episode_0073

Summer vacation has begun.

A time that all students eagerly await.

For some students, it is an opportunity to improve their grades, and for others, it is a time to recharge.

And… most academy students in this game spend their vacation doing the latter.

There is no need to run to compete for grades like in high school… it is relatively leisurely.

Above all, you must keep in mind that it is in a game.

Who would want to see the main characters running amok at the academy during vacation?

Because of those things… no matter how busy the student council is, Kim Ha-ram also has a little bit of free time.

‘I don’t like it…’

The person who irritates him the most these days is Choi Do-hyun.

Good family, good looks and body.

Pretty girlfriend.

Smooth interpersonal relationships and good grades… It was truly a solid life.

I was able to achieve most of what I wanted, and I never encountered any major difficulties.

And… Choi Do-hyun was a type of person he had never met.

When I first met him, I thought he was just one of those common gangsters.

A student who is called to the leadership team whenever he has time and is always causing accidents.

She felt sorry for him and thought of him as a human beneath her feet.

A lower class life that supports elites like themselves.

For example, a low-class person who should not be mixed with people like Jeong Ye-rin and himself.

An inferior being that can be treated however you want, without being polite.

A punching bag that can’t resist even if you hit it as much as it wants, or a weed-like guy that doesn’t fall back no matter what you do.

Under that mindset, Kim Ha-ram once formed a consensus with Jeong Ye-rin by freely criticizing him.

However, at some point, Choi Do-hyun began to climb up little by little.

He became close to Jeong Ye-rin and Jeong Ye-eun and kept trying to blend in… It was annoying.

It felt like I had stepped into a den of bugs and had a grima stuck to my pants.

At first, I just shook my pants a few times and frowned along with the people around me.

However, no matter what I do, the bug doesn’t fall off and just creeps up my pants.

My girlfriend even defended the bug and told me not to remove it, and even came close to fighting.

He still didn’t understand why she was defending him so much.

I just couldn’t understand.

Why do they have to create an uncomfortable atmosphere because of one guy like that?

What kind of guy like that…

Especially last time.

The experience of him tapping me on the shoulder and laughing at me, who had always looked down on me, gave me a truly gut-wrenching humiliation.

‘This bastard… how dare he…’

I cursed inside.

He is not a person who deserves to be treated like that by someone like Choi Do-hyun. He thought so.

There are levels among humans, and he was a much higher level person than Choi Do-hyeon.

It is unacceptable for a person below to confront a person above.

‘First of all… let’s go on a date and relax.’

Right now, the top priority was to completely resolve the slightly uncomfortable atmosphere with Jeong Ye-rin.

He slowly looked around the closet and chose clothes to wear.

It will get your relationship back on track.

**

The day before the date.

Jeong Ye-rin was exchanging messages with Choi Do-hyeon.

[Are you wearing the thing you bought last time well?]

This means chokers and earrings.

Yerin Jeong looked at the desk.

First of all, she kept them… but she never wore them once.

I touched the earrings a few times, but ended up not wearing them, and I never touched the choker in the first place.

I just left it on the desk.

[Seeing as there is no reply, I guess I didn’t write it.]

[Why do I have to do that?]

Jeong Ye-rin answered with a tic like usual.

Last time, at the movie theater, my rebelliousness seemed to be growing, perhaps because I was helplessly swayed to do what he wanted.

[Even if I don’t wear a choker, I wear earrings. There is a sincere gift.]

[Who comforted you?]

[It suits you well, so wear it.]

[Isn’t it my freedom to kick it or not…? Why do you want me to do that?]

[Just because I want to see you wearing what I bought you? Isn’t it natural for the person who gave it as a gift?]

[Don’t leave a message, even if it’s a message. I have no intention of doing this.]

After that message, there was no reply.

‘..Did you talk too much?’

Jeong Ye-rin, who had no intention of ending the conversation yet, was embarrassed by the no reply.

[..I’ll think about the earrings.]

In the end, it was she who gave up first.

Choi Do-hyeon seemed to be satisfied only then and continued the conversation.

[great. Please take a picture and send it to me.]

[what?]

[Photo taken wearing earrings. It’s not that difficult.]

[now?]

[No, later when I go out. When are you leaving?]

[tomorrow.]

[Then you can take a picture and send it to me. Who are you going out with?]

She paused for a moment at the question, then tapped the screen to reply.

[Haram.]

[Ah… senior boyfriend?]

When talking with Choi Do-hyun, if Kim Ha-ram was mentioned, the atmosphere became uncomfortable.

The two hated each other so much. Even she, a third party, could feel that atmosphere.

Because she was caught in the middle, she couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable in that atmosphere.

And… the word her boyfriend.

That word gave me a strange feeling.

Kim Ha-ram was definitely her boyfriend.

They exchange affection stronger than anyone else in the world, comfort each other, tell jokes that only the two of them can understand, and whisper love.

However, when I actually heard that fact in the message, I didn’t feel so good.

It was not very pleasant to be reminded of their romantic relationship by Choi Do-hyun.

It felt like I was rediscovering a fact that I had been trying to ignore.

[huh.]

After thinking for a while, I finally sent one letter.

With that, their message ended.

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The next morning.

Jeong Ye-rin started preparing for her date early.

“Hmm… Sister, what are you doing this morning…?”

“Yes, I was supposed to meet Haram today.”

“Didn’t we meet during the vacation ceremony…?”

Suddenly, her conscience pricked.

Her younger brother still didn’t know that she met Choi Do-hyeon during the school vacation.

“Ugh, uhm… Haha, I did…”

“We get along well… Can you lend me your pants today?”

“Hmm…”

She thought for a moment, then expressed her refusal.

He didn’t particularly pay attention to her wearing revealing clothes, so he wondered if it was really necessary to do that.

…I don’t necessarily want to show him that side of me.

It was strange.

It would be natural for a boyfriend to want to look prettier than anyone else, but that feeling is not that strong.

‘Then, what about Choi Do-hyun?’

For a moment, that thought occurred to her… but she chose to brush off the question rather than give an appropriate answer.

As I dressed appropriately, the earrings on the desk caught my eye.

‘That’s…’

Last night’s message came to mind.

Yerin Jeong slowly moved her hand to her earrings.

Since it was an earring type product that did not require ear piercing, I was able to wear it right away.

‘Hmm.. it suits you well.’

After a while, she picked up her cell phone and took a picture of the side of her face.

Jeong Ye-rin took a picture for Choi Do-hyeon, stopping and overcoming the feelings of self-destruction and rejection that were rising at the moment.

It includes a white neck, black hair, ears with earrings, and silhouettes of eyebrows and nose.

She sent the photo to Choi Do-hyun.

Maybe he’s still sleeping, but he doesn’t check the messages.

She waited for him for a short time and then headed to the meeting place to meet Kim Ha-ram.

I wanted to see his reaction right away if possible, but I couldn’t wait forever.

“Haram!”

“Yes, Yerin. Are you here?”

Kim Ha-ram arrived early and was waiting for her.

Her appearance was no different from usual and she was as beautiful as always.

“Uh, it’s an earring? I haven’t seen it before… but it’s pretty.”

“Thank you. Haram, you’re cool too.”

As she answered like that, she was overcome by a familiar sense of immorality.

You go out on a date wearing accessories that another man bought you, and your boyfriend compliments you on those accessories.

I felt like my heart was warming up.

The presence of the earring continued to be felt.

It’s outside, and Choi Do-hyun will be inside his house.

Still, it felt like I was with him.

Thinking about that gives me goosebumps again.

“Then, shall we go?”

“Yes..”

He naturally took her hand.

It had only been a few seconds since I met Kim Ha-ram, and I was quickly caught up in thoughts about Choi Do-hyun.

The influence of the earring on my ear was stronger than the hand that was currently being held.

I felt as if I had become accustomed to him.

Although she hated that feeling, she had no intention of shaking him off.

Now, the thought that she couldn’t concentrate on her boyfriend dominated her.

…However, the date had only just begun.