[Clang-]
“Wow…”
Opening the rather large case revealed a yukgaejang stew filled to the brim.
I pressed down on it lightly with a spoon… and found a small amount of rice at the bottom.
The yukgaejang seemed to have a generous amount of vegetables and pork.
I took a spoonful…
“Haa…”
It was literally heaven.
It was even more delicious than common street restaurants.
Maybe because they gave me rice properly here…
I was somehow able to hold onto my sanity.
“Have you gotten used to this place?”
Who was interrupting me when I was finally enjoying the taste?
I turned my head and saw a familiar, pretty girl to my liking… Number 269.
“…Were you a gangster? Why are you here?”
“Don’t call me that. Just call me Jinsoo. Jang Jinsoo.”
Honestly, it felt strange that she told me her name first.
In reality, she was a gangster I didn’t want to associate with… but right now, she was a pretty girl I wanted to get to know.
Even in most comics, it was hard to find features like hers.
Of course, she had been modified… but something felt strange.
“Anyway, why are you here?”
“Just because. You’re cute.”
As soon as I heard those words, I felt like I was going to gag.
I remember she hadn’t even undergone the second modification.
Damn… even so, there’s a limit.
“Do you even know I’m a man…?”
“Does it matter if you’re a man or a woman as long as you’re delicious?”
“I think you look delicious.”
No matter how long I stayed here, that wasn’t something a normal person would say.
I just wanted her to fail the third round quickly and get modified.
[Step… Step…]
It was definitely my bed, but my feet were automatically moving away from her and the bed.
If it weren’t for her way of speaking and personality, she’d be completely my type…
“Haa…”
I don’t know why only people like her are attracted to me, except for Yoojin and Mr. Sungho.
Even if I committed sins in my past life, it couldn’t be this bad.
“Tch…”
Still, the yukgaejang was delicious.
If it weren’t for the rice here, I would have gone crazy a while ago.
[Thwoom-]
[Bang!]
Just then, I heard the central door opening.
I remembered that the masked people rarely came while we were eating…
Then, it suddenly dawned on me.
They hadn’t announced the losers or the punishments from the last game.
As the participants gradually gathered around the stage, I put down the case and slowly approached.
That’s because I thought the final elimination would be today.
And the final elimination meant… the last modification.
“We sincerely apologize for interrupting your meal once again.”
“We are also truly sorry for the incident that occurred previously.”
I felt a brief sense of incongruity as the masked people on stage politely apologized.
They were the ones who kidnapped us… but now they were bowing deeply at 90 degrees.
They were a group that had unilaterally made fools of the police…
Is it true that the more mature the rice, the more it bows its head?
“Accordingly, the announcement of the losers and the punishments will be announced comprehensively in the next game.”
“…We apologize once again for the delay.”
They bowed their heads again and returned through the door.
And…
[Thwoom-]
[Bang!]
As the masked people disappeared again, I returned to my seat and scooped up the stew.
Come to think of it, postponing the announcement of the losers wasn’t entirely a bad thing.
Of course, it would be devastating news for participants who had used up all three arrows.
But what could I do?
It was better to be sane, even if it meant being anxious.
I was curious about what the final elimination modification would be… but it was tomorrow anyway.
After calming myself down again, I returned to my bed and thankfully, she was gone.
I still wasn’t drawn to the bright red bed… but it was hard to keep standing.
“Hoo…”
Looking at the case, there was still a considerable amount of meat and broth left.
Before I knew it, the rice had scattered and was floating on top of the broth.
…Should I just eat it all first and then think about it?
…
[Creak-]
Opening the closet, I was relieved to find women’s training clothes.
If I had to wear this maid outfit for three weeks straight, I would have definitely borrowed clothes.
More than that, I felt like I hadn’t showered recently… but I didn’t feel itchy.
Did they wash me while I was sleeping?
This could also be an effect of the modification.
From their perspective, they would want a clean body every day…
I felt like I was becoming more and more detached from being a man, or even a human being.
[Clang-]
Opening the door to the shower room, I saw most of the women were there.
The smell was somehow different from before… and even the atmosphere was definitely different.
[Fshh-]
[Shwaaa-]
“Ahh…”
Thankfully, I seemed to still be human.
Feeling refreshed by the warm water in the shower was clearly a human trait.
Still, pouring water over myself made me feel like I was calming down.
Then.
“Ugh…”
I felt like I was going to gag again, so I looked down for a moment.
A slender body like usual… heavy breasts… nothing had changed.
But a strange feeling was stabbing at my head.
I wanted to at least finish showering…
But continuing in this condition was absolutely impossible.
[Clang-]
I turned off the shower for a moment and opened the door.
…
[Step… Step…]
“Ugh…”
“Jiyoon? What’s wrong…”
After eating and staying in bed, I kept feeling dizzy.
More than that, it wasn’t just a problem with my head.
The maid outfit was one thing, but combined with the bright red bed…
It felt like I was watching a pervert cross-dressing in front of people from a first-person perspective.
Besides, I kept feeling strange.
Even the surrounding smells were making my head spin…
I had already been brainwashed by the masked people, so why would I care about this,
But it felt different from that time.
“Can I sleep in Seungho’s bed tonight…?”
“I don’t mind… but this is a single bed, are you sure you’ll be okay?”
We’re both guys anyway, what does it matter if we touch?
I didn’t smell that dizzying smell only in this spot.
[Thud-]
“Haa…”
Smelling the bed made me feel like my blocked insides were clearing up.
I like this smell…
“Um… why are you suddenly smelling it…”
As soon as I smelled it, I felt my whole body becoming languid.
“!? Are you okay?”
Did my face turn pale…?
I also felt like my whole body was getting hot.
[Swoosh-]
He caught me and laid me down on the bed, and thankfully, I felt a little better.
I turned my head for a moment and saw Seungho sitting with his back against the bed.
“Ugh… it’s eungho’s bed, why don’t you lie down with me…”
“Ah… it’s okay. You go to sleep first.”
His heart was still warm.
But that only made me feel more burdened.
“It’s okay…”
I grabbed his shoulder and he seemed to blush and panic for a moment.
Hehe… he looked kind of cute at times like this.
“…”
[Swoosh-]
I saw him slowly getting up, so I pulled his arm with my arm.
I don’t know why, but I guess I was feeling lonely.
“Even so, you’re too close…”
“Ugh…”
I leaned against his back and the pain in my head disappeared and I felt comfortable.
But I didn’t want to leave this bed.
His back was more reliable than I imagined, and I only felt smooth parts even when I touched it.
I felt like I would feel empty if I left his body.
My whole body was getting hotter and hotter.
For some reason, my heart was beating faster and faster.
Was I sick or something…?
The feeling of pain in my head had disappeared, but I felt a little dazed.
Thankfully, I had changed my clothes, so I didn’t feel rough like usual.
It was a flaw that my chest was touching his back… but I didn’t really want to move.
“Haa… Haa…”
The sound was coming from my mouth, but it was touching Seungho’s back.
At least… this was the first time I didn’t feel lonely while being here.
“Please… stay with me forever…”
“…”
Hehe… I felt good because I was honest with Seungho for the first time.
Did I have this side of me?
I didn’t remember well, but I just felt comfortable now.
“Hoo…”
As my eyes slowly started to close, my body became languid.
Come to think of it, was it lights out time now?
I shouldn’t sleep yet…
But because I was relaxed, it was hard to hold back anymore.
…I don’t know anything anymore.
…
[It is lights out time]
[Participants, please return to your beds]
As the announcement rang out, I slowly got up from under the blanket.
Was I… sleeping?
Come to think of it, it wasn’t the bright red blanket I had seen before.
[Step… Step…]
Maybe because it had just gotten dark, I couldn’t see well.
But because I was used to it, I was somehow able to find my seat.
The same bright red blanket and pillow… and dolls.
Then what was that place I slept in just now?
The last thing I saw before going to sleep was Seungho.
Ah…
I remembered.
Why did I do that?