Chapter 468: Explosion
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 468: Explosion
The completion ceremony proceeded smoothly without any major incidents.
There were the battalion commander’s opening remarks, awards for excellent squads, a prize draw, and so on.
While these things were all on the schedule, I doubted anyone actually present was listening to them seriously.
“Ugh, when is this going to end?”
At Yoo Ah-rin’s grumbling, Seo Ye-rin pulled out her phone to check the time.
They had said it would end between 12:00 and 1:00 PM, but it was only 11:00 AM.
Even if they wanted to tell themselves they only had to endure one more hour, that hour was pure torture when the man they had been waiting a month for was right before their eyes.
“It’s kind of like that. The fox staring at the grapes it can’t eat.”
At Choi I-seo’s murmur, Yoo Ah-rin let out a smirk and replied.
“Those grapes are definitely going to be fucking sweet.”
“Oh my, Ah-rin, how lewd.”
The two of them turned to look at Seo Ye-rin, who had suddenly chimed in. When they asked what on earth was erotic about what they just said, Seo Ye-rin gave a bright smile behind her mask and explained.
“Weren’t you talking about Woo-jini’s balls?”
“No, you crazy bitch.”
“Sigh, she’s completely lost her filter.”
Seo Ye-rin had mistakenly compared the grapes to Kim Woo-jin’s testicles. Surprisingly, she apologized immediately.
“Sorry, my mistake. Woo-jini isn’t a grape; he’s a giant Kyoho grape.”
“His parents really should have heard that.”
“That girl might look like that, but she’s sly as a fox. The moment they’re around, she’ll immediately act all demure.”
At Choi I-seo and Yoo Ah-rin’s words, Seo Ye-rin immediately straightened her back, sat gracefully, and lowered her voice.
“It looks like Woo-jin worked out very hard. I was worried about how much he might have suffered, but seeing him look so healthy has really put my mind at ease.”
An actress is an actress.
She proved it by instantly demonstrating exactly how she would act in front of her parents-in-law.
While staring at her with an exhausted expression, Yoo Ah-rin’s gaze shifted back to Kim Woo-jin.
He could see them if he just turned his head, but he was intentionally staring straight at the podium, so they could only see his profile.
“Sssip. Hey. Don’t you think his jawline and the bridge of his nose have gotten sharper?”
As Yoo Ah-rin asked while crossing her legs, Choi I-seo also examined him closely.
“Hold on.”
She turned on her phone, revealing a wallpaper of a couple photo she had taken with Kim Woo-jin.
“Whoa, what the hell? You told us not to do stuff like that.”
“That’s so unfair!”
“You’re a Neutuber and Ye-rin is an actress. I’m a civilian.”
She made an excuse, but even Choi I-seo knew it wasn’t very convincing.
Brushing it off, she looked back and forth between the Kim Woo-jin in the photo and the Kim Woo-jin standing there now.
“You’re right. His jawline is sharper. And his shoulders look broader?”
“He sent letters saying he worked out every day because there was nothing else to do. I guess he was telling the truth.”
“Slurp. My man is suuuuper sexy.”
The other two wished they could put a padlock on Seo Ye-rin’s mouth.
However, they couldn’t exactly deny what she was saying either.
Damn, is it because I haven’t seen him in a while? Why is he so hot?
...Is it because of his posture? He looks so dependable standing there.
The two of them were inwardly thinking the exact same thing as Seo Ye-rin.
When would it finally end?
They could only wait anxiously, repeatedly checking their watches.
* * *
“Group, attention!”
The trainees split to the left and right, turning their bodies toward the second-floor seats.
This was something they had practiced several times during the ceremony rehearsals.
It ended with a final salute to the families and acquaintances who had come to visit.
As they finally turned their bodies—
“Waaaah! Waaaaah!”
“Oh! He’s looking! Hey! Over here! Over here!”
“...”
Seo Ye-rin and Yoo Ah-rin were making a scene, waving both arms wildly. Beside them, Choi I-seo gave a small wave.
For a moment, I felt a lump in my throat, but I forced it down and saluted in time with the command.
Snap!
“This concludes the completion ceremony. Distinguished guests, please go directly to the Private Second Class soldiers you are visiting. Privates, please wait at your positions before moving. Also, the return time is—”
If everyone moved at once, it would be chaotic and people might miss each other, so the privates were made to wait while the visitors came to them.
Ah, I’m going crazy.
My heart was pounding.
Now that the moment I had been waiting for throughout the past month was finally unfolding before my eyes, I couldn’t calm down.
I didn’t see my parents; since my father is the former chairman of Uju Group, were they waiting separately in a car?
Anyway, it was the first time I’d seen the girls in a month.
Why did they all get so much prettier?
One might say it’s only been a month, but strangely, they seemed even more beautiful.
Of course, Seo Ye-rin and Yoo Ah-rin were wearing masks.
But even so, they looked incredibly gorgeous.
Ah, this is going to be damn hard to endure.
Due to a month of forced abstinence, just looking at them was already giving me a bit of a half-boner.
Since my parents were supposed to be around, having to hold back was going to be quite the ordeal.
Should I spill a drink on myself and then call them to the bathroom saying I need to wash up?
Like attracts like, they say.
Kim Woo-jin was having the exact same delusions Seo Ye-rin had earlier.
While he was debating what to do, he felt a soft sensation and a lovely scent from behind.
“Woojinaaa!”
Seo Ye-rin threw herself into my arms.
I quickly turned around, hugged her back, and laughed.
“Ye-rin! Ah, this is crazy! For real?! Why are you so squishy and soft?!”
“Ehehehe! I love it so much! The smell of a male!”
Was it okay for her to be this soft and warm? Just hugging her made my heart melt with warmth.
Beyond Seo Ye-rin, Choi I-seo and Yoo Ah-rin were walking toward us.
Both of them stood in front of me and greeted me with smiles.
“You worked hard, Woo-jin.”
“You actually look kind of cool like this?”
I wanted to hug them too, but Seo Ye-rin wouldn’t let go.
She looked ready to cling to me forever, so I overcame my regret, peeled her off, and spoke.
“Let’s get out of here first. My face is famous among the guys around here because of your video letters.”
Already, other privates were stealing glances in our direction.
Restraining our physical affection as much as possible, we headed outside, and I asked Choi I-seo.
“What about my parents? Are they waiting in the car?”
Usually, you’d look for an expensive car to find them, so I scanned the parked vehicles.
“They said they aren’t coming today.”
Choi I-seo, standing beside me, spoke calmly as if suppressing her emotions.
“Huh?”
They aren’t coming?
“They said they’ve seen you for twenty years and they’re sick of you... well, they said something like that, but—”
“They’re being considerate and giving us time. Or maybe they just know you too well,” Yoo Ah-rin added.
The moment she finished her explanation.
I looked at the three of them with wide eyes and asked.
“Then...”
“Woo-jin, let’s go for now! We only have six hours! You have to eat everything you want!”
Seo Ye-rin quickly linked her arm with mine and pulled me along, with the other two following behind.
“Pizza? Chicken? Hamburgers? Sushi?! What do you want to eat? Just say the word! Or else—”
She slyly pulled a condom out of her pocket and handed it to me.
“Ye-rin?”
“...Let’s just go, quickly. I feel like my panties are going to rip.”
“Wahaha!”
* * *
“You set all this up in advance?”
It was a private villa-style motel near the training center.
It was a place that specifically catered to soldiers finishing their completion ceremonies; the rates were quite high, but the service for soldiers was thorough.
The three of them must have come early to prepare, as a spread of greasy food was laid out.
I liked Korean food, so I didn’t actually hate military meals.
But after eating only that, I was bound to get tired of it.
Seeing greasy things like pizza and chicken spread out made my mouth water.
“Let’s eat first.”
Choi I-seo smiled and sat me down.
“Phew! That was so stuffy!”
“Ugh.”
Seo Ye-rin and Yoo Ah-rin finally threw off their masks and hats.
I took off my beret as well, and Choi I-seo quietly took it and tried it on her own head.
“It’s a bit big for me.”
“...”
“How do I look? Should I take a selfie like this and set it as my profile picture?”
Choi I-seo added with a laugh, saying that girlfriends usually do things like this.
Is this girl determined to stop me from eating chicken and pizza?
I wanted to pin her down on the bed right this second.
“The food’s getting cold.”
As if reading my mind, Choi I-seo shook her head with a smile.
Smacking my lips, I finally began to eat.
“Wow, this is seriously insane.”
The food practically melted in my mouth.
I don’t know if it was because the food was so greasy, but it felt like my stomach was being coated.
I had thought military food was okay and just ate it.
But I realized that I had simply gotten used to it.
Outside food is the best.
“Drink some cola too. You’ll get indigestion.”
“Woo-jin, they said this is a new menu item. I ordered it specifically!”
“Eat slowly. I booked a room with a microwave on purpose so we can eat even if it gets cold.”
I felt great thanks to the three of them treating me like a king.
“Man, if I get treated this well, I could go back to the training center one more... no, never mind. Definitely not.”
I wouldn’t crawl back into that training center no matter how much money I was offered.
Though, of course, I had to go back in six hours.
“Woo-jin, is anything uncomfortable? Are your pants bothering you, by any chance?”
At Seo Ye-rin’s blatant temptation, Choi I-seo and Yoo Ah-rin frowned.
“The guy is eating.”
“Just wait a bit, you wench. He’ll get to it eventually.”
“Hmph.”
To the disappointed Seo Ye-rin, I stood up from my chair and took off my pants.
“I actually kind of wanted to try that. Getting blown from below while I eat.”
“Our Woo-jini has been watching way too many adult videos!”
With a bright smile, Seo Ye-rin quickly crawled under the table.
She let out a yelp, saying she bumped her head halfway through, but she made it in safely.
“Sigh, fine. Do whatever you want.”
“If that’s what you want... we have to do it.”
Choi I-seo and Yoo Ah-rin, who had been complaining just a moment ago, finally backed down.
It seemed they had come today firmly prepared to cater to my every whim.
“But Ye-rin, I really didn’t have any thoughts like this for the whole month, you know?”
Where would I have found a way to relieve myself alone in the training center?
I had just kept it all bottled up.
“Oh my, I can tell! It looks very angry!”
“So I might be a bit sensitive.”
After saying that, I continued eating the chicken.
Just as I was marveling at how delicious soy sauce chicken could be—
“Ugh?!”
Normally.
It would have been a time when I wouldn't have felt a thing.
Before I knew it, I tried to pull my hips back but couldn't hold it in.
“Already?”
Yoo Ah-rin, who was beside me, looked on with a flustered expression.
Then, from under the table, Seo Ye-rin shouted.
“Waaaaah! It’s an explosion! It’s a volcano!”
“...”
“I-If we had done this inside, she’d be a hundred percent pregnant!”