episode_0051

0.

Late spring, with a warm afternoon breeze.

I was sitting side by side with Altina on an unknown river, enjoying fishing.

As I continued to fish leisurely on the riverside filled with sunset, a curiosity suddenly occurred to me.

“…How did we become close?”

It’s been so long that I can’t even remember when we became friends.

This is a question that often comes to mind when a relationship has become so natural that the past when we didn’t know each other is forgotten.

“Huh? You don’t remember?”

“What happened…to me?”

I don’t remember, but Altina seems to remember how we became friends.

“I was the one who tricked you first, right?”

“…What are you talking about? ”

I turned my head again at the nonsense.

At that time, I couldn’t be seduced by Altina.

In the first place, the word ‘flirting’ has a strange connotation and makes me feel resistant.

“Hmm. You know that fairy tale? It’s the one where the fox takes the lion around to show off to the lion.”

“Hogahorwi?”

“Hmm. Is it similar? Anyway, just like in that fairy tale, the hunter fox has a special ability to catch the person who will become a real power. Should I call it intuition? ”

“That’s a good skill to have as a politician.”

“…How did you know?”

My question went unanswered and the conversation wandered for a while.

Most of the conversations between us ended up lost in this way.

As the small talk continued, Altina came to her senses and changed the subject again.

“Anyway! My mom told me this story while telling me this fairy tale.”

“What is it?”

“Our family meets someone who catches our eye at least once in our lives.”

Is this a story about the red fox tribe?

“If you meet that person,”

After a brief silence, I turned my head without realizing it.

An odd silence that makes you wonder what will happen next and focuses your attention.

But what came back to me was not words to continue.

-Bam!

A hand with sharp nails grabbed my collar.

My body followed that hand helplessly as it was suddenly pulled by force.

“Like this, grab it.”

“…”

We brought our faces close enough that it wouldn’t have been strange if we kissed right away.

He is smiling brightly, revealing his sharp fangs and his crimson eyes are fierce.

-Sarak.

A warm breeze blows by, tickling Altina’s hair against her cheek.

Her hair shines brightly, inspired by the orange sunset.

“My foresight was not wrong!”

“…Huh?”

“My choice back then was a godsend!”

I thought the awkward atmosphere would continue for a while, but instead, Altina is acting arrogant and haughty.

I feel like I’m the only one who’s been so serious, so I try to match Altina’s mood by making her feel empty.

“Thanks to you, I got to have a warrior party like this. How great is that?”

“…What’s so good about it? It’s dangerous.”

“You don’t know the romance of childhood. A little kid who played warrior became a warrior party.”

“That’s true.”

“…Even though it was risky, I think it was a really good choice.”

Altina leaned her head on my shoulder with her last words.

Normally I would have shaken her off, but now I was supporting her on my shoulders.

The afternoon, as peaceful as a calm lake, continued until the fish were caught.

It was a peculiar afternoon when I went out fishing but hoped I wouldn’t catch any fish.

2.

“Would I be able to find out if I become closer to you?”

Nice voice.

It was decorated in a way that was appropriately flirty and sophisticated without being sticky.

And then he gently turned the nail that was piercing his chest.

‘Oh my. Look at this guy’s chest muscles.’

Unlike a woman’s soft skin, a man’s skin is hard.

And the obvious difference in elevation can be felt only with the fingernails.

I didn’t know because the clothes were so loose, but there must have been some vicious muscles hidden underneath them.

‘Gulp…’

After a moment of admiration, I realized it was a joke.

“That…”

“Please speak comfortably. I don’t think the age difference is that big.”

The look of confusion is evident.

Hehehe.

A fox doesn’t wag its tail at just anyone.

I feel like I can get happiness from them.

Or maybe you can get some goods.

It’s about sneaking up on someone to get something while completely hiding your true intentions.

Relationships with people are a subtle exchange of value.

Good looks and charm create favor in others, and favor, whether tangible or intangible, helps me get what I want.

“Why, why are you doing this. Hahaha…”

“Why?”

The fox moves based on rational calculation.

But putting such calculations aside for a moment, there is one time in a fox’s life when they approach a person.

Someone who may seem insignificant now, but will have great significance someday.

A person who is so abstract that it is difficult to explain in detail, but who definitely has ‘something’.

I felt the same intuition from Ban as I did from this guy.

“I just want to be friends…”

He speaks in a cute, childish tone.

But his hand caresses my chest more maturely than anyone else’s.

This guy.

‘What on earth is his relationship with Srenya?’

In other words, you have some kind of relationship with a young student.

‘Why was there a uniform that was full of Srenya’s scent here?’

Intuition that flows through the spinal cord.

‘How come you know so much about the fox tribe? And you have the power to subdue me in my beast form? Is this guy just a janitor? Absolutely not.’

Unanswered questions.

All of that became the appropriate logic for action and pushed Taina’s back.

More bold and provocative.

A man living in a peaceful cabin.

A look of hesitation with a brief contact on a soft impression.

And the suspicious uniform.

“…”

There I am, pretty and charming?

‘This works!’

I thought so.

“…Didn’t we even exchange names?”

Just leave me out.

“I’m Thai. Your brother’s name is Kai, right? ”

“Okay. You can call me oppa.”

-Suddenly

Huh.

My brother grabbed my hand with a playful voice.

When a thick hand covered my hand, I felt a sense of rejection without realizing it.

-Kwak.

‘What power…!?’

He lightly grabbed my hand, which was rarely suppressed by force.

And it doesn’t end with grabbing, it’s pulling little by little.

“Tina.”

“…Huh?”

Our faces were close enough that we could share a breath.

Right in front of me, I see my brother’s handsome face looking at me with a burdensome expression.

I was so surprised that I let out a dumbfounded sound without realizing it.

‘Ugh, ugh, ugh, it’s close….’

I feel embarrassed that my flushed face will be revealed to my brother.

The basics of acting are making eye contact and giving false confidence.

I’m trying my best not to make eye contact right now.

Because I feel like I shouldn’t look into those eyes.

The words that came out of my brother’s mouth at the end of that look that seemed like he was going to be eaten were unexpected.

“…Since when did touching someone’s chest mean you want to be close?”

“…Huh?”

I questioned the unexpected words, but my brother came closer to me as if he was not joking and pressed me harder.

“Huh? Since when has it been like that?”

“That, that…”

“If you touch someone’s chest without permission, will that person feel good or bad?”

“Ah, I don’t like it…”

“But why did you touch my chest…?”

He pushed my face in with such force that I couldn’t move.

He had the composure to the point where it reminded me of the scolding I got from my uncle during the holidays…!

“Okay, I’m using it well…”

It was only a matter of time before he succumbed to the pressure.

“Ugh.”

“Kya, kyaeng….”

My brother sighed and let go of my hand.

I let out a fox-like cry without realizing it, under the pressure that was enough to make my instincts ring the alarm.

As I looked at my throbbing hand, the red handprint on my white skin was slowly disappearing.

“Is it okay to tease adults or not?”

“No…..”

“You won’t do that again, will you, my baby friend~?”

“No, baby.”

“You wouldn’t do that, right~?”

“Yes…..”

You’re just sitting there pressuring me with words, but in my head, I feel like I’m getting on my knees and holding a bucket while being lectured.

I’ve always been a tease to someone, but have I ever been teased like this by someone…

The moment I want to feel it comes.

“Our friend, should we go to the dorm now~?”

-Snap.

It’s as if they’ve gotten a taste for it, and they openly treat me like a child.

While speaking in a roundabout way at a high level.

But I can’t protest against such unfair treatment.

“… ”

My greatest resistance was to answer bluntly.

“Goodbye~. I hope to see you next time with a clear mind~.”

…Your skill in scraping until the very end is superb.

Let’s move a little further so that the back of our figure can’t be seen.

“Eeee!!!”

Taina, unable to overcome her shame, ran away screaming to the dormitory.

2.

“Teasing.”

I told you.

If Altina is a gumiho, you are a fox cub.

‘…Somehow it happened.’

I looked at the door Taina had left behind and was lost in thought.

First, we got consent to capture wild Taina at dawn.

I guess I’ll have to meet with Taina from time to time in the future to observe whether there are any more problems.

hmm.

…There are more and more guests visiting the cabin. Will that be okay?

I think I owe Yuli an apology.

I turned my body and looked at Yuli.

“That, Yuli… I’m being so quiet… What am I doing?”

Yuli was on the bed, sticking her butt out, doing something.

“Uh, yeah!? No. No no, I was just organizing the bed.”

“That’s it?”

With her hair standing on end and her startled gaze at me, it was obvious to anyone that she was caught messing around.

“…What are you hiding behind your back?”

“Not really?”

I didn’t want to bother you with this, so I just ignored you.

How great would it be if something happened that had to be hidden in the cabin?

“Anyway, I’m sorry for letting you into my cabin without saying anything. It was rude. It’s not like I live there alone.”

“Ah~. Honestly, I’m a little disappointed, but is it really that…? It’s not a big deal. I’m okay!”

“Really? Thanks for understanding.”

“Uh, yeah… Since I’m very understanding, I’ll just go out for a bit.”

Yuli went out the door creaking as if something was bothering her.

And I watched what Yuli was doing through the crack in the door.

“…What are you throwing away?”

He seemed to be throwing something into the fire with his fist hidden behind his back.

I didn’t pay much attention to it, thinking it was probably just dust or hair from the bedding.