Chapter 139:
He seemed ready, his arousal palpable.
“Hah… so that’s why I’ve been carrying a serpent around…”
It seemed it was because of his true form.
Seo Jae-yi, finally learning the truth, couldn’t help but sigh. But her hands were still firmly gripping his shoulders.
“You say that, but you seem quite excited.”
“You’re the one who made me excited. After melting me for days.”
“To be precise, I melted you with Guiding. So this time, I’m going to try it without Guiding.”
“Huh…?”
Seo Jae-yi was a bit flustered.
Without Guiding? The Guiding had been the reason she had only felt pleasure, not pain. Would she be okay without it?
“Aren’t you curious about how it would feel without Guiding, about the sensations I can give you?”
Her momentary hesitation vanished at his whispered words.
Honestly, she was curious. Guiding was good, but it inevitably overshadowed the sensations she could experience from the act itself.
What would it feel like without Guiding, to focus entirely on Baek Joo-won?
What kind of pleasure would he give her?
“You’re tempted, aren’t you?”
Baek Joo-won smiled, seeing her expression, her desire clear.
He loved Seo Jae-yi, who was so honest about her desires.
Overcome with affection, he kissed her deeply and then slowly began to move.
Just as he had said, he was slower and more deliberate than before. It was almost teasingly slow, but it allowed Seo Jae-yi to fully experience him.
So this was what it felt like. This was the sensation of intimacy without Guiding.
If intimacy with Guiding allowed her to focus on his energy, now she could feel everything – his breath, his scent, his warmth, every little detail.
Ah, Seo Jae-yi finally felt like she possessed him completely.
The pain and agony of her overload vanished, overshadowed by Baek Joo-won. All her negative emotions were washed away.
Every thrust, every kiss, filled her with a sense of security and peace.
A deep happiness spread through her, and she smiled unconsciously.
She was no longer afraid, now that she had him completely.
Four days after her overload, Seo Jae-yi and Baek Joo-won finally left the bed.
Seo Jae-yi was a bit surprised.
“Only four days? That’s strange. It felt like ten days.”
“That’s to be expected. We didn’t sleep, barely ate, and just… kept going.”
Seo Jae-yi looked at him, agreeing that it was natural for time to feel distorted.
She was the one who had received Guiding and was in peak condition, but she couldn’t understand why Baek Joo-won’s complexion was just as good as hers.
He should be exhausted after Guiding her for so long, constantly expending his energy. Why was his skin so smooth, like a boiled egg?
“There was a bed in this cave?”
Seo Jae-yi patted the sturdy bed that had endured them for four days. She hadn’t noticed it when she first woke up, and then she had been too preoccupied with Baek Joo-won.
“There wasn’t. I brought it in while you were busy with the shop and dungeons.”
“Why? You lived without one before. Did you try sleeping in our house and realize you couldn’t live without a bed?”
“Yes. I was worried you wouldn’t be able to sleep comfortably.”
Seo Jae-yi was surprised by his unexpected answer. She hadn’t imagined it was for her.
“You didn’t have to do that for me.”
She had slept on a half-burned, broken bed for years in the lab. This comfortable cave was far better than that cold, white room.
“No. You deserve only the best.”
Baek Joo-won smiled, his gaze fixed on her.
He was smiling, but his expression seemed… displeased. She had become adept at reading his emotions after spending almost every waking moment with him.
He wouldn’t listen even if she told him he didn’t have to do this for her.
“I prepared many other things for you, but I don’t think we’ll have time to enjoy them leisurely. We should be going.”
What had he done to the cave?
She was curious, but as Baek Joo-won had said, they didn’t have time for sightseeing.
“Right. We have to take care of those Bean Mountain bastards.”
“Taesan?”
“Yes. They ran away as soon as the boss monster appeared.”
“Wait, Seo Jae-yi. What are you talking about? Taesan? They were there?”
Baek Joo-won asked, his face serious.
“You wouldn’t know, since you were in the dungeon until I overloaded. Yes, Park Hyung-woo came to kill me.”
A cold smile appeared on Seo Jae-yi’s face.
“I was luring him here to make it easier to kill him when the Rank 2 dungeon breakout occurred. I had no choice but to stop fighting him and go deal with the monsters, and then those bastards abandoned me with the boss monster and ran away.”
She wouldn’t have overloaded if they had stayed. It was all their fault, Seo Jae-yi fumed.
Baek Joo-won, his expression grim, said,
“…That’s strange. Kim Yoo-sung didn’t know Taesan was there.”
“Huh?”
Seo Jae-yi and Baek Joo-won looked at each other, blinking.
Taesan Guild had definitely been present.
But why didn’t anyone else know?
Realizing something was amiss, they immediately left the dungeon and headed to Haeil Guild headquarters.
Kim Yoo-sung, who had been on an urgent call, jumped to his feet, seeing Seo Jae-yi practically kick down the door to his office.
“Seo Jae-yi! How are you? Are you okay? Are you sure you can move around?”
“Yes, I’m perfectly fine. Baek Joo-won’s therapy is amazing.”
Seo Jae-yi showed him her receiver.
【Overload Progress — 3%】
Kim Yoo-sung was truly relieved, seeing the number, which was more convincing than words.
“Hah… That’s… good.”
He could finally breathe easy.
Kim Yoo-sung glanced at Baek Joo-won, who was standing beside Seo Jae-yi. He looked at him with a complicated expression and then turned away.
This wasn’t the time to question his identity.
“Seo Jae-yi, is it true that Taesan Guild was also there?”
“I rushed here as soon as I heard. You really didn’t know? The Center should have been notified of their participation.”
“They weren’t. Kwon Yi-soo checked himself; only your participation was recorded. There’s no record of any Taesan Guild members. Not a single one.”
That meant only one thing.
“They intentionally didn’t report it.”
Seo Jae-yi’s face hardened. She hadn’t expected them to resort to such a despicable tactic.
“So they could escape easily.”
“And they were there to kill you?”
Seo Jae-yi was surprised by Kim Yoo-sung’s sharp question.
“How did you know? And how did you know Taesan was there if there’s no record of their participation?”
“Min Sung-jin, Park Hyung-woo’s paired Guide, came to Haeil.”
“Min Sung-jin…?”
Seo Jae-yi knew him.
She had felt sorry for him, such a skilled Guide, being paired with Park Hyung-woo.
Even when Haeil and Taesan clashed, Min Sung-jin had only Guided Park Hyung-woo; unlike the other Espers, he had never directly harmed Haeil.
She had been dumbfounded when Park Hyung-woo tried to make Baek Joo-won his Guide, despite having a paired Guide.
Min Sung-jin was too good for a bastard like him.
“He told us everything about Park Hyung-woo. That he went there to kill you, and that the entire Taesan Guild abandoned you and ran away.”
Seo Jae-yi’s expression softened slightly, hearing that Min Sung-jin had taken such a big risk.
“It must have been a difficult decision for him, betraying his Pair…”
“Park Hyung-woo must have been mistreating him. He looked terrible. He asked for our protection from Taesan in exchange for the information, and I accepted.”
There was no reason for Haeil to refuse such a request, especially since it was an official commission.
And he had promised to testify against Taesan, so protecting him was only natural.
“Good. So he’ll be staying here for a while?”
“Yes. It’s easier to keep an eye on him here.”
Haeil Guild headquarters had accommodations for Guild members. Kim Yoo-sung had given him one of the rooms.
“And we immediately informed the Center and the Association and requested their cooperation. Vice President Jeong Joo-hyung went to arrest the Taesan Guild members.”
“The Basement Dweller? He’s been busy lately. He must hate it.”
“Association Head Kang Sung-yeon was furious, so he went without complaint.”
“The Association Head?”
Kim Yoo-sung nodded at Seo Jae-yi’s surprised question.
He had been surprised too. Kang Sung-yeon’s voice had turned icy cold when he reported what Park Hyung-woo had done.
‘Park Hyung-woo, that trash, tried to kill Seo Jae-yi on his own and then abandoned her with a dangerous boss monster and ran away. He’s asking for death.’
Kang Sung-yeon, despite his usually calm demeanor, similar to Kwon Yi-soo’s, had a fiery temper.
He had ended the call, declaring that he would arrest all Taesan Guild members immediately.
Kim Yoo-sung’s anger subsided slightly, seeing him so furious.
“I thought the Association Head would dislike you too, since you’re not on good terms with Kwon Yi-soo, but it was unexpected.”
Seo Jae-yi averted her gaze at his words.
Well, her relationship with Kwon Yi-soo wasn’t as bad as Kim Yoo-sung, Seo Won-yeong, or anyone else thought.
And the government, the reason behind their strained relationship, would soon be in turmoil, so should she tell Kim Yoo-sung the truth?
Baek Joo-won, who had been sitting quietly beside her, tapped her leg lightly. She looked at him questioningly, and he shook his head.
As if he knew what she was thinking.
‘Don’t.’
He even mouthed the words.
She didn’t know why he was stopping her, but Seo Jae-yi decided to keep quiet for now.
There was no need to tell him right now. There were more pressing matters at hand.