Chapter 44
Chapter 44
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Translator: crow
Chapter Title: Jae-eun's Reckoning
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How much time had passed?
'Seems like it's time to take this girl home....'
"Slurp. Slurp. Slurp."
Before I knew it, Yu-na was sucking my cock on her own.
Casually fondling her shapely ass right there beside me, I savored the pleasant pleasure radiating from my dick.
"Mmm...."
Sensing that I was about to cum, Yu-na shoved my cock even deeper into her mouth.
A white fountain erupted inside her mouth.
-Gurgle! Glug! Gulp. Gulp.
"Glug. Glug."
Yu-na deliciously sucked down and swallowed that not-insubstantial load of semen.
"Hoo...."
Pleased by the sight, I lightly stroked her head.
"Slurp. Schlu~p. Haa...."
She pulled off with a dazed expression, then as if still unsatisfied, slipped the glans back into her mouth and sucked again.
"Slurp. Slurp...."
That airheaded innocent look revived my softening member.
Spending time with Un-ho had made it later than expected.
The image of herself sluttily sucking his cock and shaking her ass tormented Yu-na's mind.
'Me, I....'
-Thump thump.
Her heart pounded, and her lower abdomen still felt full, as if Un-ho's cock was still buried inside her. Her face flushed hot.
"Hoo. Hoo."
She took deep breaths before entering the house, carefully calming her heated cheeks.
She quietly opened the door to the dark interior.
Turning on the living room light revealed Jin-woo sitting on the sofa.
"Eek!... J-Jin-woo?"
Yu-na jumped in shock at Jin-woo's figure illuminated by the sudden light.
She had no idea why he was sitting in the pitch-black living room without even turning on a light.
And the sight sent a faint chill down her spine.
Ever since the day Jin-woo had caught Un-ho dropping her off at home, the once-sibling-like bond between Yu-na and Jin-woo had grown awkward.
They barely spoke, and an inexplicable discomfort lingered between them.
Jin-woo's face looked somehow gaunt.
"You're late...."
His voice sounded strangely feeble.
"Y-Yeah. Sorry...."
"Were you... with that Alice girl?"
"Y-Yeah.... We were just hanging out and lost track of time...."
Yu-na couldn't exactly say she'd been with Un-ho, so she had no choice but to throw her one and only friend Alice under the bus.
'Sorry, Alice. I'll buy you your favorite treats later....'
Feeling guilty, Yu-na apologized to Alice in her mind.
-Grind!
Yu-na thought she heard a strange noise.
'Huh? Was that a sound? Jin-woo's not reacting, so maybe I imagined it?'
"W-Well.... You're tired... Go rest."
Yu-na failed to notice the change in Jin-woo that she would have picked up on before.
"Yeah...."
I'd been busy gathering gear for the zombie world trip.
Manz Corp got back to me saying the shield would take some time.
They even offered a refund, which I hadn't expected.
I decided to put the refunded money toward the shield production.
We could take it slow and wait patiently.
'Once Jin-ah brings the stuff, we should be ready to head to the zombie world....'
Speak of the devil—Jin-ah showed up with her porters hauling the gear.
"Where's he?"
"He?"
It took me a moment to realize she meant Jae-eun.
"He's out on some business...."
"......."
She had that misunderstanding look on her face.
I didn't feel like making lame excuses for it.
It wasn't like I'd done anything gravely wrong, so I just let it be.
"Here's the contract."
She'd remembered to bring it, just as promised.
I skimmed the contract Jin-ah handed over.
Nothing out of the ordinary.
It was just a long-winded way of saying they'd give me the gear I'd requested.
But if I ever formed a team outside the company and went active, they'd reclaim the equipment or demand equivalent compensation.
I had no idea what they'd do if I just sold it all on the secondhand market. Couldn't read the CEO's mind.
'They must have considered that possibility.'
Gear like this cost a pretty penny to acquire, but now it was free. No reason to turn it down.
"You're just giving this away?"
"The CEO said it's a gift since your rank went up."
Good call mentioning the rank-up.
Hanna seemed ready to hand over the whole company if I said it rose even higher.
"Tell Hanna I said thanks."
"Yes, sir."
"Dinner on me?"
"I'll head back now."
Keep asking, and maybe one day she'll say yes?
To Jae-eun, Un-ho was a good man.
From the moment she saw his reliable figure saving her, she'd felt drawn to him.
And when she learned he was an awakener, it hit her—he was the one who'd pulled her from that hell.
She owed him her life.
A debt she could never repay in a lifetime.
These were the most comfortable, joyful times she'd ever known.
But then she awakened.
She'd considered forgetting it all, lost in the peace of being with him.
But she couldn't erase the image of her friend Miyeon, slaughtered mercilessly, staring blankly.
She wanted revenge, but despair gripped her—she had no way to make it happen.
She'd thought of dying a hundred times. But she couldn't.
Not some desire to live—it was the rage and frustration toward those bastards driving her mad.
But now she had the power for revenge, and she couldn't hold back anymore.
That's what power did to you.
Why'd she leave that note?
In case... just maybe... he might come back....
She didn't know if Un-ho would take her back, but part of her hoped he might. A tiny flicker of expectation.
It was purely selfish—a place to return to, left for herself.
All she felt toward Un-ho was guilt.
"Sorry, mister...."
Little Angels Nursery.
Jae-eun still thought the sign's name was dogshit.
She stared at it blankly for a while with cold eyes, then stepped into the dim building.
There was the piglet, oblivious to her entrance, thrashing away on the bed, pounding his hips furiously.
Beneath him, slender white legs dangled limply, shaking.
'Still the same, huh... you little shit.'
Jae-eun plunged her knife mercilessly into that fat, thick back.
"Kreeek!!"
The pig squealed in agony.
She grabbed his hair and hurled him under the bed.
"Aaaah!"
"Does it hurt?"
"Wh-who?"
His terrified victim act disgusted her.
-Crunch.
She crushed the flabby arm underfoot.
"Guh... Ack!"
The pig's face turned beet red with pain, eyes bulging bloodshot.
"Y-You, you're!"
Now he recognized her face.
-Snap.
Not liking those eyes, she stomped his leg to splinters.
"Uuuugh!!! P-Please, Jae-eun!"
"Jae-eun?"
The piglet dared call her name so casually.
-Snap.
She obliged his other leg.
"Aaaack! Jae-eun nim. Jae-eun nim! P-Please!"
"Don't say my name with that filthy mouth!"
-Thwack!
She smashed her hammer into his dirty mouth. Carefully controlling her strength so he wouldn't die.
Dying too easily would ruin everything.
"Kreeaack!"
Teeth shattered, blood spraying from his mouth.
"Grk!! Th-then wh-what... do I... call..."
"That? Hell if I know."
-Boom!
She kicked his sagging chest; even through the thick fat, a body-enhancer's power splintered his ribs.
-Crunch.
"Guack!"
Then she slowly pulled iron stakes from her bag, one by one, like unwrapping presents.
The pig's eyes trembled at the stakes emerging from Jae-eun's bag.
-Gulp.
"P-Please, anything... I'll do anything...."
"Good attitude."
She seized his head and yanked him up roughly.
"Squeeee!"
The pig screamed as his scalp nearly tore free.
She slammed him against the wall and drove a stake through his shoulder.
-Schlurch!
"Guh guh guh ack!"
The stake pierced fat and bone, embedding into the concrete wall.
The pig wailed in torment.
"Aaaaaaah!"
Foul juices leaked from his eyes and mouth.
Jae-eun savored the delightful sounds as she readied the next stake.
"N-No!"
Ignoring his squeals, she nailed the other shoulder.
-Crunch!
"Kekekekek!!"
His eyes rolled back; he barely had the strength to scream anymore.
"Hmm...."
Jae-eun eyed the pig dangling from the stakes on the wall, her expression grave.
"I've got so much more prepared, but you're tapping out already? Hey, Director?"
She dangled her knife before his eyes.
"Hiss. Hiss."
His breathing was ragged; another stake might finish him.
"Fucking trash. Can't even handle this, and I've got stakes left over.... Hoo... oh well."
-Slice!
"Grk grk grk grk!!!"
The pig convulsed wildly.
-Plop.
His tiny prick hit the floor.
Blood gushed from his groin like a waterfall, pooling below.
He'd be dead soon.
On the bed, a young girl trembled in terror.
Jae-eun glanced at the frightened child, gathered her gear, and left the scene.