Chapter 42: Agreement (5)
Chapter 42: Agreement (5)
Grace, who had first suggested that Han Shin learn something new, intended for him to handle various weapons to deepen his understanding of combat.
By handling a spear, which had a longer reach than a sword, he could personally experience its advantages and disadvantages. Because of this, she only intended to give him a taste of the basics and didn't plan to be as strict as she was when teaching swordsmanship.
However, Han Shin’s learning ability exceeded her expectations, and his proficiency rose rapidly. While a spear was generally easier to pick up than a sword, his progress was beyond what Grace had anticipated.
In truth, Grace herself only knew the spear techniques fundamentally taught within the knighthood. Nevertheless, her talent was immense; she had gained a significant understanding of the weapon simply by watching other knights use it and facing them in combat. That was why she had stepped forward to teach him.
Leveling her spear, Grace watched Han Shin practice the basic stances on his own. His movements were so clean it was hard to believe he had only started learning a few hours ago. Grace felt that, although it might be a bit early, they could probably manage a light sparring session.
Soon, Han Shin retracted his spear after a final thrust. Grace approached him immediately, pulling a water bottle from her Subspace and handing it to him.
“Han Shin-nim, you should take a break.”
“Whew... Yeah. I’ll do that.”
Catching his breath, Han Shin nodded and followed her advice. The two headed toward a long bench positioned against the wall of the training grounds. This Sanctuary was a space Grace used to use alone, so such furniture hadn't been necessary, but it had been added since she started training with Han Shin.
After placing the spear on a nearby rack, the two sat down.
In truth, Han Shin wanted to swing the spear more. Learning a new weapon was more fun than he had expected, and he felt like pushing his body to its limits. However, since Grace suggested stopping to rest, he gave up the idea without lingering regret.
Han Shin’s trust in Grace had grown immensely. Having trained under her for some time, he realized that everything she said turned out to be right. His judgment was simple: he had been an ordinary person who knew nothing, so as long as he followed her lead without a second thought, things wouldn't go wrong.
As he quenched his thirst with cool water and wiped his sweat with the towel Grace provided, Han Shin suddenly felt that choosing to learn other weapons had been an excellent decision. Perhaps it was a late-blooming passion for learning? Mastering the use of weaponry was quite enjoyable.
Grace decided that it would be fine to spar with Han Shin now. However, she didn't want to do it right this moment.
This morning training time in the Sanctuary was the only time she wasn't interrupted by her rival, Kang Yujin. Here, she was free to whisper words of love to Han Shin. Since they had an implicit understanding, they often had sex after training... or under the pretext of leveling up using the Mana gathered from Dungeon Cores after clearing a dungeon.
Because of this, Grace felt a creeping desire to wash up with Han Shin and receive his affection.
“Han Shin-nim. I think we should stop here for today and go wash up.”
“Ah... Should we? I guess quite a bit of time has passed already.”
“Yes.”
Morning training inevitably had a time limit. Kang Yujin prepared breakfast every morning and waited for them. This was a point of slight dissatisfaction for Grace.
On the day they had gone out to buy clothes, Grace had peeked at Kang Yujin having sex with Han Shin inside her black sedan. Eventually, she confessed that she had also slept with him, and they both realized they were involved with the same man.
After that, the two women had a long conversation behind Han Shin’s back and reached a sort of agreement.
First, they agreed not to fight unsightly or disparage each other in front of Han Shin. They both understood that tearing each other apart would only lead to mutual destruction, so there was no room for argument there.
The real issue, however, was having sex with Han Shin. This was the point of greatest contention and the hardest to settle. It was only natural to want more love from the person you loved. It was an inevitable cycle of bickering to secure more time with him.
Naturally, they couldn't agree right away, and the argument dragged on. In the end, the rules they settled on were simple.
First, Han Shin’s own will was the top priority. Beyond that, when Grace took Han Shin to the Sanctuary, it was her time since Yujin couldn't interfere. Conversely, Yujin would have priority at home.
Thanks to this, their time with Han Shin was fixed according to the places and times they had first shared intimacy with him. In hindsight, the answer had been there all along. The agreement only took so long because both women wanted to shave off the other's time to increase their own.
Right now, it was Grace’s time. Since they had to go eat breakfast, they couldn't do it for long, but she was determined to have him.
Han Shin, completely unaware of what had transpired between Kang Yujin and Grace, always felt a lingering sense of guilt. To any observer, he was two-timing, irresponsibly having sex with both women every day. He called himself trash and told himself he shouldn't do this, but... he simply couldn't stop.
A glamorous woman with long black hair in a ponytail who felt like an older sister, and a noble female knight with a clean platinum-blonde bob. He couldn't bring himself to reject these beauties, each with their own distinct charms, when they threw themselves into his arms.
‘I have to tell them eventually...’
He thought this to himself, but he was too afraid of the ensuing fallout to actually do it.
From Han Shin’s perspective, he couldn't reject Kang Yujin—the "noona" who wasn't blood-related but had lived devotedly for him and had recently begun an offensive of affection. Nor could he easily turn down Grace, the noble knight who served him as her Lord and always helped him, when she confessed her feelings.
He knew he was being selfish and trashy, but Han Shin’s honest heart wanted to be loved by both and to stay alive. Even now, at Grace’s suggestion to wash up, he reflexively envisioned her supple, elastic body.
As the two had grown closer, showering together had become a familiar routine. They both began to undress.
Unlike before, Grace was wearing clothes she had specifically made for training—one of the items she could produce using her ability to manifest objects within the Sanctuary. She felt it was better for Han Shin to have proper training gear rather than ordinary clothes now that he was training in earnest. Being in the Sanctuary made it convenient, as the clothes could be automatically put on or taken off through Summoning and Reverse Summoning.
The light armor wrapped around Han Shin’s body and the clothes beneath it turned into particles of light, leaving him stark naked in an instant.
Han Shin’s body, etched with muscles like a statue, was now undeniably that of a warrior. His muscles were well-formed, providing incredible athletic ability and elasticity without sacrificing flexibility.
Furthermore, the scars that once covered his body had almost entirely vanished. The healing process had progressed so much that now only a few remained on his forearm and shoulder. Han Shin was extremely satisfied with his rapidly improving physique. Back when he couldn't move his body properly, a healthy body was all he had ever wished for.
Han Shin’s gaze naturally drifted to Grace, who stood naked beside him. The platinum-blonde beauty, covering her nipples with her right arm and her genitals with her left hand, was more than enough to arouse him. In fact, this act of shyly covering herself was one of the things that most excited a male.
Actually, since they had already shared their bodies, there was no reason for Grace to be embarrassed, but she still found herself overcome with shyness in these moments.
Since it was already a given that they would have sex under the guise of washing up after training, the two of them, faces flushed, quietly entered the bathroom.
Once the atmosphere for sharing affection truly began, Grace became the proactive one. She knelt before Han Shin, bringing his turgid cock right in front of her face.