9. Mistake
9. Mistake
"Hmm... I've packed everything I need, and the other luggage was all sent ahead..."
I'm moving.
To the Hero Safehouse I saw in the documents Dust-ssi left with us before.
When I brought it up to Eunji, she passionately agreed, and Matthew-ssi recommended it as well.
"Now that I'm actually about to leave, I feel a little reluctant."
Since the Hero Association said they would manage the house we originally lived in, it was practically a situation where we just needed to pack ourselves up and go.
Still, changing where you live isn't simply a casual matter.
"Once that villain is caught, can we come back here again...?"
The villain who ruined our daily life, Mastermind.
They said she's A-Class, right? Eunji is S-Class, so Eunji is stronger then.
I just hope she gets caught quickly.
"......"
I take a final glance around the inside of the house.
Eunji's and my luggage had already been taken ahead by the Association, but a few small items still remain.
This house where I lived together with Eunji for five whole years.
Someday, when all our worries disappear, I want to return here again with Eunji.
Together.
Eunji went to the Association today as well to participate in training.
Since she agreed to come to the new house in the evening, right now I just need to head to the safehouse by myself first...
"Is this... the right place?"
The house we originally lived in was decently good, too.
But this is... an apartment so magnificent that it makes your jaw drop just looking at the outside.
Is someone humble like me even allowed to set foot in a place like this?
"...The address is correct, though."
"Seungyoon-ssi."
Turning my head at the familiar voice, a large man is standing at the entrance of the apartment complex.
A man exuding a presence powerful enough to catch the eyes of passersby—it's Matthew-ssi.
"Matthew-ssi? What brings the Branch Manager here...?"
"I performed the final check on the safehouse. Personally."
A guy who is the Branch Manager sure is extremely... proactive.
Usually, wouldn't his secretary, Dust-ssi, be the one coming?
As if Matthew-ssi could hear my inner thoughts, he adds to his words.
"An S-Class Hero is a combat force close to being directly under the Branch Manager. I cannot neglect their management."
"Ah... That makes sense."
"Let us go."
An escort too?
It's a, a bit burdensome, but I can't really refuse.
...And thinking that he's the person who did that kind of thing with Eunji a few days ago, it bothers me quite a bit.
For now... let's go. To the new house.
"How has your recent condition been?"
"Condition... After Matthew-ssi helped me out, it got a little better, but..."
"Does that mean it hasn't improved?"
"...Yes."
My condition is so precarious that it could never be called an improvement.
A trigger. It feels like even the smallest trigger will make delusions erupt uncontrollably.
So recently, I'm trying to live without thinking about anything at all.
"You do not need to rush things."
"......"
The more I take it easy and relax, the more times Eunji will be held by you... or perhaps another man.
But he's right. An anxious heart only brings about more painful delusions.
"Other Heroes reside here as well. It is also close to the Association."
"Other Heroes?"
"Yes. For instance..."
Just then, the doors of the elevator we were waiting for open.
And a man inside, as he is about to get off, comes face-to-face with us.
Large build, dark skin... looking just like the man in the workout photo Eunji sent...?
"Mirage."
"Oh, Branch Manager?"
"Seungyoon-ssi, this is B-Class Hero Mirage, affiliated with the Seoul Branch."
"Uh... Nice to meet you."
Awkwardly extending my hand to offer a handshake, the other party remains still.
"Seungyoon-ssi. Mirage cannot see."
"...S-Sorry."
"Haha! It's okay. Don't worry about it."
So the sunglasses weren't a fashion statement.
Should I consider it a relief? He seems to have a pretty good personality. He brushed off my rudeness like it was nothing.
"Mirage, Seungyoon-ssi is the lover of Eunji-yang, the newly awakened S-Class Hero."
"Ah, I heard a bit about him from Eunji-yang."
"He will be staying next door to you from now on, so be aware."
"Yep."
Next door? So he lives right next door.
By the way, to think he was blind... And I used someone like that in my delusion...
...An uncalled-for wave of self-loathing washes over me.
"Seungyoon-ssi. I will return to the Association with Mirage. Well then."
"Yes... Thank you for everything, Branch Manager."
"See you again later, Seungyoon-ssi!"
"Uh... Yes, yes."
He's quite affable.
Blind, and a hero... That's a remarkably tough combination.
When Eunji comes back tonight, should I ask her a bit about what kind of person he is?
It's good to know about one's neighbors, after all.
Having finished her training, Eunji returned to the new house.
Eunji's reaction to the new house wasn't much different from mine.
Since the inside of the house was full of expensive furniture, it felt almost like being in a hotel.
And I brought up the topic of the new neighbor I ran into earlier.
"Ah~ Mirage-ssi? He's the one who helped me exercise last time."
"Right. They said... he can't see."
"That's right. I heard he got injured fighting an S-Class Villain a few years ago."
...He was an even more amazing person than I thought?
Just because he was in the gym with Eunji, I had that kind of delusion about him... I feel genuinely apologetic.
"He has a great personality, and everyone at the Association likes him."
"Even though I only met him briefly, he definitely seemed like a good guy."
"Right? Oppa will be able to get close to him quickly, too. I even talked a bit about oppa to Mirage-ssi."
"About me? What kind of talk?"
She didn't say anything weird, right?
No way. There's no way Eunji would do that.
"Of course~ I told him how my oppa got caught by the villain while trying to protect me, and that's when I awakened!"
"...Ah."
"I said you're a super~ good person, and that I'd introduce you later."
"......"
...That's not good.
I don't mean that Mirage-ssi isn't good... but in a different way.
Suddenly, I wanted to change the subject.
"What did you do... today? At the Association."
"Today was training and trait exercises... Oh right! Want me to show you the photos I took while working out today?"
"Photos?"
"Because today I worked out together with Dust-ssi."
Eunji pulls out her phone.
And on the screen she held out to me were Eunji in the workout gear I saw before, and Dust-ssi.
As if the photo was taken right after finishing their workout, both of them look out of breath.
"......"
"Oppa, you're not thinking about something weird, are you...?"
"Uh... Huh?"
"That's rude to Dust-ssi!"
"No, ah... No, it's not. What do you mean?"
I can swear it. I absolutely did not compare the two of their chests.
...I did think that compared to the suit outfit I saw last time, this outfit made them look a bit smaller.
But that was just a passing impression. After that, I kept looking only at Eunji.
"Still, Dust-ssi seems like a pretty kind person despite being blunt..."
Eunji swiping the gallery image to the side as she spoke must have been an unconscious action.
Something done thoughtlessly, casually.
But the photo that appeared after swiping was the one I saw a few days ago... yet slightly different.
It was a photo of Eunji and two used condoms.
"......"
"...Th-This! I, I deleted this, why..."
"Could this be, from last time...?"
"L-Last time, that's right! I took this one first... but it came out looking too le-lewd, so I retook it..."
Just as Eunji said, the mood of this photo is a bit... delicate.
Two heavy condoms placed on the palm of her hand, and Eunji's half-closed eyes looking down at them.
What was Eunji thinking while looking at that?
Feeling both the heavy weight pressing against her palm and the lingering, uncooled heat.
"R... Really! Here, can't you s-see the date the photo was taken? Oppa..."
"...It's okay. Of course I believe you."
"You didn't think... something else, right? I-I mean, a delusion..."
Eunji seems very flustered as well.
Of course I believe in Eunji. I also believe in Matthew-ssi.
But delusions are not something that can be quieted by trust.
What if... after Eunji met with Matthew-ssi at my request, she secretly met Matthew-ssi again?
If she met him, it's not suspicion like this.
If she met him, this is a possibility that hasn't happened.
I can picture it. Eunji going to meet Matthew-ssi again without telling me.
"......"
"Oppa... A-Are you okay...?"
The reason for the secret rendezvous in the delusion could be anything.
A new sense of anticipation stemming from the difference between Matthew-ssi and me.
Disappointment in me, who felt joy while making such a pathetic request.
Or simply... the instinct of a woman being drawn to a superior male.
"Phew... Haa. J-Just a moment..."
"......"
I can picture it. Eunji starting to become a bit more active starting from their second rendezvous.
"Me, w... water please, Eunji-ya."
"Water? J-Just a second! Wait just a second!"
Eunji, whose anticipation and trembling begin to overtake her shyness.
Choosing a face-to-face position, unable to take her eyes off the long dick entering inside her... Eunji.
Seeing her belly bulge outward from the dick inserted all the way inside, she wouldn't be able to help but helplessly orgasm.
Showing every bit of her orgasming expression to a man other than me, she would keep... coming.
Coming, and coming again. And then at the moment of ejaculation, she will once again feel the disparity between Matthew-ssi and me.
And even the sight of her returning home normally as if nothing had happened, after finishing sex twice like that...
"W-Water! Oppa, water!"
"......"
I can't open my eyes. It's hard to look away from the delusion.
Taking the cup that Eunji handed me, I splash it straight toward my face with a sharp swish.
Chwaaaak-!
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"...Haa, ha."
"O-Oppa..."
It's not Eunji's fault.
I... believe in Eunji.
Our relationship isn't so weak that trust would shatter over a single photo that was accidentally left undeleted.
That is why I ask.
Before the delusions worsen, even though I know it's a bit early, I have no choice.
"...Eunji-ya."
"Mm...?"
"This time... I want to add one more thing to the last request."