Why Is Everyone in This Dating Sim Trying to Kill Me?!

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Translator: Vine

Chapter Title: Swimsuit Festival (6)

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Splish-splash— Splish-splash—

The sound of crashing.

The water swayed.

The sound of crashing water echoed gently.

"..."

Click! Click!

A single boat swayed, riding the waves on the vast open sea.

And on that boat, a blonde girl with a large 'cannon' camera was pressing the shutter without pause.

Sophia, who had been capturing Jin Yuha through her camera lens for a long time.

She lowered her camera as if to take a brief breather.

Kang Dohui's allotted time had just ended.

"...Ugh, she linked arms."

Sophia's tightly clenched fists trembled.

But she quickly regained her composure and exclaimed.

"B-but it's fine! Oh, even better!!! If I just erase Kang Dohui from the arm-linking scene! I can insert my own picture in her place!"

Today was truly a special, blessed day for Sophia.

Being stripped of her right to a one-on-one date with Jin Yuha due to Shin Sehee's scheming?

To be honest, it would be a lie to say she wasn't disappointed, but it was fine.

Thanks to not having to flock around together, she was able to secure some personal time.

Sophia used that time frugally, capturing rare glimpses of Jin Yuha that were usually hard to see.

'Haa... Seriously, how can someone look like this? He's always insanely handsome, but today even more so...'

Something definitely must have happened that day.

Since catching the Demon, Jin Yuha's beauty had blossomed even further.

Sophia had already been smitten by Jin Yuha's appearance, but after that day, her symptoms had deepened even further.

As Sophia flipped through the taken photos, her pupils unfocused dreamily.

Gulp—

While his usual look, with his hair down, appearing precariously between innocence and decadence, was good,

Today's Jin Yuha had swept his bangs back, completely removing any trace of innocence and emphasizing only a dangerous and decadent appearance.

On top of that, a shockingly bold fashion sense: just a pair of swimsuit bottoms!

In the scene where he played in the water with Lee Yuri, he was like a sea fairy enchanting humans.

When swimming with Kang Dohui, he looked like a mischievous beautiful boy proposing a forbidden wager.

How could a person's face never grow tiresome like this?

She had truly captured countless excellent photos, enough to be cherished as family heirlooms forever.

His looks, which shone through even in casual shots, became devastatingly powerful when captured with intention.

Just then, a middle-aged woman gripping the steering wheel on the swaying boat groaned from behind, sweating profusely.

"Ugh, m-miss... H-how much longer do we have to be here...? I-it's already been two hours! I actually get really seasick, ugh—!"

"...Didn't you say you'd handle it earlier?"

"Th-that's because I didn't know we'd be here this long...!"

"Here, I'll add more. Just shut up and hold out for one more hour."

Thud.

Sophia pulled out another wad of cash from her bag and handed it to the driver.

Instantly, her expression hardened.

Clack.

The woman gripped the steering wheel with a determined expression.

"Customer, just leave it to me! From the moment I was born on the sea, I resolved to die on a boat. If you just tell me to, I can do this all day."

At her textbook-perfect change of attitude, Sophia looked at her with cold, unimpressed eyes.

Then she turned her head back and raised her camera.

"...Ah! W-wait, I looked away for a second! Where did Jin Yuha go?"

The camera lens frantically moved to find Jin Yuha.

And soon, she caught sight of two people entering a suspicious-looking building from behind.

Confirming the sight, Sophia let out a hollow laugh.

'...Ha, so you're going to hide somewhere completely out of sight?'

Sophia zoomed her lens in as much as possible, magnifying the building they had entered.

'Looks like they're eating. Hmm, I suppose they must be hungry by now. Not a bad choice.'

Sophia nodded.

Honestly, it was difficult to accurately discern what was happening inside,

But she could make a rough guess from the opaque silhouettes of their body movements.

However, there was no point in taking pictures of this.

Because Jin Yuha's form wouldn't show up properly!

"...Ugh, that vixen! Interfering like this again!"

Sophia, who had been moving her camera around, trying to find an opening, bit her lip.

It was then.

'Huh...?'

Sophia's head, holding the camera, slowly tilted to the side.

'What are they doing now...?'

Having finished their meal, the two stood up.

And just as she thought they were about to come back outside.

Lying down...?

Suddenly, a figure that looked like Shin Sehee lay down in the spot!

'Why? Why are they suddenly lying down?'

And a figure that looked like Jin Yuha sat on top of them.

The light vanished from Sophia's pupils.

For a moment, the driver rubbed her arms repeatedly, under the illusion that the temperature around Sophia had dropped below zero.

"...A-are you okay?"

"..."

Sophia, who had been silently watching the scene, took out a small earphone from her pocket.

'I prepared this in case some trash charmed by Jin Yuha-ssi's looks tried to kidnap him...'

Sophia was in charge of Jin Yuha's makeup today.

Since Jin Yuha was such a famous celebrity whose face was widely known, it was to transform him into a different appearance so he could freely enjoy the sea when active outside.

As a former model, she had a certain expertise in men's makeup.

And while transforming his image, she had set up one device.

That was a bobby pin used to hold his hair back.

It was a miniature recording device capable of real-time audio eavesdropping.

'I didn't intend to use this originally.'

Of course, Jin Yuha was a person with private life, and eavesdropping on his voice felt objectionable.

'Because that's too much like a stalker.'

So thought the stalker, who was currently engaging in illicit photography.

'But isn't using it now unavoidable?'

Jin Yuha was lying down alone with a Utopia party member in an enclosed space.

This was a situation that absolutely had to be confirmed.

Even for the sake of the party's continued existence.

Beep—

As she put the earphone in her ear and pressed the button,

A voice flowed out.

And the sound she heard was shocking.

─ J-Jin Yuha-ssi!? J-just a little, g-gentler!

'...Huh?'

─ Endure it, it'll get better once you get used to it.

'Endure what? Get used to what!? What's going to get better!????'

In her confusion, Sophia's pupils trembled uncontrollably.

─ Th-this isn't something I can get used to! Y-you're too strong!!!

─ Let's try changing your position a bit. Lift your waist a little.

─ Mmmph!? Th-there! Not there, n-no! I-I'll die!!

─ It's okay. I'll be gentle. Relax your body.

─ Nghhh! Haah!

The woman's shrill, suggestive cries and the man's softly soothing voice.

The voices seemed reversed from typical male and female roles, but that wasn't what mattered.

'...'

Sophia's eyes died.

Then her whole body began to tremble.

She had displayed tremendous patience throughout the day.

Even when Shin Sehee had deliberately excluded her and Im Gaeul to serve her own interests.

Even when Jin Yuha and Lee Yuri had stuck together like childhood friends, engaging in seemingly intimate, deep physical contact.

Even when he and Kang Dohui had linked arms, appearing to enjoy a pseudo-romance.

She had endured it all.

Because seeing Jin Yuha smile happily, she thought those scenes were bearable enough.

But was she supposed to endure *this* too?

'This?'

No, absolutely not.

She could not forgive that vixen who was monopolizing Jin Yuha, a member of the Utopia party and everyone's cherished person, and playing all sorts of tricks on him.

'If it's come to this, it's war.'

Exactly what was happening in that secretive space right now?

She absolutely had to see it with her own eyes.

"Driver."

"...Yes?"

Startled by her cold, subdued voice, the driver replied.

"Go to land right now."

"...Now?"

"Quickly!!!!"

"Y-yes, ma'am!!"

The driver hastily raised the anchor and prepared to return quickly.

But at this rate, it would be too late.

Sophia, watching the scene anxiously, turned on her phone and called Im Gaeul.

Ring—ring—ring—

Click—!

The call connected before even a single ring tone finished.

─ Junior? What's going on?

"Gaeul Sunbae, where are you right now?"

─ I'm waiting for a spiral potato right now?

"Spiral or not, quickly! Go to where Shin Sehee is! Bring all the other party members!"

─ Huh? Oh, there's still time left. Even the other party members? What's going on?

"Jin Yuha-nim's virtue is in danger! It might already be too late...!"

─ W-what!? O-okay! I'll bring the kids right away! The location is tagged!

Vrooooom—!

With Sophia's urging, the boat cut through the water, speeding towards Jin Yuha.