“What the heck~? I said let’s just finish this quickly!”
A hint of impatience crept into the voice that had been so calm just moments before.
Vivian glanced back again, her eyes urging him to hurry.
“Wait a sec.”
Kim Soo-hyun smiled slyly.
“It’s fine that we set a penalty… but we haven’t decided how many times you’re going to get hit yet, have we?”
“W-what did you say?”
Vivian blinked, clearly caught off guard by his unexpected words.
“What are you talking about? I died once, so one hit should be enough!”
“No, no, that’s not right.”
Soo-hyun wagged his index finger just like Vivian had done earlier.
“The whole point of the Battle of the Stars is how few times your hero dies under your control. Even if it’s unavoidable, you can’t just let it slide. But you? You died because of a careless mistake.”
His tone made it clear that giving away a kill unnecessarily was a much bigger deal.
“…So what are you saying?”
“Well.”
He paused, stroking his chin thoughtfully before continuing quietly.
“One hit per death is too weak. I think about five hits would be more appropriate.”
Vivian was about to open her mouth wide in protest, but she caught herself just in time.
“T-that’s way too harsh! No way!”
“That’s not for you to decide. What do the viewers think?”
Soo-hyun turned to the camera and asked.
The chat exploded with a flood of “Yes!” messages.
The viewers of ‘Genius Alchemist’ were like mischievous little frogs who took joy in Vivian’s misery.
“…Fine, do whatever you want.”
Vivian said, sounding a little annoyed, and spun her head away.
But inside, as she stared at the wall, a flicker of hope was rising.
She had already been disappointed that she was only going to get hit once, but thanks to Soo-hyun, now she might get hit five times.
“Finally, finally…!”
She exhaled sharply through her nose, when suddenly a sinister shadow fell across the wall.
At the same time, she felt a firm hand gently caressing her right buttock.
Startled, Vivian jumped and quickly turned her head.
“What do you think you’re doing?”
“Huh?”
“I said hit me, not touch me…!”
“Don’t worry. My body’s blocking the camera, so no one will see. Besides, the texture is really nice. The shape is pretty, the skin’s firm yet soft…”
Soo-hyun was genuinely admiring her.
Vivian’s nose flushed red with an inexplicable embarrassment.
“Cut it out. This is sexual harassment…”
Soo-hyun chuckled softly at her whispered protest, careful not to let the mic pick it up.
“Sexual harassment?”
Then, suddenly, he grabbed her buttocks roughly, the touch shifting from teasing to forceful.
Vivian barely held back a scream.
“…!”
Her thighs instinctively squeezed together, and her hips jerked upward.
For some reason, a wave of weakness swept through her, and a sharp ache blossomed in her most sensitive spot.
All from just a firm grip.
She gritted her teeth.
“You haven’t even hit me yet, and I’m already reacting like this… That’s way too lewd.”
“No, it’s not!”
Vivian shook her head desperately.
But her waist kept arching back, and her buttocks slowly heated up, trembling.
Then, the hand that had been clutching her so tightly suddenly released.
Panting heavily, Vivian shuddered as a breath tickled her earlobe.
“Impressive. The noble lady who was once the princess of Espinion getting all worked up just from having her butt touched…”
Vivian’s half-closed eyes snapped wide open.
Espinion, a great kingdom that had fallen centuries ago, once famous for summoning heroes.
The royal family that had ruled Espinion for generations—the La Clacidus line.
And the woman panting against the wall right now was none other than Vivian La Clacidus herself.
“You…! How do you know…?”
“I found out by chance. Even the small library in Mule had some interesting stuff. Probably records about the rise and fall of Espinion…”
Soo-hyun continued, still smirking.
“The only daughter of the royal family, the beloved princess who was to be the next queen, suddenly disappeared on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony… or something like that?”
The long-forgotten past stirred up a quiet anger in Vivian’s expression.
“That was a long time ago. And from the moment I chose to leave, I gave up on being a princess.”
Her tone was sharp and resolute, like a blade.
It was rare to hear such a proud, queenly voice from Vivian.
“Well, that’s true.”
Soo-hyun nodded in agreement.
“But… what about after that?”
“What?”
“As the summoner of the 66 Beast Legion… the great alchemist revered across the Northern Continent…?”
“!”
The whisper snapped Vivian to full alert.
Normally, she would have scoffed at such a statement, proud as she was.
But somehow, in this humiliating situation—leaning against the wall, her butt sticking out, exchanging such shameful words—Vivian suddenly felt a surge of frustration.
For someone so self-aware and confident, this was an insult, a humiliation.
And that feeling, mixed with her pride, gave her a strange sense of betrayal.
Caught between these conflicting emotions, Vivian took a deep, steadying breath.
Then, with eyes darkened and calm, she looked Soo-hyun in the eye.
“Enough. That’s all ancient history… No matter what you say, I’m not going to get mad or shaken.”
She said it with a mocking smile.
A cold, haughty laugh that ridiculed her opponent.
“This is a broadcast, after all. For the sake of the show. It’s not going to go the way you want.”
“…Is that so?”
“Yeah. Say whatever you want. In fact, go ahead—keep talking. I dare you.”
“Really? Still the next queen of Espinion, huh… I’m curious how far your courage will take you.”
Soo-hyun chuckled and backed off a little.
Vivian scoffed loudly, as if to make sure he heard.
“Enough already, just finish this…!”
Then it happened.
Smack!
In an instant, the sharp sound of wet leather striking flesh echoed.
“Eeeek!”
At the same time, a filthy cry burst from her clenched lips.
No, it was more like a moan.
Caught off guard by the sudden attack, Vivian writhed as a burning heat flared across her left buttock.
It stung.
And it burned.
Like she’d been seared by fire.
If she took off her pants, her skin would surely be red and swollen.
Maybe even marked with bright red handprints.
Yeah, it hurt that much.
But then…
Smack!
Before she could even recover, another sticky smack rang out.
“Haah!”
Vivian tilted her head back and gasped for air.
The blow was so strong that her soft flesh wobbled like pudding on a plate.
“Ugh… ahh…”
The pain was so intense it almost turned her vision white, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Yet, strangely, there was something else.
Though the pain was unbearable, with every hit, a certain tension seemed to snap and release, leaving a refreshing sensation.
The stronger the stimulus, the more a subtle, almost imperceptible wave rolled through her hips—a paradoxical feeling.
Smack!
“Waaah!”
After the third hit on her right buttock, Vivian could finally feel it clearly.
The moment palm met flesh, the pain shot through her like an electric current, tingling all over.
That pain quickly blended with a thrilling pleasure, focusing sharply on one spot.
Her most precious place.
“Ahh… haah…”
Breathing heavily, Vivian finally began to moan.
Her lower abdomen ached as if she were desperately holding in urine.
Her pelvis tingled so sharply she could barely stand.
Sweat beaded on her skin, her posture completely collapsed as she leaned against the wall.
Her heels were raised, pushing her hips out even more.
As if begging for harder hits.
Vivian was on the verge of breaking down, overwhelmed by this fresh, unfamiliar sensation.
“Hah.”
Soo-hyun let out a dry laugh.
“That was only three hits… You were so confident, but this is all you’ve got? What happened to that spirit from before? Huh?”
“No…!”
“Already disappointed? Or were you really just some kind of pervert who wanted to get spanked?”
“N-no, that’s not it…!”
Unable to continue, Vivian was scolded by Soo-hyun, who suddenly softened his expression.
Then he spoke again.
“Vivian, do you know how many people are watching right now?”
“Uh, what?”
“One hundred and ten thousand.”
“One hundred and ten thousand!?”
The sheer scale of it stunned Vivian.
No matter how hard she tried, her usual viewer count hovered around fifty thousand, but today’s broadcast had more than doubled that.
“Imagine it. Right now, you’re surrounded by an enormous crowd of people…”
His voice drifted into her ears like a dream.
Vivian closed her trembling eyes without meaning to.
“All one hundred and ten thousand of them are watching you…”
She tried not to think about it, but the image kept coming back.
A massive space filled with over a hundred thousand people, all eyes fixed on the woman panting and getting spanked right in the center…
“N-nooo!”
In the next moment, Vivian screamed at the top of her lungs.
The feelings of humiliation and shame surged even stronger, and the faint remnants of her pride rebelled against it.
Kim Soo-hyun, still brimming with confidence, let out a sharp exclamation.
“Oh?”
“Ugh…! Shut up! Shut your mouth! I told you not to say another word!”
“But you said I could say whatever I wanted earlier.”
“Shut up! I won’t lose! I’m not going to give in to something like this…! I will never surrender—!”
With her eyes squeezed shut, she shouted desperately, fighting back.
Her spirit was undeniably admirable, almost beautiful in its defiance.
But then—
Smack!
“Kyaaah!”
The blow was twice as fierce as the previous three, and her conviction shattered like spray in the wind.
“That moan’s unusual. Sounds like a cat in heat.”
Kim Soo-hyun chuckled, smirking.
Vivian, however, was too stunned to argue.
A sharp pain blossomed from her backside.
The pain twisted into a tingling, almost pleasurable sensation that flooded her hips like molten lava.
Because of it, her distorted face remained frozen in a foolish expression, her tongue constantly slipping out of her mouth.
Saliva was already streaming down her chin.
“No… no… I’m… really losing it…”
Feeling her body betray her, Vivian’s face fell.
She had expected this, but never imagined it would be this intense.
“Come to think of it, I’ve only been hitting your left butt cheek… There’s still one more, right?”
That was true.
Kim Soo-hyun had only struck her left side so far.
Hitting just one side felt unbalanced, leaving him somewhat unsatisfied.
Her already throbbing sex felt oddly constricted.
Why hadn’t he hit the right side yet?
“Should I… hit the right side too?”
Coincidentally, Kim Soo-hyun’s finger hovered just above her right butt cheek, hesitating.
At the sensation of his finger tracing the line, Vivian instinctively twisted her thigh.
If the right side felt as hot and tingling as the left—
It would be so much more satisfying, several times over.
The moment it hit, the suffocating pressure tormenting her womanhood would explode like a bomb.
How thrilling and ecstatic would that release feel?
Her mouth screamed “No,” but her body was honest.
Watching her twitching hips, Kim Soo-hyun let out a short laugh.
“What’s this? Are you begging me to hit you already?”
Vivian blushed deeply, biting her red lips tightly.
She deliberately looked away.
If she denied it now, Kim Soo-hyun might actually stop.
He was that kind of person.
But Kim Soo-hyun was relentless.
“Say something. Tell me. How do you want it? Left? Right?”
He pressed her, determined to get an answer.
“You’re not going to answer? Or… should we stop here? You look like you’re struggling a lot.”
“…Ah!”
The sensation teasing her backside vanished, and Vivian reflexively opened her eyes.
When she looked back at Kim Soo-hyun with pleading, desperate eyes—
“?”
Something was wrong.
Very wrong.
The confident expression on Kim Soo-hyun’s face had suddenly clouded over.
His wide eyes stared blankly at one spot.
Following his gaze slowly, Vivian’s eyes locked onto the computer screen.
The moment she saw it, the heat that had been burning through her body instantly cooled.
The broadcast had already been cut off.
More precisely, instead of the video, a message was displayed:
[Broadcast Suspended (Reason: Obscene Content).]
A moment later—
“Ugh…!”
Vivian burst into tears.