## Chapter 113 – 12. Mu-Yeol Island
“No way.”
Is she talking about that bizarre scenario where we go to the villa, Kominji hunts, and I get taken advantage of?
“…”
No matter how much I think about it, that’s the only thing that could be considered a ‘promise’ between Kominji and me.
But that’s not a promise.
It was more like, “I’m doing this thing, wanna come sometime?” “Okay.”
Just a casual greeting, like, “Let’s grab a meal sometime.”
But she’s latching onto it.
‘Well… she did mention something about a promise before…’
Do I really have to go there?
Even for me, openly engaging in human hunting is a bit much.
It kills the mood.
So, even if I had to go, I was planning to hold out as long as possible and only go if absolutely necessary, but she’s telling me to come in a month?
“She’s quick to act.”
I watched the mechs landing with a heavy heart.
Usually, even when someone offers help, they ask me first, and then help when I ask them to. But Kominji just sends them first and then notifies me that she’s ‘helping.’
And then demands the promise be kept.
What is this, act first, report later?
Thump.
Thump.
The mechs landed, sending heavy vibrations through the ground.
Giant metal masses, easily 15 to 20 meters tall, touched down one after another. The ground shook, and the gale-force winds generated by the mechs’ landing whipped our hair and clothes even from a distance.
‘Not a single mass-produced unit.’
One notable thing is that they’re all custom units.
Even knights usually pilot mass-produced units during operations.
Not that mass-produced units are anything to scoff at. They’re still ultra-expensive weapons costing well over 500 billion per unit, earning knights the moniker of ‘national-level weapon’ and ‘grim reapers of the battlefield.’
But what I’m seeing now are all custom units.
Every part is made with materials and methods optimized for the pilot, and the design is tailored to the pilot’s needs.
Naturally, the cost is exorbitant. If a mass-produced unit costs as much as a destroyer, a custom unit costs as much as a battleship or aircraft carrier.
And there are 15 of them right in front of me.
‘Could they all be Kominji’s personal knights? Or is she using them as military assets in her capacity as a director of Militaries?’
Either way, deploying 15 custom units for civil engineering is unusual. But if they’re personal troops, I’m a little nervous.
“Seol-ah, they’re your seniors.”
“Yes…”
Seol was staring at the mechs with a dazed expression.
She’ll have her own custom unit around March next year, so she must be interested.
Baekseol’s potential is top-tier in the world, and her custom armaments alone cost over a trillion, so I’m curious to see what her custom unit will look like.
‘It’s a bit of a shame that it’s being made as an 8th generation unit instead of a 9th generation… but I can always make another one for her later.’
The cockpits of the mechs opened, and 15 pilots in skintight suits began to descend using lifting cables.
But aren’t knights supposed to be able to jump down without those? Why are they holding onto those things?
They should be running over here and lining up in front of me. Slackers.
I need to establish some dominance.
I walked towards the mechs.
I got close enough that I had to tilt my head all the way back to see the mech’s head. Only then did the knights touch the ground. And then they ran towards me.
‘Eight women and seven men. They didn’t bother matching the genders when sending them to me.’
A woman with long, reddish-blonde hair braided and draped over one shoulder stood in the center, with 14 knights lined up in a row slightly behind her.
“Loyalty! It is an honor to meet you! Militaries Pacific Knight 1st Squad, as of today, we have been ordered to be assigned under your command for one month. We hereby report!”
“Yeah, okay.”
I responded casually, and the reddish-blonde woman saluted, and the other knights lowered their hands.
Looks like this one’s the boss here.
I approached her.
Even as I got quite close, she didn’t flinch.
She simply lowered her gaze slightly to avoid meeting my eyes.
“Hmm.”
Of course, she has a pretty face and a great body.
Especially since she just got out of the mech, her unique skintight suit made my dick throb.
Baekseol will be wearing something like that later, right?
Swoosh.
I reached out my hand.
Squish.
I lifted one of her breasts.
“Ah…!”
She doesn’t seem to dislike it.
Rather, she seems to consider it an honor to have her breast touched by me.
That’s to be expected since they’re brainwashed like that.
Baekseol is just a bit unusual.
“What’s this? No name tag?”
“I am—”
I raised my hand to stop her from saying her name.
“Before that, I have a question.”
Squeeze, squeeze.
Her breasts are really soft.
You have to have big breasts, after all.
“Yes…”
“Are you guys Minji noona’s personal knights?”
The woman hesitated for a moment before answering.
“…No, we belong to Militaries Pacific Knight.”
“Is that so?”
I’ll know soon enough.
[Dorothy (Bound)]
Affiliation: Kominji
Race: Knight
Strength: 467
Willpower: 377
Tech: 365
Leadership: 321
Charm: 178
Mech Aptitude: SS
〈Traits〉
Knight, Subordinate, Absolute Loyalty, Genius, Talent Manifestation, Insight…
Wow… no,
I can’t believe the stats of these knights every time I see them.
Even a single stat of around 120-130 is enough to be used as a front-line talent, but they’re all exceeding 300-400. How can this be a game?
The rest of them are the same.
Dorothy has the highest stats overall, but the others aren’t that far behind.
For reference, everyone has significantly higher stats than Baekseol, but that’s because Baekseol is still growing.
Seol did an early graduation to become my exclusive knight, Knight of Mu-yeol. If she had followed the original schedule, she would still be stuck in the training camp as a trainee knight, undergoing various training.
‘Dorothy… she dared to lie to me.’
The word “(Bound)” is attached to everyone’s name, and their affiliation is listed as “Kominji.”
In other words, they are all Kominji’s exclusive knights.
Since each one is a national-level weapon, it seems they created a knight order and assigned them to it to avoid excessive external attention, while Kominji effectively uses them personally.
‘I understand, but why lie to me?’
To hide their strength?
If that were the case, she wouldn’t have sent them to help in the first place.
There must be a directive like, “The fact that you are Knights of Minji must not be revealed to the outside world,” and Dorothy is applying that to me as well, giving a false answer.
“I have a certain ability, and it’s called mind-reading.”
“…Excuse me?”
“The ability to see through minds.”
I fondled Dorothy’s breasts even more blatantly.
“I can read the mind inside this flesh and the thoughts inside your head.”
“…”
Dorothy looked at me like I was crazy.
For a brainwashed knight to make such an expression, it must be a truly absurd statement.
Of course, I think so too.
‘The catch is that I can actually see it.’
“You guys are Minji noona’s exclusive knights. Aren’t you?”
Dorothy hesitated for a moment before answering.
She seemed to be considering various possibilities.
Like, maybe I already heard everything from Kominji.
“…No, we are not.”
But in the end, she lied again.
“Dorothy, are you going to keep lying?”
“!! H-How do you know my name…?”
“I told you, I have mind-reading. I can know everything you’re thinking.”
“…Did you hear it from the director?”
“I said it’s mind-reading, what are you talking about?”
“…”
“You lied and still act so brazenly.”
“I’m sorry.”
I took my hand off her breast and stepped back.
“Everyone, get down.”
The knights obediently prostrated themselves.
Thankfully, none of them are resisting.
“Even though it’s only for a month, you’re still becoming my subordinates, and you’re starting with a lie. I can’t help but be disappointed.”
“I’m sorry.”
I went to Dorothy and sat on her back.
As expected of a knight, she didn’t even flinch.
“One for lying, two for not lying. One.”
“““Lying!”””
“Two.”
“““Not lying!”””
“Seol-ah, come and shout the commands.”
“…Yes, my lord.”
Seol shouted the commands, and the senior knights did push-ups in response.
It was a beautiful combination of junior and senior.
While the punishment was underway, I sent a text message to Kominji.
– The knights have arrived. Thank you, noona.
– If you’re grateful, keep your promise.
Seriously.
How much does she want to do that?
‘Or is she lonely?’
Gohayan and Goseonyul both rejected her outright, so maybe she needs someone to enjoy her hobbies with.
That’s why she’s being so persistent.
‘Tiring.’
Still, she helped, so I should go this time.
Let’s just do it moderately and come back.
I guess they did about 50.
The knights were still energetic, and Dorothy, who was carrying me on her back, didn’t even break a sweat.
The punishment was meaningless, just a waste of time.
But I’m not disappointed.
From the beginning, it wasn’t about inflicting physical pain, but about solidifying the hierarchical relationship.
I got off Dorothy’s back.
“Everyone, stand up.”
