Chapter 217
Chapter 217
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 217
Chapter Title: She Doesn't Oppose It (1)
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Meeting alone with my lifesaver to talk was hardly an unnatural thing.
Having confirmed that fact, Eon So-young and I gradually increased the time we spent together, just the two of us.
"Ah, not there... no..."
But while we called it meeting alone, up until now there had always been attendants tending to Eon So-young or guards following us. Today, however, we were truly alone.
"Is it really off-limits...?"
The guests had all left, which actually lowered the chance of any threats to Eon So-young, so I'd dismissed the escorts on that logic. For the maids, I'd set strict criteria for the refreshments to buy us some time away.
The result?
"What if someone comes? Eek...!"
In the short time before the refreshments arrived, it meant I could fondle Eon So-young's breasts.
"We'd sense them coming beforehand. Just a little, please?"
Aside from a couple of Namgung Family elders, Eon So-young was now practically the top expert in the household, so unless someone deliberately suppressed their presence to the max, we'd detect any approach right away.
It was tantalizing to touch her while being careful not to rumple her clothes, but as I gently licked her nape and clung to her, she yielded her body with a show of reluctance.
"Ngh...!"
In return—perhaps thanks to her built-up inner energy—Eon So-young loosened my waistband just a bit and slipped her hand inside my pants.
Her soft, jade-like fingers rubbed my member with such mysteriously fierce pressure that my hips jerked.
The pleasure of her smooth fingertips gliding over it made my own hands grow rougher as I groped her breasts and buttocks.
"When are we leaving? Haht..."
Eon So-young whispered to me in a heated voice.
We really should have left by early evening.
I'd built up some goodwill with Namgung Hak, so I planned to persuade him that it was safer to stay protected at the Tang Family manor for a while rather than leaving the girl dangling alone at the estate.
The truth was, I was still too scared to outright declare myself her new stepdad. At least until I could overpower him with martial arts, I figured I'd hold out.
If not for the Namgung Hye issue, I'd have already packed up with Gyeon-i and hit the road...
"Is something wrong...? Haup..."
I silenced Eon So-young's concerned words with my lips. As my tongue greedily latched onto her slick one, I gauged the time and slowly hiked up her skirt.
Our lips parted after fiercely exchanging saliva, and as I watched the string of it stretch between us, I slipped my hand into her undergarments.
"No... not now, really... ahng♥"
Eon So-young twisted her hips, her posture sinking lower as she draped one hand over my shoulder and stroked my member intensely.
I'd just thrust my finger into her lewd, twitching hole and started rubbing when—right as she shuddered—I sensed someone hurrying toward the room.
Eon So-young and I immediately pulled apart and straightened our clothes. Her face was a bit flushed, but no one would call us out on that...
'We're screwed.'
As the presence drew closer, Eon So-young squeezed her eyes shut.
[Mother, I'm coming in.]
I'd hoped she'd wait politely for permission, but that hope vanished as Namgung Hye flung the door open like an announcement.
"...Young Master Kang? So you're here."
Namgung Hye—the only one who already knew about my relationship with Eon So-young—frowned as she took in her mother's flushed face, instantly grasping the situation.
Eon So-young shrugged at her daughter's expression, and I boldly stepped in front to block the view.
"What's so urgent that you barge in like this?"
But it seemed I shouldn't have been so bold.
I'd forgotten that my still-erect member was on full display, since I hadn't planned to cover it with the table yet.
Namgung Hye's face turned beet red as she whipped around, and I hastily sat back in the chair to hide it.
"S-Sorry for bursting in... but, of all times..."
"Of all times?"
At Eon So-young's question, Namgung Hye flinched and glanced at me before turning back.
"W-Well, you see..."
According to her explanation, someone from the Martial Alliance had arrived. The reason was, naturally, to investigate the incident at the Namgung Family.
But that alone didn't seem like something to panic over, so her "of all times" must refer to catching us mid-public-table sex?
"They seem keen to hear about what happened then, so they specifically asked to see you, Mother. And Young Master Kang too."
It was only natural, since Eon So-young and Namgung Hye had been at the center of it all.
"R-Right now, I'm talking with my brother-in-law. I came rushing because I thought it'd be best if we all spoke together."
We somehow glossed over the situation, and before Eon So-young could grow suspicious, Namgung Hye hurriedly led us out.
Sorry to the maids, but after handing them the overly picky-ordered refreshments to enjoy, we went to greet the Martial Alliance guest.
Namgung Hye's heart pounded.
'Again, doing that again...!'
She was racking her brain over how to persuade Huangbo Jun, and here her mother was sneaking off for that!
This time, by sheer luck, she hadn't walked in on them, but anyone in the know would spot it from her mother's flushed face, moist lips, and slightly loosened bodice.
Her mother had only grown more beautiful since meeting that man.
It wasn't just Namgung Hye's imagination—she'd overheard some maids whispering the same.
And that beautified face looked so much like her own, which made Namgung Hye even more distraught.
'And his thing was even... like that...'
"Can I head back now?"
"Eek!"
Namgung Hye spun around with a strange yelp to find Kang Yun staring down at her blankly, apparently done speaking with the Martial Alliance investigator.
"Why make a sound like that? It's like I did something weird to... no, to Lady Namgung."
"S-Sorry..."
She had nothing but an apology. She'd startled herself imagining lewd scenes, so it was only natural.
But she quickly changed her mind.
'But isn't it his fault for making me think like this?'
Even if it was consensual, doing it with her mother at every opportunity...
A faint resentment bubbled in Namgung Hye's chest, but the man had no way of knowing and turned away, seemingly satisfied with her apology.
"H-Hey, where are you going?"
But he stopped at her grab, looking back puzzled.
"I already told the Martial Alliance everything I know."
Truth be told, Namgung Hye herself didn't know why she'd stopped him. For now, she blurted out the first thing that came to mind.
It was a fairly urgent matter anyway.
"H-Help me out, please. If things stay like this..."
"...I get it's urgent. But discuss it here?"
He easily guessed it was about Huangbo Jun, but he also scanned the surroundings, chiding her carelessness.
Even using transmission, staring blankly at each other while sending it would be like shouting, "We're having a secret talk—please notice!"
[Come to my quarters later when the moment's right.]
[Got it.]
She thought it rich coming from a guy caught red-handed lusting after her mother less than two hours ago, but Namgung Hye let it slide.
The man strode off briskly, probably back to his room.
Namgung Hye found even his gait infuriating, but as she whipped her head away, she nearly jumped out of her skin at the ghost-like figure standing there.
"M-Mother...!"
"My daughter... won't you tell your mother what's going on?"
Eon So-young—who knew how much she'd heard—narrowed her eyes at Namgung Hye.
"You shouldn't have brought it up like that..."
"Sorry..."
Namgung Hye had apologized to me an awful lot today. How many times was that now?
That evening, after the Martial Alliance investigator left, I received a visit from Namgung Hye. The only oddity was that Eon So-young came along.
The implication was clear.
"You should have told me if something like that happened..."
"Sorry, it's not easy to talk about."
Whatever Eon So-young had said to her, Namgung Hye spilled everything cleanly and thoroughly.
The silver lining? Eon So-young looked half-pleased, half-astonished that I hadn't gobbled up Namgung Hye yet.
"Anyway, now that it's come to this, I'll give my opinion too. He seems like he'll keep stubbornly digging in his heels otherwise..."
"No, that's not why I came."
I'd expected a scolding for not brainstorming solutions together sooner, but apparently not.
"The issue now is... that your son-in-law feels guilty about Hye not being able to have children, right?"
"Yes."
Thinking Eon So-young was about to suggest something plausible, I perked up my ears. Namgung Hye did too.
"And you, Hye, don't want him living with that guilt."
"Right."
They hated the idea of parting but chased an impossible goal, hence the headaches.
The routes that satisfied everything: cure Huangbo Jun's impotence, or...
"Young master."
Eon So-young took my hand. As something sly and chilling glinted in her clear eyes, she spoke again.
"I don't oppose it?"
Presented with the second route, I blanked out, failing to process her words at first.
"Mother—!"
Namgung Hye cried out like in a scream, snapping me back to reality as I shot Eon So-young a questioning look.
[Madam, is something...]
"It's nothing. You may withdraw."
Dismissing the attendants waiting outside with casual grace, Eon So-young lowered her voice as Namgung Hye spoke.
"Mother, what do you mean? You don't oppose it? This man is..."
"Yes. He's my husband."
Eon So-young paused before continuing.
"And a man who has many wives besides me."
"W-What?!"
The shocked Namgung Hye shot me a betrayed glare. Caught off-guard by Eon So-young's sudden coming-out, I fidgeted awkwardly.
"Y-You...! How dare you wear a human skin and...!"
"That's not the point. The point is that many women besides your mother have already shared intimacy with the young master."
Namgung Hye looked like she could barely breathe.
"Why do you think those women, knowing full well he has others, still end up intimate with him?"
"...I don't know, and I don't want to."
"The young master truly knows how to bring a woman to ecstasy..."
I wanted to crawl into a hole. I had no confidence handling Eon So-young's dreamy whispers running wild.
"I don't want to know that crap."
"I felt the same before I knew."
Eon So-young slipped her beautiful jade hand into my sleeve, gently caressing my arm.
"I'm not forcing you. I just find it heartbreaking that you'd live without knowing this."
"I'm your daughter! You're saying mother and daughter should serve one man?"
"What are you saying? It's just a temporary arrangement until you conceive."
From Eon So-young's view, Namgung Hye was merely Huangbo Jun's wife; a brief fling with me posed no issue.
Honestly, this perspective wasn't exactly normal either.
"Precisely because you're my daughter, I want your future to be happy. I told you before, didn't I?"
"...You said you wouldn't force it?"
"Of course."
Namgung Hye gritted her teeth and shot to her feet.
"Then I'm leaving! I don't want to waste more time on this nonsense!"
Before I could stop her, she stormed out the door.
"Oh my... Hye really..."
"...Isn't that pretty normal?"
"Normal...?"
Eon So-young turned to me with wide eyes. The look of someone debating what "normal" even meant—with no right to judge.
I was the biggest sinner here.