Chapter 331: Do Sihee VS Do Yehee (1)

The evening of the day I found out Cheon Jihee Sunbae had romantic feelings for Kang Hye-eun.

My mind a mess with all sorts of thoughts, I sat on the edge of my bed, clutching my head over the same dilemma again and again.

The subject of my worry was, naturally, the relationship between Hye-eun and Cheon Jihee Sunbae.

Since I’d realized the weight of Cheon Jihee Sunbae’s love, I wished, as a colleague, to help fulfill it, even just a little.

It was good that I’d thought of a way that could lead to an ending where no one would be sad, but…

The thought that this method I’d immediately come up with might only leave Hye-eun feeling uncomfortable clashed with my desire, and my brain hadn’t stopped working, repeating the same process over and over long after I’d gotten home from work.

“Haa….”

In the end, unable to reach a conclusion, I lay down horizontally on the bed and let out a small sigh towards the ceiling.

The plan: get Hye-eun’s permission and subtly weave Cheon Jihee Sunbae into our relationship.

Even though it was my plan, it sounded like a ridiculous story that would make you burst out laughing at first glance, but it was actually a reasonably logical conclusion based on considering each of their sexual fetishes.

First off, Hye-eun, while loving me, has a sexual tendency where she gets excited by the sight of me having sex with other women.

I’d seen Hye-eun get strangely aroused several times during encounters that even included Eunyoung Noona, when I was with Eunyoung Noona, so I could be sure of this part even without the sexual desire chart.

Furthermore, according to the voyeurism section of the sexual desire chart, I’d confirmed that it doesn’t change much even if the object of voyeurism isn’t Eunyoung Noona but someone else.

As long as the person having sex with the other woman is solely ‘me’, Hye-eun’s voyeurism still falls under her sexual fetish.

And Cheon Jihee Sunbae loves Hye-eun right now, and said she could feel satisfaction and happiness if she could convey her love to Hye-eun in any way.

The phrase ‘in any way’ probably meant that as long as it reached Hye-eun in the end, it was okay even if the process involved a bit of force.

…Perhaps, even if my existence was thrown in as a bonus between the two of them.

First, I needed to make Cheon Jihee Sunbae confess her honest feelings to Hye-eun.

Of course, at that moment, I would have to mediate between the two, carefully watching to ensure their feelings didn’t lead to misunderstandings or leaps in logic.

After that, since Hye-eun and I are already dating, I’d have to make sure Cheon Jihee Sunbae clearly understood that her involvement in our relationship requires our permission.

If I set a few restrictions, like Cheon Jihee Sunbae expressing her feelings within limits that don’t make Hye-eun uncomfortable, or always involving me in acts of love like dates or sleeping together…

…then ultimately, we could achieve an ideal relationship where I, Hye-eun, and Cheon Jihee Sunbae could all be satisfied.

Furthermore, by watching Cheon Jihee Sunbae have sex with me, Hye-eun could feel sexual satisfaction, and conversely, Cheon Jihee Sunbae could find happiness in sharing a bed that felt like she was conveying her feelings to Hye-eun.

It was probably better for me, rather than someone else, to be the one in the middle. Cheon Jihee Sunbae already harbored feelings of love-hate towards me through her ‘jealousy’ sexual fetish.

The moment she realized I wasn’t just an object of jealousy but her cupid, the ‘hate’ part of her love-hate feelings would probably melt away like snow.

If that happened, it would be possible for her love to extend not only to Hye-eun but also to me.

Originally, Cheon Jihee Sunbae didn’t have a sexual tendency to like women.

She just happened to fall for Hye-eun, who is the same gender, which awakened her homosexuality.

If that’s the case, it wasn’t entirely impossible to make her love both me, a man, and Hye-eun, a woman, simultaneously.

A vague hope arose in my mind that if we could slowly mend our strange love triangle involving the three of us, we might be able to work things out somehow.

Of course, I was fully aware that this process wouldn’t be smooth sailing but rather tight and complicated.

Also, Hye-eun’s feelings weren’t considered at all in the plan I’d just devised.

Therefore, regarding this aspect, I fully intended to ask Hye-eun for her opinion first before putting it into action.

While I thought it was a good method, in my own way, that wouldn’t interfere with my relationship with Hye-eun while also somewhat accommodating Cheon Jihee Sunbae’s wishes…

…if Hye-eun expressed even the slightest opposition, I intended to discard this plan without hesitation.

No matter how important Cheon Jihee Sunbae was as a colleague in the Sky Blue Party, her importance was nowhere near comparable to Hye-eun’s.

“…It really is complicated, isn’t it.”

I never realized before that coordinating the feelings of the people around me would require so much brainpower.

Before transferring to this company, I was mostly single, so situations like this rarely occurred anyway.

If it were a choice that could be resolved simply by me sacrificing something, I would have considered that option without much thought, but this was a plan where Hye-eun’s judgment was far more crucial than mine.

Still, if this plan worked out well in any direction, the gains would be more than just Cheon Jihee Sunbae’s love reaching Hye-eun.

Moreover, through sex with me, Cheon Jihee Sunbae’s skill decline could be prevented, potentially leading to an overall increase in the combat power of the Sky Blue Shield.

In that sense, helping Cheon Jihee Sunbae’s love was a plan with more benefits than drawbacks in many ways.

“…I’ll have to think about this later.”

First, to properly implement the plan that came to mind, I needed to talk with Hye-eun first.

Since talking face-to-face seemed better than doing it over KakaoTalk or the phone, I stopped thinking about it for now and saved the content in a corner of my mind.

Deciding to create an opportunity to talk alone when our workdays overlapped next, I shifted my body from lying horizontally on the bed to vertically.

Just as I was about to go to bed early for tomorrow’s schedule, my smartphone started ringing.

“…At this hour?”

10 PM. It felt a bit late for a call, so I picked up my smartphone with a sense of mild surprise.

Strangely, the screen displayed the three letters of the blonde young lady’s name I was supposed to meet tomorrow, along with the VoiceTalk screen.

“Sihee?”

We already had plans to meet tomorrow, so why would she call at this hour?

The fact that she called via VoiceTalk and not a KakaoTalk message suggested it was likely something urgent.

She probably had something to say about our meeting tomorrow.

With that thought, I pressed the VoiceTalk call button, and as soon as I answered, the blonde young lady’s familiar voice came through the receiver.

“Yes, Sihee-ssi.”

「……Sungchul-ssi.」

“What’s the matter at this hour?”

「……I have something to tell you regarding our scheduled meeting tomorrow.」

As expected, it was about tomorrow’s appointment, so I tried to predict Do Sihee’s reason for calling, but…

…the words that came back from her were slightly different.

“Did something urgent come up that requires changing the meeting time? Or is it because you’d prefer to meet somewhere other than the Black Mud Swamp?”

「……No, it’s not like that.」

“Huh?”

Just as I was feeling somewhat puzzled by Do Sihee, whose reactions seemed strangely slow today and whose voice sounded a bit slurred…

…her words, delivered like a notification through the receiver, caused my thoughts to halt for a moment.

“……Huh?”

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「A-Class Dungeon, Black Mud Swamp」

The three people who had entered the dungeon through the Foundation’s warp gate since morning walked together deeper into the A-Class dungeon.

About 15 minutes into their walk, the red-haired young lady at the very back spoke first.

“Are we there yet? Just how far do you plan on going, Sihee?”

“……”

“Still sulking, huh. How can a young lady from the Dokyung Group be so bad at hiding her emotions.”

“……”

“Honestly.”

A complaint erupted from Do Yehee, who was walking at the very back, but the two ahead deliberately ignored her words and continued walking forward quietly.

Watching the backs of the two with slight displeasure, the red-haired noblewoman followed them, also continuing her steps.

A black dress that looked like it was wrapped in a single piece of cloth and high-heeled shoes.

Although it was hunter attire that looked completely unsuitable for combat to anyone, it was an important and familiar outfit for Do Yehee, who valued elegance over performance.

Every time she took a step, her voluminous red side-tails swayed up and down along with her chest.

Despite walking on a rather muddy floor, not even a speck of mud stained Do Yehee’s feet or shoes.

“So, are you really not going to tell me how much further we’re going?”

“……”

“And Eunbyul, I told you not to act so brazenly, didn’t I? For even you, a mere servant, to ignore my words… isn’t that crossing the line a bit?”

“……”

“If you don’t like it, do you want to go back to when you weren’t a servant? Geum Nari….”

“We’re here.”

The blonde young lady, deliberately cutting off Do Yehee’s words with a short phrase, turned her head back.

“Now, we’ve arrived.”

“Hmm…”

A wide plain within the Black Mud Swamp, based on relatively solid ground.

Do Yehee thought it was indeed a rather suitable place as a meeting spot within the dungeon.

However, there was still one fact that made her uncomfortable…

“It seems our counterpart hasn’t arrived yet?”

The fact that a hunter from the Union dared to make someone from the Foundation, like herself and Sihee, wait.

That fact directly offended Do Yehee’s mood right there.

“To dare make you wait, Sihee, what a gutsy person. I’m becoming even more eager to meet them.”

“I apologize for dragging you here on a wild goose chase, but ‘that person’ isn’t coming today.”

“Huh?”

“I told them not to come yesterday. No matter how I think about it, I don’t think I can let you take them away this time.”

“…Hmm.”

Do Yehee, having never imagined her own sister would rebel against her like this, crossed her arms and quietly stared into Do Sihee’s eyes.

As various emotions swirled in her mind, Do Sihee’s statement continued.

“Do Yehee.”

“…Are you not even using honorifics anymore? Hanging out with someone from the Union like that, your manners are declining….”

“Shut your fucking mouth, you bitch.”

“……”

Do Yehee flinched at Do Sihee’s sudden, harsh profanity.

The blonde young lady, having drawn a bow from behind her back at some point, fixed her hateful gaze upon her half-sister.

A white glove, taken from within her embrace, was placed on Do Yehee’s chest with a soft thud.

Any hunter from the Foundation, possessing both refinement and dignity, would undoubtedly know the meaning of that.

“Do Yehee, I hereby challenge you to a duel.”

“……Hmm.”

“If I win the duel, you must completely cease all interest in my personal relationships from now on.”

“……”

“I won’t let you take anyone from me ever again.”

Seven years had already passed since she began her hunter activities, having everything stolen under Do Yehee’s shadow.

This was the great first rebellion of the blonde young lady, who resolved not to lose anything anymore.