episode_0720

“Hmm….”

Lee Hoyeon lay on the sofa, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Suddenly, a certain pattern on the ceiling caught his eye.

“Why was I curious about how many of those there were before?”

Lying on the sofa doing nothing, all sorts of thoughts crossed his mind.

But with nothing to do even if he got up, Lee Hoyeon continued to lie on the sofa.

It felt like he had turned into an octopus.

Creak-

How much time had passed?

The front door opened, and a noisy commotion could be heard.

“Dahui, don’t run, walk slowly! Lilliana, what will happen if you run with me!”

“Hehehe. Lilliana unnie, come with me!”

“Don’t be funny! If you’re late, all the snacks are mine!”

Pitter-patter-

Listening to the sound of two pairs of footsteps running from the entrance to the living room, Lee Hoyeon, who had been gazing at the ceiling, couldn’t help but turn his head.

They seemed so happy running around the living room.

“They must be overflowing with energy.”

Today, Lee Hoyeon had spent the whole day lying on the sofa.

Although the France schedule was quite tiring, the academy had to close due to the arrival of thousands of reporters from around the world.

Thanks to that, Lee Hoyeon had to take sick leave from the academy.

If he went back to the academy, reporters would swarm him again, trying to get a word in edgewise.

“It seems like I won’t be able to go for at least a few months….”

While before it was just the professors who found him burdensome, now it felt like the entire academy found Lee Hoyeon burdensome.

Living as a celebrity meant enduring this, but he still wanted to graduate from the academy….

“Hoyeon, why are you still lying down?”

At that moment, Nanda Eun, who had entered with Lilliana and Dahui, sat down next to Lee Hoyeon’s head.

As Lee Hoyeon lifted his head slightly, Nanda Eun smiled and offered him a pillow for his head.

Only then did Lee Hoyeon feel like time was passing properly.

“Eun, I might end up being the first person to graduate from the academy with zero credits.”

“As if…. Let’s go see the professors together next time.”

“Just your thoughtfulness is enough.”

Feeling the warmth from Eun’s knees against his stomach, Lee Hoyeon felt comforted.

Yes, what’s important is this kind of life.

“Oppa.”

“Cough.”

Feeling Nanda Eun’s warmth, suddenly a strong impact was felt on his side.

As he lowered his head slightly, he saw Dahui trying to cling to him.

“Dahui, you’re going to kill me.”

“Huh? Wow wow! I’m flying!”

Using his magic, Lee Hoyeon lifted Dahui onto his stomach.

Sometimes Dahui would lie on his stomach like this while he was lying on the sofa.

“At first, it was nice to have gotten closer….”

Right after being rescued by the guild, she was so undernourished that she was incredibly light, but now she had become somewhat heavier.

Pressing on her stomach required some effort because of the weight.

“Dahui, have you gained weight recently?”

“Oppa, you shouldn’t say that to a lady.”

“… You’re right. I’m sorry.”

Come to think of it, Dahui was still in middle school.

She hadn’t developed well physically and had suffered a lot mentally, so treating her like a young child, although she was a normal middle schooler, made him feel like a sexual harasser to anyone who saw them.

“No, I should think of her as a younger sister or family.”

Thinking like that, Lee Hoyeon locked eyes with Nanda Dahui.

She was eating snacks brought from outside, giggling.

“Oppa, these days Unnie doesn’t play with me.”

“Dahui, what are you suddenly saying….”

Nanda Eun, who was stroking Lee Hoyeon’s head, spoke with a bewildered expression.

Lately, he had been worried that his beloved little sister was growing up too fast.

“That’s right. Yesterday, you left Lilliana unnie and sparred with Oppa in the basement for four hours.”

….”

Blushing, Nanda Eun turned her head away.

….”

Lee Ho-yeon also quietly closed his eyes.

In fact, yesterday’s sparring ended in just 30 minutes.

The remaining time was spent setting up barriers at the sparring grounds and engaging in a heated exchange of affection with Nam Daeun.

They hadn’t seen each other in a long time, so they needed to let off some steam.

“I wanted to go watch the sparring too, but Lilliana unnie said I couldn’t.”

“Come here, Dahee. How about we go out together this week?”

“Really? I want to go! When?”

In the end, Lee Ho-yeon invested in his future to catch Nam Dahee’s attention.

“Where do you want to go?”

“An amusement park!”

“An amusement park? Alright. Since Dahee and Daeun have to go to the academy, let’s go on the weekend.”

“Oh! You’re the best, oppa! Can I brag to my friends then?”

“… You can’t do that.”

“Why?! I want to use your name to become popular too!”

“Sigh…”

Lee Ho-yeon closed his eyes tightly.

If Lilliana had said something like that, he would have teased her, but seeing innocent Dahee say it gave him a headache.

“I pretended to know someone in the auditorium last time. Isn’t that enough?”

“Do it again! You have to show off our connection.”

“I’ll do it next time. Don’t mention going to the amusement park. What if reporters follow us and we can’t go?”

“Yikes. I don’t want that.”

“So just bear with it a little. You can take pictures there and show them.”

“Oppa, you’re a genius!”

Lee Ho-yeon chuckled as he indulged Nam Daeun’s antics.

He wasn’t one to enjoy amusement parks, but sometimes this kind of healing was necessary.

Now, he didn’t want to deal with official matters.

“Thanks for taking care of Dahee, Ho-yeon.”

“It feels like I have a younger sibling. Let Daeun handle the amusement park. Don’t worry about money since you’re going with Dahee.”

“Okay, got it.”

Lee Ho-yeon lay down on her lap, feeling content as he looked at Nam Daeun’s bright smile.

Once again, he preserved someone’s smile today…

Isn’t finding happiness in these small moments what real life is about?

Such funny thoughts crossed his mind.

“I’ve totally caught the ‘old man’ bug.”

Placing Dahee beside him, Lee Ho-yeon got up from the sofa and stretched towards the ceiling.

It was almost dinner time now that Daeun was back.

“Dahee, where’s Lilliana? We ran over to her room earlier.”

“She went to the broadcasting room!”

Lilliana, who had merged her past and present personalities, had started broadcasting again.

She seemed more focused on the present.

“Hmm. Daeun, do you know where Rebecca is?”

“Rebecca went out briefly. She’s been going out often these days.”

“Is that so?”

He had seen her briefly last night but hadn’t properly greeted Rebecca.

Lee Ho-yeon walked towards Rebecca’s room.

Curious about what she was preparing since yesterday, he wondered if she had bought new pregnancy items.

Creak-

Lee Ho-yeon casually opened Rebecca’s door.

Since they knew each other’s private lives anyway, it was an action without much thought.

However, upon seeing the inside of the room, Lee Ho-yeon furrowed his brows.

“What is all this?”

Baby dolls, a peculiar instrument resembling a gong, a makeshift altar set up like for a ritual, even a screen painted with strange drawings that a shaman might use…

These were all strange items he had never seen before.

“Oh, Daddy!”

At that moment, Rebecca’s voice came from behind.

As he turned around, he saw Rebecca’s smiling face.

“Rebecca, I’m here?”

“Yeah. Why, in my room? Came to borrow a pregnancy-related book? It’s over there in the corner.”

“No… What is all this?”

“What is it? Tomorrow is the day of decision! It’s preparations for that day! After performing this ritual, having sex will greatly increase the chances of getting pregnant!”

While it was true that the full moon would be out tomorrow… What did that have to do with this?

“A ritual? Where did you hear such things?”

“From a shaman!”

“….”

Snap-

Upon hearing Rebecca’s words, Lee Ho-yeon flicked his fingers.

Simultaneously, the ritual items neatly arranged in Rebecca’s room floated in the air.

“Aaah! Baby daddy! No!”

Lee Hoyeon grabbed the flailing Rebecca by her shoulders.

Every time she tossed her head, her red hair poked at her face.

“Miss Rebecca, you don’t have to do this. Let’s do some gymnastics instead. What era are we living in these days…”

Shamanism in a world where magic cars fly around. This is too much.

“Ugh… I’m serious about pregnancy…”

“Well, why don’t you try this instead.”

Lee Hoyeon picked up a book that was lying in the corner and handed it to Rebecca.

It was a book titled ‘Exercises to Promote Pregnancy.’

This might be more scientific.

“But even doing these exercises didn’t result in getting pregnant.”

“You didn’t know that pregnancy only happens on a full moon day until now. Come on, let’s get rid of this.”

Lee Hoyeon threw each piece of magical equipment into the trash.

Having such ominous things in the house just makes you feel bad.

“So, will you help me a lot tomorrow?”

“Of course. Don’t worry and take a rest. Stop doing strange things and have dinner.”

I understand Rebecca’s feelings.

She knows that she wants to undo the Rune Tribe, but she doesn’t like ceremonies in a world with magic.

“Can you do it all day?”

“What?”

“It’s once a month, so you need to have as many chances as possible… So, you should do it all day!”

“Uh….”

Is that so?

Come to think of it, since there’s only one chance, it does seem right to put in as much semen as possible.

“Then, I’ll trust only the baby daddy and won’t perform the ceremony. Thank you…!”

Lee Hoyeon nodded belatedly.

All-day sex… Surely they’re not talking about a real 24 hours, are they?