Ch.53Chapter 53. A Safe Day

Jinsoo’s large embrace enveloped Juliane, sending her into a panic.

This feeling of helplessness, unable to move her limbs.

She had felt this kind of helplessness before.

But this time was a bit different.

Something… should she call it a pleasant kind of helplessness?

Anyway, that’s what it felt like.

“Hueeh? Jinsoo! At least somewhere Cuss can’t see…!”

I’m going to be violated.

Mercilessly, right in front of Cuss.

And I won’t be able to resist at all.

‘Huh?’

Juliane sensed something strange.

Her limbs were designed to exert five times the strength of an adult male, anticipating potential violent confrontations with criminals.

So how could she be pinned down by Jinsoo without being able to move?

‘It, it must be malfunctioning!’

It seemed to have broken down at the worst possible timing.

That had to be it.

There was no other explanation for this situation.

“Since it’s my first time… please don’t make it hurt too much…”

“…”

She resigned herself to her fate.

She absolutely wasn’t saying this hoping Jinsoo would get more excited and ravage her wildly.

Definitely not.

“…?”

But even after a while, Jinsoo didn’t move.

Maybe he wasn’t planning to violate her after all?

The moment this thought crossed her mind, Juliane’s head went blank.

“Ugh! Is it over now?”

Just then, Cuss’s voice came from beyond Jinsoo.

Jinsoo abruptly got up and moved away.

Suddenly, her limbs that had supposedly malfunctioned were working perfectly fine again.

“I thought we could start with a hug. Did you like the hug?”

“Ah, y-yes?”

“But what did you just say? I think I misheard something.”

“Aah…!”

Jinsoo’s lips twitched as he started to mock her.

He looked like he was struggling not to burst into laughter.

“What was that about ‘somewhere Cuss can’t see’? ‘Don’t make it hurt’? What exactly were you thinking?”

“Hueeeeh…”

Behind Jinsoo, Cuss was peeking out with a towel wrapped around her body.

Truly embarrassed beyond words, Juliane grabbed a nearby pillow and buried her face in it.

Her face must be as red as a tomato right now…

Ah. The pillow smells like Jinsoo.

“Sigh. Come out when you’ve recovered your mental state. Cuss, get dressed and come out.”

“Okay! Got it!”

“Don’t worry. I won’t think you have rape fantasies.”

“Huaaaah!”

While she was stomping her feet in embarrassment, she heard the door close.

In the dark room.

Lying on Jinsoo’s bed, Juliane decided to calm herself down.

Burying her nose in the pillow somehow brought her a sense of comfort.

Then slowly, objectively, and calmly, she recalled what had just happened.

Even though it felt like the most embarrassing black history moment just now, looking back at it now…

“Aaaack! What did I say!”

It was definitely embarrassing.

“This is driving me crazy…”

As she began to hear Jinsoo and Cuss talking outside, Juliane tiptoed toward the door.

She carefully opened it without making a sound.

It seemed both Cuss and Jinsoo were in the kitchen.

Juliane crouched down and slowly crossed the living room, but—

“Juliane. What are you doing?”

“…”

She was caught immediately.

Juliane straightened up naturally and pretended to be casual.

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“Why are you crawling around like a burglar trying to escape?”

“My shoelace was untied, so I was tying it.”

“You’re not even wearing shoes right now.”

“…”

Oh right.

You don’t wear shoes inside this house.

When her excuse failed, Juliane’s face turned red again.

“I-I should go now.”

“Why? Stay for dinner.”

“No, I still have work to do…”

Although the earlier incident was just a misunderstanding, she felt that staying longer might put her chastity at risk.

Especially after telling Jinsoo he could do anything to her…

It might start with a hug and end with drug-fueled sex.

Wait a minute.

If she left now, would Jinsoo’s sexual frustration explode and make him pounce on Cuss instead?

“Well, if you must. Take care on your way home.”

“Yes…”

“And thank you for attending the mothers’ meeting today. It probably wasn’t a very pleasant occasion.”

“No, it was surprisingly enjoyable.”

“Really? That’s good… Hey, stop pulling.”

“Just one bite.”

“It’s not done yet. Go wait in the living room quietly.”

“Pfft.”

“Why are you laughing?”

“It’s nothing.”

It seemed her worries were unfounded.

Watching the two of them bickering in the kitchen, Juliane found herself smiling without realizing it.

‘No need to worry.’

In the past, she might have been anxious, but now she knew better.

Now that she knew all his past criminal records were false accusations, she could be confident.

Kim Jinsoo might look rough on the outside, but he had a warm heart.

He wouldn’t look at his daughter with lustful eyes.

Even if she wasn’t related to him by blood.

***

“Hmm.”

Looking at Cuss sitting on the sofa, one thought dominated my mind.

If I were to eat her, wouldn’t now be the perfect time?

Until now, she had too little meat on her bones.

And if she grew any bigger, she might be too tough to eat.

If I were to eat her, now would definitely be the time.

The pregnancy issue could be solved with a condom.

Sizzle…!

“Shit.”

While I was distracted, smoke rose from the pan with a burning sound.

Damn. I almost burned all the stir-fried potato strips.

Come to think of it, it had been a long time since I made side dishes.

Usually, even when I made Korean food, it was mostly bulgogi or soup dishes.

This might be the first time I’ve made side dishes to store in the refrigerator since coming to America.

I was starting to think about nutritional balance.

If I fed her mindlessly, Cuss could become as overweight as the average American in no time.

Indeed, nothing beats Korean side dishes for making vegetables and fiber delicious.

“Hey. Taste this.”

“Hmm?”

“I’ve been tasting it so much I can’t tell the difference anymore. Hurry.”

Cuss turned to me with a sigh, as if annoyed.

Nevertheless, she trudged over and opened her mouth wide.

I put a couple of potato strips in her mouth, and though she shivered as if they were hot, she looked up at me with open eyes.

“Umm…”

“How is it? Too salty?”

“It’s not salty.”

“Is it good?”

“The french fries that come with cold noodles taste better.”

“You brat. Go watch TV.”

“Eek!”

When I playfully raised my arm, Cuss exaggeratedly retreated to the living room.

Well, if potato strips tasted better than french fries, that would be a scam.

At least she didn’t say she couldn’t eat it.

I was a bit worried she might find Korean food bland after getting used to greasy American food.

“Sigh. Damn. This won’t work.”

I shook my head.

After developing both fond and bitter feelings for her, suddenly thinking about having sex with her felt wrong.

Even though her body was mature, her mental age was still childlike, so it would feel like taking advantage of a child.

After careful consideration, I concluded that I couldn’t have sex with Cuss.

This meant the reward for raising her with my money was flying away, but wrong was wrong.

“Whew. This is tiring.”

After putting the potato strips in a container, I was finally free from labor.

Making just a couple of side dishes was exhausting, so I couldn’t imagine how my mother used to make dozens of side dishes when I was young.

I dragged my tired body to the sofa and sat down.

I briefly considered sitting right next to Cuss but decided to keep some distance as things felt awkward now.

“Don’t change the channel.”

“Are you ordering me around right now?”

“…”

When I picked up the remote, Cuss started growling.

Well, well.

Is she rebelling because she’s grown a bit bolder?

No, she’s always been rebellious.

She’d been quiet recently, so I’d completely forgotten.

“It wasn’t… an order.”

“You should ask nicely. Say ‘please don’t change the channel.'”

“Please don’t change the channel.”

“No.”

“…”

I immediately switched to the news.

“If you’re upset, take it by force.”

“…Alright.”

What the hell?

Cuss stood up abruptly.

Has she lost her mind?

After beating up that Jake or Shane guy, her confidence seemed to be through the roof.

I spoil her, and this is how she climbs all over me.

“Come at me, brat.”

I stood up to face Cuss.

Fighting half-heartedly wouldn’t be respectful to the challenger.

I needed to overwhelm her so she wouldn’t try to climb over me again for a while.

But the way Cuss clenched her fists and took a stance didn’t look ordinary.

“Jinsoo…”

“Huh?”

“I’ve been gathering my strength. Unlike you who just eats, sleeps, and shits lazily!”

What the hell is this brat saying?

“I’ve been waiting for this moment! Today I’ll defeat you! And I’ll become the master of this house!”

“Haah…”

I’ve never seen such an ungrateful brat.

I feed her and raise her, and she’s thinking about taking my house?

Why did I even bother sending this girl to school?

“Time for a good beating, kid.”

“It’ll be different from before!”

“…!”

In that moment, Cuss’s form disappeared from my sight.

This wasn’t a metaphor or exaggeration.

She literally disappeared.

“What?!”

Startled, I looked down to find Cuss already flat on the ground, having rushed right up to my legs.

It was like the movement of a spider.

Damn. Was she always this flexible?

“Ugh!”

Before I could react, a low kick came flying.

The low kick, aimed precisely at my unstable forward leg from the inside, successfully brought me to my knees in an instant.

Simultaneously, Cuss’s elbow flew toward my face.

It wasn’t a half-hearted movement but a proper elbow strike with her full weight behind it.

Having been forced to my knees, I couldn’t dodge.

I tried to block it with my left hand.

“Huh?”

That’s when a tentacle wrapped around my left wrist.

My right hand was too far away due to my body’s rotation.

My left hand was caught by the tentacle.

Wait, is this checkmate?

Am I about to get knocked out by an elbow strike?

Thud!

“Urgh?!”

“What the hell.”

My left hand grabbed the back of Cuss’s head and slammed it into the floor.

The tentacle wasn’t strong enough to properly restrain my left hand.

Her strategy was good, but her physical ability wasn’t.

That was your only flaw.

“Hey. Still want to fight? Huh?”

“Uuugh…”

I kept holding the back of her head and ground her face against the floor.

I carefully rubbed at an angle that wouldn’t break her nose.

But ending with just this seemed too lenient.

I wrapped my arms around Cuss’s waist as she lay flat on the floor and lifted her upside down.

“Heave-ho.”

“Hueh?”

It was exactly like a position for an upside-down deep throat, just with the direction changed.

I slammed the struggling Cuss straight into the ground.

“Gaaack!”

“Ugh. You’re heavy.”

Actually, “dropped” would be a more accurate description.

Cuss let out a strange scream and then lay spread-eagled with her skirt flipped up.

…I didn’t break her neck, did I?

“What’s this? Is your period over?”

“Uugh… The bleeding stopped, so I’m not wearing one…”

I asked because there was no pad on her underwear.

Listening to Cuss’s weak response, I pondered.

If her period was over…

“Oh.”

That means today is a safe day.