episode_0603

. “Oh…. You two have gotten really close?” “Well…, ahahaha….” Seol Dabin could only laugh. If asked if she was close with Jiyoon, she would have to say that they were definitely close now. They are even at the point of exchanging vigorously squeezed-out semen mouth-to-mouth, so it would be stranger to say they weren’t close now. Moreover, Jiyoon is deliberately putting on an ‘over-the-top performance’ as if to show her older sister. Seol Dabin was only contacted by Seo Woojin to be told that Jiyoon would be coming along, but she wasn’t stupid enough not to realize why she was doing this. “That’s amazing. This is the first time I’ve seen Jiyoon get this close to someone else….” “…Uhm, what’s she normally like?” “Well…. I’ve never even seen Jiyoon have any friends.” “What are you talking about? You just didn’t know, but I did have a few close friends!” “But you never showed them to me, did you?” “Anyway, I’m showing you now, so that’s that. Right?” “Ahaha….” Seol Dabin could only laugh. She had heard about Jiyoon’s personality from Seo Woojin, and she had also felt it herself. That’s why she felt like she understood what Hayoon was saying to some extent. …Jiyoon is exaggerating like this now. It must be very awkward for her as her older sister. But now she can’t exactly tell them to keep their distance. From today onwards, Seol Dabin and Lee Jiyoon are at the point where they can lightly hug each other when they meet. Because of this, when Seol Dabin lightly wrapped her arm around Lee Jiyoon’s waist, Lee Hayoon looked at her with half amazement and half bewilderment. “Still, somehow, Jiyoon talks about you a lot.” “Talks about me?” “Yeah. It feels like she’s been doing it more recently?” “Recently, you mean….” “……Ah, it’s not because of that rumor…. Uhm….” “……” “…I’m sorry.” “No, it’s all in the past now…. Ahaha….” Seol Dabin could only laugh. When she heard the word “recently,” what came to Seol Dabin’s mind was the memory of doing ‘bad things’ with Jiyoon behind Hayoon’s back, but it seemed that Hayoon, the person in question, was reminded of the rumor that she had deliberately spread around last week. Moreover, Hayoon hastily took back her words as if she thought it was a slip of the tongue. Therefore, Seol Dabin could only give an awkward laugh. “…Should we walk for a bit? It’s cold to keep standing outside. Let’s go eat dinner.” The root of this complicated relationship. That hateful pervert stuck close to Hayoon. Saying this while glancing at Seo Woojin’s eyes, who seemed to be enjoying himself even in this situation. 603 Now that I think about it carefully. Dabin only asked me, ‘Do you want to have dinner together?’ and didn’t say anything like, ‘I’m going to have a serious talk about the rumor that’s been spreading about me recently.’ She didn’t say a single word about it. “Hayoon, isn’t this place nice? It’s quite good for a Japanese restaurant?” “Y-yeah.” “I found it by chance last time, but it was more delicious and the atmosphere was better than I thought….” “I-I see.” “I hope I can bring a lot of other kids next time…. …Ah! I don’t mean that I regret coming with Jiyoon or Woojin, but I just mean that I want to let my friends know about it too.” “It’s okay. It would be weirder if I got upset about something like that. Don’t worry about it.” “Hey. Seo Woojin. Why are you answering on your own without listening to my opinion?” “Because you and Dabin are close. I thought you wouldn’t care either.” “…Well, that’s true.” “……” Therefore, I didn’t hear a single word about Dabin’s personal life throughout the dinner. To be exact, I should say her personal life related to her boyfriend, but anyway. All I heard from Dabin were some fun memories she had while doing her internship recently. Stories about a senior at the office that I don’t know, or a small story that happened when she, Jiyoon, and Woojin took a taxi together. And other small everyday stories. It was exactly the same as the stories I usually share when I meet Dabin. Of course, I don’t mean that this is bad…, I was so nervous when I came here, but nothing happened, so I feel a little empty, would you be able to relate if I said I felt something like this? “……” Maybe it’s because not only me and Woojin are here, but also Jiyoon next to us. The news about Dabin has spread widely among the sophomores, so it doesn’t matter, but I guess she thinks that Jiyoon, who is a freshman, doesn’t know yet. Besides, I told Jiyoon last time, ‘Don’t ever talk about your boyfriend in front of Dabin.’ and emphasized it several times…. And when I ran into Dabin in front of the station just now, I even made an unnecessary slip of the tongue…. Haaaa…. If I had known it would be like this, I should have told Woojin and me in the morning when we were texting that only the two of us would go. I groaned inwardly and got up from my seat for a moment. “I’m going to the bathroom for a bit…!” Fortunately, no one offered to go with me. Thanks to this, I was able to quietly arrive in front of the women’s bathroom, stopped in front of the sink, and let out a heavy sigh. …I’m a little worried. The fact that Dabin only talked about having dinner – that doesn’t make sense. She even sent DMs to friends, including me, to try to make a place, so there must have been a good reason for that. Just by looking at the fact that she can’t ask in a group chat room where all her friends are, it’s obvious what she’s worried about, right? She must have had a lot of things she wanted to say while everyone was treating it like Voldemort and keeping quiet. But in the end, Dabin has no choice but to end today as just a simple dinner appointment…. “Uhm….” That’s a shame. Dabin probably contacted me to have dinner with her after she had finished organizing her thoughts. …If I had only brought Woojin, it would have been one thing, but I ignorantly said I would bring Jiyoon too. And it ends up being so vague. “What should I do….” It’s still a bit of a shame to just eat dinner and say, ‘It was fun~ Bye~’ and break up. It’s a bit of a crude method, but could I send Jiyoon, who is the biggest obstacle right now, home alone? …But there’s no good excuse to send only Jiyoon home, is there? It would be strange to make the excuse that only me, Woojin, and Dabin have things to talk about…. Jiyoon seems to be very close to Dabin too, so it would be stranger if she left…. It would be strange to tell her to go first because we have to talk about my ex-boyfriend…. …Then how about I casually ask Jiyoon if she has a game appointment today? Or, she just doesn’t like walking around outside for a long time…. If I deliberately walked around for a long time…. “……Ah.” I remembered. To the things that Jiyoon hates, adding more things that she hates. A way to send her home. ***** “Alcohol? I’ll go too. Is this what adults call a second round? Is that roughly what it is?” “Ack.” ***** The plan I made with Seo Woojin was slightly off. Fortunately, not in a bad direction. I had planned to show Hayoon how close I had become to Seo Woojin and Jiyoon today, but the meeting, which I thought would end briefly with just dinner, was extended a little longer by Hayoon’s suggestion. Then naturally, we will talk more, and I will be able to show Hayoon this relationship that has become somewhat close even more clearly. It’s not great, but it’s not bad either. …Someday, when I have to confess honestly to Hayoon. It will be easier at that time. “How much alcohol can Jiyoon handle? Hayoon barely manages with just one 500ml can of beer from the convenience store every day.” “I can drink a little more than my sister.” “Is that so?” If she can only drink ‘a little’ more than Hayoon, then Jiyoon must also be very weak at drinking. So, I quietly asked Seo Woojin, and he said yes, so I ordered a highball for now. Weaker than beer. I added a request to make it as light as possible so that I wouldn’t feel the alcohol as much as possible. Therefore, I thought that if I just drank carefully like Hayoon is doing now, I could have a lot of conversations without getting drunk until the end. “Ugh….” …Actually, it was like that until about 15 minutes passed. “Um, um, Dabin….” “Huh?” Next to Jiyoon, who had ordered a new highball, saying, ‘This is no different from juice,’ and had passed out. Hayoon, who had a sweet buzz, pinched my clothes lightly and spoke to me. “Really, really…. I was really, really worried before I asked you this….” “……” “…Did you really break up? With your boyfriend?” “Ah…, well…. …Yeah.” “How did it happen…?” “…There were parts that didn’t match each other.” “I see….” “……” I thought I would talk about it in the near future, but it feels strange to actually say it. Especially since Seo Woojin was here with me. “I heard from Woojin that…, …he did bad things to you….” “…Did you tell Hayoon even that?” “On the condition that I wouldn’t spread the rumor.” “I found out he was really a bad person…. A bad guy….” “……” “Um…, did he really ask you to do…, …things like this…?” “…Well….” I had already coordinated with Seo Woojin to tell Hayoon anyway. In the slightly freer atmosphere of the store, I lowered my voice and recited a ‘made-up story’ to Hayoon, who was sipping her highball. A story that Baek Jiho forced his sexual preferences on me, which was somewhat true, but the rest was nonsense. The story came out suddenly, so there are a few confusing parts, but it will probably be okay. Hayoon, who is drunk, has been watching me for as long as Seo Woojin has. She won’t remember the little things properly. “Really a pervert…, bad. A really bad person….” “Sister. You’re drunk, so stop drinking. It’s not juice, that.” “Noooo…. I’m drinking…! I’m drinking and forgetting that bad guy….” “It’s bad for your health. Sister.” “Eiii…. It’s not that bad. Of course, I think I’m a little drunk….” “Wait a minute. I’ll ask them to bring some water.” “I’m really okay….” See? Her tongue is already twisted, so will she even remember what happened today properly? At best, she will only remember that she talked about me and Baek Jiho. And that Jiyoon had already passed out. “…Haa.” …Well, anyway, that’s it for today. I feel like I’ve achieved 120% of the plan that I first thought of with Seo Woojin. Because of this, while watching Hayoon comfortably whine to her boyfriend…, Honestly. Very honestly. I was feeling a little envious. “…Are you going to stop drinking…? You both look fine….” “No. I’m moderately drunk too. …Woojin probably is too.” “Liar. Dabin, you can drink better than I thought….” “……” “Woojin also has to drink a lot to get drunk…. …They say there’s nothing like alcohol to forget bad memories….” Hayoon, who was leaning on Seo Woojin, continued to speak with a slightly dazed expression. “…Ah, if you’re worried about people seeing us outside….” “It’s not like that, drink some cold water here….” “Shall we go to my house and keep drinking…?” “……” “……” “…Do you not like it…?” “……” “……” …If you say those words, we. Can’t help but have bad thoughts.