Chapter 24: 〈Episode 24〉 University
"Everyone is excited because she's so pretty."
Kim Ha-na, a third-year student who is often called the goddess of our school, was interested in the news that there was an incredibly pretty girl among the new students who had just entered the school.
How pretty must she be, that the men who clung to her quickly slipped away like the tide.
Well, they're not handsome, no have much money or a good family background, so I'm grateful that she's taking my attention away from me, but I still became curious because he was interested in other women besides me.
So she only went when she was a freshman herself, and never participated in events like OT, ceremonies, or freshman orientations after that. Today, for the first time, she decided to attend the freshman orientation herself.
The moment she left, she had to see the bad seniors and returning students sticking around Kim Ha-na, constantly making her drink alcohol, and trying to do something to her. She just wanted to turn around and leave.
"Let's just come out after seeing the face..."
It's so pretty that not only our department but the whole school is in an uproar. Shouldn't you come and see it at least once?
And also, she said that she had a boyfriend whom she had been dating for a long time, not just in college.
Then of course he must be handsome.
That's because when boys and girls are young, they only show affection by looking at someone's face, not by their physical strength or other aspects.
Tinkle, tinkle.
As always. Even after two years, the place where we have company dinners hasn't changed.
The store itself hasn't changed, not even its interior.
By the way, when I was a freshman, I remember going to a party without knowing anything, drinking a lot, and sleeping in a motel with my friends.
At that time, a returning student said he was going to take her somewhere.
"Ah. Hana~ Come quickly."
That woman.
Thanks to Lee Soo-young, I was able to escape the worst situation.
Well, I had already lost my virginity in high school before coming here, and that bastard kept hitting on me since that day, so the situation wasn't much different.
"Are they all here?"
"No, there are some kids who haven't come yet."
"okay?"
Kim Ha-na sat down next to Lee Soo-young and asked if everyone had arrived, and as expected, Lee Soo-young shook her head.
Honestly, I would have been disappointed if you had said that had all come.
No matter how much I looked around, I couldn't find a single woman with a pretty appearance.
By the way, Lee Soo-young. I guess she's still popular.
Even though she was the school goddess, she could tell that the ordinary-looking Lee Soo-young was quite popular just by the fact that there were still many men clinging to her.
But if you think about it differently, you can't completely rule out the fact that he realized that he couldn't get Kim Ha-na's attention, so he approached Lee Soo-young, who had some potential, rather than someone who had no chance from the start.
"Hanaya. You came today?"
"Oh, yes."
"Did you come to see me?"
"What do you think?"
"haha."
Tch.
I feel sick.
As soon as I arrived, I saw the returning students clinging to me like leeches, and I felt like I wanted to get out of here quickly.
Lee Soo-young. I wonder how that girl endures and participates in events like this every time.
She must have suffered from repeat students who only believed in her high grade and made a fuss about her, just like Kim Ha-na.
"Come on. One. Let's drink."
It seems like they can't stand the wait and are trying to run among themselves even though the new students haven't arrived yet.
Or maybe they're trying to get Kim Ha Na drunk so they can do something quickly.
Ah. Looking at the eyes that scanned Kim Ha-na's bare skin, swaying with desire, the latter seemed certain.
It's so dirty.
I couldn't help but come because I was curious about the pretty face of the freshman, and since she had built up a good image, I couldn't help but accept the drink because I was thinking about my reputation.
Kim Ha-na drank all her alcohol in one go, feeling grateful to her parents for giving her a pretty face and an incredible drinking capacity.
"Are you drinking well? Have another glass..."
"Suyoung."
The returning student was about to pour another drink into Kim Ha-na's empty glass when Kim Ha-na ignored the returning student and called out to Lee Su-young, who was sitting next to her and talking to a group of men and women.
"Huh? Why? Just one."
"I heard there's a pretty girl among the freshmen. Did you see her?"
"Ah. Jiyoung?"
"Jiyoung?"
"Yeah. Yoon Ji-young is so pretty."
"Huh. Really?"
Lee Soo-young's words could not be believed at face value.
Because she is so kind that she doesn't give realistic advice to ugly men or women about their appearance, but is a fool who just repeats that they are pretty or handsome.
But looking at her now, it didn't seem like a lie.
"More than me?"
"Uh... huh, one more?"
Lee Soo-young was very embarrassed.
"I don't know, but you? They're both so pretty."
Judging by her hesitation and avoidance of eye contact, it seemed clear to Lee Soo-young that the new student, Yoon Ji-young, was prettier than Kim Ha-na.
Honestly, the world is so big. There must be a woman prettier than Kim Ha-na, and there could be a huge number of them.
It was a fact that she also acknowledged. It was so close to her and it was so unpleasant to see someone else making such a decision without any hesitation.
"okay?"
"Yeah."
It's so strange to see such an awkward reaction of confidence, since everyone's perspective can be different.
"Oh, I see you're here!"
Just as when Kim Ha-na entered the store, the sound of a bell ringing could be faintly heard inside the noisy store. When Lee Soo-young turned her head after hearing the sound, her face had brightened.
Like an innocent child in love.
"uh..."
Kim Ha-na couldn't help but stiffen her body as she followed Lee Soo-young, who had left her seat and was running with hurried steps to greet the new students.
"Really... so pretty?"
And then a woman who was so beautiful that she couldn't even compare to him came into the store.
And the person who was talking to Lee Su-young, who had just left, seemed to be the new student who had just entered our department, and the one whose beauty had made the whole school buzz.
"That girl?"
"Can't you tell by looking at it?"
"Wow... This is no joke?"
The students who did not go to OT could not help but be amazed at the woman named Yoon Ji-young.
Rumors are bound to be exaggerated, but the rumors she heard were so beautiful that it made her wonder if they weren't lacking.
And... unlike Kim Ha-na who had an average-sized deer in South Korea, my pride dropped when I saw the two lumps hanging from her chest.
"Is that her boyfriend next to her?"
"It's ugly?"
"This is ridiculous."
"I guess women don't have eyes to see."
"Hey. Should I take her? I look a lot better than that kid."
A man who appears to be Yoon Ji-young's boyfriend.
He's not as handsome as people say, he's ugly.
But this also has its drawbacks. Since he is next to such a pretty woman, it ends up having the effect of making him look comparatively ugly.
If you stop looking at him, he'll seem like a pretty nice guy.
"Come on. Let's sit here."
Lee Soo-young guided the two to the table where the freshmen were sitting together.
She sat the two of them down, and for some reason, she sat down next to the man, and before anyone knew it, the men next to Kim Ha-na, and even the returning students, all moved to the table where the two of them, no, more precisely, Yoon Ji-young were sitting, and an absurd thing happened where they took the seats of the freshmen.
"I can't just stay like this."
I don't know about the man's perspective, but from the woman's perspective, being friends with a pretty girl was more important than studying.
Although it may be a bit absurd, if a woman is that pretty, her future marriage partner is usually not an ordinary man.
Even if you're not good at it, you're from a doctor's family. If you're good at it, you might be able to get into a wealthy family as a wife.
That means that once you become close with her, you can have a fight later on. That's why there were a lot of stupid women who would badmouth Kim Ha-na behind her back and still approach her.
"Are you Jiyoung?"
She pushed her way through the men surrounding her and suddenly said that.
"..."
No matter how pretty someone is, it would be normal to be polite to someone you are seeing for the first time, or when there are many eyes on you.
Did Yoon Ji-young just give up on that kind of thing? She glanced at Kim Ha-na and smiled.
What the heck, kid? Why are you laughing? It's annoying.
"Are you Kim Hana, a third-year senior?"
"Well, then?"
Someone who looks like that and has a pretty voice too. I'm really jealous.
"Hey. You're pretty, senior."
The words that poured oil on Kim Ha-na's head and set fire to the fire that had been confused by strange thoughts coming from the same woman came out from those pretty pink lips.
It sounded completely sarcastic.
"You were the school goddess until now? You're nothing compared to me," she said, laughing.
"You, you're so pretty too?"
"I know, too."
I thought it was a mistake, but I guess it wasn't.
As Kim Ha-na's face began to harden, Lee Su-young hurriedly pushed the distance between them apart.
But Kim Ha-na had no intention of backing down and got down next to her boyfriend.
"Is that your girlfriend?"
"Yes, senior."
"Call me noona."
"Ah... yes. Noona."
Most men would feel uncomfortable if a pretty woman like him asked them to call him noona instead of senior when they first met.
But, far from being a burden, this kid reacted calmly like a popular, handsome guy who is used to women.
Rather, he didn't even want to pay attention to Kim Ha-na who was talking to him, so he kept answering straight away, but his body and head were turned towards his girlfriend.
Trembling.
Not only was she ignored by the new student who had just arrived, but she was also treated with such a cold response by her boyfriend. Kim Ha-na was so angry that she was shaking.
But that doesn't mean you can get angry here.
Shh.
He glared at Yoon Ji-young with his fist clenched.
Then, as if she sensed her gaze, Yoon Ji-young met her gaze and smiled meaningfully, so Kim Ha-na couldn't hold it in any longer and got up.
"Hanaya! Where are you going?"
"Something came up. I was planning on just showing my face and leaving anyway."
"Oh, really?"
Lee Soo-young was saying something behind her, but Kim Ha-na, who had really intended to just show her face and leave, left the store without looking back.
"Ha! Let's see who laughs last."
Can you keep laughing like that? I decided to have a mud fight.
Now, against jiyoung, fresh-faced woman who has just become an adult.