Morning had arrived.
The calm before the storm.
Baek Seol-hee’s shocking and overwhelmingly dominant performance last night had not only shaken Korea but the entire world.
An S-class ability user brought a non-ability user of the opposite gender to conceive through intercourse.
-“Isn’t this sexual assault? It’s essentially ignoring the man’s consent.”
-“If it’s Baek Seol-hee, wouldn’t being assaulted by her be a reward…?”
-“Even so, sexual assault is sexual assault! Forcing sothing unwanted can’t be called a reward! This is villainous behavior!”
-“But the state sent her a pregnancy warrant, pressuring her to conceive.”
-“Ugh…! Still, coercion…! Think about it in reverse! What if a male S-class ability user forcibly took a woman and did such things? What would happen then?”
Although not as bad as a male ability user abducting a female non-ability user, Baek Seol-hee undeniably dragged a powerless individual into a room against their will.
What exactly happened in that room?
Could it be that she only pretended to abduct soone and lied about conceiving?
Yes.
The creaking of the bed loud enough to be heard from the suite’s lower floor was just noise deliberately made for show.
Baek Seol-hee must have staged the whole act, feigning anger and pretending to randomly take a man to have a child.
So people firmly believed this was the case, while many others were simply curious.
-“Why did she do it?”
They wanted to know the reason for this unbelievable action and whether she truly did it.
And Baek Seol-hee declared that she would hold a press conference at the hotel through the Association.
Although separate arrangents were made for journalists, to minimize the potential shock to the public, they decided to first hold a closed conference with the reporters.
“Is Baek Seol-hee really coming?”
“I don’t know. She ordered room service for two people. That man must still be alive.”
“A non-ability user who survived against the ‘full force’ of an S-class ability user… Does he have S-class durability?”
“Maybe even EX-class. Oh, there she is.”
As the doors to the press conference room opened, Baek Seol-hee entered with a calm, expressionless face.
“Gasp…!”
The reporters were stunned just by her appearance.
“She’s not wearing a skirt?”
“Even a turtleneck and long sleeves…! In this scorching sumr heat, she’s covered every bit of skin she can…!”
“A woman who always insisted on skirts during official activities is wearing pants? This is practically… gasp!!”
The reporters, lowering their gaze, froze when they saw her feet.
“Not high heels, but sneakers…?”
“And they look like comfortable sneakers without any insoles…!”
“The reason for not wearing high heels… gulp….”
Why had she chosen comfortable sneakers for her appearance at the press conference?
While the reporters’ doubts grew deeper—
“Ah…?!”
Baek Seol-hee stumbled slightly.
Walking forward, she limped faintly.
“That, that must be…!”
“How hard did they go at it?”
“W-What…! Don’t use such vulgar language! It could bring bad luck!”
“I ant they hamred nails, figuratively speaking.”
Despite being S-class, Baek Seol-hee seed slightly off-balance, and as she sat in the center chair, the murmuring reporters gradually found their seats.
“There will be plenty of ti for questions and many things to ask.”
Baek Seol-hee cautiously initiated the discussion.
“Rather than explaining everything, I think it’s wisest to answer your questions.”
“Are you saying you’ll hold a Q&A session?”
“Q&A. Yes, that’s not incorrect.”
“Surely….”
Her enigmatic statent left the reporters even more unsettled.
Reporters existed to uncover the truth, but when the truth was too overwhelming for the public to handle, there were tis when not exposing it was considered an option.
“Hello, I’m Seon Dong-hyeon from Haegneul Daily. What happened with the non-ability user, ‘Do Ji-hwan,’ yesterday?”
However, there were always those who wished to break the story first, associating their na with the news.
“The world is curious. All of humanity wants to know what happened in Baek Seol-hee’s room last night. Can you explain?”
Most reporters looked at the questioner with disapproval, fearing that Baek Seol-hee might turn hostile at such a question.
“Yes.”
But Baek Seol-hee’s confident deanor only deepened the reporters’ anxiety.
“What kind of relationship did you establish with that man?”
If the words coming out of her mouth confird their expectations—
“We had sexual relations.”
Clatter!!
Imdiately, this had to go into the headlines.
[Breaking News] Baek Seol-hee declares, “I had XX with Do Ji-hwan.”
Since she admitted it openly in front of the entire world, distributing this information was now a race to see who would spread it first.
Third-rate journalists turned the statent into articles instantly.
But first-rate journalists sought deeper, more nuanced content.
“Was it your first ti yesterday?”
“Yes. It was my first.”
“…Even though it was your first ti, was there a specific reason you knocked the man unconscious and took him to the room?”
“The Ministry of Defense kept pressuring to get pregnant, so I decided to comply.”
[Breaking News] Baek Seol-hee decided to conceive out of frustration with the pregnancy warrant.
The root cause of Baek Seol-hee’s outburst ultimately boiled down to the pregnancy warrant.
Why on earth was such an absurd law still in place? Even with the chaos caused by the “Cradle Destruction,” sending warrants like that was just asking for people to snap under the stress.
“So, it all cos down to the Ministry of Defense being the Ministry of Defense…”
“The Ministry must be stunned too. They sent a pregnancy warrant, and she suddenly drags off a random guy… geez.”
Could they handle the consequences?
Not just for the person who caused this ss, but also for the so-called “victim.” Neither of them could handle this easily.
“Our investigation shows that Do Ji-hwan is a non-ability user. Had you t him prior to this incident?”
“No. I t him for the first ti when I ca to Jeju Island.”
“So, there was no prior interaction between the two of you?”
“Correct. I only helped him once when he was in trouble here on Jeju Island, but I had never t him before.”
“Then… are you saying that his ‘selection’ by you was purely coincidental?”
“Selection.”
That word was undeniably accurate.
An S-class female ability user, with the goal of conceiving, chose a man entirely to her liking.
“Are you saying there was absolutely no prior connection with Do Ji-hwan?”
“Correct. I chose him right there on the spot. There was no need to go far, as there were dozens of n in the area.”
Regardless of his opinion, it was true that Do Ji-hwan had been “chosen” by Baek Seol-hee.
“Not an A-class ability user trainee, not an Association agent, not an administrator or secretary—are you saying the librarian was chosen purely by chance?”
“From an outside perspective, yes, it might seem like pure luck that he was chosen.”
For a completely ordinary person—a non-ability user working as a librarian at an academy—to suddenly beco the “partner” of an S-class ability user overnight was surreal.
“But in the end, I was the lucky one.”
“Excuse ? What do you an by that?”
“…It turned out to be the best night of my life.”
With a slight blush on her face, Baek Seol-hee spoke, and the reporters leaned in closer.
“Before we began, I woke him up and asked. I explained the situation and asked what he wanted to do. If I were to find another man, he said he’d rather it be him.”
“Of course, he would say that….”
The male reporters nodded vigorously in agreent.
Even those with wedding rings grasped their ringed hands with their free ones, nodding solemnly.
If Baek Seol-hee had said, “I’m doing this for the first ti, and if not with you, I’ll find soone else,” what man could possibly reject such a proposal?
“I have a question. Are you saying there was no coercion involved?”
“Correct. Nothing was done forcibly. Everything was consensual, with thorough communication and mutual understanding.”
Baek Seol-hee smiled brightly, briefly glancing downward with her eyes.
“I will receive his genetic material until conception is achieved.”
“H-Hah…!”
“I originally intended to stop after one ti, but… I’m glad I found out late. I now consider it a privilege to contribute to nurturing the nation’s future talent.”
“Haha….”
[Breaking News] Baek Seol-hee declares, “I will continue until conception is achieved.”
“Are you serious…?”
“Do you think I called you all here to joke around?”
Baek Seol-hee shook her head firmly with a resolute expression.
“Is there a problem with getting pregnant?”
“Ah, no, it’s not that….”
“You’ve always said ability user information is public property, right? This isn’t a secret or sothing shaful. Even if the news spreads, I have no worries. I’m rather proud.”
Baek Seol-hee bead warmly with a radiant smile.
“Proud that I gave my first to the father of my child.”
“Guh….!”
Her pure and proud expression left the reporters unable to ask any probing questions.
“Once again, this is Seon Dong-hyeon from Haegneul Daily. Baek Seol-hee, your fans might be deeply shocked or disappointed to hear this news….”
“Disappointed? Why? I acted for the good of the nation.”
Baek Seol-hee cut him off with an innocent look.
“And didn’t Haegneul Daily publish a column saying sothing like…?”
She smirked.
“Female ability users over 25 are considered grannies. I’m ensuring I have a child before becoming a granny. Isn’t that a good thing? You urged us to conceive while younger.”
Baek Seol-hee concluded.
“That’s why I’m getting pregnant. By my own choice.”
She was utterly unashad.
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