Chapter 19 – Mr. Jia Is Happy Happy
Two days have passed since the incident of invisible man sex in the classroom.
In the meantime, I couldn’t meet Jia because she seemed busy, and I also spent time focusing on my work.
Now after spending two peaceful days like that.
I was in a bit of an awkward situation.
… What is this?
Current time is 6:00 PM.
Originally, I was going to meet a friend and have dinner together.
He said that the coin he bought out of curiosity was overcooked, and he said he would buy expensive rice.
However, as soon as we met, he spoke to someone on the phone and left, saying he was sorry that he was looking for him in a hurry at a part-time job.
After hearing that bastard say that he found a good restaurant, I couldn’t help but be astounded from my point of view, who came from an hour’s distance by subway.
… What am I supposed to do alone
I looked around in despair.
Large buildings and crowded crowds surrounded me.
Even though it was just an ordinary downtown area, everything felt unfamiliar because I was left alone in the place I first came to.
… Shall we find something to buy since we came all the way here?
No matter how much I think about it, there is nothing I need.
… Would you like to go in and eat alone?
It’s a waste of money to go out to eat unplanned, and it’s kind of unfair because I was originally going to get it.
“Hey, let’s just go back.”
At that time, my eyes went to someone among the people passing by.
A baseball cap worn down as if to hide his identity.
Suspicious behavior that keeps looking around everywhere.
It didn’t look normal at first glance, but I recognized the identity of the person at once, and I ran to it with a happy heart.
“Mr. Jia!”
“Mr. Dohyun?!”
Her eyes doubled in size, and she raised her index finger to her lips.
Come to think of it, I decided to pretend I didn’t know outside.
Still, I can’t hide my pleasure to meet you.
“I won’t be meeting anyone anyway since it’s far from school. Why are you here?”
At my words, Mr. Jia, who was hesitant, looked at the surroundings and said.
“I was just… Thinking about having dinner.”
“Ah, did you come for an appointment?”
“No, alone…”
Eating rice alone in the subway an hour away?
“Alone? How good would it be?”
“Yu, it’s a famous place.”
“Really?”
Curiosity arouses
It was a good opportunity because I was also hungry and I could spend time with Jia.
“If you don’t mind, would you like to go and eat together? Originally, I came here because I had an appointment with a friend, but I was rejected.”
“Are you together?”
“I’m not saying I’m going to get it, but I’m recommending it, so I’ll serve it.”
“…”
Jia is in trouble.
Adding a little exaggeration, she had a more serious expression than when she was first asked to have sex with the goddess.
She crumpled her brow and pondered for a moment before nodding as if she had thought of something good.
“Okay. I have something to ask of you instead.”
“Please? What is it?”
“I’ll go and tell you.”
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We immediately moved to the restaurant Jia mentioned.
I felt bitter when her friend suddenly answered the phone and left, but now I feel grateful.
Thanks to her, she ended up having an unexpected meal with Jia in her unexpected place.
Anyway, how famous is this restaurant?
If the food tastes good, the atmosphere will improve as well, so I look forward to it.
When I arrived at my destination excitedly, I couldn’t help but put on a blank face.
It was because the place I stood with Jia was in front of McDonald’s.
“Are you here?”
“…Yes.”
Is this really a famous restaurant?
A hamburger shop with a clown as its mascot?
When it comes to hamburgers, I personally like Burger Queen 120009.
Still, I couldn’t go back here all of a sudden, so I went inside.
“Do-hyeon. That… I’m asking you.”
When I answered ‘yes’, Mr. Jia hesitantly continued.
“Could you eat the same menu as me and give me a free gift? I’ll do the billing…”
I was going to say that I would pay for mine, but if I declined too much, it seemed like that would be rude, so I just said I knew.
But what gift are you talking about?
At that moment, I inadvertently turned my head and found a poster on the wall of the store.
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Happy Meal of the Month!
‘Minions’ character figure!
Eat the delicious Happy Meal Set and meet the cutest Minions toys!
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You know Happy Meal refers to children’s sets, and Minions don’t they?
Short yellow monsters from theatrical animation.
Did you come all the way here because you wanted that toy?
When I stood at the ordering table with Jia, I knew the answer to that question.
“I’ll help you order.”
“Yeah, there’s… Two Happy Meal sets…”
Jia’s voice seems to burrow into the ground.
Of course, the employee who didn’t listen properly asked again.
“I’m sorry. Can you say that again?”
“Ha, Happy… Happy Meal…”
Maybe it’s embarrassing to order a children’s set, but they keep saying happy happy things.
I wanted to say no, so I, who was next to me, opened my mouth instead.
“Two Happy Meal sets, please.”
After finishing her order, I sat across from her at her empty table.
Mr. Jia was wrapping her hair, unable to forget her embarrassing appearance.
She doesn’t seem in the mood for small talk, so she stays still, but after a while she hears her voice.
“Thank you. For ordering for me…”
“It’s nothing special, well. Did the minions come all this way because they wanted it?”
“…Yes.”
“If ordering a children’s set would be embarrassing, I could have ordered that one.”
Jia also looked at the direction I pointed her finger at.
There, another customer was ordering from the kiosk.
“Oh, I didn’t know there was such a thing because I haven’t been to places like this many times.”
“Coming to think of it, I’m not going to come in person, but I could have it delivered.”
“There was no MacDonald’s near the school… I purposely came from a distance in case I met someone I knew, but I didn’t know Dohyeon would be there.”
It must have been quite embarrassing to come here to get the minion figures.
“Is there any need to be so embarrassed?”
“It’s embarrassing. That a 21-year-old buys toys.”
“You seem to really like minions.”
“Yes. I went to the cinema with my friends and saw it, but it’s so cute… This is the first time I’m buying something.”
It’s not strange that she likes anime characters, but to hear that that person is Jia makes her wonder.
After a while, after she received the set she ordered, he handed her a box of figurines, her free gift.
“Here you go.”
“Thank you.”
She doesn’t even look at the food that came out of her, and she opens her box right away.
When I checked the contents of both boxes, her face lit up in a way I had never seen before.
“They didn’t overlap. Thankfully.”
“Are they random?”
“Yes. It’s because there are three characters. Fortunately, the same ones didn’t come out.”
So, she asked me to eat the same menu.
It is heartwarming to see little figures the size of a thumb standing side by side and smiling.
“Which of the three do you like best?”
“Bob. He’s the youngest. He looks like it and his behavior is so cute. But unfortunately, he didn’t come out.”
“Shall we order another one?”
Surprised, Jia shook her hand.
“Yes? No. I won’t be able to eat them all, but that’s okay. They’re cute too, so I’m satisfied.”
“It’s because I’m not enough. It’s a children’s set, so the amount is small for me. I’ll give you a figure while I eat more.”
“Ah… Thank you.”
She brought back another set of Happy Meals, and she handed over a third box of figures.
Jia was sorry but couldn’t hide her anticipation and hurriedly opened the box.
“It’s rice!”
“I’m here?”
“Yes! Thank you, Mr. Dohyun!”
“You’re lucky, Jia, that all three come out.”
“I’m usually unlucky, but I think Dohyun is lucky. Ah, he’s so cute.”
He didn’t even pay attention to the hamburger, and only stared at the minions that were standing there.
Is that what parents feel when they say they are full just by looking at them?
Anyway, thanks to the minions, I finished the meal with Jia in a friendly atmosphere.
Now that you’ve left the store, it’s time to go back to your room.
I said to Jia, who was carefully holding the bag containing the figure.
“Shouldn’t we go separately? If we go near the school, someone might see us together.”
“Ah, yes. Thank you.”
“Jia-san, go first. I’ll leave later.”
“No. Thanks to Mr. Dohyeon, I got children, and I’ll wait for you.”
“Okay, then I’ll go first. See you next time.”
“Yes. Thank you very much for today.”
After exchanging greetings, we headed to the subway station.
There were no erotic incidents with Jia today, but it feels like the distance in our hearts has become closer.
Naturally, the corners of my mouth went up, and my steps became lighter thanks to the anticipation of our next meeting.
—
After Dohyeon left, Jia, who was left alone, was thinking about what happened today with him.
Do-hyeon, who understood his embarrassing side and even cared for him so that he could acquire another character.
Before she knew it, she felt relieved that the man she was hooked up with because of her goddess was Mr. Dohyeon, not someone else.
… I’m glad Dohyun is a good person.
“Imchi!”
“Kyaaak!”
Surprised by the sudden call, I turned around and saw a familiar person standing there.
It was one of the two friends who showed up when I was in the classroom with Dohyeon.
“What are you doing here?”
“Huh? Well, I just had an appointment…”
“Oh, really? Who is that man?”
In an instant, Jia’s face turned pale.
I came to a far place on purpose, but it was an unexpected crisis to see the scene with Do-hyeon, not even meeting my friend.
“Who, who?”
“We were together until now. Could it be a boyfriend?!”
“It’s not like that! It’s just a person who used to work at a part-time job in the past, and we just met by chance and said hello…”
“I see. I pretended to be nice again and made a lover before me, didn’t you?”
Fortunately, her friend nodded as if she had seen it from the time she left the store.
“Hey, but why are you denying it so fiercely? Anyway, if you talk about a man, you start a fight?”
“Other people might think it’s weird if they see you hanging out with a guy…”
“What are you talking about? Who said that? I thought he looked good earlier.”
“Really…?”
The friend’s answer was without hesitation.
“Of course it’s real. Hey, if you’re really not in a relationship, can you introduce me to me? That’s completely possible!”
“Oh, no. He said he had a girlfriend.”
The friend’s shoulders drooped at the lie that Jia had unknowingly spouted.
“Really? It’s a pity. When will I have a boyfriend… Eh, that’s it. I have to go home. Imjji? If you’re going home, let’s go together.”
“Yes, then.”
Jia suddenly walks with her friend.
Being misunderstood between her Dohyeon and her lover must have been unpleasant for her, but somehow her heart kept beating.
—
A pure white space where nothing can be seen or captured.
The goddess seated in the middle of it silently puts her hands together.
Her eyes were covered with a pure white cloth, so her expression was not revealed, but her lower lip, bitten by her anxiety, could not be hidden.
‘… No. The guilt is fading.’
Her powers, which she receives from her goddess of destiny, feed on her guilt.
It means that the stronger the guilt, the stronger the power.
However, a problem occurred.
The more Dohyeon and Jia do the favor of the goddess, the more the sense of guilt diminishes.
Of course, that didn’t mean I didn’t feel any emotions anymore.
The goddess who loves her peace and stability warms her heart as well, so even if Do-hyeon and Jia listen to her request over and over again, the guilt will not be completely erased.
However, the reduction in remorse, even in a very subtle way, was a problem in itself.
As the remorse diminishes, the authority will try to fill the lack of strength with more severe demands.
Just like sex in the classroom last time.
‘If I go on like this, I don’t know what the authority will ask for.’
In order not to harm Dohyeon and Jia as much as possible, I had to find a way right away.
‘Maybe I have no choice but to find someone else.’
She has her own reasons, she can’t change Do-hyeon to another man.
If so, the person to find was another woman to replace Jia.
‘To have to ask someone else to do that…’
Her chest is already tight with guilt.
But she can’t turn a blind eye to those who will die unjustly.
‘Is there anyone other than Jia-nim who needs Dohyeon-nim’s help…’
With such worries, the goddess disappeared in a pure white space.
