10. You Seduced Me First?
‘So, where should we start?’
During break time.
I’d been mulling it over hard, and finally decided to put my plan into action.
‘Yeah. So you’re ignoring me like that, huh?’
I shot up from my seat with a determined look on my face.
Jin-woo, who’d been spacing out next to me, turned at the sound.
“?”
The moment he blinked in confusion,
I seized the chance and swung my hand straight at his back without hesitation.
Smack!
The crisp sound echoed loud enough to make his back ring.
“What the hell!!”
Jin-woo jumped in shock and yelled at me.
“Ha! Why so surprised? It’s senpai skinship! This much intensity is basic!”
I crossed my arms and declared it boldly to him.
“That’s not senpai stuff—that’s just straight-up violence!”
“It’s an affectionate touch, though?”
“Where’s the affection in that violence!”
I snorted at his comeback and tilted my chin up.
“Don’t act like you don’t know the sting of love.”
“That’s got nothing to do with it!!”
Jin-woo’s face flushed red with real annoyance as he shouted.
“Uh……?”
His fiercer-than-expected vibe made me shrink back, shoulders hunching.
The arms I’d crossed lost their tension sneakily.
“Uh, uh……? Y-you that pissed……?”
I asked cautiously, voice dropping low as I gauged his mood.
This wasn’t right? My momentum had felt perfect.
Jin-woo sighed and shook his head.
“Being a senpai doesn’t justify violence, y’know.”
“S-sorry……”
My reaction caught him off guard, and he scratched his head awkwardly.
“...Well, you did mess up. Hmm.”
“Why?”
“Nah. For a senpai, you sure cower a lot.”
“You made me like this!”
I raised my voice, feeling wronged.
“Don’t remember making you cower.”
Jin-woo shot back calmly,
while rubbing his still-stinging back with a grimace.
“Anyway, if you’re gonna use lame violence like that, rethink it.”
“Ugh…… What am I supposed to do then!”
Jin-woo stroked his chin, adding lazily,
“Dunno. Something aggressive but not violent? Like slinging an arm around shoulders or a hug.”
“What...?”
The second I heard that,
I narrowed my eyes at him after a moment’s thought.
“What. Spit it out.”
“You’re the one who wants it, right?”
“……What bullshit is this now?!”
“You’re scheming this ‘cause you wanna get an arm around your shoulders or a hug from this bombshell I’ve become, huh?”
“Who asked you to do it!? Get lost if you’re gonna spout crap!!”
Jin-woo’s face turned beet red as he bellowed,
and I spun away cackling.
“Heh~ Busted and mad about it~”
“I said get lost!!”
Pretending I couldn’t take his yelling, I left my seat,
and sank back into deep thought.
‘Arm around shoulders or a hug, huh……’
Sure, it felt like it came with ulterior motives,
but the strategy of aggressive intimacy seemed pretty solid.
‘So, who should I try this on first?’
I turned my head, scanning the room.
“Oh!”
Right then, Su-jin chatting with other friends caught my eye.
‘Heh heh! Yeah, you it is, Su-jin! You called me a perv earlier and teased me, huh?!’
Spotting my prey, I marched over full of vim and vigor.
Su-jin kept talking to her friend, oblivious to me sneaking up behind.
“Su-jin~!”
I called her name brightly,
and threw my arms around her from behind while she sat.
“Huh?!”
Su-jin’s shoulders twitched at my sudden hug.
Feeling her flustered reaction from behind,
a strong conviction hit me: This is working!
Buoyed with confidence, I squeezed my arms tighter around her.
“……”
Su-jin froze solid, overwhelmed by my move.
‘Yes……!! This is exactly the reaction I wanted!!’
Sensing her immobile in my embrace,
I knew my strategy had landed perfectly.
‘See? I can do it! Momentum is key!!’
With Su-jin totally crushed under my vibe, still hugged tight,
I looked around, savoring the thrilling pride buzzing through me.
“Ah~ Looks like you’re busy. Sorry~”
Mission accomplished, I tossed out a cool line and turned away, satisfied.
I’d shown off my vibe enough—no more goals here.
Once I left, the kid who’d been chatting with Su-jin poked her.
“Whoa, you’re so lucky.”
“Ahh~”
“What? Was it all soft and nice?”
“Insane!”
“Why’d Han-gyul do that outta nowhere?”
“Dunno, maybe she’s into me?”
“Ah~ I wanna get a boob pillow from Han-gyul too!!”
The two sparkled with excitement, making a fuss.
‘....Weird.’
At lunch, I sensed something off in the air.
My plan had been perfect.
Overwhelm with aggressive senpai acting to shake off annoying girls,
and naturally draw in guys with charismatic appeal to gain popularity.
Su-jin’s frozen reaction had convinced me it worked flawlessly.
‘So why……?’
For some reason, the crowd of girls around me felt even bigger than yesterday.
“What’s this…….”
I tried approaching guys for the plan, same shoulder sling,
but the girls’ ironclad blockade left no gaps—like they were desperately blocking me.
‘What the hell?! Is this girls’ jealousy?! Blocking me from guys’ love?’
I bit my lip in bewilderment.
‘Things went seriously sideways.’
I sighed deeply inside.
In a way, jealousy meant their hearts were moving away.
“……”
But physically, it was the total opposite.
Then, the girls encircling me started staring and speaking up one by one.
“Han-gyul, saw you hug Su-jin earlier. Won’t hug us too?”
“Huh? W-why suddenly?”
I stammered back in panic.
Was this some advanced girl code like ‘Hug me to block guys!’?
Girls’ jealousy is scary and complicated, I thought.
“Hey! Line up—why’d you go first?!”
Suddenly, another girl nearby jumped in.
“You didn’t ask first!”
“No, order matters!”
“Nah, it’s who Han-gyul wants to hug……”
In seconds, chatter erupted around me, the mood heating up weirdly.
No, why’re they fighting over me all of a sudden?
I couldn’t grasp the situation.
“What’s going on with you all?!”
My shout dissolved into the air,
and the kids’ glares, with me in the middle, grew fiercer.
‘Eek!!’
Crushed by the murderous vibe, I shrank instinctively.
‘I don’t know! What is this! Scary!!’
Screaming internally,
I bolted from the spot amid the chaos.
“Hmm……”
I trudged down the hall, lost in thought.
‘Bitch degeneration prep was perfect, TS was perfect too……’
I’d thought I nailed girls’ psychology,
but that mess was beyond my common sense.
Being surrounded and sweating bullets was pure agony.
“The path of womanhood is deep and profound……”
I shook my head bitterly, murmuring.
“Oh?!”
As I walked, sorting my thoughts, a startling realization hit.
‘Wait…… Thinking about it, I’m totally used to skinship now?!’
Just yesterday, Su-jin’s hug had me freaking out in excitement.
But hugging her today, or surrounded by girls earlier,
I hadn’t felt a thing.
‘Ooh! So it was just initial TS side effects?’
Maybe I overreacted at first ‘cause the body felt so foreign.
That’s what I figured while walking the hall.
“Huh?”
A familiar voice drew my gaze ahead.
“Whoa?!”
Recognizing her, I froze solid.
‘Why?! Why’s Seol-ah sunbae here?!’
As I stiffened in panic,
Seol-ah sunbae straightened up and smiled brightly.
“Was heading to the library—perfect timing.”
Her glad voice reached me,
but my pupils just shook in this situation.
“Han-gyul, wanna go to the library together?”
It was a normal invite, but why’d it sound like “Wanna grab ramen?”—pure temptation?
No, even if seduction, she sexually harassed me yesterday with that “massage.”
Memories from the library flooded back.
“……”
Crazy?!
Then, recalling yesterday made my body heat up suddenly.
Like when a guy gets hard from dirty thoughts……!
‘Why!! Why now of all times?! No way!!’
I bit my lip hard, desperately denying the body’s response.
‘No way this body remembers that “massage” harassment as good?!’
This was serious.
If the body truly remembered it as “good,”
my yuri fall was just a matter of time.
Even if it was side effects making the body go wild, same problem.
‘Ugh…… Don’t make this so hard for me!!’
My head spun, feelings going weird,
but I couldn’t bolt from this spot.
To “deal with” Seol-ah sunbae, I recalled my ace senpai move from today.
‘Eei! Whatever! First strike wins!’
Hiding my fluster, I strode boldly to her instead.
And without hesitation, hugged her tight, playing it cool.
“Ah, good to see you too, sunbae~”
“Mmph!”
“Ah……!”
Our height difference buried her face right in my chest on impact.
‘This…… same as yesterday!’
Yesterday’s memory flashed, panicking me.
“Mmm!! Mmph!!”
“Eek!!”
Her muffled sounds made my body react sensitively.
‘Damn, not good!’
This makes it look like I initiated on purpose!!!
Pointless self-loathing surged.
‘Ah, but...’
Soon, a hopeful thought struck.
‘Right, yesterday this made sunbae pass out! Do it again today to fend her off!’
I waited, heart pounding inside.
‘If sunbae faints again from this...!!’
“Kyaa!!”
Totally not what I expected happened. Instead of fainting,
Seol-ah sunbae grabbed my chest boldly and burrowed in deeper.
A moment later, she slowly pulled her face from my chest and whispered low.
“You seduced me first?”
“......…”
I felt cold sweat trickle down my spine.