3 Rounds by Myself

4 – A goddess, but far from me

Sejeong approached with a smile on her face.

“Uh, Sejeong?”

Siwoon’s saliva went down in a gulp.

And stares blankly at her.

It seems that the aura of the dazzling Sejeong has been mesmerized for a moment.

“Yes, do you see my face for a day or two? Did you even forget your face because it’s the first time you’ve seen it since you’ve been discharged? Child!”

“But what are you doing here?”

Siwoon put down the book she was holding and asked her with a puzzled face.

“I came to cool her head for a while. But what are you doing at the bookstore? I am full of spirits.”

“Me too, I was cooling my head a bit by reading.”

“Oh no…. You cool your head by reading? But why are you stacking books next to you?”

Sejeong asked while looking through the books stacked next to Siwoon.

“I finished reading this today.”

“What~ Huh?”

Sejeong picked her snort and added her words.

“In the military, I used to talk to male seniors, but after a long time, I came out as a society, so I came up with a strange gag code. You?”

“No, I read all the books here today… ….”

However, Shiwoon had a resolute look in his eyes as if he was not joking at all.

Sejeong looked through the books stacked beside him.

And so on…

They were all books about hunters.

Thirty-four books are too thick to hold with one hand.

“You were reading all of this? Okay. You must have just lost your sense of humor. Our Siwoon~”

“……….”

“What, these are all books about hunters? But what’s that thing you’re holding next to it?”

Sejeong picked up one of the books he said he had read.

“Ah… I was reading because I suddenly became interested in this field. What is body signal? .”

“Is it a psychological article that automatically sends signals from the body when a person feels a certain emotion, can’t it?”

“As expected… You know. You’re a Seoul National University student.”

“You said you became interested in this field?”

Cheon Se-jeong had doubts about Si-woon, whom she had been talking about since before.

Sejeong and Siwoon have known each other since elementary school.

It was close to my house, and there were many times when we were in the same class from the lower grades of elementary school to middle school….

Shiwoon was the guy who didn’t look at books at all and just chatted with his friends during class and only got scolded by the teacher every day.

‘Has he come to terms with his military service?’

After sitting down next to Siwoon, Sejeong opened a book.

“Anyway, it’s nice to see it like this in a bookstore. Let’s pass the time by reading a book together.”

“So, is Sejeong on her way home from work?”

“Yes…. Today, I sweated a bit to take a concept pictorial and even a photo to go into the coffee brand’s main cover. I’m going to die~ Ahhh.”

Siwoon is well aware of the circumstances of Sejeong, who took a leave of absence from a prestigious university and is working as a model.

Standing in front of her like that, she feels pathetic and shabby as she barely graduated from high school and just got out of the army.

Splash- Splash-.

Sejeong saw Siwoon flip through the pages of a book in one second.

“What are you doing, you? What kind of one-cut webtoon do you read?”

“Why?”

“What kind of book pages do you flip through without looking at them? After all, you didn’t come here to read a book. Have you ever run away? Is that why you’re stuck here?”

Sejeong was strangely worth watching.

‘Honestly, you wouldn’t believe me if I told you that I could read a whole book in a matter of minutes.’

“Just… I read it like this.”

“Is that reading a book?”

Plop-plop.

Shiwoon turns the bookshelf at the speed of the clock’s second hand, regardless of whether Sejeong did it or not.

“Ehh…”

Cheon Se-jeong sighs as she sees such luck, and then she begins to read the book she is holding.

And.

Siwoon covered the heavy bookshelf dealing with body signals.

‘This body signal is very interesting. Besides, I can now see even the smallest things that others can’t see, so if you use this well, it’s great…. For example, among the parts of the body signal, if you figure out what emotions a person feels and what body signals they show, and then catch that person’s movements whenever you interact with people, I can read what that person is thinking and what emotions they are embracing. Can….’

Talk. Tok. Tok.

Sejeong tapped Siwoon on the shoulder with her index finger, who was deeply immersed in her thoughts.

“Lee Si-woon. What are you thinking about?”

“Oh, no.”

“He is so strange today. Oh wait….”

Sejeong, who was speechless, started looking for a book to read while tapping her chin with her index finger.

Then she grabbed a book from the bookshelf.

“Lee Si-woon.”

“Yes.”

“Unless you just joked with your sister, just read this book at that speed.”

“What?”

As she stood in front of her poetry, she held out a book.

More jobs. Seeing the title of the book written on the colorful cover, Siwoon asked.

“What kind of book is this? The Job? Is this a book about getting a job or something like that?”

“Million seller. A novel written by the famous novelist Douglas Kennedy.”

“……….”

When Sejeong didn’t get the book she handed her, she shook the book in front of him.

“It was a lie, too. Can’t you read After all, books don’t suit you…….”

Sejeong’s laugh mixed with ridicule gave Siwoon the book.

“What if I read this book in 5 minutes?”

“Five minutes? Write a novel.”

“If you read it all in 5 minutes, later you buy me dinner. Call?”

“Well, it’s not that difficult. I know the plot of this book. Read it all and tell me the plot in detail. Of course you can’t read it, but you can.”

Siwoon scanned Sejeong with her serious eyes and put her index finger to her mouth.

I will read a book, so you should be quiet.

What kind of gesture was that?

Se-jeong kicked and laughed in amazement.

“Yes, yes. Read it~ But I remember that the book is over 300 pages long, and I can read it in 5 minutes.”

Flutter.

Siwoon opened the bookshelf without saying a word.

‘It’s a novel….’

Sejeong glanced at the Hermes watch on his left wrist.

“It is 6:35 now. If you read up to 40 minutes and tell the plot enough to convince me, I admit it. Otherwise you don’t have dinner.”

Plop-plop-

Siwoon started turning the pages like crazy.

Sejeong stood on her leg and watched him.

‘What is it? This guy After coming back from the military, do you play jokes like this seriously? But his expression is really serious……. It’s the first time I’ve seen anything like this.’

Took-

Siwoon, who had covered the bookshelf, raised his head.

“I read it all.”

“What? You read everything?”

Sejeong immediately checked the time.

“It’s 39 minutes. It’s only been 4 minutes. Yes, what It may be a joke, but my sister pretends to be deceived and listens. Recite each storyline. If you’re just reading and talking about the synopsis written on the cover of the book, I won’t admit it.”

Sejeong snatched the book to prevent Siwoon from cheating.

“Try it. Try it, fool.”

Siwoon nodded, swallowed once, and spoke.

“This is interesting. I enjoyed reading it because it’s a strange twist thriller. It is a first-person novel, and the main character, Ned, is the general manager of a company called Compu World.. Here, a man named Ned……………….”

Shiwoon spat out the plot of the book like a quick-fire for 30 seconds, as if giving a speech.

Sejeong, whose pupils widened, was shocked as she covered her gaping mouth with her hand.

“In the end, hit the back of the head properly! By severely punishing the traitor named Jerry, the main character, Ned, succeeds in exhilarating revenge!”

“Ah… ….”

Sejeong couldn’t keep her mouth shut for a while.

The plot Siwoon read aloud matched exactly with the plot of the novel The Job.

I can’t hide my surprise as I vomited out the synopsis of these huge pages in an orderly fashion for about 30 seconds, like someone who had just read the book.

“Are you surprised?”

“What, what? Did you really read it all? Isn’t it?”

“I read it all. You just checked.”

“Nonsense. Isn’t this a book you knew the plot of?”

Sejeong seems to still not believe it.

“This is how I won the dinner scam bet.”

Drreuk.

A vibrating sound was heard from the cell phone in Siwoon’s pocket.

Siwoon answered the phone.

“Hello.”

– Oh, Siun. Where are you?

She was Siwoon’s mother.

“I am out now. Why mom?”

– Where else do you wander around? Come home now My great aunt and your cousins are over.

“What?”

Siwoon frowned at him.

“There was no story like that!”

– I know you won’t want to come in. Still, adults came to see us, but we have to see our faces.

“I have something to do outside.”

– What do you do outside? Come in to sleep

“Haa… ….”

After nervously hanging up the phone, Siwoon frowned and scratched his head.

‘To think I have to look at the faces of those well-rounded people again. Damn it!’

I couldn’t help but feel sick.

The cousins who always make trouble just by looking at them.

Because she knew better than anyone how embarrassing it was to face them.

“What’s wrong with your expression? Who are you calling…….”

“It was nice to meet you, Se Se-ah. I think I need to go quickly.”

“Huh? It seems urgent.”

“I’ll call you later.”

“What is it?”

“I have to go. Don’t forget dinner.”

“Yes.”

Siwoon nervously brushed her body and stood up. She picked up a book and headed for her exit.

With her blank eyes, Sejeong looked at Siwoon’s back as she left with a copy of her book.

‘No way. I must have known the original plot.’

***

Siwoon arrives at the front door of his house.

Siwoon shook his head before ringing his doorbell.

“Whew… “

I was reluctant to enter.

I have to be sick again with damn humans.

Reluctantly, I rang the doorbell.

– Is it Siwoon?

“Yes, Mom, it’s me.”

When the door rattled open,

The smell of sizzling meat stung her nose.

Siwoon takes off her shoes with her hard face, enters and bows to her sickly sick relatives.

“Hello. It’s been a while since you came.”

“Yes, it’s been a while. Your cousins and sisters are here. Come and eat.”

My eldest uncle was given a test with a cold voice.

“Yes.”

I didn’t like the taste of the food, but I sat down.

On a large table, Korean beef ribs are grilled to a golden brown color, and various side dishes are embroidered on the sides.

“How are you?”

His cousin Kim Tae-seok, who was eating by Si-woon’s side, stroked Si-woon’s hair several times and asked.

“Yes. How’s your brother?”

“I’m fine. But where are you going?”

“I just went outside for a while.”

“I must have been playing again. Men and horses. Aren’t you going to college?”

“… ….”

This is also a start.

It always has been. These human beings called relatives.

Tae-seok speaks again, looking down and up at Si-woon, who can’t even speak.

“Take care of yourself! How old are you Shouldn’t you be a little more sane now?”

I couldn’t manage my facial expression.

Kim Tae-seok.

Working as a lawyer at a large law firm, he had a personality with high self-esteem.

And Tae-seok’s older brother, Tae-hoon, who sits next to him and smiles coldly, is an elite employee at a conglomerate with an annual salary of hundreds of millions of dollars.

My cousin Lee Hye-won, who sits across from him, is a doctor at a university hospital, and Dae-hwan, who is next to him, is a student at a prestigious university that is said to be the best in Korea.

I couldn’t help but feel my shoulders droop in front of these people.

Tae-seok took a sip of soju from his tongue, as if he was displeased with Si-woon, who kept his mouth shut.

“Man. It’s what your brother thinks of you. Don’t think badly…….”

Tae-seok looked up and down Si-woon for a moment, then continued.

“If you are a high school graduate, think about learning a skill right now. Take care of yourself even if you think about your parents.”

“Yes.”

Siwoon held up his spoon with a feeling of shame.

Tae-seok and other cousins shook their heads in pity at Si-woon’s reaction.

“Siun-ah. Tae-seok hyung gives me life advice. Why are you answering so casually? Hi go….”

Tae-seok’s mother and Si-woon’s eldest aunt joined in and criticized him.

“I have to go to college.”

Siwoon said calmly.

“How? The one who doesn’t study and stays at home and knows how to pay for food and poop? Ha ha! Do you think everyone goes to college?”

This time, it was Hyewon, not Taeseok, who intervened and asked.

I don’t think I can stand it anymore.

I think I should give it a shot.