I glanced at Seong Jigun.
He had been inside Bi Jeo for over thirty minutes.
As a man in his prime, and one who consistently trained his body, his vitality was exceptional. The face that had been spouting righteous rhetoric earlier was nowhere to be seen; he was completely lost in the carnal pleasure of embracing the woman.
"Enough. How long do you plan to keep going? If it gets too late, the other servants will come looking for us. Getting caught won't just be a nuisance. Let's finish up and leave."
"Huh? Already?"
Seong Jigun snapped out of his daze at my words and quickly sat up. He hastily straightened his clothes and glanced down at Bi Jeo, who lay beneath him.
"Hng... hng... hng..."
Bi Jeo was breathing hard, her face flushed and damp with sweat. I stared intently at Seong Jigun, curious about his reaction to the negotiations we had just discussed.
This bastard... he doesn't look even remotely guilty.
Seong Jigun's face showed only regret and satisfaction. Guilt? Pity? Anxiety? None of it.
Hypocrite.
I smirked, finding myself liking Seong Jigun even more.
I draped an arm around his shoulder and said to Bi Jeo, "We're leaving. Get yourself together. Just so you know, if this gets out... you understand? It'll turn into trouble for everyone."
"Hngh... hngh..."
Leaving Bi Jeo to compose herself behind her hands, Seong Jigun and I left the scene.
"How was your first time? Felt good, right?"
"Y-yeah, it felt good... but are you sure this is okay?"
"Having your fun and suddenly getting cold feet?" I clicked my tongue and explained to him why Seong Jigun and I were safe, even after what we'd done.
"The most important thing is discretion, you idiot. If word gets out, it'll become a scandal for everyone involved. Our fathers are the Sect Leaders, and Bi Jeo has a husband. Once gossip starts, her household will be in chaos, so we keep our mouths shut and leave it buried."
Seong Jigun, who knew well how merciless gossip could be toward women in this world, nodded eagerly, his face brightening as he listened.
"I see... That's how it is. You really thought it through...!"
Truth be told, it didn't matter which willing woman we stole a private moment with. The important part was making sure no rumors escaped.
I chose Bi Jeo because I knew she was pretty and came to do laundry alone, which made it easy for him to steal a private moment.
"I think everything through. Everything."
"What about the other women...?"
I smacked Seong Jigun on the head.
Thwack!
"Hey! What was that for?!"
"If you mess around recklessly, you'll get screwed. You need to be careful when you play with your dick. Some of the maids are tough enough to drag you down with them in a suicide attack. Imagine if one got pregnant and claimed the child was yours. Horrifying, right?"
"...That's beyond horrifying. It would mess up the family tree and could even get me kicked out of the clan."
"Exactly. It's that serious, so you need to be extra careful."
These words meant nothing to me.
Pregnancy? This was just a game world, not reality. Who cared?
"If she's a knockout beauty, I'll take responsibility... but I don't give a damn about ordinary women."
Seong Jigun's face stiffened. It was obvious what he was thinking.
"If she gets pregnant... uh, what do we do?"
"She has a husband, you know."
"Ah!"
"Until we confirm whether the child is ours or her husband's, no one will know. Just keep your mouth shut, and nothing bad will happen."
There's no such thing as genetic testing in this world. Sorcery and Taoist arts exist, but what sorcerer would waste their magic on a servant girl?
"And there's contraception too."
"Contraception?"
"Medicine to prevent pregnancy."
"If that exists, could we use it on other women...?"
"It's best not to touch virgins. Women in this world seem to have their own sense of chastity."
"This world?"
"That just slipped out. Anyway, let's hurry back and get dinner."
"Yujin-ah, do you think I could... do it with Bi Jeo again?"
I paused and stared at him. I never imagined the ever-so-earnest Seong Jigun would say something like this. His descent into depravity was happening far too quickly.
"...If it's just occasionally, it should be fine. Is she your type?"
"I can't stop thinking about her."
That's understandable, considering she was his first. Seong Jigun had only lost his virginity ten minutes ago.
"It's just because she was your first. There are plenty of other women out there."
"Other women..."
Seong Jigun muttered, glancing around.
The Meteor Sword Sect was the largest sect in Houduan City. It boasted over 500 martial artists and more than 300 servants. Among the servants, at least 100 were women.
"Hey, don't touch just any woman. If you're going to touch someone, tell me first."
If he messes around with just any woman and doesn't clean up properly, I'll be screwed too. After all, I was the one who taught him about mating.
"Got it."
Seong Jigun watched the passing female servants like a hawk eyeing its prey.
Huh?
"Young Master Jigun...! Ahh...!"
I frowned at the woman's moans.
We were currently behind the dining hall, in the kitchen where the servants prepared the food. I sat on a chair, chewing on jerky and staring straight ahead.
Seong Jigun and the female servant were having sex from behind, and she kept pressing back against him while Seong Jigun panted heavily, completely absorbed in thrusting his hips.
He wants to fuck that old woman? Does this bastard really not care who it is as long as it's a woman?
The woman Seong Jigun was with was a servant at the restaurant, a woman in her forties with a plump figure. Her thighs were as thick as tree trunks, and her skin was cracked and dry. Curves? Such a thing didn't exist. Her breasts were large, but only because she was overweight.
She was absolutely not my type. The kind of middle-aged women I liked were beautiful ones, not these orc-like matrons.
"Young Master! Hah... Ah! Mmm!"
The woman was clearly enjoying the young man's member.
So this is what a pent-up tryst looks like?
It all started with a careless remark I made during dinner: "I bet that woman would be interested if you approached her." Seong Jigun took the bait, caught her eye, and followed her behind the restaurant after she signaled for him to come.
Well... looking at that plump body, she probably hasn't tasted a man in decades.
Women have sexual desires too. This woman's must have been building up. And from her perspective, Seong Jigun was the absolute top of the top. His face and body were decent, and more importantly, he was more than half her age much younger.
It wasn't forced at all, but rather two adults greedily indulging themselves.
Chew, chew.
I continued chewing on the jerky and turned my head away.
If I had to do that with that middle-aged woman, I'd rather choose death.
This jerky is delicious.
The jerky was gone in no time. I lay on the floor and called out to the woman being pounded by Seong Jigun.
"Hey, lady. More jerky?"
"O-over there..."
"I want more jerky."
"Go ahead. Ahhh! Young Master Jigon! I'm gonna die~!"
As I sat inside the jar, chewing on jerky, I sensed someone approaching.
"Jigon-ah, someone's coming. Hide behind the stove."
Seong Jigun moved behind the stove. I remained at the table, chewing on the jerky.
The door opened, and someone entered, then stopped.
"Young Master Sung Yujin?! What brings you here...?"
It was a shabby-looking old man in his fifties, gaunt and slightly hunched. His skin was dark and his face was deeply wrinkled.
"I'm still hungry even after dinner," I said casually. "Came to get some jerky."
"Is that so?"
"Want some? This jerky is delicious."
"I'm fine, thank you. But... have you seen my wife? She was in the kitchen earlier."
"I saw her. She gave me the jerky. But she left in a hurry, said she had urgent business. Is something wrong?"
"It's nothing serious. The western dining hall is short-handed, so I'll go outside and look for my wife."
Clang.
A sound came from the stove. It was obvious what was happening. Seong Jigun, fully aware of the situation, was likely writhing in excitement, thrilled by the risk of being discovered.
"Looks like we have mice. We'll need to catch them later."
"Yes, yes, I'll take care of it."
As the old man moved toward the stove, I quickly interjected, "Didn't you say the western dining hall is short-handed? We can deal with the mice later. We need to prioritize urgent matters."
"...I'll definitely catch the mice later. Where has that woman gone again...?"
The old man went outside. It was fortunate he left without incident. I might have had to knock him unconscious or even kill him.
Seong Jigun and the woman emerged from behind the stove, their bodies intertwined.
"Tone it down a bit. We almost got caught."
"Sorry. I couldn't hold back. Ah... I'm coming...!"
"Oh. Ooh!"
"Are you done?"
"Yujin-ah. Just one more time."
I nodded. The jerky was good, and I had nothing better to do, so I decided to wait.
Twenty minutes later, Seong Jigun emerged, looking thoroughly refreshed, and pulled up his pants.
"Hey, Seong Jigun, what are you doing?"
Seong Jigun was holding a small knife. Was he planning to kill the woman? That couldn't happen.
"Just trimming some pubic hair. Is that okay?" Seong Jigun asked the woman. She smiled and nodded.
"Of course, Young Master. Go ahead and take what you need."
Seong Jigun used the small knife to cut off a portion of her pubic hair, which he wrapped in a cloth.
"...Why are you taking her pubic hair?"
"I heard once that a woman's pubic hair is supposed to ward off evil spirits."
"Really?"
I thought I might have heard something like that somewhere before, but I wasn't sure.
I couldn't dismiss it as mere superstition. This world had magic and Taoist arts, so it was possible that a woman's pubic hair truly possessed magical properties.
"Yujin-ah, do you want some too?"
"No, thanks."
I declined. I had no need for pubic hair from an old orc woman.
As night deepened, I prepared to sneak out.
"Yujin-ah, you really need to come back quickly. Seriously."
Seong Jigun urged me. He planned to lie in my bed and pretend to be me, since I was under house arrest and someone might check on me. Just as Seong Jigun was supposed to be monitoring me.
"I'll be back soon. Just go to sleep."
Seong Jigun couldn't refuse my request. After all, I had taught him the pleasures of women today and helped him bed the oak-skinned woman at the restaurant.
What goes around comes around.
"Why are you taking a walk at night? You could just do it in the morning."
"The night is more fun. See you later."
I carefully slipped out of the room.
Escaping the Meteor Sword Sect was no problem. Though martial artists stood guard, I had already identified their weaknesses and prepared a secret passage leading outside.
Besides, I have the Illusioner, which can temporarily make my body invisible.
Activating the Illusioner, my body turned transparent. Suppressing my movements to the barest minimum, I slipped through the secret passage and out of the Meteor Sword Sect. Once I was a safe distance away, I deactivated the Illusioner.
After that, I began to run recklessly through the mountains. I needed to move quickly to return before sunrise.
I arrived at a massive cliff face, at least 400 meters high. Standing at the edge, I peered down.
I can't see anything, but there's an old cabin down there.
In the original story, the Protagonist stumbles upon the cabin while hunting for deer meat and is captured by its Master.
Taking the mountain path would take too long. I have no choice but to use the cliff.
I retrieved climbing ropes and other equipment from my Inventory. Using my exceptional physical abilities, I planned to descend the cliff swiftly. I had a parachute as a backup, but I hoped not to use it. Deploying the parachute might alert the enemy below.
"At my level, I can descend in 30 minutes... no, 20 minutes should be enough."
I just need to periodically retrieve stakes and ropes from my Inventory, hammer them into the cliff face, and secure them as I descend.
Gripping the rope with both hands, I began rappelling down the cliff.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
My body plummeted downward. I might even reach the bottom in 10 minutes, not 20.
This is manageable.
My physical abilities far surpass those of ordinary people, and I can even use Mana. With the gear I brought from the real world, a 400M cliff like this is no challenge at all.
The rope's almost out.
I gripped a stake in my right hand and used Mana to drive it firmly into the cliff face. After securing the rope to the stake, I resumed my descent.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
I can see the cabin below. I really did make it down in just 10 minutes.