"There seems to be some misunderstanding between us."
Yejin walked past me slowly. I heard rustling, and then she walked by again, holding an empty trash can, looking down at me, still slumped on the floor, and said something.
"It smells like semen, so wash up."
Sniff, sniff…
Then, grabbing her coat, bag, and watch from the floor, Yejin headed to the master bedroom, completely unfazed, whether I was angry or not.
Her nonchalant reaction began to cool the rage boiling in my head.
Even if I stood up and punched her, I couldn't imagine beating her. Our height difference, strength, and social status were too vast. It wasn't a fight I could win, and no matter how angry I was, I didn't want to pick a losing battle.
I only have one life, and if I provoked Yejin, she might whimsically take away the life she'd spared. I didn't want to leave this world in the cruelest way possible—beaten to death. In this situation, the best course of action was clear.
Dragging my aching body, I hid in the study where Yejin couldn't see me and turned on my phone.
Isn't this like fixing the barn after the cow's gone? Maybe, but people learn from failure. If I didn't learn now, I'd make the same mistake again.
If I ignored the deep humiliation etched into my bones, who knows what even worse cruelty might come next?
The best course of action was to learn what male masturbation meant to women in this world, the properties of semen, the state of men's rights in Korea, and their social status.
I needed to understand the biology, society, and culture surrounding men to survive in this world.
I opened Naver and typed "woman" into the search bar. Men were important, but knowing your enemy is the key to victory.
I clicked on the top result, a site called Namuwiki, and started reading.
After about 30 minutes, I managed to cram the following into my head:
Women have XX sex chromosomes. During puberty, they develop ovaries that produce eggs, and their pelvic bones strengthen to support childbirth… and so on.
Women have bodies suited for protection and hunting, with superior strength, agility, and stamina. To protect the fetus, they have higher adaptability, immunity, and antioxidant capacity than men. They also have greater resistance to disease, faster recovery, and better tolerance for environmental changes, like heat and cold.
In terms of strength, while there may be differences based on race, generation, or region, women's muscle density is about twice that of men, with greater efficiency, flexibility, and elasticity.
There was even a linked study showing that women are far less likely to develop diseases from drinking the same amount of alcohol or smoking the same amount of cigarettes as men.
I already knew women were physically superior to men—I'd learned that the hard way after getting beaten. I didn't need to read more about that.
Plus, reading such long texts wasn't my thing. I scrolled down, but the page was endless. I scrolled back up and searched for "man" instead.
Men were very different from women—and not in a good way. Psychologically, men are quieter, more introverted, and less aggressive than women.
They're less driven by stimulation and pleasure and prefer stable lives. Overall, they're more delicate than women.
While the entry on women was filled with detailed explanations, the one on men was short and concise.
However, there were far more linked tags for men, written in blue. The operators must have separated them to avoid an endlessly long page.
I randomly clicked one of the tags that caught my eye.
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Semen.
It is a secretion from the male reproductive system containing substances necessary for reproduction, including sperm. It is produced in the testes, and the sperm, carrying half of the male DNA, swim within it.
The amount produced varies widely depending on race, body type, and weight, making it impossible to pinpoint an exact average.
However, one undeniable fact is that, among primates, humans produce an overwhelmingly large amount of semen.
It is not volatile at all, has a distinctive odor, and that smell lingers persistently.
Interestingly, this odor can only be detected by women who have completed secondary sexual development. Women who are postmenopausal or have not yet begun secondary sexual development, as well as men other than the one who ejaculated, cannot smell it.
The academic community considers the scent of semen to be a kind of pheromone, as it acts as an aphrodisiac that can attract women.
Characteristics: It has a milky-white color and a thick viscosity, and it does not dry easily.
The scent resembles the rich fragrance of chestnut blossoms. Depending on the individual, it takes at least 40–50 minutes for the smell to dissipate in the air, and in some cases, up to half a day.
For the man who ejaculated, the ability to smell it fades within 2–30 minutes, but as mentioned earlier, women can detect the scent of semen even up to 12 hours later.
As will be discussed below, the most common and proper method of ejaculation is through sexual intercourse with a woman.
However, improper masturbation can leave residual semen in the urethra, posing serious health risks.
...So, men reading this on KkumuWiki, steer clear of masturbation and have sex instead.
ㄴㄴㄴㄴ Nowadays, technology has advanced, and there are devices that can cleanly extract semen.
Of course, as will be explained below... whether that's seen as a good thing is up to each person's judgment.
Methods of Ejaculation
The most common and ideal method is to ejaculate through sexual intercourse with a woman.
For men, failing to ejaculate periodically can cause semen to stagnate in the body, potentially leading to severe health issues, such as the penis rotting. For survival, men must either engage in sexual intercourse with a woman or masturbate to release semen.
Before the invention of rubber, all civilizations used animal hides to create primitive condoms or practiced withdrawal to prevent pregnancy.
However, due to technological limitations, these methods were not very effective, resulting in consistently high population growth rates throughout history.
Compared to the exponential growth of populations, food production only increased arithmetically, which became a basis for the Malthusian Trap.
Until the mid-to-late 20th century, male masturbation was considered a sin across all civilizations.
In the East, masturbation was once viewed as a forbidden act, and techniques like "fangzhongshu" were popular, which involved tying the penis with string or using drugs to suppress semen production to prevent wet dreams. In the West, chastity devices were used to prevent male masturbation.
In remote Islamic regions where men's rights lag, practices like cutting off both hands to prevent masturbation or stoning men to death for masturbating as a form of honor killing still persist.
Trivia
Sixty years have passed since humanity ventured into space, yet male masturbation is still viewed negatively.
Some male-centric scholars argue that masturbation is, in fact, an act that enhances men's rights.
Living Tip: After passionate sex, sticky semen can be thoroughly washed away with hot water, eliminating the smell completely.
No matter how potent the semen, it is a protein, and proteins break down under heat due to their molecular structure. So, women who are unsure how to clean up after intimacy with their boyfriend should use hot water for the job.
<--- But we don't have boyfriends, do we? We're doomed...
<--- Seriously, don't eat it just because it's a hassle to clean up. Your mouth will reek of semen...
Following KkumuWiki's advice, I took a shower with steaming hot water. The high pressure from the showerhead made the areas it hit throb painfully.
This is a world of reversed chastity... I could never have imagined such a problem arising. Damn it... This kind of common sense is something even Las Vegas couldn't dream up.
So, is that why I got beaten up?
A world that frowns upon male masturbation.
After Yang Yeoju, my next-door neighbor, smelled the semen on me in the elevator and punched me, then beat me to a pulp—was that the reason?
Of course, she might have assumed I was masturbating, but in that brief moment, Yeoju probably didn't think that far.
From the perspective of my world... it's like a tanned, blonde delinquent standing next to my wife, and my wife's body reeking of semen.
Damn it... Even so, beating me up without hesitation is too much. How am I supposed to face my neighbor now?