Spring Has Come
"Oh... they're about to bloom... It really is spring..."
I felt the warm sunlight as I carried a convenience store lunch box in one hand, heading back to the office. The trees near our company already had flower buds that would soon burst into full bloom.
"Hey, Assistant Manager Kang!!"
A familiar voice called out from behind. I turned to see Section Chief Ha Eun-ju walking toward me, a plastic bag in one hand.
"Oh! Assistant Manager Kang got a convenience store lunch too?"
"You as well, Chief?"
Ha Eun-ju smiled and opened the bag to show me the contents. Inside the white plastic were two triangle kimbap and a carton of orange juice.
"Lately my spending has been a bit excessive... My wallet's in slight danger, hehe..."
"That's why I keep telling you to drink in moderation... You were drinking almost every night during the business trip too..."
We chatted about trivial everyday things as we entered the company's break room. Kim Su-hee was already there, setting up her lunch.
"Kim Sawon is having a packed lunch too."
A glance told me her lunch was on a completely different level from my convenience store meal. There were several pieces of homemade tteokgalbi, various seasoned vegetables, and a separate container of wild chive soy sauce arranged neatly on the table.
Section Chief Ha let out an admiring gasp at the sight.
"Wow, Su-hee, you cook really well!"
"Hehe... Well, I am a Woorung Gaksi. Would Assistant Manager Kang and Section Chief Ha like to join me?"
I put my convenience store lunch in the microwave and said while it heated up,
"It's fine. I'll just eat what I bought."
"No, there's too much for me alone. I actually brought plenty because I wanted to share."
"Come on~! It's spring, so you should at least eat some greens~ Assistant Manager Kang lives alone, so he probably doesn't make stuff like this for himself~"
Section Chief Ha had already taken a seat and was picking up vegetables with her chopsticks. Left with no choice, I sat down too and tried the side dishes Su-hee offered.
The spring greens, dressed in fragrant sesame oil, and the blanched vegetables spread a fresh aroma in my mouth.
"Ah... This is delicious..."
"Right? I saw they were selling seasonal spring greens cheap at the market, so I bought some. Looks like it turned out well."
Kim Su-hee smiled brightly as she mixed rice with the various spring greens and wild chive soy sauce. Section Chief Ha and I took our heated lunches out of the microwave and joined in eating the greens with our rice.
I'd heard plenty about the Woorung Gaksi's cooking skills, but this was my first time actually tasting it. It was also the first time I'd seen Kim Su-hee bring a packed lunch.
Before I knew it, I'd finished my convenience store lunch, leaving only the side dishes behind.
Ah... After eating something this delicious, I can't bring myself to touch the rest... A typical reaction from someone who's tried a Woorung Gaksi's cooking. It's apparently a well-known struggle for people married to Woorung Gaksis in the early days of marriage. The wife's cooking is so good that they can't eat anything else—no eating out, not even their mother's cooking. Of course, they say it gets better with time, so there's no need to worry. To think it happened to me after just one meal... Impressive...
Glancing to the side, I saw that Section Chief Ha had also finished all her rice and left the side dishes untouched in her convenience store container.
Haha... The Chief is the same...
Section Chief Ha forced the remaining side dishes into her mouth, chewed with an "om nom nom," then began cleaning up her empty lunch box.
"Seasonal spring greens really are the best~ I live alone too, so I don't make things like this often."
"That's a relief~ I cook a lot at home, but this is my first time making a packed lunch..."
"Chief, you really like seasonal foods. You even had the rockfish last time."
"You have to eat foods that match the season, or you'll regret it. If you skip them, you'll regret it all year round."
I didn't particularly care about such things, so I probably wouldn't feel any regret, but eating the spring greens did make me feel refreshed. I could truly feel spring had arrived in my body.
And another place where I could feel spring in my body... the Yokai Brothel Street!!
After work, I headed straight to the yokai brothel street near the office. I walked slowly into the depths of the district. The brothel street on a Friday night was always bustling. But today felt slightly different. There was an experience unique to this time of year unfolding here.
Yokai girls and customers passed by as usual, with the girls soliciting customers. The difference was that nearly all the girls were reptile or amphibian yokai like snakes or frogs, or animal yokai like rabbits or bears. That's right—they were all yokai with the forms of animals that hibernate.
Of course, these yokai don't actually hibernate. Even in animal form, they're yokai, so they can be active in winter too. But when winter comes, their activity level drops significantly and they lose their vitality. Then, once winter passes and spring arrives, not only does their vitality return, but it overflows, making them far more active than usual. On top of that, their appearance improves—their skin or scales become firmer, and their complexion or fur condition gets better.
These yokai are extraordinary even in bed. With spring making them more active, their libido increases, their sensitivity heightens, and they become easier to please, offering a different texture with their firm bodies. In other words, this is their peak season.
The yokai brothel street knows this characteristic well, so during this season they promote snake or frog yokai when soliciting customers. Even if I don't eat seasonal foods, I definitely have to come here during this season...
I walked while looking around. Various yokai were taking customers by the hand and leading them into their establishments. After walking a bit further, I spotted a woman leaning against the wall in the smoking area, smoking a cigarette.
She had bright skin with blue scales on her forearms and the back of her neck, and a large, long blue snake tail swayed above her hips. Her hair was in a black ponytail with two dragon-like horns protruding from it, though they were slightly short for a dragon. Her eyes were sharply slitted like a snake's, with vertically split black pupils, and while her makeup wasn't heavy, her eyeliner was distinct.
She wore white lace lingerie styled as a dress and was smoking while looking at her phone, paying no attention even as I approached. I decided to wait for the right moment to strike up a conversation while lighting a cigarette in front of her.
Hmm... There's really no good timing to talk...
Eventually, she finished her cigarette and stubbed it out in the ashtray. Then, instead of leaving, she stayed leaning against the wall, still looking at her phone.
What...? Why isn't she going...?
"Are you a customer?"
She spoke bluntly.
"Pardon?"
"Weren't you waiting for the right timing to talk to me?"
She saw right through me.
"Haha, yes... That's right. I just couldn't find the right moment to speak up..."
She let out a small laugh. Long, pointed fangs like snake teeth flashed into view.
"Let's go. You were looking for a snake-type yokai anyway, right?"
"Ah... Yes, then..."
Before I could finish, she grabbed my hand and pulled me along. I stubbed out my nearly finished cigarette in the ashtray and let her lead me to a shop right next to the smoking area.
Come to think of it, I still didn't know what kind of yokai she was... I only knew she was a snake yokai, not the specific name.
Two short horns peeking through her hair, blue scales... A dragon? But the horns are short for a dragon...
"Yeongno."
She spoke casually as we walked down the hallway.
Yeongno...?
"Weren't you curious? Your expression was saying it."
How does this person read expressions so well...?
She continued as she unlocked the room door with a keycard.
"You know about imugi, right? The ones that can become dragons if they accumulate enough virtue... Yeongno are a type of imugi too... Well, I'm not interested in becoming a dragon or anything..."
She showed me her blue-scaled snake tail swaying gently. Then she entered the room, sat on the bed, and looked at me.
"I'm Hee-ju, a Yeongno~ Nice to meet you, customer."
She introduced herself with a greeting. I followed suit and introduced myself as well.
"Are we doing it right away?"
She asked.
"Ah... I came straight from work, so I'll shower first."
After saying that, I went into the bathroom. A little later, after finishing my shower, I waited in the bathroom for her. Before long, she opened the bathroom door and appeared. Her blue scales, glistening with water, looked incredibly elegant. Blue scales sparkled all over her completely naked body.
"Shall we start?"
She lay face down on the bed. Yokai with large tails usually lie like this. Lying on their back would be uncomfortable because of the tail.
Her back, which hadn't been visible when she was clothed, was almost entirely covered in scales. From the nape of her neck down her back to her tail was covered in scales, while her hips and legs had none.
I climbed onto her smooth thighs and pushed my hardened shaft between her firm buttocks. The position was awkward for penetration while she lay face down, so I grabbed her seductively swaying tail in front of me to steady myself.
"Hut..."
She rested her chin on her hand and snorted. Her tail draped over my shoulder, then slid down my back and wrapped around my waist. As if to help me, she began applying gentle pressure with the tail coiled around my waist and moving.
With her assistance, my shaft parted her buttocks and reached her moistened entrance.
Chup... My hardened shaft made a wet sound as it pushed inside her.
"Eut...!"
She furrowed her brows and lowered her head deeply. She seemed quite sensitive. I wasn't faring much better. Her insides gripped my shaft tightly. As expected... a springtime snake yokai... It felt like her insides were alive.... Her vaginal walls undulated, stroking my shaft. Perhaps because she was a snake, her insides moved like one. Sticky and slow, sometimes squeezing, she began toying with my shaft.
"Eut... Heut..."
Hee-ju let out soft moans, biting the blanket on the bed as if desperately trying to hold back her excitement. She seemed unaware that she'd already put holes in the blanket with her long, pointed fangs.
Well... Snake yokai's libido increases around this time of year, so she's probably feeling it more than usual...
I wanted to break her efforts. A desire to shatter her desperate attempts at restraint and release the seal welled up inside me. Leaning on her tail wrapped around me, I held back my climax and thrust my hips. Holding back was something I'd grown accustomed to from years of visiting yokai brothels.
My groin slapped against her buttocks, making sounds. But this was a bit overwhelming... I'd embraced snake or frog-type yokai every spring, but a woman like Hee-ju was a first. She was more active and had better technique than other springtime yokai girls. But I couldn't lose... The competitive spirit rising from deep within my heart was stronger than ever.
In the end...
"Ahng!!"
I did it... She finally spat out the blanket she'd been biting, threw her head back stiffly, and let out a loud moan. The wet, hole-ridden blanket fell from Hee-ju's mouth with a plop, and her body trembled. Her tail wrapped around my waist also tightened.
Good thing I finished before climaxing... I almost came first... She was a tough opponent...
I was savoring the afterglow of victory from bringing her to climax first. Suddenly, her tail, which had been holding my waist, forcefully threw me onto the bed. Hee-ju, who had been lying face down, climbed on top of me. Tears welled slightly in her eyes, and drool trickled from her mouth.
Hee-ju slightly furrowed her brows and glared at me with an extremely indignant expression. The sight of her snake tongue flicking rapidly between her fangs was incredibly chilling. I tried to struggle, but her tail held me firmly in place, making it futile.
Haha... This... This doesn't feel good...
"Haha... Customer... You're quite skilled~ Your shaft is pretty big too... But what do we do when only I came...? Since I'm sorry, I'll give you my sincere service~"
A strange murderous intent could be felt in her forced smile and polite speech.
"Do you know? They say Yeongno become dragons if they eat bad humans. So what happens if they eat a bad shaft?"
The snake tongue protruding from her smiling mouth drew closer and closer.
In the end, I was thoroughly squeezed until time was up. It was a good thing I hadn't chosen the overnight course. If I had, I might not have survived.
Hee-ju's hips, dancing on top of me, strongly stroked my shaft and delivered tremendous stimulation, while her vaginal walls, moving as if they were a separate creature, worked hard to suck out my semen. This was my defeat for underestimating a springtime imugi's libido and getting cocky. She had probably been desperately holding back her overflowing spring libido, but I triggered it. To flip her switch like that... I should have been more careful...
After being thoroughly squeezed, I put the business card I received from her in my wallet while still dazed. Well, it was pretty enjoyable, so that's fine...
On the way home, now darkened, the scent of flowers spread subtly, just barely noticeable. Only now could I fully feel with my body that spring had arrived.
"Yeah... This is spring..."