episode_0077

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“── happened, well done!”

The next day, I told Kang Seo-yoon what I did yesterday. A criminal record that can truly be considered a great achievement. No matter how coldly Kang Seo-yoon treats me, he won’t be able to hide his joy!

“… … .”

hmm. You’re hiding your joy better than I thought. So much so that his expression literally dropped below freezing.

“So, you’re saying I told Shina that I like her?”

“Huh? Yes.”

“And I asked Shin-ah if she wanted to date me.”

If I were to be honest, I didn’t say it because I was discovered before I could say it. But there really wasn’t much of a difference, so I nodded proudly.

weird. I thought you would be very happy. However, Kang Seo-yoon’s expression showed no signs of relaxing.

“Sit over here. Right now, right away.”

Grumble. Kang Seo-yoon dragged the chair next to her so that its back was towards her.

The backrest was in the way, so I tried to sit with my legs wide apart facing each other… . The angle of my eyebrows tilted rapidly, so I immediately turned back and sat down.

“Hey~. I think we should face each other when talking~.”

“It’s done, so stay as is.”

yes. At the stern voice, I instinctively straightened my sitting posture.

Although Kang Seo-yoon’s appearance was not visible, her actions could be seen by her presence. Rummage and rummage. There was a sound of something being rummaged around, and a moment later something touched my hair.

The feeling of being swept away. I know this feeling well because Sia has done it a few times. Alas, this is called combing. It straightens out the texture of your hair.

“There are no split ends in the hair. Surprisingly, does it look like management?”

“No, it has some kind of recovery ability… .”

“Hmm. Yes.”

He asked the question and came back with a cold answer, as if he was not interested.

What is this, this atmosphere that is extremely difficult to exist in? The gaze has been stinging for a while now, so much so that it is difficult to bear.

“I’m sure I said it back then. Tell me why I bullied you.”

“It was like that, yes.”

Right after the final exam. Kang Seo-yoon was waiting for me when I finished hearing the basic circumstances.

As soon as Kang Seo-yoon saw me, she bowed her head deeply. Thanks to me, they were able to avoid the worst situation or something. Of course, there is no doubt that the situation is still quite difficult, but the difference between whether there is a chance to make up for it or not is big.

And it was at that time that I heard why Kang Seo-yoon was harassing me. In a way, it was a cute reason, like jealousy over being close to someone I like.

“I’ll just say it clearly. There are more kids than you might think who hate you for similar reasons.”

“Eh, really?”

“Because you’re pretty cute. When I see you fooling around with the boy you like, it makes me boil inside.”

“Mi, are you sorry?”

“Don’t apologize. Because I’m pissed.”

“Then thank you… ?”

“Do you think this is a compliment?”

What are you asking me to do!?

“The biggest problem is your lack of awareness. Did you know that there are people who say your gender is a concept to fawn over men?”

“What, that’s scary. Deb show I had no idea about.”

“Despite his attitude as a man, his skin is always fair and his hair is shiny. Who would believe that this is a look that has been neglected?”

They say they don’t realize it, but I hope they realize that they are praising themselves. It’s difficult because I’m not sure whether I should laugh or cry.

“Of course, I know that this skin hasn’t even had lotion on it. I also found out why my hair is so good. I know now that you don’t have the brains to make such an intelligent move as to criticize someone.”

Wow, my hair was pulled. As my head naturally fell over the backrest, I saw Kang Seo-yoon’s face looking down at me upside down.

First of all, he was smiling. But did you know? The origin of a smile is the aggressive act of an animal showing its fangs.

In other words, even if I inadvertently get scared to the point of hiccups, there is nothing I can do about it.

“So, can you please explain? What on earth was your intention in bringing this story about me flirting with someone I like? No, I was thinking about it in the first place… ?”

Hehehe.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to. Sincerity. Really.”

“… okay. As I said before, I know you have no bad intentions. Very well, I mean.”

Suddenly, the head that had been tilted back returned to its original state. It’s a good thing that that scary smile has disappeared from sight, but what Seo-yoon Kang is doing behind the scenes really bothers me.

“Hey, Seo-yoon Kang? What are you doing with my hair right now?”

“Even if it was unintentional, a child who does something bad needs punishment, right? From now on, I will braid your hair very nicely. So that nine out of ten men passing by can turn around.”

“Hey, stop!”

I’m still getting a lot of strange looks these days, so I’m worried. It was obvious that if I looked more like a girl, those gazes would increase even more.

The only thing I did was punch the gangster in the stomach, so I don’t even know why I was making fun of him. I didn’t like the thought of flirting with a man, so I asked Kang Seo-yoon, and she said, “If you talk on friendly terms, it means you’re flirting.”

What are those incredibly loose standards?

If you wanted to protest, you could protest as much as you wanted. However, I was reluctant to apply logic to the romantic feelings of an adolescent girl. Whatever it was, it was true that I had meddled in the relationship between the two people.

In the end, I gave up protesting and quietly surrendered myself to Kang Seo-yoon’s hands.

“If I show myself like this, won’t my relationship with the kids who hate me worsen?”

“That part is a matter for me to take care of, not for you to worry about.”

Kang Seo-yoon, who ruthlessly pushes away even the long-awaited worries. I can’t tell if it’s favorable or not.

“I really did it because I thought I would be praised. Look, you can tell from a look at that gangster that he cares about you, right?”

“… I am thankful for that.”

Kang Seo-yoon also knew that her romantic feelings were discovered. That was the reason why I did not complain about revealing my love affair.

So, the information I brought ── Yangachi cares about Kang Seo-yoon. The reason Yangachi avoids Kang Seo-yoon is not because he dislikes Kang Seo-yoon, but because of some circumstances. These two pieces of information will be like rain in a drought for Kang Seo-yoon, who has been suffering mentally.

“Then why not stop touching your head as compensation? Or, you can make him wear gym clothes again.”

“No touching my hair because I find it fun. Gym uniforms are not possible because they have already been decided through contract magic.”

“You just need to modify the contract magic.”

“I don’t like it because it’s hard. Okay, turn your head to the side for a moment.”

It seemed like he was so focused on fiddling with his hair that he just pretended not to hear what I was saying. I didn’t expect much from the beginning.

It’s all good, but I get bored because I have to stay still while my hair is touched. Are there any topics that might be of interest to Kang Seo-yoon? As I thought about it, one thing came to mind.

“Now that I think about it, how did you come to like that gangster?”

“A chance? Um… .”

Honestly, I have no idea why this guy is so popular. If it were me, I would absolutely reject a woman who has multiple boyfriends in romantic terms. I was a little curious to see if there was something different from a woman’s perspective.

I thought about the possibility of being rejected because it was embarrassing, but Kang Seo-yoon surprisingly accepted the story smoothly. No, on the contrary, he opened his mouth in the most gentle way he has ever said to me.

“There is no particular reason. Still, if I had to pick one, it would be this one. Because you gave me flowers at a party when I was little?”

“Flowers?”

Even though I don’t get along with the gangster, I don’t really get along with him. Is it appropriate to think of it as seducing a woman? So, how old have you been doing this? What is a party?

It’s confusing because there are so many puzzles. Regardless of whether I did that or not, Kang Seo-yoon continued speaking in a happy tone.

“I fell and hurt my knee while walking away from the adults at the party. I met Shinaya when I was holding back my tears. He touched my knee and made a red rose? I don’t know what kind of magic it was.”

“Hasn’t that scar gone?”

“That’s right. Since I didn’t feel any magic, it couldn’t have been magic.”

That’s not magic or magic, it’s a curse. Considering the gangster’s potential, a devil would have done it, so he wouldn’t have felt it because he was a magician.

In addition, I heard a lot of memorable episodes of young Kang Seo-yoon and Yangachi. When I was young, the bully was quite a unique kid, so it was interesting to listen to in his own way. It was quite funny compared to how the gangster looks now.

“Other than that, it’s almost like we’re on the same level of family status now. The face is fine too.”

“It seems like the story has suddenly fallen from a story full of innocence to a story of philistinism.”

“Both are very important in a serious romantic relationship. You’ve never had a girlfriend, right?”

“That goes for you too!”

How long had they been bickering without even seeing each other’s faces? In the corner of my eye, I saw Raon looking blankly at me.

No, not only Raon, but even Bobbin and Marie were looking at me with their eyes wide open and their mouths shaped like triangles.

“… Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Oh my god, Amiga is doing girls talk!”

Girls’ talk, another word we don’t use in Korea. Although it probably came from head knowledge.

“Aren’t you making too much of a fuss? I can at least give you some relationship advice.”

“But, Ami, whenever you try to talk about relationships, you say, ‘Men don’t talk like that!’ You say no!”

The two people next to me nodded vigorously as Raon spoke with his arms crossed and his voice low. … Surely that’s not an imitation of my vocal cords? It’s just an analogy, right?

Of course, on the first day of my period, I said something like that when I was led by Raon’s hand and went to a dessert cafe. But there was a good reason.

“That’s because you keep asking me if there’s someone I like. Without you too!”

There is no way two people with zero dating experience, zero experience in dating, and zero experience in unrequited love could talk about love. This was not a matter of likes or dislikes, but a matter of possibility or impossibility.

It is also a prejudice to think that only women talk about relationships in the first place. It’s a topic that not only men don’t enjoy doing, but it comes up rarely.

“… ruler. it’s over. Then I’ll go. For the remaining 5 days, don’t forget to wear the girls’ school uniform properly.”

“Wait, don’t leave it!”

“Hmph. It must be nice to have a lot of friends, very.”

Kang Seo-yoon, who had already completed her intricately braided hair, got up and left without saying goodbye. I seemed to be feeling pretty good just a moment ago, but why did it suddenly become like that again?

But I feel like no matter how much I think about it, I will never find the answer. Feeling a strange sense of resignation, I pondered how to stop the three people who were excitedly taking pictures of me with their smartphones.

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