episode_0015

Cold sweat flowed from my entire body.

The tension that came rushing in due to the sudden visit from Ai.

And the shock that would come if Fraype’s presence in my house were discovered.

No matter what, I couldn’t let Ai inside the house and I couldn’t let her know someone was inside.

‘I have to focus on somehow gently persuading her here and sending her away……’

“I won’t ask for anything more than this. So…… I just want to feel Oppa’s love just once.”

What?

Surprised by Ai’s sudden words, I couldn’t say anything.

Her visiting the house alone was surprising, but Ai’s action of holding on tightly to me was also questionable.

She looked more anxious than ever.

What could have happened?

This was the first time I had seen her this anxious, rather than the frightening appearance that sometimes emerged.

I stroked Ai’s anxious head.

“Did something happen today, Ai?”

“…Yes.”

At the weak voice, I quietly hugged her.

It seems there are quite a few clients struggling today.

Hugging Ai, who fit snugly in my arms, I waited.

What indeed could have happened today?

What kind of conversation could she have had while fighting with Esther?

Because this was the first time Ai was this anxious, I, as a counselor, was also quite surprised.

How should I handle Ai like this?

Should I accept all of her demands? Or should I refuse and push her away so that something like last time doesn’t happen?

“It’s hard to talk about.”

Hard to talk about, huh.

I didn’t press her.

Because everyone has at least one secret they can’t tell.

“Oppa…… I’m just so anxious right now.”

“Yes….”

“So it only needs to be once. Please kiss me. I truly won’t ask for anything more than this.”

It was Ai in a very unstable state.

‘Mental fissure? No, this is quite different.’

A mental fissure would be more unstable than this and it would be hard to maintain one’s sanity.

It literally seemed like she was anxious and simply unable to easily define her own feelings.

Ai, craving affection and wanting a kiss.

“If it’s a kiss…… will that be enough?”

“Yes. This time, you just have to do it yourself, Oppa. Then, I’ll be satisfied and leave…… please.”

At the pleading voice, I ultimately had no choice but to make a decision.

It was obvious that if I pushed her away while she was in such an unstable state, something big would happen instead.

If that’s the case.

“Oppa, please… Huh?”

-Grab.

A body that had already done it once anyway.

Was there anything more to hold back?

I just chose to trust Ai.

The soft touch of Ai’s lips.

And following the naturally opening door, I went along that path.

The dampness within and the rushing peach scent.

-Tug.

Ai wrapped her slender arms around the back of my neck and lifted her heels, perhaps trying to get a more comfortable position.

I also supported her waist so she wouldn’t be uncomfortable, and we adjusted for each other.

It wasn’t a one-sided kiss meant to explore one person, like the one in the morning.

It was a complete lovers’ kiss, exploring each other and being considerate so as not to be uncomfortable.

While doing so, we also wrapped around each other’s tender form and left each other’s scent.

A little more.

As if wrapping around a little more.

As if addicted to the strong peach scent coming from Ai, I delved in deeper.

I wrapped my arms tighter around her waist and pressed our bodies even closer to explore her warmth.

Hot.

Ai’s body was hot, and something inside my chest also felt like it was heating up.

And it felt good.

The body of a magical girl that no one could easily explore.

This pleasant peach scent seemed to be driving me crazy.

-Slurp.

“Haaa…… Ha… Haaa……”

“Ah.”

We kissed until we were out of breath, and even when we briefly parted, we just looked at each other with regret.

Ai’s cheeks, which had been white, were now heated up like peaches.

And before either of us could speak, we moved as if we hadn’t had enough and pressed our bodies together again.

-Gulp.

Until we were both satisfied.

Until Ai’s anxiety disappeared.

Emptying my mind, I just explored each other’s mouths.

And when we parted again, I felt more refreshed than ever.

Perhaps Ai felt the same, as her instability and anxiety were gone, and she showed the appearance of a girl in love, just like usual.

Ai’s faint smile and blush reflected in the moonlight.

And she approached me once again.

‘Again?’

However, it was a little different from my expectation.

-Tap.

“Huh?”

Ai’s slender finger pushing my shoulder.

Perhaps due to the difference in strength, my body easily started falling backward.

Soon, my back hit the wall.

However, perhaps because my posture was unstable, the strength drained from my body and I froze.

“Ai…?”

“Hehe, stay still.”

Ai, smiling as if refreshed, gradually started climbing onto my body.

My body being pulled and my balance twisting.

Ai’s lips, which had just been with mine, came towards my neck.

-Suck

“Ah, Ai?!”

I called out to Ai at the bewildering sensation, but there was no answer.

Along with the sucking feeling, a ticklish sensation came over me and I shivered.

What on earth was she trying to do?

-Lick.

“Ah, Ai, it tickles….”

“It’ll be over soon… Hmm. Beh. Hehe…… It’s nicely etched.”

“Etched, you say…. Don’t tell me.”

I hurriedly checked the area on my neck with my phone.

A red mark left behind.

Soon, I was able to quickly realize what this was.

A kiss mark? Why this.

What’s more, it was left on my neck, a spot that couldn’t be hidden by clothes.

In bewilderment, I looked at Ai, but she was proudly tracing the mark.

“Oppa, don’t cover this.”

“Ai, even so, I’m someone who has a social life, if I don’t cover this.”

“Still, I feel like I’ll feel reassured if this is there?”

Reassured?

“And Oppa.”

Ai looked up at me and tickled my chest.

“You know that this kind of special relationship is only with me, right?”

“Of course……”

“Absolutely not with other clients. You absolutely must not do this kind of thing… Okay?”

“Yes….”

I was scared.

What would happen if Ai found out about Fraype?

Wouldn’t I truly lose even one of my fingers?

From the start, I wasn’t just worried about my own body, I was also afraid it would be a threat to Fraype.

Moreover, if Ai’s mind, who is called the strongest of this generation, were to break and she were to fall…?

-Shiver.

‘Just don’t get caught. No matter what it takes.’

***

-Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!

“Ah, I set the alarm wrong. Today isn’t a work day……”

For a counselor, the day without a counseling schedule is a holiday, so there was no need to set an alarm.

There were so many things yesterday that I must have forgotten and set the alarm the same as usual.

‘Now that I think about it, where’s Fraype?’

Where could Fraype have gone, the one who asked to hold hands tightly and sleep together last night?

First, she wasn’t in the bed, so just in case, I came out to the living room first.

-Bubble bubble.

-Chop chop chop!

“Oh, buh, you’re already up…? Uh, in case you were hungry, I took out what was in the fridge…… Perhaps.”

“No, it’s fine. I bought it to eat anyway……”

Fraype, who was cooking in the living room.

Just like yesterday, she was cooking in the form of Seolhwa, a regular person, not in her magical girl state.

And if I were to pick out something noticeable.

‘She’s quite skilled at cooking.’

It was the fact that she was better at cooking than I thought.

Looking at the vegetable preparation and the dishes she was making, it was home cooking, but doing several dishes at once would be difficult.

“You seem to be good at cooking.”

“Ah, well… Because I was in charge of cooking at home, I guess I improved a lot without realizing it.”

Ah.

Did I ask unnecessarily?

I somehow felt awkward at a skill that came from an unhappy family history.

However, Fraype finished cooking again, as if it were fine.

On the empty dining table were home-cooked dishes that you might see at a drivers’ cafeteria.

‘It’s been a while since I ate at home like this.’

The act of eating together with someone at home was something that hadn’t happened in a long time.

Except for eating with my mother at home when I was young, it seems there was almost nothing like this.

Consequently, it felt like I would smile too.

“Uh, well, shall we… eat now?”

“Then I will gratefully eat.”

Facing Fraype across the set table, I set down my spoon and chopsticks and we ate together.

Fraype, hesitating and looking alternately at me and the side dishes.

‘Why isn’t she eating?’

The situation was that she, the one who cooked the rice, wasn’t taking the first spoonful but was just waiting, watching me.

“Ho, perhaps you don’t like the side dishes or……”

“No, it’s not that. Aren’t you hungry, Fraype-ssi? Why are you only watching me?”

“Ah, well, I was taught that normally, someone older has to take the first spoonful of rice before one can eat……”

I was flabbergasted.

No, what era is this?

And is it really etiquette that needs to be kept when there isn’t much of an age difference between us?

It seemed she had a compulsion, perhaps because the influence she received at home was too strong.

“Let’s eat together.”

“Ah, Yes…!”

The meal Fraype made was unexpectedly delicious.

No, rather than delicious, it was something close to the original taste of home cooking.

To produce such a taste at that young age.

It was simply amazing.

With the meal being more delicious than expected, I was able to sit comfortably on the sofa and rest.

While doing so, there was something I had to worry about, so I blankly stared at the wall.

‘First, what should I do with Fraype? Should I send her home? Looking at her state, it seems I shouldn’t send her home. Or ask for housing benefits and live independently?’

Just as my thoughts on Fraype’s treatment deepened.

-Tap.

Fraype naturally squatted beside me and started leaning her body.

The faint warmth felt on my shoulder.

Fraype seemed to enjoy this state, closing her eyes for a moment as if she was comfortable.

‘Wait a moment.’

Something started coming to mind.

Fraype, who had been sticking close to me since last night, saying she wanted to feel warmth.

And her unfortunate family history.

Even the counselor who showed kindness as if saving her from that.

Her actions soon began to lead to a certain conclusion.

Dependence.

‘Surely, she hasn’t developed a dependency, has she?’