LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 89 - Specialized Discipline
Chapter 89 Specialized Discipline
What the Chairman brought.
Winterer and I were so shocked by it that we recoiled in horror.
Because…
“You’re insane, you perverted rice cake!”
“I’d rather die than use this!!”
“Listen. Although it looks a bit strange….”
“A bit strange, my foot, it’s clearly a dog collar!!”
In her hand was a dog collar.
No. Based on the situation, it seemed like she intended to put that on Winterer.
Regardless of its effectiveness or anything, it was still a dog collar.
Put that on a person and drag them around?
And on that skinny kid?
Wow. The media would have a field day.
Just discussing my sexual preferences would skyrocket views.
“It’s social suicide. Absolutely not….”
“You only need to wear it inside the gate. You don’t even need to carry it around.”
“Alright, let’s hear the details.”
I was flustered for a moment.
But I quickly regained my composure.
Only awakened ones, likely just the Cheonhwa people this time, could enter the gate.
No one would mind if I put a collar on a ticking time bomb.
No one would want to tarnish the reputation of their family, let alone the entire clan.
“This rice cake, speaking as if it’s not his problem….”
“…….”
Winterer’s gaze was a bit painful, but well. My safety comes first.
The Chairman smirked.
“First, let me explain. This was something I made about 30 years ago to use some villains….”
He explained.
Around 30 years ago. When it became widely known that villains were irredeemable.
The Chairman, who had just taken office, thought this.
Ah, there are too few awakened ones.
Can’t I even use villains?
“Now, there are more awakened ones, but back then, manpower was truly scarce. It was so bad that….”
“I’m not interested in old stories, so please get to the point.”
“You rotten bastard. Anyway. So, I caught a monster. The one now known as the Basilisk.”
Thus, the Chairman brought a monster out of the gate.
A Basilisk. A monster that could temporarily paralyze the magic power of an awakened one just by looking at them.
…If they were somewhat cute and harmless, I wouldn’t mind.
But bringing a formidable foe that only appears in S-rank gates?
That thing is over 20 meters tall. How did he even manage that?
I suddenly felt a renewed respect for the Chairman.
“I handed it over to Yu Jung-chul, who was then running the Cheonhwa research lab, and what I got in return was this.”
Sensing the awe in my eyes, the Chairman smirked and swung the dog collar.
He explained that it was originally made for villains, and due to limited materials, this was the only way to make it.
Well, it’s not unreasonable.
It’s the same reason Shia’s clothes are so revealing.
“So, by using this, you can paralyze magic power? Like the Basilisk?”
“Exactly. When you channel magic power through the collar, it stiffens for about 3 seconds.”
I finally understood the Chairman’s intent.
After entering the gate, put the dog collar on Winterer and release the magic seal.
Then proceed to conquer the gate normally.
If Winterer tries anything funny, the awakened one holding the collar can immediately subdue and restrain her.
This method could certainly control that ticking time bomb.
It was indeed a typical Chairman-like strategy.
“To subdue her, you’d need an awakened one of almost the same level. Ultimately, it was stored away because it was useless.”
“It won’t matter this time. There are many A-ranks in Cheonhwa.”
“Exactly. Now, then….”
After the long explanation. Our gazes turned back to Winterer.
Her eyes darted around frantically.
“Wait, you rice cakes. In grand terms, you’re just saying you’ll put a dog collar on me and drag me around. Are you villains?”
“…….”
“If you don’t release me, I’ll snitch on you to the rice cakes who were shouting for my release. Do you think you’ll get away with this?”
“…….”
“The greatest villain in Korea, Winterer, with a dog collar….”
“…….”
“You really look like rice cakes.”
Sorry, Winterer.
Let’s just do this.
* * *
We decided to check the effectiveness of the dog collar.
No matter what, it was a 30-year-old item.
Whether it still worked was uncertain.
-Whirrr… Fshhh.
“Hmm. The effect is still the same. The required magic power is as expected.”
Winterer pulling up magic power tautly.
The Chairman intervening at the right moment.
The mana dissipating with a deflating sound.
The effect seemed to remain.
The problem was,
“You really look like rice cakes….”
-Tremble.
To the naked eye, it looked like an adult woman putting a collar on a skinny girl.
If a human rights group saw this, they’d immediately ‘rebuke!!!’ the action.
Winterer’s expression was, understandably, rotting.
Watching it, I also felt somewhat uncomfortable.
Is this really okay?
“Then… Haru. You try it. If your sister tries to exert power, you should channel magic power into your hands. Can you do it?”
“Yeah. Playing puppy with sister. Hehe.”
“…….”
Haru holding the collar made the scene even weirder.
As if realizing it herself, her eyes turned to me.
Hey, rice cake. I can tolerate Seol Ha-yeon, but this is my little sister. Is this really okay?
Sorry. It turned out this way.
If you’re sorry, stop them. What if Haru learns something weird?
Do you think I can stop those two?
Tch. Useless rice cake.
This roughly summed up our nonverbal conversation.
“Then sister. Hand.”
“…You rice cake. What are you doing to your sister?”
“Sister is a puppy now. Do it quickly.”
“…You really look like rice cakes.”
-Tap.
“Well done.”
“Urgh. Ugh.”
Thanks to that, Winterer’s cheeks gradually turned red.
Grinding her teeth, it seemed she was really embarrassed.
…This should satisfy the Chairman.
-Snap.
“Haru, stop.”
“Aw.”
“Yu-jin. We need to do this three more times….”
“Chairman, that’s enough. We’ve confirmed it works. Anything more is just tormenting her.”
I quickly intervened to stop them.
She’s still a person.
Let’s not undermine human dignity any further.
My shield touched Winterer, and she felt moved…
“Rice cake. You…”
“No. You should try it last.”
“I lack the stats to do it, right? It’s impossible….”
“I heard your magic control is excellent. It might work, so give it a try.”
“…….”
I almost felt moved.
But seeing the collar in my hand, I was utterly deflated.
Her eyes towards me became fierce.
“As expected, a perverted rice cake. The reason you didn’t step up until the end…!!”
“It’s not like that, okay? Sigh. Let’s just do it quickly and finish. I won’t do anything weird like Haru, so don’t worry.”
But there was nothing I could do.
I had to finish it quickly.
Our eyes met.
-Tremble.
“Ugh… This pervert. I’ll kill you. I’ll kill you!!”
“…….”
Winterer glaring at me as if to kill.
Looking slightly up, with her hands thrust between her thighs.
Dressed in clothes that looked like underwear.
The collar tying everything together.
…This scene is quite indecent.
It looks like I’m coercing her into some weird play.
I’m not into this kind of thing.
Besides, Winterer had a petite frame.
She could easily be mistaken for being younger.
Considering the year the Awakener Proliferation Plan occurred, she was undoubtedly older than me…
But it still looked inappropriate.
As a normal person, I felt a strong aversion.
“I feel the same, so let’s wrap this up quickly. Chairman? If things go south, please intervene.”
“Alright, I understand.”
I quickly gathered magic power into my hands.
I wanted to finish this experiment and make Winterer comfortable.
And then…
-Whirrr… Fizz.
“Ha~ This feels like rice cake.”
“What?”
The surging mana from Winterer dissipated easily under my magic.
Just like it did with Haru and the Chairman.
My mind suddenly became confused.
‘What? I subdued her? With these stats? That doesn’t make sense.’
Winterer was once called the strongest villain in Korea.
Even though she was a villain in distress, her abilities were not to be underestimated.
As an Awakener, she was at the top of A-rank.
Yet, I subdued her?
Even with the dog collar made from the Basilisk, it didn’t add up.
‘Could she be pretending… This brat!!?’
-Swish.
Realizing the truth, I scanned the area before me.
The mana that had enveloped her entire body was indeed gone.
But Winterer’s hand was still tucked between her thighs.
The faint energy felt at her fingertips, subtle enough to be missed at a glance.
Lastly, Winterer’s slightly frozen smile.
My S-rank instincts screamed.
She was pretending to have her mana subdued.
While we were flustered, she secretly condensed her mana at her fingertips.
Through that…
Winterer planned to ambush me.
-Swish.
“…Die!!!!!”
Did she notice my widening eyes?
Winterer immediately thrust her hand towards me.
Her nails gleamed with a blue hue, aimed at my neck.
I could only be caught off guard by this unexpected attack…
-Swoosh.
“…Huh?”
“…….”
‘She’s really clumsy.’
Caught off guard, my foot.
Winterer was severely clumsy.
There was no way I’d fall for such an obvious telegraphed punch.
‘Judging by the lack of killing intent… She was just trying to resist.’
She probably didn’t intend to kill me.
Having been humiliated, she wanted to mess with someone she perceived as weak.
To show she was dangerous, so I wouldn’t mess with her.
Her actions were just like a blue chihuahua.
“Why did you dodge!? I’m the strongest villain, Winterer!! How could a mere weakling avoid my attack?”
But now, this slightly enraged chihuahua needed some discipline.
I simply stepped back without a word.
Without showing any anger at the ambush. Quietly.
Because…
-Step.
“Don’t run away!! I’ll kill you.”
“———Oh. Perfect timing, both of you.”
“……!!!!!”
I knew.
After the bathhouse incident, how hard the Chairman spanked Haru’s butt.
There was no need for me to get angry. Nope.
The greatest disciplinarian would get angry for me.
“Dad. Sister….”
“There’s nothing we can do, Haru.”
Remembering the incident, Haru clung to me tightly.
We quietly turned around.
Silently mourning the tragedy about to unfold.
“Wait. Rice cakes, why are you….”
-Clank. Swish.
“……!!!!? Where are you taking off, you perverted rice cake!!”
“I told you there’d be a hundred lashes if you failed. Did you forget?”
“That aside, why are you undressing me from the top!!”
“I told you, it all comes off before I start. Yu-jin, if you want to watch, turn around~.”
“If you turn around, I’ll kill you!! I’ll kill….”
-Smack!!!!
“Kyaaaah!!!!”
“That’s one. Ninety-nine to go.”
“At least take off the collar! It’s making this even more rice cake-like.”
-Smack!!!!!
“Kuhhh!!!”
“Three more for talking back.”
“How can that be….”
Afterwards, the sound of harsh punishment echoed through the Chairman’s quarters.
Truly satisfying. The sound of smacking.
…The process was horrific, so let’s skip it.
To summarize the outcome of this tragedy,
“Hic… I won’t do it again….”
“Good.”
Winterer was thoroughly disciplined.
As expected of the Chairman. A true educator, specialized in discipline.
* * *
After Winterer’s discipline ended.
I almost immediately left the quarters.
“Sister… Haru will blow on it. Blow.”
“Just put some clothes on me….”
“No can do. It’ll hurt a lot if you put on clothes now. Trust me, I’ve been there.”
With Winterer sprawled on the living room floor in a sorry state, I couldn’t stay there any longer.
I quickly escaped.
Now I would attend the rest of the lecture. While I was at it, I’d inform Alice and Shia about the practical training.
And so, returning to the classroom,
I was about to apologize to the two for being dragged into this because of me…
-Creak.
“Yu-jin. Sit here.”
“We need to talk. Just the three of us. Seriously.”
“……Huh?”
What was this? I felt like I needed to apologize even before I confessed.