Rule 39, Marin's Precious First Friend, Toilet's Wish (1) ♥Marin♥
Click-clack.
As I walked down the corridor, regret came flooding in like the tide.
If I'd known this was how it'd turn out, I never would've brought up that stupid wish-granting nonsense...
Even as my head throbbed, wandering the hospital hallway alone, I somehow ended up right in front of my destination.
I stopped in front of the door with the nameplate reading [Hansuyeon].
It was the name of the girl who'd grabbed my skirt in the library and tumbled down the stairs.
Haa... Should I just turn back now...?
I stood there agonizing for a good while, but then—last night's conversation with Puppy flashed through my mind.
“You serious about that?”
The sky had turned a deep navy, streaked with pink sunset glow.
“I can make anything money can buy happen for you. But all you want is...?”
I bit my tongue in frustration, words failing me. But after a deep breath, I forced myself to stay calm.
“Apologize to that girl you pushed down the stairs in the library...? That’s it?”
“Yes. That’s the only wish I have for you, miss.”
My mind, which had just started settling, spun into chaos again because of Puppy.
“Do you even realize what you’re giving up? If I wanted, I could free you from this village, give you more money than anyone could earn in a lifetime. So why—?”
“Miss.”
Puppy cut me off, grabbing my breasts firmly.
Just moments ago, that touch had felt comforting. Now, it only brought suffocating frustration.
“I don’t want you to drop out of school, miss.”
“...What!?”
“A genius beauty like you shouldn’t quit school just because of those monkeys’ stares, right?”
“...I can transfer anywhere. School’s no big deal.”
“Maybe. But what’s to say it won’t happen again? Keep running from prying eyes, and eventually, you’ll have nowhere left to go. That’s just inefficient, don’t you think?”
I hung my head without thinking. I couldn’t find a hole in his logic.
No matter how I argued back in my head, he was right.
Avoiding the problem was just a temporary escape. Nothing changes without tackling the root cause first.
I repeated that to myself, even as I desperately wanted to deny it.
Apologizing to those intellectually inferior monkeys would mean abandoning all my pride, bowing my head completely.
“I thought you were smarter than that...”
“No way. I’m just a dumb slave who admires the one and only intellectual, elegant Marin miss more than anyone?”
His self-deprecating tone irritated me for some reason.
I wanted to punish this cheeky bastard with a lifetime of torment and torture right then.
But...
“Hehe.”
That innocent smile he flashed at me bleached my thoughts white.
My heart started pounding, urging me to grant his wish despite my mind’s protests.
My head was a mess because of it.
Instinctively, I turned toward Puppy, wrapping him in a tight hug filled with pent-up rage.
To vent my frustration, I shoved my tongue roughly into his mouth and swirled it around.
Schlurp♡.
Annoying.
Annoying, annoying, annoying!
Even as pleasure shot through me from his naughty hands gripping my ass, and deep comfort bloomed from the hot press of his chest against mine...
Everything was infuriating, yet I couldn’t push this man away anymore.
I pulled back from Puppy’s lips, which accepted all my whining whole-heartedly, and said,
“Haa...♡ No matter how I think about it, this feels unfair. I’m the one losing out here. So... after I grant your wish properly... you have to grant one of mine too. Got it?”
“Of course.”
I hated how he accepted my demand without a second thought, that idiot.
Before leaving the park, I pinned his massive cock deep inside me again and shared a thick, lingering kiss.
“...Don’t regret it. I’m never changing my mind about your stupid wish.”
I desperately wanted to bolt from this spot, but I took a deep breath, steeled myself, and gripped the door handle.
Click.
Against my heavy heart, the door opened easily, releasing the sterile scent of the hospital room mixed with the TV’s chatter.
To end this nightmare quickly, I stepped inside without hesitation, into the room where that foolish monkey waited.
Thud, thud.
As I approached the bed, Hansuyeon—fiddling with her casted leg—looked up.
Her eyes trembled in fear upon seeing me.
“Why so startled? It’s not like you’ve seen a ghost.”
“...W-what are you doing here?”
I crossed my legs on a nearby chair and folded my arms.
“What else? Just... checking on your... condition...”
“...You came to check on me?”
“...Ugh.”
Even though I said it, it felt ridiculously awkward.
Afraid my embarrassment would show, I whipped my head away without thinking.
In the awkward silence of the room, filled only with the TV voices...
I barely held back my boiling frustration, clenched my fists on my knees, and bowed my head deeply.
Then, word-for-word, I recited the nauseating line that insolent Puppy had taught me.
“Sorry...”
“...Huh? Wh-what?”
“Pushing you down the stairs... it was all my fault. But it was an accident, so... forgive me...?”
“Hahaha!”
As if mocking my ridiculous state, laughter from the TV filled the room.
I wanted to crawl into a hole right then, but an unexpected reply froze my thoughts.
“...I’m sorry too.”
“...Huh?”
“Lying here, I thought it over. Grabbing your skirt like that... I was probably rude. I wanted to apologize.”
My face burned hot.
It was a feeling I’d never experienced before—I couldn’t even put it into words.
Flustered, I slowly lifted my head to look at Hansuyeon.
She scratched the back of her head sheepishly, flashing an awkward smile.
“Thanks for apologizing first. You really are as cool as I thought. Truth is, I’ve admired you from afar for a while.”
“...Me?”
“Yeah. You’re so smart, model student, elegant—everything I’m not.”
“...It’s not... that big a deal.”
“Kinda embarrassing to say, but... you were my role model. Still are.”
How the hell was I supposed to respond to this?
So different from the jealous glares and resentment from the other monkeys.
This was goodwill I’d never felt before...
No, wait—Puppy liked me too, so this was the second time?
Anyway, the unfamiliar situation made my head spin.
And so, my muddled brain spat out,
“Y-you’re... pretty cute yourself, y’know...?”
I bit my tongue after saying it. What a lame response from someone as capable as me.
But Hansuyeon’s wide-eyed surprise softened into a gentle smile.
She struggled up from the bed with her injured body and came closer, grabbing both my hands.
“Thanks... Getting praised by the person I like? My pain’s totally gone!”
Her childlike joy made me furrow my brow without meaning to.
A strange warmth filled my hands. It wasn’t unpleasant.
If anything, it tickled deep in my chest.
I turned my head away, unable to meet her eyes.
“One compliment won’t magically heal you. So... get better soon. Focus on treatment...”
“Yeah!!”
“If you need money or anything, I’ll cover it all...”
“Thank you!!!”
“...”
Her excited voice and sparkling eyes made me feel more pathetic with every word.
Finally, I couldn’t take the warmth of our clasped hands and yanked mine away roughly.
I carefully pulled out the slip of paper with my number pre-written on it from my pocket.
“My number. Call if anything comes up.”
“Whoa! Does this count as a confession!?”
“...Don’t be annoying. Just take it. I... like guys...”
Irritated by her nonstop nonsense, I chucked the paper at her chest.
But instead of sulking, she snatched it up with a thrilled grin and shouted,
“Thanks! I’ll definitely call when I’m discharged. We’re... real friends now, right?”
“...Do whatever. Friend or not.”
I fled the room.
The cool corridor air hit my cheeks, but the burning heat wouldn’t fade.
One apology, and I got admiring looks in return.
Confusion.
Elation eroded my reason, churning my brain.
As I walked the hallway in a daze, I stopped dead.
A chilling hypothesis flashed through my mind.
I froze there, replaying Puppy’s words from last night one by one.
“...Wait.”
No way. Was all of this his plan?
It wasn’t just some lecture on doing good deeds.
Maybe he already knew.
When I returned to the village jungle called school, so I wouldn’t be alone and running anymore.
He’d cloaked me in a shield called “friend.”
“...Ha.”
I let out a hollow laugh.
My slave, who I thought had far lower intelligence than me, had done this purely for me.
Established the most perfect, efficient relationship even I couldn’t reach.
This wasn’t just a wish.
He’d grasped my personality, environment, future—everything—and manipulated it all.
A ruthlessly tender, overwhelmingly strategic ploy.
When I first heard it, I thought Puppy was the idiot for passing up vast wealth.
“Turns out the real idiot was me...”
My utter defeat.
Puppy was my precious friend, worthy anywhere, the one superior male I alone acknowledged.
Even as my crotch grew slick and wet, I flashed a triumphant smile and strode forward confidently.
For the first time in ages, motivation surged.
He’d dared give me this bitter defeat.
Now it was my turn for revenge.
“Just you wait. I’m not handing you over nicely to those other bitches.”