073. Beneath the Scarlet Ceiling Light, the Kitchen
073. Beneath the Scarlet Ceiling Light, the Kitchen
Dick Lover holstered her pistol and silently studied the house from which a faint light seeped.
She'd attached a suppressor to the pistol, but there was no telling.
Among the people inside that house.
There wasn't a single ordinary human being.
If someone with hearing as abnormally developed as Dick Lover's was in there, the possibility that they'd heard the gunshot just now was more than enough to be concerned about.
‘...Looks like they didn't hear it.’
Fortunately, no one came rushing out of the house.
Dick Lover, relieved, turned her gaze downward to the ground.
‘More importantly, what was this?’
A machine emitting a faint blue glow.
Far smaller than a fingernail, it was gradually losing its light.
Before it lost its light completely and was buried in the darkness.
Dick Lover hurriedly picked the machine up, brought it right before her eyes, and began to observe it.
‘Was this what had been following me the whole time...?’
In fact, Dick Lover had noticed it ever since she'd been lying in ambush on the hill behind the house.
The fact that some unknown something was surveilling her.
The reason she hadn't been able to pin it down was simply because its presence was far too faint.
The reason she'd been able to take that precise shot just now was thanks to the machine lowering its guard and gradually closing the distance.
‘Come to think of it, Se-hun also said a while back that he felt like someone had been watching him lately.’
Lately, he'd kept feeling a gaze from outside the window.
Gye Se-hun had mentioned it casually while we were eating.
‘Perhaps the source of that gaze could be this machine.’
She thought that this unknown machine that had been following her might be the culprit that was spying on Gye Se-hun's private life.
‘I was not certain, but I should show it to him later.’
After putting the machine in her pocket along with her phone.
Dick Lover, lost in all sorts of thoughts, slowly moved her feet and walked back toward the house.
***
Dick Lover returned.
And the finger-folding game resumed.
And every single time it was Drift's turn,
【Drift AI】─I am speaking. She says Dick Lover should fold.
She kept posting chats sniping at Dick Lover.
She'll stop after doing it once or twice.
That was what I'd thought at first, but Drift's Dick sniping didn't stop until the drinking game was over.
【Drift AI】─I am speaking. She says Dick Lover should fold.
【Drift AI】─I am speaking. She says Dick Lover should drop dead.
【Drift AI】─I am speaking. She says Dick Lover should fold.
It looked like she was holding some kind of grudge.
After that.
Around the time we finished the game and started drinking the rest of the alcohol normally.
Dick Lover, who had downed a glass, frowned and asked while looking at the camera.
"Drift. Do you hate me?"
【Drift AI】─I am speaking. She says she has no emotions whatsoever.
"Then why'd you keep sniping me during the drinking game?"
【Drift AI】─I am speaking. She says it's probably just your imagination.
【Reformed Guburi】─Just my imagination my ass. lolol
【Yoho】─Couldn't it be that Drift was just being considerate of you, Dick? You said you felt dizzy and went out for some fresh air earlier.
【Min-ji】─Oh. That could be it.
【Qkrnfl892】─Considerate my goddamn ass lol Dick that bastard drank like a total champ after that.
【Se-hun Defense Force】─fr lol she was gulping it right down.
【BigGirl】─That's right. She was practically busting a gut trying to win the game.
【Reverse-Rape Maniac】─Did she take some kind of pill that makes alcohol go down easy while she was outside or something?
Dick Lover didn't ask any more questions.
She just poured herself another glass of alcohol and drank it down.
‘Even from my perspective, it did look like Drift dislikes Dick... Did something happen between them?’
I considered asking, but soon gave up on the idea.
Because even if I were the one to ask instead of Dick, it didn't seem like Drift would readily answer me.
Well, they're not kids, they'll work it out on their own.
I would just ignore it.
Thinking that, I drank my alcohol too.
【Hottie Licker】─Se-hun really drinks well too. Lick.
【Reformed Guburi】─He drank well with makgeolli too. lolol
【Bubblegum Collector】─Wakyapya. No matter how much Se-hun drinks, he doesn't get drunk!
【Gyejipsa】─Doesn't get drunk!
【BigGirl】─A man who doesn't get drunk is attractive.
【Qkrnfl892】─What kind of bull is that?
【Reformed Guburi】─Isn't it better when they get drunk easily? You fucking bitch?
【BigGirl】─A man who likes alcohol but gets drunk easily has a higher probability of being loose below the belt.
【Reformed Guburi】─Now that I hear it, that makes sense. Sex.
【Qkrnfl892】─Isn't that just prejudice?
【Se-hun Defense Force】─It doesn't mean everyone's like that, just that the probability is high. lol
【Min-ji】─But Se-hun is sexy even when he drinks, though. ha
【Yoho】─Adam's apple! Lick!
【Min-ji】─?
【Hottie Licker】─?
【Reformed Guburi】─?
【Yoho】─Oh. I think I was momentarily hacked.
【Reformed Guburi】─Quit your bullshit, you stupid bitch. lolol
【Hottie Licker】─Yoho's filthy true nature is starting to show through too. lol Lick. Slurp slurp.
【Min-ji】─Calling it filthy is a bit much...
"What's so new about that? Did you all forget Yoho's original nickname?"
I drank another glass of alcohol and said that nonchalantly.
Everyone knew Yoho's old nickname by now.
It had been mentioned from time to time.
And Guburi periodically typed the chat 'Toothpicks in Yoho's Hole!', keeping the memory fresh.
Yoho quickly posted a chat to explain herself.
【Yoho】─That nickname wasn't something I chose because I wanted it. T_T
【Reformed Guburi】─STFU. You goddamn Toothpicks-in-Yoho's-Hole bitch.
【Hottie Licker】─lol Toothpicks in Yoho's Hole. Lick.
【Bubblegum Collector】─Wakyapya! It's a urethra hole!
【Gyejipsa】─Toothpicks in the hole!
【Min-ji】─No matter how much I think about it, I seem to be the only normal person here.
She brought it all on herself.
So why make a nickname like that and create a dark history for yourself?
Yoho had no right to make excuses.
It was only right that she humbly accepted even the mockery.
【Yoho】─Ah, this is so embarrassing, seriously. T_T
"What's so embarrassing? There's a bitch right here who shamelessly uses a nickname comparable to Toothpicks in Yoho's Hole in broad daylight."
【Reformed Guburi】─What the fuck.
"I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about Dick Lover, you dumbass."
【Reformed Guburi】─Ah-ha!
【Hottie Licker】─lolol Did Guburi-guburi feel called out? Lick.
I looked at Dick Lover sitting across from me.
She was still drinking her alcohol with an unashamed expression.
She looked perfectly brazen, as if her nickname wasn't the least bit embarrassing.
"Huh? Se-hun, why are you looking at me like that? Are you trying to seduce me or something?"
But being too shameless was also a problem.
I averted my gaze from Dick Lover and checked on the condition of Plum Blossom and Catgirl.
"Mmmngh..."
"...Snore."
They'd been perfectly fine just moments ago, but now they were slumped over the table, snoring.
They must have been pretty tired.
‘They were bragging that their drinking capacity was insane, and yet they were the first to pass out. Pathetic.’
I decided to wrap up the drinking session here.
Since half the group was passed out.
"Guys, let's end today's broadcast here."
【Min-ji】─Already?
【Yoho】─It's way too early. T_T
【Reverse-Rape Maniac】─Let's go a little longer. My mom says she wants to watch more.
【Reformed Guburi】─Don't end the stream you motherfucker! Before I use you as today's spank material. -_-
"Huh? Guburi, did you originally use other men instead of me?"
【Reformed Guburi】─Nah, I only ever use you. Don't get jealous. ke
"Good. Anyway, see you tomorrow morning."
【Reformed Guburi】─I said don't go, you fuck!!!
『The broadcast has ended.』
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Dick Lover volunteered to support Plum Blossom and Catgirl.
No, rather than supporting them...
It was more like she was moving light luggage.
Because she'd effortlessly lifted the two of them and slung them each over a shoulder.
"Which room should I go to?"
"Go up to the second floor and go into the room at the very end. That's my bedroom."
"Se-hun, you want me to go to your room?"
"The bed in there is the best one. They're guests, even if poorly treated, they should at least have a proper place to sleep."
"Treat them properly from the start, then... But then where are you going to sleep?"
"There are plenty of places to sleep, so don't worry about it, just go upstairs and sleep. Oh, and absolutely don't go into any of the other rooms."
"...Got it."
And so Dick Lover, carrying the other two, went up to the second floor.
The moment Dick Lover's back disappeared from view.
I grabbed a few more bottles of alcohol and came back to the living room.
‘I felt like something's missing, you knew.’
It was inevitable that I felt that way.
Because even though I'd drunk more alcohol than usual, I didn't feel tipsy at all.
It felt like the further I went, the more my body was turning into a superhuman.
‘Was it because I had been working out like crazy lately?’
The current body, compared to the one in my previous world.
Was a physical vessel with an absurdly fast rate of growth in stamina and muscular strength.
And not only that.
At first, I'd frequently suffered from body aches or an upset stomach, but the more I exercised, the more my immunity to illness was noticeably increasing.
‘This wasn't entirely a good thing. Before, it was nice because I could feel tipsy just from drinking makgeolli.’
In any case.
I decided to drink a little more in the living room.
At least until I felt a suitable level of intoxication.
***
Second-floor sub-bedroom.
"Nyanya... Gyejipsa..."
［Snore, snore... Bubblegum...］
Inside the soft, cozy blanket on the bed.
Bubblegum and Gomdori were dreaming sweet dreams while holding each other tightly.
And at that moment.
Near the window where moonlight poured in, a woman with flowing golden hair revealed herself without a sound.
"..."
She slowly drew the sharp dagger hidden in her chest.