Chapter 64
Chapter 64
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 64
Chapter Title: The Drag Reveal
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"...Jun-hyeong?"
Ah... No...!
I'm not ready for this yet...
"That's a unique name for a girl."
"Yeah, tell me about it."
...Ah...
Yi Ju-ha and Yu In-ha turned their heads with bored expressions.
They're not connecting it to me.
I mean, it doesn't make sense anyway...
"Hey, Jun-hyeong."
"I'll handle the line here, so go help Myeong-jun."
"He looks beat on his own."
"Ah... Yeah... Sure."
Come to think of it...
Kim Myeong-jun's been pulling customers all by himself since earlier.
To be fair, girls swarm over with just a glance from him...
Still, wrangling a crowd solo isn't easy.
"This is rough..."
"Yeah, it's a bit tough."
Kim Myeong-jun wasn't the outgoing type who jumps in and hypes things up...
He looked a little drained.
His face seemed more tired than before...
Kim Myeong-jun glanced at me and chuckled dryly.
"Do-hyun said we should hit the haunted house together at the festival."
"At this rate, no way we'll make it."
"Y... Yeah."
We'll be in drag serving all festival long...
Hard to show up looking normal.
Though I could ask for one day off...
"Let's take a quick break."
"Yeah."
The tent was packed anyway... and the line was endless.
No point touting for more business right now.
Kim Myeong-jun rubbed his legs and plopped down on the nearby stone wall.
My legs hurt too for some reason...
We sat there blankly watching people pass by,
but customers' gazes kept flicking our way. Why? Why are they staring?
"You're so pretty~!"
...Huh?
Me?
A few waiting customers shouted it loud enough for me to hear.
I... I'm not a girl, though. H... How do I even respond to this?
"Th... Thank you..."
Shit, they know I'm a guy and are messing with me, right?
My face burned red, and I hid it with my hands.
Never thought I'd hear "pretty" before "handsome"... Should I be happy or sad...?
"It suits you so well!"
Ugh, quit screwing around!
With nothing better to do in line, the teasing kept flying our way.
I couldn't yell "I'm a guy, cut it out!"...
Guess I'll just bail... As I started to stand awkwardly, I felt eyes on me.
"..."
Yu In-ha staring at me with a sunken expression.
Her blank face twisted into something sharp that hit me square.
'Uh...'
To be precise, less at me...
More like at me and Kim Myeong-jun together...
Her furrowed brow screamed pissed off to anyone watching.
Wha... She's totally misunderstanding something. I'm not a girl...? Not just a girl friend...?
'Flick.'
Our eyes met, and Yu In-ha whipped her head away with a scowl.
Come to think of it, she used to like Kim Myeong-jun.
Mad because they said we look good together?
...No way I'm getting jealousy vibes? Nah?
Me, fucking Yi Jun-hyeong! Not a girl, damn it!
"Ha... Haha..."
All I could do was laugh awkwardly...
Today's just full of rare experiences...
The line wasn't budging at all...
Yi Ju-ha and Yu In-ha still couldn't sit.
We rushed out extra tables, but it was still too much...
'Ughhh...'
But seriously, what do I do?
I should go talk to them, but I can't read the moment...
They'll probably go straight to "You crazy bastard" or "Ah lol, got your weakness lol" face...
Fuck, what now!!
Missed calls in KakaoTalk too...
Any later and I'm really screwed.
I snuck peeks at Yi Ju-ha in line; her mood was visibly souring.
Like, "This asshole came to hang out and won't even show his face? That little shit..."
Nooo, fuck...!
Why come on the first day and cause chaos...!
Can't rip out my hair or wipe off the makeup...!
I paced anxiously, leg twitching, when cheers erupted nearby.
"Whoa! Eita's blowing up, blowing up!"
"What's going on?"
E... Eita?
A beaming senior approached and handed over his phone.
Wh... What's this? E-Buri Time... University board...? There's a site like this...?
"Jun-hyeong, it's all about you!"
"Wh... What?"
What the fuck!
I snatched the phone and checked the posts.
Wh... What is this shit!
Nooo, fuck!!
No rumors, right? No rumors!
This isn't the time to grin, damn it!
"Spin the narrative quick! Say there's a hot guy in drag in front of Engineering Hall!"
"No!!"
This'll leak my name and major, fuck!
"Hey, quit joking."
"Request they delete the posts. My major's about to come out."
"Aww... No fun..."
Wh... Whew.
Lucky a senior mediated; barely survived.
I... If this spreads, I'm done. No more, fuck!
"U... Um..."
At least out of sightlines...
People outside probably don't know.
Hope no one comes sniffing from the board?
Please just mind your own business...
"Ah, this is so annoying."
Yi Ju-ha's face looked coldly sunken.
I... I'm fucked.
Seated after wait, snacks out...
Yi Ju-ha and Yu In-ha sat awkwardly sipping makgeolli.
"This sucks so bad."
"Dude straight-up ignoring calls."
"At least text back or something..."
"What if he crashed?"
"Crashed how."
A... A crash did happen.
A massive one... Pfft... No, how'd it turn out like this...
"Or ask around? 'Where's Yi Jun-hyeong? Came cuz he said booze tent.'"
"Should I?"
Ca... Can't dodge anymore.
I frantically checked a mirror, fixing my look.
Mmmph... Can't go out like this... Why me with all this crap...
'Hoo.'
Short deep breath, turned my head.
W... What's done is done. Big breath, strode over.
"Senior, friends showed up; gonna say hi quick."
"Oh? Yeah, go ahead."
Dragging it out just sours moods...
Mind set, stood before Yi Ju-ha and Yu In-ha's table.
"?"
"?"
Yi Ju-ha raised one eyebrow at me.
What're you doing here?
Yu In-ha's eyes widened, staring.
We didn't order more?
"Mmmph..."
Words wouldn't come...
Hid my face again, trembling.
This is a dream... Dream... Punished for gay shit, fuck...
"Hoo..."
Small breath, sat down.
Sudden join threw them both off.
Why's she sitting here?
"We... didn't order anything else?"
"It's... me..."
Couldn't lift my head. Gonna die, fuck...
"Huh?"
"Yi Jun-hyeong... Yi Jun-hyeong..."
Time crawled.
Yi Ju-ha's face shifted from question marks to exclamation points.
"No wonder you looked familiar,"
"What the fuck! Don't lie!"
Yu In-ha freaked, grabbing my cheeks hard.
Ughhh! Makeup smear! It'll smear!
"No, fuck,"
Yu In-ha parted my bangs, checked my forehead; face went shock-white.
Up, law, brow. Th... That shocking?
"Quit bullshitting, fuck!"
Meee! Don't poke around!
I grabbed Yu In-ha's wrist tight. People watching!
"It... It's really him. Yi Jun-hyeong...?"
"Boobs?"
Yi Ju-ha tugged my top lightly.
No boobs, no boobs... Stop please...
"No boobs?"
Like there'd be...
Yi Ju-ha smirked, lips curling up.
"No wonder calls went unanswered... Mmhm."
Wh... What's that laugh.
Her face lit up suddenly... Yi Ju-ha grinned, sticking right to my side.
Arm around shoulders... Looks like delinquent and bread shuttle...
"No fuck, hold up. Then earlier..."
Yu In-ha stared at me, dazed.
A... Earlier what.
No way she was jealous of me? Haha. Yeah, that's me, fuck!
"Ah— fuck—."
Yu In-ha started banging her head on the table.
Hey, makgeolli spilling! Spilling!
"Ju-ha, smash my head with a bottle ah—."
"Soju bottle?"
"Ah just kill me, kill me, gonna die fuck—."
Quiet down please... Everyone's staring...!
Quit groping...
Yi Ju-ha poked and prodded me all over like I was a curiosity.
Cheeks... arms... thighs... Hey, where's that hand going...
"H... Hey..."
"The more I look, the wilder it gets."
I find myself wild too...
Reality hitting hard...
B... But at least they're less mad now. Were super low-energy earlier...
"Fuck..."
Yu In-ha rubbed her forehead, glaring at me.
Why... why glare. You misunderstood...
"Said get dolled up, and you go full drag."
"..."
W... Well, it just happened...
But hands out of my clothes please fuck...
"Aw, service for you folks. Jun-hyeong's friends?"
"Huh? Ohh, thanks!"
Ack... Senior watching from afar brought heaping plates of grilled stuff.
S... Service is too much. Other tables staring...
"Aw, our Jun-hyeong—. Got friends like this."
"You're Jun-hyeong's senior, huh. Hi."
"Engineering 3rd year, Kim Gil-su. Haha!"
Senior... speech is weird. Sounds like an uncle...
Glanced over; dept friends all staring. Meee... No...
"Could we get one more makgeolli? We'll hype you guys up."
"Of course, of course! Hey! Bring a bottle of makgeolli here!"
...
Yu In-ha, you vixen... Seducing on instinct.
Pay for the makgeolli! What's free!
"Eat comfy, comfy. Call if you need anything."
"Yesss. Thanks!"
"Aw, our Jun-hyeong. Got friends like this."
My shoulder...
Yi Ju-ha poked me with her crescent-moon eyes.
"Huh. Thought you were a total loser."
"Loser... Yeah, pretty much..."
"What after this ends."
Uh... After booth? Probably cleanup...
Stuff to do after packing...
Yi Ju-ha grabbed my side, yanking me close. Wh... Why? Unsettling...
"Text when it ends."
Uh... Dunno when that'll be?
Yi Ju-ha gave a sly look, arm around my shoulders again.
"Don't go anywhere."
Why... why?
"In this outfit."
...For real why?