Chapter 5.2

She’s beautiful.

I was captivated in an instant.

Whether Jung Saein was a close friend or just a friend didn’t matter anymore. There was a utopia there that any man would give his life to pursue.

“…Is that enough?”

After a moment, Jung Saein lowered her shirt back down.

It felt like the light had gone out of the world.

However, thanks to that, I was able to regain my lost composure.

I began to argue unreasonably again.

“No, no?! It’s not enough? It’s not enough, isn’t it? If I’m supposed to show my penis, you should show your vagina, right? The conditions aren’t fair!”

“Tch. I guess it doesn’t work.”

But surprisingly, my unreasonable argument worked.

It seemed like Jung Saein thought from the beginning that this condition wasn’t fair.

“We won’t be defeated by boobs!”

I raised my voice, trying to convince myself not to collapse at any moment.

If we get over this mountain, there’s sweeter fruit waiting. So, I can’t give in now.

“But… um…”

Although Jung Saein boldly showed her breasts, there’s no way she would show her vagina, right?

Jung Saein fell into thought again, and I kept chanting my counter-slogan.

“…Wait a moment. I’m going to wash up and come out.”

“Huh?”

After much deliberation, that was Jung Saein’s conclusion.

Then she stood up and went into the bathroom.

“Huh? She’s going to wash up? Huh?”

Left alone, I was thrown into complete chaos.

What will happen after a man and woman drink together in a one-room apartment and the woman goes to wash up?

“No, huh? Isn’t it?”

Should I really believe she just wants to wash up out of pure intention?

Jung Saein is my close friend and would never see me as a romantic interest.

So, having any unnecessary expectations would be rude to her.

“Ugh.”

My brain wasn’t working because of the alcohol.

And my mind was never good at handling tough decisions to begin with.

“Let’s just drink.”

Yeah. Let’s just drink.

Showing breasts, asking to show a penis, these are things you can only do with a close friend. If she saw me as a real man, she wouldn’t do such things.

To Jung Saein, gender distinctions are meaningless. Just like I had mindlessly shown my penis to my friend when we were young, Jung Saein had mindlessly shown her breasts. Showing doesn’t mean anything to her.

“Cough.”

The alcohol tastes sweet.

Since the bottle I had was empty, I took out a new one from the bag.

Inside the bag, there was also a small box the size of a cigarette pack.

Cigarettes? Snacks? Gum?

All wrong.

It was a condom.

“…”

Why is there a condom?

I stared at the condom, lost in thought.

What is a condom used for?

Its main purpose is for sex between men and women, of course.

But haven’t I seen on YouTube where people use it as a hat or make water balloons?

I thought it was amazing that it didn’t burst even when filled with water.

Maybe Jung Saein wanted to try that too?

But since it’s embarrassing for a grown-up like her to play such childish games, she sent me away from the convenience store to buy the condom?

“Aha. That must be it.”

Then I should act mature and pretend I didn’t see it.

I put the condom back in the plastic and only took out the alcohol.

The taste of the alcohol became unidentifiable.

“Hey, wash your towel. It smells.”

“Just wipe it and let it dry, why wash it?”

“Geez. Dirty guy.”

Jung Saein came out after her shower.

Her hair was glistening with water, and her skin was flushed.

She was wearing the same clothes from before the shower, but somehow, it looked erotic. Just looking at her felt like I was committing a crime.

“If I show you my vagina, you’ll show me your penis, right?”

“…”

If I was going to stop this, now was my only chance.

Can I keep my sanity after seeing Jung Saein’s vagina and then showing my penis?

Can I keep treating Jung Saein as just a close friend? Can I trust myself not to touch her?

I couldn’t.

No, I already didn’t see Jung Saein as just a close friend anymore.

Maybe not from the beginning. Since I knew Jung Saein was a woman, I never thought of her as just a friend.

I saw her as an attractive woman, as a female to conquer.

Until now, I was just playing along with Jung Saein’s playful antics.

“…Hey, Se-in. Actually…?”

But

I was too late in making my decision.

Jung Saein was already taking off her lower garments.