Side Story – First Experience (11)

“Were you happy?”

“…Huh?”

A bewildered sound escaped Rena’s lips at the unexpected question.

“Wh-what do you mean by that?”

“Meaning… exactly what the question implies.”

Teo clenched his fist tightly as he spoke impassively.

‘Is this really okay?’

Asking [Were you happy at the brothel?]

The question itself was something that should never be asked to the person before him.

Rena had been gang-raped by criminals before being kidnapped. She then endured months of sexual slavery there.

Normally, one should be cautious about bringing up such topics in front of the victim. Because even that could trigger trauma.

Therefore, Teo wouldn’t have protested even if Rena slapped him – no, even if she beat him to death.

But… Teo had to ask this.

“If you didn’t hear properly, I’ll repeat it.”

“I… don’t really… understand…”

Perhaps due to the shocking nature of the question, Rena struggled to form coherent sentences. Teo carefully observed her reaction.

Her finely trembling hands. Pale complexion. Stiffened body.

‘She’s clearly shocked.’

Though trying to appear calm, Teo immediately noticed Rena’s profound dismay.

Since meeting Rena, this was the first time he’d seen her react so strongly.

More than anger or shock – what showed most prominently was ‘fluster’.

‘Then it must really be….’

That reaction gave Teo greater certainty about his suspicions.

“Don’t tell me you, Teo…”

Rena, who had been slightly bowing her head, suddenly grabbed Teo’s arms tightly, her hands trembling.

“Do you think I enjoyed my time at the brothel?

“Yes.”

“Wh-what? How could you possibly…”

“…Kgh.”

This was bad.

Teo’s heart sank at the sight before him.

Her clearly hurt tone and expression. For a moment, he considered apologizing and pretending it never happened.

‘Stay calm. Don’t waver. I need to confirm this.’

Steeling himself, Teo stubbornly continued his prepared speech.

“…I’m sorry. I’m fully aware that asking this could hurt you, that it could become an irreversible mistake.”

“Then why…”

“Just a moment.”

Teo gently removed Rena’s hands from his arms. Then turned toward the desk behind him.

“As you know, I made great efforts to save you. But… during that process, I unintentionally discovered some strange points.”

After rummaging through the desk drawer, Teo quickly pulled something out.

-Click.

“You know what this is, right?”

“That’s…”

Rena clearly recognized the object from the drawer.

A collar-shaped device. The Magic Suppression Collar used to prevent her from resisting or escaping.

-Swish.

Teo carefully fiddled with the suppressor.

“While preparing my plan, I believed removing this suppressor was essential for complete success.”

No matter how well Teo prepared for a surprise attack, he was alone. And he had to escape with Rena who couldn’t use magic.

The chances of success would obviously decrease further.

“I heard these devices are usually handled only in special places like the military. Thankfully, I managed to find an identical product at a magic shop in the city. I also learned how to remove it there.”

Teo’s meticulous preparation paid off during the actual operation.

Upon meeting Rena, he successfully removed the suppressor using a scroll he’d prepared.

-Te…o…?

-Just a moment. Let me remove this first.

Of course, having been mana-suppressed for so long, Rena couldn’t demonstrate her usual strength. But she managed to assist Teo adequately.

They ultimately escaped safely and returned home, meaning everything went according to plan.

“But… I heard an interesting fact from the mage operating that place.”

Holding the suppressor in one hand, Teo began slowly walking back toward Rena.

“Did you know? This product can suppress up to the [6-star] realm.”

“Uh, uh…?”

By now, Rena’s pupils were trembling violently beyond concealment.

“Surely you’re not going to claim your realm is merely 6-star? I’m currently approaching 5-star, and I know full well your strength far exceeds that.”

“Wait! Let me explain first. That…”

Rena urgently tried to rise from the bed, but

“No.”

-Thud.

“Euk?!”

Teo forcefully pushed Rena’s shoulders, making her sit back down on the bed.

“First, hear me out completely.”

“….”

Though extremely rude, Rena merely pursed her lips. She was flustered by Teo’s assertive demeanor.

“That’s when I started having doubts. I couldn’t understand how the situation unfolded.”

Teo began methodically reviewing the incident’s progression and current situation since that day.

“First, being drugged with aphrodisiacs clearly made what happened to you unavoidable.”

That nightmare-like day. Though he revisited the memory countless times, the situation and Rena’s reactions couldn’t possibly have been intentional.

The problem was what came after.

“But it’s hard to believe you couldn’t escape afterward just because of this damn suppressor.”

The Rena Teo knew could have easily broken such a suppressor and escaped.

She could have escaped but didn’t.

‘Why on earth?’

At the time, he couldn’t easily guess the reason.

“With these suspicions, as I observed the situation, more strange points became apparent.”

Rena’s face, which had always seemed full of suffering during his reconnaissance. Strangely, he began sensing faint pleasure and enjoyment within it too.

Of course, he considered other possibilities first. Teo believed the Rena he knew couldn’t be like that.

But as his investigation progressed, other possibilities gradually disappeared.

Ultimately, Teo could reach only one conclusion.

‘It’s still hard to believe but….’

Rena had enjoyed her time at the brothel.

“Huu… That’s all I wanted to say. Do you have anything to tell me?”

“I-It’s a misunderstanding! All of it!”

The moment Teo finished interrogating, Rena hastily began explaining.

“Your guess about me being above 6-star is true. But the suppressor’s effects aren’t that simple. After hours of suppression, my mana was depleted, making escape impossible. If I could’ve escaped, I had no reason not to.”

“Plausible excuse. But…”

Teo shook a book he’d been holding in his other hand.

“You wrote it yourself in this book. That upon reaching the 7-star superhuman realm, mana quantity becomes irrelevant.”

“…W-wait. Let me explain that part too.”

“Hmm…”

Teo strode over and stood before Rena. Looking down at her from above.

Teo had always been in the position of receiving protection and care from Rena below him.

But now, their positions were reversed.

“….”

-Gulp.

Under Teo’s gaze, Rena’s Adam’s apple moved, and a bead of sweat trailed down her cheek.

Rena was trembling before Teo, who she once saw as a rookie.

“Let’s stop this meaningless argument.”

-Thump.

“Euk?!”

Teo pushed Rena’s shoulders, making her fall back onto the bed. Immediately covering her defenseless form.

“Ugh… There’s no need for this. Please calm down…”

Rena tried to move but Teo’s strong arms firmly pinned her shoulders, immobilizing her.

“Admit it. That you didn’t escape because you enjoyed the brothel life! And that you abandoned me to suffer!”

“Teo, is this really you? Do you truly not believe your nuna?”

“Still lying through denial? Then what’s this?”

Teo’s hand instantly slipped beneath Rena’s towel.

-Squelch.

“Hyeuk?! You crazyㅡ”

“Look.”

“Let go of this… right… now…”

Sticky threads slowly dripped between Teo’s fingers.

“That’s… that…”

Rena, who had been about to explode in anger, could only blush and close her mouth.

“I expected something, but… I didn’t realize you were this lewd.”

“…I can’t take this anymore.”

As blue light gathered around Rena’s body to escape Teo’s grasp-

“Stop.”

-Click.

Another suppressor clamped onto the red marks on Rena’s neck.

“Th-this is…”

“You can push me away if you want. But you know what resisting while collared means… right?”

“…Must you go this far?”

“Yes. I’m curious what choice you’ll make.”

The line had been crossed long ago.

Teo intended to settle things here by any means necessary.

“Ugh…”

Rena bit her lower lip hard, realizing any choice would lead to an unpleasant outcome.

“You chose to stay still. Then let’s resume.”

Teo reached toward Rena’s lower body again. This time with no intention of stopping at caresses.

-Squelch.

“Haat… Euk…!”

“Getting wet while talking to me? Could it be you’re aroused by being dominated?”

“Hyeuk… Ugh… Please…”

Being pleasured by the child she raised.

In this humiliating situation, Rena desperately tried to suppress her moans.

“Kgh, haah… Hyeup…!”

“Your words and reactions are complete opposites.”

-Squelch, squelch.

“Hyeuk… Stop… please stop!”

A plea bordering on begging.

Only then did Teo temporarily withdraw his hand.

“Haa, haa…”

Rena exhaled roughly, her face flushed as if exhausted.

“Now tell me honestly. Are all my suspicions true?”

“….”

“Seems you’re still lacking.”

As Teo reached out again at Rena’s silence-

-Grab.

Rena caught Teo’s mercilessly extending hand.

“Sorry. Really… I’m sorry.”

Not denial, but apology.

The meaning was clear.

“Ha, ha…”

It was true. Everything was true.

Teo let out a hollow laugh as he stepped back.

“I hoped my thoughts were misunderstandings, or that you’d give an acceptable explanation… Seems that was futile hope.”

The resentment and betrayal Teo had suppressed now erupted.

He had struggled and suffered so much… while she had simply been enjoying herself.

‘…It hurts.’

Even though he’d anticipated and prepared for it, confirming the truth felt like his heart was being torn apart.

“You enjoyed yourself without considering the aftermath, I see. Meaning you never dreamed I’d come to rescue you.”

“…You have every right to resent and curse me.”

Rena turned her head away, unable to meet Teo’s eyes.

“I never dreamed nuna was like this.”

To Teo, Rena had always been the perfect, unapproachable mentor and family.

Beauty, martial prowess, intellect – she surpassed everyone he’d ever met in every aspect.

But she was human too. Weak and helpless before desire and pleasure like any other.

“Teo, I know nothing can heal your wounds. So… I’ll live atoning to you.”

“Atonement? Forget it. I expected this anyway. Instead, pay the price.”

“The price being…?”

Teo had foolishly committed murder to save Rena while ignorant of the truth.

But his efforts weren’t entirely meaningless.

Whatever truth lay hidden, Teo was now with Rena.

‘I just need to ensure this never happens again. Ever.’

The fury in Teo’s eyes had now been replaced by tranquility.

“Nuna.”

“…Yes.”

“Actually, I’m fine.”

“Fi…fine?”

-Grab.

Teo pulled the confused Rena into a tight embrace.

“I was furious about you deceiving me. That I had to endure months of hell because of your momentary pleasure. But I understand you.”

Everyone has hidden natures. Thus, this incident was misfortune for both.

Rena hadn’t known her inherent instincts.

Teo gained the fortune of meeting Rena but suffered the misfortune of being forgotten by her for months.

But the fundamental cause lay elsewhere.

“The aphrodisiacs. And those bastards’ cruelty… they completely broke you. At least it’s clear they bear the greatest responsibility.”

Teo whispered softly in Rena’s ear.

“What matters now is how we proceed ‘from here on’.”

Then he bit her earlobe.

“Hyeuk?!”

Ignoring Rena’s startled moan, Teo relentlessly moved downward from her ear.

Neck. Collarbone. Even breasts. Leaving his marks everywhere.

“Euk… Hyeuk…”

Rena trembled, leaking lewd moans.

“Huu, haa… Stooop…”

“Honestly, it’s regrettable.”

No man living with a beautiful woman like Rena could avoid having dangerous thoughts.

Naturally, Teo occasionally had unspeakable fantasies too. Though he quickly brushed them off, overwhelmed by guilt.

But had he known it would come to this. Had he known about Rena’s sexual preferences.

‘I should’ve claimed you first.’

Teo gently stroked Rena’s cheek.

“Nuna.”

“Hyeuk… Teo, this is…”

Her flushed cheeks and teary eyes. Enchanted by the sight, Teo felt blood continuously rushing to his lower body.

“I’ll satisfy your dark desires.”

“B-but us doing this is…”

As Teo moved to remove the towel covering Rena’s body, he suddenly paused.

“…Is this really okay?”

Damn it. What nonsense was he spouting now?

Teo tightly shut his eyes at his own ridiculous words.

A sliver of fear remained in his heart. If Rena refused here, he truly didn’t have the confidence to force her.

Then.

“Teo.”

-Swish.

Rena carefully brushed Teo’s cheek.

“I’m probably not in my right mind. My body’s already been defiled countless times. Even after betraying you… is this okay?”

“I don’t care about any of that.”

“If you truly mean that…”

Rena pushed Teo’s hand away and removed the towel herself.

Revealing the perky breasts and naked skin beneath.

“Teo, thank you for accepting and understanding me like this. And I’m sorry.”

With a faint smile, Rena finally made full eye contact with Teo.

“So cover me completely as yours.”

“…Rena. Brace yourself.”

As Teo kissed Rena, their bodies intertwined.