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Episode 33: You Bastard!

“Shit, shit…”

“…?”

Suddenly, a stream of curses.

Han Se-in cocked his head.

Kang Hyeon-ah anxiously looked elsewhere.

Her face flushed as if it would burst.

Without even feeling her pounding heart,

Kang Hyeon-ah began to struggle in excitement.

When buried emotions resurfaced,

her feelings flowed ecstatically.

With one hand still supporting Han Se-in’s body,

she gazed elsewhere.

Not at the ground but at the sky.

To catch a bit of the cold wind, she raised her head.

Like a diver lifting their head above water to breathe,

she inhaled and exhaled repeatedly.

“Hoo…”

“Sorry.”

“Don’t apologize. Ah, why am I like this?”

Muttering to herself.

It felt like her brain malfunctioned.

Unintentionally stumbling over words, she became overly conscious of the man beside her.

Perhaps more so than usual.

Her pounding heart sent waves of excitement throughout her body.

More than ever before,

she felt awkward and unfamiliar with herself.

Yet, she couldn’t remain stiff.

Though unable to calm her heart, Kang Hyeon-ah faced reality.

“Let’s go in.”

“Yeah…”

Slowly, Kang Hyeon-ah moved forward.

But Han Se-in, who should have been beside her, was nowhere to be seen.

Knowing it was unlikely, she still grasped her racing heart and turned her head.

Fortunately, it was just due to his stride.

Even though she intentionally matched her pace, Han Se-in appeared slightly behind.

Taking short breaths, Kang Hyeon-ah walked even slower.

As if she were a grandmother. Or like an old man strolling around.

“Thank you.”

“Why do you keep thanking me?”

“Just because.”

Bashful.

It wasn’t a bright smile.

Just a faint upturn of the lips, yet her heart wouldn’t listen.

And…

“What are you doing?”

Looking at Han Se-in as if puzzled, Kang Hyeon-ah’s gaze held a hint of struggle.

However, it was a kind of pretense.

To hide her excitement. To conceal her emotions.

Han Se-in’s right hand held onto Kang Hyeon-ah.

More precisely, he timidly grasped the hem of her clothes.

Though it was an odd situation,

to Kang Hyeon-ah, he looked incredibly cute.

His shy gesture, using his fingers, stirred a desire to protect.

“If asking for support burdens you.”

“…”

She knew it was an odd statement.

But Kang Hyeon-ah said nothing.

She didn’t snap back sharply or reject his hand roughly.

Although it was an unexpected situation,

she didn’t mind his timidly extended hand.

“Let’s go quickly.”

“Yeah.”

Steadily, Kang Hyeon-ah walked on without hesitation,

while Han Se-in followed, holding onto her clothing.

Before long,

they reached their lodging.

Upon opening the door, the illuminated interior came into view.

Now is the time to take responsibility.

Kang Hyeon-ah swallowed a short breath.

Blinded by emotion, she didn’t heed her master’s words.

It was time to face consequences.

However,

the living room only showed signs of a drinking spree.

Kim Hyeong-min was nowhere to be found.

“Where’s Hyeong-min?”

“Oh… He’s sleeping, I think?”

The only awake woman,

Park Hyo-rin replied, reaching out her hand.

Clearly intoxicated, she seemed more instinctual.

Without retorting to Kang Hyeon-ah’s question, she quietly lay down.

Since it was late dawn, endurance prevailed.

A brief silence filled the room.

Cleaning could wait for another time.

Han Se-in looked at Jung Ah-young.

And, he poked Kang Hyun-ah sharply.

Careful expression.

Kang Hyun-ah looked down at him.

His mouth opened.

“Hyun-ah…”

“Why.”

“Could you… take Ah-young to her room for me?”

“I…”

Why should I?

A sharp retort was about to come out.

In reality, Kang Hyun-ah responded with a growl-like voice.

If it weren’t Han Se-in, curses would have already flown out.

Especially, isn’t the target Jung Ah-young?

Kang Hyun-ah did not particularly like her.

Full of jealousy, a distant and creeping face came to mind.

However.

Han Se-in’s gentle voice began to melt gradually. It wasn’t like Kim Hyung-min’s aegyo.

It wasn’t a babyish tone due to alcohol, nor was he leaning on her.

He appealed thoroughly to reality.

He presented a valid reason, and his careful voice suited the situation of making a request.

“I’ll ask… You drink instead of me. I know it’s shameless, but…”

“……”

Kang Hyun-ah fell silent.

It didn’t mean a refusal.

As Han Se-in continued his explanation, she listened quietly.

Two bottles of soju.

Instead of Han Se-in, Kang Hyun-ah drank the amount of alcohol he was supposed to drink during the short game.

The stern expression on Kang Hyun-ah’s face softened.

Playing the role of a black knight?

Not really.

Kang Hyun-ah let out a bitter laugh.

“What… Fine. Go in first.”

“Thank you, Hyun-ah.”

“Hurry up and sleep. That room over there should be empty.”

“Yeah…”

Swish, swish.

Kang Hyun-ah turned her head and waved her hand as if annoyed.

More precisely, it was to hide the raised corners of her mouth.

Why does “thank you” sound so pleasant?

The conflicting feelings were quite awkward.

Han Se-in headed slowly towards the empty room.

Since it was borrowed by Kim Hyung-min, there were many empty rooms compared to the number of people.

It was a world of difference from having to sleep mixed with two or three people in one room.

Kang Hyun-ah, confirming that Han Se-in had entered, let out a short sigh.

“Phew… Damn.”

How should he deal with this woman?

Jung Ah-young lying on the floor, groaning, caught his eye.

Gotta move her. Whose favor is this anyway?

Thinking back to earlier, there wasn’t a spot left untouched.

He wasn’t someone who enjoyed violence.

But the thought of being close to Han Se-in made his fists clench.

“Still…”

Well done.

Two bottles of soju?

In 20 minutes…

Muttering to himself, Kang Hyun-ah nudged Jung Ah-young.

An unconscious person was quite heavy.

It was not difficult to carry her, but it was not easy either.

Dragging her unconscious self, he opened the door to the empty room.

“Woah…”

“Hey, hey! Damn it! Hey!”

Did she suddenly sit up?

Jung Ah-young started to retch.

The smell of alcohol was evident.

Kang Hyun-ah cursed in confusion.

“Hey?! You, you bastard! Hey!”

“Ugh…”

“Sigh…”

Vomit on the floor.

Fortunately, it wasn’t in the living room, but the fact remained that a mistake was made in the room.

Kang Hyun-ah’s mind went blank.

“I should just… toss her…”

“Thank you…”

A brief hesitation.

Although he thought about leaving her as she was, a man’s words of gratitude echoed in Kang Hyun-ah’s mind.

“Damn…”

He wasn’t one to swear constantly, but this was a situation where swearing seemed inevitable.

Mop, bag, tissue, wet wipes.

Kang Hyun-ah brought various tools to start cleaning up the vomit.

And.

“Ugh…”

The vomit-soaked clothes of Jung Ah-young became visible.

Kang Hyun-ah clenched his fist but then relaxed it immediately.

She’s drunk. Can’t hit a drunk person.

She began to undress Jeong A-yeong.

Layer by layer, the clothes came off.

“Ha…”

Exposed bare skin.

Hyun-ah’s eyes fixated on the trembling flesh.

Her furrowed brow indicated that this sight of another’s chest was far from pleasant.

However,

There was a disturbing fact.

“Damn it…”

Envious.

Unconsciously watching the rippling waves of emotion, Hyun-ah proceeded to strip her clothes off completely.

Gotta wash away the dirt.

Tasks still piled up like a mountain.

***

“Ugh…”

Awakening from sleep, Jeong A-yeong found her mind clearer than ever.

Feeling a significant disconnect and realizing she was half-naked.

Wait, could it be!

Her expression hardened.

No memory due to drunkenness.

Sensing someone beside her.

Ah, it couldn’t be Han Se-in, right?

Memories were fuzzy.

Remembering claiming to be a knight in shining armor and drinking in someone’s place.

And yet.

Why she was undressed didn’t come to mind.

Jeong A-yeong’s delusional circuitry began to spin.

Grant a wish in exchange for being a knight in shining armor.

What wish did I make to end up naked…?

Then with Han Se-in… Could it be?

Jeong A-yeong slowly sat up.

What would Han Se-in look like next to her?

Honestly, without any recollection, spending a hot night together would be quite unfair.

Jeong A-yeong turned her head slowly.

Beside her was not Han Se-in…

“Ahh!!!”

“What, what is this! Damn it!”

It was Kang Hyun-ah!

Why was Hyun-ah here?

Why, why are we sleeping together?

In disbelief, Jeong A-yeong screamed, and startled, Kang Hyun-ah couldn’t contain her anger and began to hit Jeong A-yeong.

“Ouch! Ah! It hurts! Ah! It hurts! Hyun-ah!”

“You, you! Damn it! If you’re drunk! Sleep! Nicely!”

A fist flying onto the soft chest, more painful than ever before.

As she struck, Kang Hyun-ah thought to herself.

It’s a first in my life.

Using violence because I genuinely wanted to hit someone.

Not out of revenge.

Not out of hatred.

Not out of submission.

Simply hitting because I wanted to hit.

“Ahh!!!”

Jeong A-yeong’s moans filled the room.

It was a peaceful morning at the MT.