Chapter 295: Day of Venting
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 295: Day of Venting
Whatever the case, my pride as a man wouldn't allow my rear to be breached.
The moment I heard Seo Ye-rin tell me to take off my pants, I was already running.
Thud!
"Gah!"
But perhaps I was too panicked; my legs tangled, and I slammed onto the floor.
"Whew. Woo-jin?"
Seo Ye-rin climbed on top of me, huffing as she locked her fingers with mine.
"Just stay still, okay? It won't hurt. I'll make sure it doesn't."
"Shut up! It will hurt! It’ll hurt like hell! I don't want to do this!"
No matter the situation, surely I wouldn't lose to Seo Ye-rin alone. If it were Yoo Ah-rin or Choi I-seo, maybe, but I wasn't about to be overpowered by Seo Ye-rin.
"Hmph!"
I put all my strength into pushing her off, but then something strange happened.
To my surprise, Seo Ye-rin didn't budge; she held her ground.
"Wait... have you been working out lately?"
When I asked in bewilderment, Seo Ye-rin flashed a chilling smile.
"I feel the power of seven men surging through me!"
I’d heard that somewhere before.
They say a victim gains three times the strength, but a perpetrator gains seven times.
"Don't do this! I said no!"
"Hahaha! Is this it, Kim Woo-jin?! Is this the best you can do?!"
What is wrong with this girl? I seriously can't overpower her.
I figured if I just held out like this, she wouldn't be able to do anything else. But then...
My pants were suddenly yanked down, and I felt a sudden draft.
"Ahem. For now, I'm on Seo Ye-rin's side."
"Oh Yun-jiiiiii!"
"I feel like I might have been a bit too hard on her earlier."
Look at her getting all soft just because she had a drink!
Usually, she’s so headstrong, but when she drinks, she has a weird tendency to become strangely lenient.
Last time, too, after some alcohol, she started getting along with the other girls in the oddest way.
Before I knew it, even my underwear was gone.
"Damn, Oh Yun-ji, you're good at stripping people!"
"It's been a while, Woo-jin."
Oh Yun-ji greeted my lower half before quietly backing away.
"Ye-rin! Calm down! Seriously! This isn't right!"
"What do you mean it's not right? My boyfriend is getting all tangled up with his ex-girlfriend! It would be weirder if I stayed sane through that, wouldn't it?"
"..."
I was momentarily speechless.
I thought we’d moved past it because the topic changed to something weird, but of course, that wasn't the case.
"Ye-rin, I'm really sor—"
"Bend over!"
"—ry, but I really don't think this is it! It's gross! Seriously, no!"
"You called me gross too, but you didn't let me go to the bathroom last time!"
"Ah..."
That was definitely back at Gold One.
She said she had to go because of the beer, but I ignored her and kept going until eventually—
"Ugh! Kim Woo-jin, you're so annoying!"
In a rare display of embarrassment, Seo Ye-rin let go of my hands and started pounding on my chest.
Her fists didn't really hurt, but seeing her so distressed was painful in a different way.
Maybe that was why.
Even as my heart began to soften...
No! That is definitely not happening!
Doing it in the butt was absolutely out of the question, so I pushed the off-balance Seo Ye-rin to the side.
"Kyaa!"
"I'm sorry, Ye-rin! But let's just calm down for a second! Okay? Nothing good comes from doing this!"
"Get back here!"
Regaining her stance, Seo Ye-rin lunged at me again.
Deciding I couldn't stay here, I ran for the hotel room door.
Right then, the door opened, and four people walked in.
"Huh?"
Yoo Ah-rin, who was at the front, let out a bewildered gasp, her face turning bright red.
"W-wait! All of a sudden? I haven't even showered yet?!"
Naturally, Yoo Ah-rin wasn't the only one to react.
"...?!"
"Kyaaaah!"
Senior Ju-hee and Choi Jin-ah, who were following behind, were also startled and let out their own exclamations.
However, the coolest head belonged to Choi I-seo.
She stepped forward immediately, grabbed me by the collar, shoved me into the bathroom next to the entrance, and slammed the door.
Slam!
A brief commotion broke out outside, but it seemed Choi I-seo was handling it.
"..."
Sitting on the toilet, I stared blankly at my own reflection.
From my bare lower half to the pathetic, wretched sight of myself.
"Whew."
The blood finally started flowing back to my brain.
I think I finally realized exactly what I had been doing.
You piece of trash.
I said I would take responsibility for the three of them. I said I would work hard for that.
I told them I would make them happier with me than they would be with any other man.
And yet, look at what I was doing right now.
I glanced in the mirror.
An indecisive piece of trash stood there in a hideous state.
"...Fuck."
I started to get angry at myself.
Suddenly, everything the girls had done until now flashed through my mind.
Choi I-seo worked hard to mend the relationship between Oh Yun-ji and me. Even though it must have been repulsive for her to see me hanging around my ex.
Yoo Ah-rin tried to suppress her own temper and personality to become a different person. She thought that would be a new bridgehead for our relationship.
It was the same for Seo Ye-rin.
She uncharacteristically adopted the concept of a 'Confucian girl' and tried to keep her distance. She was afraid that our relationship, which had been at full throttle from the start, would cool down just as quickly.
"..."
The worst person here was...
"Sigh."
It was me—passive, accepting everything they did while doing nothing myself.
I had grown complacent, dismissing their efforts as 'weird behavior' while settling into the status quo.
Rattle.
"Woo-jin, put these on."
Choi I-seo handed me my pants and underwear through a crack in the door. After awkwardly putting them on and stepping out...
The girls were gathered in the living room, looking uneasy. Choi Jin-ah and Senior Ju-hee seemed to have gone back out.
Seo Ye-rin had her head hung low, likely realizing she’d gotten too carried away.
Yoo Ah-rin and Choi I-seo seemed to have been filled in on the situation.
Even Oh Yun-ji didn't look too bright, perhaps thinking she’d gone too far as well.
"Ahem. Yun-ji?"
"Yeah?"
To Yun-ji, who answered tentatively, I spoke clearly and firmly.
"Could you step out for a bit? There's something I want to say to just the three of them."
"..."
Oh Yun-ji stared at me blankly. She seemed momentarily flustered, perhaps not expecting me to say that.
"Whew. Fine. I get it."
With a sigh, she eventually walked out.
Thud.
The door closed, leaving just the four of us.
Yoo Ah-rin was the first to speak.
"Aren't we supposed to enjoy ourselves on a trip? Why does it feel like we're just hurting each other's feelings?"
"It's because of me."
Everyone's eyes turned toward me.
It wasn't a lie, after all.
"Yeah, it's my fault. I messed up."
"Well, aren't you confident about it," Yoo Ah-rin said, crossing her legs in disbelief, while Choi I-seo listened to me seriously.
Seo Ye-rin’s expression wavered slightly.
"This trip... it turned into something weird. It was supposed to be just us, but then all these other people suddenly joined in."
"It couldn't be helped."
Choi I-seo seemed to want to take my side in her own way. It might have been because Oh Yun-ji was involved.
"No, it's my responsibility. I shouldn't have let you guys feel insecure, no matter the situation."
Yoo Ah-rin bluffed, saying she wasn't particularly insecure, but who knew when something like this would happen again?
One of them could suddenly lose control, just like Seo Ye-rin did.
"Let's just stick to ourselves. I'll go tell them. I'll tell them we should move separately."
"..."
"I think that's for the best. This was supposed to be our trip from the start. That's how I want to enjoy it."
"If we do that... won't it be a bit hurtful?"
Choi I-seo was still worried about her friend, Oh Yun-ji. Beside her, Yoo Ah-rin and Seo Ye-rin kept their mouths shut, watching to see how I would respond.
"The most important thing is that you guys don't get hurt."
That was my honest truth.
"No matter what anyone else thinks, in the end, you three are what matters most to me. I'm really sorry. I got used to this situation and became complacent."
I wanted to untangle all the pent-up knots right here, today.
Only then could we truly enjoy the trip starting tomorrow.
"Let's talk everything out today. Just as you guys worked hard for our relationship, I want to work hard for it too."
I added that if they needed alcohol, I could order some.
After a brief silence, Yoo Ah-rin smirked and grumbled.
"I guess the three of us being a set feels natural now."
"That's..."
"Ah, forget it. I know how much you treasure us from what you just said."
"..."
"Order the drinks. I'm going to pour out every single grievance I have!"
Wait a second.
"Are there that many?"
When I asked cautiously, Yoo Ah-rin slammed the armrest of the sofa and shouted.
"Yeah! A ton! Honestly, I wasn't going to say anything because it's embarrassing!"
Is she already drunk?
No, Choi I-seo was just now ordering the drinks through the room service phone.
"Oh Yun-ji? I admit she's pitiful. I know her story is sad. If it weren't for her, we probably wouldn't even be dating!"
"..."
"But she's still your ex! I think you did the right thing, but it still pisses me off that you worked like a dog and spent so much time for an ex-girlfriend!"
"I agree with that too."
Seo Ye-rin timidly raised her hand, chiming in on Yoo Ah-rin's point.
"I know I'm being selfish! I know I'm just throwing a tantrum! But so what! It feels like crap!"
Watching Yoo Ah-rin huff and puff, I smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, you're right. I'm sorry."
When I stepped closer and gently hugged her, Yoo Ah-rin grumbled.
"You think you can settle this with a hug? You've got some nerve!"
Despite her words, she wrapped her arms tightly around my waist and wouldn't let go, so she didn't seem to be in a bad mood.
"As for me... I helped you, so I don't really have much to say."
Choi I-seo hesitated, seemingly feeling a sense of responsibility for helping me aid Oh Yun-ji.
"That's right! Choi I-seo! You're the underdog today!"
"...Fine."
"Ye-rin, you too. If you have any complaints, say them all. We're going to get our money's worth today! We're going all the way until morning! And then, in the morning, we're all going to the hotel pool together!"
"All of a sudden?"
I was taken aback by Yoo Ah-rin's sudden plan, but after thinking about it for a moment, it seemed like a good idea.
Talking everything out and then going to play together would be proof that we had completely reconciled.
"I-I..."
Seo Ye-rin, who had been glancing at me, let out a sigh and shouted.
"I just want to take Woo-jini and do this and that and just mechakucha ravish him! To the point where he can't live without me! I want to train him so that his morning wood won't go down when he thinks of me! I want to turn him into an ahegao mess with drool dripping down! And then I want to take a 'double peace' photo of his ruined face and send it to Oh Yun-ji!"
"..."
"..."
"..."
I almost called the police before realizing that 911 is the number here, not 112.
"...Get into position, Kim Woo-jin."
"Shut up, Yoo Ah-rin."