Chapter 42
Chapter 42
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 42
Chapter Title: Settlement and Vacation
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I woke up to the familiar sounds of someone bustling about.
The clatter from the kitchen, the savory smell of something frying.
Still groggy, I propped myself up in bed.
Chaewon was standing in the cramped kitchen.
Wearing a cool sleeveless top and short shorts that suited the warming weather.
The vibrant tattoos etched on her arms and legs stood out more vividly than ever.
Chaewon was preparing breakfast, just like any other day.
'......What the hell?'
I stared blankly at the scene for a moment.
'Weren't we supposed to be on vacation starting today? Why the fuck is this girl here?'
My desperate plea for a break had apparently been completely ignored overnight.
Grousing, I dragged myself out of bed.
And then, under the morning sunlight, I gave Chaewon's plump ass a light smack as she bustled about.
"You fucking bitch, do I look like an ATM to you?"
It wasn't so much anger as sheer exhaustion—my voice came out irritated without me realizing it.
At my grumbling, Chaewon turned around, looking a bit wronged, and shot me a glance.
"That's not it."
She set down the kitchen knife, fiddled with her apron, and said,
"......I figured you'd just eat instant ramen or something once you woke up, so I came over because I was worried."
"...Jo, arigatou gozaimasu..."
Her unexpected kindness melted away my complaints; I replied gruffly, a little touched.
"If you're grateful, just say thanks."
Chaewon puffed out her cheeks slightly.
I couldn't help but chuckle at her cute complaint.
The fatigue that had weighed me down moments ago was gone, replaced by hot blood rushing south.
With the hungry eyes of a wolf, I gazed at her and murmured lowly.
"Hey."
"Yeah?"
As Chaewon turned to look at me, I didn't hide my desire and asked straight up.
"Wanna do it?"
At my blunt question, Chaewon stared for a second, then smirked.
"......Didn't you say you were tired?"
I approached her, wrapped my arms around her waist, and whispered in her ear.
"Yeah, who the hell made you look so damn fuckable?"
I couldn't hold back anymore and tried to lead her to the bed.
But Chaewon gently pushed me away and said,
"Fine, but make it quick. I was gonna make you breakfast, then take Haneul to daycare."
At her words, I checked the clock in the room.
It wasn't even 7 a.m. yet.
I replied playfully, like I got it.
"Okie dokie. But hey, you got a condom?"
Her eyes widened at my question.
"What's this? You bringing up condoms?"
I hugged her waist again and said matter-of-factly,
"This isn't 'work' for Post-Nut Clarity, is it?"
This sex was purely driven by my own lust.
So, basic protection was just courtesy to my partner.
But Chaewon's response blew past my common sense.
"Nah, it's fine? You know I'm on birth control pills these days anyway."
"......Ah."
Her words left me speechless for a moment.
Then I smirked, laid her on the bed, and lightly pulled off just her shorts and panties.
Her thick black bush, now fully grown, fluffily came into view.
Looking at her, I voiced my honest preference.
"I'm usually into shaved, but yours? The bush makes it hotter somehow? Maybe 'cause it contrasts your hair color?"
"...When you get a girlfriend later, never say that."
At her practical advice, I let out a self-deprecating laugh.
"Yeah. Not gonna happen."
"Oh, right... Sorry?"
Chaewon teased with an apology.
I gazed at her softly smiling face and slid inside her.
Then I started moving my hips very slowly.
Hot breaths escaped Chaewon's lips in time with my rhythm.
Her unusual reaction prompted a question.
"Why no 'ahh ahh' today?"
At my ask, Chaewon's face flushed a bit.
"......Just... um... Feels kinda embarrassing today?"
Her shy answer silenced me; I focused solely on her body's movements and breaths.
But our peaceful moment didn't last long.
"A bit... faster..."
Chaewon whispered pleadingly from beneath me.
"Haneul's wake-up time... is almost here."
That one line shattered the romantic mood in the room.
Snapping to the time constraint, I asked her,
"Ah... yeah. So, I go hard as fuck then?"
"...Yeah."
Chaewon bit her lower lip.
The moment she gave permission, I stopped the gentle motions and started pounding like a beast—thwack thwack thwack.
Chaewon, especially shy today.
Instead of her usual moans, she bit her lip hard, letting out only muffled "hngh, ngh" sounds.
That somehow felt even hotter, and climax hit me fast.
'Inside? Outside?'
My preference? Creampie all the way.
But...
'This isn't 'work'...
In the end, at the peak, I pulled out.
And stroked myself by hand, spilling onto her pale thighs slick with her juices.
"Haa... haa..."
As I caught my breath, Chaewon removed the hand covering her eyes and looked up at me with wide eyes.
"...Why not inside?"
"Eh... Just felt like it?"
I shrugged.
Truth was, I didn't even know.
Why I'd done that.
I tilted my head, as if puzzled by my own actions.
I carefully wiped my traces from her thigh with my hand.
Then handed her the toilet paper roll from the bedside.
Chaewon took it and silently cleaned her own juices.
Then, as if nothing happened, she put her panties and shorts back on, got up, and headed to the kitchen to finish cooking.
Watching her professional back, I was struck once more by how bizarre our relationship was.
'Guess it's time for a shower after ages...'
Unlike usual, where I'd rush to the computer the second after cumming to avoid wasting even a second of Post-Nut Clarity,
this was a different choice.
To wash away some inexplicable stickiness, I headed to the bathroom and stood under the shower.
Warm water cascaded over me.
Casually, I glanced at the shelf.
Shampoo, conditioner, and sweet-scented body wash.
'Did my place... have this stuff?'
I usually just used one bar of soap for everything, head to toe.
Turning, I saw two new toothbrushes next to my old one in the holder.
On the small cabinet by the toilet, even a hairdryer I'd never used in my life.
All of it hit me.
This cramped, filthy studio was gradually filling with two women's things.
It was no longer just my space.
After a refreshing shower in the bathroom now dotted with her items, I roughly dried off with a towel and stepped out.
The narrow room smelled of soybean sprout soup.
Chaewon had set out a perfect breakfast: soybean sprout soup, rolled omelet, and kimchi.
But there was only one bowl of rice—mine.
The sight made words slip out.
"You not eating?"
"Nah. Haneul's wake-up time is almost here."
Chaewon said as she grabbed her outer clothes.
Only then did I realize she had to leave soon.
"Ah, then you better hurry... Take a cab."
At my considerate words, Chaewon looked at me like I was pathetic.
"It's a five-minute walk. Why a cab?"
"Ah...."
Her utterly realistic reply.
It hit me like a hammer to the head, a dull shock.
'Ah...'
Only then did I recall a crucial fact.
Chaewon, Yura, and me.
All three of us lived in this shithole neighborhood where foreigners made up over half the residents—a crime-ridden dump scary to walk at night.
Even as we talked billions, tens of billions,
we'd
never once
thought of leaving this godforsaken place.
I gave a bitter smile without realizing.
Our bodies were still deep in this sewer.
As those thoughts crossed my mind, Chaewon said from the entryway while putting on her shoes.
"Lunch is on you."
"Yeah, got it."
"I'm off."
As she grabbed the doorknob to leave,
I called softly to her back.
"Hey, Chaewon."
"Yeah?"
She turned to look at me.
I averted my gaze shyly and said sincerely,
"...Thanks."
Chaewon didn't reply, just gave a warm smile.
Then quietly left my studio.
Only after she was gone did I sit at the small folding table.
The warm soybean sprout soup, rolled omelet, and kimchi she'd prepared.
I scraped every last grain of rice and drop of broth clean.
Then leisurely got up and sat at the computer.
No trading today.
Just check how the massive wave we'd stirred swallowed the world and receded.
I logged into the exchange.
And at the sight before me, I couldn't help but smile in satisfaction.
The screen was a sea of blood.
The short, intense seven-day 'mini bull run' was over.
The moment we'd closed all positions and bailed, the market collapsed like a lie.
The downfall started with the meme coins I'd planted as my final 'nukes,' like Fat Cat Billionaire (FCB).
Graphs that had pierced the sky
plummeted vertically back to their origin '0' in a single day.
A gruesome tombstone shape.
As the signal, our 'special forces' and 'armor brigade' picks—Stardust (SDS) and Aetherium Link (ATHL)—began crumbling too.
The charts showed sharp ups and downs etching a spiky hair pattern like a cartoon character's.
Cruel traces of countless leveraged traders liquidated at peaks and troughs.
And finally, even kingpin Bitcoin turned downward.
Not crashing dozens of percent like alts, but steadily, heavily sinking.
This was the madness unique to crypto markets, unseen in stocks.
Trillions vanishing to dust in days...
A true 'insane market.'
I watched the chaos and ruin comfortably from the safe riverbank.
And thanks to morning Chaewon, my Post-Nut Clarity pierced even the future after this crash.
'When madness ends, long silence follows.'
This mini bull had exhausted all market energy.
For now, it'd drag through long, boring declines and sideways action like the dead.
'No reason to stare at this screen anymore.'
I unhesitatingly hit the power button.
My face and rundown studio reflected in the dark monitor.
Only then did I properly look around my space.
This shitty 6-pyeong hole with no AC.
Barely livable thanks to Chaewon...
Time to leave this place.
I started dressing to head out.
But first, confirm my new reality with my own eyes.
I opened my personal bank app.
And checked the amount I'd withdrawn as my share last night.
💰 BALANCE ⚔ [Total Balance: 1,000,000,000 KRW]
Account balance: 1 billion won.
Until yesterday,
nine zeros I'd never dreamed of.
I smiled in satisfaction at the number.
Now, time to hunt my new 'castle' with this money.