A Misunderstanding in the Shower Tent

“I’m here. What do you need?”

When I asked, Do Jiwan looked me up and down.

I fidgeted under his gaze until he spoke.

“You seem unfamiliar. Are you new?”

“Ah, yes…! That’s right! I’m Shin Jiho, newly assigned!”

“……”

“How may I assist you?”

I asked enthusiastically, but his expression was displeased.

My stomach shrank in anxiety.

Just then, Hyung hurried into the tent.

“I’m sorry, Guild Leader. He’s new and doesn’t know anything yet.”

He was holding a robe and a water pouch.

The artifact pouch could hold a hundred times its size in water, with weight reduction magic applied.

Hyung approached me and whispered,

“The Guild Leader washes off blood after battle.”

He gestured for me to leave.

Instead, I took the items from him.

“Hyung, you don’t like seeing blood. Even diluted blood is the same, right? I’ll handle it.”

“…You punk.”

His eyes grew moist, probably thinking I was being considerate.

Before he could insist, I gently pushed him out.

Do Jiwan watched the entire exchange without expression.

“Sorry to keep you waiting. I’ll assist you.”

There was no showerhead inside the tent.

That meant I was the shower.

Since he was taller, I stepped onto a small platform in the corner.

The moment I climbed up, he began undressing.

“Hik!”

I squeaked in shock.

He paused and looked at me.

Of course, to shower, one must undress.

Realizing that, my cheeks burned.

“N-Nothing at all.”

His expression dimmed slightly.

When I widened my eyes in protest, he frowned again.

I stared at him brightly as if to say trust me.

With a sigh, he removed the rest.

Not just his face and voice.

His body was sculpture too.

As he stepped closer, my breath quickened and my heart pounded.

Back when I was an emotionless angel, nudity meant nothing.

But now that I understood embarrassment, I didn’t know where to look.

If I stared like before, I’d seem strange.

If I looked away, I might miss where to pour water.

“I-I’ll pour now?”

I tilted the pouch.

Water cascaded over his head.

Diluted red streamed between his black strands.

It traced his neck and shoulders downward.

‘Why is this so embarrassing…?’

My bladder felt strange.

My mood was stranger.

Trying to stay calm, I kept pouring water.

Then his wet lashes fluttered open.

He looked upward.

Perhaps not at me specifically, but at the source of water.

Yet reflected in those dark eyes was my flustered face.

My heart lurched.

I stepped back instinctively.

“Ah!”

But I was on a tiny platform.

There was nowhere to retreat.

I slipped.

His eyes widened as he grabbed me.

Crash!

We fell together.

The water pouch landed on my chest, spilling everywhere.

He frowned in irritation.

Even that was handsome.

Then his gaze shifted oddly.

‘Where are you looking?’

He was looking downward.

That gaze felt… wrong.

And then I realized.

My junior was half-awake and angry.

It poked lightly against his abdomen.

‘Oh my God.’

The atmosphere had been suggestive.

But had I really reacted to his body?

That couldn’t be.

Shin Jiho had no dating experience but was clearly heterosexual.

I had his memories.

‘Then if junior stood because of Do Jiwan….’

Shin Jiho was innocent.

Which meant the problem was me.

Was I gay?

As an angel, I never knew.

Now I did.

Do Jiwan lifted his head and looked at me with disbelief.

He stood, took the pouch, and rinsed himself off cleanly.

Then he tossed it roughly at me and clicked his tongue.

“Pervert bastard.”

He left with a contemptuous glance.

I couldn’t say anything.

If someone saw a man’s naked body and reacted…

‘…Yeah. That’s perverted.’

My soaked body trembled in the cold.

I couldn’t tell if it was the water or his icy gaze.

After cleaning the mess and stepping out, Hyung gasped.

“What happened? Did you fall in?”

“No… I dropped the pouch.”

“Ah, you should be careful.”

He told me to change.

After I returned in dry clothes, I spotted Do Jiwan in the distance.

Our eyes met briefly.

He frowned and turned away sharply.

A curse rose to my lips.

But it was my fault.

The raid went smoothly.

The direct Guild Leader strike team was strong, and the dungeon path was nearly straight.

I tried hard to make up for my mistake.

But his cold gaze never softened.

The moment it ended, he left in his car.

‘f*ck.’

At least he didn’t order me fired.

Only the two of us knew what had happened.

I couldn’t speak of it.

He didn’t either.

But everyone noticed his attitude.

“Why’s the Guild Leader like that? Why only toward you?”

Hyung asked if I had done something wrong.

I deflected.

“I just… made a mistake in the shower tent.”

Hyung assumed I meant spilling water.

“Huh. It’s a shower. Getting wet is normal. Why so picky?”

I laughed awkwardly.

Time flowed differently inside dungeons.

Though we spent around ten days inside, only two days passed outside.

“Rest tomorrow. Second raid the day after.”

The dungeon wasn’t cleared yet.

People dispersed on their day off.

Assistants returned to the company.

“Here. Take it.”

Since I chose daily pay, the boss handed me an envelope.

It was thick.

“Thank you.”

As I left, I ran into Geon-gyu entering the boss’s office.

‘He’s reporting on me.’

He had probably been told to observe my performance.

Jungho might have been excluded to avoid bias.

‘Well… I worked hard except when chasing Do Jiwan.’

I wasn’t worried.

Outside, Hyung waited by the car.

“Jiho!”

On the way home, I pulled out the envelope.

Hyung glanced over.

“Got your pay?”

“Yes.”

I opened it.

Inside were forty 50,000-won bills.

Two million won.