41 – TDG 41
Since this mess had been made, Im Seong-joon might be able to make a comeback with his sheer level of trashiness, but Kwon Cheon-beom was out. He was an A-rank Esper, and the Center was crawling with A-ranks. An ironclad transformation wasn’t some incredibly rare ability, and there were plenty of standby replacements available without having to use a filthy guy like him. Even if Espers were all cut from the same cloth, who would want to keep someone by their side after seeing them play tricks on a fellow Esper?
What is he glaring at me for with that smashed-up face? Why don’t you try running to Grandpa and whining for help like you used to, you little brat?
“Stop looking at him.”
Ji-hyuk, who had approached me from behind before I knew it, turned me toward him. His cheeks were still puffed out, as if he hadn’t fully cooled off from the fact that I had revealed the recording on my own. Leaning into his embrace and interlocking our fingers, I realized: Ji-hyuk was right. My eyes weren’t so spare that I should waste them on something not worth looking at.
When we stepped outside, I saw Guide Jeong Mi-young standing alone by the window. She had been staring blankly outside, but she turned toward us at the sound of our presence and gave a slight bow.
Looking much calmer and more composed than she had inside, she felt like a completely different person.
I asked Han Ji-hyuk and Song Hyun-ho to wait a moment and approached her.
“Thank you, Guide Jeong Mi-young. You saved me.”
“Not at all. I just did what I had to do.”
Her face, as she shook her head with a shy smile, was elegant. To treat such a beautiful and kind person like that, treating her like a maid—Im Seong-joon really is beyond saving.
“May I ask you one thing?”
“Yes.”
“Why did you help me? You could have lost your job as a Guide because of this…”
The smile on Jeong Mi-young’s lips deepened.
“…I was deeply impressed when I saw Guide Seo Joo-won ‘back then.’”
Back then? Could she be talking about the first time we encountered each other?
“Even after hearing Im Seong-joon’s obscene remarks, instead of being overcome by humiliation or losing your [visit our site]spirit, you looked after unauthorized copyyour Esper first and led him skillfully.”
…Did I, did I really? I guess I did…
“I was quite moved by that calm and rational side of you, and I thought it was very dignified.”
I didn’t know what to do with myself under such grandiose praise. Confused about whether I should laugh or cry, the muscles in my face twitched involuntarily.
“D-dignified is a bit much… Anyone could have done that…”
Jeong Mi-young shook her head.
“No, as a fellow Guide, I was just scared and dragged along. I was afraid because I thought I might suffer if I upset my Pair Esper. I recorded it out of spite, but I had no courage to make it public. Then, seeing Guide Seo Joo-won’s proactive response, I decided to change my mind. I’m glad that even someone like me could be of help.”
As she spoke, she looked almost relieved.
I guess hearing words that are too generous can feel like a shock, almost like being hit. As I held my aching heart and wore a troubled smile, she let out a soft chuckle and reached out her hand to me.
“The way you do your best in your work was cool.”
No. The word ‘cool’ suited her much better than it did me. I hurriedly wiped my hand on my shirt and shook hers.
“Thank you. Is there anything I can do to help you?”
Im Seong-joon wouldn’t just sit still after being thoroughly humiliated by a Guide he treated like a pet. He would likely throw a tantrum to ensure Jeong Mi-young had no place left to stand in the Center. Once the rumors spread, the Espers would probably make a fuss, fearing they might be recorded too, and it was obvious they would completely shun her.
Those damn bastards just shouldn’t do things that deserve to be recorded, but I guess that’s never an option for them.
At my concern, she clenched her small fist.
“Don’t worry. There’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I stayed complacent in my work as a Guide because I lacked courage, but I think I’ll devote myself to that from now on.”
It was the coolest resolution I had ever heard.
You’ll do great at whatever you choose, Ms. Jeong Mi-young.
No matter how much I thought about it, it was strange. Even granting a hundred concessions, it was true that the unauthorized copytwo of us slept in the same bed, but we definitely fell asleep with some distance between us. So why was it that every time I opened my eyes in the morning, I was invariably tucked into Han Ji-hyuk’s chest?
The pose was the same every time; I’d wake up curled up like a shrimp, wrapped in Han Ji-hyuk’s two arms like a blanket. Whether I had pushed myself in, he had pulled me, or we had just synced up throughout the night remained a complete mystery.
I seriously contemplated sleeping with a camera on next time just to verify the facts.
Tilting my head back to check the time, it was only six-thirty. In the room where dawn was faintly breaking, I carefully twisted my body, trying not to wake Ji-hyuk, to move the hand resting on my shoulder.
“…….”
Then, the moment our thighs brushed diagonally, something hard and blunt poked my lower abdomen. I didn’t realize it at first, but as the sensation touched me again, I had a suspicion. I slowly lifted the blanket and looked down, and that suspicion was confirmed. The center of Ji-hyuk’s pants was bulging.
‘Huh… this guy…’
It’s a natural physical phenomenon for a young, healthy man every morning, so it wasn’t unusual, but there was another reason I was surprised.
“As expected of a male lead…”
The silhouette visible through the pants was magnificent. I glanced at Ji-hyuk’s face once and then looked Read on Read BL Novelsback down. His face is as white and pretty as a lily, but his lower half is a complete beast, a total beast. It’s like an anti-tank missile… What on earth am I supposed to do with this Janus-like charming man?
I’m not some pervert who peeks at sleeping people, but how should I put this? It’s like a work of art hovering on the thin line between art and obscenity. Since you have to see it to judge, it’s essentially the same thing.
“…….”
Of course, I don’t mean I’m going to uncover it. Absolutely not. Anyway, Han Ji-hyuk, you punk, where on earth have you been storing this giant thing all this time…?
My favorite character really was perfect in every aspect. This Hyung is so pleased and proud that I can’t hold back the overflowing laughter.
An all-rounder male lead who receives the affection of countless women should obviously be like this… Forget skills and whatever, shouldn’t size be the first thing to overwhelm? If it’s small, what the hell do you even use it for…
Thinking about it, it’s really ridiculous. With a setting like this, he’s only held hands with the female lead so far… The author doesn’t know anything… Sigh…
I must have been squirming too much because Ji-hyuk woke up. Han Ji-hyuk tightened his arm, which had slipped slightly, and snatched me back just as I was trying to pull away. I was dragged back as if caught in a rake, and as he buried his nose in my shoulder, hot breath flowed into my ear.
“!”
The unfamiliar sensation blooming from [unauthorized copy]the sensitive membrane stolen contentinstantly sent a shiver racing down to my spine.
It didn’t end with once; the breath that repeatedly blew against me was nearly impossible to endure. I struggled lightly to signal him to let go, but for some reason, the arm wrapped around my waist only grew firmer. Wa-wait a minute. If you pull me any closer, the lower half… the lower halves will touch, you brat!
No matter what, I don’t want to press that part against yours!
Why are his sleeping habits like this?
“Ugh… Han Ji-hyuk… stop it and wake up. Wake uuuup…”
Just as my desperate attempts to push my waist back were starting to look pathetic, Ji-hyuk fortunately opened his eyes. He frowned, opening only one eye, and spoke.
“…What are you doing.”
Huff, huff, thank goodness. If it had been a little later, a catastrophe of the century would have occurred.
I cheered inwardly, slipped out, and scrambled backward. I must have exhausted myself, as beads of sweat had formed on the bridge of my nose.
But is it just my imagination… the silhouette felt even more swollen than before. I didn’t mean to look, but it caught the corner of my eye… No [visit our site]matter how rugged a man I am, this is a bit embarrassing. I hurriedly muttered visit our sitethat it was nothing and rubbed my face, which had somehow turned red.
After getting ready for work, I went to the underground garage to get the rental car. Today is the last day for this one, too. I got a call to come pick up my car from the shop. After a detailed inspection, damage was found in unexpected places, so it took a few days longer than originally scheduled. The repair costs are probably going to be more than the car is worth. I debated whether I should just scrap it.
As I opened the car door, I looked longingly at the three dazzling vehicles lined up next to the rental. More importantly, when do I get to test-drive those? I especially want to try that Jaguar at least once. The body is so sleek that my head spins every time I see it.
While blankly imagining myself driving the Jaguar, I snapped out of it at the sound of approaching footsteps. At the familiar scent of skin musk wafting over, I gestured toward the passenger seat without even looking back.
“Get in.”
The scent passing behind me stopped. A sudden touch reached my nape. I jumped at the sensation of him fiddling with my ear.
“!”
When I startled and pushed him away, Ji-hyuk flinched as well.
“…Y-you touched me so suddenly… I was just a bit surprised.”
I laughed awkwardly, hurriedly covering my ear [visit our site]with one hand as if rubbing it. His reaction was as if my [Read on Read BL Novels]response was out of character.
As I drove out of the alley, my mind was unnecessarily cluttered.
My earlobe, where his fingertips had brushed, had been tingling for a while. It felt as if the sensation in that specific spot had come alive.
He had just touched me naturally as usual, so I don’t know why I jumped so much in surprise. Maybe I was being a bit conscious of him…
‘…Conscious?’
Actually, it’s not that I have no idea why.
Since the Ethics Committee incident, dealing with Han Ji-hyuk hasn’t been as smooth as before. It’s not that anything has changed, but the feeling of being held tightly that day was truly mysterious, and it would often resurface within me like a vivid memory.
‘Probably because of the morning’s happening, the memory of that time…’
Because he had breathed into my ear, my ear seemed to have become sensitive without me realizing it. That’s why I’ve become sensitive even to a trivial precursor like this.
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