〈 Chapter 180 〉 Chapter 179 – I’d Rather Turn Myself In.
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I didn’t choose this, but thanks to some lucky twist, I suddenly ended up with three girlfriends.
What a bizarre stroke of luck.
Among all this, a worry suddenly flared up.
[How am I going to explain this to my parents?]
‘What a mess.’
I’m worried about the future where everyone might be wiped out, but I’m also freaking out about the immediate future.
Especially with my mom, who is filled with distrust regarding her son.
There’s no way she would believe this situation right now.
Even if she did believe it, I bet she would worry.
Most likely, she would definitely scold me.
‘Shit, I’m gonna get scolded for going to see Choco Hyung.’
[You selected the harem tag. Brace yourself with all your might.]
As I was pondering how to explain it to everyone, I tried to get up.
“Stay still if you don’t want to die, you little shit.”
“No escaping allowed!”
“Just prepare your heart calmly.”
They stopped me.
A chill washed over me.
“……Hey, girls?”
The touching sentiment from earlier now felt like a lie as their vibe suddenly changed.
This time, it was like a pack of hyenas hunting down a single prey.
At that moment, Hyeji started to remove her clothes again.
“……Hyeji? We haven’t even been dating for 5 minutes!”
“It’s already been one episode. Over 4 days in real-time. That’s plenty.”
“No, seriously, what the hell.”
As things progressed, Hyeji wasn’t just speeding up; she was making a full-on impulsive acceleration.
But Elcia and Jeong Ahyeon weren’t helping to stop her; instead, they were egging her on.
“Sis! In 5 minutes, you can conquer the world! That much’s enough, right?”
“If we do it multiple times in 5 minutes, it counts as one, right? I’m confident in my abilities.”
“Damn it, I’m not a vending machine!”
It was indeed the best of situations.
Even so, doing public play in front of others was way too difficult for me, and I hadn’t even got my feet wet yet.
Plus, in this imprisonment-like state…
It’d be hard for my lower half to respond while completely sober without any drinks.
『No way!』
…It wasn’t the case.
The moment something showed up, my Juji reacted immediately.
[Seeing this, I guess you’d react to a socket hole too.]
‘Shit, that crazy dickhead.’
At that, Hyeji noticed my hesitance and suddenly pointed a gun at me.
Click.
“Shinwoo, make a choice.”
“…Let me at least hear you first.”
“Do you want to stand still? Or do you want to stand obediently?”
“Damn it.”
These weren’t exactly normal options.
Hyeji’s intent of not missing this chance was palpable.
In her rush, she kept getting her clothes caught up in her chest, showing no signs of slowing down.
She even conjured a knife to tear them off.
“…Hyeji? What are you going to do if you have no clothes left for the aftermath?”
“That’s something you’ll have to think about from now on.”
“Crazy.”
But life rarely goes as planned.
Hyeji wasn’t much different from this unwritten rule either.
“Shit got real! Hurry up and come out!”
It was all because of Caressy.
Caressy burst in through the hotel door with a panicked expression.
Finding our situation, she was immediately frozen.
Hyeji half-undressed, me in just my underwear.
And surrounding us were Elcia and Jeong Ahyeon.
Not something you’d casually show to others.
Everyone but me glared at Caressy ferociously.
Of course, Caressy’s face turned red as she quietly closed the door and left.
“Sorry. Enjoy your time!”
Once Caressy left, Hyeji tried to resume her predator-like behavior.
But.
“That’s not the problem! Hurry up and come out!”
“Damn cat beastman!!! If it’s a silly reason, I’ll kill you!!!”
Once again, Caressy barged in through the hotel door.
Hyeji, interrupted, expressed her fierce anger.
Before long, she had aimed a gun at Caressy.
Caressy was scared out of her wits but still managed to convey what she needed to say.
“Police just showed up!”
Police.
Public Authority.
In South Korea, you can’t just ignore public authority.
Nothing’s as ridiculous as a public authority that doesn’t do its job, but there’s also nothing more daunting than one that does.
“Shit! Why are the police here all of a sudden?”
Hyeji’s line today felt oddly like that of a criminal caught at a crime scene.
Still, I couldn’t just fire randomly at Caressy since she had reasonable grounds.
I was on edge and ready to blow off steam against public authority if I lost control, though.
Eventually, Hyeji reluctantly started putting her clothes back on.
Then Elcia gave Hyeji a sort of warning that wasn’t really a warning.
“Sis! If you keep this up, I’m gonna gobble it up before it goes bad!”
Suddenly disrupted, Hyeji’s anger flared.
Hyeji and Elcia growled at us as they were about to head out.
“If I think you’ve been messing around, I’ll bring the unicorn over for a check.”
“If you’re poked with the horn, it’s proof of positivity! If not, then it’s negative!”
“Don’t use the unicorn as a diagnostic kit, you little shit.”
“Alright, alright. Don’t worry.”
Amid their overwhelmingly hostile postures, Jeong Ahyeon replied, looking like a wilted flower.
Just before they left, Hyeji and Elcia continued to threaten us.
After they left, it was soon my and Jeong Ahyeon’s turn to head out.
We stealthily made our way through the stairs down to the hotel lobby.
To our relief, there wasn’t a single police officer around – they had seemingly withdrawn.
“The sweet thing will definitely protect you.”
Jeong Ahyeon wrapped her arms around me while simultaneously summoning two large wolves on each side.
It’s a bit overprotective, I thought.
But hey, no need to refuse a good gesture.
Anyway, we just needed to get out of the hotel and we’re clear.
The moment Jeong Ahyeon confidently threw open the hotel’s front door…
“Ah! Excuse me, but may I kindly request your cooperation?”
We were stopped by a female police officer who was leaving last.
What terrible luck.
“…You said you’d protect me. And we already messed up.”
“……It just happened like that.”
Jeong Ahyeon turned away, looking awkward.
But it wasn’t a done deal yet.
No need to panic.
“What seems to be the problem?”
“We received a report about a male of Korean descent involved in human trafficking.”
“Don’t worry. This is my guise.”
“Oh! I see! Such a handsome couple! You really suit each other!”
“Thank you.”
Jeong Ahyeon was trying to defend me to get us past her.
The police officer also glanced at us, impressed.
Up until now, everything was going smoothly.
No problems at all.
“Just in case, could you please show me your internet history and the contents of your phone?”
“……Why exactly?”
“In human trafficking cases, the patterns are often found there. Accessing certain sites or sending specific messages or images.”
Now we had a problem.
Suddenly, the police officer reached out a hand towards me, asking to check my phone.
Jeong Ahyeon panicked and started protesting.
“But I told you he’s my guise!”
“Still, there’s a directive from headquarters to check all males.”
“B-but…”
As Jeong Ahyeon hesitated, the police officer kept pressing.
“Moreover, if you’re claimed as a guise, there shouldn’t be anything to hide, right?”
“Ah, even so, this is too excessive.”
“I’m willing to be reprimanded as much as needed and apologize later. Right now, it’s urgent.”
I was deep in thought.
Was it really okay to show my phone?
Wouldn’t there be major problems with the contents?
Could I hide the things I couldn’t show? Various images and videos.
‘Granny’ immunity prepared for those immune to ‘Grandpa’.
My hesitation didn’t last long.
“Just a moment, let me confirm.”
“I’m of Korean descent.”
I calmly raised my hands, gesturing for the handcuffs.
The officer looked at me bewildered but proceeded to put handcuffs on me.
“……Please follow me.”
“Hao.”
Thus, I surrendered myself to the restraints.
Jeong Ahyeon shook her head disapprovingly at me.
“Damn. I just don’t get how she fell for such an idiot.”
Afterward, Jeong Ahyeon clutched her head, as if it was throbbing with pain.
The wolves on either side of us were wearing expressions that hinted they were mocking me.
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