I Became a Villainous Character with a Limited Lifespan

Episode 73

On his way down, Seung-hyun received a fully inflated tube from a staff member. Despite his poor English skills, he could roughly understand what the staff was saying.

‘It’s been prepared as you requested.’

Come to think of it, there’s no way a hotel swimming pool would have something like a tube. It seemed that Jae-young, who remembered what Seung-hyun had said, had separately asked for it to be prepared.

The baggy swimming trunks and the decent half-sleeved t-shirt. They fit Seung-hyun so perfectly that he wondered if they were really this well prepared.

“But where did this guy go?”

That was all good, but Jae-young, who was supposed to go first, didn’t show up. Due to the falling snow, he could only wander around inside this building at best, so how far could he go?

“…Is he up to something strange again…?”

Seung-hyun frowned at the surging anxiety. The private pool had a nice view and was spacious, but it was so quiet that it was a little daunting to be alone.

“Contact, ah… I left my cell phone.”

He had taken his medicine before leaving, and had brought tranquilizers just in case. He was so distracted by that that he didn’t bring anything else. Seung-hyun sat with only his legs in the water, kicking his feet and waiting for Jae-young to arrive.

Without his cell phone and in a space that was terrifyingly quiet, he disliked being alone even more. What the hell was he doing that he wasn’t coming like this? Seung-hyun eventually couldn’t stand it and tried to get up from his seat.

“What are you doing?”

“……!!”

At that moment, Seung-hyun was startled by the hand that came up on his shoulder and almost slipped. Fortunately, there was a hand holding him from behind so he didn’t fall forward, but he was so startled that he froze and inhaled.

“Didn’t you get surprised?”

“No, I was wondering what you were doing alone….”

“What were you doing so late….”

As soon as Seung-hyun turned his head to face Jae-young, he froze in place. He looked a little different than what he had expected.

He had expected him to be dressed similarly to himself or at most not wearing a top, but this….

“…Did you come to play at the beach?”

“It’s good to feel excited, isn’t it?”

Behind him was Jae-young, dressed as if he had come to play at the beach. The tight, short swimming trunks, wet hair, and the slightly pooled water on his abdominal muscles….

‘It’s not like it’s the first time seeing his naked body, but why am I like this……’

Seung-hyun unconsciously turned his gaze away from Jae-young. It was because he felt strangely strange.

“Hmm.”

Jae-young looked at it pleasantly. He already knew that he liked his face or body. He tried it because it seemed like he paid more attention when he saw something he didn’t usually see, but.

‘I’m rather embarrassed that it worked too well.’

The slightly reddened face, the constantly wandering gaze, and even the appearance of kicking the water for no reason. They were all clearly conscious of him.

“Can you swim?”

“I know how to, but there’s no need to….”

Rather than wanting to exercise, he just wanted to float peacefully on the water. Seung-hyun shook his head.

“Is that so? I quite like it though.”

“……”

“Well… since the pool is big anyway. It would be fine for both of us to do what we want.”

Jae-young said that and went into the water. He pulled Seung-hyun, who was glancing at him while pretending not to, into the water and put the tube over Seung-hyun’s head.

“I also wanted to try a type of exercise I hadn’t done in a long time. This is perfect.”

He smiled and took the lead before Seung-hyun could get angry for being surprised, and began to coolly cut through the water.

The pool was so luxurious that it was spacious enough for two people to use. He had heard in passing that it was the widest private pool. Now, this space felt really spacious.

It felt like being at the beach. Moreover, on a beach on the hottest summer day.

Although it wasn’t cold because the basic heating was on, it was winter after all.

The water temperature was lukewarm, but there was a slightly cool air circulating, but the moment he saw Jae-young, he felt a little hot, as if his senses were going strange.

‘I must be crazy. What am I thinking?’

He’s just enjoying swimming normally. Seung-hyun immersed himself in the water to come to his senses. He tried submerging up to the ends of his hair, but he couldn’t come to his senses with the lukewarm water.

Seung-hyun, who brought his head back out of the water, looked at Jae-young again. He knew that his behavior was oddly eccentric and that he seemed to be doing it on purpose, but reason and instinct didn’t match.

Not even a scene from a carefully shot movie or drama would sparkle this much. In a scene where he couldn’t take his eyes off, Seung-hyun at some point forgot to pretend and was observing Jae-young’s movements.

Although it started with somewhat impure intentions, Jae-young was now focused on swimming. It was fun to cut through the water after a long time.

One thing, it would have been nice if it was outdoors rather than indoors, so it was a bit disappointing.

For example, the pool in the front yard of the villa in the United States. It would be nice to go there around summer. He remembered the days when he would jump into the pool every time it was hot and enjoy swimming all day without knowing his skin was tanning.

‘Ah, did I focus too much?’

Jae-young, who was thinking about this and that, barely remembered who he came with now and what he was trying to do, stopped and swept his hair up. Did I get too excited? The moment he turned to look at the spot where Seung-hyun was while thinking that. His eyes met Seung-hyun’s properly.

Seung-hyun, who was blankly looking this way, turned his head in surprise when their eyes met. His ears seemed to be slightly flushed too.

‘If I had known he would like it this much, I should have tried it a little earlier.’

“Do you like me that much?”

Jae-young asked teasingly. Even usually, it was fun to tease him and get a reaction, but a reaction like today was rare.

It was the same now. He thought he would be surprised and ask what he was talking about, but Seung-hyun just stared at Jae-young without saying anything.

“……Yes.”

The answer obtained after waiting was an even more unthinkable word. Jae-young, who had asked triumphantly, was rather embarrassed and frozen.

He just didn’t want to lie this time. Was it because he knew this peace wouldn’t last long, or was it just because Jae-young, who was now sparkling, couldn’t even lie?

He wasn’t sure, but one thing was certain: he really liked this appearance. So he was greedy, but……

‘It’s meaningless to be greedy anyway.’

Jae-young, who had also become serious, couldn’t take his eyes off Seung-hyun. He unconsciously moved his lips and asked.

“In the summer, would you like to go to our villa with me? It’s a villa in the United States where I lived for quite a while, and it has a swimming pool in the yard and a pretty nice garden.”

“……”

“You said you didn’t want to go far, but if you go, you might change your mind.”

Summer, summer. Will I still be here then? I couldn’t be sure. Seung-hyun slowly opened his mouth.

“…It’s still a long way off, so I can’t give you a definite answer. When summer comes…. I’ll think about it again then.”

Seung-hyun, who gave an ambiguous answer, tried to lift the corners of his mouth. It’ll probably be difficult. So he didn’t give him any room until now, but now he wanted to give him an answer, even if it was vague.

“You thought well.”

Even with such an answer, Jae-young was genuinely happy. He just said he would think about it, but he already looked like he was thinking about his summer schedule.

Is it that good? Seung-hyun smiled slightly without knowing. It was because he liked the way he looked extremely stimulating and then rejoiced like a child.

Meanwhile, the distance between the two had gotten quite close. When did we get this close? Seung-hyun, who was about to step back a little, took a step back and bumped into the wall with the tube.

‘That’s right. I was still wearing it.’

“What are you doing?” 

Jae-young, who saw Seung-hyun like that, laughed and lifted the tube over his head and threw it out of the pool.

“…Why are you coming so close?”

“I just thought you seemed to like this look, so I’m telling you to look closely.”

“…You’re mischievous.”

There was nowhere to back away. Seung-hyun touched the wall behind his back with his fingertips, then impulsively moved his hand forward.

“…You wore this on purpose, didn’t you?”

No wonder he was late, he must have been looking for the swimsuit that would look best on him. Seung-hyun lightly touched the end of the tight-fitting swimsuit.

‘It’s funny that he uses such an obvious trick, and it’s also funny that I fell for it….’

“Hmm, if you keep doing that… it’s a bit of a problem for me.”

While thinking that and fiddling with the swimsuit, Jae-young spoke in a slightly perplexed voice.

‘No way.’

Seung-hyun unknowingly lowered his head. His gaze was directed to the place hidden under the water.