Chapter 516: Meeting Minutes (1)

After letting Min-ah’s family, who had nowhere else to go, sleep at our house, it was the first day of that commute.

Should I tell Hye-eun that instead of moving to the house she originally planned, she ended up living at our house, or not?

Min-ah and her two younger sisters and I had had an in-depth discussion about this from yesterday evening until night.

As for Eunbyul ending up living at our house, it was a secret that didn’t necessarily need to be told, but…

After all, in Min-ah’s case, since she had a special relationship not only with me but also with Hye-eun, I felt that I should tell her in advance.

‘For now… I guess I have to say it.’

The time to gradually relieve the sexual urges of Hye-eun and the other party members of the Sky Blue Shield was approaching, so it seemed like it would be better to tell her before then, if possible.

Especially in Hye-eun’s case, since we had been dating in a way that most dates started and ended at my house.

When I lived alone, there was no problem at all even if we had such dates, but having such dates in the current situation would probably be a bit awkward for Hye-eun too.

Regardless of anything else, I didn’t think I could hide the fact that the number of cohabitants at my house had increased from Hye-eun.

‘…Maybe she’ll be happy about it, thinking it’s a chance to see me with another woman.’

Well, even if that might be the case regarding sex, when it comes to dates, she probably wouldn’t want to spend intimate time with me any less, so…

It would likely proceed smoothly if I revealed it first, before she suggested a house date.

The problem was that as soon as I tested the waters about telling her this story, Han Min-ah and her two younger sisters hesitated and tried to stop me, but…

“Y-you’re going to tell her?! Me, living off you guys at your house, to Hye-eun?!”

“…Well, I guess I have to. Since she lives next door anyway, there’s a limit to how long I can hide it. Besides, all you sisters have at least met Hye-eun before.”

“Th-that’s true… Teacher Hye-eun has visited our house a few times…”

“…I agree that we should tell Teacher Hye-eun, but…”

“C-can’t we say it a little more slowly…? I think I need a little time to prepare myself mentally before saying it…”

What kind of mental preparation is needed just to reveal the fact of cohabitation?

At Min-ah’s overreaction, which seemed excessive beyond necessity, I momentarily wore an incredulous expression, but…

Seeing Jin-ah and Seon-ah also nod their heads in agreement, I couldn’t help but naturally wonder.

“Both Min-ah and you guys, what’s so awkward about telling Hye-eun?”

“W-we never said it was awkward?!”

“Is there perhaps something between Hye-eun and you guys that I don’t know about?”

“W-when Unnie was in, in her second year of high school, Teacher Hye-eun took care of all the women related to Taekyung Oppa… cough…”

“Hey, Unnie, th-that’s just a rumor. Besides, during the second year of high school for Big Unnie and Oraboni, we were still middle schoolers, how could we possibly know such detailed rumor content?”

“It-it’s really nothing! It’s just that Hye-eun is Sung Taekyung, your girlfriend, so it’s understandable that another woman cohabiting in her boyfriend’s house… w-well, frankly, it’s a bit awkward to talk about, isn’t it?!”

“…Well, I suppose that’s true.”

I probably wouldn’t like it either. If I heard that another man was living in the house where Hye-eun and Eunyoung Noona lived.

…I know well that I have a personality that can’t help but be called hypocritical, but…

“You can’t hide it forever either. Besides, it’s not easy to hide it in the first place. You have to commute to and from work every day while being mindful of Hye-eun who lives next door, can you really live like that for months?”

“…Well, I suppose that’s true, but…”

“I think it’s better to just tell her cleanly and get it over with. What if Hye-eun suggests a housewarming party later? If you reveal then that you were actually cohabiting, it’ll probably be several times more awkward.”

“That’s also true, but…”

“And you know well that Hye-eun isn’t the type to get angry over things like this, Min-ah. Besides, Hye-eun was the one who first acknowledged my awakening ability and told me that relationships with other women were okay too.”

“The only one who doesn’t know Hye-eun’s personality is probably Sung Taekyung, you…”

“Huh?”

“Oh, no! I didn’t say anything specific!”

Since she muttered something like talking to herself, as soon as I asked again, Han Min-ah shook her head with a face completely drained of color.

I observed her reaction with curiosity and didn’t pry too deeply.

…I had a feeling we had a similar conversation once before, but…

Still, hearing stories that Hye-eun herself hadn’t told me through someone else’s mouth wasn’t something I particularly liked.

In the meantime, we had tentatively concluded to postpone telling her about the cohabitation for now, but…

…As a result, the meeting records I and the three sisters had from evening to night became meaningless as soon as the next morning arrived.

“Ah, Taekyung! Good mo…rning…?”

Right now, the moment I stepped out for work, I was caught red-handed by Hye-eun.

Me, Han Min-ah, and both of the twin sisters walking out of my house together.

“……”

“……”

“……”

“……”

With the barred gate between us, a slight silence ensued.

Neither I, Hye-eun, Min-ah, nor the twin sisters could say anything first; the situation had become infinitely awkward.

The first to break this awkward silence were Min-ah’s two younger sisters.

“I-I’ll head to work first! The lower dungeons are always crowded, so I need to get there early to queue up~!”

“I-I’ll go ahead with Unnie too, ladies! And Taekyung Oraboni!”

To be precise, rather than breaking the silence, it felt more like they were hastily escaping from it, but…

Jin-ah and Seon-ah disappeared beyond the path to work with quick steps, to the point where I subconsciously wondered if maybe only their legs had transformed.

In front of my house gate, only the three people whose friendship had become slightly awkward remained.

“…What’s going on, Min-ah? I distinctly heard the day before yesterday that you were moving to a new house yesterday.”

“…Th-that’s…”

“Seeing you, Min-ah, as well as Jin-ah and Seon-ah coming out of Taekyung’s house, could it be that moving meant moving into Taekyung’s house?”

“…I-I can explain, Hye-eun. Really…”

“Yeah. You better be able to explain.”

-Thump!

“Hieek?!”

Exuding a strangely menacing atmosphere, Hye-eun grabbed Min-ah by the scruff of her neck and pressured her.

And Han Min-ah, tense with nervousness, revealed her ears and tail, expressing the sense of crisis with her whole body.

Her trembling appearance, held by Hye-eun’s hand, was like a kitten facing a predator, so I subtly intervened between the two and mediated the conversation.

“Hye-eun, Min-ah is living at my house because I asked her to. Don’t interrogate her too much.”

“…You’re saying you’re cohabiting because Taekyung asked you to? Th-then why not tell me…!”

“I can explain properly, so please listen first.”

“Ah, even if it’s what Taekyung says… cohabiting with Min-ah’s family is somehow strange, isn’t it?!”

As expected, given the nature of the matter, persuading her with just words might be a bit difficult.

Moreover, she seemed somewhat wronged, and Hye-eun’s eyes looked a little teary.

It seemed like I couldn’t just let this slide without properly soothing her.

…Still, the fortunate thing is, having met various women over the past year, perhaps it’s the fact that I’ve learned one thing through direct experience.

The women in this world… at least for the women who have been involved with me, there was one commonality.

When I did something wrong or offensive, a single kiss could somehow calm them down.

“I-I only ever stayed at your house for a day or two…! H-how could Min-ah and her sisters… mff.”

-Slurp, slurp.

“Hey, Taeky… I want to say… mff, huff…”

-Slurp, sluuuurp.

“Ughh, mff… Ugh, umm… Uhh… hiccup…”

She seemed to have more she wanted to say, but she kept getting cut off by my kiss.

Since I knew it was working effectively, I pushed her against the wall and actively leaned in.

Hye-eun showed slight resistance, but she didn’t stop my kiss until the very end.

If she used her awakening ability, she could easily stop my reckless skinship like this, yet…

-Lick, lick.

“Ugh, yes… Hh, hyaah…mff…”

We continued kissing face-to-face like that, and Hye-eun, now, as if intending to focus solely on this kiss, wrapped her arms around my neck.

Continuing the kiss to soothe her like that for about 2 to 3 minutes.

When we parted our lips, Hye-eun, with flushed skin, seemed focused solely on meeting my eyes.

“Can we talk now?”

“…I’ll listen, but it has to be an explanation you can properly give.”

“You don’t have to worry about that. Because it’s something you’ll have no choice but to understand once you hear it.”

Only after the deep kiss did Hye-eun seem willing to listen to me somehow.

I suppressed the desire rising in my chest and continued explaining Min-ah’s situation to her.