Chapter 268 – Episode 268 – The Protagonist Is Being Targeted (8)
“Eunju?”
I ran into Eunju while I was out cosplay shopping with Delia.
We were chatting happily and turned a corner, not realizing someone was coming. I bumped into someone, and when I looked at the face of the person who fell because of me, it was Eunju.
I saw her yesterday, and now I’m seeing her again today.
Eunju’s eyes were wide, as if she was very surprised to see me here.
I was surprised too, but she seemed even more surprised. Jeong Eunju took the hand I offered and got up.
“Sorry. Are you okay?”
“Ah… I’m okay. Yeah. I’m fine.”
Eunju got up and brushed off her bottom with a chic air.
Her expression when she fell on her butt looked really painful, but she said she was fine.
“That’s a relief. Anyway, I didn’t expect to see you here. Did you come shopping too?”
“Yeah. Uh, um… I came out to buy some clothes.”
Eunju’s eyes flickered slightly as she spoke.
This was the cosplay floor, which only sold cosplay outfits.
There weren’t no ordinary clothes, but they hardly sold any. She probably came to buy an outfit to film a Mytube video, not something she’d wear normally.
The probability was 99% based on the circumstances, but it might be embarrassing to say it out loud.
I nodded at Eunju’s words, understanding. Eunju asked me back.
“What about you?”
“Same here, I guess.”
I shrugged and showed her my shopping bag.
Eunju looked at the shopping bag I was holding, and when she saw the contents inside, she sighed, “Ah.”
It seemed like Eunju had just arrived, but Delia and I had already been walking around for about 30 minutes and had bought a cosplay set.
Inside was a sexy nurse outfit that Delia and I had carefully chosen together.
Of course, when it’s packaged, you can’t tell if it’s sexy or not, so Eunju only knew that we came to buy cosplay outfits.
The conversation between Eunju and me paused for a moment. Her eyes naturally turned to Delia, who hadn’t said a word yet.
“……”
A glance.
Hmm. She’s been doing that since she fell just now.
Eunju’s gaze kept glancing at Delia even while she was talking to me.
She seemed to be debating whether to talk to Delia, her lips moving, but just as she was about to open her mouth, Delia beat her to it.
“Um, excuse me.”
“Hello.”
“Ah. Yes, hello…”
Eunju slightly bowed her head with an awkward expression as Delia greeted her first.
“Um, by any chance, in Boston…”
“Yes, that’s right. You’re Eunju, right?”
“Yes, yes. You’re Delia?”
“Yes, please call me Delia.”
Delia smiled her signature pretty smile and talked to Eunju.
Come to think of it, Delia and Eunju knew each other.
They had only met once in Boston, but that meeting was so intense that it was hard to forget.
Thinking about it, it was natural that Eunju’s gaze was strange yesterday.
Eunju knew that Delia was my girlfriend, and in that state, she saw me at the real estate office with Yewha.
It was understandable that she would think it was strange.
‘No wonder. It was a bit strange whenever I got closer to Harin.’
Just as I was thinking that I should be a little more careful in the future, Delia’s voice echoed in my head. It was a message of love.
『Jinhyeon, should I give you two some space to be alone?』
『Huh? No, why?』
I looked at Delia with wide eyes at her sudden words. Delia was still talking to Eunju about something.
『Eunju is someone you want to target, so I thought it would be better if I stepped aside…』
There was a hint of gloom in Delia’s voice as she said that.
Delia, who had seen me texting Harin and Eunju a lot recently, knew that Eunju was a heroine I wanted to target.
So, she was trying to give me some space so that I could get closer to Eunju…
That was a bit much.
I felt too sorry for Delia.
We came out together for the first time in a while.
Of course, if Delia left and it was just the two of us, I could get closer to Eunju, but Delia was my priority right now. I replied in a serious voice.
『That’s true, but, Delia.』
『Yes?』
『We came out for a date today. It’s okay to target her later. Let’s have fun together. If anyone should step aside, it should be Eunju, not you, Lia.』
Delia looked at me, slightly surprised by my answer.
Anyway, the smile on her face showed that she was quite satisfied with my answer.
So, I thought Delia would end her conversation with Eunju and step back.
But.
“Um, Eunju.”
“Yes?”
“Since we met like this, would you like to walk around together?”
“Huh?”
Huh?
Eunju looked surprised at Delia’s unexpected remark.
I was the same.
“Ah, of course, if you’re uncomfortable, you can refuse.”
“Uh, that’s…”
Eunju looked at Delia with a hesitant expression, then glanced at me.
Why?
Looking at me won’t change anything.
* * *
“Unnie, how about this one? It has a sexy point, and the design is clean.”
Well, well.
“Huh? Which one?”
Eunju quickly turned her head at Delia’s words.
Delia, who had brought an outfit from one side of the store, showed Eunju the outfit she had picked. Eunju’s eyes sparkled as soon as she saw the outfit.
“Wow, it looks really good?”
“Right?”
“Hehe, yes. Delia, you have a good eye.”
“No, it just looked like it would suit you well, Eunju unnie.”
“Wait a minute. I’ll go try it on!”
They were getting along very well.
Delia and I had clearly come for a date, and Eunju had just joined us, but somehow, the two of them seemed to be getting along better.
I listened to the staff’s explanation of how to wear the outfit that Delia had chosen, then looked at Eunju, who had gone into the dressing room, and turned my head towards Delia.
Delia smiled at me.
Hmm. Could it be that I’m jealous of a woman right now?
That can’t be.
Anyway, it was quite encouraging that the two of them were close.
I couldn’t use the easy plan of approaching Eunju with a good image, but since she was my childhood friend, the first goal was to become close again like before.
It had already been over three hours since I had met Eunju by chance.
Delia had suggested that we walk around with Eunju, and although the two of them were awkward at first, they quickly shed that awkwardness after talking a few times.
Actually, Delia had targeted Eunju well.
I thought Eunju was just doing cosplay and music covers to get a lot of views, but it turned out that Eunju was a true otaku who really liked animation, manga, and cosplay.
Before I got the heroine app, I was also a considerable otaku, working a night shift at a convenience store and watching anime or reading manga all day, and even dabbling in visual novels.
Delia, who was very interested in my past, naturally became familiar with all the anime and manga I had enjoyed before, and she was very knowledgeable about anime, manga, and otaku culture.
She had also learned a lot about cosplay while enjoying it with Sujeong, so it was no wonder that she and Eunju got along so well.
Eunju was excitedly chatting with Delia as if she had met a kindred spirit who could fully understand her for the first time.
Eunju was originally very shy, but she was the type to talk a lot and get very excited with people she was close to.
Rustle-
“Ta-da! I tried it on, how is it?”
Eunju, who had come out of the dressing room wearing the outfit that Delia had chosen, struck a pose that matched the outfit and looked at Delia.
“Wow, unnie, it suits you so well.”
Delia praised Eunju repeatedly with an admiring expression.
The two of them had quickly become close and were now speaking comfortably to each other.
Since Delia called me oppa outside, Eunju naturally started calling her unnie.
I told them to always do that when other people were around. It would be a bit strange if strangers heard them calling me Jinhyeon, Jinhyeon.
“Jinhyeon, how is it?”
After getting enough feedback from Delia, she asked me too.
“Oh, it suits you well?”
“Really?”
“You’re pretty. Cool.”
She was actually very pretty and sexy.
It was a cosplay outfit similar to an imperial uniform, and although it wasn’t revealing, it clung slightly to her body, highlighting her figure, and the design itself was quite cool.
“……Hmm hmm. Really? Hehe, I think so too. Ah, I’m going to buy this.”
“Is it okay to buy so much?”
“Of course.”
Eunju had already bought her fifth outfit. For reference, they were all very high-quality outfits, so they were quite expensive.
“As expected…”
“As expected what?”
“As expected, young and rich Eunju.”
“Ugh. Don’t call me young and rich.”
Eunju immediately finished the payment and picked up her shopping bag.
“Next is Delia’s outfit, right?”
“That’s right.”
“Huu… Where should we go this time?”
We were taking turns choosing outfits for each other.
However, the outfits that Delia and I were buying were all a bit suggestive, so we had to go to a completely different area than Eunju.
Even though she had a wild friend like Jina, Eunju’s face turned red every time she entered the adult corner, as if she couldn’t get used to it.
Actually, I was quite surprised when I looked at Eunju with the virginity-detecting glasses and found out that she was a virgin. No, how could they leave someone like Eunju alone?
Of course, if you look at it that way, it’s the same with the other heroines, and anyway, it’s infinitely good for me.
So, I also used the erogenous zone targeting skill, and I was even more surprised to find out that Eunju’s erogenous zones included her armpits, sides, and feet.
“Huu, let’s choose quickly.”
Eunju said that, deliberately avoiding looking at the various suggestive outfits and the adult products that were sparsely visible on the mannequins.
I curled up the corners of my mouth.
“If you’re embarrassed, you can go out and rest.”
“What?”
“It’s too stimulating for a softie like you.”
“Ha, I’m the same age as you, you know?”
I left Eunju, who had started walking around the store with her eyes blazing, for a while, and I also chose outfits to give as gifts to Delia, Sujeong, Yewha, Yujeong noona, and Dajeong.
Of course, I didn’t forget Naeun mama either. I put the outfits I was going to give as gifts in my personal subspace pocket and rejoined Eunju.
I quickly chose a sexy outfit that would suit Delia, and then it was Eunju’s turn again.
“How about this one? This is good.”
“Huh? What? Which one?”
“This one.”
“Ack…? It’s too revealing.”
Eunju looked horrified when I recommended an outfit.
It was a bit sad.
All the outfits I recommended today were being rejected.
The one I recommended this time was a nun outfit. It was a black dress, but it was a tight-fitting outfit with a white cross pattern on the lower abdomen.
It was classified as a nun’s habit, but the name was Sexy Nun Outfit Black, and it revealed the shoulders, upper back, and navel.
Still, it wasn’t that revealing, and it had frills in various places, so it felt like a maid outfit…
“Ah, but this is okay-”
“No. The exposure is only up to the shoulders.”
Jeong Eunju said with a firm expression.
“If you wear something like this, your views will explode.”
“Nope.”
“Why?”
“It’s embarrassing.”
Eunju gestured as if she had no intention of backing down, and I had no choice but to put the chosen outfit back in its place.
“Unnie, how about this one?”
“Ah, which one?”
And as expected, not long after, Eunju paid for the outfit that Delia had recommended.
* * *
Ring~ Ring~
“Huh?”
Jeong Eunju felt her handbag vibrate and took out her phone.
“Oh? Wait a minute, I need to take this call.”
“Ah, okay.”
The caller ID on the screen was her mother. Jeong Eunju left Jinhyeon and Delia for a moment, went out into the hallway, and answered the phone.
“Hello?”
“Ah, Eunju.”
A familiar voice was heard from the other end of the line.
“Yeah, Mom, what’s up?”
“No, I just wanted to see if my daughter was doing well.”
“Hehe, I’m doing well.”
Joy was mixed in her voice. The voice on the other end softened, as if relieved by that.
“Really? That’s a relief.”
“Why? Is something wrong?”
“No, it’s just that you haven’t been replying to my texts.”
Huh? Texts?
Jeong Eunju immediately turned on her texts at her mother’s words and realized that her mother had been sending her messages intermittently for the past few hours.
“Ah, sorry. I just saw them.”
“It’s okay. I was worried because you went out early in the morning and haven’t come back yet.”
“Ahaha, I was too engrossed in having fun.”
“That’s a relief. But what are you doing that’s so fun? Weren’t you going shopping?”
“Ah, I was shopping, but I ran into Jinhyeon by chance, and we’re playing at the arcade right now.”
“Huh? Jinhyeon?”
Her mother asked in a curious voice.
“Didn’t you say you weren’t going to meet him today?”
“We met by chance.”
“Did you meet him with Harin?”
“No, just Jinhyeon.”
“So, it’s just the two of you?”
“Um. It’s not just the two of us, Jinhyeon’s girlfriend is with us too.”
“What? Jinhyeon’s girlfriend?”
This time, the tone of her voice rose. Her expression of surprise was so visible that it was almost visible on this side.
Jeong Eunju, sensing that the phone conversation was going off the rails, decided to end the call quickly.
“Ah, I’ll go home soon. I’ll talk to you more when I get back!”
“Eunju, wait a minute.”
Click-
Eunju hung up the phone. After letting out a sigh, Eunju went back into the arcade.
A large shopping center with several clothing stores, including cosplay stores. And a department store attached to it. There were quite a few facilities to have fun in.
At first, she was just planning to buy a few outfits by herself and go home, but she met Jinhyeon and Delia in the middle and ended up having too much fun while shopping together.
‘I’ve finally met a comrade…!’
Her two best friends from Boston.
Jina’s biggest interest was hanging out with guys, and Yeseul was a bookworm, so there was no one to share these hobbies with, but she felt like she had met a kindred spirit because she got along so well with Delia.
At first, she was worried that Jinhyeon was two-timing and was wondering if she should tell him or what to do, but before she knew it, she was just having fun without realizing how much time had passed.
Actually, the biggest reason was that she knew that Delia had done a 3P with Jina and Jinhyeon in Boston, so she wondered if the woman named Yewha was also like that, and she thought that it might be unnecessary meddling.
They chose cosplay outfits for each other, ate lunch and dinner, and enjoyed games at the game center.
Talking with Jinhyeon always made her feel comfortable and happy, just like in the old days.
Unlike the old days, there were definitely some differences when she saw Delia or that woman named Yewha…
Hmm.
And it seemed like he had a wild and bad mindset like Jina…
Anyway, playing together yesterday and today brought back old memories.
The number of people was also three. It wasn’t Harin, but it was Delia anyway.
“Did you finish your call?”
“Yeah. But, I think I should go now.”
“Ah, really? Well, it’s too late.”
Today’s sudden meeting was decided to end here.
Eunju shook her head, saying she was okay when Delia offered to drive her home, and took a taxi home.
As soon as she entered the house, her mother and father asked her if Jinhyeon’s girlfriend was pretty. Jeong Eunju sighed and answered that she was very, very pretty, then took a shower and lay down on her bed in her room.
“Hoo, that’s good. It’s already past 10.”
She wanted to try on all the outfits she had bought today and check them out, but she was exhausted from walking around too much.
“Let’s go to bed early today…”
She had to go out again tomorrow anyway. She also had to look for a studio. Near the villa she was moving to.
Jeong Eunju thought it would be perfect to fall asleep while scrolling through the Mytube comments while rolling around on her bed.
Of course, before that, she had to reply to Jinhyeon, who had sent her a message asking if she had gotten home safely, and to Delia, who had exchanged phone numbers with her today and had become a text friend.
After texting with Jinhyeon and Delia for about 10 minutes, Eunju clicked on her chat room with Harin next.
‘Come to think of it, we’ll be living together soon, so I should get closer to her.’
She did text Harin quite often, but they always ended it quickly, and it didn’t seem like they had ever had a long text conversation.
So, Jeong Eunju started sending Harin the photos she had taken with Jinhyeon today, to get closer to her and to talk more.
