Episode 526. Spilt Milk (3)

For Alice, time is like gold.

She wakes up early in the morning and moves without rest until she falls asleep.

On days she met Lee Hoyeon, she even had to cut down on sleep time, which tells you just how busy she lived.

‘If I had known it would be like this, I would have just stayed home.’

Since she was the diligent Alice, it was only natural that she felt such a waste of time on useless lecture hours.

For first-year cadets, invited lectures are mandatory attendance, but that doesn’t apply to Alice.

Still, she came just in case, but she never expected it would be a lecture about career worries after graduating from the academy.

It was a lecture lasting over two hours, but there wasn’t a single piece of information helpful to Alice.

Besides, dozing off or checking her smartwatch were undignified actions, so Alice had no choice but to pretend to listen to the lecture while thinking about other things.

‘So, what is Lee Hoyeon doing right now?’

Alice, who stood up from her seat, continued the thoughts that had filled her head throughout the lecture.

Not long ago, she had a long conversation with Lee Hoyeon’s housemates.

Alice also knew, of course, that there was something about Lee Hoyeon, but having several people gathered definitely allowed her to gain more information than thinking alone.

‘Seeing as he hasn’t been caught even by the women he lives with, it seems he’s hiding it well.’

If you listen, even if they live together, they aren’t attached at the hip 24 hours a day, but still, to think he had so many secrets from the people he lives with.

‘A man with many sins and many secrets.’

If he had even half the conscience matching his immense stamina, it would have been nice.

Alice stopped her futile thoughts and sat down for a moment in a front seat of the lecture hall.

“Why is my hair acting up again? Should I just cut it off, really.”

Maybe she should use the magic hairpin she didn’t buy because it seemed useless.

Sitting against the backrest for a long time had messed up her hair.

Alice raised her arm and began to tie up her blonde hair again.

As the future Guild Master, she was growing her hair long for charisma, but sometimes she wanted to have short hair.

It’s easier to manage, and it doesn’t get in the way during combat.

Right.

Like those twins I see over there….

“Huh?”

Alice, in the empty lecture hall, noticed the twins Lucy and Lumi staring blankly towards her and tilted her head.

‘What are they doing?’

Seeing them flinch while looking this way, it seemed they had business with her.

Lucy and Lumi.

Alice had also been keeping an eye on the two of them recently.

It wasn’t just because they were Lee Hoyeon’s women.

Lucy’s offensive power, summoning over a thousand fire arrows, and Lucy’s defensive power, evaluated as being able to block even Lee Hoyeon’s attacks.

Compared to when they entered, the two have improved tremendously, and when they fight together, their combat power is maximized.

Of course, the fact that the two have to face one person implies a weakness, but if they form a team after graduating from the academy, their value would surely increase even more.

‘That’s why I even considered making an offer to recruit them.’

They already met the qualifications to join the Iris Guild.

The problem is that those two are involved with Lee Hoyeon.

Just like how Nam Daeun rejected her advances, she figured Lucy and Lumi would reject her too, so she didn’t say anything.

Rationally, they wouldn’t want Alice, who is dating Lee Hoyeon, as their superior.

Pitter-patter.

The two, who had been flinching while looking at Alice, approached with expressions as if they had made a decision.

‘Looks like they have something to say.’

Judging by their expressions, they looked like they were about to start a fight, but the sight of those two picking a fight with her was unimaginable.

Alice, while tying her hair, looked at Lucy and Lumi approaching her.

“Um, excuse me… This is mine.”

“Ah.”

Only then did Alice check the clutch bag beside her.

Thinking she had made strange assumptions alone, she felt needlessly embarrassed, but without showing it, she said:

“Yeah. Take it. I didn’t realize it was there.”

“Thank you.”

“Thank you.”

The twins, bowing their heads, took only the clutch bag and were about to leave the lecture hall.

As expected, it seemed they had no business with her.

Watching the twins’ backs, Alice suddenly thought:

‘Those two might also have more information I don’t know about.’

Rebecca, Nam Daeun, Liliana, Irene, and even Scarlet.

They all knew information she didn’t.

Since Alice couldn’t track Lee Hoyeon’s every move, it was only natural.

If so, wouldn’t Lucy and Lumi also have useful information?

“Hey girls. I have something to ask for a moment, do you have time?”

“Huh?”

“Yes?”

Lucy and Lumi, at the sudden call, looked back at Alice and swallowed hard.

With her legs crossed, Alice, wearing a revealing outfit that showed off her décolletage and armpits, was an intimidating presence for Lucy and Lumi.

“You guys meet Lee Hoyeon often too, right? Have you perhaps noticed anything strange lately?”

Alice asked the question quite calmly.

It didn’t hold much significance.

Not unless they built trust later on.

Even though they were women involved with Lee Hoyeon, Alice still couldn’t trust Lucy and Lumi.

So, she didn’t explain the situation in detail.

It would be nice if they told her something helpful, and if not, then so be it.

It was just a casual inquiry.

“Information…?”

“What about Mr. Hoyeon are you referring to?”

“Um, just any strange behavior he exhibited while meeting you guys? Anything is fine, so it would be great if you could tell me. If there’s nothing, you can just leave.”

Lucy and Lumi looked at each other, and nodded.

In reality, Alice’s self-perception and how others saw her were vastly different.

Just like how charismatic people are feared by others even when they’re just sitting still.

Alice, sitting with her legs crossed, gazing this way impassively with a haughty attitude, was sufficiently hostile.

However, no matter how intimidating she was, Alice was one of the women close to Lee Hoyeon.

She couldn’t act weak.

Lucy, steeling her resolve, as the older sister, tightly held Lumi’s hand.

The twins were already annoyed by the number of women around Lee Hoyeon usually, so they widened the distance between themselves and Alice and spoke.

“…There’s no information to give to a rival!”

“Y-Yeah, that’s right.”

“…”

Alice frowned.

What was that supposed to mean all of a sudden?

It seemed they were making a big mistake.

“Lucy, Lumi. I don’t consider you rivals. I don’t want to fight either, I just need some information.”

The moment she saw the four women already living with him, Alice had half given up.

Until she could uncover the secret of his curse, she didn’t have time for things like competition.

• I don’t consider you rivals. > We are not on the same level to compete.

• I don’t want to fight either, > Competing isn’t even an option, so why fight?

• I just need some information. > So just give me the info and get lost.

Unfortunately, Lucy and Lumi interpreted Alice’s words differently once again.

“…That’s too much. How much are you looking down on us.”

“L-Lucy. Don’t get angry…”

Lucy and Lumi, with teary faces, whispered to each other.

Seeing that, Alice felt things were getting strange, and immediately tried to clarify.

“There seems to be some misunderstanding… I have no intention of fighting with you. If you don’t have any information, I’ll just leave.”

“The ones who like Mr. Hoyeon the most are us two!”

“Y-Yeah, that’s right. Please don’t ignore us…”

Lucy and Lumi were always serious.

If someone had Nam Daeun’s personality, who could easily embrace Lucy and Lumi, it might be okay, but with someone like Alice, they didn’t mesh well.

“Hmm…”

Alice knew about the curse Lee Hoyeon was afflicted with.

She understood their innocent feelings, but now wasn’t the time for talk of rivals or anything like that.

What was important wasn’t who liked Lee Hoyeon, but finding out what was happening to that crazy womanizer.

Alice, feeling a slight anger rise, took a deep breath and calmed herself.

‘…If I get angry here, I’ll just be stooping to their level.’

Thinking differently, it meant the twins Lucy and Lumi still lacked a lot of information compared to her.

There was no way those two would have any proper information.

Unaware of Alice’s thoughts, Lucy and Lumi looked at Alice, giving her suspicious glances.

“But why are you trying to get information about Lee Hoyeon from us?”

“Miss Alice has the Iris Guild…”

“…No. Sorry for taking up your time. I’ll get going.”

Alice decided to stop the conversation.

She didn’t want this kind of time-wasting.

However, Lucy and Lumi, seeing Alice get up from her seat, started bickering.

“Trying to steal Lee Hoyeon away so sneakily.”

“Wearing revealing clothes to seduce him…”

“Lee Hoyeon loves spending time with us so much!”

“That’s right. He even said he likes having sex with us the best.”

“Lu, Lumi. You shouldn’t say things like that!”

“Sob…!”

Alice watched the twins covering each other’s mouths and let out a deep sigh.

Why on earth did she have to listen to such things?

‘But he does sleep with twins too.’

It was information she didn’t need to hear, but since she had heard it, her thoughts naturally continued.

Sex itself wasn’t the issue.

Although the two looked young, they were legally adults.

It wasn’t her place to judge or comment.

The problem was what came after: ‘we are the best.’

‘The best feeling for the two of them… does that mean it’s always a threesome?’

…Did that even make sense?

Do twins not feel repulsion seeing each other’s bodies?

No, before that, there was a physical issue.

Could Lee Hoyeon’s member even fit into those small bodies?

‘…Now that’s something I’m a little curious about.’

Alice recalled the videos she had watched before getting intimate with Lee Hoyeon.

Once upon a time, she had stolen and watched his sex tapes.

After meeting Lee Hoyeon, she rarely watched them, but when she masturbated while watching them, it felt incredibly good.

…Maybe I should ask him next time.

“Seeing her run away, we won, Lumi.”

“Yeah. Victory! I want to brag to Ms. Daeun too.”

Lucy and Lumi, genuinely delighted, clapped their hands.

They’d let Nam Daeun off the hook because she’s kind, but towards other women, they planned to be ruthless.

“…You two are really weird.”

Seeing the two happily high-fiving, Alice couldn’t hold back her anger and furrowed her brow.

She had just decided not to get angry, but even after saying she wasn’t there to fight, they kept provoking her, making it hard to endure.

Moreover, the moment they brought up talk about the bedroom, as a girlfriend, she couldn’t just let it slide.

Lee Hoyeon must surely feel the best when he’s with her.

*

“Oh, how embarrassing…”

Nam Daeun, her face flushed red, was returning to the lecture hall.

She hadn’t been to a cafe many times.

It was only when she went with Lee Hoyeon, or with the women living at his house, and that was it.

When she went with Lee Hoyeon, he always paid, and when Rebecca or Scarlet were around, those two would pay for her.

“Cafes are usually prepaid too… Why didn’t I think of that?”

Recalling how she mindlessly entered the cafe and sat down after Lumi told her to go rest there, embarrassment washed over her belatedly.

“Seeing as they still haven’t come back, it looks like they’re searching for the clutch bag… I should help too.”

With her spatial control, she could even find items that slipped between chairs.

Thinking she would help the twins, Nam Daeun opened the lecture hall door and found the three of them facing each other, bickering incessantly.

“We are two! It’s obvious two is better than one. You idiot.”

“…I can become two if I push myself too, you know? I’m just not doing it.”

“Stop talking nonsense~! Miss Alice doesn’t have twins.”

“I told you I can push myself…. No, actually, I can handle it alone from the start!”

Nam Daeun, entering the lecture hall, blinked seeing Alice and the twins Lucy and Lumi.

‘What is everyone doing?’

Did they find the clutch bag?

Nam Daeun slowly approached the three of them.