The well-maintained castle was said to have a vast lake, beautiful gardens, and lawns where you could run and play freely with animals. There was also a stable, an indoor greenhouse, a garage filled with classic cars, and even a balcony where you could enjoy tea time. It was said you could truly feel as if you’d time-warped to the medieval era.
You could enjoy hunting while riding horses, float a boat on the lake and enjoy flower viewing, and… In any case, at the castle there was much to enjoy, much to rest with, and it was supposed to feel like escaping reality and encountering a new world…
Hyedam blankly stared at the white curtains gently swaying in the breeze coming through the slightly open window.
Like other lovers, they had leisurely enjoyed tea time at an outdoor café and walked hand in hand along the beautiful river. They’d chatted about trivial things, lounged around laughing, and enjoyed a wonderful meal at a nearby restaurant. After a satisfying meal accompanied by wine…
It started with a casual conversation in the car.
[Did you really shoot a gun?]
[Are you insulting a sergeant who completed his full term in the Republic of Korea Army right now?]
[It doesn’t suit you…]
[That’s more realistic than you showing up and asking for a hunting rifle to catch wild boar. Does it make sense for a soldier not to be able to shoot?]
[Target shooting is different from flying shooting or hunting, so it won’t be easy, right?]
The small battle of pride eventually turned into nighttime flying shooting. Late at night, as soon as the employee who’d prepared the nighttime flying shooting launched the glowing disc over the lake, the disc shattered into pieces in midair.
At first they took turns shooting amicably, but their hit rate didn’t exceed 30%. It was because of the wine they’d enjoyed together while eating steak. As time passed, Leo’s hit rate increased as he sobered up, while conversely Hyedam’s hit rate, getting more drunk, only dropped lower.
[This is void!]
[Why is it void? A bet is a bet.]
[Does this make sense? You’ve handled guns like eating meals, and I haven’t properly held a gun since being discharged!]
As soon as he confirmed the gap widening, Hyedam put down his gun and picked a pointless fight.
[No. I haven’t touched a gun in almost over 2 years since going to Korea either.]
[Are 2 years and 10 years the same? Huh? Are they the same to you?]
If the bet conditions had been something else, he wouldn’t have acted so childishly like this. But… with bet conditions directly connected to his life, Hyedam had no choice but to become desperate. It was an incomparably more serious matter than having his pride as someone called a sharpshooter who never missed in the military cracked.
[Then, should we stop here? There’s already a 6-point difference.]
[It’s void.]
[No. Says who it’s void.]
Even as he said that, seeing Leo put down his gun, Hyedam slyly turned his body and headed toward the main castle. First, let’s put some distance between us. And I can just fall asleep quickly, right? It was late, he was pleasantly tipsy, and he’d exhausted a lot of energy wandering around here and there all day today, so if he showered with warm water and fell asleep like this, it seemed perfect.
A faint smile spread across Hyedam’s lips as he walked along the path leading to the main castle. It truly felt like he was in the middle of nature. Unlike the complicated and hectic city, this place seemed like time had stopped. Among the fresh scent of nature without any hint of artificiality mixed in, the scent of coffee brazenly intruded.
You go enjoy your flying shooting that you like and are good at!
[Did you think I couldn’t catch you?]
Running away to escape Leo, who was obviously striding toward him with longer legs, was no different from Kkomi sticking just his head under the blanket thinking he’d completely hidden. Hyedam, who hadn’t been hastening his slow steps, gave up everything when Leo’s large hand firmly grabbed him.
I shouldn’t be provoking this persistent alpha. Knowing Leo’s personality full well yet having challenged him just a few hours ago, Hyedam blamed his past self and tried his best not to provoke him.
[Leo-ya.]
[Still not letting you off.]
[I…]
[Can’t hear you.]
[Today’s flight was long too, and outside all day, urk.]
The excuses he was rambling about got swallowed up with one large movement from Leo. Even so, throwing me over your shoulder is too much!
[Hey!]
[Admit I won the bet.]
Hyedam, who’d been hitting Leo’s broad back with thuds, propped his upper body up as much as possible with both arms against his back at Leo’s outrageous act of smacking his butt.
[What changes if I admit it?]
[Who knows, maybe I’ll let you off once?]
[Either way it’s the same.]
Finding it hard to endure his body swaying this way and that because of Leo striding even while carrying him on his shoulder, Hyedam completely relaxed his arms and comfortably entrusted his body to his shoulder.
After walking for a while, climbing stairs, and entering somewhere, there was no excess in Leo’s actions as he sat Hyedam on a table.
[Now fulfill your promise.]
At Leo’s words, bracing his hands on both sides of the table and bending his upper body to match eye level with him, Hyedam slightly shook his head. You can but I can’t, honestly even up until starting the bet, he’d predicted they’d have similar skills or he might fall behind by one or two times.
But six times is too much. How can a person do it six times in one night! Once or twice a night is just perfect, right? Isn’t it?
[Fine. As I said earlier, I’ll let you off once.]
Five times or six times. It’s already excessive either way.
Hyedam playfully gave Leo’s approaching lips a peck and slyly leaned his body back.
[What are you trying to do now?]
You can’t release such lewd pheromones while narrowing your eyes like that. Almost falling for that sexy face, Hyedam quickly pulled himself together. Then he made the most pitiful expression he could show him and cupped Leo’s cheeks with both hands.
[Exactly five times.]
[……]
To Leo who didn’t answer, Hyedam gave exactly five plain pecks. Those kinds of pecks he enjoyed with his babies. Every time he pressed his lips like a stamp on his cheek, Dal would giggle each time, and Byeol would make that expression like “I’m only accepting because you really want to do it” each time—that kind of baby kiss.
[Okay…]
As expected, the kind of half-hearted covering eyes and playing dumb didn’t work on Leo. Before Leo, who cupped the back of his head and drenched him with his deep coffee scent, Hyedam was merely a weak existence. Along with a sultry kiss rather than a plain baby kiss, their pheromones filled the space completely.
And… Leo, who showed that five times in one night was possible, was still deeply asleep with his arm wrapped around his waist even now. Honestly, isn’t five times in one night not quite right—shouldn’t it be more accurate to say a day and a half? Hyedam, who’d been watching the gradually deepening sunset rather than the dim light of early morning, put his hand on Leo’s forearm.
“…No…don’t…”
As he tried to release the arm firmly binding him, Leo, making a sound full of dissatisfaction while hugging him even tighter, made it so Hyedam couldn’t breathe properly.
“Let go. I can’t even breathe.”
With a thoroughly hoarse voice, patting Leo’s forearm to barely create a gap to escape, Hyedam slowly sat up. Then Leo wriggled his large body and lay down using his thigh as a pillow.
“Good morning.”
“Good evening.”
Correcting Leo’s greeting, Hyedam picked up the phone next to him.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m going to call to see if the kids are doing well.”
Hyedam stroked the head of Leo, who was burying his face in his abdomen trying to sleep more. Of course, he lightly ignored Leo’s words, “You only think about the kids all the time.”
—Ah-buppappa—
At the sound of Byeol’s booming voice instead of the normal words “hello,” a smile formed on Hyedam’s lips, and Leo, who’d had his eyes closed, also slightly opened his eyes at Byeol’s voice.
—Are you having fun? Byeol and Dal are doing well, so don’t worry about us.
At Siwoo’s voice heard from far away, Hyedam answered, “Yes. We must be causing you a lot of trouble, right?”
—What trouble do we have?
—Ppaa…
Byeol’s face filled the screen, having noticed that he wasn’t responding to her words but was conversing with Siwoo.
“Hello. Byeol. What were you doing?”
As if truly understanding all his words, Byeol showed him what she’d been hugging tightly like a doll. Kkomi, with an expression of having given up on everything, was held in Byeol’s arms. When Byeol gently bit Kkomi’s ear as if it were something delicious, a small sigh flowed from Kkomi’s mouth.
“What’s Dal doing?”
At Leo’s words, now having completely turned his body to watch the phone screen together with Hyedam, Byeol disappeared and Dal appeared, leisurely lying against a large bear, holding a bottle in one hand and feeding himself.
“…Bear is somewhat comfortable though.”
Not just a little—multiple times bigger than him. Dal, lying against a dog big enough for young children to ride without problem, looked more comfortable than ever. Bear also looked toward where the sound was coming from but didn’t carelessly move his large body.
It seemed like he was showing Dal for a moment, but soon Byeol’s face filled the screen again, making Hyedam laugh softly.
“Byeol, listen well to grandma and grandpa, take good care of Dal too. You can get along well until mom and dad return, right?”
Byeol, who’d been nodding as if she truly understood the words, suddenly disappeared and the screen showed a call ended message.
“…Byeol must have hung up, right?”
“Probably. But do you like the kids that much? More than me?”
At the pair’s jealousy that started as soon as the call ended, Hyedam clicked his tongue. The comparison itself doesn’t even make sense, so what’s there to compare?
“Should we eat?”
“No. Bread…”
At Leo’s words as he slyly moved under the blanket and slightly spread his legs, the corners of Hyedam’s eyes rose.
“What?”
“Ppaang.”
Stretching out the end of his word, Leo burrowed under the blanket, and Hyedam, unable to quickly dodge, hastily clutched the blanket.
“……”
Contrary to the thought that he should urgently stop Leo and get out of bed, a faint moan flowed from Hyedam’s mouth. His body, which had suffered from his touch and lips all night, was still in a state where that heat hadn’t completely subsided, and Leo was immediately touching with his lips only the places where Hyedam felt it well.
It didn’t take much time for the bedroom, which had been peaceful with the plain call with family, to be filled with lewd pheromones and their rough movements and breathing.
“Motnani.”
At the sound of his name being called in a low voice, Hyedam couldn’t even answer properly. I can’t answer properly if you talk while moving.
What Hyedam, who barely opened his eyes closing from continuous pleasure, faced were green pupils darkened to their fullest.
“Should we make our third child?”
He definitely should have said no, but all Hyedam could do was cry while fully embracing him at the action of thrusting strongly at the same time as smiling brightly.
<The End>
