Chapter 174 – Caught (3)

7 o’clock in the morning.
I was sitting on the sofa in the living room waiting for Suyeon to finish getting ready.

“Please take care of me.”

By the way, Seo-in, who was chewed up by Soo-yeon today, sent me a desperate look and said,

“Don’t worry. Because it won’t be a big deal.”

73 favorability is not a low number at all.
And it’s easy to guess what those numbers mean.

It’s just that he’s still young and spent most of his time lying in bed, so he’s probably just awkward with his feelings.

“That would be nice.”

“Is this the first time Suyeon has been like this?”

Seoin nodded at my question.

Even when she was in the hospital, she was the one who worried about her sister.
With her exuberant personality, it would of course be the first time she behaved like this.

And Soo-yeon’s visit began to open.

“You waited long?”

A white short-sleeved tee that clings to sky blue jeans.
On top of that, she was wearing a thin beige cardigan with a black handbag line running from her left shoulder to her right side.

The hairstyle was a low ponytail with the bangs slightly curled and the side hair remaining slightly, as if it had been ironed.

Whenever I go to school, I always wear a gray backpack and a hat. I could feel a more mature atmosphere from Soo-yeon, who was wearing round glasses.

Even just looking at her, I could feel that she gave more strength than usual, but even so, she resembles Seoin, so I feel that the beautiful Suyeon is prettier.

“I didn’t wait too long.”

“Wow, Suyeon-ah is so pretty.”

When Seo In saw Suyeon like that, she said in admiration.

“Okay? Thank you.”

After she slept through the night, did she feel a little relieved?
After hearing Seoin’s praise from her, Soo-yeon replied with a slight blush on her face.
But as if she wasn’t completely relaxed, complex emotions were felt in her expression.

“How is your brother? It was the first time I paid attention.”

Then Suyeon looked at me and asked.
As she said, this was the first time she’d seen her dressed like this.

“It’s pretty. You wouldn’t recognize me because I’m dressed like this?”

“Hee hee… Right?”

To her compliment, Soo-yeon responded by bringing her hands together in front of her.

“Ugh… Seo In-ah, then I’ll be back.”

“Yes, good bye. Soo-yeon, have a good trip.”

“Okay, see you later.”

Seoin sent us off and we left the house.
It’s time to go to work and go to school. Cars were running along the roadside, and office workers or students carrying briefcases or school bags were waiting for the light to change.

“Then what did you ask for time for?”

FYI, I have no idea where the destination is.
Last night, Su-yeon asked me to join her for the day tomorrow, and then she went back to her room.

“Ah, that…”

“Have you ever thought of anything?”

“Ha ha… Yes.”

Soo-yeon smiled shyly and answered.
Somehow it seemed so.

“Is it also a school day off? You have nothing to do, right? But I also need a break to study again.”

Suyeon nodded her head and said, as if she understood what she was saying.
Perhaps it was an excuse for the words I impulsively uttered last night.

“And wouldn’t it be okay for me to play with Siwoo oppa for a day… I thought?”

No, is this true?
Soo-yeon, who blushed, avoided her gaze and spoke in a voice that grew smaller.

“Okay? Then let’s go play.”

There must have been some car keys given to Seo-in.
You can go anywhere.
As I said before, Seo-in has her own car in each of the Awoken parking lots set up next to her teleportation device.

When I looked at the car key, the name of each region was written on it.

“Shall we eat breakfast first?”

“Yes.”

Then the destination will be set.
I got into the car with Suyeon.

∴

“Whoa… I ate well.”

Breakfast was made with toast.
Of course, it was no ordinary toast.

The owner of the shop is an Awakener with cooking skills and it was a very famous shop.
Not to mention the taste, of course.

“Now what? Do you want to go?”

“Umm… While I was in the hospital, there were places where I thought, ‘Oh, I must go there.’ There were too many…”

“I see…”

From the moment she woke up, until a few months ago, Soo-yeon was only in the hospital.
Since she had been hearing about the world indirectly through television and Cube Watch Seoin for several years, she must have wanted to go that much.

“Then let’s move quickly, there is still plenty of time. Where shall we go?”

“Hmm… I want to go to that bowling alley!”

After thinking for a while, Suyeon said.

“Okay. But will the clothes be okay?”

Again, Suyeon is wearing jeans.
It’s not an appropriate outfit for bowling.

“Huh, I guess I didn’t even think about that much. Look.”

Suyeon said with a small smile, took her hand and placed it on top of her own left thigh.

“Oh, no…”

What the hell are you thinking about touching your legs and jeans?
When Podori came to mind, I immediately tried to let go.

“Oh, did you just have a weird idea?”

Soo-yeon, who pressed my hand tightly to keep it from slipping out, spoke to me with a playful expression.

“Take a pull.”

“Mmm…”

As she said, I grabbed her jeans and pulled them once.
And then, wasn’t she just growing up?

“It’s okay because these are spandex jeans.”

“Okay? That’s interesting.”

They look different from the 100% cotton jeans I know.

“Ah… Oppa, stop now. It tickles me.”

“Oh sorry.”

I fiddled with her curious mind a little more.
I hurriedly released my hand and grabbed the steering wheel again.

“Brother, you have a secretly cute corner.”

Su-yeon said, looking at me with a bewildering smile as if she was happy to discover something new.
Her face seemed to heat up, but she just pretended nothing was wrong.

“Let’s go to the bowling alley.”

“Hehe… Yes!”

Soo-yeon replied vigorously as if she was having fun.

∴

Weekday morning.
Of course, it was time for everyone to go to school and work, so there were no customers at the bowling alley except for us.

“It looks like you paid for it. Right?”

“I know.”

In fact, I had already sold my face to some extent, so I was worried about changing my face with the transformation skill, but I was fortunate that there were no other users.

“Siwoo oppa, can you help me for a moment?”

After changing into bowling shoes, Soo-yeon, who was choosing a bowling ball, said to me.

“Huh.”

After putting on her shoes, he approached her and asked.

“Which ball should I choose?”

“Um… Wouldn’t this be enough?”

I picked up a bowling ball with the number 9 on it and handed it to Soo-yeon.

“Thank you.”

And Soo-yeon, who received the bowling ball with both hands, stood still for a moment and glanced at me.
The moment I wondered what it was for, Soo-yeon hmm-hmm cleared her throat.

“Ah… Oppa, it’s too heavy.”

Then, suddenly, he stumbled and naturally fell into my arms.

As if he didn’t feel like this, he buried his face in my chest and dyed his ears red.

“… Soo-yeon?”

“Hehe… Come to think of it, it doesn’t seem too heavy. Let’s go to our seats.”

Soo-yeon is also an absolute awakening person.
Of course, there’s no way an Awoken whimper with a bowling ball that weighs only 9 pounds.
Soo-yeon also quickly moved to her seat, blushing, as if he realized that he had made an irrational move.

I was a little taken aback by what he was doing, but since it was cute, I decided to just let it go.

After choosing a bowling ball, I headed to my seat.

“By the way, do you know how to bowl?”

“Of course I don’t know. It’s my first time here.”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Soo-yeon proudly opened his chest and said.

“Okay? Then I’ll let you know.”

I figured I wouldn’t know anyway.
I got up and briefly explained to Soo-yeon how to play bowling.

“Got it? You can throw it in this position.”

“Yes. Then shall we do it right away?”

“Huh.”

Soo-yeon took her bowling ball, took a step forward, and threw the bowling ball.

The bowling ball, which had rolled around, stretched out in a straight line along the center line.

“Uh…?”

Rumble.
The result is a strike.
A total of 10 pins fell cleanly.

“Saw? Strike!”

As if he couldn’t believe what he had done, Soo-yeon couldn’t control her joy and said.

“Huh. Of course I was watching.”

“Brother, do you want to bet on our score? Bet your wish ticket.”

Was it because he struck from the beginning?
He made a bet with a confident tone, as if his confidence had reached its peak at once.

“Are you okay?”

But in the end, she thought that she was just beginner’s luck, and she couldn’t really be her skill.

“Of course.”

“Then let’s do it.”

She had no particular wish for her bill, but she wouldn’t mind betting to have more fun.

I had no doubts about my victory.
But after some time.

“Nonsense…”

It came to 10 frames before I knew it.
While I rolled a full bowling ball 20 times, Suyeon rolled it 15 times.

What does this mean?

“Did I win?”

While I didn’t hit a single strike and had spares, Soo-yeon struck a total of 5 times.
The score is 124 to 223.

“Is that so…?”

I was mercilessly fired.

Even with beginner’s luck, this was a bit harsh.
Is this really a sickly high school girl who is new to bowling?

‘Is this really talent…?’

Maybe if you have a talent called bowling, wouldn’t it be SSS level?

“Hehe. What would you like to wish for? Or another round?”

“… One more round.”

I hadn’t played bowling a lot, but it hurt my pride to accept defeat.

“Are you making a wish again?”

“Of course.”

So the second game started and I lost again.
The score difference is a 2-fold difference.
I sincerely thought about activating my abilities and senses, but it seemed too ugly.

Same for the 3rd game.
That’s how I dedicated her 3 wish tickets to her.

∴

After bowling, we went to various places.
After eating, watching a movie, going to the arcade, enjoying rides at an amusement park, and having dinner, I took a walk in the park and came to a cafe.

We talked about various things.
At first, Suyeon boasted about her older sister, but now she is answering questions about me diligently.

“Are there only four real lovers?”

“Yes. Yes.”

This world is a worldview where polygamy is allowed.
Of course, asking how many lovers you have is just one of the obvious questions, and it shouldn’t surprise you too much.

“Then me too…”

However, she did not miss Suyeon thinking deeply about something, and she spoke in a subtle voice.

“Hmmmm… How about academy instead?”

I asked Soo-yeon to lighten the mood.

“It’s just normal. When I finish studying, I go home. Oh right. How long ago did I confess? To a boy who goes to the same academy?”

“Okay? How did it go?”

“Of course I declined. I already have someone I like.”

Then he gave me a meaningful look and said.

“That, is it? I hope it goes well.”

“Iknow, right.”

There was silence for a while.
Feeling my throat burning, I just drank coffee for no reason at the awkward sensation.

“Aren’t you curious about who you are?”

Seeing my reaction, Soo-yeon asked me with a meaningful smile.
No, it seemed like you could tell who it was just by looking at it.
Even if you look at the gaze Suyeon sent me today, it was not very different from the gaze my lovers sent me.

“No, it’s okay…”

The moment she was about to say no, Soo-yeon’s face began to darken.

“… It’s not okay, I’m curious.”

“Is it so? Lol…”

After she laughed happily, she said that Suyeon was serious about something, and then she opened her mouth again.

“First of all, he’s a bit like a pervert.”

“Huh…!”

She almost spewed the coffee she was drinking at the moment, but she barely held it in.

“Okay? The downside is clear.”

“I don’t even think of that as a downside. Rather, he is a person with so many advantages.”

Maybe it’s just my misunderstanding.
I just decided to listen to what she has to say about her.

“First of all, he is very nice and kind. And he’s such a wonderful person who saved me. It also appears in the news from time to time. Isn’t that great?”

Her delusion is a piece of shit.
Anyone can see that it was my story.
Could it be because of the actions he took to score points with Seo-in while living together?
My evaluation far exceeded my expectations.

“He’s really good at cooking, and from what I’ve heard he’s a very sincere person.”

How many times have you already mentioned the adverb of degree?
That’s how I felt Soo-yeon’s sincerity.

“And he’s not as good as celebrities, but he’s still very handsome. He’s just the right height, to the extent that his lips touch my forehead. It’s just the height difference I like.”

“Yeah, that’s right…”

But I really don’t know what to answer.
Wasn’t I already Seoin’s lover?

And in the game, I attacked Ah-yeong’s older sister and her younger sisters, Ga-young and Na-yeong, and made them my lovers.

Of course, it would be possible to take sisters at the same time in this world, which has the same structure as that game, but at least in my common sense, I can’t help but feel rejected.

“That… Maybe it’s because I haven’t met many other men yet. You might meet someone better than him.”

At my words, Soo-yeon erased her mischievous expression at once and looked at me with an infinitely serious expression.

“It could be. But there has never been anyone who can save me like that older brother.”

Then, putting her hands on her chest, she opened her mouth again.

“It’s thanks to that older brother that I can go to school like this, live with my sister, and hang out like today.”

“… Okay.”

“But he is an adult and I am still a student? So, I’m going to wait another year and four months.”

And, as if this is the reason why she has been talking back and forth until now, Soo-yeon fixed her eyes on me and said.
1 year and 4 months.
It’s time for her to become a 20-year-old adult.

“Later, when she becomes an adult and becomes a wonderful woman suitable for that brother, she will confess.”

“Cheer up, it will definitely work out.”

She knew her heart, but she had no experience with men yet, so she was worried that she might just mistake her gratitude for a crush, or her love.
I didn’t really do anything except save her and treat her well.

But in the end, I can’t discuss her feelings, so she just gives me a positive answer.

Anyway, if a little more time passes and various relationships are built, she may simply be forgotten as her memories of her past.

“Huh, thank you for worrying about me. Then, shall we go back now?”

“OK. Seo In will worry about you.”

I answered while getting up from my seat and grabbing a coffee.
Is it because of her mood that Soo-yeon’s breathing seems to be rougher than usual?