122. Friends
As soon as Do-ah stops sneezing, Gyu-ho and Seong-jin’s eyes meet.
“…Huh?”
I was the one who froze when I heard the two people’s slightly surprised voices.
“Hey. This…”
Seongjin blurted out her words.
An ominous feeling flows down my skin.
No way. Isn’t that what you figured out?
“…Huh?”
In fact, Doa herself did not know what was the cause of this strange atmosphere, so she just turned her head and looked at me.
“Wow… Han Taemin…”
Kyuho’s eyes weren’t that big, but the hostility in his eyes was clearly visible.
“You can see me later.”
All kinds of thoughts pass through my mind.
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“Yes? Why?”
When Doa asked, unable to understand the situation, they waved their hands and said it was nothing.
Standing on a literal cushion of thorns, I had to consider even the worst possibility.
Really? Really?
He was so crazy that he recognized it after hearing just one thing?
My not-so-strong mentality suddenly cracked.
“Oh no~ Mr. Doa, what do you like about Taemin?”
In the meantime, Hyeonsu looked blankly at the kids next to him, as if he was the only one who didn’t notice.
“Taemin oppa, um… first of all… he’s really nice to me…”
Doa was not given time to continue worrying about her identity.
The friends kept asking Doa questions, and Doa just kept answering their questions as if she was playing a defense game.
“Ah. Yes. “People at school know most of the kids in our department.”
“Oh… Really? “Then wasn’t Taemin popular at school?”
I had never brought up college in front of them for a long time, so I felt like it was a mistake.
“Um… Right? “I’m a little embarrassed to say this, but… oppa… he’s kind of handsome… so…”
Doa wiggled her fingers as if she was embarrassed to brag, and I could only watch the rotting faces of my friends live.
“Wow. You. “It was all nonsense to say that I just live in hiding because I’m not popular at all.”
“I knew it would be like this~ We are fools who were fooled again by Han Taemin’s words. What.”
No.
I actually tried very hard to live quietly.
How easy is it to treat others coldly when you have neither a plus nor a minus?
Do you know the hardships of maintaining a blank expression all the time?
I was really glad that the food was served just as I was sighing.
A bowl of pasta was placed in front of each person.
A large 8-piece pizza was also served.
The kids started eating without saying who would go first, and Doa watched them eagerly eating.
“Uh… I guess you were very hungry…”
Friends munching on food without saying a word.
It was clear that Doa was not immune to interactions between boys.
“Yes? Doa, please eat quickly too!”
Kyu-ho answers by adding more and more cheese.
I put the pizza on Doa’s plate before the kids inadvertently stole her share.
“Doya. “Let’s just eat comfortably.”
These bastards have been like this ever since they first ate school lunch.
And actually, I wasn’t much different from them.
Even if you go to a place like a restaurant, there is a lot of chatter and then silence comes when the food comes out.
The act of eating itself was like that, and if there was a menu to share, there would be a scramble to get one’s share that day.
“Ummm… It’s delicious…”
When I brought him pizza to eat, Doa was chewing on the bread as an aperitif.
I thought about scolding her, but seeing her bright smile made me pick up a fork too.
“Ah. “I ate well.”
Seongjin’s bowl was thoroughly emptied.
It was so clean that there was barely any sauce left on the bottom.
“Huh…? “Have you already eaten everything?”
Doa still has about half of her pasta left.
It was obvious that she would be in a hurry to eat, saying that she would be late because of her, so I took out insurance in advance.
“Doa. You eat slowly “They usually eat rather quickly.”
“Ah. Still…”
“No! Mr. Doa! “Eat it slowly!”
Still, Doa must have noticed, but she was more absorbed in eating than talking, and the kids completely forgot what I said and started talking.
“Is there any new animation worth watching this year?”
“Hickey the Rock was fun.”
“Huh? “Isn’t that just girls coming out and saying hahahaha?”
These people lose their brakes when their favorite topic comes up.
If the four boys had gathered together, I would have jumped on the bandwagon and had too much immersive talk, but today I had someone I had to take care of.
Refill Doa’s empty glass with water.
“Drink water. “I’m choking.”
“Thank you.”
You eat so hard without knowing there is sauce in your mouth.
I guess he was upset that he couldn’t finish the meal by himself.
“Just a moment.”
As I picked up the napkin and wiped Doa’s mouth, a quiet silence came from the other side of the noisy place.
“…Why.”
Anxiety overlaps in the cold air.
“Ah… Really… Han Taemin… Let’s have manners. “You called me and we went there, but it’s okay.”
“Oh… My eyes are so cold… I’m jealous… Ugh…”
Meanwhile, Seongjin was biting her lip tightly and glaring at me as if she was going to kill me, and she kept stealing my gaze.
Okay! Sorry! I won’t!
In the end, Doa succeeded in finishing her meal quickly, and she left, saying that she had to go to the bathroom for a moment.
Friends confirmed that Doa had disappeared down the hallway.
The atmosphere changed suddenly.
The three people, as if they had made a promise, clasped their hands together and placed their elbows on the table like the three navy captains in a cartoon.
“…Taemin Kun.”
Kyu-ho, who was sitting in the middle, lowered his voice.
“I thought you were still a human bastard.”
She knew it was sh*t, but her tension continued to rise.
“No? I told you so. I knew this bastard would cause an accident someday! “I guess the reason you’re hanging around like that is because you wanted to make a big splash someday?”
As unfounded rumors came out of Seongjin’s mouth, Hyunsoo, who was sitting to her right, also began to help.
“Mr. Doa… What should I do because I feel pity…”
…Do you feel sorry for Doa?
This statement seemed quite absurd.
Why do I feel sorry for Doa?
The next words made me understand the reason.
“Well, even if you’re Luca Chuppadol! “How can you bring a girl like Luca to her girlfriend!”
When Gyuho’s fist hit the table, the cola in the glass rippled like waves.
“That’s right! What are you going to do if you find out about your girlfriend? Han Taemin? Huh? “Isn’t this a bit humane to you?”
She protested strongly to me, as if Seongjin could never forgive my atrocities.
“Hey… We say we are Amman friends, but… hahahaha… You. “It’s not like that.”
It’s better than mistaking Luca for being Doa herself…
Still, it wasn’t a very pleasant feeling to be framed like trash.
“No. We just met because we got along well. Why do you look like Luca?”
“Hey. Do you remember yesterday, when we saw Doah’s photo, Taemin Han asked what was so disappointing about meeting her? “When I actually looked at it today, the estimate came out exactly.”
For clarification, it would be straightforward to say that it is the person and not the look-alike.
I, who had become a punching bag, closed my eyes with the feeling that I should just keep hitting him.
“You mean. Huh? Then, by some chance, Luca-tan actually appears in front of you and says he likes you, so what are you going to do?”
“That kind of thing will happen quite often. Huh?”
I really didn’t know either.
I never thought something like that would happen to me!
Friends who passionately argue based on the assumption that something has already happened.
If I did a little more, spit would start to splatter on my face.
“Hey! “But, on a human level, I can tell Doa that I like Luca-tan!”
A familiar silhouette stops in front of the table.
Time passes slowly.
The four of us stopped all movement like a pause screen.
Our image is contained in Doa’s dark brown eyes.
“…What were you talking about?”
The trio who claimed to be the vanguard until a little while ago remained silent.
Doa’s face was turned towards me as if asking for responsibility.
“What were you talking about? Brother?”
The informal language, not the formal language, felt very sharp.
I swallow my saliva.
“Ah. There’s just a streamer named Luca. “Tell me about him…”
“But why is my name on it? “I think I heard you say Mr. Doa.”
“That’s…”
I couldn’t come up with a proper answer because my brain wasn’t working properly.
I think Doa is misunderstanding something… Ah… I’ll just leave this as is…
“Mr. Doa.”
Hyunsu raised his voice and looked directly into Doa’s eyes.
“…I have something to tell you.”
No! f*ck! Don’t do it!
Hey! What are you trying to say!
Don’t make a face like the determined colleague in a boy’s cartoon just before death! You bastard!
Sometimes, idiots tend to mistakenly think that they are cool when they say things like this.
And most of those words tend to turn into negative news.
…Doah’s eyes widened at Hyunsu’s words.
