Chapter 359: The Fetters of Karma (1)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 359: The Fetters of Karma (1)
The presence I sensed through the cracked-open door receded, one step at a time.
Should I go out and stop her?
No, that’s not right.
As the presence faded, I turned my attention to Jeong-hee.
I carefully wiped the bodily fluids from her body—she was sleeping as if she’d passed out—using a wet wipe.
「Clean.」
I used magic to erase the rest.
Then, I picked up the scattered clothes one by one and got dressed.
“You worked hard, honey.”
I planted a light kiss on the forehead of the woman who must have spent days preparing her gift for me, then left the room.
The living room was submerged in silence.
Who could that presence have been?
The answer was obvious.
“She even left behind evidence.”
A palm-sized puddle of clear liquid was on the floor in front of the door.
I crouched down and lightly touched it with my finger. A viscosity unlike ordinary water drew a thin line in the air between my raised finger and the floor.
“Looks like our Yu-jeong was really turned on.”
No matter how engrossed I was in sex, the only person I could think of who could deceive my senses and get this far was her.
Human senses tend to dull the more familiar and trusted a stimulus is.
The same went for a person’s presence.
I was endlessly familiar with the presences of Yu-jeong and the other team members.
So familiar that if I was focused on something else, I might overlook them without a second thought.
That was why she was able to reach the door without being detected.
Of course, the other team members could have done the same… but they had no reason to come here.
“She definitely said she wouldn’t be here until tomorrow afternoon, so for her to show up in the middle of the night…”
The most likely reason was a flare-up of her paranoia.
She was probably planning to rest at her hotel, but then she got a gut feeling.
That reasonable suspicion—that her already-suspect mother might be doing something with Kim Do-jin—is what led her here.
“Hmm… this is an unexpected variable.”
I never imagined something like this would happen.
I had been thinking of dropping a hint to her in one way or another when the time was right… but I didn’t think it would be today.
On top of that, wasn’t today the most intense and daring we’d ever been?
I wondered what kind of expression she wore, what thoughts filled her mind, as she watched her own mother and boyfriend fucking like animals, crying out without a care in the world.
Amid my curiosity and fear, one encouraging detail caught my eye.
The clear liquid on the floor, which was almost certainly arousal fluid that had leaked from Shin Yu-jeong’s pussy.
“For it to pool on the floor like this…”
It meant it was beyond what could be dismissed as a simple physiological reaction.
“She must be furious… right?”
Of course she was angry. She must have been trembling with a sense of betrayal.
It was a wonder she didn’t charge in the moment she saw us.
And she must have been aroused.
As much as the betrayal she felt—no, perhaps even more so.
If that was the case…
“This might be easier to resolve than I thought.”
Feeling a greater thirst at the thought that the moment I’d hold both mother and daughter wasn’t far off, I licked my lips.
Ah, I hope that day comes soon.
*
Having barely managed to clear the dungeon without any issues, Shin Yu-jeong had no sooner returned home than she stormed up to the rooftop room and pounced on him.
“Mmph…!”
A relentless kiss.
“Hey, hey, what are you doing…!”
While he feigned resistance, clearly enjoying it, she ripped off his pants and underwear in one motion and took his limp cock in her mouth.
Before long, it was a pillar of fire, radiating a fierce heat.
“Hah, haaah…♥”
Seeing this, she immediately tore off her clothes, bent her legs, and prepared for insertion by grinding her wet pussy against the head of his cock.
Just then, Kim Do-jin spoke.
“Your mom’s downstairs, too. What if she finds out?”
His words soured her mood.
“Shut up. If she finds out, she finds out.”
“……”
With that, she slammed her body down onto his cock.
Squelch—!
“Haaahhh…♥”
Shin Yu-jeong’s body trembled at the sensation of the cock stretching her insides to their limit, filling her completely.
A single thrust was enough to resolve the tickling lust that had tormented her last night.
She was relieved, but also furious.
“Fuck, fuck, fuuuuck…♥”
This cock.
It was as if her body was telling her.
‘Is this the only cock that will do? Fuck, is that it?!’
The excitement that had built with her relentless movements finally reached its limit and exploded.
“Hngh…, ugh…♥”
An intense orgasm, the likes of which she’d never felt with fingers, set every nerve in her body ablaze.
For a moment, she gasped, her hands on Kim Do-jin’s body barely supporting her collapsing torso.
“Hahh…, hngh…!”
Deciding once wasn’t enough, she began to move her hips again.
She was pissed.
Even more so because she couldn’t cool her own heated body without the man who’d been sleeping with, of all people, her own mother.
And.
“My Yu-jeong, you’re so hot today.”
The look in his eyes and the words he spoke to her still felt so lovely.
“Sh…shut up and just fuck me, hngh♥”
“Yes, yes, as you com…mand!”
“Heuk…!”
She felt his affection.
A deep, rich affection that didn't waver no matter what other woman he was with.
‘How can a person be like that?’
Was he shameless, or just overflowing with confidence?
This was already her fourth climax, pinned beneath him and getting fucked.
Just as her rational judgment began to blur, he whispered.
“Yu-jeong.”
“What, whaat…”
“I love you.”
Cowardly bastard.
A rotten bastard who whispers sweet nothings when I feel good, making it impossible for me to even stay angry.
“I, I don’t know, you son of a bitch…♥”
Without realizing it, she wrapped her arms around his neck.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
After their heated bodies had cooled.
She took a thorough shower and left the rooftop room.
As she came downstairs, her passion sated, Seo Jeong-hee, who was sitting in the living room, greeted her.
“…You’re back?”
Her tone was somewhat awkward.
“Yeah.”
Still feeling unsettled, she gave a short reply and glanced up at the ceiling.
The living room was directly below Kim Do-jin’s room.
Did that mean… she might have heard them having sex?
‘I hope she did.’
Then her mother would have a small taste of what she felt yesterday.
At the same time, a wave of worry washed over her.
A mother and daughter fighting over one man… The worst-case future that could unfold when such an unrealistic situation, something you’d be hard-pressed to find even in a comic, spiraled into catastrophe.
Perhaps that was why.
“Mom.”
“Yes?”
“Mom… could you live without seeing me?”
The reason she asked a question so unlike her, out of the blue.
Her heart pounded unpleasantly.
With a nervous heart, she watched her mother’s lips slowly part.
Her mother, Seo Jeong-hee, kept her eyes fixed on the TV and murmured softly.
“…No.”
“I see.”
She felt a little relieved.
“I’m going to get some rest.”
“Go ahead. I’ll wake you for dinner?”
“Okay.”
Her steps felt a full layer lighter as she crossed the living room toward her own room.
Just before the door closed.
“…Me too.”
Click.
The door shut along with the quiet voice.
Seo Jeong-hee smiled silently.
*
Late morning.
After eating a meal Jeong-hee had prepared for brunch, I was on the road, heading to the university for my afternoon classes.
Beep—! Beep—! Beep—!
A safety alert arrived with a loud noise.
`[Yeongdeungpo-gu Office] Area around Yeongdeungpo Station department store is currently restricted due to a fire. Please avoid the area due to risk of casualties.`
Beep—! Beep—!
And another one.
`[Yeongdeungpo-gu Office] Fire at department store near Yeongdeungpo Station. Requesting assistance with rescue and firefighting.`
The first message was for everyone in the vicinity.
The second was sent only to Hunters adjacent to the incident.
There were usually two reasons they’d go out of their way to request support from nearby Hunters instead of just relying on 119.
Either it was arson caused by a Villain’s ability, or the fire was so widespread that firefighters alone couldn’t handle it swiftly.
“Hmm.”
The support message was just that, a ‘request’ for support; it wasn’t mandatory.
In other words, there would be no penalty for me if I just drove past.
“Okay.”
Even so, I deliberately turned the car around.
It wasn’t out of some sense of justice.
“There’s no better excuse to skip class.”
It was simply because I didn’t want to miss a chance to legally skip my classes.
I retraced my path and made a right turn at the signal.
Finally, through the car window, I could see fierce flames and the black smoke billowing from them.
The moment I saw it, I was certain.
“…It’s arson.”
This wasn’t a fire caused by a moment of personal mistake or carelessness, but a planned act of arson.
And it was undoubtedly arson caused by a Villain’s ability, not by conventional means.
The proof was the flames dancing over the building, greedily devouring the surrounding mana to maintain their massive form.
A normal fire also burns ambient mana, but not so blatantly.
When I arrived at the scene, an armed police officer blocked my way.
“The area is restricted due to a fire! It’s an inconvenience, but please take a detour…”
“A-rank Hunter Kim Do-jin. I’m here in response to the support request.”
“Ah! My apologies.”
The officers quickly stepped aside.
I drove past them, parked near the scene, and headed straight for one person.
A middle-aged firefighter in his forties, busy giving orders into his radio.
“A-rank Hunter Kim Do-jin. I’m responding to the support request. Could I get a quick briefing on the situation?”
“Ah…! Thank you for the quick response. We’re currently having trouble extinguishing the flames.”
The firefighter smiled bitterly.
It must be gut-wrenching to have a job putting out fires, yet be unable to extinguish the one right in front of you.
Of course, it wasn’t their fault.
A fire born from mana burns several times stronger and more tenaciously than a normal one.
But their equipment was still only suited for conventional firefighting, so this was inevitable.
Anyway, that wasn’t what was important right now.
“What’s the status of the rescue efforts?”
“Thanks to the Hunters who responded to the call, the rescue is in its final stages.”
“So that means… once that fire is out, the incident is basically over.”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
I turned my head for a moment and looked up at the burning building.
The flames had already engulfed the entire structure, and I could see them beginning to creep sideways.
To prevent any more damage, the fire had to be put out before that happened.
“Give me a signal when the rescue work is finished.”
“Excuse me…?”
I spoke a clearer word to the man, who asked back in a bewildered tone.
“That fire. I’m putting it out.”