episode_0580

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“Huh? Why are you alone today? Where’s Woojin?”

“Seemed like something urgent came up. He got a call earlier.”

“What kind of call?”

“How would I know? I just happened to be nearby when it happened.”

“I see…”

It had been a while since I returned home alone.

As I ran into my sister, who was preparing dinner, I calmly lied and headed straight to my room.

Even though a part of me wondered if this was really okay, I couldn’t just blurt out everything about Da-bin sunbae right away.

At the very least, it was a relief that Seo Woojin’s name had been circulating quite a bit around the academy.

Things like, “The nurse on the first floor of the main building this and that,” or “I just saw him near the convenience store earlier, blah blah…”

These kinds of comments had been annoyingly frequent since the start of the semester, and it wasn’t just limited to Class A of the first-years.

The second-years were probably gossiping about it too.

People say all communities are the same, don’t they?

Besides, Lee Hayoon hadn’t immediately revealed her relationship with Woojin—it took some time. So it was obvious there’d been all sorts of inappropriate comments in the meantime.

Just look at Yozora in the seat in front of me. Since Woojin couldn’t hear her, she’d say weird stuff like, “I wanna get eaten up by the teacher,” or whatever.

So, in a way, Da-bin sunbae’s choice made sense.

Getting swept up in alcohol and blurting out that she wanted to sleep with her friend’s boyfriend—

It wasn’t entirely impossible, and that was at least some consolation.

But as I mentioned earlier, I couldn’t just go and expose Da-bin sunbae’s situation right now.

After entering my room, I leaned against the firmly shut door and let out a deep sigh.

“Haah…”

Anyway, it was a flimsy excuse, so I was a little worried, but it must’ve sounded natural enough to my sister.

The faint aroma of kimchi jjigae with pork filling the house made me briefly aware of my empty stomach, but—

Instead of changing clothes like usual, I just took off my thick coat and flopped straight onto the bed.

…I was just really tired.

Nothing particularly exhausting had happened, but my mind felt drained.

Maybe it was from dealing with people outside all day.

Or having to lie carefully in front of Hayoon without giving anything away.

Or knowing that a sunbae I knew was probably doing something questionable with Woojin right now…

“……”

But Da-bin sunbae, she has a proper boyfriend, doesn’t she?

After being in a long-term relationship, sneaking around with another guy behind his back—

And not just any guy, but her close friend’s boyfriend, to have s…ex with him—

…Isn’t that just really messed up?

Not that I’m one to talk, since I slept with my sister’s boyfriend, but still.

A sunbae who wants to sleep with her friend’s boyfriend… is just a really, really bad person, isn’t she?

Maybe because I was a little tired, my thoughts just kept spiraling.

“At least mine was my sister’s boyfriend… but sunbae, she’s going after her friend’s…”

But then again, Da-bin sunbae is pretty, and her figure under her clothes looked amazing too…

That pervert Woojin must’ve been thrilled deep down, right?

He probably acted a little flustered in front of me just to play it safe, but inside, he was over the moon?

“…Even so, this might be reading too much into it… No, but knowing him, he definitely…”

What was Woojin really thinking?

Hugging the pure white blanket, I rolled around and imagined his current situation.

It wouldn’t take long to get to his place, so he must’ve already arrived.

But since both of them were awkward, they probably weren’t jumping into bed right away—more like, “You should shower first” or something.

Even if they did end up having sex today, it’d probably take a while.

And maybe, just maybe, they’d be so awkward they’d end up parting ways without anything happening.

But then again—

If both of them were already drowning in lust—

Maybe, just maybe—

“……”

…Whatever.

I don’t know.

“…Did you eat dinner?”

“We already ate~ There should be leftovers in the pot.”

“In the pot…, …Ah, I’ll just heat it up myself. I’ll be in my room.”

“No! The eggs are kinda close to expiring, so… And why is it so cold today? Hold on. Let me grab another layer from my room…”

TV. Computer. Smartphone.

There were plenty of ways to kill time, so waiting until I heard the front door open was easy.

Once I heard voices, I glanced sideways from where I was lying on the couch and saw Woojin, his nose red from the cold.

Normally, I’d just exchange a glance and stay put, but today, I got up and walked over to him.

“Hey, what’re you doing? Ji-yoon.”

“Just stay still.”

Just in case.

Literally, just in case.

I pressed close to Woojin, who looked slightly flustered, and started checking his clothes for any lingering scents.

…Since he was coming back from meeting another girl.

I was worried that if I messed up, Hayoon might get suspicious.

Supposedly, people with heightened senses are better at picking up on these things, but neither my sister nor I have that sharp of a nose.

So if I couldn’t smell anything, chances were Hayoon wouldn’t notice either.

And thankfully, Woojin’s clothes didn’t carry any “foreign scents.”

Though, it was possible I’d just gotten used to the smell of cosmetics because of the director…

“…So? What happened with sunbae?”

“That… Hold on. Let’s talk about it in the room later.”

If I couldn’t detect anything at all, maybe nothing had happened with Da-bin sunbae?

I asked outright to clear up my doubts, but Woojin subtly nudged me away, glancing toward Hayoon’s bedroom.

…And right on cue, Hayoon came out to the living room, bundled up in an extra layer.

If I stayed here any longer, I’d just be inviting suspicious glares.

So after gauging my sister’s reaction, I quietly returned to the couch.

No choice. I’ll ask him later, after dinner’s over.

By then, I should be able to pull Woojin aside alone.

With a rough plan in mind, I lay back on the couch and stared blankly at a variety show on TV.

Dinner was simple, so it didn’t take long to finish.

Hayoon kept chattering next to Woojin, so it took a little longer than usual, but it was nothing major.

Once Woojin said, “I’ll clean up,” and sent Hayoon back to her room—

I stopped idly kicking my legs on the couch and approached him again after her bedroom door closed.

“…Did you do it? With sunbae?”

“…Why do you phrase it like that?”

Given my word choice, we moved to my room for better soundproofing, but still—

“Sex or whatever, it all sounds vulgar no matter how you say it. What do you want me to do?”

“Haah…, …Anyway, so…”

…Look at this.

From the lack of any foreign scent on his clothes to the way he’s hesitating to answer—it almost seems like nothing happened.

“…We did it.”

“……”

“Twice.”

…Ah.

So you did.

And it must’ve felt really good, huh?

Not just because you did it twice, but—

Good enough to go for two rounds in such a short time.

“You asked, so I answered, but… do you really wanna know? Isn’t it just gonna piss you off more?”

“I just want the facts. Don’t worry about it.”

“……”

“More importantly, you really had proper sex with sunbae? Not just half-assed, but actually… shoved your d…ick in and…”

“Piss you off more?” Not necessarily.

Sure, it was frustrating by default, but I’d had enough time to brace myself.

Though my tone did get a little sharper.

Woojin seemed to accept that much, continuing without comment.

“I just went along with what your sunbae wanted. She said she wanted to try kneeling on the floor and giving head, so I let her. Then she wanted to try a basic position, so I had her lie face down, held her hips tight, and went at it. …Looking back, I think she might’ve wanted to compare it to her boyfriend.”

…Ah.

So she gave head once.

Was that something she really wanted to try? Sunbae?

I still find giving head embarrassing, honestly…

I only do it with Hayoon because this idiot enjoys it, so I pretend not to mind…

And making her lie face down on the bed—was that like… doggy style?

Or maybe a position where she was on her knees, bent low over the bed?

“And at the end… I got kinda into it too.”

“……”

“We had sex while sucking each other’s tongues.”

“……”

“That’s about it.”

The way he said that last part—

It sounded like he’d thoroughly enjoyed his affair with Da-bin sunbae.

“You even kissed Da-bin sunbae?”

“…Yeah. She really wanted to, more than I expected. At first, I thought about refusing, but… we ended up going at it for a while.”

“…Sunbae really wanted to…, …Hmm……”

“……”

“…Kissed a lot too…”

After hearing everything, I stood in front of Woojin in silence for a moment.

Only after some time had passed did I finally speak again.

“…So, about what you did with sunbae today.”

“Yeah.”

“How good was it?”

“…How good?”

“I mean… if you had to compare…”

“……”

“…Was it better than when you had sex with me behind Hayoon’s back?”

…This.

I’d been really curious about it.

Too embarrassed to ask before.