## Chapter 274 – (3)
“Hmm…”
My eyes slowly opened.
The first day back from the fantasy world.
With Hanna’s visit on top of everything, I’d used up all my energy, so I ate budae jjigae and went straight to sleep.
And now I woke up to morning.
Hanna’s pillow was next to me.
She must have woken up a while ago, as there was no warmth left, but the evidence that someone had slept there remained.
Most of all, I could see something like a hair tie.
She must have slept next to me while I was tired, then quietly left without waking me.
She could have woken me up.
“Did I have anything scheduled today?”
As autumn passed and winter approached, Hanna had said she was getting a little busier again.
She said she was sorry that even if she made time, it would be hard to take more than two days off for a while.
She even added that she was sorry, now that she’d finally gotten permission to live together.
“If we go to the quest world, we can take a long vacation.”
If Hanna ever looked exhausted from her tight schedule, it might be a good idea to take her into a quest.
And there was something I’d realized while shopping yesterday.
“It’s about time I started doing what I’ve been putting off.”
The thought that kept popping up whenever I bought a lot of stuff or saw an empty parking lot.
The thought of getting a driver’s license was starting to creep in.
And there were messages that reinforced that thought.
The Instagram post Hanna had uploaded on my behalf yesterday.
The aftermath of that post was more powerful than I’d expected.
I had a lot of messages.
Envy or support from Hanna’s fans, and messages from my old acquaintances, who somehow found out.
Some of those acquaintances even tried to arrange meetings.
Things like reunions or drinking parties.
“…Reunion…”
In my mind, a reunion was an event where.
People asked after each other, subtly bragged about themselves, and made connections.
Normally, I wouldn’t go to a reunion or anything like that, or I’d just take a taxi to the vicinity.
“A car, huh…”
I wasn’t very interested in cars.
But I didn’t want to seem like a lacking boyfriend to Hanna just because I didn’t have a car.
Now, my reputation wasn’t just my own anymore.
As Hanna’s boyfriend.
I didn’t want to be inferior anywhere.
“Alright.”
I made up my mind.
First, I used my phone to find a YouTube channel for studying for my license.
To be able to start studying for my license in seconds just by sitting down.
The world has really gotten better.
***
December.
To commemorate the end of the year, they decided to hold a reunion.
The reunion, which was held almost every year, had been dwindling in attendance, but this time, most people expressed their intention to participate.
Some classmates who hadn’t even been contacted reached out first.
There were two reasons.
One was the news that Narin from the dance club, who had become famous after graduation, was coming.
The other was Sung-han’s participation, who had posted a picture of the famous model Hanna.
Jeong-hoon frowned as he looked at the Instagram post.
“He’s with Hanna…?”
It was hard to believe.
In high school, Sung-han was just a guy who was a bit tall.
His grades and athleticism were mediocre, and his friendships weren’t particularly great either.
So, after graduation, they hadn’t really contacted him to ask him to attend the reunion.
However, he contacted him because of this one post.
The reply was short.
[Okay.]
He was grateful that he would participate, but jealousy began to creep into his heart.
“Why, of all people…”
Hanna was one of the ideal types in the minds of most men right now.
She was a model, but she was practically as popular as an idol.
“Did he catch her weakness or something?”
It was a rude thought, but that’s what he thought.
Otherwise, how could he—
[Arrived at destination.]
He got out of the car, hearing the navigation’s voice that he had arrived.
The destination was a small oden bar in Seoul.
He thought it was a good place, since the weather was getting colder.
Everyone else had agreed.
Above all, it was a place he chose because the parking lot was spacious.
After getting out of the car, he looked around at his car.
The three-pointed star shone on the car.
It was a car he had bought with a big heart while holding reunions every year.
It was a somewhat painful expense, but the envious glances he received with this car at last year’s reunion were quite thrilling.
The time when this car shone the most was at this reunion.
He carefully grabbed the car key and put it in his pocket.
As he was about to leave the parking lot, something caught his eye.
“…That’s…”
There were six other cars parked in the parking lot, including his own.
Most of them were small cars like Mornings, but one car stood out.
It was an SUV made by a sports car brand.
It just looked like a slightly unusual SUV, but he, who was very interested in cars, knew.
That car was also an expensive car comparable to a sports car.
“No, this… here…”
Could it be the car of a classmate participating in the reunion?
Surely not.
They were still in their 20s, so there weren’t any guys who could drive a car like this—
“No, maybe, if it’s Narin?”
It might be possible if it was Narin, who was from the dance club and was really working as a backup dancer in an agency.
Because she wasn’t just a backup dancer, but she was also working as an idol’s choreographer in a proper dance team.
If she was an idol’s choreographer, she must be making a lot of money, right?
He glanced back at the car that kept catching his eye, then headed to the oden bar on the second floor.
There were quite a few people gathered at the oden bar.
Compared to the previous reunions, it seemed like almost twice as many people had come.
He had attended every time, but there were some faces he was seeing for the first time.
“Hey! Over here!”
A woman waved at him.
It was a familiar face he had seen at several reunions.
She called him loudly, drawing attention.
Awkward with the attention pouring in, he quickly approached his friend, Ja-in, who had called him.
“Hey, why are there so many people?”
“I didn’t gather them. They contacted me saying they would attend.”
He protested to Ja-in, who was blaming him, with a sense of injustice.
He muttered to Ja-in, looking around at the people who had almost filled the small oden bar.
“So, did they come?”
“…Who?”
“You know.”
“So, are you talking about Narin, or are you talking about Sung-han?”
“Both.”
“Narin is over there, and Sung-han hasn’t arrived yet.”
Ja-in pointed to a woman leaning against the wall wearing a mask.
She was also wearing a hat pulled down low, covering most of her face.
A mask and a hat at a reunion.
It was a look that was perfect for being treated a little strangely.
Nevertheless, no one said anything, and they approached Narin to exchange a few words.
“As if she’s an idol or something.”
Ja-in looked at Narin with a sullen expression, as if she didn’t like it.
Ja-in didn’t like it.
To be honest, he also wanted to talk to Narin.
When would he have another chance like this?
An idol’s choreographer.
The kids who actually approached her exchanged a few words and asked her which idol’s real face she had seen.
“…Then what about Sung-han?”
“I don’t know? Won’t he be here soon? Let’s order something first.”
“Okay.”
They ordered some oden and alcohol.
The owner, who was beaming at the group of customers, quickly brought the food.
And right at that timing.
The door became noisy.
“Wow~ you’ve gotten so big!”
“What kind of exercise do you do?”
“I saw your Instagram!”
“Instagram?”
He was hooked on that word and turned around to see a huge man entering.
A tall height and broad shoulders.
Neat clothes and a seemingly expensive watch.
In some ways, it was the perfect outfit for a reunion.
“Wow, has he gotten that big?”
Ja-in also asked in surprise at the sight, and Sung-han’s watch was the only thing that caught his eye.
If his eyes weren’t mistaken, it was definitely a watch of tremendous price.
Sung-han looked around the bar awkwardly and sat down in an empty seat, which happened to be right next to Ja-in.
“Hi, do you remember me?”
Ja-in asked friendly, and Sung-han shook his head awkwardly.
“No…”
“Ah, it’s okay~ you might not remember~”
Even at Sung-han’s words, Ja-in spoke friendly.
There was only one reason.
Curiosity.
“So, are you really dating? With Hanna-nim?”
A question asked after a very light greeting.
It was a question everyone was curious about, but Ja-in asked it abruptly, wondering when to ask it.
Because of that, the inside of the store became quiet for a moment.
He could feel everyone listening.
“Hanna-nim? Haha.”
In the meantime, Sung-han laughed at the honorific attached to Hanna’s name.
For reference, Ja-in was also a huge fan of Hanna, so she naturally used the honorific.
Then he nodded.
“Yeah, we’re dating.”
“Really? I saw it on Instagram!”
“What’s she like in person?”
“How did you meet?”
Numerous questions poured out to Sung-han as if they had been waiting.
Sung-han began to tell various stories as if he had nothing to hide.
So much so that even Narin, who had been looking at her phone from afar as if she had no interest, was felt to be looking at Sung-han.
For some reason, he started to get a little jealous.
It felt like a Sung-han fan meeting was being held instead of a reunion.
So he put his hand in his pocket.
At that time, Sung-han, who was receiving a barrage of questions, put something down in his pocket.
Phone, wallet.
And the car key.
A car key with a golden bull drawn on it.
It was the key to that car in the parking lot.
Everyone seemed to be so caught up in asking questions that they didn’t even recognize that car key.
“…”
He quietly put the car key he was about to take out of his pocket back in.
