University

“What’s so pretty about her that everyone’s making such a fuss?”

Kim Hana, a third-year student commonly known as the campus goddess at our University, took interest in the widespread rumor about an exceptionally beautiful freshman.

Just how pretty could she be, that the men who used to cling to her had retreated like a receding tide?

Well, they weren’t handsome, nor were they rich or from well-off families, so she was actually grateful to be rid of those leeches, but still, the attention shifting to another woman piqued her curiosity.

That’s why she, who only attended Orientation when she was a freshman herself and hadn’t participated in events like Orientation, festivals, or freshman welcome parties since, decided to attend the freshman welcome party for the first time today.

Just the thought of going and having to watch those sleazy seniors or returning students swarm around Kim Hana, constantly plying her with alcohol and desperately trying to get into her pants, made her want to turn right back around.

“Let’s just see her face and leave…”

The whole department, no, the entire University is buzzing about how pretty she is. Wouldn’t it be worth seeing her at least once?

And also, it was said that this girl already had a boyfriend she’d been dating long before coming to University, not someone she met here.

Then he must be handsome, of course.

Because whether it’s men or women, when they’re young, they express their attraction based solely on looks, not wealth or anything else.

Ttalangttalang.

As always. Even after two years, the location for these gatherings hasn’t changed.

The restaurant, too, hasn’t even had a change in its interior.

For the record, when she was a freshman, she participated without knowing anything, just guzzled alcohol, and ended up sleeping in a motel with her friends.

Back then, a returning student had tried to take her somewhere, or so she heard.

“Ah, Hana-ya~ Welcome.”

That bitch, Lee Sooyoung, helped her escape the worst-case scenario.

Well, she’d already lost her virginity back in high school before coming here anyway, and that bastard kept hitting on her even after that day, as if he hadn’t given up, so the situation wasn’t much different.

“Is everyone here?”

“No, there are still some who haven’t arrived.”

“Really?”

Kim Hana took a seat next to Lee Sooyoung, asking if everyone who was coming had arrived, and as expected, Lee Sooyoung shook her head.

Honestly, she would have been disappointed if she’d said everyone was here.

No matter how much she looked around, she couldn’t see any woman who could be described as having a pretty face.

Anyway. Lee Sooyoung. That bitch is still popular, it seems.

Even though she, the campus goddess, was here, the fact that there were still several guys clinging to her was enough to tell that Lee Sooyoung, with her ordinary looks, was quite popular.

However, if you think about it differently, it could also be that they realized someone like them couldn’t get Kim Hana’s attention, so they approached Lee Sooyoung, who was a more attainable target, rather than someone with no chance from the start.

“Hana-ya. You came today?”

“Ah, yes.”

“Did you come to see me?”

“What do you think?”

“Haha.”

Tsk.

How unpleasant.

Seeing the leech-like returning student clinging to her as soon as she arrived made her want to get out of here as quickly as possible.

Lee Sooyoung. How the hell does that bitch endure this and participate every time there’s an event like this? It’s almost suspicious.

She must have been harassed by returning students who acted like assholes just because they were upperclassmen, just as much as Kim Hana was.

“Alright, Hana-ya. Let’s drink.”

Even though all the freshmen hadn’t arrived yet, they couldn’t wait and were trying to get drunk among themselves.

Or were they trying to get Kim Hana drunk so they could do something to her as quickly as possible?

Ah. Seeing the gazes that were flickering with desire and scanning Kim Hana’s bare skin, it seemed the latter was more likely.

How disgusting.

She had reluctantly come because she was curious about the face of the pretty freshman, and as someone who had built a good image, she reluctantly accepted the drink, thinking about her reputation.

Today, she was also grateful to her parents for giving her a pretty face and an impressive alcohol tolerance, and Kim Hana downed the drink in one go.

“You drink well? Have another…”

“Sooyoung-ah.”

Just as the returning student was about to pour more alcohol into Kim Hana’s empty glass, Kim Hana ignored the returning student and called out to Lee Sooyoung, who was sitting next to her, surrounded by guys and girls, talking.

“Huh? What is it, Hana-ya?”

“Um… I heard there’s a pretty girl among the freshmen. Have you seen her?”

“Ah. Ji-young-i?”

“Ji-young-i?”

“Yeah. Yoon Ji-young, she’s super pretty.”

“Heeung. Really?”

She couldn’t believe Lee Sooyoung’s words as they were.

Because she was too kind, she wouldn’t point out realistic flaws in the appearances of ugly men or women, and she was just a foolish person who only repeated that they were pretty or handsome.

But looking at her now, it didn’t seem like a lie.

“More than me?”

“Uh… Ha, more than Hana?”

Lee Sooyoung was greatly flustered.

“I, I don’t know? I think both of you are so pretty.”

Seeing her hesitation and her avoiding eye contact, it was clear that Lee Sooyoung thought the freshman, Yoon Ji-young, was prettier than Kim Hana.

Honestly, the world is so vast. There must be women who are prettier than Kim Hana, and there might be a huge number of them.

It was a fact she acknowledged, but it was inevitable that she would feel unpleasant at the sight of such a person being so close and others making such a confident judgment without hesitation.

“Really?”

“Eueung.”

Everyone might feel things differently, but the awkward reaction with such certainty felt so foreign.

“Ah, they must have arrived!”

Just like when Kim Hana entered this restaurant, the ttalanggeurineun sound of the bell faintly echoed inside the noisy restaurant. When Lee Sooyoung heard the sound and turned her head, her face lit up.

Like a pure child in love.

“Eo……”

Following Lee Sooyoung, who left her seat and ran to greet the freshman with quick steps, Kim Hana had no choice but to stiffen her body.

“She’s really… incredibly pretty?”

A woman who was so beautiful that she couldn’t even be compared to herself had entered the restaurant.

And it seemed that the person talking to Lee Sooyoung, who had just left her seat, was indeed the freshman who had just entered our department and the owner of the beauty that had made the entire University buzz.

“Is that her?”

“Can’t you tell by looking?”

“Wow… no joke?”

The students who hadn’t gone to Orientation couldn’t help but admire Yoon Ji-young.

Rumors are bound to be exaggerated, but the rumors she had heard might have been an understatement. She was so pretty that it made her think that.

And… unlike Kim Hana, who had average-sized deer in Korea, seeing the two lumps attached to her chest made her pride plummet.

“Is that her boyfriend next to her?”

“He’s ugly?”

“That’s absurd.”

“I guess she doesn’t have an eye for men.”

“Hey. Should I try to steal her? I look much better than that bastard.”

A man who seemed to be Yoon Ji-young’s boyfriend.

As the words she heard said, he was more ugly than handsome.

But this was also misleading. Being next to such a pretty woman created the effect of making him look very ugly in comparison.

If you looked at him alone, he would seem like a pretty decent guy.

“Alright, let’s sit here.”

Lee Sooyoung led the two to a table where the freshmen were sitting.

She sat them down and, for some reason, took a seat next to the man. Before she knew it, the men and returning students who had been by Kim Hana’s side had moved en masse to the table where the two, or rather, Yoon Ji-young, were sitting, even taking the freshmen’s seats, which was absurd.

“I can’t just stay like this.”

She didn’t know about the man’s perspective. From a woman’s perspective, being close to a pretty woman was more important than studying.

It didn’t make much sense, but if a woman was that pretty, her future marriage partner wouldn’t be an ordinary man.

At the very least, she could marry into a doctor’s family. If she did well, she could become the wife of a chaebol.

Therefore, the meaning was that if you just became friends with her, you could get some crumbs later. That’s why there were so many stupid bitches who cursed her behind her back but still approached Kim Hana.

“You’re Ji-young-i?”

Pushing through the men who were surrounding her, she approached and said that out of the blue.

“……”

No matter how pretty she was, it would be normal to be polite to someone she was meeting for the first time, especially when there were many eyes watching.

But the woman named Yoon Ji-young didn’t give a damn about that. She glanced at Kim Hana and smiled.

What. Why is that kid smiling? How unpleasant.

“You’re Kim Hana sunbae-nim, from the third year, right?”

“Y, yes?”

How can someone be so pretty and have such a pretty voice? She was truly jealous.

“Hee. You’re pretty, sunbae-nim.”

Those words, which poured oil on the fire in Kim Hana’s head, which was confused by the strange thoughts that had entered her mind as a fellow woman, came from those pretty pink lips.

It could only be heard as completely sarcastic.

Was that all you were, the campus goddess? You’re nothing compared to me? That’s how she seemed to be smiling.

“Y, you’re also very pretty?”

“I know.”

She wondered if it was her imagination, but it wasn’t.

As Kim Hana’s face began to harden, Lee Sooyoung hurriedly separated the two.

However, Kim Hana had no intention of backing down here, so she lowered her butt next to her boyfriend.

“Is she your girlfriend?”

“Yes. Sunbae-nim.”

“Call me Hana nuna.”

“Ah… yes. Hana nuna.”

Most men would feel burdened if a pretty woman like herself asked them to call her nuna instead of sunbae-nim when they first met.

But this kid didn’t seem burdened at all. He reacted calmly, like a popular, handsome guy who was used to women.

Rather, he didn’t even seem to want to pay attention to Kim Hana, who was talking to him. Even though his answers were clear, his body and head were turned towards his girlfriend.

Budeul budeul.

Not only was she being ignored by a freshman who had just entered, but she also had to receive such a cold reaction from her boyfriend. Kim Hana was furious and trembled.

But she couldn’t get angry here.

Ssieeik.

With her fist clenched tightly, she glared at Yoon Ji-young.

Then, as if sensing her gaze, Yoon Ji-young met her eyes and gave her a meaningful smile, and Kim Hana couldn’t stand it and jumped up from her seat.

“Hana-ya! Where are you going?”

“Something came up. I was just going to show my face anyway.”

“R, really?”

Lee Sooyoung said something from behind, but Kim Hana, who had really intended to just show her face and leave, left the restaurant without looking back.

“Ha! Let’s see who’s laughing last.”

Let’s see if she can keep smiling like that. She decided to have a mud fight once.

Against a young bitch who had just become an adult.