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[Chapter 111]

[Connections Are Somewhere (5)]

After filling up on meat to some extent, they had recreation time.

Minji and Eunhyeok prepared a game, which was a competition between tables.

Catch Mind.

The table representative had to draw a word suggested by Minji or Eunhyeok and show it to team members.

Team members had to guess within the time limit.

The format was that the table that guessed the most within the time limit would win a prize.

"...It seems to be a person?"

"Is it a man or woman?"

While playing the game, there were surprisingly people who were good at drawing, while others had no talent for drawing at all.

The representative player was Bae Subin.

She who confidently volunteered to be the table representative saying she would draw was showing the whiteboard to team members.

"It's a person. Can't you tell even this?"

""""..."""""

"There's not much time left! Are you going to pass again? If you're going to pass, tell me quickly!"

"No. We have to do this. We're going with this."

""""..."""""

"We must guess this one."

Bae Subin was a lone commander.

She had already passed 4 words.

The time limit was almost over, and no correct answers had come from her table so far.

"...Hayang. Can you tell what that is?"

"Hmm... I wonder. What on earth could it be."

While Catch Mind at other tables was a game everyone could giggle at.

Bae Subin's drawing, which was unclear whether it was a person or monster, puzzled everyone at the seats.

Even Eunha and Hayang who weren't at the same table put their heads together and whispered about what the identity of the drawing was.

"It seems to be talking about a specific person... Judging by it being colored black, is it a criminal?"

Before they knew it, even people at other tables were trying to reveal the identity of the drawing.

Yoo Dojun made an ung sound with his hand on his chin.

Then he added softly.

"According to the great detective who attracts cases, the truth is always─"

"─Ah! Ah! Ah! I think I know!"

Right then, there was one i***t who had been clutching his head repeatedly as if it was his turn.

Jin Parang who quickly picked up the words Yoo Dojun muttered and suddenly realized something abruptly stood up from his seat.

His tail wagging back and forth looked just like he was saying to pay attention to him.

"No. Bingu oppa is on a different team. And you've been raising your hand for a while, oppa, don't you know what team you're on?"

"Ah, I don't care! I'm saying I think I know what the answer is! Please let me try!"

"Sigh... My ears are going to fall off because of oppa. Be quiet."

Minji was merciless.

She ignored Jin Parang who was throwing a tantrum like a child and threw a gaze at Subin's table.

No one was raising their hand, and the time limit was almost over.

"...Minji, should I give a hint?"

"...I guess there's no choice."

If they don't guess even one, the atmosphere might become gloomy there unnecessarily.

Minji who received Eunhyeok's whisper finally sighed saying there's no choice.

She decided to give Subin time to modify the drawing.

"Done. I drew it all. Now you'll know right?"

""""..."""""

10 seconds of additional time was given, and Bae Subin modified the drawing in 5 seconds.

She showed the whiteboard with a face beaming with smiles.

There were horns on the head.

The eyes that were fiercely raised were reinforced even more.

Now it was unclear whether it was a person or goblin.

What on earth did she draw?

Where in the world does something that looks like that exist...

It wasn't his team's business.

Eunha who leaned his body on the plastic chair crossed his arms and clicked his tongue.

Bae Subin's team would almost certainly receive the last place punishment.

"─Me."

Right then.

Hoshimiya Kaede who attended the party showing dislike raised her hand.

No one expected her who had been keeping her mouth shut so far to speak up at this timing.

Even Minji reacted a beat late and just nodded.

Soon Hoshimiya Kaede who received everyone's attention opened her mouth.

"─Noh Eunha."

""""..."""""

A name that came out of nowhere.

Noh Eunha whose name was called looked at her with disbelief.

There was no way that ugly thing could be him.

Even if it's a joke, this─

"─Correct answer!"

"See. I drew it exactly like Noh Eunha right?"

"...What?"

Eunha was dumbfounded.

On the other hand, Bae Subin was raising her nose high saying ahem.

"Now that I hear it, it really might be the same..."

"...Jin Seona. Are you serious?"

"Why. Looking again, it seems exactly the same as you Eunha. But I can tell what you're holding in your right hand is a sword, but what on earth are you holding in your left hand?"

"...Yoo Dojun. Are you saying I have horns growing on my head? That I have three fingers?"

"Ah...! I think I know what that is! Isn't that a spoon!?"

"...Cha Eunwoo. When have you seen me carrying a spoon around?"

"This is definitely a spoon. It's drawn to symbolize Noh Eunha who is always greedy for food."

"...Bae Subin."

It was supposed to be a game to enjoy.

No, because it was a game to enjoy.

Eunha couldn't help his mouth curling up involuntarily.

Since the lake was right next to them, the prank of dunking Bae Subin might be enjoyable too.

"Hey, endure it Eunha. It's just a game, right? Okay?"

"Hah..."

If Jung Hayang hadn't held him back, Bae Subin would have probably left another humiliating shot.

Eunha sighed.

Yeah, you guys play among yourselves.

He decided to just finish eating meat.

Meanwhile, Jung Hayang had somehow received the drawing Subin drew.

"What are you going to do taking a photo of that?"

"I'm going to send it to Euna unni."

"No. Don't send it to noona."

"Tsk. I don't like that. I'm going to send it, hmph."

Eunha trying to snatch the smartphone.

And Jung Hayang screaming kyaa while putting the smartphone in her bosom.

Hayang who finally won the smartphone snatching battle seemed to have sent the drawing to Euna via PineChat.

"But it does seem strangely similar. Look, the eyes are raised like this."

"Is it fun? Huh? Is it fun?"

"Yeah! It's really fun!"

"Huh..."

Hayang who raised her round eyes with her fingers looked at Eunha.

Eunha who was trying to get angry burst into laughter at her appearance.

She laughed along too.

☆

Despite it being a very short time, Lee Cheonsu gained one realization.

The answer wasn't diversification but all-in.

Yeah, I didn't know my place.

I must have looked like just an ordinary person in their eyes, but I alone went too far ahead.

I unnecessarily spoke to Seona and Eunwoo and only gained their antipathy.

He realized his mistake only when Jin Seona finally showed an openly disliking face.

Unlike Noh Eunha's corps, he who wasn't even a promising rookie had no elements to appeal to the opposite s*x in middle school academy.

So rather than dividing and giving sincerity to people better than himself, he should have poured all his sincerity into one person.

Although he couldn't be certain whether it would work or not.

It's okay. I can still turn it around.

I can't be discouraged just because of one time!

Lee Cheonsu came to his senses.

Then he closely examined the faces of people whose attention was diverted to the talent show.

Bright smiles were hanging on people's faces.

It seemed Kang Sihyeong's passionate performance doing impressions was fun.

Chwiik! Chwiik! If there's an orc here more handsome than me come out! Chwiik! I'm Kang Sichwi!

"Wow! Orc Kang Sichwi is cool!"

"Cooler than Eunha─!!"

"Noh Eunha die!!"

""""Kyaaah─!!""""

"...You guys.... Hah..."

Although Lee Cheonsu couldn't understand what was fun about Kang Sihyeong's impression.

Even Eunha who let out a long sigh was occasionally shrugging his shoulders.

As if it was interesting.

But Lee Cheonsu's interest for now wasn't Eunha but the girls around Eunha.

Bae Subin... No. Her personality is like that.

Kaede... She's mixed-race.

Minji seems to have an ordinary family...

Seona is Ain so let's just discard her.

Hmm... Then the remaining people are... Kang Yeseul who was taken to the dorm earlier, Chae Yeonji who is taking care of Hayang, and Galaxy Electric's direct descendant Cha Eunwoo.

Not even thinking about people who would give rice cakes.

Lee Cheonsu muttered Kang Sihyeong's strangely ear-catching impression while narrowing down the range of girls he would target.

He had to narrow it down to one person here.

To walk a rosy path in the future.

...Hayang is the only choice after all.

Lee Cheonsu stared at Jung Hayang sitting next to Eunha.

Alice Group's direct descendant. According to investigation, she showed kindness to other people unlike direct descendants of other groups.

Indeed, Jung Hayang who was also his mentor had a really kind heart.

If he utilized the advantage of being mentor and mentee, he could arrange ways to naturally meet her.

Above all, she was pretty.

Eunha kept trying to put food in her mouth strangely, but in Lee Cheonsu's eyes, she seemed prettiest now.

From what he heard, Kang Yeseul's personality was no joke, and her face was a bit... That was the same for Chae Yeonji.

Eunwoo is really pretty too... But my intuition says she might be weak to forcefully pushing methods...

No, if I'm going all-in anyway, I should choose Alice Group generously.

Of course, that's right.

Lee Cheonsu quietly chewed.

Because people's gazes were sold to Kang Sihyeong doing the talent show.

Lee Cheonsu decided to quietly move seats and sit next to Hayang.

Then he casually spoke to her to make his presence known.

"Hayang aren't you doing a talent show?"

"...Huh? Umm... I don't have anything I'm good at so... What about you Cheonsu?"

"Me? I don't know how to do anything either. We're the same."

"Yeah, that's right."

She was even prettier up close.

It seemed like a faint fragrance was coming from her.

His heart pounded for a moment when she smiled at him.

It was right then.

"Hey, Hayang."

"Huh? Eunha, why?"

"Let's go to the bathroom."

"...Huh? You and me?"

Eunha suddenly intervened.

Lee Cheonsu met eyes with Eunha and reflexively flinched in surprise.

It felt like his spine stiffened.

W-What?

It was chilly, perhaps because it was night.

His body stiffened at the coolness transmitted throughout his body without him realizing.

Strangely, his mouth wouldn't open.

"...I'm a girl?"

"I know you're a girl too."

"But it's strange to go to the bathroom together, isn't it?"

"What's strange about it. We can just separate in front of the bathroom. I don't know the way so."

"Tsk. So you're going to use me as a navigator now?"

"Let's go, Nav Jung."

"You're not trying to put me in your party for this, right?"

"So you don't like it?"

"No... Who said anything?"

Until Eunha's gaze fell away.

Lee Cheonsu was frozen with his spine straightened.

He could barely breathe only after Eunha left his seat with Hayang.

It seems Eunha and Hayang aren't just ordinary friends.

His instincts were telling him.

Lee Cheonsu broke out in a cold sweat.

There was still room for improvement.

Let's not touch Jung Hayang.

Come to think of it, she seemed too good for me.

So as a second choice, Cha Eunwoo...

Lee Cheonsu clenched his fist under the table.

Then he casually moved to the seat next to Eunwoo just like he did earlier.

Cha Eunwoo happened to be wrapping ssam.

"Ah, Cheonsu."

"You seem to like meat. I like seeing people who eat well."

"Really? I like people who eat well too. Ah, want to try eating this? It'll be delicious."

"Huh? Really? Thanks?"

Cha Eunwoo suddenly handing over ssam.

Lee Cheonsu opened his eyes wide.

Is this perhaps a green light?

Come to think of it, the gaze Eunwoo had been sending since earlier wasn't ordinary.

Lee Cheonsu inwardly snickered and opened his mouth ah.

She obediently put the ssam in.

"How is it? Delicious right?"

"Yeah, it's really delicious since you gave it. By any chance do you know how to wrap ssam we...eeee...llll..."

"Huh? What did you say?"

"..."

Cha Eunwoo smiling brightly.

On the other hand, the blood was visibly draining from Lee Cheonsu's face.

He with a pale face couldn't swallow the ssam in his mouth.

What's inside this?

There should have only been meat.

But where is this sensation of wriggling like an octopus coming from?

And I feel mustard flavor but why does it feel like gochujang flavor is bouncing on my tongue?

...What did you put inside?

"Why? Doesn't it suit your taste?"

Lee Cheonsu conveyed his intention with his eyes.

Cha Eunwoo didn't seem to interpret it. She was just urging him to eat quickly while smiling.

I'll eat it anyway!

One ssam determines the green light.

Lee Cheonsu violently chewed the ssam relying on courage that welled up.

He gulped it down.

"..."

His consciousness became hazy just like that.

Lee Cheonsu buried his head on the plastic table.

Surprisingly, it's said that no one paid attention to him.

"─Nice."

And Cha Eunwoo gently lowered her fist from top to bottom.

☆

It wasn't simply putting mana into his voice.

There was some power contained in Kang Sihyeong's voice.

I was focusing on his voice without realizing.

There was appeal contained in his voice.

Eunha showed interest in the power contained in his voice.

Gift .

That was probably the reason appeal was felt from his voice.

It's not such a common Gift...

It seemed like quite a powerful Gift judging by how completely entranced Parang hyung was.

Interest arose in Kang Sihyeong.

It was just a very small interest though.

In his mind, he was imagining when he put Kang Sihyeong in as a party member.

"What are you thinking about?"

It was at that time.

White was puffing out her cheeks.

He looked like he was walking around in silence.

Eunha was about to say that it was nothing, but decided to ask her how much Jiang Shih's power had reached her ears.

"Ha-yang, have you ever heard Si-hyung do a voice impression? How was it?"

"Um… I was going to say that too, but it seemed to have a really strong pull. If I hadn't raised my mana resistance, I think I would have imitated an orc like Blue Oppa."

Jeong Ha-yang thought deeply and then answered.

Just from that, you can see how amazing Kang Si-hyung's is.

That's why I was so disappointed.

I wish I was bigger… .

Because Kang Si-hyung is so small.

Eunha clicked her tongue inwardly and looked back.

"uh?"

"Galaxy, why?" "…It's nothing."

From a distance, Eunwoo was making some strange movements.

But somehow I felt like I knew.

Eun-ha told Ha-yang, who was looking back at her, that it was nothing and urged her on her way.

─Nice.

anyway.

They say fate exists somewhere.

I'm not sure if that's true.

Eunha raised the corners of her lips.