episode_0593

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I received a call from Seo Woojin one day after that.

On the last Tuesday of January, I made an appointment with him again.

After all, I was in a position to make time whenever I wanted, except for practical training.

To Seo Woojin’s question of when would be good, I thought it would be better to meet as soon as possible, so I set it for the very next day.

Besides, I don’t have to worry about Jiyoon anymore.

Now that we’re practically accomplices, it’ll be over once I part ways with Seo Woojin, who simply came out to meet me.

Of course, Jiyoon didn’t seem to like the idea of leaving us alone, and she looked at me with strange eyes….

Anyway.

After dropping Jiyoon off first, I arrived at a place that was already somewhat familiar.

It was in front of a building that looked expensive, where I had been once before.

“…Isn’t this Senior Seo Yeon’s house?”

“That’s right.”

“Why here…?”

Seo Woojin entered the building as if it were natural, entering the password for the common entrance.

I followed him, asking in a barely audible voice.

I asked for the reason, but to be honest, I guessed it was for ‘that kind of thing’ 99% of the time.

Why, just like what happened this past weekend.

And like when I checked on Senior Seo Yeon’s private life before.

…That pervert was so excited.

So I figured he came here this time for a similar reason.

Since it was Seo Woojin, I couldn’t help but think that first.

But his answer was something completely different from what I expected.

“I have something to ask Baek Seo Yeon. I think she’s the most knowledgeable in that field.”

“What are you curious about?”

“Hmm…. How to deal with people? No. There must be a more appropriate word than that.”

“How to deal with people…? Like social skills…?”

“That’s not entirely wrong, but the nuance is slightly different from what I want to say.”

“Hmm….”

Well, I guess so. The position of student council president isn’t determined solely by ability.

There are cases like Yoo Siwoo, who is simply elected because he has a lot of friends, and there are also cases like Senior Seo Yeon, who, if you leave out her personal life, is a very, very exemplary student who rises to the position of student council president. Social skills are probably just one of these abilities.

But why?

What do you want to know about how to deal with people?

Isn’t wearing a mask and pretending to be normal something you’re better at than her?

I was about to ask this question, but Seo Woojin pressed the doorbell faster.

…And the door opened almost as soon as he pressed the doorbell.

“What, were you waiting in front of the intercom?”

“…I was just going to get some water, and it just happened to be the right timing.”

“Really? That’s amazing. It seems like this always happens when I come to your house.”

“I’m not your pet, so why would I do something unnecessary like that?”

Following Seo Woojin through the front door, I saw Senior Seo Yeon, who was the same as ever.

That is, even now that I’m deeply involved in her personal life, she still just looks like a pretty and meticulous student council president.

She doesn’t look particularly relaxed just because she’s at home.

The clothes she’s wearing are also fine to wear out right away.

I wonder how a person who seems so perfect ended up having such a private life….

…But I’m still a little awkward to ask about that so openly.

So, for now, I treated her as a polite junior colleague.

“Hello, Senior.”

“…You must be tired because of Seo Woojin too. Being dragged around like this.”

“Ah, no. Not really….”

“Don’t lie. …And just stay still for a moment.”

“Yes? …Uh, um….”

“…….”

“…Um, Senior. It tickles….”

“…Haa. The fact that Seo Woojin’s scent is so strong on you means you’ve been doing it enough to be tired for the past few days….”

“…Ahahaha….”

But the senior seems to have opened up to me to some extent, unlike what I thought.

I heard that you can’t always see the senior’s cute fox ears, even when sparring.

She’s even borrowing the power of the mutation system to check Seo Woojin’s scent left on my body.

…Of course, it’s a bit difficult to take this as entirely good news….

Anyway, thanks to this, half of my mind is filled with the thought that the senior’s sharp impression has softened and she looks really cute.

And the other half is filled with thoughts like, ‘I wonder if I’ll get scolded if I stroke her-‘ for a moment.

Seo Woojin, who went inside first, spoke to the senior, so I quietly started taking off my shoes.

“Baek Seo Yeon. I have a few things to ask you.”

“…What is it? You could have just asked on KakaoTalk, since you came all the way here.”

“How many sophomores do you know… I mean, the ones who are going to be juniors now? ”

“If it’s just knowing their names, there are quite a few…. The ones I’ve been somewhat close to are five…? Six…?”

“Then can you subtly spread a rumor to them?”

“I can, but…. What kind of rumor?”

“Ah, well.”

“…….”

“…That Seol Dabin broke up with her boyfriend.”

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“…What did you say?”

“A close junior is having a hard time because she broke up with her childhood friend whom she’s been dating since she was young. So I was wondering, as a senior, how should I comfort her? …If you spread it like this, I think some people will notice even if you hide the name.”

“No, hey. Seo Woojin. Wait…. Wait a minute…. What’s with that all of a sudden to a senior….”

I kept the words “what bullshit” pressed under my tongue for now.

I, who almost fell while taking off my shoes because of that story, quickly approached and snatched the story as if blocking the two of them.

I almost made a mistake that I hadn’t even made when I was young at the age of 22, but that’s not important right now.

…He just asked me when I would be free on KakaoTalk.

Even after arriving in front of the senior’s house, he only said that he had ‘something to ask’.

But what came out of Seo Woojin’s mouth was that he would subtly spread the news about the things between me and Baek Jiho to the same sophomore friends.

So, first of all, I tried to cut off the conversation from that point on.

“I’m saying this seriously. Seol Dabin, you said you wanted to tell your friends properly.”

“…….”

Apart from not liking it, Seo Woojin was really talking seriously.

So, for now, I just stopped in front of the senior and glanced at his face.

“How, how is that a serious way?”

“It’s a bit of a long story. So there’s a possibility that it might go a little differently than I thought.”

“…….”

“But if it’s something that I’m planning only for Hayoon noona, then…. I think this is the right way.”

“…….”

“Besides, I was able to succeed to some extent in ‘becoming friends with Jiyoon’, which was the first goal last weekend.”

“…Then at least give me a hint. What’s with this all of a sudden….”

“If I had talked to you first, I thought you would cover your ears, saying you absolutely didn’t want to do it. So I was trying to have a conversation with Baek Seo Yeon, a third party, next to you.”

“Then…. Um…. Then the thing about asking the senior something was just a rough excuse….”

“…That’s how it is.”

“…Haaa….”

Anyway, Seo Woojin is right.

I’m already doing things like blocking the senior as he said.

If I had brought up the same story when we were alone, it would have really gone the way Seo Woojin thought it would.

I want to argue, but I have nothing to argue with.

So, with a sullen gulp, I stepped aside in front of the senior.

…Fortunately, the senior seemed just taken aback and just smoothed out her clothes without saying anything else.

“Then, are we really going to reveal it to my friends?”

“You’re going to tell them someday anyway, right? Are you going to hide it forever?”

“That’s… true, but….”

“And I tried to sound out Hayoon noona, thinking you might have told your friends first, but thankfully she said she didn’t know.”

“Of course. …Because I didn’t tell her.”

“That’s a relief. And….”

Seo Woojin, who trailed off at the end of his sentence, said that the story would be long, as mentioned earlier, so let’s sit down and talk and went to the sofa right next to him.

Come to think of it, we can’t just keep standing and talking.

I followed him obediently without complaint.

…And what followed was.

Personally, I think.

It was a very puzzling statement.

“First of all, I’m going to let the rumor that you broke up get into Hayoon noona’s ears. Or I’ll just tell her that I found out myself. Anyway, as long as noona knows what’s going on with you.”

“…Haa. I thought I’d tell my friends someday…. But I didn’t think it would be like this….”

“…I’m asking this now, but is there really no way you can do it? Then let’s just abandon this method and use another method….”

“No, I’m just curious about one thing….”

“…What is it?”

“…Why are you doing this?”

That’s right.

Honestly revealing the fact that I broke up with Baek Jiho was still possible somehow, but

Why are you trying to do this?

The purpose was still full of question marks.

What if I break up with Baek Jiho?

Is the boyfriend’s seat empty, so you’re going to put Seo Woojin in it?

Then wouldn’t Hayoon naturally think that she heard wrong?

First of all, I think it’s better to clarify this part.

“I’m trying to create a new reason for you and me to meet.”

“Yes?”

“We can’t tell you exactly what happened when you asked how we met.”

“…Come to think of it, the reason I’m involved with you is….”

“You accidentally saw my body at the pension, and a few days later, you’re an adult….”

“Ahhh…! Ah, I get it, I get it. Stop….”

“…….”

“…Senior Seo Yeon is listening too.”

Okay.

I got it.

I admit it.

To be honest, I’m really at a loss as to how to explain this embarrassing relationship to Hayoon….

But a new question arose, so I continued to ask.

“How are you going to create a reason by revealing that I broke up…?”

“It’s simple.”

“Ummm…. How simple is it….”

Seo Woojin’s answer to this was,

It wasn’t short.

It was definitely simple.

“I took care of you when you were depressed. And then, like this, like that. The end.”

“…The end? Is that really the end…?”

“Instead, it would be better for us to ‘act’ in front of noona for a few days so that Hayoon noona can understand.”

“….”

“You play the role of a depressed girl who broke up with her childhood friend whom she’s been dating for a long time. I play the role of taking care of such a girl in various ways.”

“….”

“Then it will be more persuasive when you reveal it later. Lee Jiyoon will have something fun to do, so she’ll subtly help you from the side.”

“Um…. But….”

“Why?”

“…Is it really okay with just that? Just getting close and accumulating feelings…. …I haven’t… dated before, so I don’t know….”

“That part will be fine.”

…Well, there are still parts that I don’t understand very well….

“If you see each other often for any reason, feelings will naturally build up.”

“…….”

“…What are you looking at? Look down.”

Senior Seo Yeon said so too.