Eunsol and Lee Naye - 2

"Aaaaaaah!!!!!!!"

Even first thing in the morning, it was ridiculously loud.

Eunsol's screams filled the entire room.

For the record, those screams had absolutely nothing to do with me. Not because she had been sleeping in my arms, and not because I had groped her chest in my sleep, either.

"No! Soli didn't do that! Soli is super shy around strangers! She would never talk to someone she doesn't know first... Aaaaaaah!!!!!"

"What is it this time?"

"Th-this memory... what is this...? Sunwoo... weird memories keep popping up... Me on your back, yelling at people... yelling...!!"

"Hello~~~ Soli got into university today!!!!"

"Aaaaah!! Stop iiiiiit!!!!!!"

At least the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠film hadn't completely cut out. The memories were coming back, and Eunsol screamed as she bolted out of the room. I followed her out, needing to quench my thirst.

"Hiiing... Naye... what did Soli do last night..?"

"It's fine. You were cute."

"No! None of that was cute!! What am I supposed to do nowwwww!!!"

"Ahem..!!"

Eunsol, who had been thrashing around in Lee Naye's arms, hurriedly hid behind her back at the sound of my cough. Then she peeked out with teary eyes and stared at me.

"That wasn't Soli last night...."

"Yeah, I know."

Sorry, Soli. Your drunken antics aren't the important part right now.

I remembered it perfectly. Exactly what had happened at that dining table.

Lee Naye's lips, her tongue, her breathing, the scent of her skin, and that first-time expression of hers—so desperate and yearning...

"Did you sleep well..?"

"Yeah... you..?"

"Me? I slept great~ Haha.. hahahaha..."

"I see.. you slept well...."

"....Uung? Uung??"

Even with plenty of time, that was the entire morning greeting. I couldn't ask anything.

Why she had kissed me first. Why she hadn't pushed away the kisses that followed or the lips that explored her body. Or whether it had just been a drunken accident.

"Uung..!!!"

"What?"

"Sunwoo's being weird today."

"How?"

"Why aren't you looking at Soli and only looking at Naye?"

"......"

"I-I never did that?!"

"You are right now!! Soli's talking and you're only looking at Naye!!"

Eunsol was right. Sitting on the sofa, pretending otherwise, my eyes had been chasing Lee Naye the whole time.

Even now, when Lee Naye flinched and looked at me, our eyes met for a second and I hurriedly turned my head away.

"....What are you doing?"

Eunsol grabbed my face with both hands, forcing me to look at her, and narrowed her eyes as she stared straight at me.

"Is it because Soli's an idiot?"

"What?"

"Did you start hating Soli because she got drunk and did something stupid yesterday..?"

"No, it's not that."

"If Sunwoo hates it, Soli will never drink again! So look at Soli too... Soli only looks at Sunwoo...."

"Sigh... Fine, is this good enough? If I just keep looking at you..."

"I-I'm going out for a bit!"

"Hey! Where are you going?!"

"Uung!!!!!"

Where was she going first thing in the morning?

She got along well enough with her school friends, but she never went out to meet them separately, and she especially never left Eunsol behind to hang out with someone else.

Was she avoiding me?

"Hehe~ Sunwoo, where are we going right now??"

I had brought Eunsol out of the house with me. It wasn't to go looking for Lee Naye. In a way, it was also about keeping an old promise I had made with Eunsol.

"House hunting."

"A house?? Are we going to find a place for Sunwoo and Soli to live together??"

"Well, something like that."

"Kyaa~!!!"

Eunsol spun around me in excitement and then threw her arms around me.

"Sunwoo, thank you.. for not forgetting the promise you made with Soli and keeping it..."

"You might be a little disappointed, though."

"I won't be! Even if it's a basement, as long as Sunwoo is there, Soli's fine!"

"Haha.. I hate basements. It's not that kind of disappointment, so don't worry. Just hurry up. If we're late, there might not be any rooms left."

"Uung??"

After two transfers and a total of fifty-seven minutes of travel, we arrived at our destination. ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠It was quite a walk from the subway station, so Eunsol's breathing had grown a little rough.

"Haa.. haa.. do we have to go further..?"

"No, we're here. This is the place."

"Wow... so now Sunwoo and Sunwoo are going to live in this house..?"

"If there are rooms."

"Rooms..?"

Eunsol still had no idea. This cozy two-story house was a boarding house.

"It's been a really long time."

At the mere age of eighteen, I had come here with three million won in settlement support money. No deposit, three hundred thousand won a month, breakfast and lodging included, and if the timing worked out, free dinner and late-night snacks too.

If it hadn't been for the warm care I received here, I probably never would have gotten a job. I might have ended up mixed in with the bad kids, living a life of pickpocketing or worse.

Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~

I pressed the doorbell with a swelling sense of anticipation.

"We're here to inquire about the boarding house."

Her voice was still exactly the same.

"Boarding house??"

"Yeah, we're going to board here. With other people."

"With other people.. together..?"

"What? Disappointed?"

"......"

She really was disappointed. She stared at me fiercely with a blank expression full of anger.

"Sunwoo, you lied to Soli."

"When did I?"

"You said we'd live just the two of us!!"

"We said we'd live together. We never said just the two of us, did we?"

"Ugh..!!"

"Ugh??"

"I hate Sunwoo!!! I haaate you!!!"

While Eunsol pounded my chest with her soft little fists, the sound of the front door opening reached us. Then footsteps coming down the few stairs, and the gate swinging open.

It's been a long time, Auntie...?

"Welcome~"

Holy shit..!

In my memories, the landlady had been young and pretty, but she had carried the unmistakable air of an untouchable adult.

But the woman standing in front of me right now... was just a woman.

It was definitely the same face from my memories, yet she didn't look like an adult at all. At my current age of twenty, if I ran into her on the street and asked for her number, it wouldn't even seem strange.

"I hate Sunwoo! I hate Sunwoo!!"

"......"

"Um.. aren't you here to look at the boarding house..?"

"No, we— Mmph!!!"

"Haha.. yes, we are. We're here to inquire about the boarding house."

"Ah.. then would you like to come in??"

"Yes."

"Mmmph!!!"

"Be quiet for a second..! Haha.. it's nothing. Please don't mind her."

"Alright.. this way, then..."

The moment we stepped into the living room, she took off the soft blanket she had wrapped around herself and set it on the sofa.

"Whoa..."

Her backside was so perfect it drew an involuntary gasp. A long knit dress that clung to her body. That narrow waist paired with those full, artistic hips. And those breasts... Eunsol's were bigger, but those had to be at least a D-cup, right?

"Would you like to see the rooms first? Are the two of you looking for a room together as siblings?"

"We're not siblings!!"

"Ah.. then lovers..?"

"Not lovers either.. not yet...."

"Haa.. that's a relief. Our boarding house has just one rule. Men and women absolutely cannot sleep in the same room."

"That's so mean! Soli needs Sunwoo's arm pillow to sleep well.. Mmph!!"

"Absolutely not. We'll follow it without fail."

"I'd appreciate that. I have a daughter, and she's still a young student."

"Yes, I'll keep that in mind. May we see the rooms?"

"This way."

"Mmmph!!!"

"Please just stay quiet for a bit..!"

I dragged the muffled Eunsol along by force as we followed the landlady up to the second floor.

It was exactly as I remembered.

"The rooms aren't very big, but they shouldn't be too inconvenient for one person."

"Perfect for living alone. There's a bed and a desk. Then both my friend and I would like to stay here. Is that possible?"

"Of course~ Shall we draw up the contract, then??"

"Yes."

"Kyaa~!! Ah.. I'm sorry.. I thought I wouldn't fill the rooms this year either.. I got so happy I just... Hehe.."

How old was she?

I didn't ask her age, but she was probably younger than me had been before the regression. Just a slight change in perspective, and a person could look this completely different.

"Then we should introduce ourselves properly, right? Nice to meet you. I'm Yun Jiyeon. Just call me Auntie comfortably~"

"You're far too young and pretty to call Auntie, though?"

"Pardon??"

"I'm Cha Sunwoo. Pleasure to meet you. And this is Eunsol. You should say nice to meet you too, right?"

"Mmmph!!!!"

There was no reason to delay. We signed the contract on the spot and left. ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠We didn't set a move-in date, but we paid the three hundred thousand won monthly rent for each of us right away.

Eunsol still didn't seem happy about it, though.

"This is the school we'll be going to~ It's pretty close to the house, right?"

"......"

Eunsol just kept walking without answering, so I stepped in front of her and blocked her path.

"Still sulking?"

"I don't know. I hate Sunwoo."

"Soli, we're not even married. Living just the two of us would be a little weird."

"It's not because of that!!"

"Then why? Why are you mad?"

"This morning you only looked at Naye... and at that house just now you only looked at the auntie... you won't look at Soli...."

"Haa... I'm looking at you right now, aren't I?"

"That's only because there's no one else to look at! To Sunwoo, Soli isn't... an important person, is she..?"

"......"

"S-Sunwoo.. is Soli making you mad by whining so much..? I-I'm sorry! I won't do it again... so please don't be mad...."

If anyone else had acted like this, I would have gotten irritated and angry. But because it was Eunsol, it was fine.

I knew perfectly well how large a place I occupied in her life.

"I'm not mad."

"Really..?"

"Of course~ Why would I get mad at Soli~"

"Then... hold Soli's hand... like when we were little..."

"Back then it was because I might lose you..."

"......"

Right. What was so hard about it that I was making excuses again? Looking at a face like that.

"Then shall we finish looking around the school?"

"Yeah!! Hehe~"

Eunsol tightly gripped the hand I held out and swung it high like a kid at an amusement park. We toured the school we would be attending and headed back home.

"What time is it and she's still not back..!"

"Uung.. should Soli call Naye?"

"Hurry up. Tell her to get back here right now."

"Okay! Just a sec~~"

It was already ten at night. She was an adult now, so staying out overnight wouldn't matter, but a girl who had never come home late except for academy was still out, and it worried me.

And I had a feeling it was because of me.

"Naye~ Aren't you coming home?"

"Give it here for a second."

"Ah..."

"Hello? Lee Naye!"

The moment I snatched Eunsol's phone, my voice came out loud.

"Where are you?! Do you know what time it is and you're still not home!"

"What?? Why not! Don't tell me yesterday..."

"Uung..?"

"Don't hang up..!"

I took the phone into my room.

"Are you uncomfortable seeing me because of what happened yesterday?"

"Then why won't you come home?"

"You don't even have anywhere else to sleep!"

"Hey.. hey!! Lee Naye!! Did she just hang—?!"

I immediately called back, but I couldn't hear Lee Naye's voice. Someone else had answered instead.

"Ah.. is that so..?"

"I thought she was going to sleep somewhere weird... Yes, I understand. Then please rest well~"

Thankfully, Lee Naye was at the orphanage. Of course she was. Where else would she go? Home or the orphanage.

"Pfft..! She knows how to get embarrassed too. Secretly cute~"

My mood suddenly improved. I flopped onto the bed and replayed last night's events.

"But why did she kiss me first... no, peck me? Did she like me? She's a total tsundere~"

"Sunwoo, can I come in?"

"Ah, the phone.. come in~"

I sat up from where I had been lying on the bed to return Eunsol's phone that was still in my hand.

But... what the hell??

"......"

"What's with those clothes..?"

Just a moment ago she had been wearing cute chick pajamas, but Eunsol's outfit had completely changed. Into a school uniform she had no reason to wear except on graduation day.

Click—

Eunsol closed the door behind her, then lifted her head slightly and glanced at me.

"Can you... see Soli now..?"

"What..?"

"Whenever Soli wore her uniform, Sunwoo always stared..."

"I-I never did that?!"

"You always did..."

I couldn't deny it. The way that uniform grew tighter day by day as her body filled it out had stolen the eyes of every male student, not just mine.

Even so, why the uniform now...

"S-Soli..?"

"I'm going to make you look only at Soli..."

"Huh..?"

I couldn't resist. The hand that slowly approached and pressed against my chest left me with no strength to push back, and I fell onto the bed again.

"And... I'll only show this to Sunwoo..."

"Show what..?"

"Soli..."

"......"

Did she understand what she was saying? No—did she understand what it meant to push me down onto the bed and climb on top of me?

"Water gun..."

"Huh..?"

"Sunwoo's water gun... is poking Soli's butt again..."

"Th-this is..!"

"Soli likes Sunwoo... so.... Soli..."

The two hands pressing on my stomach slid upward to my chest. At the same time her waist leaned forward, and Eunsol's body pressed flush against mine.

Especially those large breasts, crushed flat against me.

Her hands gently pinned my shoulders, locking my body in place. Then a hot, sweet breath tickled the tip of my nose.

"You can do whatever you want with Sunwoo... because Soli is Sunwoo's..."

"......"

Snap!

The sound of my reason snapping, and I covered Eunsol's lips with mine.