A Loving Family

Jinwoo put on his clothes and grabbed his bag, leaving the house and heading to school.

After texting his sister, his heart, which had been heavy and chaotic, seemed to lighten a bit.

It wasn't intentional, but now Sohee was the only person who could share Jinwoo's secrets and all the family secrets Jinwoo would learn about.

Just by having that kind of relationship with Sohee, Jinwoo felt like he was rescued from an isolated island.

Sohee still seemed to be forcing Jinwoo to go on group blind dates with her friends.

-Seeing no separate talk from Sohee-

It seemed like Sohee treated the special relationship she had with Jinwoo, and the secrets involving her mom and Aunty Haeju, as a temporary secret or a stain that would naturally end someday.

It felt like Jinwoo was being coaxed into accepting various unreasonable demands she made, pretending not to know?

**

Through the slave contract of Aunt Gyuri and the video sent by Aunt Haeju, Jinwoo found out what kind of person his dad was.

Dad had messed with Mom's friend, Aunt Gyuri, his eldest daughter Yejin, sister-in-law Haeju, and even his cousin Sua.

Shocking as it was, by now, the desire or orientation towards incestuous relationships wasn't that unfamiliar to Jinwoo.

However, Jinwoo was anxious and fearful about how the unusual actions between his dad and family members that happened without his knowledge would affect his and his family's lives.

Sohee seemed to think about just skipping over mentioning the relationships and secrets among other family members directly.

In a way, the attitude Sohee was adopting might be the wisest way to continue the superficial relationships and daily life among family members without breaking them.

**

Did Mom know about the relationships between Dad and other family members?

At least the mom Jinwoo had known before would never have tolerated such a relationship between Dad and Aunt Haeju.

-If it was the mom Jinwoo had known before...-

But now, Jinwoo knew the true nature of his mom he hadn't known before.

The thrill of being abused, a female agonizing and tormented by it.

What Jinwoo was most concerned about now was Minji.

The video sent from Aunt and the photo of Sua

The collar around Sua's neck...

Phrases related to being a sex slave...

Would Dad have reached out to Sohee and Minji if he was still alive?

Watching the video of Aunt Haeju breastfeeding Minji, it didn't seem like he was treating Minji like Sua yet.

When Jinwoo touched Minji, Mom didn't react immediately.

From the conversation with Mom afterwards, Jinwoo could clearly confirm Mom's embarrassment and shame...

Mom was essentially someone who inherently resisted incestuous relationships.

What kind of attitude would such a mom have shown in front of Dad, who was involved in sexual dominance and submission?

At least by now, it was impossible to imagine Mom exerting maternal instincts to protect her daughters and resisting or defying Dad.

In anxiety and despair, Jinwoo unknowingly smiled.

**

Jinwoo decided to text Mom.

It wasn't that he particularly wanted to argue or check on something now.

Having shared family secrets with Sohee and having sexual relationships with his aunt, Jinwoo just suddenly felt like having a conversation with Mom.

Jinwoo opened the chat window on his smartphone.

He wrote 'Mom' and hesitated before sending.

He scrolled up and reviewed the conversation they had last night.

The last conversation with Mom and the photo of her breast she sent at Jinwoo's request.

The conversation they ended by exchanging 'I love you' was the same conversation with Mom that Sohee would have definitely seen.

Jinwoo stared at the chat window for a while, then erased the words he had just written and sent a message with Mom's name.

'Haemi~'

After sending the message, Jinwoo waited for Mom's reply.

'What is it?'

Mom replied simply without pointing out that Jinwoo called her by her name or showing dislike.

'What are you doing?'

Jinwoo suppressed his rising excitement and continued the conversation with Mom.

'I just sent the kids to school and am resting for a bit.'

'Not working today?'

'I guess I have to wait until I get a job, Jinwoo what are you doing?'

'I was just on my way to school and thought of you, so I sent a text to see what you're up to~'

Other than the fact that Jinwoo was casually calling his mom by her name, the mother-son conversation continued normally.

'Aren't you late for school?'

'I had something in the morning'

'What could you have in the morning? Jinwoo, did you oversleep again?'

'No~ really, I had something in the morning~'

'If you overslept and are lying about being late, take care of it yourself!! I'll check with Sohee~!'

Despite the humiliating situation of being called by her name, Mom seemed to forget her basic duty and did not challenge it.

Such an attitude of Mom strangely excited Jinwoo.

'Really~ can't you trust me, Haemi?'

Casually including Mom's name in his reply, Jinwoo tried to be subtly persuasive.

'You can't even wake up on your own without Minji waking you up~ what to trust and not to trust?'

While chiding Jinwoo, Mom accepted the fact that he was calling her by her name in the chat without making it an issue.

'If you really can't trust me, you can check with Sohee later! Just make sure if it's really because I was late for something, take care of it!!'

Mom's challenging attitude, although slightly annoying, also made Jinwoo somewhat smug that he got away with casually calling her by her name.

Jinwoo mimicked Mom's tone in his reply.

After stalling for a bit, Mom sent a reply.

'What are you going to do?'

Mom, noticing Jinwoo's rude attitude, seemed to be confirming it.

'Got to be punished again!!'

Continuing to belittle Mom like the night before, Jinwoo said.

'I gotta go to school now~!!'

Mom sought an excuse to avoid Jinwoo's words.

'Then after...putting Minji to sleep?'

Proposing the rules of the game to Mom, Jinwoo suggested.

For a while, there was no reply from Mom.

'Got it?"

Jinwoo urged Mom for an answer.

'Got it~ do as you wish!'

Mom reluctantly accepted Jinwoo's suggestion as if she had made up her mind to comply with the game of obedience they had agreed upon in the chat.

After finishing the text with Mom, Jinwoo headed to school with a satisfied expression.

**

Arriving at school, Jinwoo entered the classroom.

As soon as he stepped into the classroom, a lively girl's voice seemed to be waiting for him.

"Jinwoo~ you're a bit late today? What were you up to?"

The owner of the voice was Seulgi.

The person who had surprised Jinwoo during the visit to the magic school yesterday.

"Just...had some stuff in the morning..."

Jinwoo repeated the same answer he had given to his mom.

Seulgi was wearing an orange witch cosplay outfit at the magic school yesterday.

Jinwoo was initially startled by Seulgi's unfamiliar appearance, but recalled her rather captivating curves for a middle school student.

"With Sohee~?"

Seulgi asked Jinwoo in a casual tone.

"Uh?~ Ah...uh..."

Recalling the conversations they had while visiting the correctional facility, Jinwoo answered slightly flustered.

Seulgi knew about Jinwoo's relationship with Sohee.

-And other family relationships...-

Whether Seulgi had heard directly from Mystic Sister or had picked up on the secret talks they were sharing on the sly, Jinwoo could only think that way.

"Anything special last night~?"

Seulgi asked about the previous night's events as if it were a casual conversation.

Jinwoo, having roughly grasped the situation that the smartphone password and the information contained were leaked, could only feel uncomfortable with Seulgi's question.

"What special thing? Just the same..."

Jinwoo was quite flustered by Seulgi's question but answered calmly again.

"Really? What I know seems a lot different?!"

Seulgi frowned and smiled as if disappointed, saying that to Jinwoo.

Remembering the events with his aunt from last night, it seemed like sweat was breaking out on Jinwoo's back.

Could it be that Sohee had talked to Mystic Sister while Jinwoo was asleep?

"What's different?!"

Jinwoo continued to feign ignorance.

Asserting his innocence, he opened his eyes wide and looked at Seulgi playfully.

Seulgi stared at Jinwoo for a while before moving close to his ear and whispering.

"Your face...really sucks?! Shall I just spread a rumor?!"

Seulgi's whisper was soft enough only for Jinwoo to hear.

Suddenly, Jinwoo felt a chill down his spine as if he had been hit on the back of his head.

With a bewildered expression, Jinwoo stepped back and looked at Seulgi warily.

"Kidding, just kidding~~haha"

Seulgi playfully patted Jinwoo's arm and laughed brightly.

Just then, the class bell rang.

"It was fun~ Jinwoo! See you later~~"

With a joyful greeting, Seulgi returned to her classroom.

Jinwoo sat down with a blank expression, trying to organize the scenes that had just flashed by in his mind.

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