episode_0006
by admin‘To monitor Isea, you must first establish contact.’
There was a need to create an environment where people could naturally meet and become friends.
It would probably be a foolish choice to secretly spy on the quick-witted Ise-ah.
‘To create contact… ‘Is there only volunteer work?’
The only way to connect with people from different grades and clubs is through Isea’s main activity, volunteer work.
Coincidentally, Lee Se-ah was volunteering at the soup kitchen ‘A Meal of Love’ three days a week. It was not an official activity of the volunteer department. She had been like this even before she entered Asung High School.
However, there was a risk here.
‘Then Isea might find me suspicious.’
On the surface, I am ‘the person who solved the subway kidnapping incident by understanding Anomia’s plan in advance.’
So, it would be incongruous to think that I was unaware that Anomia’s target was Isea.
In the meantime, what if you suddenly do volunteer work and become involved with Lee Se-ah?
It was obvious that she would have doubts.
‘Is there a more natural way?’
Let’s think about it.
A way to naturally create contact with Lee Se-ah.
A way to monitor her.
While thinking about that, I arrived at the shoe cabinet.
“Hmm?”
There was a note inside the shoe cabinet. Is this another confession letter?
I read it.
[Senior, you can comfortably monitor me. Because I’m not running away haha – Lee Se-ah]
“… … .”
Without hesitation, I applied to One Meal of Love using my smartphone.
What was I worried about when dealing with a guy who would become a master of the black market? . Suddenly, a feeling of skepticism reared its head.
… …
“Today, my heart flutters as I think about helping our neighbors in need… , keke… .”
“Giggle… .”
“Giggles… . Poor guys, let’s do a ‘good deed’… !”
after school.
Lee Se-ah’s steps towards a meal of love with her volunteer club classmates were very light.
I had the same destination as them. However, I was clearly expecting an awkward atmosphere, so I walked at a distance from them.
“Welcome, Seaya!”
“Oh, hello, how are you?”
Se-Ah and his group arrived at the soup kitchen ‘A Meal of Love’ and were welcomed by a volunteer.
The volunteers there were all around the same age as me. Seeing as they were not wearing school uniforms except for Se-Ah and her group, they seemed to be either dropouts, expelled students, or students on leave of absence.
I watched the situation from outside and went inside. SeAH and her group were wearing red aprons over their black school uniforms.
“Huh? Are you new… ?”
“This is Woojin Ahn.”
When the volunteer asked awkwardly, he took off his hat and greeted politely.
The leader’s armband had been taken off and placed in his pocket.
“?”
Se-ah glanced at me and started whispering with the group.
It was a natural reaction.
A student at Aseong High School who didn’t know me was likely either a stupid spy or a hikikomori who had cut themselves off from the world. At least Isea and the others wouldn’t be that type.
A smile bloomed on the face of the volunteer who welcomed me.
“Yes, Woojin. Welcome! We will now open at 6 o’clock. Until then, we will prepare free meals. If it’s okay with you, Woojin, could you please take care of the food?”
“Yes, it’s okay.”
“Thank you.”
Afterwards, the volunteer briefly explained what I needed to do. It wasn’t complicated, so I didn’t have to worry about it.
I took off my school uniform jacket, put on a red apron, and headed toward the warming machine. I could still feel Se-Ah’s gaze. When I looked at him, our eyes met.
Se-Ah smiles brightly. He seemed very happy to see me.
‘Why was I trying to be so careful… .’
I don’t know when I first became aware that I was being watched.
I felt like a fool for just trying to spy on a kid like that.
SeAh and the others bowed their upper bodies to me and greeted me. It was a sign of courtesy towards the leader. I just nodded and pulled the cart.
Large rice containers were stacked vertically and insulated. The hot rice containers were taken out of the warming machine and moved on a cart, and placed in an appropriate location so that the rice containers could be replaced at any time during the free meal.
It’s just before 6 o’clock.
I sat down in front of the rice bowl, holding a spatula.
Next to me, the person in charge of serving soup was Lee Se-ah. She repeatedly stirred the bowl of soybean paste soup with a ladle.
We got ready to greet the people standing in line outside.
“Have you seen today’s horoscope?”
“?”
A question suddenly came out of Se-Ah’s mouth. It was a voice that fluttered like the wings of a butterfly.
Her narrowed eyes turned to me.
“Fortune?”
“First of all, I’m a Sagittarius. What about the leader?”
“I’m a Sagittarius too.”
“Oh, we had something in common?”
Se-Ah flirted.
Fortune telling, I suddenly became curious.
“What is your fortune today?”
“They say be careful of who you meet today. They say it may lead to a deep relationship or a bad relationship.”
Swish.
I immediately took out my smartphone and checked today’s horoscope.
“… What are you doing?”
“Verification task. For things like this, I need to check the facts to be clear.”
“Wow, you are indeed the manager of the leadership department! I didn’t expect this… ! I really admire it, really.”
Se-ah giggled as if it was fun.
“It’s true.”
The Sagittarius horoscope was the same as what Se-ah said.
Swish. I put my smartphone back in my pocket.
“Senior. Will we have a good relationship or a bad relationship?”
Maybe it’s a bad relationship.
Because I am the person who has to catch the villain, and you are the person who wants to become the villain.
“I only met a few people today, how can I count them all?”
“Wow, you’re feeling chilly. It’s all fun, fun. But did your senior also often engage in volunteer work?”
SeAh naturally brings up new topics.
Even though it was our first conversation today, there wasn’t even a hint of awkwardness.
What can I say, it feels like the conversation has been cut off from the start?
‘Let’s not let our guard down… .’
Because it was all SeAh’s intention.
In the game, Se-Ah Lee becomes the head of the Taoist faction and a black market leader. As such, his business acumen is excellent and his ability to deceive people is considerable.
If I wasn’t careful as she flicked her viper-like tongue here and there, I might be seduced by her at some point.
You’ll have to be careful.
“Not really. What about you?”
“Do you need to ask?”
Squinted eyes that draw arcs.
Se-Ah had a subtle smile that was hard to tell.
“I came here knowing everything.”
“… … .”
… yes.
We weren’t just chatting innocently, pretending we didn’t know anything.
Jing!
“It’s 6 o’clock! Everyone please come in in order!”
At that moment, the door opened, a beautiful bell rang, and a volunteer brought people who were waiting in line outside into the cafeteria.
All were teenagers or young men.
An appropriate amount of rice was distributed on the trays brought by people. I didn’t have anything to say, so I kept my mouth shut, but for some reason, the person next to me couldn’t stop talking.
“Enjoy your meal. I tried it earlier and it was amazing soybean paste soup!”
“Wow, the bangs are cut really nicely. Did you do it yourself? Wow, can I ask you a favor next time?”
“Keu, did you look better after dating for a while?”
“Wow, you refuse to eat the ingredients… . You will regret it, right?”
He had a shy personality and had been volunteering here for several years, so he seemed to get along well with people.
Even I, who was next to him, felt a sense of closeness.
To be honest, it was quite nice to see people laughing and talking.
However, Isea is no different from a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Don’t be deceived just by looking at the outside.
“Do you care?”
“What?”
Suddenly Se-Ah asked me.
“I didn’t see you?”
“Did you see it? I’m sure you must have glanced at me half a dozen times, right? what… , Am I mistaken?”
Se-Ah smiled slyly.
In fact, I glanced sideways five or six times.
But I feel it again.
It was clear that he had been fooled from the moment he thought of secretly spying on this guy.
… …
“Thank you for your hard work!”
“Thank you all for your hard work~.”
The door to Love’s Meal closed and we finished cleaning up after ourselves.
“Giggles… . There wasn’t much food waste produced. Reduced waste… !”
“kekeke… , it’s worth giving a lot.”
Isea and the others let out sly laughter as if they were conspiring to commit a crime. Just looking at their facial expressions, they looked like criminals ready to commit a heinous crime.
However, the content of the conversation was sound and heartwarming, at a level similar to something found in an elementary school Korean language book.
As I was taking off my apron and putting on my school uniform jacket, I made eye contact with Se-Ah. She smiled and said to her group.
“Let’s go first. I have an appointment with the former leader. Is it because of the previous incident, or is there something you want to talk about regarding the leadership?”
Se-Ah gave a vague answer to her classmates.
* * *
The Love Meal members dispersed, and Ahn Woo-jin and Lee Se-ah reached the park alone. It was when the sun had barely set.
“Drink. I don’t know if I like it.”
Woojin handed Se-ah a can of coffee.
Since I wasn’t in a confrontational relationship with Se-Ah yet and I didn’t have any ill feelings, I bought her a drink as a senior.
“Wow, coffee is good. I will drink it gratefully.”
Se-Ah accepted the warm canned coffee, touched it to her white and soft cheeks, and enjoyed the warmth.
“Warm~.”
They leaned against the fence side by side and sipped canned coffee.
The scenery of the park illuminated by street lights was captured in the eyes of the two people. Because it was spring, the flowers were blooming brightly.
The spring breeze caressed the two people’s skin. Only then did Woojin open his mouth.
“When did you know?”
Se-Ah smiled slyly as if she had been waiting.
“Would it be too vague if I answered ‘a little late’?”
Anomia’s subway kidnapping incident.
Clearly, Woojin had been watching Se-Ah even before the incident occurred.
In other words, the expression ‘a little late’ actually meant acknowledging Woojin’s skills.
“No… , I think it’s enough.”
Woojin understood Se-Ah’s intentions. It may be meant as a compliment, saying, ‘It was difficult to identify the surveillance method.’
The only difference between the two was that Se-Ah understood the ‘a little late’ mentioned as ‘while spying on an expressionless first-year junior.’
‘We did a good job, our expressionless faces. If only the words ‘a little late’ came out of Lee Se-ah’s mouth.’
Woojin nodded with satisfaction.
I can’t believe Lee Se-ah, the next black market tycoon, would give such praise.
Even though I was caught watching, everyone goes through trial and error. It was clear that the expressionless junior was a promising member of the leadership team.
“But senior.”
“Yes.”
“Why were you watching me? Everyone gets tired.”
That’s a blunt expression.
Se-ah looked up at me, pointed to her cheek with her index finger, and tilted her head. With a fox-like laugh.
“Do you have a crush on me?”
Wow.
“Are you sure?”
“You’re such a meticulous stalker.”
“You know why, right? Do I need to answer?”
“Haha.”
Of course, the question just a moment ago was a joke.
Se-ah lowered her head and looked down at the can of coffee.
Why would someone as high as the head of a leading department monitor him?
There was a high possibility that Woojin was looking into various organizations, including Anomia, as if looking into the palm of his hand.
If that is the reason why such a person is monitoring Se-Ah, we can only assume that his plan to swallow up the black market was discovered.
Since Anomia’s plan has been revealed, is it an exception to say that it is her own plan?
Se-Ah chuckled.
I can’t stand up to this guy either.
I had to recruit him as a colleague.
“Senior, can you give me your number?”
“… … ?”
Se-ah held out her smartphone and smiled.
Woojin tried to see through her intentions for a moment.
“Why?”
“Why, I want to be friends from now on. If you are uncomfortable, Coconut Talk ID is also fine.”
Coconut Talk was a messenger app used by most citizens of Neo Seoul.
There was no problem.
Rather, if I contacted Se-Ah, I might be able to get some good information from her.
Woojin took Se-Ah’s smartphone, thinking about this advantage.
“Thank you, senior!”
Se-Ah did not hide her joy when my ID was added as a friend on Messenger.
‘If you look at it like this, he’s just a cute junior… .’
If it were a normal relationship, he was a junior who I would have become close to even if I had to lose my poker face a little.
However, I thought that one day I would have a confrontational relationship with Se-Ah, and that Se-Ah would meet an unexpected death.
I didn’t feel like closing the distance between myself and her.
* * *
[ Lee Se-ah: Boom! ]
[Isea: Isea]
[ Lee Se-ah: Back! ]
[ Lee Se-ah: Jang! ]
[Ahn Woo-jin: What is it, Se-Ah? ]
… …
[ Lee Se-ah: Senior! ]
[ Lee Se-ah: What are you doing now!? ]
[Ahn Woo-jin: Why is that? ]
[Lee Se-ah: I’m just curious]
[Lee Se-ah: I wonder if he’s stalking me]
[ Lee Se-ah: (emoticon covering mouth with both hands and smiling sinisterly) ]
[Ahn Woo-jin: …Grow up. It’s late at night. ]
… …
[ Lee Se-ah: Senior! ]
[ Lee Se-ah: Senior! ]
[ Lee Se-ah: I’m in a hurry! ]
[Lee Se-ah: Really big deal]
[ Lee Se-ah: Big trouble! ]
[Ahn Woo-jin: ? ]
[Ahn Woo-jin: What is it? what’s the matter? ]
[Lee Se-ah: Me now]
[ Lee Se-ah: I thought it was very boring, so I decided it was a big problem! ]
[ Lee Se-ah: Can I go play in the leadership team? lol ]
[ Lee Se-ah: (emoticon asking for a favor with sparkling eyes) ]
[Ahn Woo-jin: ….]
[Ahn Woo-jin: No. Except for members, no one is allowed to enter. ]
[Lee Se-ah: Oh my gosh]
… …
[Lee Se-ah: Haha]
[Lee Se-ah: (photo)]
[ Lee Se-ah: I captured my senior eating lunch! ]
[Lee Se-ah: It came out fun]
[Lee Se-ah: Hahahahaha]
[Ahn Woo-jin: No, in what gap…? ]
[Lee Se-ah: Senior]
[ Lee Se-ah: Eating only instant food is harmful to your body ]
[ Lee Se-ah: (emoticon with a solemn glare and sparkling eyes) ]
[ Lee Se-ah: If you want to continue stalking me, you need to take care of your health first, right? ]
[Lee Se-ah: Hahahaha]
[Ahn Woo-jin: …I’m busy. ]
[Lee Se-ah: Haha]
[ Lee Se-ah: Would you like to eat with me next time? ]
[Ahn Woo-jin: That’s enough. are you okay… ]
“Manager, would you like some coffee?”
Leadership executive office.
When I raised my head, I saw the smile of Oh Baek-seo, the deputy manager who was at work. It was the usual gentle smile.
“Good. Please give me tea, not coffee.”
“Okay.”
White Paper went into the bathroom right next to it. It was an open space with no doors.
As I started texting with Lee Se-ah again using Coconut Talk, I heard the sound of Baek Seo opening the cabinet.
“But the manager.”
“uh.”
“Who do you talk to like that these days?”
huh?
Suddenly, a gentle tone pierced my ears like a blade from the bathroom.
Although the tone was obviously kind, a threatening sensation arose, as if a knife was being stabbed at my throat.
… I guess it’s because of my mood.
“Manager: You don’t usually do things like that, right? They’re doing it a lot these days.”
“Is that in order?”
“Yes, that’s about it.”
The white paper answered firmly.
‘I didn’t do that much… ?’
Lee Se-ah frequently sent me text messages through Coconut Talk.
Even though I tried to keep some distance by replying late, Se-Ah immediately sent me a warm text message, so at some point, I felt a sense of human guilt without realizing it.
Since I had to maintain a means of contact with Se-Ah anyway, I at least slowed down my response speed. I don’t know if I’m making excuses out of guilt.
Anyway, I couldn’t see that I did a lot of coconut tok.
“Well, there is a target of interest. I got in touch with one of them.”
“Ah. Was it part of the job? Who is that?”
“Sea Lee.”
For a split second, the sound of rummaging through the cabinet stopped.
“… You work hard. It could be because it is a target of attention.”
White Paper nodded in understanding.
Before long, she brought tea.
“Thank you… .”
… ?
Baek Seo’s fingers as he handed out the tea were red. As steam rises.
Anyone who saw it could see that it was a burn suffered a while ago.
“White paper, your hand… !”
“This? are you okay. I guess I poured the wrong water.”
Isn’t that something to be said in such a carefree manner? ?
“It doesn’t hurt… ?”
Isn’t that just like pouring hot water on your hand?
How on earth does this happen?
No matter how much I did, I couldn’t maintain a poker face. I was very worried about the white paper.
However, the white paper just smiled kindly as if nothing had happened.
“Director, I’m going to the infirmary.”
“Uh, welcome back… .”
The white paper headed towards the entrance door.
Afterwards, one of the doors on both sides was opened and flipped open, and boom! As I was leaving, I hit my forehead on an unlocked door.
I couldn’t stand it anymore and jumped up.
“It’s a white paper!?”
“It’s okay. No problem.”
White Paper smiled at me with a reddened forehead and left the clubroom.
Is he in a bad mood today? ?
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