episode_0041

“Looks like you’re going to meet your boyfriend today?”

“Huh!?”

In the locker room, I raised my voice, which was unlike my usual self.

Wiping away the sweat that had soaked me thoroughly, I momentarily raised my voice, then, embarrassed by the flustered, metallic sound that inadvertently mixed in, I pulled the towel further over my face, feigning to wipe it completely.

The Coach chuckled heartily, as if amused.

Indeed, you can’t disregard life experience; he was a man with good intuition for strange things.

“Unexpected. I thought Saerom, the practice bug, wasn’t interested in things like that.”

“…….”

“Ah! Is it related to that hometown friend you mentioned before?”

“No… that’s not….”

“Well, it’s not some old-fashioned era where we talk about grit and guts, and it’s your private life, so I won’t pry.”

He patted my shoulder.

“But don’t get too excited. We generally recommend self-restraint during important competition periods.”

Then he walked out into the hallway.

Given the significant difference in our physiques, he had to stretch his arm up to pat my shoulder.

The Coach, with his years of experience or just good intuition.

But even such a coach didn’t seem to expect that the situation I was facing was a continuation of past events.

‘Ah, my appointment with the Representative is almost here….’

It was a one-day ‘hospitality’ session on the pretext of meeting a sponsor who was my fan.

The Coach didn’t know that this meeting, which was supposed to be just for one day, was still continuing.

Thud!

So, I quickly closed the changing room door and hurriedly changed my clothes.

Changing into the specially prepared underwear, my steps felt naturally lighter as I headed out.

*

“Just seeing Saerom on the days we meet makes me feel good.”

“Excuse me?!”

While eating, I lifted my face, which had been buried in the bowl.

At the sudden comment, I felt my body temperature rise, while his handsome face broke into a gentle smile.

“I like that you eat well, no matter what it is.”

“Ah, ahh….”

“Is it because you’re an athlete and have a lot of physical activity? You eat well no matter where we go, not picking at anything.”

“Well, I don’t really have any significant allergies, and I learned in the countryside that food is quite precious….”

“Ah, so that’s how it was.”

That’s what I said to brush him off, but honestly, I’d started avoiding the ramen and cheap instant foods piled up at home.

Ever since I started meeting the Representative, we’d been to so many different places that my palate had become a bit more refined, you could say; I subtly started to become a picky eater.

My nose, which used to not discriminate against anything, started to pick up subtle off-odors and fishy smells, and I gradually distanced myself from doughy foods that made my stomach feel bloated.

It was partly for managing an athlete’s body, but largely because the restaurants I visited with the Representative suited my taste so well and were expensive.

Moreover, I usually stack plates into a tower when I eat.

‘…I’ve become completely spoiled.’

His actions, taking me to gourmet restaurants and filling me with all sorts of things as if testing the limits of my stomach, felt like having an owner who feeds expensive dog food to a beloved pet.

It felt like I had completely become the Representative’s dog, just like the phrase ‘pet sports.’

Click!

“Huh? Are you done eating?”

“Yes, yes….”

Nevertheless, today I put down my spoon and fork from the five-story stacked tower of plates.

No matter how much he liked it when I ate a lot, if I ate too much, tonight—

“You’re Moon Saerom, the athlete, right!?”

Startled!

My body jolted.

My already large body, startled, bounced up and down on the chair.

A man popped out from beside me and spoke.

I turned my head to see incredibly sparkling eyes directed towards me.

“Woahhh… I can’t believe I’m seeing you this close!”

“Uh, who are you……?”

“I’m a fan! I got into women’s volleyball after seeing Moon Saerom-ssi’s shorts videos circulating on SNS!”

“Ah, ahhh….”

“You’re really tall! They say you’re the tallest among all domestic volleyball players in history, right?! Officially, wasn’t it 191.7cm…? Your sitting height is taller than me!”

I flustered wildly at his booming voice.

My head was ringing like a gong, so I couldn’t even hear what he was saying.

I understood the concept of ‘fan service,’ but I was in no state to listen to anything.

In a situation where sudden panic was compounded by dizziness, the Representative, who had been sitting beside me, subtly stepped in.

As if protecting his own, he skillfully intervened.

“Oh~ My apologies.”

“Yes, yes?!”

“I’m Saerom-ssi’s manager, and Saerom-ssi is quite shy around strangers normally. You welcomed her so enthusiastically that it seems she got a bit of indigestion while eating.”

A skillful lie.

But a white lie, told to help me.

“Ahh…! I’m sorry, I’m such a big fan, I couldn’t control myself!”

“It’s fine. Even if Saerom seems inexperienced on the outside, deep down she’s probably quite pleased.”

The Representative smoothly mediated, allowing both parties to retreat amicably.

He resolved it like an adult, allowing it to end as a mere happening.

Even after the man retreated, I still felt uncomfortable, but my complexion gradually returned to normal as I breathed in the outside air after leaving the restaurant together.

I could have taken the car, but I decided to walk with the Representative to digest my food.

“Are you calm now?”

“……Yes, thank you.”

He smiled, probably to ease the tension, then asked,

“Did you really get indigestion inside the store, or did you just avoid it because you didn’t want to do fan service?”

“Well… if I’m being honest, it would be the latter.”

After letting out a sigh,

“Since my height is so noticeable, I’ve always drawn a lot of attention just by walking down the street, but being famous as a volleyball player feels a bit unfamiliar… I’m weak when it comes to fan service.”

“Hasn’t it been three years since you started playing?”

“Yes. But I don’t really go out much….”

As an athlete, of course, I’m happy when I gain fans as a support base and they cheer me on.

But for me, who is constantly buried in practice, public-facing services are a difficult genre to tackle.

The best I can do is shake hands with a dazed feeling or take pictures with a stiff face, and I usually try to avoid situations if possible.

Because of this, I’ve caused minor controversies among fans who visited the stadium.

Even if I try to change, it’s unavoidable because I’m so used to living reclusively, practically stuck in the indoor gym, except for days like today when I meet the Representative.

“Of course, I am grateful when people recognize me…! When I go home, I sometimes rewatch shorts videos of my own highlights. And I get a thrill from the cheers that echo when I spike the ball….”

“But you refuse direct touch or conversation?”

“……Yes.”

“To sum it up, Saerom, you’re a quiet attention-seeker, aren’t you?”

“If, if I’m being honest, that’s how it is.”

It was somewhat of a complex for me, but the Representative seemed to find it intriguing.

He gazed blankly at the night sky as if lost in thought while we walked, then nodded his head.

“Alright, are you free tomorrow?”

“Huh? …There are no matches, so if I skip practice, it’s certainly possible….”

“Then let’s meet again tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow?”

“I’ve thought of a fun idea to get to know Saerom better. I’ll prepare it by tomorrow.”

Though a question mark hung over my head, I had never been disappointed following the Representative’s words so far.

Nevertheless, deep down, I was still a bit disappointed.

‘I had specially worn the underwear he gifted me today…’

I swallowed my disappointment.

I was embarrassed that acting childishly and pressing him would be overstepping my bounds, behaving too much like the Representative’s woman.

Anyway, as we walked, we soon arrived near my home, and the time for farewell approached.

I walked slower and slower, adding to my regret, but soon we stood beneath a streetlamp near my house.

“Don’t worry. Tomorrow will be even more fun.”

“Yes, yes….”

As I added a hint of disappointment to the end of my words, the Representative immediately caught on to what was lacking.

He approached me, who was looking glum, and skillfully lifted me into a hug.

Though I was already quite tall, the Representative was also very tall and well-built, so the action was effortless.

Smack, smack- Smooch… Smack♥

A naturally flowing kiss…♥

A kiss that used the tongue, even while lightly touching lips.

As if to prove how many times we’d met, I mingled saliva with the Representative in a familiar motion.

Kneading♥

When our saliva finally stretched out like a thread and dripped, the Representative touched my buttocks.

He grabbed it as if it were his own possession and kneaded it like tteok (Korean rice cake), molesting me, but it didn’t feel bad.

Gulp…♥

Instead, it was stimulating and thrilling.

It stimulated my imagination, wondering what he would do next.

But then he pulled away.

After raising my expectations to the fullest, and just as the tension was about to drop again, he whispered into my ear.

‘Brighten your face.’

‘……!’

Press♥

‘I’ll save it all up and play with you, fully charging this spot tomorrow.’

‘……♥’

Something touching… that place of mine.

Perhaps due to our rather significant height difference, it precisely pressed hard against that spot.

The Representative rubbed that large club-like thing against me, hinting at what was to come.

Trickle…♥

I became wet there.

Today, I was hungrier down below than in my stomach, so I became thoroughly soaked with anticipation.

* * *

The next day.

“Um… Representative!”

The Representative came to find me even in the middle of the day.

It was a very welcome face I had waited a full day for, but the way he appeared in front of my villa and my attire were completely wrong.

I was wearing a dress.

And not just any dress, but an excessively ornate off-shoulder dress that you’d only wear at a ball in a movie.

He had given it to me, so I wore it as instructed, but I was terribly embarrassed.

I didn’t want to disappoint him, so I somehow squeezed myself into it and came out of the house, but the length of the dress and the high side slit made me feel ashamed.

Even though it was a generous size, my height made the dress length feel relatively shorter, like a doll’s outfit.

“You look pretty enough even just wearing a dress.”

“Th-that’s not what I mean!”

Moreover, the Representative had pulled up in a limousine.

To summarize, he had come to pick me up, wearing a ball gown, in a bright white limousine, in a sparsely populated villa complex.

It felt like I had been suddenly invited to a ball in a kingdom, like Cinderella.

“Why that face?”

“Well, I told you I don’t like drawing attention….”

“It suits you well. Saerom should try wearing clothes like that too, not just pants or hoodies.”

He showered me with compliments, but this wasn’t it.

I didn’t particularly yearn for or fantasize about feminine clothes.

“Well, even if you don’t like it, get in for now. I’ll tell you why.”

“…….”

“Standing there like that will draw even more attention, won’t it?”

Though I tried to resist, the Representative’s warning was right.

Wearing a flamboyant ball gown, my tall figure stood out even more than this long car, like a Christmas tree.

Clunk!

Unable to resist, I got in, and surprisingly, the limousine’s ceiling was high.

There was a very expensive-looking sofa placed straight ahead and a small bar set up in front of it.

It felt like entering a club, dark even in broad daylight, a sight I could never have dreamed of as someone born in the countryside.

As soon as I entered, the car quickly moved, leaving the neighborhood.

The interior was so serene that if you didn’t look out through the dark tinted windows, you wouldn’t even know it was moving.

“Where are we going?”

“There’s no specific destination.”

“Huh?”

“We’re not going anywhere special; we’re just going to play inside here all day today.”

“……?”

The Representative, who had been sitting facing forward, moved to the sofa opposite the bar.

Beside me, who was tense in this unfamiliar environment, he casually tapped the glass partition behind him.

“You said Saerom was a quiet attention-seeker, right?”

“Ye-yes, I did…?”

“Here, outside the limousine, you absolutely cannot see inside.”

“……!”

I swallowed, guessing what he meant.

Just in case, I glanced at the driver’s seat, but I couldn’t hear a single sound.

“You… can’t see inside?”

“No. Unless a bomb goes off, you absolutely can’t see or hear inside. Even if we do things like this inside, for example.”

*Rustle.*

“!”

The Representative suddenly touched my thigh.

Using the deep side slit, he easily lifted my dress and reached inside.

“Hm?”

“…….”

As I sat stiffly with my hands primly folded due to nervousness, he looked down as if he had discovered something.

After checking here and there, he leaned closer and whispered.

“You wore the underwear I gifted you?”

“……♥”

The Representative had noticed.

Those words were both embarrassing and sweet, like sugar dissolving in hot coffee.

It was humiliating to be touched so freely, yet the gratitude for being truly recognized coexisted, making it thrilling.

“Haahb, haa… Representative…♥”

A kiss immediately followed.

A kiss that begged for love, with his tongue darting out, intensified by yesterday’s hunger.

Thump-thump-thump!

My heart was beating even more than yesterday.

As I watched the citizens calmly walking on the street while we were doing such daring things in the car in broad daylight, my heart thumped even more vigorously than usual.