#089
There was no time to think. Eunseok instinctively pressed down on Ji Taeuk’s head and embraced him protectively.
Splat!
Something sticky covered his back, followed immediately by the hissing sound and smell of flesh burning.
“Ugh…!”
Eunseok clenched his teeth against the tremendous pain that felt like his entire back was being seared by fire.
“Eunseok!”
“Guide!”
The team members cried out in surprise.
“I can be healed later, so hurry and deal with it!”
Eunseok shouted loudly, suppressing the extreme pain.
“Taeuk, heal him quickly!”
Moon Bora yelled before charging at the sand worm with a battle cry.
“Eunseok! Are you okay?!”
Ji Taeuk, who had been practically embraced by Eunseok, hurriedly examined the back that had taken a direct hit.
“Shit. What the…”
Ji Taeuk’s voice trembled as he cursed after seeing Eunseok’s back.
“…Can it be healed?”
It was perhaps fortunate that Eunseok couldn’t see his back with his own eyes. He had no way of knowing if his back had completely melted or if it was just badly burned. Only the pain that made him feel like he might pass out indicated that his nerves were still alive.
“I-I’ll heal you. It’ll be okay. I can heal it.”
Ji Taeuk muttered as if reassuring himself, his voice trembling. He placed his hands on Eunseok’s back and began healing.
“Aargh… Kuh.”
Harsh, pain-filled breaths escaped through Eunseok’s gritted teeth, though he had never once groaned from even severe pain before. The pain seemed to be intensifying, which likely meant the healing was working somehow.
“Just hold on a little longer. Just a little more.”
Ji Taeuk was now almost sobbing. Eunseok’s arm supporting him on the ground trembled uncontrollably from the pain. Cold sweat and blood from his burst lip dripped onto the ochre-colored ground.
“It’s healing. It’s healing, so just endure a little longer.”
Ji Taeuk kept muttering as if trying to reassure Eunseok.
“Take it slow, hyung.”
Eunseok calmed Ji Taeuk in a composed voice. Then he turned his eyes to watch his teammates fiercely battling the sand worm.
It was incredibly fortunate that Choi Hanseo hadn’t come along due to the shortage of personnel to deal with variants and gates. Eunseok didn’t want to show such a weak side in front of him. Of course, if he had been there, this kind of injury probably wouldn’t have happened in the first place.
“It’s almost done.”
After an arduous and painful wait, Ji Taeuk spoke in a more stable voice. The intense battle with the sand worm was also nearing its end.
When they returned to the guild, the sun had already set.
Eunseok opened the door to his lodging, carrying a heavy duffel bag. Fortunately, Choi Hanseo’s shoes were nowhere to be seen.
After putting down the duffel bag, Eunseok went straight to the bathroom. He intended to clean up thoroughly before Choi Hanseo returned. He had changed clothes on the way back and disposed of the tattered shirt. He had also made sure the team members kept quiet, so Choi Hanseo shouldn’t know about the injury he had sustained today.
Eunseok stepped under the shower spray and thoroughly washed his sweat-covered body. Perhaps due to the after-effects of the injury, he felt severely drained.
After quickly finishing his shower, Eunseok barely dried his hair before walking straight to the bed and collapsing on it. After covering himself with the blanket and finding a comfortable position, he closed his eyes, and it was heaven.
Lying still like that, sleep quickly overtook him.
He woke up to the beep of an electronic sound.
It was the sound of the electronic pad on the lodging door opening.
“Eunseok?”
As expected, Choi Hanseo entered the bedroom with light footsteps. Judging by his comfortable clothes and slightly damp hair, it seemed he had also finished work, showered, and come down.
“Were you sleeping? Don’t get up, just stay as you are.”
Choi Hanseo approached and stood by the bed for a moment, carefully examining Eunseok. After confirming there were no wounds on his face and arms visible outside the blanket, he finally got onto the bed.
“Did you finish work well?”
“Well, I suppose so.”
Choi Hanseo replied indifferently as he pulled Eunseok into his arms. Eunseok’s back touched Choi Hanseo’s chest. As if by habit, Choi Hanseo brought his lips to Eunseok’s nape.
Contrary to expectations that he would start fondling in earnest, Choi Hanseo paused. Eunseok could feel his gaze fixed on his nape.
Could a scar have remained?
Eunseok tensed slightly.
“Why are you staring like that?”
When Eunseok asked, Choi Hanseo gently stroked his nape with his finger.
“The bruising has completely disappeared.”
Choi Hanseo said in a deliberately soft voice. Eunseok suddenly realized his mistake. It seemed the kiss marks that Choi Hanseo meticulously left on his nape every day had been completely erased by the healing power.
Checking even if kiss marks remain, how persistent.
Eunseok grumbled inwardly.
“I guess it disappeared quickly since it wasn’t actual skin damage.”
“That’s impossible. After how carefully I sucked on it. There’s no way it could disappear in half a day.”
Having said that, Choi Hanseo tightly embraced Eunseok from behind. Then, putting his mouth to Eunseok’s ear, he questioned:
“Did Hunter Ji Taeuk heal you or something?”
Eunseok couldn’t tell the truth, nor could he lie.
“Tell me. Where were you hurt that even the kiss marks on your nape were completely erased?”
“I just accidentally hurt my back a little. As you can see, I’ve been cleanly healed.”
Eunseok finally spoke, minimizing the truth as much as possible.
Hmm.
Choi Hanseo exhaled softly and then released his arms that had been tightly holding Eunseok’s body. Then, without warning, he pulled Eunseok’s shirt up and off.
“What are you-!”
As Eunseok turned around to protest, Choi Hanseo pressed his back down onto the bed. He could feel an intense gaze fixed on his bare back. No, it wasn’t just a gaze. Fingertips started to slowly slide down from his neck, following his spine.
“……”
As the delicate touch of the man he was already in a deep relationship with caressed his spine, a moan nearly escaped without his realizing. Eunseok’s body had already learned and remembered all the stimulating sensations Choi Hanseo gave him. At his touch, all his nerves reflexively focused on that area.
“It’s clean.”
Choi Hanseo said leisurely after sliding his fingers down to where they were stopped by Eunseok’s pants. Then he added:
“It’s upsetting how clean it’s become. I had put some effort into marking it.”
“…Stop acting like a pervert, Choi Hanseo.”
Eunseok reprimanded him in a slightly husky voice. Choi Hanseo smiled faintly before leaning down to kiss Eunseok’s shoulder blade.
“Can’t be helped. I’ll have to put in the effort to mark it again today.”
Choi Hanseo started to softly kiss various spots while lightly pressing down on Eunseok’s back. With each gentle kiss, Eunseok’s fingers tensed. When Choi Hanseo would lightly or strongly bite down, Eunseok’s body would involuntarily flinch. Rather than being beaten hard a few times, this kind of stimulation was truly difficult to endure.
Guiding was truly a damnable thing.
Every time Choi Hanseo’s lips touched his back, it felt like a strong current was flowing as energy was exchanged. His internal energy seemed quite violent, as if he had been very active today. With that level, there should clearly be pain, but Choi Hanseo was just leisurely and slowly warming Eunseok up.
When lips touched his spine, Eunseok’s body visibly flinched.
“…Choi Hanseo.”
Eunseok called out to Choi Hanseo as if to stop him. Though he had called to restrain him, Choi Hanseo lightly bit the skin on his spine as if praising Eunseok for calling his name.
Hah.
Eunseok reflexively swallowed a faint moan that tried to escape. Unable to endure any longer, he suddenly used his strength to flip over.
“You’re not a dog, so stop with the biting… Choi Hanseo!”
Eunseok was about to scold Choi Hanseo but was shocked to see his lips engulf a nipple on his flat chest. However, the mouth that had unexpectedly found this morsel showed no intention of letting go.
“Nngh. Let go.”
Eunseok pushed strongly against Choi Hanseo’s shoulders. Of course, he didn’t budge an inch.
A soft tongue gently wrapped around the small nub. The moist tongue’s teasing created an unwanted but stimulating sensation that tingled through him.
Seeming pleased with Eunseok’s reaction, Choi Hanseo deliberately made sucking sounds as he sucked and licked the nipple. Eunseok didn’t want to react, but with the physical response combined with the guiding sensation, he had no way to resist.
“Hah. Uh. S-stop…”
Eunseok ended up tightly gripping Choi Hanseo’s shoulders, which he had grabbed to push him away, while his waist twitched. Whenever he couldn’t hold back and a moan escaped, Choi Hanseo’s caresses became even more passionate and wet.
Chomp.
Suddenly, Choi Hanseo bit down on the nipple with his teeth.
“Ah…!”
Eunseok’s waist jerked up into the air at the sudden stimulation. Reflexively looking down, his eyes met Choi Hanseo’s, who was looking up at him while still biting the nipple. When their eyes met, Choi Hanseo smiled with his eyes. The feeling of being toyed with alone was not pleasant at all.
Right. You think you’re so composed, don’t you?
Eunseok gritted his teeth inwardly and wrapped both legs around Choi Hanseo’s waist.
