## Chapter 769 – 769. The Ascent Of Light
“Hah, don’t do it. I’m begging you. Please, not Seol…”
“Hehe. Very well, sister-in-law. But there’s a condition.”
“…A condition?”
A tense Namgung Rin looked at me.
I couldn’t say, ‘Take off your clothes and offer yourself to me.’ Namgung Rin wasn’t just any woman. If I made too strong a demand, she would surely resist. So, I’d start with something simple and gradually increase the intensity.
“Sit down.”
“What?”
“Squat down in that spot.”
I spoke as if giving a command. Namgung Rin’s eyes sharpened.
“What are you plotting?”
“Instead of touching Namgung Seol, you’ll have to entertain me. I only asked you to squat, and you can’t even do that? If you don’t want to, then don’t. Even if it’s not you, Namgung Seol will entertain me.”
I reached out again and grabbed the shoulder of the sleeping Namgung Seol.
“Ah, alright. I’ll do as you say, so take your hand off Seol.”
I took my hand off and looked at Namgung Seol. Namgung Rin bit her lip as if she was resentful, then squatted down as I had told her to.
Namgung Rin was probably thinking to herself, ‘It’s not like I’m taking off my clothes, or that he’s touching me, it’s just squatting.’
But the moment she followed my command, it was implicitly decided that I was above her. Whether she was aware of it or not.
“Stand up.”
“……”
Namgung Rin stood up. I felt a sense of disappointment. Namgung Rin was completely covered in her clothes. Her ample breasts, close to an F cup, didn’t even sway much when she moved.
“Sit down. Stand up. Sit down. Stand up.”
“……”
Namgung Rin followed my words without complaint. But her face was stiff, full of dissatisfaction.
“Put both hands behind your head.”
“…How long are you going to keep doing this ridiculous thing?”
“It might not be fun for you, sister-in-law, but it’s fun for me. Hurry up and put both hands behind your head. It’s not like I’m asking you to take off your clothes, can’t you even do that?”
“Ugh…”
Her face contorted with humiliation. Namgung Rin bit her lower lip and put both hands behind her head as I had ordered. Her armpits opened up, and her chest seemed larger, emphasized. If she had been naked, my dick would have already been hard.
“Sit down in that position. Stand up.”
I kept ordering Namgung Rin. Humans are creatures of adaptation. At first, she made a displeased face, but after about 10 minutes, she followed my orders expressionlessly. Of course, her hostility towards me remained.
“…Are you perhaps hoping I’ll get tired? If that’s what you’re thinking, give up. I won’t get tired from just this.”
If that was the case, I knew it too. Namgung Rin had similar skills to me. For her stamina to be depleted by such simple exercises, she would have to do it all day without rest. And my goal wasn’t to tire her out.
“I know. What I want is for Namgung Rin, a direct descendant of the Namgung family, to follow my words without refusal. You wouldn’t know how fun this is.”
After making her repeat the sit-ups for another 30 minutes, I approached Namgung Rin.
“Shall we stop here for today?”
“…Today, you say?”
“Did you think it would end with just this? Such a fun thing? Well, you don’t have to do it. Seol will do it instead.”
“……I’ll do it. Don’t touch Seol. …Please, be a good man to Seol.”
“That depends on what you do. Stay still.”
I put my hand on Namgung Rin’s head and stroked it. Just like an owner stroking a pet. Of course, I was using the heightened sensitivity.
*Slap!*
Namgung Rin slapped my hand away and stood up. My wrist throbbed from how much force she had used.
“What… what do you think you’re doing?”
She growled. The murderous intent I felt from her was real. But it was all just a bluff. Namgung Rin couldn’t kill me. As long as the life of her precious younger sister, Namgung Seol, was in my hands, I was above her.
“I should be the one asking that. What do you think you’re doing?”
“How dare you turn the tables on me?! Do you think I’m a joke?”
“You’re the one turning the tables. I’ll let it slide this time. Don’t forget that if you keep acting like this, Namgung Seol’s future will be hell.”
I lowered my voice and glared at Namgung Rin. Namgung Rin flinched and stepped back from me. Her gaze went to Namgung Seol, who was lying on the bed, then back to me.
“……I was wrong. Don’t touch Seol.”
I reached out again and stroked her head. This time, she didn’t slap my hand away like before. She just glared at me with eyes that could kill.
“See you tomorrow morning.”
“……”
I walked past Namgung Rin and went outside.
***
Namgung Rin started her morning gloomily. She was briefly attended to by an old maid, washed up, changed her clothes, and then went to greet the elders of the family before heading to Namgung Seol’s room. Namgung Seol would be awake. Unlike herself, the girl was in the habit of sleeping early and waking up early.
“Lady Rin. You’ve arrived.”
A woman bowed her head towards Namgung Rin in front of the detached house where Namgung Seol was staying. She was a woman with short hair like a man and tanned skin, a true heroine.
She exuded masculinity, but that didn’t mean she looked like a man. Her firm body, trained in martial arts, her perky breasts, and her firm buttocks exuded femininity. Although she didn’t particularly like that femininity.
Her name was Namgung Guha. She was a member of the Namgung family’s side branch and Namgung Seol’s bodyguard.
“It’s been a while, Guha. It’s been four years, hasn’t it? You’ve gotten stronger while I haven’t seen you.”
“You flatter me. It seems that you have also become more dignified, Lady.”
“How is Seol? I want to have breakfast with Seol. Is she awake?”
“Yes. Lady Seol is awake, but…”
Namgung Guha made an awkward expression. Namgung Rin felt uneasy at her hesitant attitude. Come to think of it, why was Namgung Guha acting as a gatekeeper at the entrance? She should be guarding Namgung Seol in her closest proximity.
“……Someone came to see Seol early in the morning?”
“Yes. There is a guest. Lady Rin, I apologize, but breakfast will have to be next time…”
“It’s Seong Yujin, isn’t it?”
“…Yes. She is having breakfast with Young Master Seong, Lady Seol’s fiancé.”
Namgung Rin gritted her teeth. With each step, she put more force into the ground, making it thump. Namgung Guha stood in front of her, blocking her way.
“Guha, move.”
“Lady Rin. Please promise me. You must not cause a disturbance. Young Master Seong is the one who will become Lady Seol’s husband.”
“Guha! Don’t you know how much of a scumbag Seong Yujin is? That man’s nickname is the Lustful Young Master! The Lustful Young Master!”
“I know! Do you think I wouldn’t have investigated the man who will become your husband?!
“Knowing that, you still left Seol alone with that man?!”
Namgung Rin exclaimed, flaring up.
“It was Lady Seol’s order! And if it’s not Young Master Seong, Lady Seol won’t be able to last even three more years! Young Master Seong is Lady Seol’s only hope! The family head and the elders know that, so they had no choice but to accept Young Master Seong!”
“……”
Namgung Rin couldn’t speak, looking at Namgung Guha, who was speaking passionately. She also understood the necessity of Seong Yujin.
“…I don’t intend to cause a disturbance inside. I know that Seong Yujin is her hope. Move aside.”
“……Yes. Lady Rin. I trust you.”
Guha moved aside.
Namgung Rin went inside the detached house and went straight into Namgung Seol’s room. The door was slightly open. Namgung Rin unconsciously hid her presence and looked into the room through the slightly open door.
Seong Yujin and Namgung Seol were sitting at the table, talking affectionately.
“What’s the first thing you want to do when you get better?”
“I want to see Qinghai.”
Qinghai. Not the sea, but Qinghai Lake. It was the largest lake in the Jin Empire, and it was called Qinghai because it was as wide as the sea. Qinghai was not the sea, but a salty lake.
“Qinghai, you say. It’s quite far away.”
“Yeah. It’s so far away that if I didn’t have *Gaga*, I wouldn’t have even dared to go in my condition.”
“I didn’t say I would go.”
“*Gaga*…. Aren’t you going?”
Namgung Seol said with tears welling up in her red eyes. Seong Yujin chuckled and placed his hand on Namgung Seol’s white hair.
“If you want to go, then I have to go. But you know you can’t go right now, right?”
“Yeah. But I can wait.”
“Aren’t you going to eat more?”
“I’m full.”
“Oh ho. You’re full when you haven’t even eaten half? Let’s see.”
“Ah, *Gaga*….”
Namgung Rin’s eyes widened. Seong Yujin’s hand slightly loosened Namgung Seol’s top, and then he stroked her stomach with his bare hand. Namgung Seol was flustered but allowed Seong Yujin’s touch, not knowing what to do.
As her older sister, she couldn’t stand it. Namgung Rin burst open the door and went inside.
“Rin *Unni*?”
“Seong Yujin! Get away from Seol right now!”
Seong Yujin chuckled. He had no intention of moving away. Instead, he stroked Namgung Seol’s stomach as if to show off.
“Huuu…”
Namgung Seol let out a small moan. It wasn’t a moan of displeasure, but rather a moan of pleasure that she unconsciously let out. Of course, Namgung Rin didn’t want to believe it.
“I said get away!”
Namgung Rin’s voice became even more venomous.
“Sister-in-law. Do you think it’s polite to suddenly barge in and yell?”
Namgung Rin found it disgusting that Seong Yujin was using honorifics because Namgung Seol was there.
“You’re molesting Seol right now! Seol isn’t your plaything!”
“I know. She’s my fiancée. More than a lover. There’s no problem with us doing this. Seol doesn’t hate it either. Right?”
“……”
Namgung Seol quietly nodded her head.
Seong Yujin grabbed Namgung Seol and pulled her into his arms. Namgung Seol, who was in his arms, looked up at Seong Yujin blankly. He leisurely stroked Namgung Seol’s small face.
“And there’s no room for you to interfere, sister-in-law, whether we kiss or not.”
“*Gaga*…”
Seong Yujin’s face and Namgung Seol’s face got closer and closer.
“Aaaaaaaaah!”
Namgung Rin couldn’t stand watching it any longer and rushed towards Seong Yujin. Her fist struck Seong Yujin’s cheek. Seong Yujin deliberately didn’t dodge and fell backward with Namgung Seol.
“*Gaga*…!”
Namgung Seol jumped up and checked on Seong Yujin’s condition. One of his cheeks was red, and blood was coming from his nose and lips. Namgung Seol looked at Namgung Rin with a cold expression.
“*Unni* Rin. What are you doing, suddenly coming in here? Apologize to *Gaga* Seong.”
Namgung Rin was startled. It was the first time Namgung Seol had ever been this angry. In her memory, Namgung Seol was a kind, gentle, and small younger sister who didn’t know how to get angry.
“S-Seol-ah. T-This is all for you…”
“For me? *Gaga* Seong is my fiancé. There’s no reason for *Unni* to hit *Gaga*.”
“That guy… that guy is no good. He’s not a man for you.”
“I need *Gaga* to live. *Gaga* and I are a match made in heaven. And *Gaga* is a much better person than *Unni* thinks.”
Her head was spinning at her words. What kind of trick had Seong Yujin played to make Namgung Seol react like this?
“Do you know what that man is called outside? He’s the Lustful Young Master. He’s no good!”
“I know. But that’s not a reason to hit *Gaga*. The bad person right now isn’t *Gaga*, it’s *Unni*.”
“…Seol-ah…”
“Apologize to *Gaga*. If you don’t apologize, I won’t talk to *Unni* for the rest of my life.”
Namgung Rin closed her eyes tightly. Her heart felt like it was being torn apart by her beloved younger sister’s words.
Apologize.
If it was just an apology, if it was for her younger sister, she could bow her head.
Namgung Rin opened her eyes and looked at Seong Yujin, and was startled. Seong Yujin was smiling behind Namgung Seol’s back, more vile than anyone else.
She had the urge to punch that head again, but her younger sister’s mood was getting colder. Namgung Rin bowed her head towards Seong Yujin.
“…I’m sorry, Seong Yujin. I was too excited.”
“Ah. I understand. I forgive you. Sister-in-law. We’re going to be family, so it’s not good for us to get angry at each other so early on.”
Seong Yujin reached out and touched Namgung Seol’s shoulders and sides. Namgung Rin clenched her fists tightly.
“But sister-in-law. Isn’t there one more thing you need to apologize for?”
“…I didn’t do anything else wrong.”
“Didn’t you break a promise? The promise to meet me in the morning.”
