Chapter 111 – 111. After Party
“Oh, it’s autumn.”
“Brother, here!”
“⋯Yes, yes.”
A chicken restaurant 20 minutes away on foot⋯
Cum Hope House.
It was still more than 10 minutes at a leisurely time until the appointment time, but the other three, except for Winter’s friend, were huddled in front of the door.
“Why don’t you go in, what are you all doing?”
“I thought it would be better to go in at once, and Ha-neul sunbaenim asked me to wait.”
“Uh, ah. That would be better.”
⋯ Dare?
The words jumped out of my throat, but I barely held it in.
Well… If the captain wanted to do that, he probably would.
I didn’t feel like saying anything more to the manager who voluntarily declared that he would become a water drinker, but eventually begged in a trembling voice to pay for the alcohol because he would only shoot chicken.
“Did you come early too?”
“I came fourth, what are you talking about?”
“Oh, Minji and I were nearby and came right away.”
“Ahaha…”
Besides, the juniors who started deceiving me by saying that I was close with them since when.
⋯ I didn’t feel comfortable.
No, you know my circumstances. You guys.
“⋯You guys are arguing, isn’t that?”
“Ah, not at all?”
Are you faking it, or do you believe it’s not real?
At that time, is the scene a scene that can be interpreted as something other than that?
⋯ What is that when a man and a woman go into a motel together?
Did you too?
“Didn’t your brother say he had a girlfriend? It was like that when I was working part-time.”
“⋯There was then.”
“Ah…”
“I broke up fighting because I cared more about my brother than myself.”
“It’s winter, right? Senior brother.”
Perhaps he fell into a delusion of persecution, and everything he said was translated into sarcastic terms, so he inadvertently dismissed it.
⋯I’m going crazy.
I haven’t even had a drink, so what are you doing now?
Calm down.
Let’s calm down.
If they had malice, they would never have done this.
Maybe.
“Uh. You know. We worked part-time together, don’t you remember?”
“No no. I remember. My senior and winter came in together and went out together…”
“⋯Anyway, I broke up with my girlfriend, so don’t make fun of me. Do you know how lonely I am?”
“Ah, how can I make fun of you? He’s an old-fashioned senior.”
Am I overreacting?
Didn’t he really think we were resting at a motel?
⋯That’s why I only showed reactions that I clearly noticed after I was caught.
Thinking back after passing by, are you justifying yourself by saying that siblings can’t be like that?
I really like it…
I want to ask you outright.
“Nael isn’t coming… Shall we make a phone call?”
“It is not yet time. Will come.”
“⋯Uh, uh.”
I think it would be more comfortable to openly give out awkward tips like Shin Ha-neul over there.
Of course, I still wonder why he recruited Joe when it is so difficult.
While the motive grabs the phone and taps it,
The last member of the group was walking fast this way from afar.
“Heaven sister~!”
“Ah, it’s Nael. Nael!”
“⋯Everyone is here, so let’s go in.”
⋯ Ha.
Don’t fall for the temptation of alcohol.
Please, I sincerely pray that nothing goes wrong,
If you stretch out your hand, you step foot where beer is served.
***
Oh…
This is a place where you can drink beer by yourself if you put on a bracelet.
That’s interesting.
I’ll have to come back later with winter.
“If you follow this, it will be automatically calculated, right?”
“Right, brother.”
“Because I drank dark beer often. One more ale this time…”
At the moment, I naturally poured ale beer into my glass, but I was startled and stopped the faucet.
⋯Is it quite expensive?
I got 300mL and got a little more, but 7,000 won?
500 is roughly 10,000 won.
If you eat 2000 as usual, 40,000 won?
“⋯ Hey, what is it? Why are you so expensive?”
Looking at the junior who was getting another beer next to him because he was fed up with the price of alcohol, even though he only received one 400mL glass, it went well over 16,000 won.
⋯If you mix and drink something like that, the five of you will come out with 30,000 or 400,000 won?
I get it now.
There must have been a reason why the captain insisted that we grit our teeth and pay each other the price of alcohol.
“Oh, this tastes like peaches, so it’s really good. Try drinking it too.”
“⋯I’m allergic to peaches, so it’s okay.”
He went back to the table with a beer that wasn’t too heavy and his hands trembling.
Three women were sitting next to each other chatting while preoccupied with her beer and chicken.
“Hey. Minji Oh. Are you ignoring me?”
“Oh sorry. Because chicken looks more delicious.”
“It’s over the line.”
After looking at the couple fucking with each other with pitiful eyes, I also turned my attention to the chicken.
⋯It looks rather delicious.
Chicken, bread, cheese. Lots of calories.
It’s a visual that makes you want to eat and exercise for several hours just by looking at it.
“⋯Let’s eat.”
“Ah, senior! Let’s start with a toast! Cheers! My sister is the leader, so please give me a toast!”
“Me? Um⋯. Let’s have a toast to commemorate the successful completion of the assignment…?”
“Yes! Thank you all for your hard work! Cheers!”
After toasting with the headmaster’s toast and freshmen’s chuimsae, the beer was sipped.
I inhaled.
⋯I ended up putting it in my mouth.
There are only traces left on the glass.
But coming all the way here and not drinking is breaking the mood.
University is also a part of social life.
It’s unavoidable.
“Senior Autumn, is it okay to drink a lot?”
“Ah… I’m weak, so just drink this and don’t drink.”
“I also heard from Winter. Senior, you’re very weak when it comes to alcohol.”
The spirit, which had been temporarily driven away by the taste of craft beer, quickly returned as soon as he heard the words of his brother’s friend.
⋯ Let’s listen to winter.
Little drink.
I think it would be just fine if I stopped drinking just one drink now, when it’s not full.
“When he gets drunk, Gye-ryeol asks him to let him know~ Oh, is it okay to tell him?”
“Well, he does that for a day or two…”
“Agaul, are you weak to alcohol?”
A comrade who was looking at me from the other side asked me a meaningful question.
⋯Ah, does he know how much I drink?
The other day, I drank quite a bit of soju with my cousin and didn’t get drunk…
“Uh. I am weak.”
“⋯Ah, that’s right. Drink in moderation.”
⋯ So what?
It’s been a long time since I’ve come and felt remorse for adding a lie or two.
I don’t know if it’s family.
***
⋯I thought I was going to die of thirst, so I drank another glass.
It was a failure that I drank almost the entire glass in the first sip.
But you can’t buy and eat something that costs 3,000 won per can of Coke Zero with your own money, right?
So really… I filled it up with dark beer and drank just one more.
If the chicken wasn’t delicious, how could I stop eating it?
That combination couldn’t be tasteless.
“So that’s it, sister. I’m with Nara and winter…”
On the other side, my classmate and younger brother’s friend are talking with their heads turned to face each other.
⋯ Actually, those two are also friends with a sister and a younger brother, right?
There are so many topics to talk about, so it looks really fun.
“Hey. Give me the cheese I will eat it as a snack.”
“It’s all hardened. I will eat.”
“If it hardens, isn’t it cheese? I will eat.”
And next to me and on the opposite side are the juniors who are fighting hard for love, perhaps getting a little drunk.
⋯ It’s nice to see.
I’m so envious that I’m about to lose my temper.
I…
I can’t brag.
“Autumn senior. Winter tell me winter.”
“⋯Me?”
“What is winter doing at home these days? He always chews on me.”
Overcoming the crisis of almost being excluded from the meeting at the moment, Mr. Imnael started talking to me.
Why does Gye-gyeol chew on Tok?
It must be because someone is busy.
“He’s not really familiar with his phone, so he chews it often.”
“Not like that in high school… Ah… It was like that then too.”
“Because winter usually doesn’t answer mom’s phone calls.”
“Eh, really?”
After a long time talking about a few common topics,
A classmate across from me scratches her nails and begins to become visibly agitated.
⋯ Ha.
Of course, why did Gyeo-ryeol suddenly rush at him?
I can’t hide my dirty expression, really.
I know it’s not easy to do something that didn’t exist.
“Hey, don’t steal my beer. Will you give it to me instead?”
“If it’s a boyfriend… Shoot at least once!”
⋯ Seeing the two of them treat you like something that never really happened is just as uncomfortable.
It’s my fault for being caught, damn it.
I almost drank from an empty beer glass
My cell phone vibrated at the right timing, so I was able to stop it.
It’s not mine…
Ah. Winter is your friend.
“Oh, I’ll call my boyfriend and leave for a while.”
“Uh.”
⋯Did he have a boyfriend?
First time I knew
“Huh. Brother. ⋯Brother? I can not hear well. The sound of an airplane⋯.”
Well, well… At that age, being around is more natural.
You are the same age as winter.
This is the brightest time in your life.
⋯Ah, thinking like that makes me want to see you again.
I don’t think it’s been an hour since I saw it.
“⋯Autumn.”
“Why.”
While I was thinking about Kyeol-gyeol, my classmate, who had been giving me an uncomfortable look, barely opened her mouth to talk to me.
“Hey…How is winter?”
“⋯ Oh. Why?”
“⋯I’m a little worried.”
⋯ Worried?
I don’t think it’s something to worry about…
I know I can’t help but worry if I hear that.
“Your brother’s friend is doing well without any problems, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
“⋯I see.”
“⋯Just never mind.”
But…
It’s not like he’s worried about anything to help.
⋯Anyway, the problem between me and winter.
No, there is no problem between us.
Because it’s a problem between siblings and mother,
There was nothing that would help if someone else intervened.
“⋯Hey, seniors.”
“Uh?”
While drinking traces of beer in silence, Mr. Imnael, who had gone to call, returned and spoke to all of us.
⋯What is it?
“Um… Can you please do me one favor?”
“⋯ What is it?”
“My boyfriend is in the army…”
⋯What, was the one you called earlier a soldier?
I heard the sound of an airplane, so I wondered why I went to the airport at this time, but I guess I went to the Air Force.
Why did you go there?
3 months of military life…
Oh wow, how do you do that?
“But since he said he was drinking, he seems very anxious, so I’m going to make a video call. ⋯Can you all show your face just once?”
“⋯Us?”
“Yes. It’s not like my boyfriend asked me to do it, but if he’s anxious, I’m a little too…”
⋯Something looks different. That friend
You are doing a very noble and pure love.
That’s more sincere than Winter, who called his older brother every weekend?
I don’t think it’s for nothing that people say that they get together.
“I don’t care~”
“Me too~”
Mipil and reserve bear shoes immediately accepted without hesitation.
“I’m fine too.”
Roughly, he agrees.
“⋯ Shall I vacate my seat?”
“Yes?”
“No, isn’t it just that your boyfriend gets anxious if you have a lot of men?”
“Ah…But I already said that there are five of them…”
“⋯Well, then it doesn’t matter.”
⋯I tried rolling my head once, but to no avail.
That’s why you shouldn’t do what you didn’t do.
I was in vain because I was sensitive to military pens.
“Thank you so much. ⋯ Then shall I call you?”
Surprisingly, while Miss Imnael is making a video call for her boyfriend in the military,
The two couples were doing unsightly things while arguing, “You should treat me like this when I go to the army, have you always taken care of me?”
Well, that’s right for now.
I hate to call myself a soldier, but anyway,
When Gye-ryeol says he made a video call to me,
If possible, it would be more reassuring if the man who seemed dangerous around him was eliminated.
That’s why I took the word out once.
My luck is not good today.
“Hello. Brother. What is it, why is my brother on the screen too? Can I use a camera in the military?”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. No problem. But why did you call again? You want to show your face?”
⋯ If you don’t get caught, it’s true that there’s no problem.
Aren’t you using it too openly and confidently?
“Because my brother is very anxious… I want to show the seniors who were together as a team. You don’t have to worry brother. It’s an after party, an after party.”
“Nael, even if you don’t do that… Ah. Hello…”
Ms. Imnael turned her phone and revealed her boyfriend to us.
Um⋯.
Hair is short
It came out fine
I remember the name.
Did I have friends too?
He stupidly disappeared into the Air Force and was not seen for a while.
“⋯What is it, Kim Ga-eul?”
The world,
It seems very narrow.
Why is the bastard I saw on vacation not too long ago on my phone?
