Chapter 1361 – ##16_Dorothy In Osaka
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1.
This is a story from when Dorothy was still three months pregnant.
The ideal life that Dorothy sought, a ‘normal’ newlywed life, had been realized.
Instead of a grand mansion, she created a sweet home with Darling in an ordinary apartment.
She had also become close with the friends in the apartment community, and these days they even went grocery shopping together at large discount stores.
“Okay, everyone, look here. When choosing root vegetables like potatoes or sweet potatoes, you should pick ones that are firm and without blemishes.”
“As expected of you, Dorothy! What should we look for when choosing spinach?”
“Today is discount day for dairy products! Everyone, grab your coupons and let’s go!”
“Yes, ma’am!”
These were the former power players of the apartment complex who would never have set foot in such a ‘commoner’s market’ before, but they had been moved by the humble nature of Dorothy, who, despite her immense wealth, was incredibly modest. They were learning housewife tips together without any complaints.
They had also signed up for a morning housewife cooking class together, so she had made plenty of friends in this life as well.
And that wasn’t all. She was already three months pregnant with a child she hadn’t even expected.
They had already decided on a name too.
Sasha.
It was certain that she would be a smart child, resembling both Dorothy and Siwoo.
In this way, it could be said that quite a few aspects of her life had been realized in the form of self-actualization.
“Hmm~”
But Dorothy’s desires were endless.
Having quickly absorbed the content of a normal newlywed life, Dorothy was now bored, wondering if there was any good material out there.
“Oh.”
Then, Dorothy found something in an online article.
[52% of Koreans have been to Japan]
[More than Jeju Island, the reason why Korean tourists are going to Japan]
It was an article about how a great number of Koreans were traveling to Japan.
This meant that it was a representative example of a ‘normal’ tourist destination.
“A normal overseas trip, huh~”
Having come up with a good idea, Dorothy immediately went to find Siwoo.
“Darling!”
“Yes?”
“Let’s go on a prenatal trip!”
“Suddenly?”
“Yup!”
“Where to?”
“Osaka!”
2.
It wasn’t that Siwoo and Dorothy had never been on an overseas trip as a couple.
There was their honeymoon, and they had also taken trips abroad in between things after the Witch War.
But what Dorothy wanted was a ‘normal’ trip.
Not a trip on a private jet, nor a stay in a super luxurious hotel that cost thousands per night, but an extremely normal trip that a real newlywed couple would take.
So, they booked business class plane tickets (originally, she was going to book economy, but they compromised because Dorothy was pregnant), a three-star business hotel that cost around 150,000 won per night, and they fixed their budget for local expenses at 1 million won.
And so began their three-night, four-day trip to Osaka, which was a standard itinerary among Koreans.
As soon as they got off the plane, Dorothy waited for Siwoo’s suitcase to come out on the spinning conveyor belt, her eyes sparkling.
“Darling~ look. The suitcases keep coming out.”
“You have to watch carefully. Sometimes other people take them and run away.”
“Don’t lie. You’ve been lying all day?”
“You didn’t fall for that.”
Dorothy giggled and covered her mouth.
Actually, taking a plane like this was something that had never happened in Dorothy’s life.
By the time airplanes had appeared, Dorothy was already a major arms dealer in the underworld.
So, everything that happened at immigration and on the plane was new to her.
For example, passport checks, baggage checks, immigration checks, and even taking the same plane as so many people.
Originally, when she took a private jet, the butler would take care of everything while she relaxed and sipped champagne.
“But I’m tired….”
“See, I told you we should go a better way.”
“But~ I wanted to try it. Suffering on purpose.”
“How is it now that you’ve tried it?”
“Hmm~ I like it because I’m doing it with you. Right, Sasha? Yes! Mom! Dad!”
Dorothy, with her unique mischievous smile, puffed out her belly.
Siwoo could only shake his head with a smile, unable to win against her.
After finding their suitcase, they took the subway to Namba, which was known as the Myeongdong of Osaka.
By the time they arrived, it was already past 1 a.m., so they checked into their accommodation right away.
“This place is reasonably priced and close to the station, so it’s easy to get around.”
“You really do take care of everything.”
“Of course~ I’m such a thrifty housewife.”
But when they went up to their room to unpack, both Siwoo and Dorothy were shocked.
“……”
“……”
It was small.
It was true that hotels in big cities tended to be a bit small.
Due to the high land prices, they had to make the rooms small and create many of them to maximize efficiency.
What Dorothy and Siwoo didn’t know was that business hotels in Japan, in particular, were often designed solely for ‘accommodation.’
Dorothy tilted her head and expressed her bewilderment.
“Huh? It looked a bit bigger in the sample photos? Oh, there’s a door here. Maybe there’s another room.”
“That’s the bathroom?”
When Dorothy opened the door in a panic, there was only a cramped bathroom and shower room inside.
That meant that the space, where there was barely enough room to step besides the bed, was really their accommodation.
The facilities were also a bit old, making it seem not much different from a motel, and after pressing down on the bed with her palm, it didn’t seem very good either.
“Oops….”
Dorothy’s pretty silver eyes glanced at Siwoo.
“Sorry, Darling. I didn’t know it would be this small. Should we book another place? There was a hotel with an observatory that looked pretty.”
Even though it was a simple trip for Dorothy’s self-actualization, that was Dorothy’s wish.
It was a bit unfair for Siwoo to endure more discomfort than expected.
But Siwoo found Dorothy to be just adorable.
It wasn’t like they couldn’t sleep there, and he would be more at ease if Dorothy was in a more comfortable place, but wasn’t it something she had pushed for because she wanted to?
Of course, he could go along with it.
“There’s no need for that. I actually like that we’re so close.”
“Really?”
Dorothy, who was about to become a bit dejected, perked up her ears at Siwoo’s words.
“Of course, what makes a good accommodation? A place where I’m alone with you is a five-star hotel.”
“Hmm, I know it’s flattery, but my lips are about to twitch.”
“It’s true, it’s not flattery.”
“Well~ if you’re a gorgeous beauty like me, even a humble cottage is a palace.”
As they were giggling, Dorothy suddenly raised her head.
“Hmm?”
“What’s wrong?”
“I feel like someone is staring at me from outside the window. Is it just my imagination?”
“Nah, it must be your imagination.”
“Is that so? Well, let’s unpack together.”
3.
Since it was already too late to do anything, Dorothy and Siwoo stopped by a nearby convenience store.
“Apparently, the standard thing to do when traveling in Japan is to raid the convenience store.”
“I remember hearing that too.”
And so, the spoils of war were piled up in the middle of a small table.
They had a time of unboxing and tasting the chicken skewers, lunch boxes, puddings, jellies, and cup noodles that they had heated up on the spot.
There were all sorts of interesting things.
In particular, the eel rice bowl lunch box, which was quite well-stocked, was fascinating even to Dorothy.
“They sell things like this here?”
“I guess so.”
“Darling, haven’t you been to Japan with Rinne before?”
“I didn’t have time to stop by a convenience store back then. Dorothy, you’ve traveled abroad much more than I have, haven’t you?”
“Well, I used to visit often when Japan had just lifted its isolation policy. I haven’t been much recently. Even when I did, I never had a reason to go to a convenience store.”
“When was the time when they lifted the isolation policy?”
“The Meiji Restoration?”
That meant at least 100 years ago.
Whenever she heard stories like this, Siwoo felt a bit of awe.
Even when calculated in human years, Siwoo was not even in his 40s, while Dorothy in front of him was a living history book.
Siwoo had a beer, and Dorothy had oolong tea. As they chatted and tasted the food, they had finished all the food they had bought in one bag.
“Phew~ I’m full. Darling, look, my belly is bulging. Sometimes I crave this kind of junk food, you know?”
“I enjoyed it too.”
Dorothy patted her belly, which was barely protruding, and began to cast a meaningful gaze.
“I’m so full like this, so if I go to sleep right away, my stomach will feel bloated, right? Will you help me exercise, Darling?”
What did it mean for a couple to come on a trip in the first place?
It meant that there was no time to rest at night.
“What kind of exercise should we do?”
“Wanna guess? It’s an exercise we do on the bed, and we have to take off all our clothes.”
Siwoo’s answer was, of course, OK.
Dorothy’s breasts, which were already close to being huge, had reached the J cup size after her pregnancy.
Moreover, having relations while looking at her bulging belly, which stimulated a sense of conquest, gave him the ultimate mental pleasure.
“I’ll go wash up and get ready right away.”
“Should we shower together?”
“Yes, yes, I saw a gown in the closet earlier, could you get that out for me?”
“Sure~”
Dorothy opened the closet door with a bright smile, and at the same time, her smiling expression froze.
“Konbanwa.”
Inside the closet, which had clearly been empty just a moment ago.
Rinne, who had clearly infiltrated while they were at the convenience store, was sitting there, crouched down.
“Konbanwa my ass!”
Dorothy was angry.
