A New Support (1)
The black eyes that seemed to ask the one thing she hadn’t asked before. She looked at me and asked anyway. What are you doing? Pure, innocent curiosity. Anyone else would have taken it at face value. But I could no longer afford to see it that way.
“I felt dizzy, so I stopped for a second.”
“Oh no. Are you all right? Should I help you to the bathroom?”
“No, I’m fine. Go back to the table first. I can manage on my own.”
“Mmm… No. You look properly drunk right now. What if you fall over somewhere by yourself again?”
She shook her head firmly, then wrapped her arm around my shoulder with those pure-white, delicate hands. Her breasts—voluptuous to the point of violence—pressed against my arm.
Fuuuuck…
The heavenly sensation brought back every nightmare from the previous round at once. Before I knew it, I had swung my arm and forcibly shoved Lee Seol away. I must have used too much strength. She tumbled to the floor.
“Kyaa!”
“Sorry, Seol. My stomach’s not feeling great.”
“W-wait, Seonghyun!”
I hurried into a stall in the men’s bathroom and locked the door. She apparently couldn’t follow me inside; I heard her pacing outside for a moment before her presence finally disappeared.
“Haa…”
Cold sweat soaked my back. Ever since I’d confirmed the seed’s germination, everything had been one heart-stopping event after another—right up to Lee Seol suddenly appearing in front of me.
Calm down. Just calm down.
I ruffled my hair and forced my thoughts back on track.
Seed Germination
It meant one of two things. Either Lee Seol had regressed along with me… or someone had begun to feel affection toward me.
The problem was…
Looking at how Lee Seol is acting, it feels like she might have regressed, but then again it doesn’t…
The reward for clearing the Academy’s first assignment. The fact that she came to claim it suggested regression. But on the other hand—
If Lee Seol really had regressed, there’s no way she would have allowed me to be placed in a different group.
That crazy bitch. She would have used every trick in the book to keep me right next to her. And if I considered the second possibility, that didn’t seem to fit either.
I haven’t done anything particularly likable this round…
I had raised an iron wall of cosmic proportions against Lee Seol, and Han Yuri’s father’s funeral hadn’t even taken place yet. So the second case could be ruled out as well.
That left only the first possibility. Lee Seol had regressed.
Are her memories from the previous round incomplete? Or…
Had meeting me triggered the return of those memories?
In the end, nothing felt certain in the current situation.
For today, I retreat.
With my mentality already half-shattered, joining the drinking party now would make any proper judgment impossible. Once I’d decided on a course of action, I stepped out.
Han Yuri was leaning against the wall. The moment she saw me, her eyes scanned me from head to toe. That gaze made my brow furrow.
“What are you doing here?”
“None of your business.”
Her usual thorny tone. She gave me one more quick glance, then returned to her seat.
What the hell is with her?
She was a woman I truly could not read. I left the establishment, took out my phone, and typed a message.
Sorry. Not feeling well, so I’m heading out first.
I sent it to Choi Ahyeon. A call came immediately afterward, but I didn’t pick up.
I wandered the streets without direction. I simply walked, mind blank. I had been prepared. Ever since the group assignments changed and Lee Seol showed up at the Hall of Challenge at dawn, I had sensed something was off. But actually confirming it made it impossible to control my emotions. That was exactly why I had shoved her away and fled into the bathroom earlier.
Part of me just wants to run away like this…
But reason kept telling me not to. What the hell was I supposed to do…?
I was chewing on my lip in frustration when—
“Oh? Seonghyun-ssi?”
“……?”
It was Shin Suyeon. Unlike the dress she’d worn at the officetel, she was dressed in a spring coat and hat. Her skin was clearer, her features sharper. She was growing more beautiful by the day thanks to her unique skill.
Come to think of it, I haven’t paid her any attention at all.
I had only sent money and never contacted her. I offered a small smile and greeted her.
“It’s been a while. I’ve been so busy lately that I couldn’t reach out properly… Have you been well?”
“Y-yes, thanks to you, Seonghyun-ssi… But, um… are you okay?”
“Hm? What do you mean?”
“Your face…”
She pointed at me hesitantly. When I touched my own face, I realized how stiff it felt. I thought I had been smiling, but apparently it hadn’t looked that way to others. Of course a patient would feel anxious if the person meant to cure her looked like they were falling apart. I forced my expression to relax.
“Just some minor trouble. Nothing serious, so you don’t need to worry about money or the curse.”
“I… I see…”
“Then for the next treatment schedule—”
“U-um!”
“Yes?”
“Do you… have a moment right now?”
Do you have time?
She seemed to hesitate for a long time before finally speaking.
Time? I had plenty to spare. But why?
Without explaining, she simply took my hand and led me along. My guess was that she wanted to ask for Dispel. After walking for roughly thirty minutes, we arrived at a cluster of shabby houses.
This looks worse than our dormitory…
The outermost edge of Seoul—one of those so-called “moon villages” built on the hillsides. The room was a typical one-room setup, but it felt more like they had converted a storage shed attached to the main house. Even with the windows open, ventilation was poor; the stench of mold hung thick in the air.
“Hehe… The house is a little rough, isn’t it…?”
“A little? Living here feels like you’d catch something.”
“It’s livable, except for the occasional cockroaches and earwigs.”
Damn it.
“No matter how much I earn, saving up a lump sum for the dispel is the most important thing, so I have to be frugal.”
I knew. No matter how much money she saved or earned, Shin Suyeon would still die. A bitter smile rose to my lips unbidden.
“I’m giving you money and performing the dispel now, so you don’t need to live like this.”
“Still… just in case. I should always live frugally.”
She was preparing insurance in case my dispel ever failed. “If that puts your mind at ease, I won’t stop you. But still…”
“Yes?”
“You should really clean up a bit…”
Aside from the house itself being dirty, the interior was an absolute mess. At my single comment, her face flushed bright red.
“J-just a second! I’ll clean it right away!”
“Let’s do it together.”
After a thorough cleaning session, the place finally looked somewhat habitable. We threw together a simple meal, and then an awkward silence settled over us.
“……”
“……”
Shin Suyeon was the one who broke it first.
“S-should I wash first?”
“Go ahead.”
The moment I gave permission, she practically dashed into the bathroom. Soon the sound of the shower filled the air. Shaaaa—
“What do I do, what do I do… I must be crazy.”
The walls weren’t soundproof at all; her voice leaked out clearly.
“It’s fine. It’s not the first time, and I’ve studied up. This time I’ll show the dignity of an older woman…!”
A small laugh escaped me. Cute.
Originally I had planned to wait. Even if it wasn’t her first time, this was only the second. It was natural she wouldn’t be used to it yet. But if she was thinking along those lines…
I stripped off my clothes and returned to my most natural state. Then I immediately opened the bathroom door.
“Kyaaaak! I-I haven’t washed yet!”
“Who said anything?”
I lifted her from where she sat collapsed on the floor and pulled her into my arms.
“Huk!”
She fit perfectly against me. I kneaded her ass, feeling the way it filled my hands.
Insane…
Was this really Shin Suyeon? The elasticity was completely different. No—the bone structure itself had changed. Unlike her previous straight, flat figure, gentle curves were now forming across her body. It was practically a complete transformation. Having witnessed the change, my cock rose with powerful tension.
“Fuck, I’m so hard.”
“H-huh?”
First, I needed to arouse her properly. The moment I activated Dispel, her moan echoed through the tiny bathroom.
“Haaauuk! S-suddenly—!”
Her back arched like a bow the instant the skill took effect. A far more dramatic reaction than last time. Having already tasted pleasure once, her body could now accept far stronger stimulation.
My left hand stroked up and down her back while my right began stirring inside her pussy.
Squish, squelch, squish!
“Eut…! S-Seonghyun-ssi, slower… we have plenty of time…”
She grabbed my wrist as if to stop me, legs trembling. But I had no intention of stopping. I focused on rubbing the slightly bumpy spot deeper inside her.
“Kyaauk!”
Her head snapped back. Her face had completely melted into pleasure. The once passive girl who constantly read the room had utterly crumbled under ecstasy. The sheer gap in her expressions made my cock swell to its absolute limit.
I lifted her leg, preparing to enter her, but she shook her head.
“Haa… haa… wait, just wait a moment.”
I ignored her and tried to push inside anyway. That was when she lightly bit my shoulder.
“Ouch.”
The sharp sting made me pull back slightly. She dropped to her knees and took hold of my cock.
“I-it feels too unfair if only I get to feel good. Hehe…”
“Ha. So you’re giving me a blowjob?”
She didn’t answer with words. Silently, she took my glans into her mouth. There was no aggressive vacuum or teeth—just careful, gentle sucking with her lips and tongue, as though afraid she might hurt me.
The soft, restrained stimulation perfectly matched her personality. My body relaxed instinctively under the subtle pleasure.
“I-is it o-okay?”
“Yes. A little lower… ugh! Yes, right there…”
The entire rim of my glans was now inside her mouth. Her saliva-coated tongue slid back and forth beneath and above it in a way that felt impossibly good.
I want to push in deeper.
The lust surging from my chest took control. Following pure instinct, my hand moved to grasp her head.