episode_0015

3rd year 2nd semester, February.

Every student in Korea experiences this at least once: the rush of high school seniors before they actually become seniors.

The final exams had already ended long ago, there were no classes at school, and there was no tension as the high school presentations were completed. At Yeonhwa Middle School, it was literally 5 minutes before the start of the game.

In name, it is self-study time, but in reality, it is free play time, so some students bring laptops and connect them to the blackboard monitor to play AOS games on the 70-inch screen. Some students lie face down on their desks and just sleep, and some even leave the school and play outside on their own. there was.

It was so severe that even my homeroom teacher, who usually did not touch me, seemed to feel it was a bit harsh and started scolding me, asking, ‘Are you high school seniors who just finished the college entrance exam?’ The atmosphere was like that.

but.

“Hmm… .”

Even in that crazy atmosphere, I was solving math problems while holding a pen and eraser.

Because I have a high passion for learning and have a grand goal, I spend less time playing and focus on studying… … . Of course not.

It was just a simple compensation.

I have tutoring with Teacher Yuna Kim this evening, but I got caught up in the fun atmosphere and didn’t finish the homework assigned because I was busy playing with the kids and Aki.

Teacher Yuna Kim is making us study in advance until the beginning of our second year of high school because she believes that we learn quickly, so the amount of homework is so huge that if we don’t take the time to do it now, we will never be able to finish it today.

“… … Ah, it’s difficult.”

“Hey, do you study in this atmosphere? If a guy with all the physical strength is good at studying, what are we supposed to do for a living?”

As I was thinking about a difficult problem, I heard a familiar voice next to me.

I glance back and, sure enough, it’s Jaehyun.

I put down the mechanical pencil and responded bluntly.

“I’m not studying, I’m doing extra homework.”

“Tutoring? Oh, that pretty college girl does it?”

“Hey, when did I… .”

It was said that way. I just said it was something college students would do.

“What? What does a college student do?”

“Joo Woo Joo is dating a college student?!”

“Wow, this talented bastard from the universe. How can a third year middle school student live with a college student?”

“… … .”

I tried to refute it, but it was already too late.

Jaehyun’s words about ‘pretty college student sister’, which Jaehyun said as if for everyone to hear, quickly spread throughout the class, and without me having time to do anything about it, it was distorted and distorted into a baseless rumor called ‘Joo Woo Joo is living with a pretty college student sister.’ transformed into

“Ugh… .”

I was about to say something, but I just sighed.

If I say one word, they bite like a hyena, so I have to be able to say something.

This wasn’t the first time something like this had happened, and it was obvious that if I said it anyway, they wouldn’t listen and they would only say what they had to say, so I shook my head.

“Joo Woo-joo, is it true that you are living with a pretty college student sister?”

“I wonder if it’s true.”

“It wasn’t? I thought it was real because it was possible enough to shake the main universe.”

“You never know. I’m really doing it, but I might be hiding it.”

“So, actually, when you get home, isn’t your college student sister waiting for you with food prepared? Even if I ask this guy to play with me, he always goes home alone.”

“Hey Jooju, tell me honestly. You’re actually living with your college student sister, right?”

Like fish gathering around a piece of rice cake thrown into a calm lake, my friends gathered around me and each said something.

I’m not good at doing my homework… .

In order to get rid of these hyenas quickly, I deliberately attacked them seriously.

“Why are you living with a college student? I live with my mom and dad.”

“Ah, the damn scholar is so funny.”

“In times like this, we should say that we live together as a joke, have you searched the entire universe?”

“Persimmons grow on persimmon trees.”

“Wow, look at the drip. Isn’t this guy, Joo Woo-ju, actually an old man? Why is this guy dripping so much?”

“I don’t mind dripping, but it’s not fun and it’s not moving. There is no concept.”

“No, I really don’t understand. Why on earth are Fujiwara dating this old man who drips? Are all women really okay as long as they have a good-looking face?”

“The universe is big. That’s probably why.”

“Ah… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

All my friends’ eyes turned to me because someone said something.

No, it was focused on my lower body.

“Well, last time I looked in the bathroom, there was a sweet potato the size of my forearm.”

“Did you see it too? Wow, when you saw the universe, you thought I was some kind of black mixed race person. It’s not a joke, I really thought you weren’t from our country?”

“Woojoo, I’m not trying to make fun of you, I’m just genuinely curious. Do you happen to have a black father or grandfather?”

“Ah, you are saying some nonsense. Both of you are Korean.”

“Fuck, then you’re saying it’s pure genetics.”

“But, Joo Woo Joo, were you dating a girl in the class next to you?”

“Oh, you’re really dating a mixed race girl.”

“Ah, him? I thought you were dating another girl. This lamb-legged bastard.”

“ What about Yangdari, I’ve never had a girlfriend before… .”

I refuted with sincerity in my own way, but my friend who heard me really responded with a straight face.

“Damn, even bullshit has to be done with sincerity to be believed. I know you always hang out with the girl next to you, but you’re not dating?”

“Are we dating just because we hang out together? So then I guess I’ll be dating you all too?”

“Ah, nonsense. Is that the same as this?”

“You won’t know it if you look at it, right? Just looking at it, if you say we’re dating, you’ll feel embarrassed, so you’re not saying anything weird. In fact, you know that it’s nonsense, right?”

“Hey, space.”

Jaehyun pulls a stool from the empty desk and sits down on it.

“I’m really curious about something. Even when I always ask you if you’re dating Fujiwara-san, you always say you’re not dating him. What is the reason?”

“… … .”

I looked at Jaehyun blankly.

I thought it was an extension of his usual pranks, but the look on his face when Jaehyun was looking at me was quite serious.

I think I asked because I was really curious. If this is the case, I will have to give you a serious answer.

After calming my voice once, I glanced at my friends who were waiting for my answer.

And said.

“… … Well, you’re really not dating?”

“Oh, really.”

“Again, here we go again. This little bastard.”

“That’s right, his expression was so serious that I wondered if he was really saying it this time. I’m an idiot for believing in the universe.”

“The best Haman of this era, just JOAT Jooju.”

“You say it’s real… … .”

“Hey, universe. Then answer this one question truly.”

Jaehyun’s friend next to him tapped the desk, drawing attention.

I nodded to tell him to speak.

Then, the friend glanced at his surroundings and whispered softly.

“How far did you go with your girlfriend? Really honestly.”

“Wow, I’m really curious about this.”

“Wasn’t Woo Joo dating him for over 3 years?”

“3 years? Then you will have done everything.”

“Hey, have you tried it?”

“… … .”

“Major Universe, answer.”

“Uh, don’t you say anything? This guy is suspicious?”

“Ah, this is so fucking frustrating. Hey, say something!”

“What the fuck, I told you to answer without smiling? I want to see this bastard explode and die-.”

──Ding~ dong~ Dang~ dong~

The class bell rang just in time.

I got up from my seat.

“Huh? Hey, universe! Why are you waking up?”

“Go outside, class is over, right?”

“Hey, even if you leave, you have to say something before leaving! So did you do it or not?”

My friends gathered around me looked up at me with eyes that seemed beyond bewilderment.

I pretended not to see all those stares and said something.

“Yes, don’t tell me.”

“… … What?”

Immediately after that, I quickly left the scene and ran toward the back door.

My friends looked at me blankly, and as if they came to their senses belatedly, they jumped up after me.

“Hey, catch that bastard!”

“Wow, is that really a tortoise?”

“This crazy bastard, if he gets caught, he’ll turn his ankle 360 degrees-!”

* * *

After school, tutoring time.

“Yes, did you solve it well? Well then, this is the end for today. Woo Joo and Aki both worked hard!”

The two-hour tutoring session ended with a greeting from teacher Yuna Kim.

Teacher Kim Yuna, who smiled and patted us on the shoulder as if thanking us for our hard work, skillfully gathered up her textbooks and got up first. Aki and I briefly cleaned up the place and then quickly went down to the first floor to see teacher Yuna Kim off.

“Teacher, thank you for your hard work. Goodbye.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Yoona!”

“Okay, see you next week~”

Beep beep, clank-.

“… … Are you gone, Uju~chan?”

“Ugh, I hear footsteps. They all went down.”

“Whew… .”

As soon as we found out that teacher Yuna Kim had passed away, Aki and I sighed at the same time.

The reason why we do this, even though we have not committed a sin, is simple.

Due to our own circumstances, neither I nor Akina were able to finish all of the homework that teacher Kim Yuna assigned, but fortunately, she didn’t check to see if we had forgotten our homework, and we were nervous about getting caught.

“I’m glad it went well… . Teacher, it’s scary when you’re angry.”

A person who hadn’t been angry once in two years got angry last year because I forgot to do my homework.

I think I said it once, but it’s scarier when someone who doesn’t normally get angry gets angry. Aki and I, who knew it well because we had experienced it once, were very nervous.

“Let’s do our homework next time, Uju~chan… .”

“Yes, then.”

“… … I’m hungry now that I’m relaxed. Uju~chan, do you want a snack?”

“Snack? Wait a minute, I’ll go to the living room and see if there’s anything to eat.”

“No, Uju~chan is in the room. Watashi (me) will come find you.”

“But it’s my house and I have to go. Go up first, it will go up soon.”

“No, Uju~chan is in the room. Atashi (I) will find it and bring it to you.”

“But it’s my house and I have to go. Go up first, it will go up soon.”

“Ah… . okay. Instead, come quickly, Uju~chan? Atashi, I’ll be waiting for you!”

Aki, who has become even cuter and now calls herself Atashi (あたし) rather than Watashi, carefully walks up to the second floor.

I watched the back, and when I could no longer see Aki’s silhouette, I moved and came to the living room.

“Mom, is there anything to eat at home?”

“Something to eat? There’s a lot to eat. I have cookies. Should I bring them some with milk?”

“Please place it on the tray. I’ll take it myself.”

“Now, you’re going to take care of your woman’s food yourself, right? Okay, I won’t disturb you without your mom noticing.”

“… … .”

I was going up anyway, so I told him I would take it myself to save him the trouble, but he listened to everything I said.

I pretended not to hear and fiddled with the magnet on the refrigerator.

“Now, my son. I’m ready.”

“Ah, thank you. Mom.”

“What am I thankful for, my family. … … Ah, but is it space?”

The moment I received the tray and was about to go up to the second floor, my mom caught me with words.

When I turn my head slightly, I see my mom looking at me as if she is worried about something.

“Mom and Dad, you know that you will be working at the U.S. Embassy starting in March, right? Are you sure you’re okay?”

I was about to answer, “I know,” but stopped.

The meaning of the words ‘Are you sure it’s okay?’ at the end meant that it would be okay if I didn’t follow my mom and dad, who were working at the U.S. Embassy.

“Hmm… .”

I decided to stay alone in Korea instead of accompanying my mom and dad, who were going to the United States in March of this year. The reason I decided that way is because it’s going to be long and complicated, so I’ll pass for now.

Anyway, since the story was already over, I answered without making a big deal of it.

“It’s okay. I’m not a kid anymore, well.”

“Are you an adult just because you’re tall? An adult must be able to take responsibility for everything on his own. Universe, you are still a child, a child.”

“Ah, you say that again. Okay, that’s right, that kid.”

I didn’t just hear it once or twice, I accepted it skillfully. But my mother still seemed to be worried, as she touched her chin anxiously.

“I guess there are Iroha and Sumimoto nearby. I don’t think there will be a big problem since we can send them plenty of living expenses… . Woojoo, are you really okay with living alone starting next month? Can you eat well?”

“Yes, don’t worry. I can do well on my own.”

“Woojoo, you just stay with mom and dad… .”

“──I’m going up, Mom!”

I felt like I would get yelled at if I got caught, so I quickly left the place.

I heard someone say from behind me, ‘Woojoo, don’t do that, think again~!’, but I pretend not to hear it.

I immediately went up to the second floor and knocked on my door.

“Aki, I brought you something to eat.”

The reason why people knock even though it is our house is simple.

This is because my mother said that even if we are comfortable with each other, no, we have to protect what we protect because we are in a comfortable relationship so that it will last for a long time.

“What is it, isn’t there?”

Anyway, I knocked on the door a couple of times, but there was no response.

Thinking that he must have gone to the bathroom, I put down the tray and carefully opened the handle by turning it.

“uh.”

I can see Aki’s back sitting in front of my computer desk.

It looks like you’re looking up something on your computer. What are you doing?

‘… … Wait a minute, didn’t you notice?’

I tried to approach without thinking, but stopped.

He seemed to be so focused that he didn’t even notice me coming in, so I felt playful for a moment.

It’s a good opportunity.

You have to sneak up on him and surprise him.

‘… … ‘Let’s not make a sound.’

I walked quietly.

It was like a dead rat, creeping along without making any sound. I was doing it myself, but I approached with bated breath, wondering how I could walk so quietly.

Then, the monitor screen in front of Aki was finally visible.

Aki was watching some kind of video.

A video where most of the screen is filled with flesh colors.

‘… … uh?!’

what is this?

I couldn’t believe my eyes.

The fact that Aki was watching videos like that on my computer was surprising in itself, but there was something else that was even more surprising.

That is, the video that Aki is watching right now is the video that I watched just yesterday.

therefore. An actress with an uncanny resemblance to Aki comes out and is roughly violated by the male actor wearing an eyepatch and gag.

“… … Oh, no.”

How on earth did you find this?

I was beyond the normal level of surprise, so I flinched without realizing it.

Then, of course, there was bound to be a rustling sound.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Aki and I’s eyes met in midair.

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … Uju~chan.”

“… … Uh, huh?”

“What is this… ?”

“… … .”

The biggest crisis of my life has come.