Chapter 185
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 185
The brief conversation he’d had with Se-hee Noona before leaving the house...
And the lewd, topless photo of Shin-bi Noona that followed.
It was a photo of Shin-bi, someone he had known for a very long time.
In the image, Shin-bi Noona stood as if tempting Si-woo, her top completely removed, using one arm to partially shield her nipples and the undersides of her breasts.
What could Se-hee Noona have been thinking, taking and sending a photo like this to Si-woo?
Se-hee Noona, who had been pierced by Si-woo’s massive, hard cock and had completely let herself go for a while...
She had called her own younger brother "Master," letting out moans and cries of pleasure all through the night.
Just when it seemed she had accepted their master-slave relationship and the fact that she was having sex with her brother, she would wake up the next morning and revert to being his ordinary sister as if nothing had happened.
The relationship between Se-hee and Si-woo, which felt so intensely real while they were immersed in sex, scattered every morning like a hollow dream.
The version of his sister who had spent the night in his arms, accepting her brother as her master, was nowhere to be found.
Si-woo felt hollow, miserable, and bewildered.
Was Se-hee Noona planning to eventually reset every part of their relationship?
By setting Si-woo up with her best friend, Shin-bi?
* * *
"Sex Diet."
From the name alone, it reeked of dizzying, dangerous pleasure and decadence.
The first person to mention the term to Si-woo was Shin-bi Noona.
When Si-woo had persistently questioned her about a certain diet method she and Se-hee Noona were keeping secret, Shin-bi Noona had given him a hint in a roundabout way, like a riddle, by tracing the words on his back.
Sex for the sake of a diet...
Though he had barely managed to solve the puzzle with Cheol-jin’s help, Si-woo found it difficult at first to accept the meaning of the term Cheol-jin had explained.
Being introduced to an unknown partner for the purpose of having intense sex.
In a way, it might not be that different from common hookup culture.
However, the name carried a precarious atmosphere and unethical implications that could lead to an orgy at any moment.
Perhaps, deep down, Si-woo had thought this might all be a prank Shin-bi Noona had devised to tease him.
He even considered that they might just be using a provocative term among friends to describe starting a relationship with a normal person.
But as time passed, Si-woo began to realize the ominous weight behind the term "Sex Diet" through the reactions of Shin-bi Noona, Se-hee Noona, and their friends.
* * *
It seemed Se-hee Noona had spent a long time agonizing with Shin-bi Noona over whether or not to participate in the Sex Diet.
And at some point, her mind seemed to have tilted toward joining.
Under the pretext of a sex-based diet and returning the relationship between Si-woo and their mother back to normal...
What would have happened if Mom had been home?
If Si-woo hadn't dragged his mother's authority down to the very bottom...
Upon discovering Se-hee Noona’s misconduct, Mom would have exercised her duty and authority as a parent.
Se-hee Noona’s deviant behavior would have been properly kept in check through her...
A wave of unbearable, desolate regret washed over Si-woo.
* * *
"Oh~ Si-woo, you're here?"
As soon as he entered the academy classroom, Cheol-jin greeted him warmly.
"Hey, you! What’s the deal?"
Si-woo frowned at Cheol-jin and demanded an answer immediately.
"What’s what~?"
Cheol-jin replied with a sly, feigned look of innocence.
"Don't play dumb! You're going today too, right? Why didn't you tell me?!"
Si-woo spoke to Cheol-jin in an irritated tone.
"Ah~ I was going to surprise you when we got there, but I guess you already found out? Did Se-hee tell you?"
Cheol-jin looked at Si-woo, sounding disappointed that his prank had been spoiled.
And at the end, he had dropped the "Noona" and called Se-hee by her name.
"You... you crazy bastard! Is Se-hee Noona your friend?!"
Si-woo raised his voice, sounding flustered.
"What~? I thought we agreed to act like first-years from the Advanced Academy today? Weren't we all going to be friends?"
Cheol-jin spoke playfully, as if he were a bit hurt by Si-woo’s lack of cooperation.
It seemed Cheol-jin was already well aware of the instructions Se-hee Noona had given.
"Do that when we're actually there! Why are you dropping the honorifics here when she's not even around?!"
Si-woo snapped at Cheol-jin.
Ever since he woke up that morning, Si-woo had been distressed, not knowing what would happen at the blind date with the older girls.
The sudden news of Cheol-jin joining them already had him feeling extremely displeased and uncomfortable.
Seeing Cheol-jin call Se-hee Noona by her name so casually in that state made Si-woo’s blood boil.
"I have to practice in advance! Puhuhu~ What if I'm trying to call Se-hee or Shin-bi by their names and 'Noona' accidentally slips out?"
Cheol-jin laughed nonchalantly, intentionally calling Se-hee Noona and Shin-bi Noona by their names again as if to get under Si-woo’s skin.
"Knock it off, you prick! Would you like it if I started calling your mom by her name?"
Si-woo spoke with a sharp edge to his voice.
"I’m fine with it~ Why? If it makes you comfortable, Si-woo, you can just do that from now on."
Cheol-jin grinned at Si-woo as if he were joking.
In that moment, Si-woo felt a sharp sting in his chest, as if it had been touched by fire.
Si-woo had already had sex with Aunt Gyu-ri.
Back then, it wasn't just dropping honorifics; he had hurled insults bordering on abuse and spanked Aunt Gyu-ri.
And Cheol-jin must have seen every bit of it on video...
During his second visit after the academy, Si-woo had even turned off the camera to have a secret conversation with Aunt Gyu-ri about marriage and childbirth.
And yet, here he was, getting this worked up just because Cheol-jin called Se-hee Noona by her name.
A complex tangle of anger, wariness, and guilt toward Cheol-jin made Si-woo’s heart ache.
"For... forget it, man! Why would I... do something like that to your mom?"
Si-woo replied, his anger subsiding as guilt took over.
* * *
"By the way, did you put on perfume today?"
Cheol-jin asked, sniffing the air around Si-woo as if he found it unusual.
"Ah~ I just threw on whatever was at home!"
Unaccustomed to wearing perfume, Si-woo gave a vague, embarrassed answer, leaving out the part about it being a gift from the younger girls.
"Really? That’s interesting~"
Cheol-jin spoke as if he were genuinely curious about the perfume Si-woo was wearing.
"What is?!"
Si-woo snapped back, annoyed by Cheol-jin’s interest.
Cheol-jin looked serious for a moment as if trying to recall something, then spoke again.
"Anyway, do you know there's an event cafe in the basement of the building where Se-young's Magic Academy is?"
Cheol-jin suddenly changed the subject from the perfume to the cafe in the basement of Se-young’s academy.
"That cafe? I know it! I think the name was 'Witch and Cat' or something like that?"
Si-woo hadn't been to the cafe in the basement yet, but since Se-young talked about it incessantly every time they met, it felt familiar to him.
"Have you ever been inside?"
Cheol-jin asked, a slight look of excitement crossing his face.
"No, I haven't been inside yet... But why are you bringing up that cafe all of a sudden?"
Si-woo replied with a hint of suspicion at Cheol-jin’s excited expression.
"Ah~ My mom started working there. Just a part-time job, one day a week..."
Cheol-jin shared the news about Aunt Gyu-ri.
"Huh? Oh... really?"
Si-woo felt awkward the moment Aunt Gyu-ri was mentioned.
Cheol-jin’s father was an executive at a successful company.
It wasn't like Aunt Gyu-ri would start working because they were desperate for money...
"You know that cafe? There's one day a week where they hold a very special event."
Cheol-jin continued with what he wanted to say.
"Wha... what kind of event?"
Si-woo reacted naturally, drawn in by Cheol-jin’s words.
"Have you ever heard of a Blackout Cafe? Apparently, they put up blackout curtains every Wednesday... And when you enter, you have to put all your belongings—smartphones, wireless earbuds, watches, everything—into a locker before you go in."
Cheol-jin explained the details with a triumphant look on his face.
According to Cheol-jin, the cafe in the basement of the Magic Academy building operated as a Blackout Cafe as a special event every Wednesday.
A special space with a unique atmosphere where all light was blocked out.
It seemed to be a type of entertainment that had recently become popular again among young people.
Cheol-jin was visibly excited as he enthusiastically explained the cafe's special event to Si-woo.