Chapter 44: Rin? What’s this? There’s a long purple stick under the bed…… Oh, no! I didn’t do it on purpose!

A few more weeks passed.

In the end, the Luna’s Pharmacy gameplay video got a yellow tag.

The problem wasn’t the lack of lewd scenes, but rather that the game itself was an eroge.

Fortunately, perhaps because it was still my first offense, the channel’s monetization wasn’t suspended, but the video didn’t appear in the algorithm, resulting in relatively low views.

I also got a huge scolding from the manager…

Well, it felt like what was bound to happen, happened.

Still, it was the first time I saw the manager yell so fiercely.

I wonder if her throat is sore and she’s drinking warm citron tea by now?

Anyway.

As soon as I woke up around noon, I quickly grabbed a bite to eat and headed to Rin’s house.

It was because I had made plans with her the previous evening.

[Rin: Then come to my house!]

[Rin: I have several computers, so we can stream together.]

[Yuki: Really?]

[Yuki: Is that okay?]

[Rin: Yes]

[Rin: Last time I went to your house, unnie, so this time you have to come to mine.]

(TL Note: Unnie is what a younger female calls an older female.)

A promise made suddenly last night, something like that.

Feeling down after being scolded by the manager, I immediately accepted the invitation.

‘What would Rinne’s house look like?’

‘She said last time she lived in something like a studio apartment, so it probably won’t be that nice of a place.’

‘Besides, given Rin’s personality, it’s likely to be as messy as an average guy’s place…’

‘Well, I won’t know until I see it myself.’

Thinking that, I pulled my collar tighter and quickened my pace towards Rin’s house.

Rin’s house was a 10-minute walk away.

I could have taken the bus, but since I hadn’t exercised in a long time, I decided to go for a walk, so I bundled up in thick clothes and left the house.

And 5 minutes later.

I am bitterly regretting my past actions.

“It’s so coooooold!!!!!!”

‘What is this?’

‘I’m sure I wore three layers of hoodies?’

‘Why is there no insulating effect at all?’

‘It’s not like this is the Frostpunk universe, but an ice age has descended upon the Korean peninsula.’

‘I’ll freeze to death if I stay outside in this weather.’

‘I need to escape to Rin’s warm house as quickly as possible.’

Thinking that, I wrapped my arms tightly around my collar and ran towards Rin’s house at a fast pace.

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Ding-dong~!

“Unnie! Welco…”

“Kyaaaaaaaaaak!!!”

Without even waiting for Rin’s greeting, I rushed past the door and into the house.

Roughly kicking off my shoes at the entrance, I immediately passed through the messy living room and threw myself onto the blanket spread haphazardly on the floor.

“…Unnie? What are you doing?”

“Cold.”

“No, even if it’s cold…”

I immediately rolled around on the blanket, wrapping my whole body.

A long shape, like a caterpillar.

But in the warmth of the blanket that enveloped my body, I couldn’t help but make a melting expression.

“Hwaaa…”

“Unnie, you look like a bagworm.”

“What do you mean?”

“No, just… you’re cute.”

“Well, I am pretty cute.”

“…Someone who calls themselves cute is a weird person, they said…”

“But it’s true.”

Rin looks down at me with a pitying gaze.

Unfazed, I hugged the blanket wrapped around my body even tighter.

‘By the way, I’m still cold even though I’m wrapped in a blanket.’

‘It would be nice if there was something warmer, like a hot pack…’

“Ah, come to think of it, Rin was here, right?”

“Me…?”

“Rin. Hug me.”

“H-hug me?”

Rin’s face turned bright red as she questioned my words.

Her mouth kept opening and closing, making stuttering sounds, and her wandering hands gestured helplessly.

‘Her reaction is stronger than I thought…’

‘Is hugging that embarrassing?’

‘What’s the big deal between girls?’

‘Between girls.’

Rin ducked her head, her face completely flushed, and continued.

“W-well… I’d like it, but…”

“Really? Then it doesn’t matter!”

“No, w-wait a minute…!!”

Before Rin could say anything, I sprang out of the blanket and hugged her.

At the same time, a warm body heat spread throughout my body.

I could feel the soft sensation of her C-cup breasts through her clothes, but it was fine since there was nothing to react to.

“Hiyat…! St-stop…”

“…?”

“Haaah…”

Rin’s body twitched with a dangerous expression on her face.

An excessive reaction for just a hug.

Eventually, unable to bear the shame, she practically fled from my embrace.

‘Did I inadvertently stimulate her again like last time?’

‘No, that can’t be it.’

‘We hugged, but we didn’t rub against each other.’

‘It just seems like Rin isn’t feeling well today.’

“By the way, Rin. Do you have anything to eat?”

“To eat?”

“Yeah.”

“Um… There are some cheese balls over there, would you like some of those?”

“Cheese balls? Nice!”

I immediately headed in the direction Rin pointed and started looking for the cheese balls.

A messy room that clearly showed Rin’s usually easygoing personality.

From electronic devices of unknown purpose to strangely shaped cables, various kinds of clutter were strewn across the floor.

‘Anyone would think a man lived here alone, not a woman.’

‘It’s a good thing I was the one who came today; if the manager or Miho had come, they would have nagged 120%.’

‘As a bonus, I would have had to suffer through cleaning hell until the broadcast started.’

But this Kim Seoeun, a pro-slacker, understands Rin’s difficulties.

‘It must have just ended up like this before she knew it.’

‘But then, trying to clean it up felt overwhelming, so it must have turned into this pigsty.’

‘Definitely not based on personal experience.’

‘I didn’t have much to clean, so my place never became a pigsty.’

‘Well, I should reflect on the fact that my house is so messy even though I don’t have many things…’

“Ah, found it!”

How long had it been since I started searching the room?

While Rin was recovering from the shock of the hug, I barely managed to find a container half-filled with orange ball-shaped snacks.

I immediately opened the lid of the large container.

Then, I picked up a cheese ball and tossed it into my mouth in one go.

“Haum…”

Crunch…!!

At first, only saltiness hit my tongue.

A saltiness that made me grimace.

But as time passed and the flavor of cheese subtly emerged, the intense saltiness seemed to dilute a little.

No, it wasn’t just that.

When I came to my senses, my hand was already inside the snack container.

The saltiness that had only made me grimace had sublimated into an irresistibly addictive taste due to the cheese flavor.

“Not bad.”

It’s my first time eating this snack, but it’s not bad.

It’s edible, aside from the strong cheesy smell.

On the Yuki-chelin scale, I’d give it about 0.8 Nune-nune.

(TL Note: “Nune-nune” seems to be a made-up unit of deliciousness by Yuki.)

“…Huh?”

It was then.

While savoring the taste of the cheese ball, I inadvertently glanced at the floor.

And I ended up discovering something I shouldn’t have.

[Until Your Flower Gets Wet Vol. 1]

A book with two women with bared breasts drawn on the cover.

And in the book next to it, presumed to be Volume 2, which was open, the following content was written:

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“Unnie… Ah, nooo…”

Hyeji’s moan dragged on.

But Ahyun paid no mind and only caressed Hyeji’s petals with an even more vigorous touch.

“If we rub anymore… we’ll have a baby….”

“Hyeji, girls can’t have babies together.”

“Hot, hwaaang♡”

“…She’s not listening.”

Ahyun changed her position and climbed on top of Hyeji.

A position where Hyeji seemed to be pinned to the floor.

Soon, their two petals touched, and Ahyun slowly began to move her hips.

“Haaaaaang♡”

Hyeji let out a cry drenched in pleasure.

Thus, the night was slowly filled with the rich scent of lilies.

(TL Note: “Lily” (백합) is a term for yuri/girls’ love genre in Korean.)

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“Wh-what is this…”

I could tell just by looking at one page.

It was yuri.

And a very dark kind, like slug-lesbianism.

(TL Note: “Slug-lesbianism” (민달팽이보빔) is a term for a specific, possibly intense/graphic, subgenre of yuri.)

But the problem was.

‘That book wasn’t the end of it.’

Finally, a purple rod was rolling on the floor.

Emitting a sour smell, it had a shape like a mushroom.

Click.

Wheeeeing~~~!!!

When I pressed the switch, a strong vibration was transmitted to my hand.

Not only that, but the slightly bent rod began to wriggle around.

I instantly knew what this object was for.

It was a dildo.

“U-unnie! That’s…”

And only now does the pitiful Rin-ssi look this way.

She was so flustered that she couldn’t continue speaking.

Instead, her face turned the color of a ripe tomato, and she just shed teardrops like beads.

“……”

Silence filled the room.

And a little more time passes.

One, two, three.

“Kkuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!!!!!!!”

With a scream, Rin runs towards me.

Then, she snatches the purple dildo I was holding, turns off the switch, and stops the wriggling.

“Y-y-y-you saw it?”

“…Yeah.”

“Aah… What do I do… I’m done for now… Unnie will despise me, and rumors will spread at the company that I’m a lesbian…”

“No, I won’t tell anyone.”

“It’s disgusting, right? Liking girls doing things together. I’ll obviously be scorned… Since unnie probably likes men…”

“No, it’s okay. I like girls too.”

“You’ll definitely make a disgusted face and spit on me… What did you just say?”

Rin’s pupils, who had been panicking and clutching her head, widened.

Then, as she looked at me in disbelief, I repeated what I had said earlier.

“Huh? It’s okay?”

“No, after that.”

“Ah. I like girls too.”

“…Eeeeeeh?!?!”

Rin stares at me, startled.

‘Well, it can’t be helped.’

‘How could someone who was originally a man have romantic feelings for another man?’

‘There’s no choice but to live as an involuntary homosexual, homo-romantic, gender-androgynous person.’

‘…In short, I’m a transmigrated yuri enthusiast.’

“Don’t be too embarrassed. I watch a lot of that stuff too.”

“R-really…?”

“Yeah. Just last week, I even played an eroge on stream.”

“Ah……”

Rin’s face, which had been as red as a tomato, slowly began to return to its original color.

‘It seems my comfort has calmed her down a bit.’

“By the way, Rin.”

“Yes?”

“If you used a dildo, does that mean you’re not a virgin, Rin?”

“…Yes?”

“Well, that’s how it is, right? If you use a dildo, your hymen tear…”

“Uwaaaaaak!!! St-stop it!!!”

Rin’s face turns red again.

Then, it took longer than expected to calm down Rin, who had lost her mind.