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**Chapter 248 – Distortion**

“Deborah. Were we like this yesterday too?”

“Yesterday?”

“Yeah. A strange memory just popped into my head. I feel like we were like this in the shower before. But… the hair was purple…”

Purple. There’s only one person in this house with that hair color. Deborah was certain from Ruan’s words. ‘It really was Teacher-nim.’

Teacher-nim secretly had relations with Ruan yesterday, behind her back. And with only a wall between them. She didn’t know what Ruan was thinking, but judging from his current state, he probably doesn’t remember anything due to being drunk. What emotions did Teacher-nim feel, having sex with Ruan right in front of her? Guilt? Or superiority? Either way, the fact that Teacher-nim betrayed her doesn’t change.

‘Why…’ She couldn’t understand why Teacher-nim, who had helped her reconcile with Ruan, would do such a thing. If this was going to happen, she wished Teacher-nim hadn’t helped at all. Could it be that taking something too easily felt boring? Was it more rewarding to connect them and then take him? She didn’t want to think this way, but her mind was skewed towards one side.

Her affection for Teacher-nim and her possessiveness towards Ruan sharply conflicted. But the pendulum of balance was already rapidly tilting to one side.

“Pfft! You really don’t remember? You told me to dye my hair purple, Ruan.”

“I did? Really?”

“Yes. You said you wanted to see other hair colors too. More importantly, are you going to keep like this? Hurry up. Ruan’s dick… I want to feel it more.”

Squish! Squish! To divert Ruan’s attention, Deborah moved her hips herself, repeating the thrusting motion. As if unable to endure her lewd appearance, Ruan moved the hand that was gripping her buttocks upwards and grasped her ample breasts.

“That’s right. It was like this yesterday, too, wasn’t it? We did it in this position.”

“Yes. That’s right, so hurry… Ang! Haang! Haaah…!”

Thump! Thump! Thump! As Ruan thrust his hips, their wet flesh slapped together, beginning to emit a sticky sound. The air instantly heated up, and their ragged breaths intertwined. Deborah firmly resolved. ‘Teacher-nim. I won’t let you take him.’

She could yield everything else, but Ruan was the one thing she absolutely couldn’t give up. At least to Ruan, she wanted to be number one.

“Haang! Aahh! Ruan. Harder. Harder! You can do whatever you want with my body!”

“Ugh! Deborah!”

Unable to refuse such words from a man, Ruan became greatly excited and increased the speed of his thrusts. He gripped her breasts and greedily licked her neck with his tongue, savoring Deborah’s entire body. Just as their excitement reached its peak.

—Knock knock. —Deborah. Ruan. Are you still sleeping? Roxana had come to the room.

“Oh, damn!” Ruan, who had been vigorously pounding her pussy, looked troubled and slowed his thrusts. The strength drained from the hand gripping her breasts, seeming as if he intended to stop having sex. Deborah grabbed his hand.

“Ruan. It’s okay. You can keep going.”

“But…”

“Just don’t say anything. Then Teacher-nim will think we’re asleep and just leave.”

“Really?”

“Yes. So keep going.”

Hesitating at Deborah’s persuasion, Ruan soon trusted her words and picked up speed again. His cooling body rapidly heated up. In fact, the thought of Roxana being so close filled him with a sense of depravity, making Ruan’s dick even harder. Deborah panted from the vigorous thrusts, yet she smiled. ‘Teacher-nim. This time, it’s my turn.’ ‘Just watch from there.’

*

Knock knock. “Are both of you asleep? Can you answer me?” Despite the repeated knocks and questions, no sound came from inside. ‘No way, could they not hear me?’ Roxana asked herself, yet she thought it didn’t make sense. Because although the entire house was covered in top-grade soundproofing materials, magic had been added, so it wouldn’t block out knocks. Then, there was only one answer.

“They must be sleeping really deeply.” Of course, Ruan was drunk and had been moving hard in the early morning to assault her, and Deborah had been wandering outside for a long time looking for him, so it wasn’t hard to understand. After hesitating, she opened the door and went inside.

“Huh? Where did they go?” There was no one in the room. Just as she tilted her head in confusion, she felt a flow of magic from the shower room, and the door slightly opened.

“Ah, T-Teacher-nim. I’m sorry.”

“Oh? Ah, are you showering?”

“Yes. I overslept. I’ll be out… haaaah! …soon.”

Roxana flinched for a moment. The width of the opened door, the angle of Deborah’s leaning body, and the heated moan mixed in with her words. All of it brought back memories of last night. ‘No way…’

Now that she thought about it, she had also felt a flow of magic. Roxana ultimately couldn’t suppress her curiosity and secretly extended her senses inside. Then, a shocking sight unfolded.

Squish! Squish! Ruan and Deborah were having sex. Unlike Ruan, who was tense from her appearance, Deborah was still moving her hips herself, repeating the thrusting motion even in this situation. The sight of her beloved disciple shamelessly taking a dick was utterly shocking. But what saddened her most was the hidden meaning behind this act.

‘Is she trying to get revenge?’ Deborah had found out about what happened between her and Ruan. That’s why she was deliberately showing it to her in the same place, in the same position. If she had wanted to hide it, she wouldn’t have peeked out her face like that, and more importantly, she would have simply answered when Roxana first knocked instead of remaining silent. The fact that she didn’t was no different from wanting to inflict the same pain.

Roxana bit her lip tightly. ‘How could you do this to me?’ She had been raped by Ruan and hid it because she didn’t want to hurt him, but to have it twisted and received like this… The sense of betrayal was as strong as the affection she had for Deborah. Roxana forced back the tears threatening to burst and smiled awkwardly.

“Ah, ahaha… Is that so? Well, come out quickly. Dinner is ready.”

“Aah… Please go ahead and eat first. It might take a little while.”

“…Mm. Alright. I’m sorry for coming in without asking.”

Leaving her apology, Roxana quickly exited the room as if someone might stop her. She leaned her back against the door and sank to the floor. “…Deborah.” The cute child who had always followed her was no longer there. Deborah now regarded her as a rival in love. ‘It’s not like that.’ She was ashamed to be acting like this at her age, but Roxana couldn’t hold back her tears. She buried her head between her knees.

*

In the late hours of dawn, Skadia, who had been digging into the necklace’s secret all night, rubbed her temples at the complete lack of progress and rose from her seat. Looking out the window, the night was still dark, perhaps because it was winter.

“Haa… Should I go get some fresh air?” It didn’t seem like staying cooped up in the dormitory and delving into the necklace would yield any answers. To relieve her frustration, Skadia dressed lightly and left the dormitory.

“I need something.” A thirst arose. Without a hint, it felt like she would never be able to solve the necklace’s secret. Perhaps this was the feeling every descendant of the Maryland family had experienced so far. In reality, no one had ever solved the secret. The thought that she might become one of them made her anxious.

It was then, as she aimlessly wandered the streets. “Young one. Would you like your fortune told?” An old woman, sitting inconspicuously at a corner stall, spoke to her.

Skadia answered firmly. “I’m sorry, but I don’t believe in fortune-telling.”

“Hehehe! So it seems. But sometimes, they do come true. You have a worry right now, don’t you?”

“There’s no one in the world without worries.” If there were such a person, they would either be a newborn or a very dangerous individual. “Couldn’t that worry be resolved through fortune-telling? Everything is connected, you see. You often find hints in unexpected places.”

“That might be true. But I believe in my own abilities. I don’t rely on illusions. I’ll be going now.”

She detested the word ‘fate’. Because it implied that meeting Ruan, falling in love with him, and being betrayed by him, were all predetermined. As Skadia turned her back coldly and walked away, the small old woman’s whisper reached her ear. “Wait for the full moon. That is the key to solving the secret.”

Skadia was startled and looked back. But the spot where the old woman had been was empty, with only dust swirling where her stall had been.

“Wait for the full moon…?” Come to think of it, there was a saying that the first family head greatly favored the day the full moon rose. Could there be some connection? As Skadia pondered, she suddenly realized that this encounter resembled the legend of the Starlight Witch, which was only passed down through stories. That old woman… the Starlight Witch?

“But the Starlight Witch would have died over 20 years ago, wouldn’t she?” Her mind was in a turmoil. Skadia, comparing various hypotheses, soon shook her head and cleared away distracting thoughts. “This isn’t important.”

Whether that old woman was truly the Starlight Witch or someone else, the only fact she needed to focus on right now was that the full moon was the key to solving the necklace’s secret. It might have just been idle words, but she couldn’t overlook it. “The full moon… rises in two days.” For now, she decided to stop researching the necklace and instead delve into legends related to the full moon. Skadia hastily headed back to the mansion.

*

There was a person on the rooftop of a building. It was the old woman who had just been speaking with Skadia. “Did the bait take?”

Instead of the reedy voice of an old woman, a young man’s baritone resounded. Swoosh— At the same time, the old woman’s form seemed to blur, then transformed into a sturdy man. Radiant blonde hair, and blue eyes like a lake. He was a handsome man with overall refined and clean features, but half of his body was grotesquely twisted, giving off a bizarre impression. He was Ethan Gloucester.

As a result of forcefully attempting spatial travel within a spatial distortion field, half of his body became completely warped, stuck between spaces. That power was completely etched into his body, making it impossible to heal even through divine authority. Ethan looked towards the male dormitory.

“Hyun. This time, I will definitively uncover your true identity.” If Skadia solves the necklace’s secret, Hyun will inevitably have to appear. Even more so if Hyun’s identity is Ruan Friuli.

Transmigrators fundamentally retain their original self, but eventually, they are influenced to some extent by the body’s memories. If so, then naturally, they won’t be able to ignore Skadia Maryland. And once their identity is confirmed, that’s when the real game begins.

“This is just the prologue.” From now on, I will gradually eliminate the people around you, isolating you in this world. Then, when you become a true loner at the end, I will extend my hand to you. ‘You cannot escape me.’