episode_0417

The exam period at Ga-Hyeon University has become so commonplace that it is now a given.

The expressions on the faces of the students walking around the university were mostly similar.

Some people are exhausted from studying hard.

Some people are looking forward to the next one and regretting it.

Some people are already excited about what they will do after the exams are over.

me?

I was the former.

‘I’m tired.’

I’m tired because I studied too hard unintentionally. It feels strange because the knowledge is being forced into my head halfway.

I guess it feels like I’m being brainwashed.

At that moment, two familiar silhouettes were walking in the distance.

It was Hyunho Ahn, a student in the same English department, and Gyuah Lee, a first-year science major.

“That’s right. Thanks to you, oppa, it was really much easier.”

“Right? That professor is famous for rewriting problems. I also had an easy time thanks to my seniors.”

“Hey, what are you guys doing?”

Raise your hand and say hello.

“Are you okay with the next test? I heard it’s going to be hard.”

“It’s difficult. But I’m not completely confident. I studied a lot with Chanwoo.”

“Hey… … .”

“You’re having a great time with Chanwoo oppa.”

“Yeah, but we enlisted together anyway.”

You little shits.

I was really going to ignore him and pass by and hit Ahn Hyun-ho on the back of the head.

Bam!

“Slow.”

Ahn Hyun-ho, who grabbed her wrist, laughs.

This is really fucking annoying.

“Why are you ignoring me? I said hello. Bye.”

“That’s because it’s ignorable.”

“Do you know that? It’s rumored among the first-years that you shouldn’t approach Woojin if possible.”

“I said hello. ”

“Really? That rumor spread?”

“Yes. Of course, since Yerin and Lee Seo are popular, there are also kids who try to approach Woojin-sunbae-.”

“Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? ”

“Oh, shit.”

“Do you have a mental illness… … .”

“Hello?”

“Hello, you son of a bitch.”

“Hello.”

Yeah, I should say hello.

“No, why are you suddenly ignoring me? I’m so upset.”

“You told Gyuah something weird, you crazy bastard.”

“Me?”

I’m not close enough to Lee Gyu-ah to tell her anything.

“What, you’re telling me to get pregnant? Is that a reasonable thing to say to a college student?”

“Who’s messing with your life? You’re telling the kid something weird.”

“That’s right. I’m a first year student.”

“Kyu-ah, don’t listen to that kid. Just don’t talk to him.”

Ahn Hyun-ho hugs Lee Gyu-ah tightly and gestures for her to get out quickly because she is dirty.

“You bastards.”

I’m not solo, but I feel like I’m solo.

When I act cute in front of the kids, is this how the people around me feel?

It’s very dirty.

“Ahn Hyun-ho, this bastard thought Gyu-ah was cheating on him, so he left the meeting and now he’s talking a lot.”

“Hey!”

“Huh?!”

So he sprayed shit water and ran away.

It was Hyunho Ahn who reached out to retaliate, but he was able to avoid it just in time.

“Brother! What do you mean?!”

On the other hand, Ahn Hyun-ho was caught by Lee Gyu-ah.

“Ah, no. Gyu-ah, that’s not it-.”

“Woohaha!”

I run to school excitedly.

People around me look at me strangely, but I’m so used to that kind of gaze that I’m starting to get scared.

How far did you run?

I sit down on a nearby bench, breathing heavily.

“Haha!”

I feel good about running outside like this, smiling happily in the refreshing and cool breeze.

“Hahahaha!”

I can’t help but laugh.

“Ha, ha… … haha.”

At the same time, tears well up in my eyes, and the lump in my chest that I had forgotten about begins to weigh on my whole body once again.

It’s exam period now.

As any student can relate, exam period can be a time of deep reflection on one’s own inner self.

I have already been through the testing period of the modern era several times, so I am familiar with the abyss of my own twisted self.

This time is different.

“Ah, ahhh.”

The laughter soon turned into a moan.

I closed my eyes to the inevitable future with sadness.

“Go to the store.”

To others, it’s just a simple exam period.

For me.

There was only about a month left until military enlistment.

* * *

“Are you experiencing mood swings?”

After hearing my story, Yua Rin tilted her head. Her eyes sparkled as if she had never wanted to study, but now that she had come across good content.

On the other hand, Choi Yi-seo, sitting across from her, slowly searches for her earphones, saying that it’s time to start again.

Since he had to take an exam soon, it seemed like he was trying to focus on that.

“Oh, it’s deep. Every once in a while, I get a really strong dizziness.”

Whenever I think about this while studying, eating, exercising, or playing a game, I get dizzy.

There was a time when Han Kang and Pyo Jin-ho suddenly shouted into the air, and I think it might be because of this.

“For Woojini who is having a hard time.”

Seo Ye-rin, who was sitting next to me, sneakily hands me her cell phone.

There was a picture of Seo Ye-rin in the bathroom wearing only her underwear.

There were graffiti like [Female], [For Ujini only], [Available for use].

The last time I went to the waxing salon, I drew on Seo Ye-rin’s body as punishment for giving her a hard time, but it looks like it hasn’t been erased yet.

“You haven’t deleted this yet?”

When I asked in confusion, Seo Ye-rin answered with a wink.

“I wrote something new.”

“… … why?”

“So that when Woojini is having a hard time, I can show him this and comfort him?”

“Yerin-ah.”

As I looked at her with a moved expression, Seo Ye-rin slightly stuck out her lips.

I was about to quickly give her a kiss, but a hand reached out from behind and covered my mouth.

“These kids, whenever they get a chance.”

“Ubububu.”

Yoo Ah-rin interrupted the kiss.

He turns his face back to its original position and continues the conversation.

“I can’t help it if you have mood swings. I understand.”

“Right! Right away! It’s going to be so stressful!”

Two people who sympathize.

I glanced ahead, and Choi Yi-seo, who had been studying, felt my gaze and met my eyes.

Then he takes out his earphones with a sigh and says.

“I know it’s hard. I want to do everything I can for you before you leave.”

“… … .”

“But I have to do what I have to do. There are only a few days left until the exam.”

Choi Yi-seo always answers with the same answer, leaving me speechless.

“I told you last time, right? Let’s hold on tight while thinking about what happens after military service. Even after you’re discharged, your grades will remain the same, so don’t do anything you’ll regret and work hard. Okay?”

“What kind of mother is that girl?”

“Padrip, Arin!”

“No, that’s the kind of thing only a mother would say.”

Choi Yi-seo really hates being called like a mother.

Actually, hearing it from Yu Ah-rin didn’t seem to have much of an impact, so I just shrugged my shoulders and started studying again.

And then, a study atmosphere was created again.

This is exactly the reason why I had no choice but to study semi-forcibly even though I was about to enlist in the military.

‘I want to be with the kids.’

But since it’s exam period for kids, they have to study for the exam anyway.

So, since we were together, I had no choice but to study naturally.

‘But I don’t want to study so badly.’

I’m reading a book, but I can’t concentrate.

Eventually, I started doodling at some point, and here I was, drawing the Zolarman I used to draw in elementary school, but now that I’m older, I’m drawing it again.

“Hey, what are you doing?”

Yoo Ah-rin glanced at me doodling and pointed at something with her pen.

“Subordinate position.”

“… … What is this?”

“Top.”

“What is this?”

“SM Play.”

“This kid is protesting because he doesn’t want to study?”

No, I thought that since I’m an adult now, I should do some adult-like doodles.

At this age, isn’t it strange to draw a picture of Zolaman fighting with a sword?

Woof! Woof! Woof!

“Vibrator?”

“It’s a cell phone.”

“Aha.”

What kind of circuitry is it that makes it possible for a cell phone vibration to turn into a vibrator?

“I’ll go and answer the phone.”

“Why are you living like that, Seo Ye-rin.”

“No, I thought it wasn’t a cell phone because libraries require cell phones to be on silent mode. So I figured someone had put a vibe in her panties.”

“First of all, not me.”

“Me too.”

“Then it’s Choi Yi-seo.”

“Oh my! That’s right!”

Look at those weird women making fun of Choi Yi-seo by saying she can’t hear them because she’s wearing earphones.

The call was from Jeong Chan-woo.

He seems bored these days because he doesn’t have a girlfriend.

“Hello.”

– Woojin, where are you now?

“School library. Studying?”

The voice is strangely low, which makes me strangely nervous.

– Do you have the bald man’s number?

“There is- what?”

What did I just hear?

“You asked for the bald old man’s number, right now?”

– … … Yeah, send that to me.

“No, why all of a sudden? What’s wrong with you?”

First of all, I was a bit surprised that Chanwoo didn’t have the bald old man’s phone number.

That’s not the point.

“I don’t understand why you’re looking for a bald old man!?”

Isn’t it Jeong Chan-woo who is trying to avoid getting involved with the bald old man?

But I couldn’t believe that Jeong Chan-woo asked for the bald man’s number.

“Are you trying to get out of the military? You little punk, even so, you can’t get out of the military by offering up your asshole!”

Military service is 1 year and 6 months, but once your butthole is opened, you will have to live a hard life.

– That’s bullshit, you idiot!

Jung Chan-woo is furious.

I guess that’s not the case.

– Ha, I’m really serious. Please. Send me the bald man’s number.

“What’s really going on with you?”

He is different from people like Kang Han-gang or Pyo Jin-ho who create incidents on their own.

Because of his outstanding looks, Jung Chan-woo was often a victim who got involved in incidents against his will.

– … … .

“What’s going on? Explain.”

– No, Ma, it’s not like it’s anything huge.

“Tell me. I’m the youngest in the space group. You have one of the top five backers in South Korea.”

– flaw.

I wonder if my words have put you at ease a little.

A small laugh escaped Chanwoo’s mouth.

– You’re so cool, Kim Woojin.

“So tell me. What’s going on?”

– Oh, actually I went to karaoke yesterday?

“… … What? A bar? The one where you hang out with women? ”

– Yeah.

“No, why the fuck are you going there, you crazy bastard.”

– I didn’t go because I wanted to! My graduating seniors dragged me there by force!

“Ah. You whaling bastards.”

These days, even in the bamboo forest, they are graduating and asking Popo to do an outdoor broadcast from the university just once.

“So. You went there?”

– I think I caught someone’s eye that I shouldn’t have touched.

“… … .”

– Hey, wait a minute! Someone’s coming!

“Where are you now? Hey?!”

The phone suddenly disconnected.

I looked down at it and made a phone call with a sigh.

“Senior, are you busy right now?

Senior Joohee answered my question calmly.

– Hmm? I’ll finish the exam soon after I take the test.

“Okay. Then, can you go and rescue someone with me?”

– hmm.

Senior Joohee thought about it for a moment.

And then he asks confidently.

– Can I bring a baseball bat?

“… … maybe?”

– That’s good.

I don’t know why, but I was able to call Senior Joohee as my bodyguard.

After hanging up, I immediately called the next person.

“Mister, Chanwoo asked me to help you.”

– Let’s go now.

You’re coming right now.

Okay, the preparations are roughly done.

To be honest, I was too lazy to study, but I’m secretly a little happy that something fun happened.

My heart-pounding smile disappears in an instant as I am hit by the cold wind.

He shouted out of habit, with a blank expression on his face.

“Aaah! I have to go to the military!”

It just comes to me like a seizure and I scream.

I wonder if other people are like this too.