episode_0048

Cheeek───!

A heavy atmosphere descending with the noise of blood causing chemical reactions.

‘No, why is this… .’

For an instant, I was in shock, as if I had been hit with a hammer. I stared blankly at the blood, which had turned black as if it had been putrid.

“Ha.”

Seol Joo-hee’s quiet laughter reaches my ears.

Everyone’s eyes shifted to the simple checklist written on the tester,

At the very extremity, they gathered at the number ‘+1500’ written in black, just like the caked blood.

It meant that I had had over 1500 relationships.

“… Ji, Jihyuk… .”

“You… .”

As I heard the voices of Im A-rin and Hong Yu-ra ringing in my ears, my hair turned white, and I suddenly raised my head and looked at Im A-rin.

and… .

Likewise, my heart sank for a moment when I saw her face turning white and her lips quivering.

“… Oh, no. It’s not like that, Arin… !”

Something is strange.

I’ve never been in a relationship before.

Before I fell into this world, I had relationships, but not this much.

“I think this is wrong. Measure it properly again! I heard you can even tell the number of times!”

I became anxious due to the unpleasant pounding of my heart, so I quickly grabbed the employee and asked him to check the exact number of times.

“Oh, I understand!”

Then the employee looked very embarrassed and urgently reached for the case… .

“That’s it.”

Seol Joo-hee stopped her.

“That’s it, go now.”

“… ah. Sir, excuse me… .”

“Sol Joo-hee!”

I was instantly agitated by her sudden behavior and raised my voice to protest against her.

“What are you doing! I need to check it again… !”

That moment.

“Dirty slut.”

“… What, what?”

Seol Joo-hee glared at me as if she were going to kill me and began to pour out verbal abuse in a cynical voice.

“How ugly do you have to be to be satisfied? If your goal is to break up our friendship, we already have enough, so please do it in moderation!”

“Joohee. Calm down first… .”

Hong Yu-ra, who was watching from the side, urgently tried to stop her, but it only made her angry.

“Hong Yu-ra! Even if you see this right now, you can take that bastard?! Did you like that?”

“… I understand how you feel too. But you’re so excited now.”

“Do you think I don’t look excited right now!!!”

Boom─

Meanwhile, the employee took the case and quietly left the room.

I finally remembered that the three people were under a strong hint, so I took a deep breath and tried to speak calmly.

“… Guys. I swear I’ve never been in a relationship. Otherwise, why would I come here on purpose?”

I didn’t even have a chance to make an excuse before, but this time I have something to say.

Since I didn’t do it in the first place, I didn’t feel embarrassed at all, so I just acted confidently.

“I don’t know why the test results came out like this… . I am innocent.”

however.

“Then what is this?”

Naturally, the women who checked the performance of the tester did not believe me at all.

“Are you saying that you were picked on without your knowledge? Are you calling that an excuse now?”

“It may sound like an excuse, but it is the truth.”

Nevertheless, I tried to mediate the situation by responding as non-emotionally as possible.

Anyway, the purpose of today is not to fight, but to resolve misunderstandings.

“Guys. My purity is important, but the reason we gathered together today is to resolve the implications. So, calm down first… .”

But at that moment.

Puck—!

A heavy shock hit my chin and my eyes flashed.

“Ugh… .”

“Ji, Jihyuk!”

“Sol Joo-hee!”

In the end, Seol Joo-hee ended up using her fists.

“Sol Joo-hee, what on earth are you going to do…? !”

“Trigram, are you okay!?”

I stood up with Lim A-rin’s support, and while feeling a fishy taste in my mouth, I glanced up at Seol Joo-hee, who was standing in front of me.

She raised her fist and raised her fist, looking slightly embarrassed, as if she had been surprised.

I remembered that she was not in a normal state, and I tried to react as calmly as possible.

but… .

As I was swallowing the blood in my mouth that had been torn by my teeth, a sudden feeling of skepticism began to come to me.

‘Why am I doing this?’

The helplessness of having no choice but to endure being beaten.

The embarrassment of being caught up in something I don’t even know what to do.

And even the hope that was torn to shreds like the skin inside my mouth.

I was engulfed in a flood of negative emotions… .

“… I really can’t eat this anymore.”

I decided not to endure it any longer.

“… What?”

“I… . I don’t know why I have to stick with you and treat you like this.”

“Ji, Jihyuk… .”

I turned away from Lim A-rin’s hand that was trying to stop me, and glared straight at Seol Joo-hee, who was looking at me uneasily.

“Like you said, let’s say I’m a dirty slut who goes around picking on everyone. But what does that have to do with you? What, can you be my girlfriend?”

“What, what’s wrong?!”

“I came here with a good heart and even took this damn test that I didn’t need to have! But the results came out strange… , It’s all my fault? Are you kidding me?”

“Do Ji-hyuk. I know you’re angry, but… .”

“Hong Yu-ra. Do you think I’m dirty too?”

“… … .”

Hong Yu-ra could not come up with an answer.

In the end, it meant that she was just like Seol Joo-hee.

“Ha… .”

The growing sense of skepticism quickly grew out of control.

Suddenly I was tired of everything, so I asked Seol Joo-hee and Hong Yu-ra a quiet question.

“You guys… . Did you really like me?”

but… .

Unfortunately, there was no reply.

“… … .”

I couldn’t possibly understand their feelings.

Was the sudden allusion the problem?

So what does Lim A-rin mean?

Even though she was under the influence, she showed me favor.

Unlike the two people who didn’t trust me and treated me like a dirty rag.

“… I’m sorry for pretending to be clean on this topic of dirty trash. I’ll leave this alone, so you can take care of it.”

“… Ji, Jihyuk! for a moment… !”

I quickly got up from my seat, leaving behind Lim A-rin’s hand as she hurriedly followed me.

And then, letting go of all the remaining regrets… .

Boom!

I finally left Queens.

*

After Do Ji-hyuk leaves, the interior of the reception room is filled with heavy silence.

Seol Ju-hee, who had calmed down before she knew it, looked down at her fist, which still had a faint tingling sensation.

“… … .”

She knew she had made a mistake.

No matter how impulsive it was, using violence was clearly wrong, and you shouldn’t have spewed out verbal abuse just because you didn’t like the results.

But the water had already spilled.

“… Joohee… .”

At that time, Lim A-rin, who was sitting in shock, readily spoke up.

Seol Joo-hee slowly raised her head and made eye contact with her,

I was startled by Lim A-rin’s slightly distorted face.

“Why… . Why did you do that to Jihyuk… ?”

“… Huh?”

Seol Joo-hee was momentarily taken aback by Lim A-rin’s resentful words.

“Why on earth don’t you trust Jihyuk? ? That’s how much I hated Jihyuk… ?”

She was even more embarrassed because she had never said anything harsh to him before.

“That’s… .”

“Jihyuk said no… . I said let’s talk first… !”

“Arin… .”

“Why on earth didn’t you trust Jihyuk?! Even if Jihyuk is really lying to us… ! You can trust me even for a moment… !”

Im A-rin, whose eyes were wet in tears, shifted her gaze and glared at Hong Yu-ra.

“Yura, you too… !”

“… … .”

“Why didn’t you say no when Jihyuk asked… ? Even if it was just empty words, you could have said no… !”

Hong Yu-ra had nothing to say.

Because I felt very disillusioned with the fact that Do Ji-hyuk lied.

Of course, I thought Seol Joo-hee’s actions were excessive, but… .

Even with empty words, I didn’t have the slightest desire to defend him.

“It’s really so cruel… . How could you hurt Jihyuk twice… ?”

“Arin Lim. Okay, in moderation… .”

“You don’t want to hear what I have to say right now?!”

Im A-rin, who began to get even more heated by Seol Joo-hee’s words, fiercely criticized the two with a rare sharp look in her eyes.

“I was very angry when I saw the results, and I was shaken when Jihyuk made excuses that it was unfair! But Ji-hyuk says no, even if he is tainted, Ji-hyuk is still Ji-hyuk! What I mean is that you endured it and trusted me… !”

Seol Joo-hee and Hong Yu-ra were quite shocked by Lim A-rin’s words.

Because they were overwhelmed by the ‘size of love’ that could not be compared to their own.

I couldn’t even come up with a flimsy excuse.

“No matter what you think of Jihyuk… , I can never give up on Jihyuk.”

Im A-rin glared at the two people, packed her bags and went outside.

Boom!

Hong Yu-ra and Seol Ju-hee let out a heavy sigh, feeling deep fatigue from the tightly twisted situation.

*

That evening.

Team Seoul City Hall’s training camp.

Jin Seo-won, who was watching TV sitting side by side with Hannah Bang on the living room sofa, glanced at the electronic clock in front of the TV, pondered something for a moment, and then quietly spoke.

“… Sister.”

“Huh?”

“… Shall we go to the producer’s place?”

Bang Hanna couldn’t believe her ears for a moment.

The only ‘producer’ that Jin Seo-won was talking about was Do Ji-hyuk’s house, which was just a few floors down.

“Where should we go… ?”

“… Producer’s house.”

“… Why are we going there?”

“… Aren’t you going?”

“No matter how bored you are, you said you could come and have fun, but… . It’s not right to go now.”

“… Then, you won’t go?”

Jin Seo-won shamelessly asks as if he likes it.

‘Is he really trying to go…? ?’

Bang Han-na, who was worried for a moment at the look in Jin Seo-won’s eyes that looked like she was about to quietly cause an accident, soon came to her senses and resolutely shook her head and refused.

“I’m not going.”

And after a while… .

Boom! Beep!

‘I’m crazy.’

Bang Han-na, who followed Jin Seo-won out the front door, quickly adjusted her clothes, blaming herself for stopping her.

“Seowon. Is this what you asked me to do? I really tried to stop you, but you have no choice but to follow me?”

“… Yes.”

So the two headed straight to the floor where Do Ji-hyuk’s house was located.

‘Is this really true…? ?’

Bang Han-na followed behind Jin Seo-won, unable to shake off her anxiety, like a child who knowingly commits a mistake… .

Sigh─

Jin Seo-won, who had gone ahead, immediately started reaching for the door lock.

“Now, just a moment! What are you doing now!?”

“… I know the password.”

She gave me a blank look as if asking what was the problem.

Bang Han-na, who was momentarily mesmerized by her pure words, grabbed her and firmly educated her, telling her that she shouldn’t just go in on her own.

“You came without contacting us… ! Let’s get in touch first. Got it?”

“… The producer said I could come and hang out whenever I wanted… .”

“Seup!”

“… Okay.”

So I finished my education at Jinseowon.

Bang Han-na instructed Jin Seo-won to send a message.

“… What do you say?”

“I asked if I could go out to play and if I could take Hanna with me… .”

Right at that moment.

Ding──

The elevator stopped at the floor they were on.

“… ?”

Jin Seo-won and Bang Hanna, who were sending messages, naturally focused their attention on the elevator.

Jiyiing────

The moment the elevator door opened.

Cheolpudeok—!

Someone fell and rolled around on the floor.

“Uh, huh!?”

“!”

It was Do Ji-hyuk.

“Producer!!”

Surprised by the unexpected appearance of Do Ji-hyuk, Bang Han-na and Jin Seo-won hurriedly approached him.

Then, I frowned at the spicy scent wafting up to my nose.

“… Smell of alcohol.”

“Uh, how much did you eat…? ?”

[The door closes. ]

“, let’s take it out first!”

The two people quickly took Do Ji-hyuk out when they heard the sound of the elevator coming later, and quickly shook him to check if he was conscious.

“Producer! Producer… ! Come to your senses!”

OK… .

“Umm… ?”

Do Ji-hyuk frowned and cautiously opened his eyes, as if he had fallen asleep.

“… It’s up.”

“Producer! Come to your senses!?”

“Uh… . With Hannah… , it’s a vow… ?”

Do Ji-hyuk, who was so drunk that he couldn’t even pronounce words properly, smiled with a somewhat sad look in his eyes.

Ssss… …

He slowly raised his hand, stroked Bang Han-na’s face, and whispered softly.

“… Is it a dream… .”

Do Ji-hyuk just dropped his hand and closed his eyes again.

“… I wound it.”

“F, producer… !”

“… What should I do now?”

“, first of all… . Come on, let’s take you inside the house!”

The two people who couldn’t see it hurriedly surrounded Do Ji-hyuk and entered his house.