64. Something That Seems Illegal But Is Legal
64. Something That Seems Illegal But Is Legal
64. Something That Seems Illegal But Is Legal
A hand reached through the open gap in the door.
Dragged inside, I blinked silently with my mouth covered.
"..."
"Hush... Don't yell. They're still outside."
The kidnapper spoke as if soothing a child.
Her voice, a little ragged, felt familiar.
I kept my own voice low so the woman outside wouldn't hear.
"...Thanks. Lee Seol-ha."
"This much is nothing. I'm the one who should be grateful... Sniff... Hehe..."
Why was she wiping at her mouth while accepting my thanks?
Was being treated like a kidnapper actually a good thing?
I turned my head and checked Lee Seol-ha's eyes. The dangerous glint there told me my guess was right.
'Does this girl seriously never think about the future...?'
Or maybe she isn't capable of it.
In my opinion, Lee Seol-ha's instincts crossed way too many lines.
Pulled along by her hand, I entered her dorm room,
and while I waited for things to quiet down outside, I caught voices in the hall.
-Hey! Student, what's going on here?!
The dormitory supervisor's voice arrived, drawn by the commotion.
The security guard had apparently come running too.
I pressed my ear to the door and eavesdropped.
-Dormitory supervisor! There was a boy in our dorm! I saw him clearly!
-A... a boy...? Could it be...
-Yes...! He's probably one of those first-year students who've gotten small! I'm sure of it!
Because I'd used the Green Stone to run fast, the female student was convinced I was an academy student.
She had sharp instincts.
But she never would have imagined I was hiding in another female student's room.
I kept my ear pressed to the door and continued listening to their exchange.
I needed to find a hole in her statement.
I memorized every detail she gave the dormitory supervisor—
the time, the place, the body size, the distinguishing features.
-Haa... All right, student. It's a little awkward to keep talking here. Let's check the CCTV first.
CCTV was a problem.
If it captured my face and showed me being pulled into Lee Seol-ha's room, there'd be no denying it.
I heard their footsteps heading somewhere else.
The hallway settled into silence, but I still couldn't relax.
With that uneasy feeling, I looked at Lee Seol-ha.
She wore an expression that couldn't quite hold back a smile.
"Pfft... Why are you so scared? There's no CCTV in the hallway. Our little brother can stop worrying."
"...There's no CCTV?"
The "our little brother" part nagged at me, but the important thing was that there were no cameras in the hallway.
How could a dorm hallway have no CCTV?
Lee Seol-ha answered while stroking my head.
"Yeah, none. When I checked, there was only one at the entrance. Something about a group on campus that opposes installing CCTV in the girls' dorm. That's what I heard anyway."
"Ahh..."
So groups like that really do exist no matter where you go.
Still, at a Hero Academy, a group like that would probably have an easier time operating.
The top-ranked first-year, Yu Ha-yeon, is a girl, and the third-year Student Council member is also a girl.
It was the perfect environment for them to piggyback off those reputations.
Curious about the group, I asked Lee Seol-ha.
"But Lee Seol-ha, don't you dislike men? You and that group would probably fit right in."
"...Do you want your big sister to scold you?"
"Sorry. Big sister Seol-ha."
Lee Seol-ha shot me a scary look like she might toss me right back into the hallway, so I apologized immediately.
Lee Seol-ha, who avoids men, had probably been worn down plenty by that group.
"So, how about we have a little chat?"
Lee Seol-ha took my hand and pulled me deeper into the room.
She was still suffering the aftereffects, her instincts and reason fighting each other, and her expression shifted so fast it felt like watching a Jekyll and Hyde musical live.
'Looks like Lee Seol-ha's aftereffects are almost over.'
She was still losing to her instincts, but the usual expressionless Lee Seol-ha was starting to return.
My body, too, didn't have much time left.
I knew today was the final day.
After ushering me to the inner part of her dorm room, Lee Seol-ha asked for my impression.
"It's a little embarrassing, but this is my dorm room. What do you think?"
"...It's nice."
"You really think so?"
No.
I swallowed that word and glanced around Lee Seol-ha's room.
Not a single basic necessity was in sight;
all the furniture—bed, clock, TV—was gone, as if she'd sold off the dorm's belongings.
Just a blanket and a pillow on the floor.
Lee Seol-ha's dorm room had nothing else left.
"Don't get the wrong idea. I'll pay back everything I sold later."
"...I'm not getting the wrong idea. Don't worry."
Maybe because she felt called out, Lee Seol-ha made sure to say she'd pay it back first.
She seemed to trust her own abilities more than anyone,
as if she believed she could just settle it later.
"Han Si-jun."
"What."
"Call me big sister. Come on. Hurry."
Lee Seol-ha kept urging me to call her big sister.
She was looking at me with pleading eyes.
Maybe she knew this relationship would be over soon.
That's what I figured.
"Big sister. Big sister Seol-ha."
"..."
Without a word, Lee Seol-ha hugged me.
Since she was taller, I could hear her heartbeat clearly.
A sound that pounded hard but felt steady.
I realized Lee Seol-ha thought of me as a shelter for her heart.
"Lee Seol-ha."
"Not that..."
"Big sister Seol-ha. I have something I'm curious about."
"What is it...?"
Her voice trembled as she answered.
She looked like she had some idea of what I was about to say.
That alone told me Lee Seol-ha's reason was definitely coming back.
"What are you planning to do when I'm big again?"
"...I don't like grown men. They're disgusting. I like the innocent you as you are now."
From Lee Seol-ha's answer, it sounded like if I grew back, she'd want to return to how things were before.
That naturally tied back to her past.
Maybe she disliked the direction the mood was heading, because she tried to change the subject.
"Don't say that. Let's just think about right now. That's what I'd like... You'll do what your big sister says, right...?"
"W-Wait, where are you putting your hand...?"
Is this really how you change the mood...?
Lee Seol-ha slipped a hand under my shirt and stroked my bare skin.
I was flustered by the sudden move,
but from the look in her eyes, she didn't want to talk about the future,
so she was forcing herself to follow through with actions instead.
I decided to play along and pretend not to notice her pain.
"...But, big sister, isn't this hand a little much?"
"Sniff...! Is that any way to talk to your big sister?!"
Because Lee Seol-ha was giving me a back hug,
her hot breath brushed the top of my head.
'She definitely won't take it too far... right?'
The reason she liked me small was because I was cute.
There was no way she was acting out of lust, so I felt somewhat safe.
"Haaah... so soft..."
Lee Seol-ha let out a coquettish sigh.
She kept running her hands over my body, satisfying her own desires.
Her cold fingers glided across my skin, giving me a ticklish sensation.
In the name of instinct, she indulged in my body as she pleased.
She buried her face against my neck and breathed in my scent.
I'd sweated a little from the chase in the hallway,
but Lee Seol-ha didn't seem to care in the slightest.
'She really is a pervert...'
Lee Seol-ha might be an even bigger pervert than me, who was developing a taste for straying.
Even I tried to keep my actions legal,
but Lee Seol-ha looked like she was doing something that was technically legal yet felt illegal.
Breathing hot and heavy, she asked me—
"Haah... haah... Can't you just stay in the role of my little brother for the rest of your life...?"
"That's a little much, big sister."
"Th-Then... at least stay with me just for today. You can do that, right...?"
Her voice was desperate, leaning hard on the word "last."
If I'm being honest, I was enjoying myself too, so her offer was more than welcome.
Women with Lee Seol-ha's looks were rare at the academy,
and because of the hidden side beneath her innocence, the real Lee Seol-ha was far more attractive than the V. AGE version.
I nodded at her question, then shouted inside my head.
'Ha-na, I'm sorry. I'll buy you chicken tomorrow.'
Ban Ha-na had enjoyed her day today,
but because Yu Ha-yeon showed up, it ended on a bad note.
By now she was definitely sulking in her sleep.
"Lee Seol-ha."
"Big sister."
"Big sister Seol-ha."
I looked directly into the eyes of the girl who was holding me.
Deep blue eyes tinged with indigo.
Lee Seol-ha stared at me wordlessly, her face turning red.
When I saw her reaction, I knew this was the moment.
"Don't you want to?"
"W-Want to what...?"
She was pretending not to know while knowing perfectly well.
Anticipation had her licking her lips.
'If I kiss her now, she'll tell Yu Ha-yeon, though.'
If I met Ha-yeon a day later and announced "I kissed Lee Seol-ha," wouldn't she seriously kill me?
First, let's extend my lifespan.
Pushing that worry aside, I slowly leaned toward Lee Seol-ha's lips.
Lee Seol-ha protested.
"...No. You can't do that."
She'd helped herself to my body first, and now she was telling me I couldn't do the same.
But the meaning of her "no" was different from what I thought.
"Th-This... this should be led by your big sister."
As if she had a big-sister compulsion, Lee Seol-ha leaned in toward me.
When our lips touched, she seemed satisfied, and her whole expression relaxed.
"Smack... slurp... Haa..."
Among everyone I'd kissed, Lee Seol-ha tangled her tongue with mine the most passionately.
Maybe because, from her point of view, this could be her last chance.
She held me gently and charged in aggressively.
"Haaah... I like this... Han Si-jun..."
Lee Seol-ha passionately enjoyed a time she had never been allowed.
Once the aftereffects ended, she would remember some parts,
and could even forget the things she'd done with me.
But that didn't matter.
"Han Si-jun. You're my first kiss. And my last."
"..."
If we kept at it long enough that she had no choice but to remember me.
I passed the third gate to extending my lifespan while tangling my tongue with Lee Seol-ha's.
That act continued for quite a long time.
And during all that time, I failed to notice the change happening to my body.