Chapter 70 – Episode 70: Everyday Life Collapsing – Baek Ye-Ji (1)
Hye-hyeon handed several pieces of paper to Ye-ji.
“Now, look at this”
The paper that Hye-hyeon gave to Ye-ji had numbers written side by side.
“This is…”
A combination of neatly listed numbers connected by a multiplication (x) sign. It was a multiplication table. But something was strange.
2×1 = 1
2×2 = 10
2×3 = 8
2×4 = 7
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Unlike the original multiplication table, other numbers were arranged in place of the original numbers, like a password.
“What is this?”
Yeji frowned and asked Hyehyeon. She became increasingly irritated with Hye-hyeon, who kept not telling her exactly and only saying meaningful things.
“What? It’s the multiplication table, right?”
“What is this… “
“Of course, it’s not a regular multiplication table. It’s a multiplication table exclusively for Yeji.”
The more she looked at Hye-hyun condescendingly saying that she made it for Ye-ji by hand, the more annoyed she became.
“Are you asking me to remember this now?”
“Yes.”
I asked back as if I was shocked by the nonsense, but the answer I got back was a firm answer. Yeji looked at the multiplication tables again, or rather, at the wrong multiplication table. The numbers were randomly mixed together without any rules and it just looked dizzy.
The multiplication table that I memorized when I was young had rules. In the first place, multiplication was the same as the continuous operation of addition. However, the multiplication table that Hye-hyeon gave was a random number that completely ignored such rules.
At least there was one rule. If only the positions of the first and last digits were changed, that is, the values of 3×9 and 9×3 were the same. Of course, the value was 51, which was completely different from the original value.
‘What kind of crazy thing is this?’
Yeji, who did not know Hyehyeon’s true intentions, cursed under her breath. As if she read Yeji’s expression on her inner thoughts of her, Hyehyeon took the paper away from Yeji and said,
“It looks like you don’t want to do it. Well, aren’t you busy with the Yeomgwang volleyball club these days? That’s where you are… You must be tired from practicing~”
Hye-hyeon covered her mouth with the paper she had taken and giggled sarcastically. Hye-hyeon knew that Ye-ji was humiliated and doing chores instead of practicing, but she deliberately used the word ‘practice’ to give the impression that she was trying to lower the level of Ye-ji even further.
“But that’s just it~ If you don’t want to decide, there’s nothing you can do. After all, public broadcasting has a bigger news impact than cable, right? The daughter of K Construction CEO and a rising popular streamer are drunk and driving in the middle of the day…”
She intentionally threatened Yeji with a humorous expression, and Hye-hyeon’s sad expression was enough to make anyone hate her. Yeji knew what Hyehyeon was talking about, and she said through gritted teeth as she took the multiplication table paper from her again.
“Who says you won’t do it? If you do it, it will work. If you do it.”
She felt alive when she saw Yeji’s eyes glaring at her, but unlike before, she didn’t feel scared at all. Since she knew that she could never harm herself, she was like watching a wild animal locked in a cage at the zoo.
No, it was no exaggeration to say that she was more like a growling herbivore than a wild beast, since she could be touched unilaterally.
Hye-hyeon also felt a strange excitement in the look in her Ye-ji’s eyes her her her. She was usually calm and showed an attitude of absolute submission, but when she lost her temper like this, she would reveal her true nature. When she did that, she felt good because she didn’t think her toy was broken yet. She said she liked being an obedient maid, but stepping on a rebel queen also thrilled her. It occurred to her that she had previously said that Miju might have a tendency towards her.
‘Hmm. She said she couldn’t define it to the extent that she simply had no inclinations. She says 80% of people have tendencies, big or small.’
Hye-hyeon looked at Ye-ji. She was still pretty and pretty. After she became an adult, her beautiful feelings began to take hold little by little. She is the one she most wants to step on, the one she wants to destroy. She was foresight and was staring intently at the paper she had made.
‘Do you even have hope?’
In the past, she couldn’t even imagine what happened, but now things are different. Compared to the past when we were alone due to a weakness that cannot be eliminated, now four people are combining their wisdom. Measures were taken to prevent Yeji’s group from contacting each other.
Right now, she felt like if Yeji was planning something for her, she could enjoy it like a game.
She said, ‘Maybe she shouldn’t have told me she just installed a tracking app.’
She thought about it, but it didn’t make sense to her. Who wouldn’t know that an unknown app was installed on her cell phone? She said she didn’t keep watch, but the risk was too great for her to know. What if this situation happened in reverse? She felt dizzy thinking that she was going to end up in the same situation as Yeji.
It was Ye-ji’s question that woke Hye-hyeon out of her deep thoughts.
“So, all I have to do is memorize this?”
Eyes that are not completely extinguished. The more she burned, the more she desire to step on it rose.
“Then, all you have to do is remember it well. Of course, you know what will happen if you don’t memorize it, right?”
“Hey, that doesn’t make sense.”
Yeji narrowed her eyebrows and protested.
“There is a difference between not being able to do something and not doing it.”
Yeji understood that if she could not memorize it, she would expose her and Sia’s weaknesses.
“Oh, don’t worry. That’s not what it’s about.”
Hye-hyeon smiled and was relieved Ye-ji.
“I’m not saying I’m going to say that. I’m going to punish you separately.”
“Bee?”
Yeji flinched at the word punishment. Not long ago, she remembered her punishment for humiliatingly apologizing for her own assault at the Yeomgwang volleyball club. Even now, while she was doing her chores, if she made even the slightest mistake, she was caught and punished humiliatingly.
“Yes.”
“Which one?”
“That’s a secret. First of all, I’m going to take the 2nd level exam tomorrow, so if you’re curious, wait until tomorrow.”
For a moment, her irritation rose to her head again, but Yeji managed to calm her down, put down her paper, turned around, and said,
“I’m done with what I wanted to say, right? Then I have to do the laundry.”
“Phew!!”
She sneered so intensely that even her saliva spattered at that moment. She couldn’t believe such an incongruous word came out of Yeji’s mouth so naturally. Hye-hyeon still hasn’t gotten used to the current situation. You probably want this freshness to last as long as possible.
In the end, Hye-hyeon could not hold back her laughter at the back of Ye-ji, who was walking twitching as she wore panties that revealed half of her buttocks, and she burst out laughing loudly. As she listened to Hye-hyeon’s laughter, all she could do was grind her teeth without Ye-ji being able to see.
The next day
“You look very tired. Of course, you must be tired as you are now officially a member of the club after only going to games without practicing.”
As soon as she got home, Eunseo, who couldn’t even rest and had her prepare for the multiplication test, spoke sarcastically to Yeji. Of course, since the competition was divided in order of ability, it was natural for Yeji to participate, but Eunseo, who values teamwork, was very displeased with it, but she could not say a word to Yeji.
“It’s noisy.”
Although she did n’t know about Yeji, Hye-hyeon and her Eunseo decided to loosen the limits of Yeji’s oppression. If you always press hard, you may be able to vent your anger, but the fun of stepping on it can quickly wear off. All four of us agreed on this, and if they didn’t climb too hard or resist, we didn’t press them one by one.
Yeji, who did not know this, was trying to protect her minimum self-esteem by gradually checking the line at which she could rebel. She was still part of that mindset, but she seemed laughable in the eyes of Eun-seo, who knew full well what was going on in the salt mine.
“Heh, you’re bluffing. You decided to take the multiplication test today, right? Did you memorize everything?”
“I memorized it, but… What does this mean?”
“Hehe, well? You’ll understand if you try. Now, you know there’s a penalty if you’re wrong, right?”
Yeji nodded, looking alternately at Hyehyeon and Miju on either side of her. Yeji thought that the two were waiting for punishment, but in reality, Miju was just curious and came to play.
“Now, let’s start!”
At this age, it wasn’t a difficult test and she was asked to memorize the multiplication tables. Unlike Eunseo, who excitedly shouted the start, Yeji slowly began to recite the numbers she had memorized in a dry voice.
“This is one. Two, twenty, two, three… Eight. Two four…”
“Dang!”
Kwaang!
“Wow!!!”
Yeji’s scream rang out with a loud noise. The identity of the sound was that of an aluminum tray hitting Yeji’s head.
Startled, Yeji hurriedly turned around. There was Hye-hyeon smiling, holding her tray in both her hands, and Mi-ju giggling next to her.
“Puuuuu .
“Isn’t this kind of fun? It’s tasteful~”
Yeji screamed at the two who were talking without paying attention to themselves.
“Hey, what are you doing? Why are you hitting me?!”
Hye-hyeon said calmly, as if she was nothing special.
“What are you doing? Eunseo said it’s okay. Then you should get a penalty~”
Then Yeji turned to her Eunseo and asked.
“What was wrong with me? I wasn’t wrong!”
“I didn’t say I was wrong?”
“What?”
Yeji touched her head and asked back with an aggrieved expression.
“I never said it was wrong. I said it was a hit. Who memorizes the multiplication tables like that? I said do it faster and like singing.”
“Such nonsense… How did it get to that extent in just one day…”
“Now that I think about it, hmm~”
Yeji tried to protest, but Eunseo cut her off midway.
“I know that Yeji will scream, so it’s a bit scary~ Sooner or later, I’ll hit you like before.”
“Ugh…”
I wasn’t saying this because I was really scared. It was a kind of warning. It was only then that she realized that she had screamed because she was so startled. Eun-seo’s one word not only warns about this, but also silences Ye-ji’s protest in one blow.
Of course, she wouldn’t have accepted Yeji’s plea to continue.
“You just finished first in the whole school, right? So you’ll do it soon~”
“But whose idea was this? It’s going to be a lot of fun.”
“What did Eunseo say? It’s a famous saying in the sports world. Even if you don’t think you can do it, if you get hit, you can do it?”
Hye-hyeon and Mi-ju chat as if nothing had happened.
“Pfft, what is that? Kikikick. Isn’t this from an old variety show called Tray Karaoke? Then it wouldn’t be that dangerous~”
“That’s right. Are we really that good?”
“I’ll try hitting you next time!”
Yeji glared at the two who treated the punishment of hitting her head as a light game, but there was nothing to be gained.
Kuuk
“Huh?”
I don’t know where she got it from, but Eunseo used a thin, long baton-like baton to press Yeji’s nipples protruding above her clothes.
“Where are you looking? Aren’t you concentrating? Are you just acting the other way because you’re confident? I won’t pay any attention to you anymore.”
Yeji swallowed her saliva as she looked at Eunseo’s face declaring war on her.
