Seo Moon-min-hye's Emotions
"Arian. What if you suddenly kiss me like that?"
"Why? Lord Jin, is there some kind of problem?" Arian Liberin asked, wrapping both arms around my neck and lifting her lips seductively. She acted as though there was nothing wrong with it, and indeed, for her there truly wasn't. In the Liberin Kingdom, lovers kissed without shame regardless of who was watching. Showing one's naked body to a husband's younger sister was also treated as nothing significant, since they were considered family. There was also the reasoning that if nothing wrong had been done, why shrink back in embarrassment? 'They even say there's no shame in showing the act of sex itself in front of a mother-in-law or a husband's older or younger sister.'
The open-sided skirt structure was another part that felt somewhat disconnected from Earth. However, when considering that Earth itself had cultural and common-sense differences between countries, the Liberin Kingdom's tendencies weren't particularly unusual.
"Oppa… are you in that kind of relationship with Princess Arian?" Seo Moon-min-hye asked, looking at me with a trembling voice. Her blue eyes held a strange desperation, clearly hoping I would deny her words. But she had already seen Arian Liberin and me kissing, so she must have known it was nothing more than denial of reality.
"That's how it is." Because of that, instead of denying Seo Moon-min-hye's words, I placed my hand on Arian Liberin's waist. Arian Liberin leaned into me and smiled happily. When Seo Moon-min-hye trembled in shock at the sight, I spoke softly to Arian Liberin.
"Arian. I'll finish preparing dinner, so could you give me a moment?"
"Yes, Lord Jin. And I'll be looking forward to after dinner."
"Sure, you can look forward to it."
Arian Liberin was genuinely anticipating the sex that would follow dinner. Even as I stroked her buttocks with my hand, she wore a pleased smile. After giving me one more light kiss on the lips, Arian Liberin stepped back.
"Min-hye, sit down and wait for a bit."
"Ah… uh, okay." Seo Moon-min-hye sat down in a daze, looking completely out of it. Since the Liberin Kingdom's culture was something most people on Earth who knew about it were already aware of, they would usually be surprised at first but eventually understand and move on. However, what shocked Seo Moon-min-hye wasn't Arian Liberin's actions, but the relationship between Arian Liberin and me.
'I hope she sorts out her thoughts quickly.' Hoping she would organize her thoughts by tomorrow at the latest, I finished preparing dinner. After placing dishes on the table—including steak marinated so Arian Liberin could eat it without issue—I sat down as well. Arian Liberin sat in the seat next to me, deliberately pulling her chair closer and pressing against me.
"Lord Jin. I'll feed you. How about it?" Arian Liberin suggested with a playful smile. She wouldn't feed me purely out of innocence—there was clearly some mischievous intent behind it. The fact that Seo Moon-min-hye was present made her somewhat restrained; if it had been just the two of us, she wouldn't have hesitated to do something even bolder.
"Alright, do that."
"Yes!" When I gave permission, Arian Liberin beamed with joy. Seeing that smile, Seo Moon-min-hye's expression grew even darker.
Amid feelings of loss and alienation, Seo Moon-min-hye newly realized that her chest hurt. Seeing Arian Liberin clinging naked to her brother Seo Moon-jin's side made her chest ache as if something had stabbed it. And the sight of Arian Liberin holding a piece of meat in her mouth, trying to pass it to Seo Moon-jin through a kiss, only intensified that pain.
"Lord Jin, how is it?"
"I grilled the meat myself, you know?"
"Oh my, are you really saying that?" Arian Liberin shot Seo Moon-jin a slight glare at his response, but soon maintained her usual pure and pitiful atmosphere while adding a seductive smile on top as she asked again.
"I meant how was it being fed by my mouth? How was it?"
"It was delicious. Especially since Arian is the one feeding me." Seo Moon-jin looked at Arian Liberin with clear affection. Seo Moon-min-hye thought it was only natural. Even from a woman's perspective, Arian Liberin's beauty was dazzling enough to justify her worldwide fame. Even sitting there naked, she exuded an elegant dignity rather than seeming vulgar. On top of that, she was truly a princess of a nation, so it would have been strange if Seo Moon-jin didn't find her lovely.
'I understand it with my head…' She understood it intellectually. But no matter how much Seo Moon-min-hye tried to accept it with her mind, the pain in her chest wouldn't disappear. Watching Arian Liberin and Seo Moon-jin sitting side by side, eating together while pressed close, made her lose her appetite. She would have normally enjoyed the meal…
'Why is this happening?' She confronted the problem she had been avoiding. Why had she liked spending time with Seo Moon-jin? Because they were blood-related siblings? No, that wasn't it. 'When I first met Oppa…' If she based it on the period she could properly remember, she had first met her brother Seo Moon-jin at the age of thirteen. And seven years had passed since then. During those seven years, she had consistently met with Seo Moon-jin in secret, away from the Seo family.
'Ah.' Seo Moon-min-hye finally grasped the truth she had been avoiding all this time because of the wall called "blood siblings." When she first met Seo Moon-jin, it was already after she had started menstruating. Since her sense of self had formed to some degree by then, Seo Moon-jin didn't approach her solely as an older brother. Rather, he felt closer to someone she admired as the opposite sex.
'I… I…' Seo Moon-min-hye fell into momentary panic. Now that she had become aware of what kind of feelings she held toward her blood-related brother Seo Moon-jin, her mind felt like it had turned completely white from shock. And when she saw the now-naked Arian Liberin openly leaning against Seo Moon-jin and seducing him, an impulse to forcibly separate them surged within her. How wonderful it would be if she were the one in that position instead of Arian Liberin? Realizing even these thoughts had surfaced, Seo Moon-min-hye felt her heart now filled with jealousy toward Arian Liberin. If Arian Liberin secured her place as Seo Moon-jin's woman like this, what would become of her?
'The Liberin Kingdom practices polygamy and polyandry, and while it's strict, it's not impossible.' While unofficial relationships existed in Korea, it was officially monogamous. The other women like Yee Eun-chae and Yoo Eun-chae who had come here recently might also become Seo Moon-jin's women. After all, her brother Seo Moon-jin was so outstanding that it felt natural for him to have all of them as his women. But would she, as his younger sister, even have such an opportunity? 'If things continue like this…' She would end up as nothing more than Seo Moon-jin's younger sister. There would be no place for her. While thinking this, even as she ate, she couldn't taste anything. In the midst of this confusion, Seo Moon-jin called out to her.
"Min-hye."
"Uh, yeah?" Seo Moon-min-hye, who had been lost in thought, snapped back to attention at Seo Moon-jin's call.
"Are you done eating?"
"Ah, yeah…" Seo Moon-min-hye had eaten in a completely dazed state, so she didn't even know how much she had consumed. Checking her plate, she saw she had eaten only about half her usual amount, yet she didn't feel hungry.
"For some reason today… I'm not hungry."
"You're not sick or anything, are you?"
"No, I'm a mana awakener too. It's just that I'm not hungry." Seo Moon-min-hye found it difficult just to face Seo Moon-jin—her heart was pounding wildly. "Oppa, I'm going to meditate for a bit."
Since she didn't know what she might do if she stayed any longer, Seo Moon-min-hye hurriedly fled to an empty room to calm herself down.
"Min-hye's reaction…" Until just moments ago, Arian Liberin had been a virgin and lacked knowledge in this area, so she couldn't be certain. But even she seemed to sense that Seo Moon-min-hye's reaction was different from that of an ordinary younger sister.
"Well then, Arian, if you're done eating, shall we head in?" To prevent her from thinking about anything else right now, I slowly stroked Arian Liberin's pale thigh before lightly touching her intimate area.
"Haa… Yes, let's do that." Arian Liberin smiled, deciding to set aside her thoughts about Seo Moon-min-hye for the moment in response to my words.
"Levia." Shortly after, Leviathan appeared before Arian Liberin and me through teleportation in response to my call.
"You called?"
"Yeah. You brought what I asked for, right?"
"Yes, I brought it." At Leviathan's answer, Arian Liberin was slightly startled by her sudden appearance and pressed closer to me. However, rather than the fact that Leviathan had appeared, she seemed more curious about what she had brought and looked at me questioningly. After all, it was something she had ordered the president of Yucheon Artifact and a world-class mana awakener to fetch, so her curiosity was understandable.
"Lord Jin, what do you mean by 'brought'?"
"Heh, obviously… the clothes you'll be wearing during sex."
"What?" Arian Liberin looked genuinely surprised, as if she had never imagined that what I had Leviathan bring was that. She also seemed astonished by Leviathan's loyalty and obedience in faithfully carrying out the order.
"Levia, take it out."
"Yes." Leviathan opened her dimensional space and pulled out the items I had instructed her to bring.