A Lewd Sketch Artist in a Gender-Reversed World - Chapter 68

Chapter 68 : Assignment

As defined in the English dictionary, a room is simply a space.

So, when you think of a room saloon, it's easiest to imagine it as a normal place where you can drink in a private room. Sometimes, you might want to go to a saloon with partitions rather than an open-type one.

It's not the kind of seedy, lewd room that our depraved minds might imagine. Of course, there are room saloons disguised as regular bars that actually offer sexual services, but most room saloons in South Korea genuinely sell only alcohol and food.

The shadows are always smaller than the light.

Naturally, Eunbyeol knew this, and so she didn't think for a moment that they were going to some strange room saloon.

No matter how much her friends crossed the line, they were basically good kids. So, she was sure they wouldn't do something crazy like taking a "man" to a host bar.

But even so, the reason she was so flustered when they mentioned a room saloon was...

Because a room was still a 'room'. There were no CCTVs, no eyes from the surroundings, and it was a completely enclosed space.

Because of this, anything could happen inside, and many people acted boldly.

'Sigh...'

That's what worried Eunbyeol. Of course, they were friends she could trust, and even though her relationship with Se-won was still a bit awkward...

The combination of youthful vigor and alcohol as a booster was not easy to ignore.

What if they got completely drunk in that narrow, enclosed space? Would her drunk friends do something strange to Se-won?

Whenever she pondered such questions, she could feel a strange sense of unease bubbling up inside her.

She glanced at se-won with a resentful look.

'Ugh... why did he have to wear those clothes?'

Just as the clothes of 'women' had changed with the summer, se-won's clothes had also evolved to suit the summer.

He was wearing light gray shorts that clung to his thighs and a long-sleeved black shirt made of thin fabric. The exposure of his clothes wasn't high, but the unique charm of the shirt was more attractive than ordinary exposure.

The harmony of the clothes with their cool hues seemed to enhance his unique atmosphere.

In particular, one casually unbuttoned button in the center of his chest had a kind of magic that made his eyes turn automatically.

I wonder if he wore an undershirt underneath or not. It was a very curious subject.

Glance, glance.

Since not only she but also her friends kept looking that way, it seemed that her curiosity was not hers alone.

So Eunbyeol moved her steps mixed with worry and jealousy.

When they arrived at the reserved room, Isewon let out a brief exclamation.

"Oh."

The interior of the room was quite neat. Wooden wallpaper, soft orange lighting coming down from the ceiling, and soft cushions on the L-shaped sofa.

Overall, it was a soft and warm atmosphere. If I had to compare, it might be similar to the atmosphere of the izakaya I went to before.

Anyway, it was a nice atmosphere that couldn't be denied. It was just right for five people to drink comfortably.

Eunbyeol's eyes sparkled here for a moment.

'Rather, it's an opportunity.'

The current number of people is five. Unlike when they were eating together, now they could legally sit 'side by side'.

It was good to see each other's faces, but now she wanted to sit next to him and feel the mood. She had already sat across from him many times.

Eunbyeol took a step back and looked at who was sitting where.

If she sat first, the seats might get messed up strangely.

"I strangely like the inside."

First, Yoo Boram went to the far right. She could be seen placing the pouch on her shoulder on the table.

"Me too."

Next was Song Jae-eun. She went to the far left with a lively face. Now, one seat on the left and right was filled.

Now, Se-won's movement was important.

Would he sit on the right or the left? Or would he wait a little longer and sit on the very edge?

This was Eunbyeol's greatest concern at the moment. Even if the professor contacted her now and told her that the test scores were out, it wouldn't be able to break her concentration.

"Hmm."

Se-won seemed to think for a moment and then sat down on the right seat. There was no particular reason. It was just because Yoo boram's chest was bigger.

As se-won sat on the right, Eunbyeol cheered.

'It's done!'

Now she just had to sit on the right too! She was glad that he didn't sit on the edge!

She was about to take a step with a smile. Once the seat was decided, sitting where she wanted was easier than eating cold porridge.

That's when it happened. Song Jae-young cut in front of her.

Song Jae-young pushed past Eunbyeol, who was about to take a leisurely step, and leaned in.

"Then I'll sit here!"

And then that rude, ponytail-haired brat sat right next to Isewon.

"Ah..."

A hollow sigh escaped Eunbyeol's lips. It was a sigh mixed with futility and regret.

Clearly, she was about to sit there...

"What are you doing? Hurry up and sit down."

"...I'll sit down."

Helplessly, Eunbyeol went and sat next to Song Jae-eun. It seemed like today was a day when things weren't going as she wanted.

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After roughly deciding on the seats, we ordered the menu. Fortunately, we were able to decide quickly without any choice disability, as the recommended menu was neatly written on the menu board.

The food we ordered was popular fish cake soup, stir-fried oxtail, French fries...

...and ginkgo nut skewers.

I looked at the ginkgo nut skewers on the table and rubbed my forehead.

"There was really someone who ate this..."

A food that gives a whopping 6 pieces for 3,500 won.

Even though it was a fairly generous amount, it was a food that I didn't particularly want to order, but it was now placed on the table.

The culprit was none other than the ponytail crop top girl sitting next to me.

As I looked at the ginkgo nut skewers with a look of disbelief, Song Jae-young picked up one of the skewers and ate it defiantly.

"Why? It's quite tasty."

"Really... You eat a lot."

I watched her as she crunched on the ginkgo nuts. Surprisingly, she seemed to be genuinely enjoying the ginkgo nuts, not just putting on an act.

Thanks to her, I couldn't help but feel confused.

What's going on? Usually, if you try to order ginkgo nut skewers at a young adult's drinking party, you get cursed at first. Is it different in this reversed world?

Looking around to see if I was the weird one, it didn't seem to be the case. Her friends were also looking at her with disgusted expressions. In fact, her twin sister, Song Jae-eun, was looking at her with a look of contempt.

Fortunately, it seemed that I wasn't the weird one. Only Song Jae-young had a unique taste.

"That kid always orders ginkgo nut skewers first when she comes to a bar..."

"Don't worry. She strictly pays for what she eats."

"If that's the case..."

If she says she'll eat and pay for it herself, there's no reason for me to say anything. It was just strange, not wrong.

Anyway, after that, we started drinking lightly. The alcohol we ordered was four bottles of soju first.

From now on, how much this green bottle will increase will be a point of interest.

Before we started, Yoo boram spoke up.

"You don't have any cowardly lesbians who will back out saying they're dizzy or sick, right?"

"Hey, watch your language in front of your senior..."

"No, it's okay. I don't want to be a sissy either."

"Pffft, you're bold. Then, cheers!"

And so, the coward declaration was read, and we clinked our glasses.

With the sound of "clink!", a few drops of clear liquid splashed into the air. The clear and transparent liquid floated in the air for a moment, reflecting the brilliant orange lighting.

I watched the scene and poured the soju down my throat. The bitter liquid slightly scattered my thoughts.

"Ugh..."

I let out a sigh. The alcohol I was drinking after a long time was truly sweet.

No, it's bitter, but... Honestly, my taste buds are so bad that I want to clean my mouth right away.

But it still felt sweet. The reason was none other than the atmosphere.

How could I not be happy when I had women on both sides of me and two women in front of me looking at me?

Moreover, they were all women in their prime and quite pretty.

Ah, I am an irredeemable man. Not a 'man', but a man.

Thanks to that, I could enjoy the glances that occasionally came my way. If I pretended to ignore them and drank my glass, I could feel their gazes directed downward. They were looks mixed with affection and desire.

Feeling that, I could feel a small sense of superiority deep in my chest.

'I heard that in the original world, pretty women dress thinly.'

For some reason, I felt like I understood why. It's amazing that you can manipulate people's emotions with just your body.

What is this... it's too addictive. The reason I deliberately unbuttoned the top button was because of that. Honestly, I felt a little self-loathing when I unbuttoned it, but it seemed like I did the right thing.

Thanks to that, I could drink happily.

Of course, just because I was in a good mood didn't mean everyone else was.

"Hey, relax your face. Why are you so stiff?"

"Stiff..."

Representatively, Eunbyeol was like that. She kept sipping her drink with a low-pressure look, as if she was regretting something.

Looking at me with ambiguous eyes from time to time, it seemed that the cause of that mood was me.

Like a puppy that wants to poop, she kept glancing at me with an uneasy look.

'Hmm...'

Honestly, I had a rough idea of why she was acting like that. Probably, she didn't like this drinking party itself.

Originally, it was her friends who interfered with the drinking appointment she had tried to make. Moreover, most of the people I was talking to now were her friends, not her.

She might feel jealousy or anxiety. I knew to some extent that she had feelings for me.

'You have to know.'

If she even requested fan art with me as a character, not knowing that would make me not just dense but an idiot.

Honestly, it was a pretty good feeling that such a pretty girl liked me.

The girl was a bit cowardly when it came to important moments and had done several wrong things to me, but she was basically kind-hearted.

So, I had no reason to reject her.

Even so, the reason I accepted this drinking party was simply because it looked really fun.

A composition of 4 women and 1 man. This is something I can't resist.

And to be honest, it was quite amusing to see her sulking like that.

'I'll answer her someday.'

I thought so and sipped the fish cake soup broth. As expected of a recommended menu, the fish cake soup broth was spicy yet refreshing.

The 16-degree alcohol that had made my stomach queasy settled down a bit.

As I was sipping the broth for a while, Yoo boram spoke up.

"Ah, then shall we play a drinking game to liven up the mood?"

She was seen twisting the soju bottle cap. It was the simplest drinking game, the bottle cap flicking game.

I smirked and nodded.

"Sure."

For now, I decided to enjoy this moment.