My Ideal Type Is Driving Me Insane, For Real
I already knew Hwangbo Ji-eun had an insane amount of initiative after talking to her for even a minute. Add in that meaningful comment and expression from earlier, and I could roughly guess what misunderstanding she was under. Still, I figured nothing would come of it. How could something so big happen in such a short time?
“Uh, um… what? I didn’t hear anything about other thoughts.”
I tried to buy time with a lame excuse, but Hwangbo Ji-eun let out a snort like she found it ridiculous.
“Nah, it’s not that hard~ I’m just saying, how about you walk our cute and pretty boss home after closing? You’re both heading the same way anyway.”
The sparkle in Hwangbo Ji-eun’s eyes as she said that was brighter than ever. It looked like Cupid himself had taken up residence in her pupils. At the same time, my insides burned like they’d been thrown into molten lava.
‘An opportunity to walk Moyong Sunae home alone?’
Good. Way too good. Just imagining it made my heart race. I almost wanted to buy Hwangbo Ji-eun a steak for playing matchmaker.
Escort Hwangbo Ji-eun home after work for the next week.
If this had been before I received the quest…!
‘Should I just give up? A million won?’
No, it wasn’t even about the money. The ring wouldn’t have given me a quest like this for no reason.
‘When I saved Moyong Sunae, the reward was only 200,000 won.’
Looking at it coldly, it hadn’t been that dangerous. A truck had almost hit her, sure, but it wasn’t going that fast. Any healthy guy could have pulled it off. She might not have died even if I hadn’t stepped in.
But this time the reward was a full million won.
‘There’s no way this is being given out lightly.’
I knew that from completing all the quests the ring had given me so far. There was no reward without a price—whether it was effort, danger, or time. The bigger the compensation, the more it demanded.
So what exactly did a million-won quest entail? It definitely wasn’t going to be easy. In the worst case, something as serious as what happened with Moyong Sunae could occur.
‘I can’t ignore this.’
In the end, I had no choice but to accept the quest. But in this atmosphere, if I suddenly turned down Moyong Sunae and said I’d walk Hwangbo Ji-eun home instead, what would happen?
‘Total disaster…’
Yeah. It would literally be the start of a catastrophe. I couldn’t even imagine what Moyong Sunae or Hwangbo Ji-eun would think. So I had to answer carefully.
“So, what do you think, oppa? Hmm?”
“J-Ji-eun, don’t pressure Hyun-woo too much.”
Watching Moyong Sunae fidget with her fingers and blush made me even less willing to create any misunderstandings. In that case…
“Sounds good.”
“I knew you’d say that!”
“But I’ll walk you home too.”
“…Huh?”
Hwangbo Ji-eun, who had been clapping in delight, froze like a broken clock. She blinked several times before staring at me with a face that screamed complete confusion. Seeing that innocent expression, I clenched my fist. I really wanted to give her a good flick on the forehead.
“I’m fine on my own. My legs are pretty fast, and I’m pretty confident in my stamina. My place is a bit far, though.”
“Still, I’ll walk you.”
“Do you have to?”
“I do.”
“……”
Hwangbo Ji-eun tilted her head repeatedly. I opened my mouth while watching her.
“I’ve been hearing a lot of scary stories around here lately.”
“I haven’t heard anything.”
“I have. So it won’t be for long—just about a week. I’ll walk you home during that time.”
“No, I’m really fine…”
That was when Moyong Sunae, who had been quietly watching from the side, chimed in.
“I’ve heard them too.”
“…Wait, really?”
“Yeah. I thought that’s why you made the suggestion, Ji-eun. Was I wrong?”
“Uh, I didn’t really hear anything… but yeah, things are pretty rough these days. With jobs so hard to find and the recession dragging on, there are way more weird people around…”
Hwangbo Ji-eun, who had stubbornly refused when I brought it up, nodded obediently at Moyong Sunae’s words.
“Well, okay then. But only for a week, got it? I actually like walking home alone in peace.”
“Got it.”
Either way, I had created a foundation to complete the quest without any major misunderstandings.
It had already been four days since I started working part-time at the cafe. The work itself wasn’t particularly difficult. Most orders came through the kiosk, I hadn’t dealt with a single difficult customer yet, and even if orders suddenly flooded in, the three of us—Moyong Sunae, Hwangbo Ji-eun, and me—could handle it just fine. That was why they had hired extra help in the first place. Apparently the two of them had managed everything before I came.
That meant we had plenty of free time. During those moments, the three of us would chat away, and before we knew it, closing time would arrive.
‘Can I really get paid for working like this?’
I almost felt sorry for Moyong Sunae, the owner.
“Then I’ll be in your care again today, Hyun-woo oppa!”
“Please take care of me, Hyun-woo.”
“Come on, I’m just walking you both home.”
So after closing up and heading back together, I felt like it was a good decision to walk both of them home. If I hadn’t, the guilt would have been even worse.
Only…
“Sunae unnie, what’s your ideal type of guy?”
“E-eh?”
The problem, if anything, was this girl who kept throwing straight balls without hesitation—Hwangbo Ji-eun. Thanks to her we were never bored, but troublesome topics kept popping up nonstop. Just like right now.
“I-I’ve never really thought about that…”
“No way! Even guys with zero romantic sense have ideal types. There’s no chance someone as emotionally rich as us hasn’t thought about it! Don’t you ever think of a guy before falling asleep? Or even in your dreams—like, ‘I want to go all out with this guy’!”
“J-Ji-eun!”
Unlike Hwangbo Ji-eun, who on our first meeting had offered to let me touch her chest for money, Moyong Sunae had zero resistance to comments like that. Her face flushed bright red, visible even under the moonlight. Still, it seemed she wasn’t completely without ideas.
“I-If I had to say… maybe a kind man?”
“A kind man? Come on, that’s way too plain. Every guy is kind to the girl he likes anyway.”
“W-Well, that’s enough for me… What about you?”
“Me? Hmm, let’s see.”
Moyong Sunae had probably just thrown out the question to change the subject, but Hwangbo Ji-eun happily snatched it up.
“My spectrum is pretty wide, but if I had to pick my ideal type… a rough, bad guy? But someone who cherishes me at the important moments? Kyaa!”
Her tastes really were something else.
“Haa, haa… I want to be completely honest, but if I casually bring up stories like this in front of other people I might get socially buried, so I’ll hold back.”
Just what kind of guy was her ideal type?
Cheonseong Castle
“Oh, we’re already here. Sunae unnie’s place really is close.”
“Ah… yeah, it is…”
It still took over twenty minutes from the shop, but when the three of us were chatting it passed in the blink of an eye.
“Get home safe, both of you.”
Moyong Sunae waved with a slightly regretful look before walking into the luxurious apartment complex.
“Alright, let’s keep going then.”
“Yeah.”
Thud. Thud.
“They say a 24-pyeong unit at Cheonseong Castle costs 1.5 billion won. A few years ago it was only 700 or 800 million.”
“Whoa, seriously?”
To someone like me who didn’t even have a million won, hundreds of millions sounded like creatures from legend.
“Sunae unnie lives alone in a place like that. I bet she owns it outright—no mortgage.”
“How do you know that?”
“She said our cafe didn’t need a loan either. When she signed the contract, her legal team even came out to help. I heard it from the unnie who opened the place with her.”
I had guessed as much, but still.
“She’s rich.”
“Very rich.”
If the conversation had ended there, she wouldn’t have been Hwangbo Ji-eun.
“If you date and marry a rich girl like Sunae unnie, you’ll become rich too, oppa.”
“……”
“Why don’t you ask her out? Or just confess right away.”
“Are you crazy?”
Why was this girl so relentless?
“Ugh, you’re so frustrating. It looks like Sunae unnie has feelings for you too, and she’s obviously a virgin. What are you hesitating for?”
“H-How would you know if she’s a virgin or not?”
“You can just tell by looking! Sunae unnie is definitely a virgin. I bet she’s never even properly held a guy’s hand.”
I actually agreed with that.
“A girl that innocent just needs to be pushed down once and it’s over. She doesn’t have the courage to meet other men anyway, so she’s guaranteed to be a perfect devoted wife for life. Just get her a little drunk and take her to a hotel…”
“Mmph, mmph!”
“That’s enough. We shouldn’t talk about someone who isn’t here like that. And you don’t usually say stuff like that anyway.”
“Yeah, you’re right. My bad.”
Watching Hwangbo Ji-eun apologize right away, I let out a small laugh. She was a bit weird, but she wasn’t a bad person.
“Tsk, then let me talk about myself. You know that ideal type I mentioned earlier? I couldn’t say it in front of Sunae unnie.”
“……”
“I like a guy who treats me like a tool, like an onahole, when we have sex! You know what I mean? Like when he thrusts so hard that just his dick pins me against the wall so I don’t slide down!”
“……”
“And in between he gently chokes my neck, calls me names, and even when I look like I’m about to pass out he doesn’t hold back and just ravages me…”
I couldn’t help but ask, completely dumbfounded.
“Have you actually done any of that?”
“Nope. Where would I find someone who actually does that? No one can. It’s all fantasy.”
Hwangbo Ji-eun grinned as she continued.
“Actually, this is a secret from my friends, but I’m a huge otaku, hehe. So I’ve just read a ton of those kinds of manga. The way I aggressively hit on virgin guys is because of all those manga too.”
“……”
“Anyway, I’m rooting for you and Sunae unnie. I’ll help out whenever I can too.”
“Yeah, thanks a lot.”
Before I knew it, we had arrived in front of the studio apartment where Hwangbo Ji-eun lived.
“Thanks again today, oppa. Get home safe.”
“Yeah, see you tomorrow.”
“Yas yas.”
After safely seeing Hwangbo Ji-eun off, I put in my earphones and thought,
‘Nothing’s happening?’
No. It was more like,
‘When is something going to blow up?’
And my prediction turned out to be exactly right on the fifth day of walking Hwangbo Ji-eun home. Right in front of her house.
“J-Ji-eun. Why aren’t you picking up? Why won’t you answer my calls!”
What the hell was this about now?