Chapter 92
Chapter 92
Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 92
Chapter Title: Setting the Rules
While the phone rang, a thousand thoughts raced through my mind.
What should I say first? How should I steer the conversation?
Whenever I had to make plans with a woman, I used to agonize all night over what to say first, what excuse to use.
With my three women, I never had to do that.
But with Im Chae-seul, I still felt a sense of distance, which made me nervous.
However, once the call connected, everything ended up being surprisingly easy.
Im Chae-seul readily accepted my rushed suggestion of, "I'm free, up for a chat?"
I start my day once again with the realization that a handsome face is its own justification.
"I'm going to see Im Chae-seul for a bit."
No one said a word. They were dead to the world.
I pulled the blanket over the three women, who were breathing evenly in their sleep.
They looked like a female unicorn, a female Red Hare, and a female Pegasus, all exhausted after playing together.
I couldn't let the moment pass, so I diligently took pictures.
[Me] I'm heading over to Chae-seul's.
[Me]
[Me] You're all so beautiful, I couldn't possibly keep this to myself.
The faces of three beauties, sleeping soundly together after a night of passion with me.
I quite like that description.
It sounds like a truly beautiful combination of words.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ After thoroughly concealing my face with a baseball cap, mask, and sunglasses, I got into the Volvo.
Since I had given her my license plate number in advance, the gate opened automatically as I approached the parking garage entrance.
Im Chae-seul was waiting in the garage, dressed in a black see-through slip.
"What brings you here so early in the morning?"
"I don't sleep much. I get about two hours a day."
"Oh my, are you okay?"
"Yes. I'm naturally sleep-efficient, so I can function just like anyone else on only two hours. You don't need to worry."
"I was worried you might have insomnia."
"Nothing like that. I'm in perfect health."
"I've found that people who boast about their health are rarely ever truly healthy."
"It's not confidence, it's certainty. I'm probably the healthiest person in all of South Korea."
Having enhanced my destiny of health, I age at one-tenth the speed of a normal person.
The anti-aging effect from enhancing my destiny of appearance was said to prevent my external features from being affected by aging, so I figured my internal organs would age at that one-tenth pace.
I wonder how accurately the aging-suppression items work on the women.
Do they only stop their outward appearance from aging, or do they halt their biological clocks entirely?
But that wasn't what was important right now.
What was important was that Im Chae-seul had naturally linked her arm with mine.
"Are friends allowed to do this?"
"It's practice. Practice for linking arms with a man."
"Surely this isn't the first time you've linked arms with a man."
"I have at premieres and award ceremonies. It was hard to hide my reluctance. But with you, Chang-woo, it's different."
Chang-woo.
It was just a name, but it had a magical quality that made my heart flutter.
This must be the aura of a Hallyu star actress, famous throughout Asia...
Im Chae-seul then leaned her head affectionately on my shoulder.
Anyone watching would think we were a deeply loving couple.
We walked together like that.
As befitting a luxury residence, there was an elevator leading from the first-floor parking garage directly to the main building.
I wonder how much a place like this costs.
The spacious living room was so large and opulent that my new 46-pyeong apartment could fit inside with room to spare.
"Isn't it scary for a woman to live alone in a place like this?"
"It can be, sometimes. Want to live with me?"
She throws out ad-libbed counters as easily as she breathes.
How can a 23-year-old possess such allure?
Not just anyone can become a star actress, I see.
Im Chae-seul brought out a 1.5-liter plastic bottle of juice.
A convenience store drink in a luxurious porcelain teacup that looked like it belonged in a chaebol family's home.
It was a somewhat comical combination, but with Im Chae-seul doing it, it seemed more like a unique decoration.
"You didn't come to a friend's house at this hour expecting some fancy tea, did you?"
"At a friend's house, it's all about store-bought or delivery food. I'll drink it gratefully."
Im Chae-seul remained seated next to me, her arm still tightly linked with mine.
She rubbed her cheek against it, then squeezed my arm...
It felt like a cat poking and prodding a piece of meat to check its lean content.
It also felt like she was genuinely practicing, just as she'd said.
Gauging whether she could truly be physical with a man, and to what extent.
"Why do you keep touching me like that?"
"Don't you like it?"
"It's not that, I'm just curious."
"I was comparing your arm to her arm. It's slender for a man, but compared to hers, it's thick and firm."
"I'm becoming curious about who this 'her' is."
"She's a beauty. Enough to make me fall for her at first sight."
If Im Chae-seul calls her a beauty, just how beautiful must she be?
"This 'her' doesn't know, does she? That you have a crush on her."
"..."
Suddenly, Im Chae-seul let go of my arm.
The temperature of the room dropped drastically.
What was that?
"Did she find out?"
"Yes. A little less than a month ago."
"You didn't say anything about that before..."
"If you had slept with me, I would have told you."
"Oh, well, do you want to do it now?"
Ah, damn it.
I fumbled my line without thinking.
The line I had actually prepared was this:
'That offer to sleep together from before, is it still valid?'
It was a killer line I'd squeezed out of my clueless virgin brain.
A line that didn't seem too cheap, nor too desperate, but also didn't make me look like I was dying to have sex...
Anyway, it was a line I'd refined all night, trying to hide my desperate attempt to salvage a missed opportunity and approach it as coolly as possible.
But what came out was, 'Do you want to do it now?'
I feel so embarrassed, like I've just exposed the clueless virgin inside me.
"Why the sudden change of heart?"
"..."
"You seemed so resolute back then, I thought I'd have to remain a friend and slowly win you over for a long time. Did you two break up?"
"...No."
She asked with a bright smile, as if it were nothing.
But it felt like the protective barriers around my heart were being mercilessly torn away.
Like an innocent child tearing the wings off a dragonfly.
With a gentle smile, Im Chae-seul casually ripped away my heart's defenses.
I feel completely exposed.
"If it's difficult to answer, that's fine. It's not what's important."
"...Yes."
"Anyway, you've decided you're willing to sleep with me, right?"
"That's right."
"Then I think we need to set a few rules beforehand."
"If you wish."
"Rule one: We don't get serious with each other."
"Understood."
"Rule two: If it turns out not to be that great, we call it off and go back to being friends. No getting clingy."
"Okay."
I don't particularly like that one.
But since Im Chae-seul is going through a belated confusion about her sexual identity because of me...
I suppose it's only right that I be understanding.
"I've set two rules, so you can make two as well, Chang-woo."
"Can it be anything?"
"Of course, I have to agree to it. Just like you agreed to my rules."
She means I should propose conditions she's likely to accept.
Then again, the conditions she set weren't exactly one-sided.
"Rule three: If you want a continuous sexual relationship, you must follow my lead as much as possible when it comes to sex."
"That's a bit broad. It would be helpful if you gave a specific example."
"For instance, when I want to have sex, things like positions, frequency, and contraception methods—you'll have to accommodate me completely."
"I think I get it. But what do you mean by contraception methods?"
"I won't be using condoms. And I won't be pulling out either."
"Ah..."
A troubled look crossed Im Chae-seul's face.
So she was planning on using condoms or the withdrawal method for contraception.
But under those terms, I can't accept her as a member of my harem.
This was a non-negotiable prerequisite, designed by the status window, which was tainted by the wicked intent of the soul in my cock.
"I'll have to think about this one. I was planning on alternating between pulling out and using condoms."
"I insist on finishing inside every time. Or should I get a vasectomy?"
I wasn't actually going to get one.
[Pre-Contraception Potion: 1 Coin] [For 1 hour after use, no sperm will be mixed in your semen.] [Using multiple potions simultaneously will stack the duration. (e.g., using 3 potions at once provides a 3-hour duration)] It was because I trusted in the power of items.
My first and second harem parties were taking care of their own contraception, so it was fine.
Using that potion would mean no sperm would be released, giving it the same effect as a vasectomy.
So, it wasn't a lie.
"You'd get a vasectomy for me? At your young age?"
"The purity and physical fidelity of the actress Im Chae-seul are worth that much."
"And yet you rejected me so quickly before."
Im Chae-seul's smile widened.
Good. She seems to be in a better mood.
The way she looked at me softened a little.
She was always gentle, but now her gaze held more of the shine I saw in my other women's eyes.
"I believe a handsome man like you, Chang-woo, should have many children. Forcing a man like you to get sterilized feels like committing a great sin against the world."
"Then..."
"I'll take care of the contraception."
She gazed at me intently, a soft, knowing smile playing on her lips.
This woman is dangerous.
Now I think I understand why she made rule number one: don't get serious.