WTFUDLS 120

Chapter 120

“…What are you doing?”

Byung-jun, who was going down the classroom stairs, stepped back and came back up. Han-sol was leaning on one arm, lying on the desk. With his other hand, he was doodling something on his notebook. When Han-sol didn’t answer, Byung-jun came closer and looked at the notebook.

“…Are you playing Go by yourself?”

On Han-sol’s notebook, alternating white and black circles were drawn. Han-sol muttered something. Byung-jun couldn’t hear well, so he leaned in closer.

“What did you say?”

“…I just lost… It’s not humanity’s defeat…”

Byung-jun raised his head, blinking, and stared at Han-sol.

“…That’s Go.”

“….”

Byung-jun gave Han-sol a look as if wondering if he had eaten something bad and then went back down the stairs. After he left, Han-sol kept drawing circles.

Thud.

‘Ha… why the hell does he keep talking to me?’

Han-sol had pressed too hard on the pen, and the tip of the pen had broken off, the cap slightly cracked. Han-sol barely restrained the urge to throw the pen at the classroom board.

Han-sol slowly lifted his head. He looked like a prince awakening from a nap, preparing to launch a rebellion.

“Ha…”

He had to control his emotions… He needed to calm his mind… Our hearts are like aquariums… If the water is muddied, we can’t see the world properly… So, it must be calm… It must be calm… Anger… Worry… Jealousy… All must sink…

Crack.

Han-sol looked at his hand. There was a crack in his Monami pen.

“….”

Calm down, my ass…

Since they came out of the “fruit,” Han-sol had been like this. He was full of anger, and it wouldn’t subside.

Han-sol, No-eul, and Ji-woo had all come out of the fruit. No-eul went to the library, leaving Han-sol and Ji-woo alone. Ji-woo looked very awkward.

“Have you ever done an escape room? I haven’t tried it yet… Is it really hard? You didn’t fail, right?”

Ji-woo blurted out these words. The escape room was something No-eul probably wanted to do. But for some reason, Han-sol was included. However, unexpectedly, No-eul didn’t come, and the situation became awkward.

Han-sol didn’t want to do the escape room with just Ji-woo, but since he had already agreed, he couldn’t back out now, so he seemed to be dragging it along.

Honestly, Han-sol didn’t want to do the escape room with Ji-woo either. It would be better to just tell her not to go. Ji-woo seemed too transparent about it.

“Hey, if you’ve never done an escape room, shouldn’t you do it with your boyfriend?”
“No, what does that have to do with anything?”
“Why wouldn’t it? Oh, I’ve never done this before, it’d be fun if No-eul showed me how.”
“…No, I really want to go with you.”
“I’m just too uncomfortable. Let’s just go with No-eul next time.”

Ji-woo made a sulking face. Then, she grabbed Han-sol as he was about to leave and spoke.

“Then, how about we have dinner together? No-eul has plans tonight, so I’m free for dinner.”
“……”
“I’ve got my allowance, so I’ll treat you. How about that place you said had good gyukatsu?”
“Ah… sorry, I have plans for dinner too.”
“Ah… I see. Everyone but me has plans… Well, I can’t help it. Let’s eat together next time.”

“Ha…”

Han-sol clicked his tongue.

‘Can’t give No-eul, but at least you’re offering to buy dinner?’

Han-sol understood exactly what Ji-woo was thinking. Ji-woo was feeling guilty about something. So, she kept saying things like, “Let’s hang out,” or “I’ll buy you dinner.” Han-sol didn’t want to let Ji-woo have things her way. He didn’t want to make her feel comfortable. So, he turned down the dinner invitation.

Han-sol started feeling suspicious a few days ago. No-eul had promised to bring some printouts, but instead, Hyeon-su showed up.

“Hey, Hyeon-su… why are you here?”
“No-eul asked me to.”
“No-eul? Why? Is something wrong with her?”
“I don’t think so. It seems like she’s with Ji-woo, so she couldn’t come.”
“…Ji-woo?”
“Yeah.”

At first, Han-sol didn’t know what was going on, but eventually, he started to understand the situation. No-eul had told him she’d come, but suddenly Hyeon-su brought the printouts instead. No-eul was with Ji-woo. This meant Ji-woo probably told No-eul not to come.

With her beautiful face, blinking those big, teary eyes, she must have said something like, “Are you not coming~?” Then, No-eul must have hesitated, unsure of what to do, before eventually sitting down. Seriously. Guys are all the same. A friend’s grade was on the line, but the girlfriend says don’t go, so they don’t even come.

Of course, since Hyeon-su came instead, Han-sol’s grades weren’t affected. So, No-eul hadn’t betrayed his loyalty, but still… he came, then didn’t. That’s a lack of loyalty. Han-no-eul has no loyalty.

Han-sol felt ready to bite anyone who tried to argue against him. Even if it was himself…

But then, he thought maybe there was another reason. Maybe No-eul had made a movie reservation or a restaurant booking and couldn’t make it in time.

However, after seeing No-eul’s attitude today, Han-sol was sure his assumption was correct. No-eul had drawn a clear line with him. She wouldn’t even look at him when she spoke, and it seemed like she never wanted to do anything with him again.

Ji-woo definitely said something.

And now, she was trying to make it up to him by offering to buy him dinner, because she felt guilty for making their friendship distant.

Ha… seriously… it’s ridiculous, and I can’t stop laughing. Ji-woo, you’re totally a keeper, aren’t you? What? Am I stalking No-eul? Oh, I see. While Ji-woo’s not around, I’ll make her my prisoner… Haha… what is wrong with me? Whatever. Even if she offers, I don’t care. It’s all nonsense.

Do all the girls in the world like No-eul? No, not at all. He’s just a friend. …Though I did have drinks with No-eul without Ji-woo knowing. But that’s because… No-eul invited me first. Did I seduce him? And that day, we just had drinks. In Ji-woo’s head, maybe we kissed or had sex, but in reality, nothing happened.

If Han-sol were No-eul’s girlfriend, she’d hate it if No-eul had coffee with a female friend secretly. But since Han-sol wasn’t No-eul’s girlfriend, he ignored it. It’s not like he’d become her boyfriend anyway. He was just being cool about it.

Ji-woo was so funny. She meets all these male friends and seniors, but why is she restricting No-eul? How many girls will she meet in college? Is she going to cut them all off? What about No-eul’s image? If rumors start saying he’s trapped in a relationship, is Ji-woo going to take responsibility?

What’s up with No-eul? Why’s he suddenly become an idiot? Is he just happy to date a pretty girlfriend? Does dating a pretty girlfriend mean his school life is over? Doesn’t he think about his grades, his relationships, his future? He’s just doing what Ji-woo tells him like a complete fool…

Han-sol gritted his teeth and glared at the board.

But then, strangely, he also thought that maybe just dating a pretty girlfriend was enough. Why do guys work so hard in school? To get into a good company. Why do they want to get into a good company? To marry a pretty girl. But if he’s already dating a pretty girl, isn’t that the goal achieved? It feels like his school life is already over.

…Damn this fucking world…

Thinking about it, there were no problems between Ji-woo and No-eul. No-eul had gotten the pretty girl he wanted. The more she controls and clings to him, the better. No matter what the pretty girl does, it’s fine. Ji-woo was just exercising her rights as a girlfriend. After all, relationships are about having exclusive rights over someone else’s love life.

So, the only dissatisfied person was Han-sol.

Ha… Haha… Oh yeah. I’m the only trash, right? Isn’t that right? Am I the only one who’s trash right now? Wow… everyone’s so great with their personalities. How do they all have such good character? Huh? I’m the only one acting like a crazy bitch, right? Right? If anyone’s listening, answer me. Am I wrong?!

“Today’s class is dismissed.”

As soon as the professor left, Han-sol stood up quickly, didn’t even push in his chair, and strode to the back door of the classroom. Some students flinched at his intensity.

Han-sol went down to the first floor of the building.

‘…Why is the automatic door so slow to open? It should be opening quickly! Damn, just break it open…’

Han-sol walked across the school with the angry stride of a rebellious teenager, as if possessed by one. It was dinner time, but he was too annoyed to care about food. He headed straight for the PC room.

The cold air seemed to calm him down a little. Han-sol felt a bit lonely. Ji-woo and No-eul were happily together, but Han-sol was just angry and sad, fluctuating between the two. No one would know or comfort him. It was all pointless. Why was he doing this? He should just accept it calmly. He shouldn’t care whether they were controlling each other or not…

Sometimes, he didn’t think about No-eul at all. Sometimes he thought he had gotten over his feelings for No-eul. Why, then, was he irrationally, uncontrollably angry? Was it because his feelings for No-eul were still there, or was it just because he was pissed off and wanted revenge? He couldn’t tell.

Han-sol entered the PC room. With a sad expression, like someone who had just suffered a great loss, he opened Happy Farm Farm. Escape from reality with Happy Farm Farm was the best. The hours passed quickly when playing it. He’d waste a few hours here, then go home and sleep.

He played Happy Farm Farm for a while when a familiar, delicious smell wafted through the air.

“…Sniff… sniff…”

It smelled familiar… and delicious… What was that smell? Ah, was it from that fried food?

Han-sol looked away from the computer screen. He was hungry, so he thought about ordering something too. Where was the smell coming from?

“…?”

At that moment, Han-sol’s eyes locked onto a seat in the PC room. He blinked and said,

“…Hey.”

“……”

Han-sol called out again.

“Hey, Han No-eul.”

“…!”

No-eul turned around, something in his mouth. His eyes widened in surprise. Seeing his face, Han-sol remembered what Ji-woo had said earlier.