Chapter 55 – First Partner (2)

I tilt my glass.
An exuberant melody fills the bar, and my mood lifts with the rising tide of intoxication.

“Cheers!”

Heavily inebriated, Se-Young puts me in a headlock and thrusts her soju glass toward me.

“Drink slowly, all right?”

“I don’t care. You’ll take me home anyway. Hurry up and cheers! Huh? Cheers!”

I offer this advice, thinking that if we continue like this, we’ll both end up passed out on the street, but she pays no heed to my words.

-Cheers.

The bitter alcohol slides down my throat.
Why is it that ever since arriving here, I’ve felt compelled to drink so much?
It’s not an illusion; I really have been drinking constantly.
From Friday through to this Saturday evening, it’s been an unbroken chain of alcohol.
This is the result of Lee Se-Young, who called me a few hours ago and urged me to join her after a whole month apart.

“Drink some water. Water. What happened to the self-control you usually have?”

Pouring cold water into a cup, Lee Se-Young wore an expression as if she had lost everything in the world, as though she had just remembered something.

“Because of work lately, I haven’t had a chance to drink, and I really enjoy it.”
“…Ah.”

There’s nothing to be done about being swamped with work. Thinking that Se-Young felt pitiful, I was about to lift my glass when her face suddenly lit up with happiness.

“Still, it’s nice to see you after such a long time. Heeheehee. How about you just snatch me up like this? I can’t promise a return, but I can give you a lifetime guarantee.”
“Are you losing your mind, by any chance?”
“Damn it, show some empathy!”
“….”

Seeing Se-Young’s erratic mood swings left me feeling disoriented. Is it because she’s been under a lot of stress lately? As she continued to pour alcohol and stew down her throat, she soon seemed satisfied, let out a cute burp, and clung to my shoulder. She then belatedly offered an explanation.

“I was just saying it, dude.”
“…Yes.”
“You catch on so fast. You Casanova-style octopus-leg scoundrel.”

“No kidding, you’re being quite harsh.”
“I think you’re more than capable of that. Be careful, you never know when you’ll get caught.”

I hadn’t even managed my first relationship properly yet, and suddenly I was being treated like a Casanova. It would’ve been less frustrating if I’d actually been a womanizer. Unaware of my feelings, Se-Young simply laughed.

We exchanged a few more words before getting up.

“I’m quite drunk… Let’s go for a walk outside.”
“You’re realizing that just now?”
“Kid, there’s no need to say everything that’s on your mind. Seriously.”

I stopped Se-Young from trying to pay the bill and settled it with my card instead. My funds were now more than abundant, practically overflowing. This was due to the accumulated rewards from solving the pseudoscience and pharmaceutical company cases, amounting to enough money to buy a house.

– Clink, clink.
“Goodbye!”

After leaving the bar, we walked in a straight line from the Korean branch toward the academy for a while.

Se-Young, clad in an expensive-looking cardigan, fanned herself with her hand as she removed her clothing, likely due to the heat from drinking alcohol.

“Ugh. It’s getting hotter and hotter.”
“Then, move away a bit.”
“You tactless idiot. It’s best if you just take off your mask and keep quiet.”
“…Ah, yes.”

As Se-Young took off her cardigan, cursing at me, she subtly touched her body. In the absence of people, her black tank top revealed her starkly exposed sternum. My eyes were naturally drawn to that area, and the corners of Se-Young’s eyes formed a half-moon shape.

“Perverted freak. The trainee is getting all worked up over the instructor, puhuhu. That’s enough, stop staring.”

Se-Young released her grip on the tank top. She immediately draped the cardigan she had been holding around my neck. A familiar scent emanated from the base of the mask and the yellow cloth wrapped around my mouth.

‘Why is she acting like this today?’

She’s been persistently trying to provoke me for a while, and it’s no ordinary skill. How can she manage to deliver such cutting remarks in a way that’s both irritating yet not entirely off-putting?

Even as he hesitated, he did everything he wanted to do. It seemed like his drunkenness had already worn off. Was that intentional?

In that case, I needed to go along with it. I extended my hand to Se-Young.

“Give me your hand.”
“Why?”

Se-Young hesitated but eventually offered her right hand without resistance.

“…Hey, this.”

We held hands for several seconds.

“It feels a bit silly. Hey. Wake up.”

Se-Young’s face turned red, and she spoke as if irritated.

“Can’t you let go of my hand? How dare someone who’s never been in a relationship touch a virgin’s hand?”
“Have you ever been in a relationship?”
“Don’t you know when to shut up, you bastard?”

Her expression looked like she had just been slapped for real. It was as if I had driven a nail into her chest. Strangely, it felt good.

Claiming it was a joke, I opened my hands and embraced her by the shoulders. Se-Young leaned her face in, seemingly not hating it. Then the question I had been avoiding surged back.

“Teacher.”
“Yes?”
“It’s a strange question, but what are we exactly?”
“Sex friends.”

Se-Young hit the wall, as if to show she wouldn’t cross a certain line.
She seemed a bit intimidated.
Se-Young was the one who shared the most secrets and had the strongest emotional connection.

And she was beautiful, even making idols look laughable.
Moreover, she was a woman who had forgiven him for what bordered on rape. She even went beyond that, showing no reluctance to express her affection.
To not see her attractiveness would be like being a eunuch.

“…Hmm.”

Se-Young examined my unresponsive lips and then revised her statement.

“Don’t you know about flirty sex friends?”
“What kind of nonsensical term is that?”
“It’s a term I made up. Sex friends are just for sex, while flirty sex friends can also satisfy this kind of thing.”

Se-Young pressed her body against mine, her arm slipping between her two breasts.

“Agreed?”
“I agree.”

I nodded, but in all honesty, I didn’t understand.
Intimate acts combined with friendship. It’s just a term, but isn’t it essentially dating?
It might not be entirely the same, considering we can go our separate ways at any time.
Perhaps the creation of such a ludicrous term was her judgment, taking into account the social context.

‘From the start, with a quest like this, I have no intention of pursuing a proper romantic relationship.’

We walked and chatted for quite some time.
I thought it would be awkward seeing her after so long, but perhaps because we frequently exchanged messages, there was no discomfort at all.
Instead, it felt incredibly at ease, as if meeting a childhood friend of ten years.

“Hey.”
“Yes?”
“Do you want to go do it now?”

As she spoke, raising her eyes, I nodded in response.
I naturally followed Se-Young, moving my feet in sync with hers.
There was no need to worry about Shiba, as we had left her to rest. We had purposely met at dawn so there would be no rumors circulating among our peers.

Truly, it was the perfect timing to intertwine our bodies.

But the place where she stopped was the office building.
A private space often used when a personal meeting is scheduled, similar to the last time I met Lee Seong-Han.

“What are you doing? Aren’t you coming in?”

Lee Se-Young spread her hand wide and patted my buttocks.
The office I arrived at, led by her hand, was a space with a somewhat familiar ambiance.

“Ah!”
“Do you understand now?”

It was similar to the space where I had raped Lee Se-Young as a quest.

“Why are you bringing me to a place like this all of a sudden? It’s not such a good memory.”
“Well.”

– Swish.

“Why are you taking off your clothes all of a sudden?”

Se-Young grabbed the end of her waist tee with both hands and lifted it up at once.
Her breasts, which had been rolled up by the elasticity of her t-shirt, bounced back and revealed themselves.

The middle split and a pale pink bump shyly came out to greet me,
a translucent black bra.
Lee Se-Young boldly approached and placed her hand on the belt of my pants.

*Swoosh, swoosh.*

The lowered hand slowly brushes down the top part of my undergarments.

“Haah… Hey. Why did I purposely spend money on this office and strip my clothes?”

Se-Young didn’t hold back her excitement in her voice.

“Do you know how it was back then?”
“Huh?”
“Just in that moment, like this–”

Driven by a rough force, I tumble onto the sofa. In an instant, the distance between us narrows, and my shirt is half-open.

“Uhng.”

As her nipples twist against the buttons of her shirt, she lets out a weak moan.

“Force it shut so you can’t say anything with your foul-smelling mouth, *chup*.”

A long, snake-like tongue invades her mouth.
At that point, my body stiffens slightly, and I call for help.

“Please, take off your mask.”
“Don’t take it off. You bastard.”
“…Huh?”
“Because it feels more intimate with the mask on. *Chup*.”

Once again, her mouth is forcibly sealed, rendering her speechless.

From bottom to top, the hand caressing her groin gradually quickened its pace, and as the zipper was lowered, her cock sprang forth and struck Se-Young’s thigh.

“…♡”

A carnivorous woman.

Such words had been heard before.

Women who voraciously consume men down to their very marrow.

Her eyes, intoxicated with euphoria, hid the pleasure as she lowered her head and took the throbbing flesh into her mouth.

“Slurp, slurp.”

The tantalizing touch of her tongue scraped at the base, while her puckered lips provided a distinct sensation.

Se-Young, without removing her pants, began to scratch her drenched vagina through the fabric with her index fingernail.

“Phaaa. Hee hee.”

“Uh…”

“Why, now do you understand how I feel? How is it?”

Lee Se-Young grinned slyly like a fox while pleasuring herself with her free hand. She couldn’t even think of responding, as even the release of her held breath brought her immense satisfaction.

“Well, back then you were so unattractive that it wasn’t worth it….”

Se-Young, who pouted briefly, nuzzled her cheek into the soft fabric.

“It’s fine because I like it.”
“What’s so good about it?”
“Who knows?”

Se-Young, with her pants half-down, climbed on top of me. Her black underwear revealed her wet, soaked vagina. It seemed to match her bra.

In a dominant position, Se-Young tightly embraced me and whispered in my ear.

“What do you like?”

Throughout her seductive tone, the tip of my cock grazed her opening several times.

“Hmm? Want to guess?”

Somehow, it felt like she was asking me to thrust inside her with all my strength, so I mustered up all my power and lifted my hips off the sofa.

– Thwack!

The sound of water and air escaping filled the room as her vaginal walls parted.

“…Oh yes ♥”

Se-Young’s body shuddered once. Her drunkenness seemed to have vanished as she clung to me tightly.

“…Really, I love it so much.”
“What is it?”

“Well…what if? Maybe I’ll tell you if you thrust hard enough to break me.”

Se-Young becomes vulnerable whenever they embrace. I abruptly sat up and changed my position.

“Ah!”

I couldn’t suppress a smile at the new sound. My cock, fully embedded inside her vagina, twitched several times, and with each twitch, the corners of Se-Young’s mouth quivered slightly upwards. Se-Young gazed at me with a pained expression, as if trying not to lose consciousness.

Her trembling moans, wide-open underwear, and the pristine, delicate soles of her feet resting on my shoulders. I buried my face in her sweat-drenched nape and licked it with my tongue.

“Mm…”

I moved my hips slowly.

“Ah… Haa… Mmm.”

The tender cries of ecstasy filled the room.

This time, I naturally lifted my body and embraced her pure white naked form. Se-Young, who released moans of ecstasy, only realized her position had changed when she sensed a shift in stimulation.

“Do you like it?”
“Ha-ang! Oh, yes….”
“What is it?”
“Everything….”

I begin to thrust back and forth with all my might.
The splashing sounds gradually grow louder, and the area where we connect becomes increasingly hotter.

“Ah, haaaang! Ugh, oh, yes♡ Eup!”

Is she holding back her moans, screaming, or simply forgetting to breathe?
As she breathes, her body convulses the moment she reaches the depths of her vagina, and her breath catches in her throat.

Though it should be painful, every time it happens, Se-Young wraps her legs tightly around my back and wears an ecstatic expression on her face.

As if begging for more intensity.
Se-Young’s aggressive demeanor has long since vanished.

Now, she simply cries out for pleasure with a primal, feminine abandon.
I, too, thrust my hips like a wild beast.

First, one deep push.
Without thought, I release my seed forcefully into her depths.

– Zupyuuuk!

“Ah, haaa♥”

Se-Young, who let out a loud moan, bent forward and tightly hugged my body, and this time, her waist curved outward.

The crude gush of water was something you could sense without seeing it.
The acorn falling from above her head rolled across the floor, reaching its climax.

Even though Se-Young was half-unconscious, she picked up the fallen acorn and placed it in my mouth.

“Heh, yuck, eat.”
“But you didn’t like me eating this.”
“…Just shut up and eat.”

– Oh Do-dok.

The taste was disgustingly bland.
As I scrunched up my face, Se-Young lifted her body and embraced me, stroking the back of my head.

Her posture somehow provoked me, and I moved my hips.

“Heuuuuu♡ Hey, don’t suddenly poke me like that, heh, stop!”

Seizing the opportunity as Se-Young’s strength waned, I slipped my arm between her armpits and lifted her up.
After securing her position, I supported and raised both her thighs.

“Hey, heh…”
“Don’t you like it?”
“……I do like it, but I also don’t.”

What is known as a rear entry position.
An indecent yet stimulating posture where one thrusts without hesitation while embracing from behind.
Normally, it would be difficult to maintain for an extended period, but it is a unique position possible in this otherworldly realm.

“Can you see it?”
“…Yes.”

Se-Young held her breath as she gazed at their point of union.
Despite this, her arousal grew, and she turned her arms behind her back and pulled my neck, as if urging me to thrust deeper.
It is an impeccable M-shaped posture.

Slap! Slap!

I whispered to her as I plunged my cock into her without restraint.

“It’s truly indecent.”
“…You’re the one! Hnngh! Ahhh! Who made it like this.”
“You felt it from the beginning. You masturbated a lot, didn’t you? There wasn’t even a hymen. Or should I say, the entrance was already creased?”
“That! Hnnngh, it happened during training, ohhh♡”
“Really?”
“The words, hah, ah, hmph. Come out. Gulp.”

Even as she made a pained expression, the clenching pressure from her convulsing vagina intensified.
The intensity grew.

Squelch! Squelch!

“Ah, hahh!!!”

Se-Young, unable to properly brace herself, was restrained and let out a muffled moan.

This time, I released her hands, made her lay face down on the sofa, and bounced her waist on top of me with all my strength.

Wham!

“Ah!”

Her strength gave out all at once and she fell. As I grasped her chest to forcibly lift her upper body, her bra slid down roughly. It didn’t matter. I pushed in as it was. Her vagina quivered with the sensation of happiness.

I gripped her chest as if it would burst, and with one hand, I stimulated her clit while she lay on her stomach.

– Slick.

The sound of fluids gushing out. As her entire body was stimulated without getting tired, Se-Young suddenly had a flash of clarity in her eyes and urgently shouted.

“Huh, hahhh! Stop, just stop. Please. I-I’ll leave by myself.”
“Isn’t that what you wanted? Deliberately making me force you.”
“I wanted it! But not like this… Ah, ugh, ohh♡”

“Did you cum inside?”

Nod nod nod nod.

Se-Young shakes her head fiercely without uttering a word. Her silence reveals that she is focused on the pleasure. The number of falling acorns increases, and as the sensation of ejaculation surges, I thrust my cock deep inside her.

“Ugh!”

I press down firmly.

“Kahak, ugh. Uh-uh.”

-Zeufuuwook

“…♥”

After one round of ejaculation, we catch our breath and embrace each other on the saliva-covered sofa.

*****

“Ha… I can’t believe you came inside.”

It takes a while for Se-Young’s tone to return to normal. Even as she swears, she strokes her lower belly with a satisfied look.

Then, as if struck by a mischievous thought, Se-Young smirks and glares at me.

“Will you take responsibility if I get pregnant?”
“Did the person who’d refuse to take responsibility even if they died tell you everything?”

“Ugh, are you upset? Should we really date?”
“Oh, never mind, it’s fine. Who do you like, ma’am?”

Knowing it was a joke, she let out a sigh and lay down on the sofa. Se-Young, who had been stroking her lower abdomen, placed her breast on my chest with a grin and hugged me tightly.

“…Hey.”

A faint question asked in that state. The tone of her voice was different, allowing me to quickly discern whether it was genuine or not.

“Yes.”
“But why did you rape me back then? It doesn’t make any sense. You, without status, connections, or even a background, suddenly there? That’s not your personality, is it?”

When did she come up with that idea? I was astonished by her remarkable deduction.

I reached out and ran my hand down her spine. A shallow moan escaped her lips, as if she found it enjoyable.

“Well, it was because of a quest.”
“…So that was it, huh?”

Se-Young smirked bitterly, as if she had been expecting that answer.

“What kind of World Tree gives such a quest?”

At those words, I continued with a natural smile.

“Really, it’s just like that. Now you understand why I don’t want to be the World Tree’s husband. Honestly, I don’t even know if the World Tree likes me. If the quest fails, the penalty is death, and even if I succeed–”

“–Hey. Wait a moment.”

Se-Young suddenly cut me off. Her eyes widened in surprise, as if she had been shaken from the afterglow of our lovemaking.

“…What’s the penalty?”

Her expression looked genuinely astonished.