＜Episode 19＞ Alcohol 2
After we had dinner, the time we promised came.
At 9 o’clock, come in front of the casual pub at the back of the school. This was Sohye’s message. It’s an appointment with the two seniors, but the time and location are arbitrarily decided. It’s definitely not a no-brainer.
As soon as I got dressed and left the room, Si-eun, who was ready to go out, was waiting.
Jeans that fit perfectly into a thin box tee. Even though she is not dressed to be particularly stylish, there is a corner that attracts attention. The curves that were clearly visible even on a large tee were sensational.
At home, I often wear simple clothes, so seeing Si-eun dressed like this gave me a sense of alienation.
“What are you looking at like that?”
“just.”
Si-eun tilted her head and walked forward.
I also start walking with Si-eun.
There were quite a few drunken college students on the street after the evening passed. Thanks to this, I didn’t think I could recognize Si-eun and me straight when I saw them walking.
Thinking it was a good thing, I started walking, but Si-eun quietly opened her mouth.
“Suddenly, you made an appointment for a drink. That’s amazing growth.”
It was a very sarcastic fight.
“Unfortunately, I did not grow up at all, and I promised to drink Han So-hye… … The younger one caught it.”
“Sohye, that’s right.”
For some reason, I repeat my words.
“He’s a very energetic kid.”
“right.”
either in a good sense or in a bad sense.
Before this group assignment, Sohye and I did not know each other. Even the name of the motive is vague. No one in my juniors knows.
In a relationship like that, wouldn’t you suggest that we do a homework together, or recommend that we have a drink? As an assassin among Assas, I wondered if there were any other intentions.
Come to think of it, Si-eun was the student council president.
“Did you ever know him before doing the homework?”
“no.”
Si-eun shook her head.
“You must have met face-to-face at a department event. I don’t remember talking to you.”
“okay?”
I did just that. Our department has a lot of people. Even the student council president was unable to get acquainted with all the members of the department. But if you have a personality like Sohye, it wouldn’t be strange if you already knew him. It was very surprising.
As I watched the back door approach, I suddenly remembered what I should ask.
“Did you say you were weak?”
“yes.”
“How weak are you?”
“Well. I haven’t drank much, but… … . I remember being sent back to the dormitory right away when I was a freshman.”
feeling doesn’t come As I was making a muffled sound because I was making a guess, Si-eun turned her head toward me and said.
“Maybe just one drink and you’ll be fine. Don’t worry, you can drink in moderation on your own.”
“Well, yes.”
You say it so clearly. let us believe Since she is a responsible Si-eun, there is no need to worry about it.
“oh! Hwimin-senpai, Si-eun-senpai!”
When I arrived at the meeting place, I saw Sohye waving her arms.
“hi?”
“hello!”
Si-eun and So-hye greet each other warmly. I raised my hand to say hello.
“You two are coming together.”
“I live next door.”
“Ahaha, that’s right.”
Sohye smiled broadly and entered the pub with the words “Shall we go?” After that, we go inside.
The place we entered was a bar where we had beer with french fries snacks. The snacks and drinks are cheap, so it is popular with poor college students and poorer graduate students.
… … I’ve heard rumors about it, but I’ve never been there before. I don’t have anyone to drink with. It’s a sad story.
We each picked and ordered, and it wasn’t long before each individual’s side dishes and a glass of beer came out.
“Senior Hwimin. Shall we toast?”
“Should I even do something like that?”
“How are you? It’s good to do it.”
“Then for the group assignment~”
“Ahaha. That’s too much like an uncle, Si-eun-senpai.”
After a long chatter, the toast decided to give up.
“Cheers!”
“Cheers.”
“Ugh, cheers.”
The three of them clap their glasses, then each put them into their mouths.
Sohye took a few sips through her small mouth and put down the glass. It seemed a bit dangerous to drink alcohol with a small body. It’s not that it’s not, but it was to the extent that I was subjected to ID checks from the moment I entered.
After taking about two sips, I lowered the glass. It’s not that I don’t like alcohol or that I’m weak, but I don’t even want to drink a lot.
On the other hand, Si-eun just brought it to her mouth, and the level of alcohol remained the same.
“Also good for drinks.”
Sohye smiled and said.
“Looking at what it looks like, I think I should drink some juice. You drink better than you think.”
“Fufufu. Yes?”
Draw a V with your hands and shrug your shoulders. Tension, who was still flying in the sky, received a drinking party buff.
Si-eun said to So-hye with a cute smile.
“You drink well.”
“yes. I studied hard.”
“learned?”
“Ahaha. Actually, I want to make as many friends as possible. There is nothing better than alcohol for making friends with people, right? That’s why I attended as many drinking parties as possible.”
“okay?”
When asked to intervene, Sohye nodded her head.
“There is a saying called drunken jokes, senior. Alcohol reduces self-control. Then the words in your mind will come out. Wouldn’t it be possible to become really close only when we confess our true feelings to each other?”
well Everyone may have something they want to hide. If you bring out all the feelings you want to keep a secret, isn’t there a possibility that it will become an awkward relationship?
It’s ridiculous that I, without friends, would say such a thing. I decided to grab some french fries or something.
“Come to think of it, I don’t know the seniors well yet. May I ask you a question?”
“yes. it’s okay.”
In response to Si-eun’s answer, So-hye leaned in and shouted.
“Then tell me your birthday, blood type, and hobbies!”
It sounds like you’re trying to write some kind of wiki article just for asking questions. Unlike me, who burst out laughing, Si-eun smiled slightly and responded with a friendly tone.
“I was born on the 3rd of December. Blood type is A. Hobbies are… … Cooking?”
Saying so, he looks at me. don’t look here
“Cooking? Senior, are you good at cooking?”
“Um, well?”
Then he turns his gaze to me again. Don’t even look at this.
In order not to misunderstand So-hye (not an accurate understanding), she put only the fries she loved so much, and soon the baton of the conversation passed on to me.
“Then what about you?”
“May 7th, type AB, computer.”
“The answer is simple… … .”
It’s a question that has no choice but to give a simple answer, isn’t it? I smiled silently, but Si-eun asked quietly next to me.
“Is it your birthday soon?”
“soon? Well, it’s the end of April, so that’s right.”
On your birthday, all you have to do is receive congratulatory messages from your parents and just one friend. I don’t have any special feelings. Happy birthday emails from various websites were a relief.
I was thirsty because I ate the fries too quickly. As she brought the beer to her mouth, Si-eun raised her glass. So-hye emptied her glass before she knew it, and she only smiled bashfully.
gulp. Sohye said while passing the beer to her throat.
“Are you two dating?”
I almost spit out the beer. She swallowed it with all her might before showing her ugliness, and then made eye contact with So-hye. So-hye still only showed a smile.
Si-eun, who lowered the glass first, smiled bitterly.
“What are you talking about. I’m not dating.”
I also put down my glass and answer.
“Don’t say nonsense.”
“Senior, strong negation is positive.”
“okay? uh, uh, well. maybe not… … .”
“I can’t strongly deny it, so it must be true?”
what do you mean
I don’t know why I suddenly asked this question, but it was certain that it wasn’t true. Nor was it ever going to be true.
After he emptied all the remaining alcohol, he confirmed.
“That will never happen.”
“okay?”
“Of course.”
“why?”
When I glanced at him, Si-eun was pretending to be drinking beer.
She turns her eyes to Sohye again and opens her mouth.
“There’s no reason for a pretty girl like him to date a girl like me.”
“Oops, Kollock.”
Si-eun, who was sipping a beer, coughed in vain. Si-eun, who had covered her mouth and coughed several times, soon began to stare at me with an absurd look.
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Meanwhile, Sohye had a somewhat surprised face.“Senior, you are very good at saying things like that in front of yourself.”
“Well, how are you? It’s an objective fact. It is also famous in school.”
If everyone says you’re pretty, that’s pretty. It was a separate matter from what I thought was pretty.
“Hmm~”
Sohye raised the corners of her lips.
“After all, a person’s true feelings come out only when they drink alcohol.”
“It’s not like I was drunk.”
“Then can you do it with your own mind?”
“Now is my mind. Well, that’s it. Anyway, he’s not going to date me.”
As if to summarize the story, Si-eun pouted her lips.
“Don’t say that because it’s embarrassing.”
“Oh, yes.”
Then he sips a glass of beer.
It’s wrong to keep saying things like that when you’re in denial. Let’s be careful. … … But is it okay to drink like that? Well, didn’t you say that you would take care of yourself? It would have been better to leave it alone.
So-hye, who was watching us, called the employee with her skillful workmanship.
“Just three more beers, please.”
“yes~”
Then.
“Then shall we continue talking?”
‘ he said with a smile on his face.
What should I say? I feel like I fell for Sohye for some reason.
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“Then I’ll see you next time.”
Sohye, who had a bright smile, waved her hand and said. I raised my hand and answered.
“okay. bye.”
The drinking party was disbanded earlier than expected.
Naturally, he did not drink until he was drunk. Today is Monday, and we have tomorrow.
It’s okay for me to skip the entire lecture tomorrow, but I didn’t want to sit around drinking until I got drunk. I want to go back and do some coding.
I bow my head towards Si-eun, who is standing next to me. Si-eun stood silently with an expressionless face.
Unexpectedly, Si-eun drank well.
Was it a lie to say that alcohol was weak? Just like when you were in middle and high school, the top-ranked kids were talking around the neighborhood saying they messed up their exams. Maybe it was because the alcohol was strong and only the bottom rice was laid.
okay. I thought so.
“there.”
“why?”
“Take it up.”
“What?”
In the alley where So-hye disappeared, until Si-eun suddenly utters these words.