Chapter 225: The Young Lady Who Wants Comfort (2)

After the sex with Hwayoung Sunbae, which started unexpectedly during our meal, ended.

“Haa, eut, haa, ha….”

Even though I had already finished a little while ago, Sunbae was still panting heavily, gasping on top of my body.

Half-sprawled on the table, her fingers and toes wriggled about, looking just like a fish flopping around on a fishing hook.

…Come to think of it, my dick was still lodged inside Sunbae’s body.

Since her feet weren’t touching the floor, it seemed quite difficult for her to lower herself down in this state.

“Shall I help you?”

“…Tsk, fuck…. Can’t you tell just by looking…?”

Seeing her wriggle helplessly on top of me like this was pitiful in many ways, so I slipped my hands under both of her armpits.

“I’ll lift you up for a moment.”

“Ngeut…?”

Just like when I thrust into Sunbae earlier, I lifted her body upwards once more.

Jjigeuk, jjigeuk….

“Haa, haa… Hana-eut…!”

Perhaps her body had become quite sensitive from the three consecutive rounds of sex, but just pulling out my dick that was inside her made Sunbae let out lewd moans.

I carried the lifted Hwayoung Sunbae straight over to the bed and laid her down comfortably on it.

“Rest here.”

“Haa, haa…ha, neu-heut….”

Seeing her instinctively arch her back into a weak climax even when left alone, I figured we were pretty much done with sex for today.

Considering she had seemed exhausted after just one round during her first experience last time, reaching three rounds was quite the improvement. Even if I was the one doing all the moving and finishing all three times.

Plus, one of those three rounds included anal sex, so it was natural for her to be exhausted after all the new experiences.

Leaving Sunbae on the bed to recover from the peak pleasure, I returned to the dining table and continued the meal I had paused earlier. Using the heat-generating magic I had perfectly learned from Sunbae’s body just now.

Diffusion, rapidly permeating thin strands of magic into the object.

And then, with the heat generated by the magic burning up through a combustion reaction, the slice of pizza in my hand quickly transformed into a steaming, piping hot pizza.

“Ooh….”

Somehow, I could vaguely sense that this time, the inside was properly heated without needing to cut it open.

As soon as I took a big bite, I was certain I had succeeded properly this time.

“Mmm.”

It was the first time the inside was properly cooked, so the satisfaction was immense. Pineapple really is best when it’s warm.

“Sunbae, look at this. I heated the inside properly this time.”

“…Sh, shut uuuup…. What… ngeut, are you saaaaying….”

Even though it was her student’s success, Hwayoung Sunbae didn’t seem inclined to praise me.

I didn’t pay much mind to her reaction and shoved the last slice of Hawaiian pizza into my mouth.

It was a satisfying mealtime, full of fullness in many ways.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

Having learned a new way to operate magic, tasted the pineapple pizza heated thoroughly with heat-generating magic.

After tidying up the dining table somewhat, Sunbae slowly got up from the bed.

“…I’m going to wash up.”

Perhaps the aftershocks of the consecutive climaxes were finally subsiding, as she pushed herself up from the bed.

Though her legs still seemed a little shaky.

“Are you able to move around a bit better now?”

“Yeah…. I’m still a little tired, though.”

“If it’s difficult for you to wash yourself, I could help you….”

“Shut up. Do you really think I’d entrust my body to you even in the bathroom? You beast.”

I never thought I’d hear the word ‘beast’ directed at me by a woman in this world, of all places.

It really hit me how unreasonably I had fucked her today.

…Next time, I really need to cut back on the number of rounds.

“Then, I could at least scrub your back….”

Bang! The bathroom door slammed shut, leaving me half-naked and alone in the room.

With nothing much to do alone in the room, I started by cleaning up the mess from the ‘bedtime’ Sunbae and I had shared.

Especially the clothes, since she had to wear the same ones she came in, I had to start washing them today.

Actually, I did have a few outfits gifted by Do Sihee in my subspace pocket, so I wasn’t without clothes to change into, except for underwear.

If I took those out, she might misunderstand and think I had planned to stay over from the start.

…Strictly speaking, it wasn’t that different.

And besides, I had another purpose for washing all the clothes and drying them overnight.

If I hung everything out, from outerwear to underwear, I wouldn’t have anything to wear while sleeping.

There was no better excuse to be naked and cuddling with Sunbae in bed.

Considering Sunbae’s condition, I could hold back on sex, but I couldn’t give up on sleeping while holding each other naked.

Somehow, ending the day like that made it feel vaguely real that I had sex with my woman the day before.

As I put the sweat-and-semen-soaked clothes and bedding into the washing machine, lost in such pleasant thoughts, Esila spoke into my mind for the first time in a while.

「A message has arrived from A-rank Hunter Do Sihee via KakaoTalk. Would you like to check it?」

“Oh.”

The message from Sihee, arriving after such a long time, brought a deep sense of joy welling up inside me.

This message, arriving almost a month after the day Eunbyul and two others went on a late summer vacation, must be it.

Seeing as she hadn’t contacted me for a while and only sent a message now, I could roughly guess how busy she must have been.

「Shall I read it aloud?」

‘It’s okay. I’ll check it myself.’

「Understood.」

After hearing Esila, I checked the contents of the open chatroom we shared, and sure enough, there was quite a long message from her.

「I’m done with work. About that shared dungeon date we talked about last time, how about meeting next Monday?」

A dungeon date, huh? Not a bad idea.

We had talked about going on a date to a shared dungeon during our last vacation anyway.

It was a pretty decent excuse to see Do Sihee again after so long, so as soon as I checked the KakaoTalk message, I sat down at the table chair and sent her a reply.

「Sounds good. I should be free next Monday.」

「Considering your Hunter rank is still C, a B-rank dungeon would probably be the limit, right? I’ll be generous this time, so be grateful.」

Come to think of it, I hadn’t told Do Sihee yet that I had been promoted to B-rank Hunter.

I had wanted to surprise her with the news in person, but since it affected our date plans, I decided to let her know in advance this time.

「Ah, about that, it’s fine. Let’s go to an A-rank dungeon.」

「Huh?」

「We haven’t had a chance to talk recently, so I didn’t get to tell you, but I was recently promoted to B-rank Hunter. So now I can access dungeons up to A-rank, so don’t worry.」

She probably didn’t expect me to announce my promotion, as there was a considerable delay before a reply came back, even after the ‘1’ indicating an unread message disappeared.

「Sihee-ssi?」

「Yes.」

「Why the sudden silence? Is the news of my promotion to B-rank Hunter that shocking?」

Wondering if my becoming a B-rank Hunter was somehow wrong, I contacted her again. This time, the blonde young lady’s composed text returned shortly after.

「How could that be? With your skills, it wouldn’t be strange at all if you had already ranked up to A-rank or higher, not just B-rank.」

「I appreciate you thinking so highly of me.」

「You mentioned that the day we first met was shortly after you ranked up to C-rank Hunter, right?」

「That’s correct.」

「That was in July, so about three months have passed since then.」

「That’s correct.」

Another long silence followed.

What’s going on? Did I inadvertently say something that might make Do Sihee uncomfortable?

Feeling a bit frustrated by the constant interruptions in our conversation, I decided to call her directly via voice call.

After a few rings, a familiar voice returned from the other side of the smartphone.

「H-hello?」

The blonde young lady’s voice, heard after so long, still carried a cute tone.

“It’s nice to hear your voice after so long, Sihee.”

「I-I’m quite happy to hear your voice after so long too.」

“But, you know. Something feels a little strange.”

「…Y-yes?」

“Why do I keep feeling like our messages in the chatroom are getting cut off? The ‘read’ indicators disappear on time, but still.”

「…….」

“You’re not going to use the excuse that you’re still overseas and replying slowly, are you?”

If that were the case, there would have been delays in this voice call too, so I would have noticed already.

After a brief silence, Sihee’s voice returned, sounding a little cautious.

「It’s nothing.」

“Nothing?”

「I just… had a lot on my mind.」

“So, having a lot on your mind caused the delays in your replies?”

「…Something like that.」

…Her reaction feels rather unsatisfactory.

Feeling like she’d just keep giving similar non-committal answers, I decided to use shock therapy to draw out her true feelings.

“I was really looking forward to seeing you, Sihee, after so long, as soon as I got your text. But your lukewarm reaction makes it seem like maybe I was the only one excited?”

「Oh, no! That’s not true!」

“Then why are you sending messages with such long delays? Huh?”

「…I can’t say.」

“What?”

「…The moment I say it, you’ll probably think I’m some weirdo, so I’d rather not say it.」

Do Sihee, who had become quite cheeky during our time apart, saying something like that only piqued my curiosity further.

“Have you learned to talk back to me now that we haven’t seen each other for a while?”

「N-no…. I wasn’t trying to talk back or anything….」

“I was genuinely happy when I heard you’d ranked up to A-rank, but you weren’t that happy when I ranked up to B-rank, were you?”

「No, no…. I am happy, but….」

“Happy, but…?”

「…….」

Just as I was thinking her lukewarm reaction was continuing, a third voice, not Sihee’s, suddenly cut in urgently from the other end of the line.

「Please don’t misunderstand, Kim Sungchul-nim. My Master is merely jealous of your rapid growth.」

「W-wait a minute, Eunbyul! Stop saying weird things!」

Eunbyul’s voice, unable to hold back any longer, and Do Sihee’s urgent attempt to stop her followed one after another.

…I didn’t expect she’d have a servant with her even at this hour.