Chapter 311 – #70_Closer Than A Disciple, Further Than Love
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1.
The moment Siwoo saw Elroa, he greeted her with a very welcoming smile.
It was as if he had been waiting for her.
Even if he didn’t know that Elroa had been secretly doing lewd things, it was Siwoo who had brought Sharon in and made her listen to the sounds.
“I’m glad you’re here, Master. It would have been more fun if you had come a little earlier.”
How could he act so nonchalantly after doing such a thing?
Elroa couldn’t help but be bewildered by Siwoo’s seemingly two-faced behavior.
The Siwoo she remembered was someone who was more consistent than anyone else.
Could there have been some kind of mistake or misunderstanding?
That thought was slowly rising in her heart.
The two of them went for a walk at Siwoo’s suggestion.
There was no designated walking path on the sandy beach.
However, just strolling along the night sea with the sound of the waves crashing was a great walking course.
“The moon is really beautiful.”
“It is… indeed.”
“It seems even more beautiful because I’m with you, Master.”
“……”
What should she say?
What kind of expression should she make when facing him?
That’s why she had been holed up in her room for two days, avoiding Siwoo.
There was something she wanted to say, something she had to say.
Even as she thought that, Elroa could only follow behind Siwoo, fidgeting with the hem of her skirt.
Even though the coastal area was hotter than other parts of Gehenna, a chilly wind blew as the sun set, as it should for the season.
Should she not say it?
Should she just bury it as it is?
Just as she was agonizing over the hundreds of times she had repeated the dilemma, something was suddenly draped over Elroa’s shoulders.
“The wind is cold. You’re still recovering, aren’t you?”
“…Th, thank you.”
Siwoo had taken off his cardigan and given it to her.
Elroa fiddled with the cardigan that Siwoo had put on her.
And then she made a big decision.
Yes, she should say it.
She should say everything and go back to their original relationship.
Wrong things should be corrected.
She strengthened her resolve.
“Siwoo, there’s something I want you to hear.”
“What is it?”
Siwoo, who had been walking ahead as if nothing had happened between them, turned around with a soft smile.
His handsome face shone under the bright full moon.
Elroa didn’t judge people by their looks, but she couldn’t deny that Siwoo was handsome.
No, this wasn’t the time to be admiring his appearance.
If she didn’t say it now, she might never say it.
“I…”
Just as Elroa was about to stammer out the words, Siwoo suddenly closed the distance.
Elroa, who had been about to start, felt the words that had risen to her throat disappear back into her stomach.
It was out of surprise.
Until now, Siwoo had subtly kept a physical distance from Elroa, except during sparring.
“Before that.”
Today, Siwoo seemed different.
The slightly shy and subtly awkward attitude he had towards Elroa was gone.
He seemed relaxed and composed.
“Master, I also have something to tell you. Will you listen?”
“What is it?”
Was Siwoo going to apologize first before she brought up what had happened?
Since it was a very difficult topic to start with, Elroa’s attention was focused on his words.
If Siwoo opened the floodgates, it seemed like it would be much easier to resolve.
“I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. How should I treat you, Master?”
It was as she expected.
The worry of not knowing ‘how to treat her’ was something Elroa had always had with Siwoo.
It was also something that had made her waver in the midst of her deepening agony.
“I, I was about to bring up a similar story…”
“Then it seems like the conversation will be long. Shall we walk a little more? There’s a good place to sit and talk.”
At a truly perfect timing, Siwoo interrupted the conversation.
Elroa nodded slightly.
Siwoo led Elroa to the Twins’ carriage parked on the beach.
It was a carriage with a space distortion, so it could be called a moving camping trailer.
Siwoo, who politely extended his hand to escort Elroa, immediately took out a bottle of alcohol from the mini-bar.
“Would you like a drink?”
“Thank you.”
The two of them always had drinks when they talked, so there was nothing strange about it.
Elroa, who had received the drink that Siwoo poured, gulped it down.
The alcohol moistened her parched throat, and it felt like she could breathe a little easier.
“Shall we continue?”
“I’ve also organized my thoughts, so the story will be quick. That’s good.”
Elroa could strangely sense it.
That the topic Siwoo was about to bring up overlapped with her own.
She thought it was fortunate.
It would have been completely daunting if she had to bring up embarrassing words alone.
“Then shall we say it at the same time?”
Elroa responded to Siwoo’s playful smile with an awkward smile.
No matter how she looked at it, Siwoo seemed a little different today.
Was the trip that enjoyable? Or was it because he had drunk enough to relax?
Either way, it was quite a gentle atmosphere.
“Good.”
Elroa straightened her posture and sat up straight.
On the other hand, Siwoo smiled comfortably and swirled the ice in his glass.
“Siwoo, I know your barrier is unique…”
Elroa closed her eyes tightly and recited the note she had prepared.
Or rather, she was about to recite it.
“I want you, Master.”
That was until Siwoo’s words, like a bolt from the blue, were heard.
At first, she thought she had misheard.
Elroa, who had raised her head sharply and met Siwoo’s eyes, saw Siwoo’s eyes looking straight at her without a hint of falsehood.
In those eyes, she could see her own reflection, her eyes wide open as much as they could be.
Moreover, Siwoo didn’t stop.
“I haven’t been able to forget the day I held you, Master, not even for a moment.”
Siwoo, who had stood up, naturally approached Elroa.
He supported Elroa’s astonished chin and lifted her face.
“I want your body, your heart, and even your soul, Master.”
Elroa felt her mind go blank.
She had run hundreds and thousands of simulations to get to this point, but she had never considered this scenario.
A firm palm dug into Elroa’s stiff neck.
Siwoo pulled Elroa up and carefully embraced her.
It was as if he was handling a soap bubble that would break if handled carelessly.
Elroa, who could split even a large sea, felt her legs buckle the moment Siwoo held her.
Siwoo’s hand dug into Elroa’s waist as she was about to fall.
He held her firmly and made eye contact with her at a distance where their noses touched.
“S…Siwoo…”
At that moment, her heart began to beat like crazy.
The confusion that made her dizzy and faint consumed Elroa.
Now Elroa knew everything.
She could immediately recognize what Siwoo’s words and this atmosphere implied.
What shocked Elroa was not only his unconventional behavior.
The change in her feelings caused by his actions was too different from what Elroa had guessed.
Siwoo’s pure intention, which had gone beyond the duty between master and disciple and the established rules, was that he ‘wanted to have Master’.
She was happy.
She was secretly happy.
She shouldn’t be.
That Siwoo had said he wanted to have Elroa.
That he was expressing his feelings so honestly made her happy.
Being in his arms.
That their skin was touching.
It was truly, sinfully, extremely happy.
“This shouldn’t be…”
But it shouldn’t be.
That’s not why she came here.
This was just an action that would lead her into a deeper quagmire.
It was just a repetition of mistakes.
“Considering what you’re saying, you’re not pushing me away at all.”
“Hic…!”
However, even though Siwoo had heard Elroa’s rejection, he reached out even more boldly.
His hand, which had lifted Elroa’s dress, slithered in like a snake and wrapped around her bare skin.
Elroa’s core trembled as she swallowed her breath.
As he said, Elroa was unable to push him away.
In fact, from the moment she was embraced, the strength was draining from her body.
A hot heat was rising from the bare skin where his hand touched, and even her breathing became rapid.
“Master, you must feel the same way as I do.”
Elroa exerted superhuman mental strength and bit her lip tightly and pushed Siwoo away.
“Stop it!”
She yelled and deliberately frowned.
She wasn’t actually angry.
She didn’t feel any anger other than bewilderment.
She was just struggling because she was afraid of being devoured by the unknown pounding in her heart.
“Si, Siwoo… this… this shouldn’t be… I, I have vowed to be your master…”
As proof, Elroa felt a sense of emptiness as if a part of her had been torn away the moment she separated from Siwoo.
She felt a sense of loss.
She pretended not to notice it and spoke the right words.
“You, although you have not inherited my mark… are my disciple, aren’t you? You also call me Master, don’t you?”
“……”
“A master and a parent are no different. Just as a child serves their parents, serving a master means that the master also loves their disciple as they love their own child! It is an area of heavenly relationships where the lust between men and women should not interfere!”
Elroa continued to speak quickly, as if making excuses.
“Master.”
Siwoo took a step forward.
Elroa took a step back.
Every time Siwoo took a step forward, Elroa stepped back a little.
The realization that she would not be able to turn back if she got caught here made Elroa just retreat.
However, she couldn’t use her power either.
The opponent was Siwoo.
He was her disciple, whom Elroa loved and cherished more than anyone else.
-Thud!
Even though it was a carriage with space distortion, it was still an indoor space.
She couldn’t just keep retreating.
Elroa’s back touched the wall, and Siwoo was getting closer and closer.
Elroa, without realizing it, tiptoed and clung to the wall.
What should she do?
How could she resolve this situation well?
As Elroa was thinking hard about various things, one person suddenly popped into her mind.
The name of the person who could stop Siwoo and stop Elroa herself came to mind.
“Moreover… moreover… you have Sharon Evergreen by your side, don’t you?”
That’s right.
Siwoo already had a lover by his side.
There was already a woman who maintained such a close relationship that it was no exaggeration to believe they were engaged.
With this, Siwoo would restrain himself.
-Thud!
However, Siwoo’s actions were different from what she had expected.
Siwoo, who had cornered Elroa against the wall, seemed to be blocking her escape route.
He put his arms in the space next to her head.
Elroa, swallowed by the shadows, looked up at Siwoo with trembling eyes.
“Right now, you’re the only one in front of me, Master.”
Elroa swallowed her breath.
Siwoo reached out and stroked Elroa’s pink hair, then gently grabbed her bright red ear.
Her small fingertips tried to push Siwoo’s chest away.
However, it was too weak to create any distance.
She had already been repeating in her mind a thousand times that this shouldn’t be happening, but she couldn’t shake him off.
Why?
Why couldn’t she shake him off?
Was it because she felt like she would be devoured by his unwavering gaze?
Or was it because Elroa herself actually wanted this situation?
“Stop… it…”
“I won’t stop.”
Siwoo’s lips slowly approached.
He was firmly holding Elroa so that she couldn’t avoid him, and he was gradually closing the distance.
“I won’t hide it anymore.”
Elroa’s body was plastered against the wall.
She was running away as if she was becoming one with the wall.
Just before their lips touched, Elroa turned her head away.
If they kissed here.
She felt a sense of crisis that she would really not be able to stop.
Elroa, with her eyes pitifully drooping, stammered.
“No matter how I think about it… this doesn’t seem right… Siwoo. Calm down a little… and let’s have a calm conversation…”
Elroa, who felt Siwoo’s presence moving away, peeked at Siwoo with only one eye open.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to give him what he wanted.
It wasn’t that she could say for sure that Elroa didn’t want what he wanted at all.
Was that why?
When Elroa saw his face full of disappointment, she felt a strange pang in her heart.
“Is it because we are master and disciple?”
“Haven’t I said it over and over again? You and I are…”
“Elroa.”
Siwoo’s low voice pierced her ear very closely.
It wasn’t the title of Master.
It was a sweet and seductive title that had crossed the line of taboo and betrayal.
Siwoo’s knee forcefully dug between Elroa’s legs.
With a soft but strong force, he firmly supported Elroa’s neck.
Once again, their lips were getting closer.
“Stop lying.”
Siwoo’s lips met Elroa’s lips.
A soft tongue forced its way between Elroa’s lips, which she had tried to keep tightly closed.
