Chapter 11: I Ended Up Seeing My Colleague Masturbating
All the chaos had finally settled, and Ye-na unnie and I stepped out of the building together.
Thanks to her using her powers to heal my body and even conjuring up clothes for me, I didn't have to flash my ridiculous state to the world.
"Serendipity, you okay?"
"Yeah, Team Leader. I'm fine. Aside from my body feeling a bit heavy."
Even though all my physical fatigue and wounds were healed, the mental exhaustion lingered, making it hard to call myself normal.
"Guess you can't join us for drinks then?"
"Drinks...? We're actually going out for a celebration?"
"The villain you two took down was S-grade. After catching one like that, we have to celebrate."
From its abilities and combat strength, I'd guessed it was S-grade, and it seemed HQ agreed with me.
"Talk about a career milestone."
If the threat level had turned out to be just A-grade in a situation like this, it would've felt so anticlimactic.
"Serendipity, you did amazing. Really."
"Raphtel, thank you. If it weren't for you, I would've been in deep shit."
Just imagining what might've happened if she hadn't yelled in my head made chills run down my spine.
Her gentle hand stroked my shoulder, and only then did it finally sink in that everything was over.
"Team Leader, how about we do drinks tomorrow instead? Serendipity's in no shape for it right now."
"Tomorrow you'll be too swamped to even sit down."
"Huh? Why?"
"The Director's gonna lose her mind tomorrow morning. An S-grade villain attacked the Central Government Building today—and got captured."
S-grade villain attacks aren't exactly commonplace.
Even if there were ten incidents, you'd be lucky to find even one involving an S-grade.
Not only had such a rare event happened, but two magical girls had neutralized it completely. The Director's ego must've shot straight to the heavens.
"The reporters are gonna swarm us."
"Yeah, she'll try to block them... but you know how Korean journalists are."
"In that case... let's do drinks tonight. Then I can crash all day tomorrow."
"Hold on, so who's dealing with the reporters...?"
"Raphtel and Team Leader, pretty please? Honestly, I did all the heavy lifting."
I could proudly claim my share of the credit this time around—this villain takedown was basically my show.
Team Leader and Ye-na unnie acknowledged it with light chuckles.
"Alright, let's go devour some Hanwoo."
"Hanwoo! We can go all out today without holding back, right?"
"Obviously. You earned it."
"Sweet! Hanwoo feast, incoming!"
Brimming with excitement and anticipation, we arrived at the restaurant, and I launched into what could only be described as a battle for the meat.
My chopsticks moved at lightning speed, snatching every last piece before it could linger on the grill.
"Ha-young, slow down. Not everything's even cooked yet."
"You don't get it? It's delicious even charred."
"Jeez, I gotta eat more beef myself. The way you devour it is terrifying."
"Hah! *Munch munch*... Mmmph!"
When the richness started piling up from all that intense beef consumption, one shot of soju washed it all away clean.
"Ahh! Hits the spot! Must be the ordeal— this soju tastes sweet."
"A 21-year-old calling soju sweet already."
"Speaking of, when's Hee-soo unnie coming back?"
Kim Hee-soo.
Alias Electra, a magical girl currently on overseas dispatch.
For reference, the last one, Yoo Soo-ah, is out on support duty at another regional HQ.
"Not till next week. This is new—you asking about Hee-soo."
Team Leader's reaction made sense, given how I'd treated Hee-soo unnie up till now.
What can I say about Hee-soo unnie?
She's got this soft, soothing voice and a laid-back vibe.
Take away her turning into a full-on sadist whenever she touches my body or goes after a villain, and she's pretty great.
"It's tough with just three of us. And with Soo-ah dispatched elsewhere, it's basically you and me handling everything, Ye-na unnie."
"Speaking of, Soo-ah messaged asking if you're okay."
Soo-ah's a magical girl who just turned twenty.
Chosen by her mascot right after her birthday, and she already boasts top-tier combat skills.
"Haa, so full."
"Finally stuffed? You polished off five plates solo."
"Just taking a breather, actually. Gotta manage my figure—magical girl duties, you know."
"Says the girl who just stuffed herself like that."
As I patted my belly, something squirmed in Ye-na unnie's bag.
Out popped Dorri.
"Serendipity-nim!"
"Hey, you lunatic! Don't use my alias here!"
"Oh right. Ha-young-nim, are you okay?"
"Dorri, you slept like a rock the whole time your owner was getting ravaged."
"The villain was too strong—I passed out."
If Dorri hadn't drawn its attention, I wouldn't have landed that one hit.
Her contribution was no small thing, so I let the nagging drop and reached to pet her.
"Gasp! Hanwoo! Itadakimasu!"
Right before my hand touched her, Dorri spotted the beef and lunged.
She hopped right onto the table, chomping away furiously with her tiny mouth.
"Hey, hamster."
"Yes, Ha-young-nim?"
I grabbed her by the scruff and hoisted her up, dangling her near the grill.
"Kyaack! Ha-young-nim! I'm getting grilled!"
"Wonder what hamster meat tastes like."
"Kyaaaa! Ye-na-nim, save meee!"
"Ha-young, Dorri worked hard too. Let her eat."
"You live because of Ye-na unnie, got it."
After that rowdy celebration wrapped up, I stumbled home and collapsed onto the bed.
The soft mattress enveloped me, and the pent-up exhaustion crashed in even harder.
"Ha-young-nim, super tired?"
"Yeah, so shut up and sleep already."
"I'll tuck you in."
Dorri grunted and dragged a blanket several times her size over me.
"Thanks, Dorri. Let's sleep together for old times' sake."
"Yes, Ha-young-nim!"
She looked thrilled, so I scooped her up and nuzzled her against my cheek.
She's always nagging and yapping about probabilities, but up close like this, she's just so warm and comforting.
"Ah, hamster musk."
"I don't smell!"
"That's what they all say. Now sleep. I'm beat."
"Goodnight, Ha-young-nim."
"Yeah, night."
With Dorri's fluffiness against me, I closed my eyes and drifted off into oblivion.
*
The next day, I woke up and checked the time: 4 p.m.
I'd slept for about 16 hours, which threw me for a loop, but my peak condition wiped away any shock.
"Ughhh! Haa, feels amazing."
Not waking once for over 12 hours had erased every last bit of fatigue.
"Ha-young-nim, you're up?"
"Dorri, where'd you go?"
"I scouted outside while you were sleeping."
"Yeah? What's the situation out there?"
"Team Leader's handling a swarm of reporters solo right now."
"And Ye-na unnie?"
"She's resting too."
If Team Leader's dealing with the press, better not wander around.
Wouldn't want a repeat of that one hyper reporter who once barged into HQ for an "exclusive."
"Ah, gotta go to school... Nah, resting up fully today."
"Team Leader already handled that for you. Take it easy till tomorrow."
"Our Team Leader's the best. As thanks, she can sweat a bit more."
Staring at the ceiling, I started recalling all the villains I'd faced so far.
That train of thought led straight to questions about their existence.
Villains have human-like bodies.
But we still don't know if they were once ordinary people who transformed, or if they were born that way.
The leading theory is they're offspring from seeds scattered by the original beast-type villains.
"Dorri, you mascots showed up when the villains did, right?"
"Yes. Technically, we were created after the villains."
"No idea who made you?"
"Nope, none of us know."
With nothing concrete figured out, pondering alone wouldn't yield answers.
"Curious about villains? Go see Ye-na-nim. She does tons of research on them."
"Good call."
True to form, Ye-na unnie's endlessly researching villains.
The reason a magical girl like her dives so deep? She lost her parents to them.
Her hatred runs so deep, it's basically why her mascot chose her.
Two years ago, before I became a magical girl, she had a rep as a straight-up killer.
Magical girls are supposed to neutralize and capture villains, but Ye-na unnie ignored that and massacred every one she saw.
Now she's matured past the rage—calm and serene.
"Gotta grab some snacks for Ye-na unnie's room."
Might as well bring treats. I grabbed some snacks and headed to her room.
"Ye-na unnie, coming in."
Assuming she'd hear me through the door, I pressed my finger to the biometric lock and opened it.
"Unnie, wanna chat over snacks?"
I was cheerfully shaking the snack bag when I beheld the most bizarre sight.
"Hiiik♡ Gonna... cum♡ Fuuuh♡♡♡"
-Spluuurt!
Not only was Ye-na unnie masturbating with a dildo, but she was squirting as she climaxed—right in front of my eyes.
"Haa... Hnng♡ So... Huh?! H-Ha-young...?!"
"Uh... you look busy. I'll come back later...!"
She jolted in shock at seeing me, so I slammed the door shut and bolted back to my room.