Your Commander-in-Chief – Chapter 277

A typical early morning, just like any other.

I left the house in my school uniform, but I wasn’t headed to school.

It was the date of the qualifying round for the VRS school competition.

“Hey, Sohee!”

As I opened the door, I saw Sohee’s sedan parked right in front as usual.

The car door opened immediately, as though responding to my call.

Inside, Sohee sat with a calm expression, reaching out her hand toward me.

It was a signal to get in.

I nodded and, with a familiar motion, hopped into the sedan.

I didn’t even have time to feel the luxurious seats.

Sohee wrapped her arms around me, settling me on her lap.

“Uh, um…”

“Is it uncomfortable?”

“Well, it’s not that, but…”

I said this while glancing at the driver, who was behind the wheel.

It wasn’t that Sohee’s thighs were uncomfortable; it was just that this position was pretty embarrassing.

“This time it’s 1,000 gold.”

“Um…”

That’s not too bad, I suppose. I had no choice.

Nodding, I leaned into Sohee’s embrace.

Her big chest felt as soft as the luxurious seat behind me.

“What about Ellie and Seongsin senpai?”

“They’re going separately.”

“Uh… that’s too bad.”

I nodded, looking around the spacious interior.

“Let’s go.”

At Sohee’s command, the sedan started moving.

I gazed out the window at the scenery whizzing by, and then Sohee’s chin rested on my shoulder.

The subtle sound of her breath right next to my ear sent a tickly sensation through my body, causing me to instinctively shrink back.

Why is she acting like this today?

“Do you have something to say?”

“Uh-huh.”

I cautiously looked at the driver, but he kept his eyes fixed ahead, completely focused on driving.

I let out a sigh of relief, realizing there was no need to worry about excessive skinship between friends being seen as weird. This was nothing at all.

Then, Sohee’s arm around my waist began to move carefully, sliding downward to lightly caress my thigh.

“You’re wearing black today, huh?”

She asked with a light laugh.

I crossed my legs and replied.

“The white ones all have holes now.”

The black she was talking about was the color of the stockings I was wearing.

I usually wore white stockings, but recently, all my white ones had developed holes.

Only on the inner thigh, of course.

Losing my favorite stockings meant I had no choice but to wear the black ones.

“I like black too.”

“I know.”

I knew Sohee liked black stockings. Didn’t she always wear them?

I nodded while playfully tapping her chubby thigh.

Thirty minutes had passed since I sat on Sohee’s lap.

I wiggled my warm backside, gauging Sohee’s reaction.

Even if her lap was cozy, it wasn’t without discomfort.

Just as I was about to ask her to let me down, the sedan came to an unexpected halt.

“We’ve arrived.”

The driver’s calm voice broke the silence.

Sohee, who had been smiling pleasantly, let out a small sigh and said,

“Thanks for your hard work.”

Finally, a chance to escape from her grasp.

Cautiously, I hurriedly slipped away from her arms.

From my back down to my butt, every spot that had been touching her felt like it was on fire.

Thanks to the synergy created by our warmth, I was almost sweating.

If I had been just a bit slower, I’d have been left with a damp feeling in my underwear.

After getting out of the sedan with Sohee, I looked around.

A vast, large dome-shaped building spread out before me, filled with people.

Most of them were students in school uniforms.

It was then that I caught sight of a familiar silhouette not too far away.

Even among the crowd, her snow-white hair stood out prominently.

A girl shorter than me.

It was Ellie.

Of course, standing next to her was Seongsin senpai, who was hiding half her face with her hair.

The confident Ellie contrasted sharply with the shy expression of senpai.

It looked like senpai was feeling the pressure from the gazes of the surrounding people.

“Ellie! Senpai!”

Finally, all the members of the VR Game Club had gathered.

I waved enthusiastically at Ellie and senpai.

Ellie, who had been looking around, finally turned her attention to me and dashed over.

Of course, Seongsin senpai followed.

“Hayan!”

Ellie bounded over, panting as always.

A puff of white breath escaped her mouth, likely from being outside in the chilly weather.

Her nose was tinged red, possibly from waiting out in the cold for a while.

“Were you waiting outside the whole time?”

“Uh-huh, but it wasn’t for too long. We just arrived too.”

I nodded at Ellie’s words.

It seemed they had come together.

“What about the teacher?”

I asked while scanning the area.

Since this competition was organized by the school, we needed a supervising teacher.

But for some reason, I couldn’t spot the teacher anywhere.

“They came early and left.”

It was Sohee who answered my question.

I tilted my head at her response.

The supervisor left us here alone? How did that happen?

I looked up at Sohee, hoping for an explanation.

She was the only one here with a way to contact our VR Game Club’s supervising teacher.

Now that I thought about it, I had never seen the teacher of the VR Game Club before.

Was it another case of the elusive, invisible teacher?

There had been a teacher like that in my former middle school.

While I was lost in thought,

Sohee approached me and handed over a stack of documents.

Inside were rough details about the opposing team we would face and a detailed map of the building.

“The teacher handled all the registration, so we just have to focus on the match.”

“Wait… they really just left us here with only students?”

“Yeah.”

Sohee responded as if to say what was the problem with that.

I stood there, dumbfounded, as she continued.

“The accommodation is booked. After the qualifiers, we just need to go there.”

It seemed I was the only one baffled by this situation.

Ellie and Seongsin senpai nodded as if it was no big deal.

I couldn’t comprehend the irresponsible actions of our supervising teacher.

Even though students these days grow up fast, they were still just kids.

Leaving such students out here?

What kind of irresponsible teacher does that?

“Let’s go. It’s time to head in.”

While I was scolding the unknown teacher’s negligence, Sohee tugged at me to move.

Led by Sohee, we entered the building’s interior.

She showed a small card to the staff we encountered inside.

It seemed that was the proof of our status as competitors.

We managed to reach the players’ waiting room without any hindrance.

Inside the waiting room were simple refreshments and a large screen.

I sat down and checked the match schedule.

Our match was set to start at eleven in the morning.

It looked like we would have time to watch other teams’ matches on the large screen until then.

“Hmm…”

In other words, we had to kill some time until the match started.

There wasn’t much to learn from watching students play, so it seemed I might as well take a nap.

As I settled into a comfortable chair to close my eyes, Sohee approached and said.

“Hayan.”

“Yeah?”

“We have time, want me to give you a massage?”

Massage?

I jolted my head up and looked at Sohee.

She wanted to give me a massage for my precious friend?

It made her look like a kid wanting to pamper their parents, which made me chuckle.

“Why are you laughing?”

“Oh, I’m not. Well, I guess I could take you up on that.”

In my life, I never expected to get a massage from a friend.

I shook my head, relaxing my shoulders.

But Sohee’s hands didn’t go to my shoulders.

Instead, they moved down.

She knelt on the floor, and before I realized it, her hands grabbed my feet and began to pull off my shoes.

“Uh, um… isn’t this supposed to be a shoulder massage?”

“Shoulders? I’m giving you a foot massage!”

A foot massage?

I wiggled my feet that had just been freed.

That moment, something soft and warm brushed against the soles of my feet.

“Eek!”

I instinctively shrunk away, letting out a thin scream.

“Hayan’s foot soles are sensitive, huh?”

“Of course! Other people would be sensitive too!”

Instead of the promised massage, I was being tickled.

I tried to pull my feet away, but Sohee wasn’t letting go.

I couldn’t escape.

The difference in strength was overwhelming.

In Deron, I was stronger, but physically, I was stuck in this childish situation.

“Ugh…”

In the end, I gave up on resisting.

I relaxed my legs, completely surrendering my feet to Sohee.

With a narrow-eyed stare, I decided to let her have her fun.

Sohee, gazing up at me while seated on the floor, started to move her hands with a bright smile.

Her hands gently wrapped around my soles.

“Wow…”

Her skills at loosening the muscles in my feet were impressive.

But something seemed to be bothering Sohee as she frowned slightly.

“Hayan.”

“Yeah?”

“I need to take off your stockings. They’re too slippery, and it’s hard to do this right.”

Take off my stockings?

That means my bare feet would be completely exposed.

The thought of my small, white soles being fully revealed made me hesitate for a moment, but then I nodded.

Given how nice it felt, taking off my stockings was no problem at all.

As I got up to remove my stockings, I noticed Ellie and Seongsin senpai looking at me with peculiar expressions.

Could they want to join us for a massage?

But that was disappointing.

It was only natural that Sohee was focused on me.

I flashed Ellie and Seongsin a victorious smile.