Ch.214214. With My Friend, Who Will Become My Lover’s Lover.

“Oh, Bine’s awake… Hyewon? Didn’t you say you’d be coming home late…?”

“How could I show my face to my team members if I came in late… especially after Bine passed out… ugh.”

“Ah. Bine.”

“Let me lay her down.”

“Hmm… she looks surprisingly okay?”

“Bine?”

“No, I meant Bine is like that because I deliberately made her that way.”

“…What?”

“I’m talking about you. If you saw Bine, you must have seen everything else too.”

“It was dark, so I couldn’t see properly.”

“Still.”

“…Is it that bad?”

“Somehow it ended up like this.”

“You’re a bit strange.”

“I know. But… what can I do when I get like this whenever I see Bine? Oh, right. What about the person you asked me to check on? Did the Association President confirm?”

“The culprit behind today’s overtime?”

“Yeah.”

“What did they decide?”

“He said we’ll talk in detail tomorrow. It’s just testimony for now.”

“True… it would be difficult to take a villain’s word at face value. In our case though… we already trust her 100%.”

Yoonseul said while gently stroking the sleeping Bine’s head.

Bine, lying in her arms, looked disheveled but still maintained her beauty in her own way.

Cute and soft, with bite marks all over her bottom, and a faintly glistening liquid around her mouth.

Tear stains visible around her eyes, as if she had cried a lot.

Marks like blooming cherry blossoms scattered everywhere.

Two pink petals, reddened and swollen from gentle nibbling, were beautiful too.

And marks from the collar that had been thrown off midway because it was uncomfortable to eat with.

Hmm.

“She’s pretty.”

“…What is?”

“Just… Bine?”

“…From what perspective are you asking me to comment?”

“Well… from various perspectives?”

“From the public’s perspective, she is cute. But like a wild poisonous flower with venom inside.”

“Then, from a magical girl’s perspective?”

“A villain who’s already been dealt with.”

“Hmm… really?”

“Well, you forgave her, so what more is there to do? She’s a civilian now, a civilian.”

“Then, Hyewon. From Shin Hyewon’s perspective?”

“…Can I say it?”

“What does it matter? I’ve already shown everything there is to show.”

“…Sigh.”

Hyewon sighed and thought for a moment.

Then, as if realizing that such hesitation was meaningless.

“Someone I like.”

“Right?”

“…Why? Does it feel bad to declare that about your partner?”

“Well, our Bine is quite the seductress. What if she ends up seducing Hyein unnie too?”

“That won’t happen.”

“Why? Our Bine is truly a woman with bewitching charm. Especially good at seducing women. That’s not easy.”

“…I’ve never seen a woman who seduced five women before.”

“There are ways between women. And… knowing Bine’s past makes it less off-putting, I guess. That’s how it was for me.”

“I don’t recall having such thoughts.”

“That’s just because Bine is a woman with bewitching charm. Accept it.”

“…I never thought I’d end up dating a woman in my life.”

“What do you think your middle school self would have done if I told her she’d be dating Bine?”

“I’d have hit you on the head first and asked if you were crazy.”

“Asked if you’d fallen from grace?”

“Well… if you’d asked my high school self, I probably would have started a fight to see if you’d fallen from grace or not.”

“That thought of confirming it that way is so like you.”

“Back then, Yuri unnie was…”

“Was that then?”

“It was in high school.”

“Wasn’t it middle school?”

“How old are you?”

“Hmm… whatever. Anyway, if I’d asked your student self, would you have charged at me?”

“I would have been thoroughly beaten, but probably yes.”

“And what if I told you that you’d fall for Bine and be unable to escape, that your phone gallery would be mostly filled with Bine’s pictures.”

“How do you know that?! I never showed you!”

Hyewon looked at Yoonseul with shocked eyes.

As if it were obvious, peacefully stroking Bine’s head, Yoonseul answered.

“I have my ways of knowing. Did you think I wouldn’t remember you looking through your gallery at Bine’s pictures on the sofa every day?”

“…I didn’t know you had such a hobby.”

“You save all the pictures I share?”

“Ugh.”

“I think we might need to create a cloud storage just for Bine’s pictures.”

“It’s not that bad…”

“It is, though.”

“So… what were you trying to ask?”

“Well… it’s a relationship between women. And she has many lovers. Among them, I must be Bine’s number one.”

“What? Are you saying since you’re first, I shouldn’t try to compete?”

“No. You can try.”

“Or are you asking for my firm support before Arin becomes number one?”

“That’s not what I meant.”

“Then why mention being first?”

“Because I’m first… so for everyone who comes after, whether unnie or dongsaeng, I need to step up if everyone is to be happy.”

“…I don’t quite understand.”

“I don’t want to see our family fighting. That’s the main reason. I don’t want to fight over someone as wonderful as Bine. I never want to see Bine suffering. I want Bine to be happy from now on. For that, I’d like her to reflect on her past and be forgiven, but I think forgiveness is unlikely. So at least us.”

“…So don’t fight and just make her feel happy? The same person who did that to Bine…”

“That was a mistake. You’ll understand too.”

“It doesn’t look like a mistake.”

“…The mistake was not controlling desire.”

“What…? You, who’s so ascetic and pure…?”

“I’m not particularly like that.”

“Where’s the girl who used to run away saying she didn’t like it when kids talked about handsome actors… oh my.”

“Men… actually, thinking about it, they’re not as good as Bine.”

“…And here I am agreeing.”

“Nice, right?”

“Sigh…”

“Oh, I’ll tell you in advance. Me, Ellie… and Yuri unnie, the four of us including Bine did it together.”

“…Why are you telling me this?”

“Because eventually… you’ll have to come this far too?”

“…What are you saying? I’m not that kind of pervert.”

“Well… we’re all Bine’s wives, right? Eventually there will come a day when it’s too much for Bine?”

“…You’re saying you’ll help with that?”

“It always ends up this way. Oh, and situations like in those books on your phone are a bit difficult. Bine isn’t the type to faint easily.”

Yoonseul said to Hyewon while gently pressing on Bine’s lower abdomen.

Hearing this, Hyewon stared blankly for a moment.

“W-w-wait, what?!?”

“Those things on your phone. Bine secretly likes them.”

“W-w-wait! D-did you look at my phone?!”

“I’m sorry. But I didn’t look at anything really sensitive? It’s your fault for falling asleep on the sofa with your phone on?”

“Hey! Park Yoonseul!!!!”

“Shh. You’ll wake Bine. Oh, by the way, Bine prefers being on the receiving end. She does take the initiative sometimes, but the difference in output is…”

“I don’t want to know! Enough! I’m leaving! You handle this!”

Hyewon slammed the door and left the room.

Hehehe.

A quiet laugh inside the room.

Just past midnight, the child of darkness opened her eyes.

As if wondering why she was in her lover’s arms, she closed her eyes again.

When she opened them again, it was when her lover’s loving and aggressive kiss attacked her.

That night was a time of mutual conquest.

Though Bine might have called it a time of revenge.

They spent the night filled with laughter.

Not a time where one side dominated the other.

But a time to deepen their understanding of each other, in many ways, more deeply and intimately.

* * *

Today, like every day.

Having had someone by her side for those few days, she thought it would feel lonely if no one was beside her when she woke up.

Her lovely partner was before her eyes.

Those blue eyes.

…She hadn’t noticed when they were enemies.

But they were very clear and pretty.

Almost like transparent glass marbles.

Perhaps they were both thinking the same thing.

Because I noticed Blanc was staring intently at my eyes too.

Even though we only exchanged glances.

As if understanding each other’s hearts.

A deep morning awakening.

More effective at waking one up than coffee.

That deep French kiss.

…Actually, if she had gone all the way like that yesterday, I wouldn’t have forgiven her and would have bitten her tongue during the kiss.

But fortunately, Blanc…

Really gave me a sweet night.

One that still left lingering feelings.

Perhaps it was the same for Blanc.

Fidgeting, fidgeting.

I can feel her moving behind my back.

But why doesn’t she go all the way?

Has she finally learned self-control?

“Bine. We need to go to the Association today.”

I see.

So that wasn’t it.

She just had work to do.

That genuinely disappointed expression.

Even if she tries to hide it, I can tell beneath the sea of positive emotions.

That disappointment is clearly because she can’t continue what would follow.

“…Association?”

“The Association President summoned us. Come on. Let’s wash up and change. Breakfast will be a simple salad.”

“Hmm… cheese?”

“Will you add some?”

“I’ll add chicken breast, cheese, and boiled eggs for you.”

“Good. Let’s wash up first. Ah. There’s something I couldn’t have you wear yesterday.”

“What…?”

“Will you wear it for me?”

“Well… if it’s just wearing something. It’s not like you’re asking me to take something off. Alright.”

“Great. So you’re giving permission?”

Blanc, looking excited, took me to wash up.

Fortunately, this time, nothing strange happened while washing.

She just washed my hair and then left, saying she’d prepare the clothes first.

Somehow, washing alone felt lonely.

So I quickly finished and went out.

“…Where’s the underwear?”

“This.”

“…We don’t usually call this underwear? Then what’s the outer clothing?”

“This.”

“Pervert.”

“You said you’d wear it.”

“Sigh…”

This lover of mine is sweet… but sometimes spicy like this.

Too spicy lately.

Enough to make my face hot.

When she pleads so earnestly, I can’t refuse.

I guess I have no choice… I’ll wear it for now.

Since only Ellie and Yuri are at home…