Confessions and Complications
"..."
Left utterly speechless, I could only stare blankly. The Student Council President took a deep breath before speaking again.
"If you choose me, even Juran won't be able to lay a finger on you."
She wasn't wrong. In fact, for a brief moment, I had wondered if it might be better to start dating someone else before getting any more entangled with Juran. But Juran was a girl they called a mad dog—not just a lioness, but the Lion Queen. With her wild hair and fierce presence, she felt far more like a male lion than a female one. If I started dating another girl, there was no telling what kind of violence she might unleash on them. That was exactly why I had dismissed the idea immediately without even bringing it up to Sua or Taehyun.
But if it were the Student Council President, Min Seohye... even Juran wouldn't dare bare her fangs so easily. Still, that didn't mean I could just accept Seohye's feelings. Juran's breasts flickered in my mind. It wasn't because they were Juran's. It was simply because they were large. If I accepted this confession now, I would have to say goodbye to the warm, pillowy embrace of a well-endowed woman.
Yet, even if I rejected her here, there was no guarantee I could date a busty girl anyway. While there were signs that my wish was coming true, nothing was certain. What if I rejected Seohye's confession now, only to find out the wish was nothing but a delusion? What if, in reality, no one actually liked me as a man? I would be throwing away the opportunity of a lifetime. Aside from her modest chest, Seohye was a perfect woman in every other way.
"Give me... some time to think..." My choice was to buy time.
"O-of course, right? I was far too hasty... It's just... this is the first time I've ever felt such uncontrollable emotions... If I made you uncomfortable..."
"No, not at all. I'm honored, President. It's just that you're far too good for someone like me..."
"Too good for you? Absolutely not. There is no other man in the world like you, Haun." Sure, it's hard to find a guy this unmanly.
"I'm sorry I can't give you an answer right away."
"No, it's fine. I'll... wait for your answer..." I needed to hurry up and verify the status of my wish. "Well, see you later." The atmosphere was too heavy to linger, so I quickly left the Student Council Room and headed back to my classroom.
"Hey, hey! Haun's back! Haun!" The classroom erupted into chaos the moment I stepped inside.
"Shorty! What's the deal? Are you dating Kwon Juran?" "No way, right? You're not the type to hang out with a freak like her." The girls bombarded me. "Hey, but honestly, Juran is top-tier." "How did you pull her? If you guys aren't dating, introduce me." The boys chimed in. Everyone, having held back out of fear of the Lion Queen's intimidating presence, was now unleashing a torrent of questions.
First, I needed to quiet them down. "Wait... guys... just hold on..." Damn it. I was so flustered that I couldn't even speak properly.
"Guys, if you keep crowding him like this, Haun can't say anything. Let's calm down first if you want to hear the whole story." It was Sua, who was already in the classroom. The class agreed with her, and the clamor gradually died down. Instead, dozens of eyes locked onto me, demanding an explanation.
"Uh... well... about Juran..." I couldn't finish my sentence.
"Whoa, shorty! Is it true you seduced the Student Council President?!" A classmate who had just walked into the room shouted, carrying a fresh piece of juicy gossip.
"No way?!" "What?!" "What the?! Is this guy a total player?" "Scumbag! I'm so disappointed!" "Two of the school's top beauties?! Die! Just die, you bastard!" In an instant, the classroom turned into absolute pandemonium.
Ah... is this the price of my wishes? And my first wish hasn't even been granted yet. Wait, my third wish was for an awesome superpower! Maybe teleportation is possible? Teleportation... warp... portal... I couldn't even try. My mind was in too much of a frenzy. Sua, help me... I stared at Sua as if trying to send a telepathic message. It must have worked, because she definitely read my mind. She slowly shook her head, making it crystal clear that helping me now would be utterly pointless.
"Why is it so noisy in here?!" The situation finally settled down only after our homeroom teacher walked in. Even during morning roll call, I could feel lingering glances. About two or three of them. They were all girls considered quite pretty in our class. Unlike how they usually looked at me, their eyes were filled with a strange, longing sorrow. I recalled what Sua had said yesterday. —It's more like... how should I put it... some of them feel like they've been cuckolded.
If the wish was truly taking effect, then those girls sending me such desperate looks had to be virgins. They were seeing me as a man for the first time. I didn't expect it to be an area-of-effect spell... This wasn't what I wanted. Things had gotten incredibly annoying. But there was no use regretting it now. I made a mental note of the girls glancing at me as potential girlfriend candidates. Once I sorted things out with Juran, I would choose one of them based on personality and body type, and then apologize to the Student Council President. That should wrap things up nicely.
But once roll call ends and the teacher leaves... The chaos from earlier would surely resume. Since Juran wasn't a virgin, there was no way she liked me as a man. However, it was possible that a girl like her, who had slept around with multiple guys, was just looking for a new toy. Whatever Juran's deal is, I don't care. I'll just explain that the President and I simply had some business to discuss this morning. I formulated a decent plan to explain myself.
The plan was never executed. Just as the teacher left and the murmuring classmates were about to pounce on me, the back door slammed open. "Hey, you girly little bastard! Get over here!" Hong Gyuhwan called out to me. I wanted to run away... Teleportation, warp, portal...
"Class is about to start, you know?" Once again, it was Sua who came to my rescue. "Ah, this'll only take a second, so back off, bitch." His tone was threatening. I didn't want Sua to get dragged into this. "It'll only take a second, right?" I stood up and walked over to him.
"Yeah, just a second." He threw his arm over my shoulder and guided me toward the hallway window. It was the brief break between roll call and first period, so the hallway was quiet with very few students around. "You got feelings for Juran?" A straight-up question. This actually made things easier. "No... not at all. Absolutely not." "Really? Can I trust you?" "Of course. Honestly, I think you and Juran make a much better match."
He removed his arm from my shoulder and slapped me hard on the back. "Fuck, that's none of your business." That hurts, you bastard. "Keep that attitude. If you dare eye her just because she showed a little interest in you, you're dead." Leaving me with those pathetic words, Gyuhwan strutted away. Instead of heading to his own classroom, he walked down the stairs. Did that guy seriously come all this way just to say that?
When I returned to the classroom, the tense atmosphere had already deflated. "Are you okay?" "That stray dog dared to threaten our cutie..." "Why the hell is he coming to our class to cause trouble?" "Ah, I'm fine." I was just a bit pressed for time now. I had planned to avoid my promise with Juran as much as possible, but now, it seemed better to face her head-on and draw a clear line.
Juran didn't show up to school all morning. Although I had resolved to face her head-on, I couldn't help but hope she wouldn't show up at all as lunchtime arrived. Perhaps because of all the crazy things I'd been through since yesterday, the girls approaching me actually started to look cute.
"Playboy! Boo, you trash!" "Enemy of women!" They were holding various cosmetics and a frilly outfit designed to be worn over a shirt. "A guy like this deserves to have his dick chopped off! Let's turn him into a girl!" You guys were going to force me into crossdressing anyway, so stop making up excuses.
"How can you say something like that right in front of a guy? That's so vulgar. It's sexual harassment." One of the girls who had been stealing glances at me since morning roll call, Han Mido, stepped forward.
"Hmm, so is our cutie going to report me for sexual harassment?" Kim Yehyeon clung to me as she always did. Come to think of it, she was the root cause of all this trouble! This bitch had played around with one of Gyuhwan's lackeys, dumped him, and then rubbed herself all over me, which was what got me dragged into that mess in the first place.
"Maybe I should." A sudden wave of annoyance washed over me. "Huh? Between us? You enjoyed it too, and now you're acting like this?" Yehyeon pulled her breasts away from my back. "I did not enjoy it." Well, I secretly enjoyed the breasts. But definitely not the crossdressing.
"Yeah, stop picking on Haun." Mido tried to defend me, clearly infatuated due to the wish. "What are you talking about? You were the most excited one last week, bringing wigs and fake eyelashes," Yehyeon pointed out, hitting the nail on the head.
"T-that might be true, but..." Unable to argue against the hard facts, Mido blushed furiously and hung her head in embarrassment. "I... I think Haun looks best just the way he is."
"What, is that a confession?" "Hahaha! Then what was all that stuff you did up until last week?" Yehyeon and the rest of the Crossdressing Faction cornered Mido. She had been an enemy until last week, but now that she was an ally, it was time for me to step in. Having someone on my side—knowing she saw me as a real man—gave me courage.
"An excellent thought, Han Mido. Your desire to repent for your past mistakes and see a person for who they truly are... deserves to be rewarded with a meal on me." Mido's chest wasn't as large as Juran's, but it was still decent, so I casually offered to buy her food.
"Ugh... what's with the attitude? So annoying." "Hey, hey. That doesn't suit you at all." I didn't care what the crossdressing faction thought. "R-really? Dinner together... I mean, you're buying me food?" Mido looked thrilled. Of course, with everything on my plate, an immediate date was out of the question, but for now, she was the number one candidate for my girlfriend.
But the crossdressing faction didn't give up and tried to win Mido back over. "Sure, sure. You can get that meal later. For now, join us." "No... I..." "Yeah, it's no fun without Mido..." "We can eat the food Haun buys, and make him look pretty too. It's a win-win!"
Amidst the noisy chatter, a low, threatening female voice cut through the air.
"You look like you're having fun."
With a freezing cold expression and eyes burning with intensity, Juran glared at me from where I stood, surrounded by girls.