“My request is… after you’ve played with that woman to your heart’s content, discard her in front of me.”
I stared blankly ahead, almost enchanted by Min Ha-yeon’s seductive voice.
-[NTL Trait (Active)]-
The [NTL Trait] was one of the traits that had manifested in Min Ha-yeon before.
Ironically, that trait had even manifested before her first experience with me.
That trait, which appeared back when she didn't even have the womb tattoo, was forgotten at some point...
That trait, without me even realizing it...
‘Oh my…’
It had germinated its seed and sprouted, growing up without me noticing.
In fact, the [NTL Trait] was one of the traits I had been worried about.
It was a trait that found pleasure by feeding on the emotions felt when taking someone else's lover.
In other words, it meant that Min Ha-yeon always harbored a desire to steal men from other women.
However, I had forgotten until now that Min Ha-yeon possessed the [NTL Trait].
The reason was simple.
‘I forgot because she had no interest in any man other than me.’
Even with the [NTL Trait], Min Ha-yeon showed not an ounce of interest in any member of the opposite sex other than me.
A trait and an attitude that didn't match at all.
Honestly, I couldn't understand it.
‘But is that even possible?’
Thanks to Midsummer, I had gone through countless regressions, and each time, I encountered Min Ha-yeon.
But there was never a time when she paid attention to another man.
‘Did the trait window malfunction?’
She has the NTL Trait, but no interest in other men...
I simply couldn't comprehend it.
As I pondered this, Kang Hanna's chuckle came through the communication.
[Try to change your perspective.]
‘Change my perspective?’
[Min Ha-yeon loves you to an extreme degree.]
Though I couldn't answer aloud, it was something I somewhat acknowledged.
Min Ha-yeon was the first woman I had subjugated, and she was a comrade and lover who had risked her life to come here with me.
Furthermore, after the Mirror Curse incident on the 2nd floor, Min Ha-yeon began to treat me almost like a deity.
But I wondered what correlation Min Ha-yeon's love for me had with the [NTL Trait]'s supposed error.
[Of course, there's a connection.]
‘??’
[That's not an error to begin with. It's just that the target never changes.]
‘Ah…!’
Now I understood.
From my perspective, NTL begins with being attracted to a woman.
If that attractive woman has a lover, the concept is to crush that lover and take her.
However, Min Ha-yeon's NTL was applied with a completely different concept from mine.
[Min Ha-yeon has no intention of abandoning you or leaving you. On the contrary, she loves you so much that she would commit suicide if you abandoned her.]
‘….’
[In other words, if you just give your heart to another woman for a while and then return, she can satisfy that desire.]
‘Min Ha-yeon… you’ve really changed a lot.’
Midsummer, whom I considered the most handsome person I had ever met.
Min Ha-yeon was the one who couldn't even tolerate him cheating and would rage.
Yet, she was actually urging me to cheat, trying to fulfill her hidden desires.
First, I needed time to process this.
Without pulling my penis out of Hanbom, I held her close and carefully asked Min Ha-yeon again.
“Ha-yeon-ah, are you sure about this? Your request ultimately means you want me to sleep with that woman, right?”
“You’re not going to lie now and say you weren’t interested in her, are you?”
“…”
It was chilling.
Min Ha-yeon wasn't a fool either.
She must have known all along that I had ulterior motives when I brought Stella.
She had merely pretended not to know.
But I began to blur the line between lies and truth, like two colors of paint mixing in water.
“I brought her here with the intention of using her on the 5th floor from the start. I even considered using drastic measures in the process.”
It wasn't entirely a bluff.
Because it was true that if I made Stella my possession, control of the 5th floor would fall into my hands.
I had no intention of giving Stella even a speck of affection.
Min Ha-yeon replied with narrowed eyes.
“…I’ll believe you.”
It was a lie.
Min Ha-yeon’s eyes were certain that my words were a lie.
She was lying about believing my lie.
Min Ha-yeon relaxed her expression again and began to hug me from behind, still intertwined with Hanbom.
“So… will you grant my request?”
There's a saying about 'pillow talk persuasion'.
It's a proverb-like saying that a wife, lying side by side with her husband, can charm him with words during sleep to get her way.
And I could feel the power of that proverb.
The power was such that even the minuscule amounts of semen remaining in my testicles were drawn out.
Hanbom's body trembled slightly as my penis twitched and ejaculated.
“Hmph!?”
I embraced Hanbom and answered Min Ha-yeon with a confident voice.
“Whose request is it? Of course, I’ll grant it.”
..
..
And so, we spent the night enjoying a delightful threesome.
As soon as the sun rose, I left the royal floor and moved about busily.
Then, around evening, I finished my work, returned to the royal floor, and left the hotel with Stella.
Today, as promised, I took (escorted) Stella to the Wedrock Family.
After we got into the carriage together, I warned her.
“You remember what you promised me, right?”
“…”
When Stella used this place, she had made one promise with me.
To use the facilities only at the times I designated.
The other members had no complaints so far because they used the bathroom together.
And there hadn't been any major issues until yesterday.
But today, a serious problem arose.
Stella had monopolized the bathroom.
But Stella brazenly answered without meeting my gaze.
“You are my escort right now. I’d appreciate it if you didn’t make me uncomfortable.”
“Oh… so that’s how you’re going to play it?”
I let out a hollow laugh and replied.
“Then, no more bathroom for you starting today.”
“Ugh!”
At my words, Stella bit her lip tightly and began to glare fiercely at me.
‘Her true nature is slowly revealing itself.’
Stella’s appearance was truly bizarre.
Her turquoise eyes and hair seemed to contain the vastness of nature itself.
Stella’s appearance seemed to embody every symbol of purity.
But there was no purity in Stella’s current demeanor.
Stella was slowly starting to reveal her true nature to me, one piece at a time.
When I first met her yesterday afternoon, she was a refined lady, but at some point, she had turned into a prickly shrew.
Still, she was pretty enough to tolerate.
No, it was only natural to tolerate her.
Even if she embodied all the prickliness in the world, if that being was a beauty and spread her legs before me, wouldn't she be an angel, a celestial maiden?
And enduring until then was also one of life's pleasures…
I chuckled inwardly, shrugging my shoulders at Stella and humming.
“If you don’t like it, you can just leave…”
Stella glared at me with an utterly annoyed expression, then snapped her head away and replied.
“Fine. I’ll keep to the schedule from now on.”
“Good.”
Since Stella had bowed her head, I decided to back off appropriately.
In all matters of the world, push and pull is important.
After backing off appropriately, I asked her a few questions to lighten the mood.
“Why are you in the bathroom for so long?”
“…”
Honestly, if she had used it for only an hour or two, I wouldn't have thought much of it.
However, Stella had used the bathroom for approximately five hours.
Alright… even five hours a day, I was willing to overlook that.
But the number of times Stella had used the bathroom was…
“Your skin will all get wrinkled and bloated like that.”
Twice.
Moreover, she said she would use the bathroom again after dining at the Wedrock Family and returning to the royal floor.
That would make Stella's total bathroom usage time 15 hours.
It meant she was spending most of her waking hours in the bathroom.
And because of that, other members were experiencing inconvenience from not being able to use it…
As soon as Stella heard my words, she replied with a displeased expression.
“As I said before, you are my escort. I will not forgive such vulgar words and actions.”
“…”
What would she do if I wasn't forgiven?
But I didn't say anything in particular.
Since I had volunteered to be her escort, I thought I should at least maintain basic courtesy.
Stella continued speaking.
“I have no obligation to tell you what happened inside the bathroom. Surely you’re not asking me to cross that line, are you?”
“…”
I hadn't expected her to retort like that to a mere casual question.
Anyone would think I asked to go into the bathroom with her…
“Alright then. Just stick to the schedule.”
“…”
Thus, the bathroom issue was somewhat resolved.
Bathroom usage was set to three times a day, with a maximum duration of two hours per use.
I still thought that was an awful lot.
Who would use a bathroom for over 10 hours a day….
Once the bathroom issue was resolved, silence fell again.
It was an unavoidable situation, as Stella and I weren't close enough to have long conversations in the first place.
I considered asking a simple question to build rapport, but I gave up on that too.
Because even if I asked, I probably wouldn't get the answer I wanted, or even a basic response.
However, there was no boredom or regret within me.
Instead, I looked at Stella and inwardly smirked.
‘Well, I can gradually find out what she’s thinking later, inside the bathroom.’
..
..
I brought Stella back to the royal floor after she finished her meal at the Wedrock Family.
As soon as I arrived at the royal floor, I reminded Stella of the warning I had given her earlier.
“Don’t forget what I said earlier, okay?”
“Haa… I get it. Stop it.”
Stella replied with an annoyed voice, then turned gracefully and headed towards her room.
But her footsteps stopped after only a few paces.
I stared blankly, wondering if she had something to say, and Stella turned her body to face me.
“Let’s talk alone for a moment.”
“???”
Stella left only those words and headed to her room.
‘What is she trying to say?’
Admiring Stella’s emerald-colored, galaxy-like hair, I followed her into her room.
Once we were alone in the room, Stella adopted a slightly arrogant posture and asked me.
“I’ve been thinking about it since earlier, but two hours is too short.”
“Hahaha…”
“Three hours… no, at least four hours, please extend it.”
How brazen.
But I merely let out a hollow laugh with an incredulous expression, not particularly scolding Stella.
The reason was simple.
“Of course, I don’t intend to extend it without conditions.”
As expected, I knew she’d have a catch.
While Stella was indeed a selfish woman, she wasn't foolish.
Because it seemed unlikely she would just demand more time without offering anything.
I decided to listen to Stella first.
“What’s the condition?”
“…”
Stella pondered in silence for a moment, then let out a shallow sigh and answered me.
“You want my body, don’t you?”
“…..??????”
An absurd question that made me want to ask why she was even asking it.
I wondered if I had misheard, so I asked instead.
“What did you say?”
“Haa… Don’t you remember me telling you not to make me repeat myself?”
“Huh…”
What is she saying… she’s the one who brought up something unrealistic…
Stella, with her cold, green eyes, asked me again.
“Do you want to see my body?”
“Uh… yes, I do?”
There was no reason to lie here.
And in exchange for telling the truth, I was able to hear Stella’s extraordinary proposal.
“I’ll give you the authority to undress me.”
“!?”
It wasn't a joke; I genuinely felt like my eyes were going to pop out.
A proposal I simply couldn't comprehend.
Giving me the authority to undress her meant she would show me her naked body.
But she was offering that proposal without hesitation?
“In exchange for that authority, please transfer the authority over the royal floor bathroom to me.”
“…”
I rubbed my eyes, which felt like they were about to pop out, with both hands, then calmly looked at Stella again.
I was certain.
‘Anyone can see this is a trap.’
Yes… this is a trap.
Stella must have had something up her sleeve to make such an offer.
If I agreed here, I might end up like someone caught in a bear trap.
Having decided that, I replied to Stella in a serious and resolute voice.
“Excellent!”