## Chapter 771 – 771. The Ascent Of Radiant Light
771. The Ascent of Radiant Light
Namgung Rin headed to Namgung Seol’s detached residence for lunch. She would be having lunch with Namgung Seol and Seong Yujin. The meal was a dish called braised short ribs. It was her first time trying it, but she couldn’t stop eating, drawn in by the tender meat and savory seasoning.
“Gaga, I’m full.”
Namgung Seol put down her chopsticks.
“Already? You’ve barely eaten anything.”
“I’m too full to eat more. Look.”
Namgung Seol stuck out her stomach. In truth, her abdomen wasn’t protruding much at all. Namgung Seol loosened her top to show her belly to Seong Yujin. Her white and cute belly button was visible. Namgung Rin was shocked.
“Se, Seol-ah! What are you doing?! Cover yourself up with your clothes!”
Namgung Rin panicked and stood up from her seat. However, Namgung Seol didn’t even bat an eye.
“It’s okay. It’s just you and Seong Gaga here.”
“Still, this isn’t proper!”
“Sister-in-law Seong, there’s no need to be so concerned. As Seol said, it’s just us here. Let me see…”
Seong Yujin reached out his right hand and touched Namgung Seol’s smooth belly.
“Oh. Your belly is quite full? You really must be full.”
“Yeah. I’m full… Haa… Gaga’s hands feel nice.”
Namgung Seol leaned her head on Seong Yujin’s shoulder with a comfortable expression. Namgung Rin found herself strangely empathizing with Namgung Seol. Putting aside Seong Yujin’s personality, it felt strangely warm and pleasant when her head was patted or her belly was touched.
‘…No. That can’t be. I must be mistaken.’
Namgung Rin denied her thoughts and glared at Seong Yujin as if she wanted to kill him. She couldn’t confront Seong Yujin directly. If she raised her voice, Namgung Seol would get angry. Even if she did get angry, she had to do it where Namgung Seol wasn’t present. Namgung Rin anxiously tapped her foot, hoping time would pass quickly.
“Gaga, pat my head too.”
“Okay.”
A sweet and cozy atmosphere was created.
It wasn’t strange. Seong Yujin and Namgung Seol were engaged after all. But watching them made Namgung Rin feel inexplicably bad. She had no justification to forcefully separate them. Even if she brought up etiquette, it wouldn’t work.
Lunchtime ended. Seong Yujin returned to his detached residence. Before leaving for Seong Yujin’s residence, Namgung Rin spoke with Namgung Seol for a moment.
“Seol-ah. You and Young Master Seong are only engaged. You shouldn’t let him touch your bare skin so carelessly.”
Namgung Seol tilted her head and said,
“My marriage with Gaga is already confirmed, so it’s okay. Yesterday, I even met Gaga’s mother and grandfather.”
“That’s true, but… there are other people’s eyes to consider.”
“I don’t do it in front of others. I only do it because it’s you, sister.”
“That makes me happy, but…”
Namgung Rin sighed. The innocent Namgung Seol didn’t seem to want to listen to her.
“…Young Master Seong didn’t do anything else, did he?”
“Anything else?”
“Like touching other parts of your body. For example… your chest or, you know, that important place between your legs.”
“He hasn’t done that. He did touch my legs, though.”
Namgung Rin’s face rapidly cooled.
“…Legs? Surely not your bare legs?”
“Yes, bare legs. It feels strangely good when Gaga touches me.”
“……”
Namgung Rin’s anger surged. To her, Seong Yujin was nothing more than a scoundrel who was deceiving her innocent younger sister to satisfy his own desires.
Of course, she knew that married couples did even more than that. The reason for the engagement in the first place was because of the immense yang energy Seong Yujin possessed.
However, Seong Yujin and Namgung Seol were not yet married.
If he was like this now, would Seong Yujin’s attitude change after they were married? Namgung Rin absolutely didn’t think so. It would probably get worse. There was a reason why Seong Yujin was called the Playboy of the Flowery Path.
“Rin Unni?”
Namgung Seol looked up at Namgung Rin with innocent eyes.
‘She’s such a good child… why with that kind of guy…!’
Namgung Rin forced a smile.
“I’ll be going now. Let’s have dinner together too. Okay?”
“Okay.”
She left Namgung Seol’s detached residence and secretly moved to Seong Yujin’s residence.
Seong Yujin was sitting on a chair, waiting for Namgung Rin. His calm face, as if he had done nothing wrong, made her blood boil.
“You broke your promise!!”
“Promise?”
“I followed your orders according to your conditions! But why did you touch Seol?!”
“You seem to be mistaken. I didn’t touch Seol. Are you talking about me touching Seol’s belly earlier? That was because Seol asked me to.”
“I heard it from Seol. You touched Seol’s bare legs too?! And you shouldn’t just touch her like that just because Seol asked you to! Why am I listening to your orders!”
Namgung Rin didn’t hide her hostility. She even showed killing intent. But Seong Yujin didn’t even bat an eye.
“Ah. Is that so? You didn’t like that?”
“Is that all you have to say…!”
Namgung Rin fully activated the Emperor God Technique (帝王神功), which only direct descendants of the Namgung family could master. Sometimes, her emotions took precedence over her reason. This was one of those times. She felt like she couldn’t endure it without giving Seong Yujin a taste of his own medicine.
Crackling.
Her fist, imbued with the Emperor God Technique’s heavenly lightning, aimed for Seong Yujin’s face.
Seong Yujin’s reaction was slow. He clearly didn’t react until the fist was about to hit him. However, with unbelievable speed, Seong Yujin pulled his head back and raised his left hand, catching her fist.
She was taken aback, but she trusted the heavenly lightning of the Emperor God Technique. The heavenly lightning would now move into his body and electrocute him.
“It’s a bit tingly.”
That wasn’t the reaction Namgung Rin had expected. Something had gone wrong. She tried to shake off Seong Yujin’s hand and create some distance. But before she could, a current flowed from Seong Yujin’s hand. It was a different kind of lightning energy (雷氣) than the heavenly lightning of the Emperor God Technique.
“……!!”
Namgung Rin couldn’t resist the lightning. The output was on a different level. Electrocuted, she felt the strength drain from her entire body. It was an unpleasant feeling, like all the muscles in her body were relaxing. Strangely, she didn’t feel any pain.
“Have you ever wondered why I became the Namgung family’s son-in-law overnight? Well, we’re not married yet.”
“……”
Namgung Rin wanted to speak, but she couldn’t.
However, Seong Yujin’s words were quite shocking. Even if he was important for saving Namgung Seol, it was strange for the Namgung family to just accept him so readily if you thought about it deeply.
Even if Namgung Hocheon, Namgung Seol’s father and the head of the family, allowed it, would the elders immediately agree? It was absurd. She knew roughly how stubborn the elders were. They wouldn’t simply accept him as a member of the Namgung family just because he saved Namgung Seol.
“I am a Lightning Spirit (雷靈). The Namgung family recognized my talent.”
Lightning Spirit.
A term for those born with the energy of lightning.
If what he said was true, then the Namgung family had no choice but to acknowledge Seong Yujin. His talent was genuine. Especially the fact that he was a Lightning Spirit would have pleased the elders. The symbols of the Namgung family were the sword, the sky, and lightning.
“You want me to not touch Namgung Seol’s belly or legs, right? I didn’t know you were so strict… Fine. I won’t touch Namgung Seol’s body anymore. Instead, you’ll have to let me touch your body.”
“……!!”
Namgung Rin tried to get up. But her body wouldn’t listen. She was paralyzed and couldn’t move.
Seong Yujin flipped Namgung Rin over. Then, he slightly loosened her top. Her ample breasts jiggled. Because of the breast cover, her breasts weren’t fully exposed. Seong Yujin glanced at her breasts before placing his hand on her smooth belly and stroking it.
Namgung Rin wanted to beat Seong Yujin to death right away, but her body wouldn’t listen. What was even more annoying was that she felt a sense of comfort from his touch without even realizing it.
Trickle, trickle, trickle.
“……!!”
Namgung Rin felt her crotch getting wet. She had wet herself.
She tried her best to move her body. She even used the Emperor God Technique. But her body only twitched.
Seong Yujin looked down at the puddle forming on the floor.
“My, my. To pee in someone else’s room… Should I help you with your bowel movements too?”
“……”
Namgung Rin’s face turned bright red.
“Don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone that you peed in front of me… How long were you holding it in, anyway?”
Namgung Rin wanted to die of shame. No, she wanted to kill Seong Yujin and then commit suicide herself. Seong Yujin’s hand moved from her belly to her head. He stroked her head as he always did.
“Let’s stop here for now. Instead, come find me before dinner.”
Namgung Rin tightly closed her eyes. She hated herself for feeling comfortable from Seong Yujin’s touch.
Seong Yujin stroked her head for a while even after she stopped wetting herself, then got up and disappeared.
It was five minutes later that Namgung Rin got up.
•••
Namgung Rin disobeyed Seong Yujin’s order to come find him before dinner. She even skipped dinner.
She didn’t want to meet Seong Yujin. She just wanted to disappear somewhere.
‘…I can’t keep being dragged around by Seong Yujin. I need to change the situation. I’d rather…’
Physically subdue Seong Yujin and change their current relationship. Instead of Seong Yujin threatening her, she would threaten and monitor Seong Yujin. The prerequisite for that was to subdue Seong Yujin.
‘I was careless at lunch. I didn’t know enough about Seong Yujin. Now that I know Seong Yujin is a Lightning Spirit… If I prepare and fight him again, I’ll win.’
Namgung Rin was confident in her skills. She was someone who had received all sorts of elixirs and guidance from excellent martial artists since childhood, backed by the power of the Namgung family. She was confident that there was no one among her peers she couldn’t defeat, except for Shin Jongwoo. Shin Jongwoo was someone beyond common sense.
‘Let’s do it tonight.’
Namgung Rin was quick to act.
However, the place her feet were heading was Namgung Seol’s detached residence. She had promised to have dinner together, but she had ignored it. She wanted to apologize to Namgung Seol.
“Young Lady Rin. Please stop.”
Namgung Guha, Namgung Seol’s bodyguard, blocked her path.
“…Guha. Why are you stopping me again? I just came to apologize to Seol.”
“I’m sorry. But right now…”
Namgung Rin’s eyes widened. Beyond Namgung Guha’s shoulder, under the sparkling starlight, she saw Namgung Seol and Seong Yujin hugging and kissing each other.
It felt like her heart had dropped.
Seong Yujin didn’t stop there. He subtly moved his hand and began to fondle Namgung Seol’s plump breasts.
Namgung Rin’s reason snapped.
“Seong Yujin…!!!”
Namgung Guha grabbed her shoulders and waist, stopping Namgung Rin from rushing out.
“Young Lady Rin! Please calm down! Please!”
“Rin Unni?”
Namgung Seol, who had moved away from Seong Yujin, stared at Namgung Rin with dazed eyes. Soon, her brow slowly furrowed.
“I guess this is it. See you next time, Seol-ah.”
“…Yes, Gaga.”
Seong Yujin smiled maliciously at Namgung Rin. Namgung Rin, who understood the meaning, bit her lip tightly. She only regretted that she had left her sword behind.
Seong Yujin passed by her and left a message with telepathy.
“I told you to come before dinner. You shouldn’t break your promise. Come find me before sunrise tomorrow. If you don’t… Heh heh.”
Namgung Rin trembled. Her complexion was pale. This was retaliation. Because she had disobeyed Seong Yujin’s words, Seong Yujin had retaliated against Namgung Seol. This time it ended with a kiss and touching her breasts… What would happen next? The thought alone was terrifying.
“Unni. Why are you doing this?”
An angry Namgung Seol approached her and asked. Her tone was gentle, but her voice was filled with anger.
“I… for you, Seol…”
“It feels like you’re always getting in my way. Do you perhaps want me to die?”
“No! How could I ever want that! I’m just… just worried about you…”
Tears flowed from Namgung Rin’s eyes. Namgung Seol stared at her intently before opening her arms and hugging Namgung Rin.
“Unni. I’m okay. Seong Gaga is a good person. There’s nothing for Rin Unni to worry about. Look at this. It’s a trinket that Seong Gaga gave me. Isn’t it pretty?”
The red trinket in Namgung Seol’s hand swayed.
Namgung Rin had an ominous thought. An image of Namgung Seol becoming Seong Yujin’s trinket and being broken in various ways. Namgung Rin hugged Namgung Seol’s shoulders tightly.
‘My poor sister…’
“Rin Unni?”
