Chapter 216
Chapter 216
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 216
Chapter Title: Chapter 216 - #48_독점욕(2)
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 216
Chapter Title: Possessive Desire (2)
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"What the hell was that about?"
After Sharon barricaded herself alone in her room.
Siu launched into a serious one-on-one.
"I did neglect you for twenty-eight years straight. That's on me, no doubt. But lately, I've been treating you pretty damn well, right? Huh? Isn't that true?"
His conversation partner was the dick that had shamelessly stiffened at the sight of the sultry witch.
The decent mood they'd had going for once had gone straight to hell because of this guy.
"You shouldn't have done that to me. How many smacks do you want? You pick."
"……."
"Not gonna answer?"
Messing around solo had picked up some momentum, so he kept at it a bit longer, but the thrill faded fast.
A wave of self-loathing crashed over him.
What crime had the poor thing committed, anyway?
Deep down, he knew all the blame lay with him.
"Ah, why'd it have to go down like this..."
Siu had always prided himself on being a one-woman kind of guy.
Sure, he'd never actually dated anyone properly, but if the chance for some sweet, fluffy romance ever came along, he was confident he'd stay faithful—no cheating, full devotion.
But earlier, the moment Periwinkle's hand grazed his thigh...
No, even before that, the instant he inhaled her scent.
It was like his brakes had failed completely—his body reacted first.
And the real shocker? If Sharon hadn't been there, Siu would've eagerly trailed after her for a fun night, no question.
Their relationship with Sharon wasn't exactly defined, true.
But that didn't mean he could just go wild with any woman who caught his eye.
At the very least, Siu figured it'd be disrespectful to Sharon.
"Is my head messed up or something...?"
Siu sighed and shredded the business card tucked in his pocket.
He couldn't toss it right in front of Periwinkle, so he'd stashed it for now.
"What the hell do I do from here...?"
He figured an apology was in order, somehow.
Was it because he saw Sharon as his girlfriend that he felt the need to apologize?
Or was Sharon mad because she saw him as her boyfriend?
Honestly, he couldn't pin it down that neatly.
Relationships between men and women were a goddamn nightmare.
"This is insane..."
Pondering deeply where it all went wrong, Siu spotted another major screw-up.
He'd never once breathed a word to Sharon about his intimate thing with the twins.
Looking back, it was like he'd been casually trying to juggle two—make that three—without a second thought.
No resistance, no suspicion—he'd just accepted sleeping with Sharon and the twins as the natural order of things.
"Fuck, what's wrong with me...?"
He recalled cracking open a math book back in the real world, only for his thoughts to tangle so bad he couldn't solve a single problem.
He thought of using Ea's ribbon without knowing why, and Rafi's Nature Magic.
In a good light, he was a smooth Casanova; in a bad one, a dog in heat, pitching tents for every witch he saw while playing both sides.
"Something's off... Did the treatment even work right?"
The changes weren't just one or two.
Something had gone down during his physical recovery.
But that was as far as Siu could reason it out.
Beyond that, it was a total black box.
"Ugh!"
A sharp headache hit for a split second.
The nagging suspicions that had been bugging him vanished, forgotten.
And even the fact that they'd been forgotten slipped away.
Every doubt Siu had dredged up sank back into the depths of his subconscious, as if it mustn't be recalled now.
Siu sat on the bed like a puppet with its strings cut, staring blankly for a while.
Just as a thread of drool threatened to spill from his half-open mouth.
An outside noise snapped him awake.
Knock knock.
A knock echoed.
"Siu, can I come in?"
"Ah, yeah."
Siu wiped his mouth, bolted off the bed, and let Sharon in.
He'd thought the shock hit her hard—she'd hole up for a while—but her recovery was quicker than expected. Good.
Hard to describe precisely, but purely in terms of vibes, it was like getting caught pitching a tent for another girl right in front of the one you were flirting with...
Even a solid slap across the face wouldn't have been out of line.
Yet Sharon gazed at Siu with an expression and posture that screamed melancholy, plain as day.
No hint of anger.
"Sharon, first off..."
"Can I go first?"
"Uh, sure."
He was pretty sure he was the guilty one here, but Sharon's voice crept in all meek and apologetic.
Like a kid who'd smashed a pricey vase and was fidgeting with hands and feet while mumbling to Mom.
"First off... sorry for getting mad. I have no right to pull that on you..."
Siu had planned to let her finish calmly, but he couldn't stay silent through that.
"Sharon, you have zero reason to apologize. Not after what went down yesterday..."
"That's not settled yet, though. I just... I soured the mood all on my own and made you uncomfortable..."
Sharon kept her head bowed, avoiding Siu's eyes as she pressed on.
"Truth is, you could hook up with way better witches than me anytime. And you're a guy, so... you'd wanna meet lots of pretty girls..."
Sharon had received so much from Siu.
Each time, her fondness grew—but so did her debt, snowballing inside her.
When push came to shove in a crisis, she hadn't done a damn thing for him.
Always, always, always.
Just taking, getting saved.
And now, feeling like she might drag him down, her chest stung fiercely.
"I can't do anything for you... Magic lessons? You could learn way higher-level stuff from other witches... What I teach is nothing compared to what you've done for me... so..."
She wasn't trying to tie him down—not at all.
She told him what she'd mulled over alone in her room.
Vowing to humbly accept whatever answer came back.
"Periwinkle... you can go be with her. Don't mind me. I won't give you side-eye or make a fuss from now on."
"……."
"Just... come back when it's all done."
Friends would rib her: Don't you have any pride? Fair point.
Siu was momentarily speechless at Sharon's servile bend-over-backwards attitude.
"I've said my piece, so unless there's more, I'll head out."
She wasn't crying yet, but Siu could tell.
If he let her walk after this talk, she'd hole up and bawl her eyes out alone.
He had no clue what to say.
Next thing he knew, his hand was gripping her wrist.
Sharon's eyes widened in surprise, already welling up right on cue.
"Go where? You're not going anywhere. I just tore up the card."
"What? Why'd you do that?"
"No reason to contact her anyway. Might as well trash it."
"Do you even know who Periwinkle is? She's a grand witch pioneering new horizons in compound-element magic! Every paper she submits to the academy blows up!"
Sharon felt undeniable joy the moment she heard he'd shredded the card.
Then instant regret at her own pettiness.
Wasn't this her "good intentions"—hoping he felt better, made the right choice—proving weaker than her selfishness?
"I... I'm nothing special. Not compared to you. I'll just keep holding you back... can't help you at all..."
Was this endless self-deprecation from disappointment in herself?
Or selfish wish for him to deny it?
"I'm not even the prettiest witch out there... and because of me, you can't chase what you want..."
"Sharon."
The second Siu spoke, Sharon held her breath.
She peeked up cautiously to find him looking at her with a wry smile.
"Wh-what? Why're you smiling? I'm being serious here..."
Her wrist stayed caught in his grip.
Their distance shrank in a heartbeat.
The spark of irritation she'd mustered fizzled out.
Sharon looked up at Siu with eyes half-anxious, half-hopeful.
Watching her, Siu recalled a lecture from Takasho, his old best friend and mentor.
'How to handle a girl when she's anxious? What the hell, even a saint like you asking about that?'
He couldn't recall the exact lead-up, but it'd been a convo along those lines.
Takasho had flashed three fingers with smug confidence.
'Just remember this: Kiss, sex, sex.'
Siu hadn't taken Takasho's advice to heart much.
The guy claimed over six hundred conquests himself.
Practically AV actor levels—worlds apart from Siu.
'From experience, this combo works 95% of the time. Loosens her up, gets her on board.'
'Why sex twice?'
'That important. One round leaves variables. Girls get swept in the mood once, then later go, "Wait, was that right?" and second-guess.
Link the first sex smooth from the kiss, then nail it shut with the second.'
'The failed 5%?'
Takasho had silently mimed slapping on handcuffs.
'Most got off with a warning, though.'
'You psycho.'
That Q&A had wrapped it up, but now Siu was convinced.
Plus, Takasho's tips had shockingly worked more often than not.
As Siu leaned in naturally for a kiss, Sharon fluttered her eyes shut and pursed her lips out.
She looked so damn cute he just stared.
One eye cracked open slyly.
Seeing Siu grinning, Sharon blew up.
"Ah! Seriously! What the...! Stop messing around! I'm being dead serious... Mmph...!"
Finally, their lips met.
Sharon, who'd been pounding his chest in protest, calmed instantly—like she'd been dosed with a sedative.
"Mmwah... mm... ngh..."
And just like that, as if she'd never been mad, she clutched his collar tight and dove in tongue-first.
Her anxious, trembling heart melted away like a lie.
Nature Magic of the highest order.
Her flushed face glowing red, Sharon gazed up at him with expectant eyes.
Sweet, ragged breaths and heated stares.
She seemed extra alluring today—not just from lust.
"Ah..."
Siu tugged her wrist lightly, and Sharon toppled onto the bed.
It wasn't hard enough to stop her if she resisted.
But she didn't.
Because Sharon had wanted him to knock her down.
Siu climbed over her, peeling off her clothes one by one between kisses.
No special words needed between them.
Like beasts in heat, they panted hot breaths, bare arms and legs entwining as they became one.
That day, Sharon got four full mana recharges.
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