NOVEL WEB Chapter 221
221st Chapter
Upon my words, Older Sister Gyeoul and Older Sister Gaeul tilted their heads slightly and said,
“Harem?”
“…What does that mean?”
However, Older Sister Yeoreum, seeming to have a clue, pursed her lips and asked,
“Are you implying the meaning I think? One man dating multiple women?”
“Yes, that’s right. Harem. You could also call it polygamy.”
“…”
In the midst of silence, Older Sister Gaeul finally spoke up.
“So, you’re saying that you want Yuri, me, and Yeoreum to date Team Leader Seon all at the same time?”
“Correct! Monday and Tuesday are for Older Sister Gaeul, Wednesday and Thursday for Older Sister Yeoreum, and Friday and Saturday for Older Sister Gyeoul to meet with Team Leader Seon in turns.”
Once again, silence ensued.
The sisters wore ambiguous expressions, as if they weren’t sure how to react to my words.
Seeing them like that, I couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“Why? You don’t like it?”
“Of course…”
I cut off the impending negative response.
“I think there’s some misunderstanding here; this isn’t about sharing exclusive rights to Team Leader Seon on those days. This isn’t for your sake. …Didn’t you just say you wanted to make Team Leader Seon happy?”
Older Sister Gaeul, who had been mouthing something, nodded and said,
“…So, would that harem thing make Brother Taeyang happy?”
Older Sister Gyeoul shook her head and said in a timid voice,
“I don’t think so. If we get caught up in our own greed, Brother Taeyang could end up in this situation; if it’s really for his sake, shouldn’t we just live quietly where he can’t see us?”
“Would that make you happy?”
With a look that seemed ready to burst into tears, she said dreamily,
“No… It would be painful. I would be sad. I would miss him like crazy. But I feel like that’s the only way I could atone…”
“Your intentions are noble, but if that happens, Team Leader Seon could never be happy.”
“…Why?”
To the younger sister Gyeoul, who questioned me with a voice that seemed more unstable than ever, I replied with certainty.
“That silly guy gets sad when you’re sad, hurt when you’re hurt, and happy when you’re happy.”
“…”
“And if you were to choose one of the sisters, and that chosen woman ends up happy, would Team Leader Seon be happy?”
“If, let’s say, you were to choose one of your sisters and that chosen girl becomes happy, would Team Leader Seon be happy too?”
Everyone likely knew the answer to that. However, there was no response.
So I answered that question myself.
“No! Absolutely not. That person would definitely feel guilty and regretful, thinking about the sadness of the two sisters who weren’t chosen.”
That was the kind of person they were.
A doormat who, after giving and sacrificing, even blamed themselves for the other falling in love.
A frustrating person who wouldn’t consider their own feelings while thinking about those who would be hurting.
“So, that’s why it’s a harem. If one of the sisters feels abandoned and sad, that person will be sad too… I said that sharing time doesn’t mean the sisters monopolize their time, right? It’s all for that person’s happiness. During their respective times, they should try to give happiness to Seon Taeyang by any means!”
Seon Taeyang was more than deserving of that.
And those sisters who took everything away from him had an obligation to do so.
“Give everything you have to fill even a bit of that person who lost it all. You said you want him to be happy, right? So I’m asking you to make sure that Seon Taeyang can be happy.”
Was it my words that felt convincing? Their expressions changed.
Yet the hesitation lingered.
For those sisters, the notion of sharing Taeyang’s time and feelings seemed uncomfortable.
Then again, it was strange to think those sisters, driven by a maddening desire to monopolize, would easily come to a decision.
However, as I watched them, I had no intention of considering their feelings, so I drove the nail in.
“Those in favor will go meet Team Leader Seon.”
“…Meet Brother Taeyang who’s overseas?”
“Is that really okay? What if he dislikes it?”
“Even if he dislikes it, you have to meet him. Otherwise, Team Leader Seon will be alone, thinking about and worrying for the sisters and suffering. He needs to see you. And you need to let him know that it was thanks to you he could be happy.”
“….”
Watching the hesitant sisters, I provoked them.
“If you’re upset, then don’t do it.”
“‘….’”
“But you know that, if it’s not like this, it’s obvious that Team Leader Seon will never become your boyfriend, right?”
At this point, even if one of those sisters confessed again, he would reject them.
Sure, he had said he would choose one, but after this series of events, he would be thinking even more about the feelings of the one who wasn’t chosen.
I said I would choose, but because of this series of events, I’m sure you’ve thought more about the feelings of the other older sisters who weren’t chosen.
In the first place, when Seon Taeyang said he would choose one person on the day the concert ended, he knew it would hurt to see the other older sisters.
…But I won’t let him carry that pain any longer.
In the midst of that vow, I asked.
“So what will you do?”
“….”
After a long silence, Gaeul Unni spoke.
“If I still have a chance, I want to be by Brother Taeyang, even in that form. It’s not because I couldn’t survive without Brother Taeyang, or that I want to bind him. I just want to send love.”
Yeoreum Unni also spoke.
“Even though I say my everything belongs to Team Leader Seon, I haven’t given him anything yet. …This time, I really want to give my all. I don’t want to receive; I want to give.”
After wiping her tears while looking at the two who spoke, Gyeoul Unni said.
“I thought I had to be unhappy since I made Teacher Taeyang hurt; I thought someone like me should be unhappy. But if my unhappiness makes Teacher Taeyang hurt again… I want to be happy next to Teacher Taeyang.”
The pure emotion of love that had been kindled grew so large and uncontrollable that the older sisters became desperate and one-sided.
But the fact that the feelings they held was love was true, and it was also true that they wanted that person’s happiness.
Then there should still be one more chance left.
“…Alright. Then let’s do it.”
Just as I nodded, I suddenly realized that I had overlooked something.
Feeling embarrassed, I asked the sisters.
“Uh… By the way, does anyone know where Team Leader Seon is right now? …It’s a bit embarrassing, but I actually don’t know since I brought it up.”
““….””
The sisters fell silent for a moment, gauging the situation, then pulled out their smartwatches, tablets, smartphones, and showed me a screen with coordinates pointing to a village overseas.
““Which one should we use?””
It was the coordinates of Seon Taeyang, who was still being tracked.
“….”
…Wasn’t I just a crazy girl who was insufficient to be called that?
*
After several obstacles, Gaeul Unni, sitting next to me on the airplane, asked.
“…Yuri, why are you doing this?”
“Doing what?”
“We’re not just dealing with this; we have bigger things to tackle. We’ve sinned against Brother Taeyang… But you have no obligations, right? You don’t need to worry about us or run around for the weird harem of the Girl Revolution.”
“….”
“What’s the reason you’re sacrificing yourself right now?”
After hesitating, I finally answered.
“I…”
*
After a long, winding journey, we arrived in the village where Seon Taeyang was.
Finding that guy wasn’t hard at all.
His voice spread throughout the village, harmonizing with the sound of a piano from the center of the square.
We moved towards it like butterflies captivated by flowers, without exchanging a word.
And then we saw it.
“Pond, river, sea. And I’m watching you.”
It was Seon Taeyang.
The song he was singing was “Albatross.”
Honestly, the first time I heard it, it was the song that made my face flush, not him unveiling himself.
It wasn’t about the quality of the song.
I just immediately realized that the lyrics reflected his thoughts and feelings about ‘how he sees me and the sisters’ in such a blatant way.
And he sang that song, filled with affection that made everyone listening blush, seemingly unable to contain his joy even while losing everything because of the object of that affection.
Another tear fell.
Oh Yoori could control emotions just by a hint, being the best at wearing masks, but in front of that man, her mask easily shattered.
And that sweet song also had an end.
Applause echoed. Cheers spread.
I added my voice to the irregular cheers and praises.
Clapping like a child, I cheered for him.
He walked forward from the piano with a bright smile and opened his mouth.
“Thank you for your warm support…”
While he was expressing his gratitude, he suddenly turned his back and ran to the back of the square.
“….”
…Huh?
“Ah! He’s running away!”
I snapped back to reality thanks to Winter Sister’s shout and reflexively said,
“Let’s chase him!”
As I said that and started running, I looked beside me to see the sisters sprinting like trained wolves, fully utilizing their physical prowess.
…Honestly, it was a really reassuring sight.