Chapter 80 – Episode 80

I hope it’s really an illusion. Unless it’s an illusion?

The moment you make that assumption, the back of your neck starts to stiffen. The smile I worked so hard to prepare was useless. The corners of my mouth would have already come down to my chin.

[Let’s stop Ohana from leaving the studio]

[0/1]

[Reward: 1 million won, strength +1, stamina +1, skill within the level]

What if the reason for this quest is actually the reason you just heard? Monitoring Ohana? Why?

Is it like my ex-boyfriend? Or, in fact, it may not be Han Ae-bom, but rather Oh Hana, a girl who ran away from a prestigious family. Now that I think about it, considering the money Ohana spends on her charity, how on earth did she buy the designer bag she brought with her in the first place?

‘Shit. I’m going to turn around.’

Her head was so confused. She says it’s been so long since Ohana decided to raise her own worth to stop her from leaving. Already, numerous assumptions appeared and disappeared repeatedly in her mind.
Maybe he’s a wanted criminal or something?

‘That’s not it. Fuck.’

Even if I went ahead, I went too far. Unless everything I’ve seen of Ohana so far was just acting, Ohana was definitely not that kind of girl. She is a person who clearly protects the good.

“Excuse me… It’s okay, hehe!”

“Why are you doing that?”

“No. “That expression is so serious.”

What kind of expression did he have that made him so freaked out? Well, it must have been a terrible expression. Right now, various words are popping up in my head. The word that came to mind most often was the word ‘ex-boyfriend.’

Even if a single syllable like ‘deul’ was added to it, a fierce war would break out inside my head.

“Really, it looks like you think Hana is really terrible.”

“Ah. That…”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Because I know everything. “What can we do when each of us is such an attractive woman?”

It’s not wrong, but when I hear something like that from someone else, my face gets hot for no reason. At the same time, I felt a little bit of remorse.

Even though I had a crush on Ohana, I was also very proudly touching other women. In some ways, she might be even more trash than the person watching Ohana.
In fact, even now, in front of the female boss right in front of me, I was telling lies that were cleverly mixed with the truth.

‘She hasn’t told a lie since she got beat up for telling a lie to her dad when she was in the 6th grade.’

Could it be that my father recognized this child of mine and used such violence to prevent him from becoming a bad person? Hmm. Maybe so. That day, my father came home late, and he was sitting alone on the railing of the church, crying.

‘Dad, I’m sorry.’

Don’t lie to me like that. My dad always told me to be a confident person, but now there was nothing I could do.

“Maybe it’s my ex-boyfriend.”

“My ex-boyfriend.”

The lady boss nodded her head more obediently than expected. She is easy to convince too. About how Ohana’s looks can be enough to tempt her ex-boyfriend like bugs.

Just thinking of the word ‘ex-boyfriend’ makes me feel bitter and frustrated from the inside. Is this why unicorns who want virgins are born? However, on the other hand, the fact that she had ex-boyfriends made her want to possess Ohana even more intensely.

“Cheer up!”

“Yes?”

What are you talking about all of a sudden?

“The important thing is now. It’s important not to worry about the past. Well, there is no guarantee that things will go well right now. Still, if I were to tell you what I saw from the side, Hana was the face that looked the most comfortable when I was with her.”

“You smile brightly at customers, right?”

“Hey, that’s a sales smile. What the. What should I say about this? If I had to put it into words, the smile I send to that person is like looking at a close family member? Huh. This might be a bit like that. Anyway, if I had to ask, that would be the most likely right now!”

It feels like the most clumsy consolation I’ve ever heard in my life. When I see that even with that clumsy consolation, my mood gradually improves. I guess I like Ohana quite a bit.

Well, it might be strange that she doesn’t like a woman with that level of charm.

“Just in case. “Could she please tell me what she remembers about that person’s appearance?”

“Oh, yes.”

She said the female boss was racking her brain and telling her about things she could vaguely remember. Most of the time, she likes to wear a black jumper and black sweatpants, and she always wears the same major league black Sox cap with black sneakers.
They say it is quite large. The moment she heard that, she felt nervous for no reason.

“I am…”

“Yes.”

“I’m a little worried.”

“Are you worried?”

“Yes. In fact, Hana broke up with some of her ex-boyfriends on a bad note, but also because she had bad luck with men to begin with. A lot of bad kids get caught.”

The female boss swallowed the empty air and sympathized strongly with my words.

“That’s right. That’s right! Strangely enough, bad guys are more attracted to pretty girls than good guys. After all, nice guys don’t treat pretty girls like us well.”

I don’t know why it suddenly became ‘us’. I didn’t bother to tackle it. Because good things are good. And I didn’t even think that the lie I just told was completely made up. Because after going around and around, Ohana finally met me.

“So, what do you mean? Actually, I might be acting crazy. “If it’s okay with you.”

“Yes.”

I asked carefully.

“If Ohana says she’s quitting her part-time job, can she let me know?”

“Sure! I’ll let you know right away. “Please give me your phone number.”

The moment the female boss nods her head

I laughed. Openly.

*

I sighed softly, feeling uncomfortable for the first time in a long time. After lying, I felt a little uncomfortable. I guess I have a conscience.

The funny thing is, because I feel uncomfortable, I want to smoke more for no reason. Come to think of it, I’ve been quitting smoking for a few days now, right?

“…”

Could it be that the reason I am suffering from emotional anxiety and being sometimes overcome by impulsive emotions is because I quit smoking? Then, if you just smoke one cigarette, you might be able to solve all these problems.

Okay. If you think about it, how many people in the world would make up their mind to quit smoking and then quit smoking right away? Most of them either returned to smoking again or needed a short break in between.

Not much. Just one cigarette. If I smoke just one cigarette, wouldn’t all the complex emotions, including this current irritation, be relieved a little?

‘Ha.’

The more I thought about it, the more my mouth itched. My throat feels so raw and clogged for no reason. In times like this, as Ohana said, if you scratch her throat with cigarette smoke pleasantly, it will kill her. If smoke comes in, you will instantly feel dizzy and your head will spin.

While thinking about that, I pass by the convenience store in front of my house. Inadvertently, out of habit, the foot that was passing by suddenly stops. Is there a magnet on the back? My feet don’t move forward, and I try to move backwards. And why on earth did the hand enter the Pepay card password…

“Oh my!”

The body that was being dragged to the convenience store suddenly stopped under the influence of unknown magnetic and hypnotic magic. As I scratched my cheek and looked ahead, I saw Ohana looking at me with a grin in the alley next to the studio apartment that seemed so familiar to me. Damn.

“Why are you here?”

“Hehe. I thought that my brother was slowly reaching his limit, limit, limit, to the point where he wanted to smoke. Then it won’t work, right? I just quit smoking. “If you smoke even one cigarette here, you’re a black sandfish!”

I couldn’t help but laugh. Who is saying that to whom?

“How shameless. “Didn’t you get caught trying to smoke again without me knowing?”

“What are you talking about? If that were the case, I could just smoke one when my brother goes to work, or I smoke one when I go to work.”

“That too. Then why are you here?”

In response to my question, Ohana rummages through her pockets. I’m already sighing at the familiar bag of anti-smoking candy. That really tastes so bad.

“It bothers me that even though I suggested he quit smoking, he secretly smoked a cigarette at a time.”

“You have to catch it. You bitch. “I’m still going crazy.”

“So I waited to help. I did a little research on how to quit smoking. Should we say that we are a stimulating type or an addictive type? Anyway, they say you can relieve your desire to smoke a little through other stimulation.”

“So what you prepared is a smoking cessation candy? It’s going to be a big hit.”

“Ah, it would be nice if I just prepare this.”

Then, Ohana puts the smoking cessation candy that she thought she was going to give me into her mouth. As soon as I saw that, candy kisses naturally came to mind.

I guess I should say I’m used to it now.

When Ohana saw my expression was worse than expected, she smiled and rushed over to kiss me. After all, it’s a candy kiss…

“Ugh.”

“Jjook.”

Ohana aggressively kissed my lips, biting them several times. Meanwhile, the candy she was holding in her mouth came into my mouth along with her saliva.

“Hey… “I’m surprised.”

“Hehe, you were a bit surprised though. Isn’t that right?”

“I should have been surprised.”

As she spoke, rolling the candy in her mouth, Ohana stretched out and threw a candy in her mouth as well.

“Oppa, you’ve really grown up a lot, haven’t you? Now you take it for granted that I kiss you! Ugh?! If I want to make my brother’s eyes round, I have to think about it now. “It’s embarrassing, it’s embarrassing.”

It’s difficult.

Even if it’s not necessarily sexually stimulating, all the information related to you recently is so stimulating that I’m going out of my mind.

Quests are the same, and the lady boss’s words are the same. There aren’t just one or two things I’m worried about.

It wouldn’t be surprising if quests related to Han Ae-bom or Yoon Su-ah appear. Just looking at how quiet it is, it makes me wonder if God favors Ohana.

“You don’t have to think too hard.”

“Huh?”

“One of the things I heard my mom say the most is to be good when you have something to do. Even if I don’t have to think of anything more stimulating, I’m satisfied enough just to have you living here with me. Do you understand?”

“…”

Ohana blinks her eyes a few times. She thought as she looked at it. She just confirmed it once more as she said it directly out of my mouth.
I know now that Ohana can’t go back to life without her. Ex-boyfriend or whatever. She said that if there was anything that would make Ohana leave this place, then she would have done worse than what she did today…

“Oh. Chicken meat.”

“…”

“Still, it’s a good thing to say. Hehe! That’s correct. You have to do well while you have it! Well, not bad! Heehee!”

As I enter the studio side by side with Ohana, who is smiling like an idiot, I see a check mark in red on the calendar hanging at her entrance.

[4/19 (Sat)]

[Residents go to Hoi An’s official birthday party!]

It was a schedule with five cute asterisks drawn on it.

Raw, raw… What is Saengka? She recalled the terms she had heard from Ohana out of her head.
Birthday café. Something like an event to celebrate the birthday of a celebrity or favorite character.

“Hey, Ohana.”

“Wassup, bro?”

“I’m going to a live performance this Saturday. “Can I come along too?”

At that moment, Ohana let out a small cough. At the same time, the smoking cessation candy in her mouth fell to the ground.