Ch.79079 – Crazy Woman 2

# 079 – Crazy Woman #2

The power of a quirk is absolute.

This was a conclusion drawn from multiple experiences.

『Kwon Suho: 《Vegetarianism》 – People stand on blood and meat. However, someone can no longer accept that.』

Kwon Suho had developed the 《Vegetarianism》 quirk.

It meant that he suddenly couldn’t eat meat anymore and was probably having a hard time.

For someone with a large build like Kwon Suho, not being able to eat meat would naturally cause nutritional imbalance and disrupt his life’s equilibrium.

My plan was to exploit this weakness by infiltrating Bong Jiyeon into Suho’s group to extract various information. But Bong Jiyeon frowned.

“No way. Kwon Suho is a real psycho, I’m telling you. When I refused to sleep with him, he brought other girls and did all sorts of things right in front of me!”

I was quite surprised at how Bong Jiyeon brought up such embarrassing stories without hesitation. Don’t girls like her feel awkward talking about such things in front of guys?

Or perhaps she just hated Kwon Suho that much.

Yang Juhui, who had been watching, nudged Bong Jiyeon’s side.

“Just a few days ago, you were hanging around Kwon Suho’s group, trembling with fear. You were only thinking about going back then, so why do you hate him so much now?”

“I didn’t have any other options back then. Anyway, I hate it. I won’t do it.”

Bong Jiyeon’s attitude was firm.

If this continues, I’ll lose my means to keep Kwon Suho in check.

Would she be more motivated if I gave her more reasons?

“Gu Hyena said that Kwon Suho lured her under the pretext of filming a movie. But it wasn’t Kwon Suho or the director who was there, but the murderer Kim Haeil.”

There’s some kind of connection between Kim Haeil and Kwon Suho—

That’s what I thought.

Since Kim Haeil was from Yeong-gwang Church and Kwon Suho was from Oseong Group, there might also be a connection between Yeong-gwang Church and Oseong Group.

I wanted to know more about that part in detail.

It seemed good to identify information that might threaten me while also helping settle Gu Hyena’s grudge.

Also, since Kim Haeil was the murderer who killed Bong Jiyeon’s sister, she might be motivated to avenge her sister and find her head.

Bong Jiyeon kept her mouth shut for a while as if contemplating my story, but finally came to a conclusion.

“No. I could die too.”

Bong Jiyeon seemed afraid of Kwon Suho.

Certainly, if she had frequently witnessed that tyrannical side of him that I had glimpsed, she might be scared.

Yang Juhui also added a comment.

“I’m also against sending Bong Jiyeon. The stories about Kwon Suho being crazy are very famous here in Gaeryong. He’s especially cruel to women.”

Even Yang Juhui, who was always recklessly bold, expressed reluctance.

Should I give up on the plan to plant a spy in Kwon Suho’s group?

As I was feeling slightly disappointed, Bong Jiyeon spoke.

“Hey. If you’re so worried, why don’t you go in yourself?”

“Me?”

It was an option I had never even considered.

That’s because someone like me, Ha Yeongwon, would be completely out of place among popular insiders like Kwon Suho’s group.

I heard there were guys who had even been to juvenile detention. It was clear that a herbivorous-looking student like me wouldn’t fit in, and they wouldn’t accept me in the first place.

But Bong Jiyeon seemed to have something in mind.

“I think Kwon Suho’s girlfriend right now is probably Yujeong unnie? I contact her often, so I’ll tell her to look after you.”

Who is Yujeong unnie?

Suddenly, I remembered the short-haired girl I saw at Kwon Suho’s house.

She had a somewhat boyish style, right?

Yang Juhui said:

“Bong Jiyeon, you keep in contact with your ex’s current girlfriend? Wow, I can’t understand that at all. Is this the animal kingdom? Are you all just exes and current partners all tangled up together?”

“That’s right. If we get along, we just date each other in turns.”

This was a world I absolutely couldn’t understand.

And they’re telling me to infiltrate such a world directly.

If I succeed, the possibilities could be endless.

It would be more certain for me to go in directly and investigate things myself rather than dispatching Bong Jiyeon and controlling her like an avatar.

In fact, I had been wondering how much I could trust Bong Jiyeon myself.

Buzz—

Soon, Bong Jiyeon’s phone vibrated.

After answering the call, Bong Jiyeon said:

“Oh, unnie. It’s me, Bong Ji. Yeah. You know that drawing model you were looking for before? I found someone perfect. Want to meet them? Hmm. Then after the finals. Okay. Hanging up.”

What’s a drawing model?

As I was wondering, Bong Jiyeon spoke first:

“This unnie is really good at drawing and has won awards at competitions. She’s looking for a male model but hasn’t found anyone who really inspires her.”

Bong Jiyeon’s plan was this:

I would be recommended as a model, become friends with Kwon Suho’s current girlfriend, Kim Yujeong, and smoothly enter Suho’s group.

Would that work?

If I were someone who could easily persuade and charm women, my life would have been several times easier. I’m struggling because I can’t do that.

But Bong Jiyeon seemed to have some confidence.

“No, that unnie’s drawings are a bit unique. She likes unusual people because of that. She probably started dating Kwon Suho for the same reason. And you’re the most unusual person I’ve ever met. Have confidence.”

“I am a bit unusual.”

There was indeed no one as unusual as me around me.

Of course, Yang Juhui said, “I don’t think this is a good idea either… Kim Yujeong…” while suspiciously smacking her lips.

# # #

Rumble—! Rumble—!

It kept raining during finals week.

Gloomy weather.

Rain pouring from the sky.

“Ah! All the ones I guessed between two choices were wrong!”

Rain was also pouring heavily on my exam paper.

Honestly, I haven’t had much time to study lately.

And it wasn’t an environment conducive to focusing on studies.

“After checking my answers, I think I’ll get around a grade 2 average.”

Yang Juhui, sitting behind me, hummed teasingly.

I couldn’t understand how Yang Juhui, a delinquent, had better grades than me.

Life is unfair.

Jeongseok also seemed to have done well on the exam.

“It’s amazing that you can read books 1.5 times faster.”

It seems the trait 《Fast Reading》 acquired from the training ground was helpful.

It looks like I’m the only one who failed at studying.

I just hope I scored above average.

Anyway, the finals period passed with a rather ordinary feeling.

Sometimes Wang Jahyeon would hit my shoulder as he passed by, or Lim Huiyeon and Gong Yerin, who followed Wang Jahyeon, would throw a few sharp words at me, but that was just part of ordinary daily life.

“You know, I solved the exam using a feng shui approach and got all the questions right that I was unsure about? Yeongwon, don’t you want to hear about it?”

…Of course, Jeong Sojin bothering me during exam period was troublesome in many ways.

How did she solve the exam using feng shui?

I am curious though.

Jeong Sojin seemed to be deeply into feng shui, superstitions, and fortune-telling these days.

Perhaps she had a change of heart after surviving the Nightmare Corridor.

Bong Jiyeon also became deeply interested in superstitions after experiencing the torso incident at the mountain cabin.

Bong Jiyeon and Jeong Sojin might unexpectedly become good friends who get along well.

Anyway, the finals ended with that kind of feeling.

It’s busy enough exploring the corridor, and now I have to fulfill my duties as a student too.

Ding—

Just then, my phone rang.

「Bong Ji: Hey, clear your schedule after school today. Yujeong unnie wants to meet you」

“Ah.”

Come to think of it, we had planned for me to approach the boyish unnie Kim Yujeong and infiltrate Kwon Suho’s group. I was supposed to be a drawing model, right? I had forgotten during the finals.

“Hey. Are we going back into that corridor soon?”

Yang Juhui approached me on my way home.

“Also, my mom keeps asking you to come over. If you have time, let’s go to my house together. My mom says she wants to see you. She says she’ll make bossam if you come?”

I had visited Yang Juhui’s house once during finals.

I remember the bossam that Deaconess Kim Yeook made was very delicious.

And she’s offering to make it again.

“Not today. I have to meet that Kim Yujeong unnie today.”

“Kim Yujeong…”

Yang Juhui’s expression changed slightly.

After contemplating for a while, she seemed to make up her mind and dropped a comment:

“Kim Yujeong isn’t normal either. Be careful.”

“What? What’s not normal about her?”

“She’s kind of self-destructive, I guess. I don’t understand why she’s dating Kwon Suho in the first place. That unnie is… well… um… We went to the same middle school… um…”

I’m not sure what she’s trying to say.

But I could tell that Yang Juhui was worried about me.

“Thanks for worrying about me. You’re the only one who cares about me, Juhui.”

“…What are you saying! I’m leaving then!”

Whoosh—!

Yang Juhui blushed and left far away.

When I came out to the hallway, Bong Jiyeon was waiting for me.

Standing with one leg crossed and arms folded, glaring at me, she looked just like a girl trying to extort money.

She was actually similar in reality.

Bong Jiyeon said to me:

“Hey. Let me give you some advice. When Yujeong unnie is drawing, you absolutely must not move or speak. Absolutely. Got it?”

“What happens if I move?”

“Jeez! Just don’t do it if I tell you not to! And even though I recommended you, that unnie has a picky side to her personality. Actually, the success rate might not even be 50%. Also, never laugh at or pretend to know about the pictures that unnie draws. Her concept is that she’s an artist who draws souls, you know?”

“Souls…?”

“I know. It’s fucking ridiculous, right? Well, she claims she sees through the essence and draws it, but anyway, she hates it most when people laugh at her drawings, so keep that in mind.”

I made a mental note of it.

Drawing that sees through the essence…

It reminded me of the conversation I had with Teacher Hong Miri about the Watchers.

I walked with Bong Jiyeon.

On the way, passing by Class A, I ran into Yu Dahui, who waved at me saying, “Hi! Did you do well on the exam?”

However, I’ve been feeling a bit uncomfortable seeing Yu Dahui for the past few days. So I just replied, “Yeah,” and quickly moved on.

At the entrance to the playground.

A tall, sophisticated-looking unnie was leaning against the entrance, standing slightly askew while looking at her phone.

Her hair was quite short for a woman, and her skirt was equally short.

“Unnie! Did you wait long?”

“No. I just got here. So who’s the model?”

“It’s him. Unnie, you like drawing unusual things, right? What do you think of him?”

Slowly—

The slightly cold-looking boyish unnie frowned.

Her expression was like that of a sushi chef appraising a fish on a cutting board.

“Oh… you are…”

At that moment, Kim Yujeong’s expression changed.

Did she recognize me?

“Hello. I’m Ha Yeongwon. I’ve always wanted to try modeling for art. If you’ll have me, I’ll do my best.”

“Accepted.”

Oh.

Accepted.

Whatever it is, it must be good, right?

“Well then, unnie, I’m going. Have a good chat, you two!”

Whoosh—

Bong Jiyeon left me with this unfamiliar unnie and went away by herself.

I felt like a cat abandoned at someone else’s house.

This is extremely awkward.

Kim Yujeong unnie didn’t say a word.

She just kept looking at her phone.

After about 5 minutes of mutual silence, while I was restlessly looking at my phone and then at the tips of my shoes, a taxi arrived.

Kim Yujeong unnie got into the back seat of the taxi, and I got in too.

The taxi headed to a building that could be called an officetel.

Kim Yujeong unnie strode up and opened the door lock of a house on the third floor.

Inside, I could see a fairly spacious area with lots of paintings and frames hanging.

“Wow.”

There really were a lot of paintings.

And most of those paintings… were extremely bizarre and abstruse.

Deconstructivism? Picasso? That kind of feeling.

Of course, there were also paintings that were depicted like photographs.

They were nude paintings of women.

But they resembled someone I knew.

With long hair, isn’t this Kim Yujeong unnie?

Did she paint her own nude?

There were many such paintings.

Mostly nude ones.

Soon, Kim Yujeong unnie, who had been silent until now, said:

“Take off your clothes and stand over there.”