The Puppy's Lingering Shadow
“Us... you mean?”
“Yes?”
Kang A-jin flinched in surprise. She'd been rambling to smooth things over, but in the process, her true feelings had slipped out.
Yes. She wanted to continue her connection with Kang Sung-gi from Kim Seol-bi's position, too.
This emotion, already ignited, was like magic—something she couldn't sever with her own power no matter how hard she tried.
Sparks began to fly between the two women.
Kang A-jin started to feel a growing sense of crisis amid the mounting pressure. No matter how she spun it, the fault lay with her. She'd come to her client's home and toyed with her man. There was no excuse.
If she were the type accustomed to apologizing, she'd have dropped to her knees right then. But...
Rattle, rattle.
The furniture in the room began to shake once more.
Kang A-jin pulled a few talismans from her inventory. She wasn't used to fighting, but if it came to this, she had no choice.
That was when it happened.
Suddenly, a third voice rang out.
“Mm... Seol-bi? Who's... that over there?”
“Sung-gi!”
Kim Seol-bi reined in the mana she'd been radiating. She darted over to Kang Sung-gi just as quickly.
Kang A-jin felt a pang of jealousy at the intimate bond between them. But there was nothing she could do about it. If she had to blame someone, it was fate for letting her meet Kang Sung-gi later than Kim Seol-bi.
Or should she consider it a blessing that they'd met at all?
Kang A-jin activated one of the talismans in her hand. It burst into flames in her palm, and her form vanished.
This wasn't mere invisibility—it was sorcery that erased her presence entirely, shifting her to another dimension beyond the three-dimensional world.
But she could still intervene in the third dimension.
“I'm sorry about today. Of course, I won't take the fee. Please use this for Kim Eun-bi. It should help her manage her emotions a bit.”
She placed a vial of yellow liquid at the foot of the bed where Kang Sung-gi lay.
Then, via spatial translocation, she returned to her car.
“Haaah...”
Kang A-jin let out a long sigh as she settled into the driver's seat.
What would happen from here?
One thing was certain: she couldn't control these feelings on her own.
She would keep circling around Kang Sung-gi from now on.
That much, at least, she was sure of.
Vroom.
She started the car and drove away from Kim Seol-bi's house.
Glancing in the side mirror, she caught sight of the light flicking on in the room where Kang Sung-gi was.
Jealousy surged, but there was nothing to be done.
“Hoo...”
She sighed once more and accelerated.
Vrooom—
The car vanished into the dark alley, trailing thoughts as deep and heavy as its owner's heart.
I was having a dream.
At first, there were three protagonists. In an exotic café with a foreign vibe, I frolicked naked with Kim Seol-bi and Kim Eun-bi.
Kim Seol-bi appearing in my dream was natural, but Kim Eun-bi was unexpected. Moreover, their relationship didn't seem bad at all.
They amiably shared parts of my body, and I gladly accepted.
My feelings for Kim Eun-bi were as tender as those for Kim Seol-bi.
Getting knocked out by her hand and nearly forced into sex had been terrifying, but in the dream, she was incredibly cute and docile.
As I surrendered to ecstasy with the two women...
Click-clack, click-clack.
A clear sound of footsteps approached.
I turned and was startled to see the woman's face obscured by a misty fog around her upper chest.
Dressed in black, her silhouette was stunning. Tall stature, perfectly balanced curves. Physically speaking, she seemed superior even to Kim Seol-bi.
Her black clothes and stockings hid almost all her skin, but her visible hands and forearms revealed flawlessly smooth, pale complexion.
She didn't look young, but her aura felt mysteriously pure and innocent.
She approached our table but hesitated, circling without committing. As if she wanted to join but felt unworthy.
Though her face was hidden, I could somehow sense her expression and emotions.
She envied Kim Seol-bi and Kim Eun-bi.
Intrigued, I reached out to her.
If she comes closer, I can see her face. A woman with such a vibe has to be a beauty.
My outstretched hand seemed to be the signal.
The black-clad woman, who'd only been hovering, stepped forward boldly and took my hand.
As expected, it was soft and beautiful. It gave an exotic feel, unlike a typical Korean woman's hand—like the café's backdrop.
Her face came into tantalizing view.
So cute!
Pretty and mature, yet her features were adorably puppy-like.
What was it? Just like a puppy.
I'd never wanted a pet before, but raising a puppy this cute didn't sound bad.
Just as she leaned in closer, hand in mine...
Kim Seol-bi, who'd been fellating me alongside Kim Eun-bi, suddenly jerked her head up.
The black-clad woman recoiled at the killing intent pouring from her.
The face that had almost fully revealed itself faded back into the mist.
Kim Eun-bi, oblivious, kept sucking my cock.
“Don't do that.”
I spoke to Kim Seol-bi, who was glaring murderously at the black-clad woman.
Hearing me, Kim Seol-bi toned down her aura.
“Come here.”
I tugged the hand I still held.
“Haaah...”
The woman hesitated, sighing instead of approaching.
With Kim Seol-bi's intimidating presence... I couldn't force her anymore and let go.
She retreated, her regret palpable.
“Mm...”
That was when I woke up.
As if the dream scene had seamlessly connected to reality, there stood the black-clad woman in the room.
Her face was, as expected, incredibly cute.
But twisted in a tearful frown.
The other person in the room was Kim Seol-bi.
I asked her, “Mm... Seol-bi? Who's... that over there?”
“Sung-gi!”
Kim Seol-bi rushed over and grabbed my hand.
Glancing down, my cock was rock-hard, straining against my training pants.
Not surprising, given the dream I'd just had.
I looked at the black-clad woman again.
She glanced between me and Kim Seol-bi, bit her lip, and—whoosh—vanished just like in the dream.
A talisman?
The thing she'd ignited in her hand could only be that.
I'd heard of them. Among regular hunters, some used sorcery, and separately, there were shamans who operated behind the scenes without official hunter status.
This woman seemed to be one.
A voice echoed.
“I'm sorry about today. Of course, I won't take the fee. Please use this for Kim Eun-bi. It should help her manage her emotions a bit.”
Something thunked at my feet. Looking down, it was a vial of yellow liquid.
Kim Seol-bi glared at the empty space where the voice had come from.
But the black-clad woman's presence was completely gone—no way to pinpoint the direction.
“What happened?”
“Well...”
Kim Seol-bi hung her head, face saying she didn't know how to explain.
I remembered most of what happened before I passed out.
Kim Eun-bi had been about to insert my cock into her pussy when the front door exploded, flying toward the balcony.
Then Kim Seol-bi appeared, seemingly to sort things out—but for me, the scene had abruptly changed.
“Where are we?”
“My house.”
“And... your sister?”
“She's here. In another room...”
I felt awkward, too. It wasn't my fault, but I'd been caught in an indecent act with another woman—Kim Seol-bi's cousin, no less.
“I'm sorry you had to go through that.”
Kim Seol-bi apologized first.
“No, it's not your fault, Seol-bi.”
“Haaah...”
Kim Seol-bi sighed and sat on the bed.
“I'll explain. What happened while you were asleep.”
I listened as she recounted the events of the few hours I'd been out.
She seemed deeply conflicted, yet also relieved to have it off her chest.
“So that's what happened...”
I didn't know where to begin processing it.
One thing was clear: my skill Unreasonable Favor was far more powerful than I'd imagined.
Kang A-jin.
Now I knew the black-clad woman's identity.
Her voice and presence were gone, and with the sound of a car driving off outside, she was clearly no longer here.
Kang A-jin was a secretive figure.
All I'd seen online were a few rumors.
So it was all true.
Those posts always attached pre-awakening photos labeled as her.
Her nickname was Puppy. It suited her perfectly, as if her parents had foreseen their daughter growing up adorably cute.
The photos left only a vague impression of cuteness, nothing concrete.
But I'd seen the woman in the room, if only briefly.
No puppy in the world could be cuter than her.
Though her vibe and expression hadn't been.
“What do we do now?”
Kim Seol-bi's final words echoed my own thoughts exactly.