episode_0022

“Damn it.”

Jiwon patted my back, trying to comfort me.

“It’s okay, you perv. You can wear my bra and do that kind of thing.”

Whether she was comforting me or mocking me, I couldn’t tell.

Crying, I realized how ridiculous it was to wear a bra for the first time in my life.

I had spared that jerk’s life, yet all he did was call me a pervert.

Though I didn’t seek praise, I certainly didn’t expect this awful feeling.

It just ended up being a hurtful action.

I told Jiwon to stop patting my back involuntarily.

“So why were you wearing my bra?”

I explained the situation to Jiwon.

Upon hearing me out, Jiwon said, “You messed up.”

She began blaming me.

Initially, I thought, “What is this crazy woman saying?”

“If you wore this bra on your face like an action mask! You must be insane,” she said, trying to make sense of it.

Hearing her words, I thought, “Ah, maybe she was always a bit crazy.”

Feeling like I couldn’t continue this way, I stood up from my seat.

I thought if I kept feeling depressed, things would only get worse for me.

Should I apply for a leave of absence tomorrow?

Or should I just drop out altogether?

It wouldn’t be so bad to drop out right now.

Maybe dropping out is the best option after all.

Jiwon told me to calm down and asked for the bra back.

“I don’t want to! This is mine!”

“No, you idiot, that was originally mine.”

“If you didn’t wear it, I wouldn’t have asked for it back, right?”

“Is that so? Give it back now!”

In the end, he managed to take off the bra I was wearing.

I bought it.

Technically, it’s mine…

**

If you look closely at Jihu.

He seems crazy.

He wasn’t like this in high school.

Honestly, now he looks a bit unhinged.

But I have to understand.

There’s no one else who will accept Jihu like I do.

With that in mind, I snatched the bra and headed to my room.

But then I realized he must have touched and used it, with my chest scent still lingering on it.

Did this guy sniff it or something while I was away?

Honestly, I felt a bit uneasy, even considering asking him directly.

I know Jihu would never do such a thing, so there’s probably no need to ask.

Still, just to be sure, since he might have sniffed it.

Yeah, let’s just leave it at that.

It should be fine even if he smelled it.

Jihu is a man too, and I understand that living with someone like me might make it hard to suppress his desires.

So, I understand everything.

I decided to go comfort Jihu.

And the most important thing now is that I’ve found Jihu’s weakness.

Since I found what makes Jihu embarrassed, I thought I could tease him now.

This mischievous Jihu! Let’s go tease him right away!

I went outside and approached Jihu.

As we entered his room, Jihu started wrapping a rope around his neck.

“Uh… this isn’t right, is it?”

To anyone, Jihu seemed determined to die.

“Hey! What are you trying to do right now?”

“Let me go, damn it!! I’m going to die! I’m going to die!! I’m going to see Them!!”

Seems like the shock was too much.

I wanted to tease him, but I guess I’ll have to give up.

I didn’t know the kid would be so embarrassed…

**

Right now, it seems like death is the only answer for me.

Wearing a bra in front of my sister at school, watching her disgusted expression.

And getting ridiculed for wearing a bra in front of Jiwon.

I took out a rope from the drawer and brought it to my neck.

Life sure seems like suicide is the golden answer!

With that thought in mind, I tied a rope around my neck.

The room fell silent as the door began to creak open.

“….”

“Uh… this isn’t right.”

Looking at me, Ji-won rushed over to stop me.

“Damn it! Let go of that! I’m going to kill myself!! I’ll go see God!!!”

Ji-won restrained me and quietly smacked my head with a lump.

Eventually, unable to resist the lump’s force, I was disarmed of the rope.

“If you’re going to commit suicide, use a thunderbolt or something.”

“Those are banned now, so I can’t get them.”

Even if there were any left, it seemed like people who sold thunderbolts used them up, making them unavailable now.

After calming down a bit, Ji-won looked at me and spoke.

“Ji-hoo, are you okay?”

Ji-won was worried about me.

“Sigh… Why would you want to die over something so trivial, just because of that.”

“To me, it’s not trivial at all.”

I even contemplated ending my life.

How am I supposed to go to school tomorrow…

**

Ji-won apologized and offered to make dinner.

Whether she knew or not that I would be treated like an idiot at school tomorrow, I couldn’t tell, but watching Ji-won shaking her butt in the kitchen made me really annoyed.

But then again, she probably knew that Seong-a noona would come.

Thinking that one mistake led to another, I decided to let it go.

Thinking this way, Ji-won suggested we eat with army stew.

I distinctly heard “army stew,” but strangely, it looked a bit different from what I knew.

Weird, right? Tuna in army stew?

I understood ramen noodles, cheese, and ham, but tuna?

And I could see enoki mushrooms too.

When I asked what had happened, Ji-won said, “There were some leftovers in the fridge that might go bad soon.”

With that explanation, I sighed.

I couldn’t tell if this was cooking or a mishmash.

Feeling uneasy, I took a spoonful of the army stew.

And I saw oil floating on top of the stew.

There was oil coming from the ham.

Judging by the amount of oil, it definitely didn’t just come from the ham.

So, this was what they called dog food.

“It’s okay, as long as we eat and don’t die.”

Hmm… Everything I did during the day seemed pointless now.

Just drinking a glass of this could end my life.

I couldn’t understand why I had even thought of doing such a thing.

Thinking this way, I took a big bite of the army stew.

And I thought I was about to slide down the Yeodang River water slide.

“Why the hell is this delicious?”

Surprisingly, the army stew tasted good.

“I’m the best at cooking B-grade dishes! I can make them taste good, though they might not look appetizing.”

Honestly, I couldn’t argue about the appearance, but it was tasty.

We had dinner with the army stew.

Ji-won said she was tired and went back to her room.

Now… the biggest issue was:

What do I do about school tomorrow?

Is failing really the golden answer?

**

Morning dawned with anxiety.

Ji-won woke me up and said we had to go to school.

Should I drink now and then go to school?

Would that make things easier? I wondered.

“Ji-won.”

“What?”

“Let’s have a drink before we go.”

“Don’t be ridiculous.”

Ji-won stopped me and handed me my bag.

“Just wait a moment, I’ll come with you.”

Ji-won asked me to wait for a moment and brought her laptop along.

“I have work to do at school, so I’ll tag along while you check out the school.”

Ji-won said she’d follow me, grabbed her bag, and started getting ready.

It wasn’t entirely impossible.

As long as I stayed quietly in the lab next to hers, there wouldn’t be any major issues.

Since our department wasn’t using the lab today, there really wasn’t a problem.

“Ugh… Just stay put.”

Nodding in response to my words, Ji-won stayed quiet.

Heading towards school together.

I don’t know why we suddenly decided to go to school.

Well, it should be fine for now.

Thinking that way, I set off towards the university with Ji-won.

“Oh, by the way, Jihu, what’s your major?” Ji-won asked.

I didn’t know how to respond to Ji-won’s question.

Our major is…

“Just a department where we create weird stuff?”

Saying that, Ji-won chuckled, but soon we boarded the subway heading to the school.

Upon arrival, Ji-won and I toured the campus together.

“Don’t come out of the lab until I’m done. Call me if anything happens.”

Ji-won nodded in agreement to my words.

Anyway, let’s do well with our words.

Thinking so, I entered the classroom and took out my laptop from the bag.

No one seemed to pay attention to me.

It seems like Seong-a hasn’t spread any rumors yet.

I felt relieved, but if rumors do spread…

I’ll rush to the department office to apply for withdrawal.

“Hey! The goddess has appeared again!”

Ah, damn it. Here we go again.

A guy came over and commented on Ji-won’s entrance.

He said a girl had arrived at the lab.

Thinking it was Ji-won again, I got up from my seat to help.

Really… Having a pretty girlfriend can be a problem, huh…