Chapter 160

Chapter 160

160: An Unfading Rose – N // The setting sun, already fading, faintly reddened the interior of the ‘Night Fairy’s’ room. Amidst the beautiful and crimson death throes blooming across the world, Emily and Aiden were entangled, devouring each other.

-Squelch, smack.

“Haa, haa…” “Augh, heh…” The echoing breaths were not passionate. What resonated within the red-tinged room was not the affected, sensual moans typically uttered by prostitutes, but rather, thick, short, and genuine gasps. The rough, labored breaths were so deeply intertwined and mixed that it was impossible to discern who belonged to whom. “Hoo. Ugh…” Between them, there was no longer any concept of propriety. Only the raw truth of a man and a woman remained, entwining each other like snakes. At the end of the protracted lovemaking, it was the man’s groan that first signaled the end. “Ugh…” Aiden couldn’t withstand the sensation of the hot, fleshy walls constricting his lower body, and he ejaculated once more inside her. He had experienced the pleasure of climax countless times, but the feeling of being warmly embraced by a woman’s hot flesh was entirely new. “Hehe…” Suddenly, he heard a giggle and looked down to see Emily, lying beneath him, her red hair scattered like a flower, smiling. It wasn’t the seductive smile of a prostitute, but the smile she would have worn when she was ordinary. In some ways, that smile still resembled Lee Sung-cheol. “You came again?” “…Yeah.” …Seeing her smile like a friend from a past life, Aiden felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. But Emily didn’t perceive his feelings and asked again. “How was it? I’m pretty good, right?” “…You were.” It felt good. It felt so good that it was hard to endure the emotions that followed. Forcibly burying the feelings of self-loathing or guilt in his heart, Aiden smiled. But Emily noticed Aiden’s feelings. Understanding, she pouted and grumbled. “Seriously, this is the problem with you guys.” “…What is?” “Post-nut clarity. I get it sometimes too, but you guys seem to get it worse.” “Ah, that seems right.” Was ‘you guys’ inclusive of other men as well? Even as he thought about it, Aiden wordlessly reached out and caressed her breast. “Touching my breast means you’re feeling down?” “Maybe.” Seeing Aiden’s soulless reply, Emily sighed softly. “If you hadn’t done it with me first, you would’ve gotten slapped by your partner.” “…Is it that bad?” “Terrible. Even if you grabbed my hair and fucked me like a dog, the atmosphere would’ve been better than this.” “Hah…” Hearing the explicit analogy, he regained some of his senses. Aiden chuckled softly at her absurd words and strongly gripped her breast that he had been caressing. “Aah…” Seeing Emily let out another suggestive moan, Aiden could once again realize it. His friend, whom he had met again after more than a decade, had truly become a prostitute who sold her body to strangers. But, should he pity her for it? She had gained strength in exchange for losing something. Should he pity her, who might be stronger than him? “…It hurts if you grab too hard.” “I thought you liked it?” “That’s true too. It hurts, but it feels good. But don’t do this to just anyone. Usually, they just feel pain.” “…Okay.” As Aiden replied listlessly, Emily also gave a bitter smile. She had told him to enjoy her as he pleased, but she couldn’t expect that after all. He was still immature and too considerate of her. For Emily, who preferred rough, unfeeling sex to a warm atmosphere, it was a bit of a pity. …But, that wasn’t really a problem. “Ah, and I have a favor to ask.” “…A favor?” Because Emily was the type to put her thoughts into action. Seeing Aiden, who had regained a bit of vitality, Emily smiled once more. A playful yet alluring smile that no longer belonged to anyone. “Actually, I’m pretty turned on right now.” “….” “So, from now on, I want you to treat me roughly. That’s my preference.” With those words, Emily reached out and caressed Aiden’s neck. As her soft touch stroked his neck once, Aiden felt something hot boiling up from within. It could be sadness, or jealousy. Or, it could be desire, or perhaps anger. “…You’re really a slut, aren’t you?” With that emotion, Aiden muttered in a low voice. And, before he could even regret the words he had uttered without thinking, Emily nodded first, affirming him. “That’s right.” No more conversation was needed. After the short exchange, violent noises once again clashed within the narrow room. But the second round that began was echoing even more roughly. // “….” After pouring out all the surging emotions, Aiden reached out and caressed Emily’s body, lying on the sheets. The dim moonlight had already seeped into the room. Her naked body, illuminated by the faint red light mixed with the moonlight, was covered with red spots, bite marks, and stained fluids. “Ugh…” Perhaps because some sensitive sensations still remained, Emily flinched and looked up at Aiden. But she didn’t reject his touch. To her, a man’s touch was all too familiar. As they passionately explored each other, they forgot that they were once friends. They embraced each other like beasts ignorant of morality, and they scanned each other in a beautiful yet ugly manner. But now that everything was over, the two could return to being friends. Perhaps one person might not be able to return. But at least they could step back onto that line. “How was it, now that you’ve done it?” “…I feel like I’ve done something wrong.” “You’re stating the obvious.” Emily chuckled and licked the semen that Aiden had scattered on her chest. “Ugh, it’s fishy.” “….” He knew that her actions were for the sake of mastering martial arts, but seeing it directly was so erotic that it reignited his extinguished desires. But he couldn’t hold her again because doing more would be too much for work the next day. Instead, he suddenly became curious. “How much?” “…Huh?” “You…how much do you cost?” It would have been a huge discourtesy to ask another woman, but it would be okay with Emily. Aiden thought so, and that thought was not wrong. Before he knew it, he had become a little tainted by Emily. “Ah, don’t worry about the money. I won’t take it from you.” “….Why?” Even though he didn’t really want to know the reason, Aiden bothered to ask. “Uh, I don’t know…because your skills are good?” “You’re full of shit.” “Pfft, that’s right. That was a joke.” Emily laughed lightly and answered seriously. “I just…I don’t think I should take money from you.” It was a story that even she didn’t know the reason for. Or, she didn’t want to talk about it. Either way was fine. “You’re not going to take it ever?” “Well, I guess I have to?” “What if I come every day?” “Don’t come too often. I’ll get kicked out.” She didn’t say she would take money until the end. And Aiden didn’t ask any more. He didn’t know why she wouldn’t take money from him, why she readily offered her body, and he didn’t want to know that much. “Hey.” However, there was one thing he was curious about. “Why?” “Are we still friends?” “Of course, we are.” Aiden laughed at Emily’s answer, which didn’t even hesitate. “…You’re really a crazy bitch.” Friends don’t have sex with each other. But that’s Aiden’s thought. If that’s what Emily thinks, then that’s her common sense. “Ugh, that makes me feel a little bad.” “Of course, it’s a curse.” “There are good curses too, you know?” “Never mind, let’s not talk about it.” Aiden sighed and got up. It was late at night, but it was time to go back. He had things to do tomorrow, and he had to coax information out of Old Man Norman. He was about to get up while thinking about this and that, but “It’s late. Just sleep here tonight.” At Emily’s words, he couldn’t move his body. To be exact, it was not her words, but her power that prevented him. He could feel an unprecedented strength in the arm she gently grabbed. ‘Damn, how much yang-replenishing yin has she done…’ Aiden also had physical abilities that were relatively superhuman based on the standards of this world, but Emily was incomparable to him. If it was this much with just strength, wouldn’t it be worth falling for? “….Okay.” Aiden nodded obediently. It wasn’t because he was persuaded by her words, but because he lost in strength. As he sat on the bed, Emily opened her mouth again. “Mee-ow.” “…What?” For a moment, Aiden doubted his ears. Could she have just said that? “Ah, that’s right. I didn’t give you food today.” Of course not. It was a hearing that was likely to be doubted. Unlike the embarrassed Aiden, Emily calmly bent down and took something out from under the bed. The thing that was lifted up between her passionately swaying breasts was a small cat. “…..Huh?” No, to be exact, it wasn’t a complete cat. Ordinary cats don’t carry strange protrusions on their backs. “….That, that’s maybe a plug-” “It’s not that.” “Okay.” Aiden quickly understood and examined the cat’s appearance. The pure white cat had a rather cute appearance, except for the strange protrusions or tentacles on its back. The problem was that part that couldn’t be seen as a cat at all. The introduction that followed from Emily was also a problem, if you could call it that. “…Say hello. Her name is Kali. She’s my niece.” “….Niece?” “Yeah. Lyla….” But, Emily stopped there and closed her mouth. It would be quite a shocking story for a man who was a virgin until 3 hours ago. “No. It would be better for her to tell you herself.” “….Seo Hyun…was that Lyla a mage?” Aiden glanced at Kali’s appearance and asked cautiously. He couldn’t hear Emily’s last words, but he could guess. Maybe it was a creature she created. Judging by its appearance, it must be a chimera that mixed something with a cat. Of course, the only thing that was correct in Aiden’s prediction was that Lyla had created it. “Lyla? She uses magic and martial arts. She’s the strongest among us, so she’ll be helpful with your work.” “….Work?” Aiden hesitated and asked back at Emily’s meaningful words. He didn’t tell her that he was going to steal the herb. Unlike simply selling her body, it was a serious crime of stealing royal property. If he got caught, it wouldn’t end safely, and it shouldn’t be revealed that he was involved. His idea was to just get information from Lyla. As a native of Reakers, she would be a great help to him. He didn’t think about asking her to help him steal from the beginning. But Emily said naturally, as if she had noticed Aiden’s mind. “I have a sense of things too. You’re not going to Reakers for nothing, are you?” “….That’s, that’s right.” “She used to be an adventurer. If you’re going to the Great Forest, she’ll be helpful. We have work to do, so we can’t stay long.” …But, she didn’t notice. Aiden smiled bitterly as he listened to her words, which had missed the point. Maybe he could get help from them. They were friends from a past life, and if they had learned martial arts to some extent, he could trust them. But trusting them and participating in a crime were two different things. If he asked for help, would they help him?

Also, does he want to receive help from them? “Ootchah….” Aiden pondered, watching her feed Kali. // “Finally…arrived….” Looking at the Tritia gate in the distance, I muttered in a voice that sounded like I was about to cry. Of course, I don’t actually cry. Crying is enough on the bed. Instead, I speak to Arum in my pocket. “It’s been really…tough on you.” I suffered a lot, pretending to practice light footwork. Thanks to that, I got a little lost, but fortunately, I was able to arrive faster than expected.

-Gurgle.

As I grumbled, Arum gurgled as if trying to protest something. I already knew why the always kind pink slime was acting like that, so I offered an apology with an awkward smile. “Sorry. My womb is still too small, so there’s no room for you to enter.”

-Gurgle.

Is that a comforting gesture that it’s okay? Even if it’s not, I have to think so. Someday, when I get used to shapeshifting, I’ll have more room. “…It’s been a while.” I smiled faintly for the last time and moved my steps towards Tritia. ———= Author’s Note ———= N means Novel… And which is better, first person or third person? I’ll mix them up though…