Chapter 72
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 72
Chapter Title: Buffet
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The storm was raging fiercely.
Raindrops rode the wind, slamming hard against cheeks. Surging waves flowed deep into the forest, churning restlessly.
'In a typhoon like this, staying indoors is the best.'
If you could dodge the rain and snuggle up with a pretty girl beside you, it would be a delightful way to pass the time.
There was no house, but to savor that pleasure, I was parting the water and crossing through the darkness.
'Now, who to eat first.'
What a delightful dilemma.
Saplings destined to lead the future.
The most outstanding and influential high school students in Korea.
Beings so exalted you couldn't even approach them, let alone talk back or lay a hand on their bodies.
And now, having to decide which one to devour first from that group made entirely of beauties—what a situation.
'Well, I'll eat them all eventually, so maybe start with the closest one?'
No. Earlier, Oh Seyoung had looked particularly rough.
Better to swing by there first and make sure she got something to eat.
'I went through the trouble of buying that rubber boat—can't have her just up and die on it.'
I dredged up the memory and made my way carefully toward Oh Seyoung's rubber boat.
Fortunately—whether it was because my warning to stay inside had sunk in, or they were just shivering from the cold—no one was wandering around outside.
I'd bought some bananas and filled my growling stomach while lost in thought.
'Oh Seyoung. Daughter of a famous hotel chain owner, Oh Sejun's half-sister.'
She majored in culinary arts and had been raised alone by her divorced mother.
She got along well with Oh Sejun and sometimes even called him "oppa," probably because his birthday came earlier in the year.
The peculiar thing was her indifference to anyone but him. Even if someone talked to her right next to her, she wouldn't glance their way or respond.
'Here we are.'
Reaching the rubber boat, I tapped on the waterproof tarp. It rustled, and someone peeked out.
It was Lee Seohyun.
"Ah. Maste... no, what brings you here?"
Lee Seohyun nearly slipped up but caught herself quick.
"Figured you might be hungry, so I brought some food."
I lifted the tarp, revealing a twin-tailed blonde on the opposite side of the boat, glaring daggers at me.
Shining the lantern her way made Oh Seyoung squint. Her lips weren't blue, but she looked utterly drained, her face slack.
"...Fuck. It's bright."
She griped about the brightness but lacked the energy to snap properly. Coming here first had definitely been the right call.
"You're really giving us food?"
Lee Seohyun's eyes sparkled right in front of my face. True to her big appetite, she was hungry again already, despite everything I'd fed her before.
"Food...?"
Oh Seyoung perked up at the mention too, propping herself up slightly and scooting closer.
"Yeah. Seohee told me to pass it along."
"Oh?"
The two lit up.
Oh Seyoung especially— a smile bloomed instantly across her haggard face.
Once her expression was fully bathed in delight, I slipped in the catch.
"But there's a condition."
"A condition?"
"Yeah. Let me fuck you once, and I'll hand over the food."
"What...?"
Oh Seyoung furrowed her brow like she couldn't process it. So I laid it out plain.
"Let me touch your pussy once. If you let me fuck you, I'll give you the food."
"You crazy fuck."
Oh. A fierce glint poured from the twin-tailed blonde's eyes.
It was murderous, like she wanted to rip my mouth apart on the spot.
But after three years of dealing with these kids, my guts were too swollen to flinch at a girl too weak to even lift a spoon.
I'd provoked Jeong Seohee herself and taken the hits without batting an eye.
"Oh Seyoung, glaring won't do shit."
Up until now, I'd bowed my head out of fear their families' power might backfire on their parents. But not anymore.
I wasn't afraid of death.
Since freshman year, I'd lived staking my life. The day I'd thrown myself in front of that car to save the boy at the crosswalk? Same reason.
"Barking orders won't work on me. Let's not waste energy on each other."
"......"
She kept frowning, clearly hating my nonchalance.
I ignored it and pressed on.
"Let me do it, and you'll get a banana and an orange."
Lee Seohyun was already drooling, her stomach rumbling audibly.
But Oh Seyoung's gaze stayed locked on me, dark and unyielding.
In a way, this was a first—facing off with Oh Seyoung like this for so long.
"You fucking loser. Does Seohee know? That you're using the food she sent for us to fuck around like a pig?"
"Like a pig? That's harsh."
"Harsh is your ugly mug."
True to her rep as the foulest mouth in class.
She usually kept it to curt, cutting replies, but when something rubbed her wrong, her tongue turned filthy like clockwork.
Treating me like subhuman trash—worse than a cockroach—was par for the course.
I flashed a grin at the glaring twin-tails.
"Don't worry. Seohee knows."
"What?"
"She gave this the green light. Even told me to have fun."
"!!"
She went speechless.
Just gaping in disbelief, sucking in breaths before cursing Jeong Seohee.
"That fucking whore Seohee. Paying me back for that shit like this?"
That shit?
Something must've gone down with the others while we'd been apart after arriving on the island.
Come to think of it, earlier when Seohee had glared, everyone had looked away suspiciously quick.
"That cunt I could just eat. When I see her again..."
Oh Seyoung was unleashing a torrent of curses like fluent French.
Somehow, I figured listening much longer would sour even my mood, so I cut in lightly.
"Want me to relay that word-for-word? I can head back and tell Seohee everything right now."
"......"
Her mouth snapped shut instantly.
Top-tier yapper, but all bluff—classic from our class.
I eyed Oh Seyoung, who'd somehow perked up and started trash-talking despite not having eaten.
"So, you in or out?"
"......"
No answer from Oh Seyoung.
"Okay. Catch you in twenty-four hours."
I turned to slip out of the tarp—when suddenly a hand shot out and grabbed my wrist tight.
It was Oh Seyoung.
...Do it.
"Huh?"
"I'll do it."
She avoided my eyes, words coming out haltingly.
"I'll do it... so give me a banana too."