The Tough Guy Hides the Villainess

012 – Only Extroverts Enjoy Parties # 1

012 – Only Extroverts Enjoy Parties # 1

“Points! “I got store points too!”

“400,000 P”

Baek Yeoul felt extremely happy seeing the number displayed on his smartwatch.

With these points, he could buy a delicious lunch or even fix the cracked screen of his smartphone.

He might also be able to buy the socks he had been eyeing at the store and maybe… maybe…

Humming a tune, he walked home.

Thud.

“Ouch!”

Something tripped him, and Baek Yeoul fell flat on his face.

It was truly unlucky to trip over a broken sidewalk block.

“Ouch, my knee is scraped…”

Baek Yeoul often fell or got hurt by bumping into things.

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It was clearly due to the concept of “misfortune” he possessed.

Baek Yeoul hated his own ability.

When he became an awakened one, everyone congratulated him for becoming someone special, but he thought that this kind of specialness was worse than having none at all.

People around him kept experiencing unfortunate events, and as a result, they kept distancing themselves from him.

Today, he was sure to be embarrassed in the group project again…

“400,000!”

Baek Yeoul shouted in joy as he took a bandage out of his bag and stuck it on his knee. A bird flying in the sky was started and pooped on Baek Yeoul’s shoulder, but he didn’t care.

“I earned 400,000 points!”

400,000 points was the minimum amount needed to take the special class.

The special class offers a customized curriculum to control and enhance one’s abilities while awakening new powers.

For Baek Yeoul, who was struggling in many ways due to his inability to control the concept of “misfortune,” this class was more necessary than anything else. However, he was worried…

‘Seo Gaul will definitely be in the special class…’

Sigh.

Baek Yeoul reached into his bag and took out a photo.

It was a picture of Baek Yeoul smiling brightly with a girl who had her arms around his shoulder.

Although the girl’s face was scribbled over with something like a black marker, Baek Yeoul could still vividly remember her face.

They had been classmates from kindergarten to middle school.

‘What does Han Namjin see in a girl like her? All she has is a pretty face, wealth, and a nice smell.’

Baek Yeoul blamed the absent male student out of sheer anger.

The male student, who had been entangled with Seo Ga-eul in a terrible fate from their first meeting, liked her very much.

‘Foolishly. It’s all in vain anyway.’

Seo Ga-eul, known for being kind, pretty, smart, and capable.

Baek Yeoul knew the true nature of Seo Ga-eul better than anyone else.

Baek Yeoul could not forgive Seo Ga-eul.

Even if it meant becoming endlessly unhappy as a result.

“Seo Ga-eul is the worst b*tch.”

# # #

“Seo Ga-eul is my light. My love. The lighthouse of my life! Butterfree, Slowbro, the home of birds─.”

Singing while scrubbing his body, he felt much better.

After all, he had earned 400,000 points in the group project yesterday and received everyone’s attention. Even emotionless psychopaths would be so happy that they would dance a little jig.

“400,000 points!”

With these 400,000 points, he would apply for the “Special Class” and approach Seo Ga-eul, handing her the ‘handkerchief that had been washed clean and upgraded’─.

“You’re my girlfriend from today! Got it?”

If he confessed so boldly and passionately, Seo Ga-eul wouldn’t be able to resist him. She might even be so happy that her legs would give out.

“Isn’t that right, Yingying?”

… … … .

… … .

There was no answer.

His joyful home was silent and desolate.

“I’m so happy to be back home, but it’s so quiet.”

Suddenly, he missed his friend Yingying.

In the end, he couldn’t know what Yingying, whom he had saved as emergency food, tasted like.

It would have been nice if Seo Ga-eul had sent Yingying back to the past with him.

“I’m sure we can meet again.”

He had believed in fate since the day Seo Ga-eul came to him.

Just as Seo Ga-eul was his destiny, he believed without a doubt that Yingying was also part of his destiny.

“We’ll definitely meet again.”

Anyway, the important thing was Seo Ga-eul.

“Who is this handsome guy in the mirror? It’s me!”

I wondered who could resist my smile, as white as rice noodles, but Seo Ga-eul’s taste in men might have been peculiar.

She might prefer a scavenger rolling in the trash over a decent and handsome guy.

To prepare for that, I took out insurance.

That insurance was none other than Baek Yeoul.

I heard that Baek Yeoul had been in the same class as Seo Ga-eul from kindergarten to middle school.

Wouldn’t she know what kind of men Seo Ga-eul liked and what kind of scoundrels she dated?

The thought of going to school and asking about Seo Ga-eul’s various things made my tailbone tingle.

“Well then, I’m off to school.”

I greeted the silent house and set off on my way to school.

The blowing wind was warm.

Indeed, it was spring.

The spring of my life that had already passed but I had never experienced.

# # #

When the boring morning classes ended and lunchtime came, we decided to use the second-place prize we had won from the last group project.

It was five “Noble Vouchers.”

Team “No Leftovers Day” decided to go to the high-end student cafeteria and enjoy a delicious meal together.

I was particularly excited about this because I had prepared something for today.

A side dish container!

“Hey! Taeseong! Keep a lookout!”

“Namjin, again?”

“Yeah!”

I was going to stuff the buffet food into the side dish container I had brought! And then eat it for dinner tonight and breakfast tomorrow!

Ah, isn’t this the epitome of a thoroughly prepared and resourceful man?

Baek Yeoul, who had been hovering around me, blushed and shouted in a small voice.

“Hey! If you get caught packing food, you’ll be banned from the Noble!”

“Are you an idiot? Just don’t get caught.”

“Name: Baek Yeoul

Status: 《Frustrated》 – I want to refute your perfect logic, but I can’t think of a proper retort, so I’m frustrated!”

Wadadadadak-.

The situation where four side dish containers were filled with meat side dishes.

The saying that you feel full even without eating rice must be referring to me right now.

I was a complete winner in life at this moment.

“Hey, friend….”

That’s when the candy maker Choi Chang-sik spoke to me.

What is he trying to say?

“…Can you give me one of those side dish containers?”

One of the side dish containers I risked a lot to get? Just like that? It was a situation where I could have roared like a lion, but I decided to nod willingly.

“Fine. Take it. But you have to wash the container and return it later.”

Candy maker Chang-sik was a person who could produce candy infinitely.

In the world that would be destroyed in the future, it was clear that there would be no one as important as Chang-sik, so it was important to earn points in advance.

“Th-thank you!”

Chang-sik was truly happy as he put the side dish container into his arms.

There were many things I wanted to ask, but since everyone has their own circumstances, I just kept my mouth shut.

Thus began the meal.

While we were talking about creating a group chat room and studying for exams together, Baek Yeoul, who had been emotionally unstable all day, kept sighing.

“Why? Do you need to pee, Bread?”

“…No!”

“Then what is it? You’ve been like this since earlier.”

“Ugh….”

The children’s gazes, which had been chattering away, turned to Bread Baek Yeoul, who was fidgeting with a very red face, and eventually, as if mustering up courage, he spilled his story.

“My mom and dad said they want to invite you all. They said it’s the first time they’ve earned such a big score in a group project….”

It was indeed the attitude of an unpopular elementary school student in the class inviting friends to his birthday party. When everyone glanced at each other’s faces, Geum Tae-seong was the first to nod.

“If it doesn’t overlap with my part-time job, I’m in.”

“Me too! Isn’t Yeoul’s home the main store of Baekdang Foods? I’m sure we’ll get to taste some amazing desserts!”

“……”

Only the quiet Oh Deok-soon was hesitating, unable to answer.

To such Deok-soon, Geum Tae-seong said.

“Duk-hee, you should come too. Honestly, you and Nam-jin were the ones who played the biggest role this time, right? I think it would be fun if we all went and played together.”

“Uh…uh, then should I go….”

Even the quiet and gentle Deok-soon falls head over heels for a handsome man’s proposal.

I understand that feeling well.

If Seo Ga-eul had said to me, “My parents aren’t home tonight. Want to come over?” I would have nodded reflexively without my brain even processing it.

In that sense, where is my love, Seo Ga-eul?

“So… so everyone is coming to my house today, right? Han Nam-jin, what about you?”

I was fiddling with the handkerchief I received from Seo Ga-eul and looking around when I saw her sitting down with her tray, as if it were fate.

Among the many children, she shone as if she were under a spotlight, and I stood up like a person possessed and approached her.

“Ga-eul.”

“Huh? Who are you?”

“What?”

“Ga-eul, do you know him?”

“It’s a face I’ve never seen before. The uniform is different too.”

There were many pretty girls around Seo Ga-eul, but they all blurred together like Hyang-dan next to Chun-hyang.

It felt like only Seo Ga-eul and I existed in this place.

“Why?”

My heart pounded at Seo Ga-eul’s kind yet slightly coquettish question. Even my frontal lobe heated up like boiling butter, and I quietly handed her the handkerchief I was holding.

“Thank you for lending this to me.”

“Oh, the handkerchief. That was you? The tiger underwear.”

“Pfft, that guy?”

“It was so funny.”

Seo Ga-eul remembered me? Isn’t this a total green light!

I’m glad I wore those tiger underwear that day.

When I bought those underwear, I wondered if they were worth ten thousand won, but they definitely were!

“But the handkerchief looks a bit different from when I gave it to you.”

“Oh, I tried embroidering a small heart on it.”

Seo Ga-eul, do you feel my heart towards you?

Seo Ga-eul’s face lit up as if she were touched, and she proudly showed her handkerchief to everyone.

“Look at this. Isn’t the embroidery great? Have you ever received something like this?”

“You’re good with your hands.”

“Ga-eul is really popular.”

Kya-reureuk, kyak-kyak-.

A generally harmonious atmosphere.

Soon, Seo Ga-eul, who laughed softly, said,

“Even though I already liked the handkerchief, thank you for returning it. And for decorating it so nicely. I’ll think of you every time I see this handkerchief.”

“Really? Then Ga-eul, I’d like to repay you for the handkerchief. How about we have a meal together?”

Thinking of me every time you see it.

Isn’t this a sign of love for anyone to see?

There was no need to drag out the time since our hearts were already aligned.

“What, are you asking me out on a date?”

“Seo Ga-eul got approached by another guy?”

“Didn’t Wang Ja-hyun confess last week…?”

Sulleong-sulleong-.

The atmosphere was becoming chaotic, but it didn’t matter what the surrounding outfield was chattering about.

The only thing that mattered to me was Seo Ga-eul’s answer.

I looked at Seo Ga-eul with the power of 《Emotion》 that I received from her.

From what I’ve gathered so far, the concept of 《Emotion》 was specialized in identifying the gaps in living beings.

Surely, Seo Ga-eul’s heart, suddenly asked out on a date in front of so many people, would have a gap.

That gap was my target.

In other words, the flirting just now was like hitting the opponent’s weak spot.

However, 《Emotion》 didn’t provide any information about Seo Ga-eul for some reason.

Is a public date proposal not enough to make her flinch?

“Sorry, it’s the first time I’ve been asked to a meal in front of so many people, so I’m a bit surprised. Honestly, I’m too flustered to decide right away.”

Flustered?

Even though her heart didn’t waver at all, she lied.

Seo Ga-eul covered her mouth and laughed as if she was embarrassed.

“There’s a party at our company building tomorrow. I’ll give you an invitation, so can you give me a serious answer there? So, your name is…?”

“Han Nam-jin. Nam (男) as in man, and Jin (眞) as in true. Remember at least the name of the man you’re choosing.”