Ch.345Side Story. That’s Not Possible

Erika sat on the opposite sofa with her arms crossed and legs intertwined.

Since she had no change of clothes, she too was wearing a hotel robe, but unlike Deia, she appeared completely composed.

Her neat appearance reflected her chilled emotions.

Deia was in the bathroom.

She had gathered her things and quickly gone inside to change clothes, but judging by how long she was taking, she was probably still struggling to compose herself out of embarrassment.

“Huh.”

Erika sighed briefly, uncrossed her arms, and picked up a wine glass. She held it out slightly, requesting a refill, which I calmly provided.

She appeared calm, but she was drinking rather quickly.

Her eyes trembled slightly, suggesting she was enjoying the taste.

Like someone downing a shot of soju, she emptied the glass in one go and gazed at me intently as she held out her glass again.

“Don’t drink so quickly.”

“Pour me more.”

With her strange voice that was both whiny and grumbling, I had no choice but to pour her another glass.

She made no sound as she drank the wine. Silently but quickly, Erika emptied her glass again.

“Phew.”

This time she let out an odd sigh before holding out her glass to me again.

I knew Erika wasn’t particularly strong with alcohol, but perhaps because she was drinking so rapidly, her cheeks were turning slightly red, and the hand holding the glass was wobbling a bit.

“Erika.”

“Hurryyyy.”

Her slightly slurred voice made it clear she was getting drunk, but her stubbornness seemed to have increased as well, as she refused to put down her glass.

“Laaast one.”

Judging by her nasal tone and higher pitch, it seemed the alcohol had somewhat improved her mood.

Even her robe, which had been tightly closed until now, was slightly loosened.

“Last one.”

I sighed as I poured her another glass, and once again she drank it the same way. Though I’d witnessed the same scene three times in a row, her reactions were gradually changing.

Despite the alcohol not being particularly strong, Erika quickly became intoxicated and asked me with a dreamy expression as she glanced at me.

“About Deiaaa… do you look at her that waaay?”

It seemed she had deliberately gotten drunk quickly to gather courage to ask this question.

“Of course not.”

She’s my sister.

We may not be blood-related and we didn’t grow up together, but I am undeniably her second older brother.

I had never looked at Deia in that way.

“Reallyyy?”

“Yes, so don’t misunderstand. Just go to sleep. I think it’s best if you stay here with Deia tonight.”

“What about youuu?”

“I need to go back.”

Come to think of it, I hadn’t told the others that I’d be staying overnight.

After the prosthetic adjustment.

I naturally came here, led by Deia and Erika’s momentum, so I hadn’t contacted anyone.

Erika pouted her lips, then came over and plopped down next to me.

She placed her hand on my thigh and leaned her body against mine, physically preventing me from leaving.

“Stay here with us toniiight.”

“This is Deia’s room.”

“You said you’re sibliiiings.”

I thought that neither Findenai nor Erika should be allowed to drink. It would be a disaster if others saw them like this.

Especially since she could potentially become a Grand Mage now.

‘Come to think of it.’

Suddenly, I remembered what Erika had said earlier about Stella.

Realizing I was under a lot of mental pressure, she had muttered that she shouldn’t have followed Stella’s words.

“Earlier.”

“Hmm?”

Erika, who had been dozing off on my shoulder, made a nasal sound as she woke up again.

I thought about telling her to sleep, but felt this might be my only chance.

“What did you regret about following Stella’s advice?”

Erika glanced up and then grinned, rubbing her cheek against my shoulder.

“Curiouuus?”

“……”

Now I’m not curious anymore.

I was about to say that, but Erika lifted the hand she had placed on my thigh and tapped her lips.

“I’ll tell you if you kiss meee.”

“You’d betray Stella for that?”

“Juuust once.”

I wondered how she would react tomorrow if she remembered what she was doing now.

Unlike her usual self, with a bit of alcohol in her system, Erika was being surprisingly forward.

I carefully turned my head and kissed her lips. The sweet smell of alcohol and Erika’s lemony scent flowed in.

“Heehee.”

Even though it was just a brief touch of lips without any tongue involvement, Erika twisted her body in delight and moved closer.

“The Sainteeeess told you…”

What Erika revealed next was rather shocking.

Stella had deliberately instructed women like Findenai and Erika to show jealousy toward me to put psychological pressure on me.

Through this, she wanted to make me feel fatigued about choosing just one person.

If the continued pressure made it impossible for me to choose anyone, I would naturally move to the next step and accept all of them.

“What kind of…”

It seemed like an absurd plan.

I wondered if Stella had really planned this, but it also showed how desperate she had become.

‘I need to think about this.’

While I won’t let Stella off the hook, it also means she was driven to such extremes.

I felt sorry for her but also annoyed.

Especially when I recalled how I had seriously considered attaching a male-shaped device to my prosthetic today because of my agitation from Stella’s scheme.

“Snore.”

The whistleblower was now fast asleep.

I brushed back Erika’s disheveled blonde hair as she slept peacefully.

I wondered if Deia was still in the bathroom, when suddenly the bathroom door opened roughly.

“I should get going…”

Just as I was carefully trying to lay Erika down on her side.

Deia, who had said she would change into pajamas, was still wearing her robe.

The important thing was that her belt was completely undone, revealing what was inside.

The only difference from before was that she wasn’t completely naked under the robe but was wearing black underwear that somewhat covered her.

“You, you…!”

I quickly turned my head away.

I couldn’t tell if Deia was angry or embarrassed, but with a flushed face, she strode over and sat down next to me with a thud.

“Mmm.”

On my left, the sleeping Erika clung to me, gripping my arm tightly as if she didn’t want to let go.

“What are you looking at.”

On my right was Deia, who was angry for some reason, placing both her legs on my thigh with a sulky tone.

Somehow, I was surrounded.

Even if I wanted to say something, seeing Deia’s fair, exposed skin made me bite my lip.

“Take it easy.”

Though I spoke as if I were angry, Deia snorted and replied.

“Why? I’m just being comfortable in my room. You’re not lusting after your sister, are you?”

She provocatively raised and lowered her legs, tapping my thigh.

I frowned deeply and answered firmly.

“Absolutely not.”

“Hmmmm.”

With an irritated nasal sound, Deia grabbed the wine bottle and took a swig, then glared at me.

“Really? Is that so.”

Saying that, she began to slowly move closer to me.

* * *

Rewinding time a bit to when Deia fled to the bathroom, embarrassed after showing her naked body to Shinwoo Kim.

Deia, who had felt fear for the first time from Erika’s cold voice, looked in the bathroom mirror and pressed her burning cheeks with her palms.

“I’m, I’m crazy, crazy.”

At first, she had been a bit annoyed.

When someone says they’re going on a blind date, what’s wrong with saying something nice?

But later, she got excited by the playful hitting, and somehow things ended up like this.

“Ah, damn… what should I do.”

She had been excited to see him after so long.

She couldn’t control her emotions.

Would he have noticed?

He probably did, right?

That she still hadn’t given up.

She had told Darius and Shinwoo Kim that she had completely moved on.

She had gotten annoyed, telling them not to mention it anymore like some dark history, and as proof of her trust, she was going on blind dates, but.

In truth, the reason she was going on blind dates in Robern was because of Professor Per Petra at Robern Academy.

She wanted to know more details about the prosthetic Shinwoo Kim was using.

Fortunately, that hadn’t been discovered, but.

“Ah, what should I do… really, what should I do.”

Her burning face wouldn’t calm down.

First, she took off her robe and changed into the pajamas she had brought. Normally she wouldn’t wear underwear underneath, but to show her resolute attitude that she had no such intentions, she deliberately put on underwear as well.

She buttoned up her black pajamas all the way to emphasize that she was decent and no longer had feelings for Shinwoo Kim, and was about to carefully open the bathroom door to go outside when.

“About Deiaaa… do you look at her that waaay?”

Erika’s voice, quickly intoxicated by alcohol, reached Deia’s ears.

“Of course not.”

Shinwoo Kim’s all too calm reply also reached Deia’s ears.

Crack.

At that moment, Deia’s hand gripping the bathroom doorknob tightened.

The fact that he could answer without any emotional fluctuation or hesitation after seeing her naked body was a little… no.

It was quite infuriating.

‘Be patient. Be patient, you crazy woman.’

Deia tried to forcibly suppress her rising anger. Wasn’t she always trying to act coolly and rationally?

She couldn’t waver here.

Just as Deia had calmed herself down with some deep breaths.

As she was about to carefully leave the bathroom again.

“…!?”

What she saw was Shinwoo Kim kissing Erika, who was cuddling up to him with full aegyo.

A brief but intense, unbelievable sight.

“Heehee.”

With Erika’s delighted moan, Deia’s reason flew out the window.

Deia went straight back into the bathroom and methodically unbuttoned her pajamas.

Her hands were quick and precise, but her emotions were boiling like a volcano.

‘Huh.’

That’s possible.

‘Right.’

Of course it’s possible.

‘Yes.’

She was his sister, wasn’t she?

‘That’s right, I’m his sister.’

There was only one crazy person in the world who would lust after his sister’s naked body.

‘And Ms. Erika was his fiancée.’

Strictly speaking, ex-fiancée, but.

‘It’s not strange.’

It was natural for them to kiss.

‘His relationships with women are quite complicated.’

No right to criticize Deus.

‘Well, it happens.’

At least he’s not as blatant as someone else.

‘Yes, yes.’

After seeing her naked body.

‘I should understand.’

He kisses someone else?

‘Ah, I guess that’s possible…’

Thud thud thud.

After taking off all her pajamas and looking at herself in the mirror wearing only underwear, Deia took a deep breath and quickly put on the robe that was sprawled on the floor.

“Fuck that, you can’t do that, you bastard brother.”

You don’t lust after your sister?

Fine.

Let’s see how well you can resist.