episode_0036

” Damn Catherine.”

Early morning. I took off my clothes and examined my body.

“What on earth are you going to do if you leave something like this?”

Red marks on the collarbone and chest. It was a hickey that appeared behind Catherine’s house yesterday.

I looked at my back with the hand mirror I had.

“It’s also on my back and butt… .”

Katrin persistently placed her mouth on my body without letting go of her cock, leaving her mark on me. As if he was saying that this man belonged to him.

I could never show it to Karen. I was not allowed to show my naked body to her until the unclean marks left on my body disappeared.

How can you excuse this? You were bitten by a bug? There were traces all over my body. Would that excuse work? It doesn’t even look like an insect bite. No matter how naive Karen was, it was difficult to avoid suspicion.

“But it will disappear soon.”

Well, these marks are just bruises after all, so they will heal in a few days. I recover faster than the average person, so it could go away sooner than I thought.

“Catherine, you crazy bitch… .”

Because of Katrin, I had to break up with Karen yesterday without being able to do this or that. Fortunately, she didn’t seem to be suspicious, but I felt sorry for her.

To be honest, I had no choice but to resist since my dick was being grabbed, but I had no choice but to fail Karen’s expectations in the end.

I only did it once, but Catherine’s habits got so bad. I know that I am a very man.

“Even if I wasn’t caught… .”

If that had been the case, I would have been able to easily shake it off. Basically, I am stronger than her, so I will not be subdued by force. As long as I’m careful not to get caught, even Catherine won’t be able to do anything to me.

I put my clothes back on, thinking that whenever I meet Catherine in the future, I will have to be careful about her hands targeting my lower abdomen.

“What should I do today?”

Yesterday, Karen said she had work early, but it was just an excuse to avoid the situation. There was no scheduled schedule.

“Should I make a request?”

It was off for a while, but these days, when I’m in good shape, I earn money by accepting simple requests. I still have some money I earned, but if I don’t have any income, it will run out quickly.

Even though I didn’t make a lot of money, my financial situation was good because I tend to live frugally.

I woke up early for a long time, and since I had something to say to Karen, I thought it would be better to do something.

I stretched out my body and tried to shake off the annoyance.

“Let’s make some money.”

***

I chose a request from the guild and went to the location written on the request sheet. Although the pay is not high, I chose it because it was a job that could be solved with enough time and no room for risk.

It was a hot request that just came out, so I was lucky enough to get it. If I had been a little late, I would have had to hand it over to another adventurer.

Everything else is fine, but there is one problem.

“Nothing will happen… ?”

I looked at the huge building in front of me. The largest building in the area stood majestically.

Quien Library.

Karen’s workplace.

“Meeting Karen is a bit awkward… .”

Since Karen was assigned to the underground library, the possibility of meeting her was low unless she was unlucky. Even if we meet, there won’t be any major problems.

Even if someone who has work asks why you are here, you can come up with as many excuses as you want.

However, my honest feeling was that I did not want to encounter Catherine until the traces she left behind disappeared. I didn’t want to have another woman’s marks on my body.

“… Still, it’s not like it’s a big deal if we meet.”

I headed to the front door of the library.

The library is a facility jointly operated by Yeongju Castle and Magic Tower. And the implications of this fact are very significant.

A district under the two most powerful forces in the city.

Just by looking at the knight guarding the main gate, I could tell that it was an important facility. It’s only natural that the books out there are valuable resources.

Of course, I understand that everything displayed in places open to the public is a copy.

Although there were no particular restrictions on entry, entering the building, which was solemnly guarded by a driver, was quite burdensome for those who were not used to it.

‘Not me, though.’

I was a knight once and it wasn’t my first time going to the library, so I had nothing to worry about.

“If you have any weapons, please return them.”

Although it had the character of a public facility, drivers were different from civil servants. Unless you were a noble or an equivalent status, it was unreasonable to expect respect.

I calmly handed him the sword on my waist. Weapons are not allowed inside the library. Any other actions that violate public etiquette are prohibited.

Honestly, I wonder if anyone would want to cause trouble in a place jointly managed by the Lord Castle and the Magic Tower.

‘If you were in your right mind, you wouldn’t do something like that.’

The knight holding the sword spoke in a solemn voice.

“Go in. Actions that cause harm to others will be subject to appropriate action.”

Simply put, it means observing etiquette. If you say this in that way, wouldn’t even good citizens be scared?

“Ah, sister. It’s not like I’ve been to the library once or twice. Of course I know everything.”

When I spoke to him in a friendly manner, the driver looked very impressed.

“Hey, I told you not to call me that when I was at work.”

“No one will listen anyway.”

“If I get caught, I’m the one who gets disciplined.”

“Ai, I understand. I won’t.”

As I was about to go inside, the driver stopped me.

“Oh, that’s right.”

“Yes?”

“I heard you haven’t been to Changgwan lately?”

“Oh, that’s it. Because I’m dating someone.”

“… What?”

An expression of disbelief. No, but is it really that bad for me to be in a relationship? I don’t know why everyone is so shocked. Should I have done some image management?

“Unfortunately, business is closed.”

“Damn, I would go more often if it weren’t so busy… .”

“Thank you so much.”

“Keuuu… .”

I was told that if I got caught, I would be disciplined, and I went into the library, leaving behind the driver who was behaving indecently.

“Hmm. First, let’s see where the book is.”

The content of the request is to summarize and organize the contents of the designated book and submit it to the guild. Then, the guild delivers the summary to the requester and that’s it.

It looked like a student from a wealthy family had submitted his homework as a request.

Honestly, how many adventurers have long backpack straps? Even if you know the text, can you summarize the contents of the book? It’s not easy.

The request form did not contain a single sentence about matters such as the quality of the result or the level of knowledge of the person carrying out the request. The only request was to be punctual.

“Don’t spend the money your parents earned like this… .”

I felt like I could clearly see into the inner thoughts of an immature student whose only goal was to fill out the required information and submit it within the deadline.

It’s nothing bad for me, but for some reason my stomach hurts.

“But you can’t do it too roughly”

I decided to do it roughly.

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.

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“Let’s see. crack… Ah, here it is. ‘Traum’s architectural history’”

The book was thinner than I expected. At least it seemed like there would be no failure to meet the deadline.

“If it’s like this, it’s better for me.”

I was worried that it might be as thick as an encyclopedia, but it was unfounded. I don’t know who the client was, but it seemed clear that he was a very lazy person.

I sat down and came out from between the bookshelves to read a book.

‘hmm?’

A familiar face appeared on a bookshelf slightly away from me.

“Chloe?”

“Huh?”

Black hair and green eyes. He was an employee at the store where I worked and the person who introduced Karen to me.

“It’s me.”

“Oppa?”

It’s been a long time since we met since I quit my job. I waved my hand happily.

But Chloe’s expression was strange. She and I were close friends in our own way, and it wasn’t any different when we last met.

‘It looks like you’ve been caught in the wrong.’

I approached Chloe, who was looking restless for some reason. If you had a conversation from a distance, you could be warned that it might be noisy.

Chloe was holding a book in her arms. The title was not visible because of the arms.

“It’s been a while since we met. How are you?”

I whispered softly.

“Uh, yes. I had a good time.”

“But why do you look like that?”

Chloe is visibly embarrassed. She was a woman who was not good at lying.

She said with an air of confusion.

“Oh, I just want to read a book.”

The gaze keeps looking somewhere else. I felt a bit suspicious that he couldn’t look directly at me.

“What is that book?”

“Oh, well, I was just curious so I was going to read it… .”

It looks like someone is hiding something. I was curious as to what that book was and why they didn’t want to show it to me.

“What is the title?”

“Title? Ah, um… Secret.”

Chloe squinting her eyes cutely (though not cute at all). It was a charm that didn’t even work.

“Why, why are you looking at me like that?”

Ah, I inadvertently looked at him with disdain. I grinned, expressing relief.

“Why are you so scary? .”

“… If you’re scared, tell me the title quickly.”

Chloe kept hesitating, as if she really didn’t want to show me the title, but eventually closed her eyes and handed the book to me.

“… … .”

“… … .”

silence.

I read the title of the book in front of me.

“What is this, ‘31 ways to satisfy a man’?”

“That… .”

Just by looking at the title, I could guess what it would be about. It’s probably about the sleeping arrangements between men and women.

I opened it up somewhere and looked at it, and it was exactly as I expected. To put it simply, it was a book that taught you how to make rice cake well.

There was a worn sign hanging precariously, indicating that many women had come here to receive teachings.

“Have you got a boyfriend?”

“No, that’s not it… .”

“But why- no. Cheer up.”

This is definitely a sensitive part of an individual, so it’s a bit unfair to touch it. I patted Chloe’s shoulder in support.

“Oh, it’s not like that.”

Tingling.

As Chloe raised her voice, I could feel life coming from afar. This is a one-time warning.

“Let’s talk somewhere else for now.”

We borrowed a book and headed to the library lounge. All books in the library were enchanted with location tracking, so they could not be taken out of the city.

I said as we sat across from each other at the table.

“I wonder why you want to read this book, but I won’t ask.”

It is the virtue of an elder to act like an adult and not notice such things.

“It’s not really what you think.”

“Then what is it?”

Chloe made a dumbfounded expression.

“Hasn’t it been 3 seconds since you said you wouldn’t ask?”

“It’s not what I think.”

“But… .”

“Do you want to practice before going out with a guy?”

“It’s not like that.”

“Then what is it?”

“That’s a bit hard to say.”

“That’s right.”

“It’s not really true?”

Chloe complained of injustice with a face that made her feel like she was going crazy with frustration. I stopped teasing and comforted my 4-year-younger brother.

“Okay, I understand.”

“You really didn’t know, right?”

“Then then.”

“Oh, I really told you not to tell me.”

Usually, when this phrase comes out, you can almost say that you have passed.

“What are you telling me not to say?”

What on earth is happening like that? It wasn’t just that he was embarrassed to talk about sexual things.

“That’s right… .”

Chloe began, leaning towards me.