Chapter 122
Chapter 122
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 122
Chapter Title: Chapter 7 - Hide and Seek
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"Are you confident you can run?"
"Ah... It's nothing big."
"I just think you need to get away from here as fast as possible right now."
"Uh... From who?"
-Crunch
As I felt Ye So-cheon's grip tightening around my hand, I looked into her eyes and confirmed they were glazed over somewhere distant.
An instinctive sense of crisis.
"From me."
I could tell instinctively that the white powder swirling around her wasn't anything ordinary.
"..."
Carefully. Naturally. Using my other hand, I gently loosened the strength of Ye So-cheon's grip with a soft touch, let her hand drop away, and pulled my own hand back.
In that position, I rose to my feet and stared at the pit where Ye So-cheon lay, slowly backing away.
-Tadadak
'Fuck fuck fuck fuck.'
The moment some distance opened up between us, I spun on my heel and bolted with everything I had.
I had no idea what exactly was wrong with her, but Ye So-cheon right now was far from normal.
She'd told me herself to run from her. What more needed saying?
It might've been a prank, but the emotion I'd felt from her was absolutely not playful.
'Uh, where the hell do I even run to?'
I kept my legs pumping furiously while scanning my surroundings.
Ye So-cheon was stuck in that pit for now, but it was obvious the time that bought me wouldn't last long.
The instant she climbed out, she'd chase me down at speeds I couldn't even dream of matching. Running indefinitely was a path to certain defeat.
Heading straight back into the ruins—a straight shot for ages before any forks appeared—was the worst option in this situation.
Besides, my stamina wouldn't hold out for a marathon like that.
So the only halfway decent choice I had was...
'Aw, shit...'
I rummaged desperately through the gaps piled high with junk until I found a suitable nook, then wormed my way inside.
There had never been a time when this tiny body felt more like a blessing.
I squeezed between stacks of unidentifiable books and artifacts, curling into a tight ball so even my legs wouldn't show, and stifled my breathing as best I could.
Truth be told, I had zero confidence even like this.
Against a master who'd transcended human limits, did hiding in a cranny like some rat even matter?
But standing around doing nothing wasn't an option either.
I had to thrash as hard as I could.
'Heaven and Earth spirits. She's your saintess. She's acting weird right now—how about a lightning bolt to snap her out of it...'
Not even that desperate cry for backup got a response.
She straight-up ignored me, that bitch.
If I died like this, I'd curse her spirit even in the afterlife. I'd rampage through hell. I'd hurl invectives all damn day.
So please, just help me out...
-Pssht
"Ah. Found you."
"?!"
In an instant, light flooded the area, and Ye So-cheon's figure appeared through the gaps between the clutter.
I'd sensed something off earlier, but her expression now was blatantly different from her usual self.
Her face flushed bright red, eyes hazy and unfocused, breaths coming in ragged gasps.
It looked eerily similar to the face I'd seen on Dang Ayoung so many times.
At the sight, I instinctively crossed my arms over my chest and shrank into a ball.
-Tremble tremble
"N-No, right...?"
I prayed desperately that Ye So-cheon's state wasn't what I feared...
-Rustle...
"W-Wait! Don't yank!"
She grabbed my cloak and started tugging it off. I clutched it tight and pulled back the opposite way to keep it on.
I vaguely remembered hearing in my past life that assault victims could muster several times their normal strength—and it must've been true, because Ye So-cheon's brow furrowed.
"D-Don't fight it. I just need to get this off you."
"That's what I'm stopping right now!"
"W-Wait, just lend it to me for a sec. I tried holding back, but I can't, so if I just vent once, it'll be fine, okay? Lie back, count the patterns on the ceiling, and I'll handle everything..."
"N-No! Absolutely not!!"
I hugged myself even tighter, putting every ounce of desperate strength into keeping the cloak in place.
Of course, Ye So-cheon was a woman who lacked for nothing in looks, power, or wealth. If anything, I was the one coming up short.
"H-How're you gonna explain this to the Sword Empress! Or to Dang Ayoung!"
My romantic entanglements were already at capacity.
I wasn't in any position to take her on or turn her down.
"J-Just keep it secret! There's only you and me here anyway!"
"Is that seriously your argument?!"
"A-Anyway, it doesn't wear out from use! No traces left behind—just loan it out a little!"
"It's not gonna end with that!"
We went back and forth like that for what felt like ages.
"Hnnng!"
-Pak!
"Ack!"
Ye So-cheon flung a cloud of white powder straight at my nose and mouth.
I clamped shut as tight as I could, but it seeped right in through my nostrils and lips, igniting a familiar scorching heat throughout my body.
The drug coursed inward, heat blooming everywhere before converging in one spot. My mind fogged over, strength draining from my limbs.
"Ha, ha! See? Bet you can't think straight now either!"
"Th... thi... fa..."
"If you'd just played nice from the start, it could've been mutual instead of me forcing you."
I was screaming rape in my head already, but my body wouldn't obey—barely managing to flop my mouth open was all I could do.
-Squeeze
My hand still clung to the cloak with whatever strength remained, but it was barely enough to hold on.
Helpless in Ye So-cheon's grasp, I could only watch as she peeled the cloak away.
"Ah... ah..."
"You talk big, but once we start, you'll enjoy it too, you lech. Who knows how many women you've bedded."
"I didn't... want..."
"Quiet. You're the root cause anyway."
Before long, the cloak was gone, leaving me in just my undergarments.
The perfectly tailored outfit Master had made for me hadn't left my body since descending the mountain.
"Ugh... If it weren't for you... If you hadn't always been like that..."
"W-Wait..."
As she reached for my underclothes, I thrust out both hands with the last of my strength.
"I-It'S your first time, isn't it? Shouldn't you treasure that? Losing it like this—drugged in some dim underground ruin, forced on you. You don't want that for your first, right?"
Words I'd wrung out desperately.
I was banking on whatever pride or romantic ideals Ye So-cheon still clung to as a woman.
It was my final lifeline.
The only way out of this mess.
"...First."
Ye So-cheon froze at my words.
For a moment, that familiar sparkle seemed to return to her eyes.
"A-And I'm not some prize guy anyway? Y-You said it yourself—pervert. A man who's been with other women. Wouldn't it be a waste to spend your precious first on trash like me?"
"Pervert..."
"Y-Yeah... Womanizer... Got hidden lovers too... A-Anyway, not a good catch. Total scum. Hits on every girl he sees... So first, that qi circulation thing? Do that to calm the drug at least..."
That was when it happened.
"...A proven delicacy, then."
"Huh?"
-Poof
Ye So-cheon shifted, pressing her body flush against mine.
Her face nuzzled into my abdomen as her breasts squished against my stomach, sending waves of soft warmth through me.
"Sniiiif... Haaa... Sniiiif..."
"Um, h-hey?"
"...Can't argue with a scent this mouthwatering."
Ye So-cheon sniffed along my body, then lifted her head—and the sparkle was gone from her eyes once more.
A lust-filled expression I'd never seen on her usual self.
That cute, ethereal face twisted in desire made my heart skip a beat for a split second.
She'd force-fed me the drug too, after all. I was already at my limit holding back.
'...Screw it now.'
At that point, I threw in the towel completely.
-Rustle
Ye So-cheon laid her hand on my clothes and tugged a single cord.
-Rustle
"?!"
It took me a moment to process what happened—the garments slipped off in a flash.
They'd been a hassle to put on, yet one pull and they were gone like magic.
Suddenly stark naked, I reached instinctively to cover my privates, but my tiny hands couldn't conceal the massive shaft—not even with both.
The one part of me that actually matched—or exceeded—my age.
All my other features had stalled out growth-wise, but this thing had ballooned wildly on its own. There were times I'd wondered if it was hogging all my body's nutrients.
Not that it'd been any use up in the mountains—a total fifth wheel.
"..."
She was the one who'd stripped me, yet now she blushed furiously, face-to-face with my cock.
-Gulp
"F-First things first—can't just shove in something that's been inside other women. Gotta clean it."
Ye So-cheon swallowed hard, wrapped one hand around my shaft, and guided it straight to her mouth.
Before I could utter a word, she engulfed the glans between her lips.