A Yuri Overcrowded Area

The heart icon of the final heroine in the game sparkled on the brightly lit computer screen. "Whoaaa!!" A shout of admiration burst from my lips. I had finally succeeded in clearing every single heroine in my favorite game.

It's a Yuri Overcrowded Area—a yuri dating sim that I had spent ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠hundreds of hours playing. Because of the yuri genre, it wasn't exactly a mainstream hit, but I had fallen so deeply for its beautiful illustrations and touching story that I couldn't bring myself to play any other dating sim. Once it became my absolute favorite, I poured hundreds of hours into it.

— ...N-now, look only at me. If you cheat with some other bitch, you know what happens, right...?

The final heroine I’d conquered, Im Yerin, looked toward me at the wedding venue and offered a shy smile. It was a scene that made all the hard work worth it. Along with this, the words True Ending appeared on the screen.

"It's really all over now..."

I felt a sense of relief that I’d finished every route, but... at the same time, a hollow feeling washed over me. "...I guess I have to play a different game now." Since I’d seen every ending, playing the game again would just mean watching the same scenes. In short, there was no point in continuing. The problem was that I loved this game so much, I didn't have the confidence to enjoy another game as much as this one.

"Where and how am I supposed to find another masterpiece like this..."

I moved the mouse sluggishly, about to close the game, but stopped and just stared at the screen. The True Ending scene. Yerin was reaching out to the protagonist—no, to me—shyly in a wedding venue where flower petals were scattering. The image was frozen on the screen.

"...I wish I could play just a little bit more."

I truly felt a sense of longing. Because the difficulty of the routes was quite high and there were so many heroines, I hadn't really noticed it until now, but the developer hadn't added a single new heroine in all the hundreds of hours I’d played. Knowing that wanting to play more was a futile wish, I tried to turn off the game with a heavy heart.

That was the moment.

The screen distorted strangely and then shut off. The screen turned pitch black.

"What the, suddenly?"

I wondered if the power had just cut out, but no matter how many times I pressed the power button, the computer wouldn't turn on. Instead, text appeared on the blackened screen.

"...An update?"

An update right after clearing the game? The timing was suspicious, but... Thump. Thump. My heart raced at the fact that I could play more. By the time I realized it, I had already moved the mouse and placed the cursor on the accept button.

"...There's no reason not to, right?"

I was an unemployed guy with nothing but time, anyway. Without any hesitation, I clicked the accept button.

In an instant, the screen flashed. A bright, blinding light burst forth. I closed my eyes, but the space in front of me remained stark white, and electronic sounds rang in my ears. It felt as if my body were floating in mid-air, like a state of zero gravity.

"W-wait, what??"

I thought something had gone wrong, but it was already too late. Along with a pressure that felt like it was pulling me from somewhere, my consciousness rapidly faded. The last thing I heard in that void was someone's voice.

— Welcome, Jian.

"...Ugh."

A breeze brushed against my cheek. The scent of flowers tickled the tip of my nose. The sensation of soft sheets and the sound of small birds chirping in my ears. I opened my eyes in bed, feeling as if I’d had a long, deep sleep.

"...?"

The moment I opened my eyes, what came into view wasn't my room. However, it was a room I had seen for a long time. Pink curtains. A lavender diffuser on the bedside table and shelves filled with dolls. I knew it at once. This was the room of Baek Jian, the protagonist of the game I had been playing earlier.

"W-what is this..."

I was shocked again when those words slipped out in embarrassment. It was because the voice that had just come out wasn't my own.

"What, why is my voice like this...?!"

It wasn't a man's voice, but a thin, delicate voice characteristic of a woman. Just in case, I checked the mirror. I could see myself, now Baek Jian, in the mirror.

"...Huh."

I wondered if I’d had a dream like this because I wanted to play the game so badly, but...

"Ouch...!!"

Seeing as it hurt when I pinched my cheek, it definitely wasn't a dream. "Did I get possessed...?" Judging by the situation, it seemed certain that I had been possessed by the game. But the bewilderment of being possessed lasted only a moment. The emotion that rose in my heart was pure joy.

"Heh, hehe..."

There are no major incidents or accidents in It's a Yuri Overcrowded Area. It's just a game about seducing pretty heroines in an ordinary daily life. In other words, for me, who knew the strategy to conquer every heroine, it meant I could live here, having a sweet, lovely life with them.

"Uhee... Hehehe..."

Laughter flowed out on its own. In a way, it was only natural. Being in a woman's body was a bit uncomfortable, but still. Couldn't I have a beautiful romance with the heroines I liked in a place without any incidents? Plus, since I knew the conquest methods for all of them, I could even build a harem if I set my mind to it. It was truly heaven.

"Ah..."

Just the imagination made me happy. A harem surrounded by pretty girls. I felt so grateful to the developer who made this game and the person who possessed me into it that I felt like bowing in thanks.

'First, let's think about who to conquer first.'

I decided to calm my excitement and think about who to target first. Even if I knew the strategies, some heroines required specific conditions to be met. As I was organizing the order of conquest in my head, a pink window appeared before my eyes.

Crazy. Do I really need to bow to the developer? There were heroines with tricky conditions, but 100% affection? I could really build a harem without any risk. 'Thank you, Developer!!'

Just as I was rolling around on the bed, hugging my blanket, unable to contain my joy, Ding-dong— Ding-dong— the doorbell rang. I checked the intercom to see who it was. Yoo Seol-hwa, the childhood friend heroine who lived next door, was standing in front of the door.

"Jian-ah, it's me!!"

A bright, cheerful voice came from beyond the door. At that somewhat familiar yet realistic tone, I jumped up and straightened my clothes. 'W-wait a minute... Am I really about to face a heroine inside the game right now...?' My heart began to pound rapidly. The voice I had encountered hundreds of times only through text in the game was now so vivid.

"Jian-ah?"

"Oh, oh! I'm coming out right now!!"

I hurriedly opened the front door, and I saw the heroine who had become reality standing before my eyes. Yellow hair like a chick and emerald eyes. And even the playful smile on her lips. It was really Yoo Seol-hwa.

"Why are you coming out so late? We were supposed to eat tteokbokki at your place together."

Seol-hwa smiled brightly and shook the plastic bag in her hand. "Sorry. Actually, I overslept and just woke up..."

"That can happen! It's okayyy."

Seol-hwa stepped into my house as if it were natural. It was as if it were her own home. "Mmm~ This scent... It's exactly the same as Jian's room." Seol-hwa tilted her head back and took a deep breath, then said with sparkling eyes. In the air mixed with the scent of lavender, Seol-hwa's hair shimmered, catching the sunlight.

'...Why is she really so pretty?'

The 2D illustration in the game was cute enough, but seeing Seol-hwa alive and breathing right in front of me, I thought she was incomparably cuter than the illustration.

"Here, this!" Seol-hwa held out the plastic bag. "I brought everything perfectly, from tteokbokki to fried food and sundae~ Didn't I do a good job?"

"You really prepared everything perfectly. Good job."

I said, taking the bag in a daze. But at my words, Seol-hwa's ears turned bright red immediately.

"...I-if you praise me like that, I get a bit embarrassed..."

"Huh?"

"Ugh~ I don't know, I don't know!! Anyway, let's eat quickly. I'm starving to death!"

Seol-hwa walked quickly toward the dining table. But the tips of her ears were still flushed red.

Usually, the reaction of getting embarrassed even from a little praise only appears at over 50% affection. It seemed that, just like the message from earlier, all the heroines' affection had truly reached 100%.

"Sit down! Let's eat together."

"Let's do that."

The two of us soon sat at the table and started eating tteokbokki. Seol-hwa picked up a rice cake with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth with a happy smile. Perhaps because the chewy texture and the spicy-sweet sauce were spreading in her mouth, she half-closed her eyes and said admiringly.

"As expected, this place is the best among the ones ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠we've tried."

"Mmm. This place is definitely good."

"Right? That's why I eat here every evening."

While Seol-hwa was saying that, the tteokbokki that was about to go into her mouth slipped from her fork and fell between her thighs.

"Ah... Oh, I spilled it."

A flustered Seol-hwa looked around for a tissue. ...Come to think of it, she was quite the klutz. "Wait a moment." I eventually pulled out a wet wipe from nearby and wiped the spot where the tteokbokki had landed. I could have just given her the wet wipe, but doing it myself would make Seol-hwa like it more.

Swish— Swish—

"Ugh..."

When I shifted my gaze slightly, Seol-hwa was looking at me ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠with her face flushed red. It was a reaction that clearly showed she liked it. I felt like she would accept it immediately if I confessed in this state. Seol-hwa was one of the heroines I liked among those I had cleared, so as I was thinking about whether to confess right here...

Bul-ru-uk———

I felt a strange sensation at the fingertips that had touched her thigh. It was a familiar feeling, as if I had felt it somewhere before. Feeling an inexplicable sense of unease, I lowered my head slightly.

...There was something that shouldn't be on a woman, bulging heavily between Seol-hwa's thighs.

"Uh...?"

While I was flustered by the situation I couldn't understand, Seol-hwa grabbed my shoulders tightly and asked.

"This, you're seducing me right now, aren't you?"