episode_0207

“Attention, teacher – ”

“Okay, let’s go eat. What are you saying when I’m already getting ready to run?”

“”Wow – !””

As soon as the teacher finished speaking, the classmates started running towards the cafeteria.

Urrrr…

I wondered if Koreans were just short-tempered for no reason, so before I knew it, the only people left in the class were a few easy-going people, a few sleepy people, and Seung-je, who was reading a light novel.

“Are you going to eat? But if you eat your lunch in the cafeteria, you’ll probably get a lot of aggro.”

“I was supposed to eat with Jin-ha on the school rooftop. Sorry, but I’m going alone today.”

“Fuck… I don’t want to eat alone. Can I join you? I’ll go to the store and buy some food.”

“Why are you going to get glared at? It seems like it would be better to eat alone.”

“That’s right.”

The Seungje, who recommended to eat together again and again, sweared at me as a ‘deceptive baby’ and disappeared alone to the lunch room.

Now it’s time for even the sleepyheads to wake up and head to the cafeteria.

I felt a chill run down my spine as I took out the thermos and slowly stood up while holding it in my arms.

Tingling –

…As I got up, my will to live became stronger.

If just now I was just sweating profusely, should I say now my heart is pounding?

“Should I run to the cafeteria right now?”

I started to have serious concerns, but I was able to make a decision quickly.

Because… the moment I said those words, my will to live became stronger.

I quickly ran towards the rooftop, wondering if a normal person would have already had a heart attack.

Bam!

When I reached the rooftop and opened the rooftop door, I saw my childhood friend, shining golden light, laying out a mat in the sunniest spot, not for nothing was he a fox.

“Come on, Jaeseok! Sit here!”

My childhood friend welcomes me with a bright smile and a loud thump on the mat.

My heart fluttered for a moment at the sight, but I soon shook my head and approached the guy.

“Is it arrhythmia? I have time tomorrow, so I should go to the hospital.”

“Arrhythmia? Where does it hurt?”

“No, I just feel a little weird. Don’t worry about it.”

He is a friend of the opposite sex with whom I have been close for 14 years.

He’s like a family member that I see every day of the year, 365 days a year, unless it’s a really busy day.

To say that you sometimes feel excited towards someone who feels like a younger sister to you is honestly absurd, isn’t it?

I smiled bitterly and put the thermos I was holding in my arms down on the mat.

“Why did you pack lunch today? You say ‘Jin Ha-pyo’, but didn’t the maids actually make it for you?”

“Wow… I made it myself?! You’ll know when you open it!!!”

“Yeah, yeah. Let’s see how well our fox lady made it?”

I slowly opened the thermos while trying to appease the gumiho who was irritated by the sharp look on her face, and soon I was able to see some food that looked quite delicious.

Warm, carefully boiled seaweed soup.

A fried egg that was a little bit mushy, but still had a nice texture.

From kimchi, a side dish that is absolutely essential on the Korean table, to stir-fried sausage and vegetables with a stimulating smell.

Looking down at the table, which was not fancy but showed the effort put into it, I let out a small exclamation of admiration.

“Well made. It looks delicious.”

“It doesn’t just look delicious, it’s actually delicious! Try it!”

“Really? Then…”

I started by eating the seaweed soup with the disposable spoon I had prepared, and I smiled quietly at the warm taste in my mouth.

A mild, non-irritating flavor from a moderate amount of liver.

I nod my head at the savory flavor that cautiously shows its face at the end of the sophisticated taste.

“It’s delicious, well made.”

“Right? Then try this too!”

A fried egg suddenly thrust in front of your face.

The moment I opened my mouth and was about to take a big bite of it –

“?!”

“Why, why? Is something wrong?”

“Oh, no. I, I’ll eat it myself. Give it to me.”

“Uh, yeah?”

With the overwhelming murderous intent pressing down on my body, I snatched Jin-ha’s chopsticks away and began to chew on the fried egg.

I thought you were gone because you didn’t feel alive, but are you still here?

But why do I suddenly want to live…?

After thinking back on my actions for a moment, I soon realized that what Jin-ha had done was ‘feeding’.

Feed.

Actions that are a bit difficult to do in a friendship, but can only be done in a romantic relationship.

Does Jin-ha even know what he did just now?

I don’t know, maybe because we’re so close, I just did it without realizing it.

I gulped down the seaweed soup to calm my heart, which was starting to pound again, and started to focus on my meal again.

At least I could eat without worrying about anything, so that the murderous, murderous aura wouldn’t come flying at me.

This is a little appreciated, sir.

Well, I guess it’s natural since you said you wouldn’t even touch a dog while eating?

While I was enjoying a relaxing time munching on the sausage and vegetable stir-fry, something really bothersome caught my eye.

The identity is the small amount of ketchup left next to Jin-ha’s lips.

The sight of him just eating the sausage and vegetable stir-fry without knowing anything was so annoying that I took a tissue out of my uniform pocket.

“Just a minute.”

“Uh, yeah?”

“Stay still, there’s something on your face.”

Swish swish.

When I wiped the ketchup off his lips with the tissue I was holding, Jin-ha made a blank expression.

What? Are you that embarrassed about having ketchup on your face?

Did he tilt his head while looking down at the tissue in his hand? Jin-ha’s face began to turn red.

“Wow, woooo…”

A face so red that I was worried it might explode.

Jin-ha muttered something and began to eat his food hurriedly, unlike his usual cautious eating style.

and.

“That, that… You know, Jaeseok… I can’t see you very well, so…”

He handed me a clean tissue with his face covered in various sauces.

“Hey, can you wipe it for me? I, I accidentally left my hand mirror in the classroom, so…”

“I can’t do it well.”

I smiled and wiped Jin-ha’s face with the tissue I was handed, and I could feel his murderous intent that had become much stronger than before.

No, what did I do wrong, sir?

What’s wrong with a close friend wiping your face to keep it from getting dirty?

—–

“See you tomorrow, Jaeseok! Today was fun!”

“Okay, take care. I had fun too.”

School leaving time.

As soon as I part with my childhood friend, a suffocating murderous aura begins to permeate the area.

The time has finally come.

Can I really convince that monster with words?

All defensive magic is chanted, and I greeted my childhood friend’s father happily.

“It’s been a while, sir. How have you been?”

“Keuhe, if I take away my health, I’m a corpse. You’ve gained a lot of muscle while I wasn’t looking. I thought you were a bookworm.”

“Haha, I worked out so hard at the gym I go to that I couldn’t help but get it.”

It seemed like a friendly conversation on the surface, but I knew.

The real conversation starts now.

“Okay, that’s enough for the show… Let me get straight to the point. This guy saw a lot of interesting things today.”

“If it’s something fun, what are you talking about?”

I smiled broadly and tried to pretend not to care, but the old man kept pressuring me with a murderous look on his face.

“Are you pretending not to know? Well, it doesn’t matter. But what I saw today wasn’t a lie.”

Thud thud.

I took a step back without realizing it at the sound of quiet footsteps.

Then, the old man said something incomprehensible and increased the speed at which he approached me.

“Since the old man is merciful, I’ll only count today. First of all, minus 100 points for the rough and unlucky speech.”

In an instant, his smiling face changes into that of an evil spirit, and he continues speaking calmly.

“Minus 500 points for receiving a homemade lunchbox that I had never tried before, and minus 1000 points for intentionally seducing my daughter.”

“Wait a minute, that’s a bit unfair…”

“Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

I tried to refute his ridiculous speculation, but the old man cut me off with a rebuke.

“Total, minus 1600 points. Any objections?”

“Oh, really. Jin Ha-rang and I are just real friends.”

I declared my grievances, even casting a teleportation spell in preparation for any unforeseen circumstances.

But my words did not reach the monster whose eyes had already rolled back, and the old man vented his anger and gathered all his energy.

“These days, friends feed each other and wash each other’s faces? Stop talking nonsense! When I was young, I couldn’t even imagine doing that!”

It was a truly old-fashioned remark, but it made a lot of sense, so I kept my mouth shut and listened to the old man.

“Feeding? Bullshit, that’s not what happens between friends! If you two were truly friends, you would have eaten the sausage and vegetable stir-fry like a crab without giving up!”

“What? Wipe your face with a tissue? What kind of friend would do something like that! If they were friends, they would not wipe it but rather make a mess that would be hard to clean!”

Phew… Phew…

Controlling his emotions, the old man glared at me with a murderous look in his eyes as if he were going to devour me.

“If there’s anything wrong with what I said, tell me even one, and I’ll pretend not to know about today’s events.”

“That’s…”

Words that leave you speechless and impossible to refute.

I gave up on trying to ignore the warning and started layering my defensive magic thicker.

How did I do that?

Why did you do that to your friend Jin-ha?

I had a fleeting doubt, but I had to quickly shake off those thoughts.

Because right now I just had to focus on surviving.

As I prepared for the attack by doing the super-speed spell for the first time in my life several times, the old man took a deep breath and approached me.

“Even though I have minus 1600 points, I can’t kill her because she’s my daughter’s friend and I had a drink with your father.”

“Then…”

Can I go home alive without dying?

As his eyes sparkled with hope that he could survive, the old man sighed deeply and released his hand.

“No more, no less. Just give me a solid slap, Jaeseok. I hate that you seduced my daughter so much that I can’t help but hit you.”

A truly merciful treatment, with the promise of being given a single slap.

I nodded, thinking that it was a relatively light punishment compared to the killing force that was weighing on my body.

Since you have enough defensive magic stacked on you, you can even block the dragon’s breath several times.

Surely a single blow cannot be stronger than the dragon’s breath.

I slowly approached the old man, my forehead raised, and I offered my forehead to him.

“Hit me right now, sir.”

“Then I won’t decline.”

A comfortable laugh whose meaning cannot be understood.

Before I could feel any discomfort from that laughter, the old man punched me in the forehead.

BANG!!!!!

With the sound of a bomb exploding and a sharp pain on my forehead, I slowly lost consciousness.

And before I lost consciousness, the last thing I heard was.

“Son-in-law, disqualified.”

Those were truly harsh words from an old man.