Chapter 40
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 40
Chapter Title: I Should Have Been Your Girlfriend
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Nakamori Yuuna had been sprawled out on the sofa ever since she got home.
It was all because of the crushing sense of loss from having her beloved Sanghyeok stolen away by her friend.
'Stolen?'
Could you really call it stolen if she never had him in the first place?
She knew it was the right thing to congratulate Hena on dating Sanghyeok and gracefully step back a little...
"Uwaaaang..."
But people's hearts don't always follow reason.
Yuuna was soaking the pillowcase with her tears of loss.
On the day they cleared Golden Orc Fortress,
she remembered the shower room.
...
"Hena, your breasts are seriously amazing...♡"
"Uh, y-yeah... Yuuna's are... really pretty too..."
"Can I touch them?"
Back then, she had no idea Hena would become Sanghyeok's girl.
She had fondled Hena's breasts and marveled at how soft they were.
So soft... Even I, as a girl, want to bury myself in them—what must it be like for a guy?
I can't hold back!
"Incredible..."
"Ahh... Nngh... Don't squeeze so hard."
"Ah, sorry."
Even so, she had naively assumed Kim Sanghyeok wouldn't choose his childhood friend Hena.
It was because Hena was his childhood friend.
No matter how explosively curvy a childhood friend might be, if you're too familiar, she can't shake a guy's heart... or so Yuuna thought.
She had deluded herself into believing that she, as the 'new girl,' was in a better position to win his favor.
Still, Hena was a clear rival.
She needed to probe her intentions.
Waiting until they were alone while washing up, she blurted it out.
"Hena. Do you like Sanghyeok?"
"...Y-Yeah, I like him a ton."
Hena's cheeks flushed red.
She fidgeted with her fingers, not knowing what to do.
"Have you... confessed or anything?"
Shake, shake.
Hena shook her head.
According to her, despite her feelings, she'd never confessed even once.
"Why not?"
"Because just being friends feels overwhelming enough."
"What's overwhelming about being friends?! If you like him, date him! Fortune favors the bold—that's how you snag a hot guy!"
"B-But what if we can't even be friends anymore..."
The fear that even their current relationship might crumble was something Yuuna understood all too well.
She'd been obvious about her feelings, and the vibe was good, but it still fell just short of a proper flirtation.
"That's why I haven't been able to say anything either..."
"I see..."
"This is bad. Half the girls in our class are probably into Sanghyeok already?"
"......Uuu."
"Kim Sanghyeok's gonna end up with a ton of girl friends from now on, don't you think?"
"Stop saying that~ I liked him first..."
The moment she confirmed they felt the same, Yuuna thought maybe she could form an alliance with Hena.
"Still, we're the closest to being girlfriend candidates, right?"
"Girlfriend candidates...?"
"Yeah! You gonna just wait around? He might get swept away by some other girl."
"Hey, Yuuna. If you became his girlfriend... what would be so great about it?"
Yuuna was at a loss for words.
She'd succeeded through her hunter instincts—hunt what she wanted and seize it—but dating a guy was uncharted territory.
She had no idea what came after 'seizing' him.
"You could go on dates together. If he dated you, Hena, maybe you'd watch anime at home every day."
"That's amazing...!"
Twinkle, twinkle. Hena's eyes sparkled.
"And... um... naughty stuff... a lot..."
Naughty stuff.
It was an unknown world to both Hena and Yuuna, though Hena had a vague inkling.
'That thing.'
The breast disciplining she'd endured on the first day.
It lingered as a thrilling, happy memory of 'naughty deeds.'
'...I want more of that. Am I a pervert...?'
"But only one of us can become his girlfriend."
"Yeah... I don't have the confidence."
"At least the two of us could fend off other girls."
"Fend them off...? That sounds scary..."
"You okay with him getting stolen!?"
Shake, shake, shake.
Hena frantically shook her head.
"After fending them off, we... y'know... confess our feelings."
"...You first, Yuuna... I-I can't..."
"......M-Me!?"
Yuuna felt choked.
Talking big about fending off rivals was easy, but confessing first? That took real guts.
"I'll settle for being his slightly naughty childhood friend..."
"You're backing down again. And you're not slightly naughty, okay?"
Squish.
Yuuna kneaded Hena's incredibly naughty breasts.
"N-Nyaat."
"Fine, I'll do it first. Let's build some intimacy for now."
"You're really gonna...? For real?"
"Not right away! Just... when the moment feels right."
"......What's a 'moment'?"
"When it feels like 'now's the time'..."
Her chest ached.
If she said she'd fallen for him since that first dungeon run together, what would he say?
She had no clue—that's why it hurt so much.
"If I fail, I might not recover for a while..."
"Then I'll comfort you..."
"For real? With those big boobs of yours?"
Yuuna giggled at Hena's flustered reaction.
Just sharing a crush on the same guy created this weird sense of solidarity.
If they were the opposite gender, it wouldn't be possible.
When one incredibly valuable guy is targeted by a crowd, romance gets complicated.
No matter how friendly they acted, it was fundamentally a competition.
Yuuna subtly looked down on Hena.
Deep down, she thought, 'I'm better off than a childhood friend.'
It wasn't because she was a bad person—it was her objective (or so she thought) assessment of the competition.
She never imagined he'd be snatched away in just one day.
"We just decided to start dating."
'Huh?'
This wasn't how it was supposed to go.
Seeing Sanghyeok tightly gripping Hena's hand, Yuuna's world shattered.
So gently, so tenderly...
Her emotions twisted, she couldn't even remember what she'd said next.
She had no clue how she'd gotten through class.
'Stolen. Stolen. Stolen.'
Human hearts are sneaky like that.
Once it looked like Hena had gotten him so easily, she started thinking maybe she could've had him if she'd confessed first.
'That sneaky girl...'
She'd even urged her to confess first.
She knew competition didn't work that way, but it still felt unfair.
'Hiii... Did you like those big boobs that much, Sanghyeok?'
Yuuna felt like crying.
'Her butt's bigger than mine too... Her face... mine's prettier.'
But feeling pathetic for only having these twisted thoughts inside...
Maybe sweet Hena was the right one for him after all.
'Aaaah~~~ I should've confessed... It would've been so nice if I were his girlfriend...'
If she'd known it was first come, first served...
'They say these days SNS flings count as dating, and hookups are casual... I never thought Sanghyeok was like that...'
No.
A handsome guy like Kim Sanghyeok wouldn't date just anyone. Hena's on his level, that's why.
She had no confidence against Hena's tastes. All the girls knew how absurd Hena's figure was.
Breasts and hips that full should make her look puffy overall.
But her waist cinched in perfectly.
Her ankles and calves were gorgeous too. Total cheat-code body.
Curves in all the right places while still looking slim—the ultimate glamorous figure men crave.
'What am I even thinking~~~.'
Maybe it's her kind heart too!!
Why do I keep fixating on her boobs?
Maybe blaming those big tits let her stay sane after losing her crush to raw physicality.
Hating the boobs felt better than admitting defeat as a woman.
It tore her heart to shreds otherwise.
'Sanghyeok. Say something~~~...'
A silent cry in her heart that wouldn't reach him.
'If I'd confessed first, would you have accepted me?'
Oblivious to Yuuna's turmoil, Sanghyeok spent every break intertwining fingers with Hena, chatting happily.
'Damn it...'
She wanted to wedge herself between them right now.
Just flip the table over.
She wasn't the only one swept up in those urges.
The 2-F group chat was on fire.
What's up with them......
They're straight-up rubbing it in our faces, ffs
Ughhh Sanghyeok has a girlfriend now
I thought he'd date Yuuna?
'I thought he'd date Yuuna?'
That one line made Yuuna want to curl up and die.
She'd seemed like the obvious choice to anyone watching, but Sanghyeok had drawn a line.
'Can the three of us still hang out like before...?'
She never expected Hena to come on so aggressively...
Was that the 'moment'?
She couldn't deny the chance Sanghyeok had grinned like an idiot, mesmerized by those boobs.
Watching the lovey-dovey couple was torture,
but not seeing them was worse.
Imagining what they might be doing out of sight...
"......No way, right? Sanghyeok..."
On their first day dating, surely not that...
[Yuuna]
What're you up to? Everyone
She regretted sending the group message the instant it went through.
It looked like she was just curious about everyone, but anyone could tell her interest was Sanghyeok.
[Hena]
Watching anime at home
[Kim Sanghyeok]
Finally freed from the Student Council President
"Phew. Thank goodness!"
They're not together right now?
Yuuna felt instantly better just from that.
[Kim Sanghyeok]
If I don't fill this out, it's expulsion lol fml
[Yuuna]
Don't worry! Big sis is here for you. I'll help from right beside you
Our squad hasn't fallen apart yet.
Yuuna refused to give up her spot next to Sanghyeok, girlfriend or not.
Even if he was taken... she'd seize any opening from up close.
"Argh!"
She shouldn't think like that.
Still, these dark urges kept bubbling up.
"I can't stop liking him."
Yeah, she couldn't give up on Sanghyeok.
Now she realized childhood friends were the most dangerous rivals.
'...That sneaky boob monster...'
She'd played the herbivore girl, all huddled up—why the sudden attitude change?
Yuuna recalled Sanghyeok standing tall even before the Devil Merchant.
Did she get greedy because his skills were so good? Hold onto him instead of sharing, Hena?
'I already liked him before that happened!'
Fine. Time to attack.
Steal Sanghyeok back with fatal temptation!
For example...
"Hey, Kim Sanghyeok. You knew I liked you? Hmph."
"Whoa...!! If I'd known, I wouldn't have dated Hena!"
"Kyaaaaah!"
Yuuna couldn't handle her childish fantasy—she hurled the pillow and thrashed around.
A virgin's seduction was only good for that much.
Thinking seriously,
'How do you hit on a guy who already has a girlfriend?! He'll think I'm a slutty airhead!'
From a girl's perspective, that was unforgivable.
You couldn't make a move unless he left an opening.
She desperately wanted to challenge him to an all-out duel and steal him back, but earning his hate in the process?
That'd be completely backward.
She had to slyly worm her way in,
but vixen tricks didn't suit Yuuna at all.
'Maybe think it over while dungeon crawling together...'
His girlfriend would probably tag along anyway.
'Wait.'
Something occurred to her—Yuuna hurriedly opened her calendar.
Today was Friday.
Tomorrow was the weekend. Academy was closed.
And... on weekends...
- Roughly Isekai Pure Love Story?
- Super popular series. Anime of the year! Must-watch if you haven't!
Sanghyeok's dating at Hena's house!!
"Aaaah!! Nooo, Sanghyeeeok!!"
Yuuna flung the innocent bear pillow again.
"Don't fall for that boob monster's trap!"
How far back had she planned this?
That sneaky girl... Hnngh...!!
What happens when couples are alone on the weekend? Sex already...?!!
"No, no. Sanghyeok wouldn't do that with someone he's barely dating!"
What if Hena tempts him with her boobs?
"Ugh....... Uuuu....... Uwaaaang..."
In the end, Yuuna soaked the pillowcase once more.