Kids sometimes say hurtful things without malice.
It's because of their untainted innocence.
Seol Harin trying to drink urine is kinda the same logic.
Highly refined innocence is no different from a toilet sow…!
Anyway.
After sorting out the situation, we went to bed.
Naturally, I couldn't fall asleep easily and kept tossing and turning.
"Hey… You're still awake, right?"
"Huh?"
"I have a question…"
"What is it?"
"Well…"
It was rare for her to drag out her words like this.
Normally, I'd have yelled at her by now.
But I was a bit embarrassed, so I held back.
"Don't be annoying and just spit it out!!!"
Okay, I tried to hold back but failed.
"You've got a lot of experience, right…?"
A question that hit me hard.
A lot of experience?
Well, Kim Taeyang probably does.
But me?
"…"
I'll skip the detailed explanation.
"What was it like with other girls?"
"Just normal sex, I guess?"
"They could handle something that big so casually…?"
"Depended on the person."
Since I don't have those memories, I had to make it up.
"Then… was it good with me…?"
"Didn't I say already? It was a good release."
"No, I mean compared to all the other girls you've been with, how good was it? Like, top percentile or something…"
Is she asking for a performance review…?
This is like some loser asking, "Was it good? How good?" after sex…!
Seol Harin's kinda cute like this, though…
"Is that even a question?"
"What do you mean?"
"Obviously, it was the best with you."
"R-Really…?"
"For real. It was so good I don't even want to do it again."
"…?"
It really was the best.
But I only have five pills left…
"What's that supposed to mean? Was it good or not?"
"I'm saying if we keep going at it, I'll end up dumb like you did. We're both heroes with grand causes, so we gotta keep pleasure in check, right?"
Seol Harin fell silent for a moment before muttering quietly.
"A hero's cause… Your thoughts are hard to keep up with. I'll keep that in mind."
The pill's effect is legit.
From now on, I'll collect NTR coins even more diligently.
You never know when another libido-suppressant pill might pop up.
And I need to hunt for hidden artifacts I don't know about.
If there's a libido-suppressant pill, there's no reason there can't be another libido-dampening artifact.
"Hey."
"Huh? What now?"
"Can you let me use your arm as a pillow?"
"No way."
"…"
Even with libido suppression,
There was another problem from this pseudo-sex.
'My relationship with Seol Harin's gotten ambiguous…!'
Are we dating?
But dating a sow feels kinda weird, right?
Promote her to girlfriend?
Then we'd keep having physical contact.
And she'd come at me wanting sex again soon…
'"We can't date…"
After much thought,
I decided keeping things at a friends-with-benefits level was best.
Luckily, Seol Harin seemed a bit disappointed but didn't find it too strange.
"Fine. I'm just a sow, so I should be grateful to even sleep next to you. It's a bit cheap, but oh well."
If I let my optimism run wild, maybe Seol Harin actually likes her sow position.
All the heroines in this academy seem to be latent masochists, after all.
Of course, that's just wishful thinking.
Who knows what's really going on in Seol Harin's head?
***
The house got lively after morning exercise.
"Ahh— Open up."
Seol Harin, wearing an apron, tried to feed me chicken breast salad.
"Huh? Don't get cocky! I've got hands!!"
"You say that after having a blast picking up girls?"
"Hey! I thought we were past that?!"
Seol Harin's clearly enjoying this.
She's using my fling with those girls as leverage to do whatever she's always wanted…!
"This cheeky sow…!?"
"Right… Your mouth opens wide when you say that."
Chomp chomp…
Ahem.
It's not exactly skinship, so I'll just let her feed me.
"Thanks for the stellar protein this morning!!!!"
"?"
Chloe suddenly dropped into a dogeza under the table.
Then she buried her face in a plate on the floor, eating salad and milk.
Like a dog…
"Hey, Mini Sow!! Why're you eating off the floor like that?!!"
"Heh heh… How could a sow like me share a table with Taeyang…?"
"Stop that nonsense and sit on a chair!!"
"A sow's meant to sniff feet while eating…"
"At least use a fork!! Why're you eating with your mouth when there's perfectly good cutlery?!!"
"Because I'm a sow… Oink oink…"
Chloe's fully indulging in her self-imposed masochist scenario.
Even training doesn't fix this—she's been teetering on the edge lately.
But Chloe's too easy to handle.
"Mini Sow, if you don't get up to the table now, no evening PT or massage…!"
"N-No way…?!"
Chloe's shoulders slumped.
She grabbed her plate and sat at the table.
When Seol Harin handed her a fork, Chloe's trembling hands took it.
"Ugh… Sob… Not only making a sow sit at the table… but eating with a fork…!"
"?"
Tears streamed down her face like chicken droppings.
This situation seemed utterly humiliating to her.
Her expression was so raw, I briefly wondered if I'd done something horribly wrong.
But no matter how I think about it, I didn't.
You're just crazy, aren't you?!!!!
"Woof woof woof!!"
"Kkubburi Kkubburi~"
"Feels good!! Spank me more!! Pant pant pant!!!"
"Pomi's happy, so Kkubburi's happy tooooo…!"
Meanwhile, Pomi and Kkubburi were in their humanized forms, playing spanking games since morning…
This house is a total mess now.
A sow using my weakness to get touchy,
Another sow feeling humiliated by being treated like a person,
And constellations getting spanked and loving it…
Stop it…
It's too much…
It's already this chaotic, but what happens if I get more sows and constellations later…?
It's too scary…
Ding-dong-
The doorbell rang.
Who's coming to my dorm?
"I'll check it, so stay put."
Desperate to escape this hell for a moment, I got up.
Click-
Waiting outside was Vice-Dean Shin Hyewon.
"Huh? What's up, big sis?"
"W-Well…"
For some reason, Shin Hyewon was blushing and hesitating.
Why's she here so early in the morning?
Is there a big problem with rallying the disciplinary committee?
Or… is it because of that intelligence degradation threat from before…?!
"Ch-Chloe said… if it's you, you'd do it with me, a professor, for free…"
What?
It was about PT?
I got nervous for nothing.
Chloe definitely mentioned it.
That the Vice-Dean wanted personal training from me.
Honestly, it was a bit surprising.
A hero like Shin Hyewon must already be in top shape.
I figured she wouldn't have much to learn from me.
But, well,
She might just want it.
Who doesn't want something for free, right?
"Kek kek kek. Of course, I'll do it. I'll train you hard, so brace yourself~"
"T-Thanks…! I'm somewhat prepared…!"
"Oh— Hold up. Don't come in. We just finished."
"Finished? Oh no, was I too late…? When can we—"
Seol Harin cut Shin Hyewon off.
"Who's there?"
"Eek…?!"
The moment she heard Seol Harin's voice, Shin Hyewon bolted down the hallway.
Her speed was so impressive, I was almost in awe…
What's with her?
"…No one's there?"
"The Vice-Dean was here."
"Professor Shin Hyewon?"
"She heard your voice and suddenly ran off. You two got something going on?"
"What're you talking about? I barely see her outside of class."
Even if Seol Harin's a jealousy incarnate, she wouldn't pick a fight with Shin Hyewon…
She's usually pretty respectful to professors.
Maybe Shin Hyewon's intelligence dropped, and she misunderstood something…?
***
Early morning.
Kang Juhyeok cautiously headed to the student council room.
Seol Hajeong had summoned him.
"President…?"
"You're here?"
Seol Hajeong greeted him with a bright smile.
As Seol Harin's childhood friend, Kang Juhyeok was also close with Seol Hajeong.
They'd played together plenty as kids.
"As promised, I've detached all my constellations."
"Yes. Why'd you call me this early, President?"
"Hehe, 'President' is too formal. Let's not be so stiff when it's just us."
"Oh, sure, noona…"
Her sudden warmth felt a bit awkward.
They hadn't spoken since starting middle school, after all.
But stronger than the awkwardness was the excitement.
'Hajeong noona's gotten even prettier… And her chest is way bigger…'
Thump thump.
His heart started racing at the worst time.
"You were just staring at my chest, weren't you?"
"!"
Kang Juhyeok whipped his head away, his face burning with embarrassment.
"Full of energy this morning, huh? Go ahead and look. I'll allow it."
Seol Hajeong slipped off her uniform jacket.
Her figure stood out even more in her tight shirt.
Gulp-
Kang Juhyeok could only swallow hard.
"Do you know why I recruited you to the student council?"
"N-No… I'm not sure."
"Because you have that kind of talent."
"Talent…?"
Talent.
Just a few months ago, he'd heard that word endlessly.
After all, Kang Juhyeok had three constellations.
But after losing repeatedly to Kim Taeyang,
The "prodigy" label that followed him vanished completely.
"I know you're disappointed in yourself."
"I…"
Then, Seol Hajeong grabbed his hand.
"Juhyeok, you've just lost your confidence. If you can regain it through the student council and let your talent shine again, I'd be thrilled. You'll do that for me, right…?"
Thump!! Thump!!!
A pleasant fragrance tickled his nose.
Seol Hajeong's hand was soft and fresh, like a young leaf warmed by sunlight.
"If that's the case… I'll do my best!"
"Good boy, our Juhyeok. You'll keep listening to me, right?"
"Of course! But… noona."
"Hm?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Anything."
A warm, friendly smile.
So different from Seol Harin's icy demeanor, it was hard to believe they were sisters.
Her approachable attitude gave Kang Juhyeok the courage to speak up.
"Did you really…?"
"Really what?"
"With Kim Taeyang… Did you kiss…?"
"…"
Kang Juhyeok didn't want to believe it.
'My Hajeong noona!'
'The noona I've admired since childhood!'
'Forced to kiss that delinquent…!'
'I knew her way before him!!!!'
Without realizing it, Kang Juhyeok clenched his fists.
"What's it to you?"
"Huh?"
"You're not my boyfriend."
A heavy dose of reality.
But Kang Juhyeok had his own heavy counter.
"We had our first kiss together!"
A hazy memory of their first kiss.
It happened when he was seven.
It was around the time he was getting close to Seol Harin.
On his first visit to her house, Kang Juhyeok played with both Seol Harin and Seol Hajeong.
Back then, he had a crush on Seol Harin.
Young Seol Harin seemed to like him too.
And while Seol Harin was in the bathroom,
Seol Hajeong, two years older, forcibly kissed him.
- This is a kiss.
- A kiss…?
- It's something only people in love do.
- Do you love me, noona?
- Do you love Harin?
- I… I'm not sure yet…
- Then I'm not sure either.
Thinking back, it was a cryptic conversation.
"Hehehe. That's right. That happened."
Seol Hajeong seemed to recall it just now.
In truth, it wasn't a real kiss—just a prank using illusion magic.
But to Juhyeok, it was a real memory.
"You're still close with Harin, right?"
"Well… We fought a bit, but yeah."
"You fought? Did you cut ties completely?"
"No, not that bad. But because of that Kim Taeyang guy, we haven't had much chance to talk."
"So you're still friends?"
Seol Hajeong pulled something from a drawer and handed it to him.
It was a special student council ID.
"What's this…?"
"That ID has magic I imbued. A powerful summoning spell. It grants you a special privilege."
"Can I really accept this?"
"Of course. You've got the talent for it."
After some hesitation, Kang Juhyeok took the ID.
Seol Hajeong smiled softly.
"With that, you can easily take down Kim Taeyang."
"K-Kim Taeyang…?"
"Yup. I guarantee it."
Her voice was cheerful, but it carried weight.
"So I have to take him down?"
"I just want to help you."
"Help me?"
"Don't you want to be close with Harin again?"
Of course he did.
Losing Seol Harin was such a regret.
"Obviously…"
"Then go claim her. Beat Kim Taeyang in front of Harin."
Kang Juhyeok nodded slowly.
'Right. I'll take Harin back. Hajeong noona believes in me…!'
"You'll do it, right?"
"I'll definitely take him down. I'll bring Harin back and make things like they used to be. So we can all hang out again, the three of us…!"
Seol Hajeong clasped her hands together, delighted,
Smiling like a blade of grass bathed in sunlight.
"Yeah. Let's hang out like before. You, me, and Harin too."