Chapter 164: Revenge
Chapter 164: Revenge
The next morning. Watching Sara’s face as she slept, her breathing soft and even, Guwon quietly squirmed.
Ughhh. I want to die.
Wasn't it a satisfying night? Of course, it was a satisfying night.
Sara had been incredibly beautiful yesterday, and her reactions were the best.
That wasn't the problem.
Why the hell did I say those things yesterday?
No, of course, I meant it. My feelings for Sara are genuine, and so is my resolve not to get too attached to Kate.
But, you know, there's a right way to express things, isn't there?
I got too swept up in the mood yesterday.
I have a tendency to get a little carried away when I'm caught up in the atmosphere, but yesterday was on a whole other level.
Thanks to that, I ended up spouting a stream of things I would never normally say. The kind of stuff you only hear from those disgustingly lovey-dovey couples who can't live without each other.
It was a wonder those words even came out of my head.
No. Calm down. Stay calm.
I wasn't the only one caught up in the moment. Sara was also incredibly honest with her feelings, far more than usual, and said things she normally wouldn't.
If I just act natural, Sara probably won't bring it up either.
Act normal. Just like always.
Guwon steadied his breathing and waited for Sara to wake up.
And when she did, he spoke to her gently, just as he always did.
"Sara. Did you sleep well?"
But speaking to her while she was still groggy from sleep was a mistake.
Sara snuggled her face against Guwon’s chest and spoke in a voice even sweeter than usual.
"Yes. I couldn't think of anything but you. Even in my dreams…"
Keuk. I know. I know. Sara didn't mean anything by it.
But it was more than enough to shake Guwon’s barely-held composure.
Guwon reflexively brought up what Sara had said.
"W-well, that's great. You wanted to think only of me, didn't you?"
"Yes, I really… did… Hnngh…!"
Sara’s sweet-talking voice trailed off as she seemed to come to her senses, her half-closed eyes flying wide open.
She tried to sit up, but the pleasure from Guwon’s member, still inside her, made her collapse again, leaving her flustered.
Her face was as red as a ripe persimmon.
Looks like she’s also embarrassed about the things she said in the heat of the moment yesterday.
Alright. Time to go on the offensive. I'll make her so embarrassed she won't be able to bring up what I said.
"N-no. I mean. D-don't get the wrong idea…!"
"The wrong idea?"
"W-well!"
Sara tried to play coy as usual, but Guwon’s question left her at a loss for words.
Eventually, it seemed her embarrassment reached its limit. Looking like she was about to steam from her face, she flailed about before finally raising a fist.
…Huh? Sara. Wait a second. What’s that fist for—
With a searing sensation in his solar plexus, Guwon lost consciousness.
"Umm."
Guwon woke up.
Sara, who seemed to have woken up first, was looking at him.
She was gently stroking the area around his chest with a somewhat cautious hand.
"Are you awake?"
"Yeah. It's strange for you to be up first… No. This is strange."
"Hm? Did something happen?"
Sara feigned ignorance, her expression surprisingly normal.
I have no idea how long I was out, but it seems she’d finished getting her mind under control in the meantime.
"You… No. It's nothing."
Guwon decided to let it go.
If we just pretend it never happened, then those cringey declarations of love won't be mentioned either, which works for me.
The impact from the punch to my solar plexus was completely gone, too.
Strange that a blow strong enough to knock me out left no damage? Not at all. Healing Sex was still in effect, after all.
So let's just move on. After one last little tease.
"It's just surprising. You woke up first, but we're still like this. Do you like being this way?"
Guwon said, giving a light thrust of his hips.
"Hnngh. Maybe so."
But Sara admitted it readily.
I guess she’s not completely back to her usual self.
*
Throughout the meal, an awkward air hung over the party.
Sara, Diana, and Leia had all been through a lot yesterday, after all.
"…Diana."
"W-what is it?!"
"…Leia."
"Y-yes?!"
Awkward. This is so awkward I could die.
Usually, if something embarrassing happened while sleeping with one of them, it was just between the two of us, and the tension would naturally dissipate while talking with the other two.
And if it was one-on-one, we'd usually sort things out before coming down to the dining hall, but Diana and Leia didn't have time for that today.
The result was this situation. When everyone was this embarrassed, it was hard to salvage the mood.
In times like these, I need to say something to change the subject.
What should I say? A topic… Ah, right. There was that.
"Sorry, but I don't think we can go hunting right after we eat."
"What? Is something wrong?"
Sara looked at me with suspicious eyes.
Does she think I'm planning some other move on Kate? Don't worry. I plan on leaving her be for now.
Kate has tasted heaven with me twice now, so whether she likes it or not, she's bound to compare her experiences with Pots to ours.
A woman who knows pleasure so well has experienced something like that, and she sees the person who can give it to her almost every day. Can she really resist?
If Kate can't take it anymore and comes clinging to me, I'll make my move. If she holds back, I'll just cast the skill on her again.
The reason we can't go hunting right now is a different problem.
"It's my armor."
"What? Your armor? Were you hurt badly enough yesterday to damage it?"
Leia asked, looking ready to leap over to me in surprise.
That attitude of caring more for others' injuries than her own embarrassment. She really is an angel.
"No, it's not that. Thanks to Leia's timely and proper healing, my body is fine. It's just that Diana did something to the armor…"
"Hm? Me?"
Diana, hearing her name, tilted her head in confusion.
"Yeah. Ring any bells?"
"…None at all."
Even as she said it, Diana still couldn't quite meet my eyes.
"Really? Maybe you'll remember if you see it. On the back of my armor, your…"
"Aaaah!"
As Guwon spoke and pulled the armor from his inventory, Diana practically dove for it.
"Storing it like this preserves its condition perfectly, you know. It’s still warm…"
"Aaaah! Aaaah!"
See? She remembered as soon as she saw it.
Diana hugged Guwon’s armor, using her entire body to desperately cover it.
"Diana? What's wrong?"
"You don't need to know! You two don't need to know!"
"Diana, it's bad manners to be so loud in the dining hall."
"Who do you think caused this…! Aaaah! It’s nothing! It’s nothing at all!"
Diana shot him an angry look, but when Guwon put some force into pulling the armor away, she immediately changed her tune and started pleading.
Honestly, I doubt anyone else would even think it was slick with her juices.
But from Diana's perspective, even if that were the case, she wouldn't want to show it to anyone.
In any case, my plan worked.
The awkward atmosphere that had dominated the table moments ago vanished in an instant.
"Anyway, that's why I need to do some maintenance on my armor. Sorry, but could you wait a little?"
"Yes… Well, go ahead."
Sara and Leia looked like they didn't understand, but they nodded anyway.
As Guwon finished his meal and started to head back to his room, Diana followed him with an anxious look on her face.
"I will help you."
"Hm? Really? You don't have to…"
"No. It will be more perfect if I do it with magic."
Diana refused to back down.
Does she think I'm not going to clean it properly and am plotting something else?
I was genuinely just planning to wipe it down and come back.
Well, since she's so expectant, I suppose I have to live up to her expectations.
*
"Ugh. It's all sticky. Just how turned on were you?"
"I-it's because you needlessly let your skill reach me!"
"Sara and Leia were affected too, but they weren't as bad as you. Even Leia, despite her condition. Why don't you just admit it? You really are a severe exhibitionist…"
"I am not! I am not such a thing!"
"And yet, looking at this…"
"Aaaah!"
Diana covered her ears with both hands and shouted as if she couldn't hear me.
What are you, a child? You're the oldest one here.
She then hastily summoned water and enveloped Guwon's armor in it.
"Is it okay to clean leather armor with water?"
"It would be a problem if water were left behind, but for someone like me who can perfectly control all moisture, it is no issue."
Diana said this, concentrating more than usual to control the water.
After Diana washed it, a faint stain still remained on the now-revealed armor.
She had been grinding against it for quite a while on the way here from that secret dungeon. It was to be expected.
"See, it's not perfectly clean."
"If I do it one more time…"
"It's barely noticeable, though. Isn't it fine?"
"What will you say if someone notices and asks about it?!"
"Well, that it's our cute Diana's holy water…"
"Give it here!"
"I'm kidding, I'm kidding. I'll just say one thing."
"What would that be?"
"The stain on my back… is a man’s medal of honor!"
"Are you an idiot?!"
Unable to hold back, Diana lightly tapped Guwon’s chest.
Hahaha. It tickles. It really tickles. At least it’s not a gut-punch to the solar plexus like Sara’s attack… No. Anything but that. Diana’s way is much better. Yes. Please stay this way.
In the end, Diana snatched the armor from Guwon's hands again and, after several more attempts, was finally able to remove the stain completely.
*
As they left the room after cleaning the armor, the door to the adjacent room opened at the same time.
I was hit by an intense sense of déjà vu. Didn't something like this happen yesterday?
But the person who emerged from the room wasn't Kate, but Pots.
"Ughhhhh."
And it was a Pots who looked like he was on death's door.
"…What are you doing?"
"Hmph… For the woman I love… there are times a man must sacrifice himself. I am a man who would burn away his very life force just to make her happy, even for a single moment."
What a joke. From the looks of it, Kate, unsatisfied with their session, must have squeezed him completely dry.
Come to think of it, I didn't see this guy at all yesterday.
Could it be that Kate squeezed him all day, still wasn't satisfied, and then came to me?
So what does that mean? He burned away his life force but couldn't even make her happy.
In any case, Pots was emaciated and looked like he was dying.
If I just keep casting my Saint skills on Kate, won't he just die on his own from death by snu-snu or exhaustion?
Of course, I won't do that.
As I told Sara yesterday, we've come too far to back down now.
Since I've already slept with Kate, I have to follow the plan, drive this bastard into true despair, and then finish him off.
And most importantly, if he just dies, he won't know why he's dying.
My plan is to let him know why he’s dying right before the end. And Sara will be the one to tell him.
Wouldn't that be what you call proper revenge?
"Yeah. Burn bright."
Guwon decided to ignore the guy and be on his way.
"Perhaps you should learn a thing or two from that man."
Beside Guwon, Diana spoke with a slightly envious look in her eyes.
"Huh? What about?"
"What do you mean? His… attitude."
To the clueless Diana, that bastard probably just looked like a man devoted to his woman.
Of course, to Guwon, who knew the truth, being told to learn from trash like him felt like an insult.
Diana had done nothing wrong, but Guwon couldn't help but speak with a slightly thorny tone.
"What? Are you saying you like a guy like that more than me?"
"I-I didn't say that. I-I just…"
Diana, flustered by Guwon's tone, stammered in her reply.
Seeing her reaction, Guwon realized his mistake. Oops. She just said that because she doesn't know anything.
But apologizing now would also be a little weird. Hmm… Alright.
"You like me better, right?"
"Umm… N-no, what kind of nonsense are you suddenly spouting! Don't tell me you pretended to be angry just to…!"
Diana, who had nearly fallen for the leading question, blushed and patted Guwon’s chest again.
She's so shy about it. And we already have a kiss scheduled.
When Guwon just smiled playfully without answering, Diana blushed even harder and continued to pat his chest.
Hahaha. It tickles. It really tickles. Is someone hitting me? You call that an attack? Hit me harder!
"…We were wondering why you were taking so long… and you two look quite friendly. Did you really just go to do maintenance on your armor?"
Just then, a voice so cold it chilled me to the bone drifted over.
Sara was standing in the hallway at some point, arms crossed, staring at us with icy eyes.
No, wait. Sara. Not you. Your attacks are off-limits.
"Guwon… Don’t tell me you postponed the hunt and went to a room with Diana-ssi for that?"
Leia, standing next to Sara, also looked at Guwon with disappointed eyes.
My angel. Please don’t look at me like that. When I said to hit me harder, I wasn’t talking about a mental attack.
To them, did it look like Diana and I had just snuck off for a quick, affectionate round?
They were having a huge misunderstanding.
Since Diana was naturally pressed up against me while patting my chest, I guess it could have looked that way.
Besides, Diana is naturally weak, so what she considers hitting is so feeble it just looks like a cute tantrum.
"N-no! It's a misunderstanding!"
Diana hastily pulled away from Guwon and cried out.
"Diana, I told you not to shout in a place like this…"
"And whose fault is that!"
"…Why don't you start by explaining yourself?"
"It’s all that bastard Pots’s fault."
Guwon decided to pin all the blame on Pots.