74.
Lyunne didn’t believe in Grey’s strength until she saw it for herself. But for that slave to be stronger than Grey?
“Was he hiding his skills in the Colosseum?”
It seemed he had been concealing his abilities and only now revealed them. Considering that not much time had passed since Yu Jin was sold to him in the Colosseum, this made sense. No matter how talented someone was, they couldn’t become such a powerful person in less than half a year. So Lyunne’s assumption was generally reasonable. But Grey shook his head in denial.
“That’s not it.”
“…It’s not?”
If that’s not it, there’s only one answer left, right? Lyunne’s expression turned astonished.
“Are you saying he grew that much since leaving the Colosseum? Is that possible?”
“It’s not impossible. Think about it. Consider the figures recorded in history books.”
To be honest, Lyunne thought there was some exaggeration in the achievements of the great figures recorded in history books. Because even she, who was often called a genius, found it impossible to develop that quickly. As if reading her thoughts, Grey added an explanation.
“Even if there’s some exaggeration in historical records, humans have beheaded dragons. You know how strong and terrifying dragons are, don’t you?”
Dragons, known as the masters of magic, had the ability to destroy entire human kingdoms if they wished. While they’re hard to find now, that doesn’t mean their great deeds were false. As Grey continued speaking, Lyunne felt a growing desire.
‘I want him.’
Until now, she hadn’t been interested in men, but her mind had changed. Jinhyeon shouldn’t be by Yu Jin’s side. He would shine much brighter by Lyunne’s side. Grey asked Lyunne, who was thinking this way.
“Do you want to have him?”
Lyunne swallowed hard.
“If you wish, I’ll help you get him.”
“How?”
“There are many ways.”
“Then bring him to my side.”
Watching Lyunne express her desire without hesitation, Grey slowly bowed his head.
When Yu Jin returned to his room after helping Haruna, he found Jinhyeon occupying the space.
“So, did you enjoy running away?”
“Who said I ran away?”
“Playing dumb is cute too, but now doesn’t seem to be the time for that.”
Although he was smiling, Yu Jin felt a chill from Jinhyeon. It seems deliberately taking his time before coming in had been useless.
“I’ll say it again, I have no feelings for Lady Lyunne.”
“But it’s different for her, isn’t it?”
“You’re mistaken. She just approached out of curiosity, that’s all.”
“For mere curiosity, she was sticking too close, wasn’t she?”
Jinhyeon was being more persistent than expected. But surprisingly, it wasn’t all bad. As he listened, Yu Jin felt a tickle in the corner of his heart. After all, jealousy can only exist if there are feelings. It seems he still prefers me over Lyunne. Thinking this, Yu Jin’s usually calm lips began to twitch.
“What’s this, why are you smiling?”
“W-When did I smile?”
Yu Jin belatedly covered his mouth with his hand, but it was already too late.
“Smiling while being scolded, do you like this sort of thing?”
“No, I don’t.”
Yu Jin firmly said, trying to push away Jinhyeon who had somehow come close, but he didn’t budge an inch.
“I really don’t.”
“Then why did you smile?”
Yu Jin was too shy to say he smiled unconsciously because he liked Jinhyeon being jealous. So as he was racking his brain to come up with an excuse, Jinhyeon wrapped his hand around Yu Jin’s waist and pulled him. Then he lifted Yu Jin and headed for the sofa.
‘The sofa, not the bed?’
Why? As Yu Jin tilted his head in confusion, Jinhyeon sat down on the sofa first and placed Yu Jin on his lap. But when Yu Jin came to his senses, he realized the position was quite peculiar. Yu Jin’s face was facing down while his bottom was raised in the opposite direction. Then a large hand smacked Yu Jin’s bottom with a loud slap.
“Ah!”
Yu Jin screamed in shock.
“What are you doing!”
He tried to get up somehow by pushing against the sofa with his hands, but he couldn’t overcome Jinhyeon’s strength.
“What does it look like I’m doing?”
The leisurely voice coming from above sounded spiteful. Even as a child, he had never been spanked like this, and now to be in this position! Yu Jin’s face turned red with shame.
“Let me go right now.”
He warned, grinding his teeth, but Jinhyeon only responded with laughter.
“You need to be punished for being close to someone else while you’re dating me.”
I don’t want this kind of punishment! He’d rather have Jinhyeon thrust his genitals at him. While Yu Jin was desperately struggling, the hand came down on his bottom again.
“Eek!”
It seemed like Jinhyeon was trying to control his strength, but it still hurt.
“If you try to run away, I’ll hit harder.”
Hearing this, Yu Jin relaxed his body. If Jinhyeon decided to hit harder, his bottom might burst.
‘That crazy bastard!’
Yu Jin, who had once again inwardly spewed all sorts of curses, tried to persuade Jinhyeon in a soft voice.
“I’m a grown adult, isn’t it unreasonable to punish me like this? And it’s not like I really cheated on you.”
“If you had really cheated, this wouldn’t be the end of it.”
This wasn’t something that should be said by a man who had multiple women in his harem and played around with his lower half. Thinking about this, Yu Jin’s body began to tremble with anger. Yu Jin couldn’t do anything even if this bastard went to other women! This is why people needed to have power.
‘If only this body wasn’t so weak!’
He felt like he would die from the injustice. But what Yu Jin could do now was limited.
“Okay, I got it. I won’t stick close to anyone else ever again. So let’s stop now.”
“It’s not for you to decide that.”
At those words, the anger Yu Jin had been holding back exploded.
“Stop it, I said stop!”
As he started struggling again, the palm came down on his bottom once more.
“Aargh! You son of a bitch!”
He couldn’t hold back his curses anymore. Even as Yu Jin spewed out every curse he knew, Jinhyeon didn’t stop his hand. At first, it was bearable, but later his bottom became sore and even the brush of clothes caused pain. Eventually, Yu Jin burst into tears.
“Hic, huu. W-What did I do! You’re the one who plays around with your lower half!”
“What are you talking about? You’re the only one I’ve stuck my dick into so far.”
“You’ll abandon me later and do it to someone else too!”
“What?”
Jinhyeon looked down at Yu Jin with an expression of disbelief.
“Why would I?”
Why? Because you’re a playboy that puts even the Lustful King to shame. Jinhyeon helped the sniffling Yu Jin sit up. But his bottom hurt too much to sit on the sofa.
“Stop crying.”
Jinhyeon gently patted Yu Jin’s back, but that made him even angrier. Yu Jin cried even louder as if to show him. Eventually, he cried so much that he started hiccuping.
“Huuu. Hic. Hiccup.”
The hiccups only subsided after quite some time. Yu Jin glared at Jinhyeon with his red, swollen eyes before burying his face in Jinhyeon’s shoulder.
“I’ve been thinking about this since before. Aren’t you being too harsh in your assessment of me every time?”
“…What’s harsh about it.”
“Why do you think I’ll naturally meet other people?”
“Because that’s the kind of guy you are.”
“No, I’m not.”
Jinhyeon answered firmly, but it wasn’t particularly convincing.
“I only look at one person.”
“You’re being ridiculous.”
Yu Jin mumbled, sniffling.
“Want to make a bet?”
“What kind of bet?”
“If I fall for someone else, I’ll do whatever you want.”
“How can I believe that?”
“We can use the contract we used before, can’t we?”
Use that expensive contract for this? Knowing it was nonsense, the refusal came only after a long pause.
“…Never mind.”
There would be more than one or two female leads appearing in the future, and it didn’t seem possible to prevent all of them. So Yu Jin decided to give up cleanly. Above all, the problem now wasn’t the female leads that would appear later.
“My bottom hurts.”
The bottom that Jinhyeon had beaten was too hot and painful.
“Let me take a look.”
Jinhyeon lifted Yu Jin like a doll and placed him on the bed, then immediately pulled down his pants. He examined the red, swollen, luscious bottom.
“It’s okay. It’s not bad enough to bruise. Want me to apply some medicine?”
“Of course you should, idiot.”
“Wait a moment.”
Jinhyeon soon returned with a small bowl of ointment. He scooped up some medicine with his finger and rubbed it on Yu Jin’s bottom.
“Gentle, be gentle.”
“I am being gentle.”
“You’re lying.”
“What’s the point of lying about this?”
Jinhyeon shrugged and continued applying the medicine. As the cool medicine touched the hot flesh, the pain seemed to subside.
‘I’m tired.’
Too much had happened throughout the day. Yu Jin blinked his heavy eyelids, feeling Jinhyeon’s touch.
