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“Hmm…”

On the way out of the soup restaurant with a full stomach. Park Ha-eun was still covering her fist-sized face with her short hair.

Don’t exaggerate? I don’t know if it’s because my hands are big or their face is small, but what can I do when they really look vaguely similar? If I stopped people passing by and told them that we were the same age, more than 90% of them would think it was a lie.

“I… it was too loud, Ji-woon…”

“The universe went out for a moment.”

“Ugh…! Without even realizing it, I…”

Park Ha-eun lowered her head even further when I spoke of reminiscing about the past. His face, mixed with embarrassment and shame, was covered in red waves, and I found it so cute that I couldn’t help but smile at my dad.

Of course, since I didn’t show it to Park Ha-eun, I was able to enjoy everything I enjoyed and show off the miraculous dildo that allowed me to maintain my likeability. Raek Chikgu’s house pet. Joy without responsibility.

‘It was really amazing.’

At the time, when Park Ha-eun shook up the soup restaurant with her tiny body, the woman she was dealing with had no choice but to kneel down without realizing it.

Overwhelming power. An invisible, hideous aura. A sixth sense that instinctively tells you to run away. Because all of that must have been weighing her down, the Korean woman with permed hair had no choice but to hurriedly run out of the soup restaurant.

Of course, I hadn’t paid the bill, so the next thing I did was to be grabbed by the back of my neck by the man who was looking at the counter.

‘Is this the main heroine’s power…’

Basically, even though it was created to use Korea and Japan, in the end, this world was a world in the past. A place where there are protagonists and heroines, and the strongest(?) main heroine is at the top of the food chain.

A being with tremendous power who can dismiss Hong Seol, an ordinary heroine, as the weakest of the Four Heavenly Kings. Park Ha-eun was able to easily defeat the enemy in front of her with a power worthy of that title.

Of course, he was on the verge of death in shame because of that, but his spirit at the time was such that he boasted an incredible performance that even I, the golden sun, could not withstand.

It’s strange that the genre suddenly became martial arts, but that’s what happened when I recited the facts. Although it was once, why was I so afraid of the main character, Yoon Dong-gun? Even if it looks like there’s a screw missing somewhere, this world ultimately moves according to the wishes of the protagonist and heroines?

Suddenly, my past self, who had tried to intoxicate Park Ha-eun, began to look foolish. In fact, wouldn’t controlling her according to my will be something close to foolish, like trying to prevent a natural disaster with human bodies?

If that were the case, I might have been attempting the impossible. It’s like having a competition to drain water from a bathhouse, and if you have a bowl in your hand, you might be in an amazing situation where there’s a drain on the other person’s side.

‘No, even so, I can’t give up.’

I shook my head. Of course, it wasn’t an action to look cute like Park Ha-eun, it was a kind of resolution. In other words, it was one of my rituals to never give in to the natural disaster that was Park Ha-eun.

Come to your senses, Lee Ji-woon. What is at stake now is none other than my anus. If I step back from here, a lot of black sausages could come in and out of this small, narrow passageway.

Even if they were only half the size they were in Hitomi, my nose would definitely never return to its original form again. Remember the disposable characters that have been ruined thousands of times in creation. If that’s what my future will look like, wouldn’t it be better to face a natural disaster instead?

“Still, it was cool. I never thought I would receive help from others in my life. And I never thought it would be you.”

“No… Still, I shouldn’t have shouted rudely in front of everyone…”

“Since she was the one who screamed first, wouldn’t the people around her have recognized it as self-defense to some extent? They actually applauded.”

When the lady was listening to the owner of the soup restaurant scold her, the audience(?) started applauding hard as if the performance on stage had ended. That was one of the key reasons why we were able to finish the soup without leaving a single grain of rice behind, even after making such a fuss.

Still, it was truly impressive to see Park Ha-eun eating all of her soup. Even though I couldn’t raise my face in shame, it couldn’t suppress my passion for soup. Or maybe I just wanted to eat quickly and get out of there.

“Heehee… If Jiwoon says that, well… I need to cheer up again!”

It was Park Ha-eun who succeeded in resurrection as if she had been waiting for it. The little guy smiled and put his hand on my waist, and I almost instinctively patted the top of his head. The Mamma storage pocket that moves with the movement was a bonus.

Anyway, why did I bother to say something to cheer up Park Ha-eun? That was to bring down her crush on me even deeper.

It’s called taking one step back for two steps forward. As the current situation, there was another strategy that was possible because the favor and expectations for me were widespread.

‘Even if you do something well 10 times, what you did poorly once will remain in your memory more deeply.’

People are so clever. They are strict about one bad thing a good person does, but they praise one good thing a bad person does.

This is the so-called theory of relativity. Of course, it was an analogy that would have made Einstein open the coffin door and jump out, but it would be appreciated if it were allowed to pass naturally for the sake of the deceased’s peace of mind.

For example, it’s just this. This moment, when Park Ha-eun’s crush on me is hitting the max, is the perfect opportunity to go straight to the abyss.

“Shall we go to the game center?”

“Woong? Game Center?”

“Yes. It’s been a while.”

Park Ha-eun’s expression began to brighten at the words ‘It’s been a while’. Looking back on Lee Ji-woon’s old memories, the game center was one of the places that Park Ha-eun and Yoon Dong-gun frequented when they were young.

It is said to be an old place that can stimulate the so-called fountain of memories. This is a place where the current Park Ha-eun would be thrilled, and it was a place close to the realm of pros and cons, where she could never express her refusal.

“Jiwoon, you remembered everything too!? good! Let’s play together after a long time!”

Park Ha-eun rolling up her weak forearms. She was just smiling, not even dreaming of what was coming to her. How on earth can you live so carefreely in this cold society, believing so completely in Lee Ji-woon, the Golden Sun?

‘Today, I guess I’ll have to make this guy an adult.’

I showed a dark smile like the sun and started heading to the game center with Park Ha-eun.

* * *

You lose.

“….what?”

My strategy was, so to speak, an immature high school strategy that did not pay attention to others. Game centers are places where people go to have fun and have fun, but unfortunately, they are also places where there is always a difference between winning and losing.

Therefore, when I started the game, I planned to do my best to beat Park Ha-eun without any mercy. I, too, was someone who went to a lot of arcades when I was younger, and I had many brilliant records where I often got punched by neighborhood older guys with my unique sense of humor.

Of course, he couldn’t proudly claim the title of top predator, but he was able to fool a newbie like Park Ha-eun who knew nothing with one hand. I may have lost a bit of my skills, but would I even lose against someone who was doing it for the first time?

Yes, I had a past where I thought that way too.

“No way…”

“Ahaha… You can do better next time, Ji-woon! Fighting!”

Across from me, Park Ha-eun, who proudly won ‘You win!’, was clenching her fists sincerely as if to give her strength. Seeing that lack of pretense, my already broken mentality began to shatter like a fallen leaf in a cold wind.

The game I am currently playing with her is the Taekkyeon series, which is also famous in Korea. A side-scrolling fighting game that uses a joypad. It was a game that could be called a typical slanted playground, where it was impossible for a beginner to beat an experienced player who was worried about something.

“ says I haven’t won a single game…?”

The problem is that it wasn’t just one or two rounds, but a whopping five rounds were played, and I couldn’t win even a single one. I really gave in a hundred times, so I was out of control for the first round, and Park Ha-eun could have won it with beginner’s luck. I’m saying this because I really gave in 100 times.

“Even though I was watching him openly, I couldn’t follow his movements…”

However, the reason why I really lost my temper was that Park Ha-eun started paying attention to me from the middle. She must have been hurt because the match was so one-sided, so she started giving up a round or two.

The problem is that it was so obvious that it had the opposite effect on me. Instead of gaining confidence in the hope that he could win, he had no choice but to bow down in the end due to the overwhelming difference in skill that he believed would only be achieved if he watched.

Why is this guy so good at games? Was there a setting like this in the original? While playing as Yoon Dong-gun, I never saw Park Ha-eun go to the arcade or play a game.

“All.. Let’s do something else! This.. this is no fun!”

“Really? If Jiwoon is like that, well.”

I quickly looked around with desperate movements. If I were defeated like this, let alone carrying out my plan, my pride would be shattered and I might not be able to stand up again. A game that can turn this situation around. If only I could find that game…

“That’s it.”

“Woong?”

Where I pointed with my finger, an air hockey game machine, which is commonly seen in arcades, was proudly maintaining its position. One of the must-have national games. It was the game that most people first think of when they think of arcades.

‘I’m confident about that.’

How many neighborhood brothers’ money was stolen with that? Moreover, I am now possessed by Lee Ji-woon. With my brain and athletic ability, not only Park Ha-eun, but no one else in this arcade could be my opponent.

Come on, Park Ha-eun! Even though it was a game where I had to use my body for half of the game, I had no choice but to do it for the sake of my strategy. No, it’s actually an operation and there’s no need for anything. Because I had to restore my pride here!

“No! Why on earth are you so good at this?!!!”

“Ahaha…”

The score was 13 to 7. Surprisingly, I was 7 and Park Ha-eun was 13.

Park Ha-eun was scratching her head shyly, as if she was sorry that she had won again. As if she wanted to let me enjoy the joy of winning, she suggested another game and was in a hurry to prepare for losing, but it was a sound I couldn’t hear because my pride as a man had already been shattered.

Let alone the strategy of lowering Park Ha-eun’s favorability, he began to feel deeply saddened by the fact that he could not beat Park Ha-eun in the game despite his best efforts. A mountain is a mountain, and water is water. Everything is a hassle. I felt like I wanted to shave my head and go to a temple and start my life again.

“Gi, you must not be discouraged! I just got lucky! If we play again, Jiwoon will win!!”

Park Ha-eun didn’t know what to do and helped me up. The sight was so cute that a ray of light seemed to seep into this shabby heart.

In the end, I was able to recover my shattered pride only after receiving Park Ha-eun’s hospitality(?). Among those games, there was also a punch machine. Isn’t this too much competition between men and women? There’s no need to worry about that now. I have to win no matter what. By any means necessary. Algan?

“It burned white…”

“Hehehe, I had fun too. Let’s come again next time?”

It was Park Ha-eun, who quietly wrapped her arms around me. Of course, it was an ambiguous distance, as if it was on or not, but the body of her large chest could not help but stimulate my elbow without any way to hide it. He’s not doing this on purpose, right? Probably not, obviously… it shouldn’t be.

“…I think it’s too close.”

“What do you think? We haven’t known each other for a month or two, so isn’t it possible for us to sort this out?”

No, you devil. If you don’t want to be dragged into trouble by Geumtaeyang like this, I recommend that you force yourself to watch Hitomi’s three works (in the most recent order) every day before going to bed. Because you will clearly face the truth about what you are doing now.

“Then we’re done here… Oh, there’s a movie theater nearby! Jiwoon, could it be…”

“Hey.”

As Park Ha-eun and I were talking, a syllable filled with a bitter chill began to penetrate.

Frost in May. The cold at the top of the Everest Mountains. A bitter cold wave in the front-line GOP. All of this, compared to the aura of the person who appeared behind me, made me feel like he was just an egg in front of a rock.

“What are you two doing now??”

Blonde hair that spread out in all directions and red eyes that seemed to burn with murder. At this moment, the number one person I should never meet was standing behind me.

‘…cheese crust.’

Lee Ye-ji is giving off a fierce spirit.

Today, I might be the first person in the entire world to see a dinosaur.