## Chapter 239 – (13)
I was secretly watching Ella.
Originally, I was going to approach her and say hello, but Ella was acting strangely, so I ended up spying on her.
Ella was sneaking around the resort, even muffling her footsteps, as if she were committing a crime.
At first, I wondered why.
But then I remembered the reason.
‘Ella also got two votes.’
She must be looking for a change that occurred somewhere in the resort.
It seemed like she was searching for a room that only those who received two or more votes could enter, just like yesterday.
“Found it!…I did…”
Ella almost screamed, as if she had finally found it.
She practically did.
She swallowed the sound at the last moment.
Managing to suppress her joyful shriek, Ella tapped her feet lightly.
Then, she slowly opened the door and went inside.
I smiled faintly at the sight and followed Ella into the room.
The sign on the door read, just like yesterday, that only participants who received two or more votes could enter.
I opened the door without making a sound and saw Ella huddled up, reading something.
I slowly approached her and peeked over her shoulder to see what she was reading.
[After the free time, all participants except you will be interviewed.]
[You can watch the interviews here.]
[The interviews will be about the participant you currently like the most.]
“So, this time it’s this kind of perk.”
“Kyaaak!”
Ella screamed and collapsed.
A much more feminine voice than I expected came out.
Then, as if embarrassed, she got angry at me.
“H-How can you suddenly pop up behind me like that!”
I apologized sincerely.
I was being a bit mischievous.
I didn’t expect her to be this surprised.
When I asked her why she was moving so secretly, Ella laughed awkwardly.
“Well… I thought there might be something good if I found it first…”
It seemed like the aftermath of the flag-picking game was still lingering.
She thought there would be an advantage to finding it first.
“Ah, well, there wasn’t…”
Ella’s lips were pouting.
“Why are you pouting? Is that flirting?”
“Ugh! Seriously!”
Was that too much?
Ah, no. Her favorability increased by 1.
So, even if I say something ridiculous, I just have to be really forward.
It’s a good thing for me, but still.
I’m worried. I’m worried.
“…Shouldn’t we call Jessica?”
“Hmm… Won’t she come on her own?”
Even if we called her, we wouldn’t know where she is.
There didn’t seem to be a need to call her right now.
How often would I get an opportunity like this?
A chance to be alone with Ella without Jessica, my roommate?
I couldn’t miss this.
“Getting two votes means… me and Kang Ryul?”
“W-Well… Wouldn’t you think so?”
When I asked as I slowly approached, Ella avoided my gaze and nodded.
“You and Kang Ryul are still getting along, huh? Sleeping in the same tent. Exchanging votes too.”
“T-The tent is unavoidable…”
“I know, did anything happen?”
“Ugh… Why, why are you doing this!”
Ella pushed me away.
Since she pushed me away, I didn’t push any further.
It was important to walk the line well in these situations.
To teeter on the edge between being forward and being obsessive.
Ella’s face was bright red, probably because I got too close.
Her favorability went up.
Does she secretly enjoy this?
Thump, thump.
I heard footsteps, so I moved a little further away from Ella.
Normally, I wouldn’t care about footsteps, but since everyone was playing on the beach, footsteps that shouldn’t be there made me uneasy.
And when I saw the door to the room that only participants with two or more votes could enter open, I knew who the footsteps belonged to.
“Jessica.”
“Hmm~?”
Jessica scanned the room with its strange atmosphere and looked back and forth between me and Ella.
Then, she chuckled and closed the door.
That was unexpected.
I thought she would yell at Ella like she did at the cameraman, but she seemed strangely relaxed.
“Oh, I want to read that too.”
“Ah, okay.”
Jessica also read the paper with the mission for this room.
Even though it was called a mission, all we had to do was sit and watch the TV on the wall.
“And, give me your phone number.”
“…Okay.”
While we were at it, the three of us exchanged numbers.
Jessica saved my name as Northern Duke (Real).
And she saved Ella as Witch.
What transparent naming sense.
I just saved their names as they were.
[The interviews will now begin.]
[All participants, please enter the room on the first floor with your name on it.]
The announcement echoed, and the exciting water play was interrupted.
“Interviews?”
“Ah, I’ve seen this kind of thing on other variety shows.”
“Sounds fun.”
Everyone entered the rooms on the first floor, making a lot of noise, and we could watch the participants on TV.
That’s when my phone rang.
‘…Jessica?’
Why is she texting me when she’s right next to me?
I didn’t understand, but I had no choice but to check the text.
And I saw it.
A picture of Jessica dressed in an incredible outfit.
“Oh.”
“Huh? What did you say?”
“Nothing.”
I unconsciously let out an exclamation.
What is this picture?
A black windbreaker, and inside it, a scandalous swimsuit that barely covered anything.
Even her rosy areolas weren’t hidden and spilled out over the swimsuit.
It wasn’t functioning as a swimsuit at all.
Of course, this kind of scandalous swimsuit wasn’t provided by the sports brand.
That meant she brought it herself.
What was she hoping to achieve by bringing this kind of outfit?
That was what bothered me the most.
I glanced at Jessica.
Jessica’s cheeks were flushed, and she seemed to have been watching my reaction all along.
When our eyes met, she gave me a seductive smile with her eyes curved like crescent moons.
It was an expression that would drive men crazy.
And right now, Jessica was wearing the windbreaker from the picture.
The zipper was pulled all the way up to her neck.
If I pulled down the zipper of that windbreaker—
Would I be able to see the scene in this picture right in front of me?
A swimsuit that looked even more alluring than if it were covering her up?
The zipper of that windbreaker, pulled up to her neck, was stimulating a man’s imagination.
“Oh… It’s starting…”
As Ella said, the participants’ interviews started, but I and Jessica couldn’t hear them well.
Who the other participants liked or disliked.
Honestly, it didn’t matter.
I was more interested in Ella and Jessica here.
Well, maybe Jinju, who used to be in the same room?
Ella seemed to be watching quite intently, but I and Jessica were in a different situation.
[Did you send the wrong picture?]
[I sent it correctly.]
[Really…?]
Now that it had come to this, I had no choice but to deal with this first.
It wasn’t that I disliked Jessica and was avoiding her.
I just wanted to target Ella first, and I didn’t have any intention of targeting Jessica right now.
But if she showed me a picture like this.
Even I would be stirred up.
My libido.
And to be honest, I wasn’t completely uninterested in targeting Jessica.
Jessica had two people who liked her and kept voting for her, and countless fans.
She wasn’t too far from my type.
[Really? Do you have any other pictures?]
So, I decided to be brazen about it.
I decided to go along with it.
To that side.
“Ugh…”
Then, this time, Jessica made an unknown sound.
Her face was flushed, and her eyes were sparkling.
It was obvious that she was in a different state than usual.
“What’s wrong?”
“Ah, no… that…”
Jessica turned away from Ella’s worried gaze and question.
And she muttered in a small voice.
“H-Happy…”
“Happy? …Did something like that come up?”
Ella tilted her head and focused on the video that was playing again.
[Just a moment…]
Then, Jessica got up for a moment and went into the bathroom in the corner of the hotel room.
Needless to say, a few more pictures arrived.
More explicit and more lewd pictures.
[(Picture)]
[How is it…?]
And I smiled at the fact that my prediction was correct.
She really was wearing that swimsuit under that windbreaker.
When I thought about it, it was absurd.
A celebrity who was steadily working in everything from YouTube to broadcasting.
She sent me pictures like this just because she found a commonality with me in the character of the Northern Duke.
[Good, take a picture with your tongue out too.]
When I gave the order, she immediately took a picture and sent it to me.
How could she trust me and send me these pictures?
Was she fearless?
Or did she really trust me that much?
Jessica came out of the bathroom with a proud expression, as if she had completed all her missions.
[Sexual Preference: 3D, Northern Duke, a wolf-like man who finally gives his heart to an aggressive approach.]
Her walls were becoming more and more concrete.
And Jessica proposed to me again this time.
[After this is over, would you like to go to the therapy room together?]
I chuckled.
I had no intention of refusing this time.
Instead of sending a text, I glanced at Jessica.
And I slowly nodded.
While Ella was focused on the TV and reacting for both of us, we just waited for time to pass.
Hoping that this interview would end as soon as possible.
Hoping that we could get to a place without cameras as soon as possible.
[—that’s what I think.]
The interview video ended, and I and Jessica got up almost at the same time.
“Huh?”
Ella looked at me and Jessica with a surprised expression.
“I left something in my room, so I’ll go first.”
“I’m… uh… thirsty…
“Huh? Oh, okay…”
Ella just stared at us as we both went outside at the same time, as if she thought it was strange.
