The Mysterious Light Green-Haired Girl
Who are you again?
"Is... the seat next to you... empty...?"
The girl tapped Si-hyun's shoulder, asking if the spot beside him was free. She had light green hair in a peculiar style, and her eyes were a beautiful coral shade like something from the ocean depths, though her gaze seemed perpetually sleepy.
And what startled Si-hyun the most was, What the...? She's so short, but why are her boobs this huge...??
Unlike her small, cute face, the girl had a figure that drew men's eyes like magnets. Si-hyun found himself staring blankly at her enormous chest, unable to look away.
No, no, snap out of it, you idiot! You've got a pretty bride like Luna—how can you lose your mind over some other girl's tits?!
It was like light being sucked into a black hole—impossible to tear his eyes away. But Si-hyun summoned otherworldly willpower, thinking of Luna to finally wrench his gaze free.
Even then, the girl kept her utterly expressionless face, showing no emotion as she asked again.
"Is the seat... empty...?"
"Ahem, yeah, it is. But why?"
"Can I sit...?"
"Sure, but why here of all places? There are tons of empty seats everywhere else."
The Dawn's Light Guild shuttle bus was made for non-awakeners or non-combat staff to commute safely, so it was always just Si-hyun riding alone—plenty of room. Yet this girl was specifically asking his permission to sit right next to him.
It's usually just me, so it's comfy, but did they hire a new regular employee or something?
Figuring she might be a fresh hire, Si-hyun kindly explained how the shuttle worked.
"Oh, first time on this shuttle? Sit anywhere empty—no need to ask me."
He suggested she pick any other open spot, but she just shook her head slightly.
"No one... elsewhere. Only here. You have to permit it... to sit."
"I have to permit it?"
"Yeah..."
"What kinda bullsh—what the hell...? Uh, whatever, just sit. Shuttle's about to leave."
"Okay."
—Thud.
The expressionless girl finally sat primly beside Si-hyun. Her unblinking eyes gave him chills for a second.
What the heck is up with her?
He had no clue what was going on this early in the morning, but Si-hyun ignored the girl for now and turned back to Leah.
"Yumnya, Si-hyun! All the pudding's gone!"
"Haha, tasty?"
"Uung. Mornings need something sweet to power up this body!"
Clap clap.
Leah clapped excitedly, acting like she'd shared some profound wisdom.
About ten minutes after boarding the bus, sandwiched between the light green-haired girl and the redhead—
—Whoosh whoosh!
"This body's guardian says back off!"
"Shin-oppa said it's okay to stick close. So it's fine to hold on like this."
"Eek! Si-hyun is this body's guardian and possession! Scram! And Si-hyun's name is Si-hyun! Not 'god,' you weed-head!"
"Shin-oppa is Shin-oppa. And I'm not weed-head—you're gochujang hair."
Leah and the light green-haired girl each grabbed one of Si-hyun's arms and started growling at each other.
"Uh, girls...? Could you maybe let go for a sec—"
Si-hyun cautiously tried to intervene, but—
"Si-hyun, stay put!"
"Shin-oppa has to stay still."
"Ah, yep."
The fierce purple eyes and the blank coral ones overwhelmed him, forcing Si-hyun to sit frozen until they reached the guild.
Please let go already... Both their boobs are pressing on my arms—I'm losing it!
If my junior notices, I'm done for! Disaster on the bus!
Si-hyun recited sutras in his head, desperately emptying his mind. But the girls, oblivious, kept clinging.
—Squish.
"This body sleeps with Si-hyun every night! And Si-hyun touches this body every day!"
"Leah, can you please choose your words better?"
"It's the truth! He's touching this body right now! Weed-head can't do this!"
The light green-haired girl, unfazed, buried Si-hyun's arm between her own breasts.
—Squish.
"Shin-oppa permitted anything. I can do this easy too, gochujang hair."
"No, I only permitted sitting. And my name's Si-hyun. Si-hyun."
"Nope, Shin-oppa."
"Not Shin-oppa! It's Si-hyun!"
"Shin-oppa is Shin-oppa."
"Girls, can you hear me?"
Si-hyun suffered sandwiched between them all the way to the guild.
"Haah, what the hell was that? Feels like my brain went through a washing machine."
Si-hyun stretched his neck and sighed as he got off the shuttle. Body fine, but mentally exhausted.
All because of that weird girl...
He'd worried the coral-eyed girl might stick around, but she gave a quick goodbye and vanished when they arrived.
—
"Shin-oppa... see you again."
The bizarre girl who called him "Shin-oppa." Her short farewell lingered in his mind like an afterimage.
"Oh yeah, I never got her name. Shoulda asked."
As Si-hyun muttered to himself—
—Smack!
—Smack!
Leah, nestled in his arms, started pounding his chest with her fists.
"Ow ow! Why're you hitting me outta nowhere, Leah?"
Leah's eyes narrowed, lips pouted hugely.
"D-Do you like girls like that...?"
"You mean the light green-haired one?"
"Uung... I saw your face grinning every time her arm touched you..."
Her purple eyes shook, voice trailing off. Jealous but refusing to admit it—complicated feelings plain on her face.
Oh shit. She caught me grinning.
He'd tried to hold it in, but manly instincts slipped, and Leah noticed.
I grinned at the weird girl too, but mostly 'cause Leah kept pressing against me... Gotta spin this right.
Si-hyun stroked the sulky girl's head, explaining his grin was because of her.
"I was grinning 'cause your boobs kept rubbing my arm. How could I not smile with a cutie like you so close?"
"R-Really...?"
"Haha, totally! Can't hold back a smile with such a pretty knightess clinging to me."
Leah tilted her head, then squeezed her own chest with her hands.
"Si-hyun likes this body's boobs...?"
"Hmm... Honesty okay?"
"Uung."
"These past two weeks glued to you... I was going insane. Hot girl hugging and rubbing anytime, anywhere—how do you even endure that?"
"S-Squeeze...! D-Didn't know Si-hyun liked this body that much."
Leah squirmed bashfully but grinned happily.
"Hehe, Si-hyun was happy 'cause of me, not that weed-head...!"
—Squeeze!
The jealous pout melted into a bright smile as she rubbed her face against him.
"Our Leah gets jealous too, huh?"
"You took this body's first... so you gotta take responsibility. Can't look at other girls..."
"Yeah yeah. Gotta own up if I took such a pretty girl's first~"
"Uung...! So no interest in other girls!"
"Haha, don't worry. Won't see that girl again. Dawn's Light Guild is huge."
Si-hyun chuckled, took Leah's hand, and headed to the guild research building for her routine checkup.
"This way, please."
A young researcher in a white coat led Si-hyun and Leah.
"Research Wing A-3 handles ghost story containment stability tests and biometric analysis. Special cases like Leah need regular physical and emotional checks."
"Hng... Annoying...! Si-hyun, can't we just ignore her and run...?"
"Saying 'run' loud in front of her already doomed us."
"Huuu...! Hate tests...!"
"Do good, and I'll buy lotsa pudding. Hang in there?"
"Uung... Fine then. I'll try—but keep your promise!"
As Si-hyun soothed the grumbling Leah, the researcher kept explaining diligently.
"Today's test uses the new MDM-2 device instead of old gear. Designers are here adjusting it—Elissa from the UK and another chief researcher."
That made Si-hyun frown.
MDM was Elissa's project—another chief researcher?
Before he could ask—
"Here we are. Inside."
The researcher opened the door. Through the wide glass wall of the observation room, experiment gear and consoles gleamed. In the far corner, away from the others, someone fiddled with equipment, back turned.
Light green hair under the white lights. A small figure in a coat wriggled.
"That hair looks familiar... Where've I seen it?"
As Si-hyun peered closer—
"Hi... Shin-oppa."
A flat, monotone voice with no inflection.
The light green-haired, coral-eyed girl.
"You again...?"
The girl from the morning spat with Leah approached expressionlessly to greet him.
"Huh?! What're you doing here?"
"I'm... chief researcher. Here for work..."
She tapped the name tag on her white coat.
Chief Researcher / Emilia
"Shin-oppa, my name's Emilia. Remember it."
"Ah, uh... Y-Yeah. Got it."
Running into the weird girl from the morning again, Si-hyun clutched his head.
No way this is coincidence? Gotta handle Leah before she growls again—
But Leah smirked smugly at Emilia.
"Weed-head! Si-hyun wasn't grinning 'cause of you! He said he likes this body's soft boobs!"
"Shin-oppa's mouth curved more when his hand touched my chest. Don't lie, gochujang hair."
"Hmph! Doesn't matter—Si-hyun took this body's first! He promised responsibility!"
"Shin-oppa permitted me first... so I have a duty to make him responsible too."
As the two bickered, ignoring everyone—
"Whoa... He went after kids that young-looking?"
"Thought lolicon was just 2D, but we've got one in our guild...!"
"Should we... call the cops...?"
The onlookers branded Si-hyun a total lolicon pervert trash for dual-girling.
Hahaha, I'm screwed... Time to write that resignation for real.