episode_0074

“No.. no matter what, what if a part-time worker is thrown to the floor?”

“I, without realizing it, stop…”

“I didn’t know something like this existed as it was my first time in an escape room… I was so surprised when a ghost came out… Ugh…”

Oh, when Park Ha-eun is too surprised, she naturally takes over the opponent’s mount position. First of all, I didn’t know anything else, but I felt like I shouldn’t play a prank that surprised him.

Anyway, we had no choice but to be expelled from the escape room cafe due to the violence towards the ghost part-time worker. It was a pity that I couldn’t see the production or gimmick after leaving the room, but there was still some agreement that it was just an expulsion. In the hot Hell Peninsula, it could have been a police ending.

“Whew… I’m glad…”

“That’s right, sister. I almost got a little tired when the ghost came out…”

On the other hand, Yeji Lee and Yoonah Oh were sighing in relief behind me. They said it was fortunate that they were two people who didn’t have much expertise in the field of horror.

Anyway, I was almost bored. What would have happened if the ghost part-timer had charged at Oh Yoon-ah instead of me? I don’t know if there is a heroine in the Rubco universe who sprays holy water in a place other than a bathroom, but it’s definitely not common.

‘If it was really fortunate, it might have been fortunate.’

Thanks to the ghost charging at me, and the two people having no experience in escaping a room and not even knowing it was a part-time worker, the hidden ending where Oh Yoon-ah gets bored seemed to have been avoided. Since I got half the money back, I guess I enjoyed it just as much as I spent.

“…But what do we do now?”

“Hmm… The exam is almost here, should I study?”

“Eek, I guess someone is a criminal. If you want to study that much, go home and do it alone, you idiot~”

“Is that so? Junior, would you like to stop by my house and study for a bit?”

“This, this, this is another modification!!!”

It was Ye-ji Lee, standing between Hong Seol and me, her eyes widening. But I have no intention of going to Hong Seol’s house at this ambitious time, so why is he overreacting so much?

“How about karaoke?? I will take responsibility and carry the atmosphere-☆”

“What is it? Are you good at singing?”

“How dare you ask me if I’m good at singing? Do you know what my nickname is, sister??”

Oh Yoon-ah grumbled as if she was truly astonished, and Lee Ye-ji immediately raised her hand when she realized it was not true. As expected, the one who fell behind was Oh Yoon-ah, the youngest in terms of seniority, but in a way, it was natural since she had the least impact not only in terms of age but also in terms of the power(?) that each of them possessed.

“Ugh.. I hate noisy places…”

“I agree. I think a place like a library where you can read a book quietly would be better.”

“….This sister is a scholar, what is it? Aren’t you a high school girl? A high school girl would never be like this.”

Park Ha-eun’s complexion suddenly darkened when she heard the karaoke story because she was naturally I, and Hong-seol blurted out something that didn’t even seem like a word. It didn’t really matter where I went, but the problem was that even if these four pretty girls disagreed, they didn’t really agree.

Well, if you think about it, it was natural. Normally, it was common for like-minded people to come together and play together, but weren’t these four people a group that came together from different places because of me?

Therefore, not only their personalities but also their preferences were bound to be completely opposite to each other. In the first place, in the Rubco universe, characters of the same type are not created for the sake of diversity (non-PC). Even for the sake of the cat fight, they shared their personalities like a knife, so it was an even weirder situation when they came to an agreement.

All four people are like water and oil. In this situation, there was only one alternative.

“If we have nothing to do, let’s go home now. Everyone had a good time, see you tomorrow… wow…!”

“Dismissed.”

Every single one of them was a beautiful girl who held on to some part of my body and showed no signs of letting go. Considering this stubborn attitude, I felt like I had to stop by one more place to release me from this hell.

“Then decide where you want to go first. I will follow you no matter where you go, so you can take care of it among yourselves.”

“I was the first to suggest an escape room, so let the rest decide this time!”

“Then of course it’s karaoke, my sister-☆”

“Not at all. On days with nice weather like this, I think we should all gather food for our minds at the library.”

“Oh, arcade…? Oh, no… PC room…?”

Of course, I didn’t expect unity of opinion, but isn’t this too bad, guys? At this level, Lee Ye-ji, who briefly united everyone’s opinions through the escape room, had to be re-evaluated.

By the way, Park Ha-eun’s is an arcade and a PC room. It seems that it wasn’t just Heroine Buff who lost the match at the arcade in favor of Park Ha-eun. I didn’t know it when I played as Yoon Dong-gun, but I guess that’s why I was very interested in that kind of thing from the beginning.

Anyway, that’s it.

“Then let’s go eat. I’m hungry.”

“Mr. Lee…! If you’re going to decide unilaterally, why did you ask us!!”

“I can clearly see that you won’t be able to decide even if I leave it for an hour anyway, so why wait for that? And in the first place, dictatorship means there must be a minimum level that pretends to be democracy.”

That’s why no country votes on a dictatorship. Of course, there was a rumor that if you vote against it, you will cross the border on the spot. Only that country will know whether that is really a rumor.

“Good-☆ Now that I think about it, I’m hungry because I couldn’t eat anything at the cafe!!”

“I don’t really have any plans to eat, junior?”

“If you don’t have any thoughts, you can just go home.”

“…I feel hungry all of a sudden. After all, maybe I’m still in the growth phase.”

It was Hong Seol who made a belated appeal by smoothing her thin stomach for no reason. So, you’re just going to follow what I say, but if you add something for no reason, you end up being embarrassed.

Of course, if you look at it this way, it might seem like I’m forcing people who aren’t hungry to go to a restaurant to eat, but these people. To be honest, I didn’t eat much at the cafe.

Most of the bread ended up in my mouth because of the competition to feed Lee Ji-un, and they only tasted it by biting into the rest (it was a bit of a piece when I saw it). If I could barely say that my stomach was full, I would have to go to the hospital as soon as possible because my stomach was not as strong as that of a newborn.

“The menu is… Okay, how about a Chinese restaurant?”

“I, I want to eat soup…”

“You can also go to a soup restaurant and eat alone.”

“I suddenly want to eat noodles today…!?”

After forcibly consolidating all opinions, I took the four pretty girls with me and headed to Jjang… no, a Chinese restaurant. Of course, I filtered out all the flashy places that were franchises or newly opened places. Because the true taste of Jjajangmyeon comes from a shabby sign, not from a place like that.

“Six black bean noodles and one sweet and sour pork are okay, right?”

“There are five of us, so why six?”

“Because I’m going to eat two.”

“Oh…”

I’ve said this before, but Lee Ji-woon’s fuel economy was so low that it was beyond imagination. You should include two pieces of black bean noodles at a time to avoid the unfortunate event of waking up hungry in the early morning.

“Would it be okay to have sweet and sour pork?”

“Actually, I only ordered one because of the money, senior.”

“Then just order two. I’ll pay for the sweet and sour pork.”

“I love you, senior Hongseol…”

For a moment, I even thought about marrying Hong Seol. My dream was to marry someone who would pay for my sweet and sour pork at a Chinese restaurant, and it felt like I had finally found my ideal type.

“Hmm…!? It’s so sudden, but oh well.. that feeling. There may be nothing you can’t accept…”

“Do you think the feelings you bought with money will last long? Real love comes from someone who is always by your side. Isn’t that right, Park Ha-eun?”

“That’s right.”

“Both, be quiet!!”

There was friction between Hong Seol, the woman who wanted to win his heart with sweet and sour pork, and Ye Ji Lee and Ha Eun Park, who said that love is born with time. Meanwhile, Oh Yoon-ah was setting up spoons and water, but her clumsy movements made her think that it was probably not a skill she had practiced much.

I don’t know if she’s trying to score my points, or if she’s the youngest among them and is just being smart… but considering the powerlessness of the three pretty girls, I thought it was the latter that was most likely.

“Wow… it looks really delicious…!”

“Stop everything. Let’s start with photo time.”

“I agree with Gyarum this time. Jiwoon, let’s put down the chopsticks first.”

“Heeheehee, I need to put this up on social media-☆”

As soon as the Jjajangmyeon was served, I instinctively took a big sip, but I had no choice but to put down my chopsticks due to the girls’ sanctions.

It’s the same with the women I’ve dated in this life. Do these women die if they don’t take pictures of their food? The patience to put up with these delicious noodles and start using the smartphone first seemed incredible.

“Ugh.. It’s not like I’m doing anything wrong.”

“Will my junior pay for the sweet and sour pork?”

“Would you like me to turn on the flash to illuminate it, senior? Or, would you like me to take a picture for you?”

Of course, from the position of being the recipient, I couldn’t even make a noise. If you combine the Hong sisters’ current wealth with the future wealth that Hong Seol will earn when she grows up, the figure is enormous.

In fact, for my stable future, it was best for me to teach myself how to do housework from now on and then marry Hong Seol. Of course, Hongyul will be against it, but we can overcome that with love.

“I will eat well.”

So I started to finish the two bowls of noodles in front of me. I didn’t forget to add sweet and sour pork from time to time. This is a coal complex of perfect proportions. I could almost feel strength surging from my body.

“As expected, a shabby place is delicious.”

“Hmm… John Matthew-☆”

“It could almost be compared to soup…”

“Our junior knows good places. Even if I go on a date, I won’t have to worry about food.”

It was Hong Seol, who seemed to have read my thoughts and was quietly walking towards me. Of course, I just pretended not to hear and inhaled the noodles.

The combination of Geum Taeyang and four pretty girls in a shabby Chinese restaurant was, at first glance, a very unnatural scene. Not only customers but also employees were glancing at us due to this unbalanced combination, but we were slowly getting used to these gazes.

I don’t know how long I’ll have to take these guys with me from now on, but whether I like it or not, it’s inevitable that I’ll get attention from people around me. Wouldn’t it be even weirder if four of the most beautiful girls in the province were hanging out together and weren’t interested?

By the time I had finished the entire bowl of Jjajangmyeon amidst all sorts of thoughts, Hongseol, who had finished playing with his chopsticks, began to quietly glance at the other kids.

“So, when should we go on a trip?”

“Isn’t summer vacation a good time? Everyone will have plenty of time by then.”

“Well, it’s okay if I don’t ask the club teacher for permission during vacation…!”

“Ugh… This idol isn’t busy even during vacation… I’ll make some time for you all-☆”

“Okay, then let’s go on vacation.”

“?”

No, wait a minute, everyone. What is my opinion…?