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Chapter 4: Sweet Oak Tree (2)
Chapter 4: Sweet Oak Tree (2)
Chapter 4: Sweet Oak Tree (2)
Inside an office, enveloped in silence.
Tick tock, the sound of the clock’s hands echoes in my ears.
“……”
“……”
An enduring, meaningless eye contact continued.
Her captivating, dark green eyes scanned my mask before heading toward the lower half of my tracksuit. They were filled with anticipation.
My throat was dry. I took a sip of the cold water in front of me and smiled.
“Glug… So, what is this about?”
Somehow, I had caught the eye of the Sacred Tree person and was brought to the main house of the Oak family.
I didn’t think this series of events was just her whim.
Did she want something?
Holding the title of a candidate for the husband of the World Tree, I had to be cautious in my actions.
“Hey.”
Her voice, though cold, carried an alluring undertone.
A small name, ‘Lee Seyeong,’ was written on the paper on the desk.
“Why do you think you were brought here?”
“Indeed?”
“Aren’t you curious, being summoned all of a sudden upon our first meeting? Want me to tell you?”
“Ah… Yes.”
“Really?”
Seyeong, who suddenly stood up, closed the distance between us.
Her eyes came closer slowly. My gaze naturally fell on the collarbone revealed by her bent upper body.
Oh, Ooohoo.
“Heh, what are you looking at?”
“I apologize.”
“Why are you so shy? What an apology!”
Seyeong, covering her chest with her hand, snickered as if amused.
“What’s your name?”
“It’s Lee Shiheon.”
“The mask is… whatever. There are one or two others like you with peculiarities.”
My throat was burning, so I kept drinking cold water. How did it come to this?
The loser spirit engraved all over my body was struggling, wanting to flee quickly.
The awkwardness had me keeping my mouth shut for a long time.
Eventually, she spoke.
“You have it, don’t you? The Tree Circle Pill.”
The words sprouting from her cherry-like lips were laden with greed.
The Tree Circle Pill. I had it. It always occupied a place in my wallet or pocket.
I had been keeping it carefully, thinking it might be useful someday, but did its time finally come?
“Hand it over.”
My hopes were shattered by the words that followed.
‘Hand it over? Damn, this?’
I could feel my face hardening. I managed my expression and returned the words.
“… What is the Tree Circle Pill?”
“Us tree people are more sensitive than you humans who reek and slouch around.”
“I have it. My question is, is it that important?”
“Did you even have it without knowing its importance? Totally crazy.”
Surprise flashed in Seyeong’s eyes.
Once again, a fox-like smile tugged at the corners of her eyes.
“It’s a medicine that aids the growth of us tree people. It’s irreplaceable. With it, our children can become Sacred Tree persons in no time.”
“So, you need it?”
“I do need it. It’s rare. Our children are waiting. Understand? The Oak family.”
I still hadn’t fully grasped the worldview of the World Tree.
All I knew was that tree people, stemming from the seeds of the World Tree, held noble positions all over the world.
And nobles were arrogant.
They could instantly kill and eradicate a human in front of them if they disliked them.
“Hand it over and leave.”
So, just like this. They would try to take whatever they wanted outright.
Her raised eyes conveyed the resolve to not pay me a penny.
My face kept hardening, and strength poured into my fists.
It was surprising that my anger disorder had not been activated yet.
To be honest, I was infuriated.
There was a limit to being shameless.
Still, I should hold it in.
I suppressed the swearing boiling up to my throat.
The wall of status existed, and even if I was a loser, I shouldn’t be a fool.
How could I untangle myself from this through words?
I pounded the calculator in my head.
“Don’t think unnecessary thoughts. Unless you want to make an enemy of the Oak family.”
“First, let’s verify if this is what you are looking for.”
Clink- The bead I placed on the desk resonated with a red hue as it sensed a Sacred Tree person.
Gulp, Seyeong’s throat moved. Just by that, I could roughly gauge the value of this item.
“Now, leave-”
“Just a moment.”
“Not removing your hand?”
I casually blocked the hand she suddenly extended.
“This isn’t all there is.”
“……?”
“I have two more at home. And more will be accumulated. Isn’t trading better than seizing?”
I sweated but made my proposal firmly.
Seyeong stared into my eyes for a while.
She brought her hand to her mouth and snickered…
“Puhahaha!”
Then, like having seen a comedy, she laughed, hitting the desk.
“Pfft, haha, you have more? The Tree Circle Pill? How will you prove it?”
“I have them at home; do I need to prove it?”
“Are you bold or just stupid?”
Seyeong’s laughing face suddenly froze, cold as winter frost.
“Fool, had you quietly let me take one, I would have left the other two.”
Her cold, set voice echoed around the room.
A menacing aura was felt for a moment. Her radiating glare pressed my entire body.
Sweat trickled down my back.
‘Damn… did I make a mistake? Dammit.’
I had to prove my value, but nothing came to mind.
Should I reveal I was a candidate for the World Tree’s husband? But who would believe that?
It was more comforting just to give it up than to die like this.
‘Anyway, I had no use for it. Just step on poop and move on.’
Bowing my head, I felt utterly powerless.
I laughed at myself. The world didn’t work as one wished.
-Bubble bubble.
Then, suddenly.
I realized the anger I had been suppressing was shooting through my head.
My trembling eyes moved somewhere.
In my sight was a woman’s ripe chest.
My forehead throbbed.
A strange sensation I had never experienced before climbed up my spine.
I squinted at the tingling pain.
“Why? Don’t like it?”
Seyeong’s confident and mocking smile was nauseating.
Realizing she didn’t even consider me a human, her eyes seemed even more irritating.
I wanted to desecrate, to trample her.
Have I ever had such passionate thoughts before?
Maybe it was because of the traits.
Then, I should have doubted.
Lustful Demon and Aggression were my inserted traits, not my original ones.
I had to overcome them. But right now, I wanted to cling to this created personality.
My whole mind was pointing towards that woman.
‘Ah.’
Snap.
I felt like a thin thread was cut.
-Zap!
[ A Sub Quest has arrived! Sub Quests are trials suitable for your traits and personality. ]
[ Traits [Lustful Demon], [Aggression] confirmed. The user's permission is confirmed. A suitable trial is assigned. ]
?[Sub Quest. World Tree Deal Law]
-Satisfy the tree person in front of you in 30 minutes.
-Quest Reward: Tree Circle Pill x1
-If Quest Fails: Death
[ The hidden trait, 'Protection of Colored Wood,' has manifested. ]
[ The unique ability, 'Tree Knowledge Manual,' has manifested. ]
['Protection of Colored Wood' and 'Tree Knowledge Manual' are abilities originally possessed by user Lee Shiheon; hence, no potential is consumed. ]
The moment my anger crossed the line.
A lot of information stormed my head.
I held my throbbing forehead and calmly read the text.
?Protection of Colored Wood(S)
[Category: Trait]
-You are adored by plants and have a natural constitution to instinctively subjugate Tree People (??) in front of you. You can be the best spouse for all Tree People.
-Side Effect: Your desire for knowledge increases, and you can't resist your curiosity.
?Tree Knowledge Manual(S)
[Category: Unique Trait]
-You can remember and store information about the Tree People you've encountered. As the manual fills up, you receive appropriate benefits.
“Ugh, damn.”
A sharp voice escaped me involuntarily.
I gained new abilities and opened my eyes anew.
“You, what did you just say?”
A woman’s voice disrupted my concentration.
That, too, was irritating.
I lifted my lowered face again. Perhaps my face was full of lust.
Even with a mask, vile desires were bound to show.
In Seyeong’s eyes that were looking at me were exotic emotions I hadn’t seen before.
Even her angry face was pretty.
Thinking of her being defiled, a smirk naturally rose.
“Ha…….”
The expelled breath trembled.
How submerged in agony was I just before.
Seeing the quest, running, or escaping seemed impossible here.
Die if I didn’t devour her?
I resigned myself to that simple, crude room. Thanks to the lustful demon ingrained in my mind, my thoughts cooled.
Fine. I shall do as I was told.
“Will you stay still? Don’t move. You, right now-”
[Aggression(F) activates]
“Take this, another world scum!”
“Ah!”
I lock the office door.
She, visibly startled, began to mutter urgently.
The mobile phone on the desk fell into her hand.
“Wind Cutter!”
A brief blue rift wavered in her hand, but no magic manifested.
“Why, why? World tree language, no. Why is the magic… why isn’t the magic working!”
I didn’t know the reason. But it was a good thing for me.
I aggressively grabbed Seyeong’s shoulder as I threw off the mask.
“Oh, don’t. You don’t even know your place. Why are you doing this all of a sudden? You think you can do something to our family?”
“I hate your voice.”
I shut her mouth with a kiss.
“Shh…. Stop. Please stop, …sob.”
Seyeong writhed as my rough breath touched her neck.
In response to her feeble struggle, I kissed her again, inserting my tongue.
Shhh, shh. Sss.
“Oh, oh, oh…. slurp… slurp. Wow, what… this. It’s my first time.”
I sucked her red lower lip, inserted my tongue, and sipped her saliva.
The hand holding her shoulder moved down to firmly grip her sizable chest.
Seyeong’s body twisted.
Her look made me inadvertently laugh.
“You also seem out of your mind, huh?”
“No, slurp… slurp… no. No! Don’t pinch my nipples! Gasp slurp. slurp.”
Her brazen and icily unmatched voice now carried sweetness.
I ripped her dress, revealing black underwear.
I kissed her while twisting her pink nipples above her disheveled bra.
Everything felt natural.
“Stop, stop…. Please forgive me. What are you trying to do? Hauk.”
“Shut up and open your mouth.”
“slurp… slurp…. slurp! Ah, ah.”
Her legs gave in, and she sprawled on the sofa.
Her underwear was exposed between the dress that couldn’t cover her body completely, appearing seductive.
I looked at her face as she shut her mouth.
Seyeong’s blank eyes were staring at me.
Something inside her waist seemed to be pleading to me.
Was she this pretty? But still, that irritating face.
“…Stay still.”
“Gasp!”
My hand moved to her lower half.
Seyeong’s mesh underwear was not only damp but thoroughly soaked.
Pressing the center of her vagina gently, nectar stretched out on my finger.
Her body shivered as I scraped through her underwear with my middle finger.
Realizing something was wrong, Seyeong hurriedly opened her mouth.
“Please… I did something wrong. I have a fiancé. So, there… Hiang!”
Was her strength drained so much that she couldn’t properly close her mouth?
Seyeong was trying to persuade me with muffled pronunciation.
I vividly felt the Protection of Colored Wood.
I moistened her through her underwear and inserted a finger.
Zzzup! Zzzup! Zzzup! Zzzup!
“So wet.”
“No, no… no, no, no…ah.”
After moving my finger back and forth about five times, Seyeong seemed to reach her peak and twisted her waist.
She covered her mouth with both hands and let out a quiet moan.
I laid her on the sofa and took off my pants.
Her blank eyes widened seeing my penis.
“Ah… ah…? Ah! Stop, stop it. I’ll forgive you if you stop now. I won’t take the World Tree Circle… just go, I’ll forgive you! Don’t come closer!”
“It’s already too late.”
Puck.
“Eeek?”