"Isnât this a bit much?" asked Cha Yeon-Joo dumbfoundedly in a white gown.
âTo be honest, I agree. Itâs not something a sane person would do.â
"Itâs picturesque in its own right, isnât it?" Oh Kang-Woo answered.
"Picturesque, my ass. The lower floors are still burning."
Yeon-Joo looked down from the roof. The fires were quickly being put out but smoke was still rising from the lower floors of the hotel.
"But the building wonât collapse."
They were in the best five-star hotel in Singapore. The building wouldnât collapse just because of a fire. Even if it were to collapse, it wouldnât leave a scratch on the members here. After all, they would be completely fine even if they were to jump down from the roof with nothing to protect them.
"Do you wanna see swimsuits that badly�"
Yeon-Joo tightened her gown as her face reddened. Kang-Woo took the women back to the chaos-filled hotel after he left the handling of the aftermath to Guardians. Fortunately, the pool on the roof was fine since the fire was contained on the lower floors of the hotel. They refilled the water that had been emptied and gathered at the swimming pool after the women changed back into their swimsuits.
"Hehehe! Obviously!" snickered Kang-Woo as he nodded largely.He had been waiting desperately for this moment. One always wanted to do something more if they were stopped from doing it. Desire far stronger than when they were initially at the pool blazed furiously.
"Sh-Sheesh," Yeon-Joo expressed.
"My, are you that against showing the king your swimsuit?" Lilith asked.
"He already saw mine back when we were fighting the zombie earlier."
"Hohoho. But seeing swimsuits at the pool is different. Right, my king?"
"Hehe, of course."
"SighâŠ" Yeon-Joo shook her head.
"Umm⊠Kang-Woo." Han Seol-Ah approached Kang-Woo in worry. She stared at a piece of his clothing he had wrapped around his waist like a bandage and asked, "Is your wound okay?"
"Huh> Oh, this? Itâs fine. Itâs healing slowly," answered Kang-Woo as he tapped his flank.
Zzzt!
"UrghâŠ"
A sharp pain traveled throughout Kang-Wooâs body. He grimaced.
âThe hell? Wasnât it healing?â
He slightly unwrapped the piece of cloth and saw that the wound was almost fully closed.
âWhat was that, thenâŠ?â
His wound was almost closed but he could still feel pain like being stabbed by a knife and it getting twisted.
"K-Kang-Woo?" Seol-Ah approached him in pallor. "It still hurts, doesnât it?! Letâs play at the pool another time!"
"Gasp."
âWhat you just said hurt me several times more, Darling!!!â
"Haaa, if only I could still use healing magicâŠ"
Seol-Ah rolled her feet in anxiety. She used to be happy that she would be of better help to Kang-Woo after she fell from grace but was filled with regret now that she couldnât heal him in his time of need.
"No, itâs not something you wouldâve been able to heal anyway," Kang-Woo mentioned.
"ButâŠ"
"Donât worry. It doesnât hurt anymore."
He was not acting strong; it did not hurt for real. He couldnât feel the stabbing pain anymore.
âI donât understand.â
Kang-Woo tilted his head in confusion as he looked down at his flank.
âBut itâs not important right now.â
Now was the time to enjoy the time he had with his lovers.
"Now thenâŠ"
Kang-Woo gulped as he stared fixedly at the women who placed their hands over their white gowns.
"Fufu. Youâre staring at us so passionately⊠how cute â„"
"Hmmm. Th-This is a little embarrassing. D-Donât be surprised, Kang-Woo."
"Urghhh. Y-You saw it earlier, didnât you? Huh? Iâma kill you if you say weird shit!"
They slowly took off their gowns.
"Wh-Whooooooooooooooooooooooa!!!"
âSHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH!!!â
Kang-Woo clenched his fists and raised them high.
"Iâm crying."
Tears flowed down his cheeks. Lilith was wearing a risqué black slingshot bikini. There was so little surface area that her curves were fully visible.
"Fufu. What do you think? I still donât quite understand human beauty standards but the store employee praised it highly," remarked Lilith as she posed like a gravure model and winked.
"Itâs amazing. Itâs the best."
âIâm so glad Iâm alive.â
"Kang-Woo, wh-what about me?"
Seol-Ah was wearing a white monokini in contrast with Lilith. The front of the swimsuit, which was cut out into an X, was so stretched out by Seol-Ahâs massive breasts that it looked like it was about to rip at any moment.
"DARLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!"
"M-My, Kang-Woo?"
There was no need for Kang-Woo to even answer. He flew into Seol-Ahâs arms without hesitation.
"Hehe. Iâm happy you like it."
Seol-Ah smiled as she patted Kang-Wooâs head. Her kind voice as well as her warmth were melting away even Kang-Wooâs resentment for Akart.
"Hurghhh⊠youâre the best, Darling."
"KANG-WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Just then, the pouting Echidna pulled on Kang-Wooâs arm. "Why arenât you getting in the water when weâre at a pool?!"
She seemed upset that Kang-Woo wasnât playing with her because he was focusing so much on his loversâ swimsuits. Kang-Woo separated from Seol-Ah in slight disappointment.
"Youâre right. We should play in the water since weâre at a pool."
"Sheesh, your eyes are always glued to Seol-Ah," Yeon-Joo scolded.
"They were glued to your swimsuit too," Kang-Woo answered.
"B-Bullshit! You didnât even look my way!"
"Iâm looking now, arenât I?"
"Donât look, motherfucker!"
"Hehehe. Competition swimsuits are pretty nice too."
"Ngh!"
Yeon-Jooâs face reddened instantly. She ran behind Kang-Woo in an instant and pushed him into the pool.
Splash!
"Pwaha!" The pool wasnât deep. Kang-Woo gestured to the women to enter the water as well as he floated. "Itâs nice and cool! You guys jump in too!"
"Alright. Iâll make sure to drown you this time."
"Hm! Hm! Kang-Woo! Iâm gonna jump, so catch me!"
"I havenât been to a pool since I was little."
"Mmm. Donât humans need water to survive? I donât understand why they would waste it for entertainment."
Echidna, wearing a swimsuit with pink frills, was the first to jump in. She jumped into the air, falling right to where Kang-Woo was.
"Whoa!"
"Hehe, Kang-Woo! This is so much fun!!"
Echidna splashed around in the water in Kang-Wooâs arms as she smiled widely.
"Hihihi! Die, you perverted brat!!!"
Splashâ!
Yeon-Joo sprayed water at Kang-Woo.
"Friend shield!" Kang-Woo shouted.
"Whaâ! K-Kang-Woo?!"
Kang-Woo raised Echidna and used her to block the spray of water.
"Booâ! Kang-Woo betrayed me!" Echidna jeered and stood on Yeon-Jooâs side. "Yeon-Joo! Letâs join forces!"
"Keke! Okay!"
Rumble!
A wave of water was formed as if a grenade was set off in the pool.
"Kurgh!Gurgle!"
Kang-Woo thrashed his limbs around as he was engulfed by the wave of water.
"Kyahahahahaha!"
"Hm! Hm! This is so fun!"
Yeon-Joo and Echidna laughed like psychopaths as they attacked Kang-Woo.
"Q-Queen Lilith!!"
"M-My king?"
"Save meeeeeeeeee!"
"Kyaah!"
Kang-Woo swam to where Lilith was, and she was attacked by the wave of water behind Kang-Woo.
"Iâm all wet." Lilith giggled as she swept back her wet hair.
"A-Aaaahh." Kang-Woo burst into tears, moved by the sight. "Yeah."
âThis is what you call a trip. This is the meaning of life. This is the definition of a happy end.â
"Here I go again!" Kang-Woo shouted.
"Kyaah! Oh Kang-Woo, you son of a bitch! Fuck off!!"
Laughter echoed from the deserted swimming pool in the darkness of night.
"Haaa."
Kang-Woo leaned on the wall of the pool in satisfaction after playing for several hours. Since the swimming pool was on the roof, the nightscape came into full view.
"Though I wonder if you can call this a nightscape."
He smiled bitterly as he looked out of the pool. Singapore, known for its beautiful city nightscape, was illuminated not by its building lights but by blazing flames. There was a huge difference between the pool and the rest of the city. Kang-Woo wondered if this was what it would feel like to go to a swimming pool in a post-apocalyptic world.
"Mm. I wasnât looking forward to this kind of view," said Seol-Ah in a heavy tone as she swam to Kang-Wooâs side. "Iâm sure⊠there were a lot of casualties, right?"
"Iâd bet."
He was sure at least thousands had died.
"Should we be having this much fun⊠when that many people died?"
"Youâre too kind, Darling."
"Am I?"
There was no reason nor time to sympathize and feel sad about the death of strangers. At least, that was what Kang-Woo thought.
"Besides, it was thanks to us that it only got this bad. I think we can enjoy ourselves a little bit."
The incident would have turned out much worse if Kang-Woo and the women werenât here. Several hundred times more people would have been sacrificed. In that sense, Kang-Woo and the group had saved countless lives, so they should naturally be rewarded.
"My king~ weâve brought food from the lower floors~"
"Hm! We brought tons of yummy stuff!"
Lilith and Echidna arrived with a large tray full of food.
"Whoa, nice."
"I guess the kitchen was fine."
Kang-Woo laughed heartily as he sat at the table filled with food. Some dishes were incomplete due to the zombie invasion but most of them looked edible.
"Letâs dig in~"
"Oh, just a second, Kang-Woo."
"Fufu. Let us feed you."
"Is this my life for real?" Kang-Woo wondered.
âIâm so fucking happy.â
"Say ahhh~" Seol-Ah brought a piece of meat to Kang-Wooâs mouth.
Kang-Woo took the food like a baby bird getting fed by its mother.
âItâs melting in my mouth.â
"Hey, Oh Kang-Woo."
Yeon-Joo and Echidna also brought meat to Kang-Wooâs mouth.
"Put it in," Kang-Woo answered.
"Why are you making it sound so weird, you [censored]?"
"Fufu. Looks like this family trip was a wonderful idea." Lilith smiled, her black hair fluttering as if dancing.
Kang-Woo and the four women came back to their suite after dinner. Thankfully, the smoke had not reached their floor.
"Bwaaahh." Echidna flopped on the couch as soon as they entered the suite.
"My, she must be exhausted."
"Iâm sure she is, considering how long itâs been since we fought that hard."
Kang-Woo lifted Echidna from the couch and took her to her room. It was then.
Zzzt!!
"Kurgh!" Immense, agonizing, and unending pain from his flank traveled throughout his body. "What⊠the⊠fuckâŠ"
Kang-Woo collapsed, losing all strength in his body. His vision blurred and his consciousness flickered.
"K-Kang-Woo?!"
Seol-Ahâs scream faintly echoed inside his head.