Chapter 112
Chapter 112
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Translator: crow
Chapter Title: Three-Way Face-Off #2
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"Then I'll go sit down first. Take your time buying them."
"Yeah~ See you later."
Yoon Hye-yoon headed off to the bench. I glanced at Shin Ayoung, who was beaming from ear to ear.
A face whose intentions I couldn't read.
I'd figured she would send Yoon Hye-yoon away and opt to be alone with me.
What was she thinking?
"You seem to be staring at me more than usual today. Is all the effort I put into getting ready paying off?"
"Just feels a bit different from normal."
"Huh? I'm the same as always."
"No, I thought you'd just let Ayoung go."
"Oh... really? You wanted to enjoy a cozy date with me that badly... Sorry."
"You know that's not what I meant."
As I spoke seriously, Shin Ayoung's smiling eyes returned to normal.
To others, it might look like heaven—sandwiched between two pretty girls while eating.
But for me, with all my skeletons in the closet, this setup was seriously unnerving.
Especially since both of them were registered in the onahole, and Shin Ayoung knew about it and was quick on the uptake.
I had no idea how this could play out.
"I meant it seriously, you know. Am I the same as usual... or maybe a little different?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"I told you yesterday, right? That it feels like that neighbor lady from next door is on your mind."
"...Yeah."
"So she must have some charm I don't... I wanted to feel it for myself. In a word... jealousy?"
Shin Ayoung grinned as she said it.
I knew she was the proactive type, but going straight for the frontal assault like this.
In a way, it showed just how much she cared about me.
"Thanks."
"Dig in."
We got our food and headed straight to the bench.
Yoon Hye-yoon must have been keeping an eye on us, because our eyes met on the way over.
Her toast was still in her hand, less than half eaten.
It must be cold by now.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. I got some coffee instead."
"Oh, thanks. I'll enjoy it."
Yoon Hye-yoon on my left, Shin Ayoung on my right.
I sat in the middle and picked up my toast, careful not to let my elbows brush their ample chests.
Like a hamster eating, I brought my hands forward and started munching.
Munch munch.
About halfway through, none of us had said a word.
Just as I thought it was a relief, Shin Ayoung broke the silence.
"Um... Hye-yoon, was it?"
"Yes? Yeah, that's right."
"What department are you in?"
"I'm a sophomore in the Department of English Literature right now."
"Oh! I see. I'm a junior in the Department of Electrical Engineering."
"Yeah. You're so famous, I knew about you. But what did you want to see me about?"
"Just wanted to get to know you."
"Huh?"
"Oppa talks about what a great guy Woojin is so often, it piqued my interest."
I hadn't talked about her that much. If anything, I'd avoided mentioning her.
"Oppa... did?"
"Yeah. Oppa did."
"Oh... Woojin... said that about me... Thanks."
Yoon Hye-yoon gave me a slight smile. But her eyes didn't seem to be smiling.
"He said you go to the gym together too. Did you get close there?"
"No. We'd seen each other around before that."
"Makes sense, since you're next door."
Shin Ayoung's questions felt like an interrogation.
Still, Yoon Hye-yoon answered most of them politely.
In the meantime, I'd finished my toast.
Partly because the portion was smaller than expected, but mostly because I had to keep my mouth busy to fend off the anxiety.
"Yeah... when was it... about three months ago, I think... um."
"Three months?"
Shin Ayoung eyed me suspiciously.
And as Yoon Hye-yoon continued, that look deepened.
"Oh right. That's when I went to Woojin's place first. Because something weird showed up in my apartment."
"Something... weird?"
"Yeah. Not sure if you'll believe me, but a ghost? Something like that appeared."
"A ghost...?"
"Yeah. It doesn't show up anymore these days. But it used to grope me a lot... that kind of thing."
"Hmm... I see."
"Hard to believe, right? I told people around me, but they all said I was lying, so I keep it secret from others."
Yoon Hye-yoon turned her head shyly, spacing out as if recalling that time.
"Ouch...!"
That's when Shin Ayoung jabbed my side with her elbow. Her eyes were blazing.
They screamed, 'You didn't do that, did you, oppa?'
No, she was 99% convinced I had.
When Yoon Hye-yoon looked at her oddly, Shin Ayoung smoothed her expression and spoke.
"No, that sounds really intriguing. Tell me more."
"Huh? It's not that interesting."
"I think it's interesting, so it's fine."
"Really...? Don't laugh if you get bored midway."
"I absolutely won't."
As Shin Ayoung stared earnestly, Yoon Hye-yoon seemed reassured and gradually opened up.
"Okay, I'll keep going then. Woojin came over to my place, checked around, and left. But it showed up again that night."
"Pretty persistent, huh."
"Right? But it didn't do anything really bad, so I just let it be. We coexisted like that secretly for a while, and then I told Woojin about it."
"Oh... You told oppa everything? About the ghost?"
"Yeah. When we were drinking together. The mood was right, so I just spilled it."
"Drinking...?"
"Yeah. We had chicken in Woojin's room and drank together. Canned beer, technically."
Another jolt to my side. This one packed more punch.
"What happened after that?"
"Nothing much. After that, we started going to the same gym by chance, so he taught me workouts. And we'd bump into each other in the hallway sometimes. That's it."
"Quite the interesting story..."
Shin Ayoung shot me a glare.
Her furrowed brows told me exactly how she felt.
Seventy percent anger, thirty percent disbelief—that was her expression for sure.
This was why I'd been anxious about them meeting. Things had blown up after all.
Yoon Hye-yoon didn't seem to notice yet.
"So how did you and Woojin... get close, Shin Ayoung?"
"Me? Mm... We had a group project in my department. Ended up in the same group by chance. That's how we got acquainted."
"Oh..."
She skipped the ghost and onahole parts.
Thank goodness, but Yoon Hye-yoon still looked puzzled.
"But... you got really close really fast."
"We were into each other from the start."
"Into each other... Yeah."
A guy and girl who click can hook up quickly.
It wasn't that rare, so she seemed to accept it somewhat.
Same with me and Yoon Hye-yoon.
"But... you're not dating, right?"
"Huh? No, not in a relationship. Not yet."
"Not yet..."
Sizzle.
Felt like sparks flew for a second. Probably just my imagination?
Shin Ayoung exchanged glances with Yoon Hye-yoon, then sipped from her coffee straw.
But it was empty, just ice left, so nothing came up.
She checked the cup, then gestured that we should move.
"Looks like we'll be talking a while. Shall we change spots?"
"Yeah. Sure."
As I stood with them, I finally noticed our surroundings.
People gathered subtly.
Mostly guys stealing glances. I got it, but it didn't feel great.
The problem was the familiar faces mixed in.
Jang Min-hyuk and Seo Ah-rin, who'd vanished earlier. Watching me with keen interest.
Seo Ah-rin had her hand over her mouth like she was watching a drama. Jang Min-hyuk sent sparkling looks full of admiration.
This is gonna spread even wilder rumors...
"Oppa, hurry up. Don't even think about running."
"Uh... coming."
Yoon Hye-yoon and Shin Ayoung led the way. I followed obediently behind.
Judging by the direction, not a cafe or park—heading to my place.
Since I was the connection point, they'd tacitly agreed.
We rode the narrower-than-usual elevator. On the fifth floor, Yoon Hye-yoon spoke up.
"Wanna come to my place?"
"Sure. Been wanting to check it out."
And that's how we ended up in Yoon Hye-yoon's apartment.
It had been a while since I'd been in the room, but it was as tidy as ever.
We set down our stuff and sat in a triangle in the middle of the room.
As we eyed each other awkwardly, Shin Ayoung spoke first again.
"That ghost you mentioned earlier, Hye-yoon? I'm really interested. Can you tell me more details?"
"Uh... It's been a while, so I don't remember exactly. But I'll say what comes to mind."
"Yes, yes. Be as detailed as possible."
"It was a normal day. Came back from school, showered, was drying my hair when suddenly I felt someone touching me."
"Like a quick poke?"
"No. It felt just like a person touching me... really vivid sensation."
"That's wild..."
"So I went straight to Woojin next door. Oh, right! Woojin. You found my student ID back then, remember? Thinking about why I went over jogged my memory."
"...Yeah. It was dropped in the hallway, and I picked it up."
Yoon Hye-yoon clapped as memories flooded back, spilling the story smoothly.
Meanwhile, my face soured, and Shin Ayoung looked deep in thought.
"After that day, not every day, but like four or five times a week? I'd feel the ghost."
"Did it mostly touch your chest or down below, by any chance?"
"Oh, yeah! Exactly. How'd you know? Spot on."
"Just... a hunch."
Shin Ayoung shot me a piercing glare, then smiled at Yoon Hye-yoon again.
"Hye-yoon, you must've had it rough. Groped anytime, anywhere, and tough outside too."
"No... it wasn't like that. Mostly when I was home... especially at night... ah, never mind!"
Yoon Hye-yoon started to say something but clamped her mouth shut. I knew the rest, but kept a straight face.
Back then, to minimize her discomfort, I'd only visited at night right before bed, when she masturbated.
But it might've been too late. Shin Ayoung asked meaningfully.
"Just out of curiosity... feel free to not answer if it's uncomfortable, okay?"
"Yeah... ask away."
"Did the ghost... rub you with something other than hands?"
"Other than hands... what do you mean...?"
"You know... this."
Shin Ayoung pointed precisely at my dick and said.