‘Well, considering how many knights there are, there’s no need to worry about each and every one of them.’
Even if they were national-strategic-level weapons, the Group held an estimated 140,000 of them.
It would already be jaw-dropping if a mere company had 140,000 regular soldiers under their command, but when all of them are knights, there’s nothing more to say.
So just because one of them shows a weird reaction, there’s no need to take any special measures.
Go Minji didn’t reply for a while.
Was she maybe looking into Jinguok?
Even though she always talks like a brat, she usually ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ does what I ask, so it was possible.
Sure enough,
she started talking about Jinguok.
Right...
That did happen, before I had a relationship with Go Min-yeong.
I got an earful because of that incident.
That’s the company where Minjia is the CEO.
I’m pretty sure it's either the origin of monsters/demons, or at least heavily involved in related experiments.
Though it’s just my own speculation.
But Jinguok is getting transferred there?
Hmm.
Using a knight for experiments...
And at BioTech, of all places...
‘This reeks.’
It’s obviously not a normal experiment.
Are they trying to fuse knights with monsters?
Or turn knights into demons themselves?
‘What the hell...’
What are they trying to create using knights?
BioTech...!!
Go Minji is in Incheon,
and I’m way out in the boonies.
Is she asking for money or something?
But wasn’t it our great and noble Go Minji who once proudly declared she didn’t need brats' money?
Why the hell is she being so clingy?
Is she seriously in heat?
‘....’
As expected,
the Daddy move works like a charm on Go Minji.
She practically loses her mind every time it comes up.
Body compensation, huh.
Feels like I’ve become some cabaret boy host.
Not that I’ve ever actually done that.
Since she said she’d come by the office in a few days,
our conversation wrapped up without much trouble.
She went back to her busy life,
and I returned to mine.
‘So BioTech is doing experiments with knights, huh...’
I fiddled with my phone.
Opened my contacts and scrolled to the one person who would know the most about this matter.
‘Minjia.’
She’s part of the Koryo Group’s branch family and the CEO of BioTech.
There’s no way she wouldn’t know about this.
She’s a woman so devoted to me she’d offer up her pussy—if I called her, I could probably get the full story immediately...
"...Forget it."
I lowered the phone without making the call.
Even if I learned the truth right now,
it wouldn’t change a damn thing.
It would just add another pointless worry to my list.
If it’s no benefit to me, it’s better not to bother.
"Who the hell do I think I am, worrying about others? I already have enough shit to do."
Next week is the by-election.
And it’s not just for a few districts—
it’s a massive election covering 15 districts, over 130 constituencies, and even a mayoral race, stretching across nearly the whole month.
It’s basically like holding the general election, the local elections, and the presidential election all in the same month.
In a situation like this, I don’t have the luxury to indulge random curiosities that won’t amount to anything.
‘It’s probably some deep, dark shit anyway. I’ll hear about it later, when I’ve got time.’
So for now,
I shelve it.
There are a total of three graduation ceremonies held over the course of a week.
One of them was the graduation ceremony for Baekseol’s batch, and there, I confirmed that Baekseol had become a flawless Knight of One.
A perfect knight who neither resented her situation nor despaired,
but instead considered serving me the greatest honor, embracing it as true freedom.
Her loyalty was so immense that she even said the greatest joy of her life was being a woman who could dedicate her body to me.
The amazing part was that Baekseol was a knight whose brainwashing had barely taken effect.
Even Jinguok, who recently broke free from his conditioning, did so under Baekseol’s influence,
so it goes without saying how her original mental state must have been.
Yet now, without any brainwashing, she served me on her own volition.
‘If I managed to make a knight loyal without brainwashing, doesn’t that mean I’m qualified to get another exclusive knight?
Or at least... to taste one.’
"My name is Eunhwa."
"Ah, you're the one—."
At the second graduation ceremony, following Baekseol’s,
the trainee selected as the top graduate climbed onto the stage.
It was the beginning of the formal process of awarding knighthood, with her representing all graduates.
But...
‘She’s pretty.’
The girl who introduced herself as Eunhwa kept catching my eye.
"-In the name of Go Muyeol, I appoint you as a knight."
"I will devote my body and soul to serve this nation and family."
Even while conferring knighthood, my mind was elsewhere.
This Eunhwa girl—her chest and hips looked a little bigger than Baekseol’s.
And yet she was a bit shorter in height.
If I slid my cock into her, it’d probably be tight and snug...
‘If you’re that desperate, why don’t you just fuck one of the team leaders I sent?
It’s not like they’re homemade housewives either.
Cum in them, cum in their mouths, whatever you want.
Stop touching the knights unnecessarily, okay?’
I remembered the text conversation I had with Go Minji.
I was only here as Go Minji’s proxy to award knighthood,
so if I personally messed around with a knight, it could become a problem.
Go Minji had made that very clear.
But...
‘You expect me to hold back from this?’
There was no doubt she'd offer a different flavor compared to Baekseol or the Dorothys.
It didn’t make sense for someone like Go Muyeol to resist.
"Good work, Young Master!!"
"...About that Eunhwa from earlier. Could I speak with her for a moment? She seemed like a very outstanding knight."
+++
Since Kim Seo-ye, the Exploration Team Leader handling the ceremony, was Go Minji’s subordinate,
there was a possibility she might try to stop me if I made a move on a knight.
Of course, even if she did, she wouldn’t be able to stop me if I forced it—
but there was no need to stir up unnecessary friction.
Using a convenient excuse, I sent Baekseol to occupy her,
secured one of the rooms in the training center, and summoned Eunhwa.
No one here could refuse my orders,
so she soon arrived at my room.
"Come in."
Eunhwa entered the room where I was alone.
Long straight black hair and red eyes.
Despite her Korean name, she had a face that looked like a mix of East and West,
and as soon as she saw me, she bowed at a perfect ninety-degree angle.
"I heard you called for me."
"What’s your impression of me?"
"...Excuse me?"
At the sudden question, she widened her eyes and asked back.
"I asked, what’s your impression of me?"
Without a moment’s hesitation, she answered.
"It is an honor."
"Good. You may raise your head."
As she straightened from her ninety-degree bow, I stepped closer.
When our eyes met, she immediately lowered her gaze slightly, avoiding my direct look.
"Why do you think I called you?"
"...Because I was the top graduate, I believe."
"Well, that's part of it."
Even as I moved forward, a small hesitation lingered.
Was it really okay to go through with this?
‘...It’s not like I’m planning to make her my exclusive knight.
Just... to have a taste.’
Resolving myself, I stood before Eunhwa.
"Would you also consider this an honor?"
I grabbed the abundant swell of her chest over her uniform.
"...!"
"Take it off, Eunhwa.
Let’s give the top graduate her reward."
