Chapter 204

Chapter 204

Bamboo Forest Manager.

Episode 204: Sports Day

“……”

“……”

The silence that settled as we looked at each other was so heavy.

I realized belatedly that I was unconsciously holding my breath.

“Gasp!”

“W-wait a moment!”

As I inhaled again, Seo Yerin’s mother hurriedly approached.

“It seems like there’s some misunderstanding. I came in here by mistake.”

“……”

Should I acknowledge this?

I haven’t worked here long, but the customers each had their own characteristics.

Among them, first-time customers invariably had their eyes widen at the items here, or they couldn’t bear it and fled.

But Seo Yerin’s mother entered so naturally and looked around at the items-

“Ahem, right. Of course.”

I awkwardly avoided eye contact while affirming her mother’s words.

There had to be things unseen even if one lived through life, and things unknown even if one knew.

Where did Seo Yerin’s eccentricities begin?

Though I discovered its origin, I pretended not to know and just moved on.

“Ah, really-”

Even though I reassured her, Seo Yerin’s mother clutched her head and bowed deeply.

We could have parted like in a play, but it seemed hard for Seo Yerin’s mother due to her nature.

“Ma’am, you don’t need to worry. I won’t mention this to Yerin.”

“…Of course, you shouldn’t.”

“After all, we’re adults. Naturally, we can enter such a place.”

“Haa, that’s also…true.”

If we were to just pretend not to know each other and pass by.

It wasn’t embarrassing at all, and I had to instill the notion that it was perfectly normal.

“My friends also meet me here often. At first, they are flustered, but later they insist on asking for recommendations! Haha!”

“……”

Perhaps my consideration worked.

The gloomy expression on her mother’s face brightened a little.

“You don’t have to be embarrassed about it either. A harmonious marital relationship is actually a good source of energy for a prosperous life.”

“You’re being too considerate.”

“…I’m sorry.”

“It’s a compliment.”

Oh, I see.

As I scratched my cheek awkwardly, her mother stared at me intently and asked,

“Woojin, were you serious about what you said yesterday?”

“If you mean that-”

“That you have two more people in mind besides our Yerin.”

“Yes, I was serious.”

My confident answer slightly flustered her mother, however.

“Ha, how can you say that in front of your parents? No, are you saying Yerin accepted it?”

“She hasn’t fully accepted it, but-”

Still, among the three, Seo Yerin seemed to have her emotional barriers most broken down.

The three of us have tried it too…

“Does that make sense? This is Korea. It’s monogamous.”

“I know. But I want the three of them to be with me.”

“Ha, don’t you think you’re being too unreasonable, young master?!”

Bang!

Her mother slammed the counter as she questioned.

“I know. That it’s unreasonable.”

“In that case-!”

“Ma’am, I sincerely wish for the three of them to be happy.”

There was no lie.

Sincerely, I wished for the three to be happy.

“I won’t force the three of them to stay. If they want to leave me, I’ll let them go anytime, and I won’t hold any grudges afterward.”

“……”

“But as long as they’re with me. I promise to make them happier than anyone else.”

Upon declaring confidently, her mother gapes in astonishment.

Then she grits her teeth and retorts.

“With two other women by your side, what woman could possibly be happy?! Huh?! She’d be much happier meeting more stable men than you, Woojin!”

“I thought the same.”

I actually wondered if dating other men would make the three of them much happier.

“But a man who can make them happier than me, surprisingly, won’t be easy to find.”

A smile appeared on my lips.

It was a smile born out of confidence.

Honestly, I was confident that I wouldn’t lose the three people.

I was sure I could make them happier than being with any other guy.

“Ha…”

My mother-in-law, who had been staring at me blankly, finally seemed at a loss for words and let out a long sigh.

Anyway, the result is supporting my words now.

“Are all young people like this these days?”

“…Not really. We’re just a bit special.”

“It’s not them, it’s Woojin who’s special—no, strange!”

“I won’t deny that.”

“Sigh, let’s talk about this next time. This isn’t the place for such a conversation.”

That’s true.

Isn’t it a bit odd to speak with your daughter’s boyfriend in an adult store?

“I’ll be going now.”

My mother-in-law was about to leave.

“Oh, aren’t you buying anything?”

I thought it was considerate of me to say, but only after saying it did I realize it was actually inconsiderate.

“……”

“……”

Silence envelops us once again.

Seeing her hesitant steps, it seems Mother is also contemplating.

Then, without a word, she quietly heads toward the display, looking at it for a few minutes.

“…Please pay for this.”

She casually places an item down and asks me to pay for it.

It was a type of women’s self-pleasure device.

“Please don’t misunderstand. It’s for use with, you know, that person.”

“Of course. These days, using tools is the trend.”

As I was about to scan the barcode to pay for it.

“…But ma’am.”

“Why, why, why?!”

“Rather than this… I think something over there would suit your taste better…”

“Pardon?”

“Oh, no. I just thought so.”

When I turned my head awkwardly, my mother-in-law looked at me with an incredulous expression.

She gritted her teeth at my recommendation and brought it separately.

“Let’s see how well you do.”

It seemed like she was planning to nitpick at me after using it.

I immediately paid for both and bowed to my mother-in-law.

“Take care, Mother!”

If you asked what the recommendation was based on,

there wasn’t much to say, except that it was Seo Yerin.

Like mother, like daughter…

Sports Day.

From my perspective, where I only participate in tug-of-war and group jump rope, it’s a waste of time.

But it’s an event where attendance is required for some absurd reason.

‘But what kind of attendance are they even going to recognize?’

Everyone’s classes are different, after all.

Anyway.

Even on Sports Day, I was just sitting lazily on the mat under the English department tent, dragging my slippers.

“Aww, we almost won.”

“Ugh! We lost!”

Yu Arin, who seems to have struggled, and Seo Yerin, who approaches with a tearful face.

I heard they went for a women’s chicken fight earlier, but it seems like they lost.

“What? Yu Arin lost?”

“The English department lost. She fought five people alone.”

It seems she fought alone after all the English department members collapsed and ended up losing.

“Choi Yiseo should have come. See how she skipped because she was busy. What’s the point of exercising if you don’t use it in these situations!”

Yu Arin sits next to me, grumbling and criticizing Choi Yiseo.

“Right! Choi Yiseo needs a good scolding! Ugh! Seriously, Choi Yiseo!”

As I joined in and shouted, Yu Arin and Seo Yerin’s gazes pierced me simultaneously.

“What’s going on? You’re badmouthing Choi Yiseo.”

“Yeah, you’ve always been on Yiseo’s side. Honestly, I felt a bit hurt by that.”

“No, today Choi Yiseo is my enemy. Just the main enemy. Choi Yiseo is being so ridiculously stubborn!”

Bang!

As I slammed the floor in frustration, the two people were puzzled about the situation.

At that moment, Choi Yiseo approached us.

“Woojin, can you move the water for me?”

“No.”

“Really? Just do it quickly.”

“You’re trying to drain my energy! I know it all!”

“…There’s no one else to help me.”

Seeing her hesitate for a moment in the middle, it seemed like she wasn’t lying.

I couldn’t ignore it either.

In the end, even knowing this was all part of Choi Yiseo’s scheme, I had no choice but to move the water.

Today.

Today is the day, the one I promised Choi Yiseo before the midterms.

Sex day.

The day we decided to spend doing nothing but have sex all day.

The important thing is that Choi Yiseo scheduled the sex day on the day of the sports festival.

In other words, the whole morning and afternoon are skipped.

And in the evening, it’s a day when you have no choice but to be exhausted.

“Uh, ahem. Can you move this and also those chairs over there?”

Moreover, knowing that I’m not participating in many events, she was deliberately giving me a mountain of chores to tire me out.

“Hey, can you handle this?”

As I glared at Choi Yiseo like a beast, exhaling a breath of resentment, she turned her head sharply and responded.

“Why, why! I’m just asking you to help out!”

“Alright, let’s see how it goes, Choi Yiseo. Today won’t go as easily as you think.”

Choi Yiseo flinched and hugged herself. Anyway, a promise is a promise.

Gritting my teeth, after moving all the water, I now move on to the chairs.

And when I returned, Yu Arin was nowhere to be seen anymore, and Seo Yerin was squatting down, chatting with the other kids.

“Ah, Woojin! You’re here?”

“Uh, yeah.”

Isn’t it a bit much to immediately get up from talking with others and to come sit next to me?

The guys look over here with confused expressions, but they seem to have gotten used to it and just let it slide.

“Arin joined the obstacle race! Let’s go cheer her on.”

“I want to conserve my energy as much as possible today.”

“Yiseo joined too. I heard Hee-jung didn’t come, so she went as a substitute.”

“That makes me want to go even less.”

As I was trying to persuade Seo Yerin to just stay put and conserve energy.

“Sigh, seriously.”

“Oh dear, you. That’s why you need to be more careful.”

Among the English department students returning to the tent, Choi Yiseo stood out, soaking wet, with Yu Arin clicking her tongue beside her.

When asked what happened, Yu Arin shrugged and explained.

“We got hit with water balloons in the obstacle course. Do you have a change of clothes?”

“Nope. I didn’t know I’d be doing an obstacle course.”

“Just go wash up. Hey, Kim Woojin. We’re using your room for a bit. We’ll borrow any clothes available.”

She uses my room so naturally.

Honestly, I wanted to say no because Choi Yiseo was so annoying today.

“Yeah, wear whatever.”

But leaving her soaking wet might lead to her getting a cold.

“I’ll lend you underwear!”

Seo Yerin, happy to help, followed along.

“Underwear? Then do you have other clothes?”

“No! I only brought underwear.”

“…Why?”

I felt a strange sense of satisfaction as I absentmindedly watched the three of them chatting away.

When the three of them get along well, it inexplicably lifts my mood.

Since I was suddenly left in charge of the girls’ stuff, I was just playing games on my phone.

“Hmm?”

Suddenly, I recalled what Seo Yerin had said as she left.

‘Why did she only pack underwear?’

As this question began to accelerate, I found myself rummaging through Seo Yerin’s bag.

The kids around me were giving me strange looks or whispering, but I’m used to that sort of thing by now.

“Found it.”

As I imagined the future with the ‘thing’ that fit perfectly in my hand, a contented smile naturally spread across my face.

Ah, when will it arrive?

I hope it comes soon.

My heart was pounding with excitement.

The bad mood I was in earlier completely vanished, and I felt certain today would be the best day ever.

“It’s here!”

I saw the kids coming from afar.

They were whispering among themselves, saying something, and Choi Yiseo was wearing the black jersey I had.

Since it’s a bit big, it comes down to her thighs, looking slightly suggestive but probably fine.

But even if it’s understandable for Choi Yiseo, why are the other two wearing my clothes?

Yu Arin, wearing a white jersey, laughs.

“Hey, Kim Woojin. Are you wearing something expensive?”

“My big brother bought it for me. He says I get criticized behind my back for not flaunting my wealth. So, he sent me a few clothes as a package, telling me to show off.”

“Krrr! As expected of the vice president!”

“The clothes smell like Woojin! So I changed into them too!”

Yu Arin is in a white jersey, Seo Yerin in a beige jersey.

“But why only jerseys?”

To Choi Yiseo’s question, I smile brightly and answer as sincerely as possible.

“I said I’m working out these days, so they sent it like that. They must have known I’d prefer something comfortable.”

“…What, why are you suddenly in a good mood?”

“Just. You changed everything, including your underwear, right?”

“I’m not wearing yours.”

Why would you even say something so obvious?

What if she wore my underwear too?

“Did Yerin lend it to you?”

“Why are you being so nosy?!”

Choi Yiseo, annoyed, kicked me with her foot. Then she immediately tried to leave, saying she was going to cheer for the others.

Click.

The moment I pressed the switch on the remote in my hand.

“Ah?!”

Choi Yiseo lurched forward, her hips slightly lifted.

Startled by the unexpected moan, Choi Yiseo widened her eyes and looked at me.

“It was Yerin who gave it to you, right?”

Last time.

When Seo Yerin went to visit her mom.

The vibrating panties she bought from our store.

I had a hunch when Seo Yerin mentioned she only had underwear, and no clothes.

Turns out I was right.

I ran over to Choi Yiseo with a beaming smile.

“Ah, today’s going to be so damn fun.”