Chapter 127: Do Ji-hwan's Ambitious Project (4) ☆
From behind, Yumir poked me with her finger.
“What’s that sound?”
She asked, looking at me with surprised eyes.
[Twice?]
“Yeah. Twice. I think two times should be possible.”
The time was 3 minutes.
As soon as the battle began, I felt like a giant of light with a red glint in my chest, and I earnestly hoped that my wife and leader would help us get out of this situation.
[So, two times. Hmm.]
Surrogate mother. Two. In fact, there were only two words, but the leader knew my situation pretty well.
If I knew the leader, she would throw me a lifeline while also bringing me greater benefits.
[Will two times be enough?]
Of course.
[It seems like we’ll need more than two times. Aren’t you trying to make a soccer team?]
The leader accurately grasped my intention.
[Are those two with you right now?]
“Yeah. They are listening in on the speakerphone right next to me.”
[Oh, that’s tough. Well, thank you. Hello?]
The leader carefully spoke to the two.
[If it seems too much for the two of you to handle, you can quit halfway. I’m not forcing you.]
“…….”
[Did you hear that?]
“Yes, I understand.”
Baek Seol-hee looked around with respect, and Yumir looked at me expressionlessly.
[I’ll look forward to good news. By the way, you.]
“Yes?”
[Do that for me. I have to go to work now.]
“…Honey.”
It was a bit embarrassing to do this in front of two women, but before I felt embarrassed, I was not sure how to handle the aftermath. Anyway, I decided to comply with the leader’s request.
“I love you.”
Smooch.
I kissed the smartphone.
Both of them were surprised and opened their mouths wide.
Smooch.
[I love you too. You are my favorite person. Tell them to cheer up.]
“Okay.”
Click.
The call was disconnected.
At the same time, I felt relieved.
“This is our relationship.”
I sat on the bed.
“My wife is such a person.”
It felt refreshing, like a painful tooth had been pulled out, and I lay on the bed, crossing my legs.
“It’s not as bad as you thought, is it?”
“Seol-hee, what were you thinking?”
“I thought she would shout, ‘Hey! How dare you do that to my man!!’ like in the morning dramas.”
“She’s not that kind of person.”
I was sure of it.
She had a firm belief that I would not betray her, and I also had that belief, so I would not betray her.
Therefore, from now on, it was the turn of the secret alliance, Yi Maemangryang, and the villain Goblin.
“Seol-hee, I’ll talk to you more comfortably. Well… the topic of surrogate motherhood came up, but you don’t have to worry about it. Whether it’s Seol-hee or Yumir, you are both much more amazing people than me and contribute more to the world compared to Do Ji-hwan.”
Yumir gave me a look that said, “What nonsense are you talking about,” so I added the clue of Do Ji-hwan.
“Do Ji-hwan, an incompetent man whose only abilities are liking novels and analyzing and organizing about abilities, thinks he can listen and solve the worries of Korea’s top female ability user, Snow White, and the mysterious S-class hero, Solar Platina. I think I’m contributing a lot to the world just by that.”
As for Do Ji-hwan.
“That’s right. I think I’m contributing a lot to the world by solving the worries of world-class ability users. Though it may be self-indulgence, if it can care for my mental health or provide even a little help, I’m willing to help willingly. Whether it’s physically or emotionally.”
Non-ability users could only perform the roles that humans to humans, or men to women, should do for ability users.
“And if I receive any help in the process… I hope you understand that it’s just a little help for my wife.”
“……”
“If she says she dislikes it, I can do nothing.”
“I’ve never said I disliked it.”
Yumir stepped forward.
“It’s complicated, and honestly, it’s giving me a headache.”
Yumir approached me, sat next to me, and lay down just like I did.
“Don’t overthink it. Just keep being with the teacher like now.”
“…I suppose?”
“Then the answer is simple.”
Yumir lifted her legs high.
“There won’t be any problem!”
“It’s not entirely without problems, is it?”
“Unlike S-class heroes, I’m known as an E-class ability user.”
Yumir crossed her legs like I did and confidently smiled at Baek Seol-Hee, who was still standing.
“If a foreign E-class ability user and a Korean non-ability user have a child, at least the world will see it as a win-win situation for both.”
Yumir was right.
“Even if we’re not married, if the teacher officially certifies that we have a Korean child, I can become Korean, right?”
“… That’s the general idea.”
If Yumir, who was not Korean, married me or had my child, she would gain significant points in her naturalization evaluation.
Simply having a child with a Korean was not enough.
They would examine whether the person was an ability user, the family background, the occupations of family members, economic power, and whether accepting this person as a Korean would benefit Korea.
Millions of people apply for immigration to Korea every year, and to acquire citizenship through naturalization, one needs to have very good abilities or background.
“…Ms. Yumir, people are saying that you deserve an EX-class ranking.”
Baek Seol-Hee seemed to be trying to keep Yumir in check.
“Me?”
“Yeah. The ability to turn demons into non-ability users. I don’t know specifically what kind of ability that is, but the whole world is looking for you right now.”
“So?”
“… It’s not just a ‘so’ situation.”
Baek Seol-Hee pressed her head with her hand and frowned.
“With your ability, you can return the people who have become demons back to normal, so everyone…”
“Ms. Baek Seol-Hee, you’re really pure and kind. Mr. Do Ji-hwan seems to be worried about other problems.”
“Other problems?”
“Yes.”
Yumir turned her gaze towards me.
It seemed like she was asking, ‘Can I speak?’ and I was worried she might say something strange.
“Yumir, first of all, just…”
“People are wondering if my ability could create a different ability, so be careful.”
I never thought about it that way.
“Until now, I’ve never thought about it that way, but the teacher told me about it. He taught me about the world of adults.”
“World of adults?”
“Yes. The horrible and cruel stories of adults. The teacher gave me advice on things I had never thought of before.”
Yumir looked at me as if I had given her great advice and continued speaking like someone who was moved by a great lecture.
“My ability is unique, so there might be someone who forcibly tries to study it. Whether they use my ability as it is or try to create a new ability by ‘making me give birth’,”
“What do you mean…”
“It might be similar to the worries Ms. Baek Seol-Hee has. Giving birth to an ability user. Forcibly inserting the genes of an ability user into my womb to… give birth to a new ability user. I will be used as a breeding mare, producing ability users until I die. I-”
“Ms. Yumir, that will never happen.”
Baek Seol-Hee interrupted Yumir’s words with an urgent voice.
“That’s just Mr. Ji-hwan’s way of saying to be careful because there might be such people…”
“There are indeed such cases on the internet, right?”
“…Even if that’s true, I won’t let such a thing happen. I’ll help you.”
“Thank you, Ms. Baek Seol-Hee. But there’s someone here who can help me more easily.”
Yumir put her hand on my shoulder.
“Teacher, I thought about it while I was on my way here.”
“Okay.”
“When people tell me to have a child, what do you think is the best way to deal with it?”
“… Well.”
I had an idea, but I didn’t say it on purpose. Because it would be more effective if Yumir spoke than me.
“That’s exactly becoming a state of having a child…”
Crack. Yumir briefly grasped my shoulder, trailing off.
“… Student Yumir?”
“… Huh.”
Yumir’s eyes trembled slightly.
“Reservation… Room… Ah, that kind of… Haha. Hahaha. Really. Huh.”
It seemed like she got really angry for a moment, and I wondered if Yumir had noticed my excuse.
She definitely noticed.
“Really, teacher, you’re lucky to meet a girl like me. Really.”
“I think so, too.”
“Huh. Anyway, the correct answer is having a child. Ms. Seol-hee.”
But I deliberately didn’t say it.
“What do you think? If you’re worried about being forced to have a child, have a child in advance.”
“……”
“Rather than being forced to give birth by others, rather than living with a man suddenly brought by the state and treated like livestock. At least.”
Yumir held my hand and turned her body toward me.
“At least, I want to decide for myself who will be the father of my child.”
“Ms. Yumir.”
Baek Seol-hee approached the bed with a serious face.
“I had that thought long ago as well.”
Baek Seol-hee.
“If I hadn’t been prepared for that from the start, I wouldn’t have allowed this man.”
Just like Yumir, she climbed not next to me but on top of me.
“Get ready, Ji-hwan.”
Click. Baek Seol-hee snapped her fingers, and the white magic flowing from Baek Seol-hee’s hand manipulated the console in the room.
The blinds went down, and the lights went off.
“Today, I’m on vacation.”
“So am I, teacher.”
“……Where is there a person who is not on holiday here?”
I reached out my hand towards Baek Seol-hee and Yumir and took a light breath.
“I’ll make you both forget about everything else. No need to think complicatedly.”
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