What Happened After Using the Cure on Han Chaei

I ate breakfast and headed straight to the shelter. "Kweup!" She squeezed me tight. Just like every other day, Han Chaei threw herself into my arms the moment she saw me. The thought that this would soon come to an end left me feeling deeply regretful.

Haa, I want to put it off a little longer. But I couldn't delay any further. I needed to give Han Chaei time to adjust as well. I kneaded her buttocks and breasts, trying to commit that final sensation to memory. After straightening her clothes one last time, I laid her down on the floor.

I straddled her chest and pinned her arms down with my legs so she couldn't move. Normally, administering the cure was a task given to users who had reached Level 10. After all, there was always the risk of getting bitten if you made a mistake while feeding it to them.

I removed the gag I'd placed on Han Chaei. The strap was exceptionally soft, so any marks it left would fade quickly. "Krwoooar!"

"There, there. I'll cure you soon."

With the gag removed, her beauty truly shone through. She really was a woman who perfectly fit the words pretty and lovable. I gripped her forehead with my left hand to hold her head steady, then carefully poured the liquid cure into her mouth.

"Kuu..." Her reactions gradually grew calmer. The bloodshot eyes slowly settled, and the blackened veins returned to normal. She stopped struggling altogether.

I'd thought she was beautiful even as a zombie, but that couldn't compare to the human Han Chaei. Now I finally understood why everyone called her a goddess.

"Is it done?" Han Chaei slowly closed her eyes. Even when I brought my hand close to her lips, she didn't try to bite. I continued supporting her head with my legs until she woke up. Even if it was just an act of kindness, I needed to build up some favorability.

My legs are going numb. Right around the time the feeling was starting to fade, Han Chaei opened her eyes.

"Are you okay? Can you think clearly?" Her eyes were open, but she looked completely dazed. I held up fingers and asked her to count them, but there was no response.

Why is she like this? Did something go wrong?

Han Chaei staggered to her feet and then—

She suddenly threw herself into my arms.

"Whoa, you scared me! I thought you'd turned back into a zombie."

She was human again, so that was impossible. "Can you back up a little?" The padding I'd dressed her in to protect her body was making her overheat.

If I'd known this would happen, I would've taken the padding off beforehand. Han Chaei seemed hot too—sweat was already beading on her neck.

"Step back first and let's get that padding off you." She didn't seem to understand my words. Instead, she just burrowed deeper into my chest.

I couldn't leave her like this. Even though mornings were cooler, it was still summer. If she kept sweating like this, Han Chaei—who hadn't eaten or drunk anything for a long time—could suffer from dehydration at any moment.

"I'm only taking off the padding. It's because the heat might cause dehydration. Don't misunderstand."

Han Chaei didn't resist. She simply kept trying to cling to me. "Whew." By the time I finished removing the padding, I was sweating too.

The moment I let go, she immediately hugged me again. I could feel her soft breasts pressing and squishing against me. It wasn't a simple embrace—she wrapped her entire body around mine. Thanks to that, I felt every inch of her touch without any filter.

Wow, this is fucking amazing.

I hadn't expected this at all. I'd assumed that once she returned to human form, she would stop clinging to me. But having such a beautiful girl hugging me like this brought a smile to my face.

I want to touch her. I couldn't freely grope her like before. She was human now. Even if nothing happened immediately, once her mind returned there would definitely be problems.

But there's no need to refuse when Han Chaei is the one rubbing against me. Hehehe.

She kept shifting positions as if something didn't quite satisfy her, which only made the soft sensations even more pronounced. Under the pretense of waiting for her mind to return, I enjoyed another twenty minutes before finally leaving the shelter.

What am I supposed to do about this?

Even after we left the shelter, Han Chaei showed no sign of letting go. She'd become completely stuck to me like gum. Of course, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠I didn't mind one bit.

Just then, Hana came down from the apartment. She seemed to spot me and started walking over, only to freeze mid-step. Then she came running at full speed.

"Isn't that Han Chaei?!" She completely ignored me, focusing entirely on the girl clinging to my body. "Wait a second. Suhyuk, why the hell are you hugging Han Chaei?!"

"What?" I felt completely wronged. I hadn't done anything. "Let go of her right now!"

"No, look carefully. I'm not the one hugging her—she's hugging me. By the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠way, are you two close?"

"We're not close, but I know who she is since she's famous. But why is she hugging you?"

"Beats me. I have no idea either."

When I tried to pull Han Chaei away, she only clung tighter. A giant question mark appeared on Hana's face.

"Why is she acting like this? What did you do to her?"

"What could I possibly have done to make her act like this? I'm the victim here!" It really was unfair. All I'd done was touch her a little. Hmm. No, there was no way just touching her would cause this.

"But why is Han Chaei even here? Don't tell me... her condition was bad and you've been taking care of her?"

"You caught on pretty fast."

"Ah, sorry! I misunderstood." When I pretended to sulk, she finally made an 'oops' face and gave a clean apology. "I just thought there was no way Han Chaei would ever hug you like that."

It was an unnecessary addition, but honestly, I agreed with her. Why was she acting like this? She hadn't been this way in WAW.

"I found Han Chaei after she'd already turned into a zombie during the early days of the apocalypse and protected her. I planned to cure her once we got the cure."

"That's great. You did well! But you specifically went out of your way to save only Han Chaei?" Her eyes were full of suspicion. It seemed she still couldn't believe in my pure good intentions. That was understandable. If I were in her position and saw some shady bastard with Han Chaei, I'd assume he had ulterior motives too.

"Han Chaei was a special zombie. I kept her because I thought she might awaken special skills."

"So she'd become a powerful asset once she recovered?"

"Exactly." Her expression said it made sense. Finally, she recognized my sincerity.

"But she seems really out of it. Is this normal after using the cure?"

"I don't know. This is my first time actually using it in reality." In WAW, she'd just become an obedient slave.

"Then she'll need someone looking after her for a while."

"Looks that way."

"Should I take her and care for her then?"

"Would you?" That would be much more convenient.

"Chaei, let's go to our place for now." When Hana tried to take her hand, the arms wrapped around me tightened. I could force her off, but it looked like she'd get hurt. Hana grabbed Han Chaei's arm, looking troubled. Seeing her like that brought out my mischievous side.

"What now?"

"Heh, looks like she likes me more than you."

"Ugh! Stop joking and help me out here." Hana barely held back her laughter, looking exasperated.

"Alright then? Miss Han Chaei? How about going with her? Hm? You don't want to? Hana, she says she doesn't like it." I looked down at Hana with a victorious grin as she struggled to persuade her.

"You! Miss Chaei, why don't you come with me? I'll help take care of you." But Han Chaei didn't even pretend to listen. She just burrowed deeper into my chest, rubbing her face against me. At that sight, Hana took a step back.

Huh? Why is she reacting like that? Her expression looked strangely shaken.

This is awkward. For some reason, cold sweat ran down my back.

Ah! A solution finally occurred to me. I'd been too busy enjoying the feeling of Han Chaei clinging to me to think of it sooner.

"Han Chaei, get off me." Like magic, she immediately pulled away. Her condition was strange, but commands still worked just like they had in WAW.

"Ung..." Han Chaei literally just separated from me. She reached out with a pitiful expression, fidgeting restlessly. Forcing her away like this made her look so pathetic.

"Hana, doesn't it feel wrong to separate her by force?"

"Yeah, it does."

"Umm, Chaei, just do whatever you want." She immediately threw herself at me again, burying her face in my chest and rubbing it against me. Hana watched with a completely lost expression. I'd never seen her like this before. Was Han Chaei clinging to me really that shocking?

"What are you going to do about Chaei?"

"Well, I think we just have to observe for now."

After watching Han Chaei's reactions, I could roughly guess what was happening. The obsession she'd developed as a zombie still remained. It wasn't like the game where curing her would cleanly sever everything. It seemed like she would need time.

Actually, this works out perfectly. It was nice having her cling to my chest, and even better that I could enjoy these sensations. Most importantly, since I wasn't the one touching her, even when her mind returned she probably wouldn't hate me for it.

But what am I going to do when I go home? I wondered how Yeonhee noona would react if she found out. It felt a little guilty.

That morning, instead of handling external matters, we focused on training. Before starting the full day's work, I distributed weapons to the team leaders. I gave them time to familiarize themselves with their new equipment. The leaders who'd already received weapons earlier were assigned to train the newcomers. The training focused on formation building and sparring.

While watching them, I turned to Hana. "Hana, let's go hunt some mutants."

"Okay, let's go!" She was full of enthusiasm now that she was close to Level 10. I was looking forward to it too. I wondered what kind of item would drop. While it might be a life-or-death battle for others, for me it was simply another gacha pull.

Squeeze. When I tried to get in the car, Han Chaei refused to let go.

"Hana, looks like we'll have to bring Han Chaei along too?"

"It shouldn't be dangerous, so it should be fine, right?" In the end, we had no choice but to take her. Like Hana said, there wasn't any real risk anyway.

The problem came when we got in the car. Han Chaei tried to sit next to me. The passenger seat was too narrow, so we ended up in the back together. Hana sat by the left window, I sat in the middle, and Han Chaei took the right side. The fire truck was filled with the scent of flowers.

This feels pretty nice? Hehehe.

Since we'd ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠packed lunch boxes too, it felt less like mutant hunting and more like going on a picnic.

"With a fencing goddess on one side and a kendo goddess on the other—ack!"

"I told you not to call me that!" When I joked around, Hana's face turned bright red as she grabbed my neck and shook me. Boing. In the process, my shoulder ended up pressing right against her chest.

"Ah, sorry." It hadn't been intentional, but I still apologized. While doing so, I made sure to memorize the sensation against my shoulder.

"It's fine. It was my fault for shaking you." Hana quickly let go and turned toward the window. Her reflection showed a face burning crimson. Her reaction made my own face heat up.

Why is she suddenly acting like this? We usually did casual skinship without hesitation.

Han Chaei, who normally didn't care about such things, started squirming as if the position was uncomfortable. "Ung..." Then she climbed straight onto my lap, hugging me face-to-face.

"It's dangerous, so stay still." We were moving slowly, but it was still risky. I sat her down properly and fastened her seatbelt. But the moment she couldn't hug me anymore, she started flailing.

"Can't be helped. I'll loosen it, so don't move around too much." I made my excuses loudly enough for Hana to hear, as if I hadn't done anything wrong. The instant I loosened the seatbelt, she climbed back onto my lap and clung to me.

Hana, who had been glancing over, wore a completely shocked expression. This was Hana's third major shock. Even I was surprised by Han Chaei's behavior—in a good way.

Ughhh.

Hana felt an indescribable sense of defeat. The whole situation looked incredibly strange. It was as if she'd become the defeated heroine. So she unnecessarily scolded Suhyuk.

"Stop hugging her already!"

"What did I do? I was just sitting here?"

"Do something about it!" The more she spoke, the more she felt like the defeated heroine. This damn playboy! He already had a girlfriend.

Why would I? This feels great.

In the blind spot where Hana couldn't see, I was thoroughly kneading Han Chaei's soft, elastic thighs. Honestly, the situation was incredibly stimulating and arousing. It felt good that Hana kept telling me to separate from her too. It almost seemed like she was acting jealous, as if she had feelings for me.

Was what Yeonhee noona said about me becoming popular actually true?

Such delusions were quickly erased by the stimulation against my cock. Rub, rub. After all the rubbing and touching, I was fully hard again before I knew it. I'd only just gotten it to go down earlier.

Oh shit, this is bad.

I felt a sense of crisis I hadn't even experienced when facing mutants. The soft sensations enveloping my whole body made it impossible to stop getting hard. The biggest problem was that Han Chaei kept moving, which only stimulated me more. In the end, I became fully erect.

Ah, damn it. I want to fuck her.

My sexual desire surged wildly. First of all, I absolutely cannot get caught. If Hana noticed, I had no idea what she'd say. ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠In the end, we arrived at our destination. But it still hadn't gone down. If anything, it was so hard that my underwear was completely soaked.

"Suhyuk, why aren't you getting out?" I couldn't get out like this. My brain went into overdrive. I needed to find the perfect answer to safely overcome this crisis. What excuse should I make?