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For Bella, there had never been a night as enchanting as this one.

After spending the night sharing love with Tristan, she was engulfed in a happiness she had never felt before.

“Tell me everything you’re thinking and feeling. And…”

He gently caressed her cheek and spoke firmly.

“Just remember… you’re my woman.”

Those words still echoed in her ears.

It was a statement that could be called bold or confident, but there was a strange power in it.

When Tristan said it, it felt like it would truly become reality. It felt like she could be that way too.

Bella clung to Tristan, craving his love, and he quenched her thirst.

Forgetting her position as the daughter of a duke and the honor of being the descendant of Hero Alonso, she simply held onto him as a woman.

Looking back, it was an embarrassing moment, but it was also an incredibly special and sweet memory.

Lying on the bed, Bella reached out her hand.

She felt the face of the man she loved so dearly.

“Tristan…”

Her first love, which had changed in an instant… There had been moments when she was disappointed in him, even despised him.

But Tristan had saved her.

He didn’t turn away when she was in danger. He even risked his life to save her.

That moment, hanging from a cliff in her dream, was still vivid.

Realizing that both of them couldn’t survive, Tristan gave up his life for Bella. And as he fell from the cliff, she realized…

She was in love with him.

Bella fumbled for Tristan’s hand and tightly grasped it.

Promising herself she would never let go, she drifted off to sleep under the warm covers.

*

Helga, exhausted and lying on the bed, couldn’t shake off the lingering emotions from the passionate night she had spent with Tristan.

She had always imagined it.

Being in that kind of relationship with Tristan.

No matter how much she whispered her love or tempted him, he never reacted.

It felt like he didn’t see her as a woman, and Helga had to swallow her bitterness.

But that was Helga’s misconception.

She had never seen Tristan like this before.

Tristan had taken her forcefully, unilaterally, and with a desire that had been building up inside him.

Helga was overjoyed.

Just as she had wanted him, he had wanted her too.

Helga decided to accept Tristan’s desire. She embraced his desire to possess her with her whole body.

After the passionate night, Helga felt like she had truly become his.

She was genuinely relieved to finally be his woman.

Under the covers, Helga touched her body.

There wasn’t a single part of her that hadn’t been touched by him.

From head to toe, she was entirely his, and her heart belonged to him too.

Helga hugged Tristan’s arm as he slept beside her.

The thought of this strong arm gripping her waist just moments ago sent a strange sensation through her.

Feeling the happiness of being the possession of the man she loved so much, Helga drifted off to sleep.

*

“Hmm…”

How long had I been asleep?

The sunlight streaming through the curtains tickled my face.

It was definitely not early morning. Most likely, the sun was already high in the sky.

I had never slept this late before.

As I slowly sat up, I felt someone stirring beside me.

There, lying naked on either side of me, were Bella and Helga, both asleep.

Only then did I remember what had happened last night.

Somehow, I had kissed Helga, then Bella, and the strange atmosphere led us to the bedroom…

‘Well, I did it…’

I had finally crossed the line with both of them.

It felt like a dream.

To be in this situation with characters I had admired and loved so much in the story.

“Umm…”

Bella, still asleep, pulled herself closer to me. Her pale back was visible, and the gesture was incredibly alluring.

And Helga on the other side… She had her legs wrapped around my thigh, sleeping like a log.

Both of them must be exhausted.

We had been at it until almost dawn.

But I felt light, both in body and mind.

It was as if the dark clouds in my head had cleared.

I had worked hard to save this world.

I had lived blindly, without any thought of romance.

I had thought that as long as I saved this world, everything would be fine, that I could endure the hardships.

But over the years, I might have slowly worn myself out.

Maybe I had broken down under the weight of handling everything alone.

But now, I felt completely refreshed.

Last night, we had poured out all the feelings and desires we had hidden from each other. They had accepted my feelings, and we had shared a deep, intimate connection.

I stroked the heads of the sleeping Bella and Helga.

Feeling their warmth and softness through my hands, I realized just how deeply connected we had become.

They say the world looks different when you’re in love.

That’s exactly how I felt now.

“Count.”

A sudden voice made me jump.

I thought one of them had woken up, but it wasn’t either of them.

The voice came from behind the curtains, where a shadowy figure stepped forward.

“Did you sleep well?”

“Hmm.”

It was Blanshe. She greeted me with a polite morning greeting, perfectly in line with etiquette.

I responded casually, but I was extremely flustered.

I mean, how could I not be in this situation?

I wanted to ask her how long she had been there, but I held back.

“Last night… Did you enjoy yourself?”

I hesitated on how to answer.

Should I be honest, or should I deflect?

But thinking about it, the answer was already in her question.

“Do you really need to ask that?”

“Huh?”

“You saw it, didn’t you? Whether I enjoyed it or not.”

Blanshe’s expression was hard to see, but her voice sounded quite surprised.

“…Did you know?”

Know? Of course not. I had no idea.

I didn’t know where or how Blanshe had watched last night’s intimacy. But as a former top assassin, hiding her presence and spying wouldn’t have been difficult for her.

Plus, her mission was to guard Bella, so it was a situation I could have anticipated.

But I had been too careless, only thinking about my sister and closing the curtains.

I was so embarrassed I could die.

‘Ah, seriously…’

Well, at least it was Blanshe, who was tight-lipped, who had seen it. But the embarrassment was entirely mine.

Well… since it’s come to this, there’s no point in being embarrassed anymore…

I got up from the bed and said,

“I knew you were watching.”

“R-really…?”

“How did I look to you?”

“Huh?”

“Did I look like I was enjoying myself last night?”

I could feel Blanshe swallowing hard.

She was surprisingly immune to men… or rather, she had almost no knowledge of the opposite sex.

I thought she would be more embarrassed, but she gave a surprisingly straightforward answer.

“Yes… I learned a lot. I’m not sure how it would be in practice, but I think I could do it too.”

Huh? Do what? What does that mean…

But Blanshe’s gaze was fixed on me.

Oh no…

Come to think of it, I was completely naked, not even wearing underwear.

Blanshe’s gaze was piercing, and at the end of it was my naked body… specifically, my… thing.

It was too late to cover up now.

“Blanshe?”

“Yes?!”

“Are you okay?”

“Y-yes! Of course! I’m fine!”

“…Really?”

“I’m fine! Your… rod is as… energetic as ever…!”

Blanshe turned her head away, as if she couldn’t speak anymore.

What on earth is she trying to say…

Knock knock.

Just as I was thinking that, the door opened like a nightmare.

“Count. It’s almost time for the ship to arrive… Are you still slee…ping…?”

Wendy, who had made eye contact with me, froze in place like a stone.

Oh no…

*

I don’t remember how we got back from Mojito Island to the capital.

First of all… Wendy fainted on the spot.

For a young girl like her, it must have been a shocking sight, so it was only natural.

Fortunately, Wendy didn’t remember anything.

My nakedness, the two sleeping in bed, she seemed to have forgotten it all.

“Count… *hic*… I think I had a scary dream…”

“……”

I just patted Wendy without saying a word.

And as for the protagonist, Peter…

“Mother… Father… I’m home…”

“My son…”

“Where have you been all this time…?”

“Brother…”

He reunited with Wendy’s family, who lived in the mansion.

In the original story, they never met again, but seeing them hug each other in a touching reunion tugged at my heartstrings.

If it weren’t for my situation, I would have teared up too, but I held back.

But it seemed I wasn’t the only one who wanted to cry.

“…Myohail. Are you crying?”

“*Cough cough*…! Cats naturally have weak tear ducts. I’m definitely not crying because I’m sad…”

First time I’ve heard that.

Myohail kept rubbing his eyes.

For someone who doted on Wendy like a granddaughter, seeing her family reunited must have been quite moving.

I watched Wendy’s family from a distance with Myohail.

‘Family reunion…’

When I thought of family, only one person came to mind.

The creator of this world and my precious younger sister… Jeong So-ra.

Would I ever be able to meet So-ra again, like Wendy’s family?

No…

Not “would,” but “will.”

The day I meet So-ra again will be the day this world is saved.

‘Good…’

It’s time to put the plan into action.

“Myohail.”

“Hmm? What is it?”

“There’s something I need your help with.”

“Help with what?”

“Follow me.”

I took Myohail to the secret workshop in the mansion.

“Count? It’s been a while.”

“Wow! Count!”

There, the craftsman Albert and his granddaughter Vanessa greeted me.

As the top-tier craftsmen in this world, they possessed the most advanced techniques in imbuing magic formulas.

Without their help, I wouldn’t have been able to revive the Annihilation Maids.

To me, they were benefactors and collaborators, but they were also talents I couldn’t afford to lose in the plans I was about to set in motion.

However, the talent I needed wasn’t just them.

“Where is ‘she’?”

“Ah? That kid… no, that woman? She was definitely here… huh? She was here just a moment ago.”

Vanessa pointed to a corner of the workshop, piled high with scrolls and all sorts of junk.

At first glance, it looked like a trash heap, but it was the research space of the talent I needed.

“Puring.”

“You called me?!”

Sure enough.

From the pile of junk emerged a girl in a dirty lab coat… Puring.

“Assistant Professor Puring. The task I gave you before—”

“Puring has finished the analysis!”

Before I could even ask, she gave an energetic reply.

*

“Ugh… I can’t do this anymore…”

Dawn was breaking outside the window. For some, it was the start of a refreshing day, but what was happening inside the room was far from refreshing.

The desk was filled with disposable paper cups, coffee stains, and a laptop, with a woman exhausted from fatigue.

“Ha… Is it morning already?”

She sighed.

She had stayed up all night researching.

As she hovered the cursor over the search engine, her search history appeared.

– Jeong Ji-hwan

– Missing person

Words she had searched countless times.

She had gone through all the search results, but there was no trace of him anywhere.

“If this keeps up, I might not live to see the end…”

She clutched her head.

It had already been almost a year since he disappeared overnight.

The company had informed her that he had resigned, but there were too many things that didn’t add up.

No matter what the circumstances, he would have contacted her at least once…

Since then, she had been searching for him like grasping at straws. But she had found nothing.

“Really… Did I fall for him that hard…?”

She pressed her tired eyes with the back of her hand. But then…

“Huh?”

– Manager.

It was typed in the search bar.

“What… is this?”

Did I type that?

Was it my tired eyes, or did I type it unconsciously?

Staring blankly at the words, she thought it was nothing and erased the three letters in the search bar.

But it was only for a moment.

When she checked the search bar again…

– Manager Park Se-hee.

“…Huh?!”

The moment she saw her own name, it felt like her sleepiness had completely vanished.

If she wasn’t mistaken, the text had typed itself.

Unable to speak in the sudden situation, she watched as the words in the search bar were erased again.

This time, it wasn’t her doing.

Soon, the text typed itself again, and Park Se-hee’s eyes widened as she read the new message in the search bar.

– It’s me, Jeong Ji-hwan.

What…?

Seeing the name of the person she had been searching for so desperately, she couldn’t take her eyes off the laptop.

– Manager. Can you help me?

 

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