94 – Joo Yeonhwa

After Red Lotus and the others left, and even Shin So-hyun was forced out due to an unsavory incident, only about five people remained in the dormitory.

Ha-yoon and Kim Seon-ah were now entering their eighth week at the training center. Above them were Jin Si-won (week 13) and the duo of Yoon Se-rin and Han Su-ah (week 16), spaced about a month apart.

It goes without saying that the training center wasn’t built to accommodate just these five. The minimum number of trainees the center needed to house was eight. So, they couldn’t possibly be unaware that three new recruits would be arriving soon.

“This is Mr. Park. He’s in charge of all your physical activities. And next to him, with the stoic face, is Mr. Choi. He’s in charge of education.”

“These new recruits are quite the characters. A traffic light, are they?”

As Mr. Park said, the three people’s hair colors were reminiscent of a traffic light. Bright yellow blonde, red, and even a deep black with a bluish tint. Of course, no one laughed at the nickname. They looked at the instructors with uneasy faces, then at the lined-up trainees, alternating their gaze.

“And I’m Ms. Gan, as I explained in the infirmary. I’m responsible for treating your injuries. That concludes the introduction of the instructors. Next, I’ll introduce the trainees you’ll be living with.”

Ms. Gan said this, pointing to Yoon Se-rin first and slowly explaining. And when she got to Ha-yoon, she gave a mischievous smile.

“This is Ha-yoon. She used to work here as an instructor. Now she’s just another excellent fleshlight, so watch and learn.”

“Y-yes…!”

The three people chanted in tense voices.

Is that bastard trying to pick a fight from the morning? Ha-yoon muttered inwardly but managed to maintain a composed expression. She knew that giving Ms. Gan an excuse would only benefit that jerk.

After explaining everyone up to Kim Seon-ah, Ms. Gan clapped her hands and said,

“Today, since we have new recruits, there will be no morning schedule. The other trainees should help the three of them adjust to the dormitory. That’s all.”

As soon as the instructors left, Yoon Se-rin led the three people and assigned them beds and lockers. They were all the ones that Red Lotus and her group had used before they left. It just so happened to be exactly three people. Yoon Se-rin muttered this, then said as if suddenly realizing something,

“Come to think of it, what are your names? Start with Bluey and go in traffic light order.”

“B-Bluey? I have black hair though…”

“Ugh, the instructors called you traffic lights, so just understand it that way!”

“Yes…”

The girl called Bluey hesitated, then slowly said,

“I’m Nam Ju-won. My age is-“

“Who cares about your age? Listen up, all of you. The moment you came here, it doesn’t matter what you did in society or how old you were. You heard about your resident registration numbers being revoked, right?”

Nam Ju-won and the rest of the traffic lights nodded with gloomy expressions. Yoon Se-rin thought that all the new recruits this time were weak-spirited and continued,

“So don’t even think about running away or anything like that, just accept it! The faster you adapt, the less tired you’ll be, so keep that in mind. Anyway, next, Yellowy!”

“Hwang Min-ah…”

“Lastly, Reddy!”

Pfft. Ha-yoon, who was drinking water, couldn’t help but spit it out at those words. It was only natural that Reddy would come after Bluey and Yellowy in the traffic light order, but she couldn’t understand why it was so funny to hear those words.

As she coughed and spat out the water that had entered her lungs, Yoon Se-rin looked at her with an absurd expression and shook her head.

“Remember what Ms. Gan said earlier? Don’t get close to that Ha-yoon if you can help it. You’ll only suffer.”

“Wow, Yoon Se-rin. Are you ostracizing me? How disappointing.”

“Don’t act friendly, you piece of trash.”

Yoon Se-rin glared and snapped back. After spending months in the same dormitory, she should have developed some affection, but she still didn’t like Ha-yoon.

When Red Lotus was around, there was someone who could keep that bitch in check, but after she left and Ha-yoon even finished adapting to the training center, there was no one to stop her.

Kim Seon-ah was the only one who could restrain her, but she usually sided with Ha-yoon in her affairs.

Han Su-ah, her only classmate, was just taking her time and counting down the days until she could leave. Yoon Se-rin shook her head and said,

“Anyway, Reddy. What’s your name?”

“Ju Yeon-hwa…”

“Nam Ju-won, Hwang Min-ah, Ju Yeon-hwa. There’s no morning schedule today, and only an afternoon schedule, so I’ll give you a rough overview.”

The traffic light trio listened attentively to Yoon Se-rin’s words. And as the content of the schedule continued, their faces turned pale or changed to frightened expressions.

Regardless, Ha-yoon, who was lying on the bed and cuddling with Kim Seon-ah, only had eyes for one person.

‘Ju Yeon-hwa, was it?’

She wasn’t completely red like Red Lotus, but perhaps because she had red hair, Red Lotus’s face naturally came to mind. It was a bit petty, but could she use her as a substitute?

“Who are you looking at?”

“Not really? I was just spacing out.”

“I don’t think so… Let’s see, it’s Ju Yeon-hwa, right?”

“…You’re quick to notice.”

“She looks like Red Lotus. Only the hair color, though.”

Ha-yoon scratched her cheek at Kim Seon-ah’s words, who was speaking with a knowing smile.

“So, what are you planning to do to that person?”

“I don’t necessarily look at someone with the intention of doing something.”

“Then you’re not going to do anything?”

“That’s… not true.”

When Ha-yoon answered like that, Kim Seon-ah said as if she expected it,

“I knew it. So, what grudge do you have against this Ju Yeon-hwa that you’re plotting something?”

“I don’t have a grudge, more like a substitute.”

“Wow, that’s really bad. Are you going to take out what you suffered from Red Lotus on Ju Yeon-hwa? When you think about it, you were the one who-“

“Ah, be quiet. If you nag me one more time, I’ll make sure you can’t stand on two feet.”

Of course, she didn’t mean using physical violence. That’s why Kim Seon-ah scoffed and replied,

“Really? Let’s see who won’t be able to stand on two feet.”

“…Anyway, I’m going to do something to Ju Yeon-hwa, are you going to interfere?”

“Look at you changing the subject.”

Kim Seon-ah grumbled, but she didn’t press further. Instead, she seemed to think for a moment and then said,

“Bully her moderately. Don’t make another Red Lotus. You know how hard it is, you’ve been through it.”

“It’ll be better for Ju Yeon-hwa to be bullied by someone pretty like me than by a man, right?”

“Yeah, right. So, was it good when you were bullied by Red Lotus?”

“Of course not.”

As Ha-yoon said with a sly smile, Kim Seon-ah shook her head. As expected, even after all this time, her true nature doesn’t change. Kim Seon-ah thought this and got up.

“Wouldn’t it be better to do it now? There’s no morning schedule anyway.”

“Well, there’s no way to isolate Ju Yeon-hwa right now, is there? I don’t want to mess with the other two.”

Taste aside, her goal was to find a Red Lotus substitute.

Well, if one of the other two looked like Baek So-ra, she would have taken her along to play with too, but that wasn’t the case. As Ha-yoon muttered this, she suddenly remembered something, got up, and said,

“I’m going somewhere for a bit.”

“Going somewhere, where?”

Ha-yoon didn’t answer Kim Seon-ah’s words and quickly left the dormitory.

“What is she plotting again…”

Kim Seon-ah shook her head as she watched her leave.

Time flew by like an arrow. The traffic light trio frowned at the food that came out during lunchtime, and at Yoon Se-rin’s words that they would be punished if they left any, they tearfully emptied their plates.

And the afternoon schedule that followed… there was no need to mention it. The three of them vomited water from both ends and had a hard time. They also experienced their first climax as women.

But their suffering wasn’t over yet. Because all three of them became the instructors’ assistants during the instructor duty that started after the evening roll call.

Nam Ju-won, who became Mr. Choi’s assistant, shed tears as the nightmare of the afternoon schedule came to mind, and Hwang Min-ah, who became Ms. Gan’s assistant, trembled and bit her nails as she remembered the events of the physical examination.

‘…What kind of person is Mr. Park?’

But Ju Yeon-hwa, who became Mr. Park’s assistant, could only tilt her head.

She had directly or indirectly encountered Mr. Choi and Ms. Gan, so it was natural to feel fear, but she hadn’t had any contact with Mr. Park except for the greeting she gave him in the morning.

So, she couldn’t properly judge whether Mr. Park was a terrifying person like the other two instructors. However, based on her first impression, he was somewhat likable.

A friendly smile and a sturdy body. And even a pleasant baritone voice. Even though Ju Yeon-hwa was a man, if she had met him in society, she would have had some liking for him (of course, not in a romantic sense!).

Of course, he was also an instructor like Mr. Choi and Ms. Gan, so he certainly wouldn’t be ordinary, but at least she could go to him more comfortably than her classmates.

‘But… where should I go?’

Mr. Choi was in the training room on the second floor, and Ms. Gan was in the infirmary. No one told her, but she could feel it. She knew that the two of them would definitely be in their respective spaces.

But what about Mr. Park? Ju Yeon-hwa was at a loss and looked around.

“Hey, you’re Mr. Park’s assistant today, right?”

“Y-yes?”

“What are you so surprised about? Is someone going to eat you?”

A woman with pink hair grinned. She was only about 150cm tall. Since she, who was recorded as 160cm in the physical examination, could look over her head, that was probably the case.

Ha-yoon, was it? Someone who used to be an instructor at this training center. Ms. Gan and Yoon Se-rin, who guided her through the dormitory, all said something about this person, so it was clear that she was a person of interest.

As she thought this and was slightly wary, Ha-yoon smiled and said,

“You’re wondering where Mr. Park is, aren’t you?”

“W-well, yes…”

“Follow me. I’ll tell you where he is.”

Then she turned around and started walking down the hallway. Without even checking if she was following.

Of course, Ju Yeon-hwa followed. She was wary of Ha-yoon, but she was more afraid of the punishment she would receive from the instructors.

‘By the way, she’s really pretty…’

She knew that those who became infected would have above-average looks. In fact, she still found it hard to believe when she looked in the mirror. But Ha-yoon was exceptionally pretty even among those infected.

Perhaps it was because of her cherry blossom-like hair and eye color, but she felt an unknown aura.

Ha-yoon continued walking down the hallway, then turned and went up the stairs. Was he on the second floor like Mr. Choi? Ju Yeon-hwa thought this and continued to follow. And in front of a certain door, Ha-yoon said,

“Here it is. The room where Mr. Park is.”

“O-oh, I see.”

Now that she had arrived at the room where Mr. Park was, she belatedly began to feel nervous. She knew what the instructor’s assistant did because she had heard it from Yoon Se-rin.

Today, she would lose her virginity here. By Mr. Park. Ju Yeon-hwa let out a nervous breath and inwardly made a crying face.

‘I’ve never even slept with a woman when I was a man, and now I’m going to sleep with a man as soon as I become a woman.’

If she had known this would happen, she would have forced herself to do it when she was a man. Ju Yeon-hwa thought this and said to Ha-yoon,

“Thank you for showing me. C-can I call you Ha-yoon? Is that okay?”

“Don’t call me Ms. Ha-yoon, just call me Ha-yoon. We’re going to know each other for the next few months, so it’s too stiff to add ‘Ms.,’ right?”

“I-is that so.”

“Speak comfortably too. Anyway, go in quickly. Mr. Park will be waiting.”

“Y-yes, I mean okay…”

Ju Yeon-hwa drooped her shoulders and slowly stepped into the room. At the same time, she thought that Ha-yoon might not be such a bad person after all.

However, it didn’t take long for her to realize that this was a huge mistake.

Author’s Note

New face appearance