episode_0183

“Eat?”

[Yes, my junior asked me…]

“If you’re a junior, you were on a team with that Seonghan…”

[yes that’s right.]

I thought it was the first time in a long time that I got a call from Lee Hwan, but it was a proposal to have a meal with the team that included Seonghan.

Honestly, I was interested.

I was originally shy, so I didn’t eat with strangers, and I didn’t even bother meeting up with close friends for a private meal.

I wanted to meet Sunghan one more time after that day, and I also wanted to meet Lee Hwan’s junior who was on the same team as Sunghan.

It was true that it was a burden.

[If you don’t like it, feel free to refuseㅡ]

“No, I do. Eat.”

Let’s take courage and accept, but Hwan Lee, who made the offer, was even more surprised and answered.

[Really? … I know it’s weird to say this after asking, but don’t you normally feel uncomfortable in places like this?]

“Sometimes I also want to eat out for the first time in a while…”

It was a lame excuse.

But honestly, the words just wouldn’t come out.

It was a little embarrassing to tell Hwan that I wanted to see Sunghan after a long time and that I wanted to see my junior who became Sunghan’s team.

Although he was embarrassed, Hwan said he understood and asked when it would be time.

“Me anytime…”

[Then is tomorrow okay?]

“Yes.”

[Then tomorrow at around 4pm…]

The schedule was set and the call was hung up.

And it only hit me after the call ended.

“See you again tomorrow.”

I never knew meeting someone could be so exciting and scary at the same time.

There was no other reason to be afraid.

just.

“What, what should I wear?”

I jumped up from my seat and headed to the closet.

I couldn’t wear the nun’s habit because I wasn’t doing exorcism work tomorrow.

There were quite a few clothes in the closet.

But the clothes I liked didn’t catch my eye.

Even though I liked it a little, I wasn’t confident.

I became anxious that it might only be pretty in my own eyes.

“What should I do…”

If I had known this would happen, I would have suggested meeting in two days instead of tomorrow.

If that were the case, I would have time to buy clothes.

“In this case…”

After much thought, I made the call.

I was a little anxious because I didn’t get a call because it was late, but luckily the person on the other end answered the phone.

[Oh my, sister, you keep calling me…]

“Sister, please help me.”

[…What is it?]

I felt bad for only calling when it was urgent, but I put off apologizing until later.

The person who has known you the longest.

The only woman I trusted the most on my phone list was my older sister, who had been in the same convent.

The older sister who answered the phone teased me at first, but when I asked her for help, her attitude quickly changed and she became serious.

“I need to choose clothes…”

[…Are you kidding me?]

“No, that’s not it…”

Even I think it’s ridiculous.

I can’t believe I asked my sister, who wears a nun’s habit for more than half of the month, to help me with my fashion.

But there was a reason for that.

“Sister, you dress well.”

Even nuns who lived in a convent did not always wear a nun’s habit.

When going out on the weekend or going out for various reasons, it was common to wear plain clothes.

Because of that, I sometimes got to see the nuns around me wearing their civilian clothes.

As I was watching, I felt that the nun I was talking to was wearing quite feminine and pretty clothes.

[…But why clothes all of a sudden?]

“Huh?”

[No, there must be a reason why you suddenly called and asked about clothes in such a hurry.]

Suddenly, my sister’s voice on the other end of the phone became louder.

A hint of laughter began to creep into the mix, and the voice sounded a little excited.

“Just… meet someone tomorrow.”

[…Huh? What is it~? Sophia, you?]

My face turned red at the slightly teasing tone of voice.

I felt like everything had already been figured out with just a few words.

“That’s not it!”

[Hehehe, what is that?]

It has been said that a strong negation is a strong affirmation.

Rather, when I spoke strongly, my sister began to laugh sinisterly as if she had become certain.

“…”

[Okay, I’m sorry.]

Even though it had been a long time since we spoke on the phone, my sister still knew me very well.

How could I not know that you were upset when I just didn’t answer?

[I spread out my clothes and made a video call. Oh, right. Underwear too.]

“Cow, why are you wearing underwear?”

[Hey, you never know!]

“Hey, I’ll call you later!”

First, I hurriedly hung up the phone.

“Or, just in case…”

It may sound like nonsense, but that was the case back then.

They encounter a ghost story at a completely unexpected moment, and Seonghan and himself have no choice but to escape from the ghost story hotel.

Had a relationship…

Come to think of it, what kind of underwear was I wearing back then?

As I thought back, I remembered that it wasn’t a very pretty pair of underwear.

Then, for some reason, a feeling of shame came over me.

“What should I do…”

Seonghan didn’t react much at that time, but he might have been disappointed inside.

“…Let’s get it out of the way first.”

Just in case, I took out my underwear and made a video call.

With the help of my dependable older sister, I was able to decide on my outfit for tomorrow.

***

“It’s crowded right from the entrance.”

Seoul is always crowded with people on weekends.

This meeting place was also packed with people from the entrance, so even if I just stood still, I would probably bump into people.

This wasn’t the first time I’d experienced this.

The only difference between the past and the present is that I am no longer swept up in the crowds like I used to be.

Rather, the people who bumped into me only glanced at me, wondering why I had bumped into a tree.

My body has become a bit stronger.

“We’re having a company dinner at a chicken restaurant.”

It was my first time experiencing something like this.

And come to think of it, I don’t remember going to a chicken restaurant and eating chicken in person in recent years.

I don’t like alcohol, and I mostly order chicken as delivery food.

When I think about it, eating at a chicken restaurant seems like a pretty good idea.

Chicken itself is a menu item that is not too polarizing, and it goes well with alcohol.

Assuming it is boneless chicken, it is easy to eat without getting buried or anything.

“Is this it?”

The chicken restaurant we promised was one that I was familiar with.

I’ve never been here, but I’ve ordered delivery from here many times.

I used to order it occasionally when I was craving boneless chicken, since it only used chicken leg meat.

I stood in front of the chicken place and waited for other people to come.

“Are you a little early?”

I thought I might be late, so I took a taxi and came quickly.

Thanks to the taxi driver’s incredible ability to find a route without traffic, we arrived 10 minutes earlier than expected.

I had nothing to do, so I was just blankly staring at the trees in the middle of the road, when suddenly a person appeared right in front of me.

“…Who?”

“Me, it’s me.”

“Ah.”

I didn’t recognize him for a moment.

Sophia, who had taken off her usual nun’s habit and was wearing a knit top that slightly revealed her shoulders, was standing there, looking embarrassed.

I took a step back and stared blankly.

“Oh…”

“Ugh…”

It wasn’t as body-flattering as a nun’s habit, but it had its own charm.

More than anything, the exposed shoulders and the underwear strings visible between them kept stimulating my imagination.

And that embarrassed look on your face.

There was something that stimulated a man’s protective instinct.

I stood still, looking at the ground, perhaps embarrassed by my own gaze.

I smiled and told my honest feelings.

“Does it suit you well?”

“Oh, really?”

I felt the tense atmosphere ease a little amidst the light compliments.

Knock knock.

Then I heard another set of footsteps, and someone tapped me on the shoulder.

I turned my head and this time I saw Jaehee in tough fashion wearing a flight jacket.

“You’re early? I thought I was first.”

“The taxi will arrive quickly.”

“Really? I should have taken a taxi instead of a motorcycle.”

He grumbled that the traffic was really bad, and then his gaze turned to Sophia in front of me.

Jaehee opened his mouth for a moment and asked me.

“…Seonghan oppa, this way…?”

“Ah, Sophia… no, you’re a nun.”

“Ah, this person…”

Jaehee’s expression hardened for a moment as if he was tense, and he looked Sophia up and down.

Then, for a moment, my gaze stopped.

The place where Jaehee’s gaze stopped was not much different from mine.

Jaehee stared at her chest, which showed its presence even through the knit top.

I guess I can’t help but see this.

Jaehee exclaimed in a small voice.

” and Mr…”

“Huh?”

“Oh, no. Please take care of it.”

Jaehee held out his hand, and Sophia nervously shook it with both hands.

“But by any chance, this person Seonghan…”

This time, Sophia asked.

“Ah, that’s my teammate. That, Lee Hwan’s junior.”

“Yes? Mr. Lee Hwan’s junior was a woman?”

Sophia looked surprised, as if she was hearing it for the first time.

“Didn’t you know?”

“Yes… Mr. Lee Hwan is just a junior… Then, team up with this woman…”

Sophia also glanced at Jaehee from the corner of her eye.

And Sophia’s eyes stopped at Jaehee’s face.

“Pretty…”

Jaehee, however, was preoccupied with something else.

“I call Seonghan oppa Seonghan…”

“Just now, you said Sunghan oppa…”

They both muttered, wondering if it was strange to hear them calling me that.

“Oh, Mr. Lee Hwan said he’d be a little late.”

“Then should I go in first and order?”

“Yes, come in.”

It didn’t seem like he would be late for an appointment.

Since Hwan said he would be a little late because something came up, we decided to reserve a seat in advance.

I ordered the chicken boneless.

Before the chicken came out, the three of us awkwardly glanced at each other’s clothes and appearances.

‘…what.’

There was a slightly awkward atmosphere.