46 – Dinner with Everyone (4)
“Sooyoung?”
When Yeoul called her name, she opened her tightly shut eyes and looked up at him.
Their eyes met between her slightly closed eyelids. At the same time, her eye corners curled up like a bowstring.
hehehe~
She smiled as if she was incredibly happy with the world.
Mumbling and moving her mouth, she chewed on his forearm.
It seemed that the taste had completely gone from the alcohol.
A few months ago, when Yeoul was expelled from his house and became indebted to her, they had also drunk together.
At that time, she wasn’t like this, she had this drinking habit.
While Yeoul was distracted by something in the middle of their conversation, Lyeowoon and Jiwoo’s gazes naturally turned towards that direction as well.
“What, what is this? Sooyoung unni…?”
Why are you grabbing oppa’s arm…?
She was just sitting quietly until a moment ago.
Regardless of how this situation came about, it seemed like Yeoul was unable to do anything, so Lyeowoon stood up from his seat and approached Sooyoung.
“Unni. Unni-“
Tap tap.
He lightly tapped her shoulder, but she had no intention of letting go.
“Mmm…” She murmured and, as if trying to shake off Lyeowoon’s touch, started to squirm.
Lyeowoon became slightly flustered at her reaction.
“Unni…!”
I grabbed her shoulder and pulled.
However, despite my superhuman strength, she didn’t seem to want to let go.
I tried to pull harder, but before I could even separate her from my arms, I knew it would hurt me even more, so I had no choice but to give up.
Sigh….
A situation that made me involuntarily sigh.
As I watched quietly, Soyoung’s tears began to roll down her arm, along with her saliva.
What should I do?
Ryeon stood there, unsure of what to do.
“It’s okay, just leave her as she is.”
That’s what Yeoul said.
“You can let go when she falls asleep later.”
“If that’s what you say, oppa….”
Kang Soyoung.
Although she was a dog-person….
No one in that room knew that she would actually turn into a dog when drunk.
Since there was no way to separate her, I had no choice but to leave her there, biting.
But…
The torment that came to Yeoul didn’t end there.
Another person with weak alcohol, Ulrike, was with Soyoung.
Quietly, she lay down and buried her head, almost as drunk as Soyoung, a fact that everyone overlooked.
Just as Soyoung, who had escaped from Ryeon’s interference, was able to enjoy Yeoul’s arm with a happy expression.
Ulrike, who had been quiet as if dead, slowly raised her face that had been on her arm.
Her face was finally revealed.
Her usually white skin, even though it was still March, was filled with autumn-like colors, as if the autumn leaves had fallen.
With swollen face, she opened her eyes and turned her head this way and that.
She looked at Ryeon, who had just taken a seat, then at Jiwoo with her round pupils, then at Soyoung, who was holding Yeoul’s arm, and finally her gaze settled on Yeoul.
Just blankly staring.
She stared at his face for a long time, as if dissecting every little detail, as if analyzing it.
“Hey.”
With a tongue numbed by alcohol, she blurted out a word in heavily slurred pronunciation.
In the informal speech that was spewed out without a hint of hesitation, everyone’s gaze, except for Soyoung, who was already expressionless, turned towards her.
Ryoun, who had a feeling that something was not right, couldn’t help but call out, “Unni…?”
Please, even Unni couldn’t possibly be like this.
Desperately wishing, she called out to her with a trembling voice, but…
“What are you staring at?”
The room fell into silence.
“Seong Yeoul. Are you talking about me?”
Ryoun’s earnest hope scattered and fell apart like a handful of sand slipping through the fingers.
“Hey–“
“……”
“Are you that great?”
Yeoul looked at her without saying a word.
“Huh? How great do I have to be for you to treat me like this, like some stray dog on the street?”
Had something been building up all this time?
She poured out her words as if she were vomiting them up.
Ryoun and Jiwoo’s faces paled at the intensifying tone.
Meanwhile, Yeoul simply listened to Wollika’s words without any reaction.
“That’s how it is every day. When people are busy with work, they might forget or do things like that.”
Yeah, just like that–
Her voice grew louder and louder.
“But using that to intimidate me? Huh? Making it hard for me to do my job properly….”
“……”
“And sometimes, people make mistakes… But to train someone like a piece of sh*t because of that…”
Wollika swung her arm lifelessly and struck Yeoul’s shoulder with force.
What could have possibly happened between the two of them?
No matter how drunk they were, how could they say such things?
Ryoun and Jiwoo became engrossed in their thoughts.
“Do you think you’re so great, Seong Yeoul?”
“……”
“So arrogant, huh? So handsome, so cool, is that all you care about, you bastard….”
She clenched her teeth as if she was burning with anger somewhere deep inside.
But….
Just a while ago, Jiwu and Leyun’s faces turned red at her behavior that seemed to cross the line.
After hearing what she just said, they couldn’t help but raise their eyebrows in confusion.
Why would she suddenly mention being handsome and cool…?
“If he wasn’t so damn cool, I would just kill him, just like that. Do you know that your face is tightly held by the noose, you bastard….”
He’s so handsome….
With a muttered word, Ulrika, completely drained of energy, fell back onto the table once again.
The situation completely ended.
Jiwu and Leyun were just dumbfounded.
What did I just witness…?
I thought she was just heavily drunk and cursing.
Suddenly, Ulrika, who mixed in profanity, confessed something with a hint of bitterness.
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Moreover, her tone was completely opposite to her usual arrogant image, pouring out words with an old, pungent tone that could be mistaken for an old man, reaching a point where it was incomprehensible.
Ignoring what might have happened between the brother and sister.
Even though she was so fine and cool, to become like this after drinking alcohol….
Song Leyun, a 17-year-old Korean girl who has never tasted alcohol before.
I no longer want to even look at that “Albheim” that I wanted to try just a moment ago.
Me too.
If I get drunk, I might end up like that.
Giving birth to only one high school girl with a bad misunderstanding about alcohol.
The atmosphere during dinner with everyone had become tense.
Ignoring the fact that two out of the five people were in such a state, it was not proper to ignore them and talk and laugh.
Looking at the clock, the time had already become quite late.
Sighing, Leyun and Jiwu stood up from their seats.
They didn’t exchange any words, but they started to tidy up the glass and bottles as if they had made a silent agreement.
After finishing the clean-up.
Leyun’s only request was to not worry about them since Soyeong and Ulrika would take care of themselves, before leaving as well.
Jiwu stood by the entrance, thinking of going home.
“Today, it was really fun,” she says, smiling weakly as if she’s lost her energy. Nevertheless, it was clear that she had enjoyed being in that place. “If there’s another opportunity like this, please call me anytime.” The last part was a little awkward, but she tried to swallow her awkward laughter. “See you next time, Yeoul. See you next time, Ryeoun too,” she says. “Goodbye, Unni,” Yeoul nods, bowing her head. With a thud, the door closes and the house becomes quiet. In that place, only the steady sound of two breaths filled the air. There were still one or two people who needed to be tidied up. Ryeoun grabs her tangled hair.
* * *
Sooyoung and Ulrike didn’t have much trouble with the two individuals in their care, more trouble than they expected. They simply lifted the two girls who had fallen asleep and laid them together on Sooyoung’s bed. Fortunately, with the bio-recognition lock on Sooyoung’s house, they were able to enter her house with just borrowing Sooyoung’s hand for a moment. If it had been an ordinary high school student, transporting the two would have been quite difficult, but Ryeoun was an extraordinary being, so she was able to finish without much difficulty. The two people, lying on the bed, tossed and turned as if they were looking for something. Finally, they embraced each other as if they were very close sisters and fell asleep peacefully. After covering them with a blanket, the siblings returned to their original home. “Yawn,” Ryeoun yawns, stretching as if she is tired. They briefly separated into their respective bathrooms with the suggestion to wash up. After they finished washing and brushing their teeth, they went together to the bedroom as if they were familiar with it. With a sigh, they lie down on a bed that they haven’t slept in for a long time.
With a longing and joyful heart, Lyeoun stretches out her arms and lies down on the large mat.
Next to her, Yeoul quietly lies down, following her.
There were ups and downs.
The dinner was enjoyable.
She hopes that there will be another gathering like this in the future.
Just one thing.
Next time, she should ask him not to bring alcohol…
While embracing the warm blanket, enjoying the pleasant feeling of ending the day.
Suddenly.
Such thoughts come to Lyeoun’s mind.
Why is oppa…
Since a while ago, he hasn’t said a word…?
Since when?
Thinking back, he hadn’t said anything since when Yeonni had acted out earlier.
Just silently, without any expression.
Just helped with cleaning up and moved the sisters together.
Oppa isn’t someone who talks a lot, but he never maintained such silence.
Why…
“Oppa…?”
Lyeoun quietly calls out to him.
Yeoul, who had been lying gracefully with her eyes closed, softly opens her eyes and looks at Lyeoun.
“But why have you been silent since a while ago?”
“……”
Still silent.
“Oppa?”
Yeoul looks at her younger sister, gaze fixed.
A similar, unpleasant premonition to earlier.
In the midst of the tense atmosphere that has tightened, his mouth slowly opens.
“Are you referring to me…?”
He may perhaps started to reflect or something?