Calibrating the NTR Drift in the Light Novel 57

Chapter 57 – Jeong Eun-Ji’s Humiliation

This Wednesday was the tag distribution day that everyone from first to third-graders at Jinsugyo hated so much.

Who likes receiving report cards?

Convinced that she had already won, Eunji Jeong gathered her three classes together before morning assembly and announced our bet to everyone once again.

“Do you all remember what I said last time? That I and this kid had a grade competition!”

“Hey, Eunji Jeong, are you really going to do this?”

“And what if you lose?”

The classmates, who had something to see, said something to Eunji Jeong, who proudly declared.

I guess there was no one who could treat me that friendly.

In response to some questions, Jeong Eun-ji made a triumphant expression and puffed out her chest.

“Am I going to lose? No matter how bad I am at studying, I’m not going to lose to Han Seong-jin! So, everyone, get ready to film a video! I’m sure there are a lot of kids who have been bullied by this guy before, so let’s all film a video together and give him a real slap in the face!”

“Hey, Jeong Eun-ji. But are you really prepared? If you lose, they won’t consider me a woman, and I’ll strip you naked too.”

Jeong Eun-ji flinched for a moment at my words, but she soon snorted.

“Whatever! There’s no way you’ll win!”

Scenes of the two of us talking about how terrible punishment we would inflict if we lost began to be recorded on countless people’s cell phones.

“Hide the tag well! We’ll gather everyone at the playground during lunch and reveal it at the same time! You won’t be able to take it out then, right?”

“It looks like you’re digging your own grave. Wouldn’t it be better to back out now? Are you confident about getting naked in front of that many kids?”

“Ha, who’s worried about whom? I guess it’d be better to just tremble and wait until lunchtime?”

With those words, Jeong Eun-ji returned to her seat as if she had already won.

The news that my and Jeong Eun-ji’s betting penalty was today spread throughout the third grade, starting with our class, Class 3, and also among the first and second-graders in the third grade, and by the end of third period, the rumor had already spread throughout Jinsoo School.

Yuri Lee was worried about me and came to my seat during break after second period.

“Seongjin, the penalty for that bet… Are you really going to do that? Even so, it’s a bit…”

“Since Jeong Eun-ji is the one asking for it, wouldn’t it be better to ask her?”

“I told Eunji after first period… But she didn’t listen.”

“Then what should I do?”

“Really…? There’s already a rumor going around the academy. A lot of kids will come to the playground during lunchtime. They say they’ll get naked and bow down there, but no matter what…”

“But it’s a little strange listening to it, wife.”

As I said that, I grabbed Yuri’s waist and made her sit on my lap.

Yuri Lee could not resist the sudden skinship and ended up sitting on my thigh.

“Why are you talking like I’m going to lose of course?”

“W-Who is your wife? You call me that all the time and the kids misunderstand…”

“She’s my girl. She’s my girlfriend or my wife or whatever.”

“Ugh… Ah, anyway! Are you really confident that you’ll win and are doing this? No, I’m not siding with either you or Eunji, but no matter who wins…”

“Well, we’ll see.”

…

And when the third period ended, Choi Su-yeon heard the rumor and came running.

“Senior! Did you really decide to reveal the results during lunch? But is the loser going to bow naked? Really? In front of all those people?”

“Jung Eun-ji opened the board so wide that now neither I nor she can take it out. What can we do? Now we have to criticize each other.”

“I heard there’s a fuss about the kids going to watch the lunch break later… But if you lose, are you really going to do as Eunji tells you?”

“If you lose, that’s the way it should be. I won’t say it twice. But why do you talk like I’m going to lose?”

Neither Lee Yu-ri nor Choi Su-yeon thought that I would win.

Well, I’ve lived such a luxurious life so far, so it’s only natural.

“Uh… No matter how bad Eunji studies, if you look at her grades…”

Sooyeon Choi threw her fastball with a calm expression.

But she soon ran towards me with her arms around me and smiled at me.

“But don’t worry! Even if you are embarrassed, I won’t leave you!”

“Should I be disappointed because I know for sure that I will lose, or should I be grateful that he will still be by my side?”

“In times like this, actions speak louder than words. Hear, hear.”

Sooyeon Choi tapped her lips with her index finger as she closed her eyes, and I responded to her request by hugging her back and kissing her.

“Chuhup… Ha…♥”

Even though she had been kissed so many times, Sooyeon Choi still made a sweet, melting moan every time she was kissed.

It looked quite satisfactory.

…

And finally, the long-awaited lunchtime.

Perhaps because the rumor had already spread, when I, Yu-ri Lee, Soo-yeon Choi, and Eun-ji Jeong ate at the same table, third-grade kids were all around us.

Even though they had finished eating, they were waiting like hyenas to see when we would finish lunch.

Perhaps because of the spark that flew between me and Jeong Eun-ji, Lee Yu-ri and Choi Soo-yeon spoke significantly less throughout the meal.

Of course, Jeong Eunji and I were silent the whole time.

And as soon as everyone finished eating, Jeong Eun-ji stood up.

“Are you done eating? Then get up. Throw away the tray and come out to the playground.”

Jeong Eun-ji, who spoke like a gangster about to start a fight, nodded and called me out.

“Oh~ Are we finally going?”

“Are you going to strip Jeong Eun-ji naked?”

A few boys caught wind of Eun-ji Jeong by whistling at her, and Eun-ji responded by raising her middle finger at them.

After throwing away our trays, I, Lee Yu-ri, and Choi Su-yeon all moved toward the playground with Jeong Eun-ji, and countless people, both men and women, followed behind us.

As we went down one floor from the third-grade cafeteria, people joined the procession one after another, and before we knew it, we had become the Pied Piper.

This test score bet was quite a hot topic even within Jinsugyo.

One of the parties was me, Han Seong-jin, the biggest jerk and the worst bully in Jinsoo Church, and especially because of the unprecedented punishment.

Those who have a grudge against me pray that I don’t suffer such a disgrace that I can’t even carry my face.

Some boys want to see Jeong Eun-ji naked.

And most of the guys I don’t care about just look like fun.

Dozens quickly became hundreds, and by the time Jeong Eun-ji and I stood on the playground, the number of people well over a hundred and dozens had spread across the playground.

The kids who weren’t on the playground were sticking their faces out of the classroom windows and holding up their cell phones to take pictures, and the kids gathered on the playground were also taking videos with their cell phones.

There were no boys playing soccer or girls resting on the bench, just me and Jeong Eun-ji in the middle of the field.

In an atmosphere reminiscent of a western duel, Choi Soo-yeon was crouching in the front row of onlookers, taking pictures and laughing just like them.

“Good luck, Seongjin! Uh… The results have already been decided, so don’t you just say good luck? Anyway, cheer up!”

And in the center of the playground, Jeong Eun-ji and I will check the scores…

“No, why would I participate in such foolish behavior…”

There was also Yuri Lee.

Jeong Eun-ji’s friend, my girlfriend, and the top student in the entire school, who naturally got 100 in the paper exam this April.

Since her status within the academy was quite high, she was stopped by Jeong Eun-ji, who asked her to check her score, and stood in the middle of the crowd.

“Hey, can’t you both just pretend this never happened and go back? Look at the people here now. And in the windows of the classrooms over there. Can you see all the kids? How many of them are there in total? What are you guys really going to do?”

“No, you can never leave!”

“Me too. I can’t ask you now that I’ve come this far, so just close your eyes and shout out your score once.”

In response to our two answers, Yuri closed her eyes tightly and sighed.

Jeong Eun-ji was like that, of course she was, but I also had no intention of backing down.

Why did I keep provoking Jeong Eun-ji even before the exam and made her run wild all the way to this point?

Jeong Eun-ji’s hatred for me is so great that she is a woman who cannot be approached in the same way as Lee Yu-ri or Choi Soo-yeon.

Her original partner, Han Seong-jin, just raped Jeong Eun-ji and forcibly corrupted her by blackmailing her with photos and videos he took of her, but since I am not that kind of criminal, I used a different method.

She gently scratches her proud Jeong Eun-ji with things like test scores and induces her to show off her ridiculous temperament, and she pretends not to be able to win and just goes along with it, making her ego grow more and more.

Jeong Eun-ji, who was completely unaware of this and was caught in the act, escalated her situation to a level that even she could not handle with her sole intention of annihilating me socially.

“Jeong Eun-ji… 68 points in Korean, 41 points in math, English-“

Yuri Lee covered her face with one hand, feeling embarrassed, and called out her score while checking Eunji Jeong’s tag.

“Average of 63 points in all. And Han Seong-jin…”

I handed her tag to Yuri.

“Han Seong-jin… 64 points in Korean, 52 points in math, English-“

In a situation where her stake has grown beyond her control, she beats Jeong Eun-ji in her bet and sends her into her own abyss.

And at that time, as if she were being generous, she extends her hand of salvation, creating a gap in Jeong Eun-ji’s heart.

Attacking her begins from then.

Of course, even after the strategy begins, considering her personality, I will have to treat her a bit harshly, unlike Lee Yoo-ri and Choi Soo-yeon.

Anyway, it’s a really perfect and easy plan.

“All in all, an average of 65 points.”

… Really, it was so easy.