episode_0161

As I left Park Yoo-jeong and Na Hanna in the midst of the nagging bombshell of Yu Seol and went out to the living room, Lee Hye-jeong and Seo Yu-jin, who were sitting on the sofa, heard the commotion and asked me with concern.

“Yerin.”

“Ah, yes, Hyejeong unnie.”

“What happened… , is it there? It seems like a really loud noise?”

“Yujeong and Hanna were caught secretly bringing snacks and alcohol. I’m getting scolded by Seol-unnie right now.”

“… You brought alcohol? Oh my god.”

Lee Hye-jung covered her mouth as if she was very surprised to hear that Park Yoo-jung and Na Hanna brought alcohol.

On the other hand, Seo Yu-jin… .

“You brought alcohol?!”

He looked strangely hopeful when told that he had brought alcohol.

I knew it as soon as I saw it.

Like Park Yu-jeong and Na Hanna, Seo Yu-jin also has a great illusion about the unknown called alcohol.

In response, I made a stern expression and patted Yujeong.

“Seu-eup! If you want to say that you want to eat it, you absolutely cannot. Eugene, you are 17 years old.”

“Anui… , isn’t it enough for one drink? I wonder what it tastes like… .”

“No.”

“Heeing… .”

Seo Yu-jin was bowing down to my stubborn attitude, so when Lee Hye-jeong saw her, she laughed and asked me.

“Then what kind of alcohol did Yujeong and Hanna bring? soju? Beer?”

“No, I brought whiskey.”

“Wow… , whiskey… . Seup.”

“Sister… ? Why are you losing your appetite?”

“Oh, no, I just… , haha, nothing. Have you ever seen what the name of that whiskey is?”

“Yama… , jockey? I think it was written in English as Yamazaki for the following 18 years?”

“En? Yamazaki 18 years old?”

Surprisingly, it was Seo Yu-jin who reacted by jumping when told that the name of the whiskey was Yamazaki 18 Year Old.

“Is this alcohol you know?”

“Of course! This is the alcohol my dad buys every time he goes on a business trip to Japan! But I know it’s quite expensive, right?”

When Lee Hye-jung heard that it was expensive, she secretly took out her phone and searched the price.

and… .

“Wow… … .”

“Why, sister? How much is it?”

“Well, 1.5 million won at the cheapest place… , in some places it is 2 million won… .”

“Wow… … .”

A bottle of alcohol costs over 1 million won… ?

As the only alcohol I had ever tried was soju and beer, which cost a few thousand won, I couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

What on earth does 1.5 million won worth of alcohol taste like? ?

“… … .”

Lee Hye-jeong seemed to be thinking the same thing as me, but she had a blank expression on her face.

and… .

“… Sisters.”

“… Hmm?”

“I persuaded my sister Seol… , why don’t you try just one cup of that?”

While we were deep in thought, Seo Yu-jin began to tempt us like the devil.

“I’m really just trying one cup at a time. My dad said that that drink tastes so good when you make it with a highball.”

“Hanna also brought sparkling water. I was originally planning on making it into a highball… .”

“Gasp! If you eat a cup of that with a snack, it would be very delicious… !”

“… … .”

“Sister, you had a hard time eating only grass today! And you like snacks too! … If we start our activities properly, we will never be able to eat that kind of food, right?”

When I stopped, Seo Yu-jin must have thought that everything was over. This time, Seo Yu-jin turned to Lee Hye-jeong.

“Hyejeong unnie! You’re an adult! Have you ever tried alcohol?”

“Ugh… , I’ve drank it quite a bit, although not often.”

“Once you start your activities, you won’t be able to drink alcohol anymore. Don’t you want to have a drink on a monumental day like today?”

“… … .”

That was the time when Lee Hye-jeong and I fell under Seo Yu-jin’s tongue.

Suddenly.

“… … !”

Finally, Yu Seol finished nagging Bagua Chapter 64 and came out of the room.

“… … Ugh.”

“… … Sorry, I was wrong.”

… Park Yoo-jung and Na Hanna seemed completely distraught because they had been through a lot.

And Yu Seol casually showed his usual cold expression… .

Squeak.

I headed to the bathroom with a drink in my hand.

… … .

… restroom?

Surprised by this, everyone went to the bathroom together and found Yu Seol trying to throw whiskey down the toilet.

“Now, wait a minute, sister!”

As soon as she saw this, Seo Yu-jin rushed over to stop Yoo Seol, who was about to throw away the alcohol, and shouted.

“Mu, of course it was wrong for Yujeong and Hannah to bring alcohol, but isn’t this still the case?”

“… Eugene, do you just want to get out of the way, or do you want to get scolded and get out of the way.”

Although Seo Yu-jin flinched at Yoo Seol’s threat, she did not back down and stood up to Yoo Seol, taking advantage of her special skills from her time as An Ha-mu.

“ This drink costs 1.5 million won! If I just throw this away, won’t Hannah’s father be very sad?”

“This bottle of alcohol… , 1.5 million won?”

Yu Seol paused for a moment after hearing the price.

And without missing the opportunity, Seo Yu-jin continued to persuade Yu Seol by taking advantage of her weakness.

And the weakness of that theory is… .

“Yerin here says she really wants to try alcohol too!!”

… It was me.

Every time, without exception, the harsh theory is… , because there were times when he showed a very limited appearance only to me.

Seo Yu-jin probably wanted to take advantage of that.

of course… .

‘Oh, no…’ ! Why are you selling me out here… !’

I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed after being suddenly singled out.

Nevertheless, Seo Yu-jin continued to persuade me without hesitation.

“Yerin unnie! Today’s diet is also difficult! Because it’s before my debut, I’m a bit nervous! That’s why I want to drink just one cup!”

“… … .”

“Shouldn’t we make Yerin’s wish come true once?”

As Seo Yu-jin continued to speak, Yu Seol rested her chin in contemplation for a moment and then looked at me.

“Ha Ye-rin.”

“… … Yes.”

… I was so scared when Yoo Seol called me by my last name.

As I hesitated to answer, Yu Seol spoke to me in a cold tone.

“Really… , want to try drinking?”

“… … .”

Immediately, the eyes of other members, including Yu Seol, turned to me.

Park Yu-jeong, Na Hanna, Seo Yu-jin, and Lee Hye-jeong.

Everyone looks at me with eager eyes.

The looks in their eyes were telling me to try to persuade them somehow.

So, I took the bottle of whiskey in my hand and… , I looked at Yu Seol’s face as cold as the harsh winter.

The rumors are scary.

But I want to drink… .

So I thought about it for a while… !

“… … Yes.”

“… … .”

“… Honestly, I want to drink it.”

He tapped his fingers and spoke to Yu Seol.

“You can’t drink just a little bit… ?”

Yu Seol looked at my face with a blank expression for a moment and then… .

“… … .”

When he realized that the other members were all looking at him with earnest expressions… .

“Ha… .”

With a deep sigh… .

“Then just one highball each… ”

Finally permission was given.

“Wow-!”

“Wow-!!”

Park Yoo-jung and Seo Yu-jin, who were behind them, probably got excited after hearing this and shouted “Manse.”

That’s how our Rookies committed a small deviation together tonight.

**

Our Rookies members laid out snacks in the middle of the living room and sat in a circle around them.

“Oh, this makes me feel like I’m on a school trip.”

“Have you ever been on a school trip?”

“… No, I couldn’t go because I was practicing. The company told me to go to the practice room instead of going on a field trip… .”

“… … .”

Everyone was silent as if they sympathized with Park Yoo-jung’s words.

At that time, Hyejeong Lee asked me.

“Yerin, you’ve only been a trainee for a short time. Didn’t you go on a school trip?”

“That… … , I don’t have any money at home… .”

“… Ah.”

The cost of going on a school trip wasn’t that expensive.

But we didn’t have the money at home for that.

Therefore, instead of going on a school trip, I chose to work part-time or work more during that time.

“Well, let’s have a drink quickly.”

As people around me became nervous about my answer, Park Yoo-jeong, the mood maker, picked up a bottle of whiskey to change the subject.

“Okay, then will it be opened? Follow me~ Follow me~ Follow me~ Clap clap~ Clap clap~ Follow me~”

“Oh… !”

And as soon as Park Yoo-jung opened the lid, the unique smoky scent of whiskey filled the living room.

Is it because it is a drink that costs over 1 million won?

Even the smell was different from soju.

As if I wasn’t the only one who felt this, anticipation bloomed on the faces of the other members, especially the younger members like Park Yoo-jung, Na Hanna, and Seo Yu-jin.

“Let’s drink it quickly!”

“Is everyone just having one highball?”

“Yes!”

Despite Yoo Seol’s threat, the members waited for their drinks with a cheerful expression on their faces.

Highball manufacturing was Hyejeong Lee’s responsibility.

Hyejeong Lee made a total of 6 highballs in a familiar way using ice from the refrigerator and carbonated water brought by Hannah Na and handed them to us.

For me, Lee Hye-jeong, and Yu Seol, it was the first drink in our lives for the rest of the members.

We each raised our highball glasses with pleasant smiles.

and… .

“Then… , Shall we toast to the success of Rookies?”

“Good!”

“For the success of Rookies!!”

We toasted to the Rookies’ success and each took a bite of our highball.

“Oh… .”

“Wow… , it’s good… .”

“As expected, expensive alcohol seems to be different.”

Rookies OBs Lee Hye-jeong, Yoo Seol, and I had hearts in our eyes as soon as we drank the highball.

The highball was that delicious.

On the other hand… .

“Ugh… ?”

“Oof… .”

“Ettuettu… .”

YB’s side reacted arrogantly, as if asking why they were drinking this, as is usually the case when people drink alcohol for the first time.

“Well, what is this… .”

“It’s really tasteless… ? I just wrote it… .”

“Kehehe… , Kek… . Oh, I feel like my throat is burning… .”

“Haha, that’s what alcohol is like.”

We OBs enjoyed our drinks while watching YBs’ cute reactions.

“… I’ll take a phone call for a moment.”

In the middle, Yoo Seol went out to answer the phone with a serious look on his face… .

This simple drinking party was so pleasant.

‘… good night.’

I felt especially good about drinking again after 19 years.

In my previous life, I always drank alone, so I didn’t know… .

Drinking alcohol with people you like was so sweet.

As I sipped my highball, Park Yoo-jung looked at me with a bit of curiosity.

“Yerin unni. Didn’t you say it was your first time drinking alcohol? It looks quite familiar, right?”

“Hmm? ah… , haha. I guess it suits my taste a bit. It’s delicious.”

“Wow, it looks like alcohol suits your constitution? I think you will enjoy it very much.”

surely… .

Don’t people with good physical abilities drink alcohol easily?

Ha Ye-rin’s body is almost like that of an iron man, so she can probably drink a lot of alcohol.

At this, I smiled confidently and said,

“Yeah, I think I drink really well.”

So I enjoyed drinking like an adult while looking at the babies who didn’t even know the taste of alcohol.

**

[Seol-ah, your mother’s condition has improved a lot.]

“I’m glad… . I’m really glad… .”

The phone call Yu Seol received was from the hospital.

It was a call about my mother’s condition, but fortunately, Yu Seol’s mother’s condition seemed to be improving a lot.

‘This is it…’ , thanks to Yerin… .’

The reason my mother’s condition was able to improve now was because Yerin paid the hospital expenses so she could have the surgery on time.

Yu Seol ended the 20-minute phone call by reflecting on his gratitude to Yerin.

And the moment I went back into the house… .

“Guys, I just finished the phone call… , hmm… ?”

… I immediately noticed that there was something unusual about the atmosphere in the house.

“Huh? Hehe, sister… !”

“Yerin, sleep… . Wow!”

As soon as Yu Seol came in, Ha Ye-rin ran towards Yu Seol with a red face.

Wow!

Yoo Seol suddenly holds Ha Ye-rin in his arms… , frowned at the smell of alcohol emanating from her body.

“… Hehehe, … Sister. … I love you so much… .”

“Ha Ye-rin… , you… !”

A voice full of charm, unlike usual. A red face and a relaxed body.

Plus the strong smell of alcohol.

Yoo Seol asked the members with an angry face when he saw Ha Ye-rin, who had gotten very drunk while he was away.

“How much alcohol did you give the child to end up like this!”

To this question… .

“One drink.”

“… What?”

The members laughed as if they were dumbfounded and pointed to Ha Ye-rin’s glass.

In Hayerin’s cup… , there was even about a quarter of the highball left.

“One drink… , I just ate this and ended up like this… ?”

“… Yes, we were surprised that people suddenly changed like Jekyll and Hyde. My sister is probably going to get hit hard now.”

“… Did you get beaten up? what? Now, wait a minute, huh… !”

Wow.

Meanwhile, Ha Ye-rin began to hug Yoo Seol more and more tightly, like an anaconda.

‘… ‘What power!’

Yu Seol tried to escape from Ha Ye-rin, but was unable to move due to Ha Ye-rin’s superhuman strength.

“Sister… , sister… , my sister… . Hehe… .”

“Yerin… , let go of this for a moment… , hmmm… ?”

Yoo Seol, who was small in stature, was covered by Ha Yerin’s tall body.

Ha Ye-rin held Yoo Seol tightly and put her hand deep as if she would never let go.

“Sister… , ugh… , I only have a sister… . Sister… .”

“… Yerin, I only have you… , hmm… !”

“Lie… , lie… . You said you were going to leave me again… . never… , I won’t let you go… .”

Ha Ye-rin almost bit Yu Seol’s ear and spoke in a voice full of obsession.

“No… , Yerin… ! Because I will never give it up… Okay, wait a minute, hmm… !!”

Just like that, Yu Seol began to be trampled in Ha Ye Rin’s arms.