Chapter 388 – 70. Back Alley (2)
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A noisy festival is just a festival.
Students who had experienced what it felt like to be chosen by others were still busy keeping up with the class.
To them, even the pleasant sounds outside are no different from the sound of cicadas crying.
Those who are especially affected are second-year students, who are starting to see their career path to some extent, and third-year students, who have no choice but to compare themselves with their friends.
Among these, the only ones who can enjoy the festival without thinking are the students with the highest grades or the students with the lowest grades.
Therefore, the students who were caught in the middle were still sweating hard trying for their future…
It was no different for me, who hesitantly asked Hayun to spar this morning.
“Wait, wait a minute. Davin. Just stop here.”
“… Ah, okay.”
“Ugh… My legs are numb after working all morning… Are you okay?”
“I’m tired too… Would you like me to bring you some water, Hayun?”
“Yes…”
Of course, fortunately, I have talent, so my situation is better than that of students who are fighting fiercely in the middle rank.
This is because during the vacation, I confirmed that my price was in the upper-middle range, and especially close to the upper range.
However, unlike the practical exam, which is well-received, the written score is ambiguous,
It feels like Hayoon, who is now able to use her powers skillfully, is being pushed out.
Above all, I am not much different from them in that I immediately break into a cold sweat.
… My head hurts.
“Thank you… Gosh, it’s hard…”
“…”
She took a moment to tuck her hair, which had become disheveled from competing with Hayoon, behind her ear.
After loosening her hair to tie it back, I glanced at Hayun, who was lying right next to her, playing with her fingers.
Last night, I saw something like that.
No, I heard it correctly.
The sound of Hayun having sex with Seo Woo-jin with her sister.
If I were a stubborn and stubborn person, it would have been difficult to even have a normal conversation with Hayun, but fortunately it wasn’t that bad.
If I were to compare it, what would it be like when you accidentally find out that a friend is gay?
I was just as embarrassed when I was confessed to by a female junior I was close with.
… Of course, at the time, it ended with me comforting her and saying that she had a boyfriend, but now it’s someone else’s story, not mine.
‘Aren’t you crazy to do something like that with her sister?’ I know very well that telling her honest feelings would be nothing more than meddling.
When I actually overheard, it seemed like the three of them were getting along really well.
So, don’t be caught by anyone.
I tried to spin it around so that even this blind Hayoon could clearly understand, but…
Unfortunately, my speaking skills are poor, so I don’t think I’ll be able to do it.
It’s the same with my boyfriend, and it’s the same with my friends.
She’s always been blunt, so it can’t be helped.
I can’t change my personality like this in the first place.
So, in the end, as she thought yesterday, it seems like there is no other way than to directly hit Seo Woo Jin with the feeling of ‘don’t be a damn thing outside’…
I can’t say something like this on KakaoTalk and end it.
When on earth would it be a good time to talk about it?
There is a natural way for me to meet Seo Woo Jin alone…
“…”
One ambiguous thing comes to mind.
Let’s just give it a try.
Just give it a try.
“… Hmm. My finger is slightly sprained… Is it sprained…? Ouch…”
“Huh? Really? Are you okay?”
Ah, Mr. … The acting is so fucking awkward.
As soon as she said those words, I could feel my ears turning red, but fortunately, Hayun didn’t seem to know anything.
I had been lying face down on the floor to catch my breath, but when I heard that I was injured, I got up in a hurry and checked my condition.
My conscience was prickling because of the blatant lie, but in the end, it was all for Hayun.
I held back and continued to lie.
“It’s okay. This is everyday life.”
“But Dabin, you don’t usually get hurt… Take a look. Is it your left hand?”
“Here… Right hand.”
“Right hand? Aren’t you right-handed? Hurry up, Woojin…, Uh, go to the health room and get treatment…”
“It’s a slight sprain, so it doesn’t really hurt…”
If she says she sprained her ankle, Hayun may come with her to support her.
If the injury is too serious, Hayun may accompany you to the health room.
The pain was moderate enough to require a visit to the health room, but the wound did not necessarily require Hayun’s help.
I chose her finger sprain as the main character, and smiled awkwardly, relieved that the situation was going as I expected.
First of all, I have to reassure Hayun as much as possible.
“Still, hurry up and go. What if I leave it alone, and it gets worse?”
“Well, it’s almost lunchtime… I guess it’s better to go quickly?”
“Of course! Or should I call Woojin? Can you come here for a moment?”
“No, no, no. I’m sorry if I bother you for no reason… I’ll come back quickly. Do you want to wash up first? It’s not like I have to help you.”
“Hmm… Is that so…? It’s almost lunchtime…”
“Yeah. I’m washing it. You’re going to heal this mess really quickly anyway, aren’t you?”
“… Okay. I’m going to take a shower, so should I come back quickly?”
Nod.
I nodded with as much of a smile as I could and left the sparring hall while being seen off by Hayun.
“… Haa…”
… As expected.
Lying is so difficult.
Especially when it comes to lies told to close people.
*****
After passing the training center and fountain, we reach the main building.
I entered the hallway on the first floor, fiddling with my fingers that didn’t even have a speck of pain or sprain.
I wonder if the principal, who was a famous hero in the past, was very generous with his money, and I wonder if I can walk into this place with my feet in the dirt every time I enter.
This is why even a rare healing transcendent like Seo Woo-jin is being held in a position such as a health teacher – when weighing the value between a healing transcendental and a health teacher.
A huge amount of salary was guaranteed, or something like that.
Was she a saint?
I remember the panelists chatting with each other about numbers they had seen in GDP, such as how the value of another healing kid who occasionally appeared in the news was worth hundreds of billions, trillions, and that he couldn’t be taken away by the U.S. Office without a word like the last time. A moment to pray.
I cleared my throat and stood in front of the door to the health room.
This is something I didn’t pay attention to when I stopped by a couple of times in the past, but the place is more remote than I thought.
“Please come in.”
When I knocked lightly, I heard a familiar voice from inside.
A voice with a languid, low-pitched voice, but at the same time, quite artificially kind.
If that man had been famous for being as kind as that little girl, I wouldn’t have done anything like this.
With a trivial thought in mind, I twisted the doorknob.
Luckily, Seo Woo-jin was the only one in the health room.
In that case, it is not difficult to finish the business quickly.
“What’s going on here?”
“Is it okay if I lock the door for a moment?”
“Yes?”
“…?”
Yes? Rani.
As I was wondering why I was reacting like that, Seo Woo Jin’s words continued a beat later.
“Why are you suddenly trying to lock the door?”
“…”
Skipping intermediate steps because you are in a hurry is a common mistake.
Nothing like cancer.
Therefore, he refreshed the atmosphere by clearing his throat loudly, loudly, as if nothing had happened, then sat down on the chair where the patients were sitting and spoke again.
Oh, I didn’t have permission, but I didn’t forget to lock the door just in case.
“Well, we met on the weekend, right?”
“… You did, right?”
Seo Woo-jin glances into the distance for a moment as if recalling memories, and then answers with a friendly smile.
I, who had been staring at his face for a while, thoughtlessly fiddled with my gym uniform and cleared my throat again.
Suddenly he said, ‘I heard you guys having sex here?’ If you say, ‘How?’ A question may follow.
That’s because that man must have committed the deviation as quietly as possible, being alert to his surroundings so as not to be caught by others.
If so, it would be the same as revealing the fact that I secretly stalked three people yesterday.
As it is not normal to eavesdrop on sounds from the outside wall of a building, I absolutely hated being treated like a gloomy woman by this pervert.
Of course, I would never say such a thought out loud.
In the end, my choice was like this.
Let’s just treat the things we learned clearly from what happened last night as something we just noticed.
It feels roughly like this.
Last time we met, I heard a humming vibrating sound coming from Hayun. Could it be an adult product like a rotor or vibe?
If you’re going to do something like that in front of her sister, what kind of relationship do you have with Jiyoon?
Isn’t that kind of relationship between the three of you?
You got caught so easily by me, so be careful not to get caught in the future.
There may be some unexpected loopholes in logic, but if you speak out confidently, you may be able to overlook them.
Besides, I’m not trying to threaten you with this, I’m just trying to warn you, so I don’t think there’s any need to get caught.
“I was trying to talk that day, but I stopped… Sigh…”
“… Why are you doing that?”
Why are you saying that?
Here, the sarcasm was a bit off-putting, so I said, ‘You’re a pervert dog who has sex with your sisters.’ The words rose to the top of my throat, but I somehow held them back for now.
Since you brought up that incident, you probably have a vague idea of the reason, but I secretly don’t like the way you are still pretending not to know.
To use an old word, should I say that I’m a slob or a snarky snake? .
Part of me wanted to call this man to the sparring room and kick him here and there until he found out what it was like, but I cooled off my anger thinking of the innocent Hayun.
“Are you asking because you really don’t know?”
“… I don’t know. What you are talking about.”
“It hasn’t even been more than a month.”
“I’m the type of person who can’t even remember what I had for dinner last night. Did I make a mistake back then?”
When I suddenly thought about it, I couldn’t even remember what I had for dinner last night.
… No, no, you shouldn’t get caught up in nonsense like this.
Umm…
In my intuition, it seems like I’m deliberately changing the tone…
“It’s not a mistake, it’s…”
… Ah, Mr. I don’t know.
If I’m late, Hayun might think it’s strange, so I just have to shout first.
“… You did something strange. In front of me and Jiyun. With Hayun…, … Strange thing.”
“…”
If you had told me this much, I would have figured it out by now.
If you didn’t do something like that every day, operating Hayun’s rotor in the downtown area would have been a very special experience.
And fortunately, Seo Woo-jin seemed to have noticed it by then.
If I see you staring at my face without smiling, … Definitely.
“… Did you know?”
“Not knowing is a disease… No, isn’t that stupid? Anyone can use strange toys…”
“Stop, stop. You might hear it outside… Huh…”
“…”
Seo Woo-jin tried to cover my mouth with his hand, but he pulled his hand down right in front of me, probably because he thought it was rude.
I was quietly watching his embarrassed appearance, as if I was seeing him for the first time. As Seo Woo-jin scratched the back of his neck with a sigh, he pounded the desk with his fist and said.
“I was debating whether to say it or not, but I said it because I thought if I left it like this, I would do the same thing in front of other people.”
“…”
“… First of all, let me tell you this. What is your relationship with Jiyoon?”
“…”
“Even if you keep your mouth shut, I know roughly. They even openly say whether it’s a rotor or a vibe, so there’s no way it has nothing to do with it.”
“… Haa… I’ll tell you. So…”
To briefly summarize Seo Woo Jin’s explanation that began afterward, it could be reduced to a successful love triangle.
It was almost 100% what I expected.
Ji-yoon and Hayun both had feelings for Seo Woo-jin, and gave permission for the two to date together, and Seo Woo-jin was a pervert who had no answers, so of course it was OK. Everything.
Okay. Sometimes there are relationships like that.
I was able to understand.
Although empathy is still impossible.
“Maybe what you said today is kept a secret from someone else…”
“I guess so. Did you forget what I just said? You came here because I thought you would do it in front of other people too? If you’re going to expose me, I told Hayun that you had a sexual partner… Don’t do things like that next time. It’s so revealing.”〈 Br〉
Anyway.
This is it.
It was frustrating because they couldn’t understand what I was saying even though I made it clear that I was stupid or something, but I still said what I wanted to say anyway.
You won’t ever do something like that in front of other people anymore.
I was about to go back because I got a reasonably satisfactory result.
“…”
… After thinking about it carefully.
There is only giving and nothing receiving,
Because I feel somewhat regretful.
“… Hey, teacher Seo Woojin.”
“Please speak.”
“Now that things have come to this, I wish I had a ‘price’ as well.”
To be honest, as a couple who has been together for over 10 years, this is quite embarrassing behavior.
“… Is it okay if I ask you something?”
“Of course. Anything I can answer…”
“I said, “Anything.”
“Yes.”
“Then listen without laughing.”
“… Yes.”
There are only two of us here anyway.
Seo Woo Jin, who has led a promiscuous life, would naturally know better about this.
Very, very calmly.
I asked as if it was no big deal.
“… Usually men.”
“Yes. Men.”
“What do you usually want your girlfriend to do for you?”
“… Yes?”
“No, should I say that I want to know exactly what ‘lover-like behavior’ is…”
“Behaving like a lover…”
“Looking over there, I see that you and Hayun are on perfect terms. I want to learn something.”
“… This may be an impolite question, but have you had a fight with your boyfriend recently?”
“No. We didn’t fight… No, we fight every day, but it’s just bickering… Boredom. Well, something like that.”
“…”
“Oh, please keep it a secret from Baek Ji-ho. … Because it’s embarrassing.”
