Chapter 51
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 51
Chapter Title: Pay to Charge Su-ah, Whom I've Met Again After a Long Time (3)
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I sprawled out on Su-ah's bed just like that and fell asleep.
Looking outside, the sun had already set.
Su-ah was sleeping soundly beside me.
And next to her, used condoms filled with semen were scattered about.
'Used a ton, huh.'
The condoms Su-ah had treasured so carefully were all gone in just one day.
Seeing them lined up like trophies next to her face made me feel oddly pleased.
What would happen between Su-ah and me now?
The payment had been canceled midway, leaving us to have sex stone-cold sober, but what had been going through her mind?
The bodily affection that built up from using Pay.
I still hadn't drawn a clear line on what exactly that was.
Weeeeng!
Just as I was lost in thought, my phone rang—Seo-yeon calling.
"Hello?"
-Jin-woo, you've had your fun. Don't you think it's time to come get clipped?
......Yeah.
I had sins to atone for.
"Sorry about that. But I wasn't trying to make a payment..."
-I know. Su-ah grabbed your phone while you were asleep, right?
"How'd you know?"
-You looked a little too eager, so I had someone tailing you.
Tailing me, huh.
I hadn't noticed a thing.
With Su-ah's eye-catching style, anyone watching us would've blended right in.
She really was a pro at everything she did.
"Then why'd you let it slide? You said payments were dangerous."
-Su-ah's vitals looked off the charts. I figured I'd observe a bit, and sure enough, we got some great data.
I'd expected her to be mad.
But Seo-yeon's voice sounded almost excited.
-You planning to stick around? Unless you're moving in together, wrap it up and head to the cafe.
Click.
The call ended.
The ringtone must've woken her—Su-ah sat up and looked at me.
"Hng... That ringtone is seriously insane."
"Sorry. Kinda loud, huh?"
"Nah. Dad's due home soon anyway, so I had to get up. Wanna say hi to him before you go?"
Su-ah, still sleepy-eyed, spoke with a thick feminine allure wafting off her.
The room around her was littered with traces of our romp.
'Gotta pass today.'
Her body was so tantalizing, I never got tired of looking.
Part of me wanted one more round, but it was time to head out.
"I should get going."
"Yeah. I'll walk you to the entrance."
Su-ah rubbed her eyes, grabbed her clothes, and got dressed.
We left her place together.
For once, she was in a long skirt that reached her ankles and a white cardigan.
With her tattoos fully covered and her hair tied up, she looked pure and innocent.
"You look like a totally different person dressed like that."
"Hehe. Prefer this? Should I go out like this from now on?"
Su-ah naturally hooked her arm in mine and walked me to the apartment entrance.
Strolling together like this made my heart feel all warm and fuzzy.
"Hang a right here and the subway's right there."
"Got it. See you. Head on in."
"Yeah. Be safe, oppa. I'll text ya."
"Nah, don't text. No clue how long it'll take."
"Hehe. You're so unique. Full of fun surprises—not just your face."
...Glad my face at least seemed entertaining.
I said goodbye to Su-ah and headed for the subway.
I felt like we'd gotten really close.
Just like when we'd parted at the police station, Su-ah waved vigorously from behind until I was out of sight.
CAFE Yeonseo.
The cafe named after Seo-yeon.
The moment I walked in, she greeted me with a beaming smile.
I'd braced for anger, but that grin just made her seem suspicious.
"Have a seat. Shall we start with Su-ah?"
Seo-yeon dove into the details about Su-ah.
Long story short, they'd edit her memories so she wouldn't remember learning about Pay.
"From when she first learned about Pay at the bar to today's sex with you—it'll all be reframed as part of a payment."
Today's was our first time without the app.
Wiping that memory felt weird.
"Tonight, I'll go to her place and administer the drug. Similar to the capsule we used on Noona, but this one kicks in right away—no payment needed."
"That sounds rough."
"Eh, comes with the sales gig."
Seo-yeon took my phone and hooked it up to her laptop.
She said she was running some security patches.
"Why the long face? You weren't actually falling for Su-ah, were you?"
"Huh? No, just... do we really need to erase her memories?"
"What else? Date her?"
Seo-yeon showed me her laptop screen.
Still covered in bizarre graphs.
"See this? That line spiking way up."
She pointed to Su-ah's biometric graph.
"It's her bodily affection toward the seller. We call it that, but it's calculated from heart rate, arousal levels, fluids—everything when she sees the user."
"Is this high?"
"Safe to say she's already into you as a guy."
Seo-yeon looked at me with concern.
"Jin-woo, don't get too attached to sellers."
"Why not?"
"Sure, it'd be great to date one and keep using Pay, but the second you start dating, Sperm Pay gets recalled. You know you're a test subject, right?"
Just like she said, Pay was still in clinical trials.
We needed data from multiple people—no point pinning it on a romantic partner.
"Even if you ditch Pay for a deep relationship, you won't have a choice."
"What do you mean?"
"When Pay's recalled, all the memories and bodily affection with sellers vanish."
Ah, got it.
I'd never expected to date via Sperm Pay anyway.
Was I doomed to be a solo forever?
"So even if I quit Pay to date a seller, it'd be pointless."
"Exactly. Wanna see more?"
Seo-yeon pulled up data on other sellers.
"These three, excluding Su-ah. The ones with the most affection toward you."
Yoon So-young and Jo A-young.
And Noona's name.
"High chance these three like you too. But they won't confess."
"Why?"
"Even if they develop feelings, there's a suggestion blocking decisive confessions. But Su-ah knows about Sperm Pay—that changes things."
Seo-yeon showed me my phone, still updating.
A text from Su-ah had come in.
-Oppa. What're you up to tomorrow?
"If we don't wipe her memory now, she'll be glued to you for a while. Confident you'd turn down a confession?"
I got why Seo-yeon wanted to erase Su-ah's memories.
A confession wouldn't stick once Pay was recalled and affection vanished, so better to tweak her memories preemptively.
"Four now, but more could pile up. Get too deep with each, and you'll just end up hurt."
True.
Whether Pay got yanked midway or I finished the trials,
it'd end eventually, and they'd all revert to pre-payment lives.
The affection might fade, but they'd carry on unchanged—leaving me with the emptiness.
Seo-yeon seemed worried about that.
"Yeah, I get it."
"Thanks for understanding."
[Before Meeting Jin-woo Again, Su-ah's POV]
A drinking party with friends.
Dad was coming home late, so they all crashed at my place for drinks.
Everyone was chatting away happily, but I couldn't focus at all.
It'd been over a month since parting with Jin-woo oppa that day, and I still hadn't seen him.
That guy who'd cursed and spat during the payment.
Lately, he popped into my head even more.
"Su-ah, not drinking? What're you spacing out for?"
"Oh, nothing."
I stared into my glass.
The sloshing booze reminded me of the semen gushing from oppa's dick.
Especially lately...
Every time I pooped, I thought back to that payment.
"You're thinking about that oppa again, aren't you?"
"What? Su-ah got a boyfriend?"
"No, nothing like that."
Boyfriend, huh.
Just hearing the word made my heart race.
Did I actually like this oppa?
"Pfft, boyfriend? She's in a one-sided crush."
"What? No way. Miss High-and-Mighty's crushing? Who's the guy? Hot?"
I pulled out my phone and looked at his photo.
From the day we parted at the police station.
The guy waving until I was gone.
I'd secretly snapped him from the car.
'Kinda... average, but this counts as hot!'
I showed my friends the pic.
"Whaddya think? Kinda like a pretty boy, right? Bet he enchants all the girls."
They sobered up fast.
"Yang Su-ah, you nuts? You're totally lovesick."
"Girl, he's just average. That guy at the mart asking for your number earlier was way hotter!"
These bitches.
He's hot enough—quit yapping.
"Ugh, shut up. Gimme my phone."
I snatched it back from them.
Okay, he had a bit of a pushover vibe.
But that's what made him cute.
"So, did you get that oppa's number?"
"Nah... Been everywhere, no sign. Nothing from the PC bang either."
"Why not go find him yourself, Su-ah?"
"Me? Where?"
"He went to the PC bang, right? Near school, so probably a student there."
True, but...
Campuses are huge.
My friends were hyped about my crush and kept chattering.
"Just wait at the main gate. Students are on break now—miss tomorrow, and poof, chance gone."
"Dude! Don't say that. What if she actually waits?"
Yeah.
No guarantee he'd exit the main gate, but...
Screw it, I'd wait.
"Guys, what should I wear tomorrow? Quick, help me pick an outfit."
"You're crazy? Actually gonna wait?"
I rummaged through my closet.
"This? Too slutty? Or this one?"
The thought of maybe seeing oppa again had me buzzing.
And the next day.
No idea how many hours passed.
Couldn't even hit the bathroom, scared I'd miss him.
My legs were numb.
'Why's everyone staring? Did I wear it too short?'
Then I spotted oppa approaching from afar.
Couldn't control my face.
Kept grinning, heart pounding.
I rushed up to Jin-woo oppa.
"Eek!!"
"Pfft, what? Dance for me?"
I grabbed his arm and dragged him along.
"I'm starving to death. Buy me food first!"
I pulled him behind me, leading the way.
Couldn't stop smiling.
Guess I really did like this oppa.