Judgment. Rest. And Aftermath

Thud, thud, thud, thud!

He pinned the woman beneath him with a mating press so forceful it bordered on violence.

And yet, even as he did, he showered her with kisses, one hand laced tightly with hers while the other devotedly caressed her lush, generous body — a passionate coupling that left nothing held back.

Naturally, sex this intense burned through a tremendous amount of stamina. For him, a man who had already tried all manner of positions with two other women, it was no great problem. He controlled his breathing with practiced ease, and he had long since moved past the crude business of simply thrusting — he knew how to roll his hips and adjust his body to match the contours of a woman's flesh, the grip of her insides.

The problem, if there was one, lay with the woman. This was her first time ever doing anything of the sort—

"Heh, heeek... hwek...!"

—and she was already halfway out of her mind. At least the pleasure was unmistakably real; every so often—

"Hh, hnnnnngh! I—I'm cummiiing...!"

Splurt, splurt!

—her body would shudder violently as she climaxed, which was the one reassuring thing about the whole situation. If she fainted or passed out mid-act, he would be in a rather awkward position himself.

And with that, Mina had already reached her third orgasm. On the fronts of satisfying a woman and giving a virgin an unforgettable first experience, he could safely say he had succeeded.

The problem was... he was still locked in a fierce internal struggle of his own. Over what? Over the fact that he himself had yet to climax — to cum.

The more he thrust, the more he could feel Yun Mina's pussy — those tight, intricate vaginal walls — growing accustomed to his penis. Even right after her latest orgasm, they clung to him, sucking at his glans as they contracted, squeezing down hard as if begging him to give her his seed that very instant.

In truth, since the woman had already climaxed three times and thoroughly enjoyed herself, there would normally be no issue with him finishing as well... but unfortunately, there was a problem.

He was fucking her raw right now. Swept up in the heat of the moment, he had completely forgotten to put on a condom. It was all because of the other day, when he and Kim Seyeon had gone at it bare and thoroughly soaked the sheets. Anyway!

Did he not have a condom? He did. It was sitting right there in the pocket of the pants he had stripped off and tossed onto the floor. He always carried at least one, just in case of an "emergency."

Common sense dictated that he should pull out right now, roll the condom on, and finish that way.

The problem was that he couldn't. And the reason was...

"Mi—Mina... at least... give me a second to put on a condom..."

"Hnnnngh..."

Even with her mind half-gone, the arms locked around his neck and the legs wrapped around his waist showed not the slightest sign of letting go!

Was this... déjà vu? The position was a little different, but he distinctly remembered Kim Seyeon and Han Sora locking their legs around him just like this and refusing to let go... wait, at this rate he was actually going to cum!

"Mina, your legs...!"

He could manage the arms somehow — but the legs were the real problem. They had locked around his waist like a padlock, with no intention of releasing him.

She was a mage — where the hell was she getting this kind of strength?! And more importantly, why couldn't he break free of such a simple restraint?! Strength 19 was turning into nothing but a number again!

"...seyot..."

Hm? What was that? Just now, Mina had... whispered something...

"Th-the mating press ends... with... mating... finish inside me... please...! Hyaaaaaaah!"

As if snapping back to clarity, Yun Mina raised her voice — a cry of pure, pleasure-soaked ecstasy.

Ha... fucking hell...

Was he really going to end this cunning little vixen's first time... like this...?!

"Fine... if you're going to say it like that... I'll do it inside!"

He was going to finish with a creampie!

"Nngh! Do it... do iiit...! Inside... inside meee... breed meee...!"

And not just any creampie — a creampie in the mating press!

The moment that fact sank in again... a heavy, aching pressure surged up from below.

"Kh...! I can't... hold it anymore!"

In the end, he lost his grip on the last thread he had been clinging to.

The signal hit, and he drove deep and hard into Mina.

Thrust!

And he made contact — unmistakably.

Spurt, spuuuurt!

Pressed firmly against Yun Mina's virgin ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠cervix, he came without the slightest hesitation.

"Hyaaaaaaaaaah...!"

At that first-ever sensation, Yun Mina let out the longest, highest cry of the entire night.

"Hah... hah..."

After laying the unconscious Mina properly on the bed, he stretched out beside her. The luxurious sheets were thoroughly soaked, so he pulled them off and dug a fresh set out of the wardrobe. On a hotel it would have been a given, but this was a yacht — he had figured there had to be spare bedding somewhere in the cabin, and sure enough, there was. Thank god...

"Haaah... haaah..."

Naturally, between the thunderous climax, her first time, and the shock of her first creampie, Yun Mina had drifted into a half-fainted sleep. He gently stroked her hair as she slept soundly, lost in thought.

...It felt like she was determined to completely settle accounts with her past.

The truth was, he had fallen for her temptation without much resistance... and though he had vaguely muttered something about her just being beautiful, the real reason he had pursued Yun Mina so aggressively and ended up here was that.

After Han Daegeon's execution and funeral... he had sensed her will to break free from her own past and overcome it. That was why he had decided, sincerely, to take her in.

By firmly stamping her as his woman... so that she would never again need to be dragged around by the chains of what came before.

For all the fox-like, little-devil antics Yun Mina had shown until now, it had been clear she was deliberately holding back when it came to more overt physical intimacy.

No — compared to Han Sora or Kim Seyeon, Yun Mina had been genuinely well-behaved. That ambiguous distance of hers, he had suspected, came from being bound by her past.

Even if some of her old acquaintances were still very much alive on this side... among them, the one most deeply entangled with Yun Mina had ultimately been Han Daegeon alone. The girl named Yeon Ju-hui was as good as finished, and Jung Yun had only a passing acquaintance with Mina — even after their reunion, she had continued to give off the vibe that they had never been particularly close.

No... there was one more thing that bothered him, besides those people...

Honestly, there was one other sticking point, but he had decided to let it go unless she brought it up herself.

Yun Mina's family. Han Sora had indirectly mentioned gaining independence with help from her parents. Kim Seyeon had simply been a mother herself. Seeun, if Seyeon's account was accurate, had come from an orphanage.

But Yun Mina alone never brought up her family — to ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠a startling degree. As if the very concept did not exist inside her head, she never added so much as a word whenever the topic came up during their casual group chats.

Well... if his relationship with Yun Mina deepened further still... he had a feeling she would confess it on her own when the time came. She had probably decided there was no need to bring it up, which was why she had never said a word. For all that Mina seemed to talk freely, she was the type who drew a strict line between subjects worth commenting on and subjects best left alone.

"Nn... nngh..."

Ah — she was waking up. Still stroking Yun Mina's wavy hair with his right hand, he whispered carefully.

"You feeling a little better? That was rough, wasn't it?"

"Hnnn..."

Her eyes were open, but the shock clearly had not fully worn off. Gazing up at the ceiling through half-lidded eyes, Yun Mina slowly parted her lips.

"So this is... what people call sex between a man and a woman. I've seen it in porn and manga before, but... experiencing it myself... it's really exhausting."

"...That's because you insisted on starting with a maniac position."

He whispered it in a gently scolding tone, still slowly stroking her hair. For some reason, that made Mina bury her face against his chest, both cheeks flushed red.

He would say it again... this honest, unguarded side of Yun Mina was insanely cute. Cute enough that even though he had just finished, the urge to go again was already stirring.

Of course, having just given a woman who had been a virgin an hour ago her first experience, he had absolutely no intention of doing anything that thoughtless. Besides, attempting a mating press — a position that put a heavy burden on one side — with a girl who had a considerable height difference from him, and straining the whole time not to hurt her, had left him pretty worn out too.

"Orabeoni... you were incredibly rough... and also so gentle."

"You're the girl who asked for a position like that from the start. Of course I had to be gentle with you. Still, from next time on, let's start slow with normal positions. Got it?"

Speaking as the experienced one, he made the suggestion softly.

"Mmm... even sooo..."

Yun Mina lifted the face she had buried against his chest just enough to look straight into his eyes. And then she smiled — a shy, radiant little smile.

"Thank you so much... for giving me a first time I'll never forget."

Ah, for fuck's sake...!

He was exhausted and she was still making him throb. This girl!

"Buuut... next time, you know..."

And now she was tracing little circles on his chest with her fingertip... just how far was she going to push this, Mina?!

"Th-that thing where you put your hands on my neck... breath... control, was it? The one where you get a little choked and the pleasure hits... just once, could we try—"

...Psssh.

Faced with Mina's bottomless greed, his lust evaporated in an instant.

"Next time, I'll take the lead. You just follow along, Mina."

"Huh? Well, of course I—"

"I. Will. Lead. You just follow along. Mina."

"A-alright. Orabeoni..."

He made sure to put a little force into the warning.

To still have her fantasies intact after a first time that rough... if her first partner hadn't been him, what the hell would have become of this girl?! Not that he had any intention of ever letting some other bastard earn the right to share a bed with Mina — not even if it killed him!

Ah... come to think of it...!

"When we get back... how am I supposed to explain this."

Especially, especially, especially...!

To Han Sora.

What explanation would get her to accept it and move on? The simple funeral was long over and a lot of time had already passed — if they were this late, she had probably already figured it out, but still...!

"Maybe if we just say... we went up on the yacht and got seasick, that could work as an excuse!"

"You think so?"

The moment they returned, he could feel on his skin that it would not.

"Y-you went up on the yacht and g-got seasick... and rested in bed?! A-and you expect me to believe that right now, Oppa?! You want me to believe that r-ridiculous excuse?! Wh-why don't you just confess that you screwed her while you were at it!!!!"

After Mina came to, they had cuddled on the bed for another half hour or so before getting dressed and heading out. The aftereffects ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠of sex left Mina stumbling, so he simply carried her back in a princess carry.

The moment they returned, they had rushed straight to the showers without running into any residents or companions... but the instant he stepped out of the shower, Han Sora had him cornered.

On the other side, Yun Mina was already surrounded by Park Seeun and Kim Seyeon, wearing nothing but a blissful little smile.

"Jeong—Hoon—Op—paa!!!"

And just like that, a mere two days later, he found himself face-to-face once more with the demon known as Han Sora.

"Why, why... of all people! Why her! Why her!! Why did it have to be that bitch and not anyone else?! That fox bitch! I had my eye on next! I even prepared the underwear!"

"Well, uh, Mina just looked so lonely and forlorn that I—"

"I don't care, I don't care I don't care! Oppa always gives her special treatment, I really hate it! I hate it so much I could die! Waaaaaah!"

Thump-thump-thump!

Tears welled in Sora's eyes, and then she tore free of him and bolted. Damn it...

"So—Sora unnie!"

Park Seeun, who had been glaring daggers at him from the side, called after the fleeing Han Sora and took off in pursuit.

Hah... Han Sora's bottomless jealousy and rage, which no excuse could touch, had the force of someone setting fire to the office. Even in the moment she ran.

"No — Sora's only like that because the excuse you offered for your little tryst was far too flimsy. If you had simply said you comforted Mina when she broke down crying at that man's cremation, she would have gotten a little angry and let it go. Sora isn't a fool, you know."

"Hm? Don't tell me... you tipped Sora off beforehand? Wait — more than that... you... knew?"

"Of course I did. Mina went trotting after you — how could I not notice? But Sora didn't know, so I gave her a little heads-up just in case. I even told her beforehand not to make too much of a fuss, since it was a moment for just the two of you, but..."

Uh... this...

No matter how charitably he looked at it, he could not shake the feeling that the advance tip-off was the root cause of the whole mess.

"Ah, and one more thing, Jeong Hoon-ssi..."

As if she still had something left to say, Kim Seyeon leaned in and brought her lips to his ear, whispering.

"Now that you've been with three of us... how do you plan to rotate the order going forward? Every night. One person at a time. And the first turn still goes to Sora. Right?"

At those words — words thick with lust, and with an enormous amount of anticipation—

Goosebumps raced across his entire body, and he suddenly felt as though the weather had turned freezing cold.

After that, it took three full days before he managed to speak with Han Sora again.

"It took me over a week, you know. Orabeoniii?"

Yun Mina told him this a week later, during one of their private trysts, as if it had been nothing short of a miracle.

Even after Han Daegeon's execution, Jeong Hoon and his companions remained endlessly busy.

The resident population had grown, the territory rank had risen, and they struggled to understand and adapt to the peculiar system that made the entirety of Yeouido their territory while designating all of Seoul a Sanctuary.

They laid plans for clearing the remaining dungeons in Gangbuk, and spent time deliberating whether only Jeong Hoon's party should enter or whether they should bring some of the other residents along.

One thing was certain: the goal of establishing the territory's framework and achieving complete dominion over Seoul had to be accomplished within a month.

And while they spent their days in that frantic rush...

In the sky above Seoul. No — far higher than that. Somewhere in space near Earth's orbit, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠beyond the atmosphere.

There, a massive spaceship had settled into place, looking down upon the Korean Peninsula.

As if they were gods themselves, beings sat enthroned above it all, gazing down at the surface below in contemplation.

And there, those alien lifeforms once again began their empty table talk — the kind that would decide the fate of Earth.