Chapter 123 – Confession

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“Phew.”

I teleported in front of the hideout.
I sighed heavily, feeling a new sense of relief.

Since I came back earlier today than yesterday, the suspicion that I came back after hanging out with another girl will be reduced.
The smell may come from her body, but if you wash it off quickly, you’ll be fine.

First, I checked the surrounding situation on the map.
Three partners and three pets displayed inside the hideout.

Other than that, the surrounding area is quiet. Our hideout was empty, as if there was a huge barrier around it.

Is this also thanks to the white wolf fur?
Well, the hard work was worth it.

“Hmm?”

For some reason, the inside of the hideout is noisy.
Woof woof, the faint sound of a dog barking could also be heard.

Did Leo notice that I came back?
After all, it’s a dog. It’s fast that way.
I think it will be helpful to protect the house when it gets a little older.

“It’s me. “Please open the door.”

I wave my hand at the CCTV.
Soon the heavy iron door slowly opened.

“Brother.”

Seunghee was standing in front of the door.
And with a somewhat dissatisfied face.

“… Hmm?”

Seunghee is originally a very dissatisfied child.
But today the direction seemed a little different.

What? Did you find out that we are actually the same age?

Even when I looked inside the hideout, I couldn’t see my mother.
Are you at least preparing lunch at this hour?

“Why?”

I ask Seunghee, who blocks the entrance and does not move out of the way.
Seunghee glared at me with bright eyes and held out her cell phone in front of me.

“What’s this?”
“Huh?”

The question is not what a cell phone is.
What is the content floating on the screen?

“What?”

I took the cell phone from Seunghee and checked the contents.
There… What a long message… Ah?

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[Partner Kang Chang-jae contacted Jang Seon-kyung (non-partner).]
[Would you like to know more? (Yes No)]
[Yes]
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… My head was pounding.
I felt like I had been stabbed in the back.

Below that, there were messages lined up that seemed to describe in detail what I had done to Seon-kyung Jang.

[For the first time, I performed a forced sexual act with someone who was not my partner. 100 coins were obtained.]

[I performed sexual intercourse for the first time with someone other than my partner. 100 coins were obtained as a bonus.]

[There was coercion in the act. Obtained 100 coins as a bonus for the first forced sexual encounter.]
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… Holy shit! My privacy again!!

What on earth does this island think of personal information?

No. Actually, this may be my fault for being complacent even after experiencing it once.

I thought there was no way I would get caught since I was going out and doing it alone anyway. I thought I could just get my hands dirty and the women could get along.

That thought was too complacent. I thought too lightly of this island’s malice. Even though I can’t just watch.

“Brother. “What on earth is that?”

Seunghee asks me harshly.
You may seem angry, but you are not truly angry. Just pretending to be angry.
Are you thinking of taking this opportunity to yell at me? He seems like a cute guy.

Seunghee can do anything. If you keep asking questions, you may be able to avoid it even if you force it.
The problem is… It was my mother.

“Seunghee, this…”
“Is Changjae here?”
“Ah.”

I was about to ask her mom if she showed it to her too, but then her mom came out to meet her.
She said she would come in any minute, but she stayed in front of the door, so it looks like she came out on her own.

“… Mom.”
“Huh? What’s wrong with you both? “What happened?”

I don’t think mom knows yet. Her attitude was no different from usual.

Inside the hideout, Kaylee was looking at us with anxious eyes.
Is it. Kaylee also has a terminal, so she must have received the same message as Seunghee.
But you haven’t shown either of them to your mom yet…

If it were Seunghee, I think she would have just told him. It seems like he had at least that much sense.

“Yep?”

Seunghee is quiet and I keep her mouth shut, so her mother looks at me with her puzzled eyes.

“Changjae, are you hungry? Today’s lunch is Changjae’s favorite stir-fried pork. “Come in quickly.”

How will we do it.
Several plans came to mind.

Fooling her mother is simple. The same goes for covering Seunghee and Kaylee’s mouths.
If you want to keep it a secret, you can easily get away with it.

But… Is it okay to leave your mom alone for a secret that everyone knows?

No. It’s not okay.
That’s like hiding a time bomb in the house. No matter how tightly you hide it, it will explode one day.

Maybe we can hide it for now. However, at a critical moment later, something systemic may strike again. No, it’s definitely more than enough to hit. Because this damn system only sucks for me.

“Mom.”

Having made up her mind, I grabbed her mom’s wrist.

“Huh?”

Let’s tell the truth.
Isn’t it better to sell first?

If my mother becomes disappointed in what I have done and despises me… That can’t be helped either. It just goes back to the same old relationship.

“Mom. Let’s talk for a moment. Seunghee, you’re inside.”

He grabbed her mother’s wrist and dragged her out of the house.

“Oh, Kaylee, please turn down the gas!”

Mom comes out in a hurry, led by my hand.

There was a faint smell of food coming from her mother’s body.
It looks delicious.

-Cheolkeong.

The iron door closed.
My mother and I stood alone in front of the hideout door.

“Why are you doing this, Changjae? “With such a serious face.”

Serious face? I?
I think I was frowning without even realizing it.

“No…”
“Did something bad happen? “Would you like to tell your mom?”

Mom said as she held my hand, which had been pulling her by the wrist, tightly.

“…”

On the contrary, I was speechless.
I was just going to blurt it out.
When I saw ‘the eyes of a mother who believed in her son,’ I became unable to speak on the contrary.

“Huh?”

Mom slowly approaches me, holding my hand with both hands.
I tried to get away from her mother, feeling guilty for some reason.

But my mom held my hand tighter and wouldn’t let me go.

“Is it hard to tell your mom?”

Her mother’s stubbornness could be felt in her tightly held hand.
She seemed to be able to hear her mother’s thoughts, saying, “If you don’t obey, I will never let you go.”

“… No.”

I couldn’t bear her embarrassment and averted my eyes from her mother.
Then my mother stretched out her hands and cupped my face.

A gentle touch.
Then I gently turn my face back to her mother.
Mom said, looking straight into my eyes.

“Mom, no matter what happens, I’m on Changjae’s side. Know?”

It felt like her motherly eyes were looking through everything I had.

“Even if everyone in the world becomes Changjae’s enemy, Mom is on Changjae’s side. She said that if there was only one person in the world to have Changjae on her side, it would be her mom.”

As if comforting a young son who came in after an accident outside.
Mom said, stroking me gently.

“So, will you tell mom? Anything she does, mom will help.”

I could see what I was unconsciously afraid of.
My mom gets disappointed in what I did and leaves me.

I thought it didn’t matter, but that was my defense mechanism.
I needed my mom.

“Mom.”
“Huh?”
“… “I killed someone.”
“Okay. Were they bad people?”
“… Maybe. “They were men who killed other people, imprisoned women, and assaulted them.”
“I see. “Then what about the women who were locked up?”
“I escaped. “Because the men who were imprisoned are dead.”
“Then Changjae saved those women. “Good job, Changjae.”

Mom hugged me and stroked my head.

“Good job. You saved those women. “Mom, I’m proud of you, Changjae.”
“Mom.”
“Good job. If there is someone who criticizes my son, Mom will fight on Changjae’s side. “Don’t worry about anything.”

My mom constantly comforted me by stroking me.

“And…”
“And?”
“I raped a woman.”
“Oh my goodness.”

Mom fell away from me, as if she was startled.
She then looked at my face and said.

“You are a lucky woman to be raped by my son.”
“…”

I opened my mouth stupidly.
Seunghee would probably make fun of me if she looked at my face now, saying I was stupid.
My mother’s answer was so unexpected.

“What kind of woman was she? Was Changjae so attractive that you couldn’t stand it?”
“No. Just… “I think that would be the best way.”
“Hmm. So did she kill that woman too?”
“… No. “She was handed over to a safe group.”
“Then Changjae paid for her with her body in order to save her life. “He’s our son, but he’s so kind.”

… Is it?
Was it something like that?

“I’m sure she was happy on the inside. Because she was able to be embraced by a wonderful man like Changjae. “Mom, I’m a little jealous too, right?”

If you think about it, she also liked Lord Jang Seon.
You probably won’t do anything with me again. It is true that I liked it at that moment.

So that’s not rape? Because we liked each other? Yes?

“Thank you, Changjae. “For being honest with your mom.”
“Mom…”

For some reason, my mind was confused.
Mom quietly held my head to her chest.
I somehow felt like a child in a big topic.

“Are you okay. If someone criticizes Changjae for that, Mom will fight for him. “Do you know Mom’s skills?”

Her mother’s words were not very trustworthy when she thought about it rationally, but she had a strange belief that if she were her mother, she would somehow not be defeated by anyone.

“… “Thank you, Mom.”

An unconditional ally.
Someone who will stand by my side and fight even if it is 100-0 that it is my fault.
My mom was that kind of person to me.

The worry that my mother might be disappointed by my mistakes turned into relief that I had a mother who would be by my side no matter what I did.

I feel like I have gained a thousand soldiers and ten thousand horses.
I wasn’t afraid of anything anymore.

“Uh, um… Then…”

My story is finished.
But it seemed like my mother’s story wasn’t over yet.

“That… Since Changjae told me a secret, can Mom tell me a secret too?”

Mom carefully brings up the story.
I nodded without saying a word.

Mom pulled away from me, she took a slow deep breath, and with great difficulty opened her mouth.

“Uh… Mom actually…”

But the story didn’t come out right away.
Uncharacteristic of a mother, she was very quiet.

No. This is not about taking a break.
Mom was having a hard time getting her words out.

… What on earth is Mom trying to say?
What is she talking about with such a scared face?

For some reason, I became anxious again.
I couldn’t help but become even more nervous.

After waiting for a while, my mother finally spoke.

“Mom actually… “Changjae’s mother, no.”

… Yes?
Do you know?