Translator: Elisia
Editor/Proofreader: Wojo
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“No, I don’t think so.”
That was sincere.
I didn’t really care about So-hee’s or anyone else’s sexual orientation.
After all, even I liked women, not men.
Even though this body was Sara’s, my inner sexual orientation was still that of a heterosexual male.
In some ways, I wasn’t that different from being gay myself.
Moreover, discriminating based on that in this world seemed odd.
This was a world where same-sex marriage was legal even in Korea.
There was no reason to think it was strange for a girl to like another girl.
What’s important to me right now isn’t whether So-hee likes girls or not.
The atmosphere felt like she had something to confess to me.
It didn’t seem like she was just trying to talk about her sexual orientation.
No, if I had to guess, there was only one reason she’d bring it up now.
Maybe my response gave her some courage.
So-hee lifted her head.
Her face was still bright red, but the timid expression from before was completely gone.
Instead, she wore a face full of anticipation.
She seemed relieved by my indifference, and there was a glimmer of hope about what she was going to say next.
So-hee, who had kept her mouth shut for a while, looked straight at me and spoke.
“For a while… No, ever since I realized I had this kind of preference, I’ve been acting in front of others. Pretending I wasn’t interested in girls, just acting like I was a close friend. There were even times when I got a bit excited by the physical contact friends naturally do.”
That probably happened.
Even if it were me, if girls clung to me, calling me a ‘friend,’ I wouldn’t be able to help thinking strange thoughts.
Actually, it happened even after I came to this world.
So, I could definitely relate to her story.
“Well, I couldn’t pretend to like men, but I think I did a decent job pretending I didn’t like anyone.”
I had known about So-hee’s sexual orientation from the beginning.
If I hadn’t known from the start, would my attitude toward her have been different?
…Probably.
I recalled the first time I met So-hee.
To be honest, it wasn’t a friendly encounter.
I had thrown a skirt over So-hee’s head, and she grabbed me by the collar—that was our first meeting.
If I hadn’t known she was the heroine of the game, or if I hadn’t seen the light shining from her face, would I have treated her the same as I do now?
Thinking about it, I quickly concluded that such assumptions were unnecessary.
The information I had at our first meeting didn’t really matter anymore.
As I got to know So-hee better, I saw many sides of her that were different from what I knew.
It wasn’t just So-hee.
Even Ha-neul and Soo-ah showed many sides that were different from their one-dimensional images in the game.
They weren’t perfect superhumans who solved every problem in front of them.
They weren’t mere information-gathering humans like capybaras, or just delinquents who didn’t want to follow orders.
They had various sides.
The relationships we’ve built are separate from all that information.
While the information may have helped at the start, the bond between me and So-hee was created through our efforts and memories.
Thinking about this, I looked up at So-hee.
So-hee, with her face still flushed, spoke with a firm expression and a clear voice, as if declaring something.
“I don’t want to act in front of you anymore.”
“…Alright.”
I nodded.
And So-hee smiled—
She placed her hands on my shoulders.
“Huh…?”
Before I could react, So-hee’s hands started applying pressure.
It was only natural, but out of the four of us, So-hee had the biggest build and the most strength.
I, being the weakest among us, had no chance of holding out.
With a thud, I collapsed onto the bed, and So-hee leaned in close to my face.
“I think dirty thoughts all the time.”
“Huh…?”
At So-hee’s rather abrupt confession, I was momentarily at a loss for words and could only repeat myself.
“I’ve always been like this. Looking at the girls around me, idols or celebrities on TV, those kinds of thoughts come to mind. I wonder how nice it would be to have a girlfriend like that, to hug and kiss her, to do all sorts of things together.”
The conversation was taking a strange turn.
This confession was a little too overwhelming.
Other people had just said they liked me right away.
Well, I had similar fantasies when I was younger, but…
“I lived with those thoughts for a long time, and then I saw you. Do you remember when we first met?”
It was an intensely shocking encounter, so yes, I remember.
I probably won’t forget it even if a lifetime passes.
“I still remember it.”
“Oh, uh, yeah.”
I tried to respond, but once again, my body wasn’t cooperating.
Maybe this body had terrible cooling efficiency.
Every time something happened, heat rose to my head, making it hard to respond properly.
Perhaps it’s because my body has such a small surface area?
That irrelevant thought crossed my mind.
…No.
This was escapism.
I wanted to run away from the overwhelming presence of So-hee filling my view.
It was rude to So-hee, who was bravely confessing something important to me—
—But honestly, the situation was just too stimulating.
So-hee’s dress accentuated her figure in all the right ways.
When I first saw her in it, I thought it was pretty but not particularly provocative.
Now that I think about it, I was used to seeing So-hee’s chest every day.
She always unbuttoned a few buttons on her school uniform and wore dolphin shorts at home with her shirt unbuttoned after work.
Maybe that’s why I’d grown strangely desensitized.
That’s probably why I just thought she looked ‘ladylike’ in the dress.
But So-hee’s dress had a fairly deep neckline.
When she was standing, it walked the line between elegant and revealing, but now, with So-hee lying on top of me and me looking at her from this angle…
Her ample chest, affected by gravity, was much more pronounced.
And the slightly loose dress followed suit, making the view even more revealing.
Did she sense my gaze?
“How about you?”
So-hee asked me.
“Huh, what?”
“You were looking at my chest just now, right? How was it?”
So-hee’s face moved a few centimeters closer.
Even a short distance, in such a close situation, had a tremendous effect.
“Do you think dirty thoughts too?”
“…”
I do.
Of course I do.
But…
“I’m thinking them right now.”
So-hee’s face filled my vision, no—overwhelmed it.
“Every day, I think the same thing. Ever since that day—”
Every word So-hee spoke sent her breath brushing against me.
“—Since I saw you, no one else comes to mind. The scene I saw that day, and all the moments I’ve seen since, only your image remains. From then on, in all my dirty thoughts, it’s always you.”
“…”
What… What am I supposed to say to this?
So, I’ve been the subject of So-hee’s… um, intimate fantasies?
I never imagined I’d hear such a thing.
I felt dizzy.
“So, I thought, what if, starting today, those fantasies became reality?”
She was still lying on top of me, but now she was gradually pressing her body closer.
The dress So-hee wore wasn’t thick at all, so her figure was revealing itself in more detail.
Before I could say anything,
So-hee’s lips touched mine.
While Ha-neul and Soo-ah had only pressed their lips together, So-hee’s lips parted slightly before closing again.
It wasn’t as explicit as the scenes in those kinds of videos I’d seen long ago, but it was still shocking enough.
Even in the dream, Sara hadn’t gone this far.
“W-Wait, So-hee!”
As soon as our lips parted, I quickly shouted.
So-hee’s eyes widened slightly.
Maybe she finally came to her senses—her face, already red, turned even brighter as she hurriedly pulled away.
The fact that we had been so close only made the fact that we had been ‘together’ stand out even more.
“S-So-hee, we’re, um, still…”
“Still…?”
So-hee asked back, covering her face with her hands.
But she wasn’t covering well, because I could still see her peeking at me between her fingers.
“W-We’re still minors!”
At my words, So-hee’s mouth fell open.
Though I couldn’t see it well because of her hands, I was sure that’s what happened.
“…Oh.”
Surprisingly, So-hee murmured in understanding.
Though she still hadn’t gotten off me.
“So, that means we can do it when we’re adults?”
“…Huh?”
“You promise?”
“…Huh?”
Before I could even process what she said, So-hee quickly leaned in and gave me a light kiss.
With an almost giddy expression, she jumped up.
“Tell ‘Sara’ too! I’ll be waiting for that day, alright?”
And with a refreshed expression—
She was already running away.
“Ah, wait, So-hee…!”
I hurriedly tried to get up and chase after her, but she was already out the door with a loud bang.
…
This is bad.
Something’s going wrong here, isn’t it?