Transmigrated into the Gacha Game I Abandoned for 10 Years

Chapter 163: Reveal (3)

Kim Hyunwoo stared at Loriel with a frozen expression, his mind briefly stopping as he saw the serious look on her face.

“…What did you say?”

“I mean… I’d like you to have sex with her.”

Kim Hyunwoo quickly realized that he hadn’t misunderstood, and as he closed his eyes, trying to figure out where the conversation went wrong, he finally spoke.

“First of all, you don’t need to explain it like that. I know exactly what you’re asking.”

“I see.”

Hearing Loriel’s calm response, Kim Hyunwoo let out a light sigh and continued.

“…So, what’s the reason for making this request out of the blue?”

At Kim Hyunwoo’s question, Loriel remained silent for a moment before finally speaking.

“……”

That much was obvious to Kim Hyunwoo.

Rin’s actions so far had clearly shown her feelings to anyone who cared to look.

“But my Master is far too timid. No matter how much affection she harbors, she can’t express it properly.”

“So, you’re asking me to do this?”

“That’s right.”

“Sorry, but I can’t grant that request.”

Kim Hyunwoo responded firmly to Loriel’s nod.

“…It may be a bit rude to ask this, but may I ask a question?”

“What is it?”

“Why not?”

Loriel asked, her expression neutral but tinged with curiosity.

“I know it sounds odd to say this, but my Master’s appearance is objectively outstanding. She possesses all the qualities one would expect from a woman.” Rä????Š

‘Why would you reject someone like my Master, who has no apparent flaws?’

Loriel’s question seemed to imply, and Kim Hyunwoo fell silent for a moment.

“……”

Naturally, Kim Hyunwoo wasn’t the type of man to refuse something that was served on a silver platter.

However, the reason he hadn’t responded to Rin’s feelings so far was his fear that their precarious relationship might shatter.

‘…I guess it doesn’t matter now that I’ve already slept with Merilda.’

Of course, Merilda had told Kim Hyunwoo.

That what happened between them wouldn’t change their current relationship.

In fact, though some time had passed since then, she hadn’t acted any differently.

Still, Kim Hyunwoo instinctively realized that once he had slept with Merilda, whether he liked it or not, the unchanged relationships he had worked so hard to maintain were beginning to shift.

In other words, given the circumstances, granting Loriel’s request wouldn’t be such a big deal.

However, even so-

“My answer remains the same.”

Kim Hyunwoo repeated his answer.

“Loriel, I understand your concern for your master. I’m sure from your perspective, this situation must have been troubling.”

“……”

“But have you considered that by forcing this kind of relationship from the outside, you might actually hurt Rin?”

“Is that so…”

“This is the sort of thing Rin herself needs to address, not something that should be brought up by someone else.”

Kim Hyunwoo spoke as Loriel seemed to reflect for a moment before finally nodding in agreement.

“I understand.”

“Oh, and my offer still stands – if there’s anything reasonable you want, just ask, and I’ll see what I can do. Tell the other heroes as well.”

At Kim Hyunwoo’s words, Loriel nodded, turned around, and left the office.

“Haa-”

Watching her leave, Kim Hyunwoo let out a sigh.

“I really don’t know anymore…”

Resting his chin on his hand, he muttered to himself without realizing it.

Giral, the Red-Eyed King and a recent addition to Lartania, had been feeling the changes in Merilda acutely.

“Giral.”

“What is it, Boss?”

“This part seems wrong.”

“Oh… You’re right. My bad.”

“No worries. Just do better next time.”

With a cool smile, she lightly patted his shoulder and left him with a “Keep it up” before heading off to check on the Beastfolk residences being built. Giral stood there, absentmindedly recalling the past.

He remembered the old Merilda, who would ruthlessly crush any hint of rebellion with brute force, responding coldly to anything that arose among the Red Eyes.

Giral tried to reconcile the old Merilda with the current one but ended up shaking his head without realizing it.

It was impossible for anyone to match the Merilda of the past with the one she had become – they were worlds apart.

Of course, Giral wasn’t the only one who had noticed these changes.

“The Boss is really glowing these days.”

Ryu, who had been walking around inspecting the residences, suddenly joined them and made the comment, to which Gram, who was also accompanying them, let out a laugh.

“She’s fully become a female now. Tsk tsk-”

“Should I tell the Boss you said that?”

“What’s wrong with being a female?”

Ryu glared at Gram, who quickly changed his tone as usual, then looked at Merilda walking in the distance.

“For sure, ever since she mated, the Boss has become prettier.”

“…Does mating really make someone prettier?”

“Of course. Females always become more beautiful when they’re loved. Can’t you see how her eyes sparkle?”

Following Ryu’s words, Giral and Gram looked over to see Merilda’s eyes shimmering in a way they hadn’t before.

“…You’re right.”

“If you look closely, even her skin looks better, and her fur seems shinier-”

“Right?”

As Gram and Giral exchanged remarks about Merilda’s appearance, Ryu continued the conversation.

She smiled as she watched Merilda’s tail wag happily, seemingly reflecting her good mood.

“Wow~ Honestly, I never thought the Boss would be the first to sleep with the Lord—”

“That was unexpected for me too.”

“Wait, wasn’t it Ryu who came up with the whole ‘first night’ plan in the first place?”

When Giral said this, Ryu shook her head.

“No, it wasn’t.”

“…Then the Boss did it all on her own?”

“Hmm…not exactly. She came to ask me for advice, so I told her to go all-in with sincerity.”

“Sincerity…huh…”

Giral murmured, pausing slightly at Ryu’s words.

Around that time,

Merilda, as she walked, glanced toward the Lord’s castle.

Inside the office, she could clearly see Kim Hyunwoo sitting at his desk, engaged in conversation through a magic orb.

“?”

Merilda stood still for a moment, gazing lovingly at him, her cheeks turning pink with embarrassment as she thought.

‘He said to wait, so I shouldn’t just go, right?’

‘But I really want to see him…’

‘Should I sneak in today just to see his face?’

‘…But I want to sleep with him again.’

Merilda’s mind was filled with thoughts as she stared at Kim Hyunwoo’s face.

Along with those thoughts, she felt incredibly grateful to her past self for gathering the courage to act the day before.

Of course, there was still some lingering soreness from yesterday’s events, but had she not taken that step, she would have never realized just how bright the world could be.

‘If I visit him again today… Will he accept me?’

Swaying, swaying- ?

Her tail swayed with anticipation.

While Merilda was thinking about Kim Hyunwoo like that,

he was having a conversation with Sasha via the magic orb.

[There aren’t enough words to express how grateful I am. Thank you so much.]

“No, it’s nothing. I was just doing my job in exchange for compensation.”

At Kim Hyunwoo’s response, Sasha smiled and replied.

[Don’t worry about the compensation. I’ve already sent the goods today, so they should arrive soon.]

“You didn’t have to rush, but thank you. By the way, are you okay? I heard the coup caused you a lot of damage.”

At Kim Hyunwoo’s words, Sasha gave a bitter smile and replied.

[To be honest, we suffered a bit more damage than expected. As you know, the person who led the coup was someone I spent a lot of time grooming to take over after the Five Swords of Calan left. Because of that, we sustained more damage.]

“…I’m sorry to hear that.”

[No, it’s my fault for not seeing it sooner. What’s most needed in my position is insight, and I used mine poorly, so who else could be to blame?]

Sasha smiled again as she spoke.

[Anyway, I’ll make sure to deliver the compensation steadily over the next six months, so don’t worry.]

“Thank you.”

By the time Kim Hyunwoo received the promised compensation and finished the conversation,

on the lower floor of the Lord’s castle,

more precisely, in the heroes’ quarters in Lartania,

“Is…is that really true?”

“Yes, Master. I asked him myself.”

Loriel,

“If you go and ask him yourself, he’ll do it.”

“…!”

was saying this to Rin, whose face had turned bright red.