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Lately, I feel like I’ve been increasingly conscious of the editor.

At first, I almost thought it was because I was getting attention from the opposite sex…

After the co-sleeping incident, the editor kept worrying about me and I felt like I was going crazy.

Should I say that I can feel my face getting red and hot when I look at it?

I didn’t do this before I passed out.

At that time, it was really just a relationship between the writer and the editor.

However, haven’t we been spending more time together lately, going out often, playing, eating together, etc.?

I don’t know if it has anything to do with it, but it seems certain that he perceives the editor as the opposite sex.

“Ha… I’m twenty-five, so…”

Even when I was in high school, I wasn’t really interested in the opposite sex.

I definitely think things have changed a bit as I’ve gotten older.

Twenty-five years old…

If you think about it, my parents also got married when they were 24 and gave birth to me when they were 25.

My parents already got married and had children around my age.

“As expected, the parents are amazing…”

No matter how much money I have in my bank account right now, having a child is not something I can easily think about.

How on earth did my parents initially have me?

I just want to ask you something.

The reality that we can’t do that is just sad.

Thinking like that makes me want to see more.

Parents who are no longer there.

“I’m feeling depressed for no reason… I should try to change my mood today as well.”

Go to a cafe and write, go to a PC room and write.

Lately, I’ve been trying a lot of different things to change my mood, but I haven’t found a method that I really like.

So this time, I’m going to try something new.

It’s not like I’m writing somewhere else to change my mood, I’m just going to have fun without thinking about anything.

Aren’t you unable to change your mood because you keep thinking about going somewhere to write?

I realized that what I am doing now is no different from going abroad and writing.

“But it’s a bit awkward to go out alone… Minjina is very busy…”

Should I ask Minjae or Seongho to go with me?

However, Minjae is busy with the final round of this contest, and Seongho is also very busy because he is prolific and has released new works.

Hmm…

Then, to the editor…

“No… If a man suddenly asks you to go out with him, you might look at him strangely…”

Isn’t this a place where common sense has been turned upside down?

No, even if common sense were not changed, how many people would be able to ask the opposite sex to go out when they are not even in a relationship?

You may suddenly run out of 50,000 won.

I definitely feel like I like it, but it wouldn’t be as sad as that if the other person ended up hating me.

“Then what?”

Is there any good excuse?

A cause or an excuse…anything is fine, so it would be nice to have something…

Umm…

…….!

for a moment! Now that I think about it, there is a reason, right?!

Didn’t the editor ask you to go on a date with a lying penalty before?

However, on the day we were supposed to go on a date, something suddenly came up and we couldn’t go on a date.

If you apply that to your date this time!

If I were the first to recommend it…!

Isn’t this the right attitude to carry out punishment?

Yes, this would be considered the right attitude to ask for an apology.

Now that this has happened, I have to talk to the editor.

However, I don’t think it would be okay if you suddenly asked me to go today.

Is there a man in this world who would flirt with a same-day trip?

Because when you go out to have fun, you have to set a certain time.

***

The day I decided to go out with the editor.

I packed a small bag, took my car keys, and came downstairs.

It is a trip created by combining several reasons, one of which is to practice driving.

This trip is all about having a meal at a barbecue restaurant near the beach in Busan.

By the way, did the editor have some kind of misunderstanding?

Today, as usual, he was waiting for me, wearing a black suit and carrying something that looked like a Boston bag.

How many of those suits do you have?

From what I saw before, it seemed like he had quite a few sets.

“Editor?”

“Oppa, are you here?”

Even though the editor was humming, he smiled brightly after confirming that it was me.

He looked happy and was very cute.

“Yes.. But what is that bag?”

“This? Cell phone, wallet… and gargle with nutritional supplements…”

Boom! The bag opened with a sound and contained all sorts of things.

It made me wonder why I was taking it with me.

“Hehe. I feel anxious if I don’t take it with me.”

“Obsessive-compulsive disorder? Is that so?”

“Oppa, do you get anxious or anything like that when you go out of the house without carrying earphones or an auxiliary battery?”

“Uh. Me too.”

Earphones and auxiliary batteries.

Without those two, I felt strangely anxious.

Until middle school, I used to feel anxious if I didn’t bring water to school.

When I was in high school, there was a water purifier at school, so that didn’t happen…

Why did I feel anxious without water?

The only place to drink water at school is the cafeteria?

“It’s similar to that.”

“Aha.”

I automatically nodded at the metaphor that I understood right away.

To the editor, it simply means that it is a necessity.

“But where are we going? My brother said he would buy me something delicious.”

“There’s a delicious barbecue place over there in Yeongdo.”

“Yeongdo?”

“It’s a small island adjacent to Busan. What’s the point of calling it an island? It’s connected by a short bridge.”

“Is it the same as Yeouido?”

“It’s similar. But it will be about four times the size of Yeouido.”

I don’t know why Yeouido became the standard for area units, but in any case, Yeongdo is about four times the size.

There is a barbecue restaurant that I often went to with my family when I was young, and I found out that it is still in business, so I’m planning to go there with the editor this time.

Minji and my sister decided to go separately for the weekend.

Since it’s been a while since I’ve been there, I’m planning to go there with the editor as a field trip.

Hehe… A day trip with a variety of reasons.

Well, it’s an outing that can hardly be called a trip.

Still, wouldn’t it be okay to call it a trip for me, who used to live like a hikikomori?

This is my first time going this far since escaping as a hikikomori.

“Then let’s get on board.”

“Shall I drive?”

“A. The justification is to practice driving, but you can’t do that.”

“Hehe. My brother is more sincere in this regard than I thought~♬”

I was originally sincere.

I never took a break.

As I was pouting my lips, the editor said I was cute and gently stroked my head.

Well, I wasn’t particularly upset, but I got a pat on the head so it was okay.

After getting into the driver’s seat, the editor confirmed that the belt was properly fastened, started the engine, and applied the side brake.

And then…

“Of course you should use navigation.”

“Nowadays, even if you take a familiar route, you have to use a navigation system.”

These days, the navigation system also shows fast routes other than blocked roads.

It is an indispensable item in daily life.

Especially for inexperienced drivers like me.

No matter how well you know the road, walking on the sidewalk and driving on the road are two completely different things.

Don’t be arrogant about starting to drive properly.

I wouldn’t mind if it killed me alone, but a car accident could kill or injure several people.

And now the editor is sitting next to me.

“But, the name of the meat restaurant is a bit unusual.”

” Right? When I was young, I did something when I saw the name of a meat restaurant.”

The name of the meat restaurant I’m going to this time is ‘Well Don Midiu’.

Well-done means that pork should be well-done and grilled to a crisp, and beef should be grilled to medium.

Whoever built it, it seems to have been built very well.

“But these days, pork is cooked so thoroughly that it’s okay to not eat it.”

“Really? I think I heard it couldn’t be done because of parasites.”

“They say it is more difficult to find parasites in pork these days. However, it has never been discovered since the 90s.”

Rather, it is said that if it is discovered, it will be an even bigger problem.

So these days, when you go to a pork cutlet restaurant, aren’t there a lot of places that fry it so soft that it turns pink?

So there is no need to worry.

“I see~ As expected, you know a lot. It’s amazing~”

“…I feel like I’m being teased…”

“It can’t be~”

And the editor smiles brightly.

Indeed, is it true or false?

*

It was still too early to go in for a meal, so I decided to take a short walk at the park in Yeongdo.

At first, I was wondering whether I should just walk or at least hold hands, but the editor playfully walked towards me with his arms around me, so it ended up being an arm-in-arms walk rather than a walk while holding hands.

Walking with arms crossed…

I never thought I would go for a walk with the editor, something that is only done in relationships that are more than just lovers…

“Oppa~ Are you embarrassed?”

“Ah…I’m not shy.”

“Ah, lie~ Why has someone like that been walking while looking down?”

That’s because everyone else is staring.

Ugh…I’m embarrassed…