The man in front of me, wearing only a sheer gown, was in a state that could easily be called perverted.
No matter how much I tried to cover myself by pulling the front closed, it only made me look more pathetic.
I briefly considered wearing underwear secretly, but the thought of having to take it off in front of Igor later was horrifying.
“Why can’t I just cook him in the hot water until he dies?”
I said this unconsciously while mindlessly filling the large bathtub.
As my anxiety intensified, my thoughts involuntarily drifted toward rougher directions.
But knowing it was practically impossible, I turned on the cold water and splashed it on my face.
What’s done is done.
It was time to pull myself together and accept the reality.
“Let’s just get through tonight somehow.”
As the bathtub filled with hot water, the bathroom quickly became shrouded in steam.
The water temperature seemed fine.
I didn’t know if it was exactly 38 degrees as Rod had instructed, but it was not bad for a bath.
But just as I was about to remove my hand and stand up, I felt an unfamiliar presence behind me.
Before I could even register that fact, an unwelcome voice reached me first.
“It seems you were waiting for me.”
The waterlogged voice echoed in the bathroom.
Startled, I turned around and saw Igor, who had entered the bathroom at some point, openly scanning my back.
The sight of him flushing and unable to take his eyes off my buttocks made me quite uncomfortable.
Why did he have to come in at this particular moment, in this particular posture…
Since he was completely naked, I was forced to face things I didn’t want to see.
For example, the situation below the belt.
What on earth was he imagining about my back for that to be twitching like that?
I had absolutely no desire to know the reason.
“As expected, Seo Inho-nim is very…”
“If you’ve been out and returned, you should wash up.”
I cut off Igor’s words and quickly pulled his arm to stop the atmosphere from heading in a strange direction.
I feigned composure and pushed his large body into the bathtub.
“The water temperature is perfect, right? Should I wash your hair first?”
I worried he might refuse to get in and resist, but thankfully, he leaned back comfortably in the tub without a word.
He spread his thick arms out on both sides and slightly tilted his head back.
A sigh quietly escaped my mouth at the thought that this was just the beginning.
‘Ugh, damn it.’
I perched on the edge of the tub and slowly poured water over Igor’s head, my own attempt to minimize contact.
As I did this, I nearly poured hot water on his face.
The reason was that his thing, visible through the transparent water, was already erect and seemed poised to touch his lower abdomen.
Every time I ran my fingers through his scalp to create lather, its momentum seemed to intensify.
Since that sight was directly in front of me, I had to keep my head turned away the entire time I was massaging his head.
I can confidently say I cursed all the curses of the year under my breath right then.
He seemed to have noticed this, as his expression showed he was enjoying my reaction.
“I like that Hunter Seo Inho is coming on so strong.”
‘Bullshit.’
Since I was sitting behind him and he couldn’t see me anyway, I overtly made a disgusted face.
After gritting my teeth and enduring, the rinsing of the foam was finally over, but the biggest hurdle, his body, still remained.
This could be called the most dangerous moment of the whole day.
‘Let’s just get this over with quickly…’
I lathered up a linen body towel and slowly scrubbed Igor’s shoulders.
The sight of the hard muscles twitching beneath my careful touch was visible to the naked eye.
“Do you know what happened today?”
Just then, Igor slowly turned his body toward me.
The situation I dreaded had finally occurred, despite all my hopes otherwise.
“…”
His rough hand grabbed my calf and slowly slid upward.
Because it was slick with foam, the sensation was quite chilling.
He seemed to be deliberately touching more sensitive parts, perhaps intending to excite me.
He gently fondled only the inner side of my leg, where the skin was relatively softer.
“An S-Rank Gate actually opened at the mansion where the party was being held. It seems everyone at the mansion was sucked in because the size was quite large.”
“I… see.”
But even though his hand was already up on my thigh, surprisingly, I felt nothing.
It was a completely different feeling from when Do Soohyuk touched me in the warehouse, or when Cha Rui rubbed my ear.
If I couldn’t control my excitement then, now my heart was pounding and my stomach was upset in a different way.
“Including all the S-Rank Hunters who were there. The situation isn’t entirely clear yet, but isn’t that surprising?”
“Yes, it is surprising.”
Since I knew everything already, his words obviously held no interest for me.
My nerves were entirely focused on Igor’s hand.
I hadn’t yet decided how to react if he crossed the line any further.
‘What if he reveals his true nature the moment I lose my patience and resist?’
Getting hit wasn’t the problem, but I wasn’t confident I could handle what would follow.
Honestly, this was my first time in such a situation, so I was also afraid.
It was a natural reaction to be on the verge of being forcibly violated by another person’s hand, especially a man’s.
And even more so when I was in a powerless position.
Since there was a size difference, subduing me wouldn’t be very difficult for him.
Or he might even use the Slave Bug to ensure easier submission.
I had to avoid that worst-case scenario at all costs.
“Hunter Seo Inho is, how should I put it…”
“…”
“You have a charm that draws people in.”
After hearing my half-hearted response, Igor completely turned around.
He had an intimidating presence that radiated not from any ability, but from his sheer size.
I subconsciously tried to stand up, but he quickly pressed down on my shoulder.
It was a gentle yet forceful action.
“Not only externally, but also the inner self within here.”
The hand gripping my shoulder gradually moved down and stopped on my chest.
Specifically, on my left chest, where the heart is located.
I sincerely thought, ‘Is he insane? When did he get to know me?’
He seemed to be spouting compliments, but I wasn’t pleased at all.
I wanted to violently swat his arm away, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it and only silently bit down on my back teeth.
I couldn’t give up now after holding out so well.
However, the words that followed instantly made my heart sink with a thump.
“Ah, the ‘inner self’ I’m referring to is the kind heart that helped the children who were hurt during the Dungeon Break.”
“How do you know that…”
“I check the ‘HunterTube’ comments periodically. When I asked them to post an article about Hunter Seo Inho’s good deeds, they told me everything, as if they had been waiting.”
‘HunterTube’ comments?
‘What does that even mean when 70% of them are malicious comments?’
Then, one comment flashed through my mind.
It was probably the video of me entering the apartment with Cha Rui on my father’s birthday.
Amidst the countless malicious comments, there was one comment that supported me and thanked me for my help.
At the time, I had completely forgotten about the subway station incident and just dismissed the commenter as an attention seeker.
It seemed that person must have been the kindergarten teacher.
“Thanks to that person, I was able to bring you here like this.”
Of course, the fact that things turned out this way was by no means the kindergarten teacher’s fault.
I didn’t come here for that reason.
Igor didn’t know my true intentions, so he completely misunderstood the situation.
He seemed to think I had willingly followed him because I was helping children suffering from the war.
“Anyway…”
While I was momentarily distracted, his hand slowly began to move.
It slid down, leaving streaks of water on my skin, and subtly grabbed my chest.
“How can your skin be so soft?”
“Eugh.”
In the process, his fingertips brushed a sensitive spot, and I involuntarily shuddered my shoulder.
There was nothing I could do to control ‘Seo Inho’s’ body reacting sensitively.
Finally, before the atmosphere became even stranger, I jumped up from my seat.
I didn’t know if this method would work on him, but it was the only card I could play today.
“I-I’m so tired, perhaps because it’s the first day.”
“…”
“Can I leave first? Please…”
Even to myself, I looked utterly pathetic.
However, as long as I could escape this situation immediately, I didn’t care about my appearance.
As I said before, pride wouldn’t feed me.
A suffocating silence followed, and a moment later, Igor’s mouth opened.
“Hmm, since you are tired, there is no help for it.”
I worried he might reject me outright and use force, but surprisingly, he accepted it easily.
He simply looked me up and down, still soaked in water, and clicked his tongue regretfully.
Perhaps he was satisfied with my submissive behavior for the day.
Or maybe forcefully subjugating someone on the first day wasn’t his style.
Whatever the reason, it was a fortunate thing for me.
“However.”
Just as I was about to back away before he changed his mind, Igor, still rigidly erect below, suddenly snatched my wrist.
