Return
Guess the village play's over. Let's head back.
"...Yeryung-unnie?"
Seizing the moment of quiet, Yeryung-unnie, who had been standing in the doorway, spoke up. She'd been watching me and Cheonghwa trade words this whole time.
"A renowned Academy student shouldn't skip days like this. It's not good for you."
"You're right."
This trip to the Spirit World, what we accomplished was enough. I'd picked up good skills, and my stats had risen considerably.
"Well? Were the things you gained this time alright? You seem to have grown a lot more than I expected."
"Hmm... we're still a ways off from the kids, but I think we made decent progress."
"Good."
When we stepped out of the room, Yu-ryeon-i, Seol-hwi, and Jinyul were lined up in the hallway.
But none of them stood straight—they were all leaning forward slightly, bracing themselves against the wall. Looking closer, their bellies were poking out a bit too.
"What's wrong with everyone? Are you hurt somewhere?"
"Hey! You're the one who did this! You psycho!"
"Yu-ryeon-i, is that really the kind of thing you say in front of your master?"
I said it out of concern, but Yu-ryeon-i shot back at me so sharply that I felt a twinge of embarrassment.
"Master. Don't you remember?"
"Uh... um... I don't think so."
"You spent the entire night mobilizing clone bodies to have sex with three women, and then kept tormenting Yu-ryeon-i without a moment's rest. You really don't remember doing that?"
"Ah."
Vaguely, it comes back. My mind had been foggy from the middle onward—I'd only been thinking about thrusting.
"Sorry."
"Tch."
Yu-ryeon-i turned her head away sharply.
"You two alright?"
"Still hot down there. My belly's so full of the master's essence that I'm more sluggish than I expected."
"I'm fine. Since the moment I gave my virginity to the master, it's only natural that I'd become a sex toy for him like last night... I can still feel my womb trembling, but I'm okay."
"...Jinyul, you're really okay, right?"
Those two aside—where was Harin? The one other person who'd been nagging me all night wasn't in sight.
"Jinyul-ah. Actually, if you don't mind..."
"The head of Hyunmu Hall said she has something to tell you, Master! We should go quickly, shouldn't we?"
"...Yeah. Let's go."
Jinyul cut in urgently before I'd even finished speaking. It wasn't like the head of Hyunmu Hall had summoned us in a panic.
Not long after, we arrived at the reception hall—the same one we'd first visited when we came to Hyunmu Hall.
"We've been waiting. You said you're heading back now."
"Yes. Thanks to you, we managed to get by comfortably for several days. Thank you."
"No need to thank me. It was what I should have done."
We exchanged a few polite words. Since we were leaving, it was only proper etiquette to pay our respects to the master of this place before going.
If I was being honest, the one thing I regretted was that Harin wasn't here. Once we left, it would be hard to see her again, and I didn't want to go without saying goodbye even once.
"I contacted you despite knowing you'd be busy on your way out because I wanted to express my gratitude regarding the Gate subjugation."
"We were lucky. It just came down to my abilities meshing well with the situation. I was simply doing what needed to be done."
"Still, you did remove the tumor threatening Hyunmu Hall. As a token of thanks, I'd like to give you a gift—small though it may be. Would you accept?"
A gift, huh.
To be honest, I wasn't particularly eager, but...
"Take it. Refusing someone's goodwill is also rude."
Yeryung-unnie gave me advice from the side. There was no real reason to refuse.
"May I ask what this gift is?"
"Nothing complicated. It's going to be yours eventually anyway."
—Clap! Clap!
He suddenly clapped twice toward the door behind him. And just like that, the door opened.
—Thud. Thud.
Harin stepped out from inside.
"...Harin? That outfit is..."
"Mm, does it suit me? I was going to wear something more appropriate for living in the Human World, but..."
The epitome of a cliché MILF look. A dress that clung to her body, with those enormous breasts threatening to spill out at any moment.
"What a hot mess."
'I'm pretty.'
"...?"
Fuck. My words came out backwards again.
"Ahem... As the Hyunmu Hall, we've successfully conquered the Demon Realm, and we've concluded that the vice head doesn't need to keep her position. Since the person who will govern the greater world from now on is you, Master, my wife will lend you her strength."
The head of Hyunmu Hall forced his voice to remain calm.
"Will you... accept my wife, Muharin... as your own?"
Whoa.
The "gift" he was talking about was literally Harin.
"Yes."
There was no reason to refuse. It was a relief not to have to part ways with Harin—her chest... no, the fact that I wouldn't have to say goodbye to Harin forever was the relief. After spending just a few days together, I'd already gotten attached. I shouldn't let my emotions carry me away like this.
"But are you really alright with this, Head? No matter what, giving away your own wife..."
"It's a decision I reached after much deliberation. I think it's better for her to be by your side than to stay by mine."
There was something detached on his face as he said that.
"...Did you watch the footage?"
"Yes. I watched it and found it deeply moving. I've never seen such a happy sight in my entire life."
"...I'm sorry."
Late to arrive, but a sense of ingratitude and guilt crept up on me. A rational thought flashed through my mind—that I should have refused Harin in the first place.
"No need to apologize. On the contrary, I was glad to see her happy."
"..."
"I know it's presumptuous, but may I ask you for one favor?"
"Yes. Go ahead."
"Please make her happy. Since I couldn't do enough for her, I'd like you to fill the gap I left."
"That's all it is..."
I just need to fuck her hard. That's all.
And so, Harin joined our group as we headed back.
**********
"Wow, this is the Human World? It's busier than I expected."
On the way back to the Academy, Harin looked around in amazement.
"Have you never been to the Human World before, Harin?"
"No. I never really thought I'd need to leave the Spirit World, and after the rifts took root, I couldn't even leave Hyunmu Hall."
"That worked out well. I'm glad I got the chance to see it."
"Thank you. If it weren't for you, Master, I would have lived and died inside Hyunmu Hall."
She smiled gently as she expressed her gratitude. Honestly, I should be the one thanking her for letting me enjoy those big tits.
—Whoa, look at those milk tits.
I could see men's eyes drifting toward Harin as they passed by. Murmuring from a distance reached my ears.
Sure, I understood why men's gazes would be drawn to someone with that much mass—it follows the laws of gravity. But...
It didn't sit right with me.
—Grab.
"Hyaah! Don't just grab me like that all of a sudden..."
—Squeeze.
I ran my hand over Harin's ass. Feeling the slick texture seep between my fingers, I gave it a firm squeeze.
"If it bothers you, I'll let go."
"It doesn't bother me... keep going..."
She blushed but didn't push me away. She seemed to remember that, per our bet, she had to let me do whatever I wanted.
"Hey. Cheonghwa. How is it that every single person who gets tangled up with our Hwan-hyung turns out to be a pervert? Isn't that wild?"
"You're no different, Yu-ryeon-i."
"I'm not on that level."
From the side, I could hear Cheonghwa and Yu-ryeon-i bickering. Cheonghwa's brows were furrowed.
"There's no one worse than you, who openly masturbated in the master's seat from the very first lesson."
"...Did I do that? I don't remember."
It must have been the day I first met Ilena. The day Yu-ryeon-i dragged me to that squeaky staircase.
"Honestly, I think everyone including the master is perverted..."
"Jinyul-ya... what are you talking about. I'm sure I'm not like that..."
"...Then exclude Seol-hwi."
As we argued about who the pervert was, we somehow arrived at the Academy. Classes would be over by now, so heading to the dormitory should mean I could see Ilena.
"I'll be going to see Principal Chunho. She asked me to help clean an unused room..."
"Ah, okay. See you later."
Oh, and by the way, Yeryung-unnie left the moment we crossed into the Human World. Apparently, if she was seen sticking close to a particular student, it could cause problems.
So there I was, fidgeting with empty hands, until we arrived at the dormitory.
"Everyone, pack your bags. We're moving to the Principal's Residence."
The rooms were spacious and nice even now, but they couldn't compare to where Yeryung-unnie lived.
I remembered the house we'd lived in together was pretty expensive. If the Principal's place was built as big as possible in the best location, we'd be moving up.
"You're going to clean that place alone? Your mother's house?"
"Well? She said there's an auto-cleaning function too. I guess we'll just have something to talk about separately, won't we?"
—Bwulk.
I stepped into the room that had been home for a while. We hadn't lived here long, but it was a place full of memories.
That living room where I first ran into Jinyul while tearing into fried chicken. My room where I called Cheonghwa and Yu-ryeon-i every night and fucked until dawn...
"Ohhhhk...!! Now that's not enough...!!"
And there was Ilena, handcuffed, getting pounded by an electric dildo.
"Hiiiiiiii!"
Why is she doing this here?
"Ilena. What are you doing here?"
"Master... hehe..."
What the hell is going on.
**********
"So you've been relieving your loneliness by thinking about getting fucked by me? Every day that we're not around?"
"Yes. Being alone gets so lonely... Cheonghwa-unnie, you used the toy well. It was about the same size as the master..."
Saintess, what are you even saying? You're supposed to be the Saint...
"I think the biggest pervert among us is her."
"..."
No one countered Yu-ryeon-i's remark.