Chapter 265: Leaving the Fish with the Cat (2)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 265: Leaving the Fish with the Cat (2)
To be honest, I don't really have any particular feelings for the man.
If I had to name one, it would be that he's living as Jeong-hee's husband by sheer luck, yet shows no gratitude for it.
Oh, and one more thing. Before coming up to Seoul, he was waffling back and forth about getting a divorce, but now he's acting like some pathologically jealous husband, making absurd requests.
Huh? What's this?
“Come to think of it, that's more than enough reason, isn't it…?”
And here I thought I was just trying to rationalize using him as a test subject.
I head over to Jeong-hee's house around dinnertime.
“Do-jin, you're here? Come on, have a seat.”
As always, Jeong-hee greets me with a bright smile.
After we exchange a tender glance that no one else sees, I head straight for the kitchen.
“You're here.”
As always, there's Shin Yu-jeong, wearing a short tank top that reveals her firm abs and a pair of dolphin shorts.
“Oh, welcome.”
The man, dressed in a sloppy, stretched-out t-shirt and boxer shorts, greets me.
“You worked hard again today. Eat a lot and keep your strength up, okay?”
“Yep.”
Jeong-hee subtly shows her affection.
I'm filling my stomach in front of another excellent dinner spread when something brushes against my leg under the table.
Just as I wonder what it is.
“Hmph….”
Something slides up to my crotch, taps my dick, and quickly disappears.
Who on earth would do something so bold…?
“What's wrong? Is the food not to your liking today?”
“…No.”
Jeong-hee asks with a grin the moment our eyes meet.
That something from a moment ago seems to have been a foot.
Jeong-hee's foot, to be precise.
She's changed ever since she sucked my dick in the kitchen while her husband was asleep on the sofa.
Now, she initiates subtle physical contact even when I don't.
It seems the pleasure she felt back then was more effective than I thought.
But it doesn't seem like pleasure is the only reason she keeps doing this.
“Hoho.”
She always laughs like that whenever she sees me flustered.
Do they say you become like the one you love?
I acted mischievously, so is she becoming mischievous too?
“Hey, this is good.”
Shin Yu-jeong, sitting next to me, places a side dish on my spoon just like her mother does.
“Thanks…, Hmph.”
Every time she does, Jeong-hee's mischievous leg reaches out and touches various parts of my lower body.
Is this… a sign of jealousy, too?
It's incredibly flustering, yet so thrilling it sends a shiver down my spine.
I wonder how they'll react when they find out they're both my women.
To make that happen… I need to conquer them a little more completely.
To the point where they wouldn't mind indulging in a night of ecstasy together, mother and daughter.
Just a little more, and I think I'll start to see the path forward…
“Honey, I'll have another bowl.”
For now, I'll take one more step for him today.
And while I'm at it, I might as well test out some curse magic.
I eat with my right hand while focusing mana into my left hand, which is under the table.
“Ah….”
Even in the midst of this, Jeong-hee's foot occasionally pays a visit to my crotch.
This really isn't the time for that…
Thankfully, my mental fortitude isn't so weak that a little pleasure like this can break my concentration.
The mana, imbued with sinister malice, turns black.
If I push this into the target's body in the intended direction…
“Here you go.”
“Ah, thanks… But why have I suddenly lost my appetite…? I'm sure I wanted to eat more just a moment ago.”
There we go.
The appetite suppression worked.
“So you're not going to eat it?”
“Uh… sorry.”
“Fine, then.”
Jeong-hee picks up the rice bowl she'd placed in front of the man and sets it down in front of me.
“Since I already served it, you should eat it, Do-jin. Is that okay?”
“Of course. With the side dishes you make, Ajumma, I could eat three bowls.”
“Hahaha, you.”
Score some more points like that.
I slightly weaken the appetite suppression magic I cast on the man.
He should eat less, but I shouldn't make him stop eating altogether.
Now, what else is there?
I gather mana at my fingertips again, this time pushing it toward his shoulders and neck.
「Curse of Chronic Fatigue」
Shoulders and neck.
The heavier they feel, the more easily one gets tired—the parts that induce fatigue.
A curse that uses mana to make those areas feel constantly heavy, creating chronic fatigue.
It might not sound like much, but it's actually quite terrifying.
Imagine your shoulders feeling heavy every day, your body sluggish, with no motivation to do anything.
If you can't have sex because of it and just fall asleep early every night, that's grounds for divorce. Grounds for divorce.
“That's strange… Why does my body feel so heavy all of a sudden?”
the man says, rolling his shoulders and neck.
Jeong-hee's reply is incredibly satisfying.
“It's because you've gained weight. Why don't you try exercising?”
“Uh… is that it? No… it feels a little different from just gaining weight.”
“Of course it is. They say obesity is the root of all illness.”
Then, she looks at me with pride and begins a long speech.
“Just look at Do-jin. He got healthier after losing weight, and he even became more handsome, didn't he?”
“Haha.”
Really, Jeong-hee.
What's she thinking, praising another man like this in front of her husband?
So far, I've placed a total of two curses on the man.
The number of curses that can be active in one person's body at the same time is usually around three.
They say the number can increase with proficiency in curse magic, but for me, who's still not used to it, that's about the limit.
Then I'll get rid of the appetite suppression for now…
“Honey, I'm suddenly hungry again!”
“So?”
“…I'll go get some more rice.”
“Alright, then.”
I can't just cast the curses; I have to hide them well, so I'll stick to two.
The last curse I need to cast is already decided.
Right on his crotch.
「Curse of Erectile Dysfunction」
Whether it's with Jeong-hee or Kim Ji-won.
It would be a problem if he suddenly went crazy with lust and pounced on them.
He might look like your average neighborhood guy, but he's still an Awakened Being.
If he forced himself on them, it would be difficult for a civilian, especially a woman, to resist.
It's much more convenient to just make it so he doesn't have the energy for it in the first place.
“Slurp… Ahh-!”
The man slurps his soup, oblivious to what has just happened to his nether regions.
Well, unlike the chronic fatigue, he won't feel anything right now.
And from now on, he'll never feel much of anything down there ever again.
“Hmm….”
The curses seem to have been applied successfully.
The problem is what to do about the sinister mana leaking from the body of someone afflicted by curse magic.
Black mana shimmers like a heat haze from his shoulders and neck.
It looks like he's emitting an aura, so it's not as bad as I thought…?
Of course, that's just my personal impression, as someone who can see mana.
“What should I do about that?”
“Do about what?”
Shin Yu-jeong immediately responds to the words I muttered to myself.
“…Just talking to myself.”
Does she have sharp ears?
Or has she been staring at me this whole time?
Anyway, that's not what's important right now.
The black mana is only leaking from the cursed areas.
In that case, couldn't I just hide the curse magic applied to each part deeper inside his body?
It would be difficult for others who can't see mana, but for me, it shouldn't be impossible.
“Let's give it a try.”
I push the mana resting on his skin and muscles deeper inside.
Beneath the muscle, into the very bones if possible.
If I compress the mana as much as possible to reduce its size, then make it spread out like a heartbeat to maintain its range…
“It's done…!”
The black mana leaking from the man's shoulders, neck, and crotch vanished completely.
At this point, no one will find it without an ultra-precise scan that can see deep inside the body.
“What's done?”
I smiled and replied to Shin Yu-jeong, who had chimed in from the side.
“Something. Something very good.”
“Good?”
“Yeah.”
Something very good.
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After finishing the meal and cozily doing the dishes together.
Jeong-hee comes to the entryway to see me off as I'm about to head back to the rooftop, and I whisper in her ear.
“Don't lock the door tonight. Leave it open.”
“The door…, Oh, my.”
Realizing my meaning, she blushes and looks up at me.
I can read the confusion filling her eyes.
She knows it too.
Unlike last time, when we stopped at just oral sex, this time we'll go all the way.
No matter how bold she's become, choosing to have sex in the same house where her husband and daughter are sleeping can't be an easy decision.
“I'll follow your choice, Jeong-hee.”
“My… choice?”
That's why I decided to give her a choice.
“If you leave the door open, I'll come in. If you lock it, I'll go back.”
“Ah….”
It's practically forcing her to leave it open, but it's important that she opens or closes it of her own will.
There's a stark difference between simply following a demand and acting on it with even a sliver of your own will.
I leave her there, lost in thought, and walk out the door.
I'm curious.
Will the door be open, or will it be closed?
* * *
Late at night.
Lying in the dark room where her husband slept, Seo Jeong-hee had the covers pulled up over her head, her eyes closed.
Sleep wouldn't come.
No, it would be more accurate to say it couldn't come.
Because very soon.
Creeak
‘Ah, he's here…♥’
Her nightly visitor was scheduled to arrive.
Along with the sound of the door opening, she heard soft footsteps.
With each approaching step, her heartbeat grew louder.
All sorts of fantasies unfolded in her mind.
‘Wh-where are we going to do it? What position? The foreplay…’
Just as her body was growing hot with these blossoming fantasies.
A rough hand suddenly slipped under the covers, grabbing her breast and bringing the heat to its peak.
It was then.
“Ahheung…♥”
A rather loud moan escaped her lips.
Alarmed by her body's unusual sensitivity, she hurriedly tried to cover her mouth with her hand.
“Haak…!”
Another moan echoed throughout the room.