Chapter 279: Interlude (1)

Chapter 279: Interlude (1)

1.

As she had stated before, Eloa went all out with her cooking, even whipping out her secret recipe and filling up the dining table in the officetel kitchen.

The two of them thoroughly enjoyed their party.

It was a peaceful time without the need to stress about Criminal Exiles, to worry about missing Homunculi, and to freak out about suspicious and ominous divination.

This was especially so for Eloa, who hadn’t experienced such peace, both mentally and physically, in a long time. When Siwoo handed her a glass of alcohol, she downed it heartily.

After their meal was over, they moved the alcohol to the living room, escaping from the messy dining table, for a second round.

They grabbed a bunch of snacks like cheese and salami that they bought from the grocery store. Before they knew it, almost half of it was gone.

On the floor, there were five bottles of whiskey rolling around.

“Haaah...”

Relieved of her mental burden by the blessing of alcohol, Eloa let out a content smile as she leaned back on the couch.

If she had to say something about the current state of her body at the moment, she’d definitely say that it felt uncomfortable.

Due to the aftermath she had to endure for using all those covenants, her body was sore all over.

There were blue bruises all over her skin, and her usually sharp senses and eyesight were dulled.

Also...this was something she wouldn’t say out loud...her lower abdomen was a little sore due to the vigorous sex she had with Siwoo.

“Tired?”

“Of course not! On such a great day, you gotta keep drinking until you drop before you can say you’re enjoying it!”

Her voice came out louder than usual and it was a little slurred too, probably because she was drunk.

Usually, she was really good at hiding the fact that she was drunk, but her face was flushed red now, as if she was wearing makeup.

Her eyes were also half-closed.

“Another one, please!”

“Aren’t you still not feeling well? You really want more?”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry!”

Being a witch, she wouldn’t die of alcohol poisoning or anything, but that didn’t stop Siwoo from worrying if it was okay to keep pouring more alcohol into her glass.

But, seeing how unusually cheerful his master was, he couldn’t help but do it anyway.

“Here, have one for yourself too!” She said, pouring some into his glass as well.

With the sound of glasses clinking countless times throughout the night, he politely turned his head and took a sip of his drink.

-Gulp, gulp!

He only took small sips before placing his glass down, but Eloa downed her almost full glass of whiskey in one go.

That’s an on the rocks glass...

Are you even supposed to down whiskey like that?

Even after seeing her doing it several times, he was still dumbfounded.

Suddenly, Eloa wiped her lips with her sleeve and started swaying side to side.

She closed her eyes tightly for a moment, then squinted them open to look at Siwoo.

“Siwoo.”

“Yes, Master?”

She called his name out of the blue.

However, even after he replied to him, she remained silent.

Instead, she just stared at him for a moment longer before turning away.

“Master? Were you about to say something?”“...Don’t mind me. It’s time for bed now.”

“Alright, I’ll clean everything up.”

Anticipating what was to come, Siwoo got up and began gathering the empty bottles.

He tidied up the drinks and then went to the bedroom to make their bed.

Recently, they had moved another bed into his room and had been sleeping together like that, putting some distance between them.

Ever since Eloa heard about his ominous divination, she had been sleeping by his side so that they could be prepared for any incident.

But, now the crisis had passed, so there was no need for them to share a room anymore.

The thing was, they hadn’t had the time to move the bed out again. Besides, both of them had grown accustomed to sharing a room, so Eloa just quietly followed Siwoo into the bedroom without a word.

“I’ve tidied everything up.”

“Thank you.”

Eloa staggered before flopping down on the bed.

“Uh, Master? That’s my bed.”

“...”

No response came out from her.

It seemed she had fallen asleep just like that.

Though she seemed okay on the surface, he could tell that it wasn’t the case at all.

She had suffered more than him in that fight, and now that she drank that much whiskey, it wasn’t surprising that she fell asleep like that.

Still, it wasn’t like he could just leave her.

While he didn’t mind if she were to sleep in his bed, she had flopped down onto it, lying flat on her stomach.

It definitely wasn’t the ideal sleeping position.

In short, they had sex.

Though she had done it because there was no other option back then, she still couldn’t justify it like that.

It was the fact that she forced him to have sex with her, disregarding his consent completely.

Given her stubborn and old-fashioned mindset, she would have apologized long ago, but...

“I...”

She couldn’t bring herself to say it.

Even if she could go back in time, chances were she’d still make the same choice.

Thinking back on the shameful display she had put on in front of Siwoo was enough to make her face burn with embarrassment, leaving her speechless.

On the contrary, Siwoo’s intent on brushing the whole thing under the rug was clear, as he had been pretending that their sex never happened.

Not only did he not initiate a conversation about it, he was also treating Eloa as if nothing had happened in the first place.

Is he waiting for me to apologize first?

Or maybe he’s hoping that his incompetent master gathers the courage to address it instead of just ignoring it and acting as if nothing happened?

But those were quite the audacious thoughts, there was no way that he’d think like that and Eloa knew that.

“Haa...”

Eloa let out a soft sigh.

After all that, she finally understood why she pretended to be asleep.

Since Siwoo didn’t make a move on her and neither did she, she wanted to see his reaction, to force him into a situation where he couldn’t keep his hands off her.

In fact, he hesitated for a moment there, but he eventually let her lie down without doing anything strange.

Just like the time she had bared her chest in front of him.

Though, the attempt failed and it felt like she was getting nowhere.

Anyway, speaking of getting nowhere...

She attempted to play it cool and act like a dignified master, brushing everything off as insignificant, but the memories flooded back nonetheless.

But letting it go just like that felt morally wrong for her. She was afraid that it would disappoint Siwoo.

Thinking that she should probably switch off the light now, Eloa sighed and rose from the bed.

At that moment, she saw Siwoo, who had kicked off the blanket, sleeping.

She got up quietly and settled beside him.

The mattress felt so comfy that she sank in without even a wobble.

“Hehe...”

Despite her mixed feelings, she couldn’t resist smiling at his peaceful sleeping face which had the innocence of a child.

It was like a reflex, just like when your leg kicks up if someone were to tap on your knee.

Maybe this was what could be considered as a natural affection a master had for their beloved disciple.

“Hmm...”

Eloa slowly stroked Siwoo’s hair before turning her gaze away.

Coincidentally, his rough lips caught the end of her gaze.

The same lips that had passionately intertwined with hers last time as they exchanged their breath in a heated moment.

Maybe it was due to the alcohol, but her heart started pounding loudly.

If before that was a natural emotion to feel as a master looking at her disciple...

Then what exactly was the emotion that she was feeling right now?

As her loosely spread thighs involuntarily tightened, the alcohol made her body feel hot.

Indeed, she had kissed him, pushed her butt onto him like a beast, and gulped his hot essence just like that...

The memories stirred within Eloa, wrapping around her heart and body like a snake.

Heat that couldn’t be perceived by just observing, the feeling of becoming one with him, the ecstatic pleasure, as if she was melting away, surrendering everything to his rough touch...

Her gaze shifted to his groin.

A natural course of action, considering the direction that her thoughts went.

Though he was fully dressed, the imposing outline of his manhood boldly asserted its presence.

“That thing...went inside my body...”

Unconsciously, hot breaths escaped through her slightly parted lips.

Even though quite some time had passed, she could feel the intense sensation in her body, as if it was being imprinted on it.

-Slap!

She slapped her cheeks hard, snapping herself out of her thoughts.

What am I thinking?!

“So disgraceful...”

I must never, ever think of something like that!

What kind of master harbors lustful thoughts towards her own disciple?!

Just because we crossed that line once doesn’t mean it’s okay to keep going down that path!

This is the alcohol’s fault isn’t it? Being drunk made me lose my mind.

Eloa got up swiftly and headed to the bathroom.

That night, she took a long, cold shower to douse the strange heat that had ignited within /genesisforsaken