Chapter 527: For Now, Let’s Start with a Date (3)

A short walk and chat, watching a movie. And then a leisurely dinner at a Korean fine dining restaurant.

The series of events truly reminded me of my first date with her, and I naturally found myself recalling that day’s memories.

It was an enjoyable time in many ways, comparing the Sihee of back then to the Sihee of now.

Chatting about trivial everyday matters, laughing, and enjoying time spent in ordinary places.

As we wrapped up the day like that, that time was inevitably approaching.

…The time when perhaps, Sihee and Do Yehee might start their ‘Bitch Slave Competition’.

“It’s getting late, shouldn’t we head inside to rest soon?”

“R, right. Time has already, fl, flown by like this.”

Sihee’s shyly blushing face, anticipating the final moments of the day.

She must have been looking forward to this moment the most today, too.

Last time, we had to part ways after just a brief glimpse of my face, but today, I naturally planned to go all the way with Sihee.

This lewd blonde young lady must also be itching between her legs, wanting to resolve her pent-up sexual desire.

…The problem was, whether today’s night together would be merely a pleasure for just her and me was still undecided.

Still, I should probably tell her soon. The fact that Do Yehee challenged me to a ‘Bitch Slave Competition’.

‘Honestly, if it were up to me, I’d rather just stand Do Yehee up instead of dealing with any duel.’

It wasn’t the kind of date I wanted, getting my enjoyable time with Sihee interrupted. Especially if the other party was Eunbyul or some other girl, but Do Yehee was definitely a ‘nuisance’ by my standards.

However, if I stood Do Yehee up without a word, she would interpret it as Sihee running away from the competition.

That could potentially hurt Sihee’s pride.

Of course, a normal woman would choose to spend time just with me instead of sharing the same man with a woman she dislikes, without hesitation regarding any duel. But Sihee might actually accept the duel challenge from her stepsister.

She might say things like, ‘As the young lady of Dokyung Group, it’s shameful not to accept that woman’s duel challenge,’ or ‘There’s no way I’d lose to someone like that as Sungchul-ssi’s bitch.’

No matter how long she’s been with me and how strong our internal intimacy has become, I must never forget this fact.

Ultimately, Sihee is also a ‘woman from the Foundation’ who might make strange claims at any moment.

Not to mention Do Yehee, who always seems to think whatever she wants and never listens to others.

Even Eunbyul, who seemed the most well-behaved, was a severely twisted young lady who enjoyed the liberating feeling of being naked outdoors.

Given that Sihee, despite being a woman, has masochistic tendencies and even wants me to train her, honestly, any other sudden behavior from her wouldn’t be too surprising.

‘Even if it does happen, it’s not entirely bad.’

If this ‘Bitch Slave Competition’ were to actually happen, this would be a perfect opportunity to clearly inform Do Yehee about the relationship between Sihee and me.

After all, the fundamental reason for this whole misunderstanding was that I failed to clearly explain my relationship with Sihee during our previous three-way meeting.

If I could put an end to that woman’s absurd assumptions just this once, it wouldn’t be so bad.

Anyway, I intended to have no further personal relationship with that woman after this night, and I planned to maintain my relationship with Sihee for as long as possible.

“Where would you like to spend the night, Sungchul-ssi? If you wish, I could rent a hotel room with a direct view of the Han River right now.”

“…Thank you for the offer, but it’s fine. I already made arrangements today.”

“Oh my, if that’s the case, then I suppose it can’t be helped.”

Sihee nodded at my words, saying she’d follow my lead. Considering how I’d acted so far, it wasn’t a strange reaction. After all, it was always me who paid for the hotel room on our dates.

After entering the love hotel in Gangdong District that I had booked, I went to the counter and asked for two key cards.

“I’d like to get the key cards for rooms 1209 and 1210.”

“Ah, yes.”

As everything had been pre-arranged, the counter staff simply completed a quick confirmation process and handed me the key cards.

Seeing me like that, Sihee suddenly started acting strangely restless.

“…Um, Sungchul-ssi?”

“Yes?”

“…Was there perhaps something you didn’t like about today’s date?”

“No, not at all. It’s time spent with you, Sihee-ssi. How could there possibly be anything I didn’t like?”

“……”

Sihee seemed uneasy with just my answer, her expression slightly complex.

…Why is this young lady acting like this all of a sudden?

As I pondered why Sihee was looking so worried with that strange question, the elevator heading upstairs arrived before us.

I got in with her and asked why she had reached such a conclusion.

“Why did you think that?”

“Y-yes?! What are you talking about?!”

“You asked me if I had any complaints about you from today’s date. Weren’t you the one who brought it up because something about me wasn’t to your liking?”

“N-no! That’s absolutely not true!”

“Then could you tell me why you thought that?”

Genuinely unable to understand this blonde young lady’s thoughts, I carefully asked, making eye contact with Sihee.

She hesitated for a moment, then pointed at the key cards in my hand and replied.

“You booked, two rooms.”

“…These?”

“I was wondering if perhaps I had done something wrong without you knowing, Sungchul-ssi, and that’s why you decided we should take separate rooms…”

“…So that’s why you looked upset.”

Come to think of it, it could have been enough to cause a misunderstanding. Since I hadn’t explained the situation to Sihee beforehand, two key cards would naturally be a source of anxiety for her.

To reassure her, I showed Sihee the key cards and asked.

“There’s no need to worry. I booked two rooms for a different reason, not because I specifically intended to use separate rooms from you, Sihee-ssi.”

“Oh, I, I see…”

“And I plan to give you the choice, Sihee-ssi, of which of the two rooms you’d like to use.”

“…What? Me?”

“Yes. I’ve actually kept it a secret from you, Sihee-ssi, but there’s a possibility another woman might join us tonight.”

“……”

Sihee seemed to be thinking of someone upon hearing that another person might join. Based on past experiences, there was likely only one person who would come to her mind first.

Unfortunately, the person Sihee was thinking of was probably not the one.

“Is it perhaps Eunbyul?”

“No, it’s not Eunbyul.”

“Huh?”

“Even so, Eunbyul still has some unstable elements that make it difficult to take her out. For now, she should stay quietly at my place.”

“That might be true, but I can’t think of anyone else….”

It couldn’t be helped. How could Sihee possibly imagine that Do Yehee was preparing to insert herself between us tonight? Even if she had such a thought, she would naturally want to deny it. Sharing a night with a woman she already disliked, and even a man, wouldn’t be appealing.

With Sihee still pondering, we walked down the 12th-floor corridor of the hotel.

At the fork between rooms 1209 and 1210, I gave Sihee the final choice.

“Sihee.”

“……Yes.”

“First, I want you to know that this situation I’m telling you about right now isn’t something I created willingly.”

“…What? Not something you created willingly?”

“Exactly as I said. I had no intention of inviting another woman to our night together today.”

“Ah…”

Sihee nodded with a soft exclamation, seeming to understand what I meant.

I met her gaze and continued explaining about the night that would conclude our day.

“One of the two rooms is a double, and the other is a triple. Room 1209 is the double, and 1210 is the triple.”

“……”

“And the other woman I mentioned earlier will already be in the triple room, waiting for you and me to arrive.”

“…I see.”

“If you want, Sihee, you don’t have to force yourself to join a night with this woman. You can just come into the double room with me and we can spend time alone. I can simply tell the woman already inside to leave.”

“……”

“However, if you choose the room with this woman, you will start the ‘Bitch Slave Competition’ with her inside.”

“Ah, B-Bitch Slave Competition…”

Do Sihee reacted with slight surprise to the rather strong word that suddenly came out of my mouth. Even this masochistic blonde young lady couldn’t hide her emotions when hearing about a ‘Bitch Slave Competition’ without prior preparation.

“Whether you have the Bitch Slave Competition with this woman or not is your choice. For the record, this woman claims that if she wins, she’ll take your place in bed from now on, but know that I have no intention of agreeing to those victory conditions.”

“What?”

“To me, the time I spend in bed with you, Sihee, is irreplaceable. Besides, I’ll be the one judging anyway, so I have no intention of letting this woman win.”

“…I see.”

“As I said before, the choice is yours. And I’m always on your side, Sihee.”

“……Sungchul-ssi.”

“Yes.”

“Regarding that Bitch Slave Competition, I have one question.”

“Yes. You can ask.”

“…Is the person who claims to want a Bitch Slave Competition with me someone I know, Sungchul-ssi?”

“…Yes.”

“……”

Upon hearing my affirmative answer, Sihee’s eyes changed, filled with a deep gaze. She probably figured it out with this hint. After all, besides Eunbyul, there was only one other acquaintance we both knew.

“…She’s really, quite the ridiculous woman.”

“……”

“Since she can’t physically separate you from me, she’s contacting you again to seduce you with her body, isn’t she? There are limits to shamelessness.”

Sihee, now certain that Do Yehee was behind the door, muttered furiously. She then snatched the key card for room 1210 from the two I held out and looked me in the eye with a confident expression.

“I have no choice but to properly teach a lesson to the woman who claims she’ll be Sungchul-ssi’s bitch slave in my place.”

“Sihee…?”

“Even if the sky splits in two, Sungchul-ssi’s bitch slave is my position. I can’t yield it to anyone, and I’ll never give it up.”

“……”

“To this woman who brazenly covets my position, I will definitely show her the difference in our capabilities.”

The blonde young lady opened the door to room 1210 without hesitation using the key card she took from me.

I followed her in silence, thinking to myself.

…As expected, women from the Foundation are all somehow strange.