episode_0038

“—.”

“—.”

“—.”

Is that an alarm sound?

No.

More precisely, it’s the sound of a microwave.

It seems like someone put food in the microwave and left it there for a long time without taking it out.

The microwave keeps loudly beeping as if urging someone to take it out quickly.

Thanks to that, I was able to wake up from my long sleep.

I took a deep breath.

It felt disgusting, as if pool water would spill out of my mouth.

I somehow managed to suppress the feeling of reflux as if my body would regurgitate.

“Where is this…”

The whole world is dark.

This place is not the one-room apartment or guesthouse where I used to stay.

It’s a house I’ve never seen before, much larger and more luxurious than a one-room apartment, with wooden floors and tiles.

And that strong scent of soap.

I thought it was my body odor and lowered my head.

Then I noticed the clothes on my body.

Pajamas.

The soft and clingy sensation was very uncomfortable.

Thanks to that feeling, I soon realized that I wasn’t wearing anything under the pajamas.

My body involuntarily shrank at the sight of my chest faintly visible through the loose nightwear.

I looked around while wrapping myself up.

All the furniture was covered in white cloth like ghosts.

Perhaps due to the eerie sight, my body became even more tense.

I grabbed the loose pajamas and got out of bed.

Then I slowly walked barefoot on the floor.

“—.”

I heard the sound of water dripping from the direction of the bathroom.

The door was slightly ajar, and white steam was seeping out from inside.

I peeked through the crack in the door.

And I could see a woman showering.

She leaned against the bathroom wall with her arms, bowing her head.

Her broad back came into view.

Well-developed shoulders and curves.

Water streamed down those alluring contours.

Soon, the water seeped into the wounds on her back.

Red marks scattered as if she had been whipped.

The crimson wounds writhed.

It was because she wiped her forehead.

Her beautiful silver hair caressed the wounds on her back.

Gradually, her perky breasts hidden behind her back were revealed.

Just by looking at her smooth skin, I could unmistakably feel that she was a woman.

Even though she might have a firm and angular body.

I stared blankly at the harmony of her healthy physique and skin.

Then, the steam caused her hand to slip on the handle, making a clattering sound in the silent house.

Her ear, hidden by the silver hair, was exposed.

White pupils flickered along with her ears.

Her gaze soon met the girl who had been watching her through the crack.

I froze as if pierced by her gaze.

The warm water splashed.

Eventually, her leg slipped out of the bathtub.

Her smooth leg was gradually approaching me.

Her damp sole stuck firmly to the bathtub tiles.

As the sound drew closer, my heart began to race.

And those beats spoke to me.

Hurry, get out of here.

In response, I somehow managed to lift my trembling legs.

Why did she bring me to this confined space?

It couldn’t be for a good reason.

My pajamas slid off my shoulders.

I pulled them up and looked around.

I saw the entrance door along the right corridor.

Without hesitation, I ran straight towards it and grabbed the handle.

“—.”

But the door remained motionless despite my pleading gesture.

It was firmly locked as if welded shut from the outside.

Realizing the absence of the only escape route, my spine chilled.

My body became so sensitive that I could feel sweat trickling down my spine.

With no other way out, I returned to the living room.

And I gazed at the curtain visible beyond the bed.

A faint light seeped through the curtain gap.

I lifted the curtain to rush out there.

But…

The moment I opened the window and looked outside, a glimmer of hope turned into despair.

The room I was trapped in was a high-rise building that felt cold even to the air.

More precisely, it was a high-rise apartment.

If you fell from here, you would surely die instantly.

I instinctively took a step back at the dizzying height.

And I ended up weakly sitting on the bed.

Completely trapped.

Maybe Anna had set up this situation in advance, anticipating my escape.

“Are you going to jump?”

A cold voice came from behind.

Upon hearing that voice, I swallowed hard.

I forced myself to turn my stiff neck to look at her.

Anna, wearing only a white gown, caught my eye.

It was dizzying, like watching a scene from a movie covered with a white, soft towel.

Despite such a gaze, she acted naturally as if she were alone at home.

She took out a glass cup from the microwave and poured powder medicine into the hot water.

“Where is this…?”

I asked, clutching my chest.

Killer replied quietly, holding the cup in her hand.

“It’s one of my shelters.”

The cup, emitting steam, headed towards Anna’s lips.

I involuntarily blushed at her relaxed demeanor.

Because I had never seen another woman’s naked body before.

Breasts peeking through the soft, white gown.

Beneath the round curves, finely divided abs came into view.

Droplets of water still clung to her smooth skin.

I stared blankly at those droplets.

They flowed along the contours of her abs.

Eventually, they were sucked into the silver drain.

I closed my eyes tightly and lowered my head.

I somehow managed to lift my falling gaze.

It was completely different from what I had seen in adult videos.

This situation was so natural yet tense, unlike anything I had experienced before.

“Do the clothes fit you?”

She sat on a chair and slowly crossed her legs.

Thanks to this discreet gesture, the secretive drain was covered, and I could soon regain my composure.

“Oh? Uh… roughly.”

By the way, what kind of clothes are these?

I had never worn silk pajamas like this in my life.

The sensation of silk touching my bare skin felt so strange.

It made my whole body feel sensitive whenever it touched me.

I looked around for my underwear and outerwear but all I saw were furniture covered in white cloth.

Clothes were nowhere to be found.

Could it be that she personally stripped me of all my clothes?

Just the thought made my head spin.

That dizziness peaked when Anna asked her next question.

“Do you know who owns these clothes?”

I reflexively answered that I didn’t know.

“The owner of these clothes… liked to meddle like you do, pretending to be good.”

Anna did not stumble over her words anymore.

In a calm and relaxed voice, she murmured, “And she had so many secrets, just like you.”

Before I knew it, Anna had finished her drink.

Her trembling hands steadied, and she took a deep breath.

“It’s strange. Every time our bodies touch, that past keeps coming back. Especially about that child.”

The woman in the gown stood up from her chair.

And she gradually approached me.

“I, I don’t know anything.”

Sitting on the bed, I took a step back.

Pushing the bedsheet with my feet, I gradually leaned towards the wall.

“That child’s secret was truly remarkable. It was shocking and downright dreadful.”

Anna’s shadow grew larger.

Eventually, it completely covered my face.

“Your secret must be as huge as hers, right?”

Her face, now close to mine, pierced through me.

Overwhelmed by her gaze, I found it hard to even breathe.

“I don’t have anything like that.”

Killer approached my ear.

Her silver hair tickled my cheek.

“I’ll give you a chance.”

“A chance…?”

“Are you really that incompetent?”

The word “incompetent” echoed in my ears.

Her gentle breath penetrated my ear, confusing my mind.

“When you entered the pool water.”

“Your fainted hand was shining. Memories forgotten when you tied that hand to your body came flooding back.”

I realized.

Caught.

I fell for someone I should never have fallen for, even if it meant death.

“You don’t know. Really…”

I mumbled as if pleading.

But now, even if I spoke with a pitiful voice, it was too late.

Like a beast catching the scent of blood, she clings to me.

“You’ll understand once you check.”

The scent of soap grows stronger.

Anna’s hand grabs my arm firmly.

She holds both my wrists and pushes me onto the bed.

I am crushed by her strength, lying on the bed.

Anna naturally climbs on top.

Her silver hair tickles my face.

My breath quickens as if I’m going mad.

So fast that my waist twitches slightly.

“Use your ability.”

She commands.

I half-close my eyes and bow my head.

“Don’t you want to live?”

Her breath envelops my face.

Just smelling her acrid saliva makes saliva pool in my mouth.

“I don’t know, I’m powerless…”

I can’t tell the truth.

If I do, it will reveal that all my actions so far were intentional.

The killer will surely kill me for that fact.

“You’re no different from Seonye. Pretending not to know until the end, facing death…”

Anna smirked.

And with one hand, she grips both my wrists tightly.

“The only reason I haven’t killed you so far is because of that damn cocktail, right?”

Her arm presses down on my neck.

My face flushes red.

It hurts as if my breath is being cut off.

Due to the intense pressure, Anna’s gown comes loose.

Round breasts spill out towards me.

Soon, her warm flesh touches my chest.

Our hardened nipples collide.

Gradually, the nightgown melts and becomes sticky.

The loosened clothes gently come undone.

Our nipples meet each other.

“Don’t be mistaken. I’ve only kept you alive until I confirm your ability.”

Sweat starts to form between our touching breasts.

The sweat droplets traverse my body and fall onto the bed.

Her diagonal body completely covers me.

Soon, Anna’s thick thigh touches my groin.

Even amidst this, I focused my mind to prevent my ability from manifesting.

This is a fight between two people.

One trying to expose, the other trying to hide.

In the suffocating struggle, I regret.

Why did I happen to go to the department store today?

Why did I happen to meet Anna in the food section?

Why did I happen to reunite at the first-floor doll grabber?

She was there every moment.

Every moment…

Could it be…

Was she monitoring me from the beginning?

The gripped wrists feel sticky.

Yet, I still couldn’t escape from her grasp.

My body gradually submits to Anna as if meeting its lost owner.

I couldn’t comprehend such a body.

It’s shameful.

As a man, it’s an unbearable disgrace.

I couldn’t even muster the strength to lift my head.

It’s a feeling entirely different from Jaehui’s pheromones.

My whole body feels numb as if melting.

Amidst the agonizing sensation of suffocation, I felt my groin moisten.

In that unbelievable sensation, my voice involuntarily burst out.

A tender moan escapes my throat, something I had never done before in my life.

Before the killer who held my life, it poured out endlessly.

Different from Jaehui’s clumsy caresses.

As if experienced countless times, while Anna strangles my neck, she imprints her scent all over my body.

Perhaps due to that touch, my body began to follow Anna’s orders instead of mine.

A faint light emanates from my body little by little.

Suddenly surprised by the radiance that emerged within me.

I clearly hadn’t cast any abilities.

But…

By simply allowing Anna into my body, something unimaginable happened.

Gradually, memories of Sunye and Anna appear in my mind.

The sight of them leaning on each other’s shoulders on the bed.

The sight of them falling asleep together after a tough training session.

And even the memory of Anna secretly kissing the sleeping Sunye.

Why are these scenes coming into my mind?

I am definitely someone who has no relation to Sunye…

“…”

As my ability fully activates, I am sucked into Sunye’s memories.

Soon, I realize that the place Anna was held captive was a research facility.

A study room playing classical music.

There were a woman in uniform and a lab director there.

I soon find out who the woman is.

Her name was clearly written on her uniform.

‘Han Sunye.’

Above Sunye’s name tag was a diamond insignia.

“Han Sunye, at your service.”

“Yes, Director.”

Director Tolkin held a resume in his hand.

He alternated between the resume and addressing her.

“I understand that the expectations placed upon you are very high.”

“Of course, I will strive not to disappoint.”

She replied promptly to her superior.

Tolkin seemed satisfied with her response and nodded approvingly.

“The specimen you are assigned this time has potential of S-rank. Such valuable resources require special care after drug administration.”

Sunye pursed her lips thoughtfully.

“If the intelligence remains controllable even after drug administration… you will be guaranteed a substantial reward and promotion.”

It seemed like Tolkin had chosen Sunye for the project as he dropped her resume on the desk.

“Thank you!”

The director clasped his fingers and rested his chin on them.

He looked at Sunye with a worried expression.

Her appearance was quite different from the madwoman I had seen in my memories.

“You have a younger sibling?”

“Yes.”

Sunye responded like a soldier.

“They called you incompetent?”

“Unfortunately, yes.”

Sunye replied, slightly shaking her head.

“When you get promoted this time, I’ll enroll your sibling in the academy. I’ll help them discover their abilities there.”

Tolkin spoke to Sunye as if offering her a precious opportunity.

“Thank you…”

Sunye responded with a proud and happy expression as if the reward was an honor.

“Well, just in case. Maybe your sibling possesses a tremendous ability that was discovered late.”

Nodding in agreement, Sunye left the office confidently.

“Hmm.”

After the door closed, Tolkin let out a light sigh.

He slowly reread the resume he had put down.

Name: Han Sunye.

Ability: Full Bloom Guardian.

Education: Yonsei University, Psychology Department, Top Honors.

Evaluation: A psychology major who has calmed down many anxious test subjects. However, there are several instances where excessive affection has led to multiple reprimands.

Family: Han Sunwoo (father, deceased). Jung Miae (mother, deceased). Han Siho (younger sister).