episode_0038

“Are you being sexually blackmailed by Chloe?”

At that question, Lager stared blankly at Dakota with a stunned expression. It felt like crows were cawing loudly in his head, screeching several times.

“Sexual blackmail?”

“You don’t have to hide it. I heard everything.”

He heard everything?

Lager swallowed nervously at that statement.

“Where did you hear it from?”

Did she hear everything from the point where he yelled in frustration? A cold sweat ran down Lager’s back.

Dakota brushed her long, flowing violet hair to one side and calmly replied, “I heard it from the part where Chloe sucked on your finger.”

“Oh… I see.”

Lager inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. While he had no intention of getting involved with this girl, feeling attracted to her and being caught in a compromising situation were completely different matters.

“Why did you let her lick your fingers without any resistance, what weakness did she exploit to make you willingly give in?”

“Well, that…”

“I don’t think that’s a typical situation.”

She was right. It wasn’t a typical situation, and finger licking would have ended in about 5 minutes at most.

However, the tongue of his childhood friend who was licking between his fingers was overly stimulating, and he couldn’t control his arousal, which led to an erection. That was definitely a secret.

A secret that had to remain hidden.

“So, how did she blackmail you to the point where you even unzipped your pants in front of her?”

“Uh…?”

“Did she see everything? Your… thing?”

“No, she didn’t.”

“Did she grab you and go ‘pang-pang’ from behind?”

“No, she didn’t.”

Damn, she really heard everything. Lager felt like banging his head against a wall. Should he just admit that it was all part of a scenario? He bit his lip, trying to hide the embarrassment he felt, wanting to disappear into a hole.

But Dakota, who was watching him intently, said, “I’m sorry. I didn’t consider that just imagining the situation where you were blackmailed could be embarrassing.”

“No, it’s not blackmail…”

“I’m very disappointed. I thought she was a decent person.”

Facing Lager as if it were a proven fact that he was blackmailed.

Feeling that the atmosphere was becoming awkward, Lager decided to defend her for now.

“Dakota, you seem to have misunderstood something. I wasn’t blackmailed by her.”

“Then what? Are you guys so close that she can lick your fingers without any hesitation?”

“No, it’s not like that.”

“Then to the point of unzipping your pants and ‘grabbing-pang’…”

“Please don’t exaggerate. And I didn’t do that.”

‘Grabbing-pang,’ if someone heard that, they would think it was a French wine. Lager sighed quietly and explained to Dakota.

“There wasn’t anything lewd like what you’re thinking. So please, don’t think badly of Ale.”

“Then explain. Even if it wasn’t ‘grabbing-pang,’ the fact that she licked your fingers is true, right?”

“Yeah.”

“How could such a shameful thing happen between you two?”

Lager took a deep breath, mentally preparing himself. It seemed like there was no other way to handle this situation…

“I’ll have to come clean.”

The thought of revealing the embarrassing truth felt like exposing a boy’s menstruation. But the embarrassment would be momentary, and the misunderstanding about Ale would disappear.

“Are you watching, Ale? I’m going to come clean about the scenario. I don’t know why you brought this girl here to make me look bad, but anyway, you should be grateful to me, you little troublemaker.”

Thinking about Ale, who is smoking without knowing the speed of others, a spark ignites within Lager.

Dakota was the first to speak.

“Ah, I see.”

“It’s because of the tail.”

Huh…?

Lager unconsciously swallowed his breath. Dakota didn’t miss this change.

“That’s the correct answer.”

“Oh, well….”

“How did you know? Is it true?”

How does she know about the tail? Lager thought he was the only one who knew how Ale would react when his tail was pricked.

Unable to hide his confusion, Lager’s eyes flickered nervously. Dakota let out a soft sigh.

“Chloe mentioned it when she visited last time. She said she couldn’t control her tail when it pricked me. But recently, it seems she has learned how to control it.”

“Huh?”

“He pricked you, right? With his tail.”

“Me?”

“So you couldn’t move. Did you hear a voice in your head saying ‘Ale Chloe’s words cannot be resisted’ when your tail was pricked?”

…What is she talking about?

For a moment, Lager’s heart pounded. It was a relief that Dakota’s mention of the tail was just a false lead. But Dakota’s suspicious gaze still lingered.

“Trying to win love by restraining and controlling people. She’s a scary woman.”

Misunderstandings about Ale were growing. It was a difficult situation. Lager resigned himself to it.

“No. This isn’t right.”

Lager corrected his thoughts.

Ale’s ultimate goal is ‘female transformation.’ Strictly speaking, her goal is to establish her identity as a woman and fall in love with a man from the heart. To explain this, it is inevitable to reveal that she was originally a man for some reason.

Even if he only mentioned it at the level of ‘feeling hot when pricked by the tail,’ it was Ale’s responsibility to talk about it, not his. If she really thought it was okay, she would have mentioned it when talking about the tail.

Dakota still didn’t know Ale’s ultimate goal.

Evidence that Ale doesn’t want to reveal that fact.

So Lager gave up on explaining in that direction.

Taking the silence that followed as a positive sign, Dakota nodded firmly and got up from his seat.

“Gothin, you say it’s not a threat, but in my opinion, it’s a situation that is nothing short of being threatened. No, depending on how you think about it, it may seem like you’re suffering more than being threatened.”

“….”

“I will save you from her obsession.”

Dakota vowed with a determined expression. Lager was so frustrated that he felt like bursting. He almost wanted to go up to the hospital rooftop and shout, “Ale Chloe’s ultimate goal is female transformation!!”

As Dakota opened the door and left, Ale also came down in the elevator.

“Did you have a good conversation?”

How serious was the atmosphere here? Lager was so annoyed that he wanted to tease them as much as he wanted a sweet night.

“Stop it. The visiting hours are almost over.”

“Okay. Hey, rest well! I’ll contact you!”

Lager replied with a vague smile and sent the two off. Then, feeling like a deflated balloon, he sat on the bed and hunched over.

“Damn, this is all because of Mongjeong. Ale, that female beer kid, is the one who caused it all. Damn, damn….”

Frustrated and utterly annoyed.

In the end, she found solace in the fact that she didn’t spill the secret she was trying to protect.

I’ll make it somehow. Somehow…

Struggling to think optimistically, she forced herself to lie down on the bed and try to sleep. Right now, she didn’t need anything else but sleep.

About a week passed like that.

“Ah, hey, I, ugh….”

A phone call that came at a time when the morning roll call should have been in full swing. Hearing Eil’s painful groans, Lager once again had to slap her head.

“Are you on your period?”

“…Huh.”

This time, it was her.