By Zephyria 
Gi-dam hesitated and stepped backward.
Knowing that Gi-dam would surely run away if left alone, Vasily grabbed his arm and pulled him forcefully. Despite a bit of resistance, Vasily easily subdued him and sat him on his lap.
Feeling the hardness of a leg against his lower body, Gi-dam recoiled in horror and tried to stand up. However, Vasily’s arm wrapped around his waist was not easily loosened.
“Stay still. Stop struggling.”
“…….”
“Just so you know, I won’t let it slide if you try to throw up like you did yesterday.”
As Vasily whispered the warning into his ear, Gi-dam gave a strained nod, his face pale.
Finally, Gi-dam became quiet. Vasily curled his lips into a satisfied smile while holding the trembling body in his arms.
The weight of a waist and thighs that fit perfectly in one embrace, pressing softly against him. Guiding was steadily progressing where their bodies touched. His own body moved instinctively, drawn by the warmth flowing from the other’s heated skin.
Unconsciously, Vasily buried his face in Gi-dam’s hair, causing Gi-dam’s body to flinch. It was an unconscious action, but he could not resist the attraction.
The meeting began in that state.
Today’s meeting was regarding the association’s performance report. Since Vasily usually paid no attention to the association’s performance, the association staff glanced at him with curiosity, finding his attendance strange.
In reality, the content of the meeting was outside Vasily’s interest. What interested him was the act of attending the meeting with Gi-dam.
Vasily’s relaxed expression gradually hardened as time passed. It wasn’t because of the boring content, but because of the Guide sitting on his lap.
Since the meeting started, Gi-dam had been fidgeting incessantly as if uncomfortable. As if unaware of what he was sitting on, he kept rubbing his buttocks against Vasily’s genitals.
This is dangerous.
Vasily looked down at Gi-dam, seriously contemplating whether he should give him a warning.
Gi-dam was staring at the screen displaying the materials, his face heavily scrunched. Looking at him like this, wrapped in his arms and wearing the clothes Vasily had bought him, he looked quite pleasing.
The process of taking these clothes off would also be quite a sight. Gi-dam would certainly resist at first, but he would soon be letting out moans beneath him. He was quite susceptible to pleasure.
Oops, the imagination went a bit too far. Eventually, his lower half hardened. The decisive factor was Vasily imagining Gi-dam gasping for air while pinned beneath him.
Gi-dam, who had been fidgeting, suddenly stopped moving as if he had finally realized the situation below.
Shiver…
Gi-dam’s face turned pale. He whipped his head up. He looked at Vasily with shocked eyes, as if pleading for him to say it wasn’t true, but unfortunately, Vasily could not give him the answer he wanted.
Gi-dam desperately pretended not to notice and slightly lifted his hips. Feeling the weight lighten, Vasily immediately grabbed Gi-dam’s waist and sat him back down.
Press. As the semi-erect member brushed against his buttocks, Gi-dam was horrified.
“Are you cra—”
“Shh, we’re in a meeting.”
“You’re telling me to just sit still in this situation?”
“Why are you looking at me like that? It’s because of you, Guide Kwon Gi-dam.”
“What did I even do…”
The two bickered in low voices. Gi-dam seemed full of complaints, but perhaps mindful of the quiet surroundings, he eventually shut his mouth and merely glared at Vasily.
Despite radiating a strong desire to get away, Gi-dam remained quietly held in his arms. Now that Gi-dam stopped moving and the stimulation below ceased, it was much better… yet, a sense of lingering regret remained in a corner of his mind.
“Then we will conclude today’s meeting here.”
The meeting finally ended, and people began to rise from their seats one by one. Vasily asked Gi-dam.
“So, do you remember anything?”
“Nothing. Just let me go quickly.”
“Hmm…”
It seemed that it was still insufficient for his memories to return. He would have to look for another way.
As soon as he released his waist, Gi-dam sprang up. As if trying to shake off the sensation remaining on his buttocks, he irritably dusted off his clothes and strode away.
“Esper Vasily,”
“Let’s talk later. I think my Guide is sulking.”
The association chairman tried to speak to him, but Vasily immediately declined the conversation. However, in the brief moment he turned his gaze, Gi-dam had already disappeared.
Vasily’s expression froze coldly. As Gi-dam vanished from sight, anxiety suddenly swelled.
Did he run away?
He rushed out of the meeting room, but Gi-dam wasn’t in front of the door either. Instead, he felt a presence at the end of the hallway. Turning his head, he fortunately saw Gi-dam walking far off in the distance.
Barely clinging to his reason, Vasily calmed his wavelength, which had begun to run wild. What followed the relief was a sense of displeasure.
Vasily used his ability to block Gi-dam’s path.
“Ugh?”
Startled by the sudden wall of ice appearing before him, Gi-dam stopped in his tracks. Realizing it was Vasily’s doing, he turned around.
Gi-dam looked at him with a deep frown, but Vasily didn’t mind. He walked slowly toward Gi-dam and only released the ability once he arrived.
“Is this fun for you?”
“Guide Kwon Gi-dam left first without a word.”
“Sigh…”
Letting out a sigh of resignation, Gi-dam followed Vasily back to the private room. As soon as they returned, he flopped onto a sofa far away and slumped his body.
Perhaps because the meeting lasted longer than expected, he looked quite exhausted. Leaving Gi-dam be, Vasily looked around the private room and spotted documents piled on the desk. They were documents listing the Gate deployments.
Scanning the list, Vasily approached Gi-dam and handed him the papers.
“This is the list of Gates we need to conquer this week. Where do you want to go first? You decide, Guide Kwon Gi-dam.”
Fortunately, there were no high-rank Gates. It was an opportunity to verify Gi-dam’s skills, which he hadn’t been able to observe properly last time.
With a serious face, Gi-dam fell into thought, scanning the documents one by one. He was so focused that he didn’t even notice Vasily sitting right next to him.
After a long while, Gi-dam seemed to have made up his mind and pointed out one of the Gates to Vasily.
“Then, here first…”
The moment Gi-dam raised his head, their eyes met. Startled by the close proximity, Gi-dam hesitated.
Then, he hurriedly turned his head away to avoid eye contact. His lips were pressed firmly together, as if recalling what had happened at home this morning.
Vasily wanted to grab his chin and force him to look at him again, but he retracted the thought. Doing such a thing would only be counterproductive. There was no need to give Gi-dam more reasons to avoid him when he was already wary.
“Give it to me.”
Instead of touching Gi-dam, he checked the Gate Gi-dam had chosen.
The place Gi-dam picked was an ordinary D-Class gate. The location was relatively close, and it was the lowest rank among the current Gates.
On the surface, there was nothing strange. It almost felt as if he had chosen the easiest place to conquer. Even after a careful scan, there seemed to be nothing peculiar or suspicious.
I wonder what’s in here.
He couldn’t trust Gi-dam completely. Gi-dam was someone who acted unpredictably every time they went to a Gate. He didn’t know what his scheme would be this time.
“Then let’s go in two days. Guide Kwon Gi-dam will be entering as well, so be prepared.”
“Understood.”
Gi-dam nodded calmly.
Seeing Gi-dam take entering the Gate as a matter of course, Vasily quietly curled his lips.
A Guide who fights alongside an Esper in a Gate. Even after seeing Gi-dam take down a monster with his own eyes, he still couldn’t believe it.
However, Gi-dam seemed to need to build up his physical strength. No matter how low the rank of the Gate was, he couldn’t bring him along with peace of mind if his stamina was so low that he would collapse after catching just one monster.