A Lewd Sketch Artist in a Gender-Reversed World - Chapter 66

Chapter 66 : I Can't Stand This

A consistent daily routine tends to accelerate the passage of time.

In other words, a monotonous routine ultimately feels like it has passed quickly.

The human brain tends to remember new and impressive events more vividly. Without new stimuli, the brain doesn't see the need to remember past events much.

This is also why we often don't remember what we had for lunch the day before yesterday. Since we have meals 2-3 times a day regularly, there's no need for the brain to waste capacity remembering each one. Useless files are automatically organized.

It was strange. I thought I had lived through a long day, but when I thought about it, there wasn't much I remembered.

This is also why we need to have many experiences and try new things. The more we do, the more folders in our brain increase, ultimately broadening our range of thoughts. A monotonously routine life needed to be changed little by little.

So, why am I suddenly saying this?

It's because my monotonous daily life was skipped.

"Damn it... where did my two weeks go...?"

In front of the school, I muttered as I faced my last exam. For some reason, I was already facing my last exam.

It was strange.

Clearly, until the day before, I had been feeling gender shame from the surrounding gaze rapes, but when that passed, two weeks had already flown by.

As if an author, who finds adjusting time troublesome, skipped the time for the sake of the story's progression. As if Nyarlathotep had manipulated my memories.

My precious two weeks at the age of 22 had disappeared! In this absurd situation, I slapped my forehead.

I muttered to recall fragments of my lost memories.

"What did I do a few days ago...?"

After going to school, I lightly memorized subjects and... if I had time, I drew the comic "Kim Tae-yang."

That was all. Even the usual conversations and jokes had drastically decreased, probably because it was exam season.

Eunbyeol seemed quite busy, and so was I.

I nodded my head as I recalled up to that point.

'Hmm, thinking about it, it makes sense that it was skipped.'

No one would want to watch someone studying for exams, after all.

Anyway, today was a bit stimulating. Today was the day that damn exam was finally over.

Not only that, universities usually go on break right after the final exams.

In other words, I could live a carefree life again, going to bed at 4 AM and waking up at 1 PM!

How hard had it been to wake up at 8 AM every morning?

Just thinking that I could put that active life on hold for a while brought tears to my eyes.

'Sniff!'

I held back my tears and comforted myself.

'Just endure today.'

Then I would be free.

So, I went to take today's exam. Two exams were waiting for me today.

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Recently, Eunbyeol had a worry.

"Phew..."

It wasn't a big worry. If small, it was a small worry limited to just one person.

But these days, that small worry was floating around in her mind like a buoyant island.

Eunbyeol muttered in a voice tinged with slight regret.

"I couldn't approach him in the end..."

The worry was simple. Recently, she hadn't been getting closer to Lee Se-won.

In a way, it could be seen as an extension of her previous worries. The only difference was that this time, it wasn't him putting up a wall, but there was a problem with herself.

"Ugh... why am I like this?"

Clearly, there were many opportunities to approach him. Even if it was exam season, there had been a full two weeks.

She could have suggested going to a cafe together under the pretext of studying, or she could have suggested going to a noraebang to relieve stress.

But during that time, Eunbyeol hadn't really talked to Se-won. All she did was exchange light greetings.

The reason was simple. Every time she tried to continue the conversation, her body would automatically stiffen.

Strangely, her heart would pound when she tried to approach him, and she would become unnecessarily conscious of her behavior.

On top of that, sometimes the image of the painting she had commissioned and Lee Sewon would overlap... The arousal and guilt that came from that made it hard for her to approach him.

'I masturbated about 7 times to that...'

Even chicken gets boring if you eat it three times a day, so 7 times to just one painting was incredible.

At least for a week, she had used that one painting as a side dish. She thought she would stop at 3 times, but the impact of one painting was greater than she thought.

Anyway, mixed with various emotions, Eunbyeol had been unable to easily approach him recently. Actually, she was busy with exams, so she had enough reason to rationalize.

But it was clear that she couldn't maintain this attitude forever.

Time didn't wait for her, and before she knew it, the end-of-semester season had arrived.

Yes, the end-of-semester season.

Normally, she would be so happy that she would jump for joy, but strangely, this time she wasn't very happy.

If the semester ended, she wouldn't have to come to school, and if she didn't come, the chances of meeting him would decrease.

Originally, if you become physically distant, your heart also becomes distant. She was anxious that if this continued, their relationship might become awkward again.

'I can't stay like this.'

So, she decided to take a step closer today. As she had done before, she naturally suggested drinking.

Today was the last day of the exam, so she had enough reason. After running hard, you need to relax once in a while.

Even diligent top students in the school would rush to the PC room after the exam.

He probably wouldn't refuse this time.

'...Okay.'

She firmly made up her mind and started walking.

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After all the exams were over, I muttered,

"Professor Kim Hye-seon, why..."

I didn't expect her to make all the exam questions essay-type. Moreover, they weren't even short-answer questions; all five questions required detailed solutions.

When I saw the blank white paper, I felt so helpless... Thanks to that, my head felt like it was turning white.

Still, I somehow managed to scribble down some nonsense with my meager knowledge.

'At least she'll give me partial credit.'

I didn't consider Professor Kim Hye-seon, who would feel mentally exasperated while analyzing my nonsense. If she didn't like it, she shouldn't have given essay questions.

I genuinely thought that the professor was wrong this time.

"Phew."

Thinking that, I stood up from the stiff chair. Then, I looked around for a moment.

Since the exam had just ended, I saw students springing up from their chairs like springs.

Even if they had transitioned from their teens to their twenties, the end of an exam was always a joyful event. In one corner, I saw an insider recruiting people under the pretext of this.

"We are recruiting participants for a party to celebrate the end of the semester! You can come to OO Station Outchicken at 6 PM!"

It was called the end-of-semester party. The content that had been announced in the chat room was being announced here as well by that insider.

I heard a few students talking to their friends who had heard that.

"Hey, are you going?"

"Hmm, I'm not sure. Honestly, I've been drinking too much lately."

I thought for a moment.

'The end-of-semester party...'

Honestly, I was tempted... I hadn't been able to drink much recently because I was busy. Now it was time to get drunk once in a while.

The brain also needed to rest occasionally. Alcohol poured into the liver acted as a cooler to cool down the busy brain.

And apart from that, drinking parties had their own charm. Even if people were awkward with each other, once they started drinking, they would start talking nonsense. The nonsense battle between men and women was very attractive to me.

...But, I shook my head.

'It's better to skip it.'

Honestly, I was tempted by the drinking party, but I thought it would be awkward if I went alone.

If everyone was awkward with each other, it would be different, but these people had already gone through thick and thin together until the first semester of their second year. Accordingly, they were already very close to each other. At least a certain group had already formed.

In that state, I would go?

I automatically pictured myself sitting like a stone statue, sipping my drink while everyone else was chatting among themselves.

'Ugh.'

Just imagining it made me feel miserable. I didn't want to experience such a scene in reality. It was better to prevent such things in advance.

It was a bit unfair that everyone else was having fun while I was alone at home, but maybe I could have a big drink with Seong Arin later.

Come to think of it, I didn't remember ever drinking with Ahrin. We had sex, but not drinking.

Thinking that, I was about to leave the classroom when someone called me.

"...Huh? There you are! Se-won oppa!"

A high-pitched voice shot towards me.

I turned my head to look in the direction of the sound. Eunbyeol was standing near the front door of the classroom over there.

It seemed like she had run all the way from the physical education department, as she was panting. Every time she breathed, her white t-shirt, which was tightly stuck to her body, moved up and down.

As I was momentarily captivated by that reciprocating motion, she approached me and said,

"Ha, you're still here. That's a relief..."

"Uh... I was just about to leave. Why?"

I tilted my head. I was curious why she had come here.

I thought she would have gone to drink with her friends right away, as she was an insider who loved to have fun. There must have been a lot of talk about the end-of-semester party and such.

Nevertheless, the fact that she came to find me alone like this?

'Wait.'

For a moment, a possibility crossed my mind.

'Oh.'

Maybe I didn't have to go home alone sadly. I waited for Eunbyeol's next words with expectant eyes.

"It's nothing much, but... if you don't have any plans, would you like to go drink with me?"

Fortunately, the next words were what I wanted to hear. I pretended to think for a moment and then nodded briefly.

"Well, I don't mind."

Drinking with the opposite sex on the day the exam ended?

This is something I can't resist. Nyarlathotep would surely nod in approval, hammering his hammer.

As I nodded, I could see her visibly relieved.

I felt that her emotional expressions had increased more than before.

"Phew... good! Then see you later in front of Heunsin Pocha!"

Eunbyeol turned her body to leave after saying that. Well, she tried to turn.

That's when it happened.

A few girls approached our side.

"Oh, what's this? Are you two going to drink together?"

"Hey, that place is expensive. Let's go somewhere else."

"...Huh?"

They were familiar faces. They were some of the few girls I had talked to in this department.

It was Yoo Bo-ram and her friends.

They looked at Eunbyeol with playful faces for a moment.

"This girl is trying to have fun alone again."

"Sniff, Eunbyeol, I feel left out."

Then they asked me.

"Oppa, can we come with you? It seems like it'll be fun."

"We know a good bar! Let's go there!"

I couldn't help but admire.

'Oh.'

Not a big drink with one girl, but a drinking party with several girls...?

This is something I can't resist.

Our Buddha, Sakyamuni, would surely not be able to resist and join the drinking party!

It's a man's dream to drink surrounded by women.

With a slight smile, I nodded.

"I don't mind."

"Kya! You're so cool."

"Then, let's meet in the city later!"

So, I ended up joining a different party than the end-of-semester party. It was a party with only me as the man among several women.

"Hey... why are you suddenly joining us..."

Eunbyeol looked a bit troubled for a moment, but I didn't care much.