Cosplay Party (1)
Cosplay Party (1)
"Ugh..."
The girl who collided with me and fell to the ground. She let out a pained groan as she barely managed to lift her upper body.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
The angry stomping of village guards' boots echoed. She hurriedly turned her head to check the guards. Her wide-eyed face clearly showed dismay.
"No, I can't get caught here."
Was she a criminal being chased by the guards?
Anyway, it had nothing to do with me. Just as I was about to turn away indifferently, her face struck me as familiar.
Where have I seen her before...
Like stale coffee left in a cup tickling my nostrils, something thick clouded my mind.
As I slowly scrutinized her face, memories began crystallizing.
No way...
I remembered. A surge of longing, regret, and guilt washed over me. She was Yun Seol-ha. She resembled my first love from my past life.
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During my high school days in my past life when I only loved anime girls, Yun Seol-ha was the first real-life beauty I fell for.
With a Russian mother and Korean father, her skin was exceptionally fair and her nose elegantly straight. Warm personality aside, she even possessed enormous breasts surpassing typical Koreans - she was the real-life version of the anime beauties I adored.
Other girls in class would usually cry or sincerely beg to change seats when paired with me. But Yun Seol-ha was different.
She was the only one who treated the obese otaku me - ignored by everyone - with kindness.
"I wish others knew how funny you can be when you talk."
Contrary to her appearance, she was deeply interested in Japanese subculture. Though I cared about nothing else back then, I was well-versed in Japanese subculture. Whenever I spoke about it, she'd listen with sparkling eyes.
Perhaps due to her exceptionally pretty looks and mixed-race uniqueness, Yun Seol-ha surprisingly had few friends. Though many boys approached to claim her, she always coldly rejected them.
Spending most time alone, she exuded loneliness despite her elegant, superior appearance.
I invited her to join my cosplay circle.
Yun Seol-ha's eyes welled up with tears as she genuinely rejoiced.
"Really...? You're inviting me to your circle?"
Already interested in Japanese subculture, she gladly embraced cosplaying. With looks surpassing any model, she instantly became a celebrity at cosplay festivals.
"Maybe I should stop this... I joined the circle to spend more time with you."
Though many boys had approached Yun Seol-ha before, after she started cosplaying, dozens monthly confessed to her.
She'd complain to me each time about rejecting them, and I'd feel both relief and anxiety hearing it.
Of course, I was in love with her then.
How could I not lose my heart when a supreme beauty hovered around me, a girl-less guy?
The day she won first place at an international cosplay event, I confessed despite knowing she'd rejected hundreds of men.
The result was miraculously "yes."
"Silly, I've been giving you hints all this time."
She said she'd liked my comfortable demeanor from the start. She always regretted others didn't know my kind, funny true self.
"But that's why I like it. You're entirely mine."
Our happiness didn't last. For business reasons, she had to move to Russia with her mother.
"Can you wait five years...? I'll definitely return. Then... I'll..."
Yun Seol-ha trailed off, blushed, and left. We kept in touch through chat for a while. But after war broke out in Russia, our communication ceased.
I never learned what became of her. What's certain is she couldn't have escaped death during the ensuing Third World War.
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"Tch."
A golden quest message snapped me back from old memories.
Objective: Save Yun Seol-ha from the guards.
Reward: Uncommon Capsule.
Time Limit: None.
Failure Penalty: None.
Yun Seol-ha...? But that was my first love's name from my past life. Could this girl coincidentally share the same name?
An astonishing coincidence - but my current female appearance perfectly matches my favorite idol too. This world seems to overlap with my past life more than expected.
A girl who looks like my first love with the same name? I have no choice but to save her.
Approaching the dazed girl, I grabbed her wrist and activated Stealth. Our bodies turned completely invisible. Leading her, I pressed us against a wall.
The arriving guards looked around our former spot in confusion.
"She was definitely here. Where'd she go?"
"Is this some kind of magic?"
The guards began thoroughly searching our alley.
"Hhuup..., hhuup..., hup..."
From nervousness, Yun Seol-ha's breathing grew too loud. We'd be discovered at this rate. I gently rubbed her back to calm her, but her breathing showed no sign of quieting. A searching guard drew nearer.
No choice.
Groping, I cupped the back of her head and chin.
"Hhk...?"
Startled, she made a sound. A guard aimed his revolver our way.
"Who's there?"
No good.
I covered her mouth with mine to prevent further sounds. Her body jerked and trembled. Then she understood this was to silence her and meekly yielded to me.
Sweet. Her lips, her breath.
Though we dated in my past life, holding hands was our furthest intimacy. Kissing this Yun Seol-ha who resembled my first love moved me profoundly. Warmth streamed down my cheeks - tears.
The guard aiming his gun our way cocked his head at the silence, then turned away.
A cold sweat trickled down my back. As I sighed in relief through my nose, X's voice sounded.
[The snail has escaped from the Inventory.]
What nonsense is this?
"Hhueeet..."
Suddenly Yun Seol-ha trembled, emitting a low moan. Thankfully, the guards still hadn't noticed.
Breaking the kiss, she barely managed to whisper.
"S-something strange... on my chest... hhheeeet..."
Don't tell me...
Groping her body, I slipped my hand under her clothes. I felt her pudding-soft augmented breasts. Enormous mounds one hand couldn't fully grasp.
Searching Yun Seol-ha's chest, I found the snail. The bastard clung to her left nipple, suction cup undulating.
"Hhheee..., hhheee..."
As the snail's suction stimulated her nipple, her breathing grew louder.
How dare this insect play with my first love's breasts?
As I prepared to crush the damn snail's shell, X's voice intervened.
[This is a creature capable of high-grade evolution. Destruction is not recommended.]
High-grade evolution...?
I hesitated briefly. The only reason I kept this snail alive was to take revenge on the witch who violated me. Even now it's this filthy, but evolving to higher grade could inflict greater pain on her.
Besides, I didn't need to kill it - just remove it.
Having decided, I pulled with just enough force to avoid breaking its shell.
The snail wouldn't detach easily. It clung tightly to her nipple with its suction cup.
Yun Seol-ha moaned from the pleasure of her nipple being pulled.
"Hhheeeet- Hup...!"
I barely covered her mouth with mine before her voice grew louder. Her sweet, panting breath filled my mouth.
Damn snail bastard.
Carefully twisting the snail to minimize stimulation, I finally peeled it off her.
Our kiss continued until the guards completely left and the quest completion message appeared.
[Congratulations! Quest succeeded. Obtained Uncommon Capsule as reward.]
Holding her shoulders, I slowly broke the kiss and deactivated Stealth. Her flushed face met mine, brown eyes gazing intently.
"Haa, haa..., haa, haa..."
"You're safe now."
After catching her breath briefly, Yun Seol-ha asked me.
"Why did you save me?"
I didn't know how to answer. Should I say because of the quest? Or because she resembled my first love?
"Just don't worry about why I saved you."
As I coolly turned to leave the girl resembling my first love, Yun Seol-ha's urgent voice stopped me.
"Could you help me just a little more?"
Huh?
I turned back. Was this world's Yun Seol-ha the type to demand more after being saved?
As I prepared to scold her audacity, my eyes caught her disheveled shirt front from when I extracted the snail.
Bent slightly while making her request, her nipples were slightly visible. Her augmented breasts glistened obscenely with the snail's mucus. And somehow, a sweet feminine scent seemed to emanate from her lower body.
"Please. Just hide me for one night."