episode_0317

When I first saw Choi Jin-ah’s mint-colored carrier, several thoughts came to mind.

Could this be a sign of something to come?

For example, isn’t there something like that?

Since she’s my fiancée, I sent her luggage here so we could live together.

Even so, isn’t it not the case that this is a case of a mistake since the carrier is different?

So I was wondering if there was something going on underwater without me knowing.

– That was a mistake.

When I hear Choi Jin-ah’s pitiful voice over the phone, I realize that it was all just my imagination.

– How could you make this mistake?

“Ahem, that’s right.”

Is it because I’ve been hanging out with girls a lot lately that I’ve come to think this way?

When I found out the truth, I realized that I had been beating the drum and janggu alone due to excessive self-consciousness.

‘It’s so annoying.’

– Anyway, I’ll go get it later, so don’t open it, okay?

“I’m not even curious.”

– You must never open it?

“Why is that? I’m even more curious.”

– It’s common sense not to tamper with other people’s careers!

“Who said you were going to open it? I have common sense, too. Hurry up and take it. It’s already annoying because it’s taking up space in my dorm room.”

I knew from the beginning that cohabitation was impossible because it was a dormitory.

Why did I lean toward the nonsense side over the common sense side?

– No one with common sense would tell a daughter that she can’t have sex in front of her father.

“Ahem.”

– Phew, I’ll try to go as soon as possible. But I also have some work to do after going to Hawaii, so I don’t think I’ll be able to go right away.

“But why is Jin-ah here? Shouldn’t those who made mistakes be the ones to take care of it themselves?”

– They are your father’s people. Then I have to talk to them, but I don’t want to.

“Okay, okay. Do what you want.”

Stop.

After hanging up the phone, I lay down on the bed with a sigh.

After pushing the mint green carrier into the corner, I turn on my phone.

I got a few messages from the idiots, but I just glanced over them and then went into the bamboo forest.

– Anonymous 407 (Manager 3): The fountain in front of Research Building 3 is under maintenance. The area is under control, so please turn around.

↳ Anonymous385: Is this really the same kid?

↳ Anonymous83: At this point, shouldn’t the administrator be reporting on O-Woon-Yeong? They’re turning beasts into people.

↳ Anonymous229: Seriously lol

↳ Anonymous11: It’s amazing. That fucking socially maladjusted bastard can turn into this.

– Anonymous 44: Single-mindedly, today’s ghost story. The second semester is about to start.

↳ Anonymous295: F**k, this was the first time I was scared.

↳ Anonymous63: Hahahahaha

– Anonymous198: I came to school today for the first time in a long time. There is no reason. It’s just that I wanted to go to the school bathroom.

↳ Anonymous250: This kid should be expelled.

↳ Anonymous127: You did it in the men’s bathroom, right?

↳ Anonymous198 (Author): H

↳ Anonymous11: Fuck, let’s really expel this kid.

↳ Anonymous93: This sucks.

↳ Anonymous277: I really need to find out by asking the CCTV or security guards.

↳ Anonymous198 (Author): Just kidding. I didn’t leave the house today. Even if you report me, I can still have an alibi for playing games all day.

↳ Anonymous11: Even the alibi is stupid.

– Anonymous 59 (Manager 1): Managers 2 and 3 gathered together.

↳ Anonymous 407 (Administrator 3): … … .

↳ Anonymous59 (Administrator #1) (Author): Where did #2 go? He was absent because of the vacation.

↳ Anonymous 7 (Administrator #2): I was working.

↳ Anonymous 59 (Administrator #1): Let’s do well.

↳ Anonymous11: This kid is playing the army.

↳ Anonymous198: Administrator, why don’t you verify that you hit Administrator #1’s butt?

↳ Anonymous86: Lol shit

“Oh my, what are you doing, Yoo Ah-rin?”

Although we need to be more thorough in managing our bamboo forests these days, what kind of symbol is that by playing around like that?

It’s possible for Yua Rin to act like that because she doesn’t know the identities of No. 2 and No. 3 yet.

I don’t intend to reveal it since it’s anonymous, but if these pranks keep happening, I’ll have to at least give you a heads up.

“… … .”

– Administrator: A set of administrators.

It looked fun so I did it too.

There are no comments at all.

I’m starting to get upset that even other anonymous people aren’t commenting.

Tilong.

A reply came a few minutes later.

↳ Anonymous69: I want to have sex!

“… … .”

Eventually, as new articles kept appearing above, I ended up moving to the next page.

“Is this cyberbullying or something?”

I grumbled and just opened my writing again without thinking about anything.

There was one more comment.

↳ Anonymous456: There is an open chat room. Please leave a reply.

“Hey, look at this kid.”

Just got back from Hawaii.

Another bamboo forest villain that Seo Ye-rin and Yoo Ah-rin revealed.

They continue to spam like this in open chat rooms using anonymous 222, anonymous 477, etc.

Is it anonymous 456 this time?

That guy is already getting permanently banned. There must be five IDs that have already been permanently banned.

“Where on earth did you find these?”

It’s probably the same person.

I wondered if anyone was selling IDs separately, but I couldn’t find a place that actually buys and sells such things.

‘They’re all just empty accounts.’

Most of the modern people can be said to be in the bamboo forest, but they do not write articles or comments.

You can also contact students directly and sell their IDs.

‘Or it seems like he could be a student at Hyundai University.’

Because you can use your friends’ bamboo forest ID.

The important thing is that it’s an open chat room.

When I heard it from Lee Eun-woo, a graduate student and a threat to Seo Ye-rin’s sex seat, it didn’t seem like much.

I went in and there were about a hundred people there.

He said he was kicked out because he didn’t verify his gender and name.

“It’s annoying.”

Should I just go directly to the open chat room?

But because of my position, I felt a bit awkward getting involved in something like that.

Something illegal is going on, and if it gets to be a big deal, I’ll get involved.

Just the fact that I, the youngest son of the Woojoo Group, was a member of a strange group chat could cause damage to our side.

‘But I feel a bit awkward asking people I know to do it.’

First of all, women are not allowed.

Given that it asks for authentication, I have no idea what it might do.

There’s nothing that makes me feel worse than when I reveal something and then get caught by some weird guys.

“Idiots?”

I think that would be okay.

“Ah.”

One person popped into my head.

I called right away, and a voice came through, as if he had been waiting.

– hello?

“Bonggeun, do you have time now?”

– Why again? Do you want to meet them together?

“No, that’s not it. I was wondering if you could help me with something.”

– You accept help, but you don’t think about helping me.

“Is that something you do between friends?”

– You are not my friend.

“I’m so upset. I had so much fun back then.”

– Fun? Are you saying I’m crazy?

“That’s the fun part. Not having any thoughts in your head.”

– Okay, what is it?

Anyway, I see you’re trying to listen.

Let’s talk about the open chat room right away. Bonggeun frowns.

– I’ve heard similar cases abroad.

“Huh? What happened?”

– It was about exchanging things like molka.

“Hmm.”

– Are you asking me to go undercover and pretend to be a student at Gahyundai? I’ll give it a try.

Let’s send the Open KakaoTalk address that we saved separately, in a few minutes.

Bong Geun got a call again.

– It failed?

“Huh?”

– You said that you were Lee Bong-geun from the English Literature department of Gahyundai, right? I mixed in some lies to prove it, but I got caught right away and got kicked out.

“What the heck? Look at these kids?”

– I don’t know if there’s a connection line that can confirm your identity on the Hyundai side or if it’s something else. Anyway, it’s more thorough than I thought?

I thought they would fall for it if I just pretended to authenticate them, but surprisingly, they weeded it out like a pair of tongs.

– How about you help me with the other side?

“Hmm, could you look into some other schools for me?”

– I can help you… … but why do I feel like I keep getting hurt?

“You’re just friends? I’ll help you if you ask me to.”

– How can you help me?

“That’s for you to think about. I thought about what I wanted to help you with and told you.”

– … … You actually don’t say anything wrong.

Is this kid an idiot?

No, this is not it.

“Thank you, Bonggeun. The kids want to meet you again. Let’s have another drink later.”

– If you don’t cross-dress.

“Just come here because I have a picture of you dressed as a woman.”

– … … Aren’t you the operator of the open chat room?

“Do some shit.”

Stop.

I just hung up the phone.

In the midst of this, I feel like there is still a sense of ambiguity and unease.

Woof! Woof! Woof!

The phone call came again.

I thought it was Bong Geun, but it was Choi Jin Ah.

– Why are you talking on the phone for so long?!

“Why? What’s the problem?”

– Carrier! The carrier keeps vibrating! What’s going on?!

“Huh? Vibration?”

Well, there’s nothing really that will vibrate-.

ah.

“That’s an egg.”

– Egg? An egg? Why does an egg drop? Does it become a chicken?

This is so fucking boring.

“Rotor, you say? Vibrator.”

-Rotor? What are you talking about?

“It’s stuffy. It’s a masturbation device. It’s something women use.”

– yes?!

“I bought it to use when I was tired and worn out while traveling. But I didn’t use it.”

– Please don’t brag, I’ll start imagining things!

“Anyway, just leave it alone. Don’t open other people’s carriers.”

– How can you just leave it like that! It keeps whining!

Is it turned on at full power?

– If that doesn’t work out, I’ll ask my mother or other family members.

“That won’t work anymore.”

– why?

Why?

That’s because there are things I don’t want my family to see.

“Just leave it alone. How noisy is it?”

Jiiing!

– Can you hear this? No, if you write like that, people will die!

“… … Is it because I put in new batteries?”

– Haa, I’ll just turn it off. I won’t look at anything else.

“No, wait-!”

Jiiik!

I hear the sound of a zipper opening.

At the same time, Choi Jin-ah’s scream burst out.

– Eek! What, what is this! What the hell are these hideous things?!

“Did I tell you? I worked part-time at that adult store.”

– Ah, dizzy. I can see how serious Woojin is about his sexual desires.

“Can I go to war without taking a weapon?”

Well, I ended up not using it though.

– It wasn’t just one light. Eww, what is this? Cosplay? Ugh.

Shit, this is so fucking embarrassing.

“Is this how it comes out?”

I head straight to the mint colored carrier tucked away in the corner.

I opened the carrier with the thought that I should also do something about it.

– Haa, look at it however you want. I’m not embarrassed by anything like this.

The confident Choi Jin-ah.

There really wasn’t much inside the carrier.

It was just the kind of luggage you would use for an ordinary trip.

“… … I’m over twenty, but teddy bear panties are a bit much.”

– Okay, I’ll be there right away, so close that up! That’s goods!

“Where do you make goods with panties?”

You’re talking nonsense.

* * *

A few days later.

In modern times, students started to wander around like zombies.

A virus called Gaekang has spread throughout the university, and most of the students are dying, but they are not dead.

It was the same for me too.

“Ah, I’m tired.”

“Tteok! Tteok! Yeop-tteok!”

Next to her, Yu Ah-rin, who had been whining all day about going out to eat rice cakes, is humming a tune.

My side still hurts from where I got hit earlier when I suggested eating yeop-tteok and making tteok.

“Oh, what happened to the open chat room? It got quiet when the semester started?”

“Ah, that.”

He frowns like a detective facing an unsolved case.

“It’s gone quiet. It’s completely gone and there’s no more posting on the bamboo forest. The chatroom address is still there, but it’s a bit hard to get in. They’re more thorough than I thought.”

Fake identities are thoroughly detected.

I even tried applying to other schools, but I was blocked.

“That could be a problem just because the active connection history remains. That’s why I feel a bit awkward asking someone else to do it for me.”

“Hmm, should I go in?”

“Okay, go in there. If you’re doing something illegal, you’ll get caught.”

Aren’t we just ordinary college students?

The conversation naturally moved on to another topic.

“Did you spend time with Yerin after that?”

“Hey, don’t be ridiculous. The kid is cosplaying as a cow again and it’s just-!”

Kwak!

Yoo Ah-rin pinching her side.

If that’s the case, then why did you ask?

“Just something.”

“Just… …Just, I thought of the kid who cosplayed as a cat.”

“Cat is better than cow.”

“Ahem.”

“Oh, by the way, did you know that someone has been stalking Seo-ah recently? They even went to the police station because of that.”

“Stalking?”

Lee Seo-ah.

She is a high school classmate of Seo Ye-rin and Yoo Ah-rin, both majoring in theater and film.

The four of us often hung out together, doing design and spring work.

“Yeah, but it seems like it’s not just Seo-ah, but Yeon-young and Jo-goo who are having a blast because of that.”

“Oh my.”

There are so many different things in the world.

As we were passing the main gate, clicking our tongues and saying that it was the end of the world, a unique person approached us.

A middle-aged man with an impressive, slender body. The stale smell of cigarette smoke lingering on his body made his unique old-man look stand out even more.

“Student Kim Woojin?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

As he slightly pushed Yu Ah-rin back and answered, the man took out his police officer ID card from his pocket and introduced himself.

“Hello. This is Superintendent Baek Ho-hwan from the Cyber Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.”

“Huh? The police?”

what.

Even the cyber investigation unit?

“We are currently investigating the recent trend of fake filming and editing. We have received reports that Woojin Kim may be involved.”

“Me? What nonsense are you talking about?”

“That’s right! Even though she looks like this, she’s still a girl who’s never lacking in anything?!”

“What does that mean?”

The detective is here, Arin.

“We also received a report and are just checking it.”

“No, what is there to check? The person who reported it must have reported it because they had some evidence.”

How can it be this unfair?

If it’s fake footage, it’s probably something like deepfake or editing with obscene photos.

I don’t know how to do anything other than the video editing I learned for my assignments.

“Recently, there have been many reports of fake videos, so we are checking them one by one. There was a report that Woojin posted a fake video on his messenger profile picture.”

“No, what am I doing in my profile picture-!”

Suddenly, as I was about to speak.

One thing that comes to mind.

“You idiot kids, is this an ahegao meme?!”