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Chapter 70: The Powerless Man 

I deliberately walked around and approached my seat from the front, passing by Ho-cheol and Soo-hyuk. I was extremely conscious of my back, but after sitting down, I never looked back. Soo-hyuk, as always, was swaying drunkenly. After a while, we all decided to go home together. I helped the drunken Soo-hyuk up and walked with him. 

When we arrived home, I laid Soo-hyuk down, and he immediately started snoring. Four people entered the house. I saw my wife and the man quickly let go of each other's hands, but I pretended not to notice. They started laying out banana leaves. I sat in my usual spot. My wife settled far away from me, and the man also sat apart, almost by the door. 

Moi openly lay down next to Ho-cheol and started touching his body. Ho-cheol looked awkwardly at me and my wife. To avoid embarrassing him, I turned to face the wall. When I glanced back, the man and my wife were also lying down, getting ready to sleep. 

Soon after, Moi's moans began, and it felt as if the whole house had gone silent. Other than Moi's moans, there was hardly any other sound in the room. It seemed Ho-cheol and Moi were still in the foreplay stage, but Moi was making rather exaggerated moaning sounds. I tried not to pay attention, but my own body was getting harder, and my breathing was becoming labored. 

It seemed the real sex had started, as Moi's cries, almost screams, began to ring out rhythmically, and the sound of flesh slapping against flesh filled the room. I wondered if it was the effect of some drug, as Ho-cheol seemed completely unconcerned about our presence and was fully absorbed in sex with Moi. I squeezed my eyes shut and tried not to hear them, but it was impossible. 

I knew Ho-cheol, if not as much as that tribal man, was also incredibly enduring. Moi's voice echoed through the room, loudly enjoying sex with him. After nearly 30 minutes, with Moi's final scream and Ho-cheol's low moan, their intercourse ended. The room, once filled with their moans, was now filled only with their heavy breathing. 

Suddenly, a voice spoke up-in Korean, not the tribal language. 

"Ugh, it's so noisy I can't sleep..." 

It was Soo-hyuk. He kept grumbling and cursing in Korean. After a while, he shook my shoulder. 

"Hey, Professor Jung. Wake up. Let's go sleep in another house. I don't want to go alone." 

It was awkward. I didn't want to say no, but I also didn't want to jump up and reveal I hadn't been sleeping. Soo-hyuk persistently shook me awake. I had no choice but to pretend to wake up groggily and sit up. 

"Professor Jung, you sleep so well. Isn't it noisy? Let's go sleep somewhere else." 

I had no choice but to get up, struggling. As I stood, I looked around the room. Ho-cheol and Moi were lying side by side, catching their breath, and my wife and the man were lying on their sides facing the wall, as if asleep. Soo-hyuk glanced at the man and said, 

"Someone else is sleeping here again tonight. Let's go somewhere else." 

He seemed too drunk to recognize the man. Reluctantly, I followed Soo-hyuk outside. As we walked, Soo-hyuk said, 

"Professor Jung, you didn't even drink much, but you sleep so well. Ho-cheol was really having a blast. The woman was wild, too. I tried to just sleep, but I couldn't." 

I looked at Soo-hyuk and said, 

"Then why just me..." 

"Well, I can't wake up Professor Hyun and ask her to go sleep somewhere else, can I?" 

He had a point. We peeked into the next house, but it was crowded and we could hear sex noises there too. Soo-hyuk frowned and shook his head. We checked another house and saw two couples, but they seemed to have finished and were asleep. 

"It's quiet here. Let's sleep here." 

We went in, laid out banana leaves, and lay down. I lay facing the wall with my eyes closed, but there was no way I could fall asleep. I kept worrying about leaving those two people in our house. Even with Ho-cheol there, I doubted my wife would care at all. She'd already slept with Ho-cheol, and Ho-cheol was someone who followed her words and thoughts. 

I lay there, unable to do anything, when I heard Soo-hyuk's familiar snoring behind me. My eyes shot open. He seemed to have fallen asleep right away. I turned to look at where he was lying. Even here, he was sprawled out, snoring deeply. I got up and quietly went to the door, careful not to make a sound. I looked back at Soo-hyuk one last time, but he seemed truly fast asleep. I slipped outside. 

The night air brushed my face with a light breeze. I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight either. I couldn't leave the four people in our house alone. As I walked, I thought that by returning home and lying down, I could at least prevent any possible contact between them. 

I went to our house. Just as I was about to go in without hesitation, I heard voices. I stopped in my tracks. It was a woman's voice, in the tribal language. I listened closely. 

"I was thinking we should just sleep tonight." 

It was my wife's voice. 

"Yeah. I was just feeling sorry for enjoying myself alone. Who knew he'd help out like this?" 

It was Moi's voice. 

"So, how is it? Ho-cheol is strong, right?" 

"Yeah, he's the best. I have no intention of letting him sleep tonight." 

There was a pause, and then some smacking sounds. Moi spoke. 

"Isn't he amazing?" 

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't figure out what was going on. I peeked inside. The two women were sitting next to the man sleeping by the door. My wife was holding the man's penis in her mouth, and Moi was sitting beside her, watching. My wife pulled the penis out of her mouth and said, 

"Yeah. I don't think I can be with anyone else now." 

She glanced over at where Ho-cheol was lying and said, 

"Ho-cheol would be okay, though." 

She smiled at Moi. Her hand was still stroking the man's penis, which was so big it couldn't be fully wrapped by her hand. It wasn't fully erect yet, so it was still a bit limp. She kept stroking it as she chatted with Moi. Moi asked, 

"Did you do it from last night until this morning?" 

My wife nodded. 

"We were at it for a long time, and then the sun came up..." 

The two women laughed. The man moved his hand to my wife's buttocks. She pushed her butt out a little so he could touch her more easily. Moi kept asking questions. 

"Did you spend the whole day with Bu-chi today?" 

My wife nodded. 

"Actually, I stayed with him until late in the morning, but I couldn't move my body at all. Then Bu-chi carried me to the waterfall and washed me clean." 

She turned and stroked the man's face as he lay down. Moi said, 

"Bu-chi must really like you. He's not usually such a gentle guy." 

My wife stroked his cheek for a moment, then turned away. Moi said, 

"You might end up having Bu-chi's baby." 

My heart sank. My wife smiled and said, 

"I want that too. I want to have a healthy baby boy like Bu-chi." 

Moi put her hands together and made a praying gesture. It reminded me of the prayers the shaman used to do when visiting houses. I knew my wife couldn't have children right now, but I was still shocked to hear her say such things. After a moment of silence, Moi asked again, 

"What about the man you always hang out with... the one who sleeps here? Is he good, too?" 

Moi pointed to where I used to sleep. I realized that even the women here gossip about these things when they gather. My wife's expression changed subtly, and she shook her head. Moi, as if she'd expected that, said, 

"He looked weak. His face didn't look good, either. Did you only do it with him before? Why?" 

My wife just smiled without answering. To explain, she'd have to talk about marriage or family, but even if she did, they wouldn't understand. Even without an answer, Moi didn't press. She changed the subject. 

"I saw that man with Marakai earlier..." 

My wife looked at Moi. 

"Is that woman's name Marakai?" 

"Yeah... It's a bit odd to talk about, but Marakai is a woman people don't really hang out with. Or rather, she doesn't try to get along with others. She's always alone, always doing things by herself. Seeing her with that man was a little strange." 

My wife nodded as she listened. 

"Even the shaman never says anything to Marakai. Maybe it's because she's a bit unusual? She seems interested in that man, though. Even though he doesn't look strong at all." 

Moi stopped talking when my wife didn't react much and slowly stood up. 

"Then I'll go to Ho-cheol." 

Moi walked over to where Ho-cheol was lying and hugged him. Ho-cheol accepted her without hesitation. My wife glanced at Moi, then put the man's penis back in her mouth. It looked a bit thicker now. She worked her head vigorously so that his penis glistened with her saliva. 

The man's hand, which had been on her buttocks, moved to her genitals, and soon wet sounds could be heard. Then the man lifted my wife's pelvis toward his face. 

"Kyaa... Bu-chi..." 

My wife giggled and cried out, her voice full of playfulness. The two of them moved into a 69 position. Bu-chi began to lick my wife's genitals, and my wife put his penis back in her mouth. The man's strength was impressive. He lifted my wife up and down as if she were a doll.