377. Severance (5)

Couldn’t hold back the flowing time.

However, slowing it down a bit was possible.

“Is it delicious? Huh? Is it delicious, Master?”

…Going back to childhood for a moment, suckling Haeun’s breast or something.

“My brother-in-law, your wall is really weird.”

“What are you talking about, Jia? You were the one who first coaxed me into doing it.”

“…Shut up, Hinami.”

Squeezing the swollen Jia and Hinami under each arm, taking ‘full-term certification’ photos or something.

“Haa…, ha. …This is the last time, Oppa.”

“…”

“Since it’s absolutely forbidden starting next week…, I’ll do it extra hard since I can’t do it as much… Nnngh…♡”

…Enjoying sex with Hinami, whose delivery is imminent, during her last pregnancy or something.

Just like how 10 seconds felt like 10 minutes during a first kiss, no matter how exhausted the body was, time slowed down whenever tongues intertwined.

Countless secrets that could never be forgotten or told to anyone piled up, and life could be ‘enjoyed’ with fewer fights and troubles than expected.

Perhaps it was because no one else could step into this twisted relationship.

Whether it was because we ran away to a place no one could reach, or because a disconnected society had arrived.

Or perhaps it was thanks to realizing that fighting amongst ourselves was meaningless.

We could argue briefly, but there was no need to actually fight.

“Now, DMs offering condolences are slowly increasing… Should I reply?”

“Don’t.”

Today, we were on the way back from the hospital with Ye-eun.

…Maybe next time it’ll be Hinami.

When she returns, it won’t be two, but three.

“Then comfort me when we get home. …Brother-in-law, do you know you only say lewd things to me lately?”

“Will you think about what you did to me?”

“Since you can’t sleep with me anyway, I was just trying it out for a moment. …It’s something you can’t do for the rest of your life, isn’t it?”

Of course, that was the same for Ye-eun.

It was the same for Haeun, and actually, the only one busy was me.

However, thinking about the looks the nurses at the obstetrics and gynecology clinic gave me made me a little uneasy.

Fortunately, perhaps because the doctor didn’t speak the language well, he didn’t seem surprised, which put my mind at ease.

Since we chose a hospital where we could secretly have children like this in the first place, they must have seen all sorts of things.

“By the way, did the surgery go well?”

“Yeah. …I won’t be able to for a while.”

“Since you can’t do it anyway, it doesn’t matter.”

“I can’t do other things besides sex, so don’t provoke me unnecessarily.”

…So I went ahead and got the vasectomy right here.

Since all three of them were nearing their due dates anyway, there was no need to go all the way back to Korea for a simple procedure.

To be honest, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to handle it if I had more kids here.

I thought I was going to die for nine months.

Three is already more than enough.

“Okay. …But now you’ve got a crappy dick that can’t get anyone pregnant even if you cum inside a lot, so I’ll tease you mercilessly during sex later.”

“Are you telling me not to do that, huh?”

“Puhuhu…”

If I hadn’t tied it, I didn’t think I could control myself living with girls like these.

…Once was enough, I’m not doing it a second time.

Now, all that’s left is to face the conclusion.

The results of everything I’ve done so far.

**

Morning.

No one was beside the bed.

For how many days now have I been sleeping alone?

“…Haa, fuck.”

I thought I was going to die.

No, I seriously wanted to die.

Originally, Hinami would have been hospitalized first, and I would have taken care of the other two, going back and forth to the hospital.

Hinami gave birth safely, and during the short time she was hospitalized, the remaining two went into labor simultaneously.

At first, I thought they were joking, but no matter how much they messed around, they wouldn’t joke about something like this.

I almost caused an accident flooring the accelerator in a mad rush to get back.

And so, really, really barely…

I was able to wrap things up without anyone getting hurt.

“…”

A picture of a baby captured in the photo.

Flip it over, another baby, flip it again, another one.

Hinami, perhaps because she was naturally small, had a small head and weight, and the two sisters were premature, so their babies came out small.

However, aside from their small build, all three resemble me and are hard to tell apart.

If they took after their mother, life would be easier, should I pray they change as they grow?

Ah, Ye-eun’s baby is a boy, so it would be okay if he took after me.

At first, it felt like I was receiving punishment for what I did during the pregnancies, and if even one of them had a problem, I intended to jump off somewhere, anywhere.

But fortunately, there were no health issues, and I spent about a week alone in the eerily desolate house, except for visiting hours.

…They’ll all be back tomorrow, but this quiet house felt so awkward.

I was also a little afraid of the future, which would become bustling, even troublesome, starting tomorrow.

“Open the door.”

However, someone did show her face at this lonely house.

…The babysitter, whose lips were sealed tighter than a vault.

“…Are you ignoring me after calling someone all the way to Japan, Boss?”

“Sorry, I was upstairs, so I didn’t hear the doorbell.”

Though I hadn’t called her, feeling guilty, she flew here, enduring a 2-week quarantine.

She had many excuses, like it was okay because it was vacation, but I just wanted to believe she did it because she was kind.

…If even she got entangled with a man like me, I felt a little sorry.

“Wow, this house is really nice? I always wanted to live somewhere like this.”

“You wouldn’t say that if you lived here once.”

“Why?”

“The bugs will bite you to death.”

“Eww, that’s a bit…”

In the time I hadn’t seen her, Soo-ah had changed a lot.

Not that her face or figure had changed, but her introverted demeanor was gone, and she had become like a typical college student.

Her hair had grown a bit longer, and she looked prettier.

…Moreover, perhaps taking my casual remark seriously, she had even started a game streaming channel and seemed to be making decent money.

That’s why it was even more surprising she came here.

She even took a break from her streaming to come help us.

“Anyway, the Madam…s and the kids are coming starting tomorrow?”

“Yeah.”

“…I’ve never taken care of a baby before, will I really be okay?”

“It’s fine, neither I nor they have done it before.”

“That’s exactly why it’s not fine…”

Honestly, how much help could a college student like her really be?

…But I couldn’t exactly turn her away now that she was here.

As soon as Hinami contacted me saying her due date was approaching, she flew over and replied that she was in quarantine, so what could I do?

Of course, even just helping with housework would be a big help.

“It’ll work out somehow. I studied hard, so there shouldn’t be any major problems.”

“…Is that something you can learn just by studying?”

“People in the old days raised kids haphazardly and did just fine.”

“Back then, it was because they had extended families-“

“We’re an extended family too.”

“…Um, well. Isn’t it a polyamorous family rather than an extended family, Boss?”

“…Shut up.”

…It was a bit annoying how she kept needling me, but I should think of it as cute.

After chatting for a while, we unpacked her luggage together and then filled our hungry stomachs.

Soo-ah, after tasting my Japanese cooking skills honed over nearly a year, exclaimed dramatically, asking what on earth I had learned.

She raved about how I could even open a Japanese restaurant, so I baked bread for dessert, and she made a huge fuss, asking if I had learned baking too, until my ears hurt.

It was ambiguous whether she really came to help me or just to eat.

“Ah, I’m so full…. Boss, why are your hands so big…?”

“When you cook for four people every day, they get like this.”

“Didn’t Hinami-ssi do the cooking…? She said so herself.”

“…Do you really think she could do it alone? I help her.”

“Right, you mentioned you liked cooking, Boss.”

“Where did you hear that, too?”

“A long time ago, maybe during our company dinner…? Anyway, last year.”

Of course, she heard it last year since we met then, but seeing Soo-ah chatter about her time in Korea brought back some memories.

Having stayed here for nearly a year, I honestly haven’t built any new human relationships.

The year before coming to Japan was one where I built diverse connections, enough to completely change my life.

“Oh, right. Do you know about the conspiracy theories going around in Korea lately?”

“What is it.”

“Taking advantage of the commotion with Corona, there are many stories saying Jia’s agency pushed you into the Pacific Ocean and killed you.”

“…It’s half true.”

“Ahaha, what is that?”

Chatting idly with a woman I didn’t need to protect or overly care for put my mind at ease.

…Of course, it’s true I touched her too, so there’s still some lingering sense of debt.

At least I didn’t get her pregnant.

“Haa…, anyway, Boss. …Weren’t you lonely not seeing me?”

“What?”

“Everyone was pregnant, so you couldn’t do lewd things, right? …Oh, wait? Come to think of it, last time-“

“Uh, um. Well.”

“…You did. Right, you even did it outdoors with me-“

“Hey, hey.”

“Hehe.”

It was truly fortunate that we could joke around like this and move past it with laughter.

…When I joke around with them, they don’t let it go until we’re actually ‘doing it’.

Of course, if I had really disliked it, I would have refused…

“Oh, right. But how are unnie’s videos still being uploaded to her channel?”

“Of course, they were all filmed in Korea beforehand.”

“Ah, so that’s why the latest songs weren’t being uploaded.”

“Originally, I planned to film and upload them even after getting pregnant, but, well…, after releasing that statement, it wasn’t possible.”

Sometimes, I miss these trivial conversations.

“Right. Oh, also, did you subscribe to my YouTube channel?”

“…No.”

“What? That’s too much. Subscribe right now.”

“Won’t your uploads stop while you’re here anyway?”

“I have a lot of saved content too. It’ll be fine for a while.”

“…Weren’t you supposed to go back to college? Why did you film so much.”

“…Because I showed them my streaming revenue. My mom didn’t say anything either.”

“Hey, why did you come here, abandoning that successful gig?”

…Ordinary,

requiring no deep thought.

Just conversations where I could talk comfortably without thinking.

“…Why do you think I came here, idiot.”

“…”

However,

From her perspective, it seemed she hadn’t come just to trade jokes with me.

“Is it okay to do all sorts of things and then just disappear? …You don’t contact me often either.”

“…Sorry.”

“Show me with actions, not words, Boss.”

“…”

…I feel sorry for the girls coming back tomorrow, but…

I have to repay my debt to her too.

After all, I had it tied up.

There shouldn’t be any problems.

Probably.