A Favor
Han Yeri's reaction was familiar. I dusted myself off as if nothing had happened and walked over to her.
"W-wait a second! Don't come any closer!"
Han Yeri thrust her hands out in front of her, waving them frantically.
"What the fuck are you talking about? You just fucked me senseless and now you're playing coy?"
"W-what? Me fucking you? What are you even…"
"Ah, whatever! Forget it. Hey—you got any rice cakes?"
Sensing that the same exhausting routine was about to start all over again, I cut her off and asked her straight out.
"R-rice cakes…? Well… I do have some, but… that's not what's important right now…!"
Han Yeri kept her eyes glued to the floor as she squeaked out the words. After riding me until I blacked out, this was the act she was putting on? It was infuriating, but in this body there was nothing I could do about it.
"Haa… Look, it's fucking important to me, okay? And I've got my clothes back on now, so you can stop staring at the ground."
While she was still yelling, I finished putting on the clothes those delinquent girls had stripped off me earlier.
My pants and underwear had come off before the real sex started, so they weren't too soaked. The top, though—I'd still been wearing it when Han Yeri started fucking me—was thoroughly damp.
"Ah, I see… Anyway, I never fucked you! I really didn't!"
Hearing that made me so damn wronged I wanted to punch her, but that wasn't the priority right now. Besides, if I picked a fight with Han Yeri in this body, I'd get my ass handed to me nine times out of ten.
No—if that was all that happened, I'd be lucky. She might suddenly get turned on again and fuck me like a dog.
With that judgment made, I swallowed my anger and opened my mouth.
"Haa… Fine, whatever you say. I'll just buy one pack of rice cakes. The convenience store's right next door in this building, yeah?"
"Ah… yes, that's right… But you're going out looking like that?"
My bottoms weren't too wet, but my top was a translucent mix of sweat and saliva that clearly outlined my nipples and navel.
If I walked out like this, I'd get fucked before I made it two steps.
Right now, the smart move was to go home, change clothes, and come back so I wouldn't get jumped.
"Yeah, going to the convenience store looking like this is definitely a problem."
But who the hell am I? Taking one step back for two steps forward? That kind of strategy doesn't exist in the mind of a real man like Kim Taeyang.
I put on a sly grin and closed the distance to Han Yeri.
"Women don't need tops, right? Isn't that how it works?"
"A-ah… please don't…!"
Han Yeri crossed both arms over her chest.
If it came to a real fight I'd lose for sure, but right now Han Yeri's mind was pure shut-in mode. As long as I pushed hard enough, I could stay on top.
"Shut up and take it off, you bitch! The size is almost the same as mine—perfect!"
I roughly yanked her top off.
She barely resisted, just shrieked "Kyaah!" and flopped onto the floor.
Just as I'd expected, the convenience-store uniform she'd been wearing fit me perfectly.
On her it had looked a little oversized; on me it was spot-on.
Han Yeri sat on the floor where she'd landed on her ass, still covering her chest with both arms crossed.
"Hic… hic… How can a man be this forceful…"
She sat there and started crying. What a complete psycho.
"Shut the hell up, you pervert! Compared to what you did to me, this is nothing!"
I yelled at her while finishing getting dressed, then held out my hand.
"Get up already, damn it! We need to buy the rice cakes and get home fast!"
Han Yeri sniffled, took my hand, and stood up.
"But… why do you suddenly need rice cakes?"
"To have sex with the woman upstairs."
I answered her sudden question simply. No point hiding it. This girl was an even bigger genuine lunatic than I was.
Of course, Han Yeri didn't just let it slide.
"Th-that's insane! You're a man! You should protect your chastity better than that!"
Her face turned bright red as she waved her hands around.
I really didn't want to hear that from the person who'd stolen the most of my chastity, but ignoring her was the smart move right now. I brushed past her words and headed for the convenience store.
Ding-a-ling~
"Welcome… Huh? Han Yeri! Why are you in just a bra? And the guy next to you is…?"
The moment Han Yeri and I stepped into the convenience store, a brown-haired woman who'd been looking at her phone asked us in a voice full of shock.
"Ah… Gayeon, it's…"
Han Yeri turned away from her, embarrassed, trying to hide her chest. From the YouTube research I'd done on this world last time, I knew women showing their breasts wasn't considered particularly shameful.
But for Han Yeri—of all people, the one who'd fucked me like a dog—to put on this kind of act? There wasn't a more ridiculous performance in existence.
So the woman behind the counter was named Gayeon.
Han Yeri was stammering, trying to explain, but clarifying the whole situation and getting her to understand would take forever.
I looked at Han Yeri trailing off mid-sentence, let out a sigh, and spoke to the brown-haired woman behind the counter.
"I'm Han Yeri's boyfriend. We just need some rice cakes, so we came to buy them."
Han Yeri stared at me and stammered, "Eh… eh…?"
Gayeon looked at the two of us, muttered "Oh my~!" to herself, then broke into a warm smile and spoke in a bright voice.
"Hmm~? Rice cakes, you said? Just a moment~"
She finished speaking and disappeared into the storage room stacked with food. The rice cakes must have been back there.
"…Hoo… Hey, Han Yeri."
When I spoke in a serious tone, she flinched and looked at me. I'd originally planned to chew her out for being completely clueless, but putting myself in her shoes right now, she actually looked a little pitiful.
I let out a long breath and continued in a calmer voice.
"Just play along with what I say for now. You don't want to get labeled a rapist either, right?"
"No… like I keep saying, I'm not a rapist…"
Sure you aren't. As if someone who just got fucked by three people and was already exhausted would then get so horny she'd rape the victim. Right.
"Mm, got it~ Anyway, we need to look like a couple to that friend of yours, so get your story straight."
At my words, Han Yeri covered her face with her hands and mumbled.
"Uuu… a couple… how am I supposed to date anyone…"
"Just do it when I tell you to! Rape is fine but dating isn't?"
"I keep telling you I'm not a rapist…!"
Han Yeri was about to yank her arm back and yell at me when Gayeon came out of the storage room. She approached us with a big, goofy smile—more the warm, fond kind than just being in a good mood.
In her left hand was a pack of what looked like honey rice cakes; in her right was a convenience-store uniform. The size looked pretty small, so she was probably bringing it for Han Yeri, who was standing there in just a bra.
Shff—
I casually linked arms with Han Yeri so we'd look like a couple. I felt her flinch, but I kept smiling like it was the most natural thing in the world.
"Haha… thank you so much for bringing them~! You're really kind!"
I put on the same smile I'd used back when I was trying to seduce Han Yeri.
Hearing me, Gayeon gave a gentle smile and bent her knees a little so our eyes met. From a distance I hadn't noticed, but Gayeon was quite tall—at least over 170 cm.
"Oh come on~ Kindness, nothing~ The man who's dating a girl like our Yeri is way~ kinder~"
Gayeon spoke with almost excessive warmth, then looked at the statue-stiff Han Yeri with a smile still on her face and continued. Her expression shifted from fond to a little bitter.
"Our Yeri's been so shy ever since she was little… She never had any friends except me… And on top of that, weird rumors started going around, so she really didn't have a single friend besides me…"
Her eyes reddened as her voice trailed off. When she spoke again, her voice was a little hoarse, like she was forcing back tears.
"To think she's dating such a cool guy… I'm just so relieved in so many ways…"
The arm I had linked with Han Yeri had started trembling at some point.
I couldn't say a word.
Telling her the rumors were true, or that Han Yeri was scarier than she thought—my chest ached too much to say any of that.
The Han Yeri this woman was thinking of was a completely different person from the one I knew. And Han Yeri herself probably had no idea how terrifying her other personality really was.
"…Oh my~ I went and showed you such an unsightly side of myself~ You said you needed rice cakes, right? These are on me—just take them."
Gayeon quickly wiped away the tears that were about to fall, put her smile back on, and handed me the pack of rice cakes.
"And Han Yeri, why are you walking around without a top? If your boyfriend said he was cold and you gave it to him, at least cover your chest or something—it's distracting, lol."
After giving me the rice cakes, she laughed playfully and handed Han Yeri the top she'd been holding in her other hand.
"You can just go home for today~ Bring the clothes back whenever you stop by next! And…"
Gayeon stayed kneeling in front of me and whispered in my ear.
"Please take good care of our Yeri."
With that, she took a step back.
"…Thank you so much for looking out for us, Gayeon. Yeri, let's go."
I spoke to Han Yeri without putting on a smile.
Han Yeri nodded, opened the door, and stepped outside.
Just like that, Han Yeri and I each went back to our own homes.
Separate from clearing the quest, there was something I wanted to say to the God of Pure Love.
If it was possible… I found myself wondering whether I should ask him to fix Han Yeri's other personality.