Chapter 15
Translator - Zofu
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Walking down the hallway.
People part like the Red Sea. They say shit is dirty so you avoid it, and I guess I've become walking shit myself, but the way they're avoiding me now feels exactly like... like they've seen a monster. The feeling is strange. Like contempt with a dash of fear added in.
I arrive at the classroom.
The moment I open the door, the noisy chatter stops like they planned it, and everyone stares at me. They look at me with expressions that say "here he comes," then turn back to finish their conversations. What the hell? I can't adapt to this changed atmosphere at all. I feel these unknown gazes constantly following me, disappearing, then reappearing. I feel like a monkey that escaped its zoo cage. Hesitating like that, I sit down.
No, I can't sit down.
Because Han Ye-rin is in my seat.
Mountain after goddamn mountain. Why the hell is she acting like this?
"Um, that's my seat..."
"Sit next to me."
Huh?
"Huh?"
"Just sit next to me. I'm not listening to any arguments."
Han Ye-rin taps the desk next to hers irritably. I can't understand it. I can't understand her taking my seat, and I can't understand her telling me to sit in hers. With a flustered expression, I sit next to her.
"Haaa..."
Han Ye-rin smiles unpleasantly, her cheeks flushed. The chair feels strangely warm under my ass. Like someone is just sitting here. Looking at Han Ye-rin next to me, she's fidgeting excitedly, crossing and uncrossing her legs. Somehow... the chair feels a bit damp. No way. No. I can't accept that possibility. I toss that useless thought in the trash. Han Ye-rin looks at me.
"Puppy."
"Huh?"
"Today's reactions from people are a bit different, right?"
"Y-yeah?"
"Lately more people have been bothering you, so I put a stop to it."
What?
"Listen—"
"Save your thanks."
Han Ye-rin cuts me off.
Incomprehensible things keep happening one after another. Without a moment's delay, confusing situations assault me and trample my emotions. I stare at Han Ye-rin with a dumbfounded expression, and she grins.
"From now on, you're not 'our' puppy. You're 'my' puppy..."
It'd be problematic if other people got attached.
Han Ye-rin says.
Now I vaguely understand the current situation. It's sex. Sex is the problem. Han Ye-rin, hooked on my unnecessarily large cock, is blocking others' approach out of jealousy. I run my hand through my tangled hair. The situation is turning weird. Wait. Hold on. If you think about it...
Isn't this a good thing?
My eyes light up.
As I said before, the Academy is the first step on the royal road for those who've scraped together every last bit of honor and money to give to their children. That's why self-absorbed people are scattered around like street pebbles, forming their own society, with no room whatsoever for the so-called "have-nots" to squeeze in.
Naturally, normal families are ostracized, naturally become targets of bullying, and naturally end up leaving the Academy. That's the Academy's ecosystem. But... what if the most powerful, most vicious person at the Academy declares "don't touch my toy"? My ecological position within the Academy changes in an instant.
At best, the only people who could touch me now are...
Lee Ah-rin, the second daughter of the Ije Group, which holds overwhelming influence in the Eurasian magic society.
And her boyfriend,
Han Seok-ho, the second son of the Seok Group family, which holds overwhelming influence in the East Asian magic society.
That's pretty much it.
My legs tremble. From herbivore to suddenly carnivore. No, more precisely. A toothless carnivore. No no, more precisely. A toothless carnivore managed by a zookeeper. Whatever the case, it's definitely a huge plus for me. It means escaping my long, endless Academy life of just getting shit on. The only price is cheating sex.
"Whoo..."
The hand on my forehead tightens. Veins pop on the back of my hand.
The price for a big dick is substantial.
There's no way Han Ye-rin would be satisfied with just one or two rounds of sex.
Maybe I'll be forced to cheat for the rest of my Academy life. No, I'm certain. She's already addicted to pleasure. I'll keep embracing women other than Yoo Seo-ha. And it'll be with the girl I hate most.
Throughout my entire Academy life. I'll have sex with Han Ye-rin.
The moment that thought hits me, an indescribable horror shoots up from the base of my spine.
For getting relief from Academy life, the price is too high. With a pale expression, I glance at the seat next to me. Han Ye-rin meets my eyes, her face flushed. She grins unpleasantly, then lowers her head and presses her body against the desk. Then she starts rubbing her body against the desk.
It's horror. This is despair.
The road ahead unfolds before my eyes. From now on, there's only a future of being forcibly fucked by Han Ye-rin. A fourth time, a fifth time, a tenth time, a future of embracing a woman who isn't my girlfriend...
I just... can't focus on class at all.
After class, during break time.
I come up to the rooftop to clear my complicated head.
My head hurts.
Even if I try to deny reality, I end up accepting it at some point. Then, unable to endure reality, I deny it again... an irreversible emotional cycle dominates my head. I want to resist, but Han Ye-rin isn't someone a mere commoner like me can do anything about. There's no way I can touch a walking corporation like her.
Then, click. The rooftop door opens.
Startled, I turn my head toward the sound. Is it Han Ye-rin?
"Hey, so you were here? Took me some trouble to find you."
It wasn't Han Ye-rin. The person who came up was...
Sharp blue eyes, blue hair, a cool bob cut that shows her forehead when she brushes it aside.
The second daughter of the Ije Group.
Lee Ah-rin.
"...Hello."
"What's wrong? Something going on? Why do you look so down?"
Lee Ah-rin approaches me and leans against the railing.
"Just... complicated stuff..."
"It's fine, it's fine! I mean, this is the Academy we're talking about, you think complicated stuff comes in ones or twos?"
Complicated stuff... there's too much. No, more than that, Lee Ah-rin says she came looking for me. Does she need something from me? Why did she come?
"Actually... what business do you have with me, Lee Ah-rin?"
"Just because."
"Huh?"
"Just because. I'm curious. They say you're the most famous person in the Academy lately, so I wanted to see your face."
"R-really?"
"Yeah."
That means she comes for no particular reason.
My already complicated head gets even more complicated. What does she want? I stare at Lee Ah-rin with a dumbfounded expression, and she laughs like she's having fun.
"Pahaha! Thinking 'what kind of bullshit is this?' right? But it's true. I came to see your face. Running like crazy through the hallways, getting chased by that Han Ye-rin, even getting kidnapped—there's no way people at the Academy don't know you! So I was curious."
"Ah, I see."
"So? What's this complicated thing?"
"Huh?"
And suddenly, she asks about my problem.
She's unpredictable. I thought she was from that Ije Group?
"Why? It's natural for friends to share problems. And don't use honorifics with me."
Were we, like, friends? No, more than that, she tells me not to use honorifics?
"Huh? But, that, etiquette..."
"Ugh, etiquette? Why follow that? It's fucking useless. I don't want to worry about etiquette in this boomer playground. It's a rotten pond where only the rich and powerful come, not the truly talented. You want me to use suffocating etiquette on top of that? I'd rather bite my tongue and kill myself. So don't use honorifics like an idiot in front of me."
Since informal speech is the default.
Having said that, Lee Ah-rin meets my eyes. Then grins.
"So? What's our friend's worry?"
She asks about my worry again.
"No, I'm sorry. I can't tell you..."
There's no way I can tell her.
"Huh? Why?"
She asks what my worry is.
Sex with Han Ye-rin. But with each of us having partners.
Forced cheating sex.
There's no way I can stupidly say this shit.
No, if I told her, my impression would change from "interesting guy" to "fucking asshole." Whatever the situation, it's cheating sex. No matter how well I explain, I can't erase the image of me as a piece of trash who fucked another woman.
My face hardens coldly. This is the worst either way.
So I can't answer.
"Erm, I see. So there's some reason you can't talk about it. That's fine. I can wait for that much. But you said not to use honorifics and you're still using them?"
"Huh? Oh, sorry—"
"Ah! Come to think of it, it's almost time for the bell! See you next break? Come to the rooftop! I'll go first!"
Lee Ah-rin waves her hand and jumps over the railing.
Looking down, I see Lee Ah-rin land lightly on the ground and head into the Academy.
Seriously, fucking unpredictable.
The bell rings.
Even as I hurry down the stairs, my twisted feelings torment me. I come up to the rooftop to clear my complicated thoughts, and I meet Lee Ah-rin. Then she suddenly calls me a friend and says to meet again next period. My head gets even more complicated.
In the end, I can't focus on class again this time.
Break time. When I come up to the rooftop, Lee Ah-rin is waiting for me as if it's natural.
"Oh, you came?"
"Y-yeah."
"Good. You don't use honorifics so it feels much better. Why would friends use honorifics? I don't get it. Right? Informal speech is the default, but if you use honorifics it's like you came to a company instead of an Academy."
"Guess so."
"So so? What kind of worry does our friend have?"
Back to the worry talk again.
I get the feeling she'll keep asking until I tell her properly. Still, I can't tell the truth. I deflect with a different problem.
"It's nothing much. Just my grades dropped a little."
"Hmmm... really? That's unexpected. I thought you were worried because you went through some harsh stuff after getting kidnapped by Han Ye-rin. Well, grade problems can be a worry if you call them a worry. Hmm."
My face distorts in momentary panic, but I quickly regain my composure.
She's sharp beyond belief. Seeing that, Lee Ah-rin laughs out loud.
"Puhaha, hahaha! No, I'm kidding, I'm kidding! If someone like Han Ye-rin did something 'harsh,' she'd definitely disappear without leaving a trace. I was just testing you. Your expression really is funny, why? Did I hit the nail on the head? No? Puhahaha. So, what happened after you got kidnapped?"
"..."
I keep my mouth shut. Don't say anything.
"Okay okay, you don't have to tell me. I wasn't planning to listen anyway. I was just teasing you. Puhaha. So, you're worried about grades? Why? Aren't you top tier? I saw you were second place this time."
"...Because I have a goal. I have to be first place."
"First place? That's your goal? Interesting. I only came because my family threw a fit telling me to come to the Academy. Wait... first place is your goal? Don't tell me..."
Lee Ah-rin's eyes widen and she stares at me.
"Are you trying to get into the Special Operations Unit?"
I silently nod my head.
From the start, my purpose in coming to the Academy is to join the 'Special Operations Unit' that selects and kills only ultra-high-risk monsters. The fastest first step to joining the Special Operations Unit is graduating first place from the Academy. Second place is, inevitably, a huge worry. I meet Lee Ah-rin's eyes.
"You know Fenrir?"
"..."
Lee Ah-rin looks at me like I'm crazy.
Well, that makes sense, since Fenrir ranks at the top as the hardest to catch among ultra-high-risk monsters that have appeared so far.
"Are you in your right mind?"
When a Gate opens and all of humanity combines forces to stop monsters, there are two ultra-high-risk monsters that came through the Gate. One, 'Svarozhich,' is already buried at the bottom of the East Sea. The other, 'Fenrir,' is hiding somewhere on the Korean peninsula. Now that one is gone, the Special Operations Unit's target naturally narrows to one.
"Find Fenrir and kill it."
That's all there is to it.
"There's a reason."
I look at Lee Ah-rin.
"Reason? Are you kidding? You're just a moth flying into a flame. Even if you caught Svarozhich the first time, is there any guarantee you can catch Fenrir? Don't you know that half the Special Operations Unit was sacrificed to catch Svarozhich?"
"I know."
"Then why? Besides, when Svarozhich invaded the Korean peninsula, it didn't even counterattack. It just walked forward. And still half of them died. If it did nothing and was that bad, do you think Fenrir, who's methodical, will be the same?"
"Still, I have to."
Still, I have no choice.
"My father... was killed by it."
My family was eaten by Fenrir, so I can't just sit here like an idiot.
"...Ahem."
Lee Ah-rin coughs and turns her head, flustered after hearing the reason.
"..."
Lee Ah-rin looks at me pityingly. I wave my hand vaguely in the air to say it's fine. Before I know it, break time is almost over. Lee Ah-rin's compassionate gaze meets my eyes.
"Sorry, I asked about something I shouldn't have..."
"No, it's fine. You didn't know when you asked."
"Later, as an apology, I'll buy you something."
"Huh?"
"Hmm, so you agreed? Then see you later!"
Lee Ah-rin jumps over the railing.
I stare blankly at Lee Ah-rin falling to the ground.
Even though we've only met twice, her endless unpredictability makes my head dizzy.
Soon after, the bell rings.
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The mood is strange.
Han Ye-rin's personality has become strangely altered. She doesn't do her usual harassment like "human chair" or "toe sucking" at all. She just sometimes looks at me with a flushed face and fidgets with her legs. Even if I ask if she's okay, she just flinches and nods. While still looking at me with expectant eyes. Since first period, through lunch—it's been like this all day.
It's exactly like looking at a bitch in heat.
Even at the cafeteria, while eating, she steals glances at me. Forced to sit together, I'm already dying from the pressure, and on top of that her gaze is pushing me to the brink of madness.
"Haa, puppy."
"Huh?"
"When you're done eating, see me for a bit."
"Huh?"
"That means you understand."
With that, Han Ye-rin focuses on her food tray.
What does she want now? I watch her anxiously, and she avoids my gaze. In this bizarre atmosphere, the rice I'm forcing down my throat doesn't go down easily.
After forcing the rice down my throat, I find my tray cleanly empty.
Seeing that, Han Ye-rin immediately grabs my wrist and drags me to a dark corner.
"Chuup♡"
Then, without asking, she shoves her tongue into my mouth.
Flustered, I try to push her away, but both my wrists are forcibly held and I can't do anything. No matter how much I struggle, the talent that earned her top rank and ultra-expensive artifacts combined force helplessness upon me.
"Hooh, chup, chuup, chuuup♡"
An intense kiss that makes my mind go blank.
After who knows how many minutes of that kiss, Han Ye-rin finally pulls her lips away.
"Pwah—"
A transparent string connecting our tongues and lips snaps roughly.
"Looks like... it got bigger?♡"
Han Ye-rin touches my dick with her hand. I flinch as pleasure shoots up my spine.
"Uncomfortable? I'll make you comfortable...♡"
Then Han Ye-rin sits down, spreads her legs in an M-shape to expose her crotch, and undoes my belt. I try to refuse, saying we shouldn't do this here, but then I realize my position and humbly accept it. This is an unavoidable trial. I tightly close my eyes.
"Hwaup, chuuup, chuurrrrup, hooop, chup, sup, chuuup, chup♡"
Intense pleasure stimulates my rod. Even if I want to hold back, I can't hold back against this unbearable pleasure, and my mouth gasps and trembles with excitement.
"Chup, hooop, chuuup, chup, chuurrrrup, hoop, haup♡"
Han Ye-rin suddenly sucks my dick deep. The intense pleasure hitting my waist makes me barely stop myself from thrusting forward.
"Wooop, huup, hooop, chuuup, hahee ma?♡ hahehyeo, hahee♡ (Don't hold back?♡ Come, hurry♡)"
Han Ye-rin moves her neck at high speed. Lewd slurping sounds echo around us. At that sound, I'm afraid we'll get caught. I try to tell her to go slower but—
"Woop, hoop, chuuup, chup, chuurrrrup, hoop, haup♡"
She doesn't listen at all. The feeling of ejaculation gradually rises up my balls.
"Grrr...!"
"Hooop, chuup!? Haup, gulp, heup, hoo..."
I open my eyes and look at Han Ye-rin.
"Ah—"
She shows me the semen collected in her mouth, then gulps, swallows it.
"That was delicious...♡"
I feel like I'm losing my mind. My lower half feels insanely good, but my mind is still in agony.
"Haa haa... I want to have sex, but there's no time...♡ Puppy. You know after school today, right?♡"
"..."
"Haah... This is definitely thrilling. Pull up your pants, see you after school?♡"
I nod in reply.
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Before long, the sun sets. The sky turns orange, and the after-school that Han Ye-rin waits for so eagerly arrives.
All the other students have gone home, and now only me, Han Ye-rin, and Kim Seok-hyun remain in the classroom.
Now... thinking I have to go to that mansion and do that thing again makes my head throb.
"..."
Strange.
For some reason, even though Academy is over, no one is making a move to get up.
Everyone is just sitting still like stone statues, guarding their seats. The atmosphere is strange, too. It feels like sex has already started, a sticky atmosphere. No. This won't do. I should get up first. Just, quickly finish this, quickly leave—that's the smart move.
As I stand up from my seat and head toward the door, Han Ye-rin grabs my wrist. The feeling is so creepy it gives me goosebumps, shivering, the hair on my arms stands up.
"Puppy, where do you think you're going?"
"Um, to the mansion..."
"Puppy. You don't need to go to the mansion today."
"Huh...?"
What... is she talking about?
"Today, we're doing it at the Academy...
Stay still."
Huh?
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