The Push-Up Showdown
We rushed toward the auditorium, Yoo Ra and I, arriving just in the nick of time. We had broken into a full sprint to avoid being late.
“Yoo Ra noona. Straighten your back when you walk. Stop looking like you’re dying to take a shit.”
“S-Shut up…! Who names their dog 4 million won? Why the hell would you give me something like this and make me so self-conscious…”
Yoo Ra’s gait had turned cautious, as if the expensive plug buried in her ass was making every step a careful calculation. The same woman who had complained that this was no gift at all was now treating my present like it was made of glass. It was almost funny.
“Still… if I just remove the jewel on the plug and sell it separately…”
“Are you the type of person who sells a gift just because it’s expensive, noona? That would be disappointing.”
“N-No, I’m not saying I would… I’m just asking, that’s all…”
“You’re free to sell it if you want. But I trust you won’t be stupid enough to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.”
Here, the goose that laid the golden eggs was me. It was a warning not to earn my displeasure just for the sake of immediate profit.
‘Yoo Ra, you’ve been chosen.’
The position she currently held as my sex slave was something countless women wanted but could never obtain. I hoped she would realize how rare that seat was. I fucked her regularly, gave her expensive gifts, and as a handsome man I even treated her specially. ‘There’s no reason to refuse.’ If she betrayed my expectations after everything I’d done for her, I would never forgive her. I sincerely hoped Yoo Ra wouldn’t disappoint me in the end.
“Everyone, please gather with your groups and take a seat!”
While I was lost in those thoughts, we finally reached the auditorium. People were just starting to form their groups.
“Phew… We made it.”
The highlight of the MT, the recreation games, was about to begin in earnest.
* * *
The MC’s cheerful voice rang out. “Hello, everyone! Today, the handsome host Kwon Eun-woo will be responsible for keeping your MT atmosphere alive! Everyone, give me a big cheer!”
“Boooo…”
“Who the hell is Kwon Eun-woo? Get off the stage!”
The crowd’s reaction was less than enthusiastic. The MC clicked his tongue.
“Your response is absolute trash. I understand, though. It must be annoying to see someone who’s the complete opposite of Kwon Eun-woo up here acting like a fool. For the record, I’m also from the law department, same as all of you, and I’m a fourth-year. In other words, I’m your senior. I’ll be remembering the juniors who booed me, so make sure we have a nice private meeting later.”
Laughter erupted. The witty MC had successfully lightened the mood. He glanced around the room, paused for a beat, then smirked.
“Anyway, most of you have probably already heard from your group leaders or the student council what the prize is. The chance to drink wine through a soju straw instead of soju is now in my hands. And it’s not just any wine. The student council went all out and prepared two bottles of the highest-grade wine. Interested? I’ll also be scoring your enthusiasm and attitude outside of the games themselves. Annoying, right? Too bad! The scoring authority is still in my hands. Now, one more cheer!”
Without pausing for breath, the MC thrust the microphone toward the students.
“Woooooo!!”
The atmosphere had completely flipped. The promise of high-end wine worked wonders on university students. With the MC’s smooth hosting, game after game followed—charades, the cone game, music quizzes, and more. The student council really had prepared an impressive number of activities.
Among them, any game that required strength or physical effort was dominated by me. Every event I participated in ended in victory, so Group 4 pulled ahead in points faster than the others.
“Next up is a push-up showdown where pride is on the line. One person from each group who’s confident in their push-ups, please come up to the stage.”
At the MC’s call, the biggest and most muscular guys from each group stepped forward.
“Hyung, we’re counting on you again.”
“Win this for us, Oppa.”
“Got it.”
As I naturally walked onto the stage, the guys already waiting there recognized me and their expressions darkened. Even the MC looked slightly displeased.
“Oh dear, no mercy for Group 4, I see. They’ve sent out the Tami-nator again.”
“Tami-nator” was the nickname the MC had given me after I kept winning every strength-based event.
“Group 4 is currently in first place, right? Okay, by the MC’s authority, the Tami-nator will do his push-ups with one arm.”
“Waaaaah!”
“Boooo…!!”
Cheers from the other groups. Only Group 4 erupted in protests.
“What the fuck! That’s not fair!”
Yoo Ra noona shouted angrily, and the female members of our group, swept up in the moment, joined in. Maybe they didn’t like seeing their vice-leader treated unfairly.
“This is skill too!”
“If you don’t like it, join Jang Hansol’s team, you idiots!”
Looking at the girls’ faces, it seemed their competitive spirit had simply taken over. Colorful insults—mostly from Yoo Ra—were hurled at the MC. Even Lee Ye-rin, who had been sitting gracefully like a peacock, furrowed her brows slightly, apparently displeased by the unfair treatment toward her own group.
“Whew… Group 4’s girls are really letting me have it. I’m jealous, Tami-nator. You’re quite popular. How about this? If you win with one arm, I’ll give Group 4 an extra three points! Do you accept?”
The MC held the microphone out to me. It was a very tempting offer. Group 4 was currently leading, but the gap with second place wasn’t that large. Securing those three extra points now would let us safely claim the prize even if we missed first place in a few future games. Plus, as the MVP who led the group to victory, I could probably take one bottle of wine without any complaints.
“I’ll do it.”
“He’s accepted it himself. Ding ding ding. No backing out now. So Group 4 girls, sit down already! Especially the blonde girl! Watch your language. I’m scared I might piss myself.”
Yoo Ra noona, who had been radiating a fierce aura, instantly calmed down and returned to her seat the moment I agreed. The push-up showdown for male pride began. Most of the guys couldn’t even reach fifty push-ups. It made sense—law students weren’t exactly known for being athletic. Unless they worked out separately, the heaviest thing they carried around was probably a law textbook. How good could their stamina be?
Meanwhile, I was still going strong even at fifty push-ups, using only one arm. My form and speed were far cleaner and more textbook than those using both arms.
“Wow, this is getting ridiculous. Are you even human like me? We might need to do a doping test.”
The guys stared at me with jealous eyes, recognizing my overwhelming presence. The girls, regardless of group, watched me with dazed admiration, cheeks flushed.
“Fifty-nine! Only two teams left now. Group 1 and Group 4!”
The guy from Group 1 seemed to work out quite a bit. He was clearly struggling but kept pushing himself to catch up.
“Wow, impressive. As promised, I’ll award Group 4 three extra points!”
“Wooooah!”
Once again, I was the winner. Our group members cheered loudly. Yoo Ra noona screamed the loudest. Yoo Chae-eun, her face flushed, even drew a heart at me with her fingers.
‘Cute.’
A little further away, Lee Ye-rin was also looking at me. Her expression was complicated—envy and regret mixed together. She must have finally realized my worth. In every sense, this game ended in my perfect victory.
* * *
Returning like a triumphant general who had snatched three points in one go, I descended from the stage with my shoulders squared. My group members immediately swarmed around me.
“Hyung, that was so cool!”
“Sol oppa, you’re the best!”
Ha-jun gave me a thumbs-up while Chae-eun grabbed my arm and shook it excitedly.
“Well done. That was impressive.”
Lee Ye-rin’s voice reached me. She had quietly moved closer to offer a compliment. I glanced at her once, then looked away. She wasn’t worth responding to. Her face stiffened slightly, but I didn’t care.
Meanwhile, Yoo Ra noona approached from behind with a playful laugh and jumped onto my back. Then she suddenly yanked my T-shirt up.
“W-Wait, Yoo Ra noona?!”
“Kyaa~!”
The girls let out playful screams.
“So this is the muscle that won first place? Let me touch it.”
Yoo Ra noona wrapped one arm tightly around my neck and freely groped my body. I had worked my arms during the push-ups, yet she focused mostly on my abs. She clearly just wanted to touch me. Winning those three points in one go had put her in such a good mood that she was being extra bold.
“Are you going to let go?! Why are you suddenly lifting my shirt like this?”
“Why, are you embarrassed? Should noona pat your head?”
No matter how much I shook, she refused to get off. Instead, she wrapped her legs around my waist and clung even tighter. I could easily throw her off with force, but the wooden floor made me worry she might get hurt, so I held back.
“Agh, why won’t you get off me? I’m seriously going to report you for sexual harassment.”
“Go ahead. If you can. Eheheh.”
She was being bold. No guy would actually report his sex partner for sexual harassment just to get her off. We were in that kind of relationship, after all. This was basically WWE to me—I could tolerate this level of teasing.
‘But this noona…’
Her bra-less chest had been rubbing against the back of my head for a while now, and my crotch was starting to react. On top of that, she was sneakily stimulating me with the legs wrapped around my waist.
‘So this is the karma for making her go braless?!’
I was just about to forcibly peel her off before I got hard in front of everyone when—
“Y-Yoo Ra sunbae-nim…!”
Ha-neul, usually the picture of a refined lady, raised her voice uncharacteristically. The sudden attention made her shrink back for a moment, but she didn’t back down.
“Even so, I don’t think it’s right to touch Oppa’s body without his permission…”
“It’s fine, it’s fine~ We’re close, so this much is just playing around…”
“Even if you’re close, the person involved is clearly uncomfortable. Please stop, sunbae-nim.”
“……”
“……”
Ha-neul narrowed her eyes and glared while Yoo Ra stared back expressionlessly. The atmosphere between them was ominous.
‘Oh?’
This was getting interesting.
“What’s this, Lee Ha-neul? Are you glaring at me right now? Did I do something wrong enough to deserve that look?”
“…I wasn’t trying to glare.”
“If you look at your senior like that, shouldn’t you apologize instead of making excuses? People might think you’re his girlfriend or something.”
“N-No, that’s not it…”
“Then what is it? I was just playing around with Jang Hansol, so why is someone completely unrelated like you glaring at me?”
“W-Who said I’m unrelated?! I’m also… just like you, sunbae-nim…!”
“Both of you, stop!”
I cut into their conversation. They were getting loud and looked ready to fight without caring about their surroundings, so I quickly intervened. As their master, I needed to firmly take control. Both of them looked upset, but at least they shut their mouths when I spoke.
I never expected the usually docile Ha-neul to stand up to Yoo Ra noona like this. She must have thought the teasing was getting too excessive and didn’t like it.
‘But your opponent is Yoo Ra. What were you thinking, glaring at her like that, Ha-neul?’
Plus, Yoo Ra still didn’t know about my relationship with Ha-neul. To her, it probably just looked like some junior was suddenly challenging her. That must have rubbed her authoritative personality the wrong way.
“What’s going on? Why are those two like that?”
“The atmosphere feels weird…”
“Are they fighting?”
Our group members looked confused by the sudden tension. I was the only one who could handle this situation.
“Yoo Ra noona, get off my back for now.”
“…”
Yoo Ra reluctantly climbed down.
“Ha-neul, you calm down too. She’s your senior.”
“…Yes.”
Ha-neul nodded, but her eyes were still wary as she watched Yoo Ra.
“Everyone, stop paying attention to this. The MC is talking. Keep watching the stage.”
Once I told the group, their gazes finally scattered. But Yoo Ra and Ha-neul were still glaring at each other. Two of my sex slaves were having a silent standoff over me. It escalated faster than I expected.
“Tsk.”
Yoo Ra clicked her tongue softly and looked away.
“……”
Ha-neul bit her lip and turned her head as well. Since we were still in the middle of recreation and people were watching, both of them backed down for now. But the bad blood between them remained. Especially with Yoo Ra’s expression looking so ominous, I’d probably need to smooth things over later.