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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Teottry
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“This won’t do.”
Scarlet Rate muttered anxiously, lying on her luxurious, feature-laden bed.
Having lost the 7th Emergency Fake Hypnosis App Meeting to Lapis Julie’s surprise attack of a kiss and fellatio, she couldn’t afford to be complacent.
“I have Faster’s first kiss, so that’s fine… but losing his first blowjob… that’s a big deal.”
Before joining Liar’s Trap, Faster had worked, semi-forcibly, at the Rate family’s main house for three years while Scarlet was undergoing training in the family’s secret techniques.
During that time, Scarlet’s favorite pastime was sneaking into Faster’s room in the middle of the night, after everyone was asleep, and observing him.
One night, she’d snuck into his room as usual, and his lips had looked so tempting that she’d forgotten her vow to only have her first kiss while both parties were conscious and, driven by instinct, kissed him.
The next day, feeling slightly guilty, Scarlet had asked, “H-Hey, Faster. Have you… ever kissed anyone?”
Faster, wary of her sudden question, thinking, Is this bitch trying to make fun of me again?, had curtly replied, “No, I haven’t. Why?”
Scarlet, hearing the answer she’d longed for, had been overjoyed and had treated Faster exceptionally well for about a week, refraining from her usual torment.
Then, she’d overheard Faster muttering to himself in his room, “Did she eat something weird? They say people die when they suddenly change… Hmm… Well, I’ll just ignore her until she gets bored. By the way, Maid Lian asked me to go grocery shopping with her. She didn’t say when, though. Should I ask her?”
The next day, Scarlet had given the maid a generous severance package and forced her into early retirement. Then, she’d resumed her usual bullying.
Anyway, the memory of that first kiss was precious to Scarlet, a frequent source of comfort and pleasure.
Because of the thrill of that stolen kiss, she’d been looking forward to taking Faster’s cock’s virginity with her mouth. But now, someone else had claimed that prize.
The thought annoyed and angered Scarlet, filling her with a sense of urgency.
“I won’t give up Faster’s virginity. I promised myself ten years ago that I’d take his virginity, and I’ll do it with my virginity…!”
Burning with competitive spirit towards Lapis Julie, her long-time rival, Scarlet racked her brain, trying to figure out how to claim Faster’s virginity.
It was a sleepless night.
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‘Lapis Julie, S-rank Awakened and executive of Liar’s Trap, and Wool Blonde, eldest son of the Blonde family, S-rank Awakened and executive of Extramus, have announced their engagement. The Awakened Association…’
It was Saturday, a day off.
I woke up in my small, cramped dorm room, turned on the TV, and saw an interesting news report.
Engagements between heirs of prestigious families were common in this era, but it was still surprising to hear about someone I knew getting engaged.
“Wool Blonde… Isn’t he Silk Blonde’s half-brother?”
I wasn’t familiar with the Blonde family’s internal affairs, but Wool Blonde was a well-known figure in the Awakened world. The fact that he’d made a name for himself, despite being overshadowed by his sister, Silk Blonde, the world’s greatest Tamer, was a testament to his abilities.
“The eldest son of the Blonde family, incredibly handsome, and extremely powerful. Isn’t he Lapis Julie’s ideal type?”
Lapis Julie started almost every day by… tormenting me.
She’d enter my office first thing in the morning and say, “Good morning, senpai. It’s a bad morning for me, though, having to see your face first thing after arriving at work.”
And then, instead of going to her own office, she’d sit on the sofa next to my desk, stare at me with a cold, neutral expression, and say something like, “You should be grateful, senpai. To have a private conversation with someone like me, you need to be of a certain status, and you’re not even close. You’re an F-rank. So you should be thankful that I’m lowering myself to talk to you. Understand?”
I’d heard the same speech, with slight variations, every single day, until I finally snapped and asked, “So, what’s the minimum rank required to talk to you, Team Leader?” She’d smirked and replied, “At least A-rank. Talented, kind, with a strong backing, and handsome, of course. Oh, that’s the complete opposite of you, senpai, isn’t it?”
And then she’d continue with her nonsense, “So you should be grateful that I’m even talking to you…” and I’d interrupt her, saying, “Then why don’t you go hang out with those A-rank guys instead of wasting your time with me? Seriously.”
She’d puff out her cheeks, looking sulky, yell, “Just be grateful, you idiot!” and storm out of my office, refusing to speak to me for three days.
“Those were the good old days. I could actually focus on my work in peace.”
Of course, on the fourth day, she’d return, her eyes red-rimmed, and unleash a torrent of insults ten times more venomous than usual.
Anyway, Wool Blonde, Lapis Julie’s fiancé, was exactly the kind of high-status man she’d always described as her ideal type.
It was a little surprising that Lapis Julie, who’d expertly sucked my dick just yesterday, was suddenly getting engaged, but I was mostly relieved. One less obstacle in my life.
It was a shame I didn’t get an apology, but this was a good start. One less thing to worry about.
“Maybe my life is finally looking up.”
I still had three more storm clouds to deal with, though… Damn it.
“I wish the other bitches would find someone their own rank and leave me alone.”
If this were a web novel, there would be an uproar about the “heroine distribution” trope, but thankfully, this was real life. No one was reading my story, so I didn’t have to worry about reader reactions.
“Now that I’m in a good mood, should I go shopping? I need new clothes anyway.”
All my clothes had been destroyed along with the penthouse, so I needed to buy new ones.
I didn’t have much money, so I’d have to find something cheap at the market. I had to save money until payday.
As I was getting ready to leave, my phone, which I’d left on the table in front of the TV, vibrated. It was a call from Lapis Julie. I frowned.
“What now?”
Didn’t she know it was inappropriate to call a subordinate on their day off?
I furrowed my brow, debating whether or not to answer.
I’d completed all my assigned tasks, and there was nothing urgent enough to warrant a call. It wasn’t work-related. So it had to be personal…
“Why is she calling me after getting engaged? Isn’t that incredibly disrespectful to her fiancé?”
I was a man. A man Lapis Julie had kissed and given a blowjob to, a man she should be very careful around.
Of course, only she and I knew about it, but she knew, so she shouldn’t be calling me like this.
Even for a slut, this was too much.
“Okay, this is my chance to cut ties with her. I’ll tell her it’s incredibly rude to call another man after getting engaged, especially for someone who cares so much about her family’s reputation.”
And then I’d finish with, “I’d prefer it if you didn’t contact me personally anymore,” drawing a clear line.
“Perfect.”
It was a brilliant plan. I had a perfect excuse to get rid of her, a woman whose mere presence was enough to give me a headache. I couldn’t miss this opportunity.
I pressed the answer button and put the phone to my ear.
‘H-Hello? Senpai?’
-BANG!!!!
Just as I heard Lapis Julie’s unusually weak voice, the door to my dorm room exploded inwards, and Scarlet, my red-haired childhood friend, barged in.
“Faster! Are you free? If you are, let’s go shopping!”
Did this crazy bitch not know what knocking was?
Looking at Scarlet, holding the remains of my door as if it were a handle, I briefly debated whether to yell at her for breaking my door or hang up on Lapis Julie and pretend nothing was happening.
It was a short debate.
I’d hang up.
‘Senpai? Is that… Scarlet? Are you with Scarlet? Why? Why?! But you said you liked… me…’
-Click.
I hung up on Lapis Julie and casually put my phone in my pocket. Fortunately, Scarlet, preoccupied with figuring out what to do with the broken door, hadn’t noticed.
Good choice.
Yelling at Scarlet would be pointless. She’d just ignore me.
But if she found out I was having a personal phone call with Lapis Julie on my day off, she’d start with, “What were you talking about?” and then escalate to, “What’s your relationship with that bitch, Lapis Julie, that you’re having such a friendly chat on a Saturday morning? Huh? Faster? Huh?” and then finally declare, “This won’t do. I’m moving in, Faster. Don’t you dare look at another woman,” forcing me to live with her.
Ugh, just the thought was terrifying.
Of course, I could put on the dog collar and… deal with her, like yesterday, but it was my day off. I didn’t want to waste my energy on something so trivial.
“Hmm, I guess I can just leave it here. Faster, fix this door!”
Scarlet, tired of trying to figure out what to do with the broken door, propped it against the door of the apartment across from mine and entered my room.
She was clearly dressed for shopping, having traded her usual latex bodysuit and long coat for a white two-piece outfit that exposed her midriff.
Scarlet… in normal clothes… that’s a rare sight.
Having thoroughly dominated Scarlet for the past two days, I wasn’t as intimidated by her today.
Normally, I would have been trembling, muttering to myself, A monster in human form, dressed like a normal person… what’s going to happen to the world…, but today, I could actually appreciate her outfit.
“Why… why are you staring at me like that? Do I look that pretty?”
“Honestly, yeah, you’re pretty.”
If Scarlet wasn’t pretty, then the only pretty woman in the world would be Silk Blonde. I had to acknowledge her beauty.
But since I’d never complimented her before, Scarlet blushed, flustered.
“Wh-What?”
Seeing her blush and smile shyly made me feel so comfortable that I added, without thinking,
“It’s a shame about your personality, though.”
“What?”
The atmosphere instantly turned heavy, and Scarlet’s red hair flickered like flames. She was angry.
I instinctively flinched, but then I remembered how she’d trembled and begged for mercy when I’d put on the dog collar and nuzzled her neck, and I relaxed.
I was ready to go anyway. I might as well go shopping with Scarlet.
“Hey, Faster, what did you just…”
“Scarlet, does that really matter? Let’s go shopping. Let’s go.”
“Huh?”
I cut her off and walked out the door.
Scarlet, momentarily stunned by my nonchalant attitude, seemed to have forgotten her anger and followed me, looking bewildered.
“Oh, and buy me new clothes while we’re at it. You destroyed all my clothes.”
“Huh? Oh… Yeah, okay…”
Scarlet, still confused by my unusual behavior, glanced at me sideways. Her eyes seemed to be asking, Is this really Faster?
Well, she’d get over it. Free clothes! I should ask for something expensive.
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Dayum he’s being a man!
Bro grew a spine finally 😭