Chapter 486: A Step Forward
Chapter 486: A Step Forward
“What are you doing? Hurry up and piss.”
So, what was I doing right now? I was in the bathroom with Sara.
Not that I had any intention of coming to a place like a bathroom in the first place.
But after causing such a commotion, wouldn't it be suspicious if I suddenly said, ‘Actually, I don’t need to go to the bathroom anymore’?
They’d ask what that whole fuss was about. Where was I trying to go after shaking Sara off?
If they pressed me like that, I’d have nothing to say. So, I had no choice but to come to the bathroom to take a piss I didn't even need to take.
“Can’t you at least wait outside the door? If you’re guarding the door, it’s not like I can run away. Oppa won’t abandon you and go anywhere…”
“Stop talking nonsense and just hurry up and go.”
…This is weird. I’m pretty sure I’m the one making a perfectly reasonable argument here, yet she’s talking as if I’m the one spouting nonsense.
And I’m hearing this from a girl who is currently grabbing my sleeve inside a bathroom while I’m trying to do my business.
“Hey. Seriously, I’m too nervous. I can’t go. Just get out.”
“What’s the big deal now? It’s not like there’s anything we haven’t seen between us, right?” Sara said with an amused laugh, finding my flustered reaction entertaining.
Is she enjoying this? Teasing me?
If so, I’ll have her know she’s making a huge mistake.
Sara, the man you’re trying to tease right now is, just as you always say, an idiot and a pervert.
You think I’m going to act rationally after being teased in a place like this?
“Then you go.”
“Wh-what?”
“You said it doesn’t matter since we’ve already seen everything, right? So, you go first, Sara.”
I pointed a finger at the toilet and made my demand with confidence.
“Wh-what are you talking about?! There’s no way I can go!”
Right. I knew she’d say that.
Hearing Sara’s answer, I flashed a triumphant smile.
“Oho. You can’t go, you say. And why might that be? Hmm? Miss Sara. You, who were just telling me to hurry up and go. You, who were not only going to stay in the same room but were also planning to sneak peeks and carefully observe me. Hmm?”
“I-I wasn’t going to observe you!”
Yeah, I just added that last part for fun.
Though judging by her reaction, it seems she really was planning to sneak a look.
“Then I’m sure you can explain it to me properly, can’t you? Why you can’t go. Hmm?”
“Th-that’s… L-look, you can’t just force yourself to go when you don’t have to…”
“Oho! You don’t have to go! So, Miss Sara, who has had several cups of tea while we talked since breakfast, and who just enjoyed a delicious beef stew a moment ago, doesn’t feel the slightest urge to urinate?”
“Th-that’s right! You got a problem with that?!”
“Then I’ll wait.”
“Wh-what?!”
“I’ll wait until you have to go. It’s not like you can hold it in all day, right? I suppose since you followed me when I had to do my business, it’s only natural that I stick with you when you do yours. But since we’re here anyway, I’ll wait for you. Go on, you can go whenever you’re ready. I’ll wait for you to go first, even if my bladder bursts.”
“Uh, uwaaah… ahh…”
It seemed that, despite following me all the way into the bathroom, she hadn’t considered the possibility of having to do her own business. Sara was at a loss for words and started making strange noises.
“Well! Well! What is it?! Are you going to hold it all day?! You’re planning on sticking to me all day anyway, aren’t you?! Or what? Are you going to be cheap and only leave when you have to go?!”
“U-uwaahhh… Ugh…! Fine!”
As I kept pressing her, Sara, who had been flailing her free hand in the air in a panic, finally turned beet red and suddenly yanked her pants down.
No, she must have pulled her underwear down with them, because her pretty vulva was completely exposed.
“Whoa! What are you doing?!”
“Shut up! You’re the one who told me to go!”
Seeing my shock, Sara shot me a dead-serious look and shouted before sitting down on the toilet and getting into position.
…Is this for real? She’s still not letting go of my sleeve, even now.
A moment later, a clear, gentle trickling sound began.
“C-cover your ears!”
“I can’t. You’re holding my sleeve.”
I could cover one ear, but what good would that do?
Despite that, Sara didn’t let go of my sleeve. At this point, this was a serious case.
No, it was already a serious case when she started showing signs of infantile regression.
“Ughhhhh…”
Sara kept her grip on my sleeve with one hand, her body trembling in shame as she listened to the sound of her own pee.
No, maybe she was just shivering reflexively after urinating… No, that’s not it. This feels different.
Anyway, see? It’s embarrassing, isn’t it?
…Actually, I’m embarrassed too.
Why do I have to feel embarrassed for what Sara is doing?
She didn’t even let go of me when she was cleaning up, finishing the job perfectly with one hand.
But another hurdle awaited Sara.
The great hurdle of having to wash her hands after doing her business.
For this, she’d have no choice but to use both hands.
Well, Sara? What are you going to do?
“…Wrap your arms around my waist.”
After pulling her pants back up, Sara muttered, too embarrassed to meet my eyes.
“…What?”
“I said, wrap your arms around my waist while I wash my hands!”
…Seriously?
“You absolutely can’t let go, okay? Absolutely?”
“I get it.”
Even after I did as she asked and wrapped my arms around her waist from behind, Sara was still reluctant to let go of my sleeve.
“Promise? If you let go, I’ll cry.”
It sounded like a cute threat, but having witnessed her actually burst into tears several times already, I found it quite terrifying.
“Just hurry up and wash.”
Wanting to escape this strange space as quickly as possible, I could only hold her gently from behind and urge her on.
…I want to get back to Diana and Leia as soon as possible.
But to escape this space, there was still one more mountain to climb.
“Alright, now it’s your turn to go, Guwon.”
After washing her hands and grabbing my sleeve tightly once more, Sara shot me a sharp glare and said so.
“No, I’m good. Just watching you go was so relieving that I…”
“Stop talking nonsense and go.”
I tried to use the same logic as ‘I’m full just from watching you eat,’ but of course, it didn’t work in the slightest.
“No, I really don’t have to go that much…”
“No back talk. Just go.”
Scary. Why are you staring at me like that?
If before she was rushing me so she wouldn’t have to let go of my sleeve, now she was threatening me for the sole purpose of watching me piss.
Her expression clearly said, I’m not going to be the only one who suffers this embarrassment.
“No, but, you see. There’s actually a critical problem with me going.”
“What now?”
“You see, for a man, unlike a woman, you have to hold it with both hands to control it. You get what I mean, right? But since you’re holding my sleeve like this… Whoa!”
The moment she heard my excuse, Sara yanked down my pants with one hand, then grabbed my thing and adjusted the angle.
Wow, Sara. You’re so bold. For someone who regresses into a child the moment I let go of your sleeve.
“There, now you’re… Why is it getting bigger?”
“…It’s a physiological phenomenon. Right. If you could just help me get one off…”
“I’ll kill you.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
In the end, I had to use mana to kill my erection and pee in front of Sara.
Having someone else aim for you like that is, surprisingly, incredibly humiliating.
“Heeheehee.”
After we had both shown each other our embarrassing sides, Sara’s expression finally relaxed, as if she considered us even.
No, it was more than relaxed; she even looked pleased.
Damn it. This sore loser of a regressed child.
I understand it was a shock, but you could at least let go when I need to go to the bathroom.
Look at her, the only one with a refreshed expression.
Because of that, I decided to get some petty revenge on Sara as soon as we got back.
“You’re late.”
“It was a big one.”
“Wh-…! S-Sara-yang…?!”
“Y-you idiot! Hey! N-no! That’s not it! Diana! Leia! It’s not like that!”
“It was tough because Sara wouldn’t let go of my sleeve.”
“You idiot! Hey!”
“And we were late because Sara had to go, too.”
“Hic… Waaah… Wh-why? Why are you lying and bullying me? Did Sara do something bad?”
“Guwon-ssi…!”
And in the end, an extremely flustered Sara momentarily let go of my sleeve.
Well, you can imagine what happened next.
Damn it. That Sara. Just because she regressed a little doesn’t mean she’s a real kid.
And she even got Leia, who has a soft spot for children, on her side.
In any case, with things having come to this, I started to think that maybe it was time to give Sara some serious psychological therapy.
Of course, I didn’t dislike her wanting to stick to me, but it would be inconvenient if this continued.
For example, tonight is Leia’s turn.
With Sara in this state, there was no way I could spend the night with Leia.
“Sara. We’re starting your training now.”
“Training? For what?”
I spoke to Sara, who had grabbed my sleeve again and calmed down, with a solemn expression.
“Training to be apart from me.”
“Why? We can just stay like this, can’t we?”
But Sara didn’t seem to feel the need for training at all.
She held my sleeve tightly and tilted her head cutely, questioning me instead.
But I had already anticipated that kind of reaction.
“Even when you have to take a number two?”
“Let’s train.”
And so, the treatment for Sara’s infantile regression began.
My helpers, of course, were Diana and Leia.
“But what should we do…? For starters, maybe we could try increasing the distance little by little?”
When it came to treatment, Leia was the expert among us, but it seemed even she wasn’t familiar with treating this particular symptom.
“…Sara. Want to try? Let’s start by separating by just one centimeter.”
“…Okay.”
But since we couldn’t think of any other methods, Sara and I decided to try everything we could think of.
However, Sara only answered; she showed no sign of letting go of my sleeve.
“Sara?”
“I-I know. Just give me a second. Huu… huu… Hngh… U-ughhh… Waaah.”
Seriously? She can’t even let go for a split second?
The treatment method Leia suggested failed at the very first step.
“I am by no means an expert on the matter… but since it is a psychological issue, would it not be best to help her achieve mental stability?”
Next up was Diana’s proposed treatment.
“…That makes sense. Alright. Sara. Look me straight in the eyes.”
“O-okay…”
As I stared directly into her eyes, Sara looked down slightly, as if embarrassed.
But I wouldn’t allow it. I placed my hands on both of her cheeks, held her face steady, and made her look right at me.
Then, setting the mood, I whispered words that would reassure her.
“Listen, Sara. I’m not going anywhere. I’ll always be by your side. Your dependable…”
“Watching him do that from the side is really starting to get on my nerves.”
“C-calm down, Diana-ssi.”
It would have been more perfect without the interference from the sidelines.
And Diana was the one who suggested this method.
Well, it’s not like I don’t understand how she feels.
“Hey, you two. Could you keep it down? I’m trying to set a mood here. Ahem. Anyway, the important thing is, just because our bodies are a little farther apart doesn’t mean our hearts are. You know what I mean, right?”
“…Yeah.”
“And I’m a Saint. A Saint sent down by the Goddess with a mission. I’m not going to die that easily. So I will never, ever leave you all and disappear first. Don’t worry. You trust Oppa, right?”
“…Yeah. I trust you…”
Good. There were some interruptions, but I’d created a good atmosphere.
I can do this.
I slowly moved one of the hands I had on Sara’s cheek down to her forearm.
That was the arm she was using to hold my sleeve, so it looked like we were holding each other’s forearms, one over the other.
From that position, I slowly pulled my hand back as if stroking her forearm. Sara’s arm trembled faintly and lost its strength, and her hand fell away from my sleeve.
Of course, my hand was still touching her, so it wasn’t time to let my guard down, but I was half-convinced I had succeeded.
But the moment I gently lifted my hand from her forearm…
“Waaah… Guwooon… Don’t let gooo…”
Damn. This isn’t working either.