Chapter 108
Chapter 108
Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 108
Chapter Title: An Unfair World
The table right next to the one with the handsome guy and the beautiful girls.
A group of four male friends had long since stopped their own conversation, their attention completely focused on the other side of the partition.
"Fuck, Gil-hyun was right."
"What did I tell you? Didn't I say all three of those gorgeous girls were his girlfriends?"
"Shit, I never imagined the world could be that unfair."
"Whatever, just hurry up and give me my 50,000 won."
"Wow, Gil-hyun, how the fuck did you know? You're ugly as sin yourself."
"Isn't it because ugly guys spend more time having dark, twisted fantasies about what they'd do if they were handsome? That's probably how he guessed."
The friend named Gil-hyun chuckled as he collected 50,000 won from each of the other three.
"Why are you being so harsh? It's just that the way all three of those girls looked at him... it was the kind of look you only see between people who've slept together."
"It's amazing you can even see that."
"You can't see it because you guys are still dateless virgins. You can tell if a man and a woman have slept together just by the physical distance they keep."
"Look at this bastard, acting all high and mighty just because he's not a virgin anymore. How absurd."
"If you're so bitter, Hee-dong, then go lose your virginity. Get a girlfriend."
"Hey, you son of a bitch."
"Can't do anything, can you? Can't escape your dateless virgin status, can you? You're going to die a virgin, aren't you?"
Even though the bet was settled, the four men's attention remained fixed on the other side of the partition.
"Ji-soo, a kiss."
"Hey, people are watching."
"Come on, hurry. There's a partition, who cares."
As if by magic, the four men froze.
Holding their breath, they focused all their senses on the sounds coming from beyond the partition.
Rustle. Rustle.
They could imagine the tall, glamorous beauty sitting opposite him rising and leaning her upper body forward.
Soon, the wet sounds of lips and tongues tangling, of saliva mixing, followed.
One of the friends asked, breathless.
"Hey, Han Gil-hyun. Is that what kissing is supposed to sound like?"
"Fuck. My girlfriend barely kisses me. Says she doesn't like it."
"Maybe it's not that she doesn't like kissing, but that she can't stand looking at your ugly face? She can close her eyes and tolerate sex, but kissing is a different story."
"Even someone with a weak stomach can have sex with an ugly guy, but there's no way they can kiss one."
The wet sounds grew more intense.
A woman's sensual moan was faintly layered on top.
Just how long was he going to suck on the tall, glamorous beauty's tongue?
Finally, the kiss seemed to end. The wet sounds of lips parting ceased, and conversation resumed.
"Then we'll rupture again."
"...You're not laughing?"
"Hye-na, you said this would definitely be funny?"
"I guess he hasn't seen that movie, oppa..."
It was clear the beautiful girls were trying their best to make the handsome man laugh.
The man himself, however, seemed oblivious to their efforts, his reaction lukewarm at best.
One of the friends muttered, his face flushed.
"Fuck, the world is so damn unfair..."
"Hey, but doesn't listening to those girls giggling next to us make the alcohol taste a little better?"
"It makes the booze taste better, but then I remember they'll never be mine, and it tastes worse again. It's a constant back-and-forth."
Though they couldn't see, the scene at the other table was as clear as day in their minds.
The three beauties couldn't stop laughing, seemingly happy just to look at his face.
They tried all sorts of cute acts and jokes, desperate to make the handsome man laugh.
"Hey, are women normally that forward with guys?"
"I know, right? Shit, I thought women were supposed to be passive and uninterested in men."
The tall, glamorous beauty and the busty, slender one stood up together, seemingly to go to the restroom.
Through a gap in the partition, they caught a glimpse of the two women.
The impossibly long legs of the tall beauty and the overwhelming bust size of the busty, slender one made the men's hearts pound.
"Wow, fuck. How can you date women like that at the same time...?"
"If you're reborn with that face, it's totally possible."
"Still, it's probably just dating at the same time, right? He's not... like, sleeping with all of them together, is he?"
"No way. God has already bestowed an absurd level of unfairness upon him. If it gets any more unfair than this, is that even a country? Is that a functioning society? Is this a nation?"
"Dude, cut the dramatics."
The friend named Gil-hyun warned in a low voice.
The sound of kissing came from beyond the partition again.
It was the sound of the handsome man, who hadn't gone to the restroom, passionately kissing the remaining actress-like beauty.
The two women who went to the restroom returned, and the sound of shifting seats could be heard.
Listening closely, it seemed the tall, glamorous beauty had now moved to sit next to the handsome man.
The conversation, filled with laughter, started again.
Occasionally, their voices would drop so low that the four friends were dying of curiosity, wondering what they were talking about.
The actress-like beauty and the busty, slender one stood up to go to the restroom.
The sound of the handsome man fervently kissing the tall, glamorous beauty sitting next to him followed.
The four friends were lost in a fantasy, each imagining himself in that man's place.
Just then, an unbelievable conversation drifted quietly from beyond the partition.
"The place we have now is way too small for the four of us. Let's move into my place, okay?"
"It is small. But isn't that cozy? We can all sleep huddled together every night."
The expressions on the friends' faces soured in unison.
Was this what they were talking about during those hushed moments they couldn't hear?
The four of them were living together?
They sleep huddled together every night?
Then that means, of course, they have sex...?
"Hye-na agreed to move in too. It's no big deal since I live alone."
"Still, I'm worried your parents might suddenly drop by."
"They never come without calling. They both know I hate that."
"I'm looking for a new place for us to move into, so just hang in there a little longer."
"Why get a new place? It's a waste of money. Just come live at my house."
The conversation paused, and the sound of kissing resumed.
The two women returned from the restroom, and this time, it seemed the busty, slender beauty sat down next to him.
The friends looked at each other.
As expected of friends, they all wore the exact same disgusted expression.
"How can the world be so cruel?"
"What did we ever do wrong?"
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Im Chae-seul had been sending me selfies whenever she was bored today.
Most were focused on her visuals, the kind that wouldn't matter if they were leaked.
But occasionally, she would send a selfie that was a bit more risqué.
As the meal was ending, I spoke up.
"I don't think we have enough pictures."
"Pictures? Why all of a sudden?"
"Don't we take them every time we have sex?"
"What kind of pictures?"
To think they wouldn't understand me right away.
"Not those. I mean we don't have enough casual, everyday selfies."
"We take them often, don't we?"
"We do."
"What do you mean we don't have enough?"
"From now on, all three of you will take selfies when I'm not around and upload them to the group chat. At least three pictures each. This is non-negotiable."
I laid down the law, crossing my arms and looking at each of them in turn.
My gaze conveyed my firm resolve, showing I had no intention of backing down.
All three women looked troubled.
"That's a bit..."
"I feel uncomfortable posting selfies in the group chat."
"Oppa, wouldn't it be better to just send them in our private chats?"
"But we agreed to ban private chats."
"How about we amend the rule to allow sending only photos, without any conversation?"
"I agree. But only selfies of yourself. Things like food or scenery should be posted in the group chat."
"I agree too. And Chang-woo, you can only look at the pictures. No comments whatsoever in the private chats."
"Ah-young's idea is great."
"I agree with her suggestion too."
And so, right then and there, we revised a part of our official rules.
"To avoid unnecessary competition among us, let's just set the minimum at three or more pictures, and please don't mention who you received how many pictures from."
"Alright. I'll add that clause too."
"By the way, shouldn't we create a parenting clause in advance?"
"Already? The way Chang-woo is, it seems like he'll want to just have sex without kids for another ten years."
"Still, I want to have my first child before I'm 28. Aww, I only have four years left."
The mention of 28 made me feel a bit strange.
It was as if she was implying that being older than 28 was too old to have a child.
Han Ji-hyo is 28 right now...
"Ah-young, why 28 specifically?"
"Being a mom in your twenties... doesn't that sound kind of pretty?"
"Hmm, it does have a strange appeal. In that case, should I get you pregnant when you're 27?"
"Unni, you might change your mind later, so don't be too hasty. Lee Chang-woo, I want to give birth when I'm 30, so just keep that in mind."
"I'm fine with getting pregnant whenever you want me to, oppa."
Crash! Suddenly, the sound of someone falling over came from the next table.
Hwang Ah-young, who was sitting next to me, and Jung Hye-na, sitting directly across from me, flinched.
"Did someone just fall?"
"I think so. That startled me. I thought I was going to miscarry."
"None of us are pregnant, so what baby would you be miscarrying?"
I fiddled with Hwang Ah-young's side as I carefully perused the shop.
[Aging Suppression (Female): 450 Coins] [Stops aging for 30 days.] [Prime Days (Female): 1,500,000 Coins] [Returns the female user's body to the youngest, most beautiful moment she desires.] The dilemma that had been troubling me for some time.
If I used Prime Days, their bodies would return to their most desired moment anyway.
In that case, would it be better to save the coins I'd spend on Aging Suppression and prioritize Prime Days?
But then another thought occurred to me.
What if the conclusion I reached was different from what the women themselves wanted?
And there might be differences of opinion among the women as well.
Something like this was best confirmed directly with the people involved.
"Girls. Listen and imagine this. Let's say a devil wants to make a deal involving youth."
"That story again? What's the deal this time?"