Transmigration: The Narcissistic Cinderella - Chapter 109

“You are here quite early,” Kim Joohyun expressed.

Joohyun had his legs crossed as he was seated over the couch. A small smirk sat on his face as he leaned against the back pillow, and a smugness emitted off of him. He did not show any attempt to hide the hatred from his eyes.

Oh Sookyung closed the door behind him once he had stepped inside the room, and the corner of his lips were curved up to form a guileless smile. However, one look at his eyes showed that things were not as simple.

There was something threatening about the way he looked at Joohyun as he approached him, and it was not hard for Joohyun to not notice that. Even that was quite intimidating, he managed to maintain his composure.

“Hmm,” Sookyung answered, “I thought that I would be able to wait for a longer time. But it seems that I am quite impatient.”

There was no one in the room other than both of them, and looking around, Sookyung made sure of that as he did not want to create more trouble than it was necessary.

“I am quite interested in seeing how you will be threatening us? By declaring a war on us?” Joohyun raised one of his eyebrows while he folded his arms over his ċhėst.

The confidence in Joohyun’s eyes caused Sookyung to let out a scoff, and raising his leg, Sookyung placed it on the couch beside where Joohyun was seated. Leaning further, he brought his face closer to Joohyun’s.

“No, that would be too troublesome,” Sookyung said, “I am someone of a mild nature. That’s why, I am not quite fond of going at war. Plus there is a way more effective method which is easier.”

“Is that so? I am really curious about—”

Before Joohyun was able to continue further, he found his neck feeling choked, causing his eyes to widen. Even though nothing grabbed his neck, he felt as if it was being squeezed by someone, making it difficult for him to speak or even breath.

Shock replaced his composure from earlier as he stared at Sookyung, and all the smugness from before was gone.

Sookyung just remained rooted to his position with the smile on his face. His eyes turned darker by each passing second, and a chill went down his back at that.

Then, Joohyun’s eyes fell on his leg, and his eyes dilated further. A dark mist appeared around Sookyung’s leg, and it flew upwards.

One of the tentacles that extended from the dark mist was wrapped around Joohyun’s neck, and the force put around his neck increased by each passing second. This was starting to suffocate him greatly.

However, more than that, Joohyun’s concentration was towards the power Sookyung held. The dark aura around him only reminded him of one thing.

Raising his finger to point at Sookyung, he managed to choke out, “Y-You a-are u-using—”

Without letting him continue further, Sookyung spoke out, “Oh my! It seems that you are quite knowledgeable. You did not let me down. Now, you know what I am capable of, right? So, what do you say? Now that you are aware of what I can do, will you agree to it or not.

I don’t feel like being good-tempered or patient right now, so you better not offend. I don’t know what would happen if I let go of my temper, and do something wrong.”

Joohyun clearly understood what Sookyung was trying to imply. Although he did not feel threatened by Sookyung when he was just the king, it was a different case now. Thinking about all that Sookyung would be able to do with abilities was frightening.

“I-I agree. P-Please let go of me now,” Joohyun said.

“It’s nice to see that you are smart,” Sookyung voiced out, “Since you are willing, there is no need for me to do this further. Now, I will be taking my leave. I hope we will be having a peaceful cooperation, and since you are smart, I know that you will not be leaking out this to anymore. Right?”

Joohyun nodded his head.

With that, the tentacle around his neck disappeared, and the dark air around Sookyung wasn’t there anymore. Sookyung removed his leg from the couch, and turning his back on Joohyun, he began to walk towards the door.

A loud sigh escaped from Joohyun’s mouth once Sookyung had left the room, and wrapping his hand around his neck, Joohyun still appeared to be quite taken aback. His heart continued to beat rapidly within his ċhėst as he gulped.

“He is dangerous,” Joohyun mumbled.

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“You are done fast. So, what did you do? Did you break his jaw or something?” Jiwoo questioned, raising one of her eyebrows, before biting into the bread in her hand.

“Nothing like that, but don’t worry. He would not dare to do anything like that again, and he agreed to my request,” Sookyung vocalised.

“Oh! That’s great then! Can I still punch his face?” Jiwoo spoke out, “I still have to get revenge for what he had done to me earlier.”

Sookyung voiced out, “Do as you wish, but won’t you be getting labeled as a violent woman if you do that? I took enough revenge for your part. Don’t worry. I have scared him enough that he will never be able to disrespect it.”

At that, a wide smile formed on her face, and Jiwoo said, “That feels good and bad at the same time. It’s disappointing that I wasn’t able to take revenge, but having someone to defend me feels great!”

“As long as you are happy. Anyway, did you really eat all of that? What are you? A monster or something?” Sookyung voiced out, scanning his eyes through the various ȧssortments of empty snack wrappers on the bed.

Standing up, Moon Jiwoo glared at Sookyung and defended, “I think I should start eating more. This body is too short, and if I eat less, then I will only be short forever. That’s why, I will eat as much as possible to get taller. Plus it appears that I don’t gain weight fast as well.”

Sookyung chuckled and commented, “Grow taller? Aren’t you past the age for that? Aren’t you just trying to find an excuse to eat more?”

“After I started to get fond of you, do you want me to detest you again?” Jiwoo asked.

“Oh my! That’s surprising to hear! Is that a love confession?” Sookyung voiced out.

Jiwoo scoffed and spoke out, “As if. Even if you are turning into a decent guy these days, falling in love with you is impossible. It’s just like wanting to go through a heart break.”

“Why?” Sookyung questioned.

“You are really asking me that? Of course it is because you are already fated to be with someone,” she vocalised, “Isn’t it too foolish to fall for you?”

“So what if I say that I would not be accepting my fated one? Would that make you fall for me?” Sookyung said.

Taking a step closer to Moon Jiwoo, he held a grim expression upon his face while he leaned closer closer.

Finding his face to be too close for her comfort, Jiwoo pressed her palms on the bed, and applying pressure on the bed, she leaned slightly backwards in order to increase the distance between both of them.

Letting out an awkward chuckle, she voiced out, “Why are you being like this? Are you alright? It almost seems as if you are desperate to be loved by me. That sounds so silly! That is definitely not the—”

“What if that’s the case, Shin Daerin?” he asked.

Moon Jiwoo’s eyes widened at that, and her heart began to beat rapidly within her ċhėst. She knew that she had to push him away before something wrong happened, but at that instant, he appeared too attractive to her in order for her to do that.

As he brought his face closer to her, Jiwoo found herself panicking within herself, and her current emotions were clearly visible through her eyes. Although she wanted to push him away, she was wavering inside, and this made her want to bang her head against the table.

“Geez! You don’t need to appear that terrified. I was just pulling your leg right now,” he spoke out.

“Just pulling my leg?” Jiwoo mumbled before adding, “That’s great! You almost gave me a scare, You Bastard! I know that I am attractive and irresistible, but please don’t be like that. It’s seriously creepy coming from you.”

Despite of those words leaving her mouth, an inexplicable rush of disappointment within bee, surprising her.