Episode 5

"Hah, uung.... This is weird.... Feels good...♡"

Daeun was trembling, still immersed in the afterglow.

As if to show proof of her excitement, the area between her legs was thoroughly soaked through her pants.

"...Daeun-ah, are you okay?"

Even though I just did what she asked, seeing the situation now made all the reason that had fled come rushing back in an instant.

"Hah, uuung...."

"Daeun-ah?"

"Im okaaay..."

Seeing her slurred speech, it didn't look like she was okay at all no matter how I looked at it.

I had to figure out how to handle this situation, and decide before her reason returned.

If I just leave it like this and Daeun comes to her senses and figures out the situation...

'...I'd rather not imagine it.'

I couldn't predict how Daeun would react.

For now... it's probably best to clean up first.

"Daeun-ah, I'll do some tidying up first...?"

shhhhh-

I opened the window in the room to ventilate, looked at her wardrobe, and then opened its door wide.

'Wow, do girls normally have this many clothes? It seems like several times more than she used to have.'

All sorts of clothes—simple shirts, t-shirts, hoodies, cardigans, etc.—were neatly organized and placed inside.

"Same clothes as what she's wearing now..."

I began searching for the dolphin pants among the various garments.

There's so much here, I don't know how it can be this well organized.

"Ah, found it."

Spotting what looked like the dolphin pants, I immediately reached out and picked them up, but

slurp-

"...Huh?"

Something entirely different popped out.

Same black color, but from the material to how soft it was, it seemed completely different...

Is this... panties!?

"Crap."

Flustered, I immediately shoved it back in and closed the wardrobe door.

It might seem weird to act like this after seeing my childhood friend climax just moments ago, but...

'Having it happen right after a situation like this makes it even more insane.'

...You could say the timing was bad.

I just had to open her wardrobe on my own without her clear consent and find this while searching.

In a way, it also feels like I committed some kind of crime.

"Haa..."

It seems I've failed ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠at finding clothes, so I should do other things.

With that thought, I turned around, but

"...."

I ended up locking eyes with Daeun, whose face was bright red to the point her whole body seemed to be blushing and ripening.

It seems her reason has returned, after all.

"...."

In this awkward and embarrassing situation, the two of us froze solidly into silence as if we'd made a promise.

While only my eyes were darting around, wondering what to do,

"...Can you step out for a bit, Garim-ah? Wait for me in the living room. Please."

Daeun barely managed to make the request in a trembling voice.

To her request, I could only ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠nod my head and had no choice but to go outside the room.

"Huuuuung...!!"

Judging by the pained moan that came as soon as I left, it seems the wait is going to be a bit long.

A quiet living room where warm sunlight was beginning to stream in little by little.

I too, because I got excited from seeing her climax, tried to calm myself down in various ways while waiting.

"Haaa..."

I gulped down cold water, washed my face, listened to music, etc., employing all sorts of wholesome means to finally calm myself down.

It would be easy to just let it out, but the fact that this was Daeun's house bothered me, so I absolutely couldn't do that.

"...Sorry, did you wait long?"

As I was calming down like that, sitting on the living room sofa and dozing off while waiting, Daeun approached.

"Umm.... Ah, did you tidy up a bit?"

"Uung. I'm a little better now."

I wanted to check her expression to see if she was really okay, but because she had her head deeply bowed, I couldn't tell.

Well, it's understandable to be embarrassed.

"Let's go back to the room, Garim-ah."

"Okay."

Following behind Daeun, I returned to her room again.

Unlike the somewhat messy situation from a little while ago, it was now neatly cleaned up.

"...You've tidied everything up."

"Uung."

Another suffocating silence followed, and feeling stifled, I immediately opened my ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠mouth.
We can't stay in this state forever.

"Daeun-ah, about the actions earlier. Was it okay?"

When I mentioned that I had subtly touched her ears and tail, Daeun's face gradually began to blush and ripen.

"...It was good."

"You asked for help with relieving your sexual urges. Is this kind of feeling what you had in mind?"

"...Yeah."

Seeing Daeun answer my question in a small voice, I inwardly thought it was fortunate.
After thinking for a moment, I tried to continue the conversation.

"Daeun-ah, what if we set some kind of boundary? Just in case, I mean. So something we might worry about doesn't happen."
She tilts her head at my suggestion to set some boundaries.

Thinking she didn't understand, I start explaining in a bit more detail.

"I said I'd help you relieve your sexual urges, but we don't know when, how often, or to what extent, right?"

"...That's true."

"So, I thought we could share information about those things. I want to help you in a more definite and clear-cut way."

"...Yeah. Thanks for thinking about it."

Daeun gives a slight smile, seeming to understand what I'm saying.

"Then... let's say the standard is 'until you feel relieved.' That leaves 'when' and 'how often.'"

Hearing my words, Daeun starts to fidget.

As if she has something she wants to say.

"About the 'when' and 'how often'... can I decide those arbitrarily too? There's no clear-cut standard, so..."

"...Well, that's fine. Like I said before, since this is for relieving your sexual urges, it's right for you to decide based on your own judgment."

"...Okay."

The moment she answers, I think I see a faint smile pass over Daeun's expression.

"Now, I think the next things are important..."

"Next things?"

"We'll need a signal, I think. You can't call me over every time saying 'I need to relieve my sexual urges.' What if someone's around?"

"Ah..."

"I was thinking... what if we just act normal, but set an easy-to-understand on/off switch like a signal?"

"For example?"

"...Like saying a specific phrase only we would recognize?"

"Hmm..."

"Anyway, that's what I've been thinking. What about you, Daeun?"

I finish stating my opinion and immediately pass the baton to Daeun.

She sinks into deep thought for a moment, then soon opens her mouth.

"Umm... I agree with that ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠opinion too. It would be convenient if a signal could go back and forth with just one word..."

"Then it's decided. What should we use as the signal?"

Nothing suitable comes to mind, and my pondering just continues.

"Hmm... Garim-ah, what about 'My ears are itchy'?"

Garim-ah points to her own fox ears as she offers the suggestion.

It might seem random to others, but it's a sentence that probably wouldn't seem weird.

"I think it's okay. Since we two would understand it differently."

...Huh.

"Come to think of it, do your parents know we've become this kind of relationship?"

Thinking about it properly, if they're Daeun's parents, they're family who've lived with her for a long time, so they probably know she's a Gumiho.

In that case, there's no particular reason to hide it...

"...If a situation arises where we must reveal it, then we can, but I think it's better not to go out of our way to tell them."

At my words, Daeun suddenly starts sneaking glances at me, looking uneasy.

Seeing her fingers fidgeting restlessly and her stealing glances at me several times...

"...You either haven't told them about the Gumiho or the sexual urges, or you've been doing this on your own without your parents knowing."

Jolt-!

Yep, that seems to be it.

No matter how close we are as childhood friends, we're still of the opposite sex.

But asking another boy to come help relieve their daughter's sexual urges?

'...I've met them many times. I know they absolutely wouldn't be like that.'

They dote on their daughter so much they'd jump at the slightest scratch. There's no way.

"...They don't know you're a Gumiho either?"

"Uh-huh... I've managed to hide it well, so they probably don't know."

"Sigh..."

Then when Daeun's parents return, we'll also have to find another place for sexual urge relief.

If we get caught doing it here, Daeun would be in trouble, but I'd be half-dead.

"Then let's talk about that more next time. I think we'll need to give some thought to the location too."

"Uh-huh."

And so, after exchanging words with Daeun to some extent, I neatly organized the things we discussed and typed them into my phone.

"I'll send this as a message so we don't forget."

"Got it."

Well then, it seems our business is more or less settled...

Checking the time, it's almost lunchtime.

'We definitely came early in the morning, but how did it get this late already?'

Looking at the time, I suddenly feel really hungry.

Maybe it's natural since I didn't really eat breakfast before coming.

"I'll head home for now. Our business is pretty much done, and I'm hungry, so I should go eat lunch."

Saying that, I stand up, turn my back, and am about to leave the room when

"Oh, wait! Garim-ah!"

Daeun suddenly grabs the sleeve of my clothes as I try to leave.

Does she have more to say?

"Huh? Is there more to talk about? I'm really hungry..."

"...Wuu."

"Huh?"

"W-well, want to have ramen before you go?"