Chapter 22
Chapter 22
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 22
Chapter Title: Seola's Desperate Embrace
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I wanted to reply right away, but I couldn't.
Sender restricted. In other words, a one-sided notification I couldn't even call back to.
'Just show up already.'
I shoved my phone into my pocket and headed to work.
Thus began the workday.
'I'm so damn anxious she'll pop out from under my desk like last time.'
But.
"Assistant Manager Kim, not eating lunch?"
"Ah, yeah. Coming."
A day passed, then two.
Nothing happened.
'What's going on? If you're gonna show, just do it already.'
Lilith never came, nor did Seo Jubin visit my place, and I didn't dream of Yupia either.
It was as if all those previous events had been a lie—days dragged on in eerily ordinary fashion.
'This is even more unsettling.'
The calm before the storm. That was exactly the vibe.
Or like the ocean's surface turning unnaturally still right before a tsunami surges from the depths.
'Now even peace feels off. Life's really gone to shit.'
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A week later, Friday afternoon.
Behind the company building.
'Quiet all this time, and now she calls me out like this, making me nervous.'
A familiar black sedan glided to a stop.
The window rolled down, revealing Seo Jubin's face.
She looked far more haggard than before.
"Long time no see, Jubin. You doing okay?"
I asked casually on purpose.
Seo Jubin ignored the question and opened the car door for me.
"Get in. I have something to tell you."
The moment I sat down, dry air hit me.
Seo Jubin gripped the wheel, staring straight ahead.
"What's this about?"
I spoke first.
I could see her hands clenching the steering wheel tight.
"Seola-nim's condition isn't good right now."
"Condition?"
"You'll understand faster if you see for yourself."
Seo Jubin added as she started the car.
"She's never been like this before—dark circles deepening by the day, no energy... It's like she's pining away, waiting only for word from you, Seonghwa-ssi."
Her voice was thick with concern.
"So I'm begging you. Just for a little while... meet her today."
"And then what?"
"I've arranged a spot. Seola-nim won't be satisfied with just looking anymore. But she's holding back for fear of putting you in danger, so please handle it appropriately."
Handle it appropriately.
The world's toughest demand.
"If this keeps up, Seola-nim might lose control and go berserk... Better for you if you meet her on terms I can manage."
Half threat, half plea.
But not wrong.
Better me soothing her than watching the No.1 Hero rampage like a madwoman.
"Got it. Let's go. It's quitting time anyway, plenty of free time."
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Seo Jubin took me to a private dining room in Gangnam.
A secluded space, completely cut off from the outside, meant only for two people.
"Seola-nim is inside. I'll wait outside."
Seo Jubin whispered softly as she opened the door.
"...Don't cross the line. Not yet."
A strange flicker of jealousy in her eyes.
I chuckled and stepped inside.
"Seonghwa-ssi?"
Min Seola shot up from her seat at the table.
'Her face looks noticeably thinner...'
Dark circles shadowed her eyes, and her once-vibrant sky-blue hair seemed dry and dull.
But the fire in her gaze as she looked at me burned undimmed.
"Seola. Long time no see."
"Seonghwa-ssi...!"
Min Seola rushed over and threw her arms around me.
The impact was strong, but I didn't budge, catching her firmly.
"I missed you... so much..."
Her voice trembled faintly.
A subtle vibration hummed from her body in my arms.
"Haaa..."
A long sigh escaped Min Seola.
Like a castaway stumbling upon an oasis in the desert, she buried her face in my chest and inhaled deeply.
"Your scent... so good..."
Her arms slid around my waist, pulling me close.
Unlike Yupia's greedy embrace or Seo Jubin's sinfully tight cling, this was warm, cozy, soft.
Just holding her brought an overwhelming comfort.
'...Not bad.'
Maybe my senses were numb from constant sticky sex.
Her body heat and faint shampoo scent strangely soothed my mind.
"Sorry... I know I shouldn't touch you because of the overload..."
Min Seola looked up, voice choking with tears.
Eyes filled with fear of hurting me, of her desires harming me.
"But just a little more... ten seconds longer? It feels too good..."
Tears welled in her eyes.
The weight of the No.1 Hero crown.
And the rotting pain of suppressing her fierce longing for me.
Her pure, heartbreaking devotion was plain to see.
'Min Seola... she's this kind of woman...'
Instead of letting go, I tightened my arms around her waist, pulling her closer.
"Seola."
"...Yeah?"
"I've recovered more than I thought."
I gently wiped her teary eyes with my thumb and smiled softly.
"So... we can go a bit further now."
"R-Really...?"
Min Seola's eyes widened round.
I leaned down without a word, covering her lips with mine.
*Smack.*
A light kiss.
But its impact was nuclear.
"Hng?!"
Min Seola's body jolted like she'd been shocked.
Her pupils dilated in an instant, focus blurring away.
'Her body's shaking like crazy.'
As the tremors grew, a richer scent followed, blending her clean, cozy musk with soft skin, melting my heart.
'But is this too much for Seola...'
A woman who climaxed from fingertips alone.
Lips and mucous membranes touching directly fried her rational circuits in seconds.
"Haa... Seonghwa-ssi..."
Her eyes changed.
The tenderness vanished, replaced by a starved female's primal instinct.
"More... give me more..."
Min Seola wrapped her hand around my nape, rising on tiptoes to crash her lips into mine again.
This wasn't a peck.
She sucked my lips hungrily, thrusting her hot tongue deep into my mouth without restraint.
*Slurp—smooch—*
"Mmmph...!"
Sweet. Hot.
The taste of her saliva was purer, denser than mid-sex tongue play.
Our tongues tangled, saliva swapped, and her body melted against mine.
"Ahng! Haaang! So good... so gooood...!"
Min Seola moaned.
Her hands fumbled at my shirt buttons like she wanted to rip them off.
'This... just kissing's got me hard...'
Her lower abdomen pressed my crotch.
Feeling the hardness, she instinctively ground against me, twisting her hips.
'If I don't hold back... this could get dangerous...'
One kiss permitted, and her eyes rolled back.
Give more, and her future behavior was predictable.
'What have I done.'
Shouldn't have kissed first.
Swept up in her mood, I'd invited disaster unknowingly.
I snapped back to reality.
And gripped her shoulders, pulling her away.
"S-Seola, that's enough."
"Haa... haa... why...? You said it was okay.... I want more.... Let's keep kissing.... Please...?"
Min Seola pleaded with unfocused eyes.
Lips glossy, cheeks flushed red.
She lunged again.
"Anything more is still dangerous. That was close just now."
"But you like it too.... It's this hard already..."
Her knee dug between my thighs, pressing up against my balls.
I suppressed the urge to enjoy it, shifting my hips back slightly.
"Seola. Want to see me die?"
The overload excuse.
Pulling that cheat key made her expression freeze instantly.
"Ah..."
She came to her senses, trembling as her lips quivered.
"S-Sorry.... I must be crazy.... It felt too good with you... couldn't stop..."
Self-reproach filled her eyes again.
Terror at nearly killing the man she cherished with her greed.
And yet her body wouldn't cool.
"Haa... haaa..."
Min Seola barely pulled her grinding leg from between my thighs.
Her face exploded red as she shoved her own hand down her crotch, twitching.
Just like me, the kiss had soaked her below.
"I know I have to hold back... I know so well... but my body's too hot... Seonghwa-ssi..."
She looked up at me, sniffling.
And grasped my hand with her trembling one.
"Then... just touch... just let me touch... okay?"
"Huh?"
"Kissing's dangerous... so just with hands... here..."
She guided my hand to her chest.
A heavy, soft sensation through the thin slip.
Her heart pounded like it would burst.
"Please... I feel like I'll die like this..."