## Chapter 246 – (20)
In the central control room, the participants were displayed on a large monitor.
They were on their way back to the lodging after shopping.
Everyone was returning with shopping bags full in both hands.
They probably spent far less than they usually would on shopping, but everyone looked satisfied.
It seemed they enjoyed shopping with money they earned from the locals.
It must have felt like free shopping in a way.
He leaned forward, slowly observing the participants.
Especially Sung-han, Ella, and Jessica.
“Hanna, you’re leaning forward so much, trying to get a good look…”
The MC noticed it and spoke up, perfectly timed.
“Ah~ Sung-han and Ella received a lot of donations, but their shopping bags seem small…”
“Oh, that’s right?”
“Hanna is sharp.”
“Did they buy luxury goods or something?”
Once she threw out a new topic of conversation, everyone professionally chimed in, creating content.
Once the conversation flow shifted like that, it wouldn’t return for a while.
The comedians and MC created small moments of laughter, starting to discuss what each person might have bought.
Taking advantage of this gap, she looked at Ella and Sung-han.
At first glance, Sung-han seemed no different.
He simply swung a small shopping bag with a nonchalant expression.
However, Ella was different from usual.
‘Ah, she got got.’
She could tell by Ella’s expression as she looked at Sung-han.
Jessica too, and now even Ella had fallen victim to Sung-han’s clutches.
Even if no one else noticed, she could tell.
Occasionally, Ella would look at Sung-han with longing eyes, or she would check her own body for no reason and sigh.
‘Well, it’s understandable.’
She had been the same.
Sex with Sung-han always left deep marks on her body and mind.
Her nipples would be slightly swollen from being pinched and flicked, and the lipstick she applied would disappear or smudge a little because Sung-han loved to kiss.
Her pussy lips would be similarly swollen from endlessly squirting, and her battered uterus would keep wriggling, demanding his cock.
As a result, adapting to the changes in her body after sex was a chore.
So much so that she would only have sex with Sung-han when she had no work the next day.
Still, Ella was doing well.
‘She’s walking well, even if she’s a little slow…’
Maybe it was different after a night’s sleep.
Usually, it was hard to walk right after.
Her legs would tremble, and her pelvis would ache if she just spread her legs…
Sometimes, even her nipples or pussy lips would hurt and become aroused whenever they rubbed against her underwear.
Yet, unless you were focusing on her, Ella’s gait wasn’t that noticeable.
Should that be considered a dancer’s ability?
Come to think of it, she had heard somewhere that flexible people experienced less of an aftereffect.
Seeing Ella’s melted expression made her feel strangely proud.
Jessica, the most popular one in there, and even Ella, who had been the most prickly towards Sung-han.
In the end, they both fell to Sung-han.
That’s my oppa for you.
‘Ah… I might get a little excited…’
It was a strange fetish.
Seeing Sung-han being loved by other women, or Sung-han conquering other women, gave her a strange thrill.
In a way, it was fortunate.
Sung-han and her had the best compatibility when it came to fetishes.
She would be able to meet Sung-han in just a few days.
If she met Sung-han with this excitement built up—
How good would that feel?
‘…Should I subtly ask Ella about it?’
Being alone with Sung-han was good, but.
It was her fetish.
She wanted to see Sung-han with other women.
After that, she wanted to flaunt her affectionate sex with Sung-han in front of Ella.
‘What would she say if I asked?’
Sung-han would probably allow it.
Ella—
If it were the old Ella, she would have definitely refused.
But could the current Ella refuse?
She was looking forward to after the broadcast.
**
[Everyone, please gather in the lobby]
After getting off the bus, we naturally headed to the lobby.
It was more lively than ever.
“Wow! It feels so good to go shopping and eat at restaurants after so long!”
“Right! It feels like I can really feel Hong Kong!”
“Look at this! I bought it earlier.”
“Wow, really? What floor was it on? I couldn’t find it no matter how hard I looked…”
Are they all extroverts?
Everyone seemed so energetic despite the rough schedule all day.
They had done everything: performances, restaurant visits, and shopping.
Only then did I remember their professions.
‘They say there are a lot of extroverts in the broadcasting industry…’
It was true.
Do extroverts actually gain energy from outdoor activities?
Only Ella, Jin-joo, and I looked exhausted.
Jessica was smiling softly, looking at her phone.
“Ehehe…”
I subtly moved my head and saw her watching a video of my performance, laughing.
She especially liked when I raised my sword, replaying the part where I lifted the Bakdo over and over.
…Why that?
Anyway.
[Everyone has shopping bags full in both hands, so we’ll have a bragging session since the viewers are curious.]
“Wooo!”
“Ah, I’m a little embarrassed.”
While saying he was embarrassed, Tae-sung was rummaging around, taking things out.
Embarrassed, my ass. He’s just excited to show off. Whatever.
Me—
I really just bought anything.
Expensive stuff.
I didn’t have time.
I was a little busy taking care of Ella, who had fainted from pleasure.
It was a relief that the heel worked even when she was unconscious…
Anyway, what I bought was a somewhat expensive luxury wallet.
Come to think of it, I had only been carrying around a card wallet, so I decided to buy one.
Ella bought a luxury scarf, from the same place I bought mine, but Ella bought it in a slightly dazed state after waking up from fainting.
It felt like she had no choice but to buy something, since people would think it was weird if she didn’t buy anything.
Whatever the choice, exclamations burst out during our bragging session.
Because it was a luxury item, first of all.
[Now, let’s go back to our rooms, vote, and then go to sleep.]
Kang-ryul, Ella, Jessica, and I.
The four of us went up to our rooms side by side.
Well, not exactly side by side.
As if gravity was acting on them, Jessica and Ella stuck very closely to me.
Jessica looked at Ella as if something was wrong, and Kang-ryul looked flustered, watching us.
“Um, well, Ella and hyung… were you two that close?”
“Yeah, I know.”
Jessica agreed with the question.
She glared at Ella a little, as if dissatisfied.
Ella nonchalantly avoided eye contact.
“Ah… well, we were… always close.”
“Haha, we were close.”
Ella answered awkwardly.
I added to it, as if to support her.
“O-oh, I see.”
Kang-ryul looked uneasy.
“You’re going to exchange votes again today, right…?”
“Ah, today… a little…”
Ella said, sounding a little apologetic.
Even though the rest of the story didn’t come out, Kang-ryul looked back and forth between Ella and me, then nodded.
“T-that’s right…?”
Kang-ryul subtly avoided eye contact.
He looked like he had already prepared himself mentally before asking.
‘Mmm, this is it.’
My nasty sexual desire is satisfied.
It wasn’t just taking the vote, but the feeling of stealing a partner.
Let’s admit it.
I like this feeling.
Ella had a slightly troubled and apologetic expression.
Even so, she was sticking close to me.
Jessica puffed out her cheeks a little and glared at Ella.
In the awkward silence, we went into the room and voted.
I voted for Ella again today.
***
The fifth day passed quickly.
An ordinary meal, the announcement of yesterday’s voting results, and even the room that only those with two or more votes from the resort could enter.
It all happened in an instant.
There, I read the words written on a piece of paper.
[We will now tell you the victory conditions for the program.]
[Couples will be formed based on the results of tonight’s vote.]
[If you vote for each other, a couple will be formed.]
[The couple that receives the most votes from the panelists in the control room will be the winner of this program.]
[The winners of the program will receive a prize of 200 million won and the honor of becoming models for a famous liquor company’s advertisement…]
I was able to confirm the victory conditions of the program and its rewards.
Currently, the ones who saw this together were—
Jessica, me, Ella.
These three.
Jessica consistently received two votes, and I received three votes from Ella, Jessica, and Jin-joo.
Ella received votes from me and Kang-ryul.
How did these three end up together again?
“Ella, who are you going to vote for?”
Jessica asked with a nonchalant expression.
“M-me, I…”
Ella’s gaze went to me.
Jessica didn’t miss that.
“…Huh? Ella, weren’t you exchanging votes with Kang-ryul until yesterday?”
“…”
Ella suddenly looked at the floor like she had committed a sin.
“I voted for Sung-han oppa every day.”
Jessica smiled.
‘…What’s with her all of a sudden?’
Something was about to begin.
This time, Ella twitched her lips.
A strange tension flowed between the two, and I was caught in the middle of that tension.
I was almost the center point of the tension.
Ella opened her mouth.
“…I’ve been… getting votes… since the third day.”
“…Heok…”
Jessica gasped.
Unable to say anything, she opened and closed her lips.
“B-but…”
She was stuttering.
Ella’s counterattack seemed to have worked properly.
I was watching the scene from the middle.
‘What is this?’
I was watching an absurd fight.
From the moment I read this, I had already decided who I would be a couple with.
‘I have to be with Ella.’
Just thinking about the image that would be shown on TV, and thinking about what would happen after that, this seemed better.
Being a couple with Ella would give the feeling that I had finally conquered Ella, who had been rejecting my advances, and became a couple.
Also, Ella’s dance team needed promotion.
If we were lucky enough to win, we would shoot an advertisement for a famous liquor company, which would be good for promotion.
Jessica was already famous and doing well enough.
She would understand.
Yeah.
