It was around the late afternoon when Iron Mask and his party had departed.
Jeong Yusin was leaning on the counter of the tavern, chin propped up on his hand, seated on a chair. He had arranged to meet Ingrid in the evening. There was time to spare but much to be done: He needed to thank Ashur, the head of the swordsmanship guild; visit the mother-daughter fox-tailed shop; go to the Dejimoseon Shrine where Mion was, to have any new tattoos checked just in case. All these were necessary tasks. Yet, they were things that could be delayed.
‘So bothersome.’
The invigorating vitality akin to omnipotence that came after leveling up had dissipated, leaving him with a strange sense of lethargy. Was it burnout? Or perhaps the dopamine receptors in his brain had shrunk from rolling around in the Labyrinth. It didn’t matter, though. It could have been the unconscious manifestation of relief at having survived.
He lifted his hand to examine it. Even after leveling up and becoming physically stronger, nothing seemed to have outwardly changed.
‘Of course.’
He had experienced something similar during his previous level up. The changes in his body stemmed from his adaptation to mana, a mere surface element. He instinctively felt as if his physical capabilities had been elevated.
Without training, he was still strong, but relentless practice would push him further. He was certain of that.
An example was Ingrid Redtail.
When they last met at the Labyrinth entrance, she had battled Hans, who’d transformed into a demon. The way she wielded an enormous blade with the ease of chopsticks remained vivid in his mind. Her awe-inspiring strength seemed akin to splitting the skies. It was undoubtedly in the realm of the superhuman. Her imposing figure had overwhelmed him deeply.
‘Could I ever reach that level?’
He wasn’t sure. How many levels would it take? How many countless battles would he have to engage in to ascend into the superhuman realm?
Ingrid. Superhuman. Level up.
Jeong Yusin’s thoughts meandered back to Ingrid.
Tall stature. Stern expression. Enormous power.
What if Ingrid pressed him down with sheer force?
“…”
Even imagining it sent chills down his spine. He had danced with death numerous times, but never had he fought someone as overwhelmingly powerful as Ingrid or Simuth.
‘Should I prepare separately?’
Jeong Yusin shook his head.
‘No.’
What difference would bringing a sword make? She was Karin’s mother, after all. It would be better to bring a gift.
Seated at the counter, he blankly stared at Karin, who was still diligently serving customers despite the sweltering heat. Those who knew Karin treated her with a mix of admiration and caution. Even those unaware of her status were enchanted by her beauty and treated her with sweetness.
Her swaying red tail flowed with a sheen and moved smoothly compared to when he had first seen her.
Jeong Yusin crossed his arms and gazed out the window.
‘What should I get her as a gift?’
He spent the hours leading up to evening at the counter mulling over different thoughts.
After closing the store and dismissing Ann and Tarman, he remained inside. Karin would stay at the inn, so there was no need for her to go anywhere.
“Here, take this.”
Karin extended something wrapped in a cloth.
“What’s this?”
“I noticed you were sitting at the counter looking troubled, so I prepared this. It’s a gift for my mom. Not a big deal, just some medicine and food.”
Jeong Yusin’s eyes widened.
“How did you know?”
“There’s always a tell!”
Karin smirked.
“Thank you. I hope Ingrid wouldn’t dislike it.”
“She’ll like it.”
“Is Ingrid not feeling well?”
Karin’s expression turned awkward.
“Don’t tell anyone. It’s a secret. She was very ill until a few days ago. I even tried visiting, but they wouldn’t let me in.”
Jeong Yusin understood as he nodded.
“I’ll be on my way.”
“Okay, come back soon.”
With Karin’s farewell, Jeong Yusin stepped out of the inn.
The evening streets buzzed with people. The approaching festival combined with the warm summer night generated an intense heat. Typically, one would associate taverns with the eastern streets, but the southern district had plenty as well.
The clamorous chatter, the clinking of glasses, and music played in various spots indicated that everyone was already in high spirits.
His destination was the temporary lodging of the Great Labyrinth front relief shelter. He made his way to the Labyrinth’s entrance at a leisurely pace.
The city was bustling with preparations for the festival, so most guards were assigned to maintain the town’s internal order. Hence, the number of guards at the Labyrinth entrance was rather low.
After a brief glance at the entrance, Jeong Yusin entered the relief shelter.
A priest on duty confirmed Jeong Yusin’s identity and motioned toward a door at the rear with one hand.
Passing through the yard and walking a little further, he arrived at an isolated stone building.
Standing in front of the building’s door was a black bull-tailed individual with piercing eyes, arms crossed as they stared down at Jeong Yusin.
“Barbaroy, what business do you have here?”
“I’ve come because Ingrid summoned me.”
“Lay down your sword. And what’s in that bundle?”
“It’s food and medicine. Karin gave it to me.”
The bull-tailed individual’s expression changed abruptly.
“K…Karin?!”
“Yes.”
“Are you the Barbaroy?”
The two exchanged direct eye contact.
“It’s me.”
“Is Karin well?”
“Yes, seems like she’s doing fine without trouble.”
How would he know if she just got up today?
However, she appeared to be in good condition. Surprisingly, she got along well with Tarman and Ann too.
Being the daughter of an important member of the Tailed Union, there was concern she might be arrogant and high-handed, but that proved untrue.
“Ah, it warms my heart to hear about Karin’s well-being. However…”
The bull-tailed individual’s expression hardened slightly.
“Inspections must be conducted. Unwrap the bundle.”
“Yes.”
Orders were to be followed.
Before he could unwrap the bundle, Ingrid’s voice came from inside.
“Is that you, Scath? Allow them in. Dolph, step outside for a while.”
The bull-tailed individual, referred to as Dolph, exhaled a short sigh.
“Hmph. Enter. Be respectful.”
“Understood.”
With the bull-tailed individual gone, Jeong Yusin opened the door and stepped inside. The room contained only a bed and a table. Despite her high status, there wasn’t anything luxurious here.
“What are you looking around for? This isn’t my room; I just keep the minimum necessities here.”
“Yes, it’s been a while. Ingrid.”
Jeong Yusin bowed his head in greeting. Ingrid was comfortably seated on a chair dressed in a white blouse and tight leather pants that accentuated her curvaceous figure. A similar outfit to Karin’s.
Frankly, it was hard to know where to look.
The cold ambiance from their first meeting had softened, replaced by an inexplicable sensuality. More than that, a dense, heavy body odor filled the room, penetrating his senses. It was a rich and sticky bodily fragrance.
Strangely, his heart started to race.
Feeling Jeong Yusin’s gaze, Ingrid’s face turned slightly red.
“Sit if you want.”
Ingrid pointed to the chair.
Jeong Yusin nodded and sat down next to her, closer than expected.
Ingrid stared at Jeong Yusin’s face intently.
‘Hmm.’
Through Rin, he experienced multiple things at once.
He enjoyed a gentle massage.
But,
That wasn’t all.
‘!!!’
Suddenly, his whole body was crushed under an overwhelming weight. Ingrid was immobilized, unable to resist.
Humiliation.
‘How dare you…!’
Always dignified as the representative of the Tailed Union, she couldn’t believe she was being subjected to such feelings under a mere male’s strength. It was shameful beyond measure.
Moreover,
Her buttocks were slapped.
As the red-wolf clan’s chief and representative of the Tailed Union, she had never experienced such indignity in her life. The men of old would quake and bow before her unyielding power.
Which is why when she received a slap on her backside, she was completely shocked.
The ache from her flaming posterior delivered a dark, clandestine form of pleasure that reverberated through her brain.
‘Hyyyyh!!!’
Without any sense of shame as the mother of a child, she found herself shamelessly shaking her hips right there.
Finally,
The lower body massage.
Instead of the usual brief session, it went on and on with no end in sight.
This half-breed Barbaroy’s massage continued well into the night.
The parts of her body too embarrassing to name were roughly yet skillfully massaged. When she stiffened with embarrassment, his soft and tender actions would soothe her anew.
A cycle of hell.
Through gritted teeth, she couldn’t prevent the saliva from trickling out.
Though she clenched her thighs tightly, the thin lace panties had become soaked with a sticky liquid, too embarrassing to describe.
‘Stop… Please, no more…!’
Her pleading voice with a hint of tears went unheeded.
The male hands were pushing her further to the brink, with an unsettling persistence and sickening precision.
‘Aaah.’
It was then she instinctively realized,
‘This man…’
He intended to corrupt her entirely, to nothing more than a mere female.
Each night, she would cling to this man’s robust chest, smelling his male scent before falling asleep.
Dissolved in a spicy, sweet massage, the reproductive chamber, ready for ovulation, fell victim to this male’s touch, crossing the irreversible threshold.
‘Ma…Master.’
Inadvertently, those words slipped from Ingrid’s lips, startling her. Though there was nobody around, she felt embarrassed.
Wasn’t she already married before?
She lost her husband early and had dedicated her life to her daughter and her clan.
She hadn’t experienced female pleasure, but she never regretted it.
No,
She had no idea it could be like this…
‘Ma…Master!’
She spoke the word once again. A peculiar sensation coursed up her spine and through her brain.
‘Now…Stop, please! Enough!’
The dawn was breaking between the gaps in the window.
‘No…Never again like this…’
While reclining in bed, she spread her legs wide and moved her hips up and down rhythmically, as if seeking something.
‘No…Not possible!!!’
Ingrid’s eyes rolled back. Her chin tilted upward, tongue clenched tightly.
‘Master…MAAAASTER!!!’
With a vulgar scream, she thrust her erect clitoris into the damp cloth.
The once proud representative of the Tailed Union, who flaunted her authority by wielding a massive blade, was nowhere to be seen.
Instead, in a desperate act, her aching and shameful orifice trembled and collapsed into a state of debauchery.
Thump.
Having experienced her humiliating peak, Ingrid trembled and panted heavily, drenched.
‘Heeek…Heek…’
Her body tensed again.
Before the peak subsided, she was once again caressed by this man’s skilled hands.
Was this not yet over?
Tears welled up in her eyes.
‘This man…’
Just how far was he planning to push her into this abyss?
‘Ma…Master, I…I can’t anymore…’
Siiiiii…
Her lace panties became increasingly damp.
The noble chief of the red-wolf clan and guardian of the Labyrinth City trembled and wet her pants uncontrollably.
Ingrid.
Unable to withstand the 5-day long massage ordeal brought on by the unsealing of sensory magic, she cried out for this half-breed Barbaroy as her Master in desperation and humiliation, ultimately losing control of her bladder in the process.
And now,
On a dark night,
The two of them faced each other once again. Ingrid glanced at Jeong Yusin, noting,
‘He’s handsome.’
Her calm gaze,
The upright nose,
And a soft demeanor that concealed a single wild trait.
She had never been someone to care much about facial features, but now she couldn’t help but scrutinize closely, after all, he was the man who had sent her spiraling into oblivion.
Jeong Yusin scratched his head nervously.
She was blushing and gazing at him intently.
“Umm… Ingrid?”
“What?!”
“Karin sent me here. I’ve brought some medicine with me.”
“I see, got it.”
“Umm… Are you feeling unwell by any chance?”
Jeong Yusin’s puzzled question caused Ingrid’s face to flush red.
‘It’s because of you!’
But she couldn’t blame him.
“N-no, I’m fine. Unwrap the bundle.”
“Yes.”
Jeong Yusin did as he was told.
“Eh?!”
Seeing the contents of the bundle, Jeong Yusin let out an odd sound.
Ingrid’s face turned scarlet, as if ready to explode.
Inside the bundle were,
Leopard-patterned bras and panties.
Cold sweat trickled down Jeong Yusin’s forehead.
‘What is this doing here?!’
