Chapter 252: Seo Ye-rin's Karma
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 252: Seo Ye-rin's Karma
Seo Ye-rin and Yoo Ah-rin sat across from each other at a convenience store table.
A can of beer sat before each of them, with nothing but a bag of shrimp crackers serving as their lonely snack.
"My conscience is clear!"
After taking a long swig of beer, Seo Ye-rin shouted as if launching a preemptive strike.
"Woo-jini was the one who seduced me! Anyone would have done the same if he was standing that tall and stiff."
"No, that’s—"
Yoo Ah-rin started to retort, asking if that even made sense, but then she suddenly remembered her own actions from this morning.
"..."
Finding herself speechless, she reached for a cracker instead.
She felt it was a bit unfair, but regardless, it was true that she had done the exact same thing as Seo Ye-rin.
"It’s not my problem."
Perhaps because Yoo Ah-rin had fallen silent, Seo Ye-rin began to speak with even more bravado.
"I’m telling you, it’s Woo-jini’s fault in the first place. The problem is that he’s too full of youthful energy. When you see a blanket tent pitched that grandly, you can’t just stay still as a female!"
"Hey, watch your mouth."
They were in front of a convenience store, after all.
There were plenty of other tables around, and terms like 'blanket tent' or 'female' were more than enough to make people stare.
Seo Ye-rin popped a cracker into her mouth.
"Anyway, so it’s not my fault. It’s Woo-jini’s fault for seducing me."
"Sigh."
Yoo Ah-rin pressed a hand to her forehead and let out a sigh.
Just as she was debating where to even begin explaining the root of this misunderstanding to the utterly shameless Seo Ye-rin—
"Um, excuse me. Hello."
One of the men from a nearby table cautiously approached them.
"I don't normally do this, but you're both so beautiful... If you don't mind—"
"No! I have a boyfriend!"
It was quite a sight to see Seo Ye-rin, who in the past would have been flustered, reject a hunting attempt so bluntly.
"Do people really try to pick girls up at convenience stores these days?!"
"W-well, you're just so charming."
"Thank you. But I have a boyfriend! A boyfriend! I have a boyfriend, okay?!"
"Yes, I heard you."
Is she drunk?
Ah-rin glanced at the beer can. Ye-rin had finished a fair bit, but not enough to be truly intoxicated. To begin with, Seo Ye-rin had a high alcohol tolerance. With looks like hers, she always had to keep her wits about her at drinking parties.
"His name is Kim Woo-jin. He’s so—"
"Hey, hey! Stop it!"
Yoo Ah-rin hurriedly pulled Ye-rin back as she tried to brag about her boyfriend to the man.
The man seemed taken aback as he stared at Seo Ye-rin before cautiously asking Ah-rin.
"Perhaps you have a partner as well—"
"I do. His name is Kim Woo-jin."
"...Huh?"
The man looked like he thought they were playing a prank, but Yoo Ah-rin felt like saying it anyway. She didn't want Seo Ye-rin to feel like she had a monopoly on using Kim Woo-jin's name.
"My boyfriend is also named Kim Woo-jin. So please, leave."
"Ah, right. Okay."
The man finally made a lonely exit.
Without sparing him another glance, the two women resumed their conversation.
"Hehe, I wonder what he’s thinking. Does he think we’re dating two different guys with the same name?"
"He probably just thinks we gave him a random name because we didn't want to be bothered."
Who would ever imagine two women were dating the same man at the same time?
"Ah, that guy interrupted us. What were you going to say?"
"I was going to tell you what kind of misunderstanding Choi I-seo and I were under because of you."
"Misunderstanding?"
Ah-rin then proceeded to explain what she and Choi I-seo had been thinking about Kim Woo-jin until now.
Erectile dysfunction.
The moment she heard that shameful diagnosis for a man in his twenties—
"Pfft! Hahaha!"
Seo Ye-rin burst into a fit of laughter.
She couldn't hold it in and slammed her forehead against the convenience store table, clutching her stomach and wheezing with laughter.
Watching her, Yoo Ah-rin realized once again just how foolish their worries had been.
This is so irritating.
Seeing Seo Ye-rin, the very cause of the mess, laughing as if it were the funniest thing in the world, didn't sit well with her.
"Aha, my stomach hurts from laughing so much. Still, Woo-jini having erectile dysfunction? Seriously?"
"Sigh, hearing your side of the story, I guess you're right."
"Right? From what I've seen, Woo-jini’s dick will stay standing even if he dies."
"..."
Feeling conflicted, Ah-rin picked up her beer, and Ye-rin held hers out as well.
Their cans clinked. After taking a sip, Seo Ye-rin asked with a grin.
"Is that why you came out for a bit? Just to tell me you thought Woo-jini was impotent?"
"Well, there's that, but..."
Ah-rin grumbled as she explained the other reason while holding a cracker.
"I wanted to give Kim Woo-jin time to clear things up with Choi I-seo. You know how much he struggled because of her last time."
"What? Why are you being so considerate? That’s not like you."
"It’s partly because you guys got even angrier after I sent that text."
"Tsk, well, that’s true."
Seo Ye-rin nodded as she munched on a cracker.
"Then he’s probably getting beaten up right now."
"...Probably, right?"
"I should go and comfort him! Then Woo-jini’s affection for me will skyrocket again."
"You really are something."
Ah-rin thought she was impressive in many ways. Should she call it being sly for never missing an opportunity? Or was it just that her love for Kim Woo-jin was excessive?
"There are three of us now. I need a way to appeal for myself and keep the others in check."
Seo Ye-rin preached as if she were teaching a lesson. However, the fact that her audience was Yoo Ah-rin didn't feel great.
"You're saying that right in front of me?"
But Seo Ye-rin didn't stop. It seemed this incident had given her a strange sense of confidence.
"I monopolized him this time too, which is why you guys had that weird misunderstanding. Hehe, I think I know how to play this now."
As Ye-rin basked in her self-satisfaction, Yoo Ah-rin struggled to suppress the growing annoyance she felt.
They talked about various things after that. Most of it was Seo Ye-rin praising her own proactive behavior or talking about Kim Woo-jin.
Just a moment ago, Ah-rin had felt a bit of resentment toward Kim Woo-jin for spending time with Seo Ye-rin behind her back, but the more she listened, the more annoying Seo Ye-rin became.
"It's been an hour."
In reality, only about forty minutes had passed, but Yoo Ah-rin stood up abruptly, unable to listen to Seo Ye-rin’s bragging any longer.
"Eh, already?"
Unlike Ah-rin, Seo Ye-rin stood up with a look of regret, humming about how she needed to go comfort Kim Woo-jin right away.
...I'll go first.
What if she went in first?
She had told Kim Woo-jin earlier that they should talk privately after he was done with Choi I-seo. Instead of hitting him then, she could try comforting him and telling him it was okay.
I think I need to try a different approach.
If she just kept hitting him like usual, things would just stay the same. But if you asked her exactly how she planned to do it—
"Phew, I don't know."
For now, she felt she needed to get home. She had to see how much Choi I-seo had beaten Kim Woo-jin before she could think of anything.
Beep-beep-beep-clack!
They opened the door and stepped inside.
"Woojinaaa!"
Thinking he would be in the main room, Seo Ye-rin dashed toward it.
Yoo Ah-rin followed behind her, but just as she was about to head toward the main room—
"Ahhhnn!"
The voice of a woman unable to hold back intense pleasure drifted out from Yoo Ah-rin's room.
"...No way."
Yoo Ah-rin reflexively glanced at her own bedroom door.
From behind the firmly closed door, once again—
"Haaah! Ahhh!"
The sound of a woman moaning.
To be precise, Choi I-seo's moans were leaking through the cracks.
"Woo-jini and I-seo aren't in here?"
Seo Ye-rin came out of the main room, looking puzzled.
The moment she saw that, Yoo Ah-rin already had her hand on her own doorknob.
Rattle.
The door wasn't locked. It turned smoothly as if it had been freshly oiled.
Creak.
"Ngh!"
As they stepped inside, the heat generated by the sweat of two people filled the room.
Was it because Kim Woo-jin was pulling Choi I-seo's hands back while thrusting his hips violently?
Or was it because Choi I-seo was wearing a bunny girl outfit complete with rabbit ears?
Whatever the reason, the sight of their passionate lovemaking felt like animals mating.
"Gasp!"
Seo Ye-rin gasped, unable to close her mouth at the completely unexpected sight.
Kim Woo-jin, who she thought would be getting beaten by Choi I-seo, was instead moving his hips as if he were the one punishing her.
"The... others! They'll seeee!"
With a completely disheveled expression she would never normally show, Choi I-seo tried to say something, but Kim Woo-jin didn't stop.
In fact, it almost looked like he was scolding her.
As if asking her if she really thought a man like him could have erectile dysfunction. As if asking what she thought now. Choi I-seo couldn't even resist; she had become prey, doing nothing but letting out high-pitched moans.
It was beyond absurd; it was staggering.
While Ah-rin thought about how he was now just doing it recklessly without even caring about being caught—
"Ye-rin."
Yoo Ah-rin decided to take this as an opportunity.
Thud.
Yoo Ah-rin shoved Seo Ye-rin back.
"You've had plenty of turns."
Then, as she stepped into the room, she licked her lips.
"Just listen from outside."
Thump.
Click.
The moment she heard the door lock.
"Eh?"
Seo Ye-rin let out a bewildered cry from outside, but Yoo Ah-rin ignored her and walked toward Kim Woo-jin.
"Haaah... haaa..."
Choi I-seo lay limp.
"What is going on?"
Kim Woo-jin looked flustered by Yoo Ah-rin suddenly entering and locking the door.
Yoo Ah-rin began unbuttoning her clothes, deciding to just let whatever happens happen.
"It’s just that Ye-rin was a tiny bit more annoying than you."