The Women's Feelings
In truth, Hye-mi had been extremely anxious.
Zixu was so beautiful that no man would ever choose the sister over the much prettier older sister... but she had a sliver of hope.
That lump of flesh couldn't be ignored.
Still, for a full year, she had endured it. On every night Kang-jun stayed over, it happened almost every single time. As if they were lovers... No, they were already lovers in every way that mattered. The only missing piece was official confirmation.
Hye-mi braced herself. After all, Kang-jun had to choose one of them.
She would bless them even if she wasn't chosen... bless them.
How could she bless them? Bless them?
Suddenly, tears burst from her eyes. She buried her face in the pillow and sobbed uncontrollably. What if Kang-jun chose Zixu? Could she really bless them?
She couldn't. She definitely couldn't.
Hye-mi regretted her words the moment they left her mouth. She should have just pretended she hadn't heard and wiped everything away. Never had she felt so cursed by her meddling as she did right now. ...She should have simply let things be, no matter whether Zixu-unni liked Senior-nim or not.
No, she couldn't say that.
This was entirely her fault for keeping it hidden. What crime could her sister-in-secret have committed by secretly loving someone she didn't even know?
Yet she kept tormenting herself. Please let Senior-nim choose me... please... Zixu-unni would surely bless me... If that happened, she even wondered what words she could say to her sister. For once, it felt like a happy fantasy.
No, that's impossible. You wicked girl. You're the worst in the entire world! How is that happiness? What about you, unni?
Thinking back, no matter who Kang-jun chose, one of them would always end up unhappy. ...Still, she desperately wanted to be the chosen one. That was how much she loved him.
You wicked girl! You're truly the worst!
Yet she prayed to be the chosen one once more.
...Even inside that torment, time kept passing.
Zixu was restless.
She lay on the bed, then sat in the chair, and finally wandered the entire room.
How had Hye-mi found out?
She had been so careful. No one would catch her. Of course, she would eventually be discovered, but she hadn't left a single trace. ...Still, Hye-mi had to be a woman.
Yet she clearly knew nothing about the deep bond between the two of them. Zixu struggled with what to do.
Just... give up. Withdraw.
Of course, the relationship would continue... The moment she made that decision, guilt crushed her. She felt like the worst kind of woman.
But Zixu couldn't abandon Kang-jun. He had already become indispensable in her life. A life without him was unthinkable. Giving him up was spiritual suicide to her.
I'm sorry, Hye-mi. I'm so sorry... Unni is truly terrible. But... but I can't live without Kang-jun... I'm sorry. Truly sorry.
Zixu picked up her phone. She dialed his number, hesitated, and kept staring at the call button with her thumb trembling. Finally, she pressed it.
Doo-doo. The call connected. Her heart raced.
— Huh? Zixu? Why?
“Team Leader.”
The moment she heard Kang-jun's voice, tears welled up again. She held them back.
— Is something wrong? Your voice sounds off.
“No. It's nothing. ...Team Leader. But... but... Hye-mi... Hye-mi found out.”
A brief silence answered from the other side.
— ...She found out? When?
“Just now. ...She came to me and asked if I like Senior-nim.”
— So?
Zixu sniffled.
“I'm sorry, Senior. I'm so sorry, Team Leader. I... I just couldn't say it. I couldn't tell her I don't like it. Sniff, I'm sorry. Really.”
Tears finally spilled over. Zixu wiped them with her palm. Her ice-cold expression had already shattered. Her jaw trembled.
“What should I do... What should I do? Sniff, waaah.”
— Zixu.
“Clup... hua.”
Zixu covered her mouth with her palm and sobbed. She kept crying, occasionally calling out “Zixu” in his voice.
“I'm really a bad woman, aren't I? Sniff. What should I do, Hye-mi. ...I'm really awful. What should I do?”
Kang-jun listened quietly to her rambling. Zixu cried for a long while before calming down.
What should I do? I'm really in trouble.
“I'm sorry, Team Leader. I got too emotional... I'm sorry for worrying you.”
— No. It's okay. People aren't always logical. There are times for that too.
Zixu roughly told him everything she and Hye-mi had discussed.
— You told her everything honestly?
“Yes.”
Silence fell again.
“So... if I do that today, you must choose Hye-mi.”
— You?
“I... I don't mind if you don't give me affection. ...Just sometimes. Just sometimes...”
The conversation paused, then resumed.
— I'll handle it. I'll be back at the dorm soon. See you then.
Doo-woo. The call ended. Zixu's eyes widened.
...Soon at the dorm?
Zixu was startled. Suddenly like this?
She rushed to the mirror and checked her face. Oh no, it's hideous! Her swollen eyes and nose from crying looked terrible. She quickly waved a fan in front of her face to cool down.
After a moment, the front door opened with a creak. Zixu walked to the door but couldn't turn the knob with her shaking hands.
— Senior! You're here?
Hye-mi's cheerful voice came from outside. The other team members had all gathered to greet him. Zixu, unable to hide in her room alone, gathered her courage and cracked the door open.
“T-Team Leader is here.”
She couldn't look him in the face. Avoiding his gaze, she gave a quick greeting and fled toward the kitchen like a thief. Her throat burned. She gulped down a glass of water.
Only then did she feel the full weight of her shameless behavior. What kind of thing did I do? I'm not a child...
— Unni.
Zixu jumped at the voice behind her. Hye-mi stood there, looking worried.
— H-Hye-mi.
“What should we do?”
“Um...”
The two women instantly sensed each other's feelings. But Zixu had already confessed everything to Kang-jun. Resistance was now impossible.
I bet he'll choose Hye-mi.
Zixu was certain. Then they could just go back to normal. That way, everyone would be comfortable.
“G-Go... see it?”
“...Yes.”
They sat in the living room for a while until Kang-jun came out after washing up. The two women who had been waiting anxiously stood up at the same time.
“Why are you standing? Go inside and rest.”
Kang-jun spoke casually, as if he knew nothing. They exchanged glances. Hye-mi spoke first.
“Um... I have something to tell you.”
— To me? What?
“Here it's awkward... Can we talk inside?”
— Sure.
Kang-jun picked up his water glass and headed toward his room. They followed him carefully. Zixu, last to enter, closed the door with a click.
He sat on the edge of the bed and looked down at them.
“Sit comfortably.”
They remained standing, as if guilty.
“Why is the atmosphere like this? ...Is something bad going to happen?”
Hye-mi hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.
“Um... actually, Senior-nim... I... I told unni everything honestly.”
— What?
“Senior and I... we have a deep relationship.”
Kang-jun's mouth shut tight. Hye-mi glanced at his reaction.
— ...So?
Her voice dropped. Hye-mi waved her hands in panic.
“No, there was a reason. It's... it's...”
Hye-mi looked flustered, so Zixu jumped in.
“I told him I like Team Leader. ...That's why Hye-mi said that. I confessed first.”
Zixu, who had calmed her emotions a bit, kept her ice-cold expression. It was almost as if she was asking if it was right to say she liked him.
— Zixu, you like me?
“Yes.”
— You like me?
“...Yes.”
Even the last answer trembled slightly.
— But... isn't this more than just admitting private feelings?
Kang-jun had seen through everything. It was Hye-mi's turn now.
— So... if Senior decides... then...
— Decide what?
“Yes...”
Silence stretched. Then Kang-jun let out a deep sigh. Their hearts dropped. He was clearly upset.
— You two.
“Yes.”
— I'm disappointed. Quite a lot.
Their eyes, fixed on the floor, lifted. Kang-jun's face was much harder than usual.
Only then did they realize what they had done.
— If I choose one person, what happens to the other?
“Th-Then...”
Hye-mi fell silent. She already knew the fate of the one not chosen.
— Hye-mi, can you accept that?
Hye-mi lowered her head further.
— Zixu?
Zixu couldn't answer either.
— But you want me to? ...Isn't your relationship with her already this close? I thought you were closer than blood sisters. Truly.
Aaa... Hye-mi's body trembled. Only now did she realize how cruel she had been. It was truly cruel. She had done the cruelest thing in her life. To Zixu-unni and Kang-oppa.
Waaah. Tears threatened to spill.
— Hye-mi, don't cry. If you cry, I'll really get angry.
“Yes, waaah. I won't cry. Sniff.”
Hye-mi forced her tears down.
— I can't choose either of you. ...Hye-mi.
“Yes.”
— Did you know I called you earlier and asked you something?
“...N-No?”
You called him?
Zixu was shocked. I-If I say that...! She tried to stop her.
— T-Team Leader! Th-That...
— She asked me to choose you. Not her.
Ah...
— She said it's okay, so you must choose Hye-mi.
Hye-mi lost all strength in her legs and collapsed. Then she wailed.
Hwaaaang. Aaaaang.
She crawled over and clung desperately to Zixu's legs.
— Unni, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I... I was really bad. I was wrong. Unni.
Zixu couldn't hold back either. She squatted and hugged Hye-mi tightly, both of them sobbing. ...Kang-jun's room became a sea of tears.
After they calmed down from their long sobs, Kang-jun spoke again.
— As I said earlier, I can't choose. You both know why.
“Yes.”
— From now on, I'll give both of you equal affection. ...Hye-mi already confessed, so that's your decision to accept.
“Yes.”
— In my eyes, that's fair. ...We didn't come here to play love games. This is a dungeon. We must all work together to return to Earth.
Hye-mi finally understood Kang-jun's true intent. How selfish she had been.
— Choosing one person and making the other unhappy isn't right. As team leader, I can't allow that. I can't watch my teammates tear each other apart.
“...Yes.”
— If Zixu wants, we can all sleep together.
Hye-mi jerked her head up in surprise. But her expression slowly changed to one of acceptance. ...Yeah, trying to monopolize Senior from the beginning might have been wrong.
For everyone's happiness. And for the team. ...This isn't Earth.
Zixu hurriedly continued.
— No, Team Leader. I...
— No, unni. Team Leader is right. I... I was being greedy. If everyone can be happy, we should. This isn't Earth. We have to gather strength and return together.
— Hye-mi...
Hye-mi hugged Zixu fiercely.
— Unni, it's okay. If it were unni, I wouldn't mind at all. No, I would hope you do. I hope unni is happy too.
She meant it. Zixu stroked her sister's hair and kissed her forehead.
I'm sorry, Hye-mi. I'm truly sorry.
Zixu felt both the forgiveness and the deeper guilt of her own sin.
Hye-mi, I already...
But she couldn't bring herself to confess the truth. How devastated her sister would be.
Kang-jun watched the sisters embrace, then slipped in.
— Zixu, let's decide clearly here.
— What...?
Kang-jun didn't beat around the bush.
— Do you love me?
Zixu swallowed her guilt and answered.
“...Yes.”
— Did you hear earlier? Me and Hye-mi sleep together. ...Do you want that too?
She couldn't answer. The hand that had been stroking Hye-mi's hair froze. She couldn't say that in front of her own sister.
— Can't answer?
“I... I...”
She bit her lip hard. Hye-mi smiled and squeezed Zixu's hand tightly.
— Unni, be honest. It's okay. I want unni to be really happy. Truly. ...Don't worry. I'm really okay.
— Hye-mi.
— Unni is a woman too. Unni definitely... wants to share love with Senior-nim... because you're a woman.
Zixu patted Hye-mi's back gently.
“...Hye-mi, I'm sorry. I'm truly sorry.”
— What is there to be sorry for? It's only natural. I'm perfectly fine. Not at all weird. Really okay.
Kang-jun urged again.
— As long as you like it, I'm fine. As a man. As team leader.
“I...”
Zixu simply nodded slightly instead of answering.
Good.
Kang-jun immediately began stripping his clothes.
Sssssss!!
The two women looked down in surprise. His massive erection stood tall. Wow.
— Better to do it here clearly. ...Hye-mi, are you really okay?
“Yes... I'm okay.”
— Zixu?
“I... I...”
Hye-mi held Zixu's hand. I'm okay. I'll step aside right now.
— No, Hye-mi, don't go either. You have to watch. This is my affection and everything on the line.
The two women felt ashamed. They had nothing to say even if they spoke ten times. They hadn't even understood the most important party's feelings.
And Zixu... couldn't hold back anymore... she was aroused.
To watch her precious sister being taken right in front of her. An indescribably shameful feeling.
— Zixu, hurry!
She stood up slowly. Her legs trembled. Standing naked before Kang-jun with Hye-mi beside her made her dizzy. Her breath grew short.
...I never thought this day would come.
— Zixu.
She slowly undressed. Hye-mi was already excited. The moment she saw Kang-jun's thing, her body reacted instinctively. ...But this time, she wasn't the main character. She had to endure.
— Hye-mi, bring a chair and sit. Next to me.
No morality remained for any of them. Hye-mi carried the chair and sat beside the bed as Kang-jun said. Haa, haa. Her heart pounded wildly. She had to watch her sister and oppa have sex right before her eyes. ...Not even that kind of perversion existed. But this was a punishment. The crime of playing with Senior's emotions.
Her crotch throbbed unbearably. Her vision spun from lack of oxygen. Yet she tried desperately not to show her arousal.
Zixu stripped down to her underwear. But Kang-jun wasn't satisfied.
— Take everything off.
Zixu hesitated before finally being completely naked. She covered her breasts and crotch with her hands and checked her sister's reaction.
Hye-mi thought she was beautiful. Even looking at herself, her body was stunning. And Senior would take that beautiful body.
...Unni said she didn't know men yet.
Senior, the one taking her sister's purity, and her sister watching. ...Hye-mi's mind spun.
Haa, haa. Her breath shortened. Unconsciously, she bit her thumb. Heat surged in her chest.
— Lie down now.
Zixu was also wildly aroused. She had her sister watching from the side. That hot gaze roamed her body. Her senses were heightened tenfold.
— Ah—!
The moment Kang-jun's hand touched her skin, a moan escaped. Hye-mi felt like dying. The lewd moan of her own sister. Her body twisted in ecstasy as if she were the one being pleasured.
Kang-jun moved slowly toward Zixu.