episode_0056

Geek!

The sound of sneakers rubbing against the floor resonates loudly throughout the hall.

“Sigh.”

If you pass over a ball that has barely been aimed in one direction, it will fly straight in the opposite direction.

“Huh. Hah….”

I haven’t been out of breath in a while, but the play was so bad that I was out of breath after just playing a few games of table tennis.

He said it was just something he had done a few times with his father as a hobby… .

Hong Yeon-seo cut all the balls that came her way and sent them to the other side of me with spin, but there was absolutely no way for me to break through them with my skills.

“end!”

In the end, the game ended with my loss.

The three points I scored from Hong Yeon-seo, who was watching half the game early in the game, were my last points.

“Are you tired? Let’s sit down and rest for a bit.”

I sat down on a chair on the side of the table tennis court and took a breather.

“Whew. You would have done well even if you had aimed to become a table tennis pro. You are no match for me.”

He leaned back in his chair and turned his gaze to Hong Yeon-seo.

Hong Yeon-seo, who was sitting right next to me, also had a deeper blush on her cheeks, probably because she was working hard at the game.

My fever rose and a drop of sweat rolled down my red cheeks.

Hong Yeon-seo, who lifted her hand to wipe away the feeling of water droplets tickling her cheek, answered my question.

“And you, too, are improving your skills with each game? I’ve never seen a child improve his skills so quickly.”

“Except for the first half, I didn’t even get a single point…”

After hearing what I said, Hong Yeon-seo raised her arm and placed it on my shoulder.

“It’s been such a long time? It’s a good thing you just made things difficult for me~”

“Oh, that’s right.”

I also laughed at Hong Yeon-seo’s playful tone.

When the sweat cooled down a little in the cool air inside the gym, Hong Yeon-seo stood up.

“Okay then. I won the bet. Shall we play one more round for dinner?”

I think I’ll lose again.

Hong Yeon-seo, seeing me worried, said the magic word.

“What?”

… … … .

under. This is ridiculous.

In the past, it was time to reawaken my table tennis skills, which had helped me win the dormitory manager’s table tennis competition in the military and enrich the soldiers in the same room by stealing PX.

The previous game was just a practice game to warm up the body and reminisce about the past.

You are touching the nose hair of a sleeping tiger… .

“Come at me.”

“Well, the look in your eyes has changed. Jina.”

Hong Yeon-seo, overcome by my momentum, headed to her seat.

I rolled the ball I received from Hong Yeon-seo, who gave up the serve, in my hand.

This cool, smooth texture.

It’s a killer ball… … .

* * *

“Oh yeah~ Today’s food money has been saved.”

“…….”

lost.

Hong Yeon-seo was a much stronger enemy than I thought.

Since I have never done any serious exercise, I couldn’t be Hong Yeon-seo’s opponent in terms of flexibility.

“It feels like I had fun playing for the first time in a long time. Hehe.”

Even though we lost one after another. Still, seeing Hong Yeon-seo smiling brightly made me realize that I, too, had fun.

“That’s right. It’s been a long time since I moved my body enough to sweat like this.”

“Did you enjoy it?”

“Oh. I feel refreshed and feel good.”

Joeath.

And Hong Yeon-seo clenched her hands into fists and said happily.

“Then let’s take a shower, change clothes, and come out. Let’s walk a bit and think about where we’re going.”

“huh!”

Hong Yeon-seo untied the string that tied her red hair and headed to the women’s shower room.

* * *

After taking a shower, changing clothes, and putting it in my bag, my phone started to light up and vibrate.

[Jiwoo Yoon]

When I saw the name on the screen, I felt puzzled.

“what.”

I wondered why he was calling me all the time.

Before answering the phone, I glanced at the notification window and saw that several messages had already been sent.

After gathering my things and going to the gym, I went up the stairs and out of the building to answer the phone.

Hong Yeon-seo will probably wash longer than me.

It was Jiwoo Yoon’s phone call that was disconnected while she was coming out.

I called the guy.

ddu-

[What are you doing?]

Before the phone rang even once, Ji-Woo Yoon’s voice came through the phone, answering the phone.

“I’m outside. What’s going on?”

[Where outside? Who are you with?]

“In the city. With Hong Yeonseo.”

[…] … what?]

Jiwoo Yoon’s words were interrupted.

I was puzzled by the guy who suddenly became quiet, so I decided to ask him why he was calling.

“But why? You sent me a lot of messages, is there anything urgent?”

[Hey, Lee Jin.]

“uh.”

[What are you and Hong Yeon-seo doing in the city?]

Yun Ji-woo’s voice lowered a note and sank.

No, but this kid. You don’t answer anything I say.

“I just came out to have fun. So why did you chat and call me?”

[You two just went out to have fun? You went to the city with Se-ah two days ago, right?]

“What, how did you know? Okay, man. … So why did you talk to me on the phone?”

[haha… . By any chance, are you planning to go out with Seong Yu-rin tomorrow?]

“What are you talking about?”

But this guy keeps pissing me off.

It was Yoon Ji-woo who only said what she wanted to say without knowing the meaning.

The corners of my eyes twitched a little in frustration.

no. As an adult, I have to endure it.

“But how did you know that?”

[Well, that’s understandable. Are you the same as me? Anyway, I figured it out.]

Tuk.

With those words, Jiwoo Yoon’s phone was hung up.

Hang up?

… … He only says what he wants to say today.

It was a strange attitude that made me wonder if I had eaten something wrong.

When I opened the message and checked what message was sent, it was similar to the content of the phone call.

How many of them are asking where he is, and how many are asking if he is with Hong Yeon-seo… .

Why is he like this all of a sudden?

As I was frowning and contemplating whether to call again, a bolt of lightning passed through my mind.

… … wait for a sec. This can’t be right.

Could it be that Yoon Ji-woo is misunderstanding?

Of course, I misunderstand the relationship between me and Hong Yeon-seo, who came out to play today… A similar scenario occurred in my head.

Not only that, but didn’t you also bring up other kids’ stories?

Jiwoo Yoon is the main character in the original, and the other children are heroines.

Even though there were some changes, wouldn’t Ji-Woo Yoon have feelings for the heroines in the end?

Otherwise, wouldn’t it be strange to suddenly react like this?

I think this is a bit harsh.

I looked around.

Come to think of it, there are quite a few students in the city who come out to have fun during the holidays.

Jiwoo Yoon may have received information that could have been misunderstood from several students.

Because unlike me, he has a lot of friends at school.

Now that I’ve received a call like this, shouldn’t I stop doing anything that could cause misunderstanding?

“Jin! What if you come out first? I was wondering why you didn’t come out like this.”

At that time, Hong Yeon-seo’s voice woke me up from my thoughts.

“Uh, huh? Oh, sorry. I came out for a moment to answer a phone call, but I was about to go back in.”

“Hmph. Didn’t you try to run away because you didn’t want to buy me food?”

“Do you think I would run away because it was such a waste…?”

It was Hong Yeon-seo who looked away as if she was upset.

Anyway, it was my mistake, so I approached Hong Yeon-seo to comfort her.

“I said I was sorry.”

My eyes met with Hong Yeon-seo, who just glanced away.

When Hong Yeon-seo gave her a sincere look, she smiled and turned around.

“Yeah. Well, you’re not the type of person to do that. But what kind of phone call was that?”

“……Uh-huh. Ah, that.”

… oh.

I just had to answer appropriately and move on.

Since it was a story related to this guy, I ended up wondering how much I should say.

It seems that Hong Yeon-seo’s curiosity grew more because of my muttering.

“Why? What? What? What?”

I can’t say with my own mouth, ‘I think Yoon Ji-woo is interested in you.’

I slowly avoided Hong Yeonseo’s gaze.

“It’s nothing. Just talking about work.”

“Hmm….”

At first glance, it was Hong Yeon-seo who looked suspicious.

After a while, thinking about Yoon Ji-woo, I spoke to Hong Yeon-seo with the intention of telling her that we should break up today.

“Hey, Hong Yeonseo…?”

“Yeonseo.”

“ok?”

“Take off your last name. Just call me by my first name.”

Hong Yeon-seo trudged over and looked up at me from right under my face.

The look from Hong Yeon-seo’s red eyes was intense.

I gulped and swallowed.

“Yeah, that’s right. Yeonseo… hey?”

When Hong Yeon-seo called her by her name, she smiled brightly.

“Yeah. Why? Jin?”

“It’s nothing else, something happened today. Let’s play again next time.”

“……what?”

Hong Yeon-seo’s smile stiffened.

At the same time, it gave off an increasingly violent aura.

“Why? What is it?”

“No, um. I have a drawing deadline delayed….”

“Show me.”

“uh?”

“phone.”

Hong Yeon-seo snatched the phone from my hand.

“No, hey. Wait a minute.”

“Open it.”

Hong Yeon-seo’s resolute attitude made me break into a cold sweat.

“That’s a bit….”

“If you don’t open it, I’ll be really angry.”

Hong Yeon-seo, with a serious expression on her face, glared at me without even blinking.

This is troublesome.

“Jin.”

“…why.”

“You’re the type of person who, when you lie, it shows on your face.”

… … is it?

A hand unconsciously went up and stroked my chin.

Hong Yeon-seo’s eyes narrowed a little more when she saw that.

“Looking at that reaction, does it really seem like you lied?”

“…….”

“Are you really not going to tell me properly?”

Hong Yeon-seo’s momentum, which had been glaring at me for a moment, gradually decreased.

Then, Hong Yeon-seo, with her arms hanging down and her head down, reached out her hand and handed me the cell phone.

“It’s okay. I’m going.”

The back of Hong Yeon-seo, who turned and left while holding the cell phone in my hand, looked very small and dangerous.

“…….”

The back of Hong Yeon-seo was slowly seen moving further and further away.

… If I turn around and go home like this, there will definitely be no misunderstandings with Jiwoo Yoon.

… … .

But, why don’t you want to send Hong Yeon-seo away like this?

Ignoring the commands of reason. Following my heart’s command, I took a step without falling.

After taking the first step, the next steps were easy.

Step by step, I approached Hong Yeon-seo.

Hong Yeon-seo’s steps slowed as she sensed someone following her.

“sorry.”

They stopped at each other. I stood behind Hong Yeon-seo and spoke.

“I won’t lie. I’ll tell you everything.”

The mouth opened at will and spit out words at will.

As I grabbed Hong Yeon-seo’s arm, who wasn’t looking back, I felt her body trembling slightly.

He slowly grabbed his arm and turned his body around.

Hong Yeon-seo, chewing her lip, turned her trembling eyes towards me.

It looked like it would cry if I touched it like this.

“……For now, let’s go to a cafe somewhere and sit down and talk.”

“……joy.”

Although she expressed her anger with her mouth, it was Hong Yeon-seo who approached me and urged me on my way.

Moving to a nearby cafe without saying a word.

I worked hard to organize in my head what I had to say to Hong Yeon-seo.

* * *

Crazy, crazy, crazy.

‘Why did I do that?’

Hong Yeon-seo secretly peeked at Seo Yi-jin.

It was an expression whose thoughts could not be read.

‘Ugh. ‘When I suddenly said I was going home, I got angry and just did it.’

Hong Yeon-seo blamed herself for her impatient personality.

I don’t usually do this. Only for Seo Yi-jin, this kind of thing pops up often.

Like last night… , This is already the second time today.

At the same time, I was curious about why they tried to hide it by lying.

I guess you could at least tell me that you have work at home or something like that.

If it’s something Seo Yi-jin can’t tell you about… … .

Hong Yeon-seo’s thoughts deepened.