Episode 112. Culture Festival (8)
‘…… Brother?’
I, Choi Ga-hee, who had hardened in an instant, immediately came to my senses.
We can get to know each other, right?
Yes, what are you paying attention to?
‘Oppa’ is just a title a younger woman calls a slightly older man.
Yes, even if Yooyoung was younger than Taeyang, I would have called Taeyang oppa, and even if I was younger than Taeyang, it would be the same.
I don’t care too much.
Taeyang and Eunbi seemed to be very close, laughing and talking happily.
It looked very close.
…… Yes, the festival committee would be a lot of work and it would be difficult, but having friends is a good thing. Yeah it’s a natural thing
I also exchanged numbers with the festival committee people.
Well, every time the notification rings, did Taeyang change his mind and call again? When I quickly turn off my phone while doing this, it’s stressful because it’s a text message from a guy I don’t care about.
But since social life is like that, there’s nothing strange about Taeyang having a woman next to him.
Yes, there are already Yooyoung, Yiri, and Jooyeon around Taeyang.
… What? Why are there so many women around the sun?
The truth is, from long ago, Yooyoung and Lee also noticed that Taeyang had feelings for them.
Because they are precious friends, and because I know their unrequited love, I decided to respect them too.
I’m not even dating Taeyang yet.
By the way, Eunbi too?
Is it increasing again?
“…… Hey.”
“Hick!”
“Oops… “
Taeyang, who glanced at me for a moment, was surprised to see me.
Managing facial expressions…
Let’s manage facial expressions.
Anyway, what am I trying to do by scaring Taeyang?
It must have been that I went crazy for a while because of the sense of alienation caused by not being able to receive Taeyang’s ‘cuteness’ charge for a long time.
Taeyang obviously said he didn’t like this kind of look.
“Whoa~”
Take a deep breath and calm down. Empty your mind
Having bad feelings for no reason will only make the situation worse.
I smiled again as if nothing was wrong with Taeyang.
Taeyang, this older sister understands everything.
But Taeyang didn’t look after me after that.
“Woo~”
You’re a little nervous?
Well, once I got rid of my bad feelings, I was able to change my thinking.
Rather, if I get close to that junior, I might be able to get close to Taeyang again using that as an excuse.
Let’s finish my work first.
Since I was young, I have looked over my parents’ shoulders to see management-related data, and since I was young, I have been taught to write pocket money entries.
The plan to make an excuse to ask Taeyang for help has been withdrawn, so this can be dealt with quickly.
As I was reviewing and processing the data, I heard a disturbing sound in my ears.
“Hey, brother… “
“Huh? Hey again?”
“Ugh… I don’t have myself… Sorry.”
“No. If you ask for help, I will help you anyway. Stop saying you’re sorry.”
“… Yes.”
“Look where you are.”
“Here.”
“Should I watch it!”
“Yes?”
I got stuck in the middle.
No, it seemed like a good opportunity.
Taeyang looked at me again. But unfortunately, he only looked at me for a moment and quietly handed over the papers.
“What do you not understand?”
“This was… Oh, I think I know.”
“Huh? Okay?”
“It’s all thanks to you, senior. Thank you.”
Eunbi accepted the document again and she politely bowed her head.
She went back to her seat and started processing her fussing paperwork.
Ugh… It’s hard when it ends like this.
I have to get closer to Eunbi somehow.
“Is there anything else you don’t know about? Her sister is all over, so she’s relaxed.”
“Yes? … Uh, sister?”
What?
I feel like the atmosphere has gotten a bit chilly, right?
It’s the atmosphere when someone you aren’t even close to suddenly pretends to be friendly.
I thought it would be okay to call Taeyang “Oppa” Right away, but he seems to be having a hard time with me.
“It’s just that other female juniors call me comfortably, so I wonder if Eunbi would be better that way too”
“That… I kinda… It’s difficult.”
“Eunbi hides her face a lot.”
Taeyang was by her side and supported her Eunbi.
“Ahahahaha, is that so? Then there is nothing you can do.”
I wonder if I’m thankful from the side Oppa,’ said Eunbi, only looking at the sun.
hehehe~ You hide your face a lot~ That’s right~
A kid like that calls Taeyang well ‘brother’~
But the sun too. You say that while you enjoy calling yourself ‘brother’ right away, it would be difficult to call others ‘sister’?
It’s the same with the erotic books you found the other day, and they said you don’t like it.
I wasn’t that friendly with my older sisters or Yooyoung.
If you’re secretly tsundere or if you want to get closer, try to keep your distance.
Why are you only good to that child?
“Choi Ga-hee?”
“Ah, ahahahaha, I was shy. Are you okay. Because we can become friends in the future.”
I had another strange thought.
Am I jealous right now?
I guess what happened to me to be jealous of such a small, well-behaved kid who is 4 years older than me.
“Gahee. Help me out.”
“Ah, yes. Starring.”
To refresh my mind for a while, I went to Juyeon.
While helping, I inadvertently listened to what Taeyang and Eunbi were saying.
“Eunbi, the speed of work is suddenly fast.
“Yes? Is that right?”
“Yeah, I don’t believe it, but I took a quick look and checked it right away.”
“That… sorry… Oh no.”
Eunbi remembered Taeyang’s advice earlier not to apologize, and stuttered her words for a while.
“Because it becomes mental arithmetic.”
No matter how much addition it is, the amount of at least 10 items can be mentally calculated at once?
Juyeon also looked at Eunbi as if she had just heard that.
“Isn’t that great?”
“So… It’s not great.”
Eunbi lowered her head, probably embarrassed that Taeyang complimented her once.
Soon, the committee members who were overhearing around her were also surprised, so she turned her head to talk to Eunbi, but she turned her attention to whether she already knew all about Eunbi’s personality.
I don’t have to pay attention to the conversation between those two.
Let’s not care.
“Isn’t this enough for you to help me?”
“Brother then, can I help you?”
“No, I can do it alone.”
“Ah, what is it?”
“I’m sorry like anyone else, because I don’t want to bother.”
“Ooh… “
“Ah~ It’s a joke, so don’t get upset.”
……… You look really friendly.
“Are you Gahee?”
“Huh?”
“Your expression is not good, where are you not feeling well?”
“Take a break today!”
“Sister, I will tell the festival director.”
“Oh, no, it’s okay! You don’t have to worry about everyone.”
“That… Senior, I think it’s good to rest.”
Even Eunbi, who was looking at her when she felt the fuss, said something like that, so she was really troubled.
“It’s really good!”
————
Jealousy doesn’t help anything.
Rather, I should make friends with Eunbi, who is closer to Taeyang than I am.
Then the useless feelings will gradually fade.
At the request of the student council executive, while Taeyang was away doing chores for a while, I called Eunbi.
“Hey, Eunbi.”
“Yes?… Senior, why are you like that?”
“I have something I want to say to Eunbi, but would it be okay for a moment?”
“Yes?”
Eunbi sadly opened her bright eyes and shook her head as if in despair.
Her body trembled, and the way her small body shrank even more stimulated her desire for protection.
“My… what am i… Did I make a mistake?”
Ah, if someone sees it, if Taeyang sees it, it’s like I bullied Eunbi.
Let’s appease Eunbi for now.
“No, Eunbi, you did nothing wrong.”
“Really?”
As she raised her head, Eunbi’s green eyes sparkled.
These eyes are a little strange, are they wearing lenses?
“Yes! I have something to say, but she called me because she wanted to get close to Eunbi.”
“… Yes.”
I felt it even when I saw him from a distance, but he’s a kid who has a lot of trouble with human relationships.
I wonder if I just went through something bad.
I feel guilty that I felt bad for a child like that.
“Is it okay anyway?”
“Yes, I like it.”
We came out into the corridor for a while.
I kept walking and came to a place where there were few people around.
“Senior… What to say… “
“Eunbi, I’m sorry, but can I ask you a favor?”
Eunbi was taken aback at the sudden request, and then stepped back from her.
“What is it?”
“That’s it. Actually, there was a brief misunderstanding between Taeyang and I.”
“Is it wrong?”
“I can’t go into details, but I want to reconcile with Taeyang again anyway.”
So I asked for help.
Eunbi looked at me for a moment before opening her mouth.
“Before that, may I ask you something?”
“What?”
“So, that… What is the relationship between Taeyang and Gahee Choi?”
It was a question you would expect anyone to ask.
However, I was embarrassed because I couldn’t properly organize the answer.
“Huh? That is……… Article… “
“Joe?”
“……… Article”
Joe.
I like him.
Whoa! I’m ashamed to say it out loud.
“That’s just, we’ve been very special since before!”
“I see.”
Eunbi nodded her head. And then she came back to her face, where she was not confident, she said.
“I want to help, but… I don’t know much about this… I don’t know if I’ll get in the way… “
“Not at all!”
It would be embarrassing to receive a request like this.
You’re suddenly caught in the middle, and you don’t know what to do right now.
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You shouldn’t burden Eunbi.
“I want to get along well with Eunbi, so from now on, I just need to join in when the two of us talk.”
“…… I don’t know if Taeyang oppa avoids seniors… I will try.”
“Thank you!”
Fortunately, Eunbi is a good kid.
I feel ashamed of myself for being jealous of such a quiet, gentle and kind girl for a moment.
Come to your senses, Choi Ga-hee.
Caught up again, we went back to work.
‘Whoa~ That’s it from now on.’
With the pretext of working and the pretext of being close to Eunbi, I have a reason to get closer to Taeyang.
I wonder what would happen if Taeyang avoids Eunbi as well…
Yes, Taeyang is not such a kid.
Also, isn’t it definitely Taeyang’s preference when Eunbi sings ‘oppa~ oppa~’?
Taeyang won’t be able to easily dismiss such a cute junior.
… I wish I would have been born as a girl Taeyang likes.
“…… Brother.”
“Eh?”
Oops, I muttered inadvertently.
“Nothing.”
Eunbi tilted her head, but luckily it passed without incident.
I called Taeyang like this the other day and it only backfired.
He strongly denied it, saying that he had no such taste.
Yes, it’s obviously useless for older people to copy younger people’s behavior.
Because older people have their own charm.
No matter what, you have to let Taeyang know the charm that only older people have.
How did Taeyang change his taste from younger to older?
It was Ga-hee who only piled up more and more tasks to be solved.
———
Choi Ga-hee’s gaze at me is unusual.
Of course, I am fully aware of how heartlessly and inflexibly I rejected Choi Ga-hee.
It is inevitable that she still has feelings for the man she was once obsessed with.
In particular, it is common for the feeling of love to turn into love and hatred in an instant, and furthermore into hatred.
Especially if you have a strong yandere tendency, that tendency will be more severe.
Gahee Choi gave me a scary look when I was talking with Eunbi earlier.
Choi Ga-hee’s cloudy eyes seemed to burn as if some negative emotion swirled inside her.
Are you jealous?
That’s not it.
It was normal for Min-i or Lee Yu-young to stick by my side, but Choi Ga-hee got along well with everyone without any hesitation.
But suddenly she can’t feel jealous of her junior who is 4 years younger than her.
As expected, the negative feelings toward me must be growing.
“Whoa~ Yes, this is all my karma.”
Keep avoiding the problem won’t solve the problem.
Rather, it only intensifies Choi Ga-hee’s hatred.
I need to talk to Choi Ga-hee again before it turns into a bigger incident.
If I have to do it someday, I’ll have to do it now while I can still handle it.
After finishing the simple chores ordered by the student council executive, I returned to the place where I was processing documents.