Chapter 30 – Episode 30 – Date (3)
“Tch. You bad bastards.”
Even after the game ended, she pouted, reporting the ADC and mid-laner with curses. Both of them had used harsh language later, so it was a justified report.
After that, Sujeong and I played two more games.
Fortunately, we won both games. Sujeong crushed the enemy top laner and went on a rampage, carrying us to victory. Truly, she had the carry power of a Platinum 1 tier player.
“It’s about time now. Shall we head out?”
“Yeah, let’s go.”
When we stepped outside the building, dusk had settled thickly.
It was a little past 8 PM. It was definitely evening now.
“Huu. I lost because of me, sorry.”
“Ah, no~. It’s been a while, so it can happen. It’s the fault of the teammates.”
“Still. Thanks for covering for me.”
“Yeah…”
If it weren’t for me, she probably would have cursed the jungler endlessly. But because it was me, even though I went top and gave up kills uselessly, she actually comforted me instead.
They say League of Legends even breaks up couples, but the likeability effect is amazing.
We held hands again and walked towards the cable car. We sent each other the photos we took at the karaoke and billiards hall today, and chatted about ordinary things.
After a short walk, the building where we bought the cable car tickets came into view.
“There are more people now?”
“Still, this is considered a small crowd. On weekends, there would be three times as many people.”
When we entered the building, it was clear that there were more people than before. There was even a line at the ticket counter. It was a good thing we bought them in advance.
“Let’s buy a lock first.”
“A lock? Ah.”
When I pointed to the lock shop, she exclaimed.
“Hmm. Which one should we buy?”
“How about this one?”
We stopped by a store selling locks, and Sujeong and I chose one.
When I picked up a red lock with a heart drawn in the middle, Sujeong looked at it for a bit and nodded as if she liked it.
“This is good! Then I’ll pay…”
“No, wait a minute. Let’s pay for the lock together.”
“Why?”
“It’s to make our love last a long time. It’s co-owned, right? I think it’s better if we each pay half.”
“Ah, that’s a good idea.”
We each gathered 6,000 won in cash and paid for the lock.
It was a bit expensive at 12,000 won for one lock, but well, it was worth it for the memories. There were cheaper ones, but this was the only lock with three keys.
“Okay~, please line up in order~. You’ll be able to ride soon~.”
After buying the lock, we waited in line for a bit and then boarded the cable car. The night view of the city seen from below the cable car was beautiful. The lights, decorated as if embroidered on a purplish background, created a subtle harmony with the night sky.
“It’s pretty.”
“Yeah, it was a good idea to come at night.”
“Yeah.”
We held each other’s hands tightly. Her eyes, sparkling as she looked out of the cable car, shone beautifully like jewels.
‘Nice.’
Looking at Sujeong’s profile, I smiled contentedly.
Just two weeks ago, I was only thinking about how to work part-time and get the most out of it. If a pretty customer came, I would secretly glance at her body, and I was a pervert who would be happy with the sensation if our hands even slightly touched while giving change.
But now, I’m on a date with Sujeong, who is much prettier than that. It’s really amazing.
‘I should go on dates more often.’
At first, my head was full of thoughts of having a harem with beautiful women and having sex, but just having a normal date like this was quite satisfying.
Even if I have many girlfriends, it would be nice to go on dates and trips often.
“We’ve arrived.”
We got off the cable car.
It was cool because it was on a mountain at night, even though it was summer.
The tall Namsan Tower was immediately visible, and next to it was a sign pointing towards the love lock fence. Both of our gazes were fixed on the sign.
“Shall we go straight there?”
“Yeah!”
We passed couples engaging in PDA, families strengthening their bonds, and foreigners admiring the sights. Soon, we arrived at a space filled with numerous locks.
“Wow~. There are so many. Are these all locks?”
“Yeah. It’s really amazing.”
Sujeong looked at the locks hanging everywhere in amazement. There were locks everywhere, on the railings and on strange sculptures.
I was also surprised. I didn’t expect there to be this many… We walked around together, thinking about where to hang our lock.
“How about over there?”
“Yeah, that’s good.”
The tree that Sujeong pointed to was quite large. It was a lock tree with locks hanging all over it. There were many couples around, but now I was one of them.
When I was just walking around on the street, there were many men who would glance at Sujeong, but here, in this true couple’s paradise, even if they looked at Sujeong, they would only admire her for a moment before quickly focusing back on their own girlfriends.
I used the pen I had prepared to write my own color on the red lock.
I wrote Chun Jinhyun, my name, and handed the pen to Sujeong. Sujeong smiled mysteriously, took the pen, and wrote her name next to the heart.
And she added a message below.
[ Chun Jinhyun ♡ Kang Sujeong ]
[ Please let us be together forever. ]
“…Is it okay?”
“Of course.”
Sujeong smiled brightly and handed the pen back to me.
“Now, we just have to hang the lock and throw away the key.”
“Throw away the key?”
“Yeah. So that our locked love can’t be opened.”
“Ah…”
Sujeong’s cheeks flushed red. I handed her one of the keys.
“But, let’s each keep one as a souvenir.”
“As a souvenir?”
“Yeah. One for me, one for you. And one to throw away.”
“Ah~. So that’s why you chose one with three keys.”
I nodded at her question.
“That’s right.”
“Hehe. Okay. Let’s do that.”
Sujeong put one of the keys in her wallet with a shy expression. I also put a key in my wallet.
And with the last remaining key, we opened the lock, locked it onto the tree, and then we both grabbed the key at the same time.
“Do we throw it together when we say one, two, three?”
“Yeah!”
“One~ two~ three!”
The key flew away from us without any regret. The key that fell down the mountainside of Namsan was no longer visible.
“Is that it now?”
“Yeah. Now let’s take pictures.”
After all, what remains are memories and photos.
We took lots of pictures of each other and selfies. We took pictures of the locked lock from various angles, and even asked another couple to take pictures of Sujeong and me together. After capturing all the memories, we headed towards Namsan Tower.
“Wow, look at the line…”
Sujeong made a shocked expression.
Even on a weekday, we had to wait 15 minutes to use the observatory elevator. If we had come on a Saturday, we would have had to wait at least an hour.
To use the elevator to the observatory, we had to buy a ticket for 10,000 won per person. Well, there was also a beer set that included popcorn and two beers for 26,000 won.
I simply bought two 10,000 won tickets. The line moved surprisingly quickly, and we were able to get on the elevator soon.
– Ding
Along with the elevator attendant’s explanation, we went up to the observatory and looked around in awe. Because it was a tower on a mountain, we could see the entire cityscape at a glance.
After slowly looking around the observatory, just like at the love lock fence, we asked a couple who were looking at each other with loving eyes to take a picture of Sujeong and me together.
“Ah. Thank you for taking the picture.”
“No problem. Haha. Thank you too. It came out well.”
“Thank you~.”
After taking pictures of each other, we got on the elevator to go down from the observatory. Sujeong suddenly opened her mouth.
“It was a good idea to come.”
“I’m glad.”
During today’s date, except when we were playing League of Legends, Sujeong’s face was constantly smiling. Seeing her like that made me happy too.
“Do you want to eat there?”
While passing by the souvenir shop on the way down, Sujeong suddenly pointed to a sign.
It was a restaurant that wasn’t on this floor, but required a separate elevator to go up. Usually, you have to make a reservation for a place like that, right? But we decided to go up anyway.
“Oh…”
“It’s pretty.”
We stopped in front of the restaurant entrance.
It was a high-end restaurant that looked quite expensive at first glance. The interior was clean and the view was good, creating a luxurious atmosphere.
As we stood there looking at the interior, she seemed to think that I was hesitating because I was worried about the price, and added.
“Don’t worry. I’ll treat you.”
“No, Sujeong-ah. You need to stop paying so much. What if you get scammed by a bad guy?”
I said in a worried tone.
But, honestly, I felt a little guilty while saying it.
Is this something I should be saying?
But I shook my head. No, that’s right. Sujeong is my heroine. It’s okay if I scam her, but she should never get scammed by any other guy. Yes, that’s right.
“Pfft… I wouldn’t do this to anyone but you anyway. We’re dating. I’m treating you because I want to…”
“Kik. Okay. Let’s go in.”
Come to think of it, after eating our fill at TGI Sunday and eating popcorn at the movie theater, neither of us had eaten anything. She must be quite hungry too.
“Do you have a reservation?”
As soon as we entered, we were stopped by a staff member. After talking, it turned out that it was a restaurant that only accepted reservations. Just as Sujeong was about to turn around looking dejected, the staff member suddenly seemed to remember something, asked us to wait a moment, went somewhere, and then came back.
“There’s one table available. I’ll guide you.”
We were unexpectedly guided into the restaurant.
“Thank you.”
And luckily, it was a window seat. We sat down at the luxurious table, received the menus, and immediately opened them. The texture of the menu felt unusual from the tips of our fingers.
But wait a minute.
What’s with these prices?
“What should we eat?”
“How about this couple’s course? It comes with two glasses of wine~.”
I looked at the menu she was pointing to.
There were various descriptions that I couldn’t understand, but none of them caught my eye.
Only the price of the course written at the very bottom immediately caught my eye.
‘310,000 won?’
Is this for real?
For me, who has lived an outcast life, a price of 310,000 won for dinner for two was unimaginable. I was planning to pay for dinner tonight, but shouldn’t you wear a suit to come to a place like this?
‘Well, still…’
It was quite expensive, but it wasn’t a price I couldn’t afford.
‘It wouldn’t be bad to have an experience like this once.’
I’m not much now, but someday I want to become a man who can confidently buy food at even more expensive restaurants for my lovely heroines.
And if I think about the money I’ve saved while working part-time, I could at least survive for two months without starving.
Of course, I’d have to think of some way to make money within that time.
“Sounds good. Let’s do that.”
I nodded and called the staff to order the menu.
The name of the course was ‘Exclusive Couple Course.’ The staff asked about allergies and how we wanted our steaks cooked, and then left.
As we sat and waited, the food started to come out.
“This is the amuse-bouche.”
The staff explained that each dish was a gougère, a tart, a crudo, and a beef tartare, and then left.
Honestly, the only one I know is tart.
“Let’s eat.”
“Yeah.”
The food was very delicious. It could be because of the atmosphere.
After the amuse-bouche, the appetizers came out. They were uniquely shaped dumplings, low-temperature cooked carrots with abalone puree, and green grapes.
Next came the soup, which was served with an ice sorbet, which was unusual. After quickly finishing the soup and ice, the main course appeared.
“This is the main course.”
Sirloin, tenderloin, and chuck flap tail. Three types of steak were served with various side dishes. Sujeong took a picture and then cut a piece of steak and held out her fork to me.
“Here, say ah~.”
I was slightly flustered by the sudden attack, but I bit into the steak she offered.
It’s delicious. Who said that fine dining restaurants can be disappointing? The food itself was very delicious. It’s just that the price is incredibly, disgustingly expensive.
“Then Sujeong too. Say ah~.”
“Yeah. Aah~~~.”
‘That’s a bit sexy.’
The sight of her small mouth with its slightly parted, pink lips glistening in the light stimulated my libido. The glimpse of her red tongue and pearly white teeth looked very appetizing.
Today, I transformed at 4 PM as she wanted and went on a date without violating her, so it seems like I’ve built up some desire in the meantime.
“Aum… Chu.”
“……”
But Sujeong, whether she knew how I was feeling or not, sucked on the fork along with the steak in a seductive way.
And then, she even gave me a playful eye smile. She looked a little embarrassed, but it seemed like she was trying really hard to be sexy.
What is that? Is she seducing me right now?
When I was slightly flustered, she made an embarrassed expression and took out a new fork from the table and handed it to me.
“S-sorry… Here.”
“Why are you sorry? It’s okay.”
I chuckled and didn’t take the fork.
Honestly, in this industry, that’s a reward.
I used the fork that Sujeong had sucked on to cut the steak, and then, just like she had done to me, I deliciously sucked on the steak and the fork that was glistening with her saliva.
– Chu
She looked at me with wide eyes, and then suddenly became embarrassed, lowered her head, and continued eating. However, there was a smile on her lips.
“……”
“……”
As we ate each dish, we became less talkative.
Although words weren’t exchanged, there wasn’t an awkward atmosphere. It was just a natural silence.
A silence that would be broken someday. It was Kang Sujeong who broke the silence first.
“Jinhyun-ah, do you know what my dream is~?”
She suddenly asked.
Her voice was neither too serious nor too playful.
Sujeong’s wine glass was half empty. She didn’t seem particularly drunk, but it seemed like she was borrowing a bit of intoxication.
I could see the emotions in her eyes reflected in the light. A slight tremor and a flutter. I pretended to think for a moment and then opened my mouth.
“Hmm~. A dream. For your broadcast to do well?”
“Hehe. That’s right. At first, I just wanted to eat well and live well~ so my goal was to become a big broadcasting company.”
“Then has it changed now?”
“It’s still the same. But, one thing has been added to it.”
Her eyes burned with a faint desire. Conversely, her cheeks were tinged with shyness.
“What is it?”
“A h-h…”
She tried to speak but then pursed her lips. Her lips, which were a charming pink color in the light, looked truly seductive.
“A h…? A tongue?”
“Aish! That’s not it.”
She puffed out her cheeks, but then chuckled as if her tension had been relieved.
“…A good wife and mother.”
It was a very desirable dream. A smile naturally appeared on my face as I imagined her supporting me.
“I didn’t really think about it before, but I’ve been so happy lately while spending time with you, Jinhyun. Even when you confessed… I felt like I was flying. I was actually going to do it first.”
So Sujeong was going to do it first. But the order doesn’t matter now. It might have even been better that I confessed first, which might have increased her likeability even more.
“And today… it was the happiest day ever. My heart flutters just being with you. You’re definitely my soulmate, Jinhyun.”
“Soulmate?”
“Yeah. Soulmate.”
From the moment I set her as my heroine through the heroine app, we were connected by fate.
Well, she doesn’t know that the person who violated her was me in my transformed state.
“Th-th… So, t-today…”
She couldn’t speak properly, but then she swallowed once and looked at me with a determined expression.
“Hold me today…”
