Amusement Park 3

Han Seoyeon is a bold girl.

Braver and kinder than anyone else in the world.

She doesn’t succumb to prejudice against those without abilities.

She doesn’t back down from the threat of monsters and terrorism.

When she sees someone in trouble, she can’t just pass by and reaches out her hand.

Baek Da-eun could confidently assert

That even the so-called great heroes couldn’t match up to this girl.

“Kyaaaaaah!”

So it felt a bit strange.

“Hoo, huu, haa…”

To see another side of Han Seoyeon.

That the brave girl was screaming in fear like an ordinary girl.

“Are you alright?”

“I-I’m fine! This much is nothing!”

That she was embarrassed by it and tried hard to hide it.

“I-it’s unexpectedly fast…!”

“…I didn’t expect you’d find even the carousel difficult.”

Yet she couldn’t hide it.

“You’re unexpectedly quite the scaredy-cat.”

“N-no, I’m…!”

“Here.”

This time, it was her turn to offer her hand first.

“If you hold my hand, you won’t be scared.”

“Okay…”

Reluctantly taking her hand.

Finally relaxing and enjoying the ride with a smile.

All of it was so lovable.

“Hey, did you see that just now?”

“So lame. Making such a fuss over that. How noisy.”

“But her face and body are killer, though?”

“Then should we try hitting on her? She looks like a country bumpkin.”

However, Baek Da-eun didn’t want this happy moment to be interrupted.

“Let’s do it as a service. In the spirit of giving the country girl a good experience…”

“Excuse me.”

With a gentle smile.

“Would you mind disappearing? Dear commoners.”

She decided to do some clean recycling.

“Where did you go?”

“…I had something to take care of briefly.”

Did she go to the bathroom?

Han Seoyeon decided not to pry too deeply.

It’s a kind of manner violation to dig too deep into such things.

Han Seoyeon was a sweet woman, after all.

“Were you perhaps anxious when I was away for a moment?”

“O-of course not!”

Han Seoyeon immediately refuted.

“I’m not a child!”

“That’s right. Ordinary children don’t get scared on carousels.”

“…!”

Trembling.

Though shaking with anger, Han Seoyeon couldn’t continue speaking.

Her alcohol tolerance, and her courage too.

…It was clearly a fact that she was slightly below average.

Was it because it was a skill not present in the original work?

Clear Mind and Still Water didn’t seem to be working.

“Hmph…”

“Don’t tell me, you’re sulking?”

“I’m-not?”

Han Seoyeon puffed her cheeks and turned her head away.

It wasn’t quite sulking.

She was just angry at being treated like less than a child.

“…If you treat your lover like a child during a date, it’ll definitely lower their affection, right?”

“I’m sorry. I was inconsiderate.”

Saying that with such a relaxed smile, there was no sincerity in it.

“Let me apologize.”

“…”

It was like a parent soothing a crying, tantrum-throwing child.

This much wouldn’t be enough to appease Han Seoyeon’s anger!

“How can I make you forgive me?”

“Hmm…”

Han Seoyeon pondered for a moment.

What ways are there to make up?

“Umm…!”

Suddenly, her gaze turned slightly below Baek Da-eun’s face.

‘No, this isn’t right!’

She immediately raised her head.

But she couldn’t help but be conscious of it.

That cup size, even greater than Michaela’s.

‘If I do this, it’s just cheating! It’s not like senior is my girlfriend or anything…!’

A relationship where they weren’t even dating.

Strictly speaking, they were close friends, or senior and junior.

She had even been rejected once.

Still, Han Seoyeon couldn’t reach out her hand.

It was because she was a ‘pure love’ type.

“I see.”

As if noticing her gaze, the corners of Baek Da-eun’s mouth lifted slightly.

She folded her arms, emphasizing that abundant heart.

“Are you conscious of it?”

“N-no, I’m not!”

“For someone who’s not, your gaze keeps dropping down…”

“N-no, this is, um…!”

This was an irresistible force.

Isn’t seeking motherhood a primal human instinct?

“Come to think of it, you were like this when you came to visit my home before too.”

“…”

“How about it.”

Baek Da-eun comes closer.

Her words are whispered in her ear.

“Do you want to touch them?”

“Ah─!”

An offer that was almost impossible to refuse instinctively.

Han Seoyeon impulsively reached out her hand, but then.

“It’s a joke. Just a joke.”

“Ah…!”

With those words, she barely managed to hold onto her senses.

“In broad daylight, in such a crowded place, to allow touching a girl’s most precious part. It’s not something that could happen in common sense, right?”

“…”

“But you were so flustered.”

How cunning.

It was an indescribably alluring voice.

“Han Seoyeon, you have an unexpectedly naughty side.”

“…!”

It was a one-sided tease.

Han Seoyeon was thoroughly beaten.

“I, I…!”

Just as she was about to make an excuse.

A growling sound was heard.

“─!”

It came from Han Seoyeon’s stomach.

The morning was coming to an end.

“You seem to be hungry. Shall we head to the restaurant?”

“…”

Of all the timing.

It was embarrassing.

She wanted to die from embarrassment.

Han Seoyeon could only cover her bright red face with both hands.

Amusement parks before the Gates were common places.

All you needed was a reasonable entrance fee.

“I’ll pay for lunch!”

“Is that alright…?”

However, in this dystopian world, the story was completely different.

In a world where the very existence of amusement parks was rare.

“It’s fine! We got free entrance tickets, so I should at least do this much!”

Moreover, food courts in amusement parks always mark up their prices.

“Here’s the menu.”

“Oh…”

Han Seoyeon had overlooked this fact.

She calmly checked the food items on the menu and the prices attached to them.

[Curry Rice: 25,000₩]

[Omelette: 25,000₩]

[Hamburg Steak: 25,000₩]

[New! 1+1 Couple Menu Set!: 30,000₩]

She rubbed her eyes for a moment.

After rubbing her eyes, she looked at the menu again.

‘It’s the same…!’

Han Seoyeon wasn’t seeing things.

The prices of the menu items she saw were all literally as written.

‘No, that price for just one curry rice is a bit much!’

With that money, you could eat two bowls of soup rice even in this dystopian world.

It was a price range that truly made one crave a proletarian revolution.

Sseup.

Han Seoyeon swallowed dry saliva.

This dirty capitalist world.

If it couldn’t be helped, it couldn’t be helped.

“Da-eun, is there anything you want to eat?”

“Then, how about the omelette?”

“Alright. Excuse me, I’d like to order!”

Han Seoyeon took out her wallet with tears in her eyes.

In the empty space were three green portraits of King Sejong.

“One omelette, please.”

“Yes. One omelette, understood.”

It was a wallet too shabby and light to belong to a Hunter Academy student.

“…Han Seoyeon, aren’t you ordering?”

“Y-yeah! I suddenly don’t feel hungry.”

It was a lie.

Han Seoyeon was quite hungry.

Among the three necessities of life, food was undoubtedly the one you’d miss if it was gone.

“You know, it’s like that! Just watching you eat makes me feel full…”

“…”

The kind of white lie adults sometimes tell children.

Of course, it didn’t work at all.

“Waiter.”

Instead, Baek Da-eun turned to the waiter, not Han Seoyeon.

“Can we change the order?”

“What would you like to change it to?”

“This couple set here.”

“W-what…?”

Han Seoyeon was startled.

The waiter was equally flustered.

“…I’m sorry, ma’am. This menu is only available for couples.”

“Are you saying same-sex couples aren’t allowed?”

“W-well, in this case…”

Baek Da-eun gently cupped Han Seoyeon’s cheek across the table.

Then, she brings her face closer.

Her lips approaching.

“Huh…?”

She caresses Han Seoyeon’s cheek like a spring breeze.

“Uh, uh…!”

“As you can see, my lover is shy, so I can’t show any more than this in public.”

“Uh, huh? Uh…!”

“Is this proof enough?”

“…I understand. I’ll change one omelette to one couple set.”

The waiter leaves.

Even after that, Han Seoyeon remained dazed for a while.

“N-no, t-that just now…!”

“That worked out well. We were able to order a menu for two at a cheaper price.”

“That’s not the important part…!”

Han Seoyeon’s eyes were spinning.

It was her first time.

Even if it was just on the cheek, receiving a kiss from a girl.

She had done it before.

But she had never received one.

The head of the virgin Han Seoyeon was on fire.

As if about to emit steam.

“Was there a problem somewhere?”

“O-of course there was!”

Han Seoyeon doesn’t know much about feminine knowledge.

Nevertheless, embarrassing things were embarrassing.

“I-if you so easily k-kiss on the cheek like this…!”

“Is it strange?”

Baek Da-eun pretended not to know.

“As I mentioned before, I’m not sure how to interact with friends.”

“K-kisses are for people you like!”

The reaction was intense.

To use an analogy, it was like a country girl who had just arrived in the city.

“I like Han Seoyeon, you know?”

“That’s as a friend! Not in that kind of way…!”

How cute.

To the point where teasing her felt rewarding.

“I understand. I’ll be careful from now on.”

“…”

“But to talk about love over just a kiss on the cheek, Han Seoyeon, you’re really naughty, aren’t you?”

“Oh, really…!”

I want to have her.

I want to hug her.

I start to want more than just the cheek.

“Our order has arrived. Let’s eat.”

“Uu, uuu…!”

Even though I’m aware that I shouldn’t.