Chapter 171: Revenge
Chapter 171: Revenge
The next morning, the first thing Guwon saw when he left his room was Kate, standing helplessly in front of his door.
“G-Guwon? Are you in there?”
Kate called out to him, her voice laced with desperation as she knocked on the door.
I didn’t sleep in my room last night.
I guess she didn’t know that. Did she think I was intentionally ignoring her?
“…What are you doing?”
“Ah, G-Guwon!”
Hearing his voice from behind, Kate jumped in surprise before a broad smile spread across her face.
“Oh, I-I guess you slept in a different room last night.”
“Yeah. So, do you need something from me?”
“Yes. I was just wondering if you were properly satisfied last night.”
“I was. I was very satisfied.”
My answer seemed to be unexpected, as Kate’s face clouded with anxiety again.
“Huh? R-Really?”
“Yeah. Things got pretty heated last night.”
Sara was unbelievably cute, trying so hard to act sexy.
With her cool, beautiful looks, she would be devastatingly sexy if she just committed to it. But the fact that she couldn’t quite pull it off made her even more adorable. She was a totally broken character.
What man could possibly resist her after seeing that side of her?
“I-I see.”
“What? Was that all you wanted? Just to check if I was satisfied?”
“Ah, yes. Well, that’s right.”
As Kate said this, she looked at Guwon with an expectant gaze.
If things were normal, just as she hoped, I would have pushed the issue and led her to bed even after she said that.
But I had no intention of doing so.
“I see. Well, you’ve confirmed it, so we’re good. See you later.”
With that, Guwon turned and headed for the dining hall.
“Ah…”
Kate’s face screamed, This isn’t how it’s supposed to go, but Guwon paid her no mind.
Later that day, as soon as Guwon returned from his hunt, Kate, who was sitting at a dining table with Pots, spotted him and began waving frantically.
Even if she was using the hand Pots couldn’t see, if she flapped it around like that, he was bound to notice.
She must have been too desperate to care.
Guwon watched her with a leisurely expression before slowly making his way over.
“I’m just going to the restroom for a moment.”
The moment he turned into the hallway leading to the restrooms, he heard Kate’s voice from behind.
“Hey!”
“What is it? Don’t be so loud. They’ll hear you in the dining hall.”
“Let’s do it now!”
“No.”
“Then in the room… Wait? What did you say?”
“I said no.”
At Guwon’s reply, Kate’s lips trembled.
“Wh-Why…?”
“I told you when we first made our deal. We both have our own lives, so we can refuse anytime. Isn’t that why you refused last night?”
“B-But you saw what the situation was then, didn’t you?!”
“Yes, I saw. And I understand. You did nothing wrong. And me refusing you right now is also nothing wrong.”
“B-But you’re not particularly…”
“Disappearing with you right after returning from a hunt, without washing up or eating, and abandoning my three beautiful companions? Anyone would find that suspicious, don’t you think?”
Kate couldn’t say anything in response.
Truthfully, we’d done it at this time before, so she could have pressed me on how we managed it then.
But it seemed the unexpected turn of events had scrambled her thoughts.
That worked out well for me. I might as well take this chance to leave while she’s standing there.
“Well then. Let’s do it next time we have a chance.”
Guwon tossed the words out casually, like someone vaguely promising to grab a drink sometime with an old acquaintance, and left.
Of course, nine times out of ten, such noncommittal promises are never kept.
And with that, I’d laid the final piece of bait to change Kate’s mindset.
From now on, the thought in her mind—‘If I refuse him, he might refuse me next time’—would have changed to ‘If I refuse him, he will definitely refuse me next time.’
And it went without saying that the one who stood to lose more from being refused was Kate.
The morning after the day I had focused solely on Diana.
Kate made no demands of Guwon.
I saw her when I was eating in the dining hall, but she seemed to be consciously avoiding even glancing in my direction.
Is she trying to start a battle of wills?
Honestly, I thought she would come running to me, desperate, after just one refusal. This reaction was unexpected.
Did I get too complacent, relying only on my Saint job?
Then again, she wasn’t some game character who would fall for me as long as I followed the strategy guide. She was a real, living, thinking person.
It was entirely possible for her to react in such an unexpected way.
But Guwon didn’t feel rushed. There was no reason to be.
A battle of wills with me? So what? I have no intention of losing.
On the surface, Kate was the one in the more desperate position.
Of course, considering my need for revenge on Pots, I would be the one more disappointed if this relationship ended, but Kate knew nothing about that.
And if—just if—Kate was truly engaging in this battle of wills with the intention of ending things, all it would take was for Guwon to use his skill on her one more time.
From the very beginning, this was a fight Guwon was structured to win.
Even after he returned from battle that day, Kate still didn’t seek him out.
She’s got guts. Fine. I’ll give her that. You’ve got some serious grit.
And in that spirit…
While Leia went in to take a shower, Guwon once again climbed up to the ceiling.
For the record, Leia had recently started training to maintain her consciousness even when she suddenly transformed into a Gumiho, so we couldn’t shower together anymore.
If we showered together, I wouldn’t be able to hold back and would end up caressing her all over.
What man could see Leia’s naked body right in front of him, lather her up with his own hands, and not let it escalate into foreplay? At least, no normal man could.
So, lately, Leia and I had stopped showering together entirely.
It was sad, but it was a necessary choice for Leia’s sake. This was for my angel, after all. A sacrifice like this was nothing.
In the next room, Pots was on top of Kate again, thrusting his hips.
He didn’t have the buffs of a Saint job like I did, yet he went at it every single day. As expected of an adventurer who had leveled up enough to be here, his stamina was quite impressive.
Still, it was like pouring water into a bottomless pit.
Guwon immediately shot a weakened Saint’s Wave at Kate and returned to his room.
That night, just as Guwon was about to fall asleep after Leia had passed out completely, he heard a frantic knocking at the door.
“…What is it?”
It was Kate, of course.
“I-I have time now…”
“Sorry. I’m sleepy.”
Now that she’d been hit with the skill, there was no way Kate could endure it.
Guwon coolly shut the door, climbed back into bed, and hugged Leia.
Mmm. This soft feeling. It’s the best.
After a good night’s sleep hugging Leia, Guwon left his room the next morning to find Kate still standing in front of his door.
The moment she saw him, she immediately bowed her head and apologized.
“Hey. I’m sorry.”
“Hm? For what?”
“For, you know, not being able to accept when you asked before.”
“Why are you sorry about that? That was our agreement. If anything, I was the one in the wrong for asking at such an inconsiderate time.”
Guwon said this, but he knew Kate wouldn’t take his words at face value. Unless she was an idiot, she knew exactly why he had rejected her twice.
“It won’t happen again. So…”
“What won’t happen again?”
“I mean, I’ll be ready whenever you want me. So, could you please do it now? I know you have to go hunting soon, but just for a little while, if you could just do it for a moment…”
“What’s wrong? You seem desperate.”
“Yes. Yes. Look at this.”
Kate nodded her head so vigorously it seemed like it might make a whirring sound, then abruptly lifted her skirt.
The sight underneath was incredible. Her panties had long since lost their function, revealing everything beneath them, and the fluid that had leaked out was trickling down her thighs all the way to her calves.
A weakened Saint’s Wave alone shouldn’t have done this.
It seemed Pots, mistakenly thinking his performance had been good lately, had pushed Kate to the brink of collapse.
“I guess I have no choice.”
Guwon took Kate to Sara’s room.
After confirming that Sara was hiding as before, Guwon let Kate into the room. Just a few thrusts after entering her was enough to easily bring Kate to climax.
“Why so easily… With Pots, even when he does it so much…”
Kate wore a look of despair, having reached her peak so much more easily than with Pots.
“This should do it, right? Now, I’m going to test if you’ll keep your word from earlier. Tonight, I’m going to knock on your door like this. When you hear this knock, slip out of your room. Got it?”
Guwon said, tapping the floor with a unique rhythm.
Kate nodded silently.
With him saying he’d do it tonight and that he’d be testing her, she must have already guessed what kind of timing he’d choose for his knock.
The fact that she still nodded meant she had steeled her resolve.
Since it was Sara’s turn today, it was the perfect day to make a move at night.
Starting today, the relationship between Pots and Kate would spiral into ruin.
And that night.
Guwon tore open the ceiling and peeked into Pots and Kate’s room.
“Kate. Tonight, too…”
“W-Well… tonight is…”
Knowing what she had to do tonight, Kate seemed reluctant to be held by Pots. But Pots wouldn’t be Pots if he noticed such a thing and backed off.
“Why are you being like this again? You were dying for it yesterday. Come on, get over here.”
“Yesterday…”
She probably was dying, sure. Just not from pleasure.
Kate adamantly refused his advances, her eyes constantly darting toward the door.
Sorry, but I have no intention of knocking until you’re in his arms.
Eventually, when no knock came no matter how much time passed, Kate began to yield to Pots with a look of resignation.
Just as the mood ripened and Pots’s breathing grew ragged, Guwon descended from the ceiling.
I have to get there before Pots finishes.
Guwon rushed to the front of Pots’s door and knocked loudly, using the rhythm he had shown Kate earlier.
“Fuck! What the hell!”
Pots, clearly pissed off at being interrupted right before he came, cursed as he threw the door open.
Of course, Guwon had already activated his Assassin skill to hide his presence before the door opened.
Alright, Kate. It’s time to choose.
Unsurprisingly, Kate chose Guwon.
“You really came out.”
“Y-You called for me, didn’t you?!”
Kate said, her expression twisted, perhaps from guilt.
“Well, come on in for now.”
Guwon led Kate into his room.
Naturally, Sara was hiding in the closet.
“What did you tell Pots?”
“…We fought.”
“Sorry to hear that. Then you should go back and make up.”
“Wh-What did you say?”
“I didn’t really call you to do anything tonight. I just wanted to see if you’d really keep your promise. So you can go back.”
At Guwon’s words, Kate stared at him with a dumbfounded expression.
“What? You’re not leaving? You want to stay here and do it with me?”
“That’s…! I… yes.”
Kate initially looked like she was about to lash out in anger, but she quickly gave up and nodded.
“Hmm… Still, I don’t like the idea of putting mine where another man just came. So, not today.”
“P-Pots hasn’t come yet!”
“What? Really?”
He seemed pretty close when I left the ceiling. And the way he burst out cursing when I knocked made it seem like he was right on the edge.
And she came to me without even letting him finish?
Perhaps afraid that Guwon would tell her to go back again, Kate nodded desperately.
“Then prove it to me.”
“P-Prove it? How?”
“By taking off your clothes and spreading your cunt to show me, of course. We adventurers always come inside. The surest proof would be that nothing is leaking out, right?”
Hearing Guwon’s words, Kate, with the expression of someone who had nothing left to lose, obediently took off her clothes and spread her legs shoulder-width apart.
“Here.”
Then, with both hands, she pulled her labia apart, showing him the inside.