Chapter 107
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 106
Chapter Title: Caribbean Bay
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"Wow, Caribbean Bay!"
Eun Seol, who had been frowning the whole way due to Yi Hyunwoo's lateness, finally cracked a smile as the waterpark came into view, her mood lifting at last.
"Do you come to the waterpark every year?"
Her SNS feed was packed with photos from waterparks and beaches—places where she could show off her figure in a swimsuit, naturally.
"We come at least once a year."
She never imagined she'd end up here alone with Hyunwoo, but it left her with a strange, thrilling feeling.
At the ticket booth, they exchanged their pre-booked tickets for wristbands. Eun Seol had handled the reservations in advance, of course.
"Alright, let's change and meet up."
- Click-clack
With that, she headed into the women's changing room.
Hyunwoo, who had only brought board shorts, didn't take long to change. He slathered on some sunscreen and stepped out toward the crowded pool area in under five minutes.
"Whoa."
The waterpark wasn't in peak vacation season yet, but it was buzzing with early-summer crowds eager for some fun in the water.
He'd been to Gyeongpo Beach just days ago, but this place was packed with women rocking heavy makeup and bikinis that flaunted their figures.
'Why bother with full hair and makeup if you're getting in the water?'
The women with their meticulously blow-dried hair seemed less interested in the water and more in snapping the perfect SNS shot.
- Snap, snap
Smartphone shutters clicked everywhere. Dark-skinned guys—boyfriends, presumably—hunched over, even dropping to their knees, desperately trying to capture their girlfriends' longest, prettiest angles.
Of course, the heavily filtered photos bore little resemblance to reality.
'They sure are dedicated.'
Hyunwoo, who barely used SNS and hated having his photo taken, couldn't wrap his head around it. It was like they'd flipped priorities upside down. Why not save that energy for the rides?
While waiting for Eun Seol, he scanned the women one by one.
"Hmm..."
After encountering stunners like his office ladies—who could make nine out of ten guys on the street do a double-take—Hyunwoo had grown picky, oblivious to his own luck. Without the admin privileges, this mindset would've been unthinkable.
Naturally, women on par with Seo Jin-ah, Eun Seol, Kim Hye-ri, or Choi Go-eun were nowhere to be found here.
Overstuffing a bikini top looked unnatural. Having groped the real, bouncy breasts of Go-eun and Jin-ah countless times, Hyunwoo could spot the fakes and excessive padding on most women here.
'Not many standouts.'
"Why are you staring at all the other girls like that?"
Eun Seol snuck up behind him without a sound, popping up right at his back.
"Ah, damn—you scared me. When did you come out?"
"Just now. But why won't you answer me? You were checking out other women, weren't you, Deputy Lee?"
"What other women? I was just people-watching."
"Hmph... Liar..."
Not buying it for a second, she shot him a sideways glare.
"You, though... that swimsuit... what even is that?"
Only then did Hyunwoo take a proper look at her. It was a bikini, sure, but something was off.
"Hmph... Th-this is super trendy on SNS right now."
"Really? You're the only one here wearing it like that."
"O-overseas!"
Clearly eager to flaunt her well-maintained figure today, Eun Seol's bikini was flashy.
She wore a matching sky-blue set, top and bottom. The bottoms were tied with thin strings at the hips, leaving her thighs and curves fully exposed except for the essentials.
Those butterfly knots tempted Hyunwoo to yank them loose.
As she emerged from the changing room, heads turned. Mostly guys, who were probably thinking the same thing he was.
Luckily, a sarong tied around her waist offered some coverage—though the sheer fabric still hinted at what lay beneath.
What had looked weird to Hyunwoo was the top. It was like she'd put it on backward.
'Backward?'
"You're wearing that top backward."
"I know! I did it on purpose! God, Deputy Lee, you really don't know anything."
She'd put real thought into it, and his failure to notice irked her. Though even she felt a flush of embarrassment, her cheeks tinting pink. As she explained,
'Upside-down bikini?'
Exactly that—worn inside out. Flip the bikini around, loop the chest-under and back strings over your neck, and you're done. The original neck strings go around the back and tie.
"So, upside-down..."
The already skimpy fabric was even more revealing flipped like this, exposing deep cleavage and especially the underboob.
It was novel, but definitely more daring than standard wear. The ultra-thin panty strings, hiked high to navel level, created a dizzyingly sexy shape top to bottom.
Her long, slender legs, toned Pilates thighs and ankles, slim waist contrasting with full hips—all perfectly complemented by the upside-down bikini.
Her firm B-cups asserted themselves nicely; any bigger might've unbalanced her sleek frame.
"Is this the celeb trend?"
"Y-yeah. And you hated padding before, remember?"
'Padding...? Oh!'
'She's still hung up on that?'
When he'd first targeted her via the work system, Hyunwoo had poked at her insecurities by comparing her to Jin-ah's curves.
Eun Seol had snapped back that Jin-ah's were all fake padding, while hers were real—no need for that junk. She'd dragged him to a motel to prove it, so yeah, she was damn proud of her body.
This upside-down style made inner padding impossible. With underboob fully visible, no pad could support from below anyway.
"So... not great?"
"N-no... it's fine. Looks good."
To preempt any padding suspicions, she'd gone this far. She refused to let her hard-earned figure get dismissed as fake.
Impressed by her dedication, Hyunwoo played along. Only then did she beam, back to her confident self.
"Then let's hurry and snap some pics with the waterpark as backdrop!"
One bit of pandering, and Hyunwoo spent the next hour as her personal photographer.
"Ah, enough already. I can't do more."
Exhausted before even hitting the water, Hyunwoo collapsed onto a beach chair. When he refused more photos, Eun Seol pulled out her tripod and started shooting solo SNS content.
'Doesn't she get bored?'
Photos were clearly her main reason for coming. She wasn't alone—nearby women had been posing in the same spot for hours, switching angles.
'Still... she's gorgeous.'
Her upturned eyes were a tad sharp, but her cat-like features shone. At 168cm, her legs stretched long, thighs firm from Pilates, ankles slim.
Her narrow waist dramatically offset those voluptuous hips—a feature she knew drew eyes. Add defined abs and a shy oval navel.
The skimpy bikini highlighted it all.
"Um... I've been watching, but if no one's taking your photo, want me to?"
Eun Seol stood out today, naturally drawing guys offering to snap her pics.
"Hmph! I've got someone here!"
True to form, she snarled them off rather than politely declining. They backed away without persisting.
"Deputy Lee~ What are you doing over here? Time for rides!"
She approached Hyunwoo, recharging on his chair. Two hours in, photos finally done.
"Yeah, let's go!"
Hyunwoo was pumped too—first time at Caribbean Bay in ages, and with head-turning Eun Seol instead of the usual bros.
They rode aqua loops, tube slides, and more, having a blast.
- Splash, splash
"Haa..."
Blissful languor. Sun beat down above; cool water lapped below the tube. Waves rocked him in the wave pool—heaven.
Then—
"Kyaaah!"
Screams from ahead. He'd relaxed and forgotten: massive artificial waves hit periodically.
"D-Deputy Lee. Kyaaa~!"
Eun Seol, equally off-guard beside him, panicked and clung as a big one rolled in.
- Splash
- Glub-glub
The wave tossed them high, then slammed them under headfirst. Hyunwoo's subpar [Stamina] 4 meant zero chance of balance.
"Puhaa!"
"Cough, cough."
Alone, she'd have surfaced fine, but her clinginess changed that. They hacked up swallowed water.
And—
"Kyaaah!"
Eun Seol felt her upper body bare. Hands flew to her chest in an X, shielding from eyes.
'Wh-where'd it go?'
She scanned frantically, eyes wide. Her blue bikini top dangled precariously from Hyunwoo's hand.
"D-Deputy Lee... quick... give it back!"
Embarrassment, anger at him, shame—all mixed as she demanded it.
'Huh?'
The wave must've snagged her string unknowingly. He'd suspected those flimsy butterfly knots would cause trouble.
Upside-down bikini to flaunt her figure? Flipping it made it all too easy to untie.
"Heh heh heh..."
Sexy in that bikini before, but now—bare beneath his hand—his groin stiffened.
Gone was her haughty look; shaky pupils from anxiety were a sight. She was fun to tease.
"Wh-what are you spacing out for? Deputy Lee! G-give it quick!"
- Murmurs
Her frantic voice drew stares. Face and neck flushed crimson with humiliation.
'Can't just hand it over.'
Opportunities like this were rare. Hyunwoo grinned slyly, dangling and shaking her blue top teasingly.