Chapter 58
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 58
Chapter Title: Yuuna and Delusional Hyuk
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Yuuna had actually done nothing all weekend.
She was in a state where she could say she'd lost the driving force of her life all because of Sanghyeok's read-and-ghosting.
'It should have been me getting all lovey-dovey and cuddly with handsome Sanghyeok...'
All she did was sob while staring at the photo of Sanghyeok she'd posted on Dunsta.
'Toughen up, Yuuna!'
This is war. There are no rules.
Just like Hena, I can steal Sanghyeok away too!
Our vibe was great, wasn't it?
If I set my mind to it, I can do it.
I can make that K-cup girlfriend not even cross his mind, blow his soul away with some foxy tricks!
"Google search...!"
Male friend... seducing him... boobs... search...
Yuuna summoned Sanghyeok into her imagination.
The so-called Delusional Hyuk.
Yuuna's Delusional Hyuk was a sweet existence with Sanghyeok's handsome face, saying only the words she wanted to hear.
The imaginary Delusional Hyuk, built over the weekend, had grown into a monster from Yuuna's frequent summons.
"Yuuna... damn it...!!"
Thud!
Delusional Hyuk forcefully pins Yuuna against the wall.
Deadly gaze unleashed!
"How am I supposed to hold back like this? I'm gonna devour you?"
"Kyaaah!!"
"Yuuna! Why are you making a fuss on Sunday morning?"
"Calling a grown girl a fuss? Mom!!"
This is it! The perfect plan popped into her head!
Operation Seduce Sanghyeok.
Let's go! Yuuna!
The moment she got to school, she'd seduce him like crazy and devour him!
But Yuuna's cheeky courage on that Monday morning...
Shattered to pieces the instant she saw the real Sanghyeok.
'He's... so handsome...'
The Delusional Hyuk, nurtured by Yuuna's attention all weekend, vanished like dust the moment she saw the real Kim Sanghyeok.
Image simulation? Pointless.
Just looking at handsome Sanghyeok made her happy, left her breathless.
Yuuna's passionate crush had already reached an uncontrollable stage.
Ever since she found out Hena had snatched him away, making him unattainable...
The emotions tangled with intense regret exploded upward like a geyser.
But she suppressed them tightly, not letting them show on the surface.
Seducing a guy who's already got a girlfriend?
That's only possible in delusions. In reality, impossible.
The more you like someone, the less you can pull that off.
Yuuna had no experience hitting on a guy with a girlfriend...
She was just soothing her pain by imagining a hopeful future where she dated Sanghyeok.
In truth, it was all bravado.
Yuuna knew it too.
Steal him away? Acting all high and mighty like that suddenly felt embarrassing, her cheeks flushing.
In front of the "real" Kim Sanghyeok, Yuuna was...
Just Friend A, who craved his love but couldn't show it.
If she went around declaring she'd steal him and ended up hated by Sanghyeok?
Just imagining it made her want to vanish from the world.
In the end, Yuuna's brain arrived at the most realistic and beautiful conclusion.
Maintain the status quo.
"You didn't come with Hena? I thought you would."
"She fainted..."
"...Fainted?"
Yuuna realized the truth behind the read-and-ghosting.
"She fainted that bad...?"
Ha... haha...
They were so lovey-dovey she fainted...
Fainted...
Sanghyeok hugged Hena so hard she fainted...
It's over. Yeah.
"Oh. I see, yeah..."
There was no room for her between Hena and Sanghyeok.
She barely held back the urge to burst into tears.
"Sorry for ghosting you. As an apology, let me buy you food."
"Hey. You trying to upset your girlfriend? No one-on-one meals."
Realizing she was the real third wheel, not Hena,
She couldn't stop playing the "good female friend."
Even though that wasn't her true feelings.
She wanted Sanghyeok's love...
But worming into a happy couple? No way that'd be okay.
"Then let's duo dungeon today. I'll make you tons of money."
"Can't do guy-girl alone. Who knows what might happen inside."
I'm such an idiot.
She put on a mask because she didn't even want to lose her spot as Sanghyeok's nice female friend.
She couldn't reveal her true feelings.
Sanghyeok was already buried in Hena's big, bountiful breasts, happy as can be.
'Ugh... waaah.'
"You said you'd help till I hit 10,000 points."
"Huh? Did I?"
"How am I supposed to hit 10,000 without you? You said it too."
Yeah. Stay by Sanghyeok's side... as a friend...
I'll be satisfied with that much... Yeah... Kill these feelings, turn into a corpse...
Squeeze.
At that moment, her hand was grabbed.
Yuuna's small hand was swallowed into Sanghyeok's large, manly hand, where thick veins bulged on the back.
"W-What... are you..."
At Kim Sanghyeok's awkward flirting—seduction for dating—Yuuna's brain ignited.
Marry me. Marry me. Marry me. Marry me.
The moment their eyes met, love welled up, making her happier than if she'd shot up drugs.
"I-I'll go to the dungeon with you... J-Just... don't ever do this again..."
"Holding hands is fine, right?"
"N-Nooo... you idiot...!"
She ran away.
Yuuna couldn't understand why Kim Sanghyeok was acting like that.
Not satisfied with just Hena?
After making her faint from all the lovey-dovey... Am I the side chick?
That stung.
But...
'Sanghyeok held my hand...♡'
Her cheek muscles twitched involuntarily.
If he just hugged her tight and said "Be my girlfriend!" she'd accept in a heartbeat.
'...Snap out of it.'
No matter why he's doing it, don't fall for it.
If I were his girlfriend?
Put myself in her shoes—would I just watch him do that to Hena?
Whatever his game, she had to shut it down. It hurt, but she had to.
'Think... as coldly as possible.'
Why would a guy with a girlfriend suddenly act like that?
What if the reason was...
Hena pitying her and telling him to pay some attention?
Like a winner tossing scraps to the loser.
That burned!
'I don't think so, but...'
Whew. Okay. Class went in one ear and out the other,
But sorting her thoughts cooled her heart.
Yuuna didn't know yet. The ripple she thought gone forever would return as a crashing wave.
"I still like you, Yuuna. That's why..."
"You're crazy. Where's this coming from?"
Stop. Don't do this.
Don't you know how hard I'm pushing you away?!
Make Hena happy.
Leave me behind!
"...You already chose Hena."
That's it.
Steal him back? Whatever. Good job, Yuuna.
Mom and Dad would be proud.
I acted without a shred of shame.
I pushed away someone I like this much... so cruelly.
'...Guess I can't even be friends now.'
She even lashed out violently out of nowhere.
Kim Sanghyeok must get the message by now.
'But why isn't he going to the dungeon? Why's he just standing there alone.'
He could solo. He's pretty good alone...
'No way he's waiting for me?'
Nah.
Yuuna watched Kim Sanghyeok from afar for 10 minutes, 20 minutes.
Sanghyeok looked like he was waiting for someone...
Standing blankly in the corner alone.
'Why...'
Why are you doing that...
Why give me hope.
I'm going crazy...
'Sniff...'
She never imagined enjoying the flirty tension would burn like this.
If she'd known Hena jumping ahead would bring this pain, she'd have clung to him begging him to pick her.
'Don't go, Yuuna. Don't fall for it.'
You pushed him away. Ignore him now.
Kim Sanghyeok is waiting for Hena, not me.
If she went over and Hena showed up, them holding hands and leaving? How pathetic would that be.
'Maybe if that happens.'
She might be able to give up.
"What're you doing alone?"
But Sanghyeok, like he'd been possessed today,
Showered her with the love and attention she'd desperately craved, for free.
"I was waiting for you."
'Ah.'
Sanghyeok smiled.
Yuuna pressed her thighs together, swept by the feeling of ovulation.
'Not again. Falling again...♡'
In the end, like a pet wagging its tail and trotting to its owner.
Yuuna slipped right up to Sanghyeok's side...
Less than an hour after kicking him away, shamelessly entering a place where she could feel his scent and body heat.
'I don't care anymore... Hehe. I like Sanghyeok...'
That Yuuna ended up tending to Sanghyeok like a dungeon wife,
Was perfectly natural.
'It's your fault for being so nice.'
Because Sanghyeok was so good to her.
Because he opened his heart.
She ended up endlessly acting spoiled toward him.
'I'm totally like a dungeon wife...'
A new term from the "Onahole Academy" world, another version of office wife.
It means an opposite-sex partner you get intimately close with in the dungeon like a wife, but...
Sometimes it literally turns into a real wife...♡♡
'Agh!! This is adultery, Yuuna!'
Because Sanghyeok kept giving her openings, Yuuna's brain was crumbling at the boundary between delusion and reality.
That day in the locker room...
"You ended up picking Hena..."
Sanghyeok's expression hardened.
Yuuna realized she'd made a huge mistake then.
'What am I doing?'
As a mere interloper from the couple's perspective, scolding Sanghyeok?
Not something sane to say.
"Ah, that was out of line. Sorry. I have no right to say that."
"If we date, you can be as jealous as you want."
"W-What."
That's when Yuuna realized it.
The true nature of the shameless game Kim Sanghyeok was proposing.
If some thug said it, she'd slap him and cut him off forever.
"Date me too, Yuuna."
"You're not joking? What about other people's eyes...?"
"Don't worry about that. As long as we're happy, right?"
Why was that?
Sanghyeok's flirting was awkward.
His demands were the lowest of the low, but underneath was pure innocence itself.
Yuuna was strongly drawn to that side of him.
She wanted to be his hundredth girlfriend with a smile.
Her insides burned hot.
Definitely sleazy demands...
Be your second girlfriend? Ridiculous flirting.
'...I like how it feels like he's forcing himself to do something he doesn't usually...♡'
Like someone forced into a harem.
'I know I shouldn't, but wanna try?' Hesitantly approaching.
That awkwardness was lovable.
'At times like this, don't date. You're an idiot.'
A silent hug would be enough...
Her breath grew short.
'Ah, he's so handsome...♡'
Should she accept? No.
Didn't want to look cheap to Sanghyeok.
But if this kept up... she'd become Sanghyeok's... harem girlfriend...
Hesitating on the bid in this situation to raise her value might be a virgin girl's instinct.
Or maybe addicted to him chasing her desperately.
A little more, gripping this sweet knife handle, shaking it,
Wanting to say 'Catch me if you can.' Pure female heart.
Of course, not just enjoying it.
Yuuna was scared deep down.
All this was her first time. If she agreed to be harem girlfriend, what would Kim Sanghyeok do to her?
What would he do to her body...
Make her kneel like a dog and worship him as master...?
Men are all perverts, they say... Is Sanghyeok too?
All first experiences, couldn't decide easily.
"S-So... Ah, the rankings are up. Let's check."
That was the decisive reason she pushed away the courage-squeezing Sanghyeok.
After refusing, she felt relieved.
A fellow opposite-sex friend she'd dungeoned with a bit,
Proposing second girlfriend? Accepting that would be weird. Insane.
'Haven't known Sanghyeok that long...'
In the end, she settled for the "maybe girlfriend someday" status, content with playing dungeon wife.
No gains, but no losses either.
Then Sanghyeok pushed once more.
"You bitch!!"
The moment Dihirit raised his hand, Yuuna tensed up. 'I can legally beat this guy's ass.'
Teaching Dihirit a lesson was nothing for Yuuna with overall B-rank stats.
But.
Something unimaginable happened!
"...What are you doing?"