A Perfect Spring Camp Trip
The sky was clear, with not a single cloud in sight.
Soft pink eyes drifted gently in the breeze, moving in a calm, playful dance.
The leaves quivered in the wind, colliding with one another in a gentle rhythm. Nature shared a casual, unremarkable tale.
Amid the lush greenery that had just begun to bloom, you spoke to me.
"I want to have sex with Oppa...!"
It was spring.
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Picnic
The act of going out to the outdoors to take a break.
But in another sense, it meant that someone else had to take the place of labor so that another person could rest.
If it had been a school trip for young children, the teacher and parents would have shouldered the responsibility.
And for a grown-up's picnic...
"This place is perfect for cherry blossom viewing today!"
"...Camping?"
"Wow, you rented a big one too?"
"Isn't this an outing event? More like an overnight event...??"
Money took on the responsibility instead.
Still, even if that was the case, renting out a camping site just to go cherry blossom viewing felt a bit much to me.
"Well, because we're idols!"
"...Really?"
Still, I wondered if I'd been living too frugally all this time.
Or perhaps it had been a long time since I'd gone on a trip after the NTR Party, and this was the result.
Hye-won's decision to rent a pension just to take us cherry blossom viewing once felt a little excessive to me.
"Please don't look at me like that. If anything goes wrong and paparazzi catch us, or strange photos end up on SNS, this way is much cheaper, isn't it?"
"Is that so..."
I was the one paying for everything now. It was pure Hye-won.
Back when I was the party leader of the NTR Party, arranging schedules, splitting budgets, and all that stuff gave me a terrible headache.
Of course, the fact that everyone had fun back then was something I remembered clearly.
[Everyone? The barbecue party wasn't done alone?]
"I never imagined you'd all go somewhere for fun..."
I had been forced to host a barbecue party by myself, but being with the spirits hadn't felt lonely at all.
No. Instead, the loosened closeness I'd felt with them returned to its former tightness.
[Usually, people do that kind of thing with their own party members...]
"I was wrong for not asking in advance. If the place was already reserved, that's good for me. Things are easier this way."
I set the ice box I'd carried on my shoulder down beside the tent and looked around.
'There's a grill, and a trash bin to collect separately?'
This setup looked like it could handle just about anything.
The only slight concern was the water, but since the water spirit was right there, I didn't need to worry about that.
I sat on a chair beside the campfire pit and watched Nari and Hye-won doing their things.
"Yeon-hwa, what should we do now?"
"For now, let's move slowly. If we keep going, it'll loosen up naturally. In cases like this, rushing forward only makes people pull away, so be careful."
"Be careful, because rushing forward like that could hide a producer's trap!"
"No matter what, when things get intense, there must be some overlap... Lately, Yeon-hwa and Su-jin get along really well?"
"....???"
Why was she glancing at me like that?
The four women gathered close, whispering to each other.
If I could talk to Shin-pung, I could have quietly listened in with the wind, but unfortunately, that wasn't possible right now.
So, there was nothing for it. I had no choice but to watch my phone like usual, or stay with the spirits.
But summoning the other spirits right now was difficult.
"Hecate. When all the cherry blossom petals have fallen, I might end up leaving this world."
"...Don't say things like that, even as a joke."
I summoned Hecate and held her in my arms, chatting softly with her.
...
..
.
"...It's ticklish. Why are you touching my side?"
"I'm touching it because it's ticklish."
"Do you want to die physically?"
"If you die in Hecate's arms, it might not be so bad?"
"I'm not saying things like 'you're going to die' easily!"
Two people sitting on a chair chatting with each other (?).
A light spirit I had seen before. Hecate.
Sunu held Hecate gently in his arms, offering a loose smile as he embraced her.
Anyone who saw them would think they were a loving couple.
"....Ah."
To that, Yeon-hwa spoke.
"I messed up."
"Messed up...?"
"Ugh... This year has been full of mistakes for me. It's been a while since I entered a dungeon, so have I already lost my energy?"
Yeon-hwa looked toward Harin and Su-jin next to her.
"Go stand next to Coach. Try to say something appropriate."
I still had things to say to the boss, so.
Following Yeon-hwa's words, Harin and Su-jin moved toward Sunu.
"It's been a while, Coach!"
"Call me 'unnie'...?"
"We were really grateful last time!"
"I've already said it before, right? I'm fine. I even enjoyed it a little."
Harin, with her unique charm.
"...Angel White Earth?"
"I don't know what that means, but don't call me that. If someone called me 'creepy' like that, you'd feel good, right?"
"Heu, heu-ugh....!"
"What? If you like this, what are you planning to do?!!"
Su-jin, with her natural bad mood?
Anyway, the two people who were chatting with Sunu to keep him from being alone.
After confirming that Sunu's expression had softened again after hardening a little, Yeon-hwa explained to Hye-won.
"Four women and one man. The NTR Party, right? From what I've heard, the story about that party sounds like nothing but horror stories, but at least the party situation and our side seem very similar?"
"That's what you mean..."
"We. Coach is the one who arranged this. Ever since we arrived at the campsite, it's been like this."
"......!"
I hadn't thought of that.
Because it didn't seem different from usual Sunu... or so it appeared...
"............."
"...So, a party of one man among four women usually breaks down quickly. The man seems unable to feel emotions? He feels lonely when excluded, and it must be hard for him."
I had made a mistake here too.
It would have been different before...
...No, it wasn't even that.
"Before, if such a situation arose, the party would simply disband."
If the party seemed about to collapse, I left.
If it looked like a spark might fly, I escaped.
After all, we had met through a contract tied to money and money.
Disbanding a party was something that happened all the time in this industry.
But here, in this place, it couldn't be done.
"For now, you can't leave Coach alone. This is the most important prerequisite."
Even if the unique camaraderie and comfort shared between men was hard to come by.
At least, since Coach was worried about us, we had to show that we were worried about Coach too.
"You give, and you receive. You give what you receive. It's extremely obvious, but that's how people move."
Why?
Because people don't usually think the obvious thing is obvious.
Receiving is obviously here, and giving is obviously here, because that's the selfish and natural trait of humans.
So, even if consciously, we had to do it. Since Hye-won had treated receiving as obvious, even more so.
"You can't just say 'it's the same as before.' Saying it looks the same means it's exactly like going back to a 'relationship without progress,' the same meaning."
"...Then, what should I do?"
"It's nothing special."
Don't take Coach's sacrifice for granted.
"And?"
"For now, that should be fine."
We couldn't force anything right now, because it wouldn't work.
"Say thank you when there's something to be thankful for, say sorry when there's something to apologize for, help if you think you should help, and just show up when you feel like it."
"...Is that all?"
"I've seen parties that fell apart because they didn't do even that."
"..........."
Obviously obvious.
Yet parties that fell apart because they didn't realize the obvious.
Hye-won nodded with sincere advice from Yeon-hwa.
"I'll try it. Thank you for the advice, Yeon-hwa."
"Thank you for the advice. I don't want to see Coach getting all twisted up, either.
Ah, and finally, remember this one thing."
"......Yes!"
A serious expression.
Hye-won listened carefully, focusing on Yeon-hwa's next words.
"If it gets too much, say 'let's have sex.'"
".....?"
"A man, especially a young man, sex is the best. First, sex. Let's start with fucking her face. OK?"
"............"
A blatant sex joke, like that.
Hye-won in the past might have thought that.
But the Hye-won now could understand.
"...I'll definitely remember it."
"!,....Frh. Yeah. If it's the boss, you'll do well."
The sincerity in Yeon-hwa's words.
The value in that single sentence.
************
When we all gathered to whisper, I don't know what they said.
"Coach, is it okay if I touch your boobs once?"
"No. This body is a noble body."
Nari suddenly gathered around me.
"Angel-dong...! Ho, ho, ho, do you think you'll read this line...?"
"No. It's annoying."
"O..."
"...If you don't like it, get out."
"I actually like it...!"
"???"
The way Hecate and I were talking looked strangely fun.
'She's having fun.'
I lightly pulled Hecate closer.
".....!"
"Hm?"
Startled.
Hecate trembled.
Then she turned toward me and said.
"...Why are you stopping your hand?"
"Hm? Ah... because it's ticklish, right?"
"I didn't say I didn't like it."
"???"
I tickled her side again.
Hecate shook her body from being tickled and rubbed her back against my chest.
"...You're cute."
"You're cute too."
"Elzel-dong Moe Point Discovered"
"""???”
Su-jin, who was missing something, was excluded.
"Sunwoo Oppa! I'll help with the camping prep too!"
"Hm? Ah, it's fine. It's almost done, so I can do it alone."
"But I'll help anyway! It's better to do it together than alone, right?"
"....If you say so."
Hye-won came running toward us from far away.
"Ah~~~ sorry. I got lost looking for the bathroom because I had to poop"
"...Are you saying that proudly?"
"Why would I complain if someone spread it? It would be annoying."
"???"
Yeon-hwa came looking too.
And naturally, the four of them gathered and talked...
"Coach, which part do you like best? I think pork belly is the best!"
"Ah... I don't really have a preference."
The conversation.
"Say... say cheese! ♪♫"
"...Should I take the photo?"
"No! No! Don't do it!"
"???"
"I want to take it all together!"
I thought we were going to talk.
"Coach, Nitro isn't listening to me at all lately!"
"That's how it was before, wasn't it?"
Harin too.
"Ri... Rito-nim....!"
"So what is that, you jerk."
Su-jin too.
"So, is it butt or breasts? Just tell me."
"...If I have to be picky, maybe waist?"
"That's new. Why?"
"Breasts and butt are decided at birth, but waist depends on how much effort you put in?"
"You like well-managed women, boss."
"Management... Should we all exercise together...?"
Even Yeon-hwa and Hye-won.
'...It's being taken care of so much that it looks like something is seriously worrying.'
If I was being cared for to this extent, I couldn't help but notice even if I didn't want to.
So, I decided to just enjoy it however I wanted.
"I remember Sunwoo Oppa said once that it's not good to leave anyone out."
"....Me too."
But when I turned my own words back.
I quietly raised both hands in surrender.
Even after that, Nari and Hye-won kept coming to me and whispering.
At first it was a little embarrassing because they were chattering non-stop, but.
'....It's not bad.'
A happiness different from when I went out with the NTR Party.
To put it simply, maybe this was a little better.
"...!....Hm. Mmm. Mmm."
"Why are you like this, Hecate?"
"It's nothing. You don't have to know, Sunu."
"............"
"...I've never really thought of you as a good kid or anything."
"Is that so."
Hecate admitted it or something.
After that, we went cherry blossom viewing, grilled the meat, and spent a pleasant time.
Our picnic ended happily.
So
"I want to have sex with Oppa...!"
".....What?"
This development was one I had never expected.
