Playing at Being Lovers
"Please be my lover."
I was caught off guard. She wanted me to be the Saintess's lover?
I stared blankly at Il Lena.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"Oh, was that a weird way to put it? What I actually want to say is—"
Il Lena raised her hand and corrected herself.
"I'm not asking you to truly love me. If you agree, I'd be grateful, but... it's enough if we just look like lovers to everyone else."
"Why do you need that?"
Il Lena smiled awkwardly.
"Um... I have something I need to do, and I need this to do it."
Something felt off about the whole thing.
"Are you not going to tell me what it is?"
"It's nothing that would be harmful to you, Hwanhyeon-nim. In fact, it'll... help. Definitely."
"..."
"If you give me permission, I'll let you use my body however you want in return."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean, Saintess!"
I had no idea.
Why exactly had she chosen me out of all the people in the world.
And what she was trying to achieve by doing something like this.
"Suit yourself. Anyway, the choice is yours in the end, right?"
"Mwah❤️"
Whatever. Let things take their course.
Il Lena crossed her arms and leaned against my shoulder, then whispered softly.
"Please take care of me from now on, West Lord."
**********
Our kids' reactions were all over the place.
Cheonghwa stared at me with wide eyes, as if she couldn't believe it.
"Master? What's going on here..."
"...It just happened that way."
Yu-ryeon clung to me tearfully.
"...Hwanhyeon-ah. ...Me? Hm? What am I supposed to be if you go around doing this?"
"Yu-ryeon-i, you're my precious—"
Seol-hwi asked quietly, her face turning red.
"Master, is this how lovers are normally made? Just like that?"
"That... it's complicated to explain, honestly."
Jinyul...
"Hyeeek! Master brought home a new pair of underwear...! Now I... I'm going to...!"
"That's not what's happening, Jinyul-ah."
Sigh. How did I end up making such a strange promise.
Our kids seemed way more shocked than expected, and that put me in a bad mood too.
"Anyway, starting today, I'm Il Lena Cartesia, Hwanhyeon's lover. Nice to meet you all!"
Without caring whether they understood or not, Il Lena casually introduced herself to the confused group.
"Alright then, shall we go do today's schedule? West Lord?"
"O-Our West Lord..."
"Feel free to follow along. The servants of the West Lord."
In the end, I got dragged around the Academy by her all day.
Behind us, Cheonghwa, Yu-ryeon, Seol-hwi, and Jinyul followed the two of us.
-skunkdoksunkdo...
-saint... shameless...
-adultery...
-outfit...
-that guy was doing it with a guy yesterday...
-fire slut...
-mad lunatic's brat...
Just walking down the hall, I could hear all sorts of whispers coming from everywhere.
Il Lena whispered playfully.
"West Lord, the other students keep staring at us."
"More precisely, they're looking at me rather than at the Saintess."
"I mean... yesterday you were all over Yu-ryeon with your dick out and everything, right?"
"That... could you not say things like that out loud!"
"So what? It's the truth."
So she was saying that if that particular truth spread around in such a shameless way, it'd be a problem. As if she couldn't understand that.
Come to think of it, Il Lena's abdomen felt a little more swollen than yesterday.
"Saintess, is your stomach a little bigger?"
"Ah, someone stuffed me full of something late last night. My stomach is bloated."
"Y-Yes?"
"I told you. It's an artifact that keeps things clean. As long as it contains something that isn't filthy, like your sacred water, nothing will happen."
"...So that means what's inside it is..."
"Yes, West Lord. It's full of the baby fluid you fought for me."
"..."
"Oh, and feel free to speak casually. I just mix formal and informal speech. It gets uncomfortable if you keep using honorifics with me."
"...Got it."
"Heeeng..."
...Shit. I really think I made the wrong choice.
"Let's go to class!"
"Yes, yes. We have to attend class."
"Use informal speech!"
"Let's go."
"Heeeng❤️"
The whole situation was just too dizzying.
**********
"West Lord~! Aang~!"
Her act continued even during lunch.
"Th-This is for you to eat?"
"Yes! I heard lovers do stuff like this?"
"No... Mother..."
"You forgot your promise."
"Haah... I guess I have to."
I hesitated, then ate it.
-crisp. munch munch.
"...It's tasty."
Unlike the tangled feelings in my head, the food was actually quite delicious.
"Hehehe... Doing this makes us really look like lovers, doesn't it?"
"...I guess it does."
"This is great... Is this what they call CC? I've always wanted to try something like this."
"Campus couple."
Since the Academy is recognized with university-equivalent credentials, it was roughly accurate.
"So, what should we do next? There are still plenty of things I want to try."
"We have to go to lectures. No matter how fun love play is."
Yeryung put me in the Academy so that I could grow strong enough to carry out the heavy mission I'd eventually take on. That was the reason.
So, unlike the past few days where I'd been consumed by lust and neglected my studies... that kind of thing couldn't happen.
"Love play... Right. That's what it was."
"No, why. It's a correct statement."
Il Lena, who had derailed the topic, suddenly looked sulky.
"Next class is..."
"It's a classic literature book club, they say. What a lame name."
"Go sit properly and listen to the lecture."
"Yes~."
The two of us started walking again, arms crossed.
Well, more accurately, Il Lena had pulled my arm through her cleavage and held it against her chest.
"...❤️"
And behind us, the four of them followed.
Still, I should be able to attend class properly.
I thought I could.
| In learning this classic, we seek to integrate the old sages' stubborn views into our lives... |
"Boring. You agree?"
"Yeah. That's right."
"Wouldn't this be more fun?"
"Hm?"
-srustle!
Il Lena suddenly ducked under the desk. What the hell was she doing...
"Chirp..."
"Ah—"
She was going to listen attentively to the lecture?
That option didn't exist.
It was a liberal arts elective that didn't even require active participation, and on top of that, the Saintess under the desk was already worked up and distracting me.
"By the way, don't I look really good? Big chest, firm butt... And above all, pretty."
"...Saintess."
"Come on, we're lovers now. Call me Il Lena."
"Il Lena. Even so, this is a bit much..."
"You've been sneakily getting hard since the beginning."
"Saintess... no, Il Lena. That's why you sat in the very back?"
"Hehehe... Just stay still. I'll do everything for you."
Her behavior didn't seem all that different from Yu-ryeon's.
"Behhhh..."
Il Lena suddenly spat saliva into her cleavage. Then she grabbed the sides of her breasts with both hands and started rubbing them vigorously...
She wouldn't.
"Have you heard of paizuri?"
She was right.
"Since my tits are so big, your dick probably won't even be fully covered by them, right?"
Saying that, she wrapped my dick between her breasts.
"Waaah... Even my breasts aren't enough. I guess the top part has no choice but... Hwub!"
"Kruuuck!!"
It was too stimulating. That's cheating!
"Tch, tch! Just cum already!"
-cchurrrrlip!!
The soft sensation wrapping around the shaft, the warmth of her mouth I could feel at the tip.
"Ugh...!"
I couldn't hold back. I came before long.
Apparently our Saintess had no intention of attending the lecture.
"Behhhh... Smells like sex... Huh? It doesn't taste bad either?"
She was at it again.
"Are you not going to clean it up either?"
"Clean it up? I have to suck every last drop."
"What... what did you just say?"
Before I could even react, Il Lena ran her hands over her clothes and breasts, licking them clean with her tongue.
-lap lap! lap lap!
**********
And so, somehow, the day came to an end.
"Hehe, I had so much fun today."
"...Yeah. I had fun too."
It was a day that passed quickly, but it wasn't bad. After all, how often do you get the chance to do love play with someone as pretty as Il Lena.
"Saintess, so can we stop the love play now?"
"Hm? What do you mean by that?"
"?"
"Did I ask you to spend the day like this?"
"No, I didn't set a deadline or anything..."
"Then of course it's indefinite."
"Huh?"
What kind of nonsense was that.
"Why, do you not want to? In that case, I can't help it."
"Hm? I thought you said you had something you needed to do? How can you just give up so easily?"
It was strange. She'd said there was another purpose, but she wouldn't reveal it to me, the very target of that purpose.
"Ah, if you're trying to refuse me..."
"-I was going to report it. Attempting to rape the Saintess."
"What... what did you say?"
"You know how it is. A saint who visited a classmate's sickbed gets violated by that classmate all night, and then the next day is forced to attend school in humiliating clothes through various forms of blackmail."
"..."
"Half of it's true. There's also evidence in my stomach."
She wasn't giving up. It was actually a declaration of her absolute refusal to give up.
"So please don't refuse my offer."
"..."
"If you were worried about those kids following you today... I'm sorry. It's because I tried too hard to monopolize you."
"...I knew that."
"It doesn't have to be like today. Just stay close to me. Even if it's not a loving lover relationship, closer than a normal friendship is enough."
"Is that all it takes?"
"Yes. Then please don't refuse me. If you end up hating me..."
Il Lena's gaze, fixed on me, grew strangely tender.
How do I put it — there was a sense of longing and sadness in it.
Her lips were curved upward, but if you looked closely, they were trembling. It looked like tears were slowly forming at the corners of her eyes.
"Anyway. I have to stay by Hwanhyeon-nim's side. That alone is enough."
"I guess I can't say no."
"...Please don't."
"Let me ask the kids first."
I'd been neglectful of Cheonghwa and Yu-ryeon, Seol-hwi and Jinyul today. All my attention had been focused solely on Il Lena.
On top of that, I wasn't alone right now. On the surface they were roommates, but in reality they were summoned beings bound to me.
As someone living with them, I had to get their consent.
Whether Il Lena could be part of our lives going forward — that was what I had to ask them.