shia with that smooth face!!’

 

Yu-jin’s appearance got its first penalty point.

 

He looked like the type to seduce women easily.

 

That playboy seduced his precious daughter!

 

Just last year, she was wearing a high school uniform, knowing nothing!

 

A calm businessman turned into a father driven mad with anger.

 

“You wretched bastard!!!”

 

“…!!? This is a misunderstanding, Father-in-law!!”

 

“Who’s your father-in-law, you thief!!”

 

“That’s not what I meant!!”

 

For Yu-jin, it was a bolt from the blue.

 

Suddenly, he became an indecent young man who made a sexual joke in front of his future father-in-law.

 

He was so unfairly treated he felt like crying.

 

And what? A thief?

 

He’s suspecting that he did something indecent with Shia?

 

“I don’t have that kind of relationship with Shia… Ah.”

 

‘Wait, I hate to deny this.’

 

It was even hard to deny.

 

He was trying so hard for his wives, so what would be the point if he denied his connection with them?

 

Yu-jin couldn’t bring himself to say, “I’m not in that kind of relationship with Shia.”

 

“You… you wretched bastard!!!”

 

‘You can’t deny it in front of the woman you held?!’

 

His wrinkled hand bulged with veins.

 

He was in extreme rage, similar to when Yu-jin had bowed his head asking for permission for his harem.

 

Yu-jin quickly dodged the situation.

 

“I’m telling you, it’s not like that!! Right, Shia? We didn’t do anything weird, right?!”

 

“H-Hm?! Yes, Father!! We haven’t done anything…”

 

“Yet?!! YET!!!?”

 

Yu-jin and Shia smoothly agreed, but Yoo Jeong-cheol’s berserk mode ignored them.

 

Tears welled up in Shia’s eyes.

 

“Re-really… It’s true…”

 

‘This is embarrassing, please stop…!!!’

 

It was already embarrassing enough to make a slip of the tongue.

 

Her dad was jumping up and down thinking she had done something with Yu-jin.

 

The innocent Yu-jin was at a loss for what to do.

 

She felt twice as sorry and four times more embarrassed because of her dad.

 

And is it even right to talk about whether she did it or not in front of his daughter?

 

Especially in front of a boy?

 

-Tremble tremble.

 

‘Dad, you stupid fool…!!!’

 

For the first time, Shia resented her father’s love.

 

Her fists trembled.

 

Yoo Jeong-cheol’s fist also trembled.

 

“How dare you with my Shia!!!”

 

-Paak.

 

Even though he knew well that a civilian couldn’t win against an awakened person, thanks to his wife.

 

His punch towards Yu-jin showed no hesitation.

 

Yu-jin, too, closed his eyes facing that resolution…

 

‘It won’t hurt because of Indomitable, so let’s take a hit. Then I’ll explain after he cools down…’

 

-Swoosh.

 

“Dad, stop it!!!”

 

“…!!!”

 

…Before he could close his eyes, Shia intervened.

 

Her face was redder than ever due to her dad’s foolishness.

 

And then,

 

“Shia, you should stay out of this…”

 

“I said it’s not!!! You pervert!!!!”

 

-Bang!!!

 

Shadows sprouted from all directions.

 

Shia’s S-rank unique ability enveloped her father.

 

Of course, a civilian couldn’t withstand shadow spanking enhanced with abilities.

 

“…Ugh.”

 

-Thud.

 

His body slowly crumbled.

 

Shia stood before him, breathing heavily.

 

“…Damn it, seriously, you fool. Total fool. I hate you, Dad.”

 

“……”

 

‘Is Father-in-law going to be okay…?’

 

They say parents can’t win against their children, and it was true.

 

* * *

 

My future father-in-law, who collapsed after a rampage.

 

I wondered if I should rush him to the hospital, but fortunately, he got up soon.

 

“…Ugh, Shia, you have quite a strong hand. You take after your mother.”

 

‘He’s used to fainting and waking up?’

 

I felt a strange sense of familiarity, thinking it might be the fate of a husband with an awakened wife.

 

Feeling an odd sense of kinship, the now rational father-in-law looked at me again.

 

“You…”

 

“I swear, there’s nothing like what you’re worried about.”

 

‘At least in this second round.’

 

“Yes, I believe you.”

 

“…?”

 

He didn’t even pretend to listen earlier, but now he believed me. What’s this?

 

“You didn’t use hypnosis or even try to dodge in that situation.”

 

“Oh.”

 

“A guilty person would try to hide their flaws, but an innocent one tries to prove their purity. That’s enough to believe.”

 

Even though he usually didn’t use violence, I thought he was just that angry.

 

Turns out he was testing me even in extreme rage.

 

No wonder he’s the strongest Clan Leader in Korea.

 

I couldn’t help but be impressed.

 

“You are truly the Clan Leader!”

 

“Yes. And more importantly…”

 

-Sly glance.

 

“It’s the first time Shia has gone against me. Since my beloved daughter did so, what could I do? Haha.”

 

“…?”

 

I didn’t understand why he was mentioning Shia.

 

I tilted my head in confusion.

 

‘Of course, Shia would stop him. How could she not stop her father from punching a recruit?’

 

“Hm? That expression… You haven’t noticed at all?”

 

“Excuse me?”

 

“Never mind. Haha.”

 

-Muttering.

 

“Can a man be so oblivious? It’s like he’s self-hypnotized.”

 

He mumbled something while looking back and forth between Shia and me.

 

Wondering what it was, I just blinked in confusion when Shia hurriedly intervened.

 

“S-Stop with the nonsense!! More importantly, the contract! Since he’s finally joining, let’s get the paperwork done first!!”

 

“Hm. Yes, let’s do that.”

 

Thanks to her, the topic returned to the contract.

 

A paper slid in front of me.

 

It was the exclusive contract of the Cheonhwa Clan.

 

“You must know what this is since you’ve looked into the Awakener contract funds.”

 

“Of course.”

 

“I like that we’re on the same page. Then…”

 

-Swish.

 

A luxurious fountain pen was added.

 

I wasn’t surprised since I had experienced this in the first round.

 

“If you have any conditions, feel free to write them down.”

 

“Dad? What are you…”

 

“We’re offering you 20 billion won as a contract fee. It’s an unprecedented amount in Korea, but it doesn’t match the Americans.”

 

“I don’t mind…”

 

“Don’t say that. I don’t want to be accused of unfair contracts, so write down what you

 

want. We’ll accommodate as much as possible.”

 

This was the so-called blank check contract.

 

It was clear that most of my demands would be accepted.

 

I gratefully accepted.

 

“Then, thank you.”

 

-Sha sha sha shak.

 

The pen danced freely on the blank space of the contract.

 

A dedicated team and legal advisors to deal with malicious comments and false information targeting me.

 

Media promotions for a positive image.

 

Protocols to protect privacy and personal information.

 

Delegation of SNS account management after graduation, etc.

 

Clauses were densely written to prepare for being criticized after establishing a harem.

 

“This is usually handled by the clan, but is there a need to emphasize it like this?”

 

“I hate being criticized by strangers. I’m willing to cover any additional costs, so please be thorough.”

 

“…I won’t delve too deeply. Understood.”

 

My father-in-law sighed while watching.

 

He was probably thinking I’m a young man with a story.

 

I didn’t bother to correct his misunderstanding.

 

This wasn’t for me, but for my wives who would be heartbroken seeing me criticized.

 

I was grateful if he misunderstood and paid more attention.

 

So I wrote without looking back.

 

When I wrote the last clause, exclamations erupted from both sides.

 

[The contract fee of 20 billion won will be donated to the Cheonhwa Foundation.]

 

“…Huh? Yu-jin?”

 

“Are you out of your mind?”

 

Shia and my father-in-law. Even the clan’s two executives were surprised by this clause.

 

It was basically a declaration that I would sign the contract without taking any money.

 

However, my expression remained peaceful.

 

“Yes, I’m in my right mind.”

 

‘A real man should think big.’

 

I wasn’t aiming for 20 billion won, but something much bigger.