Chapter 391 – Sudden Call (5)

“I hate it.”

“… Uh?”

Cheon Ji-hee’s pupils momentarily shook at the expression of rejection that came out of Seong Tae-kyung’s mouth.

Because she had never thought about the circumstances of her rejection from him in the first place.

To Cheon Ji-hee, who was contemplating whether or not to have sex with him in order to regain her awakening ability, her refusal from Seong Tae-kyung’s mouth was completely unexpected.

After staring blankly for a moment, she continued to be surprised by his words.

“What are you so surprised about? Did you really think that if I could just have sex with a girl, I would take off my clothes and even sleep for no reason?”

“… Wasn’t it?”

“… I can roughly predict what my image will be in Cheon Ji-hee’s head, but I don’t mix my body with any woman without a minimum standard.”

“…”

As he said, the perception of Seong Tae-kyung in Cheon Ji-hee’s head was exactly that level of a person.

The impression of Seong Tae-kyung in her head was that he was a man who would mix with any woman and strengthen his awakening abilities for the sake of becoming stronger.

To Cheon Ji-hee, who had only loved one person all her life, her concept of chastity was something she could not understand no matter how much she thought about it.

Not even a woman, especially since a man who should value his body was doing that.

Cheon Ji-hee was a bit surprised when he heard that he had a minimum standard for choosing her partner.

First of all, it was first to find out what the ‘minimum standard’ he was talking about was.

Anyway, of the two, the one who needed the other’s body more was himself.

“… What is the minimum standard?”

“There is nothing special. All it takes is for you to truly want me.”

“… If so, you already said it. It’s worth trying for sleeping with you. If this is not what you want, what is it?”

“It is different from that. It doesn’t want me, it wants the awakening ability that might recover after having sex with me. I only want to have sex with people who genuinely want to be who I am.”

“…”

Cheon Ji-hee reacted in a moment of bewilderment at Seong Tae-gyeong’s attitude of presenting an unexpectedly difficult standard, but in the first place, he had no obligation to share a relationship with him.

In the end, her plan to regain her awakening ability through Seong Tae-kyung became impossible.

For Cheon Ji-hee now, wanting a man named Seong Tae-kyung from the bottom of her heart was an impossible story no matter how much she thought about it.

Chun Ji-hee also fully acknowledged that he was the least decent among men.

He had never shrieked and showed weakness like the other men, and it was as if he was able to successfully subdue the White Crystal Spider Queen thanks to his initiative in today’s operation.

Since she had the experience of owing her life to him in the first place, it was inevitable that she would develop favorable feelings.

Even if the target is a rival who took away the person he loved.

“What’s the point of having a relationship with a woman who is forced to mix with you when you don’t even like it? I’m sorry, but I don’t have any hobbies like that.”

“…”

“And Cheon Ji-hee sunbaenim, didn’t you tell me the other day that you had someone you liked? Even if your senior is a woman, he would be upset if he found out that he was hanging out with a guy like me.”

“That…”

At Seong Tae-gyeong’s words that followed, Cheon Ji-hee lost her words and was engulfed in considerable trouble.

As he said, having a relationship with someone other than Kang Hye-eun that he had in mind felt like betraying Kang Hye-eun in Cheon Ji-hee’s mind.

Of course, it was a fact that Cheon Ji-hee knew that the girl she loved had already finished her first experience, and the target was the man in front of her.

Aside from that, it was unavoidable for Cheon Ji-hee to feel remorse in her own conscience.

Seong Tae-kyung, whether he knew her feelings or not, continued to spit out her words toward Cheon Ji-hee as if she didn’t know the situation she was in.

“If you want to have sex like that in the first place, you can go to the person you like and ask for it. The reason why you are thinking about having a relationship with me right now is because your ability to awaken has weakened lately, right? If the senior and that person really have a connection, isn’t it a problem that can be solved by having a relationship with that person, not me?”

If it was really a problem that could be solved with that, she wouldn’t have worried so much either.

If Kang Hye-eun, the shield sorceress hunter who saved her two years ago, had been a man and not a woman, she would have been, or if she herself had been a male hunter, just like Seong Tae-kyung.

Since Cheon Ji-hee had already confessed to Kang Hye-eun right away, she must have settled their relationship in some way.

She didn’t particularly like Kang Hye-eun because she was a woman, and she didn’t like Cheon Ji-hee herself because she had a homosexual temperament.

She just happened to have someone she loved, and she said that she was just a woman.

Cheon Ji-hee was unable to convey her feelings of love due to the barrier of gender, but of course she was not in a situation where she could tell anyone about her worries.

Swallowing her words that it was impossible because the person she loved was Kang Hye-eun, she just shook her head with an effortless expression.

“… It can’t be, because it’s impossible.”

“Why do you say it’s impossible without even trying? After hesitating like that, when are you going to win love?”

“It’s not that kind of problem. It’s not a matter of hesitating. It is impossible to try.”

“I feel that the senior’s intentions are too low from the proposal that he asked me to have sex in the first place. Since I’m a slut who mixes with anyone for the sake of her awakening ability, did you think that I would naturally accept the opportunity to share a relationship with you?”

“… I apologize for that. Surely I was thinking of you wrong.”

“I wish I knew by now.”

It was a proposal he made with great determination, but it was definitely a mistake not to consider the other person’s feelings in the proposal.

Cheon Ji-hee sincerely apologized for what she had just said.

… Even so, I still had no intention of withdrawing from the request I had first uttered.

“… However, it is still necessary.”

“Yes?”

“I don’t care if you think I’m crazy. But for me it’s a really important issue. The reason why my ability to awaken is getting stronger and weaker is because I have a close relationship with the person I love.”

“…”

“… I can explain it properly. I don’t know if you can accept it or not.”

Seong Tae-gyeong’s gaze at her deepened at the sight of Cheon Ji-hee as she spat out her meaningful words.

The moment her mouth hesitated, contemplating whether or not to spit out the words that had filled her throat, Seong Tae-gyeong’s body rose from her seat.

“Treatment is over, senior.”

“Now, wait a minute. I can really explain it properly. The reason why it is impossible to have a relationship with the person I like and recover my awakening ability, and why the strengthening and weakening of my awakening ability are closely related to that person.”

“Now I’ll go over there and help dismantle the monster materials. I think it would be much easier to dismantle it if I use a large sword.”

“The reason I chose you over him and other men was for a reason. I didn’t ask because I thought you were the kind of guy who mixes with any girl…”

“Shh.”

“…”

Chun Ji-hee’s mouth closed by itself as he brought his hand in front of her mouth and seemed to tell her to be quiet.

After confirming that her words had stopped, Seong Tae-gyeong spat out the next words to Cheon Ji-hee.

“Since the story is going to be long, let’s listen to the rest after work today.”

“… Uh?”

“Anyway, I have to sort out the monster materials now, and there are a lot of things to do. Cheon Ji-hee’s injury was the most severe, so I looked after her first, but Hye-eun and Min-a also had to look after them to see if they were injured.”

“… OK got it.”

Chun Ji-hee barely breathed a sigh of relief, as this did not mean that she would no longer listen to her own words.

Rather than waiting for her own awakening ability to weaken, it was an answer that still had hope.

“How about the company cafe where we drank coffee together the other day? I think we can talk quietly there.”

“… As long as there are no other party members, it doesn’t matter where.”

Seong Tae-gyeong got up from her seat only after fully listening to Cheon Ji-hee’s answer, and reminded Cheon Ji-hee, who was staring blankly at her, of her promise after work.

“We meet at the company cafe after work. No one else is brought, just the two of us talking.”

“… I know.”

“Then take a break, sir. I’ll decide whether or not I’ll listen to you a little more before I listen to you.”

“…”

After confirming her unanswered nod, Seong Tae-gyeong immediately turned away from Cheon Ji-hee and then moved on to the other party members who were focusing on dismantling the White Crystal Spider Queen.

On the corner of his mouth was a subtle smile that Cheon Ji-hee could not even predict.