Chapter 0.2 - Prologue

Seven hours later.

Incheon, South Korea.

“Shin KyungHyun. Thirty-five. Officially, he’s the executive director of KeumOh Corporation. He’s only been active for 8 years, but he’s a demon that has managed to climb up to the top in one swoop.”

The office was filled with the gray smoke of cigarettes. The furniture and everyone’s clothes were all different shades of black, white or gray. The windows were closed, making the room seem even more gloomy. The only pop of color was the bright red heels that were slightly shaking above the ground.

“And I’m sure KeumOh knows where YongSung is getting its money from…”

A man placed a photograph before the people in the room and continued to explain as he tapped his pen.

“And you know that these investment companies are merely fronts for money laundering, right?”

“So what are you trying to say?”

The woman in the red heels was EunHa. She sucked a thin cigarette from between her fingers and breathed out a puff of smoke as she spoke. As she re-folded her legs, the man’s lewd eyes were drawn to the place between her thighs.

“Seriously… you fucking bitch, you’re too impatient.”

Half of the man’s head was shaved. He swept his fingers through his remaining hair a couple times. Her lips were bright red like her heels. They opened as she slowly spoke in a soft but clear voice.

“You’re explaining something that even all the kids know these days. It’s so boring. You’re quite stupid, so I understand that you need people to explain everything to you from one to ten, but not me. Just tell me why you called me all the way over here in the middle of the night, you idiot.”

“Why you fucking bitch…!”

The man’s face became red. He shot up from his seat and stretched out his hand to grab her hair, but EunHa was one step ahead. She threw the crystal ashtray at his shaved head. The ashtray shattered.

“You crazy bitch!”

With blood flowing down his forehead, the man eyes fluttered as he lunged for her. Suddenly, the man quietly sitting in the back opened his mouth.

“Stop fooling around.”

“…Sorry, Boss.”

The man panted as he bowed his head. He was still glaring at EunHa, his eyes full of rage. EunHa tapped her cigarette, letting the ash fall on the ashtray shards scattered all over the floor. Then she slowly lowered her foot onto the floor and crushed the shards underneath her heels.

Crunch.

They heard the sound of a drawer opening. The man called ‘Boss’ began to slowly walk towards them. The clean, black leather shoes stopped in front of the red heels.

“Lee EunHa.”

She could feel cold metal underneath her chin. The man lifted her face up with a sharp blade of a knife. His sunken eyes stared at her as he commanded her.

“Get up.”

EunHa looked up at him with her large eyes. She slowly got up from her seat.

“Do you not want to work?”

The man’s thin voice sounded nasty. He had a deep scar right above one of his eyebrows that was obviously a cut from a knife. It seemed to warn everyone around him of his dangerous past. As she gazed at his scar, Eunha parted her lips.

“When did I ever say that?”

The man smiled crookedly at her soft, clear voice.

“Your behavior is telling me that you don’t want to work. Stop acting out and just tell me if you don’t want to do it. Be honest with me. Here at Serim, there are always people I can send out instead of you. Alright?”

He lowered the blade and tapped her chin with the handle of the knife. If EunHa moved an inch, the blade would scratch her throat. The ends of EunHa’s red lips lifted up and trembled slightly. She did her best to hide her shaking eyes and swallowed, but her mouth was dry.

“I was just irritated because that bastard YongPal seemed to be more interested in the color of my panties than important work. I just needed to vent a little.”

“What bullshit is that fucking bitch saying now…?”

YongJoon didn’t dare yell out at her response and merely ground his teeth. The man still had the blade directed at EunHa’s throat as he clicked his tongue.

“…If you go around wearing clothes like this, it’s obvious that men are going to be drooling all over you.”

Riiiip.

He lowered the knife to her abdomen. It dug into the cloth of the dress and glided up. The dress tore up to her neckline. Because this was a backless dress, there was no support. The silk dress fluttered down and hung on her hips. Not having worn a bra, her creamy breasts were out in the open air.

The eyes of all the suited men along the walls immediately focused on her. She could almost hear all of their eyes rolling in their heads as they turned to look at her.

“It’s not like anything will change just because they get a glimpse of you, right?”

A smile stretched across EunHa’s red lips. She didn’t even think to cover up. She merely blinked her eyes at SungHo, the boss of Serim.

“Everything you said is correct, Ahjussi. But even if that’s the case, one should always focus when we’re talking about work. I mean, I’d open up my legs for anyone that wants it, but…”

Her soft voice rang inside this room full of tough, burly men.

“All these bastards are only thinking with their dicks, so I just thought that they were being a bit pathetic.”

The knife was roaming around her nipple as if it was going to cut it off. At her words, it suddenly stopped. The man looked up at her and let out a rough laugh.

“Our princess is very angry.”

“Should I take off my panties? I’ll do anything to pay for YongPal’s cracked head.”

YongJoon muttered a curse as he wiped his bloody forehead with some tissue.

“That fucking bitch is seriously…Aaagh!”

The knife suddenly moved, and YongJoon clutched his arm. A long wound had formed on his arm, and the blood began to drip down. If he hadn’t reflexively lifted his arm and covered it, his arm wouldn’t have been the only thing that was cut. His face would have been ripped as well.

“You should watch your language when speaking to a colleague. You shouldn’t curse like that.”

SungHo waved the knife around as he clicked his tongue.

“I…I’m sorry… Boss.”

The bloody knife was waving around above EunHa’s dress. EunHa didn’t blink as she stood there, the dress hanging around her hips. Thankfully, the dress wasn’t white. Wearing a blood-stained dress wouldn’t be a good look.

The bloody knife flew through the air and struck a wooden table. EunHa gazed at the trembling handle of the knife as it vibrated in the thick wood. The man walked up behind her and lowered his head.

“The man we just talked about, Shin KyungHyun… Your job is to kill him.”

He whispered quietly into her ear. His lewd voice made her shudder. She felt his wet tongue lick the nape of her neck. EunHa closed her eyes.

“What do you think?”

“…Sounds good.”

Her hoarse voice slowly left her lips. Unlike her words, her body began to shudder. The fine hairs on her neck stood up. He licked her once again before a twisted smile formed on his thin lips. Then he placed his large hands on her naked breast and squeezed painfully.

“Ugh!”

“The man you’re to kill is quite sharp, so you shouldn’t act like a whore in front of him.”

His grip was so strong that her breast looked like it was going to burst through his fingers. Her slender body began to sway. EunHa grit her teeth and chuckled.

“…Just who is this guy that makes you worried enough to warn me? I’m getting curious and excited.”

“He’s a slippery fellow. So don’t disappoint me.”

“How much time do I have?”

“Three months.”

As he continued to grope her breasts, he whispered into her ear. EunHa frowned.

“Let’s go to my room. I’ll give you more details there.”

As he spoke, one of the suited men quickly opened a door. The room inside was a large bedroom. SungHo lifted the hem of her dress and put his hand inside her panties as he shoved EunHa inside.

“Everyone leave.”

As all the men left, with the bleeding YongJoon leaving last, the door firmly shut closed. The man pushed her onto the bed before lighting a cigarette. His hands were impatient as he lit the lighter. EunHa sat on the bed as she glanced at him.

“You look like you’re curious as to why I’m giving you three months to kill a person.”

The man took a puff of the cigarette as he read her mind.

“I’m sure it’s because the target is difficult.”

“…You’re right. He’s incredibly difficult.”

The man had a strange expression on his face as his lips twisted. EunHa settled her racing heart and asked a question in an indifferent voice.

“All I have to do is kill him, right?”

“YongSung is currently developing a project overseas. It’s something medical-related. Once the clinical trial is done, they will release it to the public. I’m sure their stock prices will soar. And the one who is directing the entrance of this product into Korean channels is Shin KyungHyun. It’s only natural since he’s the one who invested all that money in the research.”

“And you want to intercept that.”

“I like that you always catch on quick, Princess.”

The man’s white beard shook as he snickered.

“If I only needed to kill him, I wouldn’t have had to call you in so quickly.”

A peculiar smile stretched across EunHa’s lips as she stared at him.

“I thought it was because you missed me so much, Ahjussi.”

Even though they both knew her words weren’t sincere, the man’s eyes were filled with lust as he looked at her. The scar above his eyebrow looked even more menacing.

“You don’t need to butter me up.”

“Even if they’re just words, they feel good. You’re the one who told me that a woman should be able to lie well to a man.”

The man bit his lips hard at EunHa’s words. As he gazed at EunHa, who wasn’t trying to cover up her naked chest, he plopped down onto the large sofa next to the bed.

“You’re right.”

He unbuckled his belt. Once his half-aroused cock was revealed, he gestured to her.

“You just need to do what you do best.”

EunHa got off the bed and walked over to his side.

As she got closer, step by step, she didn’t show any hesitation. Her beautiful eyes gazed at his cock as it hardened even more the closer she got.

“Seduce Shin KyungHyun and make him crazy about you. I’d like it if he just tells you what I want to know with his own mouth, but if you can’t do that, just make him look away for a little bit while I do the rest.”

EunHa knelt on the floor. Her unblemished skin and her slightly slanted eyes drew him to her. Her breaths were quiet as she breathed through her tall nose. Her red lips opened slightly as if to tempt him.

“I’ll do whatever you want, Ahjussi.”

Everyone around her knew that every word that came out of her mouth was a lie. EunHa’s job was to tempt men with her beautiful body and make them reveal whatever she wanted to know. Just from blinking her eyes, she could charm any man. However, when one looked closely, they would be able to see that there was no warmth there.

Nevertheless, hot blood rushed to the men’s faces anyway. In this moment, she would tell them the words they wanted to hear, and they couldn’t ignore her beauty. Her exposed chest would boil the blood of any man. She could draw out their lust so easily.

“Because that’s what I need to do.”

“Take it all off and kneel.”

Her ruined dress slipped to the floor. As she completely revealed her perfect body, the man’s eyes sparkled. SungHo gripped his cock and began to pleasure himself. EunHa knelt next in front of him and sat down. As she watched his cock move rapidly inside his hand, in her head, she was thinking about the man she was going to meet, Shin KyungHyun. How long would it take for her to get him to take his pants off?

She felt that they’d have sex within a week of their first meeting. SungHo usually didn’t touch her. However, he couldn’t control his thirst whenever they had a big job to do. Whether it was lust or bloodthirstiness, it usually manifested itself in a twisted way. His behavior right now was proof that Shin KyungHyun was a big deal. However, no matter how difficult he was, she was still a pro.

Also, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for her. When YongJoon mentioned YongSung, she couldn’t hide her restlessness. That’s why she cracked YongJoon’s head.

She had been afraid that SungHo would pick someone else to finish this job instead. He had never used her for a job within the country until now. And this was also the first time he had ordered her to kill someone.

Shin KyungHyun.

She felt so thankful to a man she had never met. She would kill Shin KyungHyun and put SungHo at ease. And then she’d plunge a sword into that old fart’s heart. If she had to kill Shin KyungHyun to get there, she’d do it.

“Ah, ugh!”

SungHo’s body trembled as he let out a short groan. EunHa saw his spurting semen and closed her eyes. The dirty evidence of his lust sprayed over EunHa’s face and hair.

“It has a strong smell. I like it.”

EunHa’s half-lidded eyes watched him. SungHo’s eyebrow twitched.

“You rag bitch.”

“If you don’t have a rag, who will clean up the mess?”

With her face covered in semen, EunHa laughed. SungHo mistakenly believed that he had been perfectly grooming her for the past 10 years, but she didn’t really care. Whenever she thought about the day she’d destroy all these dirty people, she became so happy that she felt like humming. Her eyes narrowed as she grit her teeth and laughed.

TN: Uhh… whoa. Where to begin with this? This is only the prologue?!

To clear up any confusion, the henchman’s name isn’t YongPal, it’s YongJoon. However, EH calls him YongPal, and I’m not completely sure why. I think it may be because YongPal sounds more countrified and less sophisticated (like a pet name), and therefore sounds more derogatory.\n