Seongheon hyung, me, and Dongmi were walking down side by side when Dongmi pulled me toward her side and linked arms. Then Seongheon hyung put his arm around my neck and pulled me toward his side, so I ended up with my upper body bent in an S-shape. It was hard to go down the stairs like this.
“L-let me go. Both of you.”
“Let go, Dongmi-ya.”
“Oppa, you let go.”
I first released the arm Dongmi had linked, then also released Seongheon hyung’s arm wrapped around me like a scarf. For how firmly he’d held on, hyung obediently released his arm.
Worried I’d get grabbed from both sides again, I quickly ran down the stairs and stood at the entrance waiting for them, but the first to come down was Dongmi. While Dongmi came to my side and linked arms again, Seongheon hyung approached slowly with a leisurely pace and quietly watched us like that.
“Then, goodbye.”
“Hyung, it was delicious.”
“Okay. But Daeyoung, you said you’re meeting a friend, so why are you like that with Dongmi?”
The reason I linked arms with Dongmi was an action to not let my guard down until the end, so I couldn’t find words to make excuses and was stammering.
Dongmi came forward for me.
“We’re going the same way.”
“Really? Then should I give you both a ride?”
“No. We want to walk to digest too. Let’s go, Daeyoung-ah.”
“Huh? …Mm. You be careful too, hyung.”
As Dongmi dragged me and my body was half-twisted, only then did the words “Okay. Take care.” come from hyung’s lips. Thinking our appearance looked like we were eating and running, I raised my opposite hand and waved it hard toward hyung.
“Seongheon hyung! See you later! Next time you come to our house, I’ll make tteokbokki for you! With lots of fish cake!”
Only then did Seongheon hyung smile and raise his hand in response.
We linked arms and acted like lovers until we turned the street corner and another intersection appeared. Dongmi walked closely attached to me, then said something meaningful.
“Hey, Bae Daeyoung.”
“Huh?”
“You, be careful of that oppa.”
“Why? Did he notice we’re fake?”
At my words, Dongmi looked around and pulled me inside a nearby building. I was dragged like a powerless paper doll and cornered against a wall.
Following that, Dongmi placed one arm on the wall next to my face like doing a wall slam. Even though I’m taller, overwhelmed by Dongmi’s force, I squeaked and clasped both hands to my chest.
“Why are you doing this, all of a sudden!!”
“Don’t make a fuss and listen carefully.”
“Huh?”
“You know why I hate your hyungs, right?”
“Yeah, because the hyungs hit the oppa you liked… But they’ve never thrown a punch at me. They’ve never even hit me playfully.”
“Right, I thought so. That’s why you trust that oppa so perfectly.”
“I also found out recently. That Seongheon hyung is a bit…”
“A bit?”
“A bit very… scary hyung.”
“Right. He’s absolutely not someone who would smile so gently like that. You’re being fooled right now.”
“No, he’s really kind usually. And people have various sides, Gangjin hyung said─”
“Ha! Various sides? If you’d seen how that oppa picks fights, you couldn’t say that.”
“…Hmm.”
“He smiles while hitting, you know?”
“Huh?”
“No, like he really enjoys fighting. Do you know how crazy he looked?”
I didn’t see it, but I tried imagining it as Dongmi said.
While I could easily picture Seongheon hyung smiling kindly, I couldn’t continue imagining the hand that stroked me fiercely grabbing a collar and cursing. I guess I’m still far from breaking my fantasy about Seongheon hyung.
“Dongmi-ya. I understand what you’re saying but… I can’t judge hyung just by hearing what others say. Someday I’ll directly see that side of hyung too. I want to judge then.”
“Fine. Do that as you wish. But, Daeyoung-ah.”
“Yeah.”
“Do you know what Seongheon oppa said when I was alone with him?”
“What did he say to you then?”
“Yeah, while you went to take the call, he warned me.”
“What did he say?”
“He said he’d only allow me to hold hands with you. But if I cross the line beyond that, he’ll somehow make us break up.”
“Huh.”
“Is that something to say as a hyung?”
“Why did hyung say that…”
“I must not have appealed to him. Or.”
“Or?”
Dongmi brought her face even closer, so I instinctively pulled my chin back and moved my face backward. She looked up at me and coldly said.
“He’s interfering with your dating to make you a lifelong bachelor.”
Make me a lifelong bachelor?
No way. Thinking about how the hyungs teased me until now, it wasn’t completely impossible. If that were true, I tilted my head wondering what would be fun for the hyungs about me being a bachelor, imagining the distant future.
When the hyungs are sitting around on a raised platform with couples and families going “haha hoho,” I’d be sitting pitifully alone at the corner edge timidly picking at only the browned apple that came out for dessert.
Seeing that, the hyungs would tease me saying ‘Bae Daeyoung! Loner!’, and at those words I’d sulk and go to my room and cry while covered with blankets—that image naturally formed in my mind. …No way, is Seongheon hyung planning such a long-term scheme?
“Hey, don’t be scary like that. He’s a hyung who’s good to me, so there’s no way…”
“You’ve seen ‘Marriage and War’ on TV, right? The mother-in-law’s actions there were exactly Seongheon oppa’s actions! You saw him being harsh to me!”
“Still, I think he said it out of concern for us…”
“Concern my ass. Honestly, I was scared when I talked with that oppa earlier.”
“Did hyung… curse at you?”
“No, he didn’t curse. I understand saying something with words, but when he’s talking while spinning a knife with his hand, could I listen reassured? He looked ready to throw it at me at any moment.”
Remembering hyung putting down the knife when I returned to my seat, I suddenly felt sorry to Dongmi.
Dongmi took her hand off the wall as if the warning she wanted to give was all done. Only then did I also take my back off the wall and stood up straight.
“Ah… Dongmi-ya, I’ll promise you. I’ll absolutely not let harm come to you. Even if I get caught and really become a bachelor, I’ll definitely protect you.”
“Forget it, protect yourself. I have to pay back for the free meal I got, so I’m warning you but… I guarantee you can absolutely never beat that oppa.”
“……”
“And besides, even though Seongheon oppa isn’t your mom, he knows everything about you. He told me not to watch movies with robots in them either. Because you get sad when breaking scenes appear.”
“Ah, that’s because when I was young I had trauma from having my robot taken away by the hyungs─”
Dongmi cut me off mid-explanation saying “Forget it!” She said she heard too much TMI about me today and was tired.
“Anyway, don’t make things big, just get appropriate revenge and hit and run. That’ll be better for your well-being.”
“Thanks for thinking about it.”
“And this is the last time I’ll act as your girlfriend, but if we break up right away, he’ll be suspicious. Post on your profile two weeks from now that we broke up. Along with painful breakup quotes. No, get it checked by me before posting. I’ll no-comment until then.”
“Thanks. Really thanks, Dongmi-ya.”
“Anyway, I’m going.”
Dongmi said good luck and left the building first.
After she left, when I was about to leave the building too, I looked around. Fortunately, Seongheon hyung’s car wasn’t there, so I quickly ran to the PC room where I was supposed to meet Dongwoo.
* * *
Currently, since Wi-Fi doesn’t work at home, I used precious data to only check the situation on the official homepage.
As expected, as soon as I put the Goldmess egg on the auction house, it became a hot topic—everyone was posting about the Goldmess egg on the bulletin board.
I clicked on the one with the most views.
■Title: Goldmess egg for sale at auction house?
■Author: Entarotesadalreu
Guys, have you seen Goldmess? I haven’t. But that dragon baby’s egg appeared in the auction house. What’s amazing is the acquirer is Enterㅋㅋ The person who posted it is Keyboard Cleaning.
When did they raid the hideout? Black guys demolished Demolition guys and posted proof shots, it’s only been a week and they got robbed?
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(Image_of_lying_face_down_crying.jpeg) <<<This is Enter’s feelings after being robbed
Duruchigichikichakachoco: Is Enter crying?
↳FANSQUAD: He’s crying, I saw
↳Gyosunimjilmunisseumnida: Where did you see that?
WAIKIKI: See the egg price? 999999999999999 They didn’t put it up to sell, right?
↳Nurungjuisaml: Even if it’s a rare egg, who would pay that money?
↳Yunyoungja: I would
↳Nurungjuisaml: Then buy it
Enter: I’m not crying, and whoever stole the egg, send me a message. If you send it by today, even if not that price, I’ll pay you generously.
↳Ttaengjeon: I don’t have a Goldmess egg but I have balls, hyungnim
↳Ipyeonjineungyeonggukeseochweocho: Starting in England, this letter has gone around once a year giving luck to recipients, and this letter that has now moved to you must leave your side within 4 days. Including this letter, 7 letters of luck……
↳Gyodorangi: That England letter bastard is doing this here too
↳Alt: You can send it to me or to Control too
Control: Ah fuck, the more I think about it, the more absurd it is, pathetic bastard
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Among various comments, seeing Daesu hyung’s angry comment, I could hardly hold back the laughter escaping.
“Pathetic, what. Hyung’s more pathetic?”
As planned, I met Dongwoo in the afternoon and received the Goldmess egg at the PC room, then posted it on the auction house. What they call an astronomical amount was just me pressing until ‘9’ was filled.
Like other users said, I have no intention of selling that egg. When the internet reconnects on Monday, I’ll send a message to Enter that day. Release the Demolition Guild members.
I mentioned that plan to Ssapseonbi-nim for now. While rolling around on the bed looking at the bulletin board, a reply from Ssapseonbi-nim arrived.
