Would You Like to Retry?
As the weather warmed and May drew near, the atmosphere at Jinsu High began to heat up in earnest. The reason was obvious: the sports festival. The third-years' soccer matches had kicked off the day before, with Class 1 facing off against Class 8, so everyone was waiting with pounding hearts for the main event right around the corner.
There had also been a few changes between me and Yu-ri. After that night at my house—when we'd tangled our bodies together until the sun came up—she'd transformed. We were now fully recognized as a couple by the entire school, and Yu-ri no longer got embarrassed about holding my hand during breaks or sitting on my lap to rest. To anyone who didn't know us, we probably just looked like a typical delinquent couple getting handsy during free periods. Who could possibly imagine that the girl hugging me, sitting on my lap and acting all coquettish was the model student Lee Yu-ri, who had held the top spot in the school for three straight years?
Of course, her core personality hadn't vanished completely. She still felt intensely shy about things like kissing in public. But at least she no longer hesitated to make it clear that I was her boyfriend. Seeing Yu-ri dyed in my colors was incredibly satisfying as a man. That said, with the sports festival looming, Yu-ri had grown even busier, so our time together had shrunk dramatically.
In the space her absence created, Choi Su-yeon wasted no time slipping in.
"Sen~ior~♥ All alone again today? You must be so lonely."
"Then why don't you keep me company?"
"Gasp! That's exactly why I came. How did you know? Senior, can you read minds?"
"Don't be dramatic. Just come over and hang out."
"Yeees~♥"
Su-yeon plopped down in the empty seat beside me, linked her arm through mine, and started chattering away—had I seen the sports festival event list, what events was I entering, which ones she was signing up for, and so on.
While we were talking, Jeong Eun-ji walked up, giving me a slow once-over.
"Putting on quite the show, aren't you? The second your girlfriend's seat empties, you latch onto another bitch."
"Why? You jealous? Feel free to join us."
Eun-ji answered by flipping me the middle finger.
Feeling playful, I tapped my desk lightly with my hand and said, "It's an order. Get over here and sit down, slave."
Her face twisted like a vengeful demon as she slammed my desk much harder. "That's exactly why I came, you damn bastard! The penalty period ended yesterday!"
"Hasn't even been a full month yet?"
I knew perfectly well but pretended to be genuinely clueless, tilting my head. Eun-ji looked like her face was about to explode.
"You said you'd shave off a day every time I did something for you! You think I'd forget? I calculated every single day!"
"Did I say that? I thought there was still one more day left."
"I won't listen to a single word you say anymore! If you want water, get it yourself! And delete that video you took last time right now!"
"What video?"
"Tha... you know! That one!"
The words me crawling between your legs naked with a dog collar on refused to leave Eun-ji's mouth.
"You have to tell me exactly what it is if you want me to remember."
"Ugh... You're doing this on purpose even though you know!"
"I really forgot."
Seeing my sly grin, Eun-ji lunged at me like an angry cat. I blocked her easily with my hands clasped behind my head.
"You wanted to hold my hand that badly? You could've just asked nicely back when you were still my slave."
"Argh... Argh... I swear I'm going to kill you!"
"So what exactly am I supposed to delete?"
"How am I supposed to say it out loud! Just delete it! You promised!"
Of course I had no plans to upload the video anywhere, so I would delete it. After teasing her a little more. But before I could decide exactly how to mess with her, Eun-ji threw herself on the sword.
"Damn it... Damn it all! I can't live with this frustration anymore!"
"Oh no, that won't do. You're only twenty years old."
"Hey! Let's make another bet! Last time even I think it was too much, so this time the loser becomes a slave for another full month!"
This girl had lost to me by an overwhelming margin last time, yet here she was challenging me to another test-score showdown? But I wasn't the one who shot her down.
"No, no. That wouldn't be fair at all."
When Su-yeon jumped in with a bright smile, Eun-ji's eyebrows twitched violently.
"What's unfair about it?"
"The last bet was Senior who set the stakes, Senior who raised the pot, and even after winning, our Seong-jin Senior went easy on you once, right? So why should he accept the exact same bet again the moment the penalty ends? The match is already decided."
That's my Su-yeon. Well done, well done, well done~.
Eun-ji was left speechless for a moment. Seizing the opening, Su-yeon tightened her arm around mine and leaned her head against me.
"If you made our Seong-jin Senior suffer, shouldn't you pay the proper price?"
"Now that I think about it, Su-yeon's right. I've already won. Why would I bother with the same match again? Even if I win, I gain nothing. It's only good for you."
"Ugh... Then what would make you accept the bet?"
I rested my chin on my hand and pretended to think. I'd been wondering how to steer things to the next stage, but if she was going to walk right into it on her own, that saved me a lot of effort. Grinning, I pointed my finger straight at Eun-ji.
"You."
"......?"
"Last time it ended with simple errands, right? If you lose this time, I'll make you do things that make last time look like child's play. Still want to go through with it?"
Eun-ji swallowed hard as she imagined the kind of things I might order her to do. But she shook her head fiercely and forced a calm expression.
"Who do you think is going to back down? Fine! I'll do it! If I win, that's the end of it!"
"...... You should never gamble in the future. Ever."
"Just wait and see! This time I'm really going to win!"
"Tsk tsk. After that overwhelming difference last time, you still haven't learned your lesson. I'll show you the gap in our strength once again."
"It was only a two-point difference! What are you even talking about!?"
Eun-ji fumed, steeling her resolve. Watching her, I smiled inwardly with satisfaction. Unlike last time, when she'd been burning with genuine hatred and malice, her momentum this time was noticeably subdued. It might be because I held that video of her naked, collared, and crawling between my legs. Or maybe it was because she'd nearly ruined her entire life the last time she went all-in. Whatever the reason, the moment her spirit started to crack, I'd push her all the way down and conquer her completely.
It would still take some time to make Eun-ji mine, but winning this bet would be the starting point. From then on, I'd thoroughly break her body. Since this girl hated me so much and had such a fierce personality, collapsing her physically first would be the fastest route. No matter what anyone said, after winning the previous match by such an overwhelming margin, this was going to be a piece of cake.
"Senior, I did well, didn't I?"
While I was thinking, Su-yeon tightened her arm around mine and gave me a coy smile. I stroked her cheek gently.
"You did great. But why? I thought you disliked Eun-ji. Figured you'd try to stop her from getting involved with me."
"Senior, you said you have a lot of greed when it comes to women, right? And you're already keeping both Senior Yu-ri and me."
"Throwing shade out of nowhere?"
"I'm not blaming you. But Senior Eun-ji got on my nerves by saying, 'You used to follow Yeong-bae around like a lost puppy, and now you're switching sides already?' She always acts like she hates you, but I want to hear what kind of noises she'll make once she actually falls into your hands. I really need to see that. Even with that personality, she's pretty enough to catch your eye, right?"
"So you set her up for me?"
"Yes. But... was that maybe overstepping?"
Su-yeon belatedly worried that I might be angry about her tying Eun-ji to me without asking first. Of course, she had nothing to worry about.
"No. It was very necessary. You sometimes go so far that it's actually a little scary."
"Aren't you going even further by not being satisfied with two women and trying to add a third?"
"Ahem. You've got me there."
"I did so well. Don't I deserve a reward? For example..."
Su-yeon closed her eyes and lightly puckered her lips. I wanted to shove my tongue into that mouth right then and there, but we were in the middle of the classroom with too many eyes watching. Overt displays of affection were out of the question, but instead...
"There are too many kids around. Let's settle for this for now?"
I pressed my index finger to my own lips, then touched it to hers. Su-yeon looked a little disappointed at first, but then she smiled with her eyes in understanding and took my finger into her mouth.
"Haaup...♥"
Sucking on the finger that had just touched my lips like it was a lollipop, Su-yeon kept giving me those seductive, upturned smiles. They looked incredibly lewd. This was the same Su-yeon who hadn't crossed the final line yet and had asked me to wait because she wasn't mentally ready. But the way she was acting now, she was pure, unfiltered lust.
"Puha...♥ You'll continue this after work later, right, Senior?"
"Even if I tell you to stop, I won't. So you'd better brace yourself."
"......♥"
I pulled my finger from her mouth and licked her saliva off it with my tongue. And the very next day, as our first event leading up to the sports festival, the class we were in—Class 3—had a soccer match against Class 6.