Chapter 20 : What Should the Title Be?
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As she bowed her head, the hair draped over her shoulders swayed down.
Her hair, resembling the night sky, swayed as if flowing through the Milky Way.
Seeing her suddenly bow her head, I tilted my head in confusion for a moment.
'Huh?'
I couldn't guess why she was apologizing.
Of course, there were plenty of reasons to apologize.
Like trying to make a bet about me, the 0 confession 1st time, and not being able to have sex, etc.
...Come to think of it, it's annoying.
Anyway, internally, there's a lot of guilt, but on the surface, there's not much to blame.
From her perspective, she didn't know that I had noticed the confession bet, and the only fault she could think of was being late for the meal last time.
'Ah.'
Could it really be because of that? Because she was late last time?
Indeed, the atmosphere was awkward when we parted ways then, so it must have been uncomfortable. Since then, it was the weekend, so there was no chance to meet.
Instead of apologizing through text, she came to apologize in person, which seemed more sincere.
'Well, that's impressive.'
I thought she might have been a bit upset because I was a bit harsh on her then.
But as soon as it was Monday, she came to apologize like this, and it didn't seem like she was upset at all.
Rather, she seemed genuinely sorry. If that was an act, she should be in the acting department, not physical education.
"Actually, I briefly met a friend then. I should have told the truth, but I lied, and I'm sorry."
She was even confessing her wrongdoing while apologizing. This was not an easy thing to do.
Apologizing to someone else takes a lot of courage, and confessing one's own sins takes even more. It seemed like a sincere apology. My anger subsided a bit at her gesture.
'Hmm...'
I pondered for a moment, looking at her with her head bowed.
'What should I do...'
There were two options.
Either I could act like a jerk and scold her for lying, or I could be as gracious as the Virgin Mary and let it go.
Ah, a person can swing between being a jerk and the Virgin Mary with just one choice.
I chose the latter.
"Hey, it's okay."
You can't always push people away. Now was the time to pull them in and loosen the line a bit.
"People can do that sometimes."
In reality, I often lied to people too. Sending disgusting pictures pretending they were cute ones, or denying sending them. Anyway, this level of lie was a bit annoying but could be forgiven.
"Hehe... thank you."
Eunbyeol lifted her head awkwardly when I said it was okay. She didn't expect it to be resolved so easily.
"Still, I'm really sorry... Let me buy you a meal next time."
And naturally, she offered to treat me to a meal. I nodded immediately.
"Sure, that sounds good."
There was no reason to refuse.
Eating at a restaurant was definitely tastier than home-cooked meals. No matter how well I tried to cook, I couldn't match the taste of a master's hand and the unhealthy amount of MSG sprinkled.
MSG, which didn't care about health, was like a god to me. A god created by PhDs.
"But did you wait until now to apologize? Since this afternoon."
"Ah, no, that's not it. I had class until just now too."
She said with a hehe laugh. Her eyes, shadowed by the baseball cap, curved like a crescent moon.
The corners of her mouth were rising along her slender jawline. For a moment, I could only stiffen.
'Wow...'
I felt it again, but she really had a pretty face. Her cat-like slender face gave a somewhat haughty impression at first glance, and her indigo hair added a mysterious charm to it. Moreover, her figure, toned by exercise, going in and out...
'Phew.'
I fixed my gaze back up, which was about to go down. There was mass there. A high mass was pulling my gaze.
As I was finding peace in my heart like that, Eunbyeol asked,
"Ah! Right, oppa. Do you have a class next?"
"Hmm? No, I don't."
"Then, would you like to go eat with me now?"
As if it was a good thing, she clapped her hands.
It seemed like she wanted to treat me to a meal right away since the offer came up.
'Hmm...'
I pondered for a moment. I was quite hungry. I had skipped breakfast and had been in class for 3 hours in that state.
There was a certain emptiness lingering inside my abdomen. The offer for a meal was tempting. Eating together would also help advance our relationship to some extent.
However,
"Sorry, I have something to do at home."
I refused, trying to look as sorry as possible.
Now was the time to refuse.
As I said before, the distance between her and me was important. We could get closer to some extent, but we had to draw a line at some point.
That way, she would try to seduce me in any way possible.
And actually, I did have something to do.
'I need to make money quickly.'
I had to finish the commissioned work I had been requested to do. Even though I had earned 50,000 won last time, I was still in a tight financial situation.
I also needed to grow my account and gain some recognition, so I couldn't afford to rest. I had to start preparing for the Patreon support system soon.
Anyway, for those reasons, I was busy.
"Ah... then, it can't be helped."
Eunbyeol also seemed a bit disappointed when I said I had something to do, but she gave up quickly.
Her face showed a slightly gloomy expression for a moment.
"...But what are you doing that you have to do that?"
But that was only for a moment, she tilted her head and asked. Her bead-like eyes sparkled as she looked at me.
A question asked purely out of curiosity, with no particular intention.
Thanks to that, I was a bit flustered for a moment.
'Huh?'
What am I doing... I'm going to draw lewd pictures at home.
I was about to draw a picture of a woman tied up and blindfolded, feeling an orgasm with a vibrator.
But I couldn't say that. Even if this was a gender-reversed world and I was a man, if I said 'I'm drawing lewd pictures,' I would be treated like a madman.
So, I quickly thought of an excuse. My thoughts accelerated, creating various lies in my mind.
'Should I say I need to go to the bathroom?'
But damn, in my flustered state, there wasn't a very helpful excuse.
I had no choice but to be somewhat honest.
"Uh... actually, I was drawing a picture and I need to finish it."
Sometimes, a partial truth is more helpful than a poor lie.
I was indeed drawing, but I didn't reveal which picture.
If I just hid the fact that I was drawing lewd pictures, I was just an ordinary artist.
Moreover, she already knew that I had prepared for the art college entrance exam, so there was nothing to be particularly concerned about.
"Ah."
Fortunately, Eunbyeol seemed satisfied with this answer and nodded. Although she seemed a bit disappointed with the vague answer, she didn't seem to want to ask more.
We weren't close enough to ask more deeply.
"I like drawing too, so I'd like to see it sometime if I get the chance."
You can see it right now. If you go into Pixiv and scroll down about ten pages, you'll see my drawing.
I thought that silently and kept my silence.
Fortunately, it seemed that Eunbyeol had finished what she wanted to say, and she went on her way.
"Then, see you later."
"Yeah."
Her slender arms waved left and right in farewell. I waved my hand the same way.
As time passed and she disappeared around the corner, I calmed my startled heart.
"Phew..."
I was really surprised.
Next time, I thought it would be better to think of an excuse in advance. It was easy to panic even in such a light unexpected situation.
'I can't get caught drawing lewd pictures...'
If I got caught, it would be social ostracization beyond just being despised. Well, in a gender-reversed world, maybe it wouldn't be like that?
Anyway, I needed to be careful. It wasn't something to brag about.
I turned my steps to go home, thinking that I needed to be careful.
The place where I had the lecture today was room 602. That is, the 6th floor.
It was a bit tedious and far to go down each floor on foot. So, I decided to take the elevator.
I couldn't even imagine elevators until high school, but they were quite common in universities.
Perhaps because there were many tall buildings and various kinds of people gathered, elevators seemed to be installed as a necessity.
The elevator in this building was uniquely located at the far left corner. It was as if the elevator was separately attached to the end of the building.
I walked there with a leisurely pace.
By chance, the elevator was stopped on the 6th floor.
At this time, most people would have gone home after class or gone to eat, so the elevator would naturally be empty.
"Awesome~"
With a joyful heart, I boarded the elevator.
As I pressed the button for the 1st floor and was about to go down, I heard a woman's voice from outside.
"Huh? Hey, it's open! Come quickly, you brat!"
"Wait a minute! I'm almost done packing my bag!"
"Ah, you slowpoke! Making me wait so long."
It was the voices of two women. It seemed they were rushing over in a hurry, seeing that the elevator was open.
I heard that and pressed the open button for them.
'I should wait for them.'
It would be inconsiderate to ignore them and close the door when they were rushing over like that.
Fortunately, I could be considerate enough to wait patiently.
"Haa, haa... thank you."
The woman who had run ahead grabbed the elevator door. It was a face I hadn't seen before, so she seemed to be from a different department than me.
She was probably someone who had a class in a different classroom.
"You're welcome."
As I responded appropriately, our eyes met for a moment. Then, her eyes widened slightly.
Perhaps due to the effect of running just now, or some other reason, her face was flushed with a light redness.
"Hey, what are you doing, not coming in..."
The woman who came after her was similar. Seeing me standing in the corner of the elevator, she froze for a moment. I thought I heard a quiet 'Wow...' from her.
A strange silence briefly surrounded us. An unknown gaze went back and forth from a distance of two or three steps.
The situation ended only when I tilted my head.
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"Ah, th, thank you."
Only then did they seem to come to their senses and entered the elevator.
Even while the elevator was going down, I could feel their gazes glancing at me.
Thanks to that, I had to uncomfortably fiddle with my phone.
'What's this?'
Did I get something on my body?
It was an unknown matter.
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