Chapter 234: At the Clubroom

'Clean.'

Since we hadn't taken off our clothes, the cleanup was definitely fast.

A single Clean made sweat and other byproducts completely disappear.

We got up from the bed, straightening our clothes.

"I'll get going now, Ms. A-yeong."

"Eung... okay."

Having finished our short but deep intimacy, it was time to head back.

Because there were less than two minutes of lunchtime left.

I was in a position where I had to run while using [Acceleration].

Still, since I definitely finished with an internal ejaculation, I had no regrets.

'I spent this time quite productively.'

It was probably the most productive time out of all the cadets in the Academy.

Where else could you have a more productive time than having sex with the school nurse in the infirmary?

Anyway, I had to return to the lecture hall now...

"...Ms. A-yeong."

"..."

Baek A-yeong held onto one of my fingers and gave me a look like a puppy sending off its owner.

She probably knew she had to let me go, too.

She was just pouting.

A whine about wanting to stay with me longer.

It was hard to ignore that desperately longing gaze, but...

It couldn't be helped.

I had to attend class.

Lucy and Rumi would be waiting for me, too.

I gently detached Baek A-yeong's fingers and gave her a soft hug.

"I'll go now, Honey."

"...Yeah. Come again next time. I'll be waiting."

I parted ways with Baek A-yeong and slipped out of the infirmary.

Outside, there were many cadets waiting to receive treatment as soon as lunchtime ended.

- I miss the Holy Maiden.

- Be honest, you're just coming to see the school nurse. Otherwise, how could you get hurt every single day?

- ...I'm just working hard, that's all.

Tsk, tsk.

I shook my head and headed to the lecture hall.

It wasn't like there were only one or two bastards like that anyway.

There was no need to pay them any mind.

'How should I pin down Ms. A-yeong.'

On the way running to the lecture hall.

I pondered over how I could pull off a rape play with that same sensibility from back then.

Honestly, a threat... or anything like that wouldn't work now.

Because we had built up trust with each other.

Forcing myself on her didn't make sense, either.

'Wait, would it? She might actually like that.'

Still, it wouldn't be great to force it when she outwardly showed that she disliked it so much.

A woman's feelings were important, after all.

"Tsk. Should I ask Liriana?"

She was a succubus, after all, so shouldn't she have some knowledge about it?

A short while later, as I entered the lecture hall, I saw Lucy and Rumi whispering to each other over there.

Seeing them like that right before class started made it seem like they were talking about something important.

While the twins hadn't noticed me yet, I casually looked around.

Inside the lecture hall, I could also see Alice and Nam Da-eun.

In truth, I didn't pretend to know those two at the Academy.

Alice gave off a young lady vibe, making her hard to approach... and it hadn't been long since I got close with Nam Da-eun.

Nam Da-eun was tapping on her smartwatch with a smile.

She was probably exchanging messages with Nam Da-hee or something.

'Come to think of it, who does Nam Da-eun eat with?'

I ate with Lucy and Rumi every day.

Alice would probably take care of her meals on her own. She likely wouldn't care whether others looked at her or not anyway.

She might even go out to some high-end restaurant.

Then what about Nam Da-eun?

'I should ask her when we get home.'

There was no way she had friends to eat with... so she would be eating alone.

That was a bit... you know.

Da-eun-i was practically my girlfriend now, too.

As I was looking at Nam Da-eun with those thoughts, she noticed my gaze and looked over.

Smile.

Seeing her form a slight smile while looking at me was truly fascinating.

Especially since she used to be so expressionless.

Feeling better, I returned a slight nod and turned my head.

Because it didn't seem like she wanted to acknowledge each other at the Academy.

Just then, my eyes met with Alice, who had been secretly watching me.

"..."

Alice, who had been staring at me, squeezed her eyes shut, gave a slight shake of her head, and turned her eyes back to her smartwatch.

"...?"

What was her deal now?

Were the effects wearing off?

It shouldn't be. That was supposed to last quite a while.

'Is it because of the massage?'

Because I had refused her request for a massage yesterday.

I would be seeing Alice soon for the Centaur matter anyway.

If she wanted a massage, I could just give her one then.

I approached Lucy and Rumi, who were still whispering.

"Lucy, Rumi. What are you doing?"

"U-Uh, Lee Ho-yeon? It's nothing."

"Hehe. Are you here?"

Lucy and Rumi, who had been giggling while stuck close together, hurriedly pulled apart as soon as I arrived.

As if nothing had happened at all.

"...What's wrong?"

I was curious, but I decided to respect their privacy.

Just watching them play around was truly fascinating.

I sat between the twins and prepared for class.

They both had short hair, but to tell them apart, only Lucy had dyed her hair sky-blue again.

"Mr. Ho-yeon. You have to come after this is over today."

"Hm? Ah, the clubroom? I know. We agreed to go together."

"Yes. It's a 'must.' No matter what! Lucy is looking forward to it, too."

"R-Rumi...! Don't say weird things! And you're looking forward to it more than I am!"

"No I'm not. Lucy also liked it, so we..."

"..."

Let's quiet down a bit. The other kids are staring.

Those words hovered in my mouth, but I didn't bother saying them out loud.

They were going to quiet down soon anyway.

"I'm sorry, Rumi... for raising my voice."

"No, Lucy. I'm sorry for teasing you."

Lucy and Rumi locked eyes while letting out a Hiiing- sound, then hugged each other tightly.

Then, they rubbed their faces together as if feeling each other's warmth.

It wasn't just once or twice that they bickered for a moment only to hug and feel affection like that, so I had gotten used to it.

It was kind of cute, too.

Seeing them grow closer every time they fought was like watching little kids from the neighborhood.

Slide-

"Hello-! I am Kang Hyo-rin, your Dungeon Studies professor!"

Fortunately, the twins separated as the professor entered, and the afternoon class began.

*

"..."

"Is something the matter, Lady Rebecca?"

"It's nothing. My head just hurts today of all days."

Rebecca was suffering from a headache in her hideout.

After finding out that she had been brainwashed and parting ways with Lee Ho-yeon, Rebecca had summoned all her subordinates.

And she noticed that all of her subordinates had fallen under Maestro's brainwashing.

Once she recognized that magic power property, it was easy to spot.

That magic power had settled into everyone's hearts.

'When did he get in this deep...'

Even Rebecca's right arm and confidant, who had never encountered Maestro, was brainwashed.

When had they made contact?

To think he was such a flawless man.

"Understood. I will take my leave now."

"Yeah. Go get some rest."

However, Rebecca did not undo her subordinates' brainwashing.

Not only would she be unable to constantly look after her subordinates, but they also wouldn't be able to act their parts properly.

It was better to just leave them like that.

'Was he extracting my information?'

Fortunately, she had never plotted to betray Pandemic or anything like that.

Since she knew from the start that theirs was a relationship of mutual exploitation.

It was just that she had unknowingly been dragged into missions much uglier than she had anticipated.

Tsk.

She didn't have a single person on her side.

Rebecca felt a sense of loneliness for the first time in a while.

She had thought that her subordinates, at least, were on her side.

To think they had all been brainwashed by Maestro.

"...No, wait."

She did get someone on her side, didn't she.

Lee Ho-yeon.

Come to think of it, they hadn't even exchanged contact information.

Her disciple and Gene Provider.

Whose title was Baby Daddy.

"...My Baby Daddy. It should be fine to just go see him, right?"

Since she had no way to contact him, she had no choice but to go in person.

Rebecca dusted herself off and stood up.

It was about time for the Academy classes to end.

Since the women hanging around her Baby Daddy seemed scared of her, she planned to meet him straight at the Academy.

*

After the afternoon class ended.

I headed to the clubroom that Lucy and Rumi kept singing about.

'It's really been a while.'

Honestly, I hadn't even thought about the club because so much time had been dragged out by exams and my hospitalization.

I had been meeting Lucy and Rumi perfectly fine on my own, after all.

Frankly, there was no real need to come all the way to the club.

"It's clean, right? Rumi and I kept maintaining it."

"That's right. Lucy and I worked hard on it."

"Oh... You're right. It's clean... Huh? But what is that?"

As I went further inside, I saw an object that shouldn't be in a clubroom.

But Lucy and Rumi sat at the table as if they didn't care about it at all.

"Please have a seat here. I'll go fetch us some coffee."

"Get me a café latte, Rumi!"

"I'll have an Americano... No, what the hell is that?"

At the end of my gaze was.

A pink bed... that thoroughly reflected the twins' tastes.

And it was an incredibly large size, too.

It looked bigger than a king-size. What do you even call that? A Super King?

"I'll make the coffee."

"No, Rumi..."

"Lee Ho-yeon, have you seen this? It says a Centaur appeared in France."

Lucy beamed brightly and held out her smartwatch to me.

"...Yeah, I saw."

These girls had no intention of answering me.

They were deliberately ignoring my words.

Alright. I'll play along.

If I waited, they would eventually tell me.

As I continued my small talk with Lucy, Rumi brought out the coffee.

How long did we talk after that?

It felt like hanging out with friends for the first time in a while, so I was actually in a good mood.

"You still should've dropped by, though. Do you know how hard we worked to make this club?"

"It's only been a few days since I was discharged. I had a lot of people to meet."

"Ah, right, right. I almost forgot."

"Lucy. Mr. Ho-yeon must have had his reasons."

I looked at Rumi, who was slurping her iced Choco, and opened my mouth.

"So, tell me now. What's up with that bed?"

Honestly, it wasn't like I had no idea.

I would be an idiot not to realize what their intention was when they had set it up like that.

I just wanted to hear it directly from Lucy and Rumi's mouths.

"...Our weapon?"

"It's the place where Mr. Ho-yeon will fall for us."

"..."

Lucy slightly avoided my eyes, and Rumi instead grabbed onto my arm.

"Honestly, we thought about it a lot, but... this is the only way after all. Since there are two of us."

"...Since Rumi said so. I also... Ah, I don't mean that I hate it. Just, that, ugh..."

Rumi and Lucy exchanged words one by one as they approached me.

I definitely had never experienced something like this before, either.

This was uncharted territory for me, too.

"A-Anyway. Hurry up and take it off. I don't want to explain."

"I'll put away your clothes."

Before I knew it, the twins were holding both of my arms.

Smack, alright.

Honestly, I had expected this the moment I first saw the bed anyway.

I entrusted my body to the two of them and was dragged toward the bed.