Episode 490. Love and War (2)

“Aaaah….”

“Huuuuh….”

The hot time passed in an instant.

Lucy, who had climbed on vowing revenge against Lee Hoyeon, and Lumi, who had been licking his body, also fell asleep collapsed on the bed.

Sandwiched between the two, Lee Hoyeon, who had been closing his eyes for a moment, sat up.

“…I’m really going to die from pleasure at this rate.”

The twins were growing too.

Before, Lee Hoyeon alone could easily handle it, but nowadays, even after ejaculating multiple times, they kept clinging on.

It felt good, but he worried he might be overwhelmed later.

“Clean.”

Snapping his fingers, he tidied up the surroundings and smiled looking at the twins. The two sleeping soundly twitched their hands searching for the vanished Lee Hoyeon, then fell asleep hugging each other.

“Hnggg….”

“Hoyeon-ssi….”

Lee Hoyeon gently stroked the sleep-talking Lucy and Lumi before getting up from the bed. They were so cute that he could get lost just stroking them blankly. He couldn’t stay here forever, so he had to go back.

“Tomorrow I have to meet Surin noona… and there was Professor Im Sol’s visit too.”

Professor Im Sol’s visit. He couldn’t go as casually as visiting her lab. He needed to be in full condition, prepared for any possibilities.

Exiting the twins’ room, Lee Hoyeon cast a rune barrier. Although he had met Lucy and Lumi, Lee Hoyeon intended to stay off duty until today.

“I’ll get moving tomorrow, and rest today.”

Playing with women was truly fun, but he also needed rest where he did nothing at all. Let’s rest for a day. That should be enough to return him to full condition thanks to his natural healing abilities.

Lee Hoyeon nodded and walked down the street. When he met the twins, the sun was high in the sky, but after playing hard and enjoying sex, the sun was already setting. Fortunately, it wasn’t far to his house, so he could arrive quickly.

“I’m home.”

“Ah, Hoyeon. You’re back?”

“Yeah. Looks like you were preparing dinner?”

Nam Daeun approached Lee Hoyeon, who had returned home, and giggled with a smile. At her reaction, like a puppy whose owner had returned, Lee Hoyeon also smiled and stroked Nam Daeun’s cheek.

“Mmm. I just started. Want to sit in the living room? I’ll make it quickly. I’m preparing it alone today.”

“Okay? What about Scarlet?”

“Rebecca-ssi and Scarlet-ssi are in the living room. There’s still something to tidy up… Ah!”

“Tidy up?”

“I, I’m going to go cook. I left the stove on.”

Trot trot.

Nam Daeun’s eyes widened, and she immediately ran to the kitchen. The apron was cute, what a shame. But why was she surprised at the end?

Entering the living room, he saw Scarlet and Rebecca sitting at the table. Liliana was yawning beside them as if bored, but as soon as she saw him, she stood up and waved.

“You’re finally here! Over here, over here! Let’s play together!”

“Sure. Let’s play together. What was everyone doing?”

Lee Hoyeon naturally sat in the remaining seat. Rebecca and Scarlet put away the work they were doing as soon as Lee Hoyeon arrived.

“Baby Daddy’s here. Just had some things to take care of, like paperwork.”

“Aha… Speaking of which, what do you do, Rebecca-ssi?”

“Hmm, this and that? Since I have connections, I can make a living.”

Rebecca, being kind-hearted, wouldn’t do anything illegal. But Scarlet? There might be grounds for suspicion. Lee Hoyeon turned his head, looked at Scarlet, and tilted his head.

“What?”

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Swoosh.

Scarlet pushed up her glasses using her index finger. They were round, cute, black horn-rimmed glasses. It’s been a while since I’ve seen you wear glasses?

Lee Hoyeon looked at Scarlet and opened his mouth.

“Scarlet. You’re wearing glasses. Come to think of it, I think I saw you wear them a few times when you worked at the Iris Guild, what’s the occasion?”

“Oh, it just happened without me realizing. It’s a habit to wear glasses when I concentrate on work.”

“What were you working on?”

“It’s personal business.”

“Can’t you tell me?”

“It doesn’t matter if I tell you, but it would be long and boring for you. It’s work I received from the Korean branch manager.”

“…If it’s like that, then never mind. I won’t listen.”

“Then I’ll go help Daeun-yang in the kitchen.”

Scarlet packed her glasses, put them in her pocket, and then stood up. I was curious about what she was doing, but it didn’t seem like a big deal, so there was no need to press her.

Just then, Liliana grabbed Lee Hoyeon’s arm and showed him a screen on her smartwatch.

“Quick, look at this. I’m thinking of trying being a virtual world idol this time?”

“What’s that now?”

“They said that even a Succubus-nim needs to change with the times, so a contract flew my way. They said they recognized my talent, what do you think?”

“…Sounds like a scam. You’re already doing well anyway.”

“Hmm, is that so…. I thought they recognized my talent. What a scoundrel.”

Liliana tapped repeatedly on her smartwatch and blocked the email.

Right.

Speaking of mail, it reminded me. I had something to tell Liliana.

“…Right. Liliana. Want to write a letter to your mother after a long time?”

“A letter? Hmm…”

“If you don’t want to, you don’t have to force it.”

The fact that Liliana could contact her mother in the Underworld was a secret clause hidden in the contract. A magic hidden in the contract that Lee Hoyeon couldn’t see, only Liliana could. It was truly a dog-like trick, the kind you’d only find in the Underworld.

There was a time when Liliana was homesick that she contacted her a few times. But that was only fun at first; contact from Liliana’s mother became infrequent, replies became insincere, and after that, they stopped contacting each other. He hadn’t mentioned it, waiting for Liliana’s wounds to heal… but now he had quite a few things to ask.

“No. Although the replies were very perfunctory back then, I’ve become curious about many things.”

“Okay. I’ll get one out for you.”

Swish-

As Lee Hoyeon pictured a sheet of stationery in his mind, one sheet fell from the air.

“Baby Daddy. What kind of magic is that?”

“It’s a long story… but with that letter, you can contact Liliana’s mother in the Underworld.”

“Ooh. That’s interesting magic.”

“Lee Hoyeon, is there anything you want me to write here?”

“…Asking what the restrictions are is okay, right?”

“Yep. Got it.”

Liliana pondered the stationery for a moment, pen in hand, and slowly began filling the page.

Scratch scratch.

Scratch scratch.

The sound of the pen echoed in the quiet living room, and it felt awkward to peek, so Lee Hoyeon turned his head. It would probably be embarrassing for Liliana to have someone read a letter to her family. …Or maybe not? Should I give feedback while she’s writing? Although he brought it up, he wasn’t sure how to act.

“Baby Daddy.”

“Yes?”

“Don’t overthink it, just look at this with me.”

Rebecca smiled and offered her smartwatch to Lee Hoyeon. Although Rebecca didn’t know Liliana’s past well, she had the ability to grasp the situation. She felt that she, who didn’t know the details, had to break this awkward atmosphere.

“Thank you, Rebecca-ssi.”

Sensing her intention, Lee Hoyeon looked at the smartwatch Rebecca was offering. A doctor appeared on the smartwatch, saying something.

“But what is this?”

“Methods for getting pregnant easily, according to a specialist.”

“…Still no sign?”

“I plan to go to the hospital tomorrow.”

Recently, they had put a lot of effort into their relationship. He had even helped her keep her legs raised after ejaculation to prevent the semen from leaking out, yet she still wasn’t pregnant. He hadn’t realized pregnancy was such a difficult thing.

Glancing over, Rebecca was focused on the video, listening intently to the doctor’s words. Honestly, he wasn’t sure if watching something like that held much meaning. If it were truly effective, she would have gotten pregnant just by reading the books at home. But if Rebecca liked it, wasn’t that enough? It was better than watching the awkward atmosphere, anyway.

Scratch scratch.

Liliana filled out the stationery while pondering, and Lee Hoyeon, pressed close against Rebecca, watched ‘Methods for getting pregnant easily, according to a specialist’.

*

Sip.

Alice took the wine glass from her lips, set it down with an ecstatic smile.

“Sweet…”

Exquisite wine. As expected of the fine wine she had saved, it gave her great satisfaction. Alice enjoyed a short break, sipping the wine with the view outside the window as her accompaniment. She had planned to wander around the city for the first time in a while today, but the weather suddenly got hotter, so she changed her plans to stay home. Instead, she opened her treasured wine for a slightly more elegant atmosphere.

“Hoo…”

She let herself drift into the intoxication that slowly enveloped her head. If she wanted to, she could shake off this much, but Alice didn’t. Quite some time had passed since she came to Korea. When she first enrolled as the top student at Victoria Academy, she thought everything would be natural. She had been called the best prodigy in France, so she thought Korea would be no different.

However, the first wall she soon encountered was incredibly high.

Nam Daeun.

Every time she saw her, she was right in front of her. Her carelessly swung sword was too heavy, and Alice’s magical disorder prevented her from using magic properly. Fortunately, with Lee Hoyeon’s help, she fixed her congenital magical disorder and narrowed the gap, but she still couldn’t measure up to Nam Daeun.

‘If I fight with all my might, can I win?’

The last time she saw Nam Daeun’s skills was in the sparring arena. Her sparring match was shocking even to Alice. Sword techniques that split the magic circle in the sparring arena in two! Although she collapsed from shock right after, Nam Daeun was quite the topic, being called the second strongest after Lee Hoyeon.

“…Lee Hoyeon.”

Alice’s thoughts naturally flowed to him.

Lee Hoyeon.

Yes. That man was the problem. The man Alice loved, and the second wall blocking her path. Excluding the recent issue with her Unnie, Alice had been immensely shocked watching Lee Hoyeon’s sparring match.

‘What do I need to do to win against him….’

Nam Daeun was strong, but Alice was also a super rookie comparable to Nam Daeun. If she went all out… maybe she’d win 3 or 4 times out of 10. But Lee Hoyeon was different. His magic was incredibly fast and destructive. She was confident she would lose 10 out of 10 times, 100 out of 100 times.

‘If I teamed up with Nam Daeun, could I win?’

She briefly considered a mock battle, but couldn’t be sure. Still, perhaps with Nam Daeun, maybe 2 times out of 10… she could only vaguely guess. To think it was like this even though she thought she had become quite strong. Alice felt her confidence draining away rapidly.

Sip.

Alice brought the wine glass to her lips again and slowly felt her body growing heavy. As expected of good alcohol, she seemed to get drunk quickly. Alice muttered, placing a hand on her forehead.

“Either come find me. Or contact me first. Of course, it hasn’t been that long, but….”

That man not only chipped away at Alice’s confidence but was also damnably busy. Shouldn’t he make plans to visit since she told him she was discharged? That was common sense, wasn’t it? Was she the only one who wanted to see him every day? Even knowing he was a patient, she couldn’t help feeling disappointed. Setting aside combat power, she didn’t think she lacked charm compared to other women.

“He said he liked me… and then there’s Unnie’s situation too… Ugh, really…!”

Alice clenched her fists and banged them on the table. It was behavior she would never normally exhibit, but the intoxication enveloping her body made her whine.

Bang. Bang. Bang.

After venting her emotions by hitting the table several times, she felt a bit better. As expected, the magic table crafted by a master was sturdy. It only wobbled; not a single crack appeared.

“Hoo. Right. I just need to contact him first. Let’s calm down.”

Contacting him first had nothing to do with her pride. Since he’s a patient, maybe I should visit him.

Alice looked down at the yard of the house right next door. Lee Hoyeon’s house. Right next to Alice’s house, protected by a thick barrier… another woman lived there. Thinking of that fact made Alice’s head heat up again.

“How can I not get angry? That crazy womanizer bastard.”

Just as Alice’s eyes were about to furrow again.

Swish-

“…Huh?”

From the barrier surrounding Lee Hoyeon’s house, Irene popped out.