“Hubby~. Then I’ll put it in♡”
“Wait! Elcia! Hold on!”
“Don’t worry. There’s nothing to be scared of ♡.”
“F*ck! Don’t! No!”
An empty classroom.
In that space, it was just me and Elcia expressing our intentions differently.
Elcia was saying she would.
I was saying I wouldn’t.
But Elcia was quicker.
“It’ll be quick. I’m doing it now♡.”
“Stop it!!!!!”
“Ah~~♡. I’ve put it in♡.”
“Uh, why…”
After that, feelings revealed were totally different.
I felt deep despair.
Elcia felt huge happiness.
At that moment, Hyeji and Jeong Ahyeon entered the classroom.
Jeong Ahyeon looked at us with a horrified expression.
“Shinwoo Gongja? Elcia Soju?”
On the other hand, Hyeji was a bit different.
With dead eyes, Hyeji coldly started speaking.
“What are you guys doing?”
Regardless, I felt like I was about to cry.
Elcia had a rather satisfied expression.
“F*ck…”
“Oh, my little sister has come. Look♡.”
Then Elcia spread her arms wide to show.
“Hey, hey! What’s this?”
“It’s exactly what you see♡.”
“Ugh…. No…”
To explain this situation,
We need to go back a bit.
*
“Hubby! You trust me, right?”
“……How long has it been since we met?”
“I believed the moment I saw you!”
After all the classes were over,
Jeong Ahyeon and Hyeji left for a bit to submit a sparring ground application.
I was waiting for them in the classroom when Elcia came, as usual.
Since the first day, Elcia had been coming every lunch and after classes.
I could ignore her, but I kept remembering the word “cut” from the regression.
I was too scared to treat her harshly.
‘That definitely means to cut, right?’
[Yeah. I don’t know what to cut, but there’s no part of the body that is okay to cut.]
‘F*ck. Why is there a yandere route appearing.’
[From what I hear, it’s probably because you’ve been continuously ignoring her.]
The fact that she comes every time means that Hyeji, who is with me, also meets her every time.
Naturally, the two always growled and fought each other when they met.
Every time, Jeong Ahyeon and I would just sit quietly, discussing various books and works.
This was the usual scene.
So, having a moment of just me and Elcia, like today, was a rare occurrence.
“Anyway, why? What’s going on?”
“Hubby, how much can you invest in me?”
“What do you mean? Money?”
“Yes! That’s right! I’m looking to invest but I need some seed money, can you help?”
“Hold on, let me think for a moment.”
“Yes! I’ll wait as long as you need!”
There’s a saying:
Among stock investors, elves are the worst of the worst.
Picking up toilet paper among numerous stocks isn’t a problem.
They can wait for growth to happen in big companies thanks to their long lifespans.
Of course, not all elves are like that.
Some older elves find decades to be a short time, which can trip them up.
Thus, sometimes they wait too long and end up with delisted stocks.
Thinking of stocks, I remembered.
I once considered having someone purchase on my behalf.
I can’t regress, but others can.
However, I quickly dropped that thought.
‘Surprisingly, coins and stocks don’t tend to apply to regression as well as expected.’
[That’s correct.]
‘Even big companies, which I expect will rise in the future, often flop.’
[Probably because the large number of people regressing creates huge variables.]
Just a few days prior, some staff members were seen pulling their hair out while looking at their phones.
Muttering “It obviously went up!!!” indicating a future completely different from the regression.
The stock graph looked quite bizarre, and I attributed it to the variables caused by numerous regressions.
Since I couldn’t regress, I just casually looked at the graphs.
But if I were a stock investor, I think it would be better to just end it.
‘Those who benefit do so according to the “it’ll happen to those who it’s meant to happen to” law.’
I’ve never met anyone who profited from stocks through regression.
‘Most around are only able to regress a short way, and they don’t even invest.’
[Only very principled people around, it seems.]
Setting aside my thoughts, I stared intensely at Elcia.
As soon as she caught my gaze, Elcia put her hands to her face and started wriggling her body.
Honestly, she is really pretty.
But the lingering image from before my regression is a bit scary too.
Anyway, since this was a situation where Elcia was asking for investment, I decided to go with trust.
‘She’s young, so she’ll manage her exit before listing suspension, right?’
[Hopefully so.]
‘Okay. I’m going all in. From today, I’m Kim Shinwoo, the stock tycoon.’
I opened the banking app on my phone and started transferring money to Elcia.
Excluding the amount I needed for meals this month,
I gave her all the money I had saved up until now.
[Are you really giving all that money?]
‘It should be fine.’
Since it was a sizable amount, Elcia looked quite shocked.
“Really? Such a large sum all at once?”
“Elves are good at stocks. I’m not too worried.”
“Of course! Yes!! Don’t worry! Just trust me, Hubby!!”
But I shouldn’t have done that.
“Then, I’ll put it in right away♡.”
“Huh? Isn’t the market closing now?”
“Ah! This is different!”
Well, it turned out what Elcia showed me was.
“Hey! This is f*cking not stock, it’s a coin!”
“No! This is raising goats!”
“F*ck! Stop with the rooftop elf talk!”
This was a coin trading platform that should never be touched.
“No! Absolutely not! The second shapi is out of the question!!”
“Oh~ Hubby, if you oppose your wife’s decisions too much, you can’t be a good husband.”
Sadly, my earnest attempt to stop Elcia was in vain.
By that time, Elcia had already used her ability to bind me with butterflies.
In the end, all I could do was.
Stare wide-eyed and scream.
“Let me go! F*ck!”
“I’m sad too, but it’s all for you, Hubby.”
“It’s not too late! Stop!”
“Hubby~. Then I’ll put it in♡.”
And thus, we return to the beginning.
*
“So, is that why you look like you’re about to cry?”
“Yeah. F*ck, what kind of junk coin did you put it in?”
“Oh~ Hubby, it’s not like that.”
“Then what is it?”
I shot her a fierce glare, but Elcia didn’t mind it at all.
She suddenly showed me her phone screen and began explaining.
“This is the fruit of our love. Look. The goat’s name matches me perfectly, ‘Elf’, right?”
“….Why is the graph blue as soon as you bought it, you dog?”
[It’s plunging at a steep angle. Hold on tight. It’s going down further.]
‘Even bungee jumping would be faster than this, f*ck.’
Jeong Ahyeon’s face turned pale.
Just like the graph of the elf coin.
“Elcia Soju…… is that loss rate the number I’m seeing?”
“Oh my. Our goat seems to be hurt. I have to put everything in for the goat’s medicine.”
“Hey! F*ck no! If you put that in, we’re screwed!!!”
My desperate voice.
But it became empty background noise.
Elcia had already thrown in all the remaining money.
In the end, all I could do was watch in despair as all my money vanished.
“Ah~♡. I’ve put it all in♡.”
“F*ck.”
At that moment, Hyeji and Jeong Ahyeon quickly spoke to me.
In case of such a situation,
“Master. It’s sad, but I can’t lend you money, no matter what.”
“Shinwoo, I’m really sorry. I’ve spent a lot of money elsewhere this time, so I can’t lend you.”
All I could do was sigh.
Because that doesn’t cost money.
“F*ck, my money.”
“Hubby. Don’t worry too much. ‘Elf’ will bounce back soon.”
“You take a look. Doesn’t it seem like it’s about to flatline?”
“……”
“……”
A slight silence.
After that, for the first time, Elcia expressed confusion.
“Hubby? Is something wrong?”
“…Now you want to sell? You want to sell, dear elf?”
“……What do we do? I’m not familiar with this kind of situation.”
“Should I just end it?”
The blue line plunging steeply.
Was exactly what my teary eyes were seeing.
That slope kept getting steeper.
As unforgiving as it was.
The more I looked at the graph, the more it felt like my heart was falling with that line.
Unintentionally letting out a sigh.
“F*ck… I never believed in sell Elves.”
“Oh! You know that novel too, Gongja?”
Suddenly, Jeong Ahyeon reacted.
“Of course, Gongja has read enough to know of such a masterpiece like selling Elves, right?”
“I know it well. Selling Elves is the best novel. It’s not exaggerating to say it has kept the Nobel Prize alive.”
“Indeed. I’d say selling Elves is among the few successful novels till now.”
“Those selling Elves have more than enough potential to succeed.”
“……”
“……”
It felt like their topics were gradually veering off course.
It was necessary to correct the thought.
After a quiet moment, I opened my mouth first.
“Elf sells are Aesilida.”
“Elf sells are Elf.”
Jeong Ahyeon truly was from the Kahnfu faction.
It was time to enlighten the topic.
“Shut up. Kahnfu has no place discussing Elf sales. You should be grateful for even being called a secondary wife.”
“Shut up! You’re just a secondary wife, and you speak too much.”
“Come out, f*ck.”
“Sure. I’ll roast you alive.”
When words don’t work, it’s time for a fistfight.
As soon as Jeong Ahyeon and I received approval for sparring, we started fighting immediately.
Outside were Hyeji and Elcia.
Hyeji had a look that seemed to say how pathetic we were,
While Elcia was snapping photos, engrossed in the falling coin graph.
Every time Hyeji’s glare pierced me, it felt like a stab to my heart.
Calling me an idiot.
But there are fights in the world you can never avoid.
Just like now.
[This body is also from the secondary wife faction! Cheer up!]
‘Thank goodness. If she was from Kahnfu, I would have had to show her my grandma.’
[…..Just trust in the secondary wife, please spare me.]
My duel with Jeong Ahyeon ended up being a no-contest.
I definitely had grown; unlike before, I smashed everything with physical enhancements and summons.
But in the end, I made the mistake of losing control and busted my left arm.
After that, while it got a bit complicated, it resulted in a double KO.
“Indeed, Gongja has become more difficult to face than before.”
“Of course, that should be expected. This was our first proper clash.”
It was actually my first time fighting Jeong Ahyeon head-on.
But considering the first try, it wasn’t so bad.
“Did you learn that from Cheonma?”
“That’s why I suggested you join too.”
Suddenly, Jeong Ahyeon’s face turned pale.
That one thing must be something she didn’t want at all.
“Please, spare me. There’s no way I’d face a reverse bet.”
“….At least a normal bet, right?”
“No one’s even watching anymore, right?”
“……..How the hell do I make money now.”
“……..Good luck.”
The evening glow started to shine.
Though it wasn’t dawn.
A droplet of dew formed unexpectedly trickled down my eye.
