episode_0028

A man who is drunk and cannot control himself.

The woman who supports him.

It was a perfect scene for others to misunderstand.

And so did Seo Yi-eung, who happened to be passing nearby.

‘Ugh. How much alcohol did you give the man? ‘What are you going to do?’

Tsk tsk.

Seo Yi-eung clicked his tongue and looked sideways at the man and woman.

The moment she saw the faces of the man and woman, she couldn’t help but freeze in her seat.

The identity of men and women is exactly that.

Because it was Kang Ha-hwi and Isabella.

‘What, what? Why are they…’

A million thoughts came to mind.

Why were those two drinking together?

I’ve never had a drink alone with Kang Ha-hwi before?

Could it be that the two were secretly in a relationship like that behind the scenes?

While all kinds of delusions are mixed in Seo Yi-eung’s head.

“Lee, Lee Eung-ah, why are you here?”

Isabella’s voice broke Seo Yi-eung out of his thoughts.

Seo Yi-eung came to his senses and answered.

“I was just passing by…”

“Really? What a coincidence, it just so happened to work out!”

Isabella breathes a sigh of relief.

“I was embarrassed because I didn’t know where Kang Ha-hwi lived…”

Isabella couldn’t finish her sentence.

This was because I felt that Seo Yi-eung’s expression was unusual.

Why is Lee Eung like that?

He looks upset for some reason…

The doubts did not last long.

Isabella quickly realized why Seo Yi-eung was making that kind of expression.

“Lee Eung-ah. I think you have a strange misunderstanding…”

Isabella calmly explained the whole story.

To clear up Seo Yi-eung’s misunderstanding.

*

“Correct… I said you two had the same part-time job.”

After hearing Isabella’s story.

Seo Yi-eung cleared up the misunderstanding and nodded slightly.

“I guess it’s because we worked together, so we seem to have become quite close. Just the two of us drinking like this.”

“Oh, no. We’re not that close yet. Today, I just bought Kang Ha-hwi a meal as a reward for helping me. I ordered alcohol naturally while eating…”

Isabella answered urgently.

Although the strange misunderstanding was resolved, Seo Yi-eung still looked uncomfortable. For some reason, there was a feeling of disappointment.

“Then you should have called me too. You know I live near here.”

“Mi, sorry… I didn’t even think about it until then…”

As expected, you’re upset.

Isabella scratched her head and apologized.

It wasn’t a situation that really warranted an apology.

Because I fully understand Seo Yi-eung’s feelings.

A situation where the man you like drank alcohol with another woman.

Plus, what if you find out that the other girl is your friend?

From the perspective of a woman in unrequited love, it was only natural to have complicated emotions.

“But how much alcohol did Kang Ha-hwi drink?”

“About two bottles… I gave it to him because he said he could drink that much…”

“Really? It looks like you really can’t drink.”

“So. It was fine before, but after just the second bottle, I started to feel like this. I didn’t know I’d suddenly get this drunk, I too…”

Isabella fidgeted and answered.

Seo Yi-eung saw this and asked in a playful tone.

“Didn’t you mean to drink alcohol and do something strange?”

Of course, I didn’t suspect Isabella.

His only intention was to lighten the mood because he felt that Isabella felt very sorry for him.

“Well, I had no intention of doing that! Lee Eung clearly knows that you like him…”

Huh!

Isabella quickly covered her mouth.

Then he slowly turned his head and looked at Kang Ha-hwi’s face.

Fortunately, I couldn’t hear it because I was in a state of silence.

“Sorry… I made a mistake…”

“It’s okay. Because you wouldn’t have heard it anyway. And the question just was a joke, so don’t worry about it.”

Seo Yi-eung said so and took over Kang Ha-hwi from Isabelle.

*

Seo Yi-eung and Isabella were sitting on a park bench and sharing their opinions about what to do with Kang Ha-hwi.

“Lee Eung, you don’t know Kang Ha-hwi’s home address?”

“I know roughly what neighborhood you live in, but I didn’t ask for your exact home address.”

“Then let’s take a look at your phone.”

“Can you find out your home address by looking at your cell phone? And the invasion of privacy is a bit…”

“There is no particular way. Don’t even look at the gallery or text history, just check the phone book.”

“What should I do after checking the phone book?”

“After finding out the family number, ask them to tell you their home address.”

“He has no family.”

“Ah…”

Isabella sighed.

This was the first time I knew that Kang Ha-hwi had no family.

Because we touched on a sensitive topic, there was suddenly an awkward silence.

Isabella cleared her throat and spoke to Seo Yi-eung again.

“That…. Wouldn’t there be the phone number of the landlord where Kang Ha-hwi currently lives in the phone book?”

“Is that so? Then I’ll take a look.”

Seo Yi-eung took Kang Ha-hwi’s cell phone and operated it.

But unfortunately, I was blocked from turning on my phone. Because there was a password to protect privacy.

“I haven’t set up fingerprint recognition or facial recognition, so there’s no way to turn on my phone…”

Seo Yi-eung sighed and put the cell phone back into Kang Ha-hwi’s pocket.

And I suggested another method.

“Should I just find a nearby motel?”

“Shall we sleep together?”

“What do you sleep with? Do you have any chance of being sued? Of course, I have to leave Kang Ha-hwi alone.”

“Aha. But isn’t that a bit like that?”

“What?”

“What will Kang Ha-hwi think when he wakes up alone in a motel the next day? Isabella, she did this and that to me, and when she was satisfied, she abandoned me and ran away! You piece of trash! You might think the same thing.”

“······If you were left alone in a motel room, you could definitely think that way.”

“Right? But I can’t stay with you until morning. Because that’s the problem. He might think that I did something strange while he was sleeping…”

“The motel itself is the problem in the first place.”

“That’s right.”

Except taking them to a motel.

The two were once again worried about what to do with Kang Ha-hwi.

Then, the faces of two rabbits flashed through Seo Yi-eung’s mind.

“···Ah. If you are a professor and instructor, wouldn’t you know Kang Ha-hwi’s home address?”

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“calling the professor in the middle of the night! You have good guts, carrot!”

Professor Santoto arrived at the park where Seo Yi-eung and Isabella were.

“You spoiled bitches! Lotus root!”

The Forest Toto instructor also came along.

Seo Yi-eung narrowed his eyes and answered.

“No, when did I call you? I just asked you to tell me your home address, but you were the professor who insisted on coming here…”

“Shut up! Carrot!”

“Contacting at night is itself a bad habit! Lotus root!”

Santoto and Forest Toto after receiving Kang Ha-hwi.

Made to float in the air using magic.

“Carrot! Anyway, we’ll take care of Kang Ha-hwi!”

“Lotus root! You too, go home now! Don’t worry!”

“Yes… The house key is in his pocket.”

When Seo Yi-eung was answering.

Isabella snuggled up next to Seo Yi-eung and whispered softly.

“Lee Eung-ah. But aren’t the professor and instructor also in human form? It’s also female… No, she’s a woman.”

“Ah… It was like that, right?”

Seo Yi-eung suddenly became anxious.

Even though they were professors and instructors, I couldn’t believe them.

Because they were usually sneaky rabbits.

“···I can’t do it. Let’s follow along.”

In the end, I couldn’t erase my anxiety.

I decided to follow Kang Ha-hwi to his house.

*

Seo Yi-eung and Isabella.

And the rabbits arrived at a building located in a remote location.

This was the one-room building where Kang Ha-hwi lived.

As Seo Yi-eung passed through the yard, he glanced at Pyeongsang.

‘I always said the landlord was drinking here…’

There wasn’t today.

It was fortunate.

Even though rabbits are like that.

When they saw the scene where two women were carrying Kang Ha-hwi, it was clear that they would think it was strange.

After they came up to the third floor of the building.

I used the key to open the door to Kang Ha-hwi’s room.

“Hmm. There was no bed in the room, only a mattress. Carrot.”

“I guess I’ll have to buy one later. Lotus root.”

The rabbits carefully and slowly lifted the spell and laid Kang Ha-hwi down on the mattress.

And he gently covered me with a blanket.

Seo Yi-eung, who had been watching the scene silently with his arms crossed, spoke.

“Let’s go now.”

“Carrot?”

“Lotus root?”

The rabbits tilted their heads.

“We will sleep here. Carrot.”

“You guys go out alone. Lotus root.”

“What do you mean? Why are the professor and instructor sleeping here?”

“Lotus root! This is to prevent unexpected accidents! There are many cases of people dying alone because of alcohol!”

“Carrot! It is your duty as a professor to take care of your students with the utmost sincerity!”

“Are they crazy rabbits…”

Seo Yi-eung thought.

It is clear that there is an impure purpose.

Isabella also seemed to think the same thing, as she came closer to Seo Yi-eung and lowered her voice and asked.

“What are you going to do? If I leave it alone, I think the professor and instructor will do strange things to Kang Ha-hwi…”

“······.”

Seo Yi-eung thought for a moment and then answered.

“···We are men here too.”

“Wow, us too?”

“Uh. In order to protect Kang Ha-hwi, we have no choice but to take turns watching him.”

“Do you mean to sleep here with Kang Ha-hwi?”

“You can’t just leave Kang Ha-hwi in the hands of those rabbits. I know what will happen.”

“But… If we sleep together in this room, I think Kang Ha-hwi will look at us with disgust the next day…”

“It’s okay. There is a way.”

“How?”

“You haven’t forgotten what my magic is, right?”

“Ah…!”

Isabella recalled.

Seo Yi-eung’s specialty was the magic of transforming into animals.

“But I can’t use transformation magic…”

“Don’t worry, you can bet on other people too.”

I’ll give it to you too.

What animal do you like?

While asking that question, Seo Yi-eung activated transformation magic.

***

The warm sunlight coming through the window tickles my cheek.

“Ugh······.”

I lift my heavy eyelids with difficulty.

I sat up, smoothing my throbbing head.

‘Did the film break…’

I don’t remember anything since I ate meat with Isabella yesterday.

I can’t believe my drinking capacity was this weak.

From now on, I will only drink in moderation.

‘I guess I somehow arrived home safely…’

I looked around.

In a room that is not unfamiliar but familiar.

First of all, the studio I was living in was correct.

‘Or who brought you there?’

When you’re thinking like that.

I noticed that the blanket covering me was bulging and writhing in a strange way.

What is this?

I carefully lifted the blanket.

What appeared within it.

“CarrotCarrot···.”

“Lotus rootLotus root···.”

They were Professor Santoto and Forest Toto instructor.

The two were peacefully asleep, hugging carrots.

Why are these rabbits in my house?

Were it the rabbits that brought me home?

It wasn’t just rabbits.

“Grunt···.”

A cat clinging to my right leg.

It was a cat I often encountered in the alleys and once at a cat cafe.

Why is this cat here again?

Just this alone makes me dizzy.

There was another animal attached to my left leg.

Unlike cats and rabbits.

This animal was my first time seeing it.

“Gororolong······.”

A puppy I met for the first time.

It was a Pomeranian that looked somehow friendly.

···Did I catch all the street animals because I was drunk?