Episode 444. End of Vacation

Gates appeared in the world, humans gained magic power, and society developed dazzlingly.

The biggest changes were likely in the history of monster hunting and warfare using magic power, but tremendous changes also occurred in daily life.

The domains humans couldn’t handle were greatly reduced, and most things imaginable became possible.

Of course, magic that harms human dignity is strictly prohibited by law.

Victoria Academy is an educational institution that teaches combat rather than such daily magic, and Lee Hoyeon, having no interest in that kind of magic, didn’t bother learning it.

However, other cadets who have just become adults tend to be more interested in curious magic than in studying or difficult magic.

A cafe inside the Academy.

Operating even during vacation, this place is a meeting spot for Victoria Academy cadets.

Unlike her younger sister Lumi, Lucy, who diligently maintains relationships with her friends, was chatting with friends at the cafe today.

They hadn’t all gathered yet, but Kim Seoyoon in front of her was chattering away, even though it was just the two of them.

‘Don’t be surprised. It’s a machine that tells you the number of times you’ve had sexual intercourse until now!’

‘…Is that possible? And why would you buy something like that with expensive money in the first place? Seoyoon, you said you didn’t have much allowance and started a part-time job.’

‘What can I do, it looks fun. Lucy. Let’s try it on you. Ah, it needs that person’s genes. Can you by any chance draw out just one drop of blood?’

‘Do you think I’d draw blood for a machine like that?’

Sometimes, there are people like that.

People who unconditionally buy something the moment they think, ‘This is amazing!’

Lucy’s friend, Kim Seoyoon, was that type.

The type to buy first if it catches their eye.

She always used to buy useless toys, and today was no different.

A machine that tells the number of times experienced until now.

‘In the world, why would anyone buy that?’

Lucy shook her head and brought the drink to her mouth.

‘I should have just rested at home with Lumi.’

‘I came out because there was an urgent matter, but it turned out to be this useless thing….’

Tok-

At that moment, Lucy felt a sharp pain on her head.

When she quickly looked up, Kim Seoyoon, holding a strand of Lucy’s hair, was smiling as she put Lucy’s head into the measuring device.

‘Hey! Don’t do it. Really, don’t do it!’

‘Ah, what’s the big deal! Anyway, it’s number 0….’

Ttidirik─. Ttikttikttik─….

Lucy raised her magic power to forcefully break the measuring device, but the device, which looked like a toy yet had uselessly good performance, immediately displayed numbers on the screen.

[11]

‘…Number 11? Gasp. Lu, Lucy. When did you become an adult before us? Number 11. Number 11… Ugh.’

‘Sigh. What are you going to do with it? Whether it’s 11 or 10… Huh? I clearly told you not to do it.’

‘Sorry. I’m sorry. Really sorry…. I naturally thought there wouldn’t be any. I’m sorry….’

Lucy glared at Kim Seoyoon, shaking her fists.

Kim Seoyoon had been close with Lucy since childhood.

They had lived without hiding anything from each other, but Lucy hid things about Lee Hoyeon.

That’s probably why this misunderstanding occurred. If the situation were reversed, she probably would have thought it was 0 too.

…Of course, Lucy wouldn’t have forcefully plucked her hair to put it in.

‘Tch. Fine. It can happen. Just don’t tell anyone.’

‘Yes. Yes. Of course. I’ll throw this machine away too. No, it’s a waste to throw it away, so maybe on the used goods market….’

Lucy gave a wry laugh watching Kim Seoyoon’s reaction.

Still, she wasn’t the type to spread this kind of thing around.

Because she’s a friend who can be serious when needed, despite being playful.

Lucy spent time with friends who arrived a little later, then returned to the dorm.

Upon arriving at the dorm, another message came from Kim Seoyoon apologizing, but Lucy didn’t particularly care.

‘It can happen.’

Considering her friendship with Kim Seoyoon, that was the extent of her feelings.

It was a severe prank, but forgivable.

‘Number 11… It’s already gotten to that point.’

Lucy’s lips curved upwards for no reason.

The first time was pretending to be Lumi, the second time was with Lumi. The third time was alone during the festival. The fourth time…

The times spent with Lee Hoyeon were the most precious to her.

Especially after the vacation started, the time spent dating or going out with Lumi gradually increased, and each memory remained clearly in her mind.

Lucy recalled the memories of playing with Lee Hoyeon with a joyful smile.

Playing meant having relations.

Lucy, recalling memories without much thought, let out a dumbfounded voice.

‘Huh?’

One. Two. Three….

Lucy counted the numbers again, folding her fingers.

Eight. Nine. Ten.

No matter how much she recalled, it was 10 times.

10 times.

It’s 10 times.

‘Why did it come out as 11?’

There were two possibilities.

The machine was faulty. Or Lucy’s memory was wrong.

Lucy searched the internet for information about the measuring device Kim Seoyoon had brought.

‘- Absolutely no errors. Reliability to the extent it can be used in court.’

‘- However, using it without the other party’s consent may be a violation of the law.’

‘….’

Lucy was curious about who made such a piece of trash machine, but it seemed trustworthy.

Lucy recalled her memories again.

If it wasn’t the machine’s error, then her memory must be wrong….

‘Should I ask Lumi?’

Lucy approached Lumi, who was stretching in the living room.

During vacation, Lumi was always with them when they met Lee Hoyeon.

She remembered clearly when she was alone, but the dates with Lumi might have become confusing due to repetition.

‘Lumi.’

‘Mhmm. Lucy. Why?’

‘How many times have we had sex with Lee Hoyeon?’

Cough. Cough!

‘Lu, Lucy. What are you talking about all of a sudden…?’

‘Well, you see… Seoyoon brought a strange measuring device….’

Lucy told Lumi everything that happened today.

It wasn’t an easy topic to discuss with others, but the other party was her twin, Lumi.

Lucy and Lumi were like one body. It was okay to talk about this much.

Lumi, hearing Lucy’s words, slowly recalled her memories and shared them with Lucy.

But the result was the same as Lucy’s.

Lumi’s memory was exactly the same as Lucy’s.

‘Mhmm. My memory seems the same as Lucy’s.’

‘Right? I wasn’t confused, was I?’

‘Mhmm… Maybe the machine is broken? Or maybe Lucy’s body doesn’t match the machine.’

‘My health…? Maybe so. I’ve eaten too much cake recently.’

It would be better if that were the case.

Bad health would be better than worrying unnecessarily.

Lumi smiled seeing Lucy’s worried look.

‘Lucy gets incredibly serious whenever it concerns Hoyeon.’

‘…Of course I have to be serious. Even without that, there are so many competitors, and now a strange machine is making me worry. I fall asleep thinking about it every night.’

‘It was that much of a worry…?’

‘Of course I have to worry. Lumi, aren’t you frustrated? There are just too many competitors.’

‘Ughhh, but… what should we do? … Honestly, dating is too hard. You know this stuff better than I do, Lucy.’

‘I don’t know dating well either….’

Meeting friends and dating are completely different stories.

As this was Lucy’s first experience too, she didn’t know how to resolve this frustrating situation.

Her boyfriend having so many competitors.

It wouldn’t be a normal situation.

Being twins meant double the joy, but could they solve this?

Lucy, pondering, brought up the topic to Lumi.

‘Lumi. Shall we consult the Professor?’

‘Consultation…? Ughhh, right. As you said, Lucy, this might require adult wisdom.’

‘Okay. For consultation, it has to be… them, right? But do they also do dating consultations?’

‘Mhmm. When I went to see them after getting injured during the last training, they said they also do dating consultations.’

‘That’s a relief, Lumi! Shall we go right away? I need to ask if there’s something wrong with my health too.’

The twins nodded and prepared to leave.

The worry that started from the strange toy Kim Seoyoon brought somehow resulted in a dating consultation.

The two of them got dressed and slipped out of the dorm.

*

Lee Hoyeon’s house. Basement storage room.

Lee Hoyeon’s house had a large space in the basement since they bought it.

‘I think it’s probably a storage room, but we’ve never properly used it.’

It’s because neither the women living in Lee Hoyeon’s house nor Lee Hoyeon himself had any particularly large items to put in storage.

‘Daddy. Come to think of it, aren’t you in big trouble right now? Daddy’s girlfriends are furious.’

‘That’s why I’m doing this now.’

‘Can this resolve it?’

‘I have to try. Well. If it doesn’t work, I’ll die, so please help a lot, Rebecca.’

‘Dying would be difficult. We don’t have a child yet.’

Jiiing-

In the room lay a magic circle made by Rebecca and Lee Hoyeon.

It was a magic circle they had researched and conceived in Rebecca’s room.

Because Rebecca’s room was too narrow to actually unfold it, they were using the storage room as a magic research lab.

Jjijik─ Deudeuk. Hwaak!

Lee Hoyeon poured the Underworld’s magic power into various parts constituting the magic circle.

Since it required quite a lot of concentration, Rebecca also watched Lee Hoyeon’s magic, holding her breath.

As it was such a large and complex magic circle, any minor damage would require restarting the very troublesome process.

And then, Lee Hoyeon’s magic ended.

Ttak.

When Lee Hoyeon snapped his fingers, light originating from his toes filled the room.

The complex patterns and letters engraved within were incredibly irregular and chaotic.

This work, which anyone would evaluate as a rag of magic power rather than a magic circle, surprisingly worked well.

‘Isn’t it amazing that this works?’

‘Right. I did put a lot of effort into making it.’

Lee Hoyeon wiped the sweat from his head with his sleeve and checked the magic circle.

It was the result of working like a dog to avoid investigation by wizards.

Immediately after escaping the restaurant.

Lee Hoyeon, who had been repeating excuses in response to messages from Moon Surin and Baek Ahyoung, reached the conclusion that he should quickly finish the magic circle in this time.

Anyway, it would be hard to make excuses no matter what he said until he actually met them and had sex.

Since he was caught eating with five women, he had nothing to say.

At least Moon Surin had sorted out her feelings by talking with Moon Sungmin and had helped a lot in capturing him alive, so Lee Hoyeon thought she might forgive him.

Baek Ahyoung was the problem.

She was so emotional that Lee Hoyeon could tell she was crying just by looking at the message.

Actually, Lee Hoyeon also felt wronged.

‘I didn’t even have a wild sex party with five people, I just had a meal, do I have to suffer this much?’

‘Why me?’

…Thinking about it again, maybe he did deserve it.

‘Tch. Let’s see what she sent.’

He hadn’t replied to Baek Ahyoung because he’d been concentrating on the magic circle for several hours.

Lee Hoyeon swallowed hard and checked his smartwatch.

‘- Honey: Honey. I’m sorry I misunderstood. Next time, please introduce me to the people you ate with. I want to get along well with them.’

‘…Suddenly?’

Lee Hoyeon blinked at the unexpected reply.

‘What on earth happened for her emotions to settle so quickly?’

‘Daddy. Aren’t you going out? You said we should finish this today.’

‘Ah, yes. I’m going out now.’

Just then, Rebecca, who was climbing the stairs, spoke.

‘It’s better if it’s good.’

If he was really curious, he could casually ask Baek Ahyoung later.

Lee Hoyeon covered his smartwatch and went up the basement stairs.