Chapter 42
Chapter 42
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 42
Chapter Title: Imported Dairy Cow Wants to Seduce Her Master
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"Ceres and Seong-yeon were from the Maan Guild?"
Rewinding the conversation a bit, I'd asked Iian about it.
The platinum-blonde great witch, with her shoulders fully bare, brushed her hair back smoothly and spilled the info I wanted.
"That's right. They started out under us at first. Then they got ambitious, founded Chomok Guild, and split off. Don't worry—they parted on good terms. They're close enough that they even borrow our home base when they expedition to the Golden Tower."
-That Ceres and Seong-yeon had been from Maan in my first regression.
-Info I'd learned just yesterday.
"Even back then, Ceres followed Seong-yeon around like a parent."
"What kind of circumstances led to that?"
"It's horrific. The fact that Ceres is wandering around with you—a guy—is a miracle in itself."
I listened intently.
"She's originally from Europe. Her parents were pro hunters, the nomadic type who bounced between towers in various countries as mercenaries. It's common in the towers since language barriers don't exist inside."
First off, her parents' story came up, so I braced myself.
"No beating around the bush: her parents must've made enemies somewhere. When she was a kid... around elementary school age here in Korea? They got ambushed and murdered by other hunters."
'……...'
"And it wasn't just a simple killing. Her father got his throat slit, and her mother was raped. She was too young to be assaulted herself, but she was stuck in the middle of a bunch of violent men, toyed with endlessly. They forced her to her knees and made her watch while countless guys mocked her... as her mother was violated and killed..."
Just imagining it made my blood boil.
"Normally, people don't go that far, so there might've been some backstory... That's what I think, anyway. But who could say it out loud? It'd sound like defending those beastly bastards who did that horrific shit, right?"
I nodded.
Couldn't agree more.
"She said she pretty much lost her mind back then. Abandoned in the tower, she survived alone. Total distrust of humans, no one to rely on, so as a kid she risked her life grinding gold on the first floor. Luckily, they were at the Brass Tower in Korea at the time, so she scraped by somehow..."
"That's where she met Seong-yeon?"
"...Nah. She got a bit older, her body started maturing, and then men came after her. Especially targeting Ceres, who already had trauma from guys."
What a fucking awful life.
Ceres, already hating men because of that, facing even more hell.
"She wasn't as strong back then, so she nearly got taken. That's when she met Seong-yeon and got saved. The rape attempt failed, obviously."
"Whoa..."
"Seong-yeon took real good care of her. Tamed the stray mutt she was, introduced her to Maan, practically made her human."
"And yet she's hanging around with a guy like me? That's next-level impressive. Normally she'd be drowned in hatred for men, right?"
"It's the result of effort. Luckily, Seong-yeon has that androgynous look, so Ceres could approach her comfortably. Seong-yeon worked hard to teach her about the world."
"Like what?"
"Not everyone's bad in the world. Even in the same guild, there are guys, and they all care about you. You know that, right? I get it's tough, but let's start by holding out your hand..."
'Feels like a scene from some savior pure-love manga.'
At that point, shouldn't Seong-yeon just marry Ceres and take responsibility?
So why'd she come after me?
"...That's all I know. After Ceres recovered some, the two transferred together, so I don't have the finer details."
"Hmm."
I scratched the back of my neck.
I'd learned what I wanted, but not why she'd jumped me.
The guy Ceres wants to date should be Seong-yeon, not me...
'A girl who hates men that much serviced me like that.'
What twisted karma linked us?
"So, what're you gonna do now?"
She propped her chin on her hand, like asking if I had more questions.
For now, no.
"Got what I came for, so time to head out."
Bonus: cleared the air with Iian too. Solid haul.
The way she spilled everything so easily... maybe we had this rapport in the first run too.
"Sure~? Come to our home sometime. Let's have that friendly drink we promised."
"Not today—pick a day."
"No empty promises~? Now I'm really looking forward to it?"
"Of course."
"Bring the auntie along too~."
"I... will... too..."
"Then pick a date for the three of you and let me know. I'll bring my body."
"Got it. I'll text ya."
Never thought I'd end up boozing with beauties like these.
Gonna get smashed again soon.
Still, I stepped out in high spirits, planning to hit the sauna and loosen up my body.
............
.........
......Guild home.
"Hey. Chang-gi ya."
"Back~."
"Oho, sauna?"
"How'd you know?"
"Your aura's all gooey and melted. Feels like you got thoroughly worked over?"
"Thought it'd be perfect to go with you since we made up, but you were passed out till morning?"
"...Hehe. We drank that much."
I plopped down in Seong-yeon's room.
The lounge was spotless on the way in, and her room had zero trace of last night's booze fest.
"She cleaned up?"
"Ceres? Yeah. She's here at the home with us. ...Why? Something to say?"
Sharp instincts. She sounded certain.
Seong-yeon was smiling as she poured tea, but her aura was sharper than yesterday. I felt it too.
"Got something to say to you."
"What?"
"You might misunderstand, so don't come at me swinging or anything."
"Why would I get mad? Especially at you, Chang-gi."
"For real?"
"For real. Spill it."
Deep breath, then shot it straight out—no pause.
"I had sex with Ceres."
"Heh."
.........
See? Not even surprised.
If anything, she looked like she'd been waiting, handing me tea and sitting across from me.
"Figured you wouldn't tell me."
"Not surprised, huh. She told you?"
"Yeah. I know the circumstances. She jumped you out of nowhere?"
"Yep. Yesterday in the shower. She shows up in a mask, pretending to be my girlfriend. I clocked it wasn't her right away, but by then she'd already pinned me."
".........That fucking bitch."
"What'd you just say?"
"Nothing."
Sounded like she cursed hard as hell just now.
"Anyway, she pops up outta nowhere spouting weird shit like 'I'll sub in for your girlfriend and drain you' or whatever. Still doesn't make sense. So I dug into her background, and she's way more into you than me—why come at me?"
"You heard the whole story?"
"From Iian. Said not to worry since you're close."
"She even badmouthed me? Figures—she's not the type to call anyone 'Lady Iian' and mean it."
I chugged the tea.
Sweet. Tasted like honey.
What kind was it?
"I can guess what you heard. How I took care of Ceres, right?"
"Yeah. Normally she'd fall for you after all that devotion."
"Normally, sure. But here's the thing: me doting on her? Just mimicking someone else. The actions, the approach—everything. All based on info from my regression."
"So someone else took real good care of Ceres besides you?"
"Bingo. That's why I know: she feels gratitude toward me, sure, but deep down she prefers women."
"Ah, so she's a total lesbo?"
"Yep. Your girlfriend? She's Ceres's crush. Can't say more, but yeah."
"Ugh, info overload again."
"Simple: you took Ceres's first love. She's pissed, jumps you. I'm her benefactor, not her lover. Got it?"
"...Why's my love life such a mess?"
"No idea. Hilarious, though."
Still, it cleared up the unknowns. Felt lighter.
She likes Seong-yeon, but not romantically—trauma made her prefer women, so she's jealous of me.
"What'd Ceres say to you?"
"[Let her get raped instead, just keep your guy away from the girl I like.] That's her plea."
Possessiveness.
From Ceres's view, it's NTR.
So she really drained my cum to keep me from banging her crush.
"Then she showed me pics of her eating you out yesterday?"
-Mmph!?
"Wh—whoa! Don't spill. Hard to clean."
"Guhhh!!"
No way she snuck pics right then...!
Damn butler!
"...Gulp! Phew! No way, she saw your ass!?"
"Full view. You offering your ass to Ceres? Hilarious. Laughed so hard I saved it on my phone right away."
"Ugh, shut up. Delete it, bitch."
"We'll see~♪"
"What's to see? Delete it!"
I fumed, but she just giggled and ignored me.
Why steal pics of my dirty ass—mid-rimjob, no less? Fuck.
"I told her to stay out of your love life. Said I know you and your girlfriend are happy. That what she did was straight-up wrong."
"Obviously. Yeah, I feel bad for Ceres, but that's that and this is this."
"Right."
Slurp.
"How was Ceres's body?"
"Good. Couldn't help it—I'm a guy."
"Hmm. Thinking of switching?"
"Sorry, I'm all-in on domestic. No matter how much prime Euro meat she shoves at me, I wouldn't trade my girl for another."
"Ceres boasted she could treat you better than your girlfriend. Said she did stuff your girl won't yesterday, all smug."
"It's not that my girl can't. She's sweet, so we're taking it step by step. If I asked for a suck, she'd do it."
"...Maybe♪"
She looked pleased.
I praised my girlfriend, and she's grinning.
"That's why I stepped in."
"What'd you do?"
"Looked like you'd fight over one girl. So I proposed a bet: if she seduces you in a month, she takes you both."
"You made that call without me?"
"If I didn't, she wouldn't back off. Sorry."
Caught off guard, but not mad.
"Nah, you did good. Like you said, she wouldn't quit easy. If words would've worked, she wouldn't have eyed my ass yesterday."
In other words, if I fall for Ceres's seduction, it proves her "love" is fake.
Ceres would triumphantly tell my girlfriend, NTR me, and ditch me.
Never thought I'd duel a lesbian over love...
"This okay?"
"What?"
"If I know Ceres is trying to seduce me, I'm at a huge advantage."
"I'm always on your side. She started it, so she takes the risk. Hell, she's forcing you—makes her even more disadvantaged."
True.
I got raped, after all.
She did to me what she almost suffered—the ugly side.
"Ceres loses her parents like that, nearly raped by men, then forces herself on me... Feels like twisted karma. Am I imagining it?"
"I love that you think that way. That's probably why Ceres agreed to the terms."
"What terms?"
"If you win, Ceres becomes your exclusive slave starting that day. She agreed, so look forward to it."
"...For real?"
"Dead serious."
"Wait, with her past, hanging stakes like that..."
Too cruel.
Honestly, didn't want it.
"I warned her. She still barged in—her own fault."
"Seong-yeon..."
"Stay away from your girlfriend for a while. I'll smooth things over."
She smiled, telling me to stick with Ceres.
...Hold up.
"You want me no-fap for a month?"
"Screw if you want—just don't fall for Ceres."
"Kinda hard to say I didn't fall after enjoying it all."
"Too late the moment she jumped you. Do whatever, just don't date her."
Fair.
'Thought I patched up with my friend, now she's my rival?'
I sipped tea and faceplanted on the desk.
Seong-yeon laughed at me.
Her friend going through this, and she looks so damn happy.