Weird Defender Joo Ji-Tae

79 – Side Story: The Cat in Charge of the Fish Market

079

(*Ju Jitae in the side story is an adult)

After Jo Jaeshin left, a strange atmosphere lingered around the table.

No, perhaps even before leaving.

So, like this—

“Have you spilled a lot?”

Quite a bit.

A smile spread across Joo Ji-tae’s face as he felt the warmth beyond his thin shorts.

Unusually warm for December, in the southern part of Italy, Naples. Joo Ji-tae, wearing shorts more suitable for summer with slippers, had his bare feet sneakily exploring the space between Chaeyeon’s legs.

“…Because of you.”

“Me? What did I do?”

Chaeyeon’s pale face, responding nonchalantly, turned a bit red, perhaps due to the wine that had been teasingly sipped.

“Yeah? What did I do?”

Leaning on the table, Joo Ji-tae grinned mischievously.

“Toes…”

“Toes?”

“With your toes…”

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One finger against the table moved slowly. Responding to the occasional movement of the finger pressing against the empty table, Chaeyeon, who had been twitching, suddenly stood up and grabbed the hand.

“Let’s go.”

There was no need to ask where they were going.

After all, that was Chaeyeon’s purpose for coming on this trip to Italy.

As soon as they entered the room, Chaeyeon clung to Joo Ji-tae roughly.

A passionate kiss began before the door could even close. The sudden touch of lips brought the sweet scent of wine.

“Ugh!”

However, the aftertaste was bitter.

“It hurts.”

Feeling a sting on his lips, Joo Ji-tae wiped his lips roughly.

A faint flush on the back of his hand.

“What’s wrong all of a sudden?”

Just when he thought Chaeyeon had developed some refined taste, she seemed to find it amusing instead.

“Really, you don’t know?”

“I don’t, so tell me.”

The woman’s main weapon, “Do you even know what you did wrong?” was lightly brushed off, but Chae-yeon wasn’t disappointed. She had already expected it.

For this capable yet immature man, a different approach was needed.

“A date.”

“Oh.”

“I was looking forward to being able to go on a date after a long time.”

A hint of awkwardness flashed across Ju Ji-tae’s face.

Lips slightly moving as if about to say something, Ju Ji-tae quickly offered a brief apology.

“Sorry.”

“Hmm. You should be sorry. I thought you had forgotten about our date when you suddenly agreed to go out with Jae-shin.”

“Of course not. Why would I forget that?”

“Then why did Jae-shin suddenly want to meet?”

When Chae-yeon, with a sly smile, inexplicably scrutinized his face with a persistent gaze, Ju Ji-tae became flustered and avoided eye contact while hastily making excuses.

“I didn’t know either. Jae-shin suddenly contacted me. What could I do?”

“Hmm… really?”

“Really. Why would I lie about that?”

Long fingers delicately swept over the thin tea on the table.

From the touch of their bodies, the warmth, the peculiar scent that seemed to melt away, to the strange fingers that swept over his chest, Ju Ji-tae’s heart pounded.

The movements felt between the legs that were intertwined. Chae-yeon flirtatiously fidgeted her thighs, causing a stir.

“Jae-shin wouldn’t just call someone out like this. What’s going on? Huh?”

“Well, that’s…”

Ju Ji-tae, enjoying the sensation of the soft flesh of her thighs against his, hesitated before reluctantly opening his mouth.

Chae-yeon could be trusted, so… it should be okay to tell her.

“There was nothing I could do. Because Jae-shin got involved with a strange woman—”

“A strange woman?”

“Uh, yeah. That’s what I mean…”

Oh, I see. Is that so?

With simple responses, they brushed their heads, touched their ears, and engaged in subtle skinship by sweeping their chests.

Being so close, every time Chaeyeon’s pursed lips touched Juntae’s, a sweet breath swept through his neck, and the sensation of a woman, heated up all over her body, was conveyed.

It had been a while since Juntae, who had intended to explain briefly, realized that Chaeyeon had been pouring out words, contrary to his initial thoughts, long after everything had already been explained.

“Oh, I see. You were worried about meeting a strange woman during an important time for Jaesin.”

“Yeah, right. Meeting her of all people… Even when I was preparing for the competition and during the game, do you know how much I struggled, saying that I really take care of her?”

Juntae, who was unintentionally whining, suddenly stopped talking.

On lightly touching lips, Juntae seemed to understand why lovers kissed so passionately. It was the sensitivity akin to the thinnest part of the skin on the body. Through the thin membrane beyond the tingling skin, there was a feeling as if complimenting someone for their hard work.

“Taeyi must have had a hard time. Is there anything else bothering you?”

“Uh… Something else? What else?”

“Struggling because Jaesin is stuck with a girl. How about you?”

Feathers twitched at the fingertips tickling the nipple, and the breath felt on the neck as they clung together.

Juntae grabbed Chaeyeon’s buttocks.

“Yeah. Was it really tough?”

“It was. Not really.”

For some reason, Chaeyeon, who had been staring fixedly, slid down smoothly.

Simultaneously, the descending shorts.

“Oh. I’ll go wash—”

“It’s okay. Just stay still.”

With a swift push, Juntae leaned against the door.

Unfortunately, the shorts were awkwardly caught between the knees and ankles. Not that he wanted to endure it.

‘Luckily, I’ll come out after a shower.’

Chaeyeon, who had been cutely standing firm, glaring at the defiant object, pouted while chewing on her lower lip.

“Are you going to endure it, hm?”

“I don’t have any.”

Looking up at Juntae with a cheeky smile, Chaeyeon twirled her red tongue.

Watching Chaeyeon’s persistent motion of combing through her tangled hair…

‘This is quite…’

Perhaps it was due to the frustration of not having seen each other recently.

Already, as the surging urge to vent built up, Ju Ji-tae tapped Cheo-yeon’s tense shoulders and signaled.

“It’s time.”

“Uuh.”

“…? What do you mean, ‘it’s time’?”

“Ung.”

Despite the response, Cheo-yeon’s still-biting lower lip and hesitant demeanor showed no sign of relenting.

Ju Ji-tae tapped Cheo-yeon’s shoulders once again.

“Come out; it seems it’s time.”

“Uuh.”

“What? Ugh!?”

With a slightly wrinkled face, Cheo-yeon, biting his lower lip, responded, lightly nibbling the tip of Ju Ji-tae’s ear.

“I said, ‘let’s fight.'”

Then, as if determined not to let go, Cheo-yeon firmly clasped his legs around Ju Ji-tae’s waist, passionately savoring his lips.

Momentarily surprised by the unusual behavior, Ju Ji-tae furrowed his brow at the overwhelming sensation.

‘At this rate, things might actually escalate.’

Receiving service in this manner wasn’t necessarily bad for Ju Ji-tae, but being the one on the receiving end wasn’t his preference. However, with Cheo-yeon crouched in front, legs tightly wrapped around, movement was restricted.

Ju Ji-tae soon found a small opportunity for a counterattack.

“Hmm….”

As he slipped his fingers between Cheo-yeon’s lips, which had been emitting coarse sounds, a suppressed moan escaped.

Thanks to the legs clasped around and the crouched position, merely moving his toes could pry open the parted flesh.

The tips of his toes were instantly covered in hot, sticky liquid.

In the room filled with intense moans and occasional whimpering, Ju Ji-tae’s urgent voice mingled.

“It really seems like it. Come out.”

“Hmm.”

“It does seem like it!”

“Ung!”

Pushing against the shoulders was futile.

In the determined effort to withstand somehow, Ju Ji-tae, who had been holding back with the intention of letting it happen naturally, stopped.

“Ugh…”

Having endured for a long time, there was a surplus.

With her mouth full, Chaeyeon’s eyes widened, and she finally swallowed with a gulp.

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“I told you to avoid it.”

Despite their strained relationship, feeding him semen was quite awkward, so Ju Ji-tae quickly fetched a tissue.

“Here, a tissue?”

“Heh heh. It’s thick.”

Something seemed strange.

Why would he eat that and make such a face? Almost… like a satisfied cat…?

—

Returning to his dorm, Jo Jaeshin took a leisurely bath, lay down on his bed, binge-watched a backlog of variety shows, and even endured a boring movie.

He checked the time repeatedly.

It was already 11 o’clock.

Midnight was approaching.

He needed to sleep for tomorrow’s training, but he couldn’t seem to fall asleep at all.

“Why hasn’t there been any contact?”

There was only one reason.

Because of Ju Ji-tae.

As he lay there absentmindedly, he began to have scattered thoughts.

“I shouldn’t have moved like that back then.”

“Ah… I should have taken the shot instead.”

“Three hundred… how should I handle this? Should I have pursued more clues?”

But above all, his thoughts were dominated by Ju Ji-tae.

“Ji-tae, he probably doesn’t really have a girlfriend, does he?”

“Even though he’s a guy with some loyalty. He’s the one who treasures Yeo Shin more than I do; he wouldn’t do something like that.”

“…But the body and the heart are different, right? What if he’s really calling escorts to satisfy his desires?”

“Come to think of it, hasn’t that guy been going out at night frequently lately?”

“Ah, no way. Maybe I just mistook him for being in the dorm. He’s not the type to do that recklessly.”

There was belief that it couldn’t be true, but the thought lingered in his mind.

If it were true… what should he do? Should he tell his family and his little brother? Or should he keep it a secret?

“Ah, damn it! I’m going crazy.”

In the end, Jo Jaeshin abruptly stood up, and his head, which had been tossing wildly, turned towards the notification sound on his smartphone.

Yeojin Nuna: Sorry for being late.

Yeojin Nuna: I checked, and it doesn’t seem to be a big problem for now.

Yeojin Nuna: But as you know, he’s a bit weak when it comes to girls, right?

Yeojin Nuna: It seems like someone needs to keep an eye on him regularly.

Yeojin Nuna: Normally, the goddess should handle this, but it’s tough for a student to stick around in Germany… You might have to endure some trouble, Jaeshin.

Yeojin Nuna: I’m preparing for studying abroad in Germany too, so I’ll be here often. If anything like this happens, just let me know anytime.

Yeojin Nuna: I support you just like Jitae and the goddess do.

Jaeshin heaved a sigh of relief.

“Ah… as expected. Juji’s not that much of a jerk.”

But suspicion, once it seeped in, was hard to eradicate.

Soon, worry crept in.

“Surveillance… surveillance… What should I do? Who should I entrust this to?”

No matter how much he thought, there was only one person.

Someone who knew Jutae well, had the friendship and capability to conduct surveillance, and, above all, was trustworthy.

< Nuna, sorry, but can I ask for your help occasionally?

As if waiting, a read receipt appeared instantly.

Yeojin Nuna: Sure.

Yeojin Nuna: Leave it to me.

< Thanks, Nuna. You're the only one I've gotㅜ

A smile spread across Jaeshin’s lips.

“Indeed, there’s no one else but this nuna.”