chapter 14
14 – It’s a date, but the world of competition is cold
After leaving the house with Sujeongi, I got into the prepared car and got off near the cinema.
It is fortunate that there are not as many people as expected because it is a weekday.
It’s tiring to move while being swept away by a crowd of people.
Besides, of course Sujeongi can’t be unaware of it, but now more and more people recognize me.
So, in their own disguise, they are both wearing large horn-rimmed glasses and a mask that don’t match.
Rather, I thought this would look more suspicious, but it would be better than going around openly.
Of course, we heard mutterings all the way, looking at us.
“Actually, it’s my first time going to a movie theater since I was young, so I’m really looking forward to it.”
As if Sujeongi doesn’t care, she looks at the huge shopping mall with a movie theater and is thrilled.
“By the way, the guild already has a cinema-grade screen and sound, so do we need to complicate things?”
Sujeongi then waved her finger from side to side and said.
“I can’t ever do that. You could call it a proper first date, but spending it without romance like that. Well, it’s nice to be alone there, hehehe.”
While she was talking, she licked her upper lip subtly, and Sujeong smiled seductively.
“Cancer. It’s right to enjoy romance! Then, then.”
Feeling the subtle heat from Sujeongi’s words, she quickly supported the romance in order to block it.
It seems to have calmed down a bit lately, but you never know when it will change.
“Whoops, right? First of all, let’s go and buy movie tickets.”
Saying that, Sujeong-i came to my side and brought her body together with her arms crossed as if it were natural.
All my nerves are focused on that unfamiliar texture that seems familiar.
I don’t know what a man’s instinct is to be so concerned about this lump of fat, even though it shouldn’t be like that anymore.
Whether you know it or not, it feels like you’re getting closer and closer as you keep walking.
“Wonwoo. Let’s go up on this.”
Since it is a movie theater inside a shopping mall, it is located on the 10th floor, so we decided to take the elevator.
Ding.
An elevator comes up from the underground parking lot and announces that it has arrived on the first floor.
Inside, two women were chatting chatteringly, and we cautiously got on the elevator.
The 10th floor button was pressed as if these people were also going to the movies.
“Oh that’s right. Did you see that? A love story about the Four Gods.”
“You know, you know. Who would have known that the Holy Spirit of Death was so pure-hearted? Totally awesome.”
For reference, Sasinseongnyeo is the nickname given to Sujeong by people. Of course, the person concerned said it was strange and hated it very much.
“But the man looked a bit foolish.”
“That’s right. After watching the interview video, he couldn’t say anything? He looked stupid and stupid, so I don’t know why he likes him. He’s not handsome either. Besides, according to the article, he’s a D-class hunter and his ability is just as good.”
“As it turns out, isn’t it just to play with it for a while? Kiki. Or I don’t know. Late night might be your style.”
“Maybe? S rank on the bed?”
At that moment, Sujeongi’s body felt trembling. It can be assumed that it is in a state right before an explosion.
I thought a big incident would happen if I went on like this, so I quickly untied my arms and grabbed Sujeongi’s hand first.
Then the trembling stopped and Sujeong looked at me with a surprised face.
I gave her a signal to hold back by shaking her head as I tightened her hand, and she nodded and blushed.
[Ding. It is the 10th floor.]
“Hey, let’s get off.”
“Oh, do you buy the popcorn?”
When we arrive just in time, the two women get off the bus making a noise.
The two of us followed suit and got off the elevator quietly and without a word.
I glanced at Sujeongi’s face to see if she was feeling better now.
But Sujeongi’s eyes were also on me.
An expression mixed with shame and joy, not anger.
“This is the first time. Wonwoo-nim held my hand like this first.”
Saying this, she slightly lifted the hand she was holding.
“Ah, that stopped without me noticing…”
At Sujeongi’s words, the moment she tries to relax her hand, Sujeongi’s hand gets caught and blocks it as if she doesn’t want to let go.
“No. When you come, you can do whatever you like, but when you go, don’t? Please hold my hand wherever I go all day today. Or will I really get angry?”
A tone close to intimidation. It’s the type that goes on for a long time when you get really angry, so I decided to accept it for now.
“But why didn’t you make a reservation?”
As for today’s plan, Sujeongi said all she had to do was follow up.
I thought Sujeong would book in advance due to her personality, but it was surprising that she didn’t.
“Rather than buying tickets, I wanted to come and buy tickets myself. It’s the first time I’ve been to a movie theater, and it’s my first date with Wonwoo.”
“Really? There’s nothing different. These days, everything is made up of unmanned machines anyway.”
“The ticket remains in your hand. The result of the memories we spent together.”
You can see the emotional side of Sujeongi at times like this.
In the eyes of others, it is an image that can look fierce because it is cold, but what I felt while being next to it is that it has more delicate and feminine parts than anyone else.
Sujeongi slowly went to the unmanned ticket vending machine, selected the movie she wanted to see, and then chose two seats on the edge of the back row.
Because it was a weekday, two of the four seats were off-limits, so there was practically no one but us.
After completing the payment, a ticket with a movie background made of stiff paper is printed out.
Sujeongie put on her happy face and carefully examined her ticket, and then she carefully put it in her shoulder bag that she was carrying on her shoulder.
“By the way, aren’t we here too early? At first glance, the show is at 3 o’clock.”
The current time was just past 1:30. There is still more than an hour left.
“Ah, isn’t it fun to watch a movie just for a date at the cinema?”
Sujeongi smiled and took her hand and led her somewhere.
*
“Was this?”
“Yes! I’m here for a date, not just for a movie.”
We are now visiting a small arcade in a shopping mall.
I like games, so I saw games that I once worked hard as a hobby, and I saw many games that I had never seen before.
“Do you like games?”
“No, I’ve done it a few times, but it’s not to the level I like. However, when I watch New Tube or dramas, there are a lot of couples. So, I really wanted to try it with Wonwoo.”
In the past, when I was playing a game alone to relieve stress, seeing couples come and have fun, I strangely remember that Hyunta came to me.
At that time, I was definitely a couple, too. Now that I think about it, I must have been envious of that sweet appearance.
“Wonwoo, let’s do this!”
Sujeongi, who had changed the coin before he knew it, pointed out excitedly to a game machine with three large buttons without a lever.
A game that caused a lot of noise and injured the palms by hitting the buttons excessively in the arcade.
Since it was cute and in the form of a mini game, couples usually did it. So, it’s a game I’ve never played before. Because Han Yu-ra hated the arcade itself.
“Wonwoo-nim, can’t you just be angry about losing?”
As I sat on the chair in front of me, I spontaneously responded with a snort at Sujeongi’s provocative words.
“You’re the one who doesn’t complain about losing, right?”
After such a war of nerves, the game started by inserting a coin. I’ve never tried it, but I can’t lose because there is a jjambab in the arcade.
Isn’t there such a thing? Guys say they don’t know anything else, but they get angry when they say they can’t play games.
Tadak. Tadak. Tadak.
As the game starts, the sound of button hitting reverberates through the arcade.
I think Sujeongi also played the game before, but I wasn’t very good at it, so the game ended around 4 rounds.
On the other hand, I finished all the minigames in first place and even got a bonus life.
Sujeongi puffed up her cheeks and began to express her dissatisfaction.
“Oh, what is it? Wonwoo-nim, have you played this game?”
“It can’t be. It’s my first time.”
“Wow, why are you so good!”
“Well, that’s Sujeong, isn’t it just that you can’t play games?”
“Ugh…”
Sujeongi, who had an expression of resentment at those words, jumped out of her seat and stood up. Then he grabbed my arm and pointed to another device.
“Let’s fight again with this!”
Sujeongi pointed to a puzzle buzz.
There are cute characters inside the water droplets. When five of the same color come together, they explode. The goal is to shoot one at a time and remove all the water droplets.
It is a brain game where you calculate the angle and bounce it off the wall or remove water droplets from the ceiling.
It seems that he has played this game a lot because of his confident appearance.
“Yes, what do you do?”
“Are you sure you want to?”
Soojeongie’s way of saying that it went well, but from my point of view, it’s just ridiculous.
After inserting the coins and starting, Sujeongi’s candid confession follows.
“Well, I’ve actually played this game a lot with my phone! You can’t call it cheesy.”
The game started after that declaration.
Obviously, it’s better than the previous game, but as the walls come down faster and faster, Sujeong dies from being filled with water droplets, as if she was embarrassed.
Of course, it was dangerous if I didn’t do my best this time, so water droplets accumulated on about half of the screen.
Sujeong pouted again and asked while looking at me.
“Wonwoo, have you ever played this game?”
“Yes, of course. What an old classic game. I’ve played it a lot in the past.”
“It’s mean! Pretend you don’t know anything!”
Normally, I would have comforted him by saying he was sorry, but Sujeongie’s spirited image is so cute that I want to tease her even more.
“I’ve never said that. And I heard Sujeong also played a lot of mobile phone games?”
“Ah…”
I bit my lip as if I was sorry. A rare expression of bewilderment.
Then, as if she had made up her mind about something, she looked straight into her eyes and said.
“Then fight me one more time.”
“I’ve already won 2 times, do I need to do it? I’m better at games than Sujeong.”
“Ugh…”
It’s so fun to watch Sujeongi’s reaction while slowly raising the stakes.
“Just one more, please?”
“Hmm, should I do it or not?”
“Only one game.”
As we pretended to be worried, Sujeongie made a request with earnestness.
“Yes. Well, I’ll do anything. What are you going to do?”
Then Sujeong smiled softly and pointed to the long board placed in the middle of the game room.
“That one!”
What Sujeongi pointed out was air hockey.
It’s a simple game by putting a flat ball into the opponent’s goal with a racket that looks like a hotteok presser used to catch hotteok.
I don’t think I can win with electronic games, so I chose an event that requires physical strength.
You can see Sujeongi’s earnest desire to win that much.
Because you can use your physical abilities, you must have chosen it because you were confident that Sujeong wouldn’t be easily pushed back.
“Yes, let’s do it. Never use magic or anything else instead.”
“Of course. What does it taste like to win like that?”
Game started after prior consultation.
At first, the game was overwhelmingly advantageous to me, but Sujeongi quickly caught up, as if he got used to it quickly, perhaps because it was a game where he used his body.
Suddenly, the game flowed with thin ice and became a 6:6 situation.
Someone might say just give up once, but if you do, it will show through. I’m not even good enough to play it.
Take out the just-eaten ball from the hole at the bottom of the game board and place it on top.
“Going?”
After giving a signal to Sujeongi, she gently applied her power to the serve.
Sujeongi blocks it easily and hits it as if she is slightly deflecting it to take advantage of the wall’s recoil.
A fast-approaching ball bouncing off a wall. It’s faster than before, but it’s worth dealing with.
Without slowing down, he pushed toward the wall in the same way as Soo-jung.
Not to be outdone by this, Sujeongi also does not stop and launches an attack using the wall again.
A longer-than-expected offensive and defensive battle. I thought that I shouldn’t be pushed back in the fight of momentum, so I continued to hit and block with a sense of speed.
A thought flashed through my head at that time.
Belief that since he continued to attack using the wall, the crystal would naturally attack using the wall without even knowing it.
I made up my mind to change the method and stab it head-on quickly. It’s a high-risk, high-return play, but I’m sure it will work.
A ball that bounces back. He stretched out his hand straight out in front of him and stabbed him off guard.
“I knew Wonwoo would.”
As if he had waited, Sujeongi defended the entrance to the goal post and quickly shot the ball back as if swinging it.
[Winner 6:7]
Cheolkeng
The light on the scoreboard comes on.
I showed Sujeongi the joy of victory and a message that gave me the pain of defeat.
“Oops! I finally won.”
Sujeong shouts out loud without even realizing it. Thanks to that, the eyes of the people in the arcade were focused for a moment.
“Ah…”
Sujeongi, who was always confident without shame, hid her face as if she was embarrassed by this and quickly left the arcade. He had to follow in order not to miss.
Sujeong stops after walking for a long time until she comes near the movie theater.
I approached and looked at her face to face and asked with a smile.
“Did you feel that good?”
“Oh, I don’t know…. Don’t ask me. My face burned and I almost died.”
Sujeongi’s face, except for the mask, was the most reddish ever.
In addition, he is restless and does not know what to do without even making eye contact.
‘I’m going crazy. Because it’s cute’
It looked so lovely that I wanted to hug it tightly.