A Hot and Humid Place (2)

It’s still stuffy indeed.

The soft flesh keeps trying to spill out.

As soon as I fastened the bra hooks, I felt my breasts being tightly squeezed.

I certainly haven’t gained weight.

Since my body changed, my figure hasn’t noticeably changed no matter how much or little I eat.

Moreover, I’ve been exercising diligently lately, and my diet has become much healthier.

If anything, I should have lost excess fat, not gained weight.

So there’s only one possibility I can think of.

“…Did they get bigger?”

Actually, there were signs.

What I thought fit perfectly at first became a little.

Just a little bit more uncomfortable.

At first, I thought it was just my imagination.

It’s more realistic to think the clothes changed rather than assuming my body changed.

Since my lifestyle had been messed up for a long time, there must have been some mistake.

Maybe I did the laundry wrong, or stored the clothes incorrectly.

Something like that, right?

But today, excuses didn’t work.

What I just took out is practically new.

I prioritized function over appearance when buying clothes, so there’s no reason for the underwear manufacturer to be different.

Both the clothes I’ve worn before.

And the almost new clothes are tight on my breasts.

I had no more excuses to make to myself.

“No… But. Isn’t this a bit much?”

They’re already not small by any means.

Honestly, they don’t fit in one of my hands anymore.

I came to understand why women complain about their shoulders or waist hurting.

They’re heavier than you’d think, these things.

When I support them with both hands, there’s quite a weight to them.

When sitting somewhere to rest, I naturally end up resting my chest on the table.

There’s an advantage that it’s comfortable to put a tablet or phone on them, but…

Anyway, this is a secret.

Let’s just get through today and buy a few new ones.

* * *

“Da-eun. Isn’t your bra size not fitting?”

“……”

It gets found out right away.

How sharp-eyed women are.

Sansae’s gaze was fixed on me intently.

Thankfully, Elderin had already gone into the bath.

“Want me to take a look? Turn around.”

“It’s fine. I’ll change, it. I just brought the wrong one.”

“It looks new. Don’t tell me they grew?”

“…I’m telling you it’s not like that.”

Feeling embarrassed for no reason, I hugged myself with both arms.

With nowhere else to look, my head drooped down.

If I put my palm on my face now, wouldn’t it burn from the heat?

Thankfully, Sin-a let it go with a grin.

It was really fortunate that there were no people.

This place we found seems to be quite expensive too, it looks like they reserved it for just us to use.

I feel like my standards are getting higher and higher.

I wonder if I’m not becoming wasteful in my spending.

While I felt somewhat uncomfortable inside, I changed my mind after hearing Elderin’s words.

– I don’t particularly like expensive places either. It’s just that I can only go to places like this.

– It’s better to be burdened by the price than by people.

– I really like my fans, but sometimes I need time for myself too.

– Don’t you think it’s much better to spend some money and enjoy yourself comfortably, Da-eun?

The sauna I went to with Master had quite a lot of people.

That place was attached to a water park.

If I had gone to such a place and someone recognized me, it would have been quite an ordeal.

If there were many other customers, I wouldn’t have known where to look.

Actually, even seeing Elderin or Sansae’s bodies is difficult for me with my introverted nature.

The sauna was a place I really wanted to visit at least once.

There was something that couldn’t be satisfied by simply soaking in a bathtub.

Inside the bath, I’ll just have to be careful with my gaze.

‘I might just fall asleep if I get drowsy anyway.’

By the way, isn’t Sansae done preparing?

No matter how long I wait, she doesn’t seem to have any intention of leaving my side.

She could just go in first.

I don’t know why she’s not going in.

She should go in so I can undress and go in too.

It was still not easy to undress in front of others.

After waiting a bit more, I had no choice but to ask gently.

“Unnie… Aren’t you going in?”

“I have to wait until you undress completely.”

“You can go in first.”

“How would you get into the bath alone? The floor is slippery. It’s dangerous with crutches.”

Huh?

My mind turns blank.

I hadn’t thought of that until now.

* * *

They say the average height of Korean women in their 20s is about 161.1cm.

I’m about 156cm so I’m a bit shorter than that, and Elderin seems to be right around average.

And in Sansae’s case, she was significantly taller than average.

At a rough guess, she seems to be just over 170cm.

She has the image of what’s commonly called a strong unnie, and her body is basically slender.

When she linked arms to support me, my head reached about her shoulder.

‘This person. I thought she lived only in her room like me, but her physique is better than I thought. Could it be that I’m the only weak one?’

The bathroom that would have been quite precarious if I had used crutches alone.

But the strength supporting me by wrapping around my arm is considerable.

I gained the confidence that even if I lost my balance, Sansae would firmly support me.

Thanks to that, the walk to the bathroom wasn’t too dangerous.

Calmly, one step at a time. I walked on the gray tiles, relying on Sansae.

Fortunately, there was also a place prepared where I could sit and wash my body.

However, there was a problem.

Relying on Sansae’s body meant – in other words, our bodies were quite close.

My cheeks or breasts were pressed firmly against her.

Because I could feel even the subtle movements of muscles with each movement, I felt unnecessarily more embarrassed.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t think of this. I just thought I could move with crutches.”

“It’s okay. I came with the intention of helping. You probably wouldn’t have been able to come alone, right?”

“Thank you……”

“No need for thanks.”

It seemed like it would be difficult to visit a sauna again until my leg healed.

I couldn’t swim in the first place, and at the beach, I could probably only enjoy the mood on the sand.

In many ways, it was a tricky condition for playing together.

When they say they’re going on a summer trip, is it more considerate to bow out?

While I was pondering for a moment, Elderin prepared a plastic chair.

As I slowly sat down, I felt like I was really in a bathhouse.

The feeling is… still a bit different.

The facility itself is much more luxurious than places I’ve been to.

Nevertheless, probably because it’s always a place with water, there was an unavoidable faint fishy smell.

The place I went to before probably had this smell too.

I guess I didn’t notice because I didn’t pay attention at all.

Well, I tend to live quite indifferently.

“Are you going to wash and get in the tub first?”

“Yes. I wanted to get in the hot tub.”

“Let’s all go in together.”

“Should I wash your hair for you?”

“I can do it myself. I’m not a child……”

Rejection came out immediately due to embarrassment.

My answer probably wasn’t strange.

Even though I’m small, I’m a proper adult.

Just because we came into the bathhouse together doesn’t mean I suddenly become a child.

So Elderin didn’t push further and backed off.

But I saw it.

The disappointment that briefly passed through Elderin’s eyes.

And in my mind, I recalled the story about her younger sister I had heard before.

Yuserin’s sister was hospitalized for a long time.

And as sisters, they probably bathed together when they were young.

Perhaps, she just gave up on an unfulfilled wish list item?

I don’t like that.

I received so much help from Elderin.

She’s no less than a benefactor to me.

I didn’t want to make a selfish decision just because of ’embarrassment’.

“…Ha. Just once. I can do it myself. Just, since we came all this way. I’ll ask you just this once.”

“Okay! Just look in the mirror. I’ll go behind you!”

“Alright.”

This must have been the right answer.

Elderin’s expression brightened, and her voice went up in tone.

As I closed my eyes slightly, I felt hands touching my hair.

Water flowing from the shower wet my right arm.

“Is the water temperature okay?”

“Yes. It’s warm.”

“That’s good.”

Water rising slowly from below thoroughly soaks my hair.

After pushing all the front and side hair back, shampoo with a cool scent is applied.

Washing long hair is much trickier than when I was a man.

Elderin lathered the shampoo evenly from the roots to the ends with delicate touches.

Now, normally it would be time to rinse with water again.

Fingers spread wide began to massage various parts of my scalp.

The thumbs pressed in circular motions on both temples, while the remaining 8 fingers stimulated my scalp from the inside out, firmly.

But not painfully.

It was somehow different from what I briefly experienced at hair salons.

Strangely more refreshing, and a subtle pleasure melted in, making my body relax.

A giggling voice from behind asks me a question.

“How is it? Feels good, right?”

“Yes……”

I couldn’t lie about something like this.