Episode 70. Baek Ah-young and Volunteer Work! (2)

Sunshine Orphanage was a place where children orphaned by dungeons or gates gathered.

Despite that, smiles never left the children’s faces here.

Perhaps it was because the director’s abilities were good, or maybe the children were strong, but either way, it was a good thing.

The orphanage teachers also worked in a positive atmosphere, fostering strong bonds with the children.

It was the same for me, coming here to volunteer.

“Oppa! Lift me too! Airplane!”

“Got it. Here I go…! Whoosh!”

“Hahahaha! Higher!”

Wow, this is damn tiring.

The girls from the orphanage were lined up, jureureuk, waiting for my airplane ride.

Once I gave a ride to a girl, she went right to the back of the line, so it never ended.

“Noona, I, I want an air, airplane ride….”

“Come here.”

“Y-yes. I’m coming….”

The boy waiting for an airplane ride in front of Alice blushed.

He closed his eyes tightly, and the sight of him flying through the air, held by Alice’s hand, made me mad.

Seriously, that brat isn’t even old enough to have dry blood on his head, and he’s already chasing girls….

I’m really, incredibly jealous.

I want Alice to give me an airplane ride too.

“Okay! That scene of giving airplane rides is great!”

Just then, the photographer taking pictures of us gave an okay sign, so I decided to stop the airplane rides.

“Alright, alright, kids. You’ve all had your airplane rides, so let’s play something else now. Your big bro will show you 8-level juggling.”

“8-level juggling…?”

Alice, who was listening nearby, turned her head in surprise.

Recently, my magic stat increased and my control ability improved, so now I can juggle fireballs with my eyes closed.

“Here I go. This doesn’t happen just anytime~.”

Fwoosh-!

“Ooooh….”

As the fireballs danced and flew above my hands, all the children’s eyes were glued to me.

“Oppa, you’re cool!”

“Big bro! Teach me too!”

The children’s admiring gazes poured onto me.

Alice was also watching from the side, looking amazed.

“To waste this much talent on juggling….”

Juggling is really important!

It’s the result of my efforts to get closer to the kids. Alice, who became a likable Noona the moment she arrived, wouldn’t understand.

“Alright, alright, kids. Come over here.”

While everyone was mesmerized by my juggling, Baek Ahyoung approached the children with drinks.

“Wow! Pocky!”

“The handsome big bro over there bought them, so you have to say thank you, okay?”

“Yes! Thank you. Handsome big bro!”

“Thank you, Oppa!”

“Yeah. Enjoy.”

Liliana works hard earning money, so her bank account has plenty of room.

That’s why she buys food every time she comes, and thanks to that, the orphanage people like me.

“As expected, Hoyeon-ssi is always consistent. You never forget to buy food for the kids every time you come.”

“Of course, of course. Plus, you even bring some for us. You have a good character.”

“Right, right. I knew you’d become famous someday, I told you so??”

Before I knew it, the orphanage teachers standing next to me started praising me.

Since they were all a bit older, they chatted a lot.

What’s the big deal? It’s rare to get so much praise for just a few tens of thousands of won, it’d be idiotic not to do it.

“Ah, what are you saying. It’s just basic courtesy.”

“There are so many people in the world who can’t even follow basic courtesy~.”

While I was bantering with the orphanage teachers, Baek Ahyoung was talking with Alice.

“Alice-yang. You must be tired. You look exhausted, go get some rest. I’ll take over.”

“I won’t refuse. Thank you, Saintess.”

“It’s your first time playing with the kids, right? You seemed really busy.”

“…Yes. Honestly, I’m a bit tired.”

Conversations between beautiful women are always nice.

They put people in a good mood.

Alice said she’d rest for a bit and went into the limousine she arrived in.

Why does her car change every time I see it? Does she have that much money?

“So, what should we do with Noona?”

Baek Ahyoung was full of energy, having just taken over.

‘Please let me switch too….’

I sent a pleading look towards the director, but the director just looked at me with a warm face and a satisfied smile.

Well, it’s a PR activity, so someone needs to be here.

Since Alice is gone, I have to work hard at least.

“Noona! Let’s play house! House!”

“Playing house? Shall we?”

Baek Ahyoung expertly blended in with the children.

As expected, she’s been volunteering for a long time; her skills at playing with children are no joke.

Still, she kept glancing at me, though I don’t know what that means.

“Yeah! Unnie is the dad, and that Oppa over there is the mom.”

A girl with blue hair clung to Baek Ahyoung.

“It’s the other way around, silly!”

“Ah, really? Then the other way around!”

There were children who stuck to us particularly closely; a girl with blue hair and a boy with red hair.

Usually, people with such unusual hair colors are children of ability users.

“Okay. Then Noona is the mom, and that big bro over there is the dad, right?”

“He’s not big bro! Mom has to call Dad ‘honey’!”

“H-honey…?”

Baek Ahyoung glanced at me, looking for my reaction.

★ Heroine Status Window

[Baek Ahyoung]

• [ Affection: 86 ]

• [ Lust: 72 ]

• [ Appetite: 20 ]

• [ Fatigue: 30 ]

Current Status: Calling ‘honey’ to the person who forcefully took my first time… M-maybe it’s not so bad…? What if he gets angry because I called him ‘honey’ and forces me to come with him. Haaah….

Crazy woman.

This is just a woman driven mad by lust.

“Ah, okay. This is… uh, just a game. Right… Honey?”

“Yeah. Honey.”

“Haaah….”

Baek Ahyoung’s face turned red.

Others might think she’s blushing out of embarrassment, but she’s definitely turned on.

Click, click!

The photographer was excitedly taking pictures of us, looking thrilled about something.

I saw him last time too; he really has incredible professional spirit.

I ignored the photographer and decided to play with the children.

“Mom. I’m home! Give me food!”

“Mom! Hug me! Hug me too!”

“Dad! Give me an airplane ride! A high airplane ride!”

“Dad. Show me juggling!”

Although we called it playing house, nothing much had changed except the titles.

But the children seemed even happier, satisfied just by the change in titles.

I smiled bitterly watching the children like that.

Even though they grew up without parents, seeing them grow up so strong made my chest well up for no reason.

I shook my head, hwi hwi, to clear away the negative feelings and was about to play with the kids again when Baek Ahyoung fixed her gaze on me.

What is it? She should be playing with the kids. Why is she looking at me?

*

“Y-yes… Today is correct? Thank you…. No. We aren’t filming together, but since I have free time, I planned to go today. Yes, yes. Don’t worry. I’ll speak to them properly. Yes. Thank you.”

Baek Ahyoung heard from her friend Min Yeji about the student council’s PR activities.

She found herself calling Sunshine Orphanage without even realizing it.

And she had already finished getting ready to leave.

“I’m going to volunteer. There’s no other meaning. Yes.”

Baek Ahyoung headed towards Sunshine Orphanage, chanting affirmations to herself.

After talking with the director, Baek Ahyoung, who had been hiding in the director’s office, came out upon hearing the voice she was waiting for.

“What, Ayoung-ssi? Why are you here?”

She almost got caught admitting she came to the orphanage specifically to meet Lee Hoyeon, but luckily, she managed to get away with a spontaneous improvisation.

Even Baek Ahyoung thought her impromptu line was good.

Afterward, she watched Alice and Lee Hoyeon play with the children, and seeing Alice looking tired, she took over to fill her spot.

However, Lee Hoyeon paid little attention even when Baek Ahyoung came right beside him.

He just ignored her even when Baek Ahyoung kept sending him glances.

‘Why, why is he ignoring me…?’

Baek Ahyoung remembered Lee Hoyeon’s lust, how he had lunged at her even next to a dead ogre.

Therefore, Baek Ahyoung, who naturally expected him to pounce immediately, saying ‘Ughaha, a pussy. A pussy.’, began to panic.

It was because Lee Hoyeon was preoccupied with playing with the children.

“No! Mom has to call Dad ‘honey’!”

“H-honey…?”

Then, as the house-playing game began, Lee Hoyeon started paying attention to Baek Ahyoung too.

“Ah, okay. This is… uh, just a game. Right… Honey?”

“Yeah. Honey.”

“Haaah….”

Baek Ahyoung’s underwear started getting damp little by little.

Calling the man who forcefully took her virginity ‘honey’… was surprisingly exciting.

The house-playing game continued.

The children called Baek Ahyoung ‘Mom’ and hugged her.

Baek Ahyoung felt a pang of bitterness in her chest.

‘What on earth did these children do wrong to deserve such trials.’

It’s not that life is impossible without parents, but seeing children unable to enjoy things others take for granted made Baek Ahyoung’s heart ache.

Baek Ahyoung’s nature, wanting to help and care for these children somehow, resonated within her.

And then, in the corner of her eye, Lee Hoyeon’s face appeared.

He was looking wistfully at the children with a face mixed with various emotions.

Lee Hoyeon’s eyes, exuding a deep aura… seemed to be reminiscing about a long-forgotten past.

“Ah….”

“Mom, what’s wrong?”

“N-no, it’s nothing.”

Baek Ahyoung hugged the child tightly and thought.

‘Lee Hoyeon too, I need to help him.’

That boy must have lived a difficult life too.

The way he acted during our first meeting was still vivid in Baek Ahyoung’s eyes.

‘Yes, he must have been twisted somehow. That’s why he became so instinct-driven. I need to guide him. I can’t let him pour that instinct onto others….’

Baek Ahyoung continued her grand thoughts alone, letting her delusions about Lee Hoyeon grow.

Plans to help Lee Hoyeon were already being meticulously laid out in Baek Ahyoung’s mind.

“Alright, alright, kids. Let’s have a snack and play again~.”

Just then, the director came and announced it was snack time.

“Snacks!”

Udada-!

The children went to eat their snacks, and afterward, they were scheduled for naps or indoor activities.

Since the director and the orphanage teachers also went inside with the children, only Baek Ahyoung and Lee Hoyeon remained in the yard.

Silence flowed between them.

Baek Ahyoung wanted to speak first, but couldn’t think of anything to say.

Then, breaking the silence, Lee Hoyeon spoke first.

“Ayoung-ssi. So why did you come here?”

“C-came here? I just came to volunteer like usual….”

“Do you think I’m an idiot? You came to see me, didn’t you?”

‘H-how did he know?’

Baek Ahyoung was flustered, but she maintained the best poker face she could manage, trying not to show it.

“I-I have something to tell you. Follow me behind the building.”

*

Baek Ahyoung’s pupils trembled like a lost puppy’s tail.

Yet, her mouth and nose remained still, giving her a slightly awkward expression.

Does she think that’s a poker face?

“I-I have something to tell you. Follow me behind the building.”

Baek Ahyoung left those words hanging and headed behind the building.

I don’t know why, but she told me to follow, so maybe I should.

She wouldn’t openly ask me to rape her, would she?

…She wouldn’t, right?

★ Heroine Status Window

[Baek Ahyoung]

• [ Affection: 86 ]

• [ Lust: 72 ]

• [ Appetite: 20 ]

• [ Fatigue: 30 ]

Current Status: I need to guide him properly. I have to take responsibility so he doesn’t harm others.

“…?”

What is she talking about?

I couldn’t guess Baek Ahyoung’s thoughts from her current status, so I decided to follow her for now.

The way she swayed her hips back and forth looked like she was seducing me.

“You… what are you plotting.”

Finally, after arriving at the secluded spot behind the building, Baek Ahyoung spoke.

“Why are you acting like this?”

“You took pictures like that, but you haven’t contacted me, haven’t blackmailed me, and haven’t pounced on me… What are you plotting?!”

“Uh….”

What could this mean? I pondered slowly.

Asking a rapist why he hasn’t contacted, blackmailed, or pounced on her…

“So, you’re saying you want me to hurry up and blackmail you, and then pounce, right?”

She’s quite skilled at beating around the bush.

“No! Honestly tell me what you’re plotting!”

★ Heroine Status Window

[Baek Ahyoung]

• [ Affection: 86 ]

• [ Lust: 78 ]

• [ Appetite: 20 ]

• [ Fatigue: 30 ]

Current Status: What should I do if he still doesn’t pounce even now…? Should I start taking off my clothes while screaming for him to delete the photos….

A hot heat radiated from Baek Ahyoung’s eyes as she glared fiercely at me.

Baek Ahyoung was having extremely frightening thoughts.

What if we both get socially buried because of that? Just how desperate is she?

“That’s right. Actually, I was planning to pounce today….”

I had no choice but to play along with Baek Ahyoung.

Honestly, I was going to hold back today because there were many people and it was risky, but if she’s going this far, I have to make an effort too.

It would be good to check how much affection increases after sex, too.

“As expected…! I knew it! You beast…!”

Baek Ahyoung finally relaxed her expression, seeming relieved.

Her eyes, which had been glaring fiercely, turned gentle again.

‘She’s really terrible at acting.’

I quietly swallowed my next words.