Episode 40: Stage One, Round Five

Woo-hyuk had extensive experience with countless women up to now. He prided himself on his exceptional sex techniques. But that was nothing more than Woo-hyuk's delusion. He had always only satisfied himself, rarely ever considering a woman's perspective or delivering pleasure that truly satisfied her.

Most of the sex Woo-hyuk had engaged in was close to violent, semi-coerced encounters or sessions where women serviced him. There was no way the women in those semi-coerced situations had felt any satisfaction, and even the service women often faked their ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠pleasure just to please him. Woo-hyuk, always content himself, assumed the women must have been satisfied too. This misconception only grew over time.

Even now, as Woo-hyuk thrust his hips vigorously, feeling himself heating up and approaching climax, Seonjeong barely felt a thing. But it wasn't solely due to Woo-hyuk's selfish sex that ignored her pleasure. Seonjeong's pussy had just been stretched to accommodate Yumin's enormously thick cock, making it nearly impossible to feel anything from Woo-hyuk's average one.

Woo-hyuk pondered for a moment. If he kept pounding like this, he'd cum first. Should he adjust the tempo? But that ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠might not bring Seonjeong to climax either. He decided to cum once, get hard again quickly, and go for round two.

Woo-hyuk sped up his thrusts and ejaculated inside her. Time remaining? He checked quickly. Less than five minutes. In a panic, he shoved his cock into Seonjeong's mouth. She accepted it without resistance, just as before. But this time, she sucked him aggressively, focusing her tongue on the ultra-sensitive glans fresh from ejaculation. The intense stimulation made Woo-hyuk's cock harden rapidly again.

He tried to pull out and insert it back into her pussy, but Seonjeong clamped down with her mouth, refusing to let go. She sucked even harder. Woo-hyuk forcibly yanked it out and shoved Seonjeong down roughly, then rammed his ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠cock into her pussy. This time, his vast rape experience proved useful. With all the built-up stimulation, the moment he entered her, climax surged. Woo-hyuk held back, forcing his hips to move. Fortunately, he managed one more ejaculation before the twenty minutes were up.

But that was it. Woo-hyuk had cum twice alone; Seonjeong hadn't heated up at all.

"What? No way. Fuck. You all are dead meat. Do you know who I—"

Woo-hyuk couldn't finish his sentence. He collapsed forward. And he never rose again. Ever...

Seonjeong quickly scrambled off the bed, away from Woo-hyuk. Yumin stepped toward the bed. He didn't want to get near Woo-hyuk's body, but he had to dress.

Yumin felt an undeniable thrill at Woo-hyuk's death, and even Seonjeong showed no change in expression as she began dressing. Yumin glanced at her. She had already been involved in two participant deaths in missions so far—today's Jang Woo-hyuk and the previous Baek Seongyeop. Compared to that, she seemed utterly unfazed.

To Yumin, both Woo-hyuk and Seongyeop were targets of revenge. But Seonjeong had no prior connection to them, no grudge. Even if it wasn't her intention, being directly involved in deaths should shake anyone human at least a little, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠right? What kind of life had she lived?

The Seonjeong Yumin saw was an older woman with extensive sexual experience and a tough demeanor. Of course, that wasn't her entirety. Yumin found himself genuinely curious about who Mun Seonjeong really was.

"Thanks for today."

Yumin expressed his gratitude. After all, her help had contributed to winning the sex competition.

"Whatever. I didn't like that guy either." Seonjeong pointed indifferently at Woo-hyuk sprawled face-down on the bed. Seeing that, Yumin realized she wasn't exactly "normal" either.

Yumin left the mission room and rejoined his group waiting in the square.

Since it was a mission with a "death," their expressions and attitudes were markedly different from usual.

"Yumin, thank God you're safe."

"Oppa... sob sob..."

"Yumin oppa, you did great."

"My heart was pounding so hard I thought I'd die."

"Welcome back."

Though Yumin had survived at the cost of someone else's death, to the group, Yumin and Woo-hyuk were worlds apart in importance. Their joy at Yumin's safety far outweighed any pity for Woo-hyuk.

The other Paradise participants, unrelated to Woo-hyuk, attached no significance to his death. But the fact that another death had occurred in a mission filled them with profound unease and fear.

All but one. Nam Sangmi looked utterly devastated, shocked by Woo-hyuk's death. To her, high school Woo-hyuk had been a generous source of money, and in Paradise, he was the man who made her feel good. Unlike the others, he had been precious to her.

Like the deaths of other mission participants, Woo-hyuk's would soon fade from the Paradise survivors' minds.

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"Damn..."

Jeongho sighed as his name was called. It made sense—he had never met any woman besides his wife Seohyeon. Strictly speaking, there had been the bukkake mission with Nam Sangmi, but he hadn't even touched her there.

Though it wasn't his choice, the fact that he had to be intimate with another woman made him shoot an apologetic look at Seohyeon.

"Seohyeon..."

"It's okay, honey. You're not doing this because you want to. And I've already..."

Seohyeon preempted him, comforting as if reading his eyes. She had already done two missions with Yumin. She fully understood Jeongho's feelings.

"Right. Seohyeon, let's agree not to bring this up again."

"Yes, honey."

If the married couple Jeongho and Seohyeon were in a bind, female participant Seo Soyoung was in a similar spot. She was Choi Junyoung's lover, so the same awkwardness played out on their side.

In truth, Yumin bore some responsibility for this. Last night, using his privilege, he confirmed the initial participants were Son Hojun and Soyoung. Having secured the most mission participations in round 5, Yumin had no desire for an awkward mission with Soyoung. So he didn't use his privilege at first.

But he couldn't stomach letting the womanizer Hojun, who had harmed so many women, participate. It was obvious Hojun would revel in it. So Yumin used his privilege. The result: the current participants.

Yumin winced when Jeongho's name came up, but on second thought, it wasn't so bad. Seohyeon had already been intimate with another man—Yumin—via missions. Jeongho said it was fine, but her heart couldn't be entirely at ease. If Jeongho now did the same with another woman, it might lighten her burden a bit.

Jeongho and Soyoung entered the mission room. Both awkward, they undressed by the bed without meeting eyes.

"Um, Soyoung. Sorry, but could you...?"

"No, I should be..."

Jeongho climbed onto the bed and stood to make it easy for her to suck him. Soyoung followed, kneeling before him.

Soyoung had been flustered when her name was called—her partner neither her lover Junyoung nor the somewhat awkward-but-familiar Yumin from previous missions. But Jeongho's considerate demeanor put her at ease. She felt she could relax a bit with him.

Soyoung grasped Jeongho's still-soft, unerect cock and massaged it. As it began to harden, she parted her lips and took it in. She licked it with her tongue inside her mouth, slowly bobbing her head. His cock stiffened fully.

Before meeting Seohyeon, Jeongho had dated two women and slept with both. But never any others. He wasn't particularly lustful or unfaithful. He was the devoted type, focusing solely on the woman beside him.

He loved and was fully satisfied with his wife Seohyeon. Soyoung was cute and young enough, but the situation was deeply uncomfortable. Still, his body reacted inevitably. Jeongho decided not to fight it—that was the fastest way to end this awkwardness.

He actively accepted the stimulation from Soyoung's tongue and lips. Pleasure began to build. As her head moved faster, it intensified. Jeongho cleared his mind, focusing on the sensations from his cock, building toward ejaculation.

He concentrated on the warm, wet feel of her mouth, the soft tongue gliding over him moment by moment. Jeongho ejaculated in her mouth. It wasn't forceful due to the quick buildup, but the volume was large from the long abstinence.

Jeongho pulled out after finishing. Soyoung gently spat the full load onto the floor beside the bed.

"Shall we rest a bit?" Plenty of time remained. Jeongho suggested a break, considering Soyoung's effort.

"Yes..."

Soyoung agreed, figuring it would be hard to get him hard right after cumming anyway.

They sat close to rest but avoided eye contact or talk. Since arriving in Paradise, they had never spoken—not even close to acquaintances. Naked and chatting casually was impossible.

But letting time drag would only make it worse. They had to get intimate soon; awkwardness wouldn't help. Unable to bear the silence, Jeongho spoke first.

"I heard from Suji you're in the same department as Yumin at university?"

He racked his brain for a safe, relatable topic to break the ice, unaware it was a bombshell that made Soyoung even more uncomfortable. Yumin had never mentioned her and Junyoung's story; Suji had only casually noted the three were in the same department. Jeongho had no inkling of the sensitivity.