Chapter 43
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 43
Chapter Title: National Exchange Meeting (3)
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‘Is this really okay...?’
I'd said I'd try not to mind, but that was just talk.
I thought of the two of them over there and made a complicated expression.
‘At least the room's big, so that's a relief...’
This hotel room was so expensive that the space itself was huge, making it not that burdensome to share.
I could just stay far apart from them like usual.
If I thought of it as separate rooms, it wouldn't be that bad.
But why was this happening?
Maybe because it was a fact that we'd ended up sharing the same room.
I wanted not to care, but I couldn't help it.
Despite my words, the two of them were driving me crazy with worry.
‘Have I ever been this close to women in my life?’
Definitely not once.
Of course not.
Back when I was in college, I was too busy earning money, and after coming to this world, I'd been frantically hiding my identity while scraping together cash.
Plus, these two weren't ordinary women—they were stunning beauties by anyone's standards—so I couldn't help but feel tense.
“Haa...”
After finishing my shower and coming out, I half-lay on the sofa, covering my forehead with my hand.
“...They're taking a while.”
I'd heard women took a long time in the shower.
I was probably the one who finished too fast.
Well... if they were taking longer to bond, I didn't mind.
As I lay on the sofa scrolling my phone, the door opened, and the two of them walked out.
They'd just showered, so they had this fresh, radiant glow.
“Ah... you guys are out?”
“Y-yeah.”
“...Did we keep you waiting long?”
“Nah. Not really. And... waiting's the wrong word anyway. You should shower as long as you want.”
Right now, there was a more important issue.
“Now we gotta figure out sleeping arrangements...”
“Yeah... I checked earlier, and there are two rooms.”
“...So it'd be best if I slept alone and you two shared, but...”
That might work, but they weren't that close—would sharing a room and bed be awkward...?
“Hmm... I'll just sleep here. You two pick your spots.”
“Huh? What're you talking about?”
“Wha— You don't have to do that...”
They both looked shocked as they asked.
Huh?
I didn't think I said anything weird?
“I can sleep anywhere, so wouldn't it be better for you two to get the comfy spots? You know each other, but it's not like you've known each other forever... I was just yielding.”
“No... no need to yield. Worst case, we can all share...”
“Right. We're fine with it.”
“No... I mean...”
Did I overdo it...?
I turned my head away with a complicated, embarrassed look.
“Am I... being too nosy...?”
“Ah...?”
“Huh?”
“No, but... you two are both so pretty... and... I know it's weird to say, but I've never lived this close to a woman in my whole life, so I have no idea what to do...”
I hoped they'd understand my inner turmoil a bit...
It wasn't that I disliked them at all—quite the opposite. I liked them as friends.
But now, sharing a room made the burden and embarrassment outweigh that, so acting normal was tough.
Again, I didn't dislike it.
With such pretty women, of course I'd welcome it as a guy.
It was just that we weren't dating, yet stuck in the same hotel room, so I was falling apart a little.
Even if they said sharing was fine, if they were just holding back for my sake, better to separate from the start to avoid burdening each other...
Hmm...
“So, uh... I can sleep here, okay...?”
What?
Both of them were frowning uncomfortably at me.
What was this all of a sudden...?
“This won't do.”
“Yeah. I agree.”
Huh...?
“Oppa, come here quick...!”
“Wh-what?”
“Come on over.”
Suddenly they grabbed me and tossed me into the bedroom with the bed.
Thrown onto the bed, I looked up at them in a daze.
“Oppa needs some experience living with girls.”
“Yeah. You're way too shy.”
Yes...?
“The bed's big enough anyway, so let's all sleep here? No complaints, right?”
“I'm good with that.”
No, what was this?
Why decide without even asking me...?
“I-I'm really fine with...”
“We can't just sit by.”
“...Right. America's supposed to be open-minded, so better to prepare you in advance.”
Yes?
What did open-mindedness have to do with this?
“No, really, I'm okay... if we separate...”
“Absolutely not. You're not leaving this room.”
Click.
I heard the door lock from over there.
They must've used superpowers to seal it.
“You even locked the door...?”
Why go that far...
“Then I'll sleep here.”
“I'll sleep here too.”
They each took spots on either side of me and lay down.
‘Ah...’
Thank goodness the bed was huge—we weren't pressed right up against each other—but just having someone right next to me made my head spin.
‘Is this really fine...?’
They both said it was okay... no, they even came and lay down beside me themselves, so it should be fine...?
I shuddered at the presence on both sides but couldn't take it anymore and shut my eyes.
“Already asleep? Early bird...”
“Probably just tired from the long flight...”
Truth be told, thanks to the cheat, I wasn't tired at all, but sleeping was the only way out of this situation.
At least they wouldn't complain about actual sleep.
I closed my eyes.
Separate from not feeling fatigue, I could fall asleep easily, which was a relief.
“...He's really asleep.”
Seo-yul murmured as she watched him lying there pretending to sleep.
She'd wondered if he could actually sleep in a situation like this, but contrary to her expectations, he was out like a light.
Looking at Do-yoon breathing steadily with his eyes closed, she inwardly pouted in disappointment.
‘I wanted to talk more...’
Back when they first met, she'd been really wary.
If he just wanted to be a hero, why not register and do it properly instead of operating as an unlicensed vigilante?
There had to be some shady reason, right?
That suspicion was inevitable.
But unlike her doubts, he'd earnestly wanted to be a hero, only forced into unlicensed work when reality clashed with his resolve.
There were tons of A-Rank heroes like her who wanted to get close to him.
But they all approached with their own ulterior motives.
Do-yoon was different.
Even when they met by chance at the cafe, he'd treated her normally.
When she nearly died, he'd rushed in first to save her.
He'd listened to her worries.
Falling for someone this kind was probably inevitable.
Seo-yul poked Do-yoon's cheek with her finger.
“...Not recommended.”
“Ah...”
Oh right—Yu-ah was right there.
Seo-yul glanced over and pulled her finger back.
“Yu-ah...”
Seo-yul looked at Yu-ah with a complicated expression.
Yu-ah met her gaze with an equally unhappy look.
“...You're not giving up, are you?”
“No.”
“......”
Just moments ago in the bath, they'd instinctively sensed it.
That they were rivals.
“It's all up to Oppa in the end.”
“I know.”
“How did it end up like this...”
“......”
She had no idea when or how she'd gotten a rival like this—until recently, he'd been solo, or so it seemed.
Granted, with his power and personality, he wasn't the type to stay alone forever, but it still bothered her.
As she stewed inwardly, Yu-ah glanced at Do-yoon.
‘I still don't get it...’
Honestly... she was still unsure if she truly liked him.
But until she sorted out her feelings, she couldn't let him go to someone else.
At least for now, she told herself she didn't fully like him yet.
Only she knew if that was true.