Episode 188. Lucy X Lumi

“So… the two of us are dating Lee Hoyeon alone?

“Ungh… Ett.. Chi!

Actually, Lucy was fine with anything as long as it was with Lumi.

Furthermore, if Lee Hoyeon were included, it wasn’t something she could imagine, but it didn’t seem like it would be bad.

Even as friends it was fun, but if they were lovers it would be even better… right.

Yeah. Obviously.

However, the worry in one corner of her heart wouldn’t disappear.

If Lumi’s words were true, it’s okay.

She only had to endure a little bit of embarrassment.

Then everything could go back to normal, no, change for the better than before.

The problem is when that isn’t sincere.

‘What if… they were forcing themselves to do that for me? What if?’

Maybe it was forced?

For the sake of her sadness, weren’t they just putting on a show?

Knowing Lee Hoyeon and Lumi were good people, Lucy had to consider the worst-case scenario.

If she later found out it was an act of consideration for her, she felt like she wouldn’t be able to get back up again.

“… Lumi. For now, rest. I’ll go home and think about it too.”

“Ungh. I love you, Lucy.”

Lumi’s smile.

It definitely wasn’t a lying smile.

However… Lucy kept seeing the two of them in front of the motel flashing before her eyes.

Could she really fit in between them?

“I love you too. Give me your smartwatch here. I’ll fix it and bring it back.”

“Yeah, yeah. Okay.”

Lucy cleaned up Lumi’s room, prepared food so she could eat even alone, and then left Lumi’s dorm.

Back in her own room, Lucy threw herself onto the bed.

What should I do?

Rolling back and forth on the bed, she agonized, but couldn’t decide.

Just saying yes would have been enough, but emotions she couldn’t identify, whether it was pride or embarrassment, enveloped Lucy.

The biggest problem was the sight of the two of them kissing in front of the motel kept flashing before her eyes.

“The two of them at the motel…”

When a man and woman go to a motel.

There could be various reasons, but seeing it as going to have relations was reasonable.

Those two even kissed in front of the motel, so it could be said it was more certain.

“Would it feel good… Obviously it must have felt good?”

Lacking experience with men, Lucy was very interested in that area.

When her friends her age told dirty jokes, she was the one listening with great interest.

“Lumi….”

Whenever she imagined Lumi and Lee Hoyeon kissing and taking each other’s clothes off, a strange feeling filled Lucy’s chest.

At the same time, she felt her own body heating up.

From deep inside her belly, she felt a pounding, and instinctively put her hand between her legs.

“Hngh….”

Lumi kissing Lee Hoyeon. And herself.

Lumi underneath Lee Hoyeon. And herself.

Except for their hairstyles, because they were similar twins in every other way, projecting herself onto Lumi was easy.

“Lu, Lumi… Hngg. Lee Hoyeon….”

Jolt-

It was the first time she was trying masturbation since being kidnapped by Felix.

She didn’t usually do it often, so her finger movements were awkward, but the awkward stimulation just touching her clitoris made Lucy feel an electrifying climax.

“… What am I even doing.”

After fiddling with her fingers for a while, Lucy stopped.

When she should be seriously thinking, she felt pathetic for getting lost in lust.

Sighing, Lucy got up from the bed, looked at Lumi’s smartwatch which was on the desk, and suddenly checked her own reflection in the mirror standing beside her.

Long, blue, straight hair flowing down to her shoulder blades.

Lucy’s hair had been blue since she was quite young.

Because they looked so alike, Lucy decided to dye her hair to tell them apart.

After that, they could definitely be distinguished.

“….”

Just then, a thought flashed through Lucy’s mind.

People distinguish Lucy and Lumi by their hair color.

So, if I cut my hair and dye it black, would Lee Hoyeon be able to recognize me?

“Absolutely… he won’t recognize me.”

About two months have passed since meeting Lee Hoyeon.

Of course, just because it’s a short time doesn’t mean my feelings for him are lacking.

It’s just that the number of times we’ve met is insufficient.

Even friends who have known them for over 10 years can’t tell Lucy and Lumi apart without their hair color.

So, for Lee Hoyeon to recognize them would be really difficult.

“I can just ask him directly.”

No need to worry like an idiot.

Dressed like Lumi, after transforming, I just need to ask Lee Hoyeon directly.

Then I’ll be able to know their true feelings.

*

Sunday morning.

After checking on Lumi’s condition and replying that she was still thinking about Lee Hoyeon, Lucy came out of the dorm.

Then, she entered the reserved hair salon in the academy’s shopping arcade.

“Customer, you’re so beautiful.”

“Th-thank you….”

After the hair styling was finished, Lucy checked her own face in the salon’s mirror.

Her long hair fell to the floor, and her unique blue hair color had turned black.

‘… Lumi’s face.’

Even seeing it directly, it was unbelievably Lumi’s face.

Leaving the hair salon, Lucy walked down the street.

The hair that used to hit her shoulders was gone, so she felt awkward, but she’d get used to it soon.

On the way to the hospital.

In the shopping arcade around the academy, Victoria Academy’s cadets were walking around a lot.

Just then, across the street Lucy was walking on, Lucy’s friends started walking towards her from the other side.

“Oh! Guys….”

This isn’t right.

Right now, she wasn’t Lucy, but Lumi.

Lucy shook her head back and forth, and then cleared her throat.

Since their voices were similar, being twins, with just a little effort she could produce Lumi’s voice.

“So~ over there… Huh? Isn’t that Lumi over there?”

“Oh, Lumi? Where are you going?”

Coincidentally, they recognized Lucy first from over there, so Lucy also opened her mouth.

“Ahem… Ah, hello.”

Bowing slightly.

Lucy bowed her head demurely like Lumi and greeted them.

“Where’s Lucy? And why are you alone?”

“Lu-, Lucy is in the dorm. I’m going grocery shopping….”

Lucy got the hang of it little by little while talking with her friends.

And just as she thought she had perfected it, she cut the conversation short.

“I-, I should get going now. It’s getting late….”

“Ah. Okay. See you next time~.”

“Yes. Goodbye.”

Bowing slightly.

Lucy, bowing her head, inwardly smiled.

Even though they were friends who had known her for years, they couldn’t recognize her.

Therefore, she felt certain Lee Hoyeon wouldn’t be able to recognize her either.

The problem was this pounding heart, but Lucy didn’t have time to worry about it.

Lucy found an open workshop, left Lumi’s smartwatch there, and then headed to the hospital.

*

Sunday morning.

As usual, while checking the public opinion on her smartwatch, a system window suddenly appeared before her eyes.

[Sub Quest has been sent!]

“Huh?”

A quest out of nowhere?

It’s been a while, and it’s so sudden. It’s too abrupt.

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[The Rough Path to a Harem]

To achieve a harem, you must perfectly understand the heroines!

Until now, haven’t you relied solely on the heroine status screens?

Once in a while, overcoming challenges using your own strength will be a great stepping stone for growth!

• Objective: ???

• Reward: The body’s natural healing power greatly increased

• Restriction: Heroine status screens sealed for 24 hours

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“… What kind of quest is this.”

Of course, what the system says isn’t wrong… but appearing so suddenly like this makes me a bit flustered.

Moreover, the objective is unknown.

“These fucking bastards are acting up again….”

Knock knock.

Just as I was about to rebel against the absurdity that had started after a long time, a knock sounded.

It wasn’t time for a regular check-up, but it must be a visit.

“Yes. Come in.”

The door opened, and the first face I saw was Lumi’s.

Lumi, wearing the familiar cadet uniform, entered the hospital room.

Yesterday, because of a cold, she seemed unwell,

“Hoyeon-ssi….”

“Lumi? Are you feeling better?”

“Yes, yesss….”

Huddled up, Lumi entered and sat on the chair, and I tried to read the status window.

‘Status Window’

But unlike usual, nothing appeared.

“Hmm….”

“Why are you doing that?”

“It’s nothing.”

It really won’t come up, I wonder what they’re thinking, I don’t know.

“Speaking of which, how is Lucy? Is she very sick? She keeps not answering my calls.”

“Ah, ah… She’s fine. She’s probably sleeping.”

“Then that’s a relief.”

Lumi, in a demure posture, fidgeted with her lips.

She probably has something she wants to say, it seems.

“Do you have something to say?”

“… Well, I talked to Lucy about that matter. About dating together….”

“Ah, uh-huh.”

She finally did it.

I hope it went relatively well.

“B-but… Lucy seemed a bit negative. It seems like she thinks we are deceiving her.”

“Well… it’s understandable to have that misunderstanding.”

Even I would find it hard to believe right away.

Still, I thought Lumi would persuade her well, but it seems it didn’t go well.

“Then what should I do? Should I also try persuading her myself?”

“….”

Wondering what to do, I turned my head, but Lumi was staring intently at my face.

As if she seemed to be waiting for some reaction.

“What’s wrong?”

“Hoyeon-ssi, what do you think…? about Lucy’s reaction like that.”

“I think it’s perfectly understandable. How we persuade her will be important.”

Even though she’s just one person, as a piece of trash wanting to have both, I have nothing to say.

“B-but. They don’t believe us, so feelings of betrayal… or ‘I knew it’… things like…”

“I don’t feel any of that. Lumi, you seem a bit strange today. Did your cold not fully heal?”

Lumi’s tone seemed to want to badmouth Lucy.

Normally, Lumi would come visit and spend at least two hours praising Lucy, but today was strange.

An awkward and hard-to-explain sense of incongruity arose.

“….”

‘Status Window’

As expected, the status window didn’t activate.

And, a hypothesis occurred to me.

Could it be… what the quest was talking about is this situation?

To test the waters, I casually asked a question.

“Speaking of which… We agreed to have dinner together today, right? You remember, right?”

“Yes, yes. Of course I remember.”

“Hmm. I see.”

Of course, I never made such a promise.

Yesterday, Lumi who visited was not feeling well due to her cold.

Making a dinner promise was impossible.

Yet, she claims to remember. Why could that be?

The person in front of me is not Lumi.

“….”

I felt a slight tension, but then slowly started thinking.

If it were someone disguised as Lumi, my combat sense would have signaled.

However, my combat sense didn’t react at all.

[Mana Sense] was the same.

If they had hidden their appearance with magic, I would have been able to detect it.

Sting-

Enduring the pain, with the mana I squeezed out, I focused and tried [Mana Sense], but still, there was no signal.

That means, the person before me isn’t disguised with magic or artifacts, but is in their original form.

“….”

“Why, why are you acting like this?”

“It’s nothing. Lumi.”

And someone who can do such a thing is the only one in the world.

Guaranteed by the world system: identical twins.

For some reason, the person before me seemed to be Lucy.