Whoa!! Today's Fortune is Super Lucky!!!
One sunny spring day during lunch break, I decided to eat out with Su-jin and Team Leader Ha for the first time in a while. Ever since that bathhouse incident, the team leader had been avoiding my gaze, but when Su-jin suggested we grab lunch together, both of us ended up accepting.
"By the way, is pasta okay with everyone? They have other menu options too, so if you'd rather go somewhere else..."
"Nah, it's fine! I've been wanting to try this place anyway."
"I've had my eye on it as well."
After hearing our answers, Employee Kim led the way with an oddly excited expression.
"Dae-ri!"
Team Leader Ha called out to me in a low voice. When I turned to look at her, she was frowning deeply, her hand covering her mouth as she glanced nervously at Employee Kim.
"You didn't tell anyone about that, right?!"
Her cheeks flushed bright red with embarrassment as she looked up at me. The sight was so cute that I felt a sudden urge to tease her.
"Didn't you say we just went to the bathhouse?"
She flinched in surprise and raised her voice, though not loud enough for Employee Kim to overhear—probably out of sheer embarrassment.
"Still! Someone else might misunderstand if they heard!"
"Hahaha, do I look like the type who'd go around saying stuff like that?"
Watching her fret made me laugh without meaning to. It was a rare sight I didn't get to see often.
"It's not that..."
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
Just then, Employee Kim suddenly turned around and shouted.
"We're here!! This is the place!"
"Ah! Right... Let's go in."
Startled by her sudden call, the team leader and I shuffled into the restaurant like we were hiding something.
I ordered tomato pasta, the team leader chose aglio e olio, and Employee Kim went with carbonara. We each portioned some onto our side plates to share. The taste wasn't much different from your average pasta joint.
"It's pretty ordinary... I was expecting more."
Employee Kim said in a sulky voice.
"The atmosphere's nice though. I bet this place gets busy."
"Hng... Still, I had high hopes..."
With a thoroughly disappointed look, Employee Kim stuffed pasta into her mouth before suddenly picking up her phone and tapping away. Then she held the screen out to us.
"Look at this! I got my fortune read recently."
The app she showed us listed all kinds of fortunes—romance, wealth, health, and so many others that it was hard to read everything at once.
"It says I'll save up quite a bit of money this year. My health's always been good, but romance... looks like nothing's coming. Hng..."
"You actually believe in this stuff, Su-jin?"
"It's just fun! What about you, Dae-ri?"
The question turned to me.
"I wouldn't say I believe in it, but I check it for fun sometimes."
"Eh? That's surprising. I didn't think you'd be into something like this."
"Well... like you said, it's entertaining."
"I guess... Oh! Lunch break's almost over. Let's eat fast and head back."
"Yeah~"
After work, I stopped by Nago's place and sat on the wooden porch, chatting with her about what happened at lunch.
"That's what happened."
"That's pretty unexpected, Oppa. I didn't think you'd be into that kind of thing at all..."
"The team leader said the same thing..."
Just then, someone called out to us from behind.
"Ajussi and Nago-nee? What are you two doing here?"
I turned around to see Gouki standing there with her guitar case slung over her shoulder.
"Ah, Gouki. Heading home after practice?"
"Yeah!!! What were you guys talking about so excitedly?"
"Ah... well..."
I told Gouki the same story I'd shared with Nago.
"We were just talking about some silly stuff."
"Whoa~ That's unexpected. I didn't think you'd be into that either, Ajussi."
"Pfft!!"
Nago burst out laughing beside me. Gouki tilted her head at the sight.
"Eh? What's going on?"
"That's the third time someone's said that today..."
"Hahaha!!! So that's why Nee-san's laughing like that?!"
Even Gouki doubled over, clutching her stomach as she exploded with laughter.
After laughing for a while, Gouki wiped the tears from her eyes and spoke again.
"Ah... sorry... It's just, your face always looks so serious, Ajussi, so I figured you wouldn't believe in stuff like that."
"I understand... I hear it a lot."
"Oh right! Speaking of fortunes, there's a brothel nearby that does fortune-telling and sex. You know about it?"
Gouki brought up something interesting. A fortune-telling brothel...? Never heard of that before.
"Ah, I know that place. It's run by spirit or demon types who are good at divination, right?"
"Yep! As expected from Nee-san~ Of course the fortunes are just for fun, but since they're done by species skilled in divination, they hit surprisingly often. Then they offer to do some kind of exorcism and take you to a private room."
"Aha~ So that's how it works~"
It was the first I'd heard of it, so I listened with genuine interest. My expression must have shown it, because Gouki grinned slyly at me.
"Ajussi, you're having dirty thoughts, aren't you?"
"Ahem!! No, I'm not..."
"Liar!! What's the big deal? We've already done everything there is to do in bed together... Oh! Wanna do it with me today? Nee-san, can I borrow Ajussi for a bit?"
"Sure~ I was planning to sleep anyway since I'm tired~"
I felt like I'd become Nago's personal possession or something.
"Gouki, is it already time for you to absorb essence?"
"Not really, but it's better to do it in advance. Let's go!"
A few days later, on a clear Saturday afternoon off work, I headed to the brothel district like usual to enjoy my hobby. Today's goal was the fortune-telling brothel Gouki had mentioned.
This must be it...
The exterior looked no different from any other brothel. I opened the door and stepped inside.
"Welcome~"
A woman with brown skin wearing an Arabian-style dancer's outfit greeted me from the counter.
"Which course would you like? We have a basic course and a fortune course that includes divination."
The reason I'd come was obviously the fortune course. I didn't believe in it religiously or anything, but it sounded fun, and since spirit or demon yokai were famous for divination and shamanism, I'd always wanted to get my fortune told by one at least once.
"I'll take the fortune course."
"Then please choose a girl from this catalog."
The counter staff handed me a catalog. Oh... there were quite a few yokai listed. Elemental spirits, dokkaebi, and other spirit-type yokai, along with succubi and cambions from the demon side. Huh, this yokai is...?
While flipping through the catalog, a photo of a ghoul woman caught my eye. Ghouls were pretty rare yokai, so it was my first time seeing one, but the surprising part was finding a ghoul here at all—most people thought of them as undead. In the photo, her figure looked surprisingly clean for an undead.
A ghoul...? Why would a ghoul be here...?
I couldn't resist my curiosity.
"I'll go with this one."
"Understood. Please wait a moment."
The staff took the catalog and disappeared into the employee waiting area in the back. After sitting on the lobby sofa for a bit, someone called my name.
"Customer? Nice to meet you, I'm the ghoul Su-jin. Shall we go?"
The woman who greeted me had a tall, slender figure with a narrow waist and glamorous breasts. She had bright yellow hair in a long ponytail and blue skin. She wore a black tube top and dolphin shorts that showed off her body even more. But nowhere on her did I see any undead traits.
Hmm...
"Customer? Something wrong?"
Su-jin spoke to me as I stood there blankly.
"Ah~ So that's it. You said you're a ghoul but don't look undead, right? Ghouls are rare, so not many people know about them... A lot of folks have this strong image of ghouls as undead, but actually, ghouls are closer to spirits or demons. Somewhere in between, I think."
"Ah... I guess a lot of people ask about that."
"It's something most ghouls deal with. That's why some of them just transform into other yokai or humans to live their lives—ghouls are pretty good at transformation magic. Of course, you can't lie about your species on official documents or in public settings, but if your appearance changes, people in private settings don't really ask what kind of yokai you are."
"I see..."
While we talked, we arrived at a private room. Opening the door revealed a large round table with two chairs, and a bed beside it.
"Alright! Have a seat. What would you like? I can do tarot or magic."
"Hmm... What's the difference...?"
"Tarot is more like dream interpretation, so most people do it for fun. Magic is actual yokai spellwork, so it tends to be more accurate, but it can't see fate or the distant future—just things like 'something good might happen if you do this today.'"
"Then I'll go with tarot."
"Got it~ I said that, but my tarot readings are actually pretty famous for being accurate. What kind of fortune do you want... Let's start light with wealth?"
"Yes, that works."
She flipped a few cards and laid them out on the table. Now that I looked closer, her nails were quite sharp. The cards spread across the table were hard for an ordinary person like me to make sense of.
"Hmm... Your wealth fortune is average. You won't come into big money this year, but it doesn't look like you'll have any big expenses either."
She explained the cards roughly, but it was hard to follow.
"Let's check your health fortune next."
Su-jin laid out more cards on the table.
"Your health looks great!! You won't get seriously sick this year—in fact, you might get even healthier. That said, don't overdo it with drinking and smoking."
After that, she read a few more fortunes—whether my current work would go well, whether something fun would happen this year, and so on.
"Alright... That's about enough... Is there any other fortune you'd like to see? Or anything you want to ask?"
Nothing came to mind. Su-jin had already picked out various fortunes on her own, so there wasn't anything specific I felt I needed to check. Then something crossed my mind.
Hmm...? Didn't we skip romance?
I realized we hadn't looked at romance yet—the most basic fortune. Of course I wasn't particularly interested in romance, but since it was standard, I decided to ask.
"Then... how's my romance fortune?"
Su-jin stared at me intently for a moment before smiling slightly.
"You came to a brothel and you're asking about romance?"
"Ah..."
She had a point... Was that why she hadn't offered it?
"Haha!! Usually no one asks for romance readings at a brothel. But~"
She paused for a moment before continuing.
"Alright, I'll read your romance fortune. But not with tarot~"
With that, Su-jin stood up, climbed onto the bed, lay down, and pulled off her pants.
"Come here. Let's check that romance fortune."
She lay on the bed and reached out toward me. I climbed into her embrace just like that. She felt warmer and softer than I'd expected.
"Want to kiss me?"
The moment she finished speaking, I pressed my lips to hers and slipped my tongue inside.
"Mm~ Chururup mmph"
Our tongues danced and tangled inside each other's mouths, making wet sounds. I could feel her sharp fangs at the tip of my tongue. I pulled off her tube top with both hands. Her blue breasts and navy nipples came into view.
Even her nipples are blue...
When I slid my fingers downward, I felt a damp sensation at my fingertips.
"Aah~!"
She's sensitive...
I slipped a finger inside her and gently stirred, caressing her. Her wet inner walls squeezed tightly around my finger. I felt a little guilty for assuming she was undead—her insides were warm.
"Hah! Aah!"
Her voice grew louder and she grew even wetter. She hooked her arm around the back of my neck, lifted her head slightly, and whispered in my ear.
"Now... put it in..."
At her request, I pushed my hardened shaft between her legs. Her slick entrance met my member. The precum beading at the tip mixed with the fluids coating her folds. The long shaft began to push inside her. The moisture-rich flesh rubbed together, making lewd sounds.
"Ah! Aah!! It's too big...!!"
I rocked my hips slowly. Her erotic breaths flowed into my ear.
"Haa... haa..."
I gradually picked up the pace. Her breathing quickened as well.
"Haa... haah!! Hah!!"
When I went a little faster, she hugged me tightly. The strength in her arms made her inner walls grip my shaft even harder, refusing to let go. My condition was pretty good today... I could still hold on. I wanted to see her fall apart even more. I thrust faster. The sound of my thighs slapping against hers echoed loudly, and her voice shifted from breaths to moans that were closer to cries.
"Ah!! Ahaah!!!!"
The strength in her arms around me increased. With her mouth open and head tilted back moaning, she buried her face in my shoulder and bit down while her sharp nails scratched my back. Her fangs dug into my shoulder, but I didn't care—the feeling inside her was too good. Time for the final sprint!! I pulled my hips back far and slammed down hard, repeating the motion. Her blue skin glistened like jewels from the sweat.
"Uuungh!!!"
She moaned with my shoulder still in her mouth, and the hand scratching my back pressed harder. But the pleasure building up made me forget the pain entirely as I pushed deep into her crotch and released my sticky fluid.
"Haa... haa..."
A moment later, when I pulled my spent shaft out of her, she finally relaxed her jaw. Su-jin lay spread-eagled on the bed, semen spilling from between her legs. The white fluid stood out starkly against her blue skin.
"Ego..."
After some time passed, Su-jin finally came to her senses and sat up on the bed.
"Are you okay? Ugh!!"
When I reached out to her, pain shot through my shoulder and back. A little blood was trickling from my shoulder. Seeing this, Su-jin jumped in surprise and rushed over, worried.
"Oh!! Are you okay?! I'm sorry!! I bit too hard, didn't I? Stay still, I'll get some ointment."
Her voice was full of concern as she found a first-aid kit in the corner of the room and pulled out the ointment. She gently spread it over my shoulder while speaking.
"Ego... I'm sorry... I got too excited and couldn't control myself... Eek! Your back's a mess too!!"
The cool ointment slowly spread across my back as well.
"You don't have to go this far. It doesn't really hurt."
"Still... if you don't put this on, it'll scar... This ointment was made by spirits, so it heals without leaving marks. You'll be glad you used it."
"Thank you..."
Her gentle hands caressed my back. The slippery sensation of the ointment combined with her touch felt strangely pleasant.
"Still, your romance fortune is good!"
"Huh?"
I questioned her sudden comment.
"Your romance fortune~ You've got stamina down there, good physical condition, and perfect technique... If you dated someone, you wouldn't break up over that... But you're not interested in romance yourself, are you?"
"Ah... you noticed?"
She shrugged with an expression that said it was obvious.
"No matter how good your romance fortune is or how many great people you might meet, what does it matter if you're not interested~"
"True. Haha... I guess I asked for no reason."
"Still!! The fact that your romance fortune is good is real, so if you ever do get interested in dating, you might meet someone good? Hmm... probably."
"I can't really picture it..."
"Then should we check your romance fortune a few more times? I won't bite this time."
Su-jin grinned slyly and lay back down on the bed.
On the way home, romance, huh... Actually, it was a long time ago—back when I first started working at the company—that I had a relationship. We were close enough that she'd sometimes pack me lunchboxes, and we didn't break up fighting or anything, but somehow we drifted apart, and after that my interest in dating faded. No... romance is still... Yeah... I still want to enjoy this lifestyle.