You! Don’t Press that Button! - Chap 75

Only after he left did I notice my hands clenched tightly without realizing it. Karhan turned back and grasped both my hands in one of his. Then he gently unfurled each of my stiff fingers one by one.

After finishing our late dinner, the darkening sky signaled the start of night. With nothing else to do, I decided to turn in early to prepare for tomorrow. I was also a bit scared of running into Asmil again if I tried doing anything else.

Karhan came out of the bathroom and did a final check of the locks before closing the curtains. I was already lying in bed and patted the wide empty space next to me. The fluffy blanket sank deeply, stirring up small puffs of dust. After turning off the lights that had brightly illuminated the room, he came and lay down beside me.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, ready to conclude this tiring day. With both Karhan and I silent, I could clearly hear even the faint whispers of small insects outside. Thinking it made for nice ASMR, I had just started to breathe evenly when a strange sound reached my ears.

Creeak, creeak. An eerie, repetitive noise like furniture shaking came from the room next door. I stiffened and opened my eyes, startled by the sound that pierced through just as I was about to fall asleep. The inn didn’t seem that old, so maybe they had done a shoddy remodeling job? As I narrowed my eyes and focused on the sound, an odd noise brushed past my ears.

“Haah, hnngh. M-master… Ah!”

It wasn’t old furniture. The neighboring room was engaged in vigorous exercise.

I immediately recognized what the sound was and tensed up even more rigidly than when I’d first heard the creaking. This is insane. That voice definitely belonged to the red-haired servant who accompanies Asmil.

Those crazy fools… I gripped the bedcover tightly, trying not to focus on the sounds. But either due to a complete lack of soundproofing or the increasing intensity of their pleasure, the passionate moans grew louder and louder.

“Hic, ahhh! So good, hnngh!”

With such erotic sounds reaching my ears, I could no longer attempt to sleep. The reason was simple – the part of me that had been active just a few days ago seemed to be hardening in response to the stimulating noises. Hoping against hope, I casually moved my hand to touch my center. Sure enough, it had become perfectly erect.

Please. As long as the Eastern Sea’s waters and Mount Baekdu endure… I clenched my teeth and squeezed my eyes shut with desperate determination. But once aroused, it refused to calm down easily, fueled by the continued auditory stimulation.

Bathroom… Should I go to the bathroom to take care of it?

I tossed and turned, deep in thought. Slowly raising my upper body so as not to wake Karhan, I glanced to the side.

“Ack!”

In the pitch-dark room, a pair of silvery-gray eyes were staring at me, glowing eerily bright. My heart pounded wildly as if I’d seen a ghost. I clutched my chest, panting roughly as I opened and closed my trembling lips.

“Oh, you’re not asleep?”

“I couldn’t fall asleep.”

Karhan, who had been gazing at me intently, slowly raised his upper body. As silence fell between us, a moan from next door intruded.

“Hnngh… Kuh, ah!”

After the moan came the sound of a bed moving vigorously. Facing Karhan, I was so embarrassed that I covered my face with both hands.Please be quiet…Even as I pleaded inwardly, the heat from next door showed no signs of cooling down.

In the quiet room, even the sound of swallowing saliva from tension seemed loud. Thinking it was no longer bearable to stay like this, I carefully pushed aside the blanket and swung my legs out of bed. Unable to face him, I whispered quietly to Karhan with my back turned.

“I’m going to the bathroom…”

Just as I was about to stand up with tears in my eyes, Karhan’s hot hand grabbed my wrist. Unable to lift my bottom from the bed, I turned to look at him with a sudden ominous premonition.

His eyes were focused entirely on me. His usually firm, closed lips parted.

“I’ll help you.”

“…Again?”

I felt dizzy. He didn’t seem to find this situation strange or embarrassing at all as he faced me without averting his gaze.Am I the only one who feels this is weird? Is this really okay between friends? Doesn’t Karhan find this odd? How can we remain just friends while doing something like this?

While I was too confused to say anything, Karhan’s hand holding my wrist slowly moved up to my shoulder. With enough force to discourage resistance but not forceful enough to be coercive, he pressed my shoulder to lay me down on the bed.

My legs that had slipped out of bed returned to their original position. Karhan very naturally wedged himself between my legs and settled in. Looking up at him from below, Karhan’s appearance was both familiar and unfamiliar. Feeling needlessly embarrassed, I shifted my body.

“Do you remember what we did last time?”

“…I do remember.”

I nodded slightly, averting my gaze to the side to hide my embarrassment. Karhan, looking down at me, reached out to brush aside the hair tickling my forehead and lowered his upper body. A low voice accompanied by deep breathing reached my ear.

“Just relax and leave it to me, like last time.”

At his words reminding me of the three days in Atlena, I lightly bit my lip. Come to think of it, Karhan had nothing to be embarrassed about. I was the only one who had my sensitive areas toyed with. Feeling strangely cheated, I opened my eyes primly and glared at Karhan. Unlike me, his silvery-gray eyes looked annoyingly nonchalant.

“This feels unfair somehow.”

The words shot out at Karhan in a not-so-nice tone. Pouting my lips and glaring with half-closed eyes, I saw confusion cloud the silvery-gray eyes looking down at me. The hand that had been gently stroking my hair stopped moving.

“What do you mean?”

“No, I was just thinking… It seems like I’m the only one feeling embarrassed.”

Even though I had taken a breath before confessing my true feelings, his laughter in response showed he didn’t understand my sentiment at all. The light chuckle that brushed past seemed to be mocking me, making me feel even more ashamed. As I fidgeted with my lips and lowered my gaze, I noticed something suspicious.

“Oh…”

It seemed I wasn’t the only one in a healthy state. Karhan’s trousers were more prominently raised than usual. A ticklish feeling welled up inside me.Between friends, it’s about helping each other…Blinking my eyelids, I looked up at the brazen Karhan and spoke.

“Why don’t you ask me to help you?”

Finally able to counter that annoying face, I curled up the corners of my mouth in satisfaction. With a triumphant expression, I faced him without avoiding his gaze. The lips that had seemed to be teasing me just moments ago now formed a straight line.

Knowing that opportunities to tease Karhan were rare, I didn’t stop there and opened my mouth again.

“I can do it for you too. I’m your friend too, right?”

See? Doesn’t it sound a bit strange? Now do you understand how I feel? People often need to experience something themselves to change their behavior.Although passionate moans could still be heard from next door, they no longer bothered me. The arousal in my center gradually subsided.

Unable to move much due to Karhan positioned between my legs, I twisted my waist slightly while cautiously watching his reaction. As I gripped the bedsheet and tried to move up, Karhan’s voice suddenly interjected.

“Will you be alright?”

“I’m fine now, I don’t need to—”

“If you’re offering, I wouldn’t mind.”

“Huh?”

What is he saying?Feeling uneasy about the strange turn of events, I asked back with worry in my voice. Karhan stared intently at me as I awkwardly raised my upper body.

“Didn’t you just say you could do it?”

“Y-yes, that’s right.”

“Then go ahead.”

His words became curt. The silvery-gray eyes that usually held no emotion now burned with heat in the dark space. Faced with this unexpected response, I felt beads of sweat forming along my spine. I blinked, forcing an awkward smile.

“What exactly are you talking about?”

Though I knew what Karhan meant, I asked while desperately trying to deny it. My fingers clutching the bedsheet twitched nervously.

“If you can’t do it, that’s fine.”

His dark blue eyelashes blinked slowly. As I took in his lips that had regained their composure, I felt like a child again. A useless sense of pride suddenly welled up. Karhan helped me out, so why couldn’t I do the same for him? Without realizing it, I reached out and grabbed Karhan’s wrist as he started to move away.

A heavy silence fell between us. My mind raced, quickly calculating what would come next. It didn’t take long for the answer to emerge.

I wanted to immediately let go of the thick wrist I was holding and cover my face. What good was that bit of pride anyway? I swallowed hard but couldn’t move, frozen like a broken robot. Conflicting opinions clashed in my mind and heart.

The thought ‘Karhan helped me out, so why can’t I do the same?’ battled with ‘But this isn’t right.’ After much internal struggle, the former emerged victorious. Barely resisting the urge to bite my lip, I came to a conclusion.

“…I can do it too.”

After saying those words, I struggled to calm my racing heart. Since Karhan said it was natural for friends to help each other, I can do this too. I tried to brainwash myself into acting nonchalant. I spread my fingers wide on his firm wrist, trying to hide how badly my hands were shaking.

Though I deliberately averted my gaze, I could feel Karhan’s eyes on me. After maintaining silence for a moment as if in thought, Karhan spoke.

“You don’t have to force yourself.”

Karhan said quietly after carefully examining my face, shoulders, and hands. I realized he was saying this for my sake. I could have backed down here, but I shook my head. When you’ve drawn your sword, you should at least cut some grass! I exhaled hot breaths forcefully.

Karhan furrowed his brows as if to say I was being unreasonable. Though I could see he thought there was no need to push myself, I pretended not to notice and turned my head away. We were both treading a dangerous line.