I Bought the Male Lead with Money

15.

While Yu Jin was lost in thought for a moment, Jinhyeon’s movements became more seductive. It seemed that if this continued, even the national anthem would be useless, so Yu Jin subtly pulled back. Fortunately, Jinhyeon did not follow him.

“I’m not really interested in you.”

“But you have to grant my wish, right? My first wish is to have sex with you, Master.”

Only three wishes, and he throws that out there. Have I ever seen such a crazy guy?

“I’ll grant three wishes, but only three.”

Just to be sure, Yu Jin repeated it, but Jinhyeon did not change his words.

“I know.”

“Then why say that?”

“Because I want to. If I want to, I have to. What can I do? Besides, if I don’t wish for it, you’ll run away, right?”

I can’t deny that.

“What do you want to do?”

Jinhyeon smiled slyly. There was nowhere left to run. Yu Jin eventually lowered his head.

“Just once. Just one time.”

“Who has sex just once?”

“Then, um, twice?”

At Yu Jin’s question, Jinhyeon raised the corners of his mouth. It looked so annoying.

“Let’s do it until my wish is fulfilled.”

When will your wish be fulfilled? Yu Jin shot a dubious glance at Jinhyeon. The protagonist of the original novel is supposed to be perfect in every way.

‘Besides, this novel is a harem story.’

The protagonist of a harem story usually has a big dick and lasts a long time. It was common to melt the female lead for three days and nights, and I had even seen stories where the protagonist dealt with three at once.

Although Jinhyeon wasn’t in those stories, I couldn’t help but be suspicious.

“Is that how you usually talk?”

“What do you mean?”

“Wish.”

“Oh, no. But I thought Master would prefer it if I spoke roughly.”

What is he talking about? I was about to say something ridiculous when Keith returned. However, even with the sound of knocking, Jinhyeon did not detach from Yu Jin.

It was only Yu Jin who was flustered every time. The only person who would come at this hour was Keith, and I couldn’t not let him in. In the end, Yu Jin gave in and said.

“Come in.”

“I’m back.”

Keith, who opened the door and entered, frowned when he saw only Yu Jin and Jinhyeon in the room.

“Where is Haruna?”

“She said something urgent came up at the upper house.”

“No, that’s not it.”

Keith pressed his lips together. When Haruna returned, she would probably nag him endlessly. Although Haruna wouldn’t just take it lying down.

“Then when should we do it?”

Jinhyeon, who was standing behind, whispered softly. Keith seemed not to have heard that sound because he was too angry at Haruna.

“A month from now.”

That seemed like enough time to prepare mentally.

“That’s too long. Three days.”

“Fifteen days.”

“Two days.”

Yu Jin almost blurted out a week but closed his mouth. The more I tried to negotiate, the shorter the time became. It didn’t seem like there would be a good outcome if I said more.

“It’s two days.”

Jinhyeon said firmly.

Late in the evening, Haruna returned to the mansion and was immediately dragged away by Keith.

“Ouch, be gentle! What’s going on?”

Haruna complained, but Keith didn’t budge. Only when they found a nearby empty room did he let go of Haruna.

“You don’t have to do this to keep me from running away. Why are you doing this?”

“Haruna.”

Keith’s voice sank heavily.

“Why?”

Did I do something wrong? Haruna racked her brain but couldn’t think of anything.

The only thing she had done today was rush to the upper house because of a problem. Other than that, she had been sticking close to Yu Jin.

“I told you I can’t leave Master alone.”

So that was the problem. Haruna let out a small sigh.

“I’m sorry. That was my fault.”

Haruna rubbed her forehead with her hand. She didn’t want to leave Yu Jin behind either. She was worried. She was worried, but what about the upper house?

The upper house had to be maintained for Yu Jin to live peacefully. What would happen to a disowned scion without any assets?

Of course, they wouldn’t openly torment him since he was still a member of the Lucid family, but they would secretly look down on him and harass him. Haruna truly valued Yu Jin and wanted to protect him.

She wanted to allow him to move freely in any situation. Therefore, she couldn’t give up the upper house.

“I’m sorry. I got too angry.”

Keith also apologized, knowing that it was the case. Haruna wasn’t the only one involved in the upper house affairs.

Keith, who always stayed in the mansion, also had to deal with the massive paperwork pouring in from the upper house. So he wasn’t unaware of the situation.

“No, it’s just that the situation is like this.”

“I’m sorry. But Haruna, next time, let the slave go outside when that happens.”

“The slave? Jinhyeon? Why him? He’s been well-behaved except for that time he got sent to solitary for picking a fight with another slave.”

“He was well-behaved.”

Sure, thinking about everything that had happened, it might be okay to keep him by Yu Jin’s side for a while. But I couldn’t agree with the statement that he was well-behaved.

Recently, Jinhyeon had been getting more touchy with Yu Jin. He had often clung to Keith in the past to show off, but his recent attitude felt a bit different. There was a stickier emotion involved. Naturally, Keith’s expression darkened.

“You can’t trust that guy.”

“Why? Is he aiming for Yu Jin?”

“You!”

“I’m not ignorant. Just because I’m busy with the upper house doesn’t mean I don’t know what’s going on in the mansion. And personally, I don’t think that’s a bad thing.”

“He might be trying to use Yu Jin to become a commoner.”

“So what?”

That could be possible. Some slaves longed for freedom, while others wanted to rise up. What’s the easiest way to do that?

Gaining the master’s favor.

‘It seems like Yu Jin doesn’t dislike it either.’

Recently, Yu Jin hadn’t been reckless with his body like before. He had quit drinking and smoking, and it had been quite a while since he had slept with anyone else.

The changes had started even before he went to the Colosseum to buy Jinhyeon, but Loena thought it was related to Jinhyeon.

The faces of promising candidates from the Colosseum were often sold here and there, so he must have seen them somewhere. If Jinhyeon was the one who brought about this change, Haruna could support him.

It didn’t seem like he was trying to do anything bad.

‘As long as Yu Jin can have the strength to rise again.’

As long as Jinhyeon stayed by his side until then. Yu Jin originally had a strong heart, so once he stood up properly, he wouldn’t fall back down again. That’s what Haruna thought. Keith seemed to have a different opinion, though.

He gritted his teeth.

“I like Yu Jin, you know.”

“Call him Yu Jin.”

“Yu Jin allowed it.”

“Still, you know. Someone might pick a fight over it.”

“It’s different now. And I have no intention of giving up on Yu Jin.”

“Keith.”

Haruna sighed.

“Have you confessed?”

“……I was rejected.”

That seemed to be the case. Since Yu Jin got hurt, Keith had been by his side, but recently their relationship seemed delicate. If he had been rejected, it made sense.

“Then give up. Or wait for the next opportunity.”

I didn’t not understand the twins’ feelings, but I wanted Yu Jin to meet more people. I hoped he could become someone who could give affection to others.

I wished for Yu Jin’s world to expand.

If he could open up and get close to someone other than the twins, maybe he could shake off some of the pain from the past?

Jinhyeon was one of those processes.

‘He didn’t seem completely fine either.’

Like Keith, Jinhyeon also seemed to have a deep darkness within him. So Haruna was also thinking of letting Jinhyeon go when the time was right. Given what he had done to Loena, it wouldn’t be easy, but there’s always a way to resolve things.

“I can’t give up.”

Keith murmured in a low voice. His words were laced with a suffocating obsession. I had to persuade him somehow, but I didn’t know how. Until now, he had at least hidden it, but now it seemed he had no intention of doing so.

‘This is troublesome.’

Things had become complicated.

“Just don’t cause any trouble. The one who gets hurt will be Yu Jin.”

“……I won’t. I don’t have any such thoughts.”

That’s a relief. It seems that serious trouble won’t arise. Keith wasn’t someone who would go back on his word.

Haruna felt relieved.

Yu Jin stood blankly, flipping through the documents. The white was paper, and the black was writing. Although he wasn’t unfamiliar with the writing of this world, it just wouldn’t register in his mind.

Two days. What to do in those two days?

Just thinking about it gave him a headache. The first thing he needed to resolve was Keith. Haruna was somewhat flexible, but Keith was not.

“Keith, I need to have sex with Jinhyeon, can you step out for a moment?”

What would Keith say to that? No matter how much I imagined, I couldn’t come up with a good answer. He might yell at Jinhyeon, hurt him, chase him away, or even kill him.

But Jinhyeon wasn’t the type to listen to threats. If he was hurt or chased away, he would hold a grudge and come back for revenge later.

Kill him? That was the most absurd option. Have you ever seen a protagonist die in a story? Unless the protagonist is a zombie, that can’t happen.

Protagonists are the type to find a miracle even when they fall from a high and steep cliff. Jinhyeon was no different. Women who cling to him every time they meet, miracles that come to him whenever he’s in danger. It’s something that couldn’t happen in reality, but in this world, it was possible.

After all, it was a place where mysteries existed.