Chapter 255: Unsatisfied Desire (2)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 255: Unsatisfied Desire (2)
My head is foggy, and I can’t seem to focus.
I thought moving my body a bit would help, but unfortunately, my condition showed no signs of improving even during dawn training.
No.
To be honest, it was actually getting worse.
“So-hyun, are you alright?”
It was bad enough that even the Professor was checking on me.
The members training together were the same as always, but for some reason, I didn’t know where to look today.
During sparring, instead of focusing on Professor Cathy’s movements, my eyes kept drifting toward the swaying of her… heart.
While clashing swords with Ha-ni, I found myself distracted by the beads of sweat on her forehead or the subtle scent that wafted from her whenever she drew close.
Even while training with Master, the scent of plum blossoms was strangely intoxicating, making it impossible to concentrate on the drills at all.
My face felt hot and my head was dizzy, making me wonder if I’d fallen ill. Yet, when I swung my sword or circulated mana alone, everything worked perfectly fine. It was driving me crazy.
“Hmm, So-hyun doesn’t seem to be in top shape today, so let’s just do some light exercises and head back in.”
As the Professor stretched to warm up as usual, her upper body naturally shifted, emphasizing her silhouette.
Perhaps she had let her guard down because she was in disguise, but Ha-ni was pouring water over her head to cool down the heat.
Master looked as dignified as ever, but after observing me closely for a moment, she took off her outer robe for some reason, leaving only a short-sleeved shirt that made her look far more exposed.
Fine.
I suppose I have to admit it by now.
Honestly, I already knew.
The reason my condition is so strange is simply because I’m in heat.
I just didn’t want to admit it.
I’m not some middle schooler going through puberty; reacting like this every time someone does anything is a bit much, isn’t it?
I’ve never been like this before, so why the hell is this happening all of a sudden?
More importantly, I managed to brush it off for now by acting like I was just feeling unwell, but everyone would be disgusted if they realized the real reason for my behavior.
With summer vacation ending next week, I never expected to be unable to focus on training for a reason like this.
For a split second, I had the insane thought of calling Woo Jae-hee over to train as a desperate measure, but fortunately, it didn’t seem like I’d need to go that far.
“O! Ho! Ho! Hot! It’s wonderful to see everyone working so hard on their training!”
The moment I saw Aisha, who had made a sudden appearance, my arousal subsided as if by magic.
Ah, she’s here. My sedative.
To think the day would come when I’d find peace of mind just by looking at Aisha—I guess if you live long enough, anything can happen.
“Wh-why are you looking at me with such warm and gentle eyes all of a sudden? It’s not a bad thing, but for some reason, it’s starting to make me feel unpleasant.”
“I’m just realizing that everything in this world has a purpose.”
“…That’s a very grand sentiment, but it’s making me feel extremely unpleasant, so please stop.”
I’ve never been more grateful for her existence than I was today, but unfortunately, my sincerity didn’t seem to get through, as Aisha crumpled her face in a grimace.
“Anyway, I didn’t come here to talk about that. You remember what I asked you before, right? If you have time, I’d like to discuss it with you.”
Ah, right. This isn’t the time for jokes.
Since the locations where the demons were summoned were all lands owned by the AG Group, a national-level investigation was bound to follow.
The Chairman probably tried to hush it up with money at first, but even that has its limits.
When a massive incident occurs that money can’t solve, the choices available to villains like him are quite limited. I could roughly guess what choice he had made.
“As you might have expected, my grandfather fled, taking only his closest henchmen with him. He had prepared quite a few escape routes.”
“And the hostages?”
“…He took them with him. It seems he still has some lingering attachment to me.”
“Are you okay?”
“Why wouldn’t I be? Nothing has changed. No, since you decided to help me, So-hyun, things can only get better from here, right?”
She spoke like that, but her heart must be in turmoil. There was no way she could be at peace when her family was being held hostage.
“Anyway, I also want to hear your thoughts on the aftermath. I plan to pay out compensation at the corporate level, but the internal situation is a mess because of the havoc my grandfather caused. Even if I try to reorganize the group, the AG Group isn’t entirely a den of mad demon worshippers. I’d like a little help.”
If she were just trying to play some weird prank like usual, it would be one thing, but since she was making such a serious request, I had to go along with it.
I sent a glance to the others, signaling that I’d be back in a bit, and fortunately, they all nodded in understanding.
* * *
After Kang So-hyun left, Kang Ha-ni returned to the dormitory. After finishing her shower, she rummaged around for something to eat for breakfast and sat down at the table.
For the record, though Kang So-hyun didn’t know it, all the women who participated in today’s training had noticed that the way he looked at them had changed slightly.
“How could anyone not notice when he was being that blatant?”
However, contrary to his expectations, the feeling they felt wasn’t exactly unpleasant.
The way he flinched and averted his gaze while trying not to look was quite cute, and the way he couldn’t help but steal glances anyway made him seem like a typical adolescent boy his age.
It was an unexpected side of him, considering he usually seemed strangely mature for his age.
The way he trembled with a flushed face reminded her of a wary cat. At least in Ha-ni’s personal opinion, it left a rather favorable impression.
The problem was what had caused him to suddenly become like that.
Well, she already knew the answer.
“Ga-eul finally did it.”
Ha-ni smiled as she recalled the text from her friend-turned-comrade.
[Ha-ni! I’m going for it! Root for me!]
Seeing her friend shout so boldly, unaware of her own future, made Ha-ni laugh as it reminded her of her past self, but she didn’t bother pointing it out.
Shouldn’t they share the same pain to understand each other more deeply?
Well, for that reason, she had simply sent a reply telling her to do her best. The reply that came back much later, only after morning had arrived, was as follows:
[I feel like I’m going to die. My legs won’t move. It’s great.]
Yes, that’s exactly how it feels. It’s incredibly ecstatic, and your head feels like it’s floating, but it’s also scary because it’s a feeling you’ve never experienced before. Crucially, when you try to move, your legs shake so much that you can’t.
…Ah, this is bad.
Recalling that time put her in a strange mood.
Actually, she hadn’t shown it, but ever since then, she had been thinking that although it was scary, she wanted to do it again.
It was just that the situation hadn’t allowed for it, and the atmosphere never seemed right to bring it up, so she had been holding back.
After all, he wasn’t showing any signs of it, so what if he thought she was some kind of nympho if she said she wanted to do it?
…Actually, considering two girls had stormed into a bathroom and jumped one guy, she felt it might be a bit late for that, but anyway, let’s just say that was a different matter.
Regardless, even if the cause was Ga-eul, she had honestly been a little expectant because he had finally awakened to his sexuality and was giving off those kinds of looks.
Now that the major incident had been successfully wrapped up, wasn’t it okay to think about that sort of thing just a little bit?
They had been so busy lately.
Ga-eul was safe, the incident was resolved, and the “great deed” had been successfully performed, so it was only natural to want to spend some idle, lovey-dovey time together.
“…Hmph. I thought the two of us would spend today relaxing.”
Come to think of it, she didn’t know why So-hyun was so busy despite being a cadet.
Why on earth was a cadet getting involved in the cleanup of national and corporate-level affairs?
Though, his responsible side was also cool.
“Ugh, seriously. I want to play with So-hyun.”
Even if it wasn’t something erotic, she wanted to just chat like usual and do things like that.
As Kang Ha-ni grumbled quietly, a certain object suddenly caught her eye.
It was the bunk bed in the dormitory, which surprisingly hadn’t changed despite the facilities being upgraded.
The overall facilities had improved, but the size of the room remained basically the same, so naturally, the bed was still a bunk structure.
Just like in the old dormitory, she naturally used the top bunk, and he used the bottom.
“Hmm. Ho-oh. Ho-oh. A bed, huh?”
At that moment, unable to contain her boredom, Kang Ha-ni smirked.
Usually, thanks to his consideration, it was almost the only area they didn’t encroach upon, but actually, there was no particular reason for that anymore, was there?
Thinking of it as the place where he usually lay down to sleep made her even more curious.
Should I just get a taste? Who’s going to say anything if I just lie down and roll around for a bit?
In the first place, this is So-hyun’s fault.
If someone asked what exactly was his fault, it would be hard to answer, but anyway, it was So-hyun’s fault for leaving me bored.
“Excuse me!”
Having finished her nonsensical self-justification, Kang Ha-ni threw herself onto his bed.
Ah, this is nice. It smells like So-hyun.
No matter how clean he tried to keep it, she knew the bedding would inevitably soak up his scent, but the floral fragrance was stronger than she expected.
She wriggled around, unbuttoning her top, and as she properly pulled the blanket over herself, his scent became even more intense.
Wait, this is actually really good?
How should she put it? It felt like being held in his arms…? The comforting scent was so soothing that her eyelids began to feel heavy, even though she wasn’t particularly tired.
Wow, I should do this occasionally when So-hyun isn’t here.
Wait, no. Do I need to do it only when he’s not here…? Can’t we just sleep in the same bed?
We even bathed together, so can’t we share a bed?
Following her heavy eyelids, a rather far-fetched thought drifted through her foggy mind, but at least to Kang Ha-ni, it seemed like a very rational idea.
They could save space, buy one large bed, and the three of them could sleep together with Luna in the middle.
Hehe… hehehe…
Ah, I have to go out. But it’s just so cozy.
With those thoughts, Ha-ni’s consciousness gradually sank into darkness.
And when Ha-ni, who had fallen into an excessively deep sleep, opened her eyes again…
“What? Why is she sleeping here?”
It was the moment she heard the voice of the person she liked.
“Uh… So-hyun? You’re back?”
“Ha-ni, why are you sleeping down here?”
“Where’s Luna…?”
“She’s not back yet. It seems she really likes playing with Professor Park A-ram.”
“Really…? Then, you know.”
Ha-ni slowly lifted the blanket and gave him a bright smile.
“Let’s sleep together for just a little bit until Luna comes back.”
This action wasn’t actually done with any particular ulterior motive.
His scent surrounding her was cozy and comfortable enough, but her simple calculation told her it would be even better if the real Kang So-hyun were added to the mix. Combined with her grogginess from just waking up, it was merely an instinctive action.
However, this was strictly her own perspective.
To the victim—no, the beneficiary—Kang So-hyun, this action looked entirely different.
Her face, which was usually hard to see so completely relaxed, and the sight of her half-undressed under the warm blanket for some reason, was a provocation no matter how one looked at it.
Unfortunately, Ha-ni didn’t realize this. She grabbed the arm of the dazed boy and pulled him down onto her.
“Hehe, it’s warm.”
The moment she said that, the superhuman’s body began to wake up rapidly, and as his half-asleep brain fully awakened…
Ha-ni finally realized what she looked like and what the current situation was.
…Wait.
Why am I hugging So-hyun on So-hyun’s bed…? Is this a dream?
* * *
Actually, until the moment I opened the door and walked in, I had been deep in serious thought.
In addition to the aftermath of the incident, I had to be on guard for whatever trouble the escaped AG Group Chairman might cause, and I was reflecting on the previous battle to find points for improvement. My head was quite cluttered.
At the very least, the thought that I should rest even a little since the incident had just ended was nowhere in my mind. But the moment I opened my door, the sight that greeted me made my cluttered mind go blank.
A cute creature had occupied my bed.
The creature, huddled under the shell of the blanket like a turtle, was enjoying the texture of the fabric with a blissfully relaxed face.
As I approached, she opened her eyes with a silly grin.
Up to this point, it was fine. She was just cute.
However, the moment she pulled back the blanket, revealing her bandages and her flattened chest, my reason became paralyzed.
My heart, which had barely calmed down thanks to Aisha’s grace, began to throb again.
Without stopping there, she pulled me into the blanket and began rubbing her head against my chest.
Ha-ni, who had been acting like a kitten, suddenly snapped out of it and turned bright red in embarrassment.
I tried my best to hold onto my sanity, which felt like it was about to fly away at any moment, but she cruelly delivered the final blow.
She lightly pressed her lips against my forehead.
“Ah, that… I just wanted to. Is it… okay…?”
Ah, yeah. Why wouldn’t it be okay for me?
But you know, Ha-ni.
I’m fine, but you’re in big trouble now.
As I pushed the blanket aside, she sat up on the bed and smiled at me.
I don’t know what my expression looked like, but she must have realized what I was thinking.
The moment she nodded, my reason, which had finally reached its limit, met a spectacular end, and I pounced.
