By Zephyria 
Vasily continued to stroke his member until the moment he ejaculated, then finally withdrew his hand and pulled away.
“Ugh, haa…”
As I breathed heavily, I realized that the shaking had stopped. Fortunately, it seemed the building had survived without collapsing.
Panting, I turned my head to see the frozen room. The walls and floor were covered in white frost.
I tried not to show it, but the corners of my mouth curled up instinctively. If only the building was frozen like this, the guests must be safe.
Just as I was quietly feeling relieved, a chilly voice reached my ear.
“Guide Kwon Gi-dam, I think we need to have a conversation.”
I flinched, my body stiffening at the cold tone.
By now, Vasily must have realized why I came here. And that I hadn’t simply come to rest.
“I thought something was strange since this morning… I almost fell for it.”
“I…”
“Are you going to excuse it as a coincidence again?”
Vasily spoke the lines I was about to say before I could.
Since Vasily had preempted me, I had to come up with another excuse. I desperately racked my brain to fabricate a lie.
“I heard a rumor from the association that signs of a Gate opening were detected around here today…”
“You must know that if such a thing happened, the association would report it to me first, right?”
I couldn’t say a word and shut my mouth.
“Come to think of it, this has happened a few times before.”
“…”
“I’ve let it slide until now, but I don’t think I can do that anymore. First, shall we start with how you knew you’d match with me and put such a device in the back of your neck?”
Damn, I’m in trouble.
A bright red warning light went off in my head. I felt confident that I could somehow gloss over the things that had happened so far, but of all things, he chose the part that was hardest to answer.
Should I reveal that I died and regressed? No, if I did, the story of how I died inside the Gate because of Vasily’s rampage would come out. Since I couldn’t predict how Vasily would react upon hearing that, it was better not to tell him.
“Couldn’t you just let it slide one more time…”
Sensing the danger, I became obsequious. As I spoke while gauging his reaction, Vasily released me and rose from the bed.
Is he really letting it go? I looked at him with eyes full of expectation, but a cold gaze returned.
“Let’s go home first. We won’t be able to have a serious conversation in a place like this.”
…It seems he isn’t.
Vasily put on his clothes. I continued to steady my ragged breathing, calming the lingering afterglow of the ejaculation. If the Gate hadn’t opened just in time, we might have gone all the way.
“Guide Kwon Gi-dam, will you be alright going outside like that?”
Vasily asked me as I wiped the saliva from my lips with the back of my hand. Come to think of it, I was only wearing a shower gown. Looking down, my legs were clearly visible through the disheveled gown.
My face flushed deep red when I discovered the semen dripping down, making my lower half sticky. Hurriedly closing the front of the gown, I looked around and fortunately saw my clothes lying neatly on a chair. I grabbed them and headed for the bathroom as if escaping.
Crash!
Just as I entered the frozen bathroom to change, a loud crashing sound echoed from outside. Hurriedly finishing my top and running out, I saw Vasily’s back as he stood by the window.
“What was that sound just now? Something broke…”
“If you’re dressed, come here.”
Vasily cut me off with a short command. Though I grumbled, I approached him.
As I stood by the window, a faint breeze brushed against my face. Only then did I realize that the glass was gone and the boundary between the interior and exterior had collapsed.
The sound I heard just now was the window shattering.
The area around the hotel was chaotic. I leaned my head out slightly to look down. Ambulances were already rushing in, and the dark streets were being dyed a brilliant red.
The most striking thing among them was the Gate. Although only a part of it was visible, hidden by the ice covering the ground, the Gate had manifested as if overlapping right beneath the hotel.
No wonder the hotel collapsed in the past. If Vasily hadn’t frozen the building, the same thing would have happened again.
“I’m going to jump down just like this, so hold onto me.”
“…Is there no other way?”
“There isn’t.”
Vasily denied it firmly. I gulped, gauging the distance to the ground. If I had to jump anyway, it was better to go safely.
“Then… I’ll hold onto you.”
Vasily bent his waist, signaling me to grab his neck. After hesitating for a moment, I wrapped my arms around Vasily’s neck as he leaned in.
I could feel the hard muscles in his embrace. As I leaned my body against him with my arms around his neck, Vasily supported my lower body firmly and lifted me lightly.
As my feet left the ground, my body swayed violently, losing balance. Panicking, I hugged Vasily’s neck even tighter.
“I-is this really okay—”
The moment I tried to persuade him that there must be another way, Vasily stepped out through the window. Feeling my body plummet without warning, I squeezed my eyes shut.
“Ugh!”
It was clearly a rapid descent, but strangely, there was almost no shaking. However, hearing the terrifying sound of the wind brushing past my face and ears made the fact that I was falling feel real. Knowing I would surely faint if I opened my eyes now, I gritted my teeth and endured within the pitch-black vision.
Thud.
With the sound of shoes hitting the ground, the wind that had been drumming in my ears stopped. Only then did I release my held breath and take a deep breath.
“Haa…”
My heart almost stopped. Staggering out of Vasily’s arms, I gagged. I felt as if I had left all my internal organs in the sky while falling, but seeing the twisting sensation in my stomach, it seemed they were all fortunately in place.
Vasily approached and helped me stand up.
“It would be best to go home before it gets any noisier.”
“What?”
I looked up, surprised by the mention of going home.
“Are you just going to leave the people trapped in the hotel like that?”
“They’ll figure it out on their own, whether they break the ice to escape or wait for the rescue team.”
“A-are you just leaving without even doing the Gate conquest?”
“Why should I conquer the Gate?”
It was a question laced with irritation. I answered haltingly.
“Because that’s Esper Vasily’s role…”
“There are plenty of people who can conquer the Gate instead of me. And I suspect that by the time I return from the Gate, Guide Kwon Gi-dam will have run away… Am I mistaken?”
“…”
Since I had actually been contemplating running away, I remained silent. When I couldn’t meet his eyes, stung by his words, Vasily continued in a chilly voice that sounded intentionally angry.
“Abandon such expectations. I have no intention of entering the Gate today.”
And we really did return home. Since the car I had left at the hotel valet would surely be impossible to find in this chaos, Vasily commandeered a vehicle that the association staff had used to come for the Gate investigation.
Upon arriving in front of the house, Vasily entered the home while gripping my arm tightly, as if I might bolt. Then, he dragged me into his room and roughly threw me down.
“Ugh!”
I fell onto the bed pathetically, like a piece of paper. Thanks to the plush duvet, it didn’t hurt, but my body froze the moment I saw Vasily’s expression as he looked down at me coldly.
“Come to think of it, this isn’t the first or second time Guide Kwon Gi-dam has done something suspicious. Just how did you know the Gate was opening?”
“It was really a coincidence…”
“You won’t be able to pass this off as a coincidence this time, so you’d better answer carefully, Guide Kwon Gi-dam.”
He cut me off with a voice that sounded like a low growl. The excuses that had worked until now no longer seemed effective.
Instead of answering, I kept my mouth shut.
If I told the truth, I felt I would either be treated as a crazy person or return to the relationship we had before the regression. Hating both options, the only thing I could choose was a long silence.
“You have no intention of answering, then.”
Vasily grabbed my chin and forced my head up. As I frowned and looked at him with a rebellious gaze, Vasily smiled coldly.
He brushed my lips and forced my mouth open.
“If you’re just going to keep your mouth shut, would you rather suck my cock?”
“What…”
“I don’t know if Guide Kwon Gi-dam can do it properly, but if you satisfy me, I might let this matter slide.”
Does that even make sense? Just as I was about to refuse, appalled by the utterly unfair condition, the thumb that had been rubbing my lips pushed inside my mouth and pressed down hard on my tongue.
“Ngh…”
I grimaced, feeling the finger toy with the inside of my mouth, rubbing my tongue. Due to the rough movement, saliva streamed down my chin.
I tried to bite down, but Vasily pressed deep into my tongue as if that were out of the question. I choked, gasping for air, and tears welled up in my eyes.
While my mouth was being ravaged by Vasily, I quickly reached a conclusion.
I could no longer pass this off as a coincidence. Since I had no intention of telling the truth either, it might be better to endure the humiliation.
‘Damn… I didn’t want to go this far.’
I managed to shake off Vasily’s wrist and spit out his finger. Thinking I was trying to escape, a strong grip immediately seized my shoulder.
However, I didn’t run away; instead, I slowly knelt before him. Seeing this, Vasily let out a short laugh.
“Have you finally made up your mind?”
The corners of Vasily’s mouth twisted. Instead of answering, I undid his belt.