Chapter 149 – Fate (3)

Did you know that muskrats make their burrows near the water’s edge and use them as their nests? What’s unique is that they always place stones or branches at the entrance to prevent the incoming tide or predators from entering.

The place where Samamaeng and I were hiding was no different. We hid in a suitable cave to avoid potential trackers and covered the entrance with bushes for camouflage.

We hastily installed some traps around the area, but due to the lack of time and resources, they were only enough to conceal our presence.

I felt a strange sense of unease from Samamaeng, so I was slightly on edge, but nothing happened. Instead, she went out of her way to gather materials for our concealment.

She carried me on her back, as sitting on the ground would leave traces, and gathered materials for concealment from the surrounding area.

She laid down fallen leaves or soft grass on the hard and uneven cave floor.

She meticulously spread fine powder to chase away any insects inside. That’s how she did it.

Thanks to the Top-Level Sensing, my intuition became sharper, but that doesn’t mean it’s always accurate.

Of course, it was difficult to avoid touching Samamaeng’s chest or having her angry lower body rubbing against my buttocks.

Samamaeng didn’t seem to notice anything and nonchalantly laid me down inside while taking out a few small bottles of liquor from her backpack.

“Wait, are you carrying these around too?”

“It’s one of my emergency funds. It’s smaller in size and more valuable than silver or gold, so it’s convenient in many ways.”

Come to think of it, did Samama and her mother sell jewelry or accessories from Mosan to Pangga for travel expenses today?

I looked at the small bottles of liquor piled up on the ground. They were only the size of hazelnuts, but if they were piled up, they could provide enough light to look around.

At the same time, it wasn’t bright enough to let light escape outside, and there was no smoke like when a fire was lit, so it was perfect for the current situation.

In fact, Samamaeng looked around with her senses, not her eyes, so it didn’t matter if the cave was dark or not.

So this was all consideration for me.

Under the faint light, I looked at Samamaeng, who leaned against the wall.

She was facing this way, but her face had a strange smile that didn’t quite match the angle, making me feel a little ticklish.

Was that why? Without realizing it, my mouth moved on its own.

“Thank you.”

“Huh?”

“I just wanted to thank you for everything.”

“Huh?”

Samamaeng tilted her head in confusion, as if she didn’t know why I suddenly said that.

“Hmm? I was able to survive this time thanks to your help, so I can do anything for you.”

“No, I appreciate you taking care of me now, but I wanted to thank you for the offer you made to the Surahyeolbu to let me escape.”

I still remember Samamaeng’s face when she said she would willingly be caught if it meant letting me escape.

She was willing to give up her pride, past glory, and family’s remnants just to run away to where she wanted to go.

I will never forget her small back that stood up to protect me.

“Come to think of it, I don’t think I ever said thank you.”

As I said this with a small smile, Samamaeng’s face twisted as if she was stabbed.

Then she blushed and spoke in a shy voice.

“T-That was pointless. I never had any intention of letting go of the Surahyeolbu. And in the end, it was all thanks to your help that we won.”

“Well, if you put it that way, then I guess I won this time because of the Brain Witch, right?”

“What? I don’t think I did anything, though…”

“That’s not true. I only decided to fight and was able to gain enlightenment because of the Brain Witch.”

“Eugh…!”

“It’s kind of funny, isn’t it? I picked up the sword to save the Brain Witch, but in the end, the Brain Witch was grateful to me for being able to survive… So now all that’s left is to get to know each other for a long, long time, right?”

It was a conversation we had before, about helping each other and getting to know each other for a long time. It was my own joke using that.

“Oh! Yes! That’s, that’s right? I’m, I’m happy…?”

But her reaction was a bit subtle. It felt like she was reluctantly going along with a joke that was hard to react to.

Sigh… It wasn’t very funny.

After that, Samamaeng and I chatted for a while, but I fell asleep due to exhaustion from the battle.

***

Squish, squish.

In a cave where not even the sound of insects could be heard, Jin Sochan lay on a makeshift bed made of fallen leaves, breathing regularly as he slept.

“Sophyeob…? Are you sleeping?”

And Samamaeng, who asked him in a small voice. Of course, there was no answer.

“You’re sleeping.”

Jin Sochan, who was just excitedly talking about what he would do when he returned to Pangga, was now completely asleep. Samamaeng took a deep breath to confirm this.

“Huff… Haa…”

After her eyesight was ruined, all of Samamaeng’s senses became more sensitive. If she tried to smell something, she could even smell things that ordinary people couldn’t.

For example, the musty smell of the cave, the earthy scent of fallen leaves, the thick smell of blood and sweat… and the scent of Jin Sochan’s body hidden among all of these.

For some reason, the smell felt much stronger than usual, and Samamaeng’s body trembled at the sensation.

“Ah… this shouldn’t be happening… it really shouldn’t…”

If the other person was awake, it would be an act that she couldn’t bring herself to do due to embarrassment. But Jin Sochan was currently sound asleep.

Confirming that he showed no signs of waking up, Samamaeng’s actions became increasingly blatant.

“I-It’s okay. This much should be okay… Jin Sophyeob has stolen glances at my body and touched me before, so I think this much should be okay…”

Strictly speaking, she had subtly guided his gaze and touched him, but to Samamaeng right now, that was a trivial matter.

The important thing was to rationalize away her momentary guilt.

“So… just a little more…”

Samamaeng’s upper body leaned forward little by little. No, that wasn’t enough, and she crawled forward, sniffing at his nose.

Finally, right in front of Jin Sochan, Samamaeng lowered her head as if possessed by something.

The muscular bare chest revealed through the torn shirt. Samamaeng’s breath, as if she was going to bury her nose in it, became increasingly rough.

“Ah… haa….”

It wasn’t long before a different smell began to emanate from the cave. Samamaeng hadn’t noticed the scent of Jin Sochan before, but her underwear was already soaked.

And in response, Jin Sochan’s sleeping member began to swell.

“What is this…?”

Jin Sochan’s insides were filled with the pure yang energy of the Ilwolsungsinchunghwan, which had risen to counteract the poison.

And in that state, he had smelled Samamaeng’s female scent. Even though he was sound asleep, his body, which had become more sensitive than usual, reacted faithfully to Samamaeng’s pheromones, resulting in an erection.

It didn’t take Samamaeng, who had an extraordinary brain, long to guess the truth.

Gulp.

Samamaeng swallowed her saliva, even with a righteous cause.

With the last piece of her patience.

***

“Ugh, huh?”

My lower body was so sore that it woke me up unexpectedly. And what I saw in my eyes was a completely unexpected sight.

“Haah… haah…”

Samamaeng, with a red face, was slowly pulling down my pants while breathing heavily.

???

Am I not dreaming?

For a moment, I didn’t understand and closed my eyes tightly, then opened them again.

“Huek… haah…”

It wasn’t a dream. Samamaeng, with a dangerous expression, was trying to take off my pants.

I shuddered at the hot breath that touched my lower body and shouted.

“What is this, what are you doing, Lady Brain Witch?”

“Huah! You… woke up, Sophyeob.”

“Yes, I woke up. Now explain what you’re doing.”

Samamaeng, who had jumped up in surprise, answered in an awkward voice.

“I was just trying to calm you down because you seemed to be in pain, Sophyeob.”

“….”

So… she was trying to help me with sexual relief by taking off my pants? What nonsense is this?

Samamaeng, who noticed my confusion, continued with an anxious expression.

“Um… didn’t you say that your yang energy was boiling to resist the poison? Maybe that’s why this happened. Anything in excess can become poison. If you do it wrong, your… male organ might die, so we need to solve it quickly. But since Sophyeob can’t move right now, I was going to do it for you.”

Samamaeng’s explanation poured out as if she had prepared it in advance. But it was unnecessary.

There couldn’t be such side effects in the Ilwolsungsinchunghwan. If you set your mind to it, you could stand all day without any problems.

Of course, it might be a bit difficult to endure until tomorrow morning when I’m completely healed, but there’s no need for Samamaeng to do this for me.

“Haah… it’s okay. I can’t explain it in detail, but the martial arts I’ve learned have the ability to prevent such side effects. So Lady Brain Witch doesn’t have to do this.”

“But…”

“Doesn’t Lady Brain Witch know? I already have two women. If you stop now, nothing will happen. So….”

“No, I don’t want to!”

“….What?”

Samamaeng, with tears welling up in her tightly closed eyes, desperately shook her head.

And then she quickly pulled down my pants.

“I can’t take it anymore. It’s all Sophyeob’s fault… Sophyeob is a bad person.”

“What? What are you…?”

“You keep saying sweet things that make my heart feel like it’s going to burst! You come into my heart! And then you emit this erotic scent!”

“Erotic scent? When did I…uh!”

A sudden acceleration. I tried to calm down, thinking there might be a misunderstanding, but Samamaeng was one step ahead of me.

A hot, moist sensation.

A rough kiss that didn’t even use her tongue, just pushing and giving in to passion, covered my lips.

For a long time.

“Ah… I like it.”

And as soon as her lips parted, she continued with a confession without giving me a chance to say anything.

“I like it. I really like it. I don’t know why I feel this way, but I love you enough to sacrifice my life. I really do.”

“….”

A pleading voice filled with poignant emotions that made the listener’s heart ache.

In reality, Samamaeng had saved me several times by taking dangerous attacks in my place. She even offered to go to hell to save me.

As I became aware of this, my heart began to beat faster.

And because of that, Samamaeng brought her lips to my ear, where I couldn’t move or do anything.

“Just stay still.”

After all, I couldn’t move right now.

“I’ll take care of everything.”

Samamaeng’s voice, mixed with love and lust, made my head spin.

“So, would you please let me dream for a little while longer?”

Samamaeng’s lips pressed against mine again.

“Carnal….”

I couldn’t refuse Samamaeng anymore.

I didn’t want to.