A little bit of time later. After I told Narae about what Saehee told me, she responded by punching me. I clutched my solar plexus and fell to the floor. I called out for a doctor, but I was greeted instead by a grim reaper disguised as an angel.
“Have you gone crazy?”
I all too naturally assumed my usual kneeling posture in front of Narae and answered.
“I am totally sane.”
“and yet you’re seriously asking me to do something like that?”
Narae raised her foot. I didn’t bother looking because she wasn’t wearing a skirt. No, no! Even if she had been wearing a skirt, I wouldn’t have looked!
“Saehee said she absolutely needed the footage, so….”
“And if Saehee asked you for your liver, I’d bet you’d gladly give it to her.”
“Do you think I’ve gone crazy?”
Not even to Rangii or you, but Saehee?
“Hmm….”
Narae thought about something before speaking again.
“Lift up your head.”
I did as Narae said and looked up. I saw Narae looking down at me, her face bright red with rage.
“Tell me truthfully. I won’t get angry, got it?”
“Okay.”
“Are you actually happy that you get to do this with m—I mean, with a girl?”
I answered truthfully.
“I-I-I admit that I am a little happy.”
“Y-you idiot! Pervert!!”
There are things on this Earth that must never be believed. One of them is the saying “I won’t get angry, so tell me the truth.” While Narae stomped on me, I forgot that fact and bitterly blamed myself for my naïveté. Though seeing as how it didn’t hurt, she must not have been trying to really hit me. It was more like she was tapping on me playfully. Because the second Narae gives some serious weight to her foot, I’ll be making a fateful encounter with the house’s foundation.
I immediately sat up straight. Narae mirrored my posture, sitting in front of me with her head lowered.
“…You’re only ever truthful about things like that.”
I am a man, after all.
“Fine. I’ll do it.”
“Thanks.”
“Anyone except m-me would slap you in the face for asking for something like this, you know that, right?”
I got on my hands and knees to bow to her. Narae laughed, her anger subsiding.
Rangii didn’t need any convincing. Rangii listened to Narae explain the rules while Saehee braided her hair.
“I’ll do it! I’ll definitely do it!!”
She pounced on me in a show of enthusiasm. We decided to play the game in the master bedroom. I sat on the middle of the sofa with Rangii to my left and Narae to my right. Following Saehee’s directions, they were clinging tightly to me. Saehee’s mastery over speechcraft aside, there had to be some way to talk my way out of this situation. Never mind the heat—sitting like this was uncomfortable, plain and simple. If there’s one thing I had learned in these past two days, it’s that Narae’s breasts possess a resilient softness unmatched by anything on the Earth; and their warmth can wipe away one’s earthly desires and bring one’s mind to a state of enlightenment previously reached only by the most devout Taoist monks. Those tactical weapons are simply that terrifyingly powerful. And with my sanity being bombarded by those weapons, it was no surprise that my mind waved the white flag of surrender, while my lower half was … no, I have to get myself together. Noticing how transfixed I was by Narae, Rangii made an annoyed expression and hugged my arm even tighter, squeezing her, for all intents and purposes, nonexistent chest on my arm.
“Unyaa! Why’re you like that?”
Can I tell her the truth? About the danger this situation poses to me?
“No reason.”
“Uuu. You’re so mean,” Rangii said, unhappy with my answer.
You’re the one who’s trying to torment me.
Saehee finished setting her smartphone on a tripod. I knew full well that this was completely unnecessary.
“Please start whenever you are ready.”
“I turned my head to look straight at Rangii. …I’ll admit that I was actually looking forward to this. Narae said she would do it, but she must still have felt embarrassed by the whole ordeal because her cheeks were blushing red, and she looked away. …There was only one problem.
“Why do you have one hand on my side?” I asked.
“S-so that way, if you try and k-k-k-kiss me, I can p-pinch you.”
I could practically see a puff of smoke appear from Narae’s head. I should be careful. Everything was going smoothly so far. I took out a biscuit and pointed the chocolate-covered end towards Narae. Narae parted her pink lips, put her mouth to the biscuit, and began nibbling. In my next life, I wish to be born as a biscuit. That way Narae can…. Wait, I really have gone crazy. The heck am I thinking right now?
I put my mouth to the other end of the biscuit in order to clear my head of those ridiculous thoughts. I could feel Narae’s body shaking through the biscuit. Or was it me shaking? Maybe it was because we were facing each other, our faces barely eight inches apart. I felt the unshakable urge to look away from Narae’s gaze. But I knew full well that this situation wouldn’t resolve itself just by staying still, so I worked up my courage and began nibbling at the biscuit myself. I didn’t even reach half an inch. Stop looking at me like that! That was as much courage as I could muster! Narae flinched slightly at my actions and then gently closed her eyes. W-wait, Narae. Closing your eyes in this situation is too dangerous. For my side, that is! The moment Narae closed her eyes, she tightened her grip on my side. Though it didn’t hurt yet, my body still remembered the pain she caused there, and I tensed up despite myself. I was so preoccupied with that, that I didn’t notice one crucial detail. I had eaten too much of the biscuit. I heard Narae’s breath. No, I felt it. A warm, tickling sensation. Her eyelids fluttered even as she kept her eyes shut, and she began to lean away. Afraid that the biscuit would snap, I quickly leaned forward. I need to calm down before something bad happens!
It’s just a game. Yeah, and since it’s a game, I could use it as an excuse if I kiss her by accident. The heck am I doing, dithering when Narae’s lips are barely an inch away from mine. Do it. I’m going to do it. I’m a man, aren’t I?!
I just said I need to calm down, so what’s wrong with me?! I desperately clutched the reins to my bucking mind, keeping it from escaping my body. That gave my body a chance to make pleas for attention. By keeping my butt off the ground and leaning forward, I was putting painful strain on my back. I was afraid that I might topple over, so I reached out and wrapped an arm around Narae’s back to hold myself steady. Phew, now I can rest a little. But there was one thing I had failed to notice.
“?!”
That’s right. By doing that, I unknowingly leaned farther forward, making it so that my head was practically right above hers. Narae opened her eyes, taken aback by what had just occurred. From the side, it would look as if I were trying to force myself on Narae, though that wasn’t too far from the truth. W-wait. Now isn’t the time to be thinking about that. Should I move back? Absolutely not. I’d have to go through this embarrassing ordeal again. We still have lots of biscuits left. Then all I can do is go all out! I chomped on the biscuit as fast I could. But then,
“!!”
Narae surprised me by wrapping one arm around me, holding me to her. N-Narae? Wh-why are you doing that? Narae explained through her eyes. She thought I would try and run away if she didn’t. I couldn’t help but admire the boldness of her decision. Yeah. Narae was willing to do all this for Rangii’s and my sakes, so how could I let myself get distracted like this? I focused my mind solely on the task in front of me. My expression apparently morphed to match my newfound determination.
“…!”
Narae was surprised by this change. Despite my hardened resolve, my progress was slow, but there was definite progress. I was slowly but surely chewing away at the biscuit. Narae closed her eyes again. It couldn’t be helped that she felt embarrassed. The trembling of her arms and the rapid pounding of her heart that I could feel from her chest to mine told me all I needed to know about what she was feeling. I continued moving my lips across the biscuit, and when I could no longer see the biscuit—a distance that was likely dangerously close to Narae’s lips—I broke it with a snap!
“?!”
I bent my head back and breathed a sigh of relief.
“Phew.”
That was tough. Following Saehee’s instructions while also keeping from making contact with Narae’s lips was monstrously tough. I looked at the piece of the biscuit still in Narae’s mouth, and saw that there was less than half an inch left. That was seriously close.
“W-wait.”
Narae opened her eyes, bit her end of the biscuit, and looked at me, confused.
“How come?”
“What?”
“You’re not supposed to break it then!”
D-did I mess up? Should I have snapped it sooner? Narae was correct in noting how close we came to kissing. Just what was I thinking?
“S-sorry. It was way too close, wasn’t it?”
“…Huh?”
Narae looked at me, puzzled by what I said, before throwing the remainder of her biscuit at me, her face burning red.
“You idiot! Stupid! Moron!”
Anyone? Could absolutely anyone explain what I did to deserve getting hit?
Due to Narae’s one-sided beating, Rangii’s turn was delayed. Some time later, with my cheek still red from Narae’s inexplicable slap, Rangii’s turn began. Narae took a seat behind me, and Rangii looked at me excitedly, her eyes shining, her ears pricking up, and her tail wagging. I took out a biscuit, and Rangii opened her mouth.
“Ahhh.”
I felt like a zookeeper feeding an animal. Rangii closed her mouth on the biscuit.
“Nyam.”
The biscuit was snapped in half in a moment. …Hey.
“What do you think you’re doing?”
Rangii made a question mark with her hair. I ate the less than half of the biscuit remaining in my hand and spoke.
“We can’t play the game if you do that.”
Rangii spoke, blushing slightly.
“So I’m not supposed to eat it quickly?”
“Exactly.”
“But why not?”
I’m not quite sure, myself.
“The person who made the game came up with the rules, so don’t ask me.”
“Hmmm. All right.”
After Rangii settled herself into a kneeling position, she successfully kept the biscuit in her mouth. I put my mouth on the other end. At that moment, Rangii chewed away at the biscuit at a rapid pace and rushed towards me!
“Uwagh?!”
I was so surprised that I grabbed Rangii by the shoulders and pushed her away, the video be damned. Th-that was close. Utterly unaware of the nearly disastrous consequences of her incredibly dangerous actions, Rangii made a puzzled expression as she looked at me.
“What is it? Isn’t the point of the game not dodging?”
The idiom ‘turn the tables’ exists exactly for situations like this.
“Obviously I’m going to dodge!”
“Huuuh?”
Rangii tilted her head to the side as she spoke.
“Don’t you win when there’s only a little bit of the ladyfinger left? (tn: Rangii used childish slang to refer to the biscuit. Not really an English equivalent….)
She called it a ladyfinger. I was more surprised by this fact than anything else, and this helped me calm down.
“But if you rush it like that, then I’ll be surprised.”
Otherwise our mouths might end up having a fender bender.
“What’s there to be surprised about?” Rangii asked innocently.
I’m saying that you’re too cute.
“J-just stay still this time. I’ll move.”
“Aww. But the ladyfinger’s so tasty. Can’t I do it?”
I didn’t have the strength of will to refuse Rangii’s request when she shook her body pleadingly.
“…Do whatever you want.”
“Eheheh, you really are such a kind person, Sunghoon!”
“….”
Ahh, Narae’s gaze was digging a painful hole into my back. It physically hurt. Narae, could you please stop pinching my back so that the camera won’t see?
“Hmph!”
Rangii, genuinely clueless of the drama taking place behind her back, took a biscuit from out of the package and held it up towards me.
“Say ah~.”
Do you think I’m a kid? I opened my mouth without saying anything. Rangii shook her head as she spoke.
“You need to say ah~. Otherwise I won’t give it to you.”
I did as Rangii said even as my face lit up from shame. Because I need to get this game over with as soon as possible!
“Ah, ahhhh—”
“Heheheh.”
Rangii smiled joyfully and put the biscuit in my mouth. Though this was different from usual. Rangii had the other end in her own mouth. Rangii looked straight at me, her mouth quivering slightly as she moved steadily closer. I watched as Rangii did this. Still, this is a pretty normal development, so I didn’t feel embarrassed or bothered in the slightest.
…That was a lie. I was overwhelmed with embarrassment as Rangii moved closer to me, her lips wriggling slowly. Add to that the way she was crawling towards me on all fours, and she reminded me of a tiger stalking her prey. I tried to back away, but Narae was already behind me, holding me by the shoulders. I couldn’t say anything. I was at a loss trying to figure out why Narae was holding me in place. Did she want me to die from embarrassment? Before I could find out, Rangii was suddenly right in front of me. Her amber eyes, appearing large in comparison to her tiny face, shined playfully at me as she bared her fangs in a smile. This is dangerous. Rangii, you brat. The heck are you trying to do?! Rangii answered my question with her actions. She matched her once tiny-looking lips with mine, taking me utterly by surprise.
“Ubbh?!”
“…What?!”
She totally disregarded Narae’s and my noises of surprise and continued devouring my mouth. As if trying to show me for herself that tigers are carnivores, Rangii forcefully opened my mouth and tried to pry my teeth open with her slightly rough tongue. When she realized that I had no intention of opening my mouth, she started licking my teeth.
“W-wait!! You can’t go that far!”
Narae said something I couldn’t understand and pulled me back. But rather than separate from me, Rangii clung even tighter to me and continued savoring the taste of my mouth. Right as I was about to hug Rangii in a dazed stupor, Rangii got off from on top of me. She licked her salivcovered lips and spoke happily, her face redder than usual.
“I could play a game like this all day! Because Sunghoon tastes so good!”
I was unable to say a word as my face turned bright red. Narae was likewise at a loss for words. The one who broke that silence was none other than Saehee, who had been silently watching until now.
“Excellently done. With this, filming is now complete.”