Suhyeon bit his lip.
He couldn’t back down.
He felt sorry for Hajin and understood why he was so worried, but… it didn’t change his mind.
Besides, he felt that the woman’s proposal today was actually quite reasonable.
“…It saved me, and I couldn’t just let it die.”
However, the fact that his lover was angry was definitely a bit scary, so Suhyeon continued to mutter while keeping his eyes cast downward.
“When it turned into a monster, I had a… feeling that it would listen to me. It wasn’t just a mood; even when it went on a rampage, it was actually trying to protect me. And looking back at the Gate accident, it’s certain that I really do have some kind of power… I thought that by saving the puffball, I could also learn more about that power.”
A sharp sigh echoed in the room.
Suhyeon shut his mouth tight.
The cold aura radiating from Hajin felt like it was freezing his entire body.
A chilling silence hung in the air.
Hajin took a large step forward.
Suhyeon flinched.
Before he could even look up, Hajin knelt on one knee in front of him.
Suddenly, Suhyeon, who had been looking down, could no longer avoid Hajin’s gaze.
The blue eyes staring intently at Suhyeon were swirling with dark shadows.
“Chae Suhyeon. Do you like that thing that much?”
Finally, a sharp question was spat out.
“…Pardon?”
Looking at Hajin, Suhyeon let out a faint, delayed question.
“I asked if you like that thing that much.”
Hajin gestured fiercely with his chin.
At the end of his gaze was the puffball, which seemed to have finally sensed the atmosphere and was quietly burying its face against Suhyeon’s thigh.
Suhyeon kept his mouth shut. Hajin roughly ruffled his hair.
“Suhyeon, you’ve never been to the field. You don’t even know what the field is like.”
Blue eyes glared at him, twisted with emotion.
“The field is a place where even Espers don’t know when, where, or how things will get dangerous, you know? And yet, in front of me, you’re saying you’ll go out to the field just for that thing? Or for that power? Suhyeon, a feeling is just a feeling. You’re not an Esper. What are you going to do if things go horribly wrong in an instant, huh?”
“…I also…”
Just as Suhyeon tried to open his mouth, Hajin stood up abruptly.
Leaning down quickly, he placed one knee on the bed and charged in to press his lips against Suhyeon’s, as if he didn’t want to hear another word.
They collided so hard that a stinging pain was felt for a moment.
“Mmph…”
Hajin’s solid arms wrapped tightly around Suhyeon’s back.
A crimson tongue forced its way roughly between Suhyeon’s lips.
It was a sharp movement, overflowing with uncontrollable anger.
Hajin’s tongue, having invaded his mouth, instantly coiled around Suhyeon’s.
Their bright red tongues became entangled with each other in the dark cavity of the mouth.
Suhyeon let out a groan at the overwhelming entanglement, but it only echoed deep in his throat, unable to escape.
The tip of Hajin’s tongue swept over Suhyeon’s tongue like a snake and delved deep.
Suhyeon’s hands trembled as they gripped the hem of Hajin’s clothes.
Usually, his lover would loosen up a bit if Suhyeon showed signs of struggle, no matter how excited he was, but the force of the tongue ravaging Suhyeon’s mouth did not slacken at all.
“Mmph, hah—”
Suhyeon felt like he was suffocating and struggled to open his eyes.
Hajin was staring at him with wide, smoldering eyes. Suhyeon’s gaze wavered.
At that moment, the strength in Hajin’s tongue, which had been strongly entwined with his, suddenly relaxed.
For a split second, Suhyeon’s eyes held a sense of relief, thinking he was being let go, but it was short-lived.
Hajin’s tongue soon began to violently sweep every corner of Suhyeon’s mouth.
He brushed against the teeth strongly enough to feel a faint sensation and pressed down hard on the sensitive mucous membranes.
It felt like he was about to pass out.
Suhyeon tried to breathe through his nose, but even that wasn’t easy because of Hajin’s intense tongue movements.
Eventually, Suhyeon’s body began to lean back.
The solid arms supporting him did not stop him, as if welcoming the movement.
Even as the body tilted, Hajin did not leave Suhyeon’s mouth alone, as if he wouldn’t miss a single moment.
“Ugh, mmph—”
Thud. His back hit the soft mattress.
Between their pressed lips, muffled breaths, groans, and the rough sounds Hajin was making flowed out.
Suhyeon’s eyes crinkled at the blocked breathing and overwhelming stimulation.
Moisture pooled in the corners of his eyes in an instant.
“…Haah!”
Just when he felt he was at his limit, the tightly locked lips parted and Hajin’s tongue momentarily pulled out of his mouth.
A silver thread of saliva stretched long like a spiderweb.
Inside Hajin’s retreating lips, his tongue could be seen, drenched in saliva that Suhyeon couldn’t tell was his own or his lover’s.
“Haah, haah…”
Suhyeon panted heavily.
On the other hand, Hajin, who had climbed on top of him, simply exhaled a hot breath.
Shadows fell darkly over Hajin’s face as he sat with his back to the sunlight.
Because it seemed to show exactly how angry he was, Suhyeon couldn’t look up at him properly even while gasping for air.
However, that attitude seemed to provoke Hajin’s anger even further.
“Suhyeon, do you really want to save that thing that much?”
Immediately after, a voice spat out as if grinding teeth landed on Suhyeon.
It boiled over with annoyance, anger, and all sorts of negative emotions.
When Suhyeon turned his gaze away and gave a small nod, Hajin let out a heavy sigh.
Soon, a soft touch reached Suhyeon’s cheek.
Suhyeon flinched.
Hajin’s hand brushed down his cheek and then grabbed his chin, forcing his face to look straight ahead.
The corners of Hajin’s eyes were still twisted.
But soon, that ferocity very slowly faded away.
Suhyeon watched the change while breathing rhythmically.
A moment of relief relaxed his stiff body.
However, that obviously didn’t mean Hajin’s anger had vanished, so Suhyeon had to lower his eyes under the blue ones that still shone sharply.
“Then shall we go abroad, Suhyeon?”
After a long time had passed and even Suhyeon’s breathing had settled, Hajin asked.
Suhyeon stared at him blankly. Hajin began to speak with a calmed face, saying this was also a way.
“There’s no reason to be tied to the Korean Association. My only weakness is you, and now I’ll never let you out of my hands, so shall we just pay all the contract penalties and leave together? In exchange for signing a contract with me and you, there are plenty of places that will accept a monster that only hurt a few people instead of killing a civilian. They’d say they’d take it even if it killed a few people. No, the Korean Association would give up the monster or anything else quietly just by me expressing my intent to terminate the contract. Without setting these ridiculous, trashy conditions.”
Suhyeon’s eyes trembled at the words flowing out.
“Ah, let’s be even more certain. I hate to keep him around, but I’ll talk to Asher Delveron about leaving together too. Even if we ditch him later, we should use what we can. Germany was begging me to come with you last time…”
Hajin muttered as he took his hand off Suhyeon’s face.
He then grabbed Suhyeon’s hand, which was lying haphazardly on the bed.
Looking down at him with dark eyes, Hajin tickled and stroked the back of the white hand with his fingers.
Soon, his five fingers pushed between Suhyeon’s slender fingers.
Hajin stared at Suhyeon’s twitching hand for a moment and then made a sound as if another thought had occurred to him.
“Or there’s this way too. Should I try not guiding for about a month?”
Suhyeon’s eyes widened as he stared blankly at Hajin.
It was a terrifying suggestion.
But Hajin continued to speak while only looking at their hands, as if he couldn’t even see Suhyeon’s face.
“Those people look down on us right now, so let’s try that. I’ll go right up to the brink of a rampage. You can just ignore me as if our relationship has soured. After that, if I raise hell and tell them to hand that thing over quietly, do you think they’ll be able to refuse? The field, ha, don’t make me laugh…”
Hajin growled lowly.
Every single one was an extreme option.
A single tear, which hadn’t fallen during the kiss, belatedly rolled down his dry cheek.
It seemed Hajin truly had no intention of letting Suhyeon go to the field as the Association said, even if it cost him his life. His mind was tangled in a complicated mess.
“…Hajin.”
Suhyeon struggled to open his mouth, which felt like it wouldn’t move.
Hajin’s rough gaze followed immediately.
The reason Hajin was acting like this was consistently because of his safety.
Because of that, Suhyeon could not bend his opinion even more.
If he learned more about the power he possessed and could handle the puffball more surely, Hajin would be slightly less on edge about his safety, and he would also be less likely to act so extremely.
Suhyeon himself didn’t want to just hide in Hajin’s arms; he wanted to stand more firmly by Hajin’s side.
Suhyeon faintly felt the guiding energy bubbling inside him.
Of course, right now, he couldn’t say it wouldn’t be dangerous since he wasn’t even sure exactly what kind of power he had or how to use it.
However, although it was a brief explanation earlier, the Association clearly said they would send Suhyeon to the field while ensuring his safety as much as possible.
It wasn’t like they were going to recklessly toss him into the field right this second.
They said they would check if he could handle the puffball and test his abilities.
Suhyeon soon looked up at Hajin with firm eyes.
“It’s partly because I want to save the puffball, but I’m also curious about what kind of power I have. Because I might become able to protect myself too…”
Blue eyes twisted violently.
As if it had become difficult because getting angry wasn’t working, Hajin’s sigh was now full of exhaustion.
“Just why, Suhyeon.”
From his mouth flowed a voice mixed with exhaustion, pleading, and various emotions.
“Chae Suhyeon.”
Hajin’s voice shook precariously. Suhyeon looked up at him with trembling eyes.
“Why are you being so stubborn, huh? Why on earth… won’t you just stay in my arms?”
Hajin asked with great difficulty.
