Chapter 194 - Chapter 192: Episode 192
'Wow... Kim Do-jin, you fucking idiot. You went to the convenience store without your wallet...'
I cursed myself, sweating, and offered an awkward smile.
As I rummaged through my bathrobe pockets, letting out that awkward laugh, the Convenience Store Part-timer seemed to catch on immediately.
She thought about something intently, then...
spoke to me in a small voice, but one that was more confident than before.
"...Should I...♡ pay for it...♡ instead...?"
"Excuse me...?"
I was so dumbfounded by her absurd offer that I froze for a moment.
But the Convenience Store Part-timer spoke again, as if she had made the decision of a lifetime.
"...S-sometimes, people forget their wallets. It's okay.
...I-it happens, right?♡ I do it sometimes too.♡
...T-these things don't cost much, so...♡
...J-just think of it as a small 'favor' from me...♡"
A small 'favor', huh?
To me, a complete stranger...?
People rarely do that even for regulars.
Judging by her tone and nuance, it sounded like she was paying out of her own pocket, not the store's.
How much money could a Convenience Store Part-timer possibly have...?
I tried to wave her off, but the girl took out her wallet and paid with her card.
Then, she put the items I bought into a bag and handed it to me.
Then, in a small, insecure..., and slightly trembling voice, she spoke thinly and quietly.
"...Instead, u-um... c-could I... just once... hold your hand...? Or not...?"
Hearing that, I took a closer look at the Convenience Store Part-timer.
Until then, she was just a 'part-timer'..., but now I looked at her as a person, and as a member of the opposite sex.
Her appearance, fitting for a member of this Gender-reversed Hunter Erotic Game World, was above average compared to women in my original world.
Her hair and eyes were black with a slight brownish tint.
She looked like a typical Korean woman in her early 20s.
'...What should I do?'
I pondered my options.
I could just decline her favor, go back up to my dorm room, grab my wallet, come back down, and buy them myself.
But it's a bit of a hassle to go back up and come down again....
Hmm..., just holding hands once for 7,400 won seems like a good deal....
For reference, the pregnancy test was 6,000 won, and the random drink I picked was 1,400 won.
After a brief moment of thought, I concluded that trading a hand-hold for 7,400 won was a profit.
I held her hand and asked, "Is this okay...?"
The Convenience Store Part-timer's face flushed red, and she nodded slightly.
'...But how long do I have to hold it...?'
Since it's 7,400 won for one hand-hold, it felt too mean to pull away immediately, so I held it for about 30 seconds.
I wondered if it wasn't enough, so I waited a bit longer, and it seemed to have passed about a minute.
Now, sweat was starting to form slightly on our joined hands.
Could it be that I have to hold it for over 10 minutes like this...?
I felt like I needed to set a time, so I asked the Convenience Store Part-timer.
"...Excuse me, ...how long do I have to hold it...?"
"...Ah, ...u-um, ...that, well..., ...i-it's okay now♡ ...Y-yes♡ ...Thank you♡"
She seemed very disappointed, but
she hesitated for about 0.1 seconds, worried I might be uncomfortable, before trying to pull her hand away.
However, her eyes were full of lingering attachment.
Wouldn't she be thinking she wanted to hold it a bit longer inside?
"...Then, I'll be going now...."
"...Ah, wait! J-just a moment.... U-um.... U-um...♡"
"...Yes?"
"U-um..., I-I mean...♡ U-um..., excuse me...♡ I'm so sorry...♡
U-um..., could you just once, ugh♡ just once, hug me.... Please..., just once....
It's my life's wish.... sob.... sniff.... Just once.... Just one hug.... I won't ask for anything else...."
The Convenience Store Part-timer's pathetic pleading was pitiful.
Maybe she didn't receive enough love from her parents growing up? Is that why she wants a hug from me....
Ah..., thinking about it like that, she's pitiful....
It's not like she's ugly either..., hmm..., she's kind of cute when she's about to cry....
After a very brief moment of pondering,
I realized I had received the pregnancy test and drink for free, so in a way, I had been paid, which made my feelings complicated.
In the end, I couldn't resist the pleading of the Convenience Store Part-timer,
and after considering everything, I decided that one hug was fine, so I agreed to do it.
"...O-okay. I'll give you a hug. But just this once, okay?"
"Yes! Y-yes! T-thank you! Haa..., thank you so much...♡"
She was so happy that you couldn't even tell she had been sobbing and pleading a moment ago; she instantly came out from behind the counter and hugged me tightly.
Then she buried her face in my neck and went 'sniff sniff♡', smelling me.
Being hugged so tightly, I felt a bit touched, and
seeing her so happy made me feel satisfied? What should I say, anyway, I had a strange feeling.
"Sniff sniff♡ Sniff sniff♡ Sniff-sniff-sniff♡"
'...Did I do that to the girls I liked in my past life too....
When I coincidentally or luckily got a chance to smell the scent of a girl I liked while standing next to her....'
The Convenience Store Part-timer seemed to think she was smelling me without being obvious, but
she didn't realize that her 'sniff sniff' nose sounds were audible as she smelled my body.
Since I was being hugged so tightly, I couldn't see her facial expression, but she was probably extremely excited.
Then, by chance, looking at her reflection in the convenience store mirror or window...,
it looked like she really wanted to lick my neck with her tongue but was barely holding back.
Was she trying hard to endure it because doing that would be crossing the line?
It seems I had been hugged by the Convenience Store Part-timer for over 5 minutes.
She seemed so happy that I felt touched and kept missing the chance to speak, and before I knew it, 5 minutes had passed.
I thought I should start pulling this girl off..., so I spoke to her softly.
"Um..., it's been over 5 minutes now..., I think I should..., be going...."
"...5, 5 minutes? Already...? Not 5, 5 seconds...?"
Hey. 5 seconds is ridiculous.
No matter how much she likes me. What do you mean 5 seconds....
The Convenience Store Part-timer hesitated and let me go with a very disappointed expression again.
Her sullen expression was quite stimulating to one's sympathy....
I gave a rough greeting and was about to leave the convenience store...,
but the Convenience Store Part-timer pleaded with me again.
"...P-phone number.... I've really never done this before.... Could you please give me your phone number...?
This is my first part-time job at 20..., um..., I've never asked a guy for his number before.... It's my first time....
U-um.... So..., um..., could you please teach me your smartphone number...?"
'...Hmm, the requests keep increasing one by one....'
She should have just asked for my number from the beginning.
First holding hands, then a hug, and now even a phone number....
I let the hug slide because she was pitiful and cute.
But a phone number is personal information....
And I felt like I might be creating a second Ahn Su-mi (the laundry worker who raped me)....
Thinking of Ahn Su-mi made me feel uneasy, and my desire to not give it to her increased significantly.
And furthermore, thinking about it now, it seemed better to just pay the 7,400 won and call it a day.
I decided to give her my phone number, not to give it to her, but
to get hers so I could transfer the money via my smartphone banking app.
"Call out your phone number. Let me call you right now."
"Ah, yes.... My number is......."
As soon as I heard the number, I dialed it and called.
The Convenience Store Part-timer's smartphone rang.
"You use something like Toss, right? I'll transfer the money to that number. See ya."
"Ah! ...U-um, you don't have to... give me the money...!"
I left the Convenience Store Part-timer behind, flustered, and firmly walked out of the convenience store.
Should I say I didn't want to be dragged around by her anymore....
Damn it. In the end, I'm the only one who lost out.
Grumbling, I left the convenience store, entered the dormitory, took the elevator, and went up to my room.
I unlocked the door and forcibly woke up Azael, who was dozing off, 'mumble mumble'.
"...U-ung..., Husband...? Why are you waking me up...? Husband, do you want to mate again...?"
"No. It's not that.... Hey. Azael. Shoot a little bit of your pee here."
"......."
"...Why are you looking at me with those eyes? Like you're looking at something dirty...."
"...Husband, was that your sexual preference..., I understand. I'll pee for you from now on...? I can even pee directly on you?"
"No. It's not that.
Ugh..., I don't have that kind of preference!
This is a pregnancy test, it tells you if you're pregnant. You just have to pee on it.
Hey! Don't pee here.... You have to go to the bathroom...!"