Bamboo Forest Manager

A Different Play

Let’s rewind a bit.

Seo Ye-rin had been feeling a sense of crisis lately.

If she told Kim Woo-jin, he would probably respond with some nonsense, but still, that was how she felt.

It all started with Oh Yoon-ji.

When Kim Woo-jin saved Oh Yoon-ji, she said she wouldn’t give up and would try to get along well with him again.

It would be a lie to say it didn’t bother me, and it was bound to be annoying, but for now, I stayed quiet.

After all, Oh Yoon-ji was a complicated person for Kim Woo-jin in many ways.

I believed he would handle it well on his own.

The second was Choi Yi-seo.

While shopping at the department store.

The atmosphere between Choi Yi-seo and Kim Woo-jin was filled with a freshness that was different from mine.

The excitement they shared was something I couldn’t find in myself, who had started with s*x.

So I tried to act with the concept of a traditional woman, but I gave that up quickly.

It just didn’t suit me at all.

I came to Hawaii.

Though a complicated feeling still lingered in my heart, I was on a trip after all.

I thought I should enjoy it.

“How long do you plan to stick around?”

But on the first day of the trip.

Seo Ye-rin was now convinced that she could no longer remain still.

* * *

I thought I had gotten somewhat used to the cold gaze.

Should I say the highlights in her eyes had been cut off? The way her thoughts seemed to focus on a single point was quite eerie, but it wasn’t the first time.

—

Moreover, I thought I could get away with it since I hadn’t really done anything wrong.

‘This is so damn scary.’

As I felt Seo Ye-rin’s gaze on me, the emotion of fear wrapped around me like a binding force.

If it’s like this now, what will happen later when we actually get married or live together?

Even though I wanted to escape reality with such childish questions, Seo Ye-rin wouldn’t let me.

“How long do you plan to stick around?”

At those words, I quickly detached myself from Oh Yoon-ji.

Should I kneel?

But if I did that, I wouldn’t be able to escape, would I?

Leaving me to ponder at this crossroads, Seo Ye-rin turned to Oh Yoon-ji and asked.

“Do you really think Woo-jin got excited over something so trivial?”

“Hmm?”

Caught off guard by such an unexpected comment, I blurted out a response, but Seo Ye-rin continued to speak.

“Woo-jin is surprisingly sensitive. Even if you force him like that, he won’t get excited at all!”

“Ye-rin, did you drink too?”

I touched Ye-rin’s cheek, just to be sure. It felt soft and nice to touch, so I grabbed both cheeks and pulled them gently.

“Let go of that.”

“Okay.”

So she’s not drunk.

“Wait?! Woo-jin! He prefers a more subtle approach—!”

“He values the atmosphere. He has a surprisingly emotional side.”

I remembered Oh Yoon-ji, crossing her arms, and a satisfied smile crept onto my face.

It was the relaxed smile of a woman with overwhelming experience.

“Uh…?”

Seo Ye-rin’s question of how I knew didn’t continue.

Because Oh Yoon-ji’s explanation came pouring out like a rapid-fire barrage.

“But a situation like just now is different. The foundation of that is ultimately the feelings toward each other, so he surprisingly accepts it well.”

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“……”

“Cosplay? Events? He loves them all. But more than that, he loves knowing that you did this for me.”

—

“Ujin likes, likes breasts!”

Even though Seoyeon shouted with pride in her volume, O Yoonji responded with ease.

“You like breasts because you can feel them well. I like seeing what you like.”

“……”

Seoyeon, with her lips tightly pressed together, clenched her fists and pouted.

“That’s not true! I don’t feel anything with my breasts at all.”

“Earlier, when you were sleeping, you felt it right away when she touched you a few times, didn’t you?”

“……!”

Seoyeon immediately turned to glare at me.

Her expression seemed to say, how could you reveal my weakness to that girl?

Then she returned to her original stance, bringing up a topic she could win.

“Look how well I’ve treated Ujin! I even did it together with the three of us!”

“Hey! Hey! Seoyeon!”

“Ubuububub!”

I hurriedly covered Seoyeon’s mouth with both hands. I stopped her from struggling in my arms and trying to lunge at O Yoonji.

At first, Yoonji shot me a glance at the mention of the three of us.

But Yoonji, with her competitive spirit, never backed down in situations like this.

“Ah…”

With a regretful expression, she delivered the final blow.

“You weren’t satisfied with just one, were you?”

“Ubaabububababaa!”

“Ahhh! Wait, Seoyeon! Don’t bite! And don’t provoke her either!”

She started to bite my fingers as if throwing a tantrum.

In front of such a Seoyeon, O Yoonji smiled and sent me a heart with her hand.

“If you’re not satisfied, come. I’ll squeeze you again… like old times.”

“@#@#!@$!$!#.”

“Ah! Seoyeon! That really hurts!”

Now she was spewing something that didn’t even sound like human speech. Provoked to the max, O Yoonji stepped outside confidently.

“See you tomorrow.”

Thud.

And a little while later.

Creeeak.

The door opened again, and Oh Yoon-ji entered, awkwardly avoiding eye contact as she pushed the cart.

“Lu, room service is here.”

“Why did you provoke her if you were going to come back like that?!”

“!@#!#$!@#!”

* * *

Crunch!

Yerin, fiercely biting into her sausage, still had her gaze fixed on Oh Yoon-ji.

Meanwhile, Oh Yoon-ji, embarrassed for missing the timing to retreat after provoking just moments ago, was avoiding eye contact and eating her food.

Crunch!

“Yerin, you’re going to break your teeth. Chew carefully.”

At my warning, Seo Yerin shot me a fierce look like a predator.

“I’m practicing.”

“What… practicing?”

Crunch!

“Practicing tearing into sausages.”

“……Do you need anything?”

“Ketchup.”

“Got it! Please wait a moment!”

I immediately called room service to see if they could send more ketchup.

As I returned to my seat, Seo Yerin extended a hand.

“Beer.”

“Sure! I’ll get it right away!”

I hurriedly ran to the fridge, grabbed a can of beer, and handed it to her.

“What are you doing?”

Seo Yerin asked me irritably upon seeing the beer can. At first, I wondered if something was wrong, but fortunately, I realized quickly.

Sizzle!

“Enjoy your meal!”

As I popped the can open for her, Seo Yerin took a sip. She slightly frowned, as if it wasn’t very tasty, but she continued to drink nonetheless.

“Caught up in it, huh?”

Oh Yoon-ji on the opposite side scoffs. Does she not realize who’s causing all this?

“Phew, Yerin. Just ignore her. There’s no need to compete over something so ridiculous.”

As I try to soothe her by spearing a sausage with a fork and feeding it to her, Seo Yerin quickly chews and swallows, taking another sip of her beer.

“Puhaha! Is that what you call it?! In a way, it’s my identity!”

Just like that bamboo forest s*x addict.

Why is she so fixated on strange things?

“I’m not fresh like Lee Seo, nor bubbly like Arin! I’m just, ugh—!”

Yerin slams her beer down, her voice trembling as she shouts.

“I’m super pretty! I have a full chest! I have enough tolerance to cater to any s*xual preference!”

“…Isn’t she just bragging?”

Oh Yoon-ji points at Seo Yerin, incredulous, but I shushed her with a finger to my lips, signaling her to be quiet.

“That’s more than enough, Yerin. I like you just the way you are!”

“That’s only for a moment! I know! Once a guy has done everything with a girl, he starts to get bored! I’m already boring him!”

I wanted to retort that if she was boring, he wouldn’t have groped her chest after waking up, but…

For now, comfort and encouragement took precedence over rebuttal.

“Not at all! How could you be boring? You’re so pretty and charming; there’s no way you could be boring!”

“We’re too addicted to stimulation! We started with s*x! It feels like the growth plate of our relationship has closed!”

“Is all s*x the same? Then wouldn’t couples eventually get bored after doing everything and break up? That’s not true.”

Seo Yerin, sniffling, seems to be calming down a bit. I guess I’m providing some comfort.

“s*x isn’t the center of every relationship. We get to know parts of each other we didn’t before, and we share what we know even more.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah, that’s how it is. And s*x? Yoon-ji has had plenty. But we still have a future ahead of us, Yerin.”

Thwack!

Oh Yoon-ji smacks the back of my head, but I decided not to give her any attention.

The moment I focus on Oh Yoon-ji, I don’t know how Seo Yerin will react.

“Right? Yeah, that’s right. In the end, I—!”

“I took Woo-jin’s virginity, though.”

“……”

“……”

‘That fucking b*tch.’

As I smacked my forehead, I glanced at Oh Yoon-ji, who was pouting and abruptly turning her head away.

She seemed upset.

“W-Well, we could just do something else, right?”

As I tried to shift the mood somehow, Seo Ye-rin, with a teary expression, asked me.

“What else? What haven’t we done?”

What haven’t we done with Oh Yoon-ji?

For example—.

‘What is there……?’

Why does it feel like we’ve done everything that comes to mind?

“Have you ever tried cosplay?”

As if she recalled the time I showed her the cow bikini, Seo Ye-rin asked quietly.

“Teacher, student, nurse, doctor, flight attendant, athlete, hotelier, casino dealer, anime character, pet, celebrity, soldier, office worker, etc. We’ve done it all.”

Oh Yoon-ji, sitting across from me, launched into a storm of our past cosplay and role-play s*x adventures.

Crinkle.

Before I knew it, Seo Ye-rin crumpled an empty beer can and shouted as if she wouldn’t back down.

“Outdoor!”

“School, in front of the house, open field, hallway, bathroom?”

“SM!”

“We alternated between the ball and number.”

“Y-Yeah…… again-.”

“Do you know how much we’ve tried to come up with something new every single day?”

Seo Ye-rin, biting her teeth, looked at me with resentful eyes again.

I had nothing to say in response. I had been thinking about it too.

‘Ah, casual s*x!’

Wasn’t it Oh Yoon-ji who tempted me with that last time she brought her car!

A broke college student can’t do what they want, so I let it slide!

I was about to say that.

“There’s just one thing we haven’t tried.”

Oh Yoon-ji opened her mouth first, recalling something, while Seo Ye-rin stretched her neck and shouted.

“What’s going on!? What’s going on!”

Oh Yoon-ji, glancing at me while standing in front of Seo Ye-rin, seems a bit on edge. It’s so chilly that I find myself scratching the back of my neck.

“Woo-jin’s on the line.”

“……”

“When we were playing with pets back then, Woo-jin had a tail attached to me. So I tried to put it on when I was playing the owner, but he said absolutely not.”

Oh Yoon-ji chuckles, reminiscing. I subtly shift my gaze from her to Seo Ye-rin.

With her bangs pushed aside and her forehead resting on her palm, Seo Ye-rin glares at me and says,

“Take off your pants, Kim Woo-jin.”

* * *

Even though we just wandered around the hotel, it had already gotten late.

The hotel tour that started with Choi Yi-seo and Yoo Ah-rin got extended as Choi Jin-ah and Min Joo-hee joined in.

Yoo Ah-rin felt a bit awkward with Min Joo-hee, but nonetheless, during the sightseeing, they managed to act as if nothing was wrong and somewhat restored their relationship.

“We’re here—.”

Feeling exhausted, the four of us entered the hotel room.

“Save meee!”

We were greeted by Kim Woo-jin, who came out stumbling, pants and underwear down.