Chapter 418: Sabbatical Month (1)

The night spent holding both Hye-eun and Cheon Jihee ended up going that way until the very end.

Kang Hye-eun, who had never really hesitated to express her desire for me in the first place.

And Cheon Jihee, who became even more proactive, definitely coming to me when she needed my thing.

Responded to both their desires as much as possible, the three of us rolled around wildly on the bed.

“Hhhhuuugh, Tae, Taekyung-ah…! Hwaaaang…!”

“Kkeuk, Heut…. Haah, Geuuuugh…!”

In the process, I came once in Hye-eun’s mouth and pussy, and then once more inside Cheon Jihee’s pussy, concluding that day’s sex.

The Awakening Points, a byproduct of the sex, also came in surely.

『Awakening Points Acquired +55 (Base 40, Bonus 15)』

『Awakening Points Acquired +50 (Base 35, Bonus 15)』

And so, in the end, I was able to hold Cheon Jihee, whose heart had grown closer to me compared to the beginning, and who had become a little more honest.

If we look only at the results, that night together was a great success.

Of course, the moment morning came and the heated lust subsided, she returned to her original self, Cheon Jihee.

“Just in case, don’t mistake my feelings based on what happened just yesterday.”

“What?”

“Yesterday, I just judged that mixing bodies with you a bit more would help recover my awakening ability. Just know that I didn’t embrace you because I liked you.”

“Ah, that’s what it was about?”

“So don’t think it’s strange. The person I love most is still Hye-eun, and I’m just receiving help from you to be with Hye-eun…”

“What are you two talking about, Jihee-ssi?”

“…Nothing, it’s nothing.”

Whether she wasn’t being honest, or if she wanted to emphasize the fact that she loved Hye-eun.

She continued to say things like ‘don’t mistake my feelings’ right before we left the hotel.

When recalling her appearance last night, clinging to my body until the last moment and even receiving internal ejaculation, it wasn’t convincing at all.

“It was just a story about how after one night, Cheon Jihee-ssi also grew to like me.”

“I didn’t say that…!”

“Then should I say it literally in front of the person involved?”

“……”

Cheon Jihee’s expression, nodding her head helplessly with a blushing face, was quite amusing to watch.

Holding Cheon Jihee, who still had some resistance left, and holding Cheon Jihee who eventually shed that resistance due to lust and proactively came onto me, was enjoyable in many ways.

I secretly wished in my heart that Cheon Jihee’s tsundere-like personality would last as long as possible.

“…Well, it’s not wrong.”

“What?”

“Still, among men, you seem like the best. Limited to just men, of course.”

“Hmm, is that so.”

“…Don’t smile unpleasantly. I just said you were the best among men. And to add, since you’re the only man I know anyway, it’s nothing special, just as a party member…”

Cheon Jihee, getting defensive and hiding her embarrassment with various excuses.

The first night together for the three of them, after various events, concluded like that.

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And then, a week later.

Cheon Jihee and Kang Hye-eun were still busy as January wasn’t over yet. And thanks to Cha Yuri, who was occasionally called for various events, Sky Blue Shield couldn’t seem to gather again.

In effect, for Sky Blue Shield, the period from late December to mid-February was like a sabbatical.

Although they were forced to take a break due to external factors, this kind of rest was actually a necessary period for Hunters.

Going into dungeons for days or months without any time to recharge was an act that drained a Hunter’s mental strength significantly.

Well, even amidst this, Han Min-ah was going in and out of dungeons without a single day off, so I wasn’t sure if this was truly a sabbatical in the real sense.

At least, conquering a slightly lower-level dungeon more smoothly would likely be easier for her than intensely risking her life in A-rank dungeons.

More importantly, Min-ah, who recently had things requiring a lot of money come up, didn’t have the leeway to rest. She and her two younger sisters, who had just become rookie Hunters, were even seen almost every day within the company guild.

It was because of a trivial piece of news she brought up during one of our dungeon expeditions together.

“Moving?”

“Yeah. Since Jin-ah and Seon-ah are now earning income from their Hunter activities, I thought it was about time.”

“Weren’t you unable to leave the house due to circumstances? Looks like it got resolved somehow?”

“It’s just that exactly 5 years have passed since those people disappeared.”

“…Sorry.”

“It’s fine. I didn’t expect much anyway. If those irresponsible people came back, that would be stranger.”

As you could probably guess from Han Min-ah’s attitude, ‘those people’ she referred to were the parents of Min-ah and her two younger sisters.

People who had abruptly disappeared without a trace, leaving behind only debt, a semi-basement apartment, and a single letter when she was still in middle school.

They were practically the cause of Han Min-ah’s suffering all this time, so I certainly didn’t have a good impression of them.

The mention of 5 years passing meant that the period for filing a death declaration after the missing person report had passed, giving Min-ah and her two younger sisters the right to dispose of that semi-basement apartment.

This included plans to use the insurance money from the death declaration and their accumulated Hunter earnings to move to a slightly larger house.

“They only left behind debt and a semi-basement apartment, but still, considering the death insurance, the house, and everything else, it seems like we came out slightly ahead.”

“……”

“When they were alive, they were useless people throughout my life, but it’s quite something that they only became useful after they disappeared…”

“S-so? Have you looked into the new house? Where are you planning to move?”

I quickly tried to change the subject to a brighter topic, not wanting to dwell on the dark story.

Fortunately, Han Min-ah, excited about the thought of escaping that semi-basement apartment, excitedly started talking about the house they were moving to.

“First, I plan to move out of Gangdong District to the Hanam area. Considering Seoul housing prices, I probably won’t be able to find anything much different from where we lived. Hanam is close to Gangdong District, and since my sisters and I are all Animal-type Awakeners, it’s manageable to travel even if it’s a bit far.”

“Yeah, that doesn’t sound bad.”

“A detached house might be difficult… but after looking around a few places, I think I can manage to create private rooms for the kids. If three rooms are hard, then two rooms for sure. One for Jin-ah and one for Seon-ah, that should work.”

“What about you, Min-ah?”

“Me? I can just sleep in the living room like always. They’re at a more sensitive age than I am, and it would be too mean to cram the twins into the same room.”

She showed a tendency to feel sorry for her sisters while taking her own sacrifice for granted.

Seeing her accustomed, composed attitude as the sole breadwinner, my eyes almost welled up.

She could afford to be a little more lenient with herself.

Well, there was no point digging too deep into someone else’s family matters, so I finished by offering my congratulations on Min-ah’s move.

After all, just escaping that stuffy semi-basement apartment was a reward for all the effort she had put in.

In the meantime, all I could do was pray for Min-ah and her two sisters to do even better in the future.

And perhaps, to relieve their sexual urges regularly so they wouldn’t suffer during their heats.

“Ah, speaking of which, isn’t it almost time for your next heat? It’s time to relieve it, right?”

“…Why is it that every time my heat approaches, you seem excited?”

“Of course! It’s a chance to legally mix bodies with you, Han Min-ah, so of course I should be happy.”

“What do you mean legally… It’s not illegal or anything in the first place. S-sex is…”

“But you never try to have sex with me on days other than your heat, do you? As if it were some kind of sin.”

In the first place, even people whose awakening abilities don’t ‘require’ sex like Han Min-ah’s are actively approaching me for sex.

In fact, the frequency of Han Min-ah’s encounters felt relatively lower, even though regular relations are essential for her due to her heat.

Well, considering how Min-ah treats me, the reason might be that she still finds it hard to be brazen.

“O-of course! We’ve known each other for years, how could I brazenly mix bodies with you on a day that isn’t my heat?! A-and besides, I’m not your girlfriend like Hye-eun…”

It was true that releasing sexual urges during heat was something usually done between lovers.

However, it seemed Han Min-ah still considered it precariously within the realm of friendship.

It was also true that the memories I built with Han Min-ah during our school days were a bit deeper than simple friendship.

Perhaps the fact that I glossed over our first sex as ‘friendship’ using the excuse of being ‘friends’ was still having an effect.

“Hye-eun probably wouldn’t care if you mixed bodies with me anytime. And neither would I, of course.”

“I fucking care a lot?!”

“Oh? Too bad for you then.”

“A-and stop talking like that all the time?! Saying things like it’s a good opportunity or too bad just for having sex with me…. It makes me think strange things!”

“What strange things?”

“I don’t know, you bastard!!”

Han Min-ah suddenly raised her voice and turned her head away, desperately trying to hide her embarrassment.

However, Han Min-ah’s face, already red all the way to her ears, could be inferred even without looking directly at her.

Since I roughly understood what she meant by ‘strange things’, I just quietly smiled out of her sight.

“Ah, how about next time we call Jin-ah and Seon-ah too, and the four of us do it at once? If we sync up your heat cycles this time, it’ll be easier to take care of you all at once next time…”

“Absolutely not!!!”

I thought it would be a good opportunity to make her realize her Candorism wall.

It seemed like it would take a little more time for that to happen.