episode_0303

“Hoo… ”

The basement training room of the mansion.

After a bout of intense exercise, Hong Yeon-hwa’s body was covered in sweat.

The outer skin is shiny and the light clothes are damp as if they were soaked in water. There is also a lot of sweat that has fallen and pooled on the floor.

It’s closer to having a bucket of water poured over you.

“읏차.”

Hong Yeon-hwa exhaled deeply and sat down on the floor where the sweat had not accumulated.

My body shivered as I gently rubbed it with the cold towel around my neck.

My body got hot from moving around a bit, but that helped to calm my desires down a bit.

It follows the truth that if your head is complicated, roll your body.

…

‘Fuck, it’s coming up again.’

It hadn’t even been three minutes since I sat down. I crumpled my face again because of the desire burning inside me.

Contrary to her normal appearance, Hong Yeon-hwa’s insides have been complicated and disturbing lately.

‘But isn’t that the only way?’

Hong Yeon-hwa sat down on the floor and asked herself.

‘Who would be okay in this situation? It’s natural to get more complicated as each day passes and you think about this and that.’

I also answered the question myself.

The fifth and final day of the birth ceremony. A promise made with Lee Ha-yul, albeit semi-forcibly. The day of the uprising…

That’s tomorrow.

I looked forward to it every day with excitement. But when it actually came, my head started to get complicated.

‘Are you sure you’ve prepared properly?’

I prepared a room. It doesn’t matter if it’s in the mansion, Hong Yeon-hwa’s room, or Lee Ha-yool’s room, but I’ve already reserved a room at a high-class inn outside.

I rented it in advance and prepared everything inside, and I also prepared the clothes and underwear I would wear that day…

Any other preparations? I did my best with Jiyeon Choi’s help. Since I have no experience in this area, I had no choice but to seek advice from someone with experience.

Even though I prepared like that, I still feel anxious.

At the same time, I look forward to it, my head is full of thoughts about it all day, and I imagine that day that hasn’t even arrived yet…

‘Ah.’

All sorts of such imaginations are complicatedly tangled in my head. When fear is added to them and they burn, and when desires and emotions are amplified, it is difficult to hold back…

I’ve been exhausted lately from trying to calm and soothe that kind of fear.

So it seemed like he was teasing Lee Ha-yul just now.

I was just watching, and I wanted to grab him and do this and that to him, so I just teased him and pretended to be calm.

‘… In the end, wasn’t Ha-Yul wrong?’

Hong Yeon-hwa suddenly had a shameless thought. It was the trademark of the fearful person who manifested the fear, passing the buck.

It was the same today.

Even though Hong Yeon-hwa had asked me to do it, she dressed like that, blushed, avoided eye contact, and then sneaked a peek at me and approached me stealthily…

“This is driving me crazy.”

Hong Yeon-hwa, who came to her senses late, roughly shook her head. The delusions burning inside her were so dark and filthy…

I even felt a sense of disillusionment with myself for no reason. I wondered if I was just lusting after the child too much.

I was even worried that Ha-ryul would realize this side of her and hate her.

‘… Even so, it won’t be to that extent.’

Hong Yeon-hwa immediately denied that thought with a strange expression.

That puppy-like kid? Frowning? With a disgusted expression? At me?

It may sound like a boast, but I couldn’t imagine Lee Ha-yool hating Hong Yeon-hwa.

It seemed like no matter what Hong Yeon-hwa did, Lee Ha-yool would eventually obediently come into his arms…

“… I’m thirsty.”

I sat there for a while.

The water I brought has long since run dry. The cold towel has become warm, and the sweat I wiped off has begun to drip down again.

In the meantime, I felt a thirst that made my tongue dry up.

The thirst deepened because the sticky fear was not properly put to rest.

Hong Yeon-hwa, who couldn’t stand it any longer, finally got up.

I think I need to take a shower and meditate quietly in my room for a while to calm my nerves.

– Woohoo

The door that had been tightly closed opened. The relatively cool breeze from the hallway blew against my body.

“Huh?”

I stepped into the hallway without thinking much, and blinked at the strange feeling I suddenly felt.

The door opposite the one seen straight ahead is open.

‘Wasn’t it closed just now?’

Hong Yeon-hwa tilted her head, but then raised her head with curiosity and rolled her eyes.

I don’t know exactly what the room across from me is for. I heard it’s a laboratory, or something? I know that Lee Ha-yool has been coming and going recently.

“Hmm.”

What on earth are you doing? Hong Yeon-hwa peeked her head inside.

‘It’s just a lab.’

The scenery inside was nothing special.

A laboratory filled with complex instruments and devices. It may seem like a strange place to the average person, but Hong Yeon-hwa has seen many such facilities in the Gyeop-hwa family.

It seems that Lee Ha-yool, who has various talents, is touching something.

Hong Yeon-hwa is really bad at this kind of thing. Realizing that she wasn’t the type to help, she took back her head that had been sticking out.

“Uh.”

I tried to retrieve it. I would have retrieved it if there wasn’t something caught in the corner of my eye.

Among the glass test tubes lined up on a rectangular table, the central test tube contains liquid.

The moment she saw the captivating pink liquid shining through the transparent glass, Hong Yeon-hwa’s eyes widened.

‘I want to drink.’

A fire burned in my body. I felt thirsty. I wanted to drink that.

My throat was parched. The thirst that spread from the base of my tongue roughly pounded the inside of my mouth and throat.

That thirst seems like it would be instantly quenched by sipping on the beautiful pink liquid.

You must not drink the potions in the lab without permission.

Reason, which had been based on common sense, retreated to avoid the inflated disaster.

Before she knew it, Hong Yeon-hwa was holding the test tube in her hands.

The magic that had surrounded the test tube had long since burned down in the unknowingly spreading havoc.

‘I don’t think it’s poison?’

A shred of reason did come into play in assessing the situation. Judging from the information visible to the naked eye, this was a potion, not poison.

I wasn’t sure. So I quietly opened the lid and sniffed a little with the tip of my nose.

‘and.’

It looks delicious and smells good too. It feels like the scent of dozens of refreshing fruits has been harmoniously concentrated.

Of course, it wasn’t as good as Lee Ha-yool’s, but it was enough to melt Hong Yeon-hwa’s patience under the influence of fear.

Finally, I tasted the liver with the tip of my tongue.

As expected, it’s delicious. Even Hong Yeon-hwa’s tongue, which enjoys high-quality drinks and alcohol, can taste it.

– Gulp… Gulp…

Hong Yeon-hwa, who had just finished a simple test, quickly drank the potion.

The potion that was held in the mouth, passed down the tongue and down the throat, quenched the thirst.

Moreover, the fear subsided as it poured into the stomach.

“Huh?”

As the fear subsided, reason returned.

Hong Yeon-hwa, whose eyes had lost their flames, opened her mouth blankly.

‘What did I just eat?’

A test tube in the lab. The potion inside. It tasted good, but the effect was unknown.

As I felt the sweetness lingering in my mouth, my face, flushed with heat, turned a bright white.

“This is crazy.”

Hong Yeon-hwa cursed. Uruk! As soon as she finished her decision, a torrent of anger poured out from her body.

The fire that breaks out in an instant completely burns away any foreign matter inside the body.

That was the reason why Hong Yeon-hwa’s instincts did not sense a great danger even when she was drinking the potion.

She has a high level of toxicity resistance, and can completely erase most poisons before they have a chance to take effect.

Hong Yeon-hwa, who had let out a groan, hurriedly started waving her arms.

The tips of my fingers aren’t stiff. My muscles aren’t hardened, and I don’t feel numb. Is my skin completely black? No.

‘… It’s not poison.’

Hong Yeon-hwa sighed in relief after examining her body for a moment. Fortunately, it didn’t seem to be poisonous.

If it was an immediate effect, there would have been some kind of reaction. The kind that has a latent period? It’s no problem since the scare has already been burned.

‘This crazy, freaking bastard.’

Hong Yeon-hwa gritted her teeth and stared at the flames remaining on her fingertips.

I’ve been going through so much trouble these past few days because of this kid, and now he’s giving me shit like this.

Although it was due to her own lack of mental training, Hong Yeon-hwa, who had shifted the blame to Gyeop-hwa, shook her head.

“Oh, shit… ”

My heart almost fell out. When I put my hand on my chest, I could still feel the rapid thumping vibration.

I put the empty test tube back where it was and left the lab with a bashful face.

‘What will Ha-ryul say when she comes back… She quickly picked up the potion you were making and drank it…?’

It’s not even a stray dog on the street, and it’s eating something that’s being tested. What should I say…

I went up to the first floor slowly.

A living room with several sofas. Elia, who was occupying one of the sofas, was quietly reading a book with a blanket on her lap.

The book was quite thick. Hong Yeon-hwa glanced at the title written on the cover.

‘Habits for becoming a good parent…?’

What a strange title. It suited the warm and soft atmosphere, but it made my expression look awkward for no reason.

I am the one who will be carrying out the operation tomorrow, so why is someone else reading this…

“Ah, Yeonhwa. Training is over, I’m done… .”

As I approached, making a sound, Elia, who had been concentrating on her book, raised her head.

And his face hardened.

Hong Yeon-hwa’s steps stopped abruptly at that unexpected reaction.

“What, why are you like that?”

“Huh… ?”

Hong Yeon-hwa asked in embarrassment. Elia’s eyebrows furrowed slightly at that. Hong Yeon-hwa was even more embarrassed by the lack of response.

Elia frowned and covered her mouth with her hand as she asked.

“… Yeonhwa, what have you been doing?”

“What did you do? I worked out… ?”

“Is that really all?”

A feeling of rejection appeared in his bright yellow eyes.

The Hongyeonhwa in Elia’s sight had an extremely ominous and awkward vibe.

We instinctively feel aversion to and reluctance to the shapes that come into our sight.

Hong Yeon-hwa also furrowed her brows as she briefly read the negative emotions in those eyes.

“No… Is there anything special you can do here… ”

go…?

Hong Yeon-hwa, who had been speaking, closed her mouth for a moment.

Something special.

Just now, Hong Yeon-hwa poured some strange potion into her mouth.

‘… … ‘

A feeling of ominousness crossed my mind.

A cold sweat ran down Hong Yeon-hwa’s forehead.

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