Chapter 34

Actually, I was scared too. As I looked at my phone without an answer for 20 minutes, I admitted that I, too, was a coward. Since the relationship is over anyway, I decided to keep it simple and start dating, but I was concerned about the late reply when I sent him this text message. I broke my promise last time and couldn't contact Woo Min-jae. Because he had an accident. Could the same thing happen again? I pressed the call button, deliberately trying to think nothing of it. The signal has gone. However, after ringing for a while, a message came out saying that the phone could not be answered.

“Fuck.”

“Who is it? Is the person who borrowed the money not answering the phone?”

Even without turning around, it was Jihong. Namsu went to buy drinks and Jihong came back after getting some fresh air on the veranda. Looking at the cell phone tightly held in her hand, it seemed like she was in a similar situation to me.

“Aren’t you answering the phone too?”

I flinch. Jihong turned her head to one side and after a moment. she answered.

“I didn’t call. I texted.”

"what?"

"........you do not have to know."

The guy sat down in front of me and looked at me.

“I thought you couldn’t date.”

"why?"

“You didn’t believe in love. When Cheol-hwan was dating. When Cheol-hwan said something about her lover, you told her to break up quickly instead of hurting him by betraying her later. You seemed to have distrusted love since long ago. I’m right. ?"

About half. I added, getting her nod.

“I think there will definitely be distrust in you.”

“Hey. The truth is hard to hear.”

“That’s right. That’s right. That’s right, Lee Ji-hong.”

"why?"

“Don’t text the girl you like about the things you’re upset about that she said to us. She’ll look like she’s making excuses and it’ll make her look sick.”

“Do you think I would have sent something like that? Oh my...”

As soon as he finished speaking, he got up and went out to the veranda again. And she eagerly touched the screen of her phone. I also took out my cell phone and called again. Where the hell has this kid gone? When I canceled the appointment, I said I was sorry and asked what I would do. Does he exercise? Looking at the answer, the reason I can't answer the phone right now could be because I'm in the middle of exercising. I understood it that way in my head, but the anxiety did not go away. When Woo Min-jae's calls went unanswered four times, Ji-hong came back inside. Her expression seemed to be somewhat stiff, but she tried to smile as if nothing had happened.

“It’s nice to get some fresh air.”

“It’s 31 degrees outside.”

“...I guess I lived in Africa in a past life.”

“What about past lives? Hey, just say that all human ancestors lived in Africa.”

“Crazy. So you’re saying that an African bear came to Korea after eating garlic? You’re saying something that makes sense.”

Well, even if I thought about it, it didn't make sense. There's no way there's garlic in Africa. There may be bears.

“Stop talking nonsense and watch your relationship.”

“What? If you say it right, I don’t believe in love, so there’s less chance of being betrayed and less things to be careful about, right?”

“That’s right. That’s why I thought you might be too careful and end up letting go of the person you really like.”

“.............”

“Look at Cheol-hwan. Even if he lives with 90% loyalty. He loves his wife, but can’t you see it? Not everyone who gets married and lives together is full of love. Still, there must be a reason other than love for being together. I also fell in love at first. "It starts with, but I'm also worried that it's going to cool off at some point. But how do I know if it's going to be the same for the rest of my life? And what if it's not? I liked it, and I think it would be awesome to spend the rest of my life with the same person."

I spend my whole life with Woo Min-jae. I never once thought about it. I thought that since a relationship has an end, all I had to do was stay faithful to how I felt right now. I didn’t imagine a future with Woo Min-jae. But after hearing Jihong’s words, before I knew it, 5 years later, then 10 years later. I thought about the person who would still be by my side. Even though I just have Woo Min-jae in my life, I agreed with Ji-hong. It seemed really awesome. But how can we stay together for a long time without marriage and just in love? Moreover, marriages break up in the middle. If the two of us are meant to be together, I don't know, but if Woo Min-jae leaves, I have no cause to hold on to him.

I thought it was funny and simple and was scared for a moment. I liked him. I like it when he laughs when I say something, and I like it when his eyes turn warm when I tell him a joke. I felt like I would never get tired of these things. Even if you look at it all your life.

[hello.]

When I called for the fourth time, someone I didn't know answered Minjae Woo's phone. An ominous feeling descended from above his head.

“Isn’t this Minjae Woo’s phone?”

[That’s right, Minjae’s calling. I'm your junior. I don't know what's going on, but could you call me later? My brother is not in a state to talk on the phone right now....]

“Then what is your condition?”

[that is. I'm a little hurt.]

The back of his neck felt cold. Where and how? I think I asked. Because I only heard the other person’s answer.

[We were working out together and the lights suddenly went out. Minjae saw it first and was trying to save another friend, but he got hurt himself...]

“Which hospital are you in?”

[I understand that Min Jae-hyung is currently out of the hospital after receiving treatment. But you left Gaba behind.]

“Where is it?”

[In my car. I'm on my way to take Minjae's luggage to the hotel and leave it there. Min Jae-hyung is also coming to the dorm right away...]

I hung up the phone and went out without even saying hello to my friends. You can get to Woo Min-jae’s accommodation in 25 minutes at the earliest. As I ran to the subway station, I held back the urge to curse. Why does this kid keep leaving his cell phone behind?

"hello."

A man whose face I had never seen before greeted me at a 90 degree angle. It was a man named Woo Min-jae, a junior, who I spoke to on the phone. He was as tall as me, but his body looked strong, as if he had been exercising. And all of Woo Min-jae's juniors were very motivated and very polite to me, an acquaintance.

“Just in case, I left Minjae’s bag and phone at the front desk.”

“What happened that the lights fell off?”

“Literally. The playground we were in had a lighting tower with several light bulbs on it. But suddenly one of them fell down... wow. This is my first time seeing something like this.”

He was still shocked and shook his head.

“Even a person in charge of the playground facility came out and was surprised that it fell, even though it usually doesn’t fall. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured…”

“I heard Woo Min-jae was injured?”

“Yes. But I wasn’t hurt too much. I lost some blood.”

As he was explaining lightly, he looked at my expression and closed his mouth. He bled?

“Minjae-hyung is really fine.”

“I decide whether it’s okay or not.”

"yes."

He answered politely again. He changed his voice because he felt like he was taking out his anger on a strict person.

“Thank you for bringing my luggage, Minjae Woo.”

“No. Of course I should. If it wasn’t for Minjae-hyung, my friend who was playing soccer with me would have been seriously injured.”

“Soccer? Did you play soccer?”

yes. He nodded and added curiously.

"I didn't know that Minjae hyung liked soccer, but he said he had to practice. So me and a few of my teammates played together. I was worried that Minjae hyung had quit playing soccer, but he was Minjae hyung as expected. If it were me, I don't think I'd be able to see other active players for a while. ."

Active duty. It seemed like the junior was someone I used to exercise with.

“I will contact Minjae separately, but please tell him that I am grateful. You will meet him and then leave, right?”

yes. He answered with his mouth and shook his head.

“Say it directly and leave.”

I could barely stop my eyes from straining as I saw Woo Min-jae walking behind my junior. The only wound I had was a white bandage on my forehead. The t-shirt he was wearing was stained with dried blood.

Although everyone says I’m good at swearing. Actually, I'm only good at saying 'fuck' and I'm not good at other swear words. And isn’t fuck more of a modern exclamation than an insult? When I met Woo Min-jae, I was going to shout it out 100 times. But even the best fucker couldn't come out after seeing him.

“It’s no big deal.”

I fixed my gaze on Woo Min-jae’s forehead. A bandage the size of half a palm was stuck above his left eyebrow. It is said that his forehead was torn.

“Just a few stitches.”

“Yeah. It’s no big deal.”

I replied and looked at the guy’s top. He was still wearing his blood-stained shirt. He appeared to have lost quite a bit of blood.

“The light fell on your back?”

"huh."

“Did the earthquake just happen there?”

The guy just smiled calmly. Seeing that made me even more angry.

“Are you laughing?”

“It’s funny. The light that was in good condition suddenly falls off. It’s like someone did it on purpose.”

“On purpose? Who?”

"well."

The guy laughed again, giving an answer I didn't like. This time, it seemed like a ridiculous and shocking laugh, so he couldn't get angry again. He muttered softly as if he was talking to himself.

“How does this happen?”

I wanted to ask. How does this happen? Even though I wasn't seriously injured, my life was almost in danger in both the last accident and this one. And if I hadn't canceled the appointment, this wouldn't have happened in the first place. I felt strange. It was as if I had caused his accident. Know. That something like this can't happen. However, I recently experienced something that no one in the world could believe. So this can never happen. I couldn't say that.

“It’s no big deal.”

he said again. I answered, but He emphasized it once more.

“It’s really no big deal. It’s just an accident.”

"...........huh."

“Kwon Hee-chan. Don’t make that face.”

What does my expression look like?

“You want to pounce on me.”

“Mitchie.”

The guy curled his lips and smiled widely. Seeing that smile made me feel relaxed too. And then I realized. I was really worried about Woo Min-jae. in the world. I was also afraid that he would disappear from my side.

.........Fuck.

“The president of Organic Farm called. He said there is a game tomorrow morning? He told me to come out.”

Woo Min-jae said as he took off his bloody shirt.

“You don’t have to come out. You’re hurt, so rest.”

“You didn’t even hurt your leg, so what? And you said it was important because we were playing against a team that had heard rumors about us and applied to play against us.”

“That’s just what I said. Next week’s match is more important... What are you?”

He pressed down on me as if he was attacking me and then said, 'What?' He made an expression like this.

“What are you doing?”

“I told you. I want to attack you.”

“Hey. You........Eup!”

The guy suddenly kissed me. Unlike before, I was in a hurry and pushed with so much force that I couldn't tell if it was a kiss or a fight. What is this guy doing? When he tried to take it off, he didn't get his way. I felt feverish for no reason, so I struggled and suddenly stopped.

“For a moment I thought I might die, but I was scared. I was afraid I wouldn’t see you.”

An indifferent murmur came through my lips. I could no longer feel the force holding my face and waist tightly to prevent me from moving. Since when did the guy's penis become hard and erect? I don't know if anyone would laugh, but the moment I realized he was excited, I wanted to have sex too. A sudden surge of heat appeared inside, as if a fire was burning. When I stopped refusing, his behavior became even rougher. His kisses hurt me as he bit my lip, and his hands touching my body felt like they could break my bones. I don't know when I took my clothes off.

He put his blade on his lap and I spread his legs and sat on him like I was riding him. The hot penis touched his bare skin. I held Woo Min-jae's face with both hands and kissed him while looking down from above. As he stood on his knees, his hand came between his crotch and caressed his genitals and the underside. I always used condoms and gel after having sex for the first time, but this time I couldn't afford to go get them either. Just like the first time. It seems like both of them were impatient and just wanted to have sex quickly. His penis, slippery with semen, touched the tip of my buttocks. It was a pose I had never done before, but my expectations were greater than my fears. Because I wanted to put it in quickly. Although it hurts every time. Fuck when the guy who gave me pleasure grabbed my waist and pulled me down in one go. Even though I was swearing, the pain felt like pleasure at the same time.

Now you know how things will change soon. And my body reacted first. He grabbed Minjae Woo’s shoulder and moved his waist. Every time I lowered my waist, his dick hit me hard. As it passed the stimulation point, my shoulders trembled. He lowered his head and gave strength to his thighs. At some point, the guy added strength to my movements with his hands and lowered my waist. Deep. It was penetrated so deep that I screamed.

The one that escapes lasts longer. When I stroked the stimulation point for a long time, I couldn't hold back and ejaculated again.

puck. puck. puck.

My body trembled as if I was on drugs. Let's take action late. He seemed to be unable to bear it anymore and started lifting from below. Deep. Deep. The genitals were penetrated, and a tingling electricity spread from within.

“Haa, haa, haa.....”

“Huff, huff, huff…..”

The sound of their breathing and flesh clashing continued for a long time. When all the sounds reached their peak, he stopped his upward movement. There was a strong smell of semen, as if the guy's penis had ejaculated. The smell that was supposed to be disgusting suddenly turned into something that aroused my excitement. I grabbed his face and started kissing him, and after a while, he stood up holding my butt and inserted his penis again in the air. Puck, puck, puck... Pleasure began to flood my entire body, which had been shaking from ejaculation.

  7 am.

When I opened my eyes, I checked the time and was confused for a moment. Something felt wrong. what? My head was still, as I wasn't fully awake. And slowly I realized. I should have woken up earlier. Because today.........

"organic!"

I suddenly got up from my seat with a hoarse voice. At the same time, pain arose in my lower back and lower back. evil! I screamed internally, grabbed my waist, and fell back onto the bed. shit. Damn Woo Min-jae, you bastard.

"Woke up?"

The enemy's voice was heard through the open door.

“Nya! Fuck you.”

I stood up with a cry of anger, but stopped talking for a moment due to the pain and took a deep breath. Minjae Woo came over and put his hand on my shoulder. widely! I slapped the guy’s hand away. The culprit of it all was this child. That's why I became such a beggar. and.

“Put it away! Fuck. Why didn’t you wake me up again?!”

“Lie down more. He said he would leave after the first half.”

He pushed my shoulder all the way and encouraged me. what?! Call again.........

No, this wasn't important.

“Crazy! The first half is the most important!!”

In 20 minutes, out of breath, I ran to the soccer field without even washing my face. Fortunately, it was a weekend morning so there was no traffic so we were able to arrive before the end of the first half. Of course, it was also thanks to the cheering on Woo Min-jae who was driving for the entire 20 minutes with profanity. I'm not called the man of the first half for nothing. Do you know how much the first half means to me?

Now, as long as the first half of my game goes well, I feel like I have won, no matter what the overall result is. etc. However, rather than reflecting, Woo Min-jae just smiled the whole time he was listening. I was even more upset because he seemed genuinely happy.

“Fuck. Stop laughing. If you go and the first half is over, you’ll be dead...huh?”

While I was walking to the playground, scolding Woo Min-jae, I stopped. Minjae Woo also stopped. On the playground, there were players who appeared to be from different teams than those wearing our organic uniforms. But they weren't running around with the ball. The two teams were facing each other. Obviously it's not time for the first half to end? Sure enough, as I got a little closer, I heard a loud noise. It was the voice of an angry Organic Chairman.

“What are you talking about now, Bingu?! So, those two are actually team players!”

Business team player? I scanned the opposing players with my eyes. Behind the ugly man in his early 50s who was fighting with the chairman, there were two young guys. The two of them were confused by the chairman's words and whispered something among themselves.

“Tell me now! Are those two real team players?”

“What will you do if you get hit?”

The ugly man answered harshly. what is this sound? Are you a business team player? While listening, I made eye contact with Jiyong, who was standing anxiously behind the men. As soon as he saw me and Minjae, he came running. And before I could even ask, he gave me an explanation. By the way, we gathered, greeted each other, and started the game. It is said that there were two people on the other side who were particularly good at soccer. He's young, and he made dangerous tackles on guys, so our team has already lost two people. He thought something was strange, but Jiyong, who did not participate in the game due to his injured face, went to the bathroom and came back, when he happened to overhear the opposing team's candidate players talking. There was a rumor that our team was good, but today, he said that the players on the corporate team were going to be hit hard. Of course, Jiyong delivered this news right away and we arrived just as the Chairman was questioning him. The chairman was so angry that he couldn't lower his voice.

“What if I get hit? Damn. Are you kidding me? Does it make sense to bring a player from a professional team to an amateur neighborhood soccer game? Huh?”

“What else doesn’t make sense?”

“Of course not! And don’t you know the rules of this floor?! You can only bring one person who is not a member!”

“I don’t know. I don’t know. Who set those rules?”

The ugly man raised his chin and protested. He also raised issues with our team.

“And you also have a soccer player? Why are you talking to us?”

“Nothing! There are former athletes, but not soccer!”

The angry chairman's voice cracked like lightning.

“It’s either that. It’s the same.”

“Similarly, what’s the same? Siba, are you the same as Chinese food and Western food? Huh?”

“You eat the same thing, right?”

The guys on the same team giggled at the ugly man’s sarcasm. And looking at it, everyone has a bad impression. I heard it was the Shopping Mall Merchants Association. Is that mall run by a gangster? what. There's all that crazy stuff, right? I was pissed. The organic members were also angry and came to the chairman's aid, yelling at him. I stepped forward to lend a helping hand, but Woo Min-jae grabbed my arm. why? When I asked and looked up, I saw that the guy had changed into the cold expression of Woo Min-jae, who was previously unlucky.

“I am the cause, so I will step forward.”

And moved forward. When Woo Min-jae, who was one head taller, entered the crowd of men who were fighting excitedly, the men split like the sea. The other party must have been surprised by Woo Min-jae's size, so they erased their smiling faces and looked wary. Even in the midst of all this, the chairman was happy to see Minjae and patted him on the arm.

“Are you here?”

"President."

"huh?"

“I heard from the side that there are two business team leaders on that team?”

“That’s right. Shiba. That’s not how you live!”

The chairman got angry and shouted again, and the ugly man also frowned.

“Hey. When did you talk to me so rudely?”

“I saw you the day before yesterday. You stone head!”

“What? A stone head? This is so sudden! .......... What, what is it?”

The ugly man who was raising his hand immediately got scared and backed away when he saw Woo Min-jae taking a step forward. But soon I had to freeze in shock. It's not just hardened. We all froze. Woo Min-jae suddenly lowered his head.

“I apologize on behalf of the Chairman.”

apologize? what? What did we do wrong? While everyone was so embarrassed that they couldn't say anything, the ugly old man laughed as if he were amazed.

“Yes. There is one decent guy. That’s all you need to know. What about the match that was ruined because of him?”

“We have to keep doing it. As the old man said, it’s not a rule that anyone has written down to bring in only one player who is not a member. Please continue to use two unemployed players.”

“Now we’re making sense. Then, if we win the match, you have to give us the 2 million won you agreed to give us. Understood?”

Money? We all looked at the chairman. The chairman was embarrassed and waved his hands wildly.

“No, I never agreed to give you money. I don’t make any money or anything like that.”

“Is there anything missing? Did you forget that the loser agreed to pay for the meal? You said you had a stone head, but do you have a stone head?”

The chairman was so frustrated that he was about to go crazy.

“Shiba. Paying for the meal was just something I said while laughing! And what meal costs 2 million won!”

“What does it matter what my team eats?”

“Are you guys crazy? Now I see you’re not a bunch of fraudsters!”

The angry chairman attacked me, saying, “You die and I live.” The playground almost became a mess in an instant. However, very fortunately, Woo Min-jae easily overpowered the chairman and the ugly man with both hands. In fact, the reason the chairman stopped was because of Woo Min-jae’s words.

“Yes, if you lose, I’ll give it to you.”

What are you talking about? We all looked at Woo Min-jae with eyes of astonishment.

“Hey, what are you giving us? Why are we giving you money?”

As I shouted in anger, Woo Min-jae looked at me from above the men's heads.

“If you win, you don’t have to give it to me.”

That's right, but.....not! Those bastards are scammers who even include unemployed players. How can we win? Woo Min-jae made a suggestion to the ugly man as if to answer our questions.

“Instead, we will also use two unemployed players.”

"...........what?"

The ugly man was embarrassed. Only then did we realize Woo Min-jae’s intentions. If you do that, the ugly guy will get scared and cancel the match first.

“Okay, bring it to me. I’m not scared at all.”

I wasn't scared. Seeba. After all, not everyone can commit fraud. Woo Min-jae What are you going to do now? All of our team members looked at Woo Min-jae.

“Yes. Then let’s call it now.”

what? Everyone's eyes turned to confusion. Who are you calling? When Woo Min-jae actually took out his cell phone, the ugly man tackled him.

“Which soccer team player is this?! Tell me your name. Tell me.”

“I’m not a soccer player.”

".........what?"

Woo Min-jae spoke into his cell phone about the dumb, ugly man.

“I’ll join the kids who worked out with me yesterday and come out xx in 20 minutes.”

I said just one sentence and hung up. Then he looked around at us in a daze and said something.

“Let’s compete.”

I showed outstanding performance, living up to my reputation as the man in the first half. It was to the point where I was pointedly pointed at by an ugly man who asked me if I was a player on the corporate team. Of course, unfortunately, he was sent off 5 minutes before the end of the first half.

“Mr. A!”

widely! I threw the towel I had wiped off my sweat onto the chair where I was resting. War. That bastard deliberately picked a fight with me. To get me to leave, he kicked me and grinned when he grabbed me by the collar. They say he's a player on a business team, but the team that has a guy like that is clearly the last-place team in the league.

“Wow. This tackle is no joke. If you do that, our members will get hurt.”

Jiyong was worried as he handed me water. I was worried too. There were only a few minutes left, but several of our members already looked exhausted. Even though they were a corporate team, they made a living from soccer, so they flew around among the guys chasing the ball. If only Woo Min-jae were there, I could have put those bastards down. Woo Min-jae was originally supposed to replace me and run, but his younger brother, who was supposed to come, couldn't find the way in front of him, so he went to pick him up.

“But the person Minjae is bringing isn’t really a soccer player?”

Soccer reminded me of a junior I met yesterday at the Woo Minjae Hotel.

“No. I said he was Woo Min-jae’s junior in sports. Woo Min-jae didn’t play soccer, so it’s not soccer.”

“Then what kind of exercise is it?”

"............"

“I won’t be disappointed if it’s table tennis, so just let me know.”

I want to tell you that too, but...

“Is this really table tennis?”

“Probably not.”

“You mean it’s not? Surely the boss doesn’t know?”

I don't know. The answer did not come easily. Jiyong’s expression was unpleasant. They say we're best friends, but you don't even know that? He looked dismissive so I answered what I knew.

“Definitely not badminton.”

Beep! The whistle sounded, ending the first half. The score is 5 to 1.

Fortunately, I came in later and scored a goal and played defense, so we were able to close the score to that level. But it was dark. I don't know what kind of sport Woo Minjae did, but wouldn't he be better than unemployed soccer players? First of all, we have to stop those two, but it's not like we're doing a sport that only involves physical fighting. If you're going to deal with those scammers, you wouldn't be able to bring in even the biggest gangsters.

“......Boss hyung.”

"why?"

Jiyong's voice sounded unusual, so I turned around and turned my head when I saw that his gaze was towards the end of the playground. Woo Min-jae appeared with four of his juniors. There was also that junior I saw yesterday. When you saw him yesterday, did you think he had a solid body? Now that I see him, he is small. Although Woo Min-jae was the tallest. The other juniors were also of considerable height and size. When you put it all together, it feels overwhelming.

“......Minjae, you didn’t do martial arts, right?”

5 to 5. The match was tied. However, Chairman Organic, who should have been the happiest, did not cheer as usual. I couldn't even scream with joy. Of course, I was happy when I scored the first goal in the second half, but after that I became more and more speechless. The situation was the same for several members who had replaced junior Woo Min-jae and remained in their seats. Instead, I frowned while watching the match. Right now, right in front of my eyes, one of Woo Min-jae's juniors ran out, hitting an ugly teammate with his shoulder. To be honest, it wasn't even a place where I hit it. There was an obstacle on the way to run, but I just passed by it. However, the person who hit it did three rounds in the air and fell.

“Oh my!”

One of our team members instead cowered and expressed regret. The referee did not see what was happening on one side, regardless of the soccer ball. Meanwhile, Woo Min-jae scored another goal while being escorted by his juniors. The only goal was Woo Min-jae. The juniors don’t even roll the ball a few times. When a player on our team has the ball, he clears the way for the opposing team's players who are sticking around. But this was strange. Obviously, the foul was committed by the opponent first, but it was also a player from the opposing team who was left out. The rock-like play that Woo Min-jae usually showed in his early soccer games was not his exclusive possession. At this point, I became curious.

“What kind of exercise did you do?”

Chairman Organic asked. I was just curious about that too. I wanted to be honest, but I also didn't want to be treated like a dull person who didn't know anything about my friend.

“It’s not badminton.”

"what?"

Chairman, what on earth are you talking about? He looked at me with a puzzled expression, but then turned his attention to the playground. Another person fell on Woo Min-jae's stone Buddha.

"Ahh!"

A scream from a player on the opposing team was heard. Seeing the players failing, the two professional soccer players who were part of the business team were already busy trying to save themselves. but. Soccer is my livelihood, so if I get hurt here, it would be a big problem.

“Ahh!”

With an excessive scream, the person who was blocking Woo Min-jae's path fell to the floor. The referee approached, but was unable to impose any sanctions on Woo Min-jae's gang. Because they just stood still. And a penalty kick was awarded to Woo Min-jae. The person in charge of recording the scoreboard changed our team's number to 7 in advance. It was a truly peaceful morning.

​

 

The atmosphere at the dinner party after the game was extremely heavy. It's not as bad as when we lost to our first rival, FC Kimjang. It was at a level below that. In particular, the chairman's face was miserable.

“Damn it!”

Boom!

The president let out his anger and hit the table with his fist. The large boiled rice bowl in front of him shook. Fortunately, the table was not a mess since we had finished eating and dessert. The jongji bowl, which was shaking violently, was corrected with the chairman's delicate touch. But his voice was still full of anger.

“Those damn cheaters. We won thanks to Minjae and his friends, but this is absolutely not a victory.”

Everyone agreed. That's why we were so depressed. We didn't win. It also meant that our skills were low as we were unable to take down the fraudsters with our own hands, and in short, our pride was hurt.

“But what did you say to the last impostor?”

When someone asked, the Chairman held the glass of water with all his strength and opened his mouth.

“That bastard is looking at Minjae and his friends and calling us a group of fraudsters.”

what? You crazy bastards! Let's go fight right now! Someone shouted excitedly. However, the chairman drank a glass of water in one go and shook his head.

“No, there’s no need to do that. I told you to come to the same time and place next week if you get annoyed by the scammers. Let’s meet again. This time, without Minjae and his friends.”

1. What was that.... Everyone was shocked. It hurts my pride and I don't think it was a true victory, but is there really a need to overturn a game that was won? And that without Minjae and his friends?

“Chairman, aren’t you putting too much pressure on yourself?”

“Hmph. We’ll find out whether it’s an unreasonable number or not until the day comes.”

The chairman looked back at us with a villainous smile, as if he were plotting something.

“Everyone, stand up. We’re going to train now.”

Ah.........fuck. You bastards of fraud.

[Training on this hot day?]

Woo Min-jae's voice over the phone was astounding. I was even more dumbfounded. However, the chairman pointedly pointed at me. You need training no matter what. Honestly, what kind of training do I, who is the most skilled, do? But the chairman was adamant. I'm the first one to get annoyed on this hot day, so take this opportunity as an exercise to control your temper. Oh my!

“Anyway, that’s how it happened. But you.”

[huh?]

What kind of exercise did you do? This is the question I was going to ask, but I was momentarily speechless. Minjae Woo casually said, ‘Huh?’ It's because I find the voice asking the question cute. As soon as I realized that, I got goosebumps. How cute! How cute is that big Woo Min-jae...

[huh?]

“Your juniors... did you buy them a good meal?”

[I’m eating now.]

Ah, so you responded with a cute ‘Huh?’ There was something cuter.

I reacted with all this feeling.

“Fuck. Don’t talk while you’re fucking me.”

[sorry.]

An apology was immediately heard. uh? no. It's not something to apologize for... I was so embarrassed that I forgot the question I was supposed to ask and asked something else.

“What are you going to do from now on?”

[I need to eat the leftover rice.]

“No, not that one, the next one.”

[Calculating the price of food.]

“Hey! Who are you kidding?”

[huh.]

Only then did I notice the laughter mixed in his voice. I was shocked. Why are there all these guys? As I was staring at my phone for a moment, another organic member who was passing by said something.

“Who are you talking to and laughing so hard?”

I? I was startled and only then did I close my mouth that had been laughing.

[I’m going to meet a lawyer and go to the studio by 1 o’clock. I have to edit it and send it to the other side.]

If it's a studio, maybe a building near the market? What he was doing seemed to be a chain letter that he kept typing on his laptop. I heard that it was rejected by a fairly famous author, and it seemed like he was planning on sending it to someone else. I wonder if I've already been rejected by a few people. I was wondering if I should go through all the trouble just for the sake of one class president, but I couldn't stop it. He seems to be taking this for granted. Because I'm half forgetting about the class president and just letting go. It would be nice if there was something I could do to help.

“Okay. I’m going to go home right away and sleep. I’ll see you for a bit after work tomorrow.”

I deliberately added without making any exact promises.

“But don’t go around strange places carelessly. Even if you go, be sure to take your cell phone with you. Understood?”

A soft laugh could be heard beyond the palm-sized device. I hung up the phone and found myself smiling again. I felt embarrassed for no reason, so I tightened my face and turned around. As I was going back into the store, I found someone who had come out to make a phone call just like me. Jiyong was talking on the phone with a stern expression. I had no intention of eavesdropping on someone else's phone call, but his words made me stop.

“......Are you threatening me now?”

Threat? Jiyong bit his lower lip and spoke in a slightly trembling voice.

“Lawyer. My lawyer said I don’t need to meet with you. If you have anything to say, say it to the lawyer. ......Who, who says you’re scared? Okay, then come out to xx by 6 o’clock.”

After a while. Jiyong hung up the phone and looked down at the floor, holding his cell phone in his hand.

"Where are you going?"

He raised his head in surprise at my question.

“Just later... somewhere.”

“Who are you meeting?”

“You don’t need to know about the boss.”

"okay."

After speaking, I turned around and the guy called me. why? When I turned around, I saw him hesitating as if he was thinking about it and then shook his head.

"it's nothing."

"okay."

I gave the same answer again, but added it later.

“If you’re bored, I’ll go with you.”

​

 

However, Jiyong did not ask for anything until the training was over.

He said until 1 o'clock, but he rang the doorbell of Woo Min-jae's studio around 1:30, generously in case he might be late. The door opened and Woo Min-jae appeared. The expressionless face looked at me and smiled. Excited. My heart pounded slightly. I was surprised and felt good that my heart could still pound. I intentionally pulled my eyebrows together and went inside.

“Didn’t you go home to sleep?”

He tried to do that. But I wanted to see his face. It was a face I saw so many times while playing soccer in the morning, and I wanted to see it again.

“I think I can sleep a little better here because it’s close to the store. Let me get some sleep.”

I said bluntly and went into the nursery and immediately lay down on the sofa. I was really sleepy. I had to sleep at least a little bit to work in the evening. Thanks to the unexpected and intense training I received in the morning, I felt tired as soon as I lay down. I immediately closed my eyes and felt Minjae Woo cover me with a blanket.

“Wake me up at 5:30.”

“5:30?”

I explained that I felt like I was being asked why this time when I had to go to work until 7 o'clock.

“I have somewhere to go at 6 o’clock.”

I emphasized to the guy who was looking down with only one eye open.

“Make sure you wake up.”

Sometimes it's 1 minute before the alarm goes off. Or, there are times when I wake up 2 or 3 minutes early. Then, tears well up out of frustration. I could sleep for one more minute, but this time I woke up before my phone alarm went off. But it wasn't unfair. Because I was able to hear Woo Min-jae’s soft voice.

“......The only condition is that I send it to you by email. Other than that, it doesn’t matter how you do it.”

It was a business-like tone. When he looked up, he saw Woo Minjae sitting in front of his laptop and talking on the phone with someone. yes. I said yes a few times and immediately hung up. And then I quietly looked down at my phone. Although he was expressionless, I could see a slight change in his eyes compared to usual.

"What's going on?"

He looked away. As expected, your eyes are surprised. what's the matter? When I asked again, he slowly opened his mouth.

“The webtoon writer I first suggested.”

“Yes. The person who rejected it?”

“It was just him. He said he would do it.”

really? That's good. I congratulated him and stood up. However, Woo Min-jae did not look happy.

“Isn’t that a good thing? He’s the person you wanted from the beginning.”

"good."

There was just this one word. But why the reaction... I was about to ask, but then stopped. Minjae Woo looked down at his phone again. The real guy was visible beneath the expressionless face. Strangely enough, I could feel that that guy was happy. It's like I can't believe it because I'm so happy.

“I wasn’t expecting anything at all. I heard he was like Karl. Once you reject him, it’s over.”

“I guess it was a dull knife this time.”

Only then did he look up at me and grin.

“Thanks to you.”

“What? I didn’t do anything. I don’t even know who he is.”

“You gave me luck.”

What nonsense is that...

“I was lucky when you came by without an appointment before. I was lucky that time too. This time too, when you suddenly show up, good things happen without fail.”

“Then next time, I’ll come again without an appointment, so buy a lottery ticket and share the winnings.”

He told a joke, but he couldn't laugh. I wasn't very pleased with Woo Min-jae's words. Before, when I heard about luck, it was fun and it was an amazing coincidence, but now it's not like that at all. You're lucky when I'm there, but when you cancel your appointment, there's an accident. I didn't want to accept this coincidence as fate. It had to be just an unrelated coincidence. If it happens because of me...

An eerie thought emerged from deep inside. I tensed my jaw at the horrifying thought that I couldn't even get out of my mouth. no. This is all alliteration. I shouldn’t be giving Woo Min-jae good or bad luck.

“I’ll give you all the winnings. You’re the lottery to me.”

“No matter how much you say, I will never lend you money.”

No matter how much you like someone, you should never trade money with an acquaintance. When he spoke firmly, Woo Minjae shrugged his shoulders.

“I’ll give it to you as capital interest.”

.........It was fascinating. However, he soon came to his senses and spoke firmly.

“I won’t lend you any money. I won’t give you any luck. Don’t even think about me winning the lottery.”

“You don’t want to give me luck?”

I don't like it. I think it also brings bad luck. But I couldn't say it out loud because I was afraid it would become true.

“Siba. I’m giving you my body, so what more do you want?”

He scolded and frowned at his watch. While we were chatting, it was already well past 5:30.

It's late.

“What promise?”

“It’s not a promise. I’m going to stalk Moon Ji-yong.”

I'll explain later. As I turned around after speaking, Woo Min-jae took out several sheets of paper from a drawer and gave them to me.

“I got a hotel meal voucher, but I didn’t have any use for it, so I want to give it to organic members.”

Hotel meal voucher? Where on earth did all this come from? And why don't I have anything to write about? There were many questions, but I answered them right away in Woo Min-jae's additional words.

“Or I’ll throw it away.”

“Use it well.”

“Kwon Hee-chan.”

"huh?"

“Don’t worry about my accident. It has nothing to do with you.”

"............"

“It’s just a coincidence.”

“.......I’ll go. I used the sofa well.”