―Princess?

Summer, who had been momentarily dazed, quickly came to her senses and answered.

“Ah, yes.”

―Our princess’s voice is trembling? Who is it?

“Pardon?”

―Who’s bothering our princess? I told you to tell elder brother anytime if it’s difficult.

‘Elder brother’

It was a hasty word thrown out, but to be accepted like this!

As his heavy baritone voice hit her eardrums, it felt more ecstatic, more thrilling, and as if he was really standing right behind Summer.

In contrast, Jin’s three female cousins and Jung Ran seemed flustered when the deep male voice echoed throughout the abandoned building.

Reading their expressions, Summer said,

“Elder brother.”

―Yes. Speak.

He even accepted Summer’s excessively oily tongue.

So she felt even more encouraged.

“Summer has been dragged here by bad people. Jin’s three female cousins and their lackey are forcing me to kneel, and they say they’ll beat me to death because they hate me. There are fifteen Bear Gang uncles standing next to me now with baseball bats. Elder brother, Summer is so, so scared right now.”

At that moment, Jeong Mi jumped up and shouted.

“Hey, you idiot! What are you listening to? Hang up the phone!”

He, who had been dumbfounded, finally raised his arm to snatch the phone.

At that moment, a heavy voice came through the speakerphone.

―There, Bear Gang. Stop.

At those words, he hesitated and stopped.

―Don’t worry. I won’t report this to the police.

“Elder brother, you won’t report it?”

―Why bother with such a hassle? And my princess, pass the phone to the leader there.

“Why?”

―I have something to say. So pass it over.

She didn’t know what was going on.

But as he said, she handed the phone to the man standing in front.

Though bewildered, he took the call for now.

―You, being the action leader of the Bear Gang, how can you lead your subordinates to their deaths? Do you have any thoughts or not?

“What are you saying, you bastard?”

―You dare to kidnap my princess, and not only that, but threaten to kill her? Do you really want to die?

“What the hell are you blabbering about, you bastard? You’re the one who wants to die! And your girlfriend is in our hands now, so you should be the one being careful!”

He yelled into the phone.

―You, you’re Bear Gang’s subordinate Bear Cub, right?

He was momentarily flustered but raised his voice even more.

“Who are you?”

―You should know from the conversation so far. I’m Princess’s elder brother.

At his calm reply, Summer almost burst out laughing.

―Didn’t I tell Bear to quit the bad side job? I told him to live a clean life. But you were still doing those things behind my back?

“You, really… who are you?”

―You don’t need to know that. Just wait a moment. Bear will call your phone.

“What?”

He was bewildered.

But really, soon after, his phone in his pants pocket started ringing.

―Answer it.

The quiet but authoritative voice was heard again from Summer’s phone.

He held Summer’s phone in one hand and took out his own phone with the other.

As soon as he saw the caller ID, he shouted loudly,

“Yes! Big Brother!”

As soon as he called out ‘Big Brother’, the gathered men started murmuring.

A gruff male voice was heard from the other end of the line.

―Hey, you @#$&!

It was an outright curse.

The man’s voice was so loud that even without the speakerphone, it pierced everyone’s ears clearly.

―I clearly told you not to do that %#% stuff! But you’re doing that %#% stuff again!

“No, Big Brother, that’s not…”

―It’s all reached my ears now, where are you making excuses, you $@#! On top of that, do you know who that young lady is that you dared to kidnap and do such vicious things to? Are you deliberately trying to make a fool of me, you #$% I’ll kill!

“No, Big Brother…”

―Shut up, you #@$! You dare to touch Blood Sea’s princess? Do you have a death wish?

“B-Blood Sea?”

At the name ‘Blood Sea’ that came out of his mouth, the men who came together instantly turned pale.

Bear Cub, who was receiving the call, was the same.

―Yes, you #$&&! That young lady is Blood Sea’s precious princess! You stupid #$%! I just got a call from him and my liver’s about to fall out! Get on your knees right now and apologize to the young lady for committing a mortal sin! If not, we’ll all be finished by Blood Sea’s wrath! We’ll all die, you @#$%!

―Bear, don’t get so excited like that.

As soon as San Ha’s voice came out, Bear, who had been raging, immediately spoke in a submissive tone.

―Oh my, sir! How is this? Did you perhaps come in person?

―Bear Cub there.

“Yes, Blood Sea sir!”

―What are you doing? You should make it convenient for your Big Brother to talk, right?

Bewildered, the man called Bear Cub put the two phones together.

San Ha said,

―Bear, sorry for making you wait. I had a brief chat with your house’s Bear Cub.

―Not at all, Blood Sea sir! And I’m sorry! Sir, I will thoroughly educate those guys! Those who can’t distinguish front from back and have no sense need education! They need severe education! Of course! And I’ve really committed a mortal sin!

He bowed flat again.

But an even heavier voice echoed through the abandoned building.

―Bear, it’s too much to let it go with just one apology. My princess was very frightened.

―I’m sorry! Then should I go see the young lady? Would it be okay if I get on my knees and beg sincerely?

―If you show your face, my princess will be even more startled. A bit rough, aren’t you?

―Then how should I…?

San Ha said,

―Bear Cub, put my princess on.

“Ah, yes!”

He quickly offered the phone to Summer.

―What should we do with my princess? Should we bury them all for the crime of scaring our cutie?

The man called Bear Cub had lost all his previous imposing manner, and his face was filled with terror.

It was the same for the other men here.

Summer said,

“Elder brother, that would leave evidence, wouldn’t it?”

―Is that so? Then should we use fire?

“That would still leave ashes.”

At their calm conversation, the men turned even paler.

Also, Jin’s three female cousins and Jung Ran, who were listening to the entire conversation, were the same.

They were even more so because they had no idea what was going on.

―Then wind burial would be good. The birds will even chew and swallow the bone fragments.

“P-please spare us!”

Finally, Bear Cub knelt before Summer.

The other men did the same.

“We were wrong! I was a fool! How dare I not recognize Blood Sea sir’s princess! I’ve committed a mortal sin!”

Summer glanced at him and said,

“Elder brother, Bear Cub uncle and the other uncles are kneeling in front of me now and begging for their lives?”

―That’s a show. Don’t believe it. Wind burial is still the best option. Right, Princess?

“…Please spare us! Please!”

They begged, rubbing their hands as if they might disappear.

“Elder brother.”

―Yes, Princess.

“They say to err is human. Since they did it without knowing, let’s forgive them just this once.”

―No. I can’t do that.

“Aw, please forgive them just once for your cutie’s sake? Okay?”

Watching Summer acting cute, Ha Eun’s brow furrowed even more.

But the heavy voice answered,

―Well, if our cutie princess really wants it, then let’s do that.

“Ah, thank you! Thank you! The young lady is truly merciful!”

Bear Cub bowed repeatedly.

―Sir! Young lady! Thank you so much!

Bear’s voice also kept shouting from Bear Cub’s phone.

―Bear, you can hang up now.

―Yes!

With that answer, Bear’s call ended immediately.

“Hey, what are you doing?”

Bear Cub shouted loudly to his subordinates kneeling behind him.

“This is our life-saving benefactor who spared our lives. Hurry and thank the beautiful and generous young lady!”

“Young lady, thank you! We will never forget this grace!”

They shouted until their throats were hoarse, bowing deeply to Summer.

The four women were even more bewildered.

At that moment, Bear Cub’s phone rang again.

The caller ID was restricted, but they could guess who it was.

Bear Cub hurriedly answered.

It was a video call, but a black color covered the screen.

―Bear Cub. Seat the women who threatened our princess to one side.

Bear Cub shouted,

“Blood Sea sir says to seat those things to one side!”

As soon as his words fell, the men approached.

Like herding sheep, they made Jin’s three female cousins and Jung Ran kneel on the cold cement floor.

“Hey, you old hag! Sit up straight! Blood Sea sir is watching now!”

“Ah, you’re so slow!”

The men irritably struck the floor with their baseball bats, making a ‘bang bang’ sound.

Frightened, the women hurriedly moved, trembling.

―Give the phone to the eldest one there.

Bear Cub held out his phone to Jeong Mi.

Her trembling hand barely received it.

―Song Jeong Mi. Kang Ha Eun. Sophia. Pyo Jung Ran.

Just calling their names, the heavy bass voice made them feel a terror that seemed to invade their whole bodies.

Above all, this man knew them.

Accurately at that.

In contrast, Summer’s ears, standing apart from them, couldn’t hear what San Ha was saying.

She could only guess from their shocked expressions that what he was saying was not ordinary.

―Shall I give you a gift?

Wondering what this meant, she tilted her head, when In Pyo appeared on the screen.

Sitting at a bar counter, next to In Pyo was a slender young woman in a miniskirt, and they were feeding each other snacks, creating an amorous atmosphere.

Sophia glared at the screen with fire in her eyes.

―Aren’t you happy to see your beloved son, husband, elder brother?

“What are you trying to do now!”

Jeong Mi retorted.

At that moment, their eyes all grew as if they would pop out.

It was a gun.

A cold and sleek gun was aimed precisely at In Pyo’s back, and the trigger was being pulled.

They screamed.

“…Don’t! Don’t touch our In Pyo!”

―You touched my princess too.

“S-sorry! We won’t do it again!”

―Liar.

The trigger was pulled even more.

“We won’t touch Summer twice! Really! So please don’t kill our In Pyo! Please…”

Following Jeong Mi, the other women also started crying loudly.

It didn’t feel real at all.

However, what was shown on the screen was undoubtedly In Pyo, and what was in his hand was indeed a gun.

“…We won’t touch Summer twice. So please spare our son!”

Jeong Mi begged desperately.

―Okay. I’ll let it go just this once.

“R-really?”

―But remember. I’m always watching you. And if you touch my princess, you’ll end by my hand too.

“…Understood. I said I understood.”

Jeong Mi answered while crying.

―Pass the phone to Bear Cub.

Wiping away her tears, Jeong Mi handed him the phone.

―Bear Cub.

“Yes, Blood Sea sir!”

He answered immediately in a voice full of spirit.

―Send the evidence of those women conspiring to harm our princess to Bear. And turn all those women’s phones into powder. Show them what will happen if they do this again. Advance education, you know?

“Understood!”

As soon as the words fell, Bear Cub shouted to his subordinates.

“Blood Sea sir said to turn all these women’s phones into powder! To show them properly what will happen if they covet our young lady again! Come on, move quickly!”

“Yes! Boss!”

They all approached the four women at once, searched their pockets, and took out their phones.

They threw them on the floor and started smashing them with baseball bats without hesitation.

The startled women screamed.

The phones were turned into powder in an instant, so roughly were they smashed with the baseball bats.

Watching this, the four women, even more terrified, burst into tears again.

―Princess.

While blankly watching this scene, a pleasant baritone called Summer from her phone.

“Ah, yes!”

She quickly came to her senses and answered.

―Now relax. I’ve scolded them, haven’t I?

“Thank you.”

―But there’s still something for the magpie to clean up, right?

“I think so.”

Smiling slightly, he said,

―Well then, clean up well. I’ll hang up now.

The voice that had been comforting her soon disappeared.

As Summer lowered her phone, Bear Cub approached and said with his head bowed,

“Young lady, what should we do with those aunties?”

Summer said,

“Well, we need to have a conversation first, right?”

At those words, the Bear Gang members started to loosen up, while terror bloomed on the faces of Jin’s three female cousins and Jung Ran.