Chapter 12 – Episode 12
[Ayoung Choi (20)]
[Likeability 1/100]
[Specialty: Games (ss), Charm (s)]
[Status: Excited, Burdened, Worried, Healthy]
[Inner thoughts: This is my first blind date… It’s my first time eating alone with a man… I’m excited, but I don’t really want to date…]
There are four main reasons why Jinseong was surprised.
One, charm.
Choi A-young’s charm was S-grade. She is on the same level as Park Ha-yeon.
There were only a few women who possessed charm skills. S rank was even rarer. In terms of percentage, it is about 0.001%.
Celebrities had A-grade or higher charm.
‘You’re just as pretty as Hayeon.’
Two, single from birth.
I couldn’t believe it. It wasn’t realistic.
A friend as pretty and charming as Choi A-young has never had a meal alone with someone of the opposite sex?!
This was consistent with her statement that she had never been in a relationship with a man.
‘A beauty like that is a mother-in-law? I really can’t believe it.’
Third, 0 Confession 1st round.
I was frustrated.
Jinseong came to meet Choi Ayoung with her sincere heart.
She planned to date if she felt like it, get married if she was a match made in heaven, and have two children.
However, Choi A-young had no intention of dating her at all. She is worried that the other person might confess.
She was dumped before she even confessed.
‘I’m so sad, cry, cry, cry.’
Was it last year? Was it the year before last? The released song “I Even Thought About Wheesung’s Marriage” Played in my head.
The last four, ss level talent.
Actually, I was most surprised by the last reason. Choi A-young possessed SS-level gaming talent.
‘SS level talent is…’
It was possible to explain in just one word.
‘Genius.’
It wasn’t just a genius either.
He was a rare genius.
He was a talent born for games.
[Inner thoughts: Aren’t you looking at me too blatantly? It’s a little burdensome. I hope you take your eyes off me.]
‘Oh no, I was misunderstood.’
Jinseong thought it was too bad.
I was so distracted by the profile that I made a mistake.
He smiled awkwardly. I scratched my head in embarrassment.
She came closer.
“Hello? My name is Yoo Jin-seong.”
“Yes, hello. “It’s Choi Ayoung.”
The way he spoke was unique.
Usually people end with ‘Ie-i.’, But Choi A-young ends with ‘Ie-yeo.’
[Inner mind: What is it? It’s 100 times better than it looks in the picture, right?]
Jinseong’s profile photo was taken about 15 days ago.
She wore shabby clothes back then. Her hair was also dull.
She had also gained weight.
It wasn’t for nothing that Choi Ayoung thought, ‘I have no intention of dating.’
[Likeability: 5]
[Inner thoughts: To be honest, I’m on the ugly side, but it’s not so much that I can’t look at it.]
Favorability has increased.
Jinseong currently had his hair and beard neatly trimmed. Her clothes were neat and casual.
He was also wearing the shoes that Ha-yeon Park bought him. Above all, she had lost a significant amount of weight compared to 15 days ago.
“Oppa, please speak comfortably.”
“Really? I understand.”
“What did you do today?”
“I worked out in the morning and got some sleep. “And you?”
“I was a corpse all morning.”
“Your part-time job was difficult yesterday?”
“Yes, very much. It seems like the number of customers is increasing day by day.”
“You must have had a hard time.”
“I usually sleep a lot, but these days, perhaps because I’m having a hard time, I sleep more.”
Hayoung Choi yawned as if she was tired.
“I’m going to put a fly in her mouth.”
“It’s cool and there are no flies.”
“Even though there are no flies, there are a lot of bugs?”
“It’s okay. “I grew up in the countryside, so I’m not afraid of any bugs.”
“Where did you grow up?”
“Gangwon Province. I grew up in a rural area with nice mountains and good water. “What about you?”
“I am Gyeonggi-do.”
“I see. Are you coming down to Chungcheong Province for work?”
“Yes, my family is in Gyeonggi-do, and I work and live here.”
The conversation continued.
We asked and answered each other’s questions.
[Inner mind: I’m hungry.]
“Have you eaten?”
“Anon. “I can’t sleep or eat in the morning, but I’m going to eat lunch with my brother.”
“I must be hungry. “Let’s go eat.”
“Okay. Hurry up and go eat. “I think you’ll go home hungry.”
“What do you want to eat?”
“Tteokbokki!”
I answered without even thinking for 0.1 second.
[Inner heart: Today I’m craving spicy Yeoptteok…]
“Do you want to eat Yeoptteok?”
“Oh?! Did you read my mind? “I thought I wanted to eat yoptteok.”
“… Uh? No? “You said in a chat that you like yoptteok, right?”
I flinched. I almost got caught.
[Likeability: 10]
[Inner thoughts: Good sense. I like yoptteok.]
The power of Yeoptteok was amazing. The favorability rose immediately.
“Let’s go.”
“Neng!”
Is it because of the thought of eating Yeoptteok?
“Hmph, hum, hum.”
I hummed as if I was happy.
[Likeability: 11]
[Likeability: 12]
At the same time, favorability also rose dramatically.
“What is your ideal type?”
“A man who buys me good rice cakes.”
[Inner thoughts: My dream was to get married to the owner of Yeoptteok.]
“Brother? Why are you smiling? “I’m serious?”
“No, just because you’re so cute.”
“Don’t laugh. Be affectionate.”
“Uh? Should I smile more? Be affectionate.”
Arrived at Yeoptteok.
People were having lunch in the spacious store.
I took a seat.
“Oppa, what would you like to eat?”
[Inner thoughts: The spiciest taste. No matter what anyone says, Yeoptteok is spicy.]
“With the spiciest flavor.”
Actually, I didn’t prefer spicy food.
It was close to being a mapper.
I just adjusted it because Choi Ayoung seems to like spicy food.
[Likeability: 13]
[Inner mind: Wow, this oppa knows how to eat tteokbokki.]
“What do you like about fried food?”
“I eat everything well. “Ayoung, order what you want to eat.”
“Okay, I understand.”
[Likeability: 14]
[Inner mind: Do you also like sundae? I like sundae.]
“Oh, I’d like some sundae too.”
“Do you like sundae?”
“I can’t eat it because I don’t have it.”
[Likeability: 15]
[Inner thoughts: Heh, heh. Good. Now you can order.]
I ordered tteokbokki.
“Oh, I forgot to add cheese. “I’ll add some cheese.”
“I’ll go and come back.”
“No, no. I’ll go and come back. “I’ll come back quickly.”
“No. “Sit down.”
Jinseong added cheese himself.
[Likeability: 16]
“Oppa, do you like yoptteok?”
“Me? “Honestly, you don’t know?”
“To? “Why don’t you know?”
“Actually, I’ve never had Yeoptteok before.”
It wasn’t just Yeoptteok. I couldn’t even eat sour rice cake or small rice cake.
Jinseong liked tteokbokki, but she didn’t like it enough to find it and eat it.
With that money, I could have eaten pork, pork cutlet, or hearty soup, so I didn’t bother spending money on tteokbokki.
“Oh my god… ! There was someone who didn’t know about Yeoptteok… ?!”
Choi Ayoung was quite shocked.
“You don’t like tteokbokki?”
“You don’t necessarily look for it and eat it, right?”
“Huh… ? I didn’t know. Shouldn’t you have told me you didn’t like it? Then you would have eaten something else?”
“No. I tend to like it. I just don’t want to spend money to buy it. And you like Ayoung, right?”
Choi Ayoung’s eyes shook slightly.
[Inner heart: Are you considerate? Am I eating tteokbokki because I like it?]
[Inner heart: Impressed.]
[Likeability: 25]
The likability of jumping 9 stairs at once.
The food I ordered came out.
“Wow, that sounds delicious.”
“Eat a lot.”
“Neng, Neng, you eat a lot too.”
Bright red tteokbokki.
I picked up the rice cake and tasted it.
“Omg… ?!”
She couldn’t help but be shocked.
“Radish, water.”
It was too spicy.
‘Pfft, it feels like fire is coming from my tongue.’
For Jinseong, who couldn’t even eat Shin Ramyun, Yeoptteok was a disaster itself.
“Are you okay?”
“Uh? Uh. Yes, it’s okay.”
Choi Ayoung is worried.
“You don’t look okay?”
“No… It’s really okay…”
Tears welled up.
“Would you like it to be non-spicy?”
“No, you can eat it.”
“Aren’t you overdoing it?”
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Why?
I just ate a lot of spicy tteokbokki.
I only ate it because I was worried that I would throw away any leftovers.
It was just a stream of tears and snot.
[Likeability: 26]
[Likeability: 27]
It was unexpected. Surprisingly, Choi A-young’s likeability rose.
That wasn’t all.
[Inner mind: There are no tissues.]
She was looking for a tissue, so I brought her some.
[Likeability: 28]
Favorability increased.
[My inner thoughts: Eat all the cool pieces.]
I ordered a cool piece.
[Likeability: 29]
Favorability rose again.
[Inner mind: What is this oppa? Why is it so delicate?]
[Inner heart: It’s unexpected. It looks very dull.]
I finished my meal.
“I’m full. “I ate too much.”
“Me too.”
Choi Ayoung ate better than she looked.
She ate all the food she ordered.
“…”
Jinseong rubbed his stomach.
‘My stomach is full.’
I think I drank a glass of water every time I ate a piece of tteokbokki.
‘But it was delicious.’
It was spicy but addictive.
I think I know why women are crazy about yoptteok.
‘Ayoung really liked it.’
Favorability also increased significantly.
‘It was a satisfying meal.’
I left the restaurant.
“Oppa, where should we go now?”
There was no need to worry.
[Inner heart: I want to drink puffer tea.]
“Shall we go to a café?”
“Oh, I like it.”
“I heard you liked Bokatti, right? Let’s go to a café that sells puffer tea.”
“Wow, what is sense? What is delicacy? I was a little excited.”
It wasn’t a lie.
[Likeability: 30]
I ordered two cups of puffer tea at the café.
“Hehe.”
Bokati has appeared.
He put the straw in his mouth, sucked on it, and smiled with satisfaction.
“Is it delicious?”
“Yes! It’s the best! It’s really delicious!”
We had many conversations.
“Oppa, do you have any hobbies?”
“Work out. Diet.”
“Oh?! Do you have a good hobby? How many kg did you lose?”
“12.4 kg.”
“Wow, awesome, awesome. “You lost a lot.”
“And you?”
“Me? I like comic books. “I read it whenever I’m bored.”
“Do you have a favorite cartoon?”
“Slam dunk young!”
“Wow, slam dunk! “This guy knows how to read comic books.”
We only talked about slam dunks for 30 minutes.
“You don’t like games?”
“A game? “I’ve never done it before.”
“Aha? Really?”
It was unexpected.
Your gaming talent is SS level, but you’ve never played a game?!
‘It seems like it’s an innate talent.’
After hanging out at a café, I went to a book café.
We sat side by side and read comic books.
‘It’s comfortable, it’s fun.’
The time spent with Choi Ayoung was more of comfort and pleasure than excitement.
When we talked together, my mood improved, and I started smiling without even realizing it.
[Inner mind: Comfortable, fun.]
Choi A-young was no different.
[Inner thoughts: I don’t know if they’re dating, but I hope we can be close as brother and sister like we are today.]
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“Ayoung, I had fun today.”
“Yes, me too. It was really fun.”
“Let’s play again next time we have free time.”
“Okay, okay! “Go in carefully!”
After dinner, I parted ways with Choi Ayoung.
Jinseong saw her walking away.
[Likeability: 35]
[Likeability: 36]
[Likeability: 37]
For every two steps I took, my favorability increased by one.
[Inner heart: I have a good older brother.]
[My inner thoughts: If I’m bored next week, I should ask to meet again.]
[Inner thoughts: Should I ask for Grandma Tteokbokki? Should we ask for some toast?]
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I took 100 doses to increase my stamina.
