136. Entrance

…I can’t sleep.

I pushed aside the disgusting feeling and lay down on the bed, but the image of my sister in that grotesque state wouldn’t leave my mind.

Still, I couldn’t leave this room.

Because if I did, I’m sure I’d hear vulgar noises.

Wandering aimlessly within the cramped soundproof booth, I eventually sat down in front of the computer, gazing at my faint reflection on the dark monitor.

My reflection was blurry and hard to see, but my purple hair certainly stood out.

…I’ll be taking a break for a while anyway, maybe I should dye it black again.

I’ll dye it another color for the next promotion anyway, so it’s my freedom what color I have during the break.

If I were to change it, black appealed to me.

After all, it’s the least noticeable color.

Even if the manager wasn’t caught, it would be harder for them to notice me.

Not just the manager, either.

I didn’t want anyone to know who I was anymore.

“….”

Out of habit.

I turned on the computer, just like last time.

True to form for a man lacking security awareness, this computer, like the one in the room, only had a 4-digit password.

On a whim, I tried the same password, and sure enough, it unlocked easily.

Without needing to search for what else he might have hidden here, I opened the Cosplay folder prominently displayed on the desktop.

“…Sigh.”

The continuation of the story from the YouTube videos of my sister I saw last time.

I didn’t need to play them to know.

The angles were all the same.

The location was the same.

Because the thumbnails of some videos were filled with skin color.

There was no point in watching more.

Anyway, the same thing was probably happening in that man’s room right now.

Unlike them, I don’t have this kind of hobby.

“…Should I just go?”

I can’t stand it anymore.

I didn’t care if it was dangerous; I just wanted to go back to my own home.

Before, my judgment was paralyzed by fear, but not anymore.

Besides, outsiders can’t even get inside the building, right?

Even if they somehow pretended to be a delivery person, they couldn’t use the elevator without a key.

…Let’s just go back.

I’ve been here long enough to calm down.

I turned off the computer, its fan whirring, and left the room without hesitation.

As soon as I opened the soundproof booth door, my sister’s moans echoed, tormenting me, but I forced myself to ignore them.

I walked out step by step, plugged my ears, put on my slippers, and opened the front door.

Escaping that vulgar place, I stood before the elevator, waiting for the numbers to change.

Floor by floor, the elevator, which had been rapidly ascending from the first floor without stopping, finally reached me.

As the doors opened,

A familiar person stepped out.

“…Jia?”

A black hat, a dark mask, a dark skirt, a jet-black backpack, a pitch-black choker.

Thanks to the only bright colors – a pink shirt and the snow-white hair peeking out from under her hat – I knew who it was the moment I saw her.

“…Hinami, you….”

…My colleague and friend.

Kang Joo-hyuk’s girlfriend…, no.

Sex friend.

Hinami.

“Jia, why are you here…?”

Her small face mostly hidden by the mask, she was startled to see me, her already large eyes widening further as she placed a hand over her covered mouth.

Her naive reaction infuriated me.

I grabbed my friend’s shoulders, looked at the floor, and shouted.

“I told you not to come out, you crazy bitch…!”

“Huh? Why are you suddenly like this….”

“What if the manager was hiding nearby? Why did you come? I told you not to come! Didn’t you call the Director?”

“I did! That’s why I came here, to a safe place, because I thought it would be dangerous alone….”

I didn’t want to hear any excuses like that.

Whether it’s safe or not.

None of that mattered.

“Shut up.”

You,

You just came to see Kang Joo-hyuk, didn’t you?

Just like my sister, you crawled in here this late just to have sex, didn’t you?

“I’m… a little confused, Jia. Why are you angry?”

“…You must have heard that the crazy manager bastard is missing and the Director is looking for him.”

“I know that…. That’s why I took a taxi too? It’s bright and there are quite a few people right in front, so it’s fine….”

“I almost got raped after being drugged with sleeping pills by that bastard in a brightly lit parking lot!”

“That was… when you thought he was just a normal manager… right?”

“….”

I know what I’m saying isn’t logical.

I also know that it’s not that dangerous for Hinami to come here.

But the reason I can’t stop the irritation boiling up inside me is…

…Just because.

I almost got raped and can barely go out.

Forcing myself to act like nothing happened, like I wasn’t scared.

While I was justifying it all to myself.

Seeing everyone around me enjoying pleasure as if nothing had happened just disgusted me.

“…Jia, calm down first. Oh, speaking of which, I asked earlier too. Why are you here…?”

“…I thought my sister was here, so I came to be with her.”

“Didn’t Haeun unnie say she was staying out?”

“You know that well. …But, she came back earlier.”

“…Really?”

“She must have been scared he’d cheat on her behind her back with you.”

“….”

Looking down at my friend, who was a month older but significantly shorter than me, I sneered at her with a tone completely devoid of affection.

I don’t care if you point fingers and call me ill-tempered.

Because it’s not wrong.

You’ve done plenty of terrible things to me anyway.

“…Ignore me and go into that house. You’re going to have sex, the three of you.”

I believed it wasn’t you because of our years of friendship, but it was you who sent those vulgar photos and videos to my phone.

It was you making loud noises in the bathroom so the upstairs could hear you having sex.

The day I almost got raped by the manager, you were caught having a secret rendezvous with Kang Joo-hyuk.

And you didn’t say a word, acting like it was the most natural thing in the world.

Yet, I still had feelings left and told Kang Joo-hyuk all sorts of things.

You knew perfectly well what it felt like for me to see my own sister and my best friend being played by the same man, yet you completely forgot about professional ethics during such a dangerous time and stubbornly came here to have sex with that bastard.

I didn’t want to think about protecting you anymore.

Since I’m sending that manager bastard to jail anyway, I won’t feel sorry at all if your scandal breaks out too.

“Um, Jia….”

“Go inside. …You’re closer to my sister than I am, aren’t you?”

Why did I ever make a bitch like you my friend?

Why is that bitch my sister?

At this point, I didn’t even hate Kang Joo-hyuk that much.

What crime did that bastard commit?

He’s just having sex with women who throw themselves at him.

“….”

You’ll hesitate and watch me, but eventually, you’ll go into that house and act cute for Kang Joo-hyuk, won’t you?

If you had to choose between me and Kang Joo-hyuk, you wouldn’t even hesitate before getting fucked by him and whining, would you?

My sister too.

“…Sigh.”

And so, without even looking at Hinami, who had disappeared from my sight, I stepped into the empty elevator.

Straight up one floor.

I went up to a place where I could have time alone, walked down the empty hallway, and stepped into my home.

Hit by the cool summer night air, I returned to my room and buried my face in the pillow.

Unlike the filthy room earlier, the pillow smelled clean.

Savoring the comfort, I lay face down for a while, then took out my phone and opened the crazy manager bastard’s Twitter.

…If this were a horror movie, a picture of him hiding somewhere in my house would have been posted, but.

Fortunately, there was nothing like that.

However,

I, as if I had experienced something terrifying.

On a secret account followed by only one person.

I posted a short line along with a photo of my dimly lit room.

-Bitch

…Will that man even see it?

If he sees it, will he come over?

After having sex with the two he likes so much, will he really come all the way to this room out of concern for my well-being, whom he dislikes so much?

I couldn’t know the answer right away, but I was bound to find out in the near future anyway.

Whatever the outcome, I have nothing to lose.

If he doesn’t come, the mood will be ruined, which is fun for me.

And if he does come, I can just laugh at him, which is also amusing.

“Pfft….”

Letting out a half-insane chuckle.

I got up from the bed and waited endlessly for him to come.

Whether he comes or not.

Kang Joo-hyuk will remain trash, that won’t change.

Whether he’s trash only to me.

…Or trash to those two as well.

That could certainly change.

**

…This is driving me crazy.

Right after I powerfully came inside Haeun, Hinami barged in.

Naturally, Haeun saw Hinami and tried to kick her out, claiming she was there to steal, while Hinami made excuses, saying Seo Jia told her the sister was back.

While they were bickering, I slipped away and tried to quickly review the video I had recorded, but.

Seeing a ‘1’ notification on a tweet that shouldn’t have any, I mindlessly tapped the app.

-Bitch

A pitch-black photo, so dark it was indistinguishable except for the traces of the bed, and.

A raw insult clearly directed at someone.

The moment I saw it, I rushed out of the bathroom and scanned from the soundproof booth to Haeun’s room, but I couldn’t find Seo Jia anywhere in the house.

…Is she upstairs?

Seo Jia, too.

And the manager.

I can understand her running upstairs.

No one wants to hear their older sister having sex.

But seeing this tweet, I can only call her stupid.

No matter how good the security in this building is, it’s not impenetrable if someone isn’t afraid of getting caught.

I wanted to curse them out if I met them, but now wasn’t the time to think about that.

If this escalates into rape or murder… incidents, my life won’t be the same.

This wasn’t a matter of like or dislike.

It was a matter of right and wrong.

If things escalate, Haeun, Hinami, and I can never go back to how things were.

“….”

Just in case I got stabbed, I put back on the clothes I had stuffed into the laundry basket, grabbed a shoehorn in my left hand, and secretly went upstairs.

It was fortunate I had memorized the password last time when I went with Haeun to take care of someone.

Hurriedly, I ran to the woman’s door, turned on the keypad, and quickly entered the memorized password.

But the first attempt failed.

Thinking I might have made a mistake due to rushing, I swallowed hard and tried to enter the password carefully this time, but.

“Huh….”

Suddenly, the door swung open with a whoosh,

“…You stalker bastard.”

Someone standing in the dark entryway pulled me in sharply.

…And whispered close to my ear.

“Do you know this is trespassing, Kang Joo-hyuk-ssi?”

I couldn’t escape that terrifying breath,

I couldn’t get away.

“….”

…That crazy psycho bitch.

She kicked the front door open with her foot.

And completely opposite to before.

She blocked the entrance herself.