I never intended to treat Samajak any differently just because she’s a girl.
The truth is, we became friends without knowing that fact, and I already have a girlfriend named Dokgorin.
However, once I found out she was a girl, I realized just how defenseless she was when it came to physical contact in our daily lives.
For example, when I accidentally bumped her chest with my elbow while moving.
“Oh, sorry.”
“What’s the big deal? We’re just guys.”
Or when I accidentally touched her butt with the back of my hand.
“Oh, sorry.”
“What’s the big deal? We’re just guys.”
That phrase ‘just guys’ was indeed like a magic word.
Samajak seemed to consciously say such things to act as masculine as possible, yet knowing she was a girl made it impossible for me not to be concerned.
Didn’t I feel this way with Dokgorin too?
Well, of course, Dokgorin wanted to touch me first.
No matter how pretty she is, anyone would develop a resistance after that kind of approach.
Anyway, there’s a limit to keeping it a secret. If I kept pretending not to know, I’d end up being the uncomfortable one, so I was in a dilemma.
‘Should I just be honest?’
Of course, there must be a reason why she’s in disguise, living in the boys’ dorm, but I couldn’t go on pretending ignorance.
Ever since I started to consciously realize the physical contact with Samajak, some girls began to look at us with strange eyes.
“Which side is penetrating?”
“It might be the surprisingly large side.”
Seeing those girls imagining our relationship made me feel quite uneasy.
I swear I have no interest in homosexuality.
But seeing how it could be misunderstood by others, I couldn’t hesitate any longer.
So, when we were alone in the dorm, I cautiously brought it up with Samajak.
“Hey, Samajak.”
“Yeah? Why?”
“I have something I want to confess to you.”
“What’s with the sudden nonsense? Did you eat something without me knowing?”
“No, it’s not that simple….”
But when I tried to say it, I found myself unable to speak.
At that moment, everything I had built with Samajak might collapse entirely.
“What are you talking about?”
As I stalled, Samajak urged me on, seeming frustrated at my delay.
In the end, I mustered up my courage and opened my mouth.
“I actually know that you’re a girl.”
“What?”
Her expression turned blank, unable to grasp my words at first.
But as time passed, her face began to change dynamically.
“Whattttt?!”
Ah, a delayed reaction attack.
*
Samajak was currently in great confusion.
No wonder, because I had just revealed that Ichilbok, who shared a room with her, knew her secret.
‘When did he find out? From the beginning? Or sometime later?’
Regardless of how it happened, it was surely a big deal for her.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
[Shut up! Are you alone in your dorm?]
At that moment, someone from the next room banged on the wall, and Samajak, snapping back to reality, quietly asked Ichilbok.
“When did you know?”
Ichilbok scratched his cheek and replied.
“I found out not too long ago. About a week ago?”
A week ago was when I had unwittingly stumbled into her secret while she was sleeping.
I thought she had already left by the time she woke up, but apparently, she must have been caught then.
With a slight look of fear, Samajak asked.
“What are you going to do now? Are you going to report me to the academy?”
If that happened, she would be expelled from Cheonmu Academy.
Then, as someone with nothing to her name, she’d have no choice but to go back home.
It was something she had already prepared herself for, but currently, what she felt was even more distressing was that she wouldn’t be able to see Ichilbok anymore.
But contrary to what she had pessimistically thought, Ichilbok said with an awkward expression.
“No, I don’t really plan to do that. It’s just that knowing you’re a girl and keeping it a secret makes me feel guilty.”
Also, recently, the girls have been looking at her strangely.
“What? What do you mean by that?”
“It’s just….”
As Ichilbok murmured, he suddenly looked at her with wide eyes and asked.
“But aren’t you a little too careless about physical contact?”
Ever since I found out you’re a girl, I can’t help but be super concerned about it.
While saying that, Ichilbok advised her to treat her body more preciously.
Seeing Ichilbok’s attitude made Samajak realize that everything she had worried about till now was utterly useless.
This guy right in front of her looked at her simply as ‘Samajak,’ regardless of whether she was a guy or a girl.
Thinking that way gave her a sense of trust.
So, Samajak said.
“Keep it a secret that I’m a girl from the academy. Then I’ll do anything.”
“…Anything?”
“Yeah, anything.”
Ichilbok looked at her with a strangely significant expression for some reason.
But Samajak didn’t recognize the meaning behind that gaze.
It contained a lot of conflict.
But then Ichilbok shook his head and said.
“I don’t have any intentions of blackmailing out of the fact that you’re a girl. I just wanted to tell you to be a bit more careful in your actions because you’re a girl and I’m a guy.”
“…Don’t you want to know why I dressed as a boy and entered Cheonmu Academy?”
“Honestly, I’m curious. But I’m not the type to invade someone else’s affairs just because I’m curious.”
Saying that, Ichilbok shrugged his shoulders and then declared he was finished with what he had to say, sprawling over on his bed.
Seeing him act normally brought a sense of relief to Samajak, and she softly muttered, “Thank you,” before slowly releasing the secret about her identity on her own accord.
*
Surprisingly, Samajak admitted to being a girl without much hesitation.
Well, I guess she thought it was too late to deny it since I had seen it with my own eyes.
“When did you know?”
In response to Samajak’s question, I answered honestly.
“It hasn’t been long. About a week ago?”
I had noticed her going in and out of the Pagun Hall, asked about it, and heard she had a rash, and the next day, I casually suggested we work out together and ended up seeing.
Honestly, I had only seen such setups with cross-dressing beauties in some novels, so I never thought I’d experience it myself.
But now that it had happened, what was I supposed to do?
I had to fix the twisted relationship we had.
Thinking about Samajak hiding her true femininity and sneaking into the academy might be grounds for expulsion, she asked me to keep it a secret and offered to do anything.
‘Anything?’
A myriad of thoughts flashed through my mind for a moment.
Yet even so, taking advantage of such a situation for lewd acts felt beneath humanity, so I endured with superhuman patience.
“A girl shouldn’t say things like that so carelessly. Just because there are guys out there who’d jump at the opportunity, doesn’t mean you should throw it around.”
So please think more of your body.
It felt like an adult lecturing a child, but if I didn’t set boundaries like this, I had a feeling Samajak would spiral down a bad path.
Fortunately, Samajak seemed to agree that I had a point, as she nodded obediently. Once the matter settled, she posed another question.
“…Aren’t you curious why I disguised myself and entered Cheonmu Academy?”
Honestly, I was curious.
But I wasn’t the type to pry into someone else’s troubles.
There must be her own reasons for entering as a boy, and I didn’t have the right to argue about it.
I was too busy sorting my own issues out.
So, I wrapped up the complicated situation with just a few kind words, and upon finishing, I sighed in relief and sprawled out on the bed.
‘I don’t want to do anything right now.’
I had already done nothing, but I wanted to do nothing with even more intensity.
While thinking that, I lost myself in staring at the stains on the ceiling.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, Samajak, who was sitting on her bed next to mine, visibly puffed up her chest, and soon after, a rounded body line unique to women appeared at her flat hips and shoulders.
Her enormous breasts looked as if they would burst through her clothing.
I couldn’t help but doubt whether these were even possible on a 14-year-old body.
As my gaze naturally fell to her chest, Samajak hesitated for a moment before spreading her arms wide and asking.
“…Do you want to touch my breasts?”
