episode_0083

“……”

“……”

Silence hung between the three people.

Kanzaki Rie stared blankly into the air.

‘I want to go home.’

She thought. Ah, she just wanted to quit everything and go back, no matter what.

Why did she even have to be stuck between these two lovers in the first place?

The atmosphere was awkward, but she also had no reason to be there, making her want to leave even more.

The only reason she couldn’t was simple.

Cheon Soyul and Lee Hyunjin were holding onto her from both sides, refusing to let go.

Kanzaki let out a sigh of frustration that welled up from deep within her heart. Aigh.

No, what kind of situation was this, dragging an outsider along because they were too embarrassed to talk to each other alone? It was absurd.

She was merely ashamed of her own inability to shake off their hold and leave.

Helpless, she decided to become a totem. Inside, she repeated to herself like a mantra.

‘I’m a doll that can’t hear or see. So I don’t know anything.’

They should just talk comfortably. She wouldn’t do anything.

With that mindset, Kanzaki decided to enter a state of semi-sleep.

“…Mm.”

And surprisingly, her efforts paid off quite well. Immediately after she sighed and closed her eyes, Lee Hyunjin subtly turned his head.

His eyes, tinged with a faint blue glow, were fixed on Cheon Soyul. She had been constantly bowing her head and keeping her mouth tightly shut for a while now.

…In other words, she was a pitiful lamb, swallowed up by an uncontrollable remark she herself had blurted out.

Even though Lee Hyunjin wasn’t the one who had spoken those words, he felt his head begin to throb.

‘This is driving me crazy.’

Was it because he had directly seen the status window? It wasn’t easy to look at Cheon Soyul.

But he couldn’t just let this pass without saying anything.

Ultimately, it was thanks to Cheon Soyul’s assistance (?) that Yeon Seobaek could be driven away, so he needed to express his gratitude for the help he received.

So he tried to open his mouth, but.

“……”

It was still difficult. Even when he tried to speak, his lips wouldn’t part. It was because of the words swirling in his mind before that.

Naturally, he was referring to Cheon Soyul’s statement. The so-called declaration of an NTR fetish.

It would be accurate to call it a coming-out. Wasn’t it clearly a shocking confession to that extent?

Could it be that her allowing him to sleep with other women until now was all because of that fetish?

Suddenly curious about the truth, Lee Hyunjin subtly observed Cheon Soyul’s expression.

For now, there was no noticeable sign.

Nevertheless, his curiosity was too great to retract a question that had already surfaced.

Lee Hyunjin swallowed once, then spoke to Cheon Soyul.

“…Hey.”

“……”

“Cheon Soyul.”

No answer came back immediately. But he could roughly guess that she was listening, so Lee Hyunjin didn’t mind and stared at her.

It was Cheon Soyul who, in turn, flinched under his persistent gaze…

Lee Hyunjin then added a single word, expressing his doubt directly.

“Were you really into that kind of thing-?”

A mighty rumble!

And a lightning bolt, falling from the sky, incinerated the spot right next to Lee Hyunjin.

It was a small, thin streak of lightning, but it alone caused the bench to burst into flames.

Looking at the blackened wooden pieces of the bench… Lee Hyunjin, his body suddenly tensing, swallowed hard again.

Gulp.

“…Do you really want to die?”

It was also around then that Cheon Soyul finally spoke. Her shoulders trembling, she held lightning in both hands.

She then sharply raised her head, her face a tearful mess, her eyes twitching.

Lee Hyunjin broke out in a cold sweat and raised a hand, a gesture meant to calm her down.

It had little effect. Cheon Soyul’s eyes blazed with fury, and she shrieked loudly!

“Of course I said that to help you! But, but after everything’s settled, the first thing you say is, ‘Were you really into that kind of thing’…?! Have I been too easy on you because I’ve been treating you nicely for a while?!”

It was a piercing shriek that made the drowsy Kanzaki tremble and slowly open her eyes. Lee Hyunjin instinctively flinched.

“…No, it’s not really that I said it because I saw you that way. Um, I just thought, upon reflection, it seemed quite plausible…”

“…Huh?”

And that was his follow-up. It was clearly a terrible move, but Lee Hyunjin, not realizing it sooner, ended up getting hit by the lightning-infused hand.

Splat!

“Ugh.”

“You bastard! You really, really, you dog-like bastard! No, you’re worse than a dog…!”

Cheon Soyul choked back tears as she repeatedly slapped Lee Hyunjin’s back with her palm. Had she really brought such shame upon herself just to help this kind of person?

Sudden, immense regret began to wash over her. She felt wronged.

“Who would actually have a fetish like that?! You like touching any woman like a philanderer, so I was kind enough to allow it, and you, you bastard!”

The more she spoke, the more sorrow and indignation threatened to erupt like a volcano.

Cheon Soyul finally couldn’t hold back and grabbed Lee Hyunjin’s collar tightly. Thump!

“Gah.”

“You bastard, come here.”

Seizing the opportunity, Kanzaki swiftly retreated backward. Swish swish, she could no longer endure it and fled, and in the space where only the two of them remained, Cheon Soyul strangled Lee Hyunjin.

“…Ah, wait a minute.”

It was a near-perfect rear naked choke. Lee Hyunjin’s face turned ghostly pale.

He, too, had something to say. No, what was he supposed to do when the status window said that?

In other words, it was a reasonable suspicion with some basis… But from Cheon Soyul’s perspective, there was no way she could know that.

She merely began to crackle with sparks, filled only with resentment towards Lee Hyunjin.

“Say that again. What about me? What kind of tendency did you say makes sense? Should I really give you a taste of your own medicine? Should I go around hugging other men from now on?!”

Around that point, did Lee Hyunjin’s expression darken because of what Cheon Soyul said, or simply because he was suffocating…?

Perhaps it was both. In any case, Lee Hyunjin tapped, signaling that he understood and wanted to be released. Tap tap.

“Alright, alright, I was wrong. So just let go of this…”

“……”

Cheon Soyul was still fuming, but she felt genuine pain in Lee Hyunjin’s voice, so she had no choice but to release her hold.

She grudgingly freed Lee Hyunjin, despite her very displeased expression.

At the same time, she subtly turned her head to look at the clock tower in the center of the campus.

After checking the current time, she ground her teeth with a sigh.

“…Go.”

“What?”

She said to Lee Hyunjin. Lee Hyunjin, who had been rubbing his neck and catching his breath alone, frowned and asked back, and Cheon Soyul grew even angrier, letting out a frustrated yell.

“Go! You have your semi-finals soon, don’t you? There’s less than 10 minutes left now! If you run really hard, you might just barely make it before it starts.”

“…Ah.”

“Don’t make your junior wait for no reason, just go. I’ll deal with you later.”

Lee Hyunjin, who had also checked the clock tower, awkwardly scratched his cheek. Indeed, he was almost out of time.

After hesitating for a moment, Lee Hyunjin nodded and approached Cheon Soyul.

“…? What is it?”

Cheon Soyul frowned, wondering what strange thing this guy was going to do now.

Without a word, Lee Hyunjin brought his lips to her cheek. It was a surprise.

“—”

A jolt! Cheon Soyul’s body trembled violently for a moment.

Her face immediately turned bright red.

Lee Hyunjin patted her head, smiled lightly, and waved his hand.

“I’ll be back.”

In any case, he had to do what he had to do. Lee Hyunjin turned towards the stadium and quickly left with hurried steps.

“……”

Cheon Soyul, who had been in deep silence for a while, only slumped down when Lee Hyunjin’s figure had completely disappeared from her sight.

“Haaah…!”

She was also letting out gasps so urgently that it was hard to breathe.

She buried her face deep to hide her flushed cheeks.

She took a deep breath, pressing her palms against both of her cheeks. The emotion plastered all over her face was embarrassment.

‘…No…’

At the same time, the thought that came to mind was denial.

‘No.’

What was she denying?

Unconsciously, Cheon Soyul reached her hand below her pubic bone, then startled by the moisture she felt, quickly pulled her hand away.

‘It can’t be…’

When she first happened to witness Kanzaki and Lee Hyunjin together. Why didn’t she immediately stop them?

Why did she just stand there and start comforting herself?

She didn’t know. She really didn’t know. She didn’t want to think about it for long. Cheon Soyul shook her head vigorously from side to side, trying to ignore the thoughts that arose.

“…Oh, no way…”

Her cheeks were exceptionally flushed, and her eyes were no different. Her golden eyes glowed with heat.

Clearly, it was the look of someone in a state of excitement.